# Salawaat on Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha (a)

- **Arabic title:** الصلاة على علي الرضا عليه السلام
- **Type:** Dua
- **Categories:** [Friday](https://duasonline.org/category/friday.md), [Salawat](https://duasonline.org/category/salawat.md)
- **When:** Friday
- **Recitation:** a recorded Arabic recitation, on the web page
- **Web page:** https://duasonline.org/dua/salawaat10-imamali-ridha-as

## Preface

Within the recommended rites on Fridays, Shaykh al-Tusi, in his book of Misbah al-Mutahajjid, has mentioned the following from Imam Hasan Askari (a):

## Source

Arabic text, translation and transliteration from [duas.org](https://www.duas.org/mobile/salawaat10-imamali-ridha-as.html), which also hosts the recitation.

## Text

Each line gives the Arabic, then the transliteration in italics, then the English.

1. اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَىٰ\
   *allahumma salli \`ala \`aliyyi bni musa*\
   O Allah, (please) send blessings upon Ali the son of Musa

2. ٱلَّذِي ٱرْتَضَيْتَهُ وَرَضَّيْتَ بِهِ مَنْ شِئْتَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ\
   *alladhi irtadaytahu wa raddayta bihi man shi'ta min khalqika*\
   whom You have accepted and through whom You have satisfied whomever of Your creatures that You wish.

3. اَللَّهُمَّ وَكَمَا جَعَلْتَهُ حُجَّةً عَلَىٰ خَلْقِكَ\
   *allahumma wa kama ja\`altahu hujjatan \`ala khalqika*\
   O Allah, as You have made him act as argument against Your creatures,

4. وَقَائِماً بِأَمْرِكَ\
   *wa qa'iman bi'amrika*\
   undertake the mission by Your command,

5. وَنَاصِراً لِدِينِكَ\
   *wa nasiran lidinika*\
   support Your religion,

6. وَشَاهِداً عَلَىٰ عِبَادِكَ\
   *wa shahidan \`ala \`ibadika*\
   witness against Your servants,

7. وَكَمَا نَصَحَ لَهُمْ فِي ٱلسِّرِ وَٱلْعَلاَنِيَةِ\
   *wa kama nasaha lahum fi alssirri wal\`alaniyati*\
   and as he acted sincerely towards them in secret and in open

8. وَدَعَا إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِكَ\
   *wa da\`a ila sabilika*\
   and called to Your way

9. بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ وَٱلْمَوْعِظَةِ ٱلْحَسَنَةِ\
   *bilhikmati walmaw\`izati alhasanati*\
   with wisdom and excellent exhortation,

10. فَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِ\
   *fasalli \`alayhi*\
   so also (please) bless him

11. أَفْضَلَ مَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَىٰ أَحَدٍ\
   *afdala ma sallayta \`ala ahadin*\
   with the most favorite blessings that You have ever bestowed

12. مِنْ أَوْلِيَائِكَ وَخِيَرَتِكَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ\
   *min awliya'ika wa khiyaratika min khalqika*\
   upon any of Your intimate servants and Your choice ones over Your creatures.

13. إِنَّكَ جَوَادٌ كَرِيمٌ\
   *innaka jawadun karimun*\
   Indeed, You are All-magnanimous, All-generous.

## Related

- [Ziyarat of Imam Ali al-Ridha (a)](https://duasonline.org/dua/ziyarat-imam-ali-reza.md)
- [Salawaat on Imam Ja'far ibn Muhammad (a)](https://duasonline.org/dua/salawaat08-imamjafar-sadiq-as.md)
- [Friday Ziyarat and Salawat on the Ahl al-Bayt (a)](https://duasonline.org/dua/friday-ziyarat-salawaat.md)
- [Salawaat on Imam Ali (a)](https://duasonline.org/dua/salawaat02-imamali-as.md)