Hajaat - desires fulfillment baqiyatus salehat

He definitely loves all His creatures and so he can�t give a thing to us that may do more harm then good. It is also mentioned in some Hadees that we should not stop asking for our demands from Allah even if we see that is not fulfilled, because for every unfulfilled Haajat there is a surprise gift for us in the next world, the gift which is so marvelous and indescribable that when it will be given to us there we will wish that it would have been very good if all our Haajaat in the world were not answered.

1) In al-Rawand��s book of al-Da`awat, it is reported that Imam Zayn al-Aideen (`a) passed by a man sitting at the doorstep of another man�s house. �What for are you sitting at the door of this lavish tyrant?� the Imam (`a) asked.�It is because of ordeal,� the man answered �Stand up, � the Imam (`a) said, �I will guide you to a door better than this tyrant�s door and to a Lord who is better than this man.� Hence, the Imam (`a) took the man from the hand to the Holy Prophet�s 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 al-�ashr (No. 59), the first six verses of Surah al-�ad�d (No. 57), and the two verses in Surah �l-`Imran (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.

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:

حَسْبُنَا ٱللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ ٱلْوَكِيلُ.

hasbuna allahu wa ni`ma alwak�lu

Allah is sufficient for us and He is the most excellent Protector.

In the second unit, you may recite Surah al-Fatihah once and the following verse seven times:

مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِٱللَّهِ إِنْ تَرَنِ انَٱ اقَلَّ مِنْكَ مَالاً وَوَلَداً.

ma sha'a allahu la quwwata illa billahi in tarani ana aqalla minka malan wa waladan

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.

In the third unit, you may recite Surah al-Fatihah once and the following verse seven times:

لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّالِمِينَ.

la ilaha illa anta subhanaka inn� kuntu min al��alim�na

There is no god but You, glory be to You; surely I have been of the wrong.

In the fourth unit, you may recite Surah al-Fatihah once and the following verse seven times:

وَافَوِّضُ امْرِي إِلَىٰ اللَّهِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بَصِيرٌ بِٱلْعِبَادِ.

wa ufawwi�u amr� ila allahi inna allaha ba��run bil`ibadi

And I entrust my affair to Allah. Surely, Allah sees the servants.

You may then mention your need.

4) Prayer for Solving Difficulties

Imam al-Sadiq (`a) 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)

إِنَّا فَتَحْنَا لَكَ فَتْحاً مُبِيناً.	inna fatahna laka fathan mub�nan	Surely, We have given to you a clear victor,
لِيَغْفِرَ لَكَ ٱللَّهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَاخَّرَ	liyaghfira laka allahu ma taqaddama min dhanbika wa ma ta'akhkhara	that Allah may forgive your community their past faults and those to follow
وَيُتِمَّ نِعْمَتَهُ عَلَيْكَ	wa yutimma ni`matahu `alayka	and complete His favor to you
وَيَهْدِيَكَ صِرَاطاً مُسْتَقِيماً.	wa yahdiyaka �ira�an mustaq�man	and keep you on a right way,
وَيَنْصُرَكَ ٱللَّهُ نَصْراً عَزِيزاً.	wa yan�uraka allahu na�ran `az�zan	and that Allah might help you with a mighty help.

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:

لَوْ انْزَلْنَا هٰذَا ٱلْقُرْآنَ عَلَىٰ جَبَلٍ�

law anzalna hadha al-qur'ana `ala jabalin�

Had We sent down this Qur'an on a mountain�

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:

إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ.

iyyaka na`budu wa iyyaka nasta`�nu

You do we serve and You do we beseech for help.

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 `Abd al-Rahim al-Qa��r said: I once visited Imam al-Sadiq (`a) and said, �May Allah accept me as ransom for you! I have invented a formula of prayer.�The Imam (`a) 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.��How can I do that?� I asked.The Imam (`a) 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 the tashahhud and tasl�m statements, you should say the following:

اللَّهُمَّ انْتَ ٱلسَّلاَمُ	allahumma anta alssalamu	O Allah, You are the (source of) peace;
وَمِنْكَ ٱلسَّلاَمُ	wa minka alssalamu	from You does peace come;
وَإِلَيْكَ يَرْجِعُ ٱلسَّلاَمُ	wa ilayka yarji`u alssalamu	and to You does peace return.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ	allahumma �alli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin	O Allah, (please) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
وَبَلِّغْ رُوحَ مُحَمَّدٍ مِنِّي ٱلسَّلاَمَ	wa balligh ruha muhammadin minn� alssalama	convey my greetings to the soul of Muhammad
وَارْوَاحَ ٱلائِمَّةِ ٱلصَّادِقِينَ سَلاَمِي	wa arwaha al-a'immati al��adiq�na salam�	and the souls of the veracious Imams,
وَٱرْدُدْ عَلَيَّ مِنْهُمُ ٱلسَّلاَمَ	wardud `alayya minhum alssalama	and convey to me their response of my greetings.
وَٱلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّه وَبَرَكَاتُهُ	walssalamu `alayhim wa rahmatu allah wa barakatuhu	Peace and Allah�s mercy and blessings be upon them.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ هَاتَيْنِ ٱلرَّكْعَتَيْنِ	allahumma inna hatayni alrrak`atayni	O Allah, these two units of prayer
هَدِيَّةٌ مِنِّي إِلَىٰ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ	hadiyyatun minn� ila rasuli allah	are present from me to Allah�s Messenger,
صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ	�alla allahu `alayhi wa alih�	peace and greetings of Allah be upon him and his Household.
فَاثِبْنِي عَلَيْهِمَا مَا امَّلْتُ	fa'athibn� `alayhima ma ammaltu	S0, (please) decide Your reward to be that You grant me what I have hoped
وَرَجَوْتُ فِيكَ وَفِي رَسُولِكَ	wa rajawtu f�ka wa f� rasulika	and expected from You and Your Messenger.
يَا وَلِيَّ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ	ya waliyya almu'min�na	O Guardian of the believers.

You may then prostrate and repeat the following forty times:

يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّوْمُ	ya hayyu ya qayyumu	O Ever-living! O Self-Subsisting!
يَا حَيّاً لاَ يَمُوتُ	ya hayyan la yamutu	O Ever-living One Who never dies!
يَا حَيّاً لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاََّ انْتَ	ya hayyan la ilaha illa anta	O Ever-living One; there is no god save You!
يَا ذَا ٱلْجَلاَلِ وَٱلإِكْرَامِ	ya dha aljalali wal-ikrami	O Lord of majesty and honoring!
يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ	ya arhama alrrahim�na	O most Merciful of all those who show mercy.

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.

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:

يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ	ya muhammadu ya rasula allahi	O Muhammad! O Allah�s Messenger!
اشْكُو إِلَىٰ اللَّه وَإِلَيْكَ حَاجَتِي	ashku ila allah wa ilayka hajat�	I complain to Allah and to you about my need
وَإِلَىٰ اهْلِ بَيْتِكَ ٱلرَّاشِدِينَ حَاجَتِي	wa ila ahli baytika alrrashid�na hajat�	and I complain to your Household, the rightly guided, about my need,
وَبِكُمْ اتَوَجَّهُ إِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ فِي حَاجَتِي	wa bikum atawajjahu ila allahi f� hajat�	and through you all I turn my face towards Allah to grant me my need.

You should then prostrate and repeat the following word as much as one breath can take:

يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ

ya allahu ya allahu

O Allah! O Allah!

Then say

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ�

�alli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin�

Please, send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad, and...

You may now mention your need.If you do so, Imam al-Sadiq (`a) added, I guarantee that Allah the Almighty and Majestic will settle your need before you leave your place.�

7) In al-Balad al-Amin, al-Kaf`ami states: For urgent needs, the following words may be written on a sheet of paper and then thrown in (current) water:

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ	bismi allahi alrrahmani alrrah�mi	In the Name of Allah; the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.
مِنَ ٱلْعَبْدِ ٱلذَّلِيلِ	min al`abdi aldhdhal�li	From the submissive servant
إِلَىٰ ٱلْمَوْلَىٰ ٱلْجَلِيلِ	ila almawla aljal�li	to the All-majestic Lord.
رَبِّ إِنِّي مَسَّنِيَ ٱلضُّرُّ	rabbi inn� massaniya al��urru	O Lord: Harm has afflicted me,
وَانْتَ ارْحَمُ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ	wa anta arhamu alrrahim�na	and You are the most Merciful of the merciful.
بِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ	bihaqqi muhammadin wa alih�	In the name of Muhammad and his Household,
صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ	�alli `ala muhammadin wa alih�	(please) bless Muhammad and his Household,
وَٱكْشِفْ هَمِّي وَفَرِّجْ عَنِّي غَمِّي	wakshif hamm� wafarrij `ann� ghamm�	take off my distress and relieve me from my grief,
بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ	birahmatika ya arhama alrrahim�na	out of Your mercy, O most Merciful of all those who show mercy.

8)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 `Al��s 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 tasl�m statement is uttered after each two units. In the first unit, Surah al-Fatihah is recited once and Surah al-Tawh�d is repeated ten times. In the second unit, Surah al-Fatihah is recited once and Surah al-Tawh�d is repeated twenty-one times. In the third unit, Surah al-Fatihah is recited once and Surah al-Tawh�d is repeated thirty-one times. In the fourth unit, Surah al-Fatihah is recited once and Surah al-Tawh�d is repeated forty-one times. Upon uttering the tasl�m statement and saying the glorification statements, you may do the following:

(i) Recite Surah al-Tawhid fifty-one times, (ii) seek forgiveness (i.e. istighfar) fifty times:

اسْتَغْفِرُ ٱللَّهَ

astaghfiru allahu

I pray Allah for forgiveness.

(iii) invoke blessings upon the Holy Prophet and his Household (i.e. Salawat) fifty times:

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma �alli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

O Allah, (please) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

(iv) repeat the following statement fifty times:

لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاََّ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلعَلِيِّ ٱلعَظِيمِ

la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah al`aliyyi al`a��mi

There is neither might nor power except with Allah.

and (v) say the following supplication:

يَا اللَّهُ ٱلْمَانِعُ قُدْرَتَهُ خَلْقَهُ	ya allahu almani`u qudratahu khalqahu	O Allah Who stops His power (to punish) from His creatures,
وَٱلْمَالِكُ بِهَا سُلْطَانَهُ	walmaliku biha sul�anahu	Who possesses His authority through it,
وَٱلْمُتَسَلِّطُ بِمَا فِي يَدَيْهِ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ مَوْجُودٍ	walmutasalli�u bima f� yadayhi `ala kulli mawjudin	and Who has full power over all existent beings through what He possesses!
وَغَيْرُكَ يَخِيبُ رَجَاءُ رَاجِيهِ	wa ghayruka yakh�bu raja'u raj�hi	While all others disappoint those who put hope in them,
وَرَاجِيكَ مَسْرُورٌ لاَ يَخِيبُ	wa raj�ka masrurun la yakh�bu	he who puts hope in You is pleased and never disappointed.
اسْالُكَ بِكُلِّ رِضىًٰ لَكَ	as'aluka bikulli ri�an laka	I beseech You in the name of all items that please You,
وَبِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ انْتَ فِيهِ	wa bikulli shay'in anta f�hi	all things in which You are present,
وَبِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ تُحِبُّ انْ تُذْكَرَ بِهِ	wa bikulli shay'in tuhibbu an tudhkara bih�	all things in which You like to be mentioned,
وَبِكَ يَا اللَّهُ	wa bika ya allahu	and in Your Name, O Allah,
فَلَيْسَ يَعْدِلُكَ شَيْءٌ	falaysa ya`diluka shay'un	for there is nothing to be equal to You,
انْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ	an tu�alliya `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin	(please) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
وَتَحْفَظَنِي وَوَلَدِي وَاهْلِي وَمَالِي	wa tahfa�an� wa walad� wa ahl� wa mal�	safeguard me, my sons, my wife, and my possessions,
وَتَحْفَظَنِي بِحِفْظِكَ	wa tahfa�an� bihif�ika	safeguard me with Your safeguarding,
وَانْ تَقْضِيَ حَاجَتِي فِي�	wa an taq�iya hajat� f��	and settle my need, which is...

9)Another Prayer for Settling the Needs

It is reported that one who has a request to be granted by Almighty Allah may offer a four-unit prayer, reciting Surah al-Fatihah and Surah al-An`am (No. 6) in each unit. Upon accomplishment, one may say the following supplication:

يَا كَرِيمُ يَا كَرِيمُ يَا كَرِيمُ	ya kar�mu ya kar�mu ya kar�mu	O All-generous! O All-generous! O All-generous!
يَا عَظِيمُ يَا عَظِيمُ يَا عَظِيمُ	ya `a��mu ya `a��mu ya `a��mu	O All-great! O All-great! O All-great!
يَا اعْظَمَ مِنْ كُلِّ عَظِيمٍ	ya a`�ama min kulli `a��min	O Greater than all great ones!
يَا سَمِيعَ ٱلدُّعَاءِ	ya sam�`a alddu`a'i	O Hearer of prayers!
يَا مَنْ لاَ تُغَيِّرُهُ ٱللَّيَالِي وَٱلايَّامُ	ya man la tughayyiruhu allayal� wal-ayyamu	O Unaffected by nights and days!
صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ	�alli `ala muhammadin wa alih�	(Please) send blessings upon Muhammad and his Household
وَٱرْحَمْ ضَعْفِي وَفَقْرِي	warham �a`f� wa faqr�	and have mercy on my feebleness, neediness,
وَفَاقَتِي وَمَسْكَنَتِي	wa faqat� wa maskanat�	destitution, and poverty,
فَإِنَّكَ اعْلَمُ بِهَا مِنِّي	fa'innaka a`lamu biha minn�	because You know them better than I do
وَانْتَ اعْلَمُ بِحَاجَتِي	wa anta a`lamu bihajat�	and You know my need better than I do.
يَا مَنْ رَحِمَ ٱلشَّيْخَ يَعْقُوبَ	ya man rahima alshshaykha ya`quba	O He Who had mercy upon Jacob, the old man,
حِينَ رَدَّ عَلَيْهِ يُوسُفَ قُرَّةَ عَيْنِهِ	h�na radda `alayhi yusufa qurrata `aynih�	when He returned Joseph, the delight of his eyes, to him!
يَا مَنْ رَحِمَ ايُّوْبَ بَعْدَ طُولِ بَلاَئِهِ	ya man rahima ayyuba ba`da �uli bala'ih�	O He Who had mercy upon Job after a long time of tribulation!
يَا مَنْ رَحِمَ مُحَمَّداً	ya man rahima muhammadan	O He Who had mercy upon Muhammad,
صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ	�alla allahu `alayhi wa alih�	Allah�s peace and blessings be upon him,
وَمِنَ ٱلْيُتْمِ آوَاهُ	wa min alyutmi awahu	Who gave shelter to him against orphanhood,
وَنَصَرَهُ عَلَىٰ جَبَابِرَةِ قُرَيْشٍ وَطَوَاغِيتِهَا	wa na�arahu `ala jababirati qurayshin wa �awagh�tiha	Who gave him victory against the tyrants and despots of Quraysh
وَامْكَنَهُ مِنْهُمْ	wa amkanahu minhum	and Who gave him control over them!
يَا مُغِيثُ يَا مُغِيثُ يَا مُغِيثُ�	ya mugh�thu ya mugh�thu ya mugh�thu�	O Bringer of aid! O Bringer of aid! O Bringer of aid!�

One may repeat the last statement frequently and then ask Almighty Allah for one�s need, for Almighty Allah will grant so.

10) Another Prayer for Settling the Needs

Sayyid Ibn Tawus, may Allah have mercy upon him, has reported the following: At Friday nights and the night before the `Eid al-Adha Day (i.e. the tenth of Dhu�l-hijjah), 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:

إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ.

iyyaka na`budu wa iyyaka nasta`�nu

You do we serve and You do we beseech for help.

You may then recite the next verses of Surah al-Fatihah and then recite Surah al-Tawhid two hundred times. Upon accomplishment of the prayer, you may repeat the following statement seventy times:

لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاََّ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلعَلِيِّ ٱلعَظِيمِ

la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah al`aliyyi al`a��mi

There is neither might nor power except with Allah.

You may then prostrate and repeat the following word of supplication two hundred times:

يَا رَبِّ

ya rabbi

O my Lord!

Then, you may pray Almighty Allah for whatever you want, and all your requests will be granted, Allah willing.

11) Another Prayer for Settling the Needs

This prayer has been reported by a big number of scholars, such as Shaykh al-Mufid, al-Tusi, Sayyid Ibn Tawus, and many others, from Imam al-Sadiq (`a). 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:

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي حَلَلْتُ بِسَاحَتِكَ	allahumma inn� halaltu bisahatika	O Allah, I have resided in Your court
لِمَعْرِفَتِي بِوَحْدَانِيَّتِكَ وَصَمَدَانِيَّتِكَ	lima`rifat� biwahdaniyyatika wa �amadaniyyatika	due to my full acquaintance with Your Oneness, Self-independence, and
وَانَّهُ لاَ قَادِراً عَلَىٰ قَضَاءِ حَاجَتِي غَيْرُكَ	wa annahu la qadiran `ala qa�a'i hajat� ghayruka	that there is none to settle my need save You.
وَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ يَا رَبِّ	wa qad `alimtu ya rabbi	I have known, O my Lord,
انَّهُ كُلَّمَا تَظَاهَرَتْ نِعْمَتُكَ عَلَيَّ	annahu kullama ta�aharat ni`matuka `alayya	that whenever Your graces are poured down on me in hoards,
ٱشْتَدَّتْ فَاقَتِي إِلَيْكَ	ishtaddat faqat� ilayka	my need to You becomes more urgent.
وَقَدْ طَرَقَنِي هَمُّ�	wa qad �araqan� hammu�	I have been inflicted by the distress of�

You should now mention your problem and then keep on, saying:

وَانْتَ بِكَشْفِهِ عَالِمٌ غَيْرُ مُعَلَّمٍ	wa anta bikashfih� `alimun ghayru mu`allamin	About relieving me from this distress, You have full knowledge and You need no direction
وَاسِعٌ غَيْرُ مُتَكَلِّفٍ	wasi`un ghayru mutakallifin	and You are Limitless and You do not have to think about it.
فَاسْالُكَ بِٱسْمِكَ ٱلَّذِي وَضَعْتَهُ عَلَىٰ ٱلْجِبَالِ فَنُسِفَتْ	fa'as'aluka bismika alladh� wa �a`tahu `ala aljibali fanusifat	I therefore beseech You in the name of Your Name that You put on the mountains; so, they were carried away from the roots,
وَوَضَعْتَهُ عَلَىٰ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ فَٱنْشَقَّتْ	wa wa�a`tahu `ala alssamawati fanshaqqat	You put on the heavens; so, they were rent asunder,
وَعَلَىٰ ٱلنُّجُومِ فَٱنْتَشَرَتْ	wa `ala alnnjumi fantasharat	on the stars; so, they were spread,
وَعَلَىٰ ٱلارْضِ فَسُطِحَتْ	wa `ala al-ar�i fasu�ihat	and on the earth; so, it was made a vast expanse.
وَاسْالُكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ ٱلَّذِي جَعَلْتَهُ عِنْدَ مُحَمَّدٍ	wa as'aluka bilhaqqi alladh� ja`altahu `inda muhammadin	I also beseech You in the name of the Right that You deposited with Muhammad,
صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ	�alla allahu `alayhi wa alih�	may Allah bless him and his Household,
وَعِنْدَ عَلِيٍّ وَٱلْحَسَنِ وَٱلْحُسَيْنِ	wa `inda `aliyyin walhasani walhusayni	and with `Ali, al-Hasan, al-Husayn,
وَعَلِيٍّ وَمُحَمَّدٍ وَجَعْفَرٍ	wa `aliyyin wa muhammadin wa ja`farin	`Ali, Muhammad, Ja`far,
وَمُوسَىٰ وَعَلِيٍّ وَمُحَمَّدٍ	wa musa wa `aliyyin wa muhammadin	Musa, `Ali, Muhammad,
وَعَلِيٍّ وَٱلْحَسَنِ وَٱلْحُجَّةِ	wa `aliyyin walhasani walhujjati	`Ali, al-Hasan, and the Argument,
عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّلاَمُ	`alayhim alssalamu	peace be upon them,
انْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَاهْلِ بَيْتِهِ	an tu�alliya `ala muhammadin wa ahli baytih�	[I beseech You] t0 send blessings upon Muhammad and his Household,
وَانْ تَقْضِيَ لِي حَاجَتِي	wa an taq�iya l� hajat�	settle my need for me,
وَتُيَسِّرَ لِي عَسِيرَهَا	wa tuyassira l� `as�raha	make easy what is difficult in it,
وَتَكْفِيَنِي مُهِمَّهَا	wa takfiyan� muhimmaha	and save me from the intricate part of it.
فَإِنْ فَعَلْتَ فَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ	fa'in fa`alta falaka alhamdu	If you do, then all praise be to You.
وَإِنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ فَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ	wa in lam taf`al falaka alhamdu	If you do it not, then all praise be to You,
غَيْرَ جَائِرٍ فِي حُكْمِكَ	ghayra ja'irin f� hukmika	because You are neither biased in Your judgment,
وَلاَ مُتَّهَمٍ فِي قَضَائِكَ	wa la muttahamin f� qa�a'ika	nor accused in Your decree,
وَلاَ حَائِفٍ فِي عَدْلِكَ	wa la ha'ifin f� `adlika	nor prejudicing in Your justice.

You may then put your face on the ground and say the following supplication:

اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ يُونُسَ بْنَ مَتَّىٰ عَبْدَكَ	allahumma inna yunusa ibna matta `abdaka	O Allah, Jonah the son of Amittai, Your servant,
دَعَاكَ فِي بَطْنِ ٱلْحُوتِ	da`aka f� ba�ni alhuti	prayed to You from the belly of the big fish
وَهُوَ عَبْدُكَ فَٱسْتَجَبْتَ لَهُ	wa huwa `abduka fastajabta lahu	and he is Your servant, and You responded to him;
وَانَا عَبْدُكَ ادْعُوكَ فَٱسْتَجِبْ لِي	wa ana `abduka ad`uka fastajib l�	and I am Your servant too; so, (please) respond to me.

Imam al-Sadiq (`a) 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.�

Mafatih al-Jinan: Du`a Sari` al-Ijabah by the Imam Kazim as

In his book al-Balad al-Amin, Shaykh Kaf`ami has cited a du`a quoted from Imam Musa Kazim (`a) and has added, "It is a du`a (including) sublime (contents) that will be met quickly. The following is the du`a:

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَطَعْتُكَ فِي أَحَبِّ الْأَشْيَاءِ إِلَيْكَ وَ هُوَ التَّوْحِيدُ

وَ لَمْ أَعْصِكَ فِي أَبْغَضِ الْأَشْيَاءِ إِلَيْكَ وَ هُوَ الْكُفْرُ فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَا بَيْنَهُمَا

يَا مَنْ إِلَيْهِ مَفَرِّي آمِنِّي مِمَّا فَزِعْتُ مِنْهُ إِلَيْكَ

اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الْكَثِيرَ مِنْ مَعَاصِيكَ وَ اقْبَلْ مِنِّي الْيَسِيرَ مِنْ طَاعَتِكَ

يَا عُدَّتِي دُونَ الْعُدَدِ وَ يَا رَجَائِي وَ الْمُعْتَمَدَ وَ يَا كَهْفِي وَ السَّنَدَ وَ يَا وَاحِدُ يَا أَحَدُ

يَا قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَ لَمْ يُوْلَدْ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ

أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّ مَنِ اصْطَفَيْتَهُمْ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَ لَمْ تَجْعَلْ فِي خَلْقِكَ مِثْلَهُمْ أَحَداً

أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ وَ تَفْعَلَ بِي مَا أَنْتَ أَهْلُهُ

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِالْوَحْدَانِيَّةِ الْكُبْرَى وَ الْمُحَمَّدِيَّةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ وَ الْعَلَوِيَّةِ الْعُلْيَا (الْعَلْيَاءِ)

وَ بِجَمِيعِ مَا احْتَجَجْتَ بِهِ عَلَى عِبَادِكَ وَ بِالاِسْمِ الَّذِي حَجَبْتَهُ عَنْ خَلْقِكَ فَلَمْ يَخْرُجْ مِنْكَ إِلاَّ إِلَيْكَ

صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ وَ اجْعَلْ لِي مِنْ أَمْرِي فَرَجاً وَ مَخْرَجاً

وَ ارْزُقْنِي مِنْ حَيْثُ أَحْتَسِبُ وَ مِنْ حَيْثُ لاَ أَحْتَسِبُ إِنَّكَ تَرْزُقُ مَنْ تَشَاءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ

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 one�s 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 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-Mahdi, may Allah�s 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 Allah�s 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 Allah�s 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 prayers with invoking Almighty Allah�s blessings upon the Holy Infallibles (`a).

CHAPTER TEN -BRIEF PRAYERS FOR this World AND Hereafter ( Baqiyatus salehat)

Although they are numerous, only thirty prayers for this-world and Hereafter requests are mentioned :

First: Imam al-Sadiq (`a) is reported to have advised of saying this prayer:

O Allah, (please) make me fear You as if I can see You.	allahumma ij`aln� akhshaka ka'ann� araka	اَللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْنِي اخْشَاكَ كَانِّي ارَاكَ
Make me happy to act piously towards You.	wa as`idn� bitaqwaka	وَاسْعِدْنِي بِتَقْوَاكَ
Do not distress me by granting me activity to commit acts of disobedience to You.	wa la tushqin� binash�� lima`a��ka	وَلاَ تُشْقِنِي بِنَشْطِي لِمَعَاصِيكَ
Choose for me through Your decree.	wa khir l� f� qa�a'ika	وَخِرْ لِي فِي قَضَائِكَ
Bless me through Your determination	wa barik l� f� qadarika	وَبَارِكْ لِي فِي قَدَرِكَ
so that I will not long for delaying that which You would hasten	hatta la uhibba ta'kh�ra ma `ajjalta	حَتَّىٰ لا احِبَّ تَاخِيرَ مَا عَجَّلْتَ
or hastening that which You have delayed.	wa la ta`j�la ma akhkharta	وَلاَ تَعْجِيلَ مَا اخَّرْتَ
And (please) make my richness in my conscience	waj`al ghinaya f� nafs�	وَٱجْعَلْ غِنَايَ فِي نَفْسِي
and make me find enjoyment in my hearing and sight.	wa matti`n� bi sam`� wa ba�ar�	وَمَتِّعْنِي بِسَمْعِي وَبَصَرِي
Make them sound until I am inherited.	waj`alhuma alwarithayni minn�	وَٱجْعَلْهُمَا ٱلْوَارِثَيْنِ مِنِّي
Grant me victory over him who wrongs me,	wan�urn� `ala man �alaman�	وَٱنْصُرْنِي عَلَىٰ مَنْ ظَلَمَنِي
make me see signs of Your power in him, O my Lord,	wa arin� f�hi qudrataka ya rabbi	وَارِنِي فِيهِ قُدْرَتَكَ يَا رَبِّ
and make Your favors to be the delight of my eye.	wa aqirra bifa�lika `ayn�	وَاقِرَّ بِفَضْلِكَ عَيْنِي

Second: Imam al-Sadiq (`a) is also reported to have advised of saying this prayer:

اَللَّهُمَّ اعِنِّي عَلَىٰ هَوْلِ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَامَةِ	allahumma a`inn� `ala hawli yawmi alqiyamati	O Allah, (please) help me encounter the horror of the Resurrection Day,
وَاخْرِجْنِي مِنَ ٱلدُّنْيَا سَالِماً	wa akhrijn� min alddunya saliman	take me out of this world soundly,
وَزَوِّجْنِي مِنَ ٱلْحُورِ ٱلْعِينِ	wa zawwijn� min alhuri al`�ni	give me in marriage the Paradisiacal women,
وَٱكْفِنِي مَؤُونَتِي وَمَؤُونَةَ عِيَالِي	wakfin� ma'unat� wa ma'unata `iyal�	save me from procuring the provisions of myself, my family members,
وَمَؤُونَةَ ٱلنَّاسِ	wa ma'unata alnnasi	and people,
وَادْخِلْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِي عِبَادِكَ ٱلصَّالِحِينَ	wa adkhiln� birahmatika f� `ibadika al��alih�na	and include me, in the name of Your mercy, with Your righteous servants.

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

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ	bismillahi alrrahman alrrah�mi	In the Name of Allah; the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.
يَا مَنْ اظْهَرَ ٱلْجَمِيلَ	ya man a�hara aljam�la	O He Who has shown only goodness,
وَسَتَرَ ٱلْقَبِيحَ	wa satara alqab�ha	concealed the evil (deeds of His servants),
وَلَمْ يَهْتِكِ ٱلسِّتْرَ عَنِّي	wa lam yahtik alssitra `anna�	and has not exposed the hidden!
يَا كَرِيمَ ٱلْعَفْوِ	ya kar�ma al`afwi	O He Who is generous in pardoning!
يَا حَسَنَ ٱلتَّجَاوُزِ	ya hasana alttajawuzi	O He Who is Excellent in overlooking!
يَا وَاسِعَ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ	ya wasi`a almaghfirati	O He Who is Liberal in forgiving!
وَيَا بَاسِطَ ٱلْيَدَيْنِ بِالرَّحْمَةِ	wa ya basi�a alyadayni bilrrahmati	O He Who opens His hands wide with mercy!
يَا صَاحِبَ كُلِّ نَجْوَىٰ	ya �ahiba kulli najwa	O He Who is present in all confidential talks!
وَيَا مُنْتَهىٰ كُلِّ شَكْوَىٰ	wa ya muntaha kulli shakwa	O He Who is the ultimate objective of all complaints!
يَا كَرِيمَ الصَّفْحِ	ya kar�ma al��afhi	O He Who is generous in condoning!
يَا عَظِيمَ الْمَنِّ	ya `a��ma almanni	O He Who is great in favoring!
يَا مُبْتَدِئَ كُلِّ نِعْمَةٍ قَبْلَ ٱسْتِحْقَاقِهَا	ya mubtadi'a kulli ni`matin qabla istihqaqiha	O He Who takes the initiative in enduing with all favors before they are deserved!
يَا رَبَّاهُ يَا سَيِّدَاهُ يَا مَوْلاَهُ	ya rabbahu ya sayyidahu ya mawlahu	O my Lord! O my Master! O my Cherisher!
يَا غَايَتَاهُ يَا غِيَاثَاهُ	ya ghayatahu ya ghiyathahu	O my utmost hope! O my aide!
صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ	�alli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin	(Please) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad
وَاسْالُكَ انْ لاَ تَجْعَلَنِي فِي ٱلنَّارِ	wa as'aluka an la taj`alan� f� alnnari	and I beseech You not to put me in Hellfire.

Fourth: Imam al-Sadiq (`a) is reported to have said thisprayer:

انْتَ ثِقَتِي فِي كُلِّ كُرْبَةٍ	anta thiqat� f� kulli kurbatin	You are my trust in all hard times,
وَانْتَ رَجَائِي فِي كُلِّ شِدَّةٍ	wa anta raja'� f� kulli shiddatin	You are my hope in all ordeals,
وَانْتَ لِي فِي كُلِّ امْرٍ نَزَلَ بِي ثِقَةٌ وَعُدَّةٌ	wa anta l� f� kulli amrin nazala b� thiqatun wa `uddatun	and You alone are my reliance and support in every matter that afflicts me.
كَمْ مِنْ كَرْبٍ يَضْعُفُ عَنْهُ ٱلْفُؤَادُ	kam min karbin ya�`ufu `anhu alfu'adu	Too many are the agonies, which the heart is too weak to undergo,
وَتَقِلُّ فِيهِ ٱلْحِيلَةُ	wa taqillu f�hi alh�latu	which all stratagems fail to manage,
وَيَخْذُلُ عَنْهُ ٱلْقَرِيبُ وَٱلْبَعِيدُ	wa yakhdhulu `anhu alqar�bu walba`�du	in which the friend and the stranger disappoint,
وَيَشْمَتُ بِهِ ٱلْعَدُوُّ	wa yashmatu bih� al`aduwwu	at which the enemy gloat,
وَتُعْيِينِي فِيهِ ٱلامُورُ	wa tu`y�n� f�hi al-umuru	and in which I lose any way out,
انْزَلْتُهُ بِكَ وَشَكَوْتُهُ إِلَيْكَ	anzaltuhu bika wa shakawtuhu ilayka	but when I referred them to You and complained about them to You,
رَاغِباً فِيهِ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ	raghiban f�hi `amman siwaka	abandoning all others than You,
فَفَرَّجْتَهُ وَكَشَفْتَهُ وَكَفَيْتَنِيهِ	fafarrajtahu wa kashaftahu wa kafaytan�hi	You have relieved, removed, and saved me from it.
فَانْتَ وَلِيُّ كُلِّ نِعْمَةٍ	fa'anta waliyyu kulli ni`matin	So, You are the patron of all graces,
وَصَاحِبُ كُلِّ حَاجَةٍ	wa �ahibu kulli hajatin	the One Who stands for all requests,
وَمُنْتَهَىٰ كُلِّ رَغْبَةٍ	wa muntaha kulli raghbatin	and the utmost of all desires.
فَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ كَثِيراً	falaka alhamdu kath�ran	So, very much praise be to You
وَلَكَ ٱلْمَنُّ فَاضِلاًَ	wa laka almannu fa�ilan	and abundant gratitude be to You.

This is the 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 (`a), also said this prayer in Karbala' on the `�shura' Day.

Furthermore, two more prayers were said by Imam al-Husayn (`a) on that day. The first one is the prayer he taught to his son Imam Zayn al-Abideen (`a) 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 prayer intended is as follows:

بِحَقِّ يٰس وَٱلْقُرْآنِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ	bihaqqi ya-s�n walqur'ani alhak�mi	In the name of Yas�n and the Qur'an full of wisdom
وَبِحَقِّ طٰهٰ وَٱلْقُرْآنِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ	wa bihaqqi �a-ha walqur'ani al`a��mi	and in the name of Taha and the Great Qur'an (I beseech You).
يَا مَنْ يَقْدِرُ عَلَىٰ حَوَائِجِ ٱلسَّائِلِينَ	ya man yaqdiru `ala hawa'iji alssa'il�na	O He Who has power to grant the requests of the beseechers!
يَا مَنْ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي ٱلضَّمِيرِ	ya man ya`lamu ma f� al��am�ri	O He Who knows what is in the inner selves!
يَا مُنَفِّساً عَنِ ٱلْمَكْرُوبِينَ	ya munaffisan `an almakrub�na	O He Who alleviates the agonized ones!
يَا مُفَرِّجاً عَنِ ٱلْمَغْمُومِينَ	ya mufarrijan `an almaghmum�na	O He Who relieves the distressed ones!
يَا رَاحِمَ ٱلشَّيخِ ٱلْكَبِيرِ	ya rahima alshshaykhi alkab�ri	O He Who is merciful to the old ones!
يَا رَازِقَ ٱلطِّفْلِ ٱلصَّغِيرِ	ya raziqa al��ifli al��agh�ri	O He Who provides the little babies with sustenance!
يَا مَنْ لاَ يَحْتَاجُ إِلَىٰ ٱلتَّفْسِيرِ	ya man la yahtaju ila alttafs�ri	O He Who does not require explanation!
صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ�	�alli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin�	(Please) bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad and�

One may now submit his requests.

Fifth: Imam al-Sadiq (`a) is reported to have raised his hands towards the sky and said this prayer:

رَبِّ لاَ تَكِلْنِي إِلىٰ نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ ابَداً	rabbi la takiln� ila nafs� �arfata `aynin abadan	O my Lord, never relegate me to myself even for a winking of an eye,
لاَ اقَلَّ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ وَلاَ اكْثَرَ	la aqalla min dhalika wa la akthara	less than that, or more than that.

Sixth: Imam al-Sadiq (`a) is also reported to have advised of saying this prayer:

إِرْحَمْنِي مِمَّا لاَ طَاقَةَ لِي بِهِ وَلاَ صَبْرَ لِي عَلَيْهِ

irhamn� mimma la �aqata l� bih� wa la �abra l� `alayhi

(Please) have mercy upon me against what I am too feeble to do and what I am too impatient to stand.

Seventh: Imam al-Sadiq (`a) is also reported to have advised of saying this prayer:

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي اسْالُكَ بِجَلاَلِكَ وَجَمَالِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ انْ�

allahumma inn� as'aluka bijalalika wa jamalika wa karamika an�

Allah, I beseech You in the name of Your majesty, beauty, and generosity to�

One may now submit his requests.

Eighth: Fa�l ibn Yunus has reported that Imam al-Ka�im (`a) advised him to repeat this prayer very much:

اَللَّهُمَّ لاَ تَجْعَلْنِي مِنَ ٱلْمُعَارِينَ	allahumma la taj`aln� min almu`ar�na	O Allah, (please) do not make me of the unfixed-hearted
وَلاَ تُخْرِجْنِي مِنَ ٱلتَّقْصِيرِ	wa la tukhrijn� min alttaq��ri	and do not make me feel not negligent.

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 (`a) is reported to have said: Almighty Allah has forgiven a Bedouin man for two words he said in his prayer. These two words are as follows:

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنْ تُعَذِّبْنِي فَاهْلٌ لِذٰلِكَ انَٱ	allahumma in tu`adhdhibn� fa'ahlun lidhalika ana	O Allah, if You punish me, then this befits me,
وَإِنْ تَغْفِرْ لِي فَاهْلٌ لِذٰلِكَ انْتَ	wa in taghfir l� fa'ahlun lidhalika anta	but if You forgive me, then it befits You.

Tenth: Dawud al-Raqq� has said: Whenever he insisted in prayers, Imam al-Sadiq (`a) would pray Almighty Allah in the name of the Five Persons: the Holy Prophet, Imam `Al�, Lady Fa�imah, Imam al-�asan, and Imam al-�usayn, peace be upon them.

Eleventh: Yazid al-Sa'igh is reported to have said: I asked Imam al-Sadiq (`a) to pray Almighty Allah for our good. He therefore said:

اَللَّهُمَّ ٱرْزُقْهُمْ صِدْقَ ٱلْحَدِيثِ	allahumma irzuqhum �idqa alhad�thi	O Allah, (please) endue them with truthfulness in speech,
وَادَاءَ ٱلامَانَةِ	wa ada'a al-amanati	fulfillment of trusts,
وَٱلْمُحَافَظَةَ عَلَىٰ ٱلصَّلَوَاتِ	walmuhafa�ata `ala al��alawati	and constant attendance to prayers.
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ احَقُّ خَلْقِكَ انْ تَفْعَلَهُ بِهِمْ	allahumma innahum ahaqqu khalqika an taf`alahu bihim	O Allah, they are the worthiest of all of Your creatures to obtain this from You;
اَللَّهُمَّ ٱفْعَلْهُ بِهِمْ	allahumma if`alhu bihim	therefore, O Allah, do it to them.

Twelfth: Say this prayer, which Imam `Ali Ameer al-Mu'mineen (`a) used to say: Image

اَللَّهُمَّ مُنَّ عَلَيَّ بِٱلتَّوَكُّلِ عَلَيْكَ	allahumma munna `alayya bilttawakkuli `alayka	O Allah, endue me with reliance on You,
وَٱلتَّفوِيضِ إِلَيْكَ	walttafw��i ilayka	entrusting (all my affairs) with You,
وَٱلرِّضَا بِقَدَرِكَ	walrri�a biqadarika	satisfaction with Your decree,
وَٱلتَّسْلِيمِ لاِمْرِكَ	walttasl�mi li'amrika	and submission to Your ordinance
حَتَّىٰ لاَ احِبَّ تَعْجِيلَ مَا اخَّرْتَ	hatta la uhibba ta`j�la ma akhkharta	so that I would not long for hastening what You delay
وَلاَ تَاخِيرَ مَا عَجَّلْتَ	wa la ta'kh�ra ma `ajjalta	and delaying what You hasten.
يَا رَبَّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ	ya rabba al`alam�na	O Lord of the worlds!

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 prayer:

اَللَّهُمَّ لَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ	allahumma laka alhamdu	O Allah, all praise be to You
حَمْداً خَالِداً مَعَ خُلُودِكَ	hamdan khalidan ma`a khuludika	that is as eternal as You are.
وَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ	wa laka alhamdu	All praise be to You
حَمْداً لاَ مُنْتَهَىٰ لَهُ دُونَ عِلْمِكَ	hamdan la muntaha lahu duna `ilmika	that never ends save Your knowledge (about it).
وَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ	wa laka alhamdu	All praise be to You
حَمْداً لاَ امَدَ لَهُ دُونَ مَشِيئَتِكَ	hamdan la amada lahu duna mash�'atika	that has no limit save when You will.
وَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ	wa laka alhamdu	All praise be to You
حَمْداً لاَ جَزَاءَ لِقَائِلِهِ إِلاَّ رِضَاكَ	hamdan la jaza'a liqa'ilih� illa ri�aka	the recompense of whose sayer is nothing save Your pleasure.
اَللَّهُمَّ لَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ كُلُّهُ	allahumma laka alhamdu kulluhu	O Allah, all praise entirely be to You,
وَلَكَ ٱلْمَنُّ كُلُّهُ	wa laka almann kulluhu	all gratitude entirely is Yours,
وَلَكَ ٱلْفَخْرُ كُلُّهُ	wa laka alfakhru kulluhu	all pride entirely is Yours,
وَلَكَ ٱلْبَهَاءُ كُلُّهُ	wa laka albaha'u kulluhu	all splendor entirely is Yours,
وَلَكَ ٱلنُّورُ كُلُّهُ	wa laka alnnuru kulluhu	the whole light entirely is Yours,
وَلَكَ ٱلْعِزَّةُ كُلُّهَا	wa laka al`izzatu kulluha	all mightiness entirely is Yours,
وَلَكَ ٱلْجَبَرُوتُ كُلُّهَا	wa laka aljabarutu kulluha	all grandeur entirely is Yours,
وَلَكَ ٱلْعَظَمَةُ كُلُّهَا	wa laka al`a�amatu kulluha	all greatness entirely is Yours,
وَلَكَ ٱلدُّنْيَا كُلُّهَا	wa laka alddunya kulluha	the whole world entirely is Yours,
وَلَكَ ٱلآخِرَةُ كُلُّهَا	wa laka al-akhiratu kulluha	the whole Hereafter entirely is Yours,
وَلَكَ ٱللَّيْلُ وَٱلنَّهَارُ كُلُّهُ	wa laka allaylu walnnaharu kulluhu	all nights and all days entirely are Yours,
وَلَكَ ٱلْخَلْقُ كُلُّهُ	wa laka alkhalqu kulluhu	all creation entirely is Yours,
وَبِيَدِكَ ٱلْخَيْرُ كُلُّهُ	wa biyadika alkhayru kulluhu	the good entirely is in Your hand,
وَإِلَيْكَ يَرْجِعُ ٱلامْرُ كُلُّهُ	wa ilayka yarji`u al-amru kulluhu	and all affairs entirely are returned to You,
عَلاَنِيَتُهُ وَسِرُّهُ	`alaniyatuhu wa sirrihu	both the open and the hidden.
اَللَّهُمَّ لَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ حَمْداً ابَداً	allahumma laka alhamdu hamdan abadan	O Allah, all praise eternally be to You.
انْتَ حَسَنُ ٱلْبَلاَءِ	anta hasanu albala'i	You are the sympathetic in ordeals,
جَلِيلُ ٱلثَّنَاءِ	jal�lu alththana'i	the lofty in praiseworthiness,
سَابِغُ ٱلنَّعْمَاءِ	sabighu alnna`ma'i	the abundant in bestowals,
عَدْلُ ٱلْقَضَاءِ	`adlu alqa�a'i	the just in decreeing,
جَزِيلُ ٱلْعَطَاءِ	jaz�lu al`a�a'i	the opulent in donation,
حَسَنُ ٱلآلاَءِ	hasanu al-ala'i	the excellent in graces,
إِلٰهٌ فِي ٱلارْضِ	ilahun f� al-ar�i	the god in the earth,
وَإِلٰهٌ فِي ٱلسَّمَاءِ	wa ilahun f� alssama'i	and the god in the heavens.
اَللَّهُمَّ لَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ فِي ٱلسَّبْعِ ٱلشِّدَادِ	allahumma laka alhamdu f� alssab`i alshshidadi	O Allah, all praise in the seven strong skies be to You,
وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ فِي ٱلارْضِ ٱلْمِهَادِ	wa laka alhamdu f� al-ar�i almihadi	all praise in the plain lands be to You,
وَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ طَاقَةَ ٱلْعِبَادِ	wa laka alhamdu �aqata al`ibadi	all praise that is as much as the scope of the servants be to You,
وَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ سَعَةَ ٱلْبِلاَدِ	wa laka alhamdu sa`ata albiladi	all praise that is as extensive as lands be to You,
وَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ فِي ٱلْجِبَالِ ٱلاوْتَادِ	wa laka alhamdu f� aljibali al-awtadi	all praise in the mountains that are as projections be to You,
وَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ فِي ٱللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ	wa laka alhamdu f� allayli idha yaghsha	all praise in the night when it draws a veil be to You,
وَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ فِي ٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ	wa laka alhamdu f� alnnahari idha tajalla	all praise in the daylight when it shines in brightness be to You,
وَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ فِي ٱلآخِرَةِ وَٱلاولَىٰ	wa laka alhamdu f� al-akhirati wal-ula	all praise in the last and the first be to You,
وَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ فِي ٱلْمَثَانِي وَٱلْقُرْآنِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ	wa laka alhamdu f� almathan� walqur'ani al`a��mi	and all praise in the oft-repeated verses and the Great Qur'an be to You.
وَسُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ	wa subhana allahi wa bihamdih�	All glory be to Allah and in praise of Him.
وَٱلارْضُ جَمِيعاً قَبْضَتُهُ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَامَةِ	wal-ar�u jam�`an qab�atuhu yawma alqiyamati	The whole earth shall be in His grip on the Resurrection Day
وَٱلسَّمَاوَاتُ مَطْوِيَّاتٌ بِيَمِينِهِ	walssamawatu ma�wiyyatun biyam�nih�	and the heavens rolled up in His right hand.
سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ	subhanahu wa ta`ala `amma yushrikuna	Glory be to Him and may He be exalted above what they associate with Him.
سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ	subhana allahi wa bihamdih�	All glory be to Allah and in praise of Him.
كُلُّ شَيْءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلاَّ وَجْهَهُ	kullu shay'in halikun illa wajhahu	Everything is perishable except His Face.
سُبْحَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَتَعَالَيْتَ	subhanaka rabbana wa ta`alayta	Glory be to You, O our Lord, exalted be You,
وَتَبَارَكْتَ وَتَقَدَّسْتَ	wa tabarakta wa taqaddasta	blessed be You, and holy be You.
خَلَقْتَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ بِقُدْرَتِكَ	khalaqta kulla shay'in biqudratika	You have created all things by Your omnipotence,
وَقَهَرْتَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ بِعِزَّتِكَ	wa qaharta kulla shay'in bi`izzatika	predominated over all things by Your almightiness,
وَعَلَوْتَ فَوْقَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ بِٱرْتِفَاعِكَ	wa `alawta fawqa kulli shay'in birtifa`ika	towered above all things by Your elevation,
وَغَلَبْتَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ بِقُوَّتِكَ	wa ghalabta kulla shay'in biquwwatika	overcome all things by Your power,
وَٱبْتَدَعْتَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ بِحِكْمَتِكَ وَعِلْمِكَ	wabtada`ta kulla shay'in bihikmatika wa `ilmika	fashioned all things by Your wisdom and knowledge,
وَبَعَثْتَ ٱلرُّسُلَ بِكُتُبِكَ	wa ba`athta alrrusula bikutubika	sent the messengers with Your Books,
وَهَدَيْتَ ٱلصَّالِحِينَ بِإِذْنِكَ	wa hadayta al��alih�na bi'idhnika	guided the righteous ones by Your permission,
وَايَّدْتَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِنَصْرِكَ	wa ayyadta almu'min�na bina�rika	aided the believers by Your victory,
وَقَهَرْتَ ٱلْخَلْقَ بِسُلْطَانِكَ	wa qaharta alkhalqa bisul�anika	and overpowered all the creatures by Your authority.
لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ	la ilaha illa anta	There is no god save You;
وَحْدَكَ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَكَ	wahdaka la shar�ka laka	You are one and only and there is no associate with You.
لاَ نَعْبُدُ غَيْرَكَ	la na`budu ghayraka	We serve none but You,
وَلاَ نَسْالُ إِلاَّ إِيَّاكَ	wa la nas'alu illa iyyaka	we beseech none but You,
وَلاَ نَرْغَبُ إِلاَّ إِلَيْكَ	wa la narghabu illa ilayka	and we desire for none but You.
انْتَ مَوْضِعُ شَكْوَانَا	anta maw�i`u shakwana	You are the target of our complaints,
وَمُنْتَهَىٰ رَغْبَتِنَا	wa muntaha raghbatina	the utmost of our desires,
وَإِلٰهُنَا وَمَلِيكُنَا	wa ilahuna wa mal�kuna	the God, and the Master of us.

Fourteenth: It is reported that a man came to Imam `Ali (`a) and complained about the delay in response of his prayers.

�Have you tried the swift-responded prayer?� Imam `Ali(`a) asked. �What prayer do you mean?� asked the man. Imam `Ali (`a) thus taught him to say this prayer:

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي اسْالُكَ	allahumma inn� as'aluka bismika	O Allah, I beseech You
بِٱسْمِكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ٱلاعْظَمِ	al`a��mi al-a`�ami	in the name of Your Name; the great, the greatest,
ٱلاجَلِّ ٱلاكْرَمِ	al-ajalli al-akrami	the most majestic, the noblest,
ٱلْمَخْزُونِ ٱلْمَكْنُونِ	almakhzuni almaknuni	the hoarded, the hidden,
ٱلنُّورِ ٱلْحَقِّ	alnnuri alhaqqi	the brilliant, the true,
ٱلْبُرْهَانِ ٱلْمُبِينِ	alburhani almub�ni	the manifest demonstration,
ٱلَّذِي هُوَ نُورٌ مَعَ نُورٍ	alladh� huwa nurun ma`a nurin	which is light with light,
وَنُورٌ مِنْ نُورٍ	wa nurun min nurin	light out of light,
وَنُورٌ فِي نُورٍ	wa nurun f� nurin	light in light,
وَنُورٌ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ نُورٍ	wa nurun `ala kulli nurin	light on all light,
وَنُورٌ فَوْقَ كُلِّ نُورٍ	wa nurun fawqa kulli nurin	light over all light,
وَنُورٌ تُضِيءُ بِهِ كُلَّ ظُلْمَةٍ	wa nurun tu��'u bih� kulla �ulmatin	and light by which all darkness is shone
وَيُكْسَرُ بِهِ كُلُّ شِدَّةٍ	wa yuksaru bih� kullu shiddatin	and all hardships,
وَكُلُّ شَيْطَانٍ مَرِيدٍ	wa kullu shay�anin mar�din	all rebellious devils,
وَكُلُّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ	wa kullu jabbarin `an�din	and all obstinate transgressors are unraveled.
لاَ تَقِرُّ بِهِ ارْضٌ	la taqirru bih� ar�un	Neither a land can bear it
وَلاَ تَقُومُ بِهِ سَمَاءٌ	wa la taqumu bih� sama'un	nor can any sky hold it.
وَيَامَنُ بِهِ كُلُّ خَائِفٍ	wa ya'manu bih� kullu kha'ifin	Through it, all fearful ones attain security
وَيَبْطُلُ بِهِ سِحْرُ كُلِّ سَاحِرٍ	wa yab�ulu bih� sihru kulli sahirin	and sorceries of all sorcerers,
وَبَغْيُ كُلِّ بَاغٍ	wa baghyu kulli baghin	oppressions of all oppressors,
وَحَسَدُ كُلِّ حَاسِدٍ	wa hasadu kulli hasidin	and envy of all envious ones are counteracted.
وَيَتَصَدَّعُ لِعَظَمَتِهِ ٱلْبَرُّ وَٱلْبَحْرُ	wa yata�adda`u li`a�amatih� albarru walbahru	Because of its greatness, all lands and oceans split
وَيَسْتَقِلُّ بِهِ ٱلْفُلْكُ	wa yastaqillu bih� alfulku	and all arks stand stable
حِينَ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِهِ ٱلْمَلَكُ	h�na yatakallamu bih� almalaku	when the angel pronounces it;
فَلاَ يَكُونُ لِلْمَوجِ عَلَيْهِ سَبِيلٌ	fala yakunu lilmawji `alayhi sab�lun	so, waves will no more have any effect on these arks.
وَهُوَ ٱسْمُكَ ٱلاعْظَمُ ٱلاعْظَمُ	wa huwa ismuka al-a`�amu al-a`�amu	It is Your Name; the greatest, the greatest,
ٱلاجَلُّ ٱلاجَلُّ	al-ajallu al-ajallu	the most majestic, the most majestic,
ٱلنُّورُ ٱلاكْبَرُ	alnnuru al-akbaru	the grandest light,
ٱلَّذِي سَمَّيْتَ بِهِ نَفْسَكَ	alladh� sammayta bih� nafsaka	which You have used for Yourself
وَٱسْتَوَيْتَ بِهِ عَلَىٰ عَرْشِكَ	wastawayta bih� `ala `arshika	and by which You have prevailed on Your Throne.
وَاتَوَجَّهُ إِلَيْكَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ وَاهْلِ بَيْتِهِ	wa atawajjahu ilayka bimuhammadin wa ahli baytih�	I turn my face towards You in the name of Muhammad and his Household
وَاسْالُكَ بِكَ وَبِهِمْ	wa as'aluka bika wa bihim	and beseech You in the name of You and them
انْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَانْ�	an tu�alliya `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin wa an�	to bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad and to�

You may now submit your requests.

Fifteenth: `Amr ibn Abi�l-Miqdam has reported the following: Imam al-Sadiq (`a) dictated this prayer, which achieves benefits for this world and the other world: After praising and thanking Almighty Allah, you may say this:

اَللَّهُمَّ انْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ ٱلْحَلِيمُ ٱلْكَرِيمُ	allahumma anta allahu la ilaha illa anta alhal�mu alkar�mu	O Allah, You are Allah; there is no god save You, the Forbearing, the All-generous.
وَانْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ	wa anta allahu la ilaha illa anta al`az�zu alhak�mu	You are Allah; there is no god save You, the Almighty, the All-wise.
وَانْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ ٱلْوَاحِدُ ٱلْقَهَّارُ	wa anta allahu la ilaha illa anta alwahidu alqahharu	You are Allah; there is no god save You, the One, the Supreme.
وَانْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْجَبَّارُ	wa anta allahu la ilaha illa anta almaliku aljabbaru	You are Allah; there is no god save You, the Master, the Compeller.
وَانْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ٱلْغَفَّارُ	wa anta allahu la ilaha illa anta alrrah�mu alghaffaru	You are Allah; there is no god save You, the All-merciful, the Forgiver.
وَانْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ ٱلشَّدِيدُ ٱلْمِحَالُ	wa anta allahu la ilaha illa anta alshshd�du almihalu	You are Allah; there is no god save You, the Mighty in prowess.
وَانْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ ٱلْكَبِيرُ ٱلْمُتَعَالِ	wa anta allahu la ilaha illa anta alkab�ru almuta`ali	You are Allah; there is no god save You, the Great, the High Exalted.
وَانْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْبَصِيرُ	wa anta allahu la ilaha illa anta alssam�`u alba��ru	You are Allah; there is no god save You, the Hearing, the Seeing.
وَانْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ ٱلْمَنِيعُ ٱلْقَدِيرُ	wa anta allahu la ilaha illa anta alman�`u alqad�ru	You are Allah; there is no god save You, the Impregnable, the Omnipotent.
وَانْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلشَّكُورُ	wa anta allahu la ilaha illa anta alghafuru alshshkuru	You are Allah; there is no god save You, the Forgiver, the Ready to appreciate.
وَانْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ ٱلْحَمِيدُ ٱلْمَجِيدُ	wa anta allahu la ilaha illa anta alham�du almaj�du	You are Allah; there is no god save You, the Praiseworthy, the All-glorious.
وَانْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ ٱلْغَنِيُّ ٱلْحَمِيدُ	wa anta allahu la ilaha illa anta alghaniyyu alham�du	You are Allah; there is no god save You, the Self-sufficient, the Praiseworthy.
وَانْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ	wa anta allahu la ilaha illa anta alghafuru alwadudu	You are Allah; there is no god save You, the Forgiver, the Loving.
وَانْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ ٱلْحَنَّانُ ٱلْمَنَّانُ	wa anta allahu la ilaha illa anta alhannanu almannanu	You are Allah; there is no god save You, the All-tender, the All-favorer.
وَانْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ ٱلْحَلِيمُ ٱلدَّيَّانُ	wa anta allahu la ilaha illa anta alhal�mu alddayyanu	You are Allah; there is no god save You, the Forbearing, the Requiter.
وَانْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ ٱلْجَوَادُ ٱلْمَاجِدُ	wa anta allahu la ilaha illa anta aljawadu almajidu	You are Allah; there is no god save You, the All-magnanimous, the Glorious.
وَانْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ ٱلْوَاحِدُ ٱلاحَدُ	wa anta allahu la ilaha illa anta alwahidu al-ahadu	You are Allah; there is no god save You, the One, the One and Only.
وَانْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ ٱلْغَائِبُ ٱلشَّاهِدُ	wa anta allahu la ilaha illa anta algha'ibu alshshahidu	You are Allah; there is no god save You, the Unseen, the Witness.
وَانْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ ٱلظَّاهِرُ ٱلْبَاطِنُ	wa anta allahu la ilaha illa anta al��ahiru alba�inu	You are Allah; there is no god save You, the Evident, the Immanent.
وَانْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ	wa anta allahu la ilaha illa anta bikulli shay'in `al�mun	You are Allah; there is no god save You; You have knowledge of all things.
تَمَّ نُورُكَ فَهَدَيْتَ	tamm nuruka fahadayta	Perfect is Your brilliance; so, You have guided (to the true guidance).
وَبَسَطْتَ يَدَكَ فَاعْطَيْتَ	wa basa�ta yadaka fa'a`�ayta	Open is Your hand; so, You have given (liberally).
رَبَّنَا وَجْهُكَ اكْرَمُ ٱلْوُجُوهِ	rabbana wajhuka akramu alwujuhi	Our Lord, Your Face is the noblest of all faces,
وَجِهَتُكَ خَيْرُ ٱلْجِهَاتِ	wa jihatuka khayru aljihati	Your side is the best of all sides,
وَعَطِيَّتُكَ افْضَلُ ٱلْعَطَايَا وَاهْنَاهَا	wa `a�iyyatuka af�alu al`a�aya wa ahna'uha	and Your donations are the most favorable and most pleasant of all donations.
تُطَاعُ رَبَّنَا فَتَشْكُرُ	tu�a`u rabbana fatashkuru	Our Lord, when You are obeyed, You thank
وَتُعْصىٰ رَبَّنَا فَتَغْفِرُ لِمَنْ شِئْتَ	wa tu`�a rabbana fataghfiru liman shi'ta	and when You, our Lord, is disobeyed, You forgive whomever You wish.
تُجِيبُ ٱلْمُضْطَرِّينَ	tuj�bu almu��arr�na	You respond to the distressed,
وَتَكْشِفُ ٱلسُّوءَ	wa takshifu alssu'a	relieve from evil,
وَتَقْبَلُ ٱلتَّوْبَةَ	wa taqbalu alttawbata	accept repentance,
وَتَعْفُو عَنِ ٱلذُّنُوبِ	wa ta`fu `an aldhdhunubi	and pardon the sins.
لاَ تُجَازَىٰ ايَادِيكَ	la tujaza ayad�ka	Your bestowals are too abundant to be recompensed,
وَلاَ تُحْصىٰ نِعَمُكَ	wa la tuh�a ni`amuka	Your graces are too many to be counted,
وَلاَ يَبْلُغُ مِدْحَتَكَ قَوْلُ قَائِلٍ	wa la yablughu midhataka qawlu qa'ilin	and You are too praised to be expressed by any statement.
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ	allahumma �alli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin	O Allah, (please) bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
وَعَجِّلْ فَرَجَهُمْ وَرَوْحَهُمْ	wa `ajjil farajahum wa rawhahum	hasten their relief, comfort,
وَرَاحَتَهُمْ وَسُرُورَهُمْ	wa rahatahum wa sururahum	rest, and pleasure,
وَاذِقْنِي طَعْمَ فَرَجِهِمْ	wa adhiqn� �a`ma farajihim	make me taste the flavor of their relief,
وَاهْلِكْ اعْدَاءَهُمْ مِنَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلإِنْسِ	wa ahlik a`da'ahum min aljinni wal-insi	annihilate their jinn and human enemies,
وَآتِنَا فِي ٱلدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً	wa atina f� alddunya hasanatan	grant us good in this world
وَفِي ٱلآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً	wa f� al-akhirati hasanatan	and good in the Hereafter,
وَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ	wa qina `adhaba alnnari	and protect us against the chastisement of fire.
وَٱجْعَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ لاَ خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلاَ هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ	waj`alna min alladh�na la khawfun `alayhim wa la hum yahzanuna	Include us with those upon whom no fear shall come nor shall they grieve.
وَٱجْعَلْنِي مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ صَبَرُوَٱ	waj`aln� min alladh�na �abaru	Include me with those who have acted patiently
وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ	wa `ala rabbihim yatawakkaluna	and on their Lord do they rely.
وَثَبِّتْنِي بِٱلْقَوْلِ ٱلثَّابِتِ	wa thabbitn� bilqawli alththabiti	Confirm me with the sure word
فِي ٱلْحَيَاةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَفِي ٱلآخِرَةِ	f� alhayati alddunya wa f� al-akhirati	in this worldly life and in the Hereafter.
وَبَارِكْ لِي فِي ٱلْمَحْيَا وَٱلْمَمَاتِ	wa barik l� f� almahya walmamati	Bless me in my lifetime, in my death,
وَٱلْمَوْقِفِ وَٱلنُّشُورِ	walmawqifi walnnushuri	on the Situation, in the Resurrection,
وَٱلْحِسَابِ وَٱلْمِيزَانِ	walhisabi walm�zani	in the Settling of account, in the Scale,
وَاهْوَالِ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَامَةِ	wa ahwali yawmi alqiyamati	and at the horrors of the Resurrection Day,
وَسَلِّمْنِي عَلَىٰ ٱلصِّرَاطِ وَاجِزْنِي عَلَيْهِ	wa sallimn� `ala al��ira�i wa ajizn� `alayhi	keep me safe on the Discriminating Bridge, and make me pass it safely.
وَٱرْزُقْنِي عِلْماً نَافِعاً	warzuqn� `ilman nafi`an	Provide me with useful knowledge,
وَيَقِيناً صَادِقاً	wa yaq�nan �adiqan	true certitude,
وَتُقىًٰ وَبِرّاً وَوَرَعاً	wa tuqan wa birran wa wara`an	piety, righteousness, devoutness,
وَخَوْفاً مِنْكَ وَفَرَقاً	wa khawfan minka wa faraqan	fear of You, and dread of You
يُبَلِّغُنِي مِنْكَ زُلْفَىٰ	yuballighun� minka zulfa	due to which I attain a nearer step towards You
وَلاَ يُبَاعِدُنِي عَنْكَ	wa la yuba`idun� `anka	and I avoid any remoter step from You.
وَاحْبِبْنِي وَلاَ تُبْغِضْنِي	wa ahbibn� wa la tubghi�n�	Endear me (to people) and do not make the others incur the hatred of me.
وَتَوَلَّنِي وَلاَ تَخْذُلْنِي	wa tawallan� wa la takhdhuln�	Take care of me and do not disappoint me.
وَاعْطِنِي مِنْ جَمِيعِ خَيْرِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ	wa a`�in� min jam�`i khayri alddunya wal-akhirati	Grant me a part of the whole welfare of this world and the Hereafter,
مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْهُ وَمَا لَمْ اعْلَمْ	ma `alimtu minhu wa ma lam a`lam	including what I know and what I do not.
وَاجِرْنِي مِنَ ٱلسُّوءِ كُلِّهِ بِحَذَافِيرِهِ	wa ajirn� min alssu'i kullih� bihadhaf�rih�	Save me from the whole evil altogether,
مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْهُ وَمَا لَمْ اعْلَمْ	ma `alimtu minhu wa ma lam a`lam	including what I know and what I do not.

Sixteenth: Mu`awiyah ibn `Ammar has reported that he once asked Imam al-Sadiq (`a) to teach him exclusively a special prayer. The Imam (`a) therefore taught him to say this:

يَا وَاحِدُ يَا مَاجِدُ	ya wahidu ya majidu	O One! O Glorious!
يَا احَدُ يَا صَمَدُ	ya ahadu ya �amadu	O One and Only! O Eternally besought of all!
يَا مَنْ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ	ya man lam yalid wa lam yulad	O He Who begets not nor is He begotten
وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُواً احَدٌ	wa lam yakun lahu kufwan ahadun	and none is like Him!
يَا عَزِيزُ يَا كَرِيمُ يَا حَنَّانُ	ya `az�zu ya kar�mu ya hannanu	O Almighty! O All-generous! O All-tender!
يَا سَامِعَ ٱلدَّعَوَاتِ	ya sami`a aldda`awati	O Hearer of prayers!
يَا اجْوَدَ مَنْ سُئِلَ	ya ajwada man su'ila	O most magnanimous of all those who may donate
وَيَا خَيْرَ مَنْ اعْطَىٰ	wa ya khayra man a`�a	and best of all those who may give!
يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ	ya allahu ya allahu ya allahu	O Allah! O Allah! O Allah!
قُلْتَ: �وَلَقَدْ نَادَانَا نُوحٌ فَلَنِعْمَ ٱلْمُجِيبُونَ.�	qulta walaqad nadana nuhun falani`ma almuj�buna	You have said, �And Noah did certainly call upon Us, and most excellent answerer of prayer We are.�

Commenting on this sentence, Imam al-Sadiq (`a) said, �Upon hearing this verse, the Holy Prophet () used to say:

نَعَمْ لَنِعْمَ ٱلْمُجِيبُ انْتَ	na`am lani`ma almuj�bu anta	Yes indeed! Most excellent answerer of prayer You are.
وَنِعْمَ ٱلْمَدْعُوُّ	wa ni`ma almad`uwwu	Most excellent besought One You are!
وَنِعْمَ ٱلْمَسْؤُولُ	wa ni`ma almas'ulu	Most excellent prayed One You are!
اسْالُكَ بِنُورِ وَجْهِكَ	as'aluka binuri wajhika	I beseech You in the name of the brilliance of Your Face,
وَاسْالُكَ بِعِزَّتِكَ وَقُدْرَتِكَ وَجَبَرُوتِكَ	wa as'aluka bi`izzatika wa qudratika wa jabarutika	I beseech You in the name of Your almightiness, omnipotence, and grandeur,
وَاسْالُكَ بِمَلَكُوتِكَ وَدِرْعِكَ ٱلْحَصِينَةِ	wa as'aluka bimalakutika wa dir`ika alha��nati	and I beseech You in the name of Your sovereign power, Your invulnerable armor,
وَبِجَمْعِكَ وَارْكَانِكَ كُلِّهَا	wa bijam`ika wa arkanika kulliha	Your wholeness, all of Your supports,
وَبِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدٍ	wa bihaqqi muhammadin	in the name of Muhammad,
وَبِحَقِّ ٱلاوْصِيَاءِ بَعْدَ مُحَمَّدٍ	wa bihaqqi al-aw�iya'i ba`da muhammadin	and in the name of the successors after Muhammad
انْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَانْ�	an tu�alliya `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin�	to bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad and to�

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 (`a) to teach him a prayer to say. The Imam (`a) thus taught him to say this:

يَا مَنْ ارْجُوهُ لِكُلِّ خَيْرٍ	ya man arjuhu likulli khayrin	O He Whom alone I hope for all good things!
وَيَا مَنْ آمَنُ سَخَطَهُ عِنْدَ كُلِّ عَثْرَةٍ	wa ya man amanu sakha�ahu `inda kulli `athratin	O He Whose wrath I do not expect whenever I commit a slip!
وَيَا مَنْ يُعْطِي بِٱلْقَلِيلِ ٱلْكَثِيرَ	wa ya man yu`�� bilqal�li alkath�ra	O He Who recompenses the little deed with very much reward!
يَا مَنْ اعْطَىٰ مَنْ سَالَهُ	ya man a`�a man sa'alahu	O He Who has answered one who begged Him
تَحَنُّناً مِنْهُ وَرَحْمَةً	tahannunan minhu wa rahmatan	out of His kindness and mercifulness!
يَا مَنْ اعْطَىٰ مَنْ لَمْ يَسْالْهُ وَلَمْ يَعْرِفْهُ	ya man a`�a man lam yas'alhu wa lam ya`rifhu	O He Who has given those who do not ask Him and do not even recognize Him!
صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ	�alli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin	(Please) bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
وَاعْطِنِي بِمَسْالتِي مِنْ جَمِيعِ خَيْرِ ٱلدُّنْيَا	wa a`�in� bimas'alt� min jam�`i khayri alddunya	give me, for I pray You, the whole welfare of this world
وَجَمِيعِ خَيْرِ ٱلآخِرَةِ	wa jam�`i khayri al-akhirati	and the whole welfare of the Hereafter.
فَإِنَّهُ غَيْرُ مَنْقُوصٍ مَا اعْطَيْتَنِي	fa'innahu ghayru manqu�in ma a`�aytan�	Verily, all that which You give is unblemished.
وَزِدْنِي مِنْ سَعَةِ فَضْلِكَ يَا كَرِيمُ	wa zidn� min sa`ati fa�lika ya kar�mu	(Please do) increase Your favors upon me, O All-generous!

Eighteenth: Imam al-Baqir (`a) is reported to have instructed his brother, `Abdullah ibn `Ali, to say this prayer:

اَللَّهُمَّ ٱرْفَعْ ظَنِّي صَاعِداً	allahumma irfa` �ann� �a`idan	O Allah, (please) certify my expectation (of Your mercy) without disappointment,
وَلاَ تُطْمِعْ فِيَّ عَدُوّاً وَلاَ حَاسِداً	wa la tu�mi` fiyya `aduwwan wa la hasedan	do not entice any enemy or envious one against me,
وَٱحْفَظْنِي قَائِماً وَقَاعِداً	wahfa�n� qa'iman wa qa`idan	and safeguard me in my standing up, sitting,
وَيَقْظَاناً وَرَاقِداً	wa yaq�anan wa raqidan	waking, and sleeping.
اَللَّهُمَّ ٱغْفِرْ لِي وَٱرْحَمْنِي	allahumma ighfir l� warhamn�	O Allah, (please) forgive me, have mercy on me,
وَٱهْدِنِي سَبِيلَكَ ٱلاقْوَمَ	wahdin� sab�laka al-aqwama	guide me to Your straightest path,
وَقِنِي حَرَّ جَهَنَّمَ	wa qin� harra jahannama	guard me against the heat of Hellfire,
وَٱحْطُطْ عَنِّي ٱلْمَغْرَمَ وَٱلْمَاثَمَ	wah�u� `ann� almaghrama wal-ma'thama	release me from debts and sinning,
وَٱجْعَلْنِي مِنْ خِيَارِ ٱلْعَالَمِ	waj`aln� min khiyari al`alami	and make me of the best creatures.

Nineteenth: The following prayer is reported to be the supplication of insistence:

اَللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ ٱلسَّبْعِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُنَّ	allahumma rabba alssamawati alssab`i wa ma baynahunna	O Allah, Lord of the seven skies and whatever is between them,
وَرَبَّ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ	wa rabba al`arshi al`a��mi	Lord of the Great Throne,
وَرَبَّ جَبْرَائِيلَ وَمِيكَائِيلَ وَإِسْرَافِيلَ	wa rabba jabra'�la wa m�ka'�la wa israf�la	Lord of Gabriel, Michael, and Seraph,
وَرَبَّ ٱلْقُرْآنِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ	wa rabba alqur'ani al`a��mi	Lord of the Great Qur'an,
وَرَبَّ مُحَمَّدٍ خَاتَمِ ٱلنَّبِيِّينَ	wa rabba muhammadin khatami alnnabiyy�na	and Lord of Muhammad the Seal of the Prophets,
إِنِّي اسْالُكَ بِٱلَّذِي تَقُومُ بِهِ ٱلسَّمَاءُ	inn� as'aluka billadh� taqumu bih� alssama'u	I beseech You in the name of that by which the sky subsists erect,
وَبِهِ تَقُومُ ٱلارْضُ	wa bih� taqumu al-ar�u	the earth subsists,
وَبِهِ تُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ ٱلْجَمْعِ	wa bih� tufarriqu bayna aljam`i	the assemblage is scattered,
وَبِهِ تَجْمَعُ بَيْنَ ٱلْمُتَفَرِّقِ	wa bih� tajma`u bayna almutafarriqi	the scattering thing is assembled,
وَبِهِ تَرْزُقُ ٱلاحْيَاءَ	wa bih� tarzuqu al-ahya'a	You have given the living (creatures) sustenance,
وَبِهِ احْصَيْتَ عَدَدَ ٱلرِّمَالِ	wa bih� ah�ayta `adada alrrimali	and You have counted the number of the pebbles,
وَوَزْنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ	wa wazna aljibali	the weight of the mountains,
وَكَيْلَ ٱلْبُحُورِ�	wa kayla albuhuri	and the measure of the waters of oceans�

You may now invoke Almighty Allah�s 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 (`a) used to say this prayer:

اَللَّهُمَّ ٱمَْلَا قَلْبِي حُبّاً لَكَ	allahumma imla' qalb� hubban laka	O Allah, (please) fill in my heart with love for You,
وَخَشْيَةً مِنْكَ	wa khashyatan minka	fear of You,
وَتَصْدِيقاً وَإِيمَاناً بِكَ	wa ta�d�qan wa �manan bika	belief, faith in You,
وَفَرَقاً مِنْكَ وَشَوْقاً إِلَيْكَ	wa faraqan minka wa shawqan ilayka	dread of You, and longing for You.
يَا ذَا ٱلْجَلاَلِ وَٱلإِكْرَامِ	ya dha aljalali wal-ikrami	O Lord of majesty and honor!
اَللَّهُمَّ حَبِّبْ إِلَيَّ لِقَاءَكَ	allahumma habbib ilayya liqa'aka	O Allah, endear to myself my meeting with You,
وَٱجْعَلْ لِي فِي لِقَائِكَ خَيْرَ ٱلرَّحْمَةِ وَٱلْبَرَكَةِ	waj`al l� f� liqa'ika khayra alrrahmati walbarakati	amass the best of mercy and blessings for me in my meeting with You,
وَالْحِقْنِي بِٱلصَّالِحِينَ	wa alhiqn� bil��alih�na	add me to the righteous ones,
وَلاَ تُؤَخِّرْنِي مَعَ ٱلاشْرَارِ	wa la tu'akhkhirn� ma`a al-ashrari	do not delay me with the evil ones,
وَالْحِقْنِي بِصَالِحِ مَنْ مَضَىٰ	wa alhiqn� bi�alihi man ma�a	include me with the past righteous ones,
وَٱجْعَلْنِي مَعَ صَالِحِ مَنْ بَقِيَ	waj`aln� ma`a �alihi man baqiya	line up me with the current righteous ones,
وَخُذْ بِي سَبِيلَ ٱلصَّالِحِينَ	wa khudh b� sab�la al��alih�na	lead me to the path of the righteous ones,
وَاعِنِّي عَلَىٰ نَفْسِي	wa a`inn� `ala nafs�	help me against myself
بِمَا تُعِينُ بِهِ ٱلصَّالِحِينَ عَلَىٰ انْفُسِهِمْ	bima tu`�nu bih� al��alih�na `ala anfusihim	just as You help the righteous ones against themselves,
وَلاَ تَرُدَّنِي فِي سُوءٍ ٱسْتَنْقَذْتَنِي مِنْهُ	wa la taruddan� f� su'in istanqadhtan� minhu	and do not let me return to a wicked thing from which You have saved me,
يَا رَبَّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ	ya rabba al`alam�na	O Lord of the worlds!
اسْالُكَ إِيمَاناً لاَ اجَلَ لَهُ دُونَ لِقَائِكَ	as'aluka �manan la ajala lahu duna liqa'ika	O Allah, I beseech You for faith that does not stop until I meet You.
تُحْيِينِي وَتُمِيتُنِي عَلَيْهِ	tuhiy�n� wa tum�tun� `alayhi	As long as You grant me lifetime and when You cause me to die, (please do) connect me to that faith
وَتَبْعَثُنِي عَلَيْهِ إِذَا بَعَثْتَنِي	wa tab`athun� `alayhi idha ba`athtan�	and resurrect me carrying it.
وَابْرئْ قَلْبِي مِنَ ٱلرِّيَاءِ وَٱلسُّمْعَةِ	wa abri' qalb� min alrriya'i walssum`ati	Release my heart from showing off, seeking for reputation,
وَٱلشَّكِّ فِي دِينِكَ	walshshakki f� d�nika	and suspicion in the affairs of Your religion.
اَللَّهُمَّ اعْطِنِي نَصْراً فِي دِينِكَ	allahumma a`�in� na�ran f� d�nika	O Allah, grant me victory in attaining the faith You please,
وَقُوَّةً فِي عِبَادَتِكَ	wa quwwatan f� `ibadatika	capability to serve You,
وَفَهْماً فِي خَلْقِكَ	wa fahman f� khalqika	discernment of Your creation,
وَكِفْلَيْنِ مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ	wa kiflayni min rahmatika	and two folds of Your mercy.
وَبَيِّضْ وَجْهِي بِنُورِكَ	wa bayyi� wajh� binurika	And (please) make my face glitter on account of Your light,
وَٱجْعَلْ رَغْبَتِي فِيمَا عِنْدَكَ	waj`al raghbat� f�ma `indaka	make me desire for nothing but that which You hold,
وَتَوَفَّنِي فِي سَبِيلِكَ	wa tawaffan� f� sab�lika	and when I die, make me die following Your Path
عَلَىٰ مِلَّتِكَ وَمِلَّةِ رَسُولِكَ	`ala millatika wa millati rasulika	on the faith You please and carrying the principles of Your Prophet.
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي اعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ ٱلْكَسَلِ وَٱلْهَرَمِ	allahumma inn� a`udhu bika min alkasali walharami	O Allah, I pray Your protection against laziness, senility,
وَٱلْجُبْنِ وَٱلْبُخْلِ	waljubni walbukhli	cowardice, stinginess,
وَٱلْغَفْلَةِ وَٱلْقَسْوَةِ	walghaflati walqaswati	inattentiveness, brutality,
وَٱلْفَتْرَةِ وَٱلْمَسْكَنَةِ	walfatrati walmaskanati	spiritlessness, and poverty.
وَاعُوذُ بِكَ يَا رَبِّ مِنْ نَفْسٍ لاَ تَشْبَعُ	wa a`udhu bika ya rabbi min nafsin la tashba`u	I also pray Your protection against having unsatisfied self,
وَمِنْ قَلْبٍ لاَ يَخْشَعُ	wa min qalbin la yakhsha`u	fearless heart,
وَمِنْ دُعَاءٍ لاَ يُسْمَعُ	wa min du`a'in la yusma`u	unanswered supplications,
وَمِنْ صَلاَةٍ لاَ تَنْفَعُ	wa min �alatin la tanfa`u	and futile prayers.
وَاعِيذُ بِكَ نَفْسِي وَاهْلِي وَذُرِّيَّتِي	wa u`�dhu bika nafs� wa ahl� wa dhurriyyat�	I also pray You to guard myself, my family members, and my progeny
مِنَ ٱلشَّيْطَانِ ٱلرَّجِيمِ	min alshshay�ani alrraj�mi	against Satan the accursed.
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّهُ لاَ يُجِيرُنِي مِنْكَ احَدٌ	allahumma innahu la yuj�run� minka ahadun	O Allah, none can ever save me against You
وَلاَ اجِدُ مِنْ دُو نِكَ مُلْتَحَداً	wa la ajidu min dunika multahadan	and I can never find any shelter against You.
فَلاَ تَخْذُلْنِي وَلاَ تَرُدَّنِي فِي هَلَكَةٍ	fala takhdhuln� wa la taruddan� f� halakatin	So, (please) do not disappoint me, do not let me lead myself to perdition,
وَلاَ تَرُدَّنِي بِعَذَابٍ	wa la taruddan� bi`adhabin	and do not make me deserve chastisement.
اسْالُكَ ٱلثَّبَاتَ عَلَىٰ دِينِكَ	asaluka alththabata `ala d�nika	I beseech You for steadfastness on Your religion,
وَٱلتَّصْدِيقَ بِكِتَابِكَ	waltta�d�qa bikitabika	giving credence to Your Book,
وَٱتِّبَاعَ رَسُولِكَ	wattiba`a rasulika	and following Your Messenger.
اَللَّهُمَّ ٱذْكُرْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ	allahumma udhkurn� birahmatika	O Allah, (please) refer to me with Your mercy
وَلاَ تَذْكُرْنِي بِخَطِيئَتِي	wa la tadhkurn� bikha��'at�	but do not refer to me with my sin.
وَتَقَبَّلْ مِنِّي وَزِدْنِي مِنْ فَضْلِكَ	wa taqabbal minn� wa zidn� min fa�lika	Accept from me and increase Your favors to me,
إِنِّي إِلَيْكَ رَاغِبٌ	inn� ilayka raghibun	for I desire for You.
اَللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْ ثَوَابَ مَنْطِقِي	allahumma ij`al thawaba man�iq�	O Allah, (please) make the reward for my utterance
وَثَوَابَ مَجْلِسِي	wa thawaba majlis�	and the reward of my sessions
رِضَاكَ عَنِّي	ri�aka `anna�	to be Your pleasure with me,
وَٱجْعَلْ عَمَلِي وَدُعَائِي خَالِصاً لَكَ	waj`al `amal� wa du`a'� khali�an laka	cause my deed and my prayers to be purely intended for You,
وَٱجْعَلْ ثَوَابِيَ ٱلْجَنَّةَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ	waj`al thawabiya aljannata birahmatika	make Paradise to be my reward, out of Your mercy,
وَٱجْمَعْ لِي جَمِيعَ مَا سَالْتُكَ	wajma` l� jam�`a ma sa'altuka	grant me all what I have asked You for entirely,
وَزِدْنِي مِنْ فَضْلِكَ	wa zidn� min fa�lika	and endue me with even more favors,
إِنِّي إِلَيْكَ رَاغِبٌ	inn� ilayka raghibun	for I desire for none save You.
اَللَّهُمَّ غَارَتِ ٱلنُّجُومُ	allahumma gharat alnnujumu	O Allah, all stars sink
وَنَامَتِ ٱلْعُيُونُ	wa namat al`uyunu	and all eyes sleep
وَانْتَ ٱلْحَيُّ ٱلْقَيُّوْمُ	wa anta alhayyu alqayyumu	while You are the Ever-living, the Self-subsisting.
لاَ يُوَارِي مِنْكَ لَيْلٌ سَاجٍ	la yuwar� minka laylun sajin	Verily, no still night,
وَلاَ سَمَاءٌ ذَاتُ ابْرَاجٍ	wa la sama'un dhatu abrajin	no sky displaying the zodiacal signs,
وَلاَ ارْضٌ ذَاتُ مِهَادٍ	wa la ar�un dhatu mihadin	no widely expansive land,
وَلاَ بَحْرٌ لُجِّيٌّ	wa la bahrun lujjiyyun	no vast abysmal ocean,
وَلاَ ظُلُمَاتٌ بَعْضُهَا فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ	wa la �ulumatun ba`�uha fawqa ba`�in	no depths of darkness one above another�none of these can ever hide itself or anyone from You.
تُدْلِجُ ٱلرَّحْمَةَ عَلَىٰ مَنْ تَشَاءُ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ	tudliju alrrahmata `ala man tasha'u min khalqika	You cover any of Your beings that You wish with mercy.
تَعْلَمُ خَائِنَةَ ٱلاعْيُنِ وَمَا تُخْفِي ٱلصُّدُورُ	ta`lamu kha'inata al-a`yuni wa ma tukhf� al��uduru	You know the stealthy looks and that which the breasts conceal.
اشْهَدُ بِمَا شَهِدْتَ بِهِ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِكَ	ashhadu bima shahidta bih� `ala nafsika	I bear witness for what You have borne witness for Yourself
وَشَهِدَتْ مَلاَئِكَتُكَ وَاولُو ٱلْعِلْمِ	wa shahidat mala'ikatuka wa ulu al`ilmi	and what Your angels and possessors of knowledge have witnessed for You;
لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ	la ilaha illa anta al`az�zu alhak�mu	there is no god save You; You are the Almighty, the All-wise.
وَمَنْ لَمْ يَشْهَدْ عَلَىٰ مَا شَهِدْتَ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِكَ	wa man lam yashhad `ala ma shahidta `ala nafsika	If one who has not borne witness for what You have borne witness for Yourself
وَشَهِدَتْ مَلاَئِكَتُكَ وَاولُو ٱلْعِلْمِ	wa shahidat mala'ikatuka wa ulu al`ilmi	and what Your angels and the possessors of knowledge have borne witness for You,
فَٱكْتُبْ شَهَادَتِي مَكَانَ شَهَادَتِهِ	faktub shahadat� makana shahadatih�	then (please) register my testimony instead of his testimony.
اَللَّهُمَّ انْتَ ٱلسَّلاَمُ	allahumma anta alssalamu	O Allah, You are the peace
وَمِنْكَ ٱلسَّلاَمُ	wa minka alssalamu	and the source of peace.
اسْالُكَ يَا ذَا ٱلْجَلاَلِ وَٱلإِكْرَامِ	as'aluka ya dha aljalali wal-ikrami	I beseech You, O Lord of majesty and honor,
انْ تَفُكَّ رَقَبَتِي مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ	an tafukka raqabat� min alnnari	to release me from the Fire.

Shaykh al-Tusi, in Mi�bah al-Mutahajjid, has referred to the above-mentioned prayer to be said immediately after the fourth unit of the Night Prayer. As for al-Majlisi (the compiler of Bihar al-Anwar), he reported Imam al-Sadiq (`a) 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 prayer is reportedly ascribed to Abu-Dharr. About it, Archangel Gabriel is reported to have said to the Holy Prophet (�), �This prayer is well known by the inhabitants of the heavens:�

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي اسْالُكَ ٱلامْنَ وَٱلإِيـمَانَ	allahumma inn� as'aluka al-amna wal-�mana	O Allah, I beseech You for security, true faith,
وَٱلتَّصْدِيقَ بِنَبِيِّكَ	waltta�d�qa binabiyyika	giving credence to Your Prophet,
وَٱلْعَافِيَةَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ ٱلْبَلاَءِ	wal`afiyata min jam�`i albala'i	safety from all sorts of tribulation,
وَٱلشُّكْرَ عَلَىٰ ٱلْعَافِيَةِ	walshshukra `ala al`afiyati	showing gratitude for wellbeing,
وَٱلْغِنَىٰ عَنْ شِرَارِ ٱلنَّاسِ	walghina `an shirari alnnasi	and dispensing with the evil people.

Al-Du`a' al-Jami` the All-inclusive Prayer

Twenty-second: Abu-Hamzah is reported to have said: I have received this prayer from Imam al-Baqir (`a) who used to describe it as the all-inclusive prayer:

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ	bismillahi alrrahman alrrah�mi	In the Name of Allah; the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.
اشْهَدُ انْ لاَ إِلٰهَ إلاَّ ٱللَّهُ	ashhadu an la ilaha illa allahu	I bear witness that there is no god save Allah,
وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ	wahdahu la shar�ka lahu	One and Only and having no associate.
وَاشْهَدُ انَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ	wa ashhadu anna muhammadan `abduhu wa rasuluhu	I also bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger.
آمَنْتُ بِٱللَّهِ وَبِجَمِيعِ رُسُلِهِ	amantu billahi wa bijam�`i rusulih�	I believe in Allah, in all of His messengers,
وَبِجَمِيعِ مَا انْزِلَ بِهِ عَلَىٰ جَمِيعِ ٱلرُّسُلِ	wa bijam�`i ma unzila bih� `ala jam�`i alrrusuli	and in all what has been revealed to all of the messengers.
وَانَّ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّ	wa anna wa`da allahi haqqun	(I believe that) the promise of Allah is true,
وَلِقَاءَهُ حَقٌّ	wa liqa'ahu haqqun	His meeting is true,
وَصَدَقَ ٱللَّهُ	wa �adaqa allahu	Allah is always true,
وَبَلَّغَ ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ	wa ballagha almursaluna	the messengers have conveyed,
وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ	walhamdu lillahi rabbi al`alam�na	and all praise be to Allah the Lord of the worlds.
وَسُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ كُلَّمَا سَبَّحَ ٱللَّهَ شَيْءٌ	wa subhana allahi kullama sabbaha allaha shay'un	All glory be to Allah whenever a thing glorifies Allah
وَكَمَا يُحِبُّ ٱللَّهُ انْ يُسَبَّحَ	wa kama yuhibbu allahu an yusabbaha	and as exactly as Allah likes to be glorified.
وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كُلَّمَا حَمِدَ ٱللَّهَ شَيْءٌ	walhamdu lillahi kullama hamida allaha shay'un	All praise be to Allah whenever a thing praises Allah
وَكَمَا يُحِبُّ ٱللَّهُ انْ يُحْمَدَ	wa kama yuhibbu allahu an yuhmada	and as exactly as Allah likes to be praised.
وَلاَ إِلٰهَ إلاَّ ٱللَّهُ كُلَّمَا هَلَّلَ ٱللَّهَ شَيْءٌ	wa la ilaha illa allahu kullama hallala allaha shay'un	There is no god save Allah whenever a thing professes that there is no god save Allah
وَكَمَا يُحِبُّ ٱللَّهُ انْ يُهَلَّلَ	wa kama yuhibbu allahu an yuhallala	and exactly as Allah likes to be professed that there is no god save Him.
وَٱللَّهُ اكْبَرُ كُلَّمَا كَبَّرَ ٱللَّهَ شَيْءٌ	wallahu akbaru kullama kabbara allaha shay'un	Allah is the Most Great whenever a thing professes that Allah is the Most Great
وَكَمَا يُحِبُّ ٱللَّهُ انْ يُكَبَّرَ	wa kama yuhibbu allahu an yukabbara	and as exactly as Allah likes to be professed that He is the Most Great.
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي اسْالُكَ مَفَاتِيحَ ٱلْخَيْرِ	allahumma inn� as'aluka mafat�ha alkhayri	O Allah, I beseech You for the keys to the good
وَخَوَاتِيمَهُ وَسَوَابِغَهُ	wa khawat�mahu wa sawabighahu	as well as its seals, its abundant quantities,
وَفَوَائِدَهُ وَبَرَكَاتِهِ	wa fawa'idahu wa barakatih�	its advantages, its blessings,
وَمَا بَلَغَ عِلْمَهُ عِلْمِي	wa ma balagha `ilmahu `ilm�	the scope that I know about it,
وَمَا قَصَرَ عَنْ إِحْصَائِهِ حِفْظِي	wa ma qa�ara `an ih�a'ih� hif��	and the scope that is too much for me to retain.
اَللَّهُمَّ ٱنْهَجْ لِي اسْبَابَ مَعْرِفَتِهِ	allahumma inhaj l� asbaba ma`rifatih�	O Allah, (please) make clear for me the elements of recognizing it (i.e. the good),
وَٱفْتَحْ لِي ابْوَابَهُ	waftah l� abwabahu	open before me the doors to it,
وَغَشِّنِي بَرَكَاتِ رَحْمَتِكَ	wa ghashshin� barakati rahmatika	cover me with the blessings of Your mercy,
وَمُنَّ عَلَيَّ بِعِصْمَةٍ عَنِ ٱلإِزَالَةِ عَنْ دِينِكَ	wa munna `alayya bi`i�matin `an al-izalati `an d�nika	bestow upon me with protection against divergence from Your religion,
وَطَهِّرْ قَلْبِي مِنَ ٱلشَّكِّ	wa �ahhir qalb� min alshshakki	and purify my heart from suspicion.
وَلاَ تَشْغَلْ قَلْبِي بِدُنْيَايَ	wa la tashghal qalb� bidunyaya	(Please) do not make my heart to be preoccupied by my worldly affairs
وَعَاجِلِ مَعَاشِي	wa `ajili ma`ash�	and my transient livelihood
عَنْ آجِلِ ثَوَابِ آخِرَتِي	`an ajili thawabi akhirat�	against the everlasting reward in my other world;
وَٱشْغَلْ قَلْبِي بِحِفْظِ مَا لاَ تَقْبَلُ مِنِّي جَهْلَهُ	washghal qalb� bihif�i ma la taqbalu minn� jahlahu	rather, (please) make my heart to be occupied by retaining that which You do not accept to be ignored.
وَذَلِّلْ لِكُلِّ خَيْرٍ لِسَانِي	wa dhallil likulli khayrin lisan�	And (please) make my tongue subservient to mentioning all virtuous items,
وَطَهِّرْ قَلْبِي مِنَ ٱلرِّيَاءِ	wa �ahhir qalb� min alrriya'i	purify my heart from ostentation,
وَلاَ تُجْرِهِ فِي مَفَاصِلِي	wa la tujrih� f� mafa�il�	and do not allow ostentation to flow in my organs;
وَٱجْعَلْ عَمَلِي خَالِصاً لَكَ	waj`al `amal� khali�an laka	rather, make all my deeds to be purely intended for Your sake.
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي اعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّرِّ	allahumma inn� a`udhu bika min alshsharri	O Allah, I pray Your protection against the evil
وَانْوَاعِ ٱلْفَوَاحِشِ كُلِّهَا	wa anwa`i alfawahishi kulliha	and all sorts of indecencies;
ظَاهِرِهَا وَبَاطِنِهَا وَغَفَلاَتِهَا	�ahiriha wa ba�iniha wa ghafalatiha	those of them which are apparent, those which are concealed, and those which are committed inattentively,
وَجَمِيعِ مَا يُرِيدُنِي بِهِ ٱلشَّيْطَانُ ٱلرَّجِيمُ	wa jam�`i ma yur�dun� bih� alshshay�anu alrraj�mu	as well as whatever Satan the accursed
وَمَا يُرِيدُنِي بِهِ ٱلسُّلْطَانُ ٱلْعَنِيدُ	wa ma yur�dun� bih� alssul�anu al`an�du	and the obstinate ruling authority want me to commit;
مِمَّا احَطْتَ بِعِلْمِهِ	mimma aha�ta bi`ilmih�	i.e. things that Your knowledge has encompassed.
وَانْتَ ٱلْقَادِرُ عَلَىٰ صَرْفِهِ عَنِّي	wa anta alqadiru `ala �arfih� `ann�	You positively have the power to dispel all that from me.
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي اعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ طَوَارِقِ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلإِنْسِ	allahumma inn� a`udhu bika min �awariqi aljinni wal-insi	O Allah, I pray Your protection against the striking of jinn and human beings
وَزَوَابِعِهِمْ وَبَوَائِقِهِمْ وَمَكَائِدِهِمْ	wa zawabi`ihim wa bawa'iqihim wa maka'idihim	as well as against their violent commotions, calamities, conspiracies,
وَمَشَاهِدِ ٱلْفَسَقَةِ مِنَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلإِنْسِ	wa mashahidi alfasaqati min aljinni wal-insi	and the fields used by the wicked jinn and human beings.
وَانْ اسْتَزَلَّ عَنْ دِينِي	wa an ustazalla `an d�n�	I also pray Your protection lest I am led astray from my religion
فَتَفْسُدُ عَلَيَّ آخِرَتِي	fatafsudu `alayya akhirat�	and thus my result will be worthless in the Hereafter,
وَانْ يَكُونَ ذٰلِكَ مِنْهُمْ ضَرَراً عَلَيَّ فِي مَعَاشِي	wa an yakuna dhalika minhum �araran `alayya f� ma`ash�	or they (i.e. the wicked jinn and human beings) may cause damage to my livelihood,
اوْ يَعْرِضَ بَلاَءٌ يُصِيبُنِي مِنْهُمْ	aw ya`ri�a bala'un yu��bun� minhum	or they may inflict me with tribulation
لاَ قُوَّةَ لِي بِهِ	la quwwata l� bih�	that I can neither tolerate
وَلاَ صَبْرَ لِي عَلَىٰ ٱحْتِمَالِهِ	wa la �abra l� `ala ihtimalih�	nor stand patiently.
فَلاَ تَبْتَلِيَنِّي يَا إِلٰهِي بِمُقَاسَاتِهِ	fala tabtaliyann� ya ilah� bimuqasatih�	So, O my God, I please You not to make me suffer from such things;
فَيَمْنَعُنِي ذٰلِكَ عَنْ ذِكْرِكَ	fayamna`un� dhalika `an dhikrika	lest, they may stand against remembering You
وَيَشْغَلُنِي عَنْ عِبَادَتِكَ	wa yashghalun� `an `ibadatika	or take my entire attention against serving You.
انْتَ ٱلْعَاصِمُ ٱلْمَانِعُ	anta al`a�imu almani`u	Yet, it is You Who can protect, guard,
ٱلدَّافِعُ ٱلْوَاقِي مِنْ ذٰلِكَ كُلِّهِ	alddafi`u alwaq� min dhalika kullih�	defend, and preserve me from all that.
اسْالُكَ ٱللَّهُمَّ ٱلرَّفَاهِيَّةَ فِي مَعِيشَتِي عَلَىٰ مَا ابْقَيْتَنِي	as'aluka allahumma alrrafahiyyata f� ma`�shat� `ala ma abqaytan�	I beseech You, O Allah, for luxury in my life as long as You keep me alive;
مَعِيشَةً اقْوىٰ بِهَا عَلَىٰ طَاعَتِكَ	ma`�shatan aqwa biha `ala �a`atika	such life by which I can be strong enough to obey You,
وَابْلُغُ بِهَا رِضْوَانَكَ	wa ablughu biha ri�wanaka	to attain Your pleasure,
وَاصِيرُ بِهَا إِلَىٰ دَارِ ٱلْحَيَوَانِ غَداً	wa a��ru biha ila dari alhayawani ghadan	and to guarantee my eternal other life in the morrow.
وَلاَ تَرْزُقْنِي رِزْقاً يُطْغِينِي	wa la tarzuqn� rizqan yu�gh�n�	(Please) do not provide me with sustenance due to which I may become inordinate
وَلاَ تَبْتَلِيَنِّي بِفَقْرٍ اشْقَىٰ بِهِ مُضَيَّقاً عَلَيَّ	wa la tabtaliyann� bifaqrin ashqa bih� mu�ayyaqan `alayya	and do not test me on poverty by which I may be miserable and straitened;
اعْطِنِي حَظّاً وَافِراً فِي آخِرَتِي	a`�in� ha��an wafiran f� akhirat�	rather, (please) grant me abundant share in my otherworldly life
وَمَعَاشاً وَاسِعاً هَنِيئاً مَرِيئاً فِي دُنْيَايَ	wa ma`ashan wasi`an han�'an mar�'an f� dunyaya	and expansive, pleasant, and enjoyable living in my worldly life.
وَلاَ تَجْعَلِ ٱلدُّنْيَا عَلَيَّ سِجْناً	wa la taj`al alddunya `alayya sijnan	Do not cause this world to be like prison for me
وَلاَ تَجْعَلْ فِرَاقَهَا عَلَيَّ حُزْناً	wa la taj`al firaqaha `alayya huznan	and do not cause my departure from it to be grief for me;
اجِرْنِي مِنْ فِتْنَتِهَا	ajirn� min fitnatiha	rather, protect me against its charms
وَٱجْعَلْ عَمَلِي فِيهَا مَقْبُولاًَ	waj`al `amal� f�ha maqbulan	and decide my deeds in it to be acceptable
وَسَعْيِي فِيهَا مَشْكُوراً	wa sa`y� f�ha mashkuran	and my efforts in it to be praiseworthy.
اَللَّهُمَّ وَمَنْ ارَادَنِي بِسُوءٍ فَارِدْهُ بِمِثْلِهِ	allahumma wa man aradan� bisu'in fa'arid-hu bimithlih�	O Allah, thwart whoever desires evil for me with similar evil,
وَمَنْ كَادَنِي فِيهَا فَكِدْهُ	wa man kadan� f�ha fakid-hu	frustrate whoever intends to deceive me,
وَٱصْرِفْ عَنِّي هَمَّ مَنْ ادْخَلَ عَلَيَّ هَمَّهُ	wa�rif `ann� hamma man adkhala `alayya hammahu	dispel from me the grief caused to me by any one,
وَٱمْكُرْ بِمَنْ مَكَرَ بِي	wamkur biman makara b�	plot against whoever wants to plot against me,
فَإِنَّكَ خَيْرُ ٱلْمَاكِرِينَ	fa'innaka khayru almakir�na	for You are the best of planners,
وَٱفْقَا عَنِّي عُيُونَ ٱلْكَفَرَةِ ٱلظَّلَمَةِ	wafqa `ann� `uyuna alkafarati al��alamati	and gouge out on behalf of me the eyes of the disbelievers, the wrongdoers,
وَٱلطُّغَاةِ ٱلْحَسَدَةِ	wal��ughati alhasadati	the tyrants, and the envious ones.
اَللَّهُمَّ وَانْزِلْ عَلَيَّ مِنْكَ ٱلسَّكِينَةَ	allahumma wa anzil `alayya minka alssak�nata	O Allah, (please) descend on me tranquility from You,
وَالْبِسْنِي دِرْعَكَ ٱلْحَصِينَةَ	wa albisn� dir`aka alha��nata	dress me Your invulnerable armor,
وَٱحفَظْنِي بِسِتْرِّكَ ٱلْوَاقِي	wahfa�n� bisitrika alwaq�	safeguard me with Your preventive covering,
وَجَلِّلْنِي عَافِيَتَكَ ٱلنَّافِعَةَ	wa jalliln� `afiyataka alnnafi`ata	expand over me Your useful wellbeing,
وَصَدِّقْ قَوْلِي وَفِعَالِي	wa �addiq qawl� wa fi`al�	harmonize between my words and my deeds,
وَبَارِكْ لِي فِي وَلَدِي وَاهْلِي وَمَالِي	wa barik l� f� walad� wa ahl� wa mal�	and bless me in my children, family members (or my wife), and property.
اَللَّهُمَّ مَا قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا اخَّرْتُ	allahumma ma qaddamtu wa ma akhkhartu	O Allah, as for whatever I have done in advance, whatever I have put off,
وَمَا اغْفَلْتُ وَمَا تَعَمَّدْتُ	wa ma aghfaltu wa ma ta`ammadtu	whatever I have committed inattentively or deliberately,
وَمَا تَوَانَيْتُ وَمَا اعْلَنْتُ وَمَا اسْرَرْتُ	wa ma tawanaytu wa ma a`lantu wa ma asrartu	whatever I have neglected, and whatever I have done openly or secretly,
فَٱغْفِرْهُ لِي يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ	faghfirhu l� ya arhama alrrahim�na	(please) forgive me all that, O most merciful of all those who show mercy.

Twenty-third: Muhammad ibn Muslim is reported to have quoted Imam al-Baqir (`a) as advising of saying this prayer:

اَللَّهُمَّ اوْسِعْ عَلَيَّ فِي رِزْقِي	allahumma awsi` `alayya f� rizq�	O Allah, (please) expand my sustenance for me,
وَٱمْدُدْ لِي فِي عُمُرِي	wamdud l� f� `umur�	increase my lifetime,
وَٱغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِي	waghfir l� dhanb�	forgive my sin,
وَٱجْعَلْنِي مِمَّنْ تَنْتَصِرُ بِهِ لِدِينِكَ	waj`aln� mimman tanta�iru bih� lid�nika	make me of those whom You use for backing Your religion,
وَلاَ تَسْتَبْدِلْ بِي غَيْرِي	wa la tastabdil b� ghayr�	and do not substitute another in my place.

Twenty-fourth: Imam al-Sadiq (`a) is reported to have used to said this prayer:

يَا مَنْ يَشْكُرُ ٱلْيَسِيرَ	ya man yashkuru alyas�ra	O He Who accepts gratefully the little deed,
وَيَعْفُو عَنِ ٱلْكَثِيرِ	wa ya`fu `an alkath�ri	pardons the many sins,
وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ	wa huwa alghafuru alrrah�mu	and He is the Forgiving, the All-merciful,
ٱغْفِرْ لِيَ ٱلذُّنُوبَ ٱلَّتِي	ighfir liya aldhdhunuba allat�	(please) forgive my sins
ذَهَبَتْ لَذَّتُهَا وَبَقِيَتْ تَبِعَتُهَا	dhahabat ladhdhtuha wa baqiyat tabi`atuha	whose pleasure has gone but whose consequences are still liable.

Twenty-fifth: Imam al-Sadiq (`a) is also reported to have used to said this prayer:

يَا نُورُ يَا قُدُّوْسُ	ya nuru ya quddusu	O Light! O All-holy!
يَا اوَّلَ ٱلاوَّلِينَ	ya awwala al-awwal�na	O Foremost of all first things!
وَيَا آخِرَ ٱلآخِرِينَ	wa ya akhira al-akhir�na	O Last of all last things!
يَا رَحْمٰنُ يَا رَحِيمُ	ya rahmanu ya rah�mu	O All-beneficent! O All-merciful!
ٱغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ ٱلَّتِي تُغَيِّرُ ٱلنِّعَمَ	ighfir liya aldhdhunuba allat� tughayyiru alnni`ama	(Please) forgive me those sins that alter blessings!
وَٱغْفِرْ لِيَ ٱلذُّنُوبَ ٱلَّتِي تُحِلُّ ٱلنِّقَمَ	waghfir liya aldhdhunuba allat� tuhillu alnniqama	Forgive me those sins that make fall punishments!
وَٱغْفِرْ لِيَ ٱلذُّنُوبَ ٱلَّتِي تَهْتِكُ ٱلْعِصَمَ	waghfir liya aldhdhunuba allat� tahtiku al`i�ama	Forgive me those sins that tear apart safeguards!
وَٱغْفِرْ لِيَ ٱلذُّنُوبَ ٱلَّتِي تُنْزِلُ ٱلْبَلاَءَ	waghfir liya aldhdhunuba allat� tunzilu albala'a	Forgive me those sins that draw down tribulations!
وَٱغْفِرْ لِيَ ٱلذُّنُوبَ ٱلَّتِي تُدِيلُ ٱلاعْدَاءَ	waghfir liya aldhdhunuba allat� tud�lu al-a`da'a	Forgive me those sins that give ascendancy to the enemies!
وَٱغْفِرْ لِيَ ٱلذُّنُوبَ ٱلَّتِي تُعَجِّلُ ٱلْفَنَاءَ	waghfir liya aldhdhunuba allat� tu`ajjilu alfana'a	Forgive me those sins that hasten extinction!
وَٱغْفِرْ لِيَ ٱلذُّنُوبَ ٱلَّتِي تَقْطَعُ ٱلرَّجَاءَ	waghfir liya aldhdhunuba allat� taq�a`u alrraja'a	Forgive me those sins that cut off hope!
وَٱغْفِرْ لِيَ ٱلذُّنُوبَ ٱلَّتِي تُظْلِمُ ٱلْهَوَاءَ	waghfir liya aldhdhunuba allat� tu�limu alhawa'a	Forgive me those sins that darken atmospheres!
وَٱغْفِرْ لِيَ ٱلذُّنُوبَ ٱلَّتِي تَكْشِفُ ٱلْغِطَاءَ	waghfir liya aldhdhunuba allat� takshifu alghi�a'a	Forgive me those sins that uncover the covering!
وَٱغْفِرْ لِيَ ٱلذُّنُوبَ ٱلَّتِي تَرُدُّ ٱلدُّعَاءَ	waghfir liya aldhdhunuba allat� taruddu alddu`a'a	Forgive me those sins that cause prayers to be rejected!
وَٱغْفِرْ لِيَ ٱلذُّنُوبَ ٱلَّتِي تَرُدُّ غَيْثَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ	waghfir liya aldhdhunuba allat� taruddu ghaytha alssama'i	Forgive me those sins that preclude the water of the sky.

Twenty-sixth: This prayer is also reported from Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq (`a):

يَا عُدَّتِي فِي كُرْبَتِي	ya `uddat� f� kurbat�	O my means in my agonies!
وَيَا صَاحِبِي فِي شِدَّتِي	wa ya �ahib� f� shiddat�	O my companion in my hardships!
وَيَا وَلِيِّي فِي نِعْمَتِي	wa ya waliyy� f� ni`mat�	O my benefactor in my amenities!
وَيَا غِيَاثِي فِي رَغْبَتِي	wa ya ghiyath� f� raghbat�	O my aide in my desires!

Imam al-Sadiq (`a) added: This is the prayer of Imam `Ali Amir al-Mu'mineen (`a):

اَللَّهُمَّ كَتَبْتَ ٱلآثَارَ	allahumma katabta al-athara	O Allah, You have recorded that which we leave behind,
وَعَلِمْتَ ٱلاخْبَارَ	wa `alimta al-akhbara	known all news,
وَٱطَّلَعْتَ عَلَىٰ ٱلاسْرَارِ	wa��la`ta `ala al-asrari	and come to know all secrets;
فَحُلْتَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ ٱلْقُلُوبِ	fahulta baynana wa bayna alqulubi	You have thus intervened between our hearts and us.
فَٱلسِّرُّ عِنْدَكَ عَلاَنِيَةٌ	falssirru `indaka `alaniyatun	So, for You, a secret is not secret
وَٱلْقُلُوبُ إِلَيْكَ مُفْضَاةٌ	walqulubu ilayka muf�atun	and hearts are unbosomed before You.
وَإِنَّمَا امْرُكَ لِشَيْءٍ إِذَا ارَدْتَهُ	wa innama amruka lishay'in idha aradtahu	Your order for a thing when You intend it,
انْ تَقُولَ لَهُ كُنْ فَيَكُونُ	an taqula lahu kun fayakunu	is only that You say to it, �Be,� and it is.
فَقُلْ بِرَحْمَتِكَ لِطَاعَتِكَ	faqul birahmatika li�a`atika	So, (please) in the name of Your mercy, tell the obedience to You
انْ تَدْخُلَ فِي كُلِّ عُضْوٍ مِنْ اعْضَائِي	an tadkhula f� kulli `u�win min a`�a'�	to enter all of my organs
وَلاَ تُفَارِقَنِي حَتَّىٰ الْقَاكَ	wa la tufariqan� hatta alqaka	and not to leave them until I meet You.
وَقُلْ بِرَحْمَتِكَ لِمَعْصِيَتِكَ	wa qul birahmatika lima`�iyatika	And, in the name of Your mercy, tell the disobedience to You
انْ تَخْرُجَ مِنْ كُلِّ عُضْوٍ مِنْ اعْضَائِي	an takhruja min kulli `u�win min a`�a'�	to depart all of my organs
فَلاَ تُقَرِّبَنِي حَتَّىٰ الْقَاكَ	fala tuqarriban� hatta alqaka	and not to come close to me until I meet You.
وَٱرْزُقْنِي مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَزَهِّدْنِي فِيهَا	warzuqn� min alddunya wa zahhidn� f�ha	And (please) provide me from the worldly sustenance, but induce me to renounce the world,
وَلاَ تَزْوِهَا عَنِّي وَرَغْبَتِي فِيهَا يَا رَحْمٰنُ	wa la tazwiha `anna� wa raghbat� f�ha ya rahmanu	and do not turn it away from me while I have a desire in it, O All-beneficent!

Twenty-seventh: `Al� ibn Ibrahim has reported on the authority of his father on the authority of Ibn Mahbub on the authority of `Ala' ibn Ruzayn on the authority of `Abd al-Rahman ibn Sayyabah who said: Imam al-Sadiq (`a) gave me this prayer:

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلِيِّ ٱلْحَمْدِ	alhamdu lillahi waliyyi alhamdi	All praise be to Allah; the Patron of praise
وَاهْلِهِ وَمُنْتَهَاهُ وَمَحَلِّهِ	wa ahlih� wa muntahahu wa mahallih�	and its worthiest, utmost, and center.
اخْلَصَ مَنْ وَحَّدَهُ	akhla�a man wahhadahu	Sincere is he who professes of His Oneness,
وَٱهْتَدَىٰ مَنْ عَبَدَهُ	wahtada man `abadahu	truly guided is he who serves Him,
وَفَازَ مَنْ اطَاعَهُ	wa faza man a�a`ahu	triumphant is he who obeys Him,
وَامِنَ ٱلْمُعْتَصِمُ بِهِ	wa amina almu`ta�imu bih�	and secured is he who takes shelter with Him.
اَللَّهُمَّ يَا ذَا ٱلْجُودِ وَٱلْمَجْدِ	allahumma ya dha aljudi walmajdi	O Allah, O Lord of magnanimity, glory,
وَٱلثَّنَاءِ ٱلْجَمِيلِ وَٱلْحَمْدِ	walththana'i aljam�li walhamdi	excellent extolment, and praise,
اسْالُكَ مَسْالَةَ مَنْ خَضَعَ لَكَ بِرَقَبَتِهِ	as'aluka mas'alata man kha�a`a laka biraqabatih�	I beseech You the beseeching of one who subjugated his neck to You,
وَرَغَمَ لَكَ انْفَهُ	wa raghama laka anfahu	made himself subordinate to You,
وَعَفَّرَ لَكَ وَجْهَهُ	wa `affara laka wajhahu	covered his face with soil for You,
وَذَلَّلَ لَكَ نَفْسَهُ	wa dhallala laka nafsahu	humiliated himself to You,
وَفَاضَتْ مِنْ خَوْفِكَ دُمُوعُهُ	wa fa�at min khawfika dumu`uhu	shed his tears for fear of You,
وَتَرَدَّدَتْ عَبْرَتُهُ	wa taraddadat `abratuhu	sobbed for You,
وَٱعْتَرَفَ لَكَ بِذُنُوبِهِ	wa`tarafa laka bidhunubih�	and confessed of his sins;
وَفَضَحَتْهُ عِنْدَكَ خَطِيئَتُهُ	wa fa�ahat-hu `indaka kha��'atuhu	one whose wrongdoing exposed him before You
وَشَانَتْهُ عِنْدَكَ جَرِيرَتُهُ	wa shanat-hu `indaka jar�ratuhu	and whose crime disgraced him before You;
فَضَعُفَتْ عِنْدَ ذٰلِكَ قُوَّتُهُ	fa�a`ufat `inda dhalika quwwatuhu	therefore, his power diminished,
وَقَلَّتْ حِيلَتُهُ	wa qallat h�latuhu	his stratagem failed,
وَٱنْقَطَعَتْ عَنْهُ اسْبَابُ خَدَائِعِهِ	wanqa�a`at `anhu asbabu khada'i`ih�	the ways of his trickeries broke down,
وَٱضْمَحَلَّ عَنْهُ كُلُّ بَاطِلٍ	wa�mahalla `anhu kullu ba�ilin	all of his wrong things vanished,
وَالْجَاتْهُ ذُنُوبُهُ إِلَىٰ ذُلِّ مَقَامِهِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ	wa alja'at-hu dhunubuhu ila dhulli maqamih� bayna yadayka	and his sins compelled him to present himself in a humiliating situation in Your Presence,
وَخُضُوعِهِ لَدَيْكَ	wa khu�u`ih� ladayka	to submit himself to You,
وَٱبْتِهَالِهِ إِلَيْكَ	wabtihalih� ilayka	and to implore You earnestly.
اسْالُكَ ٱللَّهُمَّ سُؤَالَ مَنْ هُوَ بِمَنْزِلَتِهِ	as'aluka allahumma su'ala man huwa bimanzilatih�	I thus beseech You the beseeching of such one,
ارْغَبُ إِلَيْكَ كَرَغْبَتِهِ	arghabu ilayka karaghbatih�	desire for You the same desiring of him,
وَاتَضَرَّعُ إِلَيْكَ كَتَضَرُّعِهِ	wa ata�arra`u ilayka kata�arru`ih�	humiliate myself before You just as he does,
وَابْتَهِلُ إِلَيْكَ كَاشَدِّ ٱبْتِهَالِهِ	wa abtahilu ilayka ka'ashaddi ibtihalih�	and implore You as earnestly as he does.
اَللَّهُمَّ فَٱرْحَمِ ٱسْتِكَانَةَ مَنْطِقِي	allahumma farham istikanata man�iq�	O Allah, (please) have mercy upon the humiliation in my words,
وَذُلَّ مَقَامِي وَمَجْلِسِي	wa dhulla maqam� wa majlis�	the meekness of my situation and condition,
وَخُضُوعِي إِلَيْكَ بِرَقَبَتِي	wa khu�u`� ilayka biraqabat�	and the subjugating of my neck to You.
اسْالُكَ ٱللَّهُمَّ ٱلْهُدَىٰ مِنَ ٱلضَّلاَلَةِ	as'aluka allahumma alhuda min al��alalati	I beseech You, O Allah, for guidance against deviation,
وَٱلْبَصِيرَةَ مِنَ ٱلْعَمَىٰ	walba��rata min al`ama	insight against blindness,
وَٱلرُّشْدَ مِنَ ٱلْغِوَايَةِ	walrrushda min alghiwayati	and orthodoxy against heterodoxy.
وَاسْالُكَ ٱللَّهُمَّ اكْثَرَ ٱلْحَمْدِ عِنْدَ ٱلرَّخَاءِ	wa as'aluka allahumma akthara alhamdi `inda alrrakha'i	I also beseech You, O Allah, for the most of praise in situations of luxurious wellbeing,
وَاجْمَلَ ٱلصَّبْرِ عِنْدَ ٱلْمُصِيبَةِ	wa ajmala al��abri `inda almu��bati	the comeliest patience in misfortunes,
وَافْضَلَ ٱلشُّكْرِ عِنْدَ مَوْضِعِ ٱلشُّكْرِ	wa af�ala alshshukri `inda maw�i`i alshshukri	the best gratitude in situations of thanking,
وَٱلتَّسْلِيمَ عِنْدَ ٱلشُّبُهَاتِ	walttasl�ma `inda alshshubuhati	and submission in seditious situations.
وَاسْالُكَ ٱلْقُوَّةَ فِي طَاعَتِكَ	wa as'aluka alquwwata f� �a`atika	I also beseech You for capability to obey You,
وَٱلضَّعْفَ عَنْ مَعْصِيَتِكَ	wal��a`fa `an ma`�iyatika	incapability to disobey You,
وَٱلْهَرَبَ إِلَيْكَ مِنْكَ	walharaba ilayka minka	resorting to You from You,
وَٱلتَّقَرُّبَ إِلَيْكَ رَبِّ لِتَرْضَىٰ	walttaqarruba ilayka rabbi litar�a	seeking nearness to You, O my Lord, so that Your pleasure is obtained,
وَٱلتَّحَرِّيَ لِكُلِّ مَا يُرْضِيكَ عَنِّي	walttaharriya likulli ma yur��ka `ann�	and inspection of whatever pleases You with me
فِي إِسْخَاطِ خَلْقِكَ	f� iskha�i khalqika	although it may irate Your creatures,
ٱلْتِمَاساً لِرِضَاكَ	iltimasan liri�aka	for purpose of winning Your pleasure.
رَبِّ مَنْ ارْجُوهُ إِنْ لَمْ تَرْحَمْنِي	rabbi man arjuhu in lam tarhamn�	O my Lord, whom will I hope if You do not have mercy upon me?
اوْ مَنْ يَعُودُ عَلَيَّ إِنْ اقْصَيْتَنِي	aw man ya`udu `alayya in aq�aytan�	Who will grant me graces if You put me aside?
اوْ مَنْ يَنْفَعُنِي عَفْوُهُ إِنْ عَاقَبْتَنِي	aw man yanfa`un� `afwuhu in `aqabtan�	Whose pardon will benefit me if You punish me?
اوْ مَنْ آمُلُ عَطَايَاهُ إِنْ حَرَمْتَنِي	aw man amulu `a�ayahu in haramtan�	Whose donations will I expect if You deprive me?
اوْ مَنْ يَمْلِكُ كَرَامَتِي إِنْ اهَنْتَنِي	aw man yamliku karamat� in ahantan�	Who can honor me if You dishonor me?
اوْ مَنْ يَضُرُّنِي هَوَانُهُ إِنْ اكْرَمْتَنِي	aw man ya�urrun� hawanuhu in akramtan�	Whose humiliation will I care for if You honor me?
رَبِّ مَا اسْوَا فِعْلِي	rabbi ma aswa'a fi`l�	O my Lord, how awful my deed is!
وَاقْبَحَ عَمَلِي	wa aqbaha `amal�	How hideous my acts are!
وَاقْسَىٰ قَلْبِي	wa aqsa qalb�	How hard my heart is!
وَاطْوَلَ امَلِي	wa a�wala amal�	How procrastinative my hope is!
وَاقْصَرَ اجَلِي	wa aq�ara ajal�	How short my lifetime is!
وَاجْرَانِي عَلَىٰ عِصْيَانِ مَنْ خَلَقَنِي	wa ajra'an� `ala `i�yani man khalaqan�	How daring I am to disobey my Creator!
رَبِّ وَمَا احْسَنَ بَلاَءَكَ عِنْدِي	rabbi wa ma ahsana bala'aka `ind�	O my Lord, but how excellent Your favors to me are
وَاظْهَرَ نَعْمَاءَكَ عَلَيَّ	wa a�hara na`ma'aka `alayya	and how manifest Your graces on me are!
كَثُرَتْ عَلَيَّ مِنْكَ ٱلنِّعَمُ فَمَا احْصِيهَا	kathurat `alayya minka alnni`amu fama uh��ha	Your blessings to me have been too many to be counted by me,
وَقَلَّ مِنِّيِ ٱلشُّكْرُ فِيمَا اوْلَيْتَنِيهِ	wa qalla minniya alshshukru f�ma awlaytan�hi	but my thanks to You have been too little if compared to what You have given me.
فَبَطِرْتُ بِٱلنِّعَمِ	faba�irtu bilnni`ami	I therefore have despised Your blessings,
وَتَعَرَّضْتُ لِلنِّقَمِ	wa ta`arra�tu lilnniqami	exposed myself to punishments,
وَسَهَوْتُ عَنِ ٱلذِّكْرِ	wa sahawtu `an aldhdhikri	neglected remembering You,
وَرَكِبْتُ ٱلْجَهْلَ بَعْدَ ٱلْعِلْمِ	wa rakibtu aljahla ba`da al`ilmi	entered to ignorance after knowledge,
وَجُزْتُ مِنَ ٱلْعَدْلِ إِلَىٰ ٱلظُّلْمِ	wa juztu min al`adli ila al��ulmi	deviated from justice to injustice,
وَجَاوَزْتُ ٱلْبِرَّ إِلَىٰ ٱلإِثْمِ	wa jawaztu albirra ila alithmi	passed over virtue to sinning,
وَصِرْتُ إِلَىٰ ٱللَّهْوِ مِنَ ٱلْخَوْفِ وَٱلْحُزْنِ	wa �irtu ila allahwi min alkhawfi walhuzni	and shifted from fear and dread of You to heedless amusement.
فَمَا اصْغَرَ حَسَنَاتِي وَاقَلَّهَا	fama a�ghara hasanat� wa aqallaha	How little and scarce my good deeds are
فِي كَثْرَةِ ذُنُوبِي	f� kathrati dhunub�	if compared to my numerous sins
وَاعْظَمَهَا عَلَىٰ قَدْرِ صِغَرِ خَلْقِي وَضَعْفِ رُكْنِي	wa a`�amaha `ala qadri �ighari khalq� wa �a`fi rukn�	and how grave my sins are if compared to my worthless form and my powerless support!
رَبِّ وَمَا اطْوَلَ امَلِي فِي قِصَرِ اجَلِي	rabbi wa ma a�wala amal� f� qi�ari ajal�	O my Lord, how optimistic my hope is if compared to my fleeting lifetime!
وَاقْصَرَ اجَلِي فِي بُعْدِ امَلِي	wa aq�ara ajal� f� bu`di amal�	How fleeing my lifetime is if compared to my long hope!
وَمَا اقْبَحَ سَرِيرَتِي فِي عَلاَنِيَتِي	wa ma aqbaha sar�rat� f� `alaniyat�	How hideous my hidden self is if compared to my open manners!
رَبِّ لاَ حُجَّةَ لِي إِنِ ٱحْتَجَجْتُ	rabbi la hujjata l� in ihtajajtu	O my Lord, I lack any argument if I try to provide a pretext,
وَلاَ عُذْرَ لِي إِنِ ٱعْتَذَرْتُ	wa la `udhra l� in i`tadhartu	I am unexcused if I try to apologize,
وَلاَ شُكْرَ عِنْدِي إِنِ ا بْلِيتُ وَاوْلِيتُ	wa la shukra `ind� in ubl�tu wa ul�tu	and I have no gratitude in all what has been donated and bestowed to me
إِنْ لَمْ تُعِنِّي عَلَىٰ شُكْرِ مَا اوْلَيْتَ	in lam tu`inn� `ala shukri ma awlayta	unless You help me show gratitude to You for what You have endued me with.
رَبِّي مَا اخَفَّ مِيزَانِي غَداً إِنْ لَمْ تُرَجِّحْهُ	rabb� ma akhaffa m�zan� ghadan in lam turajjihhu	O my Lord, the scale of my deeds in the morrow shall be really light if You do not give preponderance to it,
وَازَلَّ لِسَانِي إِنْ لَمْ تُثَبِّتْهُ	wa azalla lisan� in lam tuthabbit-hu	my tongue will slip terribly if You do not make it firm,
وَاسْوَدَ وَجْهِي إِنْ لَمْ تُبَيِّضْهُ	wa aswada wajh� in lam tubayyi�hu	and my face will be blackened totally, if You do not whiten it.
رَبِّ كَيْفَ لِي بِذُنُوبِيَ ٱلَّتِي سَلَفَتْ مِنِّي	rabbi kayfa l� bidhunubiya allat� salafat minn�	O my Lord, what should I do about my past sins
قَدْ هُدَّتْ لَهَا ارْكَانِي	qad huddat laha arkan�	that have demolished my posts?
رَبِّ كَيْفَ اطْلُبُ شَهَوَاتِ ٱلدُّنْيَا	rabbi kayfa a�lubu shahawati alddunya	O my Lord, how is it reasonable for me to seek the worldly lusts
وَابْكِي عَلَىٰ خَيْبَتِي فِيهَا	wa abk� `ala khaybat� f�ha	and weep for my failure in gaining them,
وَلاَ ابْكِي وَتَشْتَدُّ حَسَرَاتِي عَلَىٰ عِصْيَانِي وَتَفْرِيطِي	wa la abk� wa tashtaddu hasarat� `ala `i�yan� wa tafr��	while I should better weep with intense regret for my disobedience to You and my violation of Your commands?
رَبِّ دَعَتْنِي دَوَاعِي ٱلدُّنْيَا	rabbi da`atn� dawa`� alddunya	O my Lord, when the worldly seductive matters called upon me,
فَاجَبْتُهَا سَرِيعاً	fa'ajabtuha sar�`an	I responded to them without delay
وَرَكَنْتُ إِلَيْهَا طَائِعاً	wa rakantu ilayha �a'i`an	and I inclined to them obediently,
وَدَعَتْنِي دَوَاعِي ٱلآخِرَةِ	wa da`atn� dawa`� al-akhirati	but when the affairs of the Hereafter called upon me,
فَتَثَبَّطْتُ عَنْهَا	fatathabba�tu `anha	I slowed down
وَابْطَاتُ فِي ٱلإِجَابَةِ وَٱلْمُسَارَعَةِ إِلَيْهَا	wa ab�a'tu f� al-ijabati walmusara`ati ilayha	and lagged in responding to them and in hurrying towards them
كَمَا سَارَعْتُ إِلىٰ دَوَاعِي ٱلدُّنْيَا	kama sara`tu ila dawa`� alddunya	unlike my hurrying in responding to the seductive matters of this world
وَحُطَامِهَا ٱلْهَامِدِ	wa hu�amiha alhamidi	along with its extinct ruins,
وَهَشِيمِهَا ٱلْبَائِدِ	wa hash�miha alba'idi	dying chaff,
وَسَرَابِهَا ٱلذَّاهِبِ	wa sarabiha aldhdhahibi	and vanishing mirage.
رَبِّ تَوَّقْتَنِي وَشَوَّقْتَنِي	rabbi tawwaqtan� wa shawwaqtan�	O my Lord, You have fascinated me, filled me with desire,
وَٱحْتَجَجْتَ عَلَيَّ بِرِقِّي	wahtajajta `alayya biriqq�	claimed against me with my servitude to You,
وَتَكَفَّلْتَ لِي بِرِزْقِي	wa takaffalta l� birizq�	and guaranteed my sustenance;
فَامِنْتُ خَوْفَكَ	fa'amintu khawfaka	therefore, I felt secured from You,
وَتَثَبَّطْتُ عَنْ تَشْوِيقِكَ	wa tathabba�tu `an tashw�qika	slowed down despite Your stimulating,
وَلَمْ اتَّكِلْ عَلَىٰ ضَمَانِكَ	wa lam attakil `ala �amanika	neglected paying attention to Your guaranteed sustenance,
وَتَهَاوَنْتُ بِٱحْتِجَاجِكَ	wa tahawantu bihtijajika	and undervalued Your claim.
اَللَّهُمَّ فَٱجْعَلْ امْنِي مِنْكَ	allahumma faj`al amn� minka	O Allah, (please) change my security from You
فِي هٰذِهِ ٱلدُّنْيَا خَوْفاً	f� hadhih� alddunya khawfan	in this world into fear (of You)
وَحَوِّلْ تَثَبُّطِي شَوْقاً	wa hawwil tathabbu�� shawqan	and transform my slowing down into yearning for You
وَتَهَاوُنِي بِحُجَّتِكَ فَرَقاً مِنْكَ	wa tahawun� bihujjatika faraqan minka	and my undervaluing of Your claim into dread of You.
ثُمَّ رَضِّنِي بِمَا قَسَمْتَ لِي مِنْ رِزْقِكَ	thumma ra��in� bima qasamta l� min rizqika	Then, (please) make me satisfied with the sustenance You have decided for me.
يَا كَرِيمُ اسْالُكَ بِٱسْمِكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ	ya kar�mu as'aluka bismika al`a��mi	O All-generous, I beseech You in the name of Your Great Name
رِضَاكَ عِنْدَ ٱلسُّخْطَةِ	ri�aka `inda alssakh�ati	to endue me with Your pleasure at situations that stimulate Your wrath,
وَٱلْفُرْجَةَ عِنْدَ ٱلْكُرْبَةِ	walfurjata `inda alkurbati	to grant me relief at situations of agonies,
وَٱلنُورَ عِنْدَ ٱلظُّلْمَةِ	walnura `inda al��ulmati	to grant me light in darkness,
وَٱلْبَصِيرَةَ عِنْدَ تَشَبُّهِ ٱلْفِتْنَةِ	walba��rata `inda tashabbuhi alfitnati	and to grant me insight when seditious matters come to assimilate themselves to the truth.
رَبِّ ٱجْعَلْ جُنَّتِي مِنْ خَطَايَايَ حَصِينَةً	rabbi ij`al junnat� min kha�ayaya ha��natan	O Allah, (please) make Your protection of me against my wrongdoings to be invulnerable,
وَدَرَجَاتِي فِي ٱلْجِنَانِ رَفِيعَةً	wa darajat� f� aljinani raf�`atan	my ranks in the gardens of Paradise to be elevated,
وَاعْمَالِي كُلَّهَا مُتَقَبَّلَةً	wa a`mal� kullaha mutaqabbalatan	all of my deeds to be admitted,
وَحَسَنَاتِي مُتَضَاعَفَةً زَاكِيَةً	wa hasanat� muta�a`afatan zakiyatan	and the rewards for my good deeds to be multiplied and increasingly doubled.
اعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ ٱلْفِتَنِ كُلِّهَا	a`udhu bika min alfitani kulliha	I pray Your protection against all seditious matters,
مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ	ma �ahara minha wa ma ba�ana	both the apparent and the hidden,
وَمِنْ رَفِيعِ ٱلْمَطْعَمِ وَٱلْمَشْرَبِ	wa min raf�`i alma�`ami walmashrabi	against licentious food and drink,
وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا اعْلَمُ	wa min sharri ma a`lamu	against the evil of whatever I know
وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا لاَ اعْلَمُ	wa min sharri ma la a`lamu	and against the evil of what I do not know.
وَاعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ انْ اشْتَرِيَ ٱلْجَهْلَ بِٱلْعِلْمِ	wa a`udhu bika min an ashtariya aljahla bil`ilmi	I also pray Your protection against that I may exchange knowledge for ignorance,
وَٱلْجَفَاءَ بِٱلْحِلْمِ	waljafa'a bilhilmi	forbearance for alienation,
وَٱلْجَوْرَ بِٱلْعَدْلِ	waljawra bil`adli	justice for bias,
وَٱلْقَطِيعَةَ بِٱلْبِرِّ	walqa��`ata bilbirri	piety for rupture of relations,
وَٱلْجَزَعَ بِٱلصَّبْرِ	waljaza`a bil��abri	tolerance for impatience,
وَٱلْهُدَىٰ بِٱلضَّلاَلَةِ	walhuda bil��alalati	true guidance for deviation,
وَٱلْكُفْرَ بِٱلإِيـمَانِ	walkufra bil-�mani	and belief for disbelief.

In fact, this prayer comprises highly considerable contents. Its reporter is `Abd al-Rahman in Sayyabah whom was given a noteworthy advice by Imam al-Sadiq (`a). Let us now refer to this event:

`Abd 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 father�s 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-Mad�nah. With a group of people, I intended to visit Imam al-Sadiq (`a) who used to permit all people to visit him at that time. Within the group that visited the Imam (`a), I sat in the last raw, since I was young. People began to ask the Imam (`a), he would answer them all, and they would then leave. When a few people only remained, the Imam (`a) pointed to me to come close to him. �Do you need anything?� asked the Imam (`a). �May Allah accept me as ransom for you! I am `Abd al-Rahman the son of Sayyabah,� answered I. The Imam (`a) asked about my father and I told him that he had died. Expressing sympathy to me, the Imam (`a) 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 (`a). I then told him about the story of these dirhams. Interrupting me, the Imam (`a) 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 (`a), �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 (`a) 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.

Back to the event, `Abd al-Rahman added: As I committed myself with this advice of Imam al-Sadiq (`a), I gained so many profits that the religious tax of which was three hundred thousand dirhams one year.

According to another tradition, the aforementioned prayer is ascribed to Imam Zainulabieen(`a). However, it ends up with this sentence:

آمينَ رَبَّ ٱلْعَالَمينَ

am�na rabba al`alam�na

(Please) respond, O Lord of the worlds.

Twenty-eighth: Ibn Mahbub is reported to have said: Imam al-Sadiq (`a) taught a man this prayer to say it in his supplications:

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي اسْالُكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ	allahumma inn� as'aluka birahmatika	O Allah, I beseech You for Your mercy
ٱلَّتِي لاَ تُنَالُ مِنْكَ إِلاَّ بِرِضَاكَ	allat� la tunalu minka illa biri�aka	that cannot be obtained from You except through Your pleasure,
وَٱلْخُرُوجَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ مَعَاصِيكَ	walkhuruja min jam�`i ma`a��ka	for departure from all acts of disobedience to You,
وَٱلدُّخُولَ فِي كُلِّ مَا يُرْضِيكَ	walddukhula f� kulli ma yur��ka	for entering into all that which achieves Your pleasure,
وَٱلنَّجَاةَ مِنْ كُلِّ وَرْطَةٍ	walnnajata min kulli war�atin	for redemption from all troubles,
وَٱلْمَخْرَجَ مِنْ كُلِّ كَبِيرَةٍ	walmakhraja min kulli kab�ratin	and for a way out from every grave matter
اتَىٰ بِهَا مِنِّي عَمْدٌ	ata biha minn� `amdun	that I have committed deliberately,
اوْ زَلَّ بِهَا مِنِّي خَطَا	aw zalla biha minn� kha�a'un	I have committed wrongly,
اوْ خَطَرَ بِهَا عَلَيَّ خَطَرَاتُ ٱلشَّيْطَانِ	aw kha�ara biha `alayya kha�aratu alshshay�ani	or I have committed owing to an evil inspiration of Satan.
اسْالُكَ خَوْفاً تُوقِفُنِي بِهِ عَلَىٰ حُدُودِ رِضَاكَ	as'aluka khawfan tuqifun� bih� `ala hududi ri�aka	I beseech You for fear (of You) by which You stop me at the limits of Your pleasure
وَتَشَعَّبَ بِهِ عَنِّي كُلُّ شَهْوَةٍ خَطَرَ بِهَا هَوَايَ	wa tasha``aba bih� `ann� kullu shahwatin kha�ara biha hawaya	and by which You strew about all lusts that come to my mind because of my whims
وَٱسْتُزِلَّ بِهَا رَاِيي لِيُجَاوِزَ حَدَّ حَلاَلِكَ	wastuzilla biha ra'y� liyujawiza hadda halalika	or because of the slips of my personal view that violates the bounds of what You have deemed lawful.
اسْالُكَ ٱللَّهُمَّ ٱلاخْذَ بِاحْسَنِ مَا تَعْلَمُ	as'aluka allahumma al-akhdha bi-ahsani ma ta`lamu	I beseech You, O Allah, to lead me to take in the best of what You know,
وَتَرْكَ سَيِّءِ كُلِّ مَا تَعْلَمُ	wa tarka sayyi'i kulli ma ta`lamu	to shun the evil of all what You know,
اوْ اخْطِئَ مِنْ حَيْثُ لاَ اعْلَمُ	aw ukh�i'a min haythu la a`lamu	and to avoid committing a wrongdoing from whence I know
اوْ مِنْ حَيْثُ اعْلَمُ	aw min haythu a`lamu	and from whence I do not know.
اسْالُكَ ٱلسَّعَةَ فِي ٱلرِّزْقِ	as'aluka alssa`ata f� alrrizqi	I beseech You for expansion in my sustenance,
وَٱلزُّهْدَ فِي ٱلْكَفَافِ	walzzuhda f� alkafafi	abstinence with the minimum necessary sustenance,
وَٱلْمَخْرَجَ بِٱلْبَيَانِ مِنْ كُلِّ شُبْهَةٍ	walmakhraja bilbayani min kulli shubhatin	finding a way out from all seditious matters with clear demonstration,
وَٱلصَّوَابَ فِي كُلِّ حُجَّةٍ	wal��awaba f� kulli hujjatin	hitting the mark in all arguments,
وَٱلصِّدْقَ فِي جَمِيعِ ٱلْمَوَاطِنِ	wal��idqa f� jam�`i almawa�ini	telling the truth under all circumstances,
وَإِنْصَافَ ٱلنَّاسِ مِنْ نَفْسِي فِيمَا عَلَيَّ وَلِي	wa in�afa alnnasi min nafs� f�ma `alayya wa l�	treating all people fairly whether for my good or the otherwise,
وَٱلتَّذَلُّلَ فِي إِعْطَاءِ ٱلنَّصَفِ	walttadhallula f� i`�a'i alnna�afi	acting humbly in giving people fairness against myself
مِنْ جَمِيعِ مَوَاطِنِ ٱلسَّخَطِ وَٱلرِّضَا	min jam�`i mawa�ini alssakha�i walrri�a	in all situations of dissatisfaction or satisfaction,
وَتَرْكَ قَلِيلِ ٱلْبَغْيِ وَكَثِيرِهِ	wa tarka qal�li albaghyi wa kath�rih�	eschewing any amount of transgression, be it grave or insignificance
فِي ٱلْقَوْلِ مِنِّي وَٱلْفِعْلِ	f� alqawli minn� walfi`li	and be it in words or in deeds,
وَتَمَامَ نِعَمِكَ فِي جَمِيعِ ٱلاشْيَاءِ	wa tamama ni`amika f� jam�`i al-ashya'i	winning Your blessings perfectly in all things,
وَٱلشُّكْرَ لَكَ عَلَيْهَا لِكَيْ تَرْضَىٰ وَبَعْدَ ٱلرِّضَا	walshshukra laka `alayha likay tar�a wa ba`da alrri�a	and showing You gratitude for all such blessings so that You will be pleased with me and even beyond Your pleasure.
وَاسْالُكَ ٱلْخِيَرَةَ فِي كُلِّ مَا يَكُونُ فِيهِ ٱلْخِيَرَةُ	wa as'aluka alkhiyarata f� kulli ma yakunu f�hi alkhiyaratu	I also beseech You to lead me to the best of all matters that have more than one option,
بِمَيْسُورِ ٱلامُورِ كُلِّهَا لاَ بِمَعْسُورِهَا	bimaysuri al-umuri kulliha la bima`suriha	in the easiest way of all matters, but not in a difficult manner.
يَا كَرِيمُ يَا كَرِيمُ يَا كَرِيمُ	ya kar�mu ya kar�mu ya kar�mu	O All-generous! O All-generous! O All-generous!
وَٱفْتَحْ لِي بَابَ ٱلامْرِ	waftah l� baba al-amri	(Please) open before me the door to attain the mattes
ٱلَّذِي فِيهِ ٱلْعَافِيَةُ وَٱلْفَرَجُ	alladh� f�hi al`afiyatu walfaraju	that achieve my wellbeing and my relief,
وَٱفْتَحْ لِي بَابَهُ	waftah l� babahu	open before me the door to all such matters,
وَيَسِّرْ لِي مَخْرَجَهُ	wa yassir l� makhrajahu	and make easy for me to find a way out against the opposite.
وَمَنْ قَدَّرْتَ لَهُ عَلَيَّ مَقْدِرَةً مِنْ خَلْقِكَ	wa man qaddarta lahu `alayya maqdiratan min khalqika	As for any one of Your creatures whom You have given power over me,
فَخُذْ عَنِّي بِسَمْعِهِ وَبَصَرِهِ	fakhudh `ann� bisam`ih� wa ba�arih�	(please) take away from me his hearing, sight,
وَلِسَانِهِ وَيَدِهِ	wa lisanih� wa yadih�	tongue (i.e. word), and hand (i.e. deed),
وَخُذْهُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ يَسَارِهِ	wa khudhhu `an yam�nih� wa `an yasarih�	and take him away from his right side, his left side,
وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ وَمِنْ قُدَّامِهِ	wa min khalfih� wa min quddamih�	his back, and his front,
وَامْنَعْهُ انْ يَصِلَ إِلَيَّ بِسُوءٍ	wamna`hu an ya�ila ilayya bisu'in	and stop him lest he may pass evil on me.
عَزَّ جَارُكَ	`azza jaruka	Strong is he who is in Your vicinity,
وَجَلَّ ثَنَاءُ وَجْهِكَ	wa jalla thana'u wajhika	glorious is Your praise,
وَلاَ إِلٰهَ غَيْرُكَ	wa la ilaha ghayruka	and there is no god but You.
انْتَ رَبِّي وَا نَا عَبْدُكَ	anta rabb� wa ana `abduka	You are my Lord and I am Your servant.
اَللَّهُمَّ انْتَ رَجَائِي فِي كُلِّ كُرْبَةٍ	allahumma anta raja'� f� kulli kurbatin	You are my hope in all hard times,
وَانْتَ ثِقَتِي فِي كُلِّ شِدَّةٍ	wa anta thiqat� f� kulli shiddatin	in You alone I put my trust in all ordeals,
وَانْتَ لِي فِي كُلِّ امْرٍ نَزَلَ بِي ثِقَةٌ وَعُدَّةٌ	wa anta l� f� kulli amrin nazala b� thiqatun wa `uddatun	and You alone are my reliance and support in every matter that afflicts me.
فَكَمْ مِنْ كَرْبٍ يَضْعُفُ عَنْهُ ٱلْفُؤَادُ	fakam min karbin ya�`ufu `anhu alfu'adu	Too many are the agonies, which the heart is too weak to undergo,
وَتَقِلُّ فِيهِ ٱلْحِيلَةُ	wa taqillu f�hi alh�latu	which all stratagems fail to manage,
وَيَشْمَتُ بِهِ ٱلْعَدُوُّ	wa yashmatu bih� al`aduwwu	at which the enemy gloat,
وَتَعْيىٰ فِيهِ ٱلامُورُ	wa ta`ya f�hi al-umuru	and in which I lose any way out,
انْزَلْتُهُ بِكَ وَشَكَوْتُهُ إِلَيْكَ	anzaltuhu bika wa shakawtuhu ilayka	but when I referred them to You and complained about them to You,
رَاغِباً إِلَيْكَ فِيهِ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ	raghiban ilayka f�hi `amman siwaka	abandoning all others than You,
قَدْ فَرَّجْتَهُ وَكَفَيْتَهُ	qad farrajtahu wa kafaytahu	You have relieved and saved me from them.
فَانْتَ وَ لِيُّ كُلِّ نِعْمَةٍ	fa'anta waliyyu kulli ni`matin	So, You are the patron of all graces,
وَصَاحِبُ كُلِّ حَاجَةٍ	wa �ahibu kulli hajatin	the One Who stands for all requests,
وَمُنْتَهَىٰ كُلِّ رَغْبَةٍ	wa muntaha kulli raghbatin	and the utmost of all desires.
فَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ كَثِيراً	falaka alhamdu kath�ran	So, very much praise be to You
وَلَكَ ٱلْمَنُّ فَاضِلاًَ	wa laka almannu fa�ilan	and abundant gratitude be to You.

Twenty-ninth: Through a considerable chain of authority, Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq (`a) is reported to have taught this prayer to Abu-Ba��r to say it in his supplications:

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي اسْالُكَ قَوْلَ ٱلتَّوَّابِينَ وَعَمَلَهُمْ	allahumma inn� as'aluka qawla alttawwab�na wa `amalahum	O Allah, I beseech You for the words of those who turn constantly to You and for their deeds,
وَنُورَ ٱلانْبِيَاءِ وَصِدْقَهُمْ	wa nura al-anbiya'i wa �idqahum	the light of the prophets and their honesty,
وَنَجَاةَ ٱلْمُجَاهِدِينَ وَثَوَابَهُمْ	wa najata almujahid�na wa thawabahum	the salvation of the strivers and their rewards,
وَشُكْرَ ٱلْمُصْطَفَيْنَ وَنَصِيحَتَهُمْ	wa shukra almu��afayna wa na��hatahum	the gratitude of the chosen ones and their advice,
وَعَمَلَ ٱلذَّاكِرِينَ وَيَقِينَهُمْ	wa `amala aldhdhakir�na wa yaq�nahum	the deed of the rememberers and their certitude,
وَإِيمَانَ ٱلْعُلَمَاءِ وَفِقْهَهُمْ	wa �mana al`ulama'i wa fiqhahum	the faith of the scholars and their knowledgeability,
وَتَعَبُّدَ ٱلْخَاشِعِينَ وَتَوَاضُعَهُمْ	wa ta`abbuda alkhashi`�na wa tawa�u`ahum	the worship of the dutiful ones and their modesty,
وَحُكْمَ ٱلْفُقَهَاءِ وَسِيرَتَهُمْ	wa hukma alfuqaha'i wa s�ratahum	the wisdom of the well-versed scholars and their way,
وَخَشْيَةَ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ وَرَغْبَتَهُمْ	wa khashyata almuttaq�na wa raghbatahum	the fear of the pious ones and their desires,
وَتَصْدِيقَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَتَوَكُّلَهُمْ	wa ta�d�qa almu'min�na wa tawakkulahum	the belief of the believers and their trust (in You),
وَرَجَاءَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ وَبِرَّهُمْ	wa raja'a almuhsin�na wa birrahum	and the hope of the good-doers and their devoutness.
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي اسْالُكَ ثَوَابَ ٱلشَّاكِرِينَ	allahumma inn� as'aluka thawaba alshshakir�na	O Allah, I beseech You for the reward of the thankful ones,
وَمَنْزِلَةَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ	wa manzilata almuqarrab�na	the rank of the ones drawn near to You,
وَمُرَافَقَةَ ٱلنَّبِيِّينَ	wa murafaqata alnnabiyy�na	and the companionship of the prophets.
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي اسْالُكَ خَوْفَ ٱلْعَامِلِينَ لَكَ	allahumma inn� as'aluka khawfa al`amil�na laka	O Allah, I beseech You for the fear of those who act for Your sake constantly,
وَعَملَ ٱلْخَائِفِينَ مِنْكَ	wa `amla alkha'if�na minka	the deed of those who fear You,
وَخُشُوعَ ٱلْعَابِدِينَ لَكَ	wa khushu`a al`abid�na laka	the submission of those who worship You,
وَيَقِينَ ٱلْمُتَوَكِّلِينَ عَلَيْكَ	wa yaq�na almutawakkil�na `alayka	the certitude of those who put their trusts in You,
وَتَوَكُّلَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِكَ	wa tawakkula almu'min�na bika	and the reliance on You of those who believe in You.
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ بِحَاجَتِي عَالِمٌ غَيْرُ مُعَلَّمٍ	allahumma innaka bihajat� `alimun ghayru mu`allamin	O Allah, about my request, You know it well and You do not need to be informed about it
وَانْتَ لَهَا وَاسِعٌ غَيْرُ مُتَكَلِّفٍ	wa anta laha wasi`un ghayru mutakallafin	and You are fully competent to grant it and it does not require You to exert any effort.
وَانْتَ ٱلَّذِي لاَ يُحْفِيكَ سَائِلٌ	wa anta alladh� la yuhf�ka sa'ilun	It is You Whom is never disturbed by any suppliant;
وَلاَ يَنْقُصُكَ نَائِلٌ	wa la yanqu�uka na'ilun	and Whose kingdom is never decreased owing to donations;
وَلاَ يَبْلُغُ مِدْحَتَكَ قَوْلُ قَائِلٍ	wa la yablughu midhataka qawlu qa'ilin	and You are too praised to be expressed by any statement.
انْتَ كَمَا تَقُولُ	anta kama taqulu	You are as exactly as You describe Yourself
وَفَوْقَ مَا نَقُولُ	wa fawqa ma naqulu	but more elevated than what we say about You.
اَللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْ لِي فَرَجاً قَرِيباً	allahumma ij`al l� farajan qar�ban	O Allah, (please) grant me close relief,
وَاجْراً عَظِيماً	wa ajran `a��man	great reward,
وَسَتْراً جَمِيلاًَ	wa satran jam�lan	and nice covering.
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ	allahumma innaka ta`lamu	O Allah, You do know
انِّي عَلَىٰ ظُلْمِي لِنَفْسِي وَإِسْرَافِي عَلَيْهَا	ann� `ala �ulm� linafs� wa israf� `alayha	that although I have wronged myself and violated it excessively,
لَمْ اتَّخِذْ لَكَ ضِدّاً وَلاَ نِدّاً	lam attakhidh laka �iddan wa la niddan	I have never claimed that You have a contrary, a peer,
وَلاَ صَاحِبَةً وَلاَ وَلَداً	wa la �ahibatan wa la waladan	a wife, or a son.
يَا مَنْ لاَ تُغَلِّطُهُ ٱلْمَسَائِلُ	ya man la tughalli�uhu almasa'ilu	O He Who is never confused by requests!
وَيَا مَنْ لاَ يَشْغَلُهُ شَيْءٌ عَنْ شَيْءٍ	wa ya man la yashghaluhu shay'un `an shay'in	O He Who is never preoccupied by a thing against another thing,
وَلاَ سَمْعٌ عَنْ سَمْعٍ	wa la sam`un `an sam`in	a hearing against another hearing,
وَلاَ بَصَرٌ عَنْ بَصَرٍ	wa la ba�arun `an ba�arin	or a sight against another sight!
وَلاَ يُبْرِمُهُ إِلْحَاحُ ٱلْمُلِحِّينَ	wa la yubrimuhu ilhahu almulihh�na	O Who is never annoyed by the insistence of the earnest petitioners,
اسْالُكَ انْ تُفَرِّجَ عَنِّي فِي سَاعَتِي هٰذِهِ	as'aluka an tufarrija `ann� f� sa`at� hadhih�	I beseech You to grant me relief at this very moment
مِنْ حَيْثُ احْتَسِبُ وَمِنْ حَيْثُ لاَ احْتَسِبُ	min haythu ahtasibu wa min haythu la ahtasibu	from whence I expect and from whence I do not.
إِنَّكَ تُحْيِي ٱلْعِظَامَ وَهِيَ رَمِيمٌ	innaka tuhy� al`i�ama wahiya ram�mun	Verily, You give life to bones when they have rotted away.
إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ	innaka `ala kulli shay'in qad�run	You verily have power over all things.
يَا مَنْ قَلَّ شُكْرِي لَهُ فَلَمْ يَحْرِمْنِي	ya man qalla shukr� lahu falam yahrimn�	O He to Whom I rarely turned thankful; yet, He did not deprive me,
وَعَظُمَتْ خَطِيئَتِي فَلَمْ يَفْضَحْنِي	wa `a�umat kha��'at� falam yaf�ahn�	against Whom I committed grand sins; yet, He did not disclose me,
وَرَآنِي عَلَىٰ ٱلْمَعَاصِي فَلَمْ يَجْبَهْنِي	wa ra'an� `ala alma`a�� falam yajbahn�	Who saw me insisting on disobeying Him; yet, He did not encountered me,
وَخَلَقَنِي لِلَّذِي خَلَقَنِي لَهُ	wa khalaqan� lilladh� khalaqan� lahu	and Who created me for the purpose He has created me for,
فَصَنَعْتُ غَيْرَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَنِي لَهُ	fa�ana`tu ghayra alladh� khalaqan� lahu	but I committed things purposed for other than the aim for which He has created me.
فَنِعْمَ ٱلْمَوْلَىٰ انْتَ يَا سَيِّدِي	fani`ma almawla anta ya sayyid�	You are the most excellent Lord, my Master,
وَبِئْسَ ٱلْعَبْدُ انَا وَجَدْتَنِي	wa bi'sa al`abdu ana wajadtan�	but You have found me the most miserable servant.
وَنِعْمَ ٱلطَّالِبُ انْتَ رَبِّي	wa ni`ma al��alibu anta rabb�	Most excellent intender You are, my Lord,
وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَطْلُوبُ الْفَيْتَنِي	wa bi'sa alma�lubu alfaytan�	but You have found me the most miserable intended one.
عَبْدُكَ ٱبْنُ عَبْدِكَ ٱبْنُ امَتِكَ	`abduka ibnu `abdika ibnu amatika	I, Your servant and the son of Your two servants,
بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ	bayna yadayka	am before You;
مَا شِئْتَ صَنَعْتَ بِي	ma shi'ta �ana`ta b�	You can do to me whatever You want.
اَللَّهُمَّ هَدَاتِ ٱلاصْوَاتُ	allahumma hada'at al-a�watu	O Allah, all sounds have calmed down,
وَسَكَنَتِ ٱلْحَرَكَاتُ	wa sakanat alharakatu	all motions have been standstill,
وَخَلاَ كُلُّ حَبِيبٍ بِحَبِيبِهِ	wa khala kullu hab�bin bihab�bih�	and every lover has withdrawn with his beloved;
وَخَلَوْتُ بِكَ انْتَ ٱلْمَحْبُوبُ إِلَيَّ	wa khalawtu bika anta almahbubu ilayya	so, I am withdrawing with You, my most beloved;
فَٱجْعَلْ خَلْوَتِي مِنْكَ ٱللَّيْلَةَ ٱلْعِتْقَ مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ	faj`al khalwat� minka allaylata al`itqa min alnnari	therefore, make the reward of my withdrawing with You this night to be release from Hellfire.
يَا مَنْ لَيْسَتْ لِعَالِمٍ فَوْقَهُ صِفَةٌ	ya man laysat li`alimin fawqahu �ifatun	O He above Whose description, there is no knowledgeable one may enjoy a description!
يَا مَنْ لَيْسَ لِمَخْلُوقٍ دُونَهُ مَنْعَةٌ	ya man laysa limakhluqin dunahu man`atun	O He against Whom, there is no creature to prevent itself!
يَا اوَّلاًَ قَبْلَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ	ya awwalan qabla kulli shay'in	O Foremost before all things!
وَيَا آخِراً بَعْدَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ	wa ya akhiran ba`da kulli shay'in	O Everlasting after all things!
يَا مَنْ لَيْسَ لَهُ عُنْصُرٌ	ya man laysa lahu `un�urun	O He Who has no starting point!
وَيَا مَنْ لَيْسَ لآِخِرِهِ فَنَاءٌ	wa ya man laysa li'akhirih� fana'un	O He Who has no final point!
وَيَا اكْمَلَ مَنْعُوتٍ	wa ya akmala man`utin	O most perfect of all described things!
وَيَا اسْمَحَ ٱلْمُعْطِينَ	wa ya asmaha almu`��na	O most liberal of all donors!
وَيَا مَنْ يَفْقَهُ بِكُلِّ لُغَةٍ يُدْعَىٰ بِهَا	wa ya man yafqahu bikulli lughatin yud`a biha	O He Who understands all languages used for praying Him!
وَيَا مَنْ عَفْوُهُ قَدِيمٌ	wa ya man `afwuhu qad�mun	O He Whose pardon is eternal,
وَبَطْشُهُ شَدِيدٌ	wa ba�shuhu shad�dun	Whose grip is strong,
وَمُلْكُهُ مُسْتَقِيمٌ	wa mulkuhu mustaq�mun	and Whose kingdom is straight!
اسْالُكَ بِٱسْمِكَ ٱلَّذِي شَافَهْتَ بِهِ مُوسَىٰ	as'aluka bismika alladh� shafahta bih� musa	I beseech You in the name of Your Name that You have used in Your speaking with Moses.
يَا اللَّهُ يَا رَحْمٰنُ يَا رَحِيمُ	ya allahu ya rahmanu ya rah�mu	O Allah! O All-beneficent! O All-merciful!
يَا لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ	ya la ilaha illa anta	O He save Whom there is no god!
اَللَّهُمَّ انْتَ ٱلصَّمَدُ	allahumma anta al��amadu	O Allah, You are verily the eternally besought of all.
اسْالُكَ انْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ	as'aluka an tu�alliya `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin	I beseech You to bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad
وَانْ تُدْخِلَنِي ٱلْجَنَّةَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ	wa an tudkhilan� aljannata birahmatika	and to allow me to Paradise out of Your mercy.

Thirtieth: Yunus is reported to have asked Imam al-Ridha (`a) for a brief prayer; so, the Imam (`a) taught him to say this:

يَا مَنْ دَلَّنِي عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِ	ya man dallan� `ala nafsih�	O He Who has guided me to Himself
وَذَلَّلَ قَلْبِي بِتَصْدِيقِهِ	wa dhallala qalb� bita�d�qih�	and humiliated my heart by testifying to Him,
اسْالُكَ ٱلامْنَ وَٱلإِيـمَانَ	as'aluka al-amna wal-�mana	I beseech You for security and faith.

FROM HAJAAT BOOKLET

Some A�amaal for the fulfillment of Desires / Haajaat :

For a problem to be solved first pray Namaaz-e-Shab, then Ziyarat-e-Aashura, and finally recite Ziyarat-e-Jaamiah. This was prescribed by Imam-e-Zamaana A.F. (ref. Mafaatihul Jinaan).

Reciting Ziyarat of Imam Ali (A.S.) and Imam Hussain (A.S.) is also highly recommended for Haajaat.

Perform Ziyarat-e-Aashura with the intention of offering its Sawaab to the Revered Mother of Imam-e-Zamaana A.F. and then ask for your Haajat.

Offer the Sawaab of complete recitation of the Holy Qur�an to Janab-e-Bilaal, the respected Muezzin of the Holy Prophet(as)

On Friday-night recite Duaa-e-Mashlool eleven times after Ishaa prayers.

It is stated that, if your Haajat is to be answered late, then recite Duaa-e-Tawassul, this will hasten its fulfillment.

Imam-e-Zamaana A.F. intercedes to Allah for our Haajat if we recite Amman Yujeebul Mudhtarra Idhaa Da�aahu Wa Yakshifus-Sooa.

Pray 2 rak�at Namaaz after midnight, in each Sajdah and after getting up from Sajdah recite 25 times: Salawaat, Bismillaahir-Rahmaanir-Raheem, Yaa Ghiyyasal Mustagheeseen. After finishing the Namaaz look towards the sky and recite 30 times: Minal Abdidh �Dhaleel Ilal Mawlal Jaleel.

To accomplish an important assignment

Following A�amaal is very Mujarrab: Start on the day of Friday and continue upto ten days. Recite Bismil-laahir-rahmaanir-raheem, then, 11 times Salawaat, then, 100 times Yaa Mufattihal Abwaab, Yaa Muqallibal Quloob Wal Abswaar, Yaa Daleelal Mutahayyireen Wa Yaa Ghiyaasal Mustagheeseen, Tawaqqaltu Alayka Yaa Rabbee, Faqdhee Haajatee Waqfee Muhimmee, Walaa Hawla Walaa Quwwata Illaa Billaahil Aliyyil Adheem, Wa SwallAllahu Alaa Muhammadin Wa Aalihee Ajma�een.

To convert an impossible task into a possible one:

Pray 4 rak�at Namaaz in units of two rak�at. In the 1st rak�at after Al-Hamd recite 11 times Surah Ikhlaas (QulhuwAllahu�) in the second rak�at after Al-Hamd recite S.Ikhlaas 21 times, in the 3rd rak�at 31 times, and in the 4^th rak�at 41 times. After finishing the Namaaz recite 51 times Salawaat and then go into Sajdah wherein recite 100 times Yaa Allahu and beseech Allah for your Haajat

Duaa-e-Mujeer, Duaa-e-Sabaasab, Duaa-e-Qaaf, Duaa-e-Hojob, Duaa-e-Saheefah, Duaa-eYastashir and many various Duaas are presented in Mafaatihul Jinaan, Majmooa, and Tohfatul Awaam, which are very effective if recited sincerely.

Before praying Namaaz-e-Sub�h recite: Bismillaahir-Rahmaanir-Raheem, Bihaqqi Bismillaahir-Rahmaanir-Raheem.

Perform 2 rak�at Namaaz with the Niyyat of Hadiya-e-Bibi Fatima Zahra (S.A.) In the Qunoot of this Namaaz recite: Allahummaa Bihaqqi Faatimataa Wa Abeehaa, Bihaqqi Faatimataa Wa Ba�lihaa, Wa Bihaqqi Faatimataa Wa Baneehaa, Wa Bihaqqi Faatimataa Wassirrey Almustwdi�ee Iqdhee Haajatee, SwallAllahu Alaa Muhammadin Wa Aalihee Ajmaeen. Except for this Duaa in Qunoot all the rest is to be prayed as a usual Namaaz.

On every first date of a lunar month recite Duaa-e-Mujeer and Duaa-e-Mubaahila. This is a rewarding prayer.

Everyday after Namaaz-e-Sub�h and after Maghrib recite: 100 times Laa Hawla Walaa Quwwata Illaa Billahil Aliyyil Adhweem, and then 3 times: Yaa Allahu Yaa Rahmaanu Yaa nooru Yaa Dhal Jalaali Wal Ikraam.

This is also highly recommended for Haajaat. On Friday-night after midnight, pray 2 rak�at Namaaz, in each rak�at whle reciting Al-Hamd when you reach Iyyaka Na�budoo Wa Iyyaka Nasta�een repeat this verse 100 times and then continue the Surah. When you complete reciting Al-Hamd this way then recite Surah-e-Ikhlaas 200 times, and then perform Rukuu and Sajdah as usual. And the second rak�at also perform same way as in the first. When you finish the Namaaz recite Tasbeeh. Then recite 70 times Laa Hawla Walaa Quwwata Illaa Billaahil Aliyyil Adhweem. Then go into Sajdah and recite 201 times Yaa Rabbee and finally beseech your Haajat. Inshaa-Allah it will be fulfilled.

To succeed in a hard task recite recite this on a Thursday morning while you are going out for it: Last portion of Surah-e-Aal-e-Imraan, Aayatul Qursee, Innaa Anzalna�, and S.Al-Hamd, Inshaa-Allah you will overcome the task and shall achieve success.

Another beneficial A�amaal for immediate fulfillment of Haajat is Namaaz-e-Ja�far-e-Tayyaar. It is a two-rak�at Namaaz and you may refer to the final portions of this book [*] for its method. It is usually to be prayed on Friday before noon, but if need arises it can be prayed at any time. This Namaaz is also emphasized to pray in the Holy Shrines of Ma�soomeen (A.S.)

For overcoming financial problem: Perform this A�amaal for 41 days, after Namaaz-e-Sub�h, at the same place and on the same time, from day-one upto the final day. Recite Surah Al-Hamd 41 times with proper pronounciation, then recite 13 times � Yaa Mufattih Yaa Fattih Yaa Mufarrij Yaa Musabbib Yaa Musahhil Yaa Sahhil Yaa Mudabbir Dabbir Yaa Mutamayyim Tamayyim, Bi Rahmatika Yaa Arhamar Raahimeen. If the routine gets changed then start afresh. And by the Grace of Allah if your need is fulfilled during this A�amaal then also you have to complete the routine upto 41 days.

Recite many times Ar-Raheemu in the state of Sajdah.

Recite Yaa Allahu 66 times every morning, noon and evening.

To recite Laa Ilaaha Illal-laah 100 times with fully realizing it�s meaning is beneficial.

After midnight recite Al-Wahhaabu 100 times, bare-headed and with raised hands.

Reciting 1000 times Al-Badeeu in one sitting and 290 times Al-Faatiru is also a way of gaining.

When you have a very difficult problem then seek its solution through this A�amaal: Go to a nearby jungle and there draw four lines on the earth with your finger, and bring to mind the middle lines as being the blessed grave of Holy Prophet (S.A.W.W.), then facing these line and your back towards Qibla recite � SwallAllahu Alayka Yaa RasoolAllah. InshaaAllah your problem will immediately be solved with great ease.

Twelve days A�amaal � Recite 100 Salawaat, 1000 times Bismil-Laahir-Rahmaanir-Raheem, and finally 100 times Salawaat. This is very effective but should be observed in secrecy, nobody should know you are doing this A�amaal.

For any Haajat and especially to cure a disease sit in the Masjid and recite this Duaa 70 times with pure intention: Laa Illaha IllAllahu Bi Izzatika Wa Qudratika, Laa Ilaaha IllAllahu Bi haqqi Haqqiqa Wa Hurmatika, Laa Ilaaha IllAllahu Farrij Bi Rahmatik.

Recite Aaya-e-Mulk and then recite this Duaa: Bismil-Laahir-Rahmaanir-Raheem, Yaa Allahu Yaa Allahu Yaa Allahu, Laa Ilaaha Illaa Anta Wahduka Laa Shareeka Laka Tajabbarta Anyakoona Laka Waladun Wa Taa Alayta Anyakoona Laka Shareekun Wa Ta�Azzamta Anyakoona Laka Wazeerun, Yaa Allahu Yaa Allahu Yaa Allahu, Iqdhi Haajatee Bi Haqqee Muhammadin Wa Aalihi, Swalawaatuka Alayhi Wa Alayhim Ajmaeen.

For having good fortune: Pray 2 rak�at Namaaz, in each rak�at after Al-Hamd recite Surah Al-Feel [*]and before Salaam recite 7 times Surah Al-Nasr and recite this verse 12 times � Am Indahum Khazaainu Rahmati Rabbikal Azeezil Wahhaab, Am Lahum Mulkus Samaawaati Wal Ardhi Wamaa Baynahumaa, Fal Yartaqoo Fil Asbaab. Then complete the Namaaz and raise your hands and recite 100 times Yaa Wahhaabu.

It is recommended to recite Tasbeeh of Bibi Fatima Zahra (S.A.) in times of difficulty.

The unit 40 (fourty) is said to be very effective. If a particular Duaa is recited 40 times, or 40 people gather to recite it, or it is recited for 40 days then its effectiveness is highly increased.

Reciting Surah Al-Faatiha 5 times, then Aaya-e-Mulk, and then Tasbihhat-e-Arba�aa is also an effective remedy.

If one recites Surah Al-Muzzammil he or she will get the guidance in dream for solving the problems.

On the eve of Friday pray 2 rak�at Namaaz, then recite 15 Salawaat, then recite this Duaa (Ilaahee Kayfa Ad�ooka�given here: Ilaahee Kayfa Ad�ooka Wa Anaa Anaa Wa Kayfa Aqtwaoo Rajaa�ee Minka Wa Anta Anta, Ilaahee Idh Lam As�aluka Fa Tu�tweenee Fa Man Dhal-Ladhee As�aluhu Fayu�tweenee, Ilaahee Idhaa Lam Ad�ooka Fatastabeebu Lee, Faman Dhal-Ladhee Ad�oohu Fayastajeebu Lee, Ilaahee Idhaa Lam Atadhwarraoo Ilayka Fatarhamunee, Faman Dhal-Ladhee Atadhwarraoo Ilayhi Fayarhamunee, Ilaahee Fakamaa Falaqtal Bahra Li Moosaa Alayhissalaamu Wa Najjaytahoo, As�aluka An Tuswalli Alaa Muhammadin Wa Aali Muhammad Wa An Tunjiyanee Mimmaa Anaa Feehi Wa Tafarrija Annee Farajan Aajilan Ghayra Aajilin Bi-Fadhlika Bi-Rahmatika Yaa Arhamar-Raahimeen. And then finally recite 15 Salawaat, then request for your Haajat.

Reciting 7 times Naade - Aliyyan [*] also brings much blessings.

On any Sunday perform Sunnat Ghusl, do Wudhoo, apply some good scent, then recite 100 times Salawaat followed by Duaa-e-Durrood-e-Toosi (refer Majmooa), then recite 100 Salawaat again, this A�amaal should be carried on everyday upto next Sunday. Inshaa-Allah your lawful Haajat will be answered.

Pray 2 rak�at Namaaz in this method;- niyyat of Haajat, start as usual Namaaz, when you reach Iyyaka Na�abudoo Wa Iyyaka Nasta�een repeat this Aayat 100 times and then carry on as usual In Rukoo and Sajdah repeat their Zikr 7 times In both rak�at do the same as first rak�at. Finally recite 100 Salawaat then sit to write Areeza to the Imam of the Age A.F. When the Areeza is written put it in the Holy Qur�an in Surah An-Noor Finally take out the Areeza and put it in water. Inshaa-Allah the problem will be solved instantly.

It is also said that when one looks at the new moon crescent and recite 3 Salawaat and begs Allah for his need he will not be turned away disappointed.

The one who recited Al-Kaafiya shall not be in need of anyone except Allah (S.W.T.)

If one recites Surah Az-Zumur then most certainly Allah will fulfill his/her demands.

Recitation of Surah At-Toor, Surah As-Sabaa and Surah Al-Faatir brings the blessings of this world and of the Hereafter.

It is very effective to recite this before Namaaz, before Duaa or before beseacing for a need: Wa Idhaa Sa�alaka Ibaadee Annee Fa Innee Qareeb Ujeebu Da�awatad Daaee Idhaa Da�aanee, Fal Yastajeeboo Lee Wal Yu�minoo bee La�allahum Yarshudoon. Recite this 7 or 70 or 700 times.

Recite 72 times: Yaa Sayyidanal Kareem Najjina Wa Khallisnaa Bihaqqi Bismillaahirrahmaanirraheem, and then recite 70 times: Allahu Lateefun Bi Ibaadihee Yarzuqu Manyashaau Wa Huwal Qawiyyul Azeez.

When you are disperate and in need of urgent help recite 70 times: Yaa Allah, Yaa Muhammad, Yaa Ali, Yaa Fatima, Yaa Swaahibuz Zamaan Adriqnee Walaa Tulhiqnee.

Pray 2 raka�t Namaz-e-Haajat, then recite 110 times Salawaat, then 1570 times Yaa Ali, then beseech your Haajat, then 10 times Yaa Ali and 10 times Salawaat.

When problems and tribulations have reached the extreme, perform Sajdah and recite this Duaa in it: Yaa Mudhilla Kulli Jabbaarin Yaa Mu�izza Kulli Dhaleelin Qad Wa Haqqiqa Balagha Majhoodee Fa Swalli Alaa Muhammadin Wa Aali Muhammad Wa Farrij Annee.

On Fridays after Namaaz-Asr keep reciting Ar-Raheemu as many times as possible upto the Maghrib.

It is stated that a person is never more nearer to Allah than when he is in the state of Sajdah. So if you have to ask for something then ask in Sajdah. Perform a Sajda-e-Shukr and recite: Yaa Rabbal Arbaabi Wa Yaa Malikal Mulooki Wa Yaa Sayyidas Saadaati Wa Yaa Jabbaaral Jabaabirati Wa Yaa Ilaahal Aalihati Swalli Alaa Muhammadin Wa Aali Muhammad, then beseech your Haajat, then recite - Fa Innee Abduka Naasiyatee Fee Qabdhatika.

An excellent Duaa for gaining success: Allahumma In Kaanat Dhunoobee Qad Akhlaqat Wajhee Indaka Fa Innee Atawajjahu Ilayka Bi Nabiyyika Nabiyyir Rahmati Muhammadin SwallAllahu Alayhi Wa Aalihi Wa Aliyyin Wa Fatimata Wal Hasani Wal Husayni Wal Aimmati Alayhimus Salaam.

Before retiring to bed if one recites these Surahs of the Holy Qur�an, he/she shall not depart from this world without meeting the Imam A.F. and if atall death comes he/she will be in the neighbour of the Holy Prophet (S.A.)W.W: Surah-e-Hadeed, S.Hashr, S.Saff, S.Jumuah, S.Taghaaboon, and S.A�alaa.

To recite Surah-e-Innaa Anzalna 10 times erases 1000 sins. One who recites it loudly is like martyr who performs Jihaad in the way of Allah.

To remain safe from problems recite Surah-e-Ikhlaas on your right, left, front, back, up and down.

To remain safe from earth quake and lightening always recite Sura-e-Zilzaal, especially in Naafila Namaaz.

To gain spiritual strength recite Al-Adhweemu abundantly.