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It was said in Falaahi Ssa'il that the most important supplication after (Zuhr) noon prayer is to imitate Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) in his supplication for Imam Al-Mahdi (peace be upon him) which the Prophet has given his glad tidings to his nation in the authentic narrations, Prophet has promised his nation that Imam Al-Mahdi will appear prior to the last hour as Muhammad bn Rahban Dabili has reported:

On the authority of Ibad bn Muhammad Mada'in, he said: I entered to Abu Abdullah in Medina when he finished his noon prayer and I met him raising his hands to the Heaven offering the following supplication:

يَا سَامِعَ كُلِّ صَوْتٍ، يَا جَامِعَ (كُلِّ فَوْتٍ)، يَا بَارِئَ كُلِّ نَفْسٍ بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ، يَا بَاعِثُ، يَا وَارِثُ، يَا سَيِّدَ السَّادَةِ، يَا اِلٰهَ الْاٰلِهَةِ، يَا جَبَّارَ الْجَبَابِرَةِ، يَا مَلِكَ الدُّنْيَا وَالْاٰخِرَةِ، يَا رَبَّ الْاَرْبَابِ۔ يَا مَلِكَ الْمُلُوْكِ، يَا بَطَّاشُ، يَا ذَا الْبَطْشِ الشَّدِيْدِ، يَا فَعَّالًا لِمَا يُرِيْدُ، يَا مُحْصِيَ عَدَدِ الْاَنْفَاسِ وَنَقْلِ الْاَقْدَامِ، يَا مَنِ السِّرُّ عِنْدَهُ عَلَانِيَةٌ، يَا مُبْدِئُ، يَا مُعِيْدُ۔

O' He who hear all voice, O' He who gathered every thing, O He who created soul after death, O' the causer, O' the Inheritor, O' master of the masters, O' God of gods, O' The Mighty over the oppressors, O' The king of this world and the Hereafter, O the Lord of the lords, O' the King of the kings, O' the vigorous, O' He who attain extreme vigorous, O' He who did what He wishes, O' He who knows the number of breaths and movement of feet, O' He who to Him all secrets are visible, O' the starter, O' He who returns every thing. I requested from You by the sake of your right over the best among Your creatures and for the sake of their right you have made incumbent on Yourself to send Your blessing on Muhammad and members of his house and to grant me the rescue of my neck from the Hell fire, execute for Your good friends from the descendant of Your Prophet, the callers to Your course with Your permission, Your trustee among Your creatures, Your sight among Your servants, Your proof among Your creatures, may Your peace and blessing be upon him.

اَسْاَلُكَ بِحَقِّكَ عَلٰى خِيَرَتِكَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ، وَبِحَقِّهِمُ الَّذِيْ اَوْجَبْتَ لَهُمْ عَلٰى نَفْسِكَ، اَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَاَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ (عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ)، وَاَنْ تَمُنَّ عَلَيَّ السَّاعَةَ السَّاعَةَ بِفِكَاكِ رَقَبَتِيْ مِنَ النَّارِ، وَاَنْجِزْ لِوَلِيِّكَ وَابْنِ نَبِيِّكَ الدَّاعِيْ اِلَيْكَ بِاِذْنِكَ، وَاَمِيْنِكَ فِيْ خَلْقِكَ، وَعَيْنِكَ فِيْ عِبَادِكَ، وَحُجَّتِكَ عَلٰى خَلْقِكَ، عَلَيْهِ صَلَوَاتُكَ وَبَرَكَاتُكَ وَعْدَهُ۔

O' Allah! Support him with Your assistance and assist Your servant, empowered his companions and grant them patient, Open for them a protected authority and hasten his relief, let him prevail over Yours and Your Prophet's enemies, O' the Most Merciful of the merciful.

I said to Imam: May my soul be sacrificed for you, isn't you have prayed for yourself? He said: I have prayed to the light of the progeny of Muhammad (peace be on them) who shall retaliate against their enemies with the command of Almighty Allah.

I said: when will he be coming out?

When the owner of creations and command wishes, Imam replied. I said: what are the signs before then? He said: the signs are many and different. I said: like what? Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: A banner shall come out from the east and west, sedition will persist and a man shall come out from Yemen among the descendant of my uncle Zaid, and there shall be plunding of the house properties then Allah will act according to his wishes.