# Salawaat on Imam Ali ibn Muhammad (a)

- **Arabic title:** الصلاة على علي الهادي 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/salawaat12-imamali-hadi-as

## Preface

Ziaraat & Salawaat Upon Ahl al-Bayt (a)

Salawaat Upon Imam Ali ibn Muhammad al-Hadi

Ziaraat & Salawaat Upon Ahl al-Bayt (a)

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/salawaat12-imamali-hadi-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 مُحَمَّدٍ\
   *allahumma salli \`ala \`aliyyi bni muhammadin*\
   O Allah, (please) send blessings upon Ali the son of Muhammad,

2. وَصِيِّ ٱلأَوْصِيَاءِ\
   *wasiyyi al-awsiya'i*\
   the successor of the Successors,

3. وَإِمَامِ ٱلأَتْقِيَاءِ\
   *wa imami al-atqiya'i*\
   the leader of the pious,

4. وَخَلَفِ أَئِمَّةِ ٱلدِّينِ\
   *wa khalafi a'immati alddini*\
   the descendant of the leaders of the religion,

5. وَٱلْحُجَّةِ عَلَىٰ ٱلْخَلاَئِقِ أَجْمَعِينَ\
   *walhujjati \`ala alkhala'iqi ajma\`ina*\
   and the argument against all of the creatures.

6. اَللَّهُمَّ كَمَا جَعَلْتَهُ نُوراً يَسْتَضِيءُ بِهِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ\
   *allahumma kama ja\`altahu nuran yastadi'u bihi almu'minuna*\
   O Allah, as You have made him the source of light from which the believers derive light,

7. فَبَشَّرَ بِٱلْجَزِيلِ مِنْ ثَوَابِكَ\
   *fabashshara biljazili min thawabika*\
   and so he conveyed the good tidings of Your abundant reward,

8. وَأَنْذَرَ بِٱلأَلِيمِ مِنْ عِقَابِكَ\
   *wa andhara bil-alimi min \`iqabika*\
   warned against Your painful punishment,

9. وَحَذَّرَ بَأْسَكَ\
   *wa hadhdhara ba'saka*\
   notified against Your prowess,

10. وَذَكَّرَ بِآيَاتِكَ\
   *wa dhakkara bi'ayatika*\
   reminded of Your sings,

11. وَأَحَلَّ حَلاَلَكَ\
   *wa ahalla halalaka*\
   rendered legal that which You have deemed legal,

12. وَحَرَّمَ حَرَامَكَ\
   *wa harrama haramaka*\
   rendered illegal that which You have deemed illegal,

13. وَبَيَّنَ شَرَائِعَكَ وَفَرَائِضَكَ\
   *wa bayyana shara'i\`aka wa fara'idaka*\
   explained Your laws and the duties towards You,

14. وَحَضَّ عَلَىٰ عِبَادَتِكَ\
   *wa hadda \`ala \`ibadatika*\
   encouraged on servitude to You,

15. وَأَمَرَ بِطَاعَتِكَ\
   *wa amara bita\`atika*\
   enjoined obedience to You,

16. وَنَهَىٰ عَنْ مَعْصِيَتِكَ\
   *wa naha \`an ma\`siyatika*\
   and forbade disobedience to You,

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

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

19. مِنْ أَوْلِيَائِكَ وَذُرِّيَّةِ أَنْبِيَائِكَ\
   *min awliya'ika wa dhurriyyati anbiya'ika*\
   upon any of Your intimate servants and descendants of Your Prophets.

20. يَا إِلٰهَ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ\
   *ya ilaha al\`alamina*\
   O God of the Worlds!

## Related

- [Ziyarat of Imam Ali al-Hadi (a)](https://duasonline.org/dua/ziyarat-imam-ali-naqi-hadi-as.md)
- [Salawaat on Imam Ja'far ibn Muhammad (a)](https://duasonline.org/dua/salawaat08-imamjafar-sadiq-as.md)
- [Salawaat on Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha (a)](https://duasonline.org/dua/salawaat10-imamali-ridha-as.md)
- [Friday Ziyarat and Salawat on the Ahl al-Bayt (a)](https://duasonline.org/dua/friday-ziyarat-salawaat.md)