Duas From Mafatih / Baqiyatus Salehat - Brief Prayers For This World & Next World

HAAJAAT - Fulfillment of Desires
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Duas from Mafatih / Baqiyatus salehat -Brief prayers for this world & next world
& prayer for Settling the Needs
1) In al-Rawands book of al-Daàwat, it is reported that Imam Zayn al-Aideen (à) passed by a man
sitting at the doorstep of another mans house. What for are you sitting at the door of this lavish tyrant?
the Imam (à) asked.It is because of ordeal, the man answered Stand up, the Imam (à) said, I will
guide you to a door better than this tyrants door and to a Lord who is better than this man. Hence, the
Imam (à) took the man from the hand to the Holy Prophets Mosque where he instructed him to turn his
face towards the kiblah direction, offer a two-unit prayer, raise the hands towards Almighty Allah to praise
Him, invoke His blessings upon the Holy Prophet and his Household, & recite the last verses of Surah alashr (No. 59), the first six verses of Surah al-add (No. 57), and the two verses in Surah l-Ìmran
(either verses 81-19 according to al-Rawand, or 26-27 according to al-Majlis), and then ask for the
personal needs. Any prayer that is said in this situation will be definitely granted.
2)Imam Àl Amr al-Mu'minn (à) said, If you need something to be settled, you may go for seeking it
on early Thursdays and you may recite the last verses of Surah l-Ìmran, yah al-Kurs, Surah al-Qadr,
and Surah al-Fatihah before you leave your house, because these holy verses and Surahs contribute to
solving all the needs for this life and the life to come.
3)A Prayer for Settling Urgent Needs

You may offer a four-unit prayer with precise Qunut and other pillars (i.e. genuflection, prostration, and the other parts of
prayers). In the first unit, you may recite Surah al-Fatihah one time and repeat the following verses seventy times:
Allah is sufficient for us and He is

the most excellent Protector.
hasbuna allahu wa ni`ma alwaklu
In the second unit, you may recite Surah al-Fatihah once and the following verse seven times:
It is as Allah has pleased, there is

no power save in Allah? If you
consider me to be inferior to you in
wealth and children.
ma sha'a allahu la quwwata illa

billahi in tarani ana aqalla minka
malan wa waladan
In the third unit, you may recite Surah al-Fatihah once and the following verse seven times:
There is no god but You, glory be

to You; surely I have been of the
wrong.
la ilaha illa anta subhanaka inn

kuntu min alalimna
In the fourth unit, you may recite Surah al-Fatihah once and the following verse seven times:
And I entrust my affair to Allah.

Surely, Allah sees the servants.
You may then mention your need.
wa ufawwiu amr ila allahi inna

allaha barun bilìbadi
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Prayer for Solving Difficulties
4.Imam al-Sadiq (à) is reported to have said: When you face a difficulty, you may offer a two-unit prayer at midday. In
the first unit, you may recite Surah al-Fatihah, Surah al-Tawhid, and the first three verses of Surah al-Fath (No. 48):
Surely, We have given to you a

clear victor,
inna fatahna laka fathan mubnan
that Allah may forgive your

community their past faults and
those to follow
liyaghfira laka allahu ma

taqaddama min dhanbika wa ma
ta'akhkhara
and complete His favor to you
wa yutimma ni`matahu àlayka
and keep you on a right way,
wa yahdiyaka iraan mustaqman
and that Allah might help you with

a mighty help.
wa yanuraka allahu naran

àzzan
In the second unit, you may recite Surah al-Fatihah, Surah al-Tawhid, and Surah al-Inshirah (or al-Sharh No. 94).This
prayer has been personally experienced.
5.Prayer for Settling the Needs
The following is quoted from the book of Makarim al-Akhlaq:

At midnight, you may bathe yourself and offer a two-unit prayer. In both units, you should recite Surah al-Fatihah once
and repeat Surah al-Tawhid five hundred times. After repeating this Surah in the second unit, you may recite the last
verses of Surah al-Hashr:
Had We sent down this Qur'an on a

mountain
law anzalna hadha al-qur'ana

àla jabalin
You may then recite the first six verses of Surah al-hadid. While standing up, you may then repeat the following holy
verse one thousand times:
You do we serve and You do we

beseech for help.
iyyaka na`budu wa iyyaka

nasta`nu
You may then accomplish your prayer and praise Almighty Allah.
If your need is not settled, you may repeat this prayer. If it is still not settled, you may repeat it once more and your need
will be settled, Allah willing.
6.Another Prayer for Settling the Needs
The trustworthy Shaykh al-Kulayni, may Allah have mercy upon him, reports in his book of al-Kafi that Àbd al-Rahim alQasim said: I once visited Imam al-Sadiq (à) and said, May Allah accept me as ransom for you! I have invented a
formula of supplicatory prayer.The Imam (à) answered, Save me from your inventions! Whenever a disaster befalls you,
you should have recourse to the Messenger of Allah and offer a two-unit prayer and dedicate it to him, peace be upon him
and his Household.
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How can I do that? I asked.The Imam (à) answered, You should bathe yourself and offer a two-unit prayer, beginning it
with the prefatory part of obligatory prayers and say the tashahhud statement of obligatory prayers. When you finish
saying thetashahhud and taslm statements, you should say the following:
O Allah, You are the (source of)

peace;
from You does peace come;
and to You does peace return.
O Allah, (please) send blessings
upon Muhammad and the
Household of Muhammad,
convey my greetings to the soul of
Muhammad
and the souls of the veracious
Imams,
and convey to me their response of
my greetings.
Peace and Allahs mercy and
blessings be upon them.
O Allah, these two units of prayer
are present from me to Allahs
Messenger,
peace and greetings of Allah be
upon him and his Household.
S0, (please) decide Your reward to
be that You grant me what I have
hoped
and expected from You and Your
Messenger.
O Guardian of the believers.
allahumma anta alssalamu

wa minka alssalamu
wa ilayka yarjiù alssalamu
allahumma alli àla
muhammadin wa ali
muhammadin
wa balligh ruha muhammadin
minn alssalama
wa arwaha al-a'immati
aladiqna salam
wardud àlayya minhum
alssalama
walssalamu àlayhim wa rahmatu
allah wa barakatuhu
allahumma inna hatayni

alrrakàtayni
hadiyyatun minn ila rasuli allah
alla allahu àlayhi wa alih
fa'athibn àlayhima ma ammaltu

wa rajawtu fka wa f rasulika
ya waliyya almu'minna
You may then prostrate and repeat the following forty times:
O Ever-living! O Self-Subsisting!
ya hayyu ya qayyumu
O Ever-living One Who never dies!
ya hayyan la yamutu
O Ever-living One; there is no god

save You!
ya hayyan la ilaha illa anta
O Lord of majesty and honoring!
ya dha aljalali wal-ikrami
O most Merciful of all those who

show mercy.
ya arhama alrrahimna
You may then put your right cheek on the ground and repeat the aforesaid supplication forty times. You may then put your
left cheek on the ground and repeat the supplication more forty times.
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You may then raise your head from prostration, extend your hands (towards the sky) and repeat the supplication forty
times. You may then pull your hands to your neck, point out with your forefinger, and repeat the supplication forty times.
You may then hold your beard with your left hand and weep, or try to weep, and say the following:
O Muhammad! O Allahs
Messenger!
I complain to Allah and to you
about my need
ya muhammadu ya rasula allahi

ashku ila allah wa ilayka hajat
and I complain to your Household,

the rightly guided, about my need,
wa ila ahli baytika alrrashidna

hajat
and through you all I turn my face

towards Allah to grant me my need.
wa bikum atawajjahu ila allahi f

hajat
You should then prostrate and repeat the following word as much as one breath can take:
O Allah! O Allah!
ya allahu ya allahu
You may then say the following:
Please, send blessings upon

Muhammad and the Household of
Muhammad, and...
alli àla muhammadin wa ali

muhammadin
You may now mention your need.If you do so, Imam al-Sadiq (à) added, I guarantee that Allah the Almighty and Majestic
will settle your need before you leave your place.
7.)In al-Balad al-Amn, al-Kafàm states: For urgent needs, the following words may be written on a sheet of paper and
then thrown in (current) water:
In the Name of Allah; the Allbeneficent, the All-merciful.
bismi allahi alrrahmani alrrahmi
From the submissive servant
min alàbdi aldhdhalli
to the All-majestic Lord.
ila almawla aljalli
O Lord: Harm has afflicted me,
rabbi inn massaniya alurru
and You are the most Merciful of

the merciful.
In the name of Muhammad and his
Household,
(please) bless Muhammad and his
Household,
take off my distress and relieve me
from my grief,
out of Your mercy, O most
Merciful of all those who show
mercy.
wa anta arhamu alrrahimna

bihaqqi muhammadin wa alih
alli àla muhammadin wa alih
wakshif hamm wafarrij ànn
ghamm
birahmatika ya arhama
alrrahimna
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Another Prayer for Settling the Needs
Sayyid ibn Tawus, in his book of al-Mazar, Chapter: Rites of al-Kufah Mosque, after mentioning the recommended acts at
Imam Àls Niche (mihrab), has mentioned a special prayer for settling the needs to be offered there. This prayer
consists of four units, each two alone; i.e. the taslm statement is uttered after each two units. In the first unit, Surah alFatihah is recited once and Surah al-Tawhd is repeated ten times. In the second unit, Surah al-Fatihah is recited once
and Surah al-Tawhd is repeated twenty-one times. In the third unit, Surah al-Fatihah is recited once and Surah alTawhd is repeated thirty-one times. In the fourth unit, Surah al-Fatihah is recited once and Surah al-Tawhd is repeated
forty-one times. Upon uttering the taslm statement and saying the glorification statements, you may do the following:
(1) Recite Surah al-Tawhid fifty-one times,
(2) Recite the imploration for forgiveness (i.e. istighfar) fifty times:
I pray Allah for forgiveness.
astaghfiru allahu
(3) invoke blessings upon the Holy Prophet and his Household (i.e. Salawat) fifty times:
allahumma alli àla
muhammadin wa ali
muhammadin
O Allah, (please) send blessings

upon Muhammad and the
(4) repeat the following statement fifty times:
There is neither might nor power

except with Allah.
la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah

alàliyyi alàmi
and (5) say the following supplication:
O Allah Who stops His power (to

punish) from His creatures,
Who possesses His authority
through it,
and Who has full power over all
existent beings through what He
possesses!
ya allahu almaniù qudratahu

khalqahu
walmaliku biha sulanahu
walmutasalliu bima f yadayhi
àla kulli mawjudin
While all others disappoint those

who put hope in them,
he who puts hope in You is pleased
and never disappointed.
I beseech You in the name of all
items that please You,
wa ghayruka yakhbu raja'u rajhi
wa rajka masrurun la yakhbu
as'aluka bikulli rian laka
all things in which You are present,
wa bikulli shay'in anta fhi
all things in which You like to be

mentioned,
and in Your Name, O Allah,
for there is nothing to be equal to
wa bikulli shay'in tuhibbu an

tudhkara bih
wa bika ya allahu
falaysa ya`diluka shay'un

You,
(please) send blessings upon
Muhammad,
safeguard me, my sons, my wife,
and my possessions,
safeguard me with Your
safeguarding,
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an tualliya àla muhammadin wa

ali muhammadin
wa tahfaan wa walad wa ahl
wa mal
wa tahfaan bihifika
wa an taqiya hajat f
and settle my need, which is...
It is reported that one who has a request to be granted by Almighty Allah may offer a four-unit prayer, reciting Surah alFatihah and Surah al-Anàm (No. 6) in each unit. Upon accomplishment, one may say the following supplication:
O All-generous! O All-generous! O
All-generous!
O All-great! O All-great! O Allgreat!
O Greater than all great ones!
O Hearer of prayers!
O Unaffected by nights and days!
(Please) send blessings upon
Muhammad and his Household
and have mercy on my feebleness,
neediness,
destitution, and poverty,
because You know them better than
I do
and You know my need better than
I do.
O He Who had mercy upon Jacob,
the old man,
when He returned Joseph, the
delight of his eyes, to him!
O He Who had mercy upon Job
after a long time of tribulation!
O He Who had mercy upon
Muhammad,
Allahs peace and blessings be
upon him,
Who gave shelter to him against
orphanhood,
Who gave him victory against the
tyrants and despots of Quraysh
ya karmu ya karmu ya karmu
ya àmu ya àmu ya àmu
ya aàma min kulli àmin

ya samà aldduà'i
ya man la tughayyiruhu allayal

wal-ayyamu
alli àla muhammadin wa alih
warham a`f wa faqr
wa faqat wa maskanat
fa'innaka a`lamu biha minn
wa anta a`lamu bihajat
ya man rahima alshshaykha

ya`quba
hna radda àlayhi yusufa qurrata

àynih
ya man rahima ayyuba ba`da uli

bala'ih
ya man rahima muhammadan

wa min alyutmi awahu
wa naarahu àla jababirati
qurayshin wa awaghtiha

and Who gave him control over
wa amkanahu minhum
them!
O Bringer of aid! O Bringer of aid!
ya mughthu ya mughthu ya
mughthu
O Bringer of aid!
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One may repeat the last statement frequently and then ask Almighty Allah for ones need, for Almighty Allah will grant so.
Sayyid Ibn Tawus, may Allah have mercy upon him, has reported the following: At Friday nights and the night before the
`d al-Aha Day (i.e. the tenth of Dhul-ijjah), you may offer a two-unit prayer. In each unit, recite Surah al-Fatihah, but
when you reach the following verse, you should repeated it one hundred times:
You do we serve and You do we

beseech for help.
iyyaka na`budu wa iyyaka

nasta`nu
You may then recite the next verses of Surah al-Fatihah and then recite Surah al-Tawhd two hundred times. Upon
accomplishment of the prayer, you may repeat the following statement seventy times:
There is neither might nor power

except with Allah.
la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah

alàliyyi alàmi
You may then prostrate and repeat the following word of supplication two hundred times:
O my Lord!
ya rabbi
Then, you may pray Almighty Allah for whatever you want, and all your requests will be granted, Allah willing.
This prayer has been reported by a big number of scholars, such as Shaykh al-Mufd, al-Tus, Sayyid Ibn Tawus, and
many others, from Imam al-Sadiq (à). However, according to the report of Sayyid Ibn Tawus, the way of offering this
prayer is as follows:
When you have an urgent need and you wish Almighty Allah to grant it for you, you may observe fasting on three
successive days; Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. On Friday, you may bathe yourself, dress yourself with a new, clean
costume, go up to the highest point in your house, and offer a two-unit prayer. Then, you may raise your hands towards
the sky and say the following supplication:
O Allah, I have resided in Your

court
due to my full acquaintance
with Your Oneness, Selfindependence, and
that there is none to settle my
need save You.
allahumma inn halaltu bisahatika

lima`rifat biwahdaniyyatika wa
amadaniyyatika
wa annahu la qadiran àla qaa'i
hajat ghayruka
I have known, O my Lord,
wa qad àlimtu ya rabbi

annahu kullama taaharat
that whenever Your graces are
ni`matuka àlayya
poured down on me in hoards,
ishtaddat faqat ilayka
my need to You becomes more
urgent.
wa qad araqan hammu
I have been inflicted by the
distress of
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You should now mention your problem and then keep on, saying:
About relieving me from this

distress, You have full knowledge
and You need no direction
and You are Limitless and You do
not have to think about it.
I therefore beseech You in the
name of Your Name that You put
on the mountains; so, they were
carried away from the roots,
You put on the heavens; so, they
were rent asunder,
wa waa`tahu àla alssamawati

fanshaqqat
on the stars; so, they were spread,
wa àla alnnjumi fantasharat
and on the earth; so, it was made a

vast expanse.
wa àla al-ari fasuihat
I also beseech You in the name of

the Right that You deposited with
Muhammad,
wa as'aluka bilhaqqi alladh

jaàltahu ìnda muhammadin
may Allah bless him and his

Household,
and with Àl, al-asan, al-usayn,
Àl, Muhammad, Ja`far,
Musa, Àl, Muhammad,
Àl, al-asan, and the Argument,
peace be upon them,
[I beseech You] t0 send blessings
upon Muhammad and his
Household,
settle my need for me,
make easy what is difficult in it,
wa anta bikashfih àlimun

ghayru muàllamin
wasiùn ghayru mutakallifin
fa'as'aluka bismika alladh wa
a`tahu àla aljibali fanusifat
wa ìnda àliyyin walhasani

walhusayni
wa àliyyin wa muhammadin wa
ja`farin
wa musa wa àliyyin wa
muhammadin
wa àliyyin walhasani walhujjati
àlayhim alssalamu
ahli baytih
wa an taqiya l hajat
wa tuyassira l àsraha
and save me from the intricate part

of it.
wa takfiyan muhimmaha
If you do, then all praise be to You.
fa'in faàlta falaka alhamdu

If you do it not, then all praise be to
wa in lam tafàl falaka alhamdu
You,
because You are neither biased in
ghayra ja'irin f hukmika
Your judgment,
nor accused in Your decree,
nor prejudicing in Your justice.
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wa la muttahamin f qaa'ika
wa la ha'ifin f àdlika
You may then put your face on the ground and say the following supplication:
O Allah, Jonah the son of Amittai,

Your servant,
prayed to You from the belly of the
big fish
and he is Your servant, and You
responded to him;
and I am Your servant too; so,
(please) respond to me.
allahumma inna yunusa ibna

matta àbdaka
daàka f bani alhuti

wa huwa àbduka fastajabta lahu
wa ana àbduka adùka fastajib l
Imam al-Sadiq (à) said, Many times, I had many needs to be settled by Almighty Allah. I therefore said this supplication
and came back having my need settled for me.
Etiquettes of Praying for Settling the Needs
In Jamal al-Usbu`, Sayyid Ibn Tawus has mentioned an essay regarding the etiquettes of praying for granting ones
requests, which can be summed up as follows:
While trying to beseech the All-knowing Lord to grant you your request, you must be at the most modest manner. When
you intend to present yourself before a human king to ask him for granting you a request, you naturally try to attain his
pleasure through all possible means and efforts. Likewise, you must exert all possible efforts to attain the pleasure of the
Almighty and All-majestic Lord when you want Him to grant you your request. Thus, do not beseech Him in a way less
earnest than appealing from human kings; lest, you will fail to win your request because you have been of the scoffers.
How is it then reasonable that you care for the pleasure of the All-majestic Lord less than your care for winning the
pleasure of human kings who are no more than slaves of the Master of the Worlds? Such being the case, you will be
regarded as belittling, scoffing, disdaining, and deriding the grandeur of the All-majestic Lord, and, as a result, you will
never win your request no matter how many prayers you would offer and how many days you would fast.
Moreover, when you fast on a day or offer a prayer for purpose of winning your request from Almighty God, you must not
behave as if you are testing Him; rather, you must have full confidence of His response. As a rule, we, human beings, try
others only when we are suspicious about their ability to do what they are tried to do. About those who suspect Him,
Almighty Allah says, the entertainers of evil thoughts about Allah. On them is the evil turn. (48/6)
Significantly, when you beseech the Lord for granting your request, you must have full confidence in His all-encompassing
mercy, His all-inclusive magnanimity, and His fulfillment of all of His promises.
When you turn your face towards the most generous of all human beings to ask him for an insignificant thing, you will
most certainly be sure that he will grant you that thing after you have asked it from him in the most appropriate way.
Similarly, you must be surer that Almighty Allah Who is the All-generous and the most generous of all those who act
generously that He will grant you your request, which is, in His sight and as compared to His omnipotence, less
insignificant than all insignificant things. Hence, beware that you put confidence in any mortal more than you do with
Almighty Allah.
It is also advisable that when you offer a prayer and fast on a day for purpose of winning your request from God, you must
arrange your worldly requests according to their importance. In fact, the most important of all your requests, no matter
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how urgent they be, are the requests of the one under whose shade you are living and whose hospitality you are
experiencing; namely, the Patron of the Age, Imam al-Mahd, may Allahs blessings be upon him.
Then come your requests with regard to your religious faith. Only then do come your personal requests involved.
To explain, when you intend to beseech Almighty Allah to save you from perdition, you may observe fasting with the
intention of praying Him to grant you this very request. In fact, you should have known that winning Almighty Allahs
amnesty, pleasure, acceptance, and approval is more important than being saved from perdition, because you will
eventually perish whether you like it or not, but if you miss Almighty Allahs majesty, pleasure, and acceptance, you will
lose this worldly life and the eternal life thus exposing yourself to unbearable and unimaginable misfortunes.
Similarly, as I have advised you to give the requests of the Patron of the Age priority to your personal requests, I only
meant to inform you that the survival of this world and the survival of its inhabitants are contingent upon the existence of
the Patron in this world. Hence, how is it reasonable to give precedence to your personal requests over the requests of
the one without whom you do not live a single moment?
Let it be known to you that the Patron of the Age is in no need for your implorations for him; rather, if you do what I have
just advised you to do, you will then have fulfilled your pledge towards him.
Finally, it is highly recommended to commence your supplicatory prayers with invoking Almighty Allahs blessings upon
the Holy Infallibles (à).
CHAPTER TEN BRIEF SUPPLICATORY PRAYERS FOR THIS-WORLDLY AND

HEREAFTER REQUESTS
Although they are numerous, I will mention only thirty prayers for this-worldly and otherworldly requests:
First: Imam al-Sadiq (à) is reported to have advised of saying this supplicatory prayer:
O Allah, (please) make me fear

You as if I can see You.
allahumma ijàln akhshaka

ka'ann araka
Make me happy to act piously

towards You.
Do not distress me by granting me
activity to commit acts of
disobedience to You.
Choose for me through Your
decree.
Bless me through Your
determination
so that I will not long for delaying
that which You would hasten
or hastening that which You have
delayed.
And (please) make my richness in
my conscience
and make me find enjoyment in my
hearing and sight.
wa asìdn bitaqwaka
wa la tushqin binash limaàka
wa khir l f qaa'ika
wa barik l f qadarika
hatta la uhibba ta'khra ma

àjjalta
wa la ta`jla ma akhkharta
wajàl ghinaya f nafs
wa matti`n bi sam` wa baar

Make them sound until I am
wajàlhuma alwarithayni minn
inherited.
Grant me victory over him who
wanurn àla man alaman
wrongs me,
make me see signs of Your power
wa arin fhi qudrataka ya rabbi
in him, O my Lord,
and make Your favors to be the
wa aqirra bifalika àyn
delight of my eye.
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Second: Imam al-Sadiq (à) is also reported to have advised of saying this supplicatory prayer:
O Allah, (please) help me

encounter the horror of the
Resurrection Day,
allahumma aìnn àla hawli

yawmi alqiyamati
take me out of this world soundly,
wa akhrijn min alddunya saliman
give me in marriage the

Paradisiacal women,
save me from procuring the
provisions of myself, my family
members,
wa zawwijn min alhuri al`ni
and people,
wa ma'unata alnnasi
and include me, in the name of

Your mercy, with Your righteous
servants.
wa adkhiln birahmatika f
ìbadika alalihna
wakfin ma'unat wa ma'unata

ìyal
Third: This supplicatory prayer wards off sinning and brings about all this-worldly and otherworldly requests overall:

O He Who has shown only
goodness,
concealed the evil (deeds of His
servants),
bismillahi alrrahman alrrahmi
and has not exposed the hidden!
wa lam yahtik alssitra ànna
O He Who is generous in
pardoning!
O He Who is Excellent in
overlooking!
ya karma alàfwi
ya hasana alttajawuzi
O He Who is Liberal in forgiving!
ya wasià almaghfirati
O He Who opens His hands wide

with mercy!
O He Who is present in all
confidential talks!
O He Who is the ultimate objective
of all complaints!
wa ya basia alyadayni
bilrrahmati
ya man ahara aljamla

wa satara alqabha
ya ahiba kulli najwa

wa ya muntaha kulli shakwa
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O He Who is generous in
condoning!
ya karma alafhi
O He Who is great in favoring!
ya àma almanni
O He Who takes the initiative in

enduing with all favors before they
are deserved!
ya mubtadi'a kulli ni`matin qabla

istihqaqiha
O my Lord! O my Master! O my
Cherisher!
ya rabbahu ya sayyidahu ya
mawlahu
O my utmost hope! O my aide!
ya ghayatahu ya ghiyathahu
(Please) send blessings upon

Muhammad
and I beseech You not to put me in
Hellfire.

muhammadin
wa as'aluka an la tajàlan f
alnnari
Fourth: Imam al-Sadiq (à) is reported to have said this supplicatory prayer:
You are my trust in all hard times,
anta thiqat f kulli kurbatin
You are my hope in all ordeals,
wa anta raja' f kulli shiddatin
and You alone are my reliance and

support in every matter that afflicts
me.
wa anta l f kulli amrin nazala b

thiqatun wa ùddatun
Too many are the agonies, which

the heart is too weak to undergo,
which all stratagems fail to
manage,
in which the friend and the stranger
disappoint,
kam min karbin yaùfu ànhu

alfu'adu
wa yakhdhulu ànhu alqarbu

walba`du
at which the enemy gloat,
wa yashmatu bih alàduwwu
and in which I lose any way out,
wa tu`yn fhi al-umuru
wa taqillu fhi alhlatu
but when I referred them to You

anzaltuhu bika wa shakawtuhu
and complained about them to You, ilayka
abandoning all others than You,
raghiban fhi àmman siwaka
You have relieved, removed, and

saved me from it.
So, You are the patron of all
graces,
the One Who stands for all
requests,
fafarrajtahu wa kashaftahu wa
kafaytanhi
and the utmost of all desires.
wa muntaha kulli raghbatin
So, very much praise be to You
falaka alhamdu kathran
fa'anta waliyyu kulli ni`matin

wa ahibu kulli hajatin

and abundant gratitude be to You.
wa laka almannu failan
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This is the supplicatory prayer the Holy Prophet () said on the days of the Battle of Badr and the Battle of the Allies (i.e.
al-Ahzab). The chief of martyrs; namely, Imam al-usayn (à), also said this supplicatory prayer in Karbala' on the `shura'
Day.
Furthermore, two more supplicatory prayers were said by Imam al-usayn (à) on that day. The first one is the supplicatory
prayer he taught to his son Imam Zayn al-`bidn (à) when he embraced him to his chest while blood was gushing from
his body. Used in urgent cases, intense grief, harsh times, and difficult matters, the supplicatory prayer intended is as
follows:
In the name of Yasn and the

Qur'an full of wisdom
and in the name of Taha and the
Great Qur'an (I beseech You).
O He Who has power to grant the
requests of the beseechers!
O He Who knows what is in the
inner selves!
O He Who alleviates the agonized
ones!
O He Who relieves the distressed
ones!
O He Who is merciful to the old
ones!
O He Who provides the little babies
with sustenance!
O He Who does not require
explanation!
(Please) bless Muhammad and the
Household of Muhammad and
bihaqqi ya-sn walqur'ani alhakmi
wa bihaqqi a-ha walqur'ani

alàmi
ya man yaqdiru àla hawa'iji

alssa'ilna
ya man ya`lamu ma f alamri
ya munaffisan àn almakrubna
ya mufarrijan àn almaghmumna
ya rahima alshshaykhi alkabri
ya raziqa alifli alaghri
ya man la yahtaju ila alttafsri

muhammadin
One may now submit his requests.

Fifth: Imam al-Sadiq (à) is reported to have raised his hands towards the sky and said this supplicatory prayer:
O my Lord, never relegate me to

myself even for a winking of an
eye,
rabbi la takiln ila nafs arfata

àynin abadan
less than that, or more than that.
la aqalla min dhalika wa la

akthara
Sixth: Imam al-Sadiq (à) is also reported to have advised of saying this prayer:
(Please) have mercy upon me

against what I am too feeble to do
and what I am too impatient to
stand.
irhamn mimma la aqata l bih

wa la abra l àlayhi
Seventh: Imam al-Sadiq (à) is also reported to have advised of saying this supplicatory prayer:
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allahumma inn as'aluka bijalalika

Allah, I beseech You in the name
of Your majesty, beauty, and
generosity to
wa jamalika wa karamika an
One may now submit his requests.

Eighth: Fal ibn Yunus has reported that Imam al-Kaim (à) advised him to repeat this supplicatory prayer very much:
O Allah, (please) do not make me

of the unfixed-hearted
and do not make me feel not
negligent.
allahumma la tajàln min

almuàrna
wa la tukhrijn min alttaqri
To explain, the first statement is a prayer for not including with those whose faith is as irregular as loans, which means
that faith is not fixed in their hearts. However, the statement may also stand for a prayer for not including with those whom
are relegated to themselves and Allah the Almighty has no interference in their affairs, just like a horse whose rein is
thrown freely on its wither and is left to graze uncontrollably.
The second statement is a prayer for not including with those who feel themselves to have carried out their duties towards
their Lord flawlessly. In fact, one must always feel that he cannot carry out his duties towards his Lord fully whatever
efforts he would exert.
Ninth: Imam al-Baqir (à) is reported to have said: Almighty Allah has forgiven a Bedouin man for two words he said in his
supplicatory prayer. These two words are as follows:
O Allah, if You punish me, then

this befits me,
but if You forgive me, then it befits
You.
allahumma in tuàdhdhibn
fa'ahlun lidhalika ana
wa in taghfir l fa'ahlun lidhalika
anta
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Tenth: Dawud al-Raqq has said: Whenever he insisted in prayers, Imam al-Sadiq (à) would pray Almighty Allah in the
name of the Five Persons: the Holy Prophet, Imam Àl, Lady Faimah, Imam al-asan, and Imam al-usayn, peace be
upon them.
Eleventh: Yazd al-Sa'igh is reported to have said: I asked Imam al-Sadiq (à) to pray Almighty Allah for our good. He
therefore said:
O Allah, (please) endue them with

truthfulness in speech,
allahumma irzuqhum idqa

alhadthi
fulfillment of trusts,
wa ada'a al-amanati
and constant attendance to prayers.
walmuhafaata àla alalawati
O Allah, they are the worthiest of

all of Your creatures to obtain this
from You;
allahumma innahum ahaqqu

khalqika an tafàlahu bihim
therefore, O Allah, do it to them.
allahumma ifàlhu bihim
Twelfth: Say this supplicatory prayer, which Imam Àl Amr al-Mu'minn (à) used to say:
O Allah, endue me with reliance on

You,
entrusting (all my affairs) with
You,
allahumma munna àlayya

bilttawakkuli àlayka
satisfaction with Your decree,
walrria biqadarika
and submission to Your ordinance
walttaslmi li'amrika
so that I would not long for

hastening what You delay
hatta la uhibba ta`jla ma

akhkharta
and delaying what You hasten.
wa la ta'khra ma àjjalta
O Lord of the worlds!
ya rabba alàlamna
walttafwi ilayka
Thirteenth: It is reported that Archangel Gabriel came to the Holy Prophet () and conveyed to him the following
message from Almighty Allah: If you want to worship Me a whole night and a whole day perfectly, you may raise your
hands towards Me and say this supplicatory prayer:
O Allah, all praise be to You
allahumma laka alhamdu
that is as eternal as You are.
hamdan khalidan maà khuludika
All praise be to You
wa laka alhamdu
that never ends save Your

knowledge (about it).
hamdan la muntaha lahu duna

ìlmika
wa laka alhamdu

that has no limit save when You
hamdan la amada lahu duna
mash'atika
will.
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wa laka alhamdu
the recompense of whose sayer is

nothing save Your pleasure.
O Allah, all praise entirely be to
You,
hamdan la jaza'a liqa'ilih illa

riaka
all gratitude entirely is Yours,
wa laka almann kulluhu
all pride entirely is Yours,
wa laka alfakhru kulluhu
all splendor entirely is Yours,
wa laka albaha'u kulluhu
the whole light entirely is Yours,
wa laka alnnuru kulluhu
all mightiness entirely is Yours,
wa laka alìzzatu kulluha
all grandeur entirely is Yours,
wa laka aljabarutu kulluha
all greatness entirely is Yours,
wa laka alàamatu kulluha
the whole world entirely is Yours,
wa laka alddunya kulluha
the whole Hereafter entirely is

Yours,
all nights and all days entirely are
Yours,
wa laka al-akhiratu kulluha
wa laka allaylu walnnaharu

kulluhu
all creation entirely is Yours,
wa laka alkhalqu kulluhu
the good entirely is in Your hand,
wa biyadika alkhayru kulluhu
and all affairs entirely are returned

to You,
wa ilayka yarjiù al-amru kulluhu
both the open and the hidden.
àlaniyatuhu wa sirrihu
O Allah, all praise eternally be to

You.
allahumma laka alhamdu hamdan

abadan
You are the sympathetic in ordeals,
anta hasanu albala'i
the lofty in praiseworthiness,
jallu alththana'i
the abundant in bestowals,
sabighu alnna`ma'i
the just in decreeing,
àdlu alqaa'i
the opulent in donation,
jazlu alàa'i
the excellent in graces,
hasanu al-ala'i
the god in the earth,
ilahun f al-ari
allahumma laka alhamdu kulluhu

and the god in the heavens.
wa ilahun f alssama'i
O Allah, all praise in the seven

strong skies be to You,
allahumma laka alhamdu f

alssabì alshshidadi
all praise in the plain lands be to

You,
all praise that is as much as the
scope of the servants be to You,
all praise that is as extensive as
lands be to You,
all praise in the mountains that are
as projections be to You,
all praise in the night when it draws
a veil be to You,
all praise in the daylight when it
shines in brightness be to You,
all praise in the last and the first be
to You,
wa laka alhamdu f al-ari

almihadi
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wa laka alhamdu aqata alìbadi
wa laka alhamdu saàta albiladi
wa laka alhamdu f aljibali alawtadi
wa laka alhamdu f allayli idha

yaghsha
wa laka alhamdu f alnnahari idha

tajalla
wa laka alhamdu f al-akhirati

wal-ula
and all praise in the oft-repeated

verses and the Great Qur'an be to
You.
wa laka alhamdu f almathan

walqur'ani alàmi
All glory be to Allah and in praise

of Him.
wa subhana allahi wa bihamdih
The whole earth shall be in His grip wal-aru jamàn qabatuhu

yawma alqiyamati
on the Resurrection Day
and the heavens rolled up in His

right hand.
Glory be to Him and may He be
exalted above what they associate
with Him.
All glory be to Allah and in praise
of Him.
Everything is perishable except His
Face.
Glory be to You, O our Lord,
exalted be You,
walssamawatu mawiyyatun
biyamnih
blessed be You, and holy be You.
wa tabarakta wa taqaddasta
You have created all things by

Your omnipotence,
predominated over all things by
Your almightiness,
towered above all things by Your
elevation,
overcome all things by Your
power,
khalaqta kulla shay'in biqudratika
wa qaharta kulla shay'in

biìzzatika
subhanahu wa taàla àmma

yushrikuna
subhana allahi wa bihamdih
kullu shay'in halikun illa wajhahu
subhanaka rabbana wa taàlayta
wa àlawta fawqa kulli shay'in

birtifaìka
wa ghalabta kulla shay'in
biquwwatika
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fashioned all things by Your

wisdom and knowledge,
wabtada`ta kulla shay'in

bihikmatika wa ìlmika
sent the messengers with Your

Books,
guided the righteous ones by Your
permission,
wa baàthta alrrusula bikutubika
wa hadayta alalihna bi'idhnika
aided the believers by Your victory, wa ayyadta almu'minna binarika
and overpowered all the creatures

by Your authority.
wa qaharta alkhalqa bisulanika
There is no god save You;
la ilaha illa anta
You are one and only and there is

no associate with You.
wahdaka la sharka laka
We serve none but You,
la na`budu ghayraka
we beseech none but You,
wa la nas'alu illa iyyaka
and we desire for none but You.
wa la narghabu illa ilayka
You are the target of our

complaints,
anta mawiù shakwana
the utmost of our desires,
wa muntaha raghbatina
the God, and the Master of us.
wa ilahuna wa malkuna
Fourteenth: It is reported that a man came to Imam Àl Amr al-Mu'minn (à) and complained about the delay in
response of his prayers.
Have you tried the swift-responded prayer? Imam Àl (à) asked.
What prayer do you mean? asked the man.
Imam Àl (à) thus taught him to say this supplicatory prayer:
O Allah, I beseech You
allahumma inn as'aluka

bismika
in the name of Your Name; the

great, the greatest,
alàmi al-aàmi
the most majestic, the noblest,
al-ajalli al-akrami
the hoarded, the hidden,
almakhzuni almaknuni
the brilliant, the true,
alnnuri alhaqqi
the manifest demonstration,
alburhani almubni
which is light with light,
alladh huwa nurun maà nurin
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light out of light,
wa nurun min nurin
light in light,
wa nurun f nurin
light on all light,
wa nurun àla kulli nurin
light over all light,
wa nurun fawqa kulli nurin
and light by which all darkness is

shone
wa nurun tu'u bih kulla

ulmatin
and all hardships,
wa yuksaru bih kullu shiddatin
all rebellious devils,
wa kullu shayanin mardin
and all obstinate transgressors are

unraveled.
wa kullu jabbarin àndin
Neither a land can bear it
la taqirru bih arun
nor can any sky hold it.
wa la taqumu bih sama'un
Through it, all fearful ones attain

security
wa ya'manu bih kullu kha'ifin
and sorceries of all sorcerers,
wa yabulu bih sihru kulli

sahirin
oppressions of all oppressors,
wa baghyu kulli baghin
and envy of all envious ones are

counteracted.
Because of its greatness, all lands
and oceans split
wa hasadu kulli hasidin
and all arks stand stable
wa yastaqillu bih alfulku
when the angel pronounces it;
hna yatakallamu bih almalaku
so, waves will no more have any

effect on these arks.
It is Your Name; the greatest, the
greatest,
the most majestic, the most
majestic,
fala yakunu lilmawji àlayhi

sablun
wa huwa ismuka al-aàmu alaàmu
the grandest light,
alnnuru al-akbaru
which You have used for Yourself
alladh sammayta bih nafsaka
and by which You have prevailed

on Your Throne.
I turn my face towards You in the
name of Muhammad and his
Household
and beseech You in the name of
You and them
wastawayta bih àla àrshika
wa atawajjahu ilayka
bimuhammadin wa ahli baytih
wa yataaddaù liàamatih
albarru walbahru
al-ajallu al-ajallu
wa as'aluka bika wa bihim

to bless Muhammad and the
Household of Muhammad and to
an tualliya àla muhammadin

wa ali muhammadin wa an
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You may now submit your requests.

Fifteenth: Àmr ibn Abil-Miqdam has reported the following: Imam al-Sadiq (à) dictated this supplicatory prayer, which
achieves benefits for this world and the other world: After praising and thanking Almighty Allah, you may say this:
O Allah, You are Allah; there is no

god save You, the Forbearing, the
All-generous.
allahumma anta allahu la

ilaha illa anta alhalmu
alkarmu
You are Allah; there is no god save

You, the Almighty, the All-wise.
wa anta allahu la ilaha illa

anta alàzzu alhakmu

You, the One, the Supreme.
You, the Master, the Compeller.

anta alwahidu alqahharu

anta almaliku aljabbaru
You are Allah; there is no god save wa anta allahu la ilaha illa
You, the All-merciful, the Forgiver. anta alrrahmu alghaffaru
You, the Mighty in prowess.

anta alshshddu almihalu

You, the Great, the High Exalted.

anta alkabru almutaàli

You, the Hearing, the Seeing.

anta alssamù albaru

You, the Impregnable, the
Omnipotent.

anta almanù alqadru

You, the Forgiver, the Ready to
appreciate.

anta alghafuru alshshkuru

You, the Praiseworthy, the Allglorious.

anta alhamdu almajdu

You, the Self-sufficient, the

anta alghaniyyu alhamdu

Praiseworthy.

You, the Forgiver, the Loving.

anta alghafuru alwadudu

You, the All-tender, the Allfavorer.

anta alhannanu almannanu

You, the Forbearing, the Requiter.

anta alhalmu alddayyanu

You, the All-magnanimous, the
Glorious.

anta aljawadu almajidu

You, the One, the One and Only.

anta alwahidu al-ahadu

You, the Unseen, the Witness.

anta algha'ibu alshshahidu

You, the Evident, the Immanent.

anta alahiru albainu

You; You have knowledge of all
things.

anta bikulli shay'in àlmun
Perfect is Your brilliance; so, You

have guided (to the true guidance).
Open is Your hand; so, You have
given (liberally).
Our Lord, Your Face is the noblest
of all faces,
tamm nuruka fahadayta
Your side is the best of all sides,
wa jihatuka khayru aljihati
and Your donations are the most

favorable and most pleasant of all
donations.
Our Lord, when You are obeyed,
You thank
and when You, our Lord, is
disobeyed, You forgive whomever
You wish.
You respond to the distressed,
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wa basata yadaka fa'aàyta

rabbana wajhuka akramu
alwujuhi
wa àiyyatuka afalu
alàaya wa ahna'uha
tuaù rabbana fatashkuru
wa tuà rabbana fataghfiru
liman shi'ta
tujbu almuarrna
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relieve from evil,
wa takshifu alssu'a
accept repentance,
wa taqbalu alttawbata
and pardon the sins.
wa ta`fu àn aldhdhunubi
Your bestowals are too abundant to

be recompensed,
Your graces are too many to be
counted,
and You are too praised to be
expressed by any statement.
la tujaza ayadka
O Allah, (please) bless Muhammad

and the Household of Muhammad,
hasten their relief, comfort,
rest, and pleasure,
make me taste the flavor of their
relief,
annihilate their jinn and human
enemies,
grant us good in this world
wa la tuha niàmuka
wa la yablughu midhataka
qawlu qa'ilin
allahumma alli àla
muhammadin wa ali
muhammadin
wa àjjil farajahum wa
rawhahum
wa rahatahum wa
sururahum
wa adhiqn a`ma farajihim
wa ahlik a`da'ahum min
aljinni wal-insi
wa atina f alddunya
hasanatan
and good in the Hereafter,
wa f al-akhirati hasanatan
and protect us against the

chastisement of fire.
wa qina àdhaba alnnari
Include us with those upon whom

no fear shall come nor shall they
grieve.
wajàlna min alladhna la

khawfun àlayhim wa la hum
yahzanuna
Include me with those who have

acted patiently
wajàln min alladhna

abaru
wa àla rabbihim
yatawakkaluna
wa thabbitn bilqawli
alththabiti
f alhayati alddunya wa f alakhirati
and on their Lord do they rely.

Confirm me with the sure word
in this worldly life and in the
Hereafter.
Bless me in my lifetime, in my
death,
on the Situation, in the
Resurrection,
in the Settling of account, in the
Scale,
and at the horrors of the
Resurrection Day,
keep me safe on the Discriminating
Bridge, and make me pass it safely.
Provide me with useful knowledge,
wa barik l f almahya
walmamati
walmawqifi walnnushuri
walhisabi walmzani
wa ahwali yawmi alqiyamati
wa sallimn àla alirai wa

ajizn àlayhi
warzuqn ìlman nafiàn

true certitude,
piety, righteousness, devoutness,
fear of You, and dread of You
due to which I attain a nearer step
towards You
and I avoid any remoter step from
You.
Endear me (to people) and do not
make the others incur the hatred of
me.
Take care of me and do not
disappoint me.
Grant me a part of the whole
welfare of this world and the
Hereafter,
including what I know and what I
do not.
Save me from the whole evil
altogether,
including what I know and what I
do not.
wa yaqnan adiqan
wa tuqan wa birran wa
waraàn
wa khawfan minka wa
faraqan
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yuballighun minka zulfa
wa la yubaìdun ànka
wa ahbibn wa la tubghin
wa tawallan wa la
takhdhuln
wa aìn min jamì khayri
alddunya wal-akhirati
ma àlimtu minhu wa ma
lam a`lam
wa ajirn min alssu'i kullih
bihadhafrih
ma àlimtu minhu wa ma
lam a`lam
Sixteenth: Muàwiyah ibn Àmmar has reported that he once asked Imam al-Sadiq (à) to teach him exclusively a special
supplicatory prayer. The Imam (à) therefore taught him to say this:
O One! O Glorious!
O One and Only! O Eternally
besought of all!
O He Who begets not nor is He
begotten
ya wahidu ya majidu
ya ahadu ya amadu
ya man lam yalid wa lam yulad
and none is like Him!
wa lam yakun lahu kufwan

ahadun
O Almighty! O All-generous! O
All-tender!
ya àzzu ya karmu ya hannanu
O Hearer of prayers!
ya samià alddaàwati
O most magnanimous of all those

who may donate
ya ajwada man su'ila
and best of all those who may give!
wa ya khayra man aà
O Allah! O Allah! O Allah!
ya allahu ya allahu ya allahu
You have said, And Noah did

certainly call upon Us, and most
excellent answerer of prayer We
are.
qulta walaqad nadana nuhun

falani`ma almujbuna

:
.
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Commenting on this sentence, Imam al-Sadiq (à) said, Upon hearing this verse, the Holy Prophet () used to say:
Yes indeed! Most excellent

answerer of prayer You are.
Most excellent besought One You
are!
Most excellent prayed One You
are!
I beseech You in the name of the
brilliance of Your Face,
naàm lani`ma almujbu anta

wa ni`ma almadùwwu
wa ni`ma almas'ulu
as'aluka binuri wajhika
I beseech You in the name of Your

almightiness, omnipotence, and
grandeur,
wa as'aluka biìzzatika wa
qudratika wa jabarutika
and I beseech You in the name of

Your sovereign power, Your
invulnerable armor,
wa as'aluka bimalakutika wa
dirìka alhanati
Your wholeness, all of Your

supports,
wa bijamìka wa arkanika kulliha
in the name of Muhammad,
wa bihaqqi muhammadin
and in the name of the successors

after Muhammad
wa bihaqqi al-awiya'i ba`da

muhammadin
to bless Muhammad and the

Household of Muhammad and to

ali muhammadin
You may now submit your requests.

Seventeenth: A man from al-Kufah city, named Abu-Ja`far, is reported to have asked Imam al-Sadiq (à) to teach him a
supplicatory prayer to say. The Imam (à) thus taught him to say this:
O He Whom alone I hope for all

good things!
ya man arjuhu likulli khayrin
O He Whose wrath I do not expect

whenever I commit a slip!
wa ya man amanu sakhaahu

ìnda kulli àthratin
O He Who recompenses the little

deed with very much reward!
O He Who has answered one who
begged Him
out of His kindness and
mercifulness!
wa ya man yu` bilqalli alkathra

ya man aà man sa'alahu
tahannunan minhu wa rahmatan
O He Who has given those who do

not ask Him and do not even
recognize Him!
ya man aà man lam yas'alhu

wa lam ya`rifhu
(Please) bless Muhammad and the


muhammadin

give me, for I pray You, the whole
welfare of this world
wa aìn bimas'alt min jamì

khayri alddunya
and the whole welfare of the

Hereafter.
Verily, all that which You give is
unblemished.
(Please do) increase Your favors
upon me, O All-generous!
wa jamì khayri al-akhirati

fa'innahu ghayru manquin ma
aàytan
wa zidn min saàti falika ya
karmu
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Eighteenth: Imam al-Baqir (à) is reported to have instructed his brother, Àbdullah ibn Àl, to say this supplicatory
prayer:
O Allah, (please) certify my

expectation (of Your mercy)
without disappointment,
do not entice any enemy or envious
one against me,
and safeguard me in my standing
up, sitting,
allahumma irfa` ann aìdan

wa la tumi` fiyya àduwwan wa
la hasedan
wahfan qa'iman wa qaìdan
waking, and sleeping.
wa yaqanan wa raqidan
O Allah, (please) forgive me, have

mercy on me,
allahumma ighfir l warhamn
guide me to Your straightest path,
wahdin sablaka al-aqwama
guard me against the heat of

Hellfire,
wa qin harra jahannama
release me from debts and sinning,
wahu ànn almaghrama walma'thama
and make me of the best creatures.
wajàln min khiyari alàlami
Nineteenth: The following supplicatory prayer is reported to be the supplication of insistence:
O Allah, Lord of the seven skies

and whatever is between them,
allahumma rabba alssamawati

alssabì wa ma baynahunna
Lord of the Great Throne,
wa rabba alàrshi alàmi
Lord of Gabriel, Michael, and

Seraph,
wa rabba jabra'la wa mka'la wa

israfla
Lord of the Great Qur'an,
wa rabba alqur'ani alàmi
and Lord of Muhammad the Seal of

the Prophets,
I beseech You in the name of that
by which the sky subsists erect,
wa rabba muhammadin khatami

alnnabiyyna
inn as'aluka billadh taqumu bih

alssama'u
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the earth subsists,
wa bih taqumu al-aru
the assemblage is scattered,
wa bih tufarriqu bayna aljamì
the scattering thing is assembled,
wa bih tajmaù bayna

almutafarriqi
You have given the living

(creatures) sustenance,
and You have counted the number
of the pebbles,
wa bih tarzuqu al-ahya'a
the weight of the mountains,
wa wazna aljibali
and the measure of the waters of

oceans
wa kayla albuhuri
wa bih ahayta àdada alrrimali
You may now invoke Almighty Allahs blessings upon the Holy Prophet and his Household and submit your requests,
preferably insistently.
Twentieth: Ibn Ab-Ya`fur, the prominent and trustworthy narrator, is reported to have said that Imam al-Sadiq (à) used
to say this supplicatory prayer:
O Allah, (please) fill in my heart

with love for You,
allahumma imla' qalb

hubban laka
fear of You,
wa khashyatan minka
belief, faith in You,
wa tadqan wa manan bika
dread of You, and longing for You.
wa faraqan minka wa
shawqan ilayka
O Lord of majesty and honor!
ya dha aljalali wal-ikrami
O Allah, endear to myself my

meeting with You,
allahumma habbib ilayya

liqa'aka
amass the best of mercy and

blessings for me in my meeting
with You,
wajàl l f liqa'ika khayra

alrrahmati walbarakati
add me to the righteous ones,
wa alhiqn bilalihna
do not delay me with the evil ones,
wa la tu'akhkhirn maà alashrari
include me with the past righteous

ones,
line up me with the current
righteous ones,
lead me to the path of the righteous
ones,
wa alhiqn bialihi man maa
help me against myself
wa aìnn àla nafs
wajàln maà alihi man

baqiya
wa khudh b sabla
alalihna
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just as You help the righteous ones bima tu`nu bih alalihna

àla anfusihim
against themselves,
and do not let me return to a
wa la taruddan f su'in

wicked thing from which You have istanqadhtan minhu
saved me,
O Lord of the worlds!
ya rabba alàlamna
O Allah, I beseech You for faith

that does not stop until I meet You.
As long as You grant me lifetime
and when You cause me to die,
(please do) connect me to that faith
as'aluka manan la ajala lahu

duna liqa'ika
and resurrect me carrying it.
tuhiyn wa tumtun àlayhi

wa tabàthun àlayhi idha
baàthtan
wa abri' qalb min alrriya'i
walssumàti
Release my heart from showing off,

seeking for reputation,
and suspicion in the affairs of Your
walshshakki f dnika
religion.
O Allah, grant me victory in
allahumma aìn naran f
dnika
attaining the faith You please,
capability to serve You,
wa quwwatan f ìbadatika
discernment of Your creation,
wa fahman f khalqika
and two folds of Your mercy.
wa kiflayni min rahmatika
And (please) make my face glitter

on account of Your light,
make me desire for nothing but that
which You hold,
and when I die, make me die
following Your Path
on the faith You please and
carrying the principles of Your
Prophet.
wa bayyi wajh binurika
O Allah, I pray Your protection

against laziness, senility,
allahumma inn aùdhu bika

min alkasali walharami
cowardice, stinginess,
waljubni walbukhli
inattentiveness, brutality,
walghaflati walqaswati
spiritlessness, and poverty.
walfatrati walmaskanati
I also pray Your protection against

having unsatisfied self,
wa aùdhu bika ya rabbi min

nafsin la tashbaù
fearless heart,
wa min qalbin la yakhshaù
unanswered supplications,
wa min duà'in la yusmaù
wajàl raghbat fma ìndaka

wa tawaffan f sablika
àla millatika wa millati
rasulika
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and futile prayers.
wa min alatin la tanfaù
I also pray You to guard myself,

my family members, and my
progeny
wa u`dhu bika nafs wa ahl

wa dhurriyyat
against Satan the accursed.
min alshshayani alrrajmi
O Allah, none can ever save me

against You
and I can never find any shelter
against You.
So, (please) do not disappoint me,
do not let me lead myself to
perdition,
and do not make me deserve
chastisement.
I beseech You for steadfastness on
Your religion,
allahumma innahu la yujrun

minka ahadun
giving credence to Your Book,
walttadqa bikitabika
and following Your Messenger.
wattibaà rasulika
O Allah, (please) refer to me with

Your mercy
allahumma udhkurn
birahmatika
but do not refer to me with my sin.
wa la tadhkurn bikha'at
Accept from me and increase Your

favors to me,
wa taqabbal minn wa zidn

min falika
for I desire for You.
inn ilayka raghibun
O Allah, (please) make the reward

for my utterance
allahumma ijàl thawaba

maniq
and the reward of my sessions
wa thawaba majlis
to be Your pleasure with me,
riaka ànna
cause my deed and my prayers to

be purely intended for You,
make Paradise to be my reward, out
of Your mercy,
grant me all what I have asked You
for entirely,
and endue me with even more
favors,
wajàl àmal wa duà'

khalian laka
wa zidn min falika
for I desire for none save You.
inn ilayka raghibun
O Allah, all stars sink
allahumma gharat
alnnujumu
and all eyes sleep
wa namat alùyunu
while You are the Ever-living, the

Self-subsisting.
wa anta alhayyu alqayyumu
wa la ajidu min dunika

multahadan
fala takhdhuln wa la
taruddan f halakatin
wa la taruddan biàdhabin
asaluka alththabata àla
dnika
wajàl thawabiya aljannata

birahmatika
wajma` l jamà ma
sa'altuka
Verily, no still night,
la yuwar minka laylun sajin
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no sky displaying the zodiacal

signs,
wa la sama'un dhatu abrajin
no widely expansive land,
wa la arun dhatu mihadin
no vast abysmal ocean,
wa la bahrun lujjiyyun
no depths of darkness one above

anothernone of these can ever
hide itself or anyone from You.
wa la ulumatun baùha
fawqa baìn
You cover any of Your beings that

You wish with mercy.
tudliju alrrahmata àla man

tasha'u min khalqika
You know the stealthy looks and

that which the breasts conceal.
I bear witness for what You have
borne witness for Yourself
and what Your angels and
possessors of knowledge have
witnessed for You;
there is no god save You; You are
the Almighty, the All-wise.
ta`lamu kha'inata al-a`yuni

wa ma tukhf aluduru
ashhadu bima shahidta bih

àla nafsika
If one who has not borne witness

for what You have borne witness
for Yourself
and what Your angels and the
possessors of knowledge have
borne witness for You,
then (please) register my testimony
instead of his testimony.
wa shahidat mala'ikatuka wa
ulu alìlmi
la ilaha illa anta alàzzu
alhakmu
wa man lam yashhad àla
ma shahidta àla nafsika
wa shahidat mala'ikatuka wa
ulu alìlmi
faktub shahadat makana

shahadatih
O Allah, You are the peace
allahumma anta alssalamu
and the source of peace.
wa minka alssalamu
I beseech You, O Lord of majesty

and honor,
as'aluka ya dha aljalali walikrami
to release me from the Fire.
an tafukka raqabat min

alnnari
Shaykh al-Tus, in Mibah al-Mutahajjid, has referred to the above-mentioned supplicatory prayer to be said immediately
after the fourth unit of the Night Prayer. As for al-Majlis (the compiler of Bihar al-Anwar), he reported Imam al-Sadiq (à)
to have recommended saying this prayer in the one-unit al-Witr Prayer (which is performed after the eight-unit Night
Prayer and the two-unit al-Shaf` Prayer at the early dawn).
Twenty-first: The following supplicatory prayer is reportedly ascribed to Abu-Dharr. About it, Archangel Gabriel is
reported to have said to the Holy Prophet (), This supplicatory prayer is well known by the inhabitants of the heavens:
O Allah, I beseech You for

security, true faith,
allahumma inn as'aluka al-amna

wal-mana
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giving credence to Your Prophet,
walttadqa binabiyyika
safety from all sorts of tribulation,
walàfiyata min jamì albala'i
showing gratitude for wellbeing,
walshshukra àla alàfiyati
and dispensing with the evil people. walghina àn shirari alnnasi
Al-Duà' al-Jami`
the All-inclusive Supplicatory Prayer
Twenty-second: Abu-amzah is reported to have said: I have received this supplicatory prayer from Imam al-Baqir (à)
who used to describe it as the all-inclusive supplicatory prayer:

I bear witness that there is no god
save Allah,
One and Only and having no
associate.
I also bear witness that Muhammad
is His servant and messenger.
I believe in Allah, in all of His
messengers,
bismillahi alrrahman alrrahmi
ashhadu an la ilaha illa allahu
wahdahu la sharka lahu

wa ashhadu anna
muhammadan àbduhu wa
rasuluhu
amantu billahi wa bijamì
rusulih
and in all what has been revealed to wa bijamì ma unzila bih

àla jamì alrrusuli
all of the messengers.
(I believe that) the promise of Allah
wa anna wa`da allahi haqqun
is true,
His meeting is true,
wa liqa'ahu haqqun
Allah is always true,
wa adaqa allahu
the messengers have conveyed,
wa ballagha almursaluna
and all praise be to Allah the Lord

of the worlds.
All glory be to Allah whenever a
thing glorifies Allah
and as exactly as Allah likes to be
glorified.
All praise be to Allah whenever a
thing praises Allah
praised.
There is no god save Allah
whenever a thing professes that
there is no god save Allah
walhamdu lillahi rabbi

alàlamna
wa subhana allahi kullama
sabbaha allaha shay'un
wa kama yuhibbu allahu an
yusabbaha
walhamdu lillahi kullama
hamida allaha shay'un
yuhmada
wa la ilaha illa allahu kullama
hallala allaha shay'un

and exactly as Allah likes to be
professed that there is no god save
yuhallala
Him.
Allah is the Most Great whenever a
wallahu akbaru kullama
thing professes that Allah is the
kabbara allaha shay'un
Most Great
professed that He is the Most
yukabbara
Great.
O Allah, I beseech You for the keys allahumma inn as'aluka
mafatha alkhayri
to the good
as well as its seals, its abundant
wa khawatmahu wa
sawabighahu
quantities,
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its advantages, its blessings,
wa fawa'idahu wa barakatih
the scope that I know about it,
wa ma balagha ìlmahu ìlm
and the scope that is too much for

me to retain.
O Allah, (please) make clear for me
the elements of recognizing it (i.e.
the good),
wa ma qaara àn iha'ih

hif
allahumma inhaj l asbaba

ma`rifatih
open before me the doors to it,
waftah l abwabahu
cover me with the blessings of

Your mercy,
wa ghashshin barakati
rahmatika
bestow upon me with protection

against divergence from Your
religion,
wa munna àlayya biìmatin

àn al-izalati àn dnika
and purify my heart from suspicion. wa ahhir qalb min alshshakki

(Please) do not make my heart to
be preoccupied by my worldly
affairs
wa la tashghal qalb
bidunyaya
and my transient livelihood
wa àjili maàsh
against the everlasting reward in

my other world;
àn ajili thawabi akhirat
rather, (please) make my heart to

washghal qalb bihifi ma la
be occupied by retaining that which taqbalu minn jahlahu
You do not accept to be ignored.
And (please) make my tongue

subservient to mentioning all
virtuous items,
wa dhallil likulli khayrin lisan
purify my heart from ostentation,
wa ahhir qalb min alrriya'i
and do not allow ostentation to

flow in my organs;
rather, make all my deeds to be
purely intended for Your sake.
wa la tujrih f mafail
wajàl àmal khalian laka

min alshsharri
against the evil
and all sorts of indecencies;
wa anwaì alfawahishi kulliha
those of them which are apparent,

those which are concealed, and
those which are committed
inattentively,
ahiriha wa bainiha wa
ghafalatiha
as well as whatever Satan the

accursed
wa jamì ma yurdun bih

alshshayanu alrrajmu
and the obstinate ruling authority

want me to commit;
i.e. things that Your knowledge has
encompassed.
You positively have the power to
dispel all that from me.
wa ma yurdun bih
alssulanu alàndu

against the striking of jinn and
human beings
as well as against their violent
commotions, calamities,
conspiracies,
and the fields used by the wicked
jinn and human beings.
I also pray Your protection lest I
am led astray from my religion
and thus my result will be
worthless in the Hereafter,
mimma ahata biìlmih

wa anta alqadiru àla arfih
ànn
min awariqi aljinni wal-insi
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wa zawabiìhim wa
bawa'iqihim wa maka'idihim
wa mashahidi alfasaqati min

aljinni wal-insi
wa an ustazalla àn dn
fatafsudu àlayya akhirat
or they (i.e. the wicked jinn and

human beings) may cause damage
to my livelihood,
wa an yakuna dhalika
minhum araran àlayya f
maàsh
or they may inflict me with

tribulation
aw ya`ria bala'un yubun

minhum
that I can neither tolerate
la quwwata l bih
nor stand patiently.
wa la abra l àla ihtimalih
So, O my God, I please You not to

make me suffer from such things;
lest, they may stand against
remembering You
or take my entire attention against
serving You.
Yet, it is You Who can protect,
guard,
defend, and preserve me from all
that.
fala tabtaliyann ya ilah

bimuqasatih
fayamnaùn dhalika àn
dhikrika
wa yashghalun àn
ìbadatika
anta alàimu almaniù
alddafiù alwaq min dhalika
kullih
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I beseech You, O Allah, for luxury

in my life as long as You keep me
alive;
as'aluka allahumma
alrrafahiyyata f ma`shat
àla ma abqaytan
such life by which I can be strong

enough to obey You,
ma`shatan aqwa biha àla

aàtika
to attain Your pleasure,
wa ablughu biha riwanaka
and to guarantee my eternal other

life in the morrow.
(Please) do not provide me with
sustenance due to which I may
become inordinate
wa aru biha ila dari

alhayawani ghadan
and do not test me on poverty by

which I may be miserable and
straitened;
wa la tabtaliyann bifaqrin
ashqa bih muayyaqan
àlayya
rather, (please) grant me abundant

share in my otherworldly life
and expansive, pleasant, and
enjoyable living in my worldly life.
Do not cause this world to be like
prison for me
and do not cause my departure
from it to be grief for me;
rather, protect me against its
charms
and decide my deeds in it to be
acceptable
and my efforts in it to be
praiseworthy.
O Allah, thwart whoever desires
evil for me with similar evil,
frustrate whoever intends to
deceive me,
aìn haan wafiran f

akhirat
dispel from me the grief caused to

me by any one,
warif ànn hamma man

adkhala àlayya hammahu
plot against whoever wants to plot

against me,
wamkur biman makara b
for You are the best of planners,
fa'innaka khayru almakirna
and gouge out on behalf of me the

eyes of the disbelievers, the
wrongdoers,
wafqa ànn ùyuna alkafarati

alalamati
the tyrants, and the envious ones.
walughati alhasadati
O Allah, (please) descend on me

tranquility from You,
allahumma wa anzil àlayya

minka alssaknata
wa la tarzuqn rizqan yughn
wa maàshan wasiàn
han'an mar'an f dunyaya
wa la tajàl alddunya àlayya

sijnan
wa la tajàl firaqaha àlayya

huznan
ajirn min fitnatiha

wajàl àmal fha maqbulan
wa sa`y fha mashkuran
allahumma wa man aradan
bisu'in fa'arid-hu bimithlih
wa man kadan fha fakid-hu

dress me Your invulnerable armor,
wa albisn diràka alhanata
safeguard me with Your preventive

covering,
expand over me Your useful
wellbeing,
harmonize between my words and
my deeds,
and bless me in my children, family
members (or my wife), and
property.
O Allah, as for whatever I have
done in advance, whatever I have
put off,
whatever I have committed
inattentively or deliberately,
whatever I have neglected, and
whatever I have done openly or
secretly,
(please) forgive me all that, O most
merciful of all those who show
mercy.
wahfan bisitrika alwaq
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wa jalliln àfiyataka
alnnafiàta
wa addiq qawl wa fiàl

wa barik l f walad wa ahl
wa mal
allahumma ma qaddamtu wa
ma akhkhartu
wa ma aghfaltu wa ma
taàmmadtu
wa ma tawanaytu wa ma
a`lantu wa ma asrartu
faghfirhu l ya arhama
alrrahimna
Twenty-third: Muhammad ibn Muslim is reported to have quoted Imam al-Baqir (à) as advising of saying this
supplicatory prayer:
O Allah, (please) expand my

sustenance for me,
allahumma awsi` àlayya f rizq
increase my lifetime,
wamdud l f ùmur
forgive my sin,
waghfir l dhanb
make me of those whom You use

for backing Your religion,
and do not substitute another in my
place.
wajàln mimman tantairu bih

lidnika
wa la tastabdil b ghayr
Twenty-fourth: Imam al-Sadiq (à) is reported to have used to said this supplicatory prayer:
O He Who accepts gratefully the

little deed,
ya man yashkuru alyasra
pardons the many sins,
wa ya`fu àn alkathri
and He is the Forgiving, the Allmerciful,
wa huwa alghafuru alrrahmu
(please) forgive my sins
ighfir liya aldhdhunuba allat
whose pleasure has gone but whose

consequences are still liable.
dhahabat ladhdhtuha wa baqiyat

tabiàtuha
Twenty-fifth: Imam al-Sadiq (à) is also reported to have used to said this supplicatory prayer:
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O Light! O All-holy!
ya nuru ya quddusu
O Foremost of all first things!
ya awwala al-awwalna
O Last of all last things!
wa ya akhira al-akhirna
O All-beneficent! O All-merciful!
ya rahmanu ya rahmu
(Please) forgive me those sins that

alter blessings!
Forgive me those sins that make
fall punishments!
ighfir liya aldhdhunuba allat

tughayyiru alnniàma
Forgive me those sins that tear

apart safeguards!
waghfir liya aldhdhunuba allat

tahtiku alìama
Forgive me those sins that draw

down tribulations!

tunzilu albala'a
Forgive me those sins that give

ascendancy to the enemies!

tudlu al-a`da'a
Forgive me those sins that hasten

extinction!

tuàjjilu alfana'a
Forgive me those sins that cut off

hope!

taqaù alrraja'a
Forgive me those sins that darken

atmospheres!

tulimu alhawa'a
Forgive me those sins that uncover

the covering!

takshifu alghia'a
Forgive me those sins that cause

prayers to be rejected!

taruddu aldduà'a
Forgive me those sins that preclude

the water of the sky.

taruddu ghaytha alssama'i

tuhillu alnniqama
Twenty-sixth: This supplicatory prayer is also reported from Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq (à):
O my means in my agonies!
ya ùddat f kurbat
O my companion in my hardships!
wa ya ahib f shiddat
O my benefactor in my amenities!
wa ya waliyy f ni`mat
O my aide in my desires!
wa ya ghiyath f raghbat
Imam al-Sadiq (à) added: This is the supplicatory prayer of Imam Àl Amr al-Mu'minn (à):

O Allah, You have recorded that
allahumma katabta al-athara
which we leave behind,
known all news,
wa àlimta al-akhbara
and come to know all secrets;
wala`ta àla al-asrari
You have thus intervened between

our hearts and us.
fahulta baynana wa bayna

alqulubi
So, for You, a secret is not secret
falssirru ìndaka àlaniyatun
and hearts are unbosomed before

You.
Your order for a thing when You
intend it,
is only that You say to it, Be, and
it is.
So, (please) in the name of Your
mercy, tell the obedience to You
walqulubu ilayka mufatun
to enter all of my organs

and not to leave them until I meet
You.
And, in the name of Your mercy,
tell the disobedience to You
to depart all of my organs
and not to come close to me until I
meet You.
And (please) provide me from the
worldly sustenance, but induce me
to renounce the world,
and do not turn it away from me
while I have a desire in it, O Allbeneficent!
wa innama amruka lishay'in

idha aradtahu
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an taqula lahu kun fayakunu
faqul birahmatika liaàtika
an tadkhula f kulli ùwin min

aà'
wa la tufariqan hatta alqaka
wa qul birahmatika
limaìyatika
an takhruja min kulli ùwin

min aà'
fala tuqarriban hatta alqaka
warzuqn min alddunya wa
zahhidn fha
wa la tazwiha ànna wa
raghbat fha ya rahmanu
Twenty-seventh: Àl ibn Ibrahim has reported on the authority of his father on the authority of Ibn Mahbub on the
authority of Àla' ibn Ruzayn on the authority of Àbd al-Rahman ibn Sayyabah who said: Imam al-Sadiq (à) gave me this
supplicatory prayer:
All praise be to Allah; the Patron of

praise
and its worthiest, utmost, and
center.
Sincere is he who professes of His
Oneness,
alhamdu lillahi waliyyi

alhamdi
wa ahlih wa muntahahu wa
mahallih
akhlaa man wahhadahu
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truly guided is he who serves Him,
wahtada man àbadahu
triumphant is he who obeys Him,
wa faza man aaàhu
and secured is he who takes shelter

with Him.
O Allah, O Lord of magnanimity,
glory,
wa amina almu`taimu bih
excellent extolment, and praise,
walththana'i aljamli walhamdi
I beseech You the beseeching of

one who subjugated his neck to
You,
as'aluka mas'alata man

khaaà laka biraqabatih
made himself subordinate to You,
wa raghama laka anfahu
covered his face with soil for You,
wa àffara laka wajhahu
humiliated himself to You,
wa dhallala laka nafsahu
shed his tears for fear of You,
wa faat min khawfika

dumuùhu
sobbed for You,
wa taraddadat àbratuhu
and confessed of his sins;
wa`tarafa laka bidhunubih
one whose wrongdoing exposed

him before You
and whose crime disgraced him
before You;
wa faahat-hu ìndaka
kha'atuhu
wa shanat-hu ìndaka
jarratuhu
faaùfat ìnda dhalika
quwwatuhu
therefore, his power diminished,
allahumma ya dha aljudi

walmajdi
his stratagem failed,
wa qallat hlatuhu
the ways of his trickeries broke

down,
wanqaaàt ànhu asbabu

khada'iìh
wamahalla ànhu kullu
bailin
all of his wrong things vanished,

and his sins compelled him to
present himself in a humiliating
situation in Your Presence,
wa alja'at-hu dhunubuhu ila

dhulli maqamih bayna
yadayka
to submit himself to You,
wa khuuìh ladayka
and to implore You earnestly.
wabtihalih ilayka
I thus beseech You the beseeching

of such one,
desire for You the same desiring of
him,
humiliate myself before You just as
he does,
as'aluka allahumma su'ala

man huwa bimanzilatih
arghabu ilayka karaghbatih
wa ataarraù ilayka
kataarruìh

and implore You as earnestly as he wa abtahilu ilayka ka'ashaddi
ibtihalih
does.
O Allah, (please) have mercy upon allahumma farham istikanata
maniq
the humiliation in my words,
the meekness of my situation and
wa dhulla maqam wa majlis
condition,
and the subjugating of my neck to
wa khuu` ilayka biraqabat
You.
I beseech You, O Allah, for
as'aluka allahumma alhuda
min alalalati
guidance against deviation,
insight against blindness,
walbarata min alàma
and orthodoxy against heterodoxy.
walrrushda min alghiwayati
I also beseech You, O Allah, for

the most of praise in situations of
luxurious wellbeing,
wa as'aluka allahumma
akthara alhamdi ìnda
alrrakha'i
the comeliest patience in

misfortunes,
the best gratitude in situations of
thanking,
and submission in seditious
situations.
I also beseech You for capability to
obey You,
wa ajmala alabri ìnda

almubati
incapability to disobey You,
wala`fa àn maìyatika
resorting to You from You,
walharaba ilayka minka
seeking nearness to You, O my

Lord, so that Your pleasure is
obtained,
and inspection of whatever pleases
You with me
although it may irate Your
creatures,
for purpose of winning Your
pleasure.
O my Lord, whom will I hope if
You do not have mercy upon me?
Who will grant me graces if You
put me aside?
Whose pardon will benefit me if
You punish me?
Whose donations will I expect if
You deprive me?
Who can honor me if You dishonor
me?
Whose humiliation will I care for if
You honor me?
wa afala alshshukri ìnda

mawiì alshshukri
walttaslma ìnda
alshshubuhati
wa as'aluka alquwwata f
aàtika
walttaqarruba ilayka rabbi

litara
walttaharriya likulli ma
yurka ànn
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f iskhai khalqika
iltimasan liriaka
rabbi man arjuhu in lam

tarhamn
aw man yaùdu àlayya in

aqaytan
aw man yanfaùn àfwuhu in

àqabtan
aw man amulu àayahu in
haramtan
aw man yamliku karamat in

ahantan
aw man yaurrun hawanuhu

in akramtan
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O my Lord, how awful my deed is!
rabbi ma aswa'a fi`l
How hideous my acts are!
wa aqbaha àmal
How hard my heart is!
wa aqsa qalb
How procrastinative my hope is!
wa awala amal
How short my lifetime is!
wa aqara ajal
How daring I am to disobey my

Creator!
O my Lord, but how excellent Your
favors to me are
and how manifest Your graces on
me are!
Your blessings to me have been too
many to be counted by me,
but my thanks to You have been
too little if compared to what You
have given me.
I therefore have despised Your
blessings,
wa ajra'an àla ìyani man

khalaqan
rabbi wa ma ahsana bala'aka

ìnd
exposed myself to punishments,
wa taàrratu lilnniqami
neglected remembering You,
wa sahawtu àn aldhdhikri
entered to ignorance after

knowledge,
wa rakibtu aljahla ba`da

alìlmi
wa juztu min alàdli ila
alulmi
deviated from justice to injustice,
wa ahara na`ma'aka àlayya

kathurat àlayya minka
alnniàmu fama uhha
wa qalla minniya alshshukru
fma awlaytanhi
fabairtu bilnniàmi
passed over virtue to sinning,
wa jawaztu albirra ila alithmi
and shifted from fear and dread of

You to heedless amusement.
How little and scarce my good
deeds are
wa irtu ila allahwi min

alkhawfi walhuzni
if compared to my numerous sins
f kathrati dhunub
and how grave my sins are if

compared to my worthless form
and my powerless support!
wa aàmaha àla qadri

ighari khalq wa a`fi rukn
O my Lord, how optimistic my

hope is if compared to my fleeting
lifetime!
How fleeing my lifetime is if
compared to my long hope!
How hideous my hidden self is if
compared to my open manners!
fama aghara hasanat wa

aqallaha
rabbi wa ma awala amal f

qiari ajal
wa aqara ajal f bu`di amal
wa ma aqbaha sarrat f
àlaniyat

O my Lord, I lack any argument if I
rabbi la hujjata l in ihtajajtu
try to provide a pretext,
I am unexcused if I try to
wa la ùdhra l in i`tadhartu
apologize,
and I have no gratitude in all what
wa la shukra ìnd in ubltu
has been donated and bestowed to
wa ultu
me
unless You help me show gratitude
in lam tuìnn àla shukri ma
to You for what You have endued
awlayta
me with.
O my Lord, the scale of my deeds
in the morrow shall be really light
rabb ma akhaffa mzan
ghadan in lam turajjihhu
if You do not give preponderance
to it,
my tongue will slip terribly if You
wa azalla lisan in lam
tuthabbit-hu
do not make it firm,
and my face will be blackened
wa aswada wajh in lam
tubayyihu
totally, if You do not whiten it.
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O my Lord, what should I do about

my past sins
rabbi kayfa l bidhunubiya

allat salafat minn
that have demolished my posts?
qad huddat laha arkan
O my Lord, how is it reasonable for

me to seek the worldly lusts
and weep for my failure in gaining
them,
while I should better weep with
intense regret for my disobedience
to You and my violation of Your
commands?
O my Lord, when the worldly
seductive matters called upon me,
rabbi kayfa alubu shahawati

alddunya
I responded to them without delay
fa'ajabtuha saràn
and I inclined to them obediently,
wa rakantu ilayha a'iàn
but when the affairs of the

Hereafter called upon me,
wa daàtn dawa` al-akhirati
I slowed down
fatathabbatu ànha
and lagged in responding to them

and in hurrying towards them
unlike my hurrying in responding
to the seductive matters of this
world
wa aba'tu f al-ijabati
walmusaraàti ilayha
along with its extinct ruins,
wa huamiha alhamidi
dying chaff,
wa hashmiha alba'idi
wa abk àla khaybat fha

wa la abk wa tashtaddu
hasarat àla ìyan wa tafr
rabbi daàtn dawa`
alddunya
kama sara`tu ila dawa`

alddunya
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and vanishing mirage.
wa sarabiha aldhdhahibi
O my Lord, You have fascinated

me, filled me with desire,
claimed against me with my
servitude to You,
rabbi tawwaqtan wa
shawwaqtan
wahtajajta àlayya biriqq
and guaranteed my sustenance;
wa takaffalta l birizq
therefore, I felt secured from You,
fa'amintu khawfaka
slowed down despite Your

stimulating,
neglected paying attention to Your
guaranteed sustenance,
wa tathabbatu àn
tashwqika
and undervalued Your claim.
wa tahawantu bihtijajika
O Allah, (please) change my

security from You
allahumma fajàl amn minka
in this world into fear (of You)
f hadhih alddunya khawfan
and transform my slowing down

into yearning for You
and my undervaluing of Your claim
into dread of You.
Then, (please) make me satisfied
with the sustenance You have
decided for me.
O All-generous, I beseech You in
the name of Your Great Name
to endue me with Your pleasure at
situations that stimulate Your
wrath,
to grant me relief at situations of
agonies,
wa hawwil tathabbu
shawqan
to grant me light in darkness,
walnura ìnda alulmati
and to grant me insight when

seditious matters come to
assimilate themselves to the truth.
O Allah, (please) make Your
protection of me against my
wrongdoings to be invulnerable,
my ranks in the gardens of Paradise
to be elevated,
all of my deeds to be admitted,
and the rewards for my good deeds
to be multiplied and increasingly
doubled.
I pray Your protection against all
seditious matters,
wa lam attakil àla amanika
wa tahawun bihujjatika
faraqan minka
thumma rain bima
qasamta l min rizqika
ya karmu as'aluka bismika
alàmi
riaka ìnda alssakhati
walfurjata ìnda alkurbati
walbarata ìnda tashabbuhi

alfitnati
rabbi ijàl junnat min
khaayaya hanatan
wa darajat f aljinani
rafàtan
wa a`mal kullaha
mutaqabbalatan
wa hasanat mutaaàfatan
zakiyatan
aùdhu bika min alfitani
kulliha

both the apparent and the hidden,
against licentious food and drink,
against the evil of whatever I know
ma ahara minha wa ma
baana
wa min rafì almaàmi
walmashrabi
wa min sharri ma a`lamu
and against the evil of what I do not

wa min sharri ma la a`lamu
know.
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I also pray Your protection against

that I may exchange knowledge for
ignorance,
wa aùdhu bika min an

ashtariya aljahla bilìlmi
forbearance for alienation,
waljafa'a bilhilmi
justice for bias,
waljawra bilàdli
piety for rupture of relations,
walqaàta bilbirri
tolerance for impatience,
waljazaà bilabri
true guidance for deviation,
walhuda bilalalati
and belief for disbelief.
walkufra bil-mani
In fact, this supplicatory prayer comprises highly considerable contents. Its reporter is Àbd al-Rahman in Sayyabah whom
was given a noteworthy advice by Imam al-Sadiq (à). Let us now refer to this event:
Àbd al-Rahman ibn Sayyabah: When my father died, one of his friends came to us and knocked the door. When I opened
the door, he expressed his sympathy to me and then asked whether my father had left any financial inheritance with us.
When I answered in the negative, the man handed me over a bag of one thousand dirhams and advised me to keep them
up, use them in commerce, and gain my living from their profits. Rejoicing at this, I hurried to my mother and informed her
about what had just happened. Later on, I went to one of my fathers friends and asked him to teach me what kind of
business I would do with the money. He therefore advised me to trade in a sort of fine cloth. He also purchased a quantity
of this cloth and I chose a shop to work in. In fact, Almighty Allah provided me with very much profit in this business. In the
season of the hajj pilgrimage, I intended to go on hajj. I therefore informed my mother about this intention of mine and she
advised me to give back the amount of money to its owner. When I did, the man became very happy as if I would donate
him the money for nothing. Nevertheless, he offered to me more money, but I thanked him and informed that I would go
on the hajj pilgrimage. I then left for Makkah and then returned to al-Madnah. With a group of people, I intended to visit
Imam al-Sadiq (à) who used to permit all people to visit him at that time. Within the group that visited the Imam (à), I sat
in the last raw, since I was young. People began to ask the Imam (à), he would answer them all, and they would then
leave. When a few people only remained, the Imam (à) pointed to me to come close to him. Do you need anything?
asked the Imam (à). May Allah accept me as ransom for you! I am Àbd al-Rahman the son of Sayyabah, answered I.
The Imam (à) asked about my father and I told him that he had died. Expressing sympathy to me, the Imam (à) asked,
Did he leave any financial inheritance with you? No, he did not, answered I. How could you then afford this journey of
hajj pilgrimage? asked the Imam (à). I then told him about the story of these dirhams. Interrupting me, the Imam (à)
asked, What have you done with these dirhams before you came on hajj pilgrimage? I answered that I had given back
the amount to its owner. Well done, said the Imam (à), May I advise you of something? Yes, you may, answered I.
He thus said, If you adhere to telling the truth and fulfilling your trusts, you will have a binding share in the properties of all
people.
To explain, the Imam (à) advised this man to keep up telling the truth in all of his words, to avoid telling lies, to fulfill his
promises, to give back the debts to their owners in their limited times, to avoid devouring the others dues wrongfully. If
one does all that to people, they will give him whenever you ask. If he does so, he will be as if he has a share in their
properties.
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Back to the event, Àbd al-Rahman added: As I committed myself with this advice of Imam al-Sadiq (à), I gained so many
profits that the religious tax of which was three hundred thousand dirhams one year.
According to another tradition, the aforementioned supplicatory prayer is ascribed to Imam Àl ibn al-usayn Zayn al`bidn (à). However, it ends up with this sentence:
(Please) respond, O Lord of the

worlds.
amna rabba alàlamna
Twenty-eighth: Ibn Mahbub is reported to have said: Imam al-Sadiq (à) taught a man this supplicatory prayer to say it in
his supplications:
O Allah, I beseech You for Your

mercy
that cannot be obtained from You
except through Your pleasure,
for departure from all acts of
disobedience to You,
for entering into all that which
achieves Your pleasure,

birahmatika
for redemption from all troubles,
walnnajata min kulli waratin
and for a way out from every grave

matter
walmakhraja min kulli kabratin
that I have committed deliberately,
ata biha minn àmdun
I have committed wrongly,
aw zalla biha minn khaa'un
or I have committed owing to an

evil inspiration of Satan.
aw khaara biha àlayya

khaaratu alshshayani
I beseech You for fear (of You) by

which You stop me at the limits of
Your pleasure
as'aluka khawfan tuqifun bih

àla hududi riaka
and by which You strew about all

lusts that come to my mind because
of my whims
wa tasha`àba bih ànn kullu

shahwatin khaara biha hawaya
or because of the slips of my

personal view that violates the
bounds of what You have deemed
lawful.
wastuzilla biha ra'y liyujawiza

hadda halalika
I beseech You, O Allah, to lead me

to take in the best of what You
know,
as'aluka allahumma al-akhdha biahsani ma ta`lamu
to shun the evil of all what You

know,
and to avoid committing a
wrongdoing from whence I know
allat la tunalu minka illa biriaka
walkhuruja min jamì maàka
walddukhula f kulli ma yurka
wa tarka sayyi'i kulli ma ta`lamu
aw ukhi'a min haythu la a`lamu
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and from whence I do not know.
aw min haythu a`lamu
I beseech You for expansion in my

sustenance,
abstinence with the minimum
necessary sustenance,
finding a way out from all seditious
matters with clear demonstration,
as'aluka alssaàta f alrrizqi
hitting the mark in all arguments,
walawaba f kulli hujjatin
telling the truth under all

circumstances,
walidqa f jamì almawaini
treating all people fairly whether

for my good or the otherwise,
wa inafa alnnasi min nafs fma

àlayya wa l
acting humbly in giving people

fairness against myself
in all situations of dissatisfaction or
satisfaction,
eschewing any amount of
transgression, be it grave or
insignificance
walttadhallula f ià'i alnnaafi
min jamì mawaini alssakhai

walrria
and be it in words or in deeds,
f alqawli minn walfi`li
winning Your blessings perfectly in

all things,
and showing You gratitude for all
such blessings so that You will be
pleased with me and even beyond
Your pleasure.
wa tamama niàmika f jamì alashya'i
I also beseech You to lead me to

the best of all matters that have
more than one option,
in the easiest way of all matters, but
not in a difficult manner.
O All-generous! O All-generous! O
All-generous!
(Please) open before me the door to
attain the mattes
that achieve my wellbeing and my
relief,
open before me the door to all such
matters,
and make easy for me to find a way
out against the opposite.
As for any one of Your creatures
whom You have given power over
me,
walzzuhda f alkafafi
walmakhraja bilbayani min kulli
shubhatin
wa tarka qalli albaghyi wa

kathrih
walshshukra laka àlayha likay

tara wa ba`da alrria
wa as'aluka alkhiyarata f kulli ma

yakunu fhi alkhiyaratu
bimaysuri al-umuri kulliha la
bima`suriha
ya karmu ya karmu ya karmu
waftah l baba al-amri
alladh fhi alàfiyatu walfaraju
waftah l babahu
wa yassir l makhrajahu
wa man qaddarta lahu àlayya
maqdiratan min khalqika
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(please) take away from me his
fakhudh ànn bisamìh wa

baarih
hearing, sight,
tongue (i.e. word), and hand (i.e.

wa lisanih wa yadih
deed),
and take him away from his right
wa khudhhu àn yamnih wa àn

yasarih
side, his left side,
his back, and his front,
wa min khalfih wa min quddamih
and stop him lest he may pass evil

on me.
Strong is he who is in Your
vicinity,
wamna`hu an yaila ilayya bisu'in
glorious is Your praise,
wa jalla thana'u wajhika
and there is no god but You.
wa la ilaha ghayruka
You are my Lord and I am Your

servant.
anta rabb wa ana àbduka
You are my hope in all hard times,
allahumma anta raja' f kulli

kurbatin
in You alone I put my trust in all

ordeals,
wa anta thiqat f kulli shiddatin
and You alone are my reliance and

support in every matter that afflicts
me.
wa anta l f kulli amrin nazala b

thiqatun wa ùddatun
àzza jaruka
Too many are the agonies, which

the heart is too weak to undergo,
which all stratagems fail to
manage,
fakam min karbin yaùfu ànhu

alfu'adu
wa taqillu fhi alhlatu
at which the enemy gloat,
wa yashmatu bih alàduwwu
and in which I lose any way out,
wa ta`ya fhi al-umuru
but when I referred them to You

anzaltuhu bika wa shakawtuhu
and complained about them to You, ilayka
raghiban ilayka fhi àmman

siwaka
You have relieved and saved me

from them.
So, You are the patron of all
graces,
the One Who stands for all
requests,
qad farrajtahu wa kafaytahu
and the utmost of all desires.
wa muntaha kulli raghbatin
So, very much praise be to You
falaka alhamdu kathran
and abundant gratitude be to You.
wa laka almannu failan
abandoning all others than You,
fa'anta waliyyu kulli ni`matin

wa ahibu kulli hajatin
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Twenty-ninth: Through a considerable chain of authority, Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq (à) is reported to have taught this
supplicatory prayer to Abu-Bar to say it in his supplications:
O Allah, I beseech You for the

words of those who turn constantly
to You and for their deeds,
the light of the prophets and their
honesty,
the salvation of the strivers and
their rewards,
the gratitude of the chosen ones and
their advice,
the deed of the rememberers and
their certitude,
the faith of the scholars and their
knowledgeability,
the worship of the dutiful ones and
their modesty,
the wisdom of the well-versed
scholars and their way,
the fear of the pious ones and their
desires,
the belief of the believers and their
trust (in You),
and the hope of the good-doers and
their devoutness.
O Allah, I beseech You for the
reward of the thankful ones,
the rank of the ones drawn near to
You,
and the companionship of the
prophets.
allahumma inn as'aluka qawla

alttawwabna wa àmalahum
wa nura al-anbiya'i wa
idqahum
wa najata almujahidna wa
thawabahum
wa shukra almuafayna wa
nahatahum
wa àmala aldhdhakirna wa
yaqnahum
wa mana alùlama'i wa
fiqhahum
wa taàbbuda alkhashi`na wa
tawauàhum
wa hukma alfuqaha'i wa
sratahum
wa khashyata almuttaqna wa
raghbatahum
wa tadqa almu'minna wa
tawakkulahum
wa raja'a almuhsinna wa
birrahum
thawaba alshshakirna
wa manzilata almuqarrabna
wa murafaqata alnnabiyyna
O Allah, I beseech You for the fear

of those who act for Your sake
constantly,

khawfa alàmilna laka
the deed of those who fear You,
wa àmla alkha'ifna minka
the submission of those who

worship You,
the certitude of those who put their
trusts in You,
and the reliance on You of those
who believe in You.
O Allah, about my request, You
know it well and You do not need
to be informed about it
and You are fully competent to
grant it and it does not require You
to exert any effort.
wa khushuà alàbidna laka
wa yaqna almutawakkilna
àlayka
wa tawakkula almu'minna
bika
allahumma innaka bihajat

àlimun ghayru muàllamin
wa anta laha wasiùn ghayru
mutakallafin

It is You Whom is never disturbed wa anta alladh la yuhfka
sa'ilun
by any suppliant;
and Whose kingdom is never
wa la yanquuka na'ilun
decreased owing to donations;
and You are too praised to be
wa la yablughu midhataka
qawlu qa'ilin
expressed by any statement.
You are as exactly as You describe
anta kama taqulu
Yourself
but more elevated than what we say
wa fawqa ma naqulu
about You.
O Allah, (please) grant me close
allahumma ijàl l farajan
qarban
relief,
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great reward,
wa ajran àman
and nice covering.
wa satran jamlan
O Allah, You do know
allahumma innaka ta`lamu
that although I have wronged

myself and violated it excessively,
ann àla ulm linafs wa israf

àlayha
I have never claimed that You have

a contrary, a peer,
lam attakhidh laka iddan wa

la niddan
a wife, or a son.
wa la ahibatan wa la waladan
O He Who is never confused by

requests!
O He Who is never preoccupied by
a thing against another thing,
ya man la tughalliuhu
almasa'ilu
wa ya man la yashghaluhu
shay'un àn shay'in
a hearing against another hearing,
wa la samùn àn samìn
or a sight against another sight!
wa la baarun àn baarin
O Who is never annoyed by the

wa la yubrimuhu ilhahu
insistence of the earnest petitioners, almulihhna
I beseech You to grant me relief at
this very moment
as'aluka an tufarrija ànn f

saàt hadhih
from whence I expect and from

whence I do not.
min haythu ahtasibu wa min

haythu la ahtasibu
Verily, You give life to bones when

they have rotted away.
You verily have power over all
things.
O He to Whom I rarely turned
thankful; yet, He did not deprive
me,
innaka tuhy alìama wahiya

rammun
innaka àla kulli shay'in
qadrun
ya man qalla shukr lahu falam
yahrimn

against Whom I committed grand
wa àumat kha'at falam
yafahn
sins; yet, He did not disclose me,
Who saw me insisting on
wa ra'an àla almaà falam
disobeying Him; yet, He did not
yajbahn
encountered me,
and Who created me for the
wa khalaqan lilladh khalaqan
lahu
purpose He has created me for,
but I committed things purposed
faana`tu ghayra alladh
for other than the aim for which He khalaqan lahu
has created me.
You are the most excellent Lord,
fani`ma almawla anta ya
sayyid
my Master,
but You have found me the most
wa bi'sa alàbdu ana
wajadtan
miserable servant.
Most excellent intender You are,
wa ni`ma alalibu anta rabb
my Lord,
but You have found me the most
wa bi'sa almalubu alfaytan
miserable intended one.
I, Your servant and the son of Your àbduka ibnu àbdika ibnu
amatika
two servants,
Pg48
am before You;
bayna yadayka
You can do to me whatever You

want.
O Allah, all sounds have calmed
down,
ma shi'ta ana`ta b
all motions have been standstill,
wa sakanat alharakatu
and every lover has withdrawn with

his beloved;
so, I am withdrawing with You, my
most beloved;
wa khala kullu habbin

bihabbih
wa khalawtu bika anta

almahbubu ilayya
therefore, make the reward of my

withdrawing with You this night to
be release from Hellfire.
O He above Whose description,
there is no knowledgeable one may
enjoy a description!
O He against Whom, there is no
creature to prevent itself!
allahumma hada'at al-awatu
fajàl khalwat minka allaylata

alìtqa min alnnari
ya man laysat liàlimin
fawqahu ifatun
ya man laysa limakhluqin
dunahu manàtun
O Foremost before all things!
ya awwalan qabla kulli shay'in
O Everlasting after all things!
wa ya akhiran ba`da kulli

shay'in
O He Who has no starting point!
ya man laysa lahu ùnurun
O He Who has no final point!
wa ya man laysa li'akhirih

fana'un
O most perfect of all described

things!
wa ya akmala manùtin

O most liberal of all donors!
wa ya asmaha almu`na
O He Who understands all

languages used for praying Him!
wa ya man yafqahu bikulli

lughatin yudà biha
O He Whose pardon is eternal,
wa ya man àfwuhu qadmun
Whose grip is strong,
wa bashuhu shaddun
and Whose kingdom is straight!
wa mulkuhu mustaqmun
I beseech You in the name of Your

Name that You have used in Your
speaking with Moses.
as'aluka bismika alladh

shafahta bih musa
O Allah! O All-beneficent! O Allmerciful!
ya allahu ya rahmanu ya
rahmu
O He save Whom there is no god!
ya la ilaha illa anta
O Allah, You are verily the

eternally besought of all.
allahumma anta alamadu
I beseech You to bless Muhammad

and the Household of Muhammad
as'aluka an tualliya àla

muhammadin wa ali
muhammadin
and to allow me to Paradise out of

Your mercy.
wa an tudkhilan aljannata
birahmatika
Pg49
Thirtieth: Yunus is reported to have asked Imam al-Ria (à) for a brief supplicatory prayer; so, the Imam (à) taught him
to say this:
O He Who has guided me to

Himself
and humiliated my heart by
testifying to Him,
I beseech You for security and
faith.
(52
ya man dallan àla nafsih
wa dhallala qalb bitadqih
as'aluka al-amna wal-mana

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HAAJAAT - Fulfillment of Desires

3)A Prayer for Settling Urgent Needs

Allah is sufficient for us and He is

hasbuna allahu wa ni`ma alwaklu

It is as Allah has pleased, there is

ma sha'a allahu la quwwata illa

There is no god but You, glory be

la ilaha illa anta subhanaka inn

And I entrust my affair to Allah.

wa ufawwiu amr ila allahi inna

HAAJAAT - Fulfillment of Desires

Prayer for Solving Difficulties

Surely, We have given to you a

inna fatahna laka fathan mubnan

that Allah may forgive your

liyaghfira laka allahu ma

and complete His favor to you

wa yutimma ni`matahu `alayka

and keep you on a right way,

wa yahdiyaka iraan mustaqman

and that Allah might help you with

wa yanuraka allahu naran

The following is quoted from the book of Makarim al-Akhlaq:

Had We sent down this Qur'an on a

law anzalna hadha al-qur'ana

You do we serve and You do we

iyyaka na`budu wa iyyaka

HAAJAAT - Fulfillment of Desires

O Allah, You are the (source of)

allahumma anta alssalamu

allahumma inna hatayni

hadiyyatun minn ila rasuli allah

alla allahu `alayhi wa alih

fa'athibn `alayhima ma ammaltu

O Ever-living One Who never dies!

O Ever-living One; there is no god

ya hayyan la ilaha illa anta

O Lord of majesty and honoring!

ya dha aljalali wal-ikrami

O most Merciful of all those who

HAAJAAT - Fulfillment of Desires

ya muhammadu ya rasula allahi

and I complain to your Household,

wa ila ahli baytika alrrashidna

and through you all I turn my face

wa bikum atawajjahu ila allahi f

You may then say the following:

Please, send blessings upon

alli `ala muhammadin wa ali

In the Name of Allah; the Allbeneficent, the All-merciful.

bismi allahi alrrahmani alrrahmi

From the submissive servant

min al`abdi aldhdhalli

to the All-majestic Lord.

ila almawla aljalli

O Lord: Harm has afflicted me,

rabbi inn massaniya alurru

and You are the most Merciful of