Supplication
Dua — 6th Moharram (The Imam's Sermon to His Enemies)
6th of Moharram — Imam Husain (AS) delivered his most powerful sermon to the enemy army, reciting their own letters back to them and calling them to righteousness. Most hearts were sealed. He demonstrated that truth must be proclaimed even when it falls on deaf ears.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ مَوْلاَنَا الإِمَامَ الْحُسَيْنَ خَطَبَ فِي جَيْشِ الأَعْدَاءِ وَقَرَأَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَسَائِلَهُمْ وَعُهُودَهُمْ وَبُكَاءَهُمُ الَّذِي كَتَبُوهُ فَسَكَتُوا خَجَلاً وَأَصَرُّوا عَلَى الظُّلْمِ عَمِيَ قَلْبًا اللَّهُمَّ عَلَّمَنَا الإِمَامُ الْحُسَيْنُ أَنَّ الْبَلاَغَ وَاجِبٌ وَإِنْ أُدِيرَتِ الظُّهُورُ وَأَنَّ الْحَقَّ يَجِبُ إِعْلاَنُهُ وَإِنِ اسْتَوْحَشَتِ الآذَانُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ مَنْ يَشْهَدُ لِلْحَقِّ وَلَوْ بِغَيْرِ شَاهِدٍ مِنَ الْبَشَرِ يَا إِلَهِي إِنَّ بِنَا ضَعْفًا عَنِ الاِسْتِمْرَارِ فِي قَوْلِ الْحَقِّ حِينَ يُرَدُّ وَفِينَا مَيْلٌ إِلَى الصَّمْتِ حِينَ يَكُونُ الصَّوْتُ أَشَدَّ مَا يُحْتَاجُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَوِّنَا بِرُوحِ الإِمَامِ الْحُسَيْنِ وَبِشَجَاعَتِهِ الَّتِي لَمْ تَخْذُلْهُ أَمَامَ جُمُوعِ الظُّلْمِ اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ أَلْسِنَتَنَا مُعِينَةً عَلَى الْحَقِّ وَاجْعَلْنَا مِمَّنْ يَأْمُرُ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَى عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ بِحِكْمَةٍ وَشَجَاعَةٍ وَصَلِّ اللَّهُمَّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
Allāhumma inna mawlānā l-imāma l-Ḥusayna khaṭaba fī jayshi l-aʿdāʾ Wa qaraʾa ʿalayhim rasāʾilahum wa ʿuhūdahum wa bukāʾahumul-ladhī katabūh Fa-sakatū khajalān wa aṣarrū ʿalaẓ-ẓulmi ʿamyan qalban Allāhumma ʿallamanā l-imāmu l-Ḥusaynu annal-balāgha wājibun wa in udīrat iẓ-ẓuhūr Wa annal-ḥaqqa yajibu iʿlānuhu wa ini staw ḥashatil-ādhān Fa-innallāha yuḥibbu man yashhadu lil-ḥaqqi wa law bi-ghayri shāhidin minal-bashar Yā ilāhī inna binā ḍaʿfan ʿanil-istimrāri fī qawlil-ḥaqqi ḥīna yurad Wa fīnā maylun ilaṣ-ṣamti ḥīna yakūnuṣ-ṣawtu ashadda mā yuḥtāju ilayh Fa-qawwinā bi-rūḥil-imāmi l-Ḥusayni wa bi-shajāʿatihil-latī lam takhdhulhu amāma jumūʿiẓ-ẓulm Allāhumma ijʿal alsinatanā muʿīnatan ʿalā l-ḥaqq Wajʿalnā mimman yaʾmuru bilmaʿrūfi wa yanhā ʿanil-munkari bi-ḥikmatin wa shajāʿah Wa ṣallillāhumma ʿalā Muḥammadin wa āli Muḥammad
O Allah, our master Imam Husain (AS) delivered a sermon to the enemy army, reading back to them their very own letters, covenants, and the weeping they had written. They fell silent in shame — then persisted in oppression, hearts sealed shut. O Allah, Imam Husain taught us that conveying the truth is obligatory even when backs are turned, and that truth must be proclaimed even when ears have grown deaf to it — for Allah loves those who bear witness to truth even without witnesses from among mankind. O my God, there is within us a weakness that makes us stop speaking truth when it is rejected, and a tendency toward silence exactly when our voice is most needed. Strengthen us with the spirit of Imam Husain and with his courage that did not falter before the multitudes of oppression. O Allah, make our tongues helpers of truth, and make us among those who command the right and forbid the wrong with wisdom and courage. And bless, O Allah, Muhammad and the family of Muhammad.