The litany “Nadi ʿAliyyan”

Question

Question: In books of incantatory practices there is a practice (ʿamal) known by the name “Nadi ʿAliyyan” (an invocation beginning “Call upon ʿAli”). Is it permissible to recite it as a regular litany? “Nadi ʿAliyyan” is this: [ar]ناد عليا مظهر العجائب، تجده عونا لك في النوائب، كلّ همّ وغمّ سينجلي، يا محمد بولايتك يا علي يا علي يا علي[/ar] “Call upon ʿAli, the manifester of wonders: you will find him a help for you in calamities; every worry and grief will be dispelled; O Muhammad, by your guardianship (wilaya)

Answer

Reciting the litany “Nadi ʿAliyyan” is wrong and contrary to the Shariʿa; it should never be recited.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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