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The Supplication of Imam al-Mahdi(a.s.):
Al-Kaf’ami, in al-Misbah, says “This is the supplicatory prayer of Imam al-Mahdi(a.s.):
اَللّٰهُمَّ ارْزُقْنَا تَوْفِيْقَ الطَّاعَةِ
O Allah, (please do) grant us success to obey (You),
وَ بُعْدَ الْمَعْصِيَةِ
remoteness from disobedience (to You),
وَ صِدْقَ النِّيَّةِ
true intention,
وَ عِرْفَانَ الْحُرْمَةِ
and identification of sanctity.
وَ اَكْرِمْنَا بِالْهُدٰى وَ الْاِسْتِقَامَةِ
(Please do) honor us with true guidance and straightforwardness,
وَ سَدِّدْ اَلْسِنَتَنَا بِالصَّوَابِ وَ الْحِكْمَةِ
dedicate our tongues to truth and wisdom,
وَ امْلَأْ قُلُوْبَنَا بِالْعِلْمِ وَ الْمَعْرِفَةِ
fill our hearts with knowledge and learning,
وَ طَهِّرْ بُطُوْنَنَا مِنَ الْحَرَامِ وَ الشُّبْهَةِ
purify our stomachs from illegally and suspiciously gotten food,
وَ اكْفُفْ اَيْدِيَنَا عَنِ الظُّلْمِ وَ السَّرِقَةِ
withhold our hands from oppression and larceny,
وَ اغْضُضْ اَبْصَارَنَا عَنِ الْفُجُوْرِ وَ الْخِيَانَةِ
turn our sights away from licentiousness and treachery,
وَ اسْدُدْ اَسْمَاعَنَا عَنِ اللَّغْوِ وَ الْغِيْبَةِ
and block our hearings against vainness and backbiting,
وَ تَفَضَّلْ عَلٰى عُلَمَاۤئِنَا بِالزُّهْدِ وَ النَّصِيْحَةِ
confer upon our scholars with asceticism and advice,
وَ عَلَى الْمُتَعَلِّمِيْنَ بِالْجُهْدِ وَ الرَّغْبَةِ
upon the learners with hard work and desire (to learning),
وَ عَلَى الْمُسْتَمِعِيْنَ بِالْاِتِّبَاعِ وَ الْمَوْعِظَةِ
upon the listeners with following and learning (lessons),
وَ عَلٰى مَرْضَى الْمُسْلِمِيْنَ بِالشِّفَاۤءِ وَ الرَّاحَةِ
upon the Muslim patients with cure and comfort,
وَ عَلٰى مَوْتَاهُمْ بِالرَّأْفَةِ وَ الرَّحْمَةِ،
upon the dead Muslims with kindness and mercy,
وَ عَلٰى مَشَايِخِنَا بِالْوَقَارِ وَ السَّكِيْنَةِ
upon our aged people with somberness and gentleness,
وَ عَلَى الشَّبَابِ بِالْاِنَابَةِ وَ التَّوْبَةِ
upon the youths with turning (to You) and repentance,
وَ عَلَى النِّسَاۤءِ بِالْحَيَاۤءِ وَ الْعِفَّةِ
upon the women with shyness and chastity,
وَ عَلَى الْاَغْنِيَاۤءِ بِالتَّوَاضُعِ وَ السَّعَةِ
upon the rich with modesty and ample giving,
وَ عَلَى الْفُقَرَاۤءِ بِالصَّبْرِ وَ الْقَنَاعَةِ
upon the poor with patience and satisfaction,
وَ عَلَى الْغُزَاةِ بِالنَّصْرِ وَ الْغَلَبَةِ
upon the warriors with triumph and supremacy,
وَ عَلَى الْاُسَرَاۤءِ بِالْخَلَاصِ وَ الرَّاحَةِ
upon the prisoners with release and comfort,
وَ عَلَى الْاُمَرَاۤءِ بِالْعَدْلِ وَ الشَّفَقَةِ
upon the rulers with justice and sympathy,
وَ عَلَى الرَّعِيَّةِ بِالْاِنْصَافِ وَ حُسْنِ السِّيْرَةِ
and upon the subjects with impartiality and good behavior.
وَ بَارِكْ لِلْحُجَّاجِ وَ الزُّوَّارِ فِيْ الزَّادِ وَ النَّفَقَةِ
(Please do) bless the pilgrims to Mecca and the visitors (of the tombs of the saints) with provision and expenditure,
وَ اقْضِ مَاۤ اَوْجَبْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ الْحَجِّ وَ الْعُمْرَةِ
and help them settle the Hajj and 'Umrah that You have made incumbent upon them,
بِفَضْلِكَ وَ رَحْمَتِكَ يَاۤ اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ۔
in the name of Your grace and mercy, O most merciful of all those who show mercy!