Sahifa Radhvia -
Eight Supplications for Deliverance from Mischief of a Tyrant (1) Supplication Against the Enemy
“When any of you pray against the other person he should say,
allaahummat ruqho be-laylatin laa ukhta lahaa, wa abeh hareemahu.
O Lord, strike him with peerless misfortune in the night and allow his defenses to be ransacked.[1]
Makaarem al-Akhlaaq, vol. 2, p. 149; Behaar al-Anwaar, vol. 95, p. 222
(2) Supplication for Overcoming Enemy and Other Difficulties
When Ma’moon was enraged over Imam Reza (a.s.) he (a.s.) recited this dua and his anger subsided:
billaahe astafteho wa billaahe astanjeho wa be-mohammadin (sallal laaho a’layhe wa aalehi) atawajjaho. allaahumma sahhil lee hozoonata amree kullahu, wa yassir lee so-o’obatahu, innaka tamhoo maa tashaaa-o wa tusbeto, wa i’ndaka ummul ketaab.
By the help of Allah, I seek conquest, by the power of Allah, I will achieve success and through Muhammad (s.a.w.a.), I turn to (Allah). O Lord, soften for his hardheartedness all of it, and comfort me from his difficult attitue; You delete what You will, and establish. And with You there is the original book.
Imam Ali ibn Abi Taalib (a.s.) narrated:
“I never got enraged for any matter, never got entangled in any financial and martial difficulties whenever I recited this dua, the Almighty Allah subsided my rage, faciliated my problems, control over my enemy and success in my matters.”[2] Behaar al-Anwaar, vol. 94, p. 315
(3) Supplication for Safety from Enemy and his Mischief
Imam Reza (a.s.) recommended to recite this dua for safety from the mischief of enemies:
istaslamto mawlaaya laka wa aslamto nafsee elayka wa tawakkalto fee kulle omooree a’layka wa anaa a’bdoka wabno a’bdayka akhbaanee. allaahumma fee sitreka a’n sheraare khalqeka wa’ simnee min kulle azan wa soo-in bemanneka wak fenee sharre kulle zee sharrin. be-qudrateka allaahumma man kaadanee aw araadanee fa-innee adra-o beka fee nahrehi was tae’eno beka minho wa astae’ezo minho beh’awleka wa quwwateka wa shudda a’nnee aydiz zaalemeena iz kunta naaseree laa elaaha illaa anta yaa arhamar raahemeen. wa ilaahal a’alameen. as-aloka kefaayatal azaa wal a’afeyata wash shefaaa-a wan nasre a’lal a-a’daaa-e wat tawfeeqa lemaa tohibbo rabbanaa wa tarzaa yaa elaahal a’alameen. yaa jabbaaras samaawaate wal arazeen. yaa rabba mohammadin wa aalehit tayyebeenat taahereen salawaatoka a’layhim ajmae’en.
I have submitted myself to You, my master. And I rely in all my affairs on You. And I am Your servant and the son of Your two servants (father and mother). Hide me, O Allah! In Your curtain from the evils of Your creatures and save me from all the pains and evils by Your favor and save me from all the evils of those who do evil, by Your power. O Allah! One who plotted against or desired for me. Then indeed take me out from his machinations and I seek Your help regarding him by Your strength and Your power and strengthen my hands for the enemies. When You are my helper, there is no god except You, O the best of the merciful ones. And the god of the worlds. I ask You for the release from difficulty and salvation and cure and help upon the enemies. And the divine help in what You like, Our Lord and You are satisfied. O God of the worlds. O the Forceful One in the heavens and the earths. O Lord of Muhammad and his purified and clean progeny. Your blessings be on them all.[3]
Mohijj al-Da’waat, p. 358; al-Misbaah, p. 293; al-Balad al-Ameen, p. 644; al-Majmu’a al-Raaeq Min Azhaar al-Hadaaeq, vol. 1, p. 381; Behaar al-Anwaar, vol. 94, p. 379
(4) Supplication for Safety from Visiting Mischevious Person
Imam Ali Reza (a.s.) advised:
“Whenever you visit a person whose mischief you fear, recite this supplication:
allaahumma yadoka fawqa yadehi wa sultaanoka a-a’zamo min sultaanehi. allaahumma innee adra-o beka fee nahrehi wa a-o’ozo beka min sharrehi wa as-ta-e’eno beka a’layhe wa al-ja-o Elayka mimmaa ash-faqta a’laa nafsee minho. allaahumma fa-kun i’nda zannee beka feemaa lam ajed feehe maf-za-a’n ghayroka wa laa mal-ja-a sewaaka faqad a’limta anna a’dlaka awsa-o’ min jawril jaaa-ereena wa insaafoka min waraaa-iz zaalemeena fa-ajirnee minho yaa elaahal a’alameen be-haqqeka a’layka fa-inna ahadan laa ya’refo haqqaka hasabe ma’refateka be-haqqeka. hasbee anta yaa allaaho hasbee anta yaa allaaho hasbee anta yaa allaaho wa man yatawakkal a’layka fa-anta hasbohu be-zaaleka jaraa wa’doka wa nataqa ketaaboka wa anta awfaz zaalmeneen. subhaanaka rabbil a’alameena wa sallal laaho a’laa mohammadin wa aalehi.
O Allah! Your Hand is above his hand and Your Kingdom is Superior than his kingdom. O Allah! I strike on his neck with Your Help, and I seek refuge in You from his evil, and I seek Your help against him, and I seek protection towards You from what I fear from his side for myself. O Allah! Be my thinking when I think of You in what I don’t find in it a succor except You and neither a refuge except You, then certainly it is known that Your justice is vaster than the tyranny of the tyrants, and Your justice is beyond (reach of) the oppressors, then recompense me for it O Lord of the worlds, by Your right upon You, then surely there is none who do not know Your right according to Your recognition with Your right. You are sufficient to me O Allah! You are sufficient to me O Allah! You are sufficient to me O Allah! And whoever trusts You than You are sufficient for him, it happened as per Your promise, and speech of Your book, and You are the biggest guarantor. Glory be to You, Lord of the worlds and blessings of Allah be upon Muhammad and his progeny.[4]
al-Majmu’a al-Raaeq Min Azhaar al-Hadaaeq, vol. 1, p. 319
(5) Supplication for Safety from Mischief of Tyrant
Imam Reza (a.s.) on the authority of his father (a.s.) says:
“Abu Ja’far al-Dawaaneqi (l.a.) sent for Ja’far ibn Muhammad (a.s.) in order to kill him. He prepared the sword and a piece of special leather (which was used to put on the floor for executing people on). al-Dawaaneqi told al-Rabee’, “Chop off his head when I clap my hands after I speak with him.”
Then when Ja’far ibn Muhammad (a.s.) entered, the Imam (a.s.) looked at al-Dawaaneqi from a distance and the Imam’s lips were moving. Abu Ja’far (al-Dawaaneqi) was sitting in his place and was saying, ‘O Aba Abdullah! Welcome. We only sent for you to pay off your debts.’
He then gently asked about his household and added,
‘Allah (s.w.t.) has paid off your debts and has determined your reward. O Rabee’, do not do any thing until Ja’far returns to his family.’
When al-Dawaaneqi left, al-Rabee’ told the Imam (a.s.), ‘O Aba Abdullah! Did you see the sword and the leather that was prepared for you? What were you saying when you were moving your lips?’
Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (a.s.) said, ‘When I noticed the wickedness in his eyes I said,
hasbeyar rabbo menal marboobeena wa hasbeyal khaaleqo menal makhlooqeena wa hasbeyar raazeqo menal marzooqeena wa hasbeyal laaho rabbul a’alameena hasbee man howa hasbee hasbee man lam yazal hasbee hasbeyal laaho laa elaaha illaa howa a’layhe tawakkalto wa howa rabbul a’rshil a’zeem.
Sufficient for me is the Lord against the lorded. And sufficient for me is the Creator against the creatures. And sufficient for me is the Sustainer against the sustained. Sufficient for me is Allah, the Lord of the worlds. Sufficient for me is He Who is sufficient for me. Sufficient for me is He Who has been always sufficient for me. Allah suffices me. There is no god save Him. In Him have I put my trust, and He is the Lord of the Tremendous Throne.[5]
Oyoon Akhbaar al-Reza (a.s.), vol. 1, p. 237; Behaar al-Anwaar, vol. 95, p. 214
(6) Another Supplication for Safety from Mischief of Tyrant
Sayed Ibn Taaoos narrated in his book ‘Mohijj al-Da’waat’ on the authority of Imam Reza (a.s.) that he (a.s.) said:
“A person came to Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (a.s.) and complained to him about the tyranny inflicted upon him.
Imam (a.s.) said to him: ‘Why do not you recite Dua-e-Mazloom (Supplication of the Oppressed) which the Messenger (s.a.w.a.) had taught to Imam Ali ibn Abi Taalib (a.s.)? There is not a single aggrieved person who recites this supplication and has not got deliverance from the mischief of the tyrant:
allaahumma tummahu bil-balaaa-e tamman wa ghummahu bil-balaaa-e ghamman wa qummahu bil-azaa qamman war-mehi be-yawmin laa ma-a’ada lahu wa saa-a’tin laa maradda lahaa wa abeh hareemahu wa salle a’laa mohammadin wa ahle baytehi (a’layhe wa a’layhemus salaam) wa qenee sharrahu wak fenee amrahu was rif a’nnee kaydahu wa ahrij qalbahu wa sudda faaho a’nnee “wa khasha-a’til aswaato lir-rahmaane falaa tasma-o’ illaa hamsaa” “wa a’natil wojooho lil-hayyil qayyoome wa qad khaaba man hamala zulmaa” “ikhsa-oo feehaa wa laa tokallemoon” sah sah sah sah sah sah sah.
O Allah! Embed him in misfortune, and cover him in calamity, and indulge him in discomfort and harassment one after the other, and involve him daily that he cannot escape [it should be continuous], and hourly that he cannot escape, and expose his sanctity, and send blessings upon Muhammad and his household (peace be upon him and them), and protect me from his evil, and save me from his commands, and force his heart in awkward situation, and keep his mouth shut on me. “and the voices shall be low before the Beneficent Allah so that you shall not hear aught but a soft sound.”[6]Surah Taahaa (20): Verse 108
“And the faces shall be humbled before the Living, the Self-subsistent Allah, and he who bears iniquity is indeed a failure.”[7] Surah Taahaa (20): Verse 111
“Go away into it and speak not to Me.”[8]Surah Moamenoon (23): Verse 108
Be silent, be silent, be silent, be silent, be silent, be silent, be silent.[9]Mohijj al-Da’waat, p. 306; al-Misbaah, p. 273; Behaar al-Anwaar, vol. 95, p. 215; al-Jannah al-Waaqeyah wa al-Jannah al-Baaqeyah (manuscript), p. 49
(7) Supplication for Defeating the Enemy and Resolving Problems
Imam Reza (a.s.) narrated:
One of the companions of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) found a paper which he presented to him (s.a.w.a.). The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.), at the time of prayer, went on the pulpit and read what was written on that paper. It was an invocation written by Hazrat Yusha Ibn Noon the successor of Prophet Moosa (a.s.):
‘In the name of Allah the Beneficent, the Merciful. No doubt your Lord is Compassionate and Kind. Beware, the best servant of Allah (s.w.t.) is he who guards himself against evil and is concealed and the worst is one who is being pointed i.e. he is famous.’
So whoever wants to fill up his bowl and wants to discharge his duties for the sake of the blessings, awarded to him by the Almighty Allah, should recite this dua everyday:
subhaanal laahe kamaa yambaghee lillaah wa laa elaaha illal laaho kamaa yambaghee lillaah wal hamdo lillaahe kamaa yambaghee lillaah wa laa hawla wa laa quwwata illaa billaahe wa sallal laaho a’laa mohammadin wa ahle baytehin nabiyyeenal a’rabiyyil haashemiyye wa sallal laaho a’laa jamee-i’l mursaleena wan nabiyyeena hattaa yarzal laah.
Glory be to Allah like it befit for Allah; and there is no god except Allah like it behove for Allah; and the praise is for Allah like it befit for Allah; there is no might nor power except with Allah; and blessings of Allah upon Muhammad and the progeny of the prophet, the arab, the hashmite and praise of Allah be upon all the messengers and the prophets till Allah is pleased.
Then the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) came down from the pulpit. As people were insisting him about this invocation the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) again went on the pulpit and said:
Whoever wants that he should be praised and glorified more than the Mujaahedin (Fighters in the way of Allah) he should recite this supplicaton each day. His needs will surely be fulfilled, his enemies will be destroyed, his loans will be cleared, all his problems will be solved, his invocation will be fixed on Divine Tablet (Lauh-e-Mehfooz) after taking round of the sky.”
[10]Mohijj al-Da’waat, p. 306; Behaar al-Anwaar, vol. 87, p. 4; al-Da’waat, p. 46; Mustadrak al-Wasaael, vol. 5, p. 377; al-Jannah al-Waaqeyah wa al-Jannah al-Baaqeyah (manuscript), p. 32 (8) Supplication to Overcome the Enemy
It is narrated in the book ‘Khawaass-e-Aayaat-e-Quran-e-Kareem’ by Imam Reza (a.s.):
“If someone has an enemy then he should recite
يَا حَسِيْبُ
Yaa Haseebo
O Reckoner.
80 times having pure intention and humility taking care of its meaning. It is to be started from Thursday. Surely his enemy will be overpowered.”
It is also written in the same book that there is no other invocation stronger than this for waiving out the tyranny of an enemy. [11]Khawaass-e-Aayaat-e-Quran-e-Kareem, p. 81
Chapter 5 of Sahifa Radhvia
(7) Qunoot of Imam Reza (a.s.) for Salvation from Hardships and the Mischiefs of Tyrants
Al-Fa-Za-O’ Al-Fa-Za-O’ Elayka Yaa Zal Mohaazarate War Raghbatur Raghbato Elayka Yaa Man Behil Mofaakharato Wa Anta Allaahumma Moshaa-Hedo Hawaajesin Nofoose Wa Moraasedo Harakaatil Qoloobe Wa Mo-Taa-Le-O’ Masarraatis Saraa-Ere Min Ghayre Takallofe Wa Laa Ta-A’ssofin Wa Qad Taraa Allaahumma Maa Laysa A’nka Be-Muntawan Wa Laakin Hilmoka Aamana Ahlahu A’layhe Jur-Atan Wa Tamarrodan Wa O’tuwwan Wa E’naadan Wa Maa Yo-A’aneehe Awle-Yaa-Oka Min Ta’feyate Aasaaril Haqqe Wa Doroose Ma-A’alemehi Wa Tazayyodil Fawaaheshe Was Timraare Ahlehaa A’layhaa Wa Zohooril Baatele Wa O’moomit Ta-Ghaashome Wat Taraazee Be-Zaaleka Fil Mo-A’amelaate Wal Motasarrafaate Muz-Jarat Behil A’adaato Wa Saara Kal-Mafroozaate Wal Masnoo-Naat. Allaahumma Fa-Baadirnaa Minka Bil-A’wnil Lazee Man A-A’ntahu Behi Faaza Wa Man Ayyadtahu Lam Yakhaf Lamza Lammaazin Wa Khoziz Zaalema Akhzan A’neefan Wa Laa Takun Lahu Raaheman Wa La Behi Raoofan Allaahumma Allaahumma Allaahumma Baadirhum Allaahumma A’azilhum Allaahumma Laa Tumhilhum Allaahumma Ghaadirhum Bukratan Wa Hajeeratan Wa Saharatan Wa Bayaatan Yal-A’boona Wa Makran Wa Hum Yamkoroona Wa Faj-Atan Wa Hum Aamenoona Allaahumma Baddidhum Wa Baddid A-A’waanahum Waf Lul A-A’zaadahum Wah Zim Jonoodahum Waf Lul Haddahum Waj Tassa Sanaamahum Wa Az-I’f A’zaa-Emahum Allaahummam Nahnaa Aktaafahum Wa Malliknaa Aktaafahum Wa Baddilhum Bin-Ne-A’min Neqama Wa Baddilnaa Min Mohaazaratehim Wa Baghyehemus Salaamata Wa Aghnimnaahum Akmalal Maghname Allaahumma Laa Tarudda A’nhum Baasakal Lazee Ezaa Halla Beqawmin Fa-Saaa-A Sabaahul Munzareen.
The flight is toward You, O Possessor of presence and desire. The desire is for You, O He through whom is pride. You, O Allah! Can see the whisperings of souls, observe the movements of hearts, and know of hidden secrets without affectation and tyranny; and You, O Allah! Can see all things; but toward Your clemency they have shown audacity, disobedience, arrogance, and obstinacy; (and You can see) what Your friends suffer out of effacing the tracks of the truth, obliterating its marks, the increase of ill-deeds, the continuation of their people toward them, the appearance of falsehood, the generality of unjust and mutual consent on that (regarding) dealings and sundries; it (unjust) has become familiar and become as one of the obligatory and legislated things. O Allah! Hasten toward him whom You help, is successful, and him whom You support is not afraid of the blame of anyone, and severely punish the unjust; be neither merciful nor affectionate to them. O Allah! O Allah! O Allah! So rush toward them! O Allah! Be quick toward them! O Allah! Grant them not a respite! O Allah! Punish them early in the morning and at midday, in the early dawn and by night, when sleeping, in the forenoon while playing; scheme against them when scheming; and take them by surprise while safe! O Allah! Scatter them; disperse their helpers; decrease their aids; defeat their soldiers; reduce their limits; uproot their glory; and weaken their determinations! O Allah! Grant us their sides; make us possess their districts; change their blessings; replace with peace our caution of them and their aggression (against us); make us control them thoroughly! O Allah! So do not withhold Your punishment, which if occur among people, evil shall then be the morning of the warned one!0