Ziyarat of Imam Musa al Kazim
In the Name of Allah (I begin), in Allah (I trust),
on the way of Allah (I proceed),
and on the norm of the Messenger of Allah,
may Allah bless him and his Household,
and peace be upon the intimate servants of Allah.
You may then walk until you stop in front of the grave of Musa ibn Ja`far (`a). When you stop there, you may say the following words:
Peace be upon you, O light of Allah in the darkness of the earth.
Peace be upon you, O Allah’s intimate servant.
Peace be upon you, O Allah’s argument.
Peace be upon you, O door to Allah.
I bear witness that you performed the prayers,
defrayed the poor-rate,
enjoined the right,
forbade the wrong,
recited the Book as it should be recited,
strove for the sake of Allah as exactly as strife should be,
endured harm for His sake expecting His reward,
and served Him sincerely until death came upon you.
I bear witness that you are the closest to Allah and His Messenger
and you are verily the son of Allah’s Messenger.
I repudiate your enemies in the resence of Allah
and seek nearness to Allah through my loyalty to you.
I have come to you, O my master, recognizing your right,
declaring loyalty to your loyalists,
and incurring the animosity of your enemies;
so, (please) intercede for me with your Lord.
You may then throw yourself on the grave, kiss it, place both your cheeks on it, turn to the side of the Imam’s head, stop there, and say the following words:
Peace be upon you, O son of Allah’s Messenger.
I bear witness that you are veracious.
You fulfilled [your duty] sincerely,
spoke honestly,
and passed away as martyr.
You never preferred blindness to the true guidance
and never slanted from right to wrong.
May Allah send blessings upon you,
upon your fathers, and upon your sons the immaculate.
You may then kiss the grave and offer a two-unit prayer. You may then offer any prayer you like. After that, you may prostrate yourself and say the following supplicatory words:
O Allah, I have had recourse to You,
made my way to You,
hoped for Your favoring,
visited the tomb of my Imam the obedience to whom You have made obligatory on me,
and I have chosen him as my means to You;
so, [I beseech You] in the name of their rights which You have made incumbent upon Yourself,
forgive me, my parents, and the believers,
O All-generous.
You may then put your right cheek on the ground and say the following supplicatory words:
O Allah, You have already known my requests
so, bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad and settle them for me.
You may then put your left cheek on the ground and say the following supplicaroty words:
O Allah, You have certainly taken account of my sins;
so, [I beseech You] in the name of Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
forgive them, and grant me as charity that which suits You.
You may then return to the position of prostration and repeat the following word one hundred times:
Thanks.
You may then raise your head from prostration and pray for whatever you wish and whomever you wish.