Ziyarat of Muslim ibn Aqeel and Hani ibn Urwa

All praise be to Allah: the Lord and the evident Truth.

All the tyrannical oppressors are subservient to His almightiness.

All the inhabitants of the heavens and the layers of the earth admit His Godhead.

All the created beings confess of His Oneness.

May Allah send blessings upon the master of all created beings

and upon the members of his Household; the noble ones,

such blessings that delight them

and humiliate all those who antagonize them

from all jinn and mankind.

Peace of Allah the All-high and All-great,

and peace of His favorite angels,

His missioned Prophets,

His choice Imams,

His righteous servants,

and all the martyrs and veracious ones,

and all blessings that are pure and delightful,

that are coming and going,

be upon you, Muslim the son of 'Aqil the son of Abu-Talib.

Allah’s mercy and benedictions be upon you.

I bear witness that you performed the prayers,

defrayed the zakat,

enjoined the right,

forbade the wrong,

strove in the way of Allah in the best manner of striving,

and you were slain following the course of those who strive in Allah’s way

until you met Allah, to Whom belong all might and majesty, while He is pleased with you.

And I bear witness that you fulfilled your covenant with Allah

and sacrificed yourself for the sake of supporting Allah’s argument and the son of Allah’s argument (namely, Imam al-Husayn)

until death came upon you.

I bear witness that you submitted and acted loyally to him

and that you acted sincerely to the successor of the missioned Prophet,

the select grandson (of the Prophet),

the guide (to the right path), the knowledgeable,

the Prophet’s successor, the conveyor (of his mission),

the wronged, and the oppressed Imam.

May Allah reward you on behalf of His Messenger,

on behalf of the Commander of the Faithful,

and on behalf of al-Hasan and al-Husayn

with the best of rewarding

that befits your steadfastness, reliance (on Allah), and assistance.

How excellent is the final home!

May Allah curse him who slew you.

May Allah curse him who ordered of slaying you.

May Allah curse him who wronged you.

May Allah curse him who forged lies against you.

May Allah curse him who underestimated your position

and belittled your sanctity.

May Allah curse those who cheated you after they had sworn allegiance to you,

those who disappointed and let you down,

and those who allied against you instead of assisting you.

All praise be to Allah Who decided Hellfire to be the eternal abode of those peoples.

Woeful indeed will be the place to which they are led!

I bear witness that you were slain wrongly

and that Allah shall fulfill His promise to you.

As I am visiting you, I recognize your right,

I am submissive to you,

I am imitating your course,

and I am preparing myself for supporting you

until Allah judges, and He is the best of judges.

So, I am always with you

and I never am with your enemies.

May Allah’s peace be upon you

and upon your souls and bodies

and upon the present from you and the absent one.

Peace and Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you.

May Allah kill the groups that have killed you with deeds and words.

Peace of Allah the All-great and His blessings

be upon you, Hani' the son of 'Urwah.

Peace be upon you, O righteous servant (of Allah),

who acted sincerely for the sake of Allah, His Messenger, the Commander of the Faithful,

al-Hasan, and al-Husayn, peace be upon them.

I bear witness that you were slain wrongly.

So, may Allah curse those who slew you and dared to shed your blood

and may He stuff their graves with fire.

I bear witness that you met Allah while He is pleased with You

for what you did and acted sincerely.

And I bear witness that you have attained the rank of the martyrs,

your soul has been included with the souls of the delighted ones

for you painstakingly acted with sincerity for Allah and for His Messenger,

and sacrificed yourself for the sake of Allah and for the sake of attaining His pleasure.

So, may Allah have mercy upon you and be pleased with you,

may He include you with the group of Muhammad and his Immaculate Household,

and may He gather us with you and them in the Abode of Bliss.

Peace and Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you.

Peace be upon you, O righteous servant (of Allah),

who is obedient to Allah, to His Messenger, to the Commander of the Faithful,

to al-Hasan, and to al-Husayn, peace be upon them.

All praise be to Allah

and all peace be upon His servants whom He has chosen:

Muhammad and his Household.

Peace, Allah’s mercy,

blessings, and forgiveness be upon you

and upon your soul and your body.

I bear witness that you died for the same principles for which the martyrs of the Battle of Badr died:

those who strove in Allah’s way

and did their best in struggling against Allah’s enemies

and in supporting Allah’s friends.

So, may Allah reward you with the best rewarding,

with the most abundant rewarding,

and with the most affluent rewarding that He grants to one who fulfilled his allegiance to Him,

responded to His invitation,

and obeyed His representatives.

I bear witness that you exerted all efforts in acting sincerely

and you put forth all possible endeavors

so that Allah has included you with the martyrs,

put your soul with the souls of the delighted ones,

has decided for you the most spacious abode in the gardens of His Paradise

and the best rooms therein,

raised your name to the 'illiyyin (the loftiest place),

and added you to the group of the Prophets, the veracious ones,

the martyrs, and the righteous ones.

How excellent is the company of these.

I bear witness that you never slackened or recoiled (from your duty)

and that you died while you are certain of your doctrine

as you followed the righteous ones

and imitated the Prophets.

So, may Allah gather us with you

and with His Messenger and intimate servants

in the abodes of the modest ones.

Surely, He is the most merciful of all those who show mercy.

O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

and, as I am in this noble place…