And I -asws testify that Muhammad -saww is His -azwj servant...
And I -asws testify that Muhammad -saww is His -azwj servant and His -azwj Rasool -saww , having Sent him -saww with His -azwj Book, a proof upon His -azwj servants. The one who obeys him -saww would have obeyed Allah -azwj , and the one who disobeys him -saww would have disobeyed Allah -azwj .
صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ كَثِيراً إِمَامُ الْهُدَى وَ النَّبِيُّ الْمُصْطَفَى ثُمَّ إِنِّي أُوصِيكُمْ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ فَإِنَّهَا وَصِيَّةُ اللَّهِ فِي الْمَاضِينَ وَ الْغَابِرِينَ ثُمَّ تَزَوَّجَ. Blessings me upon him -saww and his -saww Progeny -asws , and abundant greetings, and Imam -asws of the Guidance, and the Chosen Prophet -saww . Then, I -asws hereby advise you all with the fear of Allah -azwj , for it was an Advice of Allah -azwj in the past and the bygone (days)’.
Then he -asws solemnised the marriage’. [23] أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ الْعَزْرَمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُزَوِّجَ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ أَحْمَدُهُ وَ أَسْتَعِينُهُ وَ أُومِنُ بِهِ وَ أَتَوَكَّلُ عَلَيْهِ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ أَرْسَلَهُ بِالْهُدَى وَ دِينِ الْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ وَ لَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ وَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ وَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ Ahmad Bin Muhammad, form Obn Al Azramy, from his father who said, ‘Whenever Amir Al-Momineen -asws intended to solemnise a marriage, said: ‘The Praise is for Allah -azwj !
I -asws Praise Him -azwj and seek His -azwj support, and believe in Him -azwj , and reply upon Him -azwj , and I -asws testify that there is no god except for Allah -azwj , One, there being no associates for Him -azwj . And I -asws testify that Muhammad -saww is His -azwj servant and His -azwj Rasool -saww , having Sent Him -azwj with the Guidance and the true Religion, in order to Make it to prevail over the Religions, all of them, even though the Polytheists may dislike it.
And Blessings be upon Muhammad -saww and his -saww Progeny -asws , and greetings be to you all and His -azwj Mercy and His -azwj Blessings.