| Reciting Salawat and Salutations upon Imam (a.s.) One of the duties during the period of Ghaibat is to recite Salawat and Salutations upon Imam (a.s.). Its merit and emphasis is evident from the following: 1- Salawat is a kind of prayer. Therefore whatever applies to Dua or praying for Imam (a.s.) is applicable here as well. The traditions exhorting as to pray for Imam (a.s.) also support the importance of this duty. Actually the aim of reciting Salawat is to pray to Allah to bestow Mercy upon Imam (a.s.). And as we all know, all the affairs of the world and the hereafter are accomplished with the help of Divine Mercy. Therefore whenever we recite Salawat for Imam (a.s.) and say, "Allahumma Salle a'laa Maulana wa Sayyidina Saheb az-zamaan," etc (Translation: O Allah! Bless our Master and our Chief, the Master of the Age.). We mean to invocate Divine mercy for all the affairs connected with Imam (a.s.). That is, may Allah protect the Imam (a.s.) and his supporters from every type of sorrow and difficulty. 2- The arguments in favour of reciting the Salawat upon the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) and his holy progeny (Ahle Bayt [a.s.]) apply here as well. 3- In quite a few supplications of the Purified Imams (a.s.) we find the mention of Salawat upon Imam-e-Zamana (a.s.). In addition to this Ali Ibne Tawoos and other Shia scholars have recorded a special Salawat for Imam (a.s.)..
In the Name of Allah the Beneficent the Merciful O Allah! Send blessings upon Your Wali and the son of Your Wali. One whose obedience you made incumbent and rights obligatory. You remove all impurities from him and purified him a thorough purification. O Allah! Help him and by it help your religion and thereby help your awaliya (friends) and his friends and by it help his Shias and his helpers and include us among them. O Allah! Take them in Your refuge from the mischief of every oppressor and transgressor, and from mischief of all Your creatures. And protect him from the front, the back, from right and left and protect him and grant security to him from every calamity that comes to him from every direction. And through him protect (the religion of) your Messenger and the Progeny of Your Messenger. And make evident through it justice through his hands and bestow him with special help. And help those who help him and degrade his opponents. And by through him destroy the oppressor infidels and annihilate the disbelievers, the hypocrites and all the apostates whether they are from the east or the west from the dry land or from the seas, from the plains or from hilly areas. And by him fill up the earth with justice and make apparent the religion of your Messenger (Peace be upon him and his progeny). O Allah! Include us among his helpers and assistants and followers and Shias. And make apparent in my life all that the Aale Muhammad are eager for and fulfill their hopes as regards their enemies (degrade their enemies). O the rightful God the lord of the worlds! (accept my supplication) (Jamalus Suboo Pg. 493).
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