Dua Tawassul / The Supplication of Seeking Advocacy

Dua Tawassul / The Supplication of Seeking Advocacy

Shaykh Tusi says, in his book Misbah, that imam Hassan bin Ali Al Askari wrote this dua’a for Abu Muhammad who requested him to teach him the proper way of reciting salawat.
Allama Majlisi has mentioned this dua’a on the authority of Ibn babawayh who confidently says that there is no difficulty or problem that this dua’a does not solve.
The merciful Allah is beseeched in the name of and for the sake of the Holy prophet and his Ahl ul Bayt.

It is known as “quick fulfillment of all legitimate desires” dua’a. 

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم 

اَللّهُمَّ اِنّى اَسْئَلُكَ وَاَتَوَجَّهُ اِلَيْكَ بِنَبِيِّكَ نَبِىِّ الرَّحْمَةِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ يا اَبَاالْقاسِمِ يا رَسُولَ اللّهِ يا اِمامَ الرَّحْمَةِ يا سَيِّدَنا وَمَوْلينا اِنّا تَوَجَّهْنا وَاسْتَشْفَعْنا وَتَوَسَّلْنا بِكَ اِلَى اللّهِ وَقَدَّمْناكَ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ حاجاتِنا يا وَجيهاً عِنْدَاللّهِ اِشْفَعْ لَنا عِنْدَاللّهِ. 

O Allah, I beseech Thee, and turn towards Thee, through Thy Prophet, the Prophet of Mercy, Muhammad, may Allah Bless him and his Progeny, and grant them peace. O Abul-Qasim, O Messenger of Allah O guide of mercy, O intercessor of the community, O our chief, O our master, We turn towards thee, seek thy intercession and advocacy before Allah, we put before you our open need; O intimate of Allah, Stand by us when Allah sits in judgement over us. 

يا اَبَا الْحَسَنِ يا اَميرَ الْمُؤْمِنينَ يا عَلِىَّ بْنَ اَبيطالِبٍ يا حُجَّةَ اللّهِ عَلى خَلْقِهِ يا سَيِّدَنا وَمَوْلينا اِنّا تَوَجَّهْنا وَاسْتَشْفَعْنا وَتَوَسَّلْنا بِكَ اِلَى اللّهِ وَقَدَّمْناكَ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ حاجاتِنا يا وَجيهاً عِنْدَاللّهِ اِشْفَعْ لَنا عِنْدَاللّهِ. 

O Abul Hasan, O Commander of the Faithful, O ‘Ali, son of Abu Talib, O decisive argument of Allah over mankind, O our chief, O our master, We turn towards thee, seek thy intercession and advocacy before Allah, we put before you our open need, O intimate of Allah, Stand by us when Allah sits in judgement over us. 

يا فاطِمَةَ الزَّهْراَّءُ يا بِنْتَ مُحَمَّدٍ يا قُرَّةَ عَيْنِ الرَّسُولِ يا سَيِّدَتَنا وَمَوْلاتَنا اِنّا تَوَجَّهْنا وَاسْتَشْفَعْنا وَتَوَسَّلْنا بِكِ اِلَى اللّهِ وَقَدَّمْناكِ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ حاجاتِنا يا وَجيهتاً عِنْدَاللّهِ اِشْفَعْی لَنا عِنْدَاللّهِ. 

O Fatima Zahra, O daughter of Muhammad, O Joy to the eye of the Prophet, O our chief, O our master, We turn towards thee, seek thy intercession and advocacy before Allah, we put before you our open need, O intimate of Allah, Stand by us when Allah sits in Judgement over us. 

يا اَبا مُحَمَّدٍ يا حَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِي اَيُّهَا الْمُجْتَبى يَا بْنَ رَسُولِ اللّهِ يا حُجَّةَ اللّهِ عَلى خَلْقِهِ يا سَيِّدَنا وَمَوْلينا اِنّا تَوَجَّهْنا وَاسْتَشْفَعْنا وَتَوَسَّلْنا بِكَ اِلَى اللّهِ وَقَدَّمْناكَ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ حاجاتِنا يا وَجيهاً عِنْدَاللّهِ اِشْفَعْ لَنا عِنْدَاللّهِ. 

O Abu Muhammad, O Hasan, son of ‘Ali, O elected one O descendant of the Messenger of Allah, O decisive argument of Allah over mankind, O our chief, O our master, We turn towards thee, seek thy intercession and advocacy before Allah, we put before you our open need, O intimate of Allah, Stand by us when Allah sits in judgement over us. 

يا اَبا عَبْدِاللّهِ يا حُسَيْنَ بْنَ عَلِي اَيُّهَا الشَّهيدُ يَا بْنَ رَسُولِ اللّهِ يا حُجَّةَ اللّهِ عَلى خَلْقِهِ يا سَيِّدَنا وَمَوْلينا اِنّا تَوَجَّهْنا وَاسْتَشْفَعْنا وَتَوَسَّلْنا بِكَ اِلَى اللّهِ وَقَدَّمْناكَ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ حاجاتِنا يا وَجيهاً عِنْدَاللّهِ اِشْفَعْ لَنا عِنْدَاللّهِ. 

O Abu Abdallah, O Husain, son of ‘Ali, O Martyr O descendant of the Messenger of Allah, O decisive argument of Allah over mankind, O our chief, O our master, We turn towards thee, seek thy intercession and advocacy before Allah, we put before you our open need, O intimate of Allah, Stand by us when Allah sits in judgement over us. 

يا اَبَا الْحَسَنِ يا عَلِىَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ يا زَيْنَ الْعابِدينَ يَا بْنَ رَسُولِ اللّهِ يا حُجَّةَ اللّهِ عَلى خَلْقِهِ يا سَيِّدَنا وَمَوْلينا اِنّا تَوَجَّهْنا وَاسْتَشْفَعْنا وَتَوَسَّلْنا بِكَ اِلَى اللّهِ وَقَدَّمْناكَ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ حاجاتِنا يا وَجيهاً عِنْدَاللّهِ اِشْفَعْ لَنا عِنْدَاللّهِ. 

O Abu Muhammad, O ‘Ali, son of al-Husain, O Zayn al-Abidin, O Prostrator before Allah O descendant of the Messenger of Allah, O decisive argument of Allah over mankind, O our chief, O our master, We turn towards thee, seek thy intercession and advocacy before Allah, we put before you our open need, O intimate of Allah, Stand by us when Allah sits in judgement over us. 

يا اَبا جَعْفَرٍ يا مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَلِي اَيُّهَا الْباقِرُ يَا بْنَ رَسُولِ اللّهِ يا حُجَّةَ اللّهِ عَلى خَلْقِهِ يا سَيِّدَنا وَمَوْلينا اِنّا تَوَجَّهْنا وَاسْتَشْفَعْنا وَتَوَسَّلْنا بِكَ اِلَى اللّهِ وَقَدَّمْناكَ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ حاجاتِنا يا وَجيهاً عِنْدَاللّهِ اِشْفَعْ لَنا عِنْدَاللّهِ.

O Abu Ja’far, O Muhammad, son of ‘Ali, O knowledgeable one, O descendant of the Messenger of Allah, O decisive argument of Allah over mankind, O our chief, O our master, We turn towards thee, seek thy intercession and advocacy before Allah, we put before you our open need, O intimate of Allah, Stand by us when Allah sits in judgement over us. 

يا اَبا عَبْدِ اللّهِ يا جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ اَيُّهَا الصّادِقُ يَا بْنَ رَسُولِ اللّهِ يا حُجَّةَ اللّهِ عَلى خَلْقِهِ يا سَيِّدَنا وَمَوْلينا اِنّا تَوَجَّهْنا وَاسْتَشْفَعْنا وَتَوَسَّلْنا بِكَ اِلَى اللّهِ وَقَدَّمْناكَ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ حاجاتِنا يا وَجيهاً عِنْدَاللّهِ اِشْفَعْ لَنا عِنْدَاللّهِ. 

O Abu ‘Abdallah, O Ja’far, son of Muhammad, O truthful one, O descendant of the Messenger of Allah, O decisive argument of Allah over mankind, O our chief, O our master, We turn towards thee, seek thy intercession and advocacy before Allah, we put before you our open need, O intimate of Allah, Stand by us when Allah sits in judgement over us. 

يا اَبَا الْحَسَنِ يا مُوسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ اَيُّهَا الْكاظِمُ يَا بْنَ رَسُولِ اللّهِ يا حُجَّةَ اللّهِ عَلى خَلْقِهِ يا سَيِّدَنا وَمَوْلينا اِنّا تَوَجَّهْنا وَاسْتَشْفَعْنا وَتَوَسَّلْنا بِكَ اِلَى اللّهِ وَقَدَّمْناكَ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ حاجاتِنا يا وَجيهاً عِنْدَاللّهِ اِشْفَعْ لَنا عِنْدَاللّهِ.  

O Abu Ibrahim, O Musa, son of Ja’far, O tranquil one, O descendant of the Messenger of Allah, O decisive argument of Allah over mankind, O our chief, O our master, We turn towards thee, seek thy intercession and advocacy before Allah, we put before you our open need, O intimate of Allah, stand by us when Allah sits in judgement over us. 

يا اَبَا الْحَسَنِ يا عَلِىَّ بْنَ مُوسى اَيُّهَا الرِّضا يَا بْنَ رَسُولِ اللّهِ يا حُجَّةَ اللّهِ عَلى خَلْقِهِ يا سَيِّدَنا وَمَوْلينا اِنّا تَوَجَّهْنا وَاسْتشْفَعْنا وَتَوَسَّلْنا بِكَ اِلَى اللّهِ وَقَدَّمْناكَ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ حاجاتِنا يا وَجيهاً عِنْدَاللّهِ اِشْفَعْ لَنا عِنْدَاللّهِ. 

O Abul Hasan, O ‘Ali, son of Musa, O devoted one, O descendant of the Messenger of Allah, O decisive argument of Allah over mankind, O our chief, O our master, We turn towards thee, seek thy intercession and advocacy before Allah, we put before you our open need, O intimate of Allah, Stand by us when Allah sits in judgement over us. 

يا اَبا جَعْفَرٍ يا مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَلِي اَيُّهَا التَّقِىُّ الْجَوادُ يَا بْنَ رَسُولِ اللّهِ يا حُجَّةَ اللّهِ عَلى خَلْقِهِ يا سَيِّدَنا وَمَوْلينا اِنّا تَوَجَّهْنا وَاسْتَشْفَعْنا وَتَوَسَّلْنا بِكَ اِلَى اللّهِ وَقَدَّمْناكَ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ حاجاتِنا يا وَجيهاً عِنْدَاللّهِ اِشْفَعْ لَنا عِنْدَاللّهِ. 

O Abu Ja’far, O Muhammad, son of ‘Ali, O generous, Taqi’ and pious one, O descendant of the Messenger of Allah, O decisive argument of Allah over mankind, O our chief, O our master, We turn towards thee, seek thy intercession and advocacy before Allah, we put before you our open need, O intimate of Allah, Stand by us when Allah sits in judgement over us. 

يا اَبَا الْحَسَنِ يا عَلِىَّ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ اَيُّهَا الْهادِى النَّقِىُّ يَا بْنَ رَسُولِ اللّهِ يا حُجَّةَ اللّهِ عَلى خَلْقِهِ يا سَيِّدَنا وَمَوْلينا اِنّا تَوَجَّهْنا وَاسْتَشْفَعْنا وَتَوَسَّلْنا بِكَ اِلَى اللّهِ وَقَدَّمْناكَ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ حاجاتِنا يا وَجيهاً عِنْدَاللّهِ اِشْفَعْ لَنا عِنْدَاللّهِ.

O Abul Hasan, O Ali, son of Muhammad, O guide (Hadi) and pure one (Naqi), O descendant of the Messenger of Allah, O decisive argument of Allah over mankind, O our chief, O our master, We turn towards thee, seek thy intercession and advocacy before Allah, we put before you our open need, O intimate of Allah, Stand by us when Allah sits in judgement over us. 

يا اَبا مُحَمَّدٍ يا حَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِي اَيُّهَا الزَّكِىُّ الْعَسْكَرِىُّ يَا بْنَ رَسُولِ اللّهِ يا حُجَّةَ اللّهِ عَلى خَلْقِهِ يا سَيِّدَنا وَمَوْلينا اِنّا تَوَجَّهْنا وَاسْتَشْفَعْنا وَتَوَسَّلْنا بِكَ اِلَى اللّهِ وَقَدَّمْناكَ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ حاجاتِنا يا وَجيهاً عِنْدَاللّهِ اِشْفَعْ لَنا عِنْدَاللّهِ. 

O Abu Muhammad, O Hasan, son of ‘Ali, O Wise one and warrior, O descendant of the Messenger of Allah, O decisive argument of Allah over mankind, O our chief, O our master, We turn towards thee, seek thy intercession and advocacy before Allah, we put before you our open need, O intimate of Allah, Stand by us when Allah sits in judgement over us. 

يا وَصِىَّ الْحَسَنِ وَالْخَلَفَ الْحُجَّةَ اَيُّهَا الْقاَّئِمُ الْمُنْتَظَرُ الْمَهْدِىُّ يَا بْنَ رَسُولِ اللّهِ يا حُجَّةَ اللّهِ عَلى خَلْقِهِ يا سَيِّدَنا وَمَوْلينا اِنّا تَوَجَّهْنا وَاسْتَشْفَعْنا وَتَوَسَّلْنا بِكَ اِلَى اللّهِ وَقَدَّمْناكَ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ حاجاتِنا يا وَجيهاً عِنْدَاللّهِ اِشْفَعْ لَنا عِنْدَاللّهِ.

O inheritor of al-Hasan, O successor, O upright one, O Proof, O awaited upriser, O Mahdi, O descendant of the Messenger of Allah, O decisive argument of Allah over mankind, We turn towards thee, seek thy intercession and advocacy before Allah, we put before you our open need, O intimate of Allah, Stand by us when Allah sits in judgement over us. 

After this you should ask god for whatever you may request and then say these words: 

يا سادَتى وَمَوالِىَّ اِنّى تَوَجَّهْتُ بِكُمْ اَئِمَّتى وَعُدَّتى لِيَوْمِ فَقْرى وَحاجَتى اِلَى اللّهِ وَتَوَسَّلْتُ بِكُمْ اِلَى اللّهِ وَاسْتَشْفَعْتُ بِكُمْ اِلَى اللّهِ فَاشْفَعُوا لى عِنْدَ اللّهِ وَاسْتَنْقِذُونى مِنْ ذُنُوبى عِنْدَ اللّهِ فَاِنَّكُمْ وَسيلَتى اِلَى اللّهِ وَبِحُبِّكُمْ وَبِقُرْبِكُمْ اَرْجُو نَجاةً مِنَ اللّهِ فَكُونُوا عِنْدَ اللّهِ رَجاَّئى يا سادَتى يا اَوْلِياَّءَ اللّهِ صَلَّى اللّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ اَجْمَعينَ وَلَعَنَ اللّهُ اَعْداَّءَ اللّهِ ظالِميهِمْ مِنَ الاْوَّلينَ وَالاْخِرينَ امينَ رَبَّ الْعالَمينَ.

O our chief , O our master, O my chiefs, O my Masters, I turn to Allah through you, O my Imams, my supporters on the days of my destitution. I seek your advocacy before Allah, I request you to speak in my favour before Allah, obtain pardon for me from Allah, and deliver me from my sins, through my love of you and nearness to you, obtain deliverance (for me) from Allah O my chiefs, O close friends of Allah, may Allah bless all of them, and curse the enemies of Allah who have oppressed them and will oppress them so be it, O Lord of the worlds.