And Muhammad (blessings of Allah be upon him and his progeny) is my Prophet...

And Muhammad (blessings of Allah be upon him and his progeny) is my Prophet; with Ali as guardian and with Hasan and Husain and Ali son of Husain and Muhammad son of Ali and Ja’far son of Muhammad and Musa son of Ja’far and Ali son of Musa and Muhammad son of Ali and Ali son of Muhammad and Hasan son of Ali and al-Hujja, son of Hasan as the Imam.

O Allah, the Hujja is Your Wali, so protect him from his front, his back, his right and left sides, above and under him and prolong his life, make him the one to uphold Your command, overseer of Your religion, show him what he likes in himself and in his descendants and in his family and properties and in his followers and in his enemy and show them what they were cautioned of, show him in them what he wishes that will please him and make his eyes cool and cure our hearts and the hearts of the community of believers.[^2] I say: The ‘so and so’ in the narration of Al-Kafi implies the past Imams and the phrase ‘Allaahumma waliyyuka fulaan’ implies the Imam of the Time (as) as Shaykh Sadooq has clearly mentioned their names.

And this tradition proves that it is especially emphasized to recite this Dua after every obligatory prayer.

Additional proof on this, is that Allamah Majlisi in Biharul Anwar, has narrated from Al-Ikhteyaar of Sayyid Ibne Baaqi, that Imam Sadiq (as) said, “One who recites this supplication after every obligatory daily prayers, will certainly get the privilege of seeing Imam az-Zaman (aj), in sleep or otherwise: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم: اللهم بلغ مولانا صاحب الزمان أينما كان وحيثما كان من مشارق الأرض ومغاربها، سهلها وجبلها، عني وعن والدي وعن ولدي وإخواني التحية والسلام، عدد خلق الله، وزنة عرش الله، وما أحصاه كتابه وأحاط به علمه.

اللهم إني أجدد له في صبيحة هذا اليوم وما عشت فيه من أيام حياتي عهدا وعقدا، وبيعة له في عنقي، لا أحول عنها ولا أزول أبدا. اللهم اجعلني من أنصاره والذابين عنه والممتثلين لأوامره، ونواهيه في أيامه، والمستشهدين بين يديه. اللهم فإن حال بيني وبينه الموت الذي جعلته على عبادك حتما مقضيا، فأخرجني من قبري مؤتزرا كفني، شاهرا سيفي، مجردا قناتي ملبيا دعوة الداعي في الحاضر والبادي. اللهم أرني الطلعة الرشيدة والغرة الحميدة واكحل بصري بنظرة مني إليه وعجل فرجه وسهل مخرجه.

اللهم اشدد ازره، وقو ظهره، وطول عمره، واعمر اللهم به بلادك وأحي به عبادك فإنك قلت وقولك الحق: (ظهر الفساد في البر والبحر بما كسبت أيدي الناس) فأظهر اللهم لنا وليك، وابن بنت نبيك، المسمى باسم رسولك (صلى الله عليه وآله) حتى لا يظفر بشئ من الباطل إلا مزقه ويحق الله الحق بكلماته، ويحققه.

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