تَقُولُ بِبَغْدَادَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نُورَ اللَّهِ فِي ظُلُمَاتِ الْأَرْضِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَنْ بَدَا لِلَّهِ فِي شَأْنِهِ أَتَيْتُكَ عَارِفاً بِحَقِّكَ مُعَادِياً لِأَعْدَائِكَ فَاشْفَعْ لِي عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ وَ ادْعُ اللَّهَ وَ سَلْ حَاجَتَكَ قَالَ وَ تُسَلِّمُ بِهَذَا عَلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) .
Translation
Muhammad Bin Ja’far Al Razzaz Al Kufy, from Muhammad Bin Isa Bin Ubeyd, from the one who mentioned it, (It has been narrated) from Abu Al-Hassan<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘You should be saying at Baghdad, ‘The greetings be upon you, O Guardian from Allah<sup>azwj</sup>! The greetings be upon you<sup>asws</sup>, O Proof of Allah<sup>azwj</sup>! The greetings be upon you<sup>asws</sup>, O Light of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> in the darknesses of the earth. The greetings be upon you<sup>asws</sup>, O who appeared as Allah<sup>azwj</sup> in His<sup>azwj</sup> Glory! I come to you recognising of your<sup>asws</sup> right, as (I am) an enemy of your<sup>asws</sup> enemies, therefore interceded for me in the Presence of your<sup>asws</sup> Lord<sup>azwj</sup>’; and supplicate to Allah<sup>azwj</sup> and ask your need’. And he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘And you should greet with this to Abu Ja’far<sup>asws</sup>’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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