Volume 88
Part 3 out of 3
بحار الانوار الجامعة لدرر أخبار الائمة الاطهار
Bihar Al-Anwaar – The summary of the pearls of the Ahadeeth of the Pure Imams-asws
تأليف العلامة فخر الامة المولى الشيخ محمد باقر المجلسيى
Author – The Allama, the pride of the community, the Mullah, the Sheikh Muhammad Baqir Al Majlisi
باب 8 النوادر
CHAPTER 120 – THE MISCELLANEOUS
1- الْفَتْحُ، فتح الأبواب قَالَ قُدِّسَ سِرُّهُ اعْلَمْ أَنِّي مَا وَجَدْتُ حَدِيثاً صَرِيحاً أَنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ يَسْتَخِيرُهُ لِسِوَاهُ لَكِنْ وَجَدْتُ أَحَادِيثَ كَثِيرَةً تَتَضَمَّنُ الْحَثَّ عَلَى قَضَائِهِ حَوَائِجَ الْإِخْوَانِ مِنَ اللَّهِ جَلَّ جَلَالُهُ بِالدَّعَوَاتِ وَ سَائِرِ التَّوَسُّلَاتِ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ فِي الْأَخْبَارِ مِنْ فَوَائِدِ الدُّعَاءِ لِلْإِخْوَانِ مَا لَا أَحْتَاجُ إِلَى ذِكْرِهِ الْآنَ لِظُهُورِهِ بَيْنَ الْأَعْيَانِ
(The book) ‘Fatah Al Abwaab’ –
He, may his soul be sanctified, said, ‘Know that I have not found any explicit Hadeeth that the person would seek His-azwj Choice for others, but I found many Ahadeeth including the urging upon his fulfilling needs of the others from Allah-azwj, Majestic is His-azwj Majesty, with the supplications and rest of the means, to the extent that I was in the reports from benefits of the supplications for the brethren what there is no need for me to mention it now due to it being apparent between the people.
وَ الِاسْتِخَارَاتُ عَلَى سَائِرِ الرِّوَايَاتِ هِيَ مِنْ جُمْلَةِ الْحَاجَاتِ وَ مِنْ جُمْلَةِ الدَّعَوَاتِ وَ اسْتِخَارَةُ الْإِنْسَانِ عَنْ غَيْرِهِ دَاخِلَةٌ فِي عُمُومِ الْأَخْبَارِ الْوَارِدَةِ بِمَا ذَكَرْنَاهُ لِأَنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ إِذَا كَلَّفَهُ غَيْرُهُ مِنَ الْإِخْوَانِ الِاسْتِخَارَةَ فِي بَعْضِ الْحَاجَاتِ فَقَدْ صَارَتِ الْحَاجَةُ لِلَّذِي يُبَاشِرُ الِاسْتِخَارَاتِ فَيَسْتَخِيرُ لِنَفْسِهِ وَ لِلَّذِي يُكَلِّفُهُ الِاسْتِخَارَةَ
And seeking the Istikhara according to rest of the reports is from all the needs and all the supplication. When a person is entrusted with seeking guidance for others, it falls under the general category of reports we have mentioned. This is because when someone assigns to his brother the task of seeking Istikhara for certain matters, the need arises for the person directly involved in the Istikhara to seek the Choice for himself and for the one who has been tasked with the Istikhara.
أَمَّا اسْتِخَارَتُهُ لِنَفْسِهِ بِأَنَّهُ هَلِ الْمَصْلَحَةُ لِلَّذِي يُبَاشِرُ الِاسْتِخَارَةَ فِي الْقَوْلِ لِمَنْ يُكَلِّفُهُ الِاسْتِخَارَةَ وَ هَلِ الْمَصْلَحَةُ لِلَّذِي يُكَلِّفَهُ الِاسْتِخَارَةَ فِي الْفِعْلِ أَوِ التَّرْكِ وَ هَذَا مِمَّا يَدْخُلُ تَحْتَ عُمُومِ الرِّوَايَاتِ بِالاسْتِخَارَاتِ وَ بِقَضَاءِ الْحَاجَاتِ وَ مَا يَتَوَقَّفُ هَذَا عَلَى شَيْءٍ يَخْتَصُّ بِهِ فِي الرِّوَايَاتِ.
As for seeking Choice for oneself, it involves assessing whether the benefit lies in the one directly performing the Istikhara. This includes determining whether the benefit is for the one assigning the Istikhara in terms of action or abstention. This falls within the general scope of the narrations related to Istikhara and fulfilment of the needs. The specific details depend on matters that are mentioned in the reports!’’[1] (Not a Hadeeth)
أبواب الصلوات التي يتوصل بها إلى حصول المقاصد و الحاجات سوى ما مر في أبواب الجمعة و الاستخارات
CHAPTER ON THE SALAT(S) WHICH ONE CAN SEEK MEANS WITH TO ACHIEVE THE AIMS AND THE NEEDS BESIDES WHAT HAS PASSED IN CHAPTERS ON THE FRIDAY AND THE ISTIKHARA(S)
باب 121 صلاة الاستسقاء و آدابها و خطبها و أدعيتها
CHAPTER 121 – SALAT OF ISTISQA (FOR RAIN) AND ITS METHOD AND ITS SERMON AND ITS SUPPLICATIONS
الآيات البقرة وَ إِذِ اسْتَسْقى مُوسى لِقَوْمِهِ
The Verses – (Surah) Al Baqarah: And when Musa prayed for the rain for his people, [2:60].
المائدة وَ لَوْ أَنَّهُمْ أَقامُوا التَّوْراةَ وَ الْإِنْجِيلَ وَ ما أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْهِمْ مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ لَأَكَلُوا مِنْ فَوْقِهِمْ وَ مِنْ تَحْتِ أَرْجُلِهِمْ
(Surah) Al Maidah: And if they had observed the Torah and the Evangel and what was Revealed to them from their Lord, they would have eaten from their above and from beneath their legs. [5:66].
الأعراف وَ لَوْ أَنَّ أَهْلَ الْقُرى آمَنُوا وَ اتَّقَوْا لَفَتَحْنا عَلَيْهِمْ بَرَكاتٍ مِنَ السَّماءِ وَ الْأَرْضِ وَ لكِنْ كَذَّبُوا فَأَخَذْناهُمْ بِما كانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ
(Surah) Al Araaf: And if the people of the towns had believed and feared, We would have Opened upon them Blessings from the sky and the earth. But, they belied, so We Seized them due to what they were earning [7:96].
حمعسق وَ هُوَ الَّذِي يُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَ مِنْ بَعْدِ ما قَنَطُوا وَ يَنْشُرُ رَحْمَتَهُ وَ هُوَ الْوَلِيُّ الْحَمِيدُ
(Surah Al Shura): And He is the One Who Sends the rain from after their despair, and He Spreads His Mercy, and He is the Guardian, the Praise One [42:28].
نوح فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كانَ غَفَّاراً- يُرْسِلِ السَّماءَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِدْراراً وَ يُمْدِدْكُمْ بِأَمْوالٍ وَ بَنِينَ وَ يَجْعَلْ لَكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ وَ يَجْعَلْ لَكُمْ أَنْهاراً
(Surah) Al Nuh-as: So I said: ‘Seek Forgiveness of your Lord, He would always be Forgiving [71:10] He will Send the sky unto you pouring (with rain) [71:11] And Assist you with wealth and sons, and Make gardens for you, and Make rivers for you [71:12].
الجن وَ أَنْ لَوِ اسْتَقامُوا عَلَى الطَّرِيقَةِ لَأَسْقَيْناهُمْ ماءً غَدَقاً.
(Surah) Al Jinn: And if they are steadfast upon the right Way, We would Quench them (with) abundant water [72:16].
1- دَعَائِمُ الْإِسْلَامِ، رُوِّينَا عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ ع أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص خَرَجَ إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى فَاسْتَسْقَى.
(The book) ‘Da’aim Al Islam’ –
‘We are reporting from Ja’far-asws Bin Muhammad-asws, from his-asws father-asws: ‘Rasool-Allah‑saww went out to the prayer mat and prayed for rain’’.[2]
وَ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ع أَنَّهُ قَالَ: لَا يَكُونُ الِاسْتِسْقَاءُ إِلَّا فِي بَرَازٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ يَخْرُجُ الْإِمَامُ فِي سَكِينَةٍ وَ وَقَارٍ وَ خُشُوعٍ وَ مَسْأَلَةٍ وَ يَبْرُزُ مَعَهُ النَّاسُ فَيَسْتَسْقِي لَهُمْ-
And from Ja’far-asws Bin Muhammad-asws having said: ‘The praying for rain does not take place except in open space from the land. The imam (prayer leader) should go out in tranquillity and dignity, and humbleness, and the asking, and the people should go out with him, and he would pray for rain for them’.
قَالَ وَ صَلَاةُ الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ كَصَلَاةِ الْعِيدَيْنِ يُصَلِّي الْإِمَامُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ يُكَبِّرُ فِيهِمَا كَمَا يُكَبِّرُ فِي صَلَاةِ الْعِيدَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَرْقَى الْمِنْبَرَ فَإِذَا اسْتَوَى عَلَيْهِ جَلَسَ جِلْسَةً خَفِيفَةً ثُمَّ قَامَ فَحَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ فَجَعَلَ مَا عَلَى عَاتِقِهِ الْأَيْمَنِ مِنْهُ عَلَى عَاتِقِهِ الْأَيْسَرِ وَ مَا عَلَى عَاتِقِهِ الْأَيْسَرِ عَلَى عَاتِقِهِ الْأَيْمَنِ كَذَلِكَ فَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ عَلِيٌّ ع وَ هِيَ مِنَ السُّنَّةِ
He-asws said: ‘And Salat Al-Istisqa (praying for rain) is like Salat of the two Eid(s). The prayer leader would pray two Cycles, exclaiming Takbeer in these just as he exclaims in Salat of the Eid(s). Then he should ascend the pulpit. When he sits evenly upon it, he should sit a light sitting, then stand the overturn his robe (inside out), making what is upon his right shoulder from it to be upon the left shoulder, and what is upon his left shoulder to be upon his right shoulder. Like that was done by Rasool-Allah-saww and Ali-asws, and it is from the Sunnah.
ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ اللَّهَ رَافِعاً صَوْتَهُ وَ يَحْمَدُهُ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ وَ يُسَبِّحُهُ وَ يُثْنِي عَلَيْهِ وَ يَجْتَهِدُ فِي الدُّعَاءِ وَ يُكْثِرُ مِنَ التَّسْبِيحِ وَ التَّهْلِيلِ وَ التَّكْبِيرِ مِثْلَ مَا يَفْعَلُ فِي صَلَاةِ الْعِيدَيْنِ
Then he should exclaim Greatness of Allah-azwj raising his voice, and praise Him-azwj with what He-azwj is rightful of, and glorify Him-azwj and extol upon Him-azwj, and he should strive in the supplication and frequent from the glorifying, and extolling the Oneness, and exclaiming the Greatness similar to what he had done in Salat of the Eid(s).
ثُمَّ يَسْتَسْقِي وَ يُكَبِّرُ بَعْضَ التَّكْبِيرِ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةِ وَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ وَ يَخْطُبُ وَ يَعِظُ النَّاسَ.
Then he should seek to be quenched (pray for rain) and exclaim one of the Takbeer(s) facing the Qiblah, and on his right and on his left, and he should address and preach to the people’’.[3]
وَ عَنْهُ ع أَنَّهُ قَالَ: وَ يُسْتَحَبُّ أَنْ يَكُونَ الْخُرُوجُ إِلَى الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ يَوْمَ الْإِثْنَيْنِ وَ يُخْرَجُ الْمِنْبَرُ كَمَا يُخْرَجُ لِلْعِيدَيْنِ وَ لَيْسَ فِيهَا أَذَانٌ وَ لَا إِقَامَةٌ.
And from him-asws having said: ‘And it is recommended that his going out to pray for rain should be on the day of Monday, and he should bring out the pulpit just as he brings out for the Eid(s) (it was the customary practice), and there is neither any Azaan in it nor Iqama’’.[4]
2- الْمُتَهَجِّدُ، وَ التَّهْذِيبُ، وَ الْفَقِيهُ، وَ اللَّفْظُ لِلْمُتَهَجِّدِ رُوِيَ أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع خَطَبَ بِهَذِهِ الْخُطْبَةِ فِي صَلَاةِ الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ فَقَالَ- الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ سَابِغِ النِّعَمِ وَ مُفَرِّجِ الْهَمِّ وَ بَارِئِ النَّسَمِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ السَّمَاوَاتِ الْمُرْسَاةَ عِمَاداً- وَ الْجِبالَ أَوْتاداً وَ الْأَرْضَ لِلْعِبَادِ مِهَاداً وَ مَلَائِكَتَهُ عَلَى أَرْجَائِهَا وَ حَمَلَةَ عَرْشِهِ عَلَى أَمْطَائِهَا وَ أَقَامَ بِعِزَّتِهِ أَرْكَانَ الْعَرْشِ وَ أَشْرَقَ بِضَوْئِهِ شُعَاعَ الشَّمْسِ وَ أَطْفَأَ بِشُعَاعِهِ ظُلْمَةَ الْغَطْشِ وَ فَجَّرَ الْأَرْضَ عُيُوناً وَ الْقَمَرَ نُوراً وَ النُّجُومَ بُهُوراً
(The book) ‘Al Mutahajjid’, and ‘Al Tahzeeb’, and ‘Al Faqeeh’, and the wording is of ‘Al Mutahajjid’ –
‘It is reported that Amir Al-Momineen-asws addressed with this sermon in Salat Al-Istisqa. He‑asws said: ‘The Praise is for Allah-azwj, Giver of abundant bounties, and Reliever of the worries, and Maker of the person, the One Who Made the skies with anchored pillars, and the mountains as pegs, and the earth as a cradle for the servants, and Angels surrounding its extremities, and bearers of His-azwj Throne upon its sides, and He-azwj Established Pillars of His‑azwj Throne by His-azwj Might, and rays of the sun shone by its illumination, and Extinguished the pitch darkness with its rays, and Burst springs of the earth, and the moon as light and the stars as brilliance!
ثُمَّ عَلَا فَتَمَكَّنَ وَ خَلَقَ فَأَتْقَنَ وَ أَقَامَ فَتَهَيْمَنَ فَخَضَعَتْ لَهُ نَخْوَةُ الْمُسْتَكْبِرِ وَ طَلَبَتْ إِلَيْهِ خَلَّةُ الْمُتَمَسْكِنِ
Then He-azwj Exalted so was Enabled and Created, so was precise, and Established so was Dominant. The pride of the arrogant was humbled to Him-azwj, and seclusion of the adherents emerged to Him-azwj!
اللَّهُمَّ فَبِدَرَجَتِكَ الرَّفِيعَةِ وَ مَحَلَّتِكَ الْمَنِيعَةِ وَ فَضْلِكَ الْبَالِغِ وَ سَبِيلِكَ الْوَاسِعِ أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا دَانَ لَكَ وَ دَعَا إِلَى عِبَادَتِكَ وَ وَفَى بِعُهُودِكَ وَ أَنْفَذَ أَحْكَامَكَ وَ اتَّبَعَ أَعْلَامَكَ عَبْدِكَ وَ نَبِيِّكَ وَ أَمِينِكَ عَلَى عَهْدِكَ إِلَى عِبَادِكَ الْقَائِمِ بِأَحْكَامِكَ وَ مُؤَيِّدِ مَنْ أَطَاعَكَ وَ قَاطِعِ عُذْرِ مَنْ عَصَاكَ
O Allah-azwj! By Your-azwj Lofty Rank, and Your-azwj Invincible Place, and Your-azwj extensive Grace, and Your vast way, I-asws You-azwj to Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny‑asws of Muhammad-saww, just as they-asws came close to You-azwj and called to Your-azwj worship, and were loyal with Your-azwj Covenant, and implemented Your-azwj Rulings, and followed standards of Your-azwj servants and Your-azwj Prophet-saww and Your-azwj Trustee upon Your-azwj Covenant to Your-azwj servants, the ones standing with Your-azwj Judgments, and supporters of the ones obeying You-azwj, and cut off excuses of the one disobeying You-azwj!
اللَّهُمَّ فَاجْعَلْ مُحَمَّداً أَجْزَلَ مَنْ جَعَلْتَ لَهُ نَصِيباً مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ وَ أَنْضَرَ مَنْ أَشْرَقَ وَجْهُهُ لِسِجَالِ عَطِيَّتِكَ وَ أَقْرَبَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ زُلْفَةً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ عِنْدَكَ وَ أَوْفَرَهُمْ حَظّاً مِنْ رِضْوَانِكَ وَ أَكْثَرَهُمْ صُفُوفَ أُمَّةٍ فِي جِنَانِكَ كَمَا لَمْ يَسْجُدْ لِلْأَحْجَارِ وَ لَمْ يَعْتَكِفْ لِلْأَشْجَارِ وَ لَمْ يَسْتَحِلَّ السِّبَا وَ لَمْ يَشْرَبِ الدِّمَاءَ
O Allah-azwj! Make Muhammad-saww as with the most plentiful of the ones You-azwj Make a share for him from Your-azwj Mercy, and freshest of the ones whose face will shine due to radiance of Your-azwj Awards, and closest of the Prophets-as in Your-azwj Presence on the Day of Qiyamah, and their largest of portions from Your-azwj Satisfaction, and their most rows of community in Your-azwj Gardens, just as he-saww did not prostrate to the stones, and did not devote to the trees, and did not legalise the intoxicants, and did not drink the bloods!
اللَّهُمَّ خَرَجْنَا إِلَيْكَ حِينَ فَاجَأَتْنَا الْمَضَايِقُ الْوَعْرَةُ وَ أَلْجَأَتْنَا الْمَحَابِسُ الْعَسِرَةُ وَ عَضَّتْنَا عَلَائِقُ الشَّيْنِ فَتَأَثَّلَتْ عَلَيْنَا لَوَاحِقُ الْمَيْنِ وَ اعْتَكَرَتْ عَلَيْنَا حَدَابِيرُ السِّنِينَ وَ أَخْلَفَتْنَا مَخَايِلُ الْجَوْدِ وَ اسْتَظْمَأْنَا لِصَوَارِخِ الْقَوْدِ فَكُنْتَ رَجَاءَ الْمُبْتَئِسِ وَ الثِّقَةَ لِلْمُلْتَمِسِ نَدْعُوكَ حِينَ قَنَطَ الْأَنَامُ وَ مُنِعَ الْغَمَامُ وَ هَلَكَ السَّوَامُ
O Allah-azwj! We are coming out to You-azwj at a time when the difficult passages surprised us, and the narrow paths sought refuge for us, and the fangs of adversity bit us, and the calamities of misfortune afflicted us. The calamities of the years overpowered us, and the hardships of life became severe upon us. The arrows of hardship targeted us, and the difficulties of fate became intense. We turn to You-azwj as our hope when people despair, and the clouds of grief prevail, and hopes are shattered!
يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ عَدَدَ الشَّجَرِ وَ النُّجُومِ وَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ الصُّفُوفِ وَ الْعَنَانِ الْمَعْكُوفِ وَ أَنْ لَا تَرُدَّنَا خَائِبِينَ وَ لَا تُؤَاخِذَنَا بِأَعْمَالِنَا وَ لَا تُحَاصَّنَا بِذُنُوبِنَا وَ انْشُرْ عَلَيْنَا رَحْمَتَكَ بِالسَّحَابِ الْمُتْئِقِ وَ النَّبَاتِ الْمُونِقِ وَ امْنُنْ عَلَى عِبَادِكَ بِتَنْوِيعِ الثَّمَرَةِ وَ أَحْيِ بِلَادَكَ بِبُلُوغِ الزَّهَرَةِ
O Living, O Eternal, by the number of trees and stars, by the rows of angels, and the pillars of the Throne! Do not let us be disappointed, do not hold us accountable for our deeds, and do not Shield us with our sins. Bestow Your-azwj Mercy upon us through the clouds that bring forth abundant rain, the verdant plants, and shower Your-azwj Blessings upon Your-azwj servants with a variety of fruits. Revive Your lands with the blossoming of flowers.
وَ أَشْهِدْ مَلَائِكَتَكَ الْكِرَامَ السَّفَرَةَ سُقْيَا مِنْكَ نَافِعَةً دَائِمَةً غُزْرُهَا وَاسِعاً دَرُّهَا سَحَاباً وَابِلًا سَرِيعاً عَاجِلًا تُحْيِي بِهِ مَا قَدْ مَاتَ وَ تَرُدُّ بِهِ مَا قَدْ فَاتَ وَ تُخْرِجُ بِهِ مَا هُوَ آتٍ
I bear witness to Your-azwj noble angels who travel swiftly, a beneficial downpour from You‑azwj overflowing with abundant and wide-ranging blessings, like swiftly flowing clouds and a prompt, rapid rainfall. Through it, Bring life to what has died, Restore what has been missed, and Bring forth what is yet to come!
اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا غَيْثاً مُغِيثاً مُمْرِعاً طَبَقاً مُجَلْجِلًا مُتَتَابِعاً خُفُوقُهُ مُنْبَجِسَةً بُرُوقُهُ مُرْتَجِسَةً هُمُوعُهُ وَ سَيْبُهُ مُسْتَدِرٌّ وَ صَوْبُهُ مُسْبَطِرٌّ- لَا تَجْعَلْ ظِلَّهُ عَلَيْنَا سَمُوماً وَ بَرْدَهُ عَلَيْنَا حُسُوماً وَ ضَوْأَهُ عَلَيْنَا رُجُوماً وَ مَاءَهُ أُجَاجاً وَ نَبَاتَهُ رَمَاداً رِمْدِداً
O Allah-azwj! Grant us a beneficial, saturating rain, covering, rolling, and continuous, with its clouds dense, its lightning striking, its thunder resonating, its tumultuous noise, and its downpour cascading. Let its direction be widespread, its spread abundant, and its showers intense. Do not make its shadow harmful to us, its cold severe, its lightning a source of harm, its water overwhelming, and its vegetation barren and sparse!
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشِّرْكِ وَ هَوَادِيهِ وَ الظُّلْمِ وَ دَوَاهِيهِ وَ الْفَقْرِ وَ دَوَاعِيهِ يَا مُعْطِيَ الْخَيْرَاتِ مِنْ أَمَاكِنِهَا وَ مُرْسِلَ الْبَرَكَاتِ مِنْ مَعَادِنِهَا مِنْكَ الْغَيْثُ الْمُغِيثُ وَ أَنْتَ الْغِيَاثُ الْمُسْتَغَاثُ وَ نَحْنُ الْخَاطِئُونَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الذُّنُوبِ وَ أَنْتَ الْمُسْتَغْفَرُ الْغَفَّارُ نَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِلْجَهَالاتِ مِنْ ذُنُوبِنَا وَ نَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ عَوَامِّ خَطَايَانَا
O Allah-azwj! We seek Refuge in You-azwj from associating partners with You-azwj and those who promote it, from injustice and its perpetrators, and from poverty and its causes. You-azwj are the Giver of all good things from their sources and the Sender of bounties from their mines. You-azwj are the Provider of relieving rain, and we seek Your-azwj Help, as we are the wrongdoers among the people of sins. You-azwj are the Forgiver, the Oft-Forgiving. We seek Your-azwj Forgiveness for our ignorant mistakes, and we repent to You-azwj from the errors of our misguided ways!
اللَّهُمَّ فَأَرْسِلْ عَلَيْنَا دِيمَةً مِدْرَاراً وَ اسْقِنَا الْغَيْثَ وَاكِفاً مِغْزَاراً غَيْثاً وَاسِعاً وَ بَرَكَةً مِنَ الْوَابِلِ نَافِعَةً يُدَافِعُ الْوَدْقُ بِالْوَدْقِ دِفَاعاً وَ يَتْلُو الْقَطْرُ مِنْهُ الْقَطْرَ غَيْرَ خُلَّبٍ بَرْقُهُ وَ لَا مُكَذَّبٍ رَعْدُهُ وَ لَا عَاصِفَةٍ جَنَائِبُهُ
O Allah-azwj! Send upon us a continuous and abundant rain, quenching the earth’s thirst and bringing blessings. Grant us a beneficial, widespread rainfall that defends against drought, with its lightning bright and its thunder true, not deceptive. May it be a source of life, flowing in rivulets, irrigating the land, and flourishing the crops. Let its brightness be like the lightning, and its sound like true thunder, not a deceptive storm. May it be a gentle breeze that nourishes and revives, bringing prosperity and goodness to its sides!
بَلْ رِيّاً يَغُصُّ بِالرِّيِّ رَبَابُهُ وَ فَاضَ فَانْصَاعَ بِهِ سَحَابُهُ وَ جَرَى آثَارُ هَيْدَبِهِ جَنَابَهُ سُقْيَا مِنْكَ مُحْيِيَةً مُرْوِيَةً مُحَفَّلَةً مُتَّصِلَةً زَاكِياً نَبْتُهَا نَامِياً زَرْعُهَا نَاضِراً عُودُهَا مُمْرِعَةً آثَارُهَا جَارِيَةً بِالْخِصْبِ وَ الْخَيْرِ عَلَى أَهْلِهَا تَنْعَشُ بِهَا الضَّعِيفَ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ
But a wind that rustles with its breeze, and its clouds gather and flow in response to it. The traces of its downpour run along its sides, being a Blessing from You-azwj, giving life and quenching thirst. It is a gathering, connected and pure, refreshing and revitalising, nurturing and flourishing. Its plants thrive and its crops are fresh. Its branches are fruitful, and its traces flow abundantly with fertility and goodness. May it bring life and prosperity to its people, especially those who are in need among Your-azwj servants!
وَ تُحْيِي بِهَا الْمَيِّتَ مِنْ بِلَادِكَ وَ تُنْعِمُ بِهَا الْمَبْسُوطَ مِنْ رِزْقِكَ وَ تُخْرِجُ بِهَا الْمَخْزُونَ مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ وَ تَعُمُّ بِهَا مَنْ نَاءَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ حَتَّى يُخْصِبَ لِإِمْرَاعِهَا الْمُجْدِبُونَ وَ يَحْيَا بِبَرَكَتِهَا الْمُسْنِتُونَ وَ تَتْرَعَ بِالْقِيعَانِ غُدْرَانُهَا
And through it, You-azwj Revive the dead from Your-azwj lands, Bestow Your-azwj sustenance upon the prosperous, bring forth the stored Blessings from Your-azwj Mercy, and Spread it over those in need among Your-azwj creatures. Thus, it enriches the barren lands, brings life to the desolate, and grants prosperity to those seeking its Blessings. May the grateful ones thrive by its grace, and may the content ones live by its blessings. Let its showers flow abundantly over the valleys, quenching the thirst of the land!
وَ تُورِقَ ذُرَى الْآكَامِ رَجَوَاتُهَا وَ يَدْهَامَّ بِذُرَى الْآكَامِ شَجَرُهَا وَ تَسْتَحِقَّ عَلَيْنَا بَعْدَ الْيَأْسِ شُكْراً مِنَّةً مِنْ مِنَنِكَ مُجَلِّلَةً وَ نِعْمَةً مِنْ نِعَمِكَ مُتَّصِلَةً عَلَى بَرِيَّتِكَ الْمُرْمِلَةِ وَ بِلَادِكَ الْمُعْرَنَةِ وَ بَهَائِمِكَ الْمُعْمَلَةِ وَ وَحْشِكَ الْمُهْمَلَةِ
And it causes the seeds of the plains to sprout, with its trees flourishing from the seeds of the plains. It deserves from us, after despair, gratitude and acknowledgment, as a Favour from Your-azwj bounty, glorified and Blessed, and a blessing from Your-azwj continuous Blessings upon Your-azwj well-cultivated lands, fortified regions, domesticated animals, and neglected wilderness!
اللَّهُمَّ مِنْكَ ارْتِجَاؤُنَا وَ إِلَيْكَ مَآبُنَا فَلَا تَحْبِسْهُ عَنَّا لِتَبَطُّنِكَ سَرَائِرَنَا وَ لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ السُّفَهَاءُ مِنَّا فَإِنَّكَ تُنْزِلُ الْغَيْثَ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا قَنَطُوا وَ تَنْشُرُ رَحْمَتَكَ وَ أَنْتَ الْوَلِيُّ الْحَمِيدُ
O Allah-azwj! Our refuge is in You-azwj, and our return is to You-azwj, so do not withhold from us Your-azwj Blessings, hiding our secrets, and do not hold us accountable for the foolish actions of some among us. Indeed, You-azwj Send down the rain after they despair, and You-azwj Spread Your-azwj Mercy, and You-azwj are the Guardian, the Praiseworthy!’
ثُمَّ بَكَى ع فَقَالَ سَيِّدِي صَاحَتْ جِبَالُنَا وَ اغْبَرَّتْ أَرْضُنَا وَ هَامَتْ دَوَابُّنَا وَ قَنَطَ نَاسٌ مِنَّا وَ تَاهَتِ الْبَهَائِمُ وَ تَحَيَّرَتْ فِي مَرَاتِعِهَا وَ عَجَّتْ عَجِيجَ الثَّكْلَى عَلَى أَوْلَادِهَا وَ مَلَّتِ الدَّوَرَانَ فِي مَرَاتِعِهَا حِينَ حَبَسْتَ عَنْهَا قَطْرَ السَّمَاءِ فَدَقَّ لِذَلِكَ عَظْمُهَا وَ ذَهَبَ لَحْمُهَا وَ ذَابَ شَحْمُهَا وَ انْقَطَعَ دَرُّهَا
Then he-asws wept. He-asws said: ‘O my-asws Master! Our mountains are drying, our lands are barren, our animals are distressed, some of us have lost hope, and the beasts have gone astray. The livestock are confused in their pastures, the camels bellow for their young, and the herds wander aimlessly as you have withheld the drops of rain from the sky. Thus, their bones have weakened, their flesh has disappeared, their fat has melted, and their udders have dried up.
اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمْ أَنِينَ الْآنَّةِ وَ حَنِينَ الْحَانَّةِ ارْحَمْ تَحَيُّرَهَا فِي مَرَاتِعِهَا وَ أَنِينَهَا فِي مَرَابِضِهَا يَا كَرِيمُ.
O Allah-azwj! Mercy the groans of the distressed and the lamentations of the mournful. Mercy their bewilderment in their pastures and their moans in their enclosures, O Benevolent!’’[5]
2- الْعُيُونُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ الْمُفَسِّرِ عَنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ زِيَادٍ وَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَيَّارٍ عَنْ أَبَوَيْهِمَا عَنْ أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ الْعَسْكَرِيِّ عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَنِ الرِّضَا ع فِي حَدِيثٍ طَوِيلٍ إِنَّ الْمَطَرَ احْتَبَسَ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْمَأْمُونُ لَوْ دَعَوْتَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ
(The book) ‘Al Uyoun’ – From Muhammad Bin Al Qasim Al Mufassir, from Yusuf Bin Ziyad and Ali Bin Muhammad Bin Sayyar, from their fathers,
‘From Abu Muhammad Al-Askari-asws, from his-asws forefathers-asws, from Al-Reza-asws in a lengthy Hadeeth: ‘The rains were withheld, so Al-Mamoun said to him-asws, ‘If You-azwj could supplicate to Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic!’
فَقَالَ لَهُ الرِّضَا ع نَعَمْ
Al-Reza-asws said to him: ‘Yes’.
فَقَالَ وَ مَتَى تَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ وَ كَانَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ
He said, ‘And when will you do that?’ – and it was the day of Friday.
فَقَالَ يَوْمَ الْإِثْنَيْنِ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص أَتَانِي الْبَارِحَةَ فِي مَنَامِي وَ مَعَهُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَقَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ انْظُرْ يَوْمَ الْإِثْنَيْنِ وَ ابْرُزْ إِلَى الصَّحْرَاءِ وَ اسْتَسْقِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَسْقِيهِمْ إِلَى أَنْ قَالَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْإِثْنَيْنِ خَرَجَ إِلَى الصَّحْرَاءِ وَ مَعَهُ الْخَلَائِقُ الْخَبَرَ.
He-asws said: ‘The day of Monday, for Rasool-Allah-saww came to me-asws last night in my-asws dream and Amir Al-Momineen-asws was with him-saww. He-saww said: ‘O my-saww son-asws! Look on the day of Monday and go out to the desert and pray for the rain, for Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic will be Quenching them’ – up to he-asws said: ‘When it was the day of Monday, he-asws went out to the desert and the people were with him-asws’ – the Hadeeth’’.[6]
3- نَهْجُ الْبَلَاغَةِ، وَ مِنْ خُطَبِهِ ع فِي الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ أَلَا وَ إِنَّ الْأَرْضَ الَّتِي تُقِلُّكُمْ وَ السَّمَاءَ الَّتِي تُظِلُّكُمْ مُطِيعَتَانِ لِرَبِّكُمْ وَ مَا أَصْبَحَتَا تَجُودَانِ لَكُمْ بِبَرَكَتِهِمَا تَوَجُّعاً لَكُمْ وَ لَا زُلْفَةً إِلَيْكُمْ وَ لَا لِخَيْرٍ تَرْجُوَانِهِ مِنْكُمْ وَ لَكِنْ أُمِرَتَا بِمَنَافِعِكُمْ فَأَطَاعَتَا وَ أُقِيمَتَا عَلَى حُدُودِ مَصَالِحِكُمْ فَقَامَتَا
(The book) ‘Nahj Al Balagah’ –
And from a sermon of his (Amir Al-Momineen-asws) regarding praying for the rain: ‘Indeed! And surely the earth which is carrying you all and the sky which is shading you are both obedient to their Lord-azwj, and they have not become feeling pity for you with their Blessings nor to draw closer to you, nor for any good they are hoping for from you, but they have been Commanded with benefitting you, so they are obeying, and to be standing upon limits of your betterment, so they are standing.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَبْتَلِي عِبَادَهُ عِنْدَ الْأَعْمَالِ السَّيِّئَةِ بِنَقْصِ الثَّمَرَاتِ وَ حَبْسِ الْبَرَكَاتِ وَ إِغْلَاقِ خَزَائِنِ الْخَيْرَاتِ لِيَتُوبَ تَائِبٌ وَ يُقْلِعَ مُقْلِعٌ وَ يَتَذَكَّرَ مُتَذَكِّرٌ وَ يَزْدَجِرَ مُزْدَجِرٌ
Surely, Allah-azwj Tries His-azwj servants at the evil deed by Reducing the fruits, and withholding the Blessings, and Closing the doors of the treasures of goodness for a penitent to be repenting, and a turner to turn back, and a minding one to be reminded, and a deterring one to be deterred.
وَ قَدْ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ الِاسْتِغْفَارَ سَبَباً لِدُرُورِ الرِّزْقِ وَ رَحْمَةِ الْخَلْقِ فَقَالَ سُبْحَانَهُ- اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كانَ غَفَّاراً يُرْسِلِ السَّماءَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِدْراراً وَ يُمْدِدْكُمْ بِأَمْوالٍ وَ بَنِينَ وَ يَجْعَلْ لَكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ وَ يَجْعَلْ لَكُمْ أَنْهاراً
And Allah-azwj the Glorious has Made seeking of the Forgiveness to roll down the sustenance and Mercy of the people. The Glorious Said: Seek Forgiveness of your Lord, He would always be Forgiving [71:10] He will Send the sky unto you pouring (with rain) [71:11] And Assist you with wealth and sons, and Make gardens for you, and Make rivers for you [71:12].
فَرَحِمَ اللَّهُ امْرَأً اسْتَقْبَلَ تَوْبَتَهُ وَ اسْتَقَالَ خَطِيئَتَهُ وَ بَادَرَ مَنِيَّتَهُ
May Allah-azwj have Mercy on a person who accepts to repent and renounces his sin, and rushes to his death.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا خَرَجْنَا إِلَيْكَ مِنْ تَحْتِ الْأَسْتَارِ وَ الْأَكْنَانِ وَ بَعْدَ عَجِيجِ الْبَهَائِمِ وَ الْوِلْدَانِ رَاغِبِينَ فِي رَحْمَتِكَ وَ رَاجِينَ فَضْلَ نِعْمَتِكَ وَ خَائِفِينَ مِنْ عَذَابِكَ وَ نِقْمَتِكَ-
O Allah-azwj! We have come out to You-azwj from beneath the curtains and the roofs, and after the clamour of animals and children desirous regarding Your-azwj Mercy and hoping for the Grace of Your-azwj bounties and fearing from Your-azwj Punishment and Your-azwj Scourge.
اللَّهُمَّ فَاسْقِنَا غَيْثَكَ وَ لَا تَجْعَلْنَا مِنَ الْقَانِطِينَ وَ لَا تُهْلِكْنَا بِالسِّنِينَ وَ لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ السُّفَهَاءُ مِنَّا يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ
O Allah-azwj! Quench us Your-azwj rain and do not Make us to be from the despairing ones, nor Destroy us with the years (of drought), and do not Seize us due to what the foolish ones from us have done, O most Merciful of the merciful ones!
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا خَرَجْنَا إِلَيْكَ نَشْكُو إِلَيْكَ مَا لَا يَخْفَى عَلَيْكَ حِينَ أَلْجَأَتْنَا الْمَضَايِقُ الْوَعْرَةُ وَ أَجَاءَتْنَا الْمَقَاحِطُ الْمُجْدِبَةُ وَ أَعْيَتْنَا الْمَطَالِبُ الْمُتَعَسِّرَةُ وَ تَلَاحَمَتْ عَلَيْنَا الْفِتَنُ [الْمَسْتَصْعَبَةُ] الْمُسْتَصْعِبَةُ
O Allah-azwj! We have come out to You-azwj. We complain to You-azwj of what is not hidden from You-azwj when the constriction of the difficulties have made us seek shelter, and the dryness of the drought has made us hungry, and difficulties of seeking has exhausted us, and the very difficult tribulations have been consistent upon us.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ أَلَّا تَرُدَّنَا خَائِبِينَ وَ لَا تَقْلِبَنَا وَاجِمِينَ وَ لَا تُخَاطِبَنَا بِذُنُوبِنَا وَ لَا تُقَايِسَنَا بِأَعْمَالِنَا
O Allah-azwj! We ask You-azwj not to Return us disappointed, nor Turn us away in intense grief, nor Address us for our sins, nor Measure us with our deeds.
اللَّهُمَّ انْشُرْ عَلَيْنَا غَيْثَكَ وَ بَرَكَتَكَ وَ رِزْقَكَ وَ رَحْمَتَكَ وَ اسْقِنَا سُقْيَا نَاقِعَةً مُرْوِيَةً مُعْشِبَةً تُنْبِتُ بِهَا مَا قَدْ فَاتَ وَ تُحْيِي بِهَا مَا قَدْ مَاتَ نَافِعَةَ الْحَيَا كَثِيرَةَ الْمُجْتَنَى تُرْوِي بِهَا الْقِيعَانَ وَ تُسِيلُ الْبُطْنَانَ وَ تَسْتَوْرِقُ الْأَشْجَارَ وَ تُرْخِصُ الْأَسْعَارَ إِنَّكَ عَلَى مَا تَشَاءُ قَدِيرٌ
O Allah-azwj! Spread upon us Your-azwj rains, and Your-azwj Blessings, and Your-azwj sustenance, and Your-azwj Mercy, and Quench us a soaking, saturating herbage which grows what has been lost, and revive by it what has died, benefiting the life, plentiful fruits, irrigating the plains, and flowing the rivers, and foliating the trees, and reducing the prices (of food), You-azwj are surely Able upon whatever You-azwj so Desire!’’[7]
4- نَوَادِرُ الرَّاوَنْدِيِّ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع مَضَتِ السُّنَّةُ فِي الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ أَنْ يَقُومَ الْإِمَامُ فَيُصَلِّيَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَبْسُطَ يَدَهُ وَ لْيَدْعُ.
(The book) ‘Nawadir’ of Al Rawandy – by his chain,
‘From Musa-asws Bin Ja’far-asws, from his-asws forefathers-asws having said: ‘Ali-asws said: ‘The Sunnah has flowed regarding praying for the rain, that the prayer leader should stand and pray two Cycles, then extend his hands and let him supplicate’’.[8]
وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ قَالَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص دَعَا بِهَذَا الدُّعَاءِ فِي الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ- اللَّهُمَّ انْشُرْ عَلَيْنَا رَحْمَتَكَ بِالْغَيْثِ الْعَمِيقِ وَ السَّحَابِ الْفَتِيقِ وَ مُنَّ عَلَى عِبَادِكَ بِيُنُوعِ الثَّمَرَةِ وَ أَحْيِ بِلَادَكَ بِبُلُوغِ الزَّهَرَةِ
And by this chain, he-asws said: ‘Ali-asws said: ‘Rasool-Allah-saww had supplicated with this supplication during praying for the rain: ‘O Allah-azwj! Spread upon us Your-azwj Mercy with the deep rains, and the swift clouds, and Conferment upon Your-azwj servants with a variety of fruits reviving Your-azwj lands with blossoming ripeness!
وَ أَشْهِدْ مَلَائِكَتَكَ الْكِرَامَ السَّفَرَةَ بِسَقْيٍ مِنْكَ نَافِعَةً دَائِمَةً غزرة [غُزْرُهُ] وَاسِعَةً دررة [دِرَرُهُ] وَابِلًا سَرِيعاً وَحِيّاً مَرِيعاً تُحْيِي بِهِ مَا قَدْ مَاتَ وَ تَرُدُّ بِهِ مَا قَدْ فَاتَ وَ تُخْرِجُ بِهِ مَا هُوَ آتٍ وَ تُوَسِّعُ لَنَا فِي الْأَقْوَاتِ سَحَاباً مُتَرَاكِماً هَنِيئاً مَرِيئاً طَبَقاً دَفْقاً غَيْرَ مُضِرٍّ وَدْقُهُ وَ لَا خُلَّبٍ بَرْقُهُ
And I keep as witnesses Your-azwj honourable Angels, the travellers, with Quenching from You‑azwj which is beneficial, constant, invigorating, expansive, torrential, swift downpour, pleasance, reviving by it what has died, and returning by it what has been lost, and extract by it what is to come, and Expand for us in the timings accumulation of clouds, wholesome, pleasant, delightful, not harmful with its drizzles, its lightning not damaging!
اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا غَيْثاً مُغِيثاً مَرِيعاً مُمْرِعاً عَرِيضاً وَاسِعاً غَزِيراً تَرُدُّ بِهِ النَّهِيضَ وَ تَجْبُرُ بِهِ الْمَهِيضَ
O Allah-azwj! Quench us a rainfall that is reviving, refreshing, abundant, and extensive, pouring down heavily to replenish the pastures and mend the broken!
اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا سَقْياً تُسِيلُ مِنْهُ الرِّحَابَ وَ تَمْلَأُ بِهِ الْجِبَابَ وَ تُفَجِّرُ بِهِ الْأَنْهَارَ وَ تُنْبِتُ بِهِ الْأَشْجَارَ وَ تُرْخِصُ بِهِ الْأَسْعَارَ فِي جَمِيعِ الْأَمْصَارِ وَ تَنْعَشُ بِهِ الْبَهَائِمَ وَ الْخَلْقَ وَ تُنْبِتُ بِهِ الزَّرْعَ وَ تُدِرُّ بِهِ الضَّرْعَ وَ تَزِيدُنَا قُوَّةً إِلَى قُوَّتِنَا
O Allah-azwj! Quench us a rainfall that flows abundantly in open fields, and fills the valleys, and causes the rivers to burst forth, and nurtures the growth of trees, and allows livestock and creatures to thrive, and brings prosperity to all regions, and refreshes animals and people, and cultivates crops, and sustains the pastures, and increases our strength beyond our current capability!
اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَجْعَلْ ظِلَّهُ عَلَيْنَا سَمُوماً وَ لَا تَجْعَلْ بَرْدَهُ عَلَيْنَا حُسُوماً وَ لَا تَجْعَلْ صَعْقَهُ عَلَيْنَا رُجُوماً وَ لَا تَجْعَلْ مَاءَهُ بَيْنَنَا أُجَاجاً اللَّهُمَّ ارْزُقْنَا مِنْ بَرَكَاتِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ.
O Allah-azwj! Do not Make its shade harmful to us, nor its coldness harsh upon us, nor its lightning a source of stones falling upon us. O Allah-azwj! Provide us with the Blessings of the skies and the earth!’’[9]
5- مَجَالِسُ الشَّيْخِ، عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ التَّلَّعُكْبَرِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ هَمَّامٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْحِمْيَرِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الطَّيَالِسِيِّ عَنْ زُرَيْقٍ الْخُلْقَانِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: إِنَّ قَوْماً أَتَوُا النَّبِيَّ ص فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص- إِنَّ بِلَادَنَا قَدْ قُحِطَتْ وَ تَأَخَّرَ عَنَّا الْمَطَرُ وَ تَوَاتَرَتْ عَلَيْنَا السِّنُونُ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَنَّ يُرْسِلَ السَّمَاءَ عَلَيْنَا
(The book) ‘Majaalis’ of the Sheykh – from Al-Husayn Bin Abdullah Bin Ibrahim, from Al Tal’ukbary, from Muhammad Bin Hammam, from Abdullah Al Himeyri, from Muhammad Bin Khalid Al Tayalisy, from Zureyq Al Khulqany,
‘From Abu Abdullah-asws having said: ‘A group came to the Prophet-saww. They said, ‘O Rasool-Allah-saww! Our lands are in drought and the rains have been delayed from us, and years (of drought) have been consecutive upon us, so supplicate to Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic to Send the sky (with rain) upon us!’
فَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بِالْمِنْبَرِ فَأُخْرِجَ وَ اجْتَمَعَ النَّاسُ فَصَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ وَ دَعَا وَ أَمَرَ النَّاسَ أَنْ يُؤَمِّنُوا فَلَمْ يَلْبَثْ أَنْ هَبَطَ جَبْرَئِيلُ ع فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ ص أَخْبِرِ النَّاسَ أَنَّ رَبَّكَ قَدْ وَعَدَهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ يُمْطَرُونَ يَوْمَ كَذَا وَ كَذَا فِي سَاعَةِ كَذَا وَ كَذَا
Rasool-Allah-saww instructed for the pulpit, so it was brought out, and the people gathered. He-saww ascended the pulpit and supplicated and instructed the people to be saying, ‘Ameen’. It was not long before Jibraeel-as descended. He-as said: ‘O Muhammad-saww! Inform the people that You-azwj Lord-azwj is Promising them that they would be rained upon on such and such day, in such and such time!’
قَالَ فَلَمْ يَزَلِ النَّاسُ يَتَلَوَّمُونَ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ وَ تِلْكَ السَّاعَةَ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتْ تِلْكَ السَّاعَةُ أَهَاجَ اللَّهُ رِيحاً فَأَثَارَتْ سَحَاباً وَ جَلَّلَتِ السَّمَاءَ وَ أَرْخَتْ عَزَالِيَهَا
He-asws said: ‘The people did not cease to be wishing for that day and that time until when it was that time, Allah-azwj Caused a wind to blow stirring the clouds, and the sky was adorned, and it let down its downpour.
فَجَاءَ أُولَئِكَ النَّفَرُ بِأَعْيَانِهِمْ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ص- فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَكُفَّ عَنَّا السَّمَاءَ فَإِنَّا قَدْ كِدْنَا أَنْ نُغْرَقَ
Those persons (group) came with their nobles to the Prophet-saww. They said, ‘O Rasool-Allah‑saww! Supplicate to Allah-azwj to Stop the sky from us, for we are almost drowning!
فَاجْتَمَعَ النَّاسُ وَ دَعَا النَّبِيُّ ص وَ أَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ يُؤَمِّنُوا فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَسْمِعْنَا فَإِنَّ كُلَّ مَا تَقُولُ لَيْسَ نَسْمَعُ
The people gathered, and the Prophet-saww supplicated, and he-saww instructed them to be saying, ‘Ameen’. A man said to him-saww, ‘O Rasool-Allah-saww! Make us hear for we haven’t heard all what you-saww have said!’
فَقَالَ قُولُوا اللَّهُمَّ حَوَالَيْنَا وَ لَا عَلَيْنَا اللَّهُمَّ صُبَّهَا فِي بُطُونِ الْأَوْدِيَةِ وَ مَنَابِتِ الشِّيحِ وَ حَيْثُ يَرْعَى أَهْلُ الْوَبَرِ اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ رَحْمَةً وَ لَا تَجْعَلْهُ عَذَاباً.
He-saww said: ‘Say, ‘O Allah-azwj, around us and not upon us! O Allah-azwj, Pour it in interior of the valleys, and base of the mountains, and wherever the virtuous people graze (their livestock)! O Allah-azwj, Make it a Mercy and do not Make it a Punishment!’’[10]
وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَنْ زُرَيْقٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: مَا بَرَقَتْ قَطُّ فِي ظُلْمَةِ لَيْلٍ وَ لَا ضَوْءِ نَهَارٍ إِلَّا وَ هِيَ مَاطِرَةٌ.
And by this chain from Zureyq,
‘From Abu Abdullah-asws having said: ‘No lightning has flashed at all in darkness of a night nor in brightness of a day except and it is (accompanied with) rainfall’’.[11]
6- نَهْجُ الْبَلَاغَةِ، قَالَ ع فِي دُعَاءٍ اسْتَسْقَى بِهِ اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا ذُلُلَ السَّحَابِ دُونَ صِعَابِهَا.
(The book) ‘Nahj Al Balagah’ –
He-asws said: ‘In a supplication of praying for rain: ‘O Allah-azwj! Quench us (from) the humble clouds rather than its difficult ones!’’[12]
7- نَهْجُ الْبَلَاغَةِ، وَ مِنْ خُطْبَةٍ لَهُ ع فِي الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ اللَّهُمَّ قَدِ انْصَاحَتْ جِبَالُنَا وَ اغْبَرَّتْ أَرْضُنَا وَ هَامَتْ دَوَابُّنَا وَ تَحَيَّرَتْ فِي مَرَابِضِهَا وَ عَجَّتْ عَجِيجَ الثَّكَالَى عَلَى أَوْلَادِهَا وَ مَلَّتِ التَّرَدُّدَ فِي مَرَاتِعِهَا وَ الْحَنِينَ إِلَى مَوَارِدِهَا
(The book) ‘Nahj Al Balagah’ –
‘And from a sermon of his-asws regarding praying for the rain: ‘O Allah-azwj! Our mountains have dried up, and our land is dusty, and our animals are upon their faces and are bewildered in their enclosures and are clamouring at the top of their voices of the bereaved upon their young ones, and they are going in their pastures and yearning is to their watering places.
اللَّهُمَّ فَارْحَمْ أَنِينَ الْآنَّةِ وَ حَنِينَ الْحَانَّةِ
O Allah-azwj! Have Mercy on the bleating of the sheep and the groaning of the camels.
اللَّهُمَّ فَارْحَمْ حَيْرَتَهَا فِي مَذَاهِبِهَا وَ أَنِينَهَا فِي مَوَالِجِهَا
O Allah-azwj! Have Mercy on their bewilderment in their going and their groaning in their shelters.
اللَّهُمَّ خَرَجْنَا إِلَيْكَ حِينَ اعْتَكَرَتْ عَلَيْنَا حَدَابِيرُ السِّنِينَ وَ أَخْلَفَتْنَا مَخَايِلُ الْجُودِ فَكُنْتَ الرَّجَاءَ لِلْمُبْتَئِسِ وَ الْبَلَاغَ لِلْمُلْتَمِسِ نَدْعُوكَ حِينَ قَنَطَ الْأَنَامُ وَ مُنِعَ الْغَمَامُ وَ هَلَكَ السَّوَامُ
O Allah-azwj! We have come out to You-azwj when the stacking of the years have darkened upon us, and the imaginations of the rain-laden clouds have left us behind. You-azwj are the hope of the afflicted ones and the Sufficer of the seekers. We are calling You-azwj when the cattle have despaired, and the clouds have prevented, and the beasts have perished.
أَلَّا تُؤَاخِذَنَا بِأَعْمَالِنَا وَ لَا تَأْخُذَنَا بِذُنُوبِنَا وَ انْشُرْ عَلَيْنَا رَحْمَتَكَ بِالسَّحَابِ الْمُنْبَعِقِ وَ الرَّبِيعِ الْمُغْدِقِ النَّبَاتِ الْمُونِقِ سَحّاً وَابِلًا تُحْيِي بِهِ مَا قَدْ مَاتَ وَ تَرُدُّ بِهِ مَا قَدْ فَاتَ
Neither Seize us for our deeds nor Seize us for our sins, and Spread Your-azwj Mercy upon us with the rain-bearing clouds, and an amazing spring, and the blossoming vegetation, and a torrential downpour reviving by it what has died, and returning by it what has been lost.
اللَّهُمَّ سُقْيَا مِنْكَ مُحْيِيَةً مُرْوِيَةً تَامَّةً عَامَّةً طَيِّبَةً مُبَارَكَةً هَنِيئَةً [مَريِئَةً] مَرِيعَةً زَاكِياً نَبْتُهَا ثَامِراً فَرْعُهَا نَاضِراً وَرَقُهَا تُنْعِشُ بِهَا الضَّعِيفَ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ وَ تُحْيِي بِهَا الْمَيِّتَ مِنْ بِلَادِكَ
O Allah-azwj! Quench from You-azwj and life-giving saturation, complete, general, good, Blessed, welcoming, pleasurable, pure, growing fruit on its branches, green leaves, re-invigorating Your-azwj weak servants and reviving by it the dead (land) from your cities.
اللَّهُمَّ سُقْيَا مِنْكَ تُعْشِبُ بِهَا نِجَادُنَا وَ تَجْرِي بِهَا وِهَادُنَا وَ يُخْصِبُ بِهَا جَنَابُنَا وَ تُقْبِلُ بِهَا ثِمَارُنَا وَ تَعِيشُ بِهَا مَوَاشِينَا وَ تَنْدَى بِهَا أَقَاصِينَا وَ تَسْتَعِينُ بِهَا ضَوَاحِينَا مِنْ بَرَكَاتِكَ الْوَاسِعَةِ وَ عَطَايَاكَ الْجَزِيلَةِ عَلَى بَرِيَّتِكَ الْمُرْمِلَةِ وَ وَحْشِكَ الْمُهْمَلَةِ
O Allah-azwj! Quench from You-azwj, our highlands can live by it and our lowlands can be flowing with our rivers, and our sides can be green by it, and our fruits can come forth by it, and our livestock can live by it, and our outskirts can be watered by it, and our dry areas can be assisted by it from Your-azwj capacious Blessings and Your-azwj plentiful awards upon Your-azwj poor citizens and Your-azwj neglected beasts.
وَ أَنْزِلْ عَلَيْنَا سَمَاءً مُخْضِلَةً مِدْرَاراً هَاطِلَةً يُدَافِعُ الْوَدْقُ مِنْهَا الْوَدْقَ وَ يَحْفِزُ الْقَطْرُ مِنْهَا الْقَطْرَ غَيْرَ خُلَّبٍ بَرْقُهَا وَ لَا جَهَامٍ عَارِضُهَا وَ لَا قَزَعٍ رَبَابُهَا وَ لَا شَفَّانٍ ذِهَابُهَا حَتَّى يُخْصِبَ لِإِمْرَاعِهَا الْمُجْدِبُونَ وَ يَحْيَا بِبَرَكَتِهَا الْمُسْنِتُونَ فَإِنَّكَ تُنْزِلُ الْغَيْثَ مِنْ بَعْدِ ما قَنَطُوا وَ تَنْشُرُ رَحْمَتَكَ وَ أَنْتَ الْوَلِيُّ الْحَمِيدُ
And Send down upon us the wet sky, downpour of rain, the drenching from it pushing the drenching, and the drop from it clashing with the drop, it’s lightning without deception, nor by the dry clouds, nor white clouds, nor of little rain, until the famine-stricken can be surviving, and can live by its abundant Blessings, for You-azwj Send down the rain from after their having despaired, and You-azwj Spread Your-azwj Mercy, and You-azwj are the Guardian, the Praise-worthy!’’[13]
8- الْهِدَايَةُ، صَلَاةُ الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ مِثْلُ صَلَاةِ الْعِيدَيْنِ وَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع مَضَتِ السُّنَّةُ أَنْ لَا يُسْتَسْقَى إِلَّا بِالْبَرَارِي حَيْثُ يَنْظُرُ النَّاسُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَ لَا يُسْتَسْقَى فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ إِلَّا بِمَكَّةَ
(The book) ‘Al Hidaya’ –
‘Salat Al-Istisqa is like Salat of the Eid(s); and Amir Al-Momineen-asws said: ‘The Sunnah has passed that one should not pray for rain except in the open plains whereby the people can look at the sky, and do not pray for rain in the Masjid except in Makkah!’
وَ سُئِلَ الصَّادِقُ ع عَنْ تَحْوِيلِ النَّبِيِّ ص رِدَاءَهُ إِذَا اسْتَسْقَى قَالَ عَلَامَةٌ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ أَصْحَابِهِ تُحَوِّلُ الْجَدْبَ خِصْباً.
And Al-Sadiq-asws was asked about the Prophet-saww having overturned his-saww robe when he‑saww prayed for rain. He-asws said: ‘A sign between him-saww and his-saww companions is transforming of the aridness into fertility’’.[14]
9- قُرْبُ الْإِسْنَادِ، عَنِ السِّنْدِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْبَخْتَرِيِّ وَهْبِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ الْقُرَشِيِّ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ ع قَالَ: اجْتَمَعَ عِنْدَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع قَوْمٌ فَشَكَوْا إِلَيْهِ قِلَّةَ الْمَطَرِ وَ قَالُوا يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ادْعُ لَنَا بِدَعَوَاتٍ فِي الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ
(The book) ‘Qurb Al Isnaad’ – from Al Sindy Bin Muhammad, from Abu Al Bakhtari Wahb Bin Wahb Al Qureyshi,
‘From Al-Sadiq-asws, from his-asws father-asws, from his-asws grandfather-asws having said: ‘A group gathered in the presence of Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws. They complained to him-asws of scarcity of rains and they said, ‘O Abu Al-Hassan-asws! Supplicate for us with supplication praying for the rain!’
قَالَ فَدَعَا عَلِيٌّ ع الْحَسَنَ وَ الْحُسَيْنَ- فَقَالَ لِلْحَسَنِ ع ادْعُ لَنَا بِدَعَوَاتٍ فِي الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ
He-asws said: ‘Ali-asws called Al-Hassan-asws and Al-Husayn-asws. He-asws said to Al-Hassan-asws: ‘Supplicate for us with supplications for the rain!’
فَقَالَ الْحَسَنُ ع اللَّهُمَّ هَيِّجْ لَنَا السَّحَابَ تُفَتِّحِ الْأَبْوَابَ بِمَاءٍ عُبَابٍ وَ رَبَابٍ بِانْصِبَابٍ وَ إِسْكَابٍ- يَا وَهَّابُ اسْقِنَا مُغْدِقَةً مُونِقَةً فَتِّحْ أَغْلَاقَهَا وَ يَسِّرْ أَطْبَاقَهَا وَ عَجِّلْ سِيَاقَهَا بِالْأَنْدِيَةِ فِي بُطُونِ الْأَوْدِيَةِ بِصَوْبِ الْمَاءِ
Al-Hassan-asws said: ‘O Allah-azwj! Stir the clouds for us to open the doors with the water, abundant and pouring with torrents and downpours! O Bestower! Grant us abundant, nourishing rain. Open the locks of the clouds, Ease the unfolding of their layers, and Hasten the flow through the valleys with the containers, towards the water!
يَا فَعَّالُ اسْقِنَا مَطَراً قَطْراً طَلًّا مُطِلًّا مُطَبَّقاً طَبَقاً عَامّاً مِعَمّاً دَهْماً بُهْماً رَجْماً رَشّاً مُرِشّاً وَاسِعاً كَافِياً عَاجِلًا طَيِّباً مُبَارَكاً سُلَاطِحاً بُلَاطِحاً يُنَاطِحُ الْأَبَاطِحَ مُغْدَوْدِقاً مُطْبَوْبِقاً مُغْرَوْرِقاً وَ اسْقِ سَهْلَنَا وَ جَبَلَنَا وَ بَدْوَنَا وَ حَضَرَنَا حَتَّى تُرَخِّصَ بِهِ أَسْعَارَنَا وَ تُبَارِكَ لَنَا فِي صَاعِنَا وَ مُدِّنَا أَرِنَا الرِّزْقَ مَوْجُوداً وَ الْغَلَاءَ مَفْقُوداً آمِينَ رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ-
O Doer! Quench us rain, drop by drop, pure, abundant, widespread, covering, continuous, overwhelming, pouring, wide, sufficient, swift, pleasant, blessed, showering, abundant, abundant, gushing, and grant rain to our plains, mountains, deserts, and urban areas until our prices are eased, and bless us in our measures and cities. Show us provision available and scarcity absent. Ameen, Lord-azwj of the worlds!’
ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلْحُسَيْنِ ع ادْعُ
Then he-asws said to Al-Husayn-asws: ‘Supplicate!’
فَقَالَ الْحُسَيْنُ ع- اللَّهُمَّ يَا مُعْطِيَ الْخَيْرَاتِ مِنْ مَنَاهِلِهَا وَ مُنْزِلَ الرَّحَمَاتِ مِنْ مَعَادِنِهَا وَ مُجْرِيَ الْبَرَكَاتِ عَلَى أَهْلِهَا مِنْكَ الْغَيْثُ الْمُغِيثُ وَ أَنْتَ الْغِيَاثُ الْمُسْتَغَاثُ وَ نَحْنُ الْخَاطِئُونَ وَ أَهْلُ الذُّنُوبِ وَ أَنْتَ الْمُسْتَغْفَرُ الْغَفَّارُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
Al-Husayn-asws said: ‘O Allah-azwj! O Giver of good from its sources, and Sender of Mercy from its mines, and Dispenser of blessings upon its people. From You-azwj comes the rain, the Reliever. You-azwj are the One to seek help from, and we are the wrongdoers, the people of sins, and You-azwj are the Forgiver, the Most Forgiving! There is no god except You-azwj!
اللَّهُمَّ أَرْسِلِ السَّمَاءَ عَلَيْنَا لِحِينِهَا مِدْرَاراً وَ اسْقِنَا الْغَيْثَ وَاكِفاً مِغْزَاراً غَيْثاً مُغِيثاً وَاسِعاً مُتَّسَعاً مَرِيّاً مُمْرِعاً غَدِقاً مُغْدِقاً غيلانا [غَيْدَاقاً] سَحّاً سَحْسَاحاً بَحّاً بَحَاحاً سَائِلًا مسلا [مُسِيلًا] عَامّاً وَدْقاً مِطْفَاحاً يَدْفَعُ الْوَدْقَ بِالْوَدْقِ دِفَاعاً
O Allah-azwj! Send down rain upon us in abundance, continuously, and grant us beneficial and sufficient rainfall, a relieving and wide-spreading rain, refreshing and abundant, pouring and plentiful, overflowing and generous, copious and flowing, steady and constant, gentle and soaking, covering the land. Let it be a rain that washes away impurities, quenches the thirst of the earth, and brings life to the dead. May it be a rain that removes hardship!
وَ يَتْلُو الْقَطْرُ مِنْهُ قَطْراً غَيْرَ خُلَّبٍ بَرْقُهُ وَ لَا مُكَذَّبٍ رَعْدُهُ تَنْعَشُ بِهِ الضَّعِيفَ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ وَ تُحْيِي بِهِ الْمَيِّتَ مِنْ بِلَادِكَ وَ تَسْتَحِقُّ بِهِ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ مِنَنِكَ آمِينَ رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ-
And from it, the rain falls drop by drop, with its lightning not denied, and its thunder not rejected. By it, the weak among Your-azwj servants are invigorated, and the dead in Your-azwj lands are revived. May we be deserving of Your-azwj bounties through it. Ameen, Lord-azwj of the worlds!’
فَمَا فَرَغَا مِنْ دُعَائِهِمَا حَتَّى صَبَّ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِمُ السَّمَاءَ صَبّاً
He-asws was not even free from his-asws supplication until Allah-azwj Blessed and Exalted Poured the sky (rain) upon them with a downpour’.
قَالَ فَقِيلَ لِسَلْمَانَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَ عُلِّمَا هَذَا الدُّعَاءَ
He-asws said: ‘It was said to Salman-ra, ‘O Abu Abdullah! Teach (me) this supplication!’
فَقَالَ وَيْحَكُمْ أَيْنَ أَنْتُمْ عَنْ حَدِيثِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص حَيْثُ يَقُولُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَجْرَى عَلَى أَلْسُنِ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي مَصَابِيحَ الْحِكْمَةِ.
He-ra said, ‘Woe be to you all! Where are you from the Hadeeth of Rasool-Allah-saww whereby he-saww said: ‘Allah-azwj Flows lamps of wisdom upon tongues of People-asws of my-saww Household?’’[15]
10- أَقُولُ ذَكَرَ الزَّمَخْشَرِيُّ فِي الْفَائِقِ خُطْبَةً قَصِيرَةً فِي الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ص أَحْبَبْتُ إِيرَادَهَا وَ ضَمَّهَا إِلَى تِلْكَ الْخُطَبِ قَالَ: خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ ص لِلِاسْتِسْقَاءِ فَتَقَدَّمَ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ يَجْهَرُ فِيهِمَا بِالْقِرَاءَةِ وَ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الْعِيدَيْنِ وَ الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ وَ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى وَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ وَ هَلْ أَتاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغاشِيَةِ
I (Majlisi) am saying, ‘Al-Zamakhshari mentioned in ‘Al-Faiq’ a short sermon regarding praying for the rain, from the Prophet-saww, I loved to refer it and added it to that sermon. He said, ‘The Prophet-saww went out to pray for the rain. He-saww went ahead and prayed two Cycles with them being loud in these with the recitation, and he-saww used to recite in the Eid(s) and praying for the rain, in the first Cycle Surah Al Fatiha and Surah Al A’ala, and in the second Cycle Surah Al Fatiha and Surah Al Ghashia.
فَلَمَّا قَضَى صَلَاتَهُ اسْتَقْبَلَ الْقَوْمَ بِوَجْهِهِ وَ قَلَّبَ رِدَاءَهُ ثُمَّ جَثَا عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ وَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَ كَبَّرَ تَكْبِيرَةً قَبْلَ أَنْ يَسْتَسْقِيَ
When he-saww had fulfilled the Salat, he-saww faced the people with his-saww face and overturned his-saww robe the knelt upon his-saww knees and raised his-saww hands and exclaimed a Takbeer before he-saww prayed for rain.
ثُمَّ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا وَ أَغِثْنَا اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا غَيْثاً مُغِيثاً وَحِيّاً رَبِيعاً وَجْداً طَبَقاً غَدَقاً مُغْدِقاً مُونِقاً عَامّاً هَنِيئاً مَرِيئاً مَرِيعاً وَابِلًا سَابِلًا مُسْبِلًا مُجَلِّلًا دَيْماً دِرَراً نَافِعاً غَيْرَ ضَارٍّ عَاجِلًا غَيْرَ رَائِثٍ غَيْثاً تُحْيِي بِهِ الْبِلَادَ وَ تُغِيثُ بِهِ الْعِبَادَ وَ تَجْعَلُهُ بَلَاغاً لِلْحَاضِرِ مِنَّا وَ الْبَادِ-
Then he-saww said: ‘O Allah-azwj! Quench us and Help us! O Allah-azwj! Quench us a beneficial, reviving, and life-giving rain, a spring season with abundant and evenly spread showers, pouring down generously, covering the lands with plentiful and life-nourishing rain, continuous and abundant, a widespread and fruitful rain. Bestow upon us a blessed, pleasant, and abundant rain, flowing abundantly and continuously, with a gentle and constant flow, adorned and glorious. A continuous rain, bringing forth valuable treasures, beneficial and not harmful, quick in its impact, without harm. A rain that enlivens the lands, aids the people, and becomes a means of goodness. Make it a clear sign for those present and absent among us!
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْزِلْ عَلَيْنَا بِأَرْضِنَا زِينَتَهَا وَ أَنْزِلْ عَلَيْنَا فِي أَرْضِنَا سَكَنَهَا
O Allah-azwj! Send down upon us at out lands, its adornments, and Send down upon us in our land, its dwellers!
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْزِلْ عَلَيْنَا مِنَ السَّماءِ ماءً طَهُوراً فَأَحْيِ بِهِ بَلْدَةً مَيْتاً وَ اسْقِهِ مِمَّا خَلَقْتَ لَنَا أَنْعاماً وَ أَناسِيَّ كَثِيراً.
O Allah-azwj! Send down upon us from the sky, clean water to revive by it a dead land and Quench it from what You-azwj have Created for us, cattle and a lot of people!’’[16]
11- مَجَالِسُ الصَّدُوقِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ الثُّمَالِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ: أَمَا إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ سَنَةٍ أَقَلُّ مَطَراً مِنْ سَنَةٍ وَ لَكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَضَعُهُ حَيْثُ يَشَاءُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَلَّ جَلَالُهُ إِذَا عَمِلَ قَوْمٌ بِالْمَعَاصِي صَرَفَ عَنْهُمْ مَا كَانَ قَدَّرَ لَهُمْ مِنَ الْمَطَرِ فِي تِلْكَ السَّنَةِ إِلَى غَيْرِهِمْ وَ إِلَى الْفَيَافِي وَ الْبِحَارِ وَ الْجِبَالِ
(The book) ‘Majaalis’ of Al Sadouq – from his father, from Sa’ad Bin Abdullah, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Al-Hassan Bin Mahboub, from Malik Bin Atiyya, from Abu Hamza Al Sumali,
‘From Abu Ja’far-asws having said: ‘But, it isn’t from a year of less rain than a year, but Allah-azwj Places it wherever He-azwj so Desires. Allah-azwj, Majestic is His-azwj Majesty, whenever a people work with the disobedience, Turns away from them what He-azwj had Pre-determined for them of the rain during that year towards others and to the deserts, and the oceans, and the mountains.
وَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَيُعَذِّبُ الْجُعَلَ فِي جُحْرِهَا بِحَبْسِ الْمَطَرِ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ الَّتِي هِيَ بِمَحَلَّتِهَا لِخَطَايَا مَنْ بِحَضْرَتِهَا وَ قَدْ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لَهَا السَّبِيلَ إِلَى مَسْلَكٍ سِوَى مَحَلَّةِ أَهْلِ الْمَعَاصِي
And indeed, Allah -azwj Punishes the inhabitants of a valley by withholding rain from the land that is within its boundaries, due to the sins committed by those who reside in it. However, Allah-azwj has Provided it with an alternative path other than the course of the disobedient people’.
قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع فَاعْتَبِرُوا يا أُولِي الْأَبْصارِ.
Then Abu Ja’far-asws said: ‘So, reflect, O people of insight! therefore take a lesson, O the ones with the insight! [59:2]’’.[17]
ثُمَّ قَالَ وَجَدْنَا فِي كِتَابِ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِذَا كَثُرَ الزِّنَا كَثُرَ مَوْتُ الْفَجْأَةِ وَ إِذَا طُفِّفَ الْمِكْيَالُ أَخَذَهُمُ اللَّهُ بِالسِّنِينَ وَ النَّقْصِ وَ إِذَا مَنَعُوا الزَّكَاةَ مَنَعَتِ الْأَرْضُ بَرَكَاتِهَا مِنَ الزَّرْعِ وَ الثِّمَارِ وَ الْمَعَادِنِ كُلِّهَا
Then he-asws said, ‘We found in the book of Ali-asws. He-asws said: ‘Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘When the adultery becomes a lot, sudden death will be a lot, and when the scales are under-weighed Allah-azwj will Seize them with the years (of drought) and the famine, and when the Zakat is prevented, the earth will prevent its Blessings, from the vegetation and the fruits and the resources, all of them!
وَ إِذَا جَارُوا فِي الْأَحْكَامِ تَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الظُّلْمِ وَ الْعُدْوَانِ وَ إِذَا نَقَضُوا الْعُهُودَ سَلَّطَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ عَدُوَّهُمْ وَ إِذَا قُطِعَتِ الْأَرْحَامُ جُعِلَتِ الْأَمْوَالُ فِي أَيْدِي الْأَشْرَارِ
And when they are tyrannous in the decisions, they will assist each other upon the injustice, and when they break the agreements, Allah-azwj will Cause their enemies to prevail upon them, and when the kinship is cut off, the wealth will be made to be in hands of the evil people.
وَ إِذَا لَمْ يَأْمُرُوا بِمَعْرُوفٍ وَ لَمْ يَنْهَوْا عَنْ مُنْكَرٍ وَ لَمْ يَتَّبِعُوا الْأَخْيَارَ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي سَلَّطَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ شِرَارَهُمْ فَيَدْعُو عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ خِيَارُهُمْ فَلَا يُسْتَجَابُ لَهُمْ.
And when they do not instruct each other with the acts of kindness and do not forbid each other from evil, and do not follow the good people from People-asws of my-saww Household, Allah-azwj will Cause their evil ones to prevail upon them. Their good ones will supplicate during that but it will not be Answered for them!’’[18]
12- الْمَجَالِسُ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ شَاذَوَيْهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ مَعْرُوفٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ مَنْدَلِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُطَرِّفٍ عَنْ مِسْمَعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ نُبَاتَةَ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِذَا غَضِبَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى عَلَى أُمَّةٍ وَ لَمْ يُنْزِلْ بِهَا الْعَذَابَ غَلَتْ أَسْعَارُهَا وَ قَصُرَتْ أَعْمَارُهَا وَ لَمْ تَرْبَحْ تُجَّارُهَا وَ لَمْ تَزْكُ ثِمَارُهَا وَ لَمْ تَغْزُرْ أَنْهَارُهَا وَ حُبِسَ عَنْهَا أَمْطَارُهَا وَ سُلِّطَ عَلَيْهَا شِرَارُهَا.
(The book) ‘Al Majaalis’ – from Ali Bin Al-Hassan Bin Shazawiya, from Muhammad Bin Abdullah Bin Ja’far, from his father, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Al Abbas Bin Marouf, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Mandal Bin Ali, from Muhammad Bin Mutarraf, from Misma, from Ibn Nubata,
‘From Ali-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘Whenever Allah-azwj Blessed and Exalted is Angered upon a community and He-azwj does not Send down the Punishment with it, its prices become expensive (inflation), and its lifespans are shortened, and their traders do not make profits, and its fruits do not ripen, and its rivers do not flow abundantly, and its rains are withheld from it, and its evil ones prevail upon it’’.[19]
13- مَجَالِسُ الشَّيْخِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْمُفِيدِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الصَّفَّارِ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ نُوحٍ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ ع مِثْلَهُ وَ قَدْ مَرَّ بِأَسَانِيدَ فِي بَابِ الذُّنُوبِ.
(The book) ‘Majaalis’ of the sheykh – from his father, from Al Mufeed, from Ahmad Bin Al Waleed, from his father, from Al Saffar, from Ayoub Bin Nuh, from Safwan Bin Yahya, from Ibrahim Bin Ziyad,
‘From Al-Sadiq-asws – similar to it, and it has passed by its chain in the chapter on sins’’.[20]
14- قُرْبُ الْإِسْنَادِ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ طَرِيفٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عُلْوَانَ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ ع عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يُكَبِّرُ فِي الْعِيدَيْنِ وَ الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ فِي الْأُولَى سَبْعاً وَ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ خَمْساً وَ يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الْخُطْبَةِ وَ يَجْهَرُ بِالْقِرَاءَةِ.
(The book) ‘Qurb Al Isnaad’ – from Al-Hassan Bin Tareyf, from Al-Husayn Bin Ulwan,
‘From Al-Sadiq-asws, from his-asws father-asws, from Ali-asws, having said: ‘Rasool-Allah-saww used to exclaim Takbeer in (Salat of) the Eid(s) and praying for the rain, seven times in the first and five times in the second, and he-saww prayed before the sermon and was aloud with the recitation’’.[21]
وَ مِنْهُ عَنِ السِّنْدِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْبَخْتَرِيِّ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ: مَضَتِ السُّنَّةُ أَنَّهُ لَا يُسْتَسْقَى إِلَّا بِالْبَرَارِي حَيْثُ يَنْظُرُ النَّاسُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَ لَا يُسْتَسْقَى فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ إِلَّا بِمَكَّةَ.
And from him, from Al Sindy Bin Muhammad, from Abu Al Bakhtari,
‘From Al-Sadiq-asws, from his-asws father-asws, from Ali-asws having said: ‘The Sunnah flowed that there is no praying for the rain except in the open plains whereby the people can look at the sky, and there is no praying for the rain in the Masjid except at Makkah’’.[22]
وَ مِنْهُ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ: يُكْرَهُ الْكَلَامُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَ الْإِمَامُ يَخْطُبُ وَ فِي الْفِطْرِ وَ الْأَضْحَى وَ الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ.
And from him, by this chain,
‘From Ali-asws having said: ‘The talking is disliked on the day of Friday while the prayer leader is addressing, and in (Eid) Al-Fitr and (Eid) Al-Azha, and praying for the rain’’.[23]
15- مَجَالِسُ ابْنِ الشَّيْخِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْمُفِيدِ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ قُولَوَيْهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ يَاسِرٍ عَنِ الرِّضَا ع قَالَ: إِذَا كَذَبَ الْوُلَاةُ حُبِسَ الْمَطَرُ وَ إِذَا جَارَ السُّلْطَانُ هَانَتِ الدَّوْلَةُ وَ إِذَا حُبِسَتِ الزَّكَاةُ مَاتَتِ الْمَوَاشِي.
(The book) ‘Majaalis’ of Ibn Al Sheykh – from his father, from Al Mufeed, from Ja’far Bin Muhammad Bin Qawlawiya, from his father, from Sa’ad Bin Abdullah, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Al-Husayn Bin Saeed, from Yasser,
‘From Al-Reza-asws: ‘When the rulers are liars the rains will be withheld, and when the ruler is tyrannous the government will weaken, and when the Zakat is withheld the livestock will die’’.[24]
16- الْعِلَلُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الصَّلْتِ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ عِيَاضٍ اللَّيْثِيِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ ع أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص كَانَ إِذَا اسْتَسْقَى يَنْظُرُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَ يُحَوِّلُ رِدَاءَهُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ إِلَى يَسَارِهِ وَ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ إِلَى يَمِينِهِ
(The book) ‘Al Ilal’ – from Muhammad Bin Al-Hassan, from Muhammad Bin Al-Hassan Al Saffar, from Abdullah Bin Al Salt, from Anas Bin Iyaz Al Laysi,
‘From Ja’far-asws Bin Muhammad-asws, from his-asws father-asws: ‘Whenever Rasool-Allah-saww prayed for rain, he-saww looked at the sky and overturned his-saww robe, from his-saww right to his-saww left, and from his-saww left to his-saww right’.
قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ مَا مَعْنَى ذَلِكَ
He (the narrator) said, ‘I said to him-asws, ‘What is the meaning of that?’
قَالَ عَلَامَةٌ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ أَصْحَابِهِ تُحَوِّلُ الْجَدْبَ خِصْباً.
He-asws said: ‘A sign between him-saww and his-saww companions of transformation of the aridity to fertility’’.[25]
وَ مِنْهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ مَاجِيلَوَيْهِ عَنْ عُمَرَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَرْقِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَمَّنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ لِأَيِّ عِلَّةٍ حَوَّلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فِي صَلَاةِ الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ رِدَاءَهُ الَّذِي عَلَى يَمِينِهِ عَلَى يَسَارِهِ وَ الَّذِي عَلَى يَسَارِهِ عَلَى يَمِينِهِ
And from him, from Muhammad Bin Ali Majaylawiya, from Umar, from Muhammad Bin Abu Al Qasim, from Ahmad Bin Abu Abdullah Al Barqy, from his, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from the one who mentioned it,
‘From Abu Abdullah-asws, he (the narrator) said, ‘I asked him-asws, ‘For which reason did Rasool-Allah-saww, during Salat of praying for the rain, overturn his-saww robe, that which was upon his‑saww right to be upon his-saww left, and that which was upon his-saww left to be upon his-saww right?’
قَالَ أَرَادَ بِذَلِكَ تَحَوُّلَ الْجَدْبِ خِصْباً.
He-asws said: ‘He-saww intended by that the transformation of the aridity into fertility’’.[26]
17- مَجَالِسُ ابْنِ الشَّيْخِ، عَنِ الْمُفِيدِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ بِلَالٍ عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ الْقَاضِي عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَرَفَةَ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ رُشَيْدِ بْنِ خُثَيْمٍ الْهِلَالِيِّ عَنْ عَمِّهِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ الْغَلَابِيِّ قَالَ: جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ص فَقَالَ وَ اللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ أَتَيْنَاكَ وَ مَا لَنَا بَعِيرٌ يَئِطُّ وَ لَا غَنَمٌ يَغِطُّ
(The book) ‘Majaalis’ of Ibn Al Sheykh – from Al Mufeed, from Ali Bin Bilal, from Al Numan Bin Ahmad Al Qazy, from Ibrahim Bin Arafah, from Ahmad Bin Rusheyd Bin Huseym Al Hilaly, from his uncle Saeed, from Muslim Al Galaby who said,
‘A Bedouin came to the Prophet-saww. He said, ‘By Allah-azwj, O Rasool-Allah-saww! I have come to you-saww and there is neither a camel for us which grumbles nor any sheep that grazes!’
ثُمَّ أَنْشَأَ يَقُولُ-
| أَتَيْنَاكَ يَا خَيْرَ الْبَرِيَّةِ كُلِّهَا- | لِتَرْحَمَنَا مِمَّا لَقِينَا مِنَ الْأَزْلِ- | |
| أَتَيْنَاكَ وَ الْعَذْرَاءُ يَدْمَى لَبَانُهَا- | وَ قَدْ شُغِلَتْ أُمُّ الْبَنِينَ عَنِ الطِّفْلِ- | |
| وَ أَلْقَى بِكَفَّيْهِ الْفَتَى اسْتِكَانَةً- | مِنَ الْجُوعِ ضَعْفاً لَا يُمِرُّ وَ لَا يُحْلِي- | |
| وَ لَا شَيْءَ مِمَّا يَأْكُلُ النَّاسُ عِنْدَنَا- | سِوَى الْحَنْظَلِ الْعَامِيِّ وَ الْعِلْهِزِ الْفَسْلِ- | |
| وَ لَيْسَ لَنَا إِلَّا إِلَيْكَ فِرَارُنَا- | وَ أَيْنَ فِرَارُ النَّاسِ إِلَّا إِلَى الرُّسْلِ |
Then he prosed (a poem) saying, ‘We have come to you, O best of all created being, that you‑saww may have mercy on us for what we have encountered from ancient times. We have come to you, and the virgin’s cheek bleeds, while the mother of children is preoccupied with the infant, and the youth extends his hands humbly, weak from hunger, neither passing nor satisfying, and nothing of what people eat is with us, except for the coarse barley and the dried dates, and we have no refuge except to you, and where is the refuge of people except with the Messengers-as?’
فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لِأَصْحَابِهِ إِنَّ هَذَا الْأَعْرَابِيَّ يَشْكُو قِلَّةَ الْمَطَرِ وَ قَحْطاً شَدِيداً ثُمَّ قَامَ يَجُرُّ رِدَاءَهُ حَتَّى صَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَ أَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ فَكَانَ فِيمَا حَمِدَهُ بِهِ أَنْ قَالَ- الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي عَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ فَكَانَ عَالِياً وَ فِي الْأَرْضِ قَرِيباً دَانِياً أَقْرَبَ إِلَيْنَا مِنْ حَبْلِ الْوَرِيدِ-
Rasool-Allah-saww said to his-saww companions: ‘This Bedouin is complaining of scarcity of the rains and severe drought’. Then he-saww stood up dragging his-saww robe until he-saww ascended the pulpit. He-saww praised Allah-azwj and extolled upon Him-azwj. It was among what he-saww praised Him-azwj with: ‘The Praise is for Allah-azwj Who is Exalted in the sky! He-saww was Exalted and in the earth near, close, closer than the jugular vein!’
وَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَ قَالَ- اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا غَيْثاً مُغِيثاً مَرِيئاً مَرِيعاً غَدَقاً طَبَقاً عَاجِلًا غَيْرَ رَائِثٍ نَافِعاً غَيْرَ ضَارٍّ تَمْلَأُ بِهِ الضَّرْعَ وَ تُنْبِتُ بِهِ الزَّرْعَ وَ تُحْيِي بِهِ الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا-
And he-saww raised his-saww hands towards the sky and said: ‘O Allah-azwj! Quench us a beneficial, reviving, pleasant, and abundant rain, pouring down generously and evenly, quick in its impact, without harm, filling the pastures, nurturing the crops, and bringing life back to the earth after its death!’
فَمَا رَدَّ يَدَهُ إِلَى نَحْرِهِ حَتَّى أَحْدَقَ السَّحَابُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ كَالْإِكْلِيلِ وَ أَلْقَتِ السَّمَاءُ بِأَرْوَاقِهَا وَ جَاءَ أَهْلُ الْبِطَاحِ يَصِيحُونَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ الْغَرَقَ الْغَرَقَ
His-saww hand not even returned to his-saww throat until the clouds gathered over the city like a crown, and the sky poured down its raindrops. The people of the lowlands came shouting, ‘O Rasool-Allah-saww! The drowning! The drowning!’
فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ اللَّهُمَّ حَوَالَيْنَا وَ لَا عَلَيْنَا-
Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘O Allah-azwj, around us and not upon us!’
فَانْجَابَ السَّحَابُ عَنِ السَّمَاءِ فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ قَالَ لِلَّهِ دَرُّ أَبِي طَالِبٍ لَوْ كَانَ حَيّاً لَقَرَّتْ عَيْنَاهُ مَنْ يُنْشِدُنَا قَوْلَهُ
The cloud moved away from the sky. Rasool-Allah-saww chuckled and said: ‘For Allah-azwj is the abundance (generosity) of Abu Talib-as! Had he-as been alive, his-as would have been delighted! Who can recite his-as words to us?’
فَقَامَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فَقَالَ عَسَى أَرَدْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ-
| وَ مَا حَمَلَتْ مِنْ نَاقَةٍ فَوْقَ ظَهْرِهَا- | أَبَرَّ وَ أَوْفَى ذِمَّةً مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ |
Umar Bin Al-Khattab stood up. He said, ‘Perhaps Rasool-Allah-saww meant, ‘No she-camel has carried above its back anyone more righteous and more loyal of responsibility than Muhammad-saww!’
فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لَيْسَ هَذَا مِنْ قَوْلِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ هَذَا مِنْ قَوْلِ حَسَّانَ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ
Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘This isn’t from the words of Abu Talib-saww. This is from the words of Hassan Bin Sabit!’
فَقَامَ عَلِيٌّ ع فَقَالَ كَأَنَّكَ أَرَدْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ-
| وَ أَبْيَضَ يُسْتَسْقَى الْغَمَامُ بِوَجْهِهِ- | رَبِيعُ الْيَتَامَى عِصْمَةٌ لِلْأَرَامِلِ- | |
| تَلُوذُ بِهِ الْهُلَّاكُ مِنْ آلِ هَاشِمٍ- | فَهُمْ عِنْدَهُ فِي نِعْمَةٍ وَ فَوَاضِلِ- | |
| كَذَبْتُمْ وَ بَيْتِ اللَّهِ يُبْزَى مُحَمَّدٌ- | وَ لَمَّا نُمَاصِعْ دُونَهُ وَ نُقَاتِلْ- | |
| وَ نُسْلِمُهُ حَتَّى نُصَرَّعَ حَوْلَهُ- | وَ نَذْهَلَ عَنْ أَبْنَائِنَا وَ الْحَلَائِلِ |
Ali-asws stood up. He-asws said: ‘O Rasool-Allah-saww! It is as if you-saww meant: ‘And his face is as radiant as the clouds seek to be refreshed. The spring for orphans and a sanctuary for widows. In him, the perishing find refuge from the family of Hashim-as, so they are with him in bounties and graces. You lied, and the House of Allah-azwj supported Muhammad-saww, when spears were drawn against him, and we fought. We submit to him until we perished around him-saww, and we turn away from our sons and inheritors!’
فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَجَلْ
Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘Yes!’
فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي كِنَانَةَ فَقَالَ-
| لَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَ الْحَمْدُ مِمَّنْ شَكَرَ- | سُقِينَا بِوَجْهِ النَّبِيِّ الْمَطَرَ- | |
| دَعَا اللَّهَ خَالِقَهُ دَعْوَةً- | وَ أُشْخِصَ مِنْهُ إِلَيْهِ الْبَصَرُ- | |
| فَلَمْ يَكُ إِلَّا كَإِلْقَا الرِّدَا- | وَ أَسْرَعَ حَتَّى أَتَانَا الدُّرَرُ- | |
| دُفَاقُ الْعَزَائِلِ جَمُّ الْبُعَاقِ- | أَغَاثَ بِهِ اللَّهُ عُلْيَا مُضَرَ- | |
| فَكَانَ كَمَا قَالَهُ عَمُّهُ- | أَبُو طَالِبٍ ذَا رُوَاءٍ أَغَرَّ | |
| بِهِ اللَّهُ يَسْقِي صَيُّوبَ الْغَمَامِ- | فَهَذَا الْعِيَانُ وَ ذَاكَ الْخَبَرُ |
A man from the clan of Kananah stood up. He said (a poem), ‘The praise is for you-saww, and praise be from the grateful. We have been Quenched with the rain through the face of the Prophet-saww. He-saww supplicated to Allah-azwj, his-saww Creator, and the gaze was directed from him-saww to Him-azwj! There was nothing but the casting of a cloak, and swiftly, the pearls came to us. The fragrance of troubles gathered in abundance, Allah-azwj Helped by it, allaying the distress. It happened just as his-saww uncle-as Abu Talib-as had described it, the one with a radiant countenance. Due to him-as Allah-azwj Quenched thirst of the clouds. So this is the reality and that is the news!’
فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَا كِنَانِيُّ بَوَّأَكَ اللَّهُ بِكُلِّ بَيْتٍ قُلْتَهُ بَيْتاً فِي الْجَنَّةِ.
Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘O Kinany! May Allah-azwj Grant you for every couplet you have said, a house in the Paradise’’.[27]
18- فِقْهُ الرِّضَا، قَالَ ع اعْلَمْ يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ أَنَّ صَلَاةَ الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ رَكْعَتَانِ بِلَا أَذَانٍ وَ لَا إِقَامَةٍ يَخْرُجُ الْإِمَامُ يَبْرُزُ إِلَى مَا تَحْتَ السَّمَاءِ وَ يُخْرَجُ الْمِنْبَرُ وَ المؤذنين [الْمُؤَذِّنُونَ] أَمَامَهُ فَيُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ وَ يَصْعَدُ الْمِنْبَرَ
(The book) ‘Fiqh Al-Reza-asws’ – He-asws said: ‘Know, may Allah-azwj Mercy you! The Salat Al Istisqa (praying for the rain) is of two Cycles, without an Azaan or an Iqama. The prayer leader should go out to what is beneath the open sky and he should bring out the pulpit and two proclaimers in front of him. He should pray two Cycles with the people, then perform Salaam and ascend the pulpit.
فَيُقَلِّبُ رِدَاءَهُ الَّذِي عَلَى يَمِينِهِ عَلَى يَسَارِهِ وَ الَّذِي عَلَى يَسَارِهِ عَلَى يَمِينِهِ مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً ثُمَّ يُحَوِّلُ وَجْهَهُ إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ فَيُكَبِّرُ مِائَةَ تَكْبِيرَةٍ يَرْفَعُ بِهَا صَوْتَهُ ثُمَّ يَلْتَفِتُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَ يَسَارِهِ إِلَى النَّاسِ فَيُهَلِّلُ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ رَافِعاً صَوْتَهُ ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَيَدْعُو اللَّهَ وَ يَقُولُ-
He should overturn his robe which is upon his right to be upon his left, and that which is upon his left to be upon his right, once. Then he should turn his face towards the Qiblah and exclaim Takbeer one hundred exclamations, raising his voice with it. Then he should turn to his right and to his left to the people. He should extol Oneness (of Allah-azwj) one hundred times raising his voice. Then he should raise his hands towards the sky and supplicated to Allah-azwj and say:
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
O Allah-azwj! Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and upon Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww!
اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا غَيْثاً مُغِيثاً مُجَلِّلًا طَبَقاً مُطْبِقاً جَلَلًا مُونِقاً رَاحِباً غَدَقاً مُغْدِقاً طَيِّباً مُبَارَكاً هَاطِلًا مُهْطِلًا مُتَهَاطِلًا رَغَداً هَنِيئاً مَرِيئاً دَائِماً رَوِيّاً سَرِيعاً عَامّاً مُسِيلًا نَافِعاً غَيْرَ ضَارٍّ تُحْيِي بِهِ الْعِبَادَ وَ الْبِلَادَ وَ تُنْبِتُ بِهِ الزَّرْعَ وَ النَّبَاتَ وَ تَجْعَلُ فِيهِ بَلَاغاً لِلْحَاضِرِ مِنَّا وَ الْبَادِ
O Allah-azwj! Quench us a beneficial, reviving, and abundant rain, flowing down in layers, covering the ground, adorned, continuous, abundant, fragrant, blessed, pouring down generously and continuously. A rain that brings goodness, joy, perpetual, satisfying, swift, widespread, beneficial, without harm. With it, revive Your-azwj servants and the lands, causing crops and plants to grow. Make it a clear sign for those present and absent among us!
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْزِلْ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ بَرَكَاتِ سَمَائِكَ مَاءً طَهُوراً وَ أَنْبِتْ لَنَا مِنْ بَرَكَاتِ أَرْضِكَ نَبَاتاً مَسْقِيّاً وَ تَسْقِيهِ مِمَّا خَلَقْتَ أَنْعاماً وَ أَناسِيَّ كَثِيراً
O Allah-azwj! Send down upon us from Blessings of Your-azwj sky, clean water, and let plants be quenched, it would quench from what You-azwj Created, cattle and a lot of people!
اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمْنَا بِالْمَشَايِخِ رُكَّعاً وَ الصِّبْيَانِ رُضَّعاً وَ الْبَهَائِمِ رُتَّعاً وَ الشُّبَّانِ خُضَّعاً-
O Allah-azwj! Mercy us with the elderly in humility, and the young children in nursing, and the beasts in grazing, and the youth in obedience!’
قَالَ وَ كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يَدْعُو عِنْدَ الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ بِهَذَا الدُّعَاءِ يَقُولُ يَا مُغِيثَنَا يَا مُعِينَنَا عَلَى دِينِنَا وَ دُنْيَانَا بِالَّذِي تَنْشُرُ عَلَيْنَا مِنَ الرِّزْقِ نَزَلَ بِنَا عَظِيمٌ لَا يَقْدِرُ عَلَى تَفْرِيجِهِ غَيْرُ مُنْزِلِهِ عَجِّلْ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ فَرَجَهُ فَقَدْ أَشْرَفَتِ الْأَبْدَانُ عَلَى الْهَلَاكِ فَإِذَا هَلَكَتِ الْأَبْدَانُ هَلَكَتِ الدِّينُ
He-asws said: ‘And Amir Al-Momineen-saww was supplicating during praying for the rain with this supplication saying: ‘O our Helper, O our Supporter, concerning our religion and our worldly affairs, by the provision that You-azwj unfold upon us, a great calamity has befallen us that none except its Sender can relieve. Hasten to your servants its relief, for the bodies are on the verge of destruction! When the bodies are destroyed, the religion is destroyed.
يَا دَيَّانَ الْعِبَادِ وَ مُقَدِّرَ أُمُورِهِمْ بِمَقَادِيرِ أَرْزَاقِهِمْ- لَا تَحُلْ بَيْنَنَا وَ بَيْنَ رِزْقِكَ وَ مَا أَصْبَحْنَا فِيهِ مِنْ كَرَامَتِكَ مُعْتَرِفِينَ بِهِ قَدْ أُصِيبَ مَنْ لَا ذَنْبَ لَهُ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ بِذُنُوبِنَا ارْحَمْنَا بِمَنْ جَعَلْتَهُ أَهْلًا لِاسْتِجَابَةِ دُعَائِهِ حِينَ سَأَلَكَ
O Knower of the affairs of the servants and Determiner of their provisions! Do not let anything come between us and Your-azwj sustenance. What we have witnessed this morning of Your-azwj generosity, we acknowledge it. Those without fault from Your-azwj creation have been afflicted due to our sins. Have Mercy on us through the one whom You-azwj have Made worthy of having his supplications answered when he asked You-azwj!
يَا رَحِيمُ لَا تَحْبِسْ عَنَّا مَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَ انْشُرْ عَلَيْنَا نِعَمَكَ وَ عُدْ عَلَيْنَا بِرَحْمَتِكَ وَ ابْسُطْ عَلَيْنَا كَنَفَكَ وَ عُدْ عَلَيْنَا بِقَبُولِكَ وَ اسْقِنَا الْغَيْثَ وَ لَا تَجْعَلْنَا مِنَ الْقَانِطِينَ وَ لَا تُهْلِكْنَا بِالسِّنِينَ وَ لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا بِما فَعَلَ الْمُبْطِلُونَ وَ عَافِنَا
O Merciful! Do not Withhold from us what is in the sky, and Spread Your-azwj bounties upon us, and Repeat upon us with Your-azwj Mercy, and Extend Your-azwj Canopy upon us, and Repeat upon us with Your-azwj Words and Quench us the rain and do not Make us from the despondent nor Destroy us with the years (of drought) and do not Seize us with what the falsifiers have done!
يَا رَبِّ مِنَ النَّقِمَةِ فِي الدِّينِ وَ شَمَاتَةِ الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ يَا ذَا النَّفْعِ وَ النَّصْرِ إِنَّكَ إِنْ أَجَبْتَنَا فَبِجُودِكَ وَ كَرَمِكَ وَ لِإِتْمَامِ مَا بِنَا مِنْ نَعْمَائِكَ وَ إِنْ تَرْدُدْنَا فَبِجِنَايَتِنَا عَلَى أَنْفُسِنَا فَاعْفُ عَنَّا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَصْرِفَنَا وَ أَقِلْنَا وَ اقْلِبْنَا بِإِنْجَاحِ الْحَاجَةِ يَا اللَّهُ.
And Pardon us O Lord-azwj, from the downfall in the religion, and gloating by the Kafir people! O With the benefit and the harm! If You-azwj were to Love us it would be due to Your-azwj Generosity and Your-azwj Benevolence and completion of what is with us of Your-azwj bounties, and if You-azwj were to Return us is would be due to our ugliness upon ourselves, therefore Pardon us before You-azwj us away and Uproot us, and Overturn us with success of the needs, O Allah-azwj!’’[28]
19- الْمَكَارِمُ، فِي الرَّعْدِ وَ الصَّوَاعِقِ قَالَ: إِذَا سَمِعْتَ صَوْتَ الرَّعْدِ وَ رَأَيْتَ الصَّوَاعِقَ فَقُلِ- اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَقْتُلْنَا بِغَضَبِكَ وَ لَا تُهْلِكْنَا بِعَذَابِكَ وَ عَافِنَا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ-
(The book) ‘Al Majarim’ –
‘Regarding the thunder and the bolts of lightning, he-asws said: ‘Whenever you hear the sound of thunder and see the thunderbolt, then say, ‘O Allah-azwj! Do not Kill us with Your-azwj Angel, and do not Destroy us with Your-azwj Punishment, and Pardon us before that!
وَ فِي الْمَطَرِ إِذَا أَمْطَرَتِ السَّمَاءُ فَقُلْ صَبّاً هَنِيئاً.
And regarding the rains: ‘Whenever the sky rains, say, ‘Pour pleasantly!’’[29]
عَنِ الصَّادِقِ ع قَالَ: إِذَا هَبَّتِ الرِّيَاحُ فَأَكْثِرْ مِنَ التَّكْبِيرِ وَ قُلِ- اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ مَا هَاجَتْ بِهِ الرِّيَاحُ وَ خَيْرَ مَا فِيهَا وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهَا وَ شَرِّ مَا فِيهَا
From Al-Sadiq-asws having said: ‘When the winds blow, frequent from exclaiming the Takbeer, and say, ‘O Allah-azwj! I ask You-azwj good of what the winds have stirred with, and good of what is in it, and I seek Refuge with You-azwj from its evil and evil of what is in it!
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهَا عَلَيْنَا رَحْمَةً وَ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ عَذَاباً وَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ.
O Allah-azwj! Make it a Mercy upon us and a Punishment upon the Kafirs! And may Allah-azwj Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and his-saww Progeny-asws’’.[30]
20- أَعْلَامُ الدِّينِ، قَالَ الصَّادِقُ ع قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى يَبْتَلِي عِبَادَهُ عِنْدَ ظُهُورِ الْأَعْمَالِ السَّيِّئَةِ بِنَقْصِ الثَّمَرَاتِ وَ حَبْسِ الْبَرَكَاتِ وَ إِغْلَاقِ خَزَائِنِ الْخَيْرَاتِ لِيَتُوبَ تَائِبٌ وَ يُقْلِعَ مُقْلِعٌ وَ يَتَذَكَّرَ مُتَذَكِّرٌ وَ يَزْدَجِرَ مُزْدَجَرٌ وَ قَدْ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى الِاسْتِغْفَارَ سَبَباً لِدُرُورِ الْأَرْزَاقِ وَ رَحْمَةِ الْخَلْقِ
(The book) ‘A’lam Al Deen –
‘Al-Sadiq-asws said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen-asws said: ‘Allah-azwj the Exalted Tries His-azwj servant at the appearance of the evil deed by Reducing the fruits, and Withholding the Blessings, and Locking the treasures of the goodness, so the penitent will repent, and the reducer can reduce, and the mindful can heed, and the rebuked can be rebuked, and Allah-azwj the Exalted has Made seeking the Forgiveness as a cause for the rolling of the sustenance(s) and Mercy of the creation!
فَقَالَ سُبْحَانَهُ- اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كانَ غَفَّاراً- يُرْسِلِ السَّماءَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِدْراراً- وَ يُمْدِدْكُمْ بِأَمْوالٍ وَ بَنِينَ وَ يَجْعَلْ لَكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ وَ يَجْعَلْ لَكُمْ أَنْهاراً
The Glorious Said: ‘Seek Forgiveness of your Lord, He would always be Forgiving [71:10] He will Send the sky unto you pouring (with rain) [71:11] And Assist you with wealth and sons, and Make gardens for you, and Make rivers for you [71:12].
فَرَحِمَ اللَّهُ عَبْداً قَدَّمَ تَوْبَتَهُ وَ اسْتَقَالَ عَثْرَتَهُ وَ ذَكَرَ خَطِيئَتَهُ وَ حَذِرَ مَنِيَّتَهُ فَإِنَّ أَجَلَهُ مَسْتُورٌ عَنْهُ وَ أَمَلَهُ خَادِعٌ لَهُ وَ الشَّيْطَانُ مُوَكَّلٌ بِهِ يُزَيِّنُ لَهُ الْمَعْصِيَةَ لِيَرْكَبَهَا وَ يُمَنِّيهِ التَّوْبَةَ لِيُسَوِّفَهَا حَتَّى تَهْجُمَ عَلَيْهِ مَنِيَّتُهُ أَغْفَلَ مَا يَكُونُ عَنْهَا
May Allah-azwj Mercy on a servant who has presented his repentance, acknowledged his mistake, and took heed of his faults. For indeed, the appointed time of his death is concealed from him, and his hope deceives him. The Satan-la is assigned to him, adorning disobedience to entice him, and making him postpone repentance until his death approaches, catching him off guard at the most heedless moment as can be from it!
فَيَا لَهَا حَسْرَةً عَلَى ذِي غَفْلَةٍ أَنْ يَكُونَ عُمُرُهُ عَلَيْهِ حُجَّةً وَ أَنْ تُؤَدِّيَهُ أَيَّامُهُ إِلَى شَقْوَةٍ نَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ سُبْحَانَهُ أَنْ يَجْعَلَنَا وَ إِيَّاكُمْ مِمَّنْ لَا تُبْطِرُهُ نِعْمَةٌ وَ لَا تَحُلُّ بِهِ بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ نَدَامَةٌ وَ لَا نَقِمَةٌ.
O what a lot is regret of one who is in heedlessness, as his lifetime becomes a testimony against him leading his days to misery. We ask Allah-azwj the Glorious to Make us and you among those whom Blessings do not come to an end and for whom there is no regret or retaliation after death!’’[31]
21- مِشْكَاةُ الْأَنْوَارِ، نَقْلًا مِنْ مَحَاسِنِ الْبَرْقِيِّ عَنِ الْبَاقِرِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص خَمْسُ خِصَالٍ إِنْ أَدْرَكْتُمُوهَا فَتَعَوَّذُوا بِاللَّهِ مِنَ النَّارِ
(The book) ‘Mishkat Al Anwaar’ – Copying from (the book) ‘Mahaasin’ of Al Barqy,
‘From Al-Baqir-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘Give characteristics, if you were to come across these, seek Refuge from the Hellfire: –
لَمْ تَظْهَرِ الْفَاحِشَةُ فِي قَوْمٍ قَطُّ حَتَّى يُعْلِنُوا بِهَا إِلَّا ظَهَرَ فِيهِمُ الطَّاعُونُ وَ الْأَوْجَاعُ الَّتِي لَمْ تَكُنْ فِي أَسْلَافِهِمُ الَّذِينَ مَضَوْا
The immoralities will not appear among a people at all to the extent that they are being openly with it, except there will appear among them, the plagues and the pains (illnesses) which did not exist among their ancestors, those who have passed!
وَ لَمْ يَنْقُصُوا الْمِكْيَالَ وَ الْمِيزَانَ إِلَّا أُخِذُوا بِالسِّنِينَ وَ شِدَّةِ الْمَئُونَةِ وَ جَوْرِ السُّلْطَانِ
And they will not reduce (under-measure) the measurements and (under-weigh) the scales except they will be Seized with the years (of drought) and hardship of the livelihood, and tyranny of the ruler!
وَ لَمْ يُمْنَعِ الزَّكَاةُ إِلَّا مُنِعَ الْقَطْرُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَلَوْ لَا الْبَهَائِمُ لَمْ يُمْطَرُوا
And Zakat will not be prevented except the drops from the sky will be Prevented. Had it not been for the beasts they would not be rained upon!
وَ لَمْ يَنْقُضُوا عَهْدَ اللَّهِ وَ عَهْدَ رَسُولِهِ إِلَّا سَلَّطَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَدُوَّهُمْ فَأَخَذُوا بَعْضَ مَا فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ
And they will not break the Covenant of Allah-azwj and covenant of His-azwj Rasool-saww except their enemies will prevail upon them, and they will take some of what is in their hands!
وَ لَمْ يَحْكُمُوا بِغَيْرِ مَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ إِلَّا جَعَلَ بَأْسَهُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ.
And they will not make decisions with other than what Allah-azwj has Revealed except conflicts will be Made to be between them!’’[32]
22- قُرْبُ الْإِسْنَادِ، عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ مَسْعَدَةَ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لَا تُشِيرُوا إِلَى الْمَطَرِ وَ لَا إِلَى الْهِلَالِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَكْرَهُ ذَلِكَ.
(The book) ‘Qurb Al Isnaad’ – from Haroun Bin Muslim, from Mas’ada Bin Sadaqa,
‘From Abu Abdullah-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘Do not indicate to the rain, nor to the crescent, for Allah-azwj Dislikes that’’.[33]
بيان: يحتمل أن يكون المراد الإشارة على وجه التعجب كما يقال ما أحسن هذا الهلال و ما أغزر هذا المطر فإنه ينبغي أن يشتغل عندهما بالذكر و الدعاء أو المراد الإشارة و التوجه إليهما حالة الدعاء بل ينبغي أن يستقبل القبلة و يدعو و قد مر الكلام فيه.
Explanation – It is possible that the intention of ‘Indicating’ is to express amazement, as is commonly said, ‘How beautiful is this crescent, and how abundant is this rain!’ It is fitting for one to engage in Zikr and supplication upon witnessing them. Alternatively, the intention could be to point and turn towards them during supplication. In fact, it is recommended to face the Qiblah and supplicate, and the discussion has passed on this matter.
23- مَعَانِي الْأَخْبَارِ، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ زِيَادٍ الْهَمَدَانِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حُمْرَانَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ: ثَلَاثَةٌ مِنْ عَمَلِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ الْفَخْرُ بِالْأَنْسَابِ وَ الطَّعْنُ بِالْأَحْسَابِ وَ الِاسْتِسْقَاءُ بِالْأَنْوَاءِ.
(The book) ‘Ma’any Al Akhbar’ – from Ahmad Bin Ziyad Al Hamdany, from Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Muhammad Bin Humran, from his father,
‘From Abu Ja’far-asws having said: ‘Three are from the actions of the pre-Islamic period – the priding with the lineages, and the insulting (others) with the (their) lineages, and praying for the rain with the variety of stars’’.[34]
توضيح فِي رِوَايَةِ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ قَالَ: صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص صَلَاةَ الصُّبْحِ بِالْحُدَيْبِيَةِ فِي أَثَرِ سَمَاءٍ كَانَتْ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ اسْتَقْبَلَ النَّاسَ فَقَالَ هَلْ تَدْرُونَ مَا ذَا قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ
Clarification (Hadeeth only) – Rasool-Allah-saww prayed Salat with us, the morning Salat, at Al Hudaybiya in tracks of sky (rain) from the night. When he-saww finished, he-saww faced the people. He-saww said: ‘Do you know what Your-azwj Lord-azwj is Saying?’
قَالُوا اللَّهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ
They said, ‘Allah-azwj and His-azwj Rasool-saww are more knowing!’
قَالَ قَالَ أَصْبَحَ مِنْ عِبَادِي مُؤْمِنٌ بِي وَ كَافِرٌ بِالْكَوْكَبِ وَ كَافِرٌ بِي وَ مُؤْمِنٌ بِالْكَوْكَبِ مَنْ قَالَ مُطِرْنَا بِفَضْلِ اللَّهِ وَ رَحْمَتِهِ فَذَلِكَ مُؤْمِنٌ بِي وَ كَافِرٌ بِالْكَوْكَبِ وَ أَمَّا مَنْ قَالَ مُطِرْنَا بِنَوْءِ كَذَا وَ كَذَا فَذَاكَ كَافِرٌ بِي وَ مُؤْمِنٌ بِالْكَوْكَبِ.
He-saww said: ‘He-azwj Says: “From My-azwj servants they come to a morning believing in Me-azwj and disbelieving the planets (astrology), and disbelieving Me-azwj and believing in the planets. One who says, ‘It has rained upon me by the Grace of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Mercy’, so that is a believer in Me-azwj and a disbeliever in the planets, and one who says, ‘It has rained on us due to such and such star/planet, so that is a disbeliever in Me-azwj and a believer in the planets!”’
24- الْمُقْنِعَةُ، لِلْمُفِيدِ وَ الْمُهَذَّبُ، لِابْنِ الْبَرَّاجِ قَالَ فِي الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ بَعْدَ الصَّلَاةِ وَ الْخُطْبَةِ وَ التَّسْبِيحَاتِ ثُمَّ حَوَّلَ وَجْهَهُ إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ فَدَعَا وَ دَعَا النَّاسُ مَعَهُ فَقَالَ- اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ الْأَرْبَابِ وَ مُعْتِقَ الرِّقَابِ وَ مُنْشِئَ السَّحَابِ وَ مُنْزِلَ الْقَطْرِ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَ مُحْيِيَ الْأَرْضِ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا
(The books) ‘Al Muqnie’ of Al Mufeed, and ‘Al Muhazzab’ of Ibn Al Barraj –
‘He said regarding praying for the rain, after the Salat and the sermon and the glorifications, ‘Then he-asws turned his-asws face towards the Qiblah. He-asws supplicated and the people supplicated with him. He-asws said: ‘O Allah-azwj! Lord-azwj of the lords, and Liberator of the necks, and Grower of the clouds, and Descended of the drops from the sky, and Reviver of the land after its death!
يَا فَالِقَ الْحَبِّ وَ النَّوَى وَ يَا مُخْرِجَ الزَّرْعِ وَ النَّبَاتِ وَ مُحْيِيَ الْأَمْوَاتِ وَ جَامِعَ الشَّتَاتِ اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا غَيْثاً مُغِيثاً غَدَقاً مُغْدِقاً هَنِيئاً مَرِيئاً تُنْبِتُ بِهِ الزَّرْعَ وَ تُدِرُّ بِهِ الضَّرْعَ وَ تُحْيِي بِهِ الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا وَ تَسْقِي بِهِ مِمَّا خَلَقْتَ أَنْعاماً وَ أَناسِيَّ كَثِيراً.
O Splitter of the seed and the kernel, and O Extractor of the vegetation and the plants, and Reviver of the dead and Gatherer of the varieties! O Allah-azwj! Quench us with a beneficial, abundant, delightful rain that nurtures the crops, replenishes the pastures, revives the earth after its death, and quenching by it from what You-azwj have Created, livestock and a lot of people!’’[35]
25- الْبَلَدُ الْأَمِينُ، وَ جُنَّةُ الْأَمَانِ، أَفْضَلُ الْقُنُوتِ فِي صَلَاةِ الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ مَا رُوِيَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ص وَ هُوَ-
(The books) ‘Al Balad Al Ameen’ and ‘Junnat Al Amaan’ –
‘The best Qunout (supplication) in Salat of praying for the rain is what is reported from the Prophet-saww, and it is: –
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ الرَّحْمَنُ الرَّحِيمُ ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَ الْإِكْرَامِ وَ أَسْأَلُهُ أَنْ يَتُوبَ عَلَيَّ تَوْبَةَ عَبْدٍ ذَلِيلٍ خَاضِعٍ فَقِيرٍ بِائِسٍ مِسْكِينٍ مُسْتَكِينٍ- لَا يَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِهِ نَفْعاً وَ لَا ضَرّاً وَ لَا مَوْتاً وَ لَا حَيَاةً وَ لَا نُشُوراً
‘I seek Forgiveness of Allah-azwj Who, there is no god except He-azwj, the Living, the Eternal, the Beneficent, the Merciful, with the Majesty and the Benevolence, and I ask Him-azwj to Turn (with Mercy) unto me, for repentance of a disgraceful servant, humble, poor, destitute, needy, and incapable. He can neither control benefit for himself nor harm, nor death nor life, nor Resurrection!
اللَّهُمَّ مُعْتِقَ الرِّقَابِ وَ رَبَّ الْأَرْبَابِ وَ مُنْشِئَ السَّحَابِ وَ مُنْزِلَ الْقَطْرِ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا فَالِقَ الْحَبِّ وَ النَّوَى وَ مُخْرِجَ النَّبَاتِ وَ جَامِعَ الشَّتَاتِ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اسْقِنَا غَيْثاً مُغِيثاً غَدَقاً مُغْدِقاً هَنِيئاً مَرِيئاً تُنْبِتُ بِهِ الزَّرْعَ وَ تُدِرُّ بِهِ الضَّرْعَ وَ تُحْيِي بِهِ مِمَّا خَلَقْتَ أَنْعاماً وَ أَناسِيَّ كَثِيراً
O Allah-azwj, Liberator of the necks, and Lord-azwj of the lords, and Grower of the clouds, and Descender of the drops from the sky to the earth after its death, Splitter of the seed and the kernel, and Extractor of the vegetation, and Gatherer of the dispersed! Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, and Quench us with beneficial, delightful rain nurturing the crops and replenishing the pastures, and reviving by it from what You-azwj have Created, livestock and a lot of people!
اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِ عِبَادَكَ وَ بَهَائِمَكَ وَ انْشُرْ رَحْمَتَكَ وَ أَحْيِ بِلَادَكَ الْمَيْتَةَ.
O Allah-azwj! Quench Your-azwj servants and Your-azwj animals, and Spread Your-azwj Mercy and Revive Your-azwj dead lands!’’[36]
26- الْبَلَدُ الْأَمِينُ، قَالَ: يُسْتَحَبُّ الْخُرُوجُ بِسَكِينَةٍ خَاشِعاً مُتَبَذِّلًا مُتَنَظِّفاً لَا مُتَطَيِّباً
(The book) ‘Al Balad Al Ameen’ –
‘He said, ‘It is recommended to go out with tranquillity, fearfully, humbly, clean, not perfumed’.
ثُمَّ قَالَ مُتَبَذِّلًا أَيْ لَابِسَ الْبِذْلَةِ وَ هِيَ مَا يُمْتَهَنُ مِنَ الثِّيَابِ دُونَ ثِيَابِ الصَّوْنِ وَ التَّجَمُّلِ لِأَنَّهُ يَوْمُ خُشُوعٍ وَ اسْتِكَانَةٍ لَا يَوْمُ سُرُورٍ وَ زِينَةٍ فَلِهَذَا لَا يَتَطَيَّبُ بَلْ يَتَنَظَّفُ مِنَ الرَّوَائِحِ الْكَرِيهَةِ الَّتِي تُؤْذِي مُجَاوِرَهُ وَ تَمْنَعُهُ مِنَ الْإِقْبَالِ عَلَى الْخُشُوعِ وَ التَّوَجُّهِ إِلَيْهِ تَعَالَى.
Then he-asws said: ‘Being humble means wearing a simple garment, which is what is chosen from clothing, excluding luxurious and adorned clothing. This is because it is a day of humility and submission, not a day of joy and decoration. Therefore, one should not use perfume but instead should clean oneself from unpleasant odours that may disturb others and hinder one from focusing on humility and turning to Him-azwj, the Exalted!’’[37]
باب 122 صلاة الحاجة و دفع العلل و الأمراض في سائر الأوقات
CHAPTER 122 – SALAT OF THE NEEDS, AND REPELLING THE ILLNESSES AND THE DISEASES IN REST OF THE TIMINGS
الآيات البقرة وَ اسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَ الصَّلاةِ.
The Verses – (Surah) Al Baqarah: And seek Assistance through the patience and the Salat, [2:45].
تفسير قال الطبرسي ره روي عن أئمتنا ع- أن المراد بالصبر الصوم و كان النبي ص إذا حزنه أمر استعان بالصلاة و الصوم
Interpretation – Al-Tabarsee said, ‘It is reported from our Imams-asws that the intend with ‘the patience’ is the fasting, and the Prophet-saww was such that whenever a matter grieved him‑saww, he-saww sought assistance with the Salat and the fasting’.
وَ رُوِيَ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ ع أَنَّهُ قَالَ: مَا يَمْنَعُ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ غَمٌّ مِنْ غُمُومِ الدُّنْيَا أَنْ يَتَوَضَّأَ فَيَدْخُلَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَيَرْكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ يَدْعُو اللَّهَ فِيهِمَا أَ مَا سَمِعْتَ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ وَ اسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَ الصَّلاةِ.
And it is reported from Al-Sadiq-asws having said: ‘What prevents (every) one of you, when sadness from sorrows of the world enters upon him, from performing Wud’u, and he enters the Masjid and performs two Cycles of Salat, supplicating to Allah-azwj in these? Have you not heard Allah-azwj Saying: And seek Assistance through the patience and the Salat, [2:45].
1- مَجَالِسُ الصَّدُوقِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُوسَى بْنِ الْمُتَوَكِّلِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ السَّعْدَآبَادِيِّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَرْقِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الصَّادِقِ ع قَالَ: إِذَا قَامَ الْعَبْدُ نِصْفَ اللَّيْلِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَبِّهِ جَلَّ جَلَالُهُ فَصَلَّى لَهُ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ فِي جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ الْمُظْلِمِ ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ سَجْدَةَ الشُّكْرِ بَعْدَ فَرَاغِهِ فَقَالَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ نَادَاهُ اللَّهُ جَلَّ جَلَالُهُ مِنْ فَوْقِهِ
(The book) ‘Majaalis’ of Al Sadouq – from Muhammad Bin Musa Bin Al Mutawakkil, from Ali Bin Al-Husayn Al Sa’adabady, from Ahmad Bin Abu Abdullah Al Barqy, from his father, from Abdul Rahman Bin Salim, from Al Mufazzal,
‘From Abu Abdullah Al-Sadiq-asws having said: ‘When the servant stands in front of his Lord‑azwj, Majestic is His-azwj Majesty, in middle of the night, so he prays four Cycles Salat to Him-azwj in middle of the dark night, then he performs a Sajdah of thanks after his being free, so he says, ‘Whatever Allah-azwj Desires! Whatever Allah-azwj Desires!’, one hundred times, Allah-azwj, Majestic is His-azwj Majesty, Calls out from above him:
عَبْدِي إِلَى كَمْ تَقُولُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنَا رَبُّكَ وَ إِلَيَّ الْمَشِيَّةُ وَ قَدْ شِئْتُ قَضَاءَ حَاجَتِكَ فَسَلْنِي مَا شِئْتَ.
“My-azwj servant! How many times you have said, ‘Whatever Allah-azwj Desires! Whatever Allah‑azwj Desires!’? I-azwj am your Lord-azwj and the Desire is up to Me-azwj, and I-azwj have Desired Fulfilling your needs, so ask Me-azwj whatever you desire to!”’[38]
2- قُرْبُ الْإِسْنَادِ، عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ مَسْعَدَةَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ جَعْفَراً ع يُمْلِي عَلَى بَعْضِ التُّجَّارِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ فِي طَلَبِ الرِّزْقِ فَقَالَ لَهُ صَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ مَتَى شِئْتَ فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ مِنَ التَّشَهُّدِ قُلْتَ تَوَجَّهْتُ بِحَوْلِ اللَّهِ وَ قُوَّتِهِ بِلَا حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَ لَا قُوَّةٍ وَ لَكِنْ بِحَوْلِكَ يَا رَبِّ وَ قُوَّتِكَ
(The book) ‘Qurb Al Isnaad’ – From Haroun Bin Muslim, from Mas’ada who said,
‘I heard Ja’far-asws dictating upon one of the traders from the people of Al-Kufa regarding seeking the sustenance. He-asws said to him: ‘Pray two Cycles Salat whenever you desire to. When you are free from performing the Tashahhud, say, ‘I diver, by the Might of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Strength, without there being any might from me nor strength, but by Your-azwj Might, O Lord-azwj and Your-azwj Strength!
أَبْرَأُ إِلَيْكَ مِنَ الْحَوْلِ وَ الْقُوَّةِ إِلَّا مَا قَوَّيْتَنِي
I disassociate to You-azwj from the might and the strength except what You-azwj have Strengthened me!
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بَرَكَةَ هَذَا الْيَوْمِ وَ أَسْأَلُكَ بَرَكَةَ أَهْلِهِ وَ أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَرْزُقَنِي مِنْ فَضْلِكَ رِزْقاً وَاسِعاً حَلَالًا طَيِّباً مُبَارَكاً تَسُوقُهُ إِلَيَّ فِي عَافِيَةٍ بِحَوْلِكَ وَ قُوَّتِكَ وَ أَنَا خَافِضٌ فِي عَافِيَةٍ يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ.
O Allah-azwj! I ask You-azwj for Blessings of this day, and I ask You-azwj for Blessings of its people, and I ask You-azwj to Grace me from Your-azwj Grace a vast sustenance, Permissible, good, Blessed, Ushering it to me in well-being by Your-azwj Might and Your-azwj Strength, and I am in a state of well-being!’ – saying that three times’’.[39]
3- الْخِصَالُ، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الْقَطَّانِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ السُّكَّرِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زَكَرِيَّا الْجَوْهَرِيِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُمَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ الْجُعْفِيِّ عَنِ الْبَاقِرِ ع قَالَ: إِذَا كَانَتْ لِلْمَرْأَةِ عَلَى اللَّهِ حَاجَةٌ صَعِدَتْ فَوْقَ بَيْتِهَا وَ صَلَّتْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ كَشَفَتْ رَأْسَهَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَإِنَّهَا إِذَا فَعَلَتْ ذَلِكَ اسْتَجَابَ اللَّهُ لَهَا وَ لَمْ يُخَيِّبْهَا.
(The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – from Ahmad Bin Al-Hassan Al Qattan, from Al-Hassan Bin Ali Al Sukari, from Muhammad Bin Zakariya Al Jowhari, from Ja’far Bin Muhammad Bin Umara, from his father, from Jabir Al Jufy,
‘From Al-Baqir-asws having said: ‘When there were to be a need for a woman to Allah-azwj, she should ascend above her house and pray two Cycles Salat and uncover her head to the sky. When she does that, Allah-azwj will Answer (her supplication) for her and will not disappoint her!’’[40]
4- الْعُيُونُ، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ زِيَادٍ الْهَمَدَانِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي صَاحِبُ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ رَبِيعٍ قَالَ: كُنْتُ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فِي فِرَاشِي مَعَ بَعْضِ جَوَارِيَّ فَلَمَّا كَانَ فِي نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ سَمِعْتُ حَرَكَةَ بَابِ الْمَقْصُورَةِ فَرَاعَنِي ذَلِكَ فَقَالَتِ الْجَارِيَةُ لَعَلَّ هَذَا مِنَ الرِّيحِ
(The book) ‘Al Uyoun’ – from Ahmad Bin Ziyad Al Hamdany, from Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ubeydullah Bin Salih who said, ‘It is narrated to me by a companion of Al Fazl Bin Rabie who said,
‘One night I was in my bed with one of my slave girls. When it was middle of the night I heard a movement at the cabin door. That alarmed me. The slave girl said, ‘This is from the wind!’
فَلَمْ يَمْضِ إِلَّا يَسِيرٌ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ بَابَ الْبَيْتِ الَّذِي كُنْتُ فِيهِ قَدْ فُتِحَ وَ إِذَا هُوَ مَسْرُورٌ الْكَبِيرُ قَدْ دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ فَقَالَ لِي أَجِبْ وَ لَمْ يُسَلِّمْ عَلَيَّ
Time did not pass except a little until I saw door of the room which I was in, was opened, and there he as, Masrour Al-Kabeer (guard of the caliph) having entered to see me. He said to me, ‘Answer (to the caliph)!’, and he did not even greet unto me.
فَيَئِسْتُ مِنْ نَفْسِي وَ قُلْتُ هَذَا مَسْرُورٌ وَ دَخَلَ إِلَيَّ بِلَا إِذْنٍ وَ لَمْ يُسَلِّمْ مَا هُوَ إِلَّا الْقَتْلُ وَ كُنْتُ جُنُباً فَلَمْ أَجْسُرْ أَنْ أَسْأَلَهُ إِنْظَارِي حَتَّى أَغْتَسِلَ
I despaired from myself and say (to myself), ‘This is Masrour and he has entered to see me without permission, and he did not even greet! This is not except the killing!’, and I was with sexual impurity, but I did not have the courage to ask him to wait for me until I wash.
فَقَالَتْ لِي الْجَارِيَةُ لَمَّا رَأَتْ تَحَيُّرِي وَ تَبَلُّدِي ثِقْ بِاللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ انْهَضْ فَنَهَضْتُ وَ لَبِسْتُ ثِيَابِي وَ خَرَجْتُ مَعَهُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ الدَّارَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ هُوَ فِي مَرْقَدِهِ فَرَدَّ عَلَيَّ السَّلَامَ فَسَقَطْتُ
The slave girl said to me when she saw my bewilderment and my changes (of colour), ‘Trust in Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic, and get up!’ I got up and wore my clothes and went out with him until I came to the house. I greeted unto commander of the faithful, and he was in his resting place. He returned the greeting unto me. I fell down.
فَقَالَ تَدَاخَلَكَ رُعْبٌ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَتَرَكَنِي سَاعَةً حَتَّى سَكَنْتُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي صِرْ إِلَى حَبْسِنَا فَأَخْرِجْ مُوسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ ادْفَعْ إِلَيْهِ ثَلَاثِينَ أَلْفَ دِرْهَمٍ وَ اخْلَعْ عَلَيْهِ خَمْسَ خِلَعٍ وَ احْمِلْهُ عَلَى ثَلَاثَةِ مَرَاكِبَ وَ خَيِّرْهُ بَيْنَ الْمُقَامِ مَعَنَا وَ الرَّحِيلِ عَنَّا إِلَى أَيِّ بَلَدٍ أَرَادَ وَ أَحَبَّ
He said, ‘Has the dread entered you?’ I said, ‘Yes, commander of the faithful!’ He left me for a while until I calmed down, then he said to me, ‘Go to our prison and bring out Musa-asws Bin Ja’far-asws Bin Muhammad-asws, and hand thirty thousand Dirhams to him-asws, and give to him five load of garments and carry it upon three boats, and give him-asws a choice between the staying with us or the departing from us to whichever city he-asws wants and likes to!’
فَقُلْتُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ تَأْمُرُ بِإِطْلَاقِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ- فَكَرَّرْتُ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ وَيْلَكَ أَ تُرِيدُ أَنْ أَنْكُثَ الْعَهْدَ
I said, ‘O commander of the faithful! Are you ordering for the release of Musa-asws Bin Ja’far-asws?’ I reiterated that to him three times. He said, ‘Yes, woe be to you! Do you want me to break the pact?’
فَقُلْتُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ مَا الْعَهْدُ
I said, ‘O commander of the faithful, and what pact?’
قَالَ بَيْنَا أَنَا فِي مَرْقَدِي هَذَا إِذْ سَاوَرَنِي أَسْوَدُ مَا رَأَيْتُ مِنَ السُّودَانِ أَعْظَمَ مِنْهُ فَقَعَدَ عَلَى صَدْرِي وَ قَبَضَ عَلَى حَلْقِي وَ قَالَ لِي حَبَسْتَ مُوسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ ظَالِماً لَهُ
He said, ‘While I was in this resting place of mine when a black snake encircled me. I have not seen any black snake larger than it. It sat upon my chest and gripped upon my throat and said to me, ‘You have imprisoned Musa-asws Bin Ja’far-asws being unjust to him-asws?’
فَقُلْتُ فَأَنَا أُطْلِقُهُ وَ أَهَبُ لَهُ وَ أَخْلَعُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَخَذَ عَلَيَّ عَهْدَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ مِيثَاقَهُ وَ قَامَ عَنْ صَدْرِي وَ قَدْ كَادَتْ نَفْسِي تَخْرُجُ
I said, ‘I shall release him-asws and gift to him-asws, and give garments to him-asws!’ It took upon me a pact (vow) of Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic and His-azwj Covenant, and it stood from my chest and my soul had almost come out!’
فَخَرَجْتُ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ وَ وَافَيْتُ مُوسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ ع وَ هُوَ فِي حَبْسِهِ فَرَأَيْتُهُ قَائِماً يُصَلِّي فَجَلَسْتُ حَتَّى سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ أَبْلَغْتُهُ سَلَامَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ أَعْلَمْتُهُ بِالَّذِي أَمَرَنِي بِهِ فِي أَمْرِهِ وَ أَنِّي قَدْ أَحْضَرْتُ مَا وَصَلَهُ بِهِ
I went out from his presence and came to Musa-asws Bin Ja’far-asws, and he-asws was in his prison. I saw him-asws standing, praying. So, I sat down until he-asws had performed Salaam, then I delivered to him-asws greetings of commander of the faithful and let him-asws know of that which he had ordered me with regarding his-asws matter, and I presented what he had sent with me.
فَقَالَ إِنْ كُنْتَ أُمِرْتَ بِشَيْءٍ غَيْرِ هَذَا فَافْعَلْهُ
He-asws said: ‘If you have been ordered with anything other than this, do it!’
فَقُلْتُ لَا وَ حَقِّ جَدِّكَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص مَا أُمِرْتُ إِلَّا بِهَذَا
I said, ‘No, by the right of your-asws grandfather-saww Rasool-Allah-saww! I have not been ordered except with this!’
فَقَالَ لِي لَا حَاجَةَ لِي فِي الْخِلَعِ وَ الْحُمْلَانِ وَ الْمَالِ إِذَا كَانَتْ فِيهِ حُقُوقُ الْأُمَّةِ
He-asws said: ‘There is no need for me regarding the garments and the gifts and the money, when in it are (usurped) rights of the community!’
فَقُلْتُ نَاشَدْتُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَنْ تَرُدَّهُ فَيَغْتَاظَ
I said, ‘I adjure you-asws with Allah-azwj not to return it, for he will be enraged!’
فَقَالَ اعْمَلْ بِهِ مَا أَحْبَبْتَ وَ أَخَذْتُ بِيَدِهِ ع وَ أَخْرَجْتُهُ مِنَ السِّجْنِ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ لَهُ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص- أَخْبِرْنِي بِالسَّبَبِ الَّذِي نِلْتَ بِهِ هَذِهِ الْكَرَامَةَ مِنْ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ فَقَدْ وَجَبَ حَقِّي عَلَيْكَ لِبِشَارَتِي إِيَّاكَ وَ لِمَا أَجْرَاهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى يَدِي مِنْ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ
He-asws said: ‘Work with whatever you like!’, and I grabbed his-asws hand and brought him-asws out from the prison. Then I said to him-asws, ‘O son-asws of Rasool-Allah-saww! Inform me with the cause by which you-asws have attained this prestige from this man, for my right has been obligated upon you-asws due to my bringing glad tidings to You-azwj, and due to what has Allah‑azwj Flowed of this matter upon my hands?’
فَقَالَ ع رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ لَيْلَةَ الْأَرْبِعَاءِ فِي النَّوْمِ فَقَالَ لِي يَا مُوسَى أَنْتَ مَحْبُوسٌ مَظْلُومٌ فَكَرَّرَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيَّ ثَلَاثاً ثُمَّ قَالَ وَ إِنْ أَدْرِي لَعَلَّهُ فِتْنَةٌ لَكُمْ وَ مَتاعٌ إِلى حِينٍ
He-asws said: ‘I-asws saw the Prophet-saww in the dream last night. He-saww said to me-asws: ‘You‑asws have been imprisoned unjustly!’ He-saww repeated that upon me thrice. Then he-saww said: ‘And I know, perhaps it is a Fitna for you and a provision up to a time’ [21:111].
أَصْبِحْ غَداً صَائِماً وَ أَتْبِعْهُ بِصِيَامِ الْخَمِيسِ وَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَإِذَا كَانَ وَقْتُ الْإِفْطَارِ فَصَلِّ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً تَقْرَأُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ الْحَمْدَ وَ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ مَرَّةً قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ فَإِذَا صَلَّيْتَ مِنْهَا أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ فَاسْجُدْ
When you-asws wake up in the morning, fast and followed it with fasting the Thursday and the Friday. When it is time of breaking the fast, pray twelve Cycles Salat, reciting in each Cycle Surah Al Hamd, and Surah Al Tawheed twelve times. When you have prayed four Cycle from these, perform Sajdah.
ثُمَّ قُلْ- يَا سَابِقَ الْفَوْتِ يَا سَامِعَ كُلِّ صَوْتٍ- يَا مُحْيِيَ الْعِظَامِ وَ هِيَ رَمِيمٌ بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ أَسْأَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الْعَظِيمِ الْأَعْظَمِ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَ رَسُولِكَ وَ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ الطَّيِّبِينَ وَ أَنْ تُعَجِّلَ لِيَ الْفَرَجَ مِمَّا أَنَا فِيهِ-
Then say, ‘O Preceder to the lost! O Listener of every voice! O Reviver of the bones and (although) these have decayed after the death! I ask You-azwj by Your-azwj Magnificent Name, the most Magnificent, to Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww Your-azwj servant and Your-azwj Rasool-saww, and upon People of his-saww Household, the goodly, and to Make the relief for me from what (predicament) I am in!’
فَفَعَلْتُ فَكَانَ الَّذِي رَأَيْتَ.
I-asws did so, and it happened, that which you saw’’.[41]
5- الْعُيُونُ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْوَرَّاقِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْمُكَتِّبِ وَ حَمْزَةَ الْعَلَوِيِّ وَ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ زِيَادٍ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ جَمِيعاً عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ الْهَرَوِيِّ قَالَ وَ حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ نُعَيْمِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ إِدْرِيسَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ عَنِ الْهَرَوِيِّ قَالَ:
(The book) ‘Al Uyoun’ – from Ali Bin Abdullah Al Warraq, and Al-Husayn Bin Ibrahim Al Mukattib, and Haza Al Alawy, and Ahmad Bin Ziyad Al Hamdany, altogether from Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Abdullah Bin Salih Al Harwy who said, ‘And it is narrated to us by Ja’far Bin Nueym Bin Shazan, from Ahmad Bin Idrees, from Ibrahim Bin Hashim, from Al Harwy who said,
رُفِعَ إِلَى الْمَأْمُونِ أَنَّ الرِّضَا ع يَقْعُدُ مَجَالِسَ الْكَلَامِ وَ النَّاسُ يُفْتَنُونَ بِعِلْمِهِ فَأَمَرَ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَمْرٍو الطُّوسِيَّ حَاجِبَ الْمَأْمُونِ فَطَرَدَ النَّاسَ عَنْ مَجْلِسِهِ وَ أَحْضَرَهُ
‘It was raised to Al-Mamoun (the caliph) that Al-Raza-asws was sitting in gatherings of speech and the people are being fascinated by his-asws knowledge, so he ordered Muhammad Bin Amro Al-Tusi, guard of Al-Mamoun, to expel the people from his-asws gathering and present him-asws.
فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ الْمَأْمُونُ زَبَرَهُ وَ اسْتَخَفَّ بِهِ فَخَرَجَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ ع مِنْ عِنْدِهِ مُغْضَباً وَ هُوَ يُدَمْدِمُ شَفَتَيْهِ وَ يَقُولُ وَ حَقِّ الْمُرْتَضَى وَ سَيِّدَةِ النِّسَاءِ- لَأَسْتَنْزِلَنَّ مِنْ حَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِدُعَائِي عَلَيْهِ مَا يَكُونُ سَبَباً لِطَرْدِ كِلَابِ أَهْلِ هَذِهِ الْكُورَةِ إِيَّاهُ وَ اسْتِخْفَافِهِمْ بِهِ وَ بِخَاصَّتِهِ وَ عَامَّتِهِ
When Al-Mamoun looked at him-asws, scolded him-asws and took lightly with him-asws. Abu Al-Hassan-asws went out from his presence angrily and he-asws was murmuring with his-asws lips and saying: ‘By the right of Al-Murtaza (Ali-asws) and Chieftess of the women (Syeda Fatima-asws)! There shall descend from the Horrors of Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic due to my-asws supplicating against him, what would be a cause for expelling dogs of the people of this town from him, and them being lightly with him and with his special ones and his general ones!’
ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ ع انْصَرَفَ إِلَى مَرْكَزِهِ وَ اسْتَحْضَرَ الْمِيضَاةَ وَ تَوَضَّأَ وَ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ قَنَتَ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ يَا ذَا الْقُدْرَةِ الْجَامِعَةِ وَ الرَّحْمَةِ الْوَاسِعَةِ وَ الْمِنَنِ الْمُتَتَابِعَةِ وَ الْآلَاءِ الْمُتَوَالِيَةِ وَ الْأَيَادِي الْجَمِيلَةِ وَ الْمَوَاهِبِ الْجَزِيلَةِ يَا مَنْ لَا يُوصَفُ بِتَمْثِيلٍ وَ لَا يُمَثَّلُ بِنَظِيرٍ وَ لَا يُغْلَبُ بِظَهِيرٍ
Then he-asws left to go to his-asws centre and sought the watering can to be presented and performed Wud’u and prayed two Cycles Salat and performed Qunout in the second saying, ‘O Allah-azwj! O with the comprehensive Power, and the vast Mercy, and the continuous Conferment, and the consecutive Favours, and the beautiful Hands (Support), and the plentiful gifts! O One Who cannot be describe by an example, nor can He-azwj be resembled by a peer, nor overcome by an opponent!
يَا مَنْ خَلَقَ فَرَزَقَ وَ أَلْهَمَ فَأَنْطَقَ وَ ابْتَدَعَ فَشَرَعَ وَ عَلَا فَارْتَفَعَ وَ قَدَّرَ فَأَحْسَنَ وَ صَوَّرَ فَأَتْقَنَ وَ احْتَجَّ فَأَبْلَغَ وَ أَنْعَمَ فَأَسْبَغَ وَ أَعْطَى فَأَجْزَلَ
O One Who Created so He-azwj Sustained, and Inspired so He-azwj Spoke, and Initiated so He-azwj Began, and Elated so is Lofty, and Determines so was excellent, and Images so was precise, and Argued so was conclusive, and Bestowed so was abundant, and Gave so was plentiful!
يَا مَنْ سَمَا فِي الْعِزِّ فَفَاتَ خَوَاطِرَ الْأَبْصَارِ وَ دَنَا فِي اللُّطْفِ فَجَازَ هَوَاجِسَ الْأَفْكَارِ يَا مَنْ تَفَرَّدَ بِالْمُلْكِ فَلَا نِدَّ لَهُ فِي مَلَكُوتِ سُلْطَانِهِ وَ تَوَحَّدَ بِالْكِبْرِيَاءِ فَلَا ضِدَّ لَهُ فِي جَبَرُوتِ شَأْنِهِ
O One Who Ascended in Glory surpassing the thoughts of vision, and drew near in kindness, surpassing the depths of thoughts. O You-azwj Who is Individual with the Kingdom. There is no rival for Him in Domains of His-azwj Authority, and is One with the Greatness so there is no opponent for Him-azwj in the Force of His-azwj State of Glory!
يَا مَنْ حَارَتْ فِي كِبْرِيَاءِ هَيْبَتِهِ دَقَائِقُ لَطَائِفِ الْأَوْهَامِ وَ حَسَرَتْ دُونَ إِدْرَاكِ عَظَمَتِهِ خَطَائِفُ أَبْصَارِ الْأَنَامِ يَا عَالِمَ خَطَرَاتِ قُلُوبِ الْعَالَمِينَ وَ شَاهِدَ لَحَظَاتِ أَبْصَارِ النَّاظِرِينَ
O One Who in Greatness of His-azwj Prestige Confound the delicate, subtle perceptions, and are at a loss to realise His-azwj Magnificence by fluttering visions of the people! O Knower of occurrences of the hearts of the worlds, and Witness of momentary glances of the beholders!
يَا مَنْ عَنَتِ الْوُجُوهُ لِهَيْبَتِهِ وَ خَضَعَتِ الرِّقَابُ لِجَلَالَتِهِ وَ وَجِلَتِ الْقُلُوبُ مِنْ خِيفَتِهِ وَ ارْتَعَدَتِ الْفَرَائِصُ مِنْ فَرَقِهِ يَا بَدِيءُ يَا بَدِيعُ يَا قَوِيُّ يَا مَنِيعُ يَا عَلِيُّ يَا رَفِيعُ صَلِّ عَلَى مَنْ شَرَّفْتَ الصَّلَاةَ بِالصَّلَاةِ عَلَيْهِ
O One the faces bow to His-azwj Awe, and the necks are humbled to His-azwj Majesty, and the hearts palpitate from fearing Him-azwj, and the limbs tremble from His-azwj Presence! O Initiator! O Initiator! O Strong! O Invincible! O Exalted! O Lofty! Send Salawat upon the one whom You-azwj Ennobled with the Salawaat upon him-saww!
انْتَقِمْ لِي مِمَّنْ ظَلَمَنِي وَ اسْتَخَفَّ بِي وَ طَرَدَ الشِّيعَةَ عَنْ بَابِي وَ أَذِقْهُ مَرَارَةَ الذُّلِّ وَ الْهَوَانِ كَمَا أَذَاقَنِيهِمَا وَ اجْعَلْهُ طَرِيدَ الْأَرْجَاسِ وَ شَرِيدَ الْأَنْجَاسِ-
Avenge for me-asws from the ones being unjust to me-asws, and are expelling the Shias from my‑asws door, and Make him taste the bitterness of disgrace and the weakness just as he made me-asws taste it, and Make him a target of the disdain and a prey of the filth!’
قَالَ أَبُو الصَّلْتِ عَبْدُ السَّلَامِ بْنُ صَالِحٍ الْهَرَوِيُّ- فَمَا اسْتَتَمَّ مَوْلَايَ ع دُعَاءَهُ حَتَّى وَقَعَتِ الرَّجْفَةُ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ وَ ارْتَفَعَتْ الزَّعْقَةُ وَ الضَّجَّةُ إِلَى آخِرِ مَا مَرَّ فِي أَبْوَابِ تَارِيخِهِ ع.
Abu Al-Salt Abdul Salam Bin Salih Al-Harwy said, ‘My Master-asws had not even completed his‑asws supplication until the earthquake occurred in Al-Medina and the thunder arose, and the clamour’ – up to end of what has passed in chapters of his-asws history’’.[42]
6- مَجَالِسُ الشَّيْخِ وَ ابْنِهِ، عَنْ أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ الْفَحَّامِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ الْهَاشِمِيِّ الْمَنْصُورِيِّ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَطَرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ الدَّيْلَمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى سَيِّدِنَا الصَّادِقِ ع فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا سَيِّدِي أَشْكُو إِلَيْكَ دَيْناً رَكِبَنِي وَ سُلْطَاناً غَشَمَنِي وَ أُرِيدُ أَنْ تُعَلِّمَنِي دُعَاءً أَغْتَنِمُ بِهِ غَنِيمَةً أَقْضِي بِهَا دَيْنِي وَ أَكْفِي بِهَا ظُلْمَ سُلْطَانِي
(The book) ‘Al Majaalis’ of the Sheykh and his son – from Abu Muhammad Al Fahham, from Muhammad Bin Ahmad Al Hashimy Al Mansoury, from Sahl Bin Yaqoub Bin Is’haq, from Al-Hassan Bin Abdullah Bin Matar, from Muhammad Bin Suleyman Al Daylami, from his father who said,
‘A man came to our Chief Al-Sadiq-asws. He said to him-asws, ‘O my Chief! I complain to You-azwj of debt which has burdened me and a ruler having overwhelmed me, and I want you-asws to teach me a supplication I can gain such gains I can pay off my debts by it and suffice by for the injustice of my ruler!’
فَقَالَ إِذَا جَنَّكَ اللَّيْلُ فَصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ اقْرَأْ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى مِنْهُمَا الْحَمْدَ وَ آيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ وَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ الْحَمْدَ وَ آخِرَ الْحَشْرِ- لَوْ أَنْزَلْنا هذَا الْقُرْآنَ عَلى جَبَلٍ إِلَى خَاتِمَةِ السُّورَةِ
He-asws said: ‘When the night shields, pray two Cycles Salat, reciting in the first Cycle of these Surah Al Hamd and Ayat Al Kursy, and in the second Cycle Surah Al Hamd and end of Surah Al Hashr, Had We Revealed this Quran unto a mountain, [59:21] – up to end of the Chapter.
ثُمَّ خُذِ الْمُصْحَفَ فَدَعْهُ عَلَى رَأْسِكَ وَ قُلْ بِهَذَا الْقُرْآنِ وَ بِحَقِّ مَنْ أَرْسَلْتَهُ وَ بِحَقِّ كُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ فِيهِ وَ بِحَقِّكَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَلَا أَحَدَ أَعْرَفَ بِحَقِّكَ مِنْكَ بِكَ يَا اللَّهُ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ
Then take the Quran and leave it upon your head and say, ‘By this Quran, and by the right of the one Who brought it, and by the right of every one believing in it, and by Your-azwj right upon them, for there is none more recognising of Your-azwj rights than You-azwj! By You-azwj. O Allah-azwj’, ten times’.
ثُمَّ تَقُولُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ يَا فَاطِمَةُ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ يَا حَسَنُ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ يَا حُسَيْنُ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ يَا عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ يَا مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ يَا جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ يَا مُوسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ يَا عَلِيَّ بْنَ مُوسَى عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ يَا مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ عَشْراً يَا عَلِيَّ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ عَشْراً يَا حَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ عَشْراً ثُمَّ بِالْحُجَّةِ عَشْراً ثُمَّ تَسْأَلُ حَاجَتَكَ
Then you should say, ‘O Muhammad-saww’, ten times, ‘O Fatima-asws’, ten times, ‘O Hassan-asws’, ten times, O Husayn-asws’, ten times, ‘O Ali-asws Bin Al-Husayn-asws’, ten times, ‘O Muhamad-asws Bin Ali-asws’, ten times, ‘O Ja’far-asws Bin Muhammad-asws’, ten times, O Musa-asws Bin Ja’far-asws’, ten times, ‘O Ali-asws Bin Musa-asws’, ten times, ‘O Muhammad-asws Bin Ali’, ten times, ‘O Ali-asws Bin Muhammad-asws’, ten times, ‘O Hassan-asws Bin Ali-asws’, ten times. Then, ‘By the Divine Authority-ajfj’, ten times. Then ask your need’.
قَالَ فَمَضَى الرَّجُلُ فَعَادَ إِلَيْهِ بَعْدَ مَدِيدَةٍ قَدْ قَضَى دَيْنَهُ وَ صَلَحَ بِهِ سُلْطَانُهُ وَ عَظُمَ يَسَارُهُ.
He (the narrator) said, ‘The man went. He returned to him after some period. His debt had been paid off, and his ruler was good with him, and his status had magnified’’.[43]
7- مِنْهُمَا، عَنِ الْمُفِيدِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ الْمُقْرِي عَنِ ابْنِ عُقْدَةَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ صَبَّاحٍ الْحَذَّاءِ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ حَاجَةٌ فَلْيَقْصِدْ إِلَى مَسْجِدِ الْكُوفَةِ لِيُسْبِغْ وُضُوءَهُ وَ لْيُصَلِّ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ يَقْرَأُ فِي كُلِّ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْهُمَا فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ وَ سَبْعَ سُوَرٍ مَعَهَا وَ هِيَ الْمُعَوِّذَتَانِ وَ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ وَ قُلْ يا أَيُّهَا الْكافِرُونَ وَ إِذا جاءَ نَصْرُ اللَّهِ وَ الْفَتْحُ- وَ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى وَ إِنَّا أَنْزَلْناهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ
From them, from Al Mufeed, from Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn Al Muqry, from Ibn Uqdah, from Ali Bin Al-Hassan Bin Fazzal, from his father, from Abdul Rahman Bin Ibrahim, from Sabbah Al Haza’a who said,
‘Abu Abdullah-asws said: ‘O who were to have a need for him to Allah-azwj, let him aim to Masjid Al-Kufa. Let him perfect his Wud’u and let him pray two Cycles in the Masjid, reciting in each one of these Surah Al Fatiha and a Surah with it, and it is Al Mawazateyn seven times, and Surah al Tawheed, and Surah Al Kafiroun, and Surah Al Fat’h, and Surah Al A’ala, and Surah Al Qadr.
فَإِذَا فَرَغَ مِنَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ وَ تَشَهَّدَ وَ سَلَّمَ وَ سَأَلَ اللَّهَ حَاجَتَهُ فَإِنَّهَا تُقْضَى بِعَوْنِ اللَّهِ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ.
When he is free from the two Cycles of Salat, and Tashahhud and Salaam, he should ask Allah‑azwj for his need for it will be Fulfilled by the Assistance of Allah-azwj, if Allah-azwj so Desires’’.[44]
8- الْمَحَاسِنُ، عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ صَالِحِ بْنِ حَيٍّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ فَأَحْسَنَ الْوُضُوءَ ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَأَتَمَّ رُكُوعَهُمَا وَ سُجُودَهُمَا ثُمَّ جَلَسَ فَأَثْنَى عَلَى اللَّهِ وَ صَلَّى عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص ثُمَّ سَأَلَ حَاجَتَهُ فَقَدْ طَلَبَ الْخَيْرَ فِي مَظَانِّهِ وَ مَنْ طَلَبَ الْخَيْرَ فِي مَظَانِّهِ لَمْ يَخِبْ.
(The book) ‘Al Mahasin’ – from Ibn Mahboub, from Al-Hassan Bin Salih Bin Hayy who said,
‘I heard Abu Abdullah-asws saying: ‘One who performs Wud’u, so he is does excellent Wud’u, then prays two Cycles Salat so he completes their Ruk’u and their Sajdah, then he sits to praise upon Allah-azwj and sends Salawaat upon Rasool-Allah-saww, then asks his need, so he has sought good in its proper way, and the one who seeks the good in its proper way will not be disappointed’’.[45]
9- السَّرَائِرُ، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ عَنْ جَمِيلِ بْنِ دَرَّاجٍ قَالَ: كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَدَخَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ امْرَأَةٌ فَذَكَرَتْ أَنَّهَا تَرَكَتِ ابْنَهَا بِالْمِلْحَفَةِ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ مَيِّتاً قَالَ لَهَا لَعَلَّهُ لَمْ يَمُتْ فَقُومِي فَاذْهَبِي إِلَى بَيْتِكِ وَ اغْتَسِلِي وَ صَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ ادْعِي وَ قُولِي يَا مَنْ وَهَبَهُ لِي وَ لَمْ يَكُ شَيْئاً جَدِّدْ لِي هِبَتَهُ- ثُمَّ حَرِّكِيهِ وَ لَا تُخْبِرِي بِذَلِكِ أَحَداً
(The book) ‘Al Saraair’ – from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Umar Bin Abdul Aziz, from Jameel Bin Darraj who said,
‘I was in the presence of Abu Abdullah-asws when a woman entered to see him-asws. She had left her son with the wrapping upon his face, dead. He-asws said to her: ‘Perhaps he has not died, so arise and go to your son, and wash and pray two Cycles Salat, and supplicate and say, ‘O One Who Gifted to me and there does not happen to be anything to renew His-azwj Gift!’, and do not inform anyone with that!’
قَالَ فَفَعَلَتْ فَجَاءَتْ فَحَرَّكَتْهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ قَدْ بَكَى.
He (the narrator) said, ‘She did so. She came and moved him, there he was, crying!’’[46]
10- الْعَيَّاشِيُّ، عَنْ مِسْمَعٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَا مِسْمَعُ مَا يَمْنَعُ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ غَمٌّ مِنْ غُمُومِ الدُّنْيَا أَنْ يَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ يَدْخُلَ مَسْجِدَهُ فَيَرْكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَيَدْعُوَ اللَّهَ فِيهَا أَ مَا سَمِعْتَ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ- وَ اسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَ الصَّلاةِ.
Al Ayyashi – from Misma’a who said,
‘Abu Abdullah-asws said: ‘O Misma’a! What prevents one of you when sadness from sorrows of the world enter upon him, from performing Wud’u, the he enters his Masjid so he performs two Cycles Salat, so he should supplicate to Allah-azwj in it? Have you not heard Allah-azwj Saying: And seek Assistance through the patience and the Salat, [2:45]’’.[47]
وَ مِنْهُ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ إِنَّ سُورَةَ الْأَنْعَامِ نَزَلَتْ جُمْلَةً وَ شَيَّعَهَا سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ حِينَ أُنْزِلَتْ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَعَظِّمُوهَا وَ بَجِّلُوهَا فَإِنَّ اسْمَ اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى فِيهَا فِي سَبْعِينَ مَوْضِعاً وَ لَوْ يَعْلَمُ النَّاسُ مَا فِي قِرَاءَتِهَا مِنَ الْفَضْلِ مَا تَرَكُوهَا
And from him, from Abu Baseer who said,
‘I heard Abu Abdullah-asws saying: ‘Surah Al Anaam was Revealed as a whole and seventy thousand Angels escorted it when it was Revealed unto Rasool-Allah-saww. They revered it and venerated it, for the Name of Allah-azwj Blessed and Exalted is in it in seventy places, and had the people known what merits there are in its recitation, they would not neglect it!’
ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ حَاجَةٌ يُرِيدُ قَضَاءَهَا فَلْيُصَلِّ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ وَ الْأَنْعَامِ وَ لْيَقُلْ فِي صَلَاتِهِ إِذَا فَرَغَ مِنَ الْقِرَاءَةِ-
Then Abu Abdullah-asws said: ‘One who were to have a need to Allah-azwj he wants it fulfilled, let him pray four Cycles Salat with Surah Al Fatiha and Surah Al Anaam, and let him say in his Salat when he is free from the recitation: –
يَا كَرِيمُ يَا كَرِيمُ يَا كَرِيمُ يَا عَظِيمُ يَا عَظِيمُ يَا عَظِيمُ يَا أَعْظَمَ مِنْ كُلِّ عَظِيمٍ يَا سَمِيعَ الدُّعَاءِ يَا مَنْ لَا تُغَيِّرُهُ الْأَيَّامُ وَ اللَّيَالِي صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ ارْحَمْ ضَعْفِي وَ فَقْرِي وَ فَاقَتِي وَ مَسْكَنَتِي فَإِنَّكَ أَعْلَمُ بِهَا مِنِّي وَ أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِحَاجَتِي
‘O Benevolent! O Benevolent! O Benevolent! O Mighty! O Mighty! O Mighty! O Mightier than every mighty one! O Listener of the supplication! O One the day and the nights do not change! Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww and Mercy my weakness, and my poverty, and my destitution, and my neediness, for You-azwj are more Knowing with it than me, and You-azwj are more Knowing of my needs!
يَا مَنْ رَحِمَ الشَّيْخَ يَعْقُوبَ حِينَ رَدَّ عَلَيْهِ يُوسُفَ قُرَّةَ عَيْنِهِ يَا مَنْ رَحِمَ أَيُّوبَ بَعْدَ حُلُولِ بَلَائِهِ يَا مَنْ رَحِمَ مُحَمَّداً ص مِنَ الْيُتْمِ وَ آوَاهُ وَ نَصَرَهُ عَلَى جَبَابِرَةِ قُرَيْشٍ وَ طَوَاغِيتِهَا وَ أَمْكَنَهُ مِنْهُمْ
O One Who Mercies the old Yaqoub-as when He-azwj Returned Yusuf-as to him-as, delighting his‑as eyes! O One Who Mercied Ayoub-as after permeation of his-as afflictions! O One Who Mercied Muhammad-saww from orphan-hood and Sheltered him-as, and Helped him-asws against tyrants of Quraysh and its oppressors and Enabled him-as over them!
يَا مُغِيثُ يَا مُغِيثُ يَا مُغِيثُ يَقُولُهُ مِرَاراً فَوَ الَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْ دَعَوْتَ بِهَا بَعْدَ مَا تُصَلِّي هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ فِي دُبُرِ هَذِهِ السُّورَةِ ثُمَّ سَأَلْتَ اللَّهَ جَمِيعَ حَوَائِجِكَ مَا بَخِلَ عَلَيْكَ وَ لَأَعْطَاكَ ذَلِكَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى.
O Helper! O Helper! O Helper!’ – saying it repeatedly. By the One in Whose Hand is my-asws soul! If you were to supplicate with it after having prayed this Salat in the end of this Surah, then you ask Allah-azwj entirety of your needs, He-azwj will not be Stingy upon you and will be Given that, if Allah-azwj so Desires!’’[48]
وَ مِنْهُ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ: إِذَا كَانَتْ لَكَ حَاجَةٌ فَاقْرَأِ الْمَثَانِيَ وَ سُورَةً أُخْرَى وَ صَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ ادْعُ اللَّهَ
And from him, from Abu Bakr Al Hazramy,
‘From Abu Abdullah-asws, he (the narrator) said, ‘He-asws said: ‘When there was a need for you, recites Al Masaany (Surah Al Fatiha) and another Surah, and pray two Cycles Salat and supplicate to Allah-azwj!’
قُلْتُ أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ وَ مَا الْمَثَانِي
I said, ‘May Allah-azwj Keep you-asws well, and what is Al Masaany?’
فَقَالَ فَاتِحَةُ الْكِتَابِ.
He-asws said: ‘Opening of the Book (Surah Al Fatiha)’’.[49]
11- كِتَابُ الدَّلَائِلِ لِلطَّبَرِيِّ، وَ فَتْحِ الْأَبْوَابِ، نَقْلًا مِنْهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ هَارُونَ بْنِ مُوسَى التَّلَّعُكْبَرِيِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الْحَسَنِ بْنُ أَبِي الْبَغْلِ الْكَاتِبُ قَالَ: تَقَلَّدْتُ عَمَلًا مِنْ أَبِي مَنْصُورِ بْنِ الصَّالِحَانِ وَ جَرَى بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَهُ مَا أَوْجَبَ اسْتِتَارِي فَطَلَبَنِي وَ أَخَافَنِي فَمَكَثْتُ مُسْتَتِراً خَائِفاً ثُمَّ قَصَدْتُ مَقَابِرَ قُرَيْشٍ لَيْلَةَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَ اعْتَمَدْتُ الْمَبِيتَ هُنَاكَ لِلدُّعَاءِ وَ الْمَسْأَلَةِ وَ كَانَتْ لَيْلَةَ رِيحٍ وَ مَطَرٍ
(The book) ‘Kitab Al Dalaail’ of Al Tabari, and ‘Fat’h Al Abwaab’ – copying from him, from Muhammad Bin Haroun Bin Musa Al Tal’ukbary who said, ‘It is narrated to me by Abu Al-Hassan Bin Abu Al Bagly the scribe who said,
‘I was tasked some work from Abu Mansour Bin Al-Salihaan there flowed between me and him what obligated my concealment, and he frightened me so I remained in concealment, fearful. Then I aimed to go to graveyard of Quraysh on the night of Friday and deliberated spending the night over there for the supplicating and the requesting, and it was a windy, rainy night.
فَسَأَلْتُ ابْنَ جَعْفَرٍ الْقَيِّمَ أَنْ يُغْلِقَ الْأَبْوَابَ وَ أَنْ يَجْتَهِدَ فِي خَلْوَةِ الْمَوْضِعِ لِأَخْلُوَ بِمَا أُرِيدُهُ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ وَ الْمَسْأَلَةِ وَ آمَنَ مِنْ دُخُولِ إِنْسَانٍ مِمَّا لَمْ آمَنْهُ وَ خِفْتُ مِنْ لِقَائِي لَهُ فَفَعَلَ وَ قَفَّلَ الْأَبْوَابَ وَ انْتَصَفَ اللَّيْلُ وَ وَرَدَ مِنَ الرِّيحِ وَ الْمَطَرِ مَا قَطَعَ النَّاسَ عَنِ الْمَوْضِعِ وَ مَكَثْتُ أَدْعُو وَ أَزُورُ وَ أُصَلِّي
I ask Ibn Ja’far the custodian (of the Holy shrine) to close the doors, and I made efforts in a private place in order to be alone with what I wanted, from the supplicating and the requesting and to be safe from any person entering, from the one I did not feel safe from and feared from my meeting him, and locked the doors; and midnight came and the wind and the rain arrived what cut the people off from the place. I remained supplicating and reciting Ziyarat, and praying Salat.
فَبَيْنَا أَنَا كَذَلِكَ إِذْ سَمِعْتُ وَطْئاً عِنْدَ مَوْلَانَا مُوسَى ع- وَ إِذَا رَجُلٌ يَزُورُ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى آدَمَ وَ أُولِي الْعَزْمِ ع- ثُمَّ الْأَئِمَّةِ وَاحِداً وَاحِداً إِلَى أَنِ انْتَهَى إِلَى صَاحِبِ الزَّمَانِ ع فَلَمْ يَذْكُرْهُ فَعَجِبْتُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَ قُلْتُ لَعَلَّهُ نَسِيَ أَوْ لَمْ يَعْرِفْ أَوْ هَذَا مَذْهَبٌ لِهَذَا الرَّجُلِ
While I was like that when I heard footsteps in the presence of our Master-asws Musa-asws (at the Shrine), and there was a man performing Ziyarat. He greeted unto Adam-as and the Determined ones (from the Prophets-as, then the Imams-asws one by one, until he ended to Master of the Time-ajfj, but did not mention him-ajfj. I was surprised from that and said (to myself), ‘Perhaps he has forgotten or does not know or this is a doctrine of this man’.
فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنْ زِيَارَتِهِ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ أَقْبَلَ إِلَى مَوْلَانَا أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع- فَزَارَ مِثْلَ الزِّيَارَةِ وَ ذَلِكَ السَّلَامِ وَ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ أَنَا خَائِفٌ مِنْهُ إِذْ لَمْ أَعْرِفْهُ وَ رَأَيْتُهُ شَابّاً تَامّاً مِنَ الرِّجَالِ عَلَيْهِ ثِيَابٌ بَيَاضٌ وَ عِمَامَةٌ مُحَنَّكٌ بِهَا بِذُؤَابَةٍ وَ رِدَاؤُهُ عَلَى كَتِفِهِ مُسْبَلٌ
When he was free from (recitation) of his Ziyarat, he prayed two Cycles Salat and turned towards our Master Abu Ja’far-asws. He (recited) Ziyarat like the Ziyarat and that greetings, and he prayed two Cycles Salat, and I was fearful from him when I did not know him, and I saw him as a complete youth from the men, having white clothes upon him and a turban he had wrapped his chin with, and his robe was upon his shoulders cast down.
فَقَالَ لِي يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ بْنَ أَبِي الْبَغْلِ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ عَنْ دُعَاءِ الْفَرَجِ
He said to me, ‘O Abu Al-Hassan Bin Abu Al-Bagl! Where are you from supplication of the relief (Dua Al Faraj)?’
فَقُلْتُ وَ مَا هُوَ يَا سَيِّدِي
I said, ‘And what is it my chief?’
فَقَالَ تُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ تَقُولُ- يَا مَنْ أَظْهَرَ الْجَمِيلَ وَ سَتَرَ الْقَبِيحَ يَا مَنْ لَمْ يُؤَاخِذْ بِالْجَرِيرَةِ وَ لَمْ يَهْتِكِ السِّتْرَ يَا عَظِيمَ الْمَنِّ يَا كَرِيمَ الصَّفْحِ يَا حَسَنَ التَّجَاوُزِ يَا وَاسِعَ الْمَغْفِرَةِ يَا بَاسِطَ الْيَدَيْنِ بِالرَّحْمَةِ يَا مُنْتَهَى كُلِّ نَجْوَى يَا غَايَةَ كُلِّ شَكْوَى يَا عَوْنَ كُلِّ مُسْتَعِينٍ يَا مُبْتَدِئاً بِالنِّعَمِ قَبْلَ اسْتِحْقَاقِهَا
He said, ‘You should pray two Cycles Salat and say, ‘O One Who Reveals the beautiful and Conceals the ugly! O One who does not Seize for the offence and does not Tear the curtain! O Mighty of the Conferment! O Benevolent of the Pardon! O Excellent of the Overlooking! O vast of the Forgiveness! O Extender of the Hands with the Mercy! O Ultimate of every whisper! O Peak of every complaint! O Assister of every one seeking assistance! O Initiator with the bounties before they being deserved!
يَا رَبَّاهْ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ يَا سَيِّدَاهْ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ يَا مَوْلَاهْ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ يَا غَايَتَاهْ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ يَا مُنْتَهَى غَايَةِ رَغْبَتَاهْ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّ هَذِهِ الْأَسْمَاءِ وَ بِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ الطَّاهِرِينَ ع إِلَّا مَا كَشَفْتَ كَرْبِي- وَ نَفَّسْتَ هَمِّي وَ فَرَّجْتَ غَمِّي وَ أَصْلَحْتَ حَالِي-
O Lord-azwj! (ten times) O Chief! (ten times)! O Master! (ten times) O Peak! (ten times) O Ultimate Peak of desires! (ten times) I ask You-azwj by the right of these Names and by the right of Muhammad-saww and his-saww Pure Progeny-asws, please Remove my distress, and Relieve my worries, and Relieve my sadness, and Rectify my situation!’
وَ تَدْعُو بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ بِمَا شِئْتَ وَ تَسْأَلُ حَاجَتَكَ ثُمَّ تَضَعُ خَدَّكَ الْأَيْمَنَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ وَ تَقُولُ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ فِي سُجُودِكَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا عَلِيُّ- يَا عَلِيُّ يَا مُحَمَّدُ اكْفِيَانِي فَإِنَّكُمَا كَافِيَايَ وَ انْصُرَانِي فَإِنَّكُمَا نَاصِرَايَ-
And you should supplicate after that with whatever you desire and ask Your-azwj need, then place your right cheek upon the ground and say one hundred times in your Sajdah, ‘O Muhammad-saww, O Ali-asws! O Ali-asws, O Muhammad-saww! Suffice me, for both of you-asws are sufficient for me, and help me, for both of you-asws are my helpers!’
وَ تَضَعُ خَدَّكَ الْأَيْمَنَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ وَ تَقُولُ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ أَدْرِكْنِي وَ تُكَرِّرُهَا كَثِيراً وَ تَقُولُ الْغَوْثَ الْغَوْثَ الْغَوْثَ حَتَّى يَنْقَطِعَ النَّفَسُ وَ تَرْفَعُ رَأْسَكَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ بِكَرَمِهِ يَقْضِي حَاجَتَكَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ
And place your right cheek upon the ground and say one hundred times, ‘Realise me!’, and repeating it many times, and say, ‘The help! The help! The help!’, until the breath is cut, and raise your head, for Allah-azwj will Fulfil your need by His-azwj Benevolent, if Allah-azwj so Desires!’
فَلَمَّا اشْتَغَلْتُ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَ الدُّعَاءِ خَرَجَ فَلَمَّا فَرَغْتُ خَرَجْتُ إِلَى ابْنِ جَعْفَرٍ لِأَسْأَلَهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ وَ كَيْفَ دَخَلَ فَرَأَيْتُ الْأَبْوَابَ عَلَى حَالِهَا مُغْلَقَةً مُقْفَلَةً فَعَجِبْتُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَ قُلْتُ لَعَلَّهُ بَابٌ هَاهُنَا وَ لَمْ أَعْلَمْ
When I was pre-occupied with the Salat and the supplication, he went out. When I was free, I went out to Ibn Ja’far to ask him about the man and how had he entered. I saw the doors being upon their state, closed, locked. I was surprised from that, and I said (to myself), ‘Perhaps there is a door over here and I did not know.
فَأَنْبَهْتُ ابْنَ جَعْفَرٍ الْقَيِّمَ فَخَرَجَ إِلَى عِنْدِي مِنْ بَيْتِ الزَّيْتِ فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ وَ دُخُولِهِ فَقَالَ الْأَبْوَابُ مُقْفَلَةٌ كَمَا تَرَى مَا فَتَحْتُهَا فَحَدَّثْتُهُ بِالْحَدِيثِ
I awakened Ibn Ja’far the custodian (of the Holy Shrine). He came out to my presence from the oil room. I ask him about the man and his entry. He said, ‘The doors are locked like what you see. I have not opened these’. I narrated to him the narration.
فَقَالَ هَذَا مَوْلَانَا صَاحِبُ الزَّمَانِ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَ قَدْ شَاهَدْتُهُ دَفَعَاتٍ فِي مِثْلِ هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ عِنْدَ خُلُوِّهَا مِنَ النَّاسِ
He said, ‘This is our Master-ajfj, Master of the Time-ajfj, may the Salawaat of Allah-azwj be upon him-ajfj, and I have witnessed him-ajfj at times in the likes of this night during it being vacant from the people!’
فَتَأَسَّفْتُ عَلَى مَا فَاتَنِي مِنْهُ وَ خَرَجْتُ عِنْدَ قُرْبِ الْفَجْرِ وَ قَصَدْتُ الْكَرْخَ إِلَى الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي كُنْتُ مُسْتَتِراً فِيهِ فَمَا أَضْحَى النَّهَارَ إِلَّا وَ أَصْحَابُ ابْنِ الصَّالِحَانِ يَلْتَمِسُونَ لِقَائِي وَ يَسْأَلُونَ عَنِّي أَصْدِقَائِي وَ مَعَهُمْ أَمَانٌ مِنَ الْوَزِيرِ وَ رُقْعَةٌ بِخَطِّهِ فِيهَا كُلُّ جَمِيلٍ
I regretted upon what was lost by me from him-ajfj and I went out close to the dawn and aimed for Al-Karkh to the place which I had concealed in. The day had not brightened except and companions of Ibn Al-Salihan were seeking to meet me and asking my friends about me, and with them was an amnesty from the minister, and a not in his handwriting wherein was all beautiful.
فَحَضَرْتُ مَعَ ثِقَةٍ مِنْ أَصْدِقَائِي عِنْدَهُ فَقَامَ وَ الْتَزَمَنِي وَ عَامَلَنِي بِمَا لَمْ أَعْهَدْهُ مِنْهُ وَ قَالَ انْتَهَتْ بِكَ الْحَالُ إِلَى أَنْ تَشْكُوَنِي إِلَى صَاحِبِ الزَّمَانِ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ وَ سَلَامُهُ عَلَيْهِ
I presented with my trusted friends in his presence. He stood up and hugged me and treated me with what I had not experienced from him, and he said, ‘I ended up with you to the situation that you had to complain of me to Master of the Time-ajfj! May the Salawaat of Allah‑azwj and His-azwj Greeting be upon him-ajfj’.
فَقُلْتُ قَدْ كَانَ مِنِّي دُعَاءٌ وَ مَسْأَلَةٌ
I said, ‘There has happened from me a supplication and a request’.
فَقَالَ وَيْحَكَ رَأَيْتُ الْبَارِحَةَ مَوْلَايَ صَاحِبَ الزَّمَانِ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ فِي النَّوْمِ يَعْنِي لَيْلَةَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَ هُوَ يَأْمُرُنِي بِكُلِّ جَمِيلٍ وَ يَجْفُو عَلَيَّ فِي ذَلِكَ جَفْوَةً خِفْتُهَا
He said, ‘Alas! I saw last night my Master-ajfj, Master of the Time-ajfj, may the Salawaat of Allah‑azwj be upon him-ajfj, in the dream, meaning the night of Thursday, and he-ajfj instructed me with every beautiful matter, and he-asws embarrassed me in that with an embarrassment I feared’.
فَقُلْتُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّهُمُ الْحَقُّ وَ مُنْتَهَى الْحَقِّ رَأَيْتُ الْبَارِحَةَ مَوْلَانَا فِي الْيَقَظَةِ وَ قَالَ كَذَا وَ كَذَا وَ شَرَحْتُ مَا رَأَيْتُهُ فِي الْمَشْهَدِ فَعَجِبَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَ جَرَتْ مِنْهُ أُمُورٌ عِظَامٌ حِسَانٌ فِي هَذَا الْمَعْنَى وَ بَلَغْتُ مِنْهُ غَايَةَ مَا لَمْ أَظُنَّهُ بِبَرَكَةِ مَوْلَانَا صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ.
I said, ‘There is no god except Allah-azwj! I testify they-asws are the truth and the ultimate truth! I saw our Master-ajfj yesterday in the wakefulness and he-ajfj said such and such’, and I commented what I had seen in the Shrine. He was surprised from that and significant excellent matters emanated from him in this meaning, and I reached from him at a peak what I had not even thought of, by the Blessings of our Master-ajfj, may the Salawaat of Allah-azwj be upon him-ajfj’’.[50]
12- الْمُتَهَجِّدُ، وَ الْمَكَارِمُ، وَ غَيْرُهُمَا، لِلْحَاجَةِ عَنْ سَمَاعَةَ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَنَّهُ قَالَ: إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا مَرِضَ دَعَا الطَّبِيبَ وَ أَعْطَاهُ وَ إِذَا كَانَتْ لَهُ حَاجَةٌ رَشَا الْبَوَّابَ وَ أَعْطَاهُ وَ لَوْ أَنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا فَدَحَهُ أَمْرٌ فَزِعَ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَ تَطَهَّرَ وَ تَصَدَّقَ بِصَدَقَةٍ قَلَّتْ أَوْ كَثُرَتْ فَدَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ
(The book) ‘Al Mutahajjid’, and ‘Al Makarim’ and others, for the need, from Sama’at Bin Mihran,
‘From Abu Abdullah-asws having said: ‘Whenever one of you fall sick, he calls the doctor and he will give him (medicine), and when there was a need for him, he sprinkles the doorman with gifts, and he is given it (access), and if one of you, when a matter burdens him, he should panic to Allah-azwj the Exalted and purify, and donate charity, be it little or a lot. He should enter the Masjid and pray two Cycles Salat.
فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَ أَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَ صَلَّى عَلَى النَّبِيِّ وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ- اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ عَافَيْتَنِي مِمَّا أَخَافُ مِنْ كَذَا وَ كَذَا- إِلَّا آتَاهُ اللَّهُ ذَلِكَ وَ هُوَ الْيَمِينُ الْوَاجِبَةُ وَ مَا جَعَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ فِي الشُّكْرِ.
He should praise Allah-azwj and extol upon Him-azwj and send Salawaat upon the Prophet-saww and People-asws of his-saww Household, then should say, ‘O Allah-azwj! If You-azwj Grant me well-being from what I fear of such and such!’ – Allah-azwj will Grant him that, and it is the obligatory oath, and what Allah-azwj has Made upon him regarding the thanking’’.[51]
13- الْمَكَارِمُ، صَلَاةٌ أُخْرَى إِذَا انْتَصَفَ اللَّيْلُ فَاغْتَسِلْ وَ صَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ تَقْرَأُ فِي الْأُولَى فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ وَ سُورَةَ الْإِخْلَاصِ خَمْسَ مِائَةِ مَرَّةٍ وَ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ مِثْلَهَا وَ حِينَ تَفْرُغُ مِنَ الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ تَقْرَأُ آخِرَ الْحَشْرِ وَ سِتَّ آيَاتٍ مِنْ أَوَّلِ الْحَدِيدِ وَ قُلْ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ وَ أَنْتَ قَائِمٌ إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَ إِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ أَلْفَ مَرَّةٍ
(The book) ‘Al Makarim’ –
‘Another Salat – When it is midnight, wash and pray two Cycles Salat, reciting in the first Surah Al Fatiha, and Surah Al Ikhlaas five times, and in the second similar to it, and when you are free from the recitation in the second you should recite end of Surah Al Hashr and six Verses from beginning of Surah Al Hadeed, and say after that while you are standing, ‘(It is) You we worship and You do we seek Assistance (from) [1:5], a thousand times.
ثُمَّ تَرْكَعُ وَ تَسْجُدُ وَ تَتَشَهَّدُ وَ تُثْنِي عَلَى اللَّهِ فَإِنْ قُضِيَتِ الْحَاجَةُ وَ إِلَّا فَفِي الثَّانِيَةِ وَ إِلَّا فَفِي الثَّالِثَةِ.
Then perform Ruk’u, and Sajdah, and Tashahhud, and praise upon Allah-azwj. If the need is fulfilled, (fine), or else in the second, or else in the third’’.[52]
صَلَاةٌ أُخْرَى عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ: إِذَا فَدَحَكَ أَمْرٌ عَظِيمٌ فَتَصَدَّقْ فِي نَهَارِكَ عَلَى سِتِّينَ مِسْكِيناً عَلَى كُلِّ مِسْكِينٍ نِصْفَ صَاعٍ بِصَاعِ النَّبِيِّ ص مِنْ تَمْرٍ أَوْ بُرٍّ أَوْ شَعِيرٍ
Another Salat from Musa-asws Bin Ja’far-asws having said: ‘When a mighty matter weighs you down, give charity during your day upon sixty poor ones, upon each poor half a Sa’a (1 kg approx.), by the Sa’at (unit of measurement) of the Prophet-saww, from dates, or wheat or barley.
فَإِذَا كَانَ بِاللَّيْلِ اغْتَسَلْتَ فِي ثُلُثِ اللَّيْلِ الْأَخِيرِ ثُمَّ لَبِسْتَ أَدْنَى مَا يَلْبَسُ مَنْ تَعُولُ مِنَ الثِّيَابِ إِلَّا أَنَّ عَلَيْكَ فِي تِلْكَ الثِّيَابِ إِزَاراً ثُمَّ تُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ تَقْرَأُ فِيهِمَا بِالتَّوْحِيدِ وَ قُلْ يا أَيُّهَا الْكافِرُونَ
When it is night, was in the last third of the night, then wear lowest of what one provides from the clothing, except that upon you among those clothes, should be the loincloth. Then pray two Cycles Salat reciting in these with Surah Al Tawheed and Surah Al Kafiroun.
فَإِذَا وَضَعْتَ جَبِينَكَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأَخِيرَةِ لِلسُّجُودِ هَلَّلْتَ اللَّهَ وَ قَدَّسْتَهُ وَ عَظَّمْتَهُ وَ مَجَّدْتَهُ ثُمَّ ذَكَرْتَ ذُنُوبَكَ وَ أَقْرَرْتَ بِمَا تَعْرِفُ مِنْهَا مُسَمًّى وَ مَا لَا تَعْرِفُ أَقْرَرْتَ بِهِ جُمْلَةً ثُمَّ رَفَعْتَ رَأْسَكَ
When you place your forehead for the Sajdah in the last Cycle, extol Oneness of Allah-azwj, and Sanctify Him-azwj, and glorify Him-azwj, then remember your sins and acknowledge with what you know from these, specifying, and what you don’t know, acknowledge with it all. Then raise your head.
فَإِذَا وَضَعْتَ جَنْبَكَ فِي السَّجْدَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ اسْتَخَرْتَ اللَّهَ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ تَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ-
When you place your forehead in the second Sajdah, seek the Choice of Allah-azwj one hundred times saying, ‘I seek Your-azwj Choice by Your-azwj Knowledge!’
ثُمَّ تَدْعُو اللَّهَ بِمَا شِئْتَ مِنْ أَسْمَائِهِ وَ تَقُولُ- يَا كَائِنُ قَبْلَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَ يَا مُكَوِّنَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ يَا كَائِنُ بَعْدَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ افْعَلْ بِي كَذَا وَ كَذَا وَ أَعْطِنِي كَذَا وَ كَذَا-
Then he should supplicate to Allah-azwj with whatever you desire from His-azwj Names and say, ‘O Existing before all things, and O Creator of all things! O Existing after all things! Do such and such with me and Give me such and such!’
وَ كُلَّمَا اسْتَخَرْتَ فَأَفْضِ بِرُكْبَتَيْكَ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ وَ تَرْفَعُ الْإِزَارَ حَتَّى تَكْشِفَ الْإِزَارَ مِنْ خَلْفِكَ بَيْنَ أليتك [أَلْيَتَيْكَ] وَ بَاطِنِ سَاقَيْكَ فَإِنِّي أَرْجُو أَنْ تُقْضَى حَاجَتُكَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَ ابْدَأْ بِالصَّلَاةِ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمْ أَجْمَعِينَ.
And whenever you pray, spread your knees to the ground and lift the garment until you reveal the garment from behind you, (the area) between your buttocks and the soles of your legs, for I will I hope that your needs will be fulfilled, Allah-azwj willing, and begin to pray for the Prophet and his family, may Allah-azwj’s prayers be upon them all.[53]
14- الْمَكَارِمُ، صَلَاةُ الْحَاجَةِ عَنِ الرِّضَا ع قَالَ: إِذَا حَزَنَكَ أَمْرٌ شَدِيدٌ فَصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ تَقْرَأُ فِي إِحْدَاهُمَا الْفَاتِحَةَ وَ آيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ وَ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ الْحَمْدَ وَ إِنَّا أَنْزَلْناهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ ثُمَّ خُذِ الْمُصْحَفَ وَ ارْفَعْهُ فَوْقَ رَأْسِكَ وَ قُلِ
(The book) ‘Al Makarim’ –
‘Salat Al-Hajaat (the need), from Al Reza-asws: ‘When a severe matter grieves you, pray two Cycles Salat, reciting in one of these Surah Al Fatiha and Ayat Al Kursy, and in the second, Surah Al Hamd and Surah Al Qadr. The take the Quran and raise it above your head and say,
اللَّهُمَّ بِحَقِّ مَنْ أَرْسَلْتَهُ إِلَى خَلْقِكَ وَ حَقِّ كُلِّ آيَةٍ فِيهِ وَ بِحَقِّ كُلِّ مَنْ مَدَحْتَهُ فِيهِ عَلَيْكَ وَ بِحَقِّكَ عَلَيْهِ وَ لَا نَعْرِفُ أَحَداً أَعْرَفَ بِحَقِّكَ مِنْكَ يَا سَيِّدِي
‘O Allah-azwj! By the right of the one You-azwj Sent to Your-azwj creatures, and right of every Verse in it, and by the right upon You-azwj of every one You-azwj have Praised in it, and by Your-azwj right upon him, and we do not know anyone more Recognises of Your-azwj rights than You-azwj, O my Chief!
يَا اللَّهُ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ بِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدٍ عَشْراً بِحَقِّ عَلِيٍّ عَشْراً بِحَقِّ فَاطِمَةَ عَشْراً بِحَقِّ إِمَامٍ بَعْدَهُ كُلَّ إِمَامٍ تَعُدُّهُ عَشْراً حَتَّى تَنْتَهِيَ إِلَى إِمَامِ حَقٍّ الَّذِي هُوَ إِمَامُ زَمَانِكَ فَإِنَّكَ لَا تَقُومُ مِنْ مَقَامِكَ حَتَّى يَقْضِيَ اللَّهُ حَاجَتَكَ.
O Allah-azwj! (ten times), By the right of Muhammad-saww (ten times), By the right of Ali-azwj (ten times), By the right of (Syeda) Fatima-asws (ten times), By the right of’ (the Imam-asws after him‑asws, (counting each Imam-asws ten times until you end up to the rightful Imam-asws who is the Imam-asws of your times, so you will not stand from your place until Allah-azwj will Fulfil your need!’’[54]
15- الْمُتَهَجِّدُ، وَ الْمَكَارِمُ، وَ غَيْرُهُمَا، صَلَاةٌ أُخْرَى وَ رَوَى مُقَاتِلُ ابْنُ مُقَاتِلٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِلرِّضَا ع جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ عَلِّمْنِي دُعَاءً لِقَضَاءِ الْحَوَائِجِ
(The books) ‘Al Mutahajjid’, and ‘Al Makarim’ and others, there is another Salat, and it is reported by Muqatil Ibn Muqatil who said,
‘I said to Al-Reza-asws, ‘May I be sacrificed for you-asws! Teach me a supplication for fulfilment of the needs!’
فَقَالَ إِذَا كَانَتْ لَكَ حَاجَةٌ إِلَى اللَّهِ مُهِمَّةٌ فَاغْتَسِلْ وَ الْبَسْ أَنْظَفَ ثِيَابِكَ وَ شَمِّ شَيْئاً مِنَ الطِّيبِ ثُمَّ ابْرُزْ تَحْتَ السَّمَاءِ فَصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ تَفْتَحُ الصَّلَاةَ فَتَقْرَأُ فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ وَ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ مَرَّةً
He said, ‘When there were to be an important need for you to Allah-azwj, wash and wear cleanest of your clothes, and smell something from the perfume. Then go out beneath the open sky and pray two Cycles. Begin the Salat by reciting Surah Al Fatiha, and Surah Al Tawheed fifteen times.
ثُمَّ تَرْكَعُ وَ تَقْرَأُ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ عَلَى مِثْلِ صَلَاةِ التَّسْبِيحِ غَيْرَ أَنَّ الْقِرَاءَةَ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ مَرَّةً ثُمَّ تَسْجُدُ وَ تَقُولُ فِي سُجُودِكَ- اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ كُلَّ مَعْبُودٍ مِنْ لَدُنْ عَرْشِكَ إِلَى قَرَارِ أَرْضِكَ فَهُوَ بَاطِلٌ سِوَاكَ فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ الْحَقُّ الْمُبِينُ اقْضِ لِي حَاجَةَ كَذَا وَ كَذَا السَّاعَةَ السَّاعَةَ وَ تُلِحُّ فِيمَا أَرَدْتَ.
Then perform Ruk’u and recite fifteen times upon similar to Salat Al Tasbeeh (Glorification), other than the recitation of fifteen times. Then perform Sajdah and say in your Sajdah, ‘O Allah-azwj! Every deity besides You-azwj, from Your-azwj Throne to the settlement of Your-azwj earth, is false. Surely You-azwj are Allah-azwj, the Manifest Truth! Fulfil such and such need for me, now, now!’, and insist in what you want’’.[55]
16- الْمَكَارِمُ، صَلَاةُ الْعَفْوِ إِذَا أَحْسَسْتَ مِنْ نَفْسِكَ بِفَتْرَةٍ فَلَا تَدَعْ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ صَلَاةَ الْعَفْوِ وَ هِيَ رَكْعَتَانِ بِالْحَمْدِ وَ إِنَّا أَنْزَلْناهُ مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ وَ تَقُولُ بَعْدَ الْقِرَاءَةِ رَبِّ عَفْوَكَ عَفْوَكَ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ مَرَّةً ثُمَّ تَرْكَعُ وَ تَقُولُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ عَشْراً وَ تُتِمُّ الصَّلَاةَ كَمِثْلِ صَلَاةِ جَعْفَرٍ.
(The book) ‘Al Makarim’ –
‘Salat Al-Afw (the Pardon) – ‘When you sense a gap within yourself, during that do not leave Salat Al-Afw, and it is of two Cycles, with Surah Al Hamad, and Al Qadr once in each Cycle, saying after the recitation, ‘Lord-azwj! Your-azwj Pardon! Your-azwj Pardon!’, fifteen times. Then do Ruk’u and say after that ten times, and complete the Salat like Salat of Ja’far-as’’.[56]
17- الْمَكَارِمُ، صَلَاةٌ لِحَدِيثِ النَّفْسِ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ ع قَالَ: لَيْسَ مِنْ مُؤْمِنٍ يَمُرُّ عَلَيْهِ أَرْبَعُونَ صَبَاحاً إِلَّا حَدَّثَ نَفْسَهُ فَلْيُصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ لْيَسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ.
(The book) ‘Al Makarim’ –
‘Salat Hadees Al Nafs (self discussion), from Al-Sadiq-asws having said: ‘Then isn’t any Momin, forty mornings pass by him except he discusses with himself. Let him pray two Cycles Salat, and let him seek Refuge with Allah-azwj from that’’.[57]
بيان: المراد بحديث النفس الوساوس الشيطانية في العقائد و القضاء و القدر و الخطورات التي يوجب التكلم بها الكفر.
Explanation – The intent with discussing with the self are the Satanic insinuations regarding the beliefs, and the Decree, and the Pre-determination, and the thoughts which lead to talk the Kufr due to it.
18- الْمَكَارِمُ، صَلَاةُ الِاسْتِغْفَارِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ص أَنَّهُ قَالَ: إِذَا رَأَيْتَ فِي مَعَاشِكَ ضِيقاً وَ فِي أَمْرِكَ الْتِيَاثاً فَأَنْزِلْ حَاجَتَكَ بِاللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَ جَلَّ وَ لَا تَدَعْ صَلَاةَ الِاسْتِغْفَارِ وَ هِيَ رَكْعَتَانِ تَفْتَتِحُ الصَّلَاةُ وَ تَقْرَأُ الْحَمْدَ وَ إِنَّا أَنْزَلْناهُ مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ
(The book) ‘Al Makarim’ –
‘Salat Al-Istigfaar (the Forgiveness), from the Prophet-saww having said: ‘When you see constriction in your livelihood and hardship in your affairs, descend your need with Allah-azwj the Exalted and Majestic, and do not leave Salat Al Istigfar, and it is of two Cycles. You begin the Salat and recite (Surah) Al Hamd, and Surah Al Qadr once, in each Cycle.
ثُمَّ تَقُولُ بَعْدَ الْقِرَاءَةِ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ مَرَّةً ثُمَّ تَرْكَعُ فَتَقْرَأُهَا عَشْراً عَلَى هَيْئَةِ صَلَاةِ جَعْفَرٍ يُصْلِحُ اللَّهُ لَكَ شَأْنَكَ كُلَّهُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ.
Then you should say after the recitation, ‘I seek Forgiveness of Allah-azwj’, fifteen times. Then perform Ruk’u, and recite it ten times upon the form of Salat of Ja’far-as. Allah-azwj will Rectify your affairs for you, all of it, if Allah-azwj so Desires’’.[58]
19- الْمَكَارِمُ، صَلَاةُ الْكِفَايَةِ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ ع قَالَ: تُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ تُسَلِّمُ وَ تَسْجُدُ وَ تُثْنِي عَلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَ تَحْمَدُهُ وَ تُصَلِّي عَلَى النَّبِيِّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ وَ تَقُولُ- يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا جَبْرَئِيلُ يَا جَبْرَئِيلُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ اكْفِيَانِي مِمَّا أَنَا فِيهِ فَإِنَّكُمَا كَافِيَانِ احْفَظَانِي بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّكُمَا حَافِظَانِ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ.
(The book) ‘Al Makarim’ –
‘Salat Al-Kifaya’ (the sufficiency), from Al-Sadiq-asws having said: ‘You should pray two Cycles Salat, and perform Salaam, and do Sajdah, and extol upon Allah-azwj the Exalted, and praise Him-azwj, and send Salawaat upon the Prophet-saww Muhammad-saww and his-saww Progeny-asws, and say, ‘O Muhammad-saww, O Jibraeel-as! O Jibraeel-as, O Muhammad-saww! Suffice me from (predicament) I am in, for both of you are sufficient! Protect me by the Permission of Allah‑azwj, and both of you are protectors’ – one hundred times’’.[59]
صَلَاةٌ لِمَنْ أَصَابَهُ هَمٌّ أَوْ غَمٌّ أَوْ كَانَتْ لَهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ حَاجَةٌ عَنِ الرِّضَا ع قَالَ: يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ يَقْرَأُ فِي كُلِّ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْهُمَا الْحَمْدَ مَرَّةً وَ إِنَّا أَنْزَلْناهُ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ مَرَّةً
Salat for the one afflicted by worries or sadness or there were to be a need for him to Allah‑azwj, from Al-Reza-asws having said: ‘He should pray two Cycles Salat, reciting in each of these Surah Al Hamd once, and Surah Al Qadr thirteen times.
فَإِذَا فَرَغَ سَجَدَ وَ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ يَا فَارِجَ الْهَمِّ وَ كَاشِفَ الْغَمِّ وَ مُجِيبَ دَعْوَةِ الْمُضْطَرِّينَ يَا رَحْمَانَ الدُّنْيَا وَ رَحِيمَ الْآخِرَةِ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ ارْحَمْنِي رَحْمَةً تُطْفِئُ بِهَا عَنِّي غَضَبَكَ وَ سَخَطَكَ وَ تُغْنِينِي بِهَا عَنْ رَحْمَةِ مَنْ سِوَاكَ-
When he is free, he should do Sajdah and say, ‘O Allah-azwj! O Reliever of the worries and Remover of the sadness, and Responder to supplication of the desperate ones! O Beneficent of the world and Merciful of the Hereafter! Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, and Mercy me with such Mercy, extinguishing by it Your-azwj Wrath and Your-azwj Annoyance from me, and Making me needless by it from Mercy of the ones besides You-azwj!’
ثُمَّ يُلْصِقُ خَدَّهُ الْأَيْمَنَ بِالْأَرْضِ وَ يَقُولُ- يَا مُذِلَّ كُلِّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ وَ مُعِزَّ كُلِّ ذَلِيلٍ قَدْ وَ حَقِّكَ بَلَغَ الْمَجْهُودُ مِنِّي فِي أَمْرِ كَذَا فَفَرِّجْ عَنِّي-
Then he should adhere his right cheek with the ground and say, ‘O Humiliator of every obstinate tyrant, and Honourer of every humiliation one! By Your-azwj right, I have reached exhaustion regarding such and such matter, so Relieve from me!’
ثُمَّ يُلْصِقُ خَدَّهُ الْأَيْسَرَ بِالْأَرْضِ وَ يَقُولُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ إِلَى سُجُودِهِ وَ يَقُولُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ سُبْحَانَهُ يُفَرِّجُ غَمَّهُ وَ يَقْضِي حَاجَتَهُ.
Then he should adhere his left cheek with the ground and say like that. Then he should return to his Sajdah and say like that, for Allah-azwj the Glorious will Relieve his sadness and Fulfil his need’’.[60]
صَلَاةُ الْفَرَجِ عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع قَالَ: تُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ تَقْرَأُ فِي الْأُولَى الْحَمْدَ وَ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ أَلْفَ مَرَّةٍ وَ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ الْحَمْدَ وَ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً ثُمَّ تَتَشَهَّدُ وَ تُسَلِّمُ وَ تَدْعُو بِدُعَاءِ الْفَرَجِ وَ تَقُولُ
Salat Al-Farj (the relief), from Amir Al-Momineen-asws having said: ‘You should pray two cycles, reciting in the first Surah Al Hamd, and Surah Al Tawheed a thousand times, and in the second Surah Al Ham and Surah Al Tawheed once, then perform Tashahhud and Salaam, and supplication with supplication of the relief and say,
اللَّهُمَّ يَا مَنْ لَا تَرَاهُ الْعُيُونُ وَ لَا تُخَالِطُهُ الظُّنُونُ يَا مَنْ لَا يَصِفُهُ الْوَاصِفُونَ يَا مَنْ لَا تُغَيِّرُهُ الدُّهُورُ يَا مَنْ لَا يَخْشَى الدَّوَائِرَ يَا مَنْ لَا يَذُوقُ الْمَوْتَ يَا مَنْ لَا يَخْشَى الْفَوْتَ يَا مَنْ لَا تَضُرُّهُ الذُّنُوبُ وَ لَا تَنْقُصُهُ الْمَغْفِرَةُ
‘O Allah-azwj! O One Whom the eyes cannot see nor can the thoughts comprehend Him-azwj! O One Whom the describers cannot describe! O One the times do not change Him-azwj! O One Who does not fear the eras! O One Who does not taste the death! O One Who does not fear the lost! O One the sins (of the servants) do not harm Him-azwj nor does the Forgiveness reduce Him-azwj!
يَا مَنْ يَعْلَمُ مَثَاقِيلَ الْجِبَالِ وَ كَيْلَ الْبُحُورِ وَ عَدَدَ الْأَمْطَارِ وَ وَرَقِ الْأَشْجَارِ وَ دَبِيبَ الذَّرِّ وَ لَا يُوَارِي مِنْهُ سَمَاءٌ سَمَاءً وَ لَا أَرْضٌ أَرْضاً وَ لَا بَحْرٌ مَا فِي قَعْرِهِ وَ لَا جَبَلٌ مَا فِي وَعْرِهِ- يَعْلَمُ خائِنَةَ الْأَعْيُنِ وَ ما تُخْفِي الصُّدُورُ وَ مَا أَظْلَمَ عَلَيْهِ اللَّيْلُ وَ أَشْرَقَ عَنْهُ النَّهَارُ
O One Who Know the weight of mountains, and measure of the oceans, and number of raindrops, and leaves of the tress, and the crawling of the particles (ants etc.), and a sky does not cover (block) Him-azwj from a sky, nor an earth from an earth, nor an ocean what is in its depths, nor a mountain and what is in its interior! He-azwj Knows treachery of the eyes and what the chests conceal, and what the night darkens upon, and the day brightens from!
أَسْأَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الْمَخْزُونِ الْمَكْنُونِ الَّذِي فِي عِلْمِ الْغَيْبِ عِنْدَكَ وَ اخْتَصَصْتَ بِهِ لِنَفْسِكَ وَ اشْتَقَقْتَ مِنْهُ اسْمَكَ فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ- لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَحْدَكَ وَحْدَكَ وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ الَّذِي إِذَا دُعِيتَ بِهِ أَجَبْتَ وَ إِذَا سُئِلْتَ بِهِ أَعْطَيْتَ
I ask You-azwj by Your-azwj Hidden Name which is in knowledge of the unseen in Your-azwj Possession, and You-azwj have Particularised it for Yourself-azwj, and Derived Your-azwj Name from it! Surely You-azwj are Allah-azwj! There is no god except You-azwj Alone, Alone, Alone! There is no associate for You-azwj, (the Name) which when supplicated with, is Answered, and when asked with, is Given!
وَ أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّ أَنْبِيَائِكَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَ بِحَقِّ حَمَلَةِ الْعَرْشِ وَ بِحَقِّ مَلَائِكَتِكَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ وَ بِحَقِّ جَبْرَئِيلَ وَ مِيكَائِيلَ وَ إِسْرَافِيلَ وَ بِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عِتْرَتِهِ صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ خَيْرَ عُمُرِي آخِرَهُ وَ خَيْرَ أَعْمَالِي خَوَاتِيمَهَا
And I ask You-azwj by the right of Your-azwj Prophets-as, the Messengers-as, and by the right of bearers of the Throne, and by the right of Your-azwj Angels of Proximity, and by the right of Jibraeel-as, and Mikaeel-as, and Israfeel-as, and by the right of Muhammad-saww and his-saww Family-asws, may Your-azwj Salawaat be upon them-asws, to Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, and to Make best of my lifetime be its end, and best of the actions be their endings!
وَ أَسْأَلُكَ مَغْفِرَتَكَ وَ رِضْوَانَكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ-
And I ask You-azwj for Your-azwj Forgiveness and Your-azwj Satisfaction, O most Merciful of the merciful ones!’’[61]
صَلَاةُ الْمَكْرُوبِ تُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ تَأْخُذُ الْمُصْحَفَ فَتَرْفَعُهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَ تَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَتَوَجَّهُ إِلَيْكَ بِمَا فِيهِ وَ فِيهِ اسْمُكَ الْأَكْبَرُ وَ أَسْمَاؤُكَ الْحُسْنَى وَ مَا بِهِ تُخَافُ وَ تُرْجَى
Salat Al-Makroub (the distressed) – ‘You should pray two Cycles Salat and take the Quran and raise it to Allah-azwj the Exalted and say, ‘O Allah-azwj! I diver to You-azwj with whatever is in it, and in it is Your-azwj Greatest Name, and Your-azwj most excellent Names, and what one fears with and hopes for!
أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ تَقْضِيَ حَاجَتِي وَ تُسَمِّيهَا-
I ask You-azwj to Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, and Fulfil my needs!’, and specify these’’.
صَلَاةُ الِاسْتِغَاثَةِ بِالْبَتُولِ ع- تُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ تَسْجُدُ وَ تَقُولُ يَا فَاطِمَةُ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ ثُمَّ ضَعْ خَدَّكَ الْأَيْمَنَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ وَ قُلْ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَ تَضَعُ خَدَّكَ الْأَيْسَرَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ وَ تَقُولُ مِثْلَهُ ثُمَّ اسْجُدْ وَ قُلْ ذَلِكَ مِائَةً وَ عَشْرَ دَفَعَاتٍ وَ قُلْ يَا آمِناً مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مِنْكَ خَائِفٌ حَذِرٌ
Salat Al-Istighasa Bil Batoul-asws (crying out for help to Syeda Fatima-asws) – You should pray two Cycles, the do Sajdah and say, ‘O (Syeda) Fatima-asws’, one hundred times, the place your right cheek upon the ground and say like that, and place your left cheek upon the ground and say like it, then do Sajdah and say that one hundred and ten times, and say, ‘O safety from all things and all things are fearful from You-azwj, cautious!’
أَسْأَلُكَ بِأَمْنِكَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَ خَوْفِ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مِنْكَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَنْ تُعْطِيَنِي أَمَاناً لِنَفْسِي وَ أَهْلِي وَ مَالِي وَ وُلْدِي حَتَّى لَا أَخَافَ أَحَداً وَ لَا أَحْذَرَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ أَبَداً- إِنَّكَ عَلى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ-
I ask You-azwj by Your-azwj safety from all things, and fear of all things from you-asws, to send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, and to give me safety for myself, and my family, and my wealth, and my children until I do not fear anyone nor be cautious of anything, ever, surely You-azwj are Able upon all things!’’[62]
صَلَاةُ الِاسْتِغَاثَةِ إِذَا هَمَمْتَ بِالنَّوْمِ فِي اللَّيْلِ فَضَعْ عِنْدَ رَأْسِكَ إِنَاءً نَظِيفاً فِيهِ مَاءٌ طَاهِرٌ وَ غَطِّهِ بِخِرْقَةٍ نَظِيفَةٍ فَإِذَا انْتَبَهْتَ لِصَلَاتِكَ فِي آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ فَاشْرَبْ مِنَ الْمَاءِ ثَلَاثَ جُرَعٍ ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأْ بِبَاقِيهِ وَ تَوَجَّهْ إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ وَ أَذِّنْ وَ أَقِمْ وَ صَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ تَقْرَأُ فِيهِمَا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ
Salat Al-Istigasa (crying out for help), when you are worried with the sleep during the night – Place by your head a clean container wherein is water and cover it with a clean cloth. When you wake up for your Salat in end of the night, drink from the water, three gulps, then perform Wud’u with rest of its, and divert towards the Qiblah and proclaim Azaan and Iqama, and pray two Cycles of Salat reciting in these whatever is easy from the Quran.
فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ مِنَ الْقِرَاءَةِ قُلْتَ فِي الرُّكُوعِ- يَا غِيَاثَ الْمُسْتَغِيثِينَ خَمْساً وَ عِشْرِينَ مَرَّةً ثُمَّ تَرْفَعُ رَأْسَكَ فَتَقُولُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَ تَسْجُدُ وَ تَقُولُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ تَجْلِسُ وَ تَقُولُهُ وَ تَسْجُدُ وَ تَقُولُهُ وَ تَجْلِسُ وَ تَقُولُهُ وَ تَنْهَضُ إِلَى الثَّانِيَةِ وَ تَفْعَلُ كَفِعْلِكَ فِي الْأُولَى وَ تُسَلِّمُ وَ قَدْ أُكْمِلَتْ ثَلَاثُ مِائَةِ مَرَّةً مَا تَقُولُهُ
When you are free from the recitation, you should say in the Ruk’u, ‘O Helper of the seekers of help!’, twenty-five times. Then raise your head and say similar to that, and do Sajdah and say similar to that, then be seated and say it, and do Sajdah and say it, and be seated and say it, and get up to the second (Cycle) and do like your actions in the first, and perform Salaam, and you would have completed saying it three hundred times.
وَ تَرْفَعُ رَأْسَكَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَ تَقُولُ ثَلَاثِينَ مَرَّةً مِنَ الْعَبْدِ الذَّلِيلِ إِلَى الْمَوْلَى الْجَلِيلِ وَ تَذْكُرُ حَاجَتَكَ فَإِنَّ الْإِجَابَةَ تُسْرِعُ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ-
And raise your head towards the sky and say thirty times, ‘From the humble servant to the Majestic Master’, and mentioned your need, for the Response will be quick by the Permission of Allah-azwj!’’[63]
صَلَاةُ الْغِيَاثِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ إِذَا كَانَتْ لِأَحَدِكُمُ اسْتِغَاثَةٌ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى فَلْيُصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ وَ يَقُولُ- يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَا عَلِيُّ يَا سَيِّدَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ بِكُمَا أَسْتَغِيثُ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى
Salat Al-Giyas (crying out for help), from Abu Abdullah-asws having said: ‘When there were to be crying for help to Allah-azwj the Exalted, for one of you, so let him pray two Cycles Salat, then do Sajdah and say, ‘O Muhammad-saww, O Rasool-Allah-saww! O Ali-asws, O Chief of the believing men and the believing women! I cry to Allah-azwj the Exalted for Help through both of you-asws!
يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا عَلِيُّ أَسْتَغِيثُ بِكُمَا يَا غَوْثَاهُ بِاللَّهِ وَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلِيٍّ وَ فَاطِمَةَ وَ تَعُدُّ الْأَئِمَّةَ ع بِكُمْ أَتَوَسَّلُ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- فَإِنَّكَ تُغَاثُ مِنْ سَاعَتِكَ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى
O Muhammad-asws, O Ali-asws! I cry out for help with both of you-asws! O help by Allah-azwj, and by Muhammad-saww, and Ali-asws, and (Syeda) Fatima-asws! (and count the Imams-asws). I seek means to Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic through you-asws all, for You-azwj help the ones immediately by the Permission of Allah-azwj the Exalted!’’[64]
صَلَاةُ الضُّرِّ وَ الْفَقْرِ تُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ تُحْسِنُهُمَا وَ تَسْجُدُ وَ تَقُولُ- يَا مَاجِدُ يَا وَاحِدُ يَا أَحَدُ يَا كَرِيمُ أَتَوَجَّهُ إِلَيْكَ بِنَبِيِّكَ نَبِيِّ الرَّحْمَةِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أَتَوَجَّهُ بِكَ إِلَى اللَّهِ رَبِّي وَ رَبِّكَ وَ رَبِّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ
Salat Al-Zarr Wa Al Faqr (Harm and the poverty) – You should pray two Cycles Salat, being excellent in these, and perform Sajdah and say, ‘O Glorious! O One! O First! O Benevolent! I divert to You-azwj through Your-azwj Prophet-saww, the Prophet-saww of Mercy, O Rasool-Allah‑saww! I divert through you-saww to Allah-azwj, my Lord-azwj and your-saww Lord-azwj, and Lord‑azwj of all things!
أَسْأَلُكَ يَا اللَّهُ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
I ask You-azwj, O Allah-azwj, to Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww!
وَ أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَنْفَحَنِي نَفْحَةً مِنْ نَفَحَاتِكَ فَتْحاً يَسِيراً وَ رِزْقاً وَاسِعاً أَلُمُّ بِهِ شَعْثِي وَ أَقْضِي بِهِ دَيْنِي وَ أَسْتَعِينُ بِهِ عَلَى عِيَالِي-
And I ask You-azwj to Grant to me a Gift from Your-azwj Gifts, an easy victory, and vast sustenance smoothing my scruffiness by it, and pay off my debts by it, and I can be assisted by it upon my dependants!’’[65]
صَلَاةُ الِاسْتِعْدَاءِ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ ع- تُسْبِغُ الْوُضُوءَ أَيَّ وَقْتٍ أَحْبَبْتَ ثُمَّ تُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ تُتِمُّ رُكُوعَهُمَا وَ سُجُودَهُمَا فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ مَرَّغْتَ خَدَّيْكَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ وَ قُلْتَ يَا رَبَّاهْ حَتَّى يَنْقَطِعَ النَّفَسُ
Salat Al-Istigasa (crying out for help), from Al-Sadiq-asws – Perfect the Wud’u, whichever time you like, then pray two Cycles Salat completing their Ruk’u(s) and their Sajdah(s). When you are free, rub your cheeks upon the ground and say, ‘O Lord-azwj!’, until the breath is cut.
ثُمَّ قُلْ يَا مَنْ أَهْلَكَ عاداً الْأُولى وَ ثَمُودَ فَما أَبْقى- وَ قَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِنْ قَبْلُ إِنَّهُمْ كانُوا هُمْ أَظْلَمَ وَ أَطْغى- وَ الْمُؤْتَفِكَةَ أَهْوى فَغَشَّاها ما غَشَّى
Then say, ‘O One Who Destroyed (people of) Aad, the former ones [53:50] And Samood, so they did not remain [53:51] And the people of Nuh before; surely they were most unjust and most inordinate [53:52] And the overthrown cities He Overthrew [53:53] So there overcame these what overcame [53:54].
إِنْ كَانَ فُلَانُ بْنُ فُلَانٍ ظَالِماً فِيمَا ارْتَكَبَنِي بِهِ فَاجْعَلْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْكَ وَعْداً وَ لَا تَجْعَلْ لَهُ فِي حِلْمِكَ نَصِيباً يَا أَقْرَبَ الْأَقْرَبِينَ-
If so and so, son of so and so has been unjust in what he has done to me, them Make a Promise from You-azwj to be upon him, and do not Make a share for him in Your-azwj Leniency, O Nearest of the near ones!’’[66]
صَلَاةُ الظُّلَامَةِ تُفِيضُ عَلَيْكَ الْمَاءَ ثُمَّ تُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ تَرْفَعُ رَأْسَكَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَ تَبْسُطُ يَدَيْكَ وَ تَقُولُ- اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَهْلِكْ عَدُوَّهُمْ
Salat Al-Zulama (the darkness) – Pour the water upon you, then pray two Cycles Salat and raise your head towards the sky and extend your hands and say, ‘O Allah-azwj! Lord-azwj of Muhammad-saww! Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww and Destroy their-asws enemies!
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ فُلَانَ بْنَ فُلَانٍ قَدْ ظَلَمَنِي وَ لَا أَجِدُ مَنْ أَصُولُ بِهِ غَيْرَكَ فَاسْتَوْفِ مِنْهُ ظُلَامَتِي السَّاعَةَ السَّاعَةَ بِحَقِّ مَنْ جَعَلْتَ لَهُ عَلَيْكَ حَقّاً وَ بِحَقِّكَ عَلَيْهِمْ إِلَّا فَعَلْتَ ذَلِكَ يَا مَخُوفَ الْأَحْكَامِ وَ الْأَخْذِ يَا مَرْهُوبَ الْبَطْشِ يَا مَالِكَ الْفَضْلِ-
O Allah-azwj! So and so, son of so and so has been unjust to me and I cannot find anyone to help apart from You-azwj. Settle my grievance from him, now, now, by the right of the one You‑azwj have Made a right for him upon You-azwj, and by Your-azwj right upon them, please do that, O Whose Judgments and Seizures are feared! O Whose Power is awed from! O Controller of the Grace!’’[67]
صَلَاةُ الِانْتِصَارِ مِنَ الظَّالِمِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِذَا طَلَبْتَ بِمَظْلِمَةٍ فَلَا تَدْعُ عَلَى صَاحِبِكَ فَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ يَكُونُ مَظْلُوماً فَلَا يَزَالُ يَدْعُو حَتَّى يَكُونَ ظَالِماً وَ لَكِنْ إِذَا ظُلِمْتَ فَاغْتَسِلْ وَ صَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فِي مَوْضِعٍ لَا يَحْجُبُكَ عَنِ السَّمَاءِ
Salat Al-Intisar Min Al-Zalim (triumphing from the oppressor), from Abu Abdullah-asws having said: ‘When you seek a grievance, do not supplicate against your companions, for the man could be oppressed so he does not cease supplicating until he becomes the oppressor, but, when you are oppressed, wash and pray two Cycles Salat in a place you are not veiled from the sky.
ثُمَّ قُلِ- اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ فُلَانَ بْنَ فُلَانٍ ظَلَمَنِي وَ لَيْسَ لِي أَحَدٌ أَصُولُ بِهِ غَيْرَكَ فَاسْتَوْفِ لِي ظُلَامَتِيَ السَّاعَةَ السَّاعَةَ بِالاسْمِ الَّذِي سَأَلَكَ بِهِ الْمُضْطَرُّ فَكَشَفْتَ مَا بِهِ مِنْ ضُرٍّ وَ مَكَّنْتَ لَهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَ جَعَلْتَهُ خَلِيفَتَكَ عَلَى خَلْقِكَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَنْ تَسْتَوْفِيَ لِي ظُلَامَتِيَ السَّاعَةَ السَّاعَةَ فَإِنَّكَ لَا تَلْبَثُ حَتَّى تَرَى مَا تُحِبُ.
Then say, ‘O Allah-azwj! So and so, son of so and so has oppressed me and there isn’t anyone for me I can seek help with apart from You-azwj. Settle my grievance for me now, now, by the Name which the restless one (Al-Qaim-ajfj) will ask You-azwj with, so You-azwj will Remove harm what would be with him-ajfj, and You-azwj will Enable for him-ajfj in the earth, and Make him-ajfj Your-azwj Caliph upon Your-azwj creatures, to Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, and to Settle my grievance for me now, now!’ – for you, it will not be long until you see what you like’’.[68]
صَلَاةٌ أُخْرَى عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: شَكَوْتُ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَنَّ رَجُلًا كَانَ يُؤْذِينِي فَقَالَ ادْعُ عَلَيْهِ
Another Salat from Yunus Bin Ammar who said, ‘I complained to Abu Abdullah-asws of a man who used to hurt me. He-asws said: ‘Supplicate against him!’
قُلْتُ دَعَوْتُ عَلَيْهِ
I said, ‘You-asws supplicate against him’.
قَالَ لَيْسَ هَكَذَا وَ لَكِنْ أَقْلِعْ عَنِ الذُّنُوبِ وَ صُمْ وَ صَلِّ وَ تَصَدَّقْ فَإِذَا كَانَ آخِرُ اللَّيْلِ فَأَسْبِغِ الْوُضُوءَ ثُمَّ قُمْ فَصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قُلْ وَ أَنْتَ سَاجِدٌ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ فُلَانَ بْنَ فُلَانٍ قَدْ آذَانِي اللَّهُمَّ أَسْقِمْ بَدَنَهُ وَ اقْطَعْ أَثَرَهُ وَ انْقُصْ أَجَلَهُ وَ عَجِّلْ ذَلِكَ فِي عَامِهِ هَذَا-
He-asws said: ‘Not like this, but uproot from the sins and fast, and pray Salat, and give charity. When it is end of the night, perfect the Wud’u, then stand and pray two Cycles, then say while you are in Sajdah, ‘O Allah-azwj! So and so, son of so and so has harmed me. O Allah-azwj! Make his body sick, and Cut off hits effects, and terminate his term, and Hasten that in this year of his’.
قَالَ فَفَعَلْتُ فَمَا لَبِثْتُ أَنْ هَلَكَ.
He (the narrator) said, ‘I did so. It was not long before he died’’.[69]
صَلَاةُ الْعُسْرَةِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِذَا عَسُرَ عَلَيْكَ أَمْرٌ فَصَلِّ عِنْدَ الزَّوَالِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ تَقْرَأُ فِي الْأُولَى بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ وَ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ وَ إِنَّا فَتَحْنا لَكَ فَتْحاً مُبِيناً إِلَى قَوْلِهِ وَ يَنْصُرَكَ اللَّهُ نَصْراً عَزِيزاً وَ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ وَ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ وَ أَ لَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ وَ قَدْ جُرِّبَ.
Salat Al-Usra (the hardship), from Abu Abdullah-asws: ‘When a matter is hard upon you, pray two Cycles Salat at midday, reciting in the first with Surah Al Fatiha, and Surah Al Tawheed, and Surely, We Opened for you a clear victory [48:1] – up to His-azwj Words: And Allah will Help you with a Mighty Help [48:3], and in the second with Surah Al Gatiha, and Surah Al Tawheed, and Surah Al Nashr’ – and it has been tried (experienced)’’.[70]
صَلَاةٌ فِي الْمُهِمَّاتِ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ع تُصَلِّي أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ تُحْسِنُ قُنُوتَهُنَّ وَ أَرْكَانَهُنَّ تَقْرَأُ فِي الْأُولَى الْحَمْدَ مَرَّةً وَ حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَ نِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ الْحَمْدَ مَرَّةً وَ قَوْلَهُ ما شاءَ اللَّهُ لا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ إِنْ تَرَنِ أَنَا أَقَلَّ مِنْكَ مالًا وَ وَلَداً سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ
Salat regarding the important matters, from Al-Husayn-asws Bin Ali-asws: ‘You should pray four Cycles Salat being excellent in its Qunout and its elements, reciting in the first Surah Al Hamd once, and, ‘Allah-azwj suffices us and is the best Protector’ – seven times; and in the second Surah Al Hamd once, and His-azwj Words: ‘Whatever Allah so Desires, there is no Strength except by Allah!’ Surely, you view that I am lesser than you in wealth and children [18:39], seven times.
وَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ الْحَمْدَ مَرَّةً وَ قَوْلَهُ- لا إِلهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ فِي الرَّابِعَةِ الْحَمْدَ مَرَّةً- وَ أُفَوِّضُ أَمْرِي إِلَى اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَصِيرٌ بِالْعِبادِ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ يَسْأَلُ حَاجَتَهُ
And in the third, Surah Al Hamd once, and His-azwj Words: ‘There is no god except Allah! Glorious are You, I was of the unjust ones!’ [21:87], seven times; and in the fourth, Surah Al Hamd once, and I entrust my matters to Allah, surely Allah Sees the servants’ [40:44], seven times’. Then he should ask his need’’.[71]
صَلَاةٌ لِمَنْ أَصَابَتْهُ مُصِيبَةٌ تُصَلِّي أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ مَرَّةً وَ الْإِخْلَاصِ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ آيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ مَرَّةً فَإِذَا سَلَّمَ يَقُولُ- صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ الْأُمِّيِّ وَ آلِهِ عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ- ثُمَّ يُسَبِّحُ وَ يُحَمِّدُ وَ يُهَلِّلُ وَ يُكَبِّرُ فَيُعْطِيهِ اللَّهُ مَا وَعَدَ.
Salat for the one afflicted with a calamity – Pray four Cycles Salat with Surah Al Fatiha once, and Surah Al Ikhlaas seven times, and Ayat Al Kursy once. When he has performed Salaam, he should say, ‘May Allah-azwj Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww, the Prophet-saww, the Ummy, and his-saww Progeny-asws, and the Greetings be upon him-asws and them-asws’. Then he should glorify, and praise, and extol Oneness, and exclaim Takbeer. Allah-azwj will Give him what He‑azwj has Promised!’’[72]
صَلَاةُ الرِّزْقِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ص عَنْ جَبْرَئِيلَ ع يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ يَقْرَأُ فِي الْأُولَى الْحَمْدَ مَرَّةً وَ إِنَّا أَعْطَيْناكَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ الْحَمْدَ مَرَّةً وَ الْمُعَوِّذَتَيْنِ كُلَّ وَاحِدَةٍ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ-
Salat Al-Rizq (sustenance), from the Prophet-saww, from Jibraeel-as: ‘He should pray two Cycles Salat, reciting in the first Surah Al Hamd once, and Surah Al Kawser three times, and in the second Surah Al Hamd once, and Al Mawazateyn, each one three times’’.[73]
صَلَاةُ الْغُنْيَةِ رَكْعَتَانِ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ الْفَاتِحَةُ وَ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ مالِكَ الْمُلْكِ الْآيَةَ- فَإِذَا سَلَّمَ يَقُولُ عَشْراً رَبِّ اغْفِرْ وَ ارْحَمْ وَ أَنْتَ خَيْرُ الرَّاحِمِينَ- وَ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ- ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ وَ يَقُولُ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَ هَبْ لِي مُلْكاً لا يَنْبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ مِنْ بَعْدِي إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ-
Salat Al-Gunya (self-sufficiency) – Two Cycles, in each cycle Surah Al Fatiha, and the Verse: Say: ‘O Allah, Master of the Kingdom! [3:26], ten times. When he has performed Salaam, he should say ten times, ‘Lord-azwj! Forgive and Mercy, and You-azwj are best of the merciful ones’; and ten times, ‘O Allah-azwj! Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww!’ The do Sajdah and say, ‘Lord! Forgive me and Grant me a kingdom, not befitting for anyone from after me. Surely, You are the Bestower’ [38:35]’’.[74]
صَلَاةٌ أُخْرَى رَكْعَتَانِ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ فَاتِحَةُ الْكِتَابِ وَ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ مَرَّةً سُورَةُ قُرَيْشٍ- وَ بَعْدَ التَّسْلِيمِ يُصَلِّي عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ وَ آلِهِ- ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ وَ يَقُولُ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ اللَّهُمَّ أَغْنِنِي بِفَضْلِكَ عَنْ خَلْقِكَ-
Another Salat – Two cycles, in each Cycle Surah Al Fatiha, and Surah Quraysh fifteen times, and after the Salaam he should send Salawaat ten times upon the Prophet-saww and his-saww Progeny-asws. Then he should do Sajdah and say ten times, ‘O Allah-azwj! Make me needless from Your-azwj creatures, by Your-azwj Grace!’’[75]
صَلَاةُ الدَّيْنِ أَرْبَعُ رَكَعَاتٍ يَقْرَأُ فِي الْأُولَى الْحَمْدَ مَرَّةً وَ الْمُعَوِّذَتَيْنِ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ الْحَمْدَ وَ آيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ وَ قُلْ يا أَيُّهَا الْكافِرُونَ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ
Salat Al-Deyn (the debts) – Four Cycles, reciting in the first Surah Al Hamd once, and Al Mawazateyn ten times, and Al Tawheed ten times; and in the second Surah Al Hamd and Ayat Al Kursy, and Surah Al Kafiroun ten times, and (Allah Said): “The Rasool believes [2:285], the Verse, ten times.
فَإِذَا سَلَّمَ سَبَّحَ كَمَا هُوَ مُثْبَتٌ وَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ الْحَمْدَ مَرَّةً وَ أَلْهاكُمُ التَّكاثُرُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ الْعَصْرِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ إِنَّا أَعْطَيْناكَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الرَّابِعَةِ الْحَمْدَ مَرَّةً وَ إِنَّا أَنْزَلْناهُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ إِذا زُلْزِلَتِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَإِذَا سَلَّمَ سَجَدَ وَ يَقُولُ فِي سُجُودِهِ كَمَا هُوَ مُثْبَتٌ.
When he has performed Salaam, he should glorify just as it is affirmed; and in the third (Cycle) Surah Al Hamd once, and Surah Al Takasur three times, and Surah Al Asr three times, and Surah Al Kawser three times; and in the fourth (Cycle), Surah Al Hamd once, and Surah Al Qadr three times, and Surah Al Zilzaal three times. When he has performed Salaam, he should do Sajad and say in his Sajdah just as it is affirmed’’.[76]
بيان: كما هو مثبت أي كما هو مقرر في سائر الصلوات من تسبيح الزهراء ع في الأول و من أدعية سجود الشكر في الثاني أو كان مذكورا في الرواية فأسقطه المصنف أو الرواة اختصارا.
Explanation – ‘Just as it is affirmed’, i.e. just as is established in rest of the Salat(s) of Glorification (Tasbeeh) Al-Zahra-asws firstly, and supplications of thanking secondly, or it was mentioned in the report, but the author or the reporters dropped it for brevity.
20- الْمَكَارِمُ، صَلَاةٌ أُخْرَى لِلدَّيْنِ أَرْبَعُ رَكَعَاتٍ يَقْرَأُ فِي الْأُولَى فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ مَرَّةً وَ الْفَلَقَ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ الْفَاتِحَةَ مَرَّةً وَ قُلْ يا أَيُّهَا الْكافِرُونَ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ آيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ إِلَى آخِرِهِ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ
(The book) ‘Al-Makarim’ – Another Salat for the debts – Four Cycles, he should recite in the first Surah Al Fatiha once, and Surah Al Falaq ten times, and in the second Surah Al Fatiha once, and Surah Al Kafiroun ten times, and Ayat Al Kursy ten times, and (Allah Said): “The Rasool [2:285] up to its end, ten times.
فَإِذَا سَلَّمَ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ يَقُولُ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ أَبَدَ الْأَبَدِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْوَاحِدِ الْأَحَدِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْفَرْدِ الصَّمَدِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الَّذِي رَفَعَ السَّمَاوَاتِ بِغَيْرِ عَمَدٍ الْمُتَفَرِّدِ بِلَا صَاحِبَةٍ وَ لَا وَلَدٍ-
When he performs Salat in the two Cycles, he should say ten times, ‘Glory be to Allah-azwj for ever and ever! Glory be to Allah-azwj the One, the First! Glory be to Allah-azwj the Individual, the Last! Glory be to Allah-azwj Who Raised the skies without pillars, the Individual without a female companion nor a son!’
وَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ الْفَاتِحَةَ مَرَّةً وَ أَلْهَاكُمُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ فِي الرَّابِعَةِ الْفَاتِحَةَ مَرَّةً وَ إِنَّا أَنْزَلْناهُ وَ إِذا زُلْزِلَتِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَإِذَا فَرَغَ سَجَدَ وَ يَقُولُ فِي سُجُودِهِ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ- اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ التَّيْسِيرَ فِي كُلِّ عَسِيرٍ فَإِنَّ تَيْسِيرَ الْعَسِيرِ عَلَيْكَ يَسِيرٌ-
And in the third, Surah Al Fatiha once, and Surah Al Takasur three times; and in the fourth Surah Al Fatiha once, and Surah Al Zilzaal three times. When he is free, he should do Sajdah and say in his Sajdah seven times, ‘O Allah-azwj! I ask You-azwj for the ease in every difficulty, for Easing the difficulty is easy upon You-azwj!’
ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ وَ يَقُولُ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ- فَلِلَّهِ الْحَمْدُ رَبِّ السَّماواتِ وَ رَبِّ الْأَرْضِ رَبِّ الْعالَمِينَ- وَ لَهُ الْكِبْرِياءُ فِي السَّماواتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ وَ هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ.
Then he should raise his head and he should say ten times, So, for Allah is the Praise, Lord of the skies and Lord of the earth, Lord of the worlds [45:36] And for Allah is the Greatness in the skies and the earth, and He is the Mighty, the Wise [45:37]’’.[77]
صَلَاةُ الْجَائِعِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: مَنْ كَانَ جَائِعاً فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ قَالَ رَبِّ أَطْعِمْنِي فَإِنِّي جَائِعٌ- أَطْعَمَهُ اللَّهُ مِنْ سَاعَتِهِ.
Salat Al-Jaie (the hungry) – from Abu Abdullah-asws having said: ‘One who was hungry, let him pray two Cycles Salat and say, ‘Lord-azwj! Feed me, for I am hungry!’, Allah-azwj will Feed him immediately’’.[78]
وَ عَنْهُ ع قَالَ: جَاءَتْ فَاطِمَةُ ع إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ص فَشَكَتِ الْجُوعَ فَقَالَ لَهَا قُولِي يَا مُشْبِعَ الْجَوْعَةِ وَ يَا رَافِعَ الْوَضَعَةِ- لَا تُجِعْ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَدْعُوَ بِهِ-
And from him-asws having said: ‘(Syeda) Fatima-asws came to the Prophet-saww. She-asws complained of the hunger. He-saww said to her-asws: ‘Say, ‘O Satisfier of the hunger, and O Raiser of the dropped! Do not let (Syeda) Fatima-asws, daughter-asws of Muhammad-saww be hungry!’’[79]
صَلَاةٌ فِي اسْتِجْلَابِ الرِّزْقِ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ص فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ- إِنِّي ذُو عِيَالٍ كَثِيرٍ وَ عَلَيَّ دَيْنٌ قَدِ اشْتَدَّ حَالِي فَعَلِّمْنِي دُعَاءً أَدْعُو اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِهِ يَرْزُقُنِي مَا أَقْضِي بِهِ دَيْنِي وَ أَسْتَعِينُ بِهِ عَلَى عِيَالِي
Salat for attracting the sustenance – A man came to the Prophet-saww. He said, ‘O Rasool-Allah‑saww! I am with a lot of dependants and there is debt upon me. And situation is severe, so teach me a supplication I can supplicate to Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic with, He-azwj would Grace me what I can pay off my debts with and I can be assisted by it upon my dependants!’
فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ تَوَضَّأْ وَ أَسْبِغْ وُضُوءَكَ ثُمَّ صَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ تُتِمُّ الرُّكُوعَ وَ السُّجُودَ ثُمَّ قُلْ يَا مَاجِدُ يَا وَاحِدُ يَا كَرِيمُ أَتَوَجَّهُ إِلَيْكَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ ص نَبِيِّكَ نَبِيِّ الرَّحْمَةِ
Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘O servant of Allah-azwj! Perform Wud’u and perfect your Wud’u, then pray two Cycles Salat, completing the Ruk’u and the Sajdah, then say, ‘O Glorious! O One! O Benevolent! I divert to You-azwj through Muhammad-saww Your-azwj Prophet-saww, the Prophet‑saww of Mercy!
يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أَتَوَجَّهُ بِكَ إِلَى اللَّهِ رَبِّي وَ رَبِّكَ وَ رَبِّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَ أَسْأَلُهُ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ وَ أَسْأَلُكَ نَفْحَةً كَرِيمَةً مِنْ نَفَحَاتِكَ فَتْحاً يَسِيراً وَ رِزْقاً وَاسِعاً أَلُمُّ بِهِ شَعْثِي وَ أَقْضِي بِهِ دَيْنِي وَ أَسْتَعِينُ بِهِ عَلَى عِيَالِي.
O Muhammad-saww! O Rasool-Allah-saww! I divert to through you-saww to Allah-azwj, my Lord-azwj and your-saww Lord-azwj, and Lord-azwj of all things, and I ask You-azwj to Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and upon People-asws of his-saww Household, and I ask You-azwj for honourable gift from Your-azwj Gifts, an easy victory, and vast sustenance I can smoothen my scruffiness my it and pay off my debts with it, and can be assisted by it upon my dependants!’’[80]
صَلَاةٌ أُخْرَى لِلْحَاجَةِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: إِذَا مَضَى ثُلُثُ اللَّيْلِ فَقُمْ وَ صَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ- بِسُورَةِ الْمُلْكِ وَ تَنْزِيلُ السَّجْدَةِ ثُمَّ ادْعُهُ وَ قُلْ يَا رَبِّ قَدْ نَامَتِ الْعُيُونُ وَ غَارَتِ النُّجُومُ وَ أَنْتَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لَا تَأْخُذُكَ سِنَةٌ وَ لَا نَوْمٌ
Another Salat for the needs, from Abu Abdullah-asws having said: ‘When a third of the night has passed, arise and pray two Cycles Salat with Surah Al Mulk and Surah Al Sajdah, then supplicate to Him-azwj and say, ‘O Lord-azwj! The eyes are sleeping and the stars have disappeared, and You-azwj are the Living, the Eternal. Neither does the slumber seize You-azwj nor sleep.
لَنْ يُوَارِيَ عَنْكَ لَيْلٌ دَاجٍ وَ لَا سَمَاءٌ ذَاتُ أَبْرَاجٍ وَ لَا أَرْضٌ ذَاتُ مِهَادٍ وَ لَا بَحْرٌ لُجِّيٌّ وَ لَا ظُلُمَاتٌ بَعْضُهَا فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ يَا صَرِيخَ الْأَبْرَارِ وَ غِيَاثَ الْمُسْتَغِيثِينَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ وَ اقْضِ لِي حَاجَةَ كَذَا وَ كَذَا وَ لَا تَرُدَّنِي خَائِباً وَ لَا مَحْرُوماً يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ- فَإِنَّهَا فِي قَضَاءِ الْحَاجَاتِ كَالْأَخْذِ بِالْيَدِ.
Nothing is hidden from You-azwj, neither a dark night, nor a sky adorned with stars, nor a land with cradles, nor a tumultuous sea, nor layers of darkness, one above the other. O Sustainer of the righteous! O Helper of those who seek help! I seek refuge in Your-azwj Mercy! Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, and Fulfil such and such need for me, and do not return me disappointed, nor deprived, O most Merciful of the merciful ones’ – for, in fulfilment of the needs, it is like taking someone by the hand’’.[81]
21- الْمَكَارِمُ، صَلَاةُ الشِّدَّةِ قَالَ الْكَاظِمُ ع تُصَلِّي مَا بَدَا لَكَ فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَأَلْصِقْ خَدَّكَ بِالْأَرْضِ وَ قُلْ يَا قُوَّةَ كُلِّ ضَعِيفٍ يَا مُذِلَّ كُلِّ جَبَّارٍ قَدْ وَ حَقِّكَ بَلَغَ الْخَوْفُ مَجْهُودِي فَفَرِّجْ عَنِّي ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ
(The book) ‘Al Makarim’ –
‘Salat Al-Shiddat (Adversity) – Al-Kazim-asws said: ‘You should pray Salat whatever comes to you. When you are free, adhere your cheek with the ground and say, ‘O Strength of every weak one! O Humiliator of every tyrant! By Your-azwj right! The fear has reached to such an extent, it has exhausted me, so Relieve from me!’ – three times.
ثُمَّ ضَعْ خَدَّكَ الْأَيْمَنَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ وَ قُلْ- يَا مُذِلَّ كُلِّ جَبَّارٍ يَا مُعِزَّ كُلِّ ذَلِيلٍ قَدْ وَ حَقِّكَ أَعْيَا صَبْرِي فَفَرِّجْ عَنِّي ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ
Then place your right cheek upon the ground and say, ‘O Humiliator of every tyrant! O Honourer of every humiliated! By Your-azwj right! My patience has run out, so relieve from me!’ – three times.
ثُمَّ تُقَلِّبُ خَدَّكَ الْأَيْسَرَ وَ تَقُولُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ تَضَعُ جَبْهَتَكَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ وَ تَقُولُ- أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ كُلَّ مَعْبُودٍ مِنْ دُونِ عَرْشِكَ إِلَى قَرَارِ أَرْضِكَ بَاطِلٌ إِلَّا وَجْهَكَ تَعْلَمُ كُرْبَتِي فَفَرِّجْ عَنِّي ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ
Then turn your left cheek and say similar to that, three times. Then place your forehead upon the ground and say, ‘I testify that every deity from below Your-azwj Throne to the bottom of Your-azwj earth is false except Your-azwj Face. Relieve from me!’ – three times.
ثُمَّ اجْلِسْ وَ أَنْتَ مُتَرَسِّلٌ وَ قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ الْخَالِقُ الْبَارِئُ الْمُحْيِي الْمُمِيتُ الْبَدِيءُ الْبَدِيعُ لَكَ الْكَرَمُ وَ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَ لَكَ الْمَنُّ وَ لَكَ الْجُودُ وَحْدَكَ وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ يَا وَاحِدُ يَا أَحَدُ يَا صَمَدُ يَا مَنْ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَ لَمْ يُولَدْ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ كَذَلِكَ اللَّهُ رَبِّي ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ
Then be seated while you are relaxed, and say, ‘O Allah-azwj! You-azwj are the Living, the Eternal, the Exalted, the Magnificent, the Creator, the Maker, the Reviver, the Causer of death, the Initiator, the Repeater! For You-azwj is the Benevolent, and for You-azwj is the Praise, and for You-azwj is the Conferment, and for You-azwj is the Generosity Alone, Alone! There is no associate for You-azwj! O One, O First, O Solid, O He does not beget and is not begotten [112:3] And there does not happen to be anyone a match for Him’ [112:4]. Like that is my Lord-azwj!’ – three times.
صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّادِقِينَ وَ افْعَلْ بِي كَذَا وَ كَذَا.
Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws, the truthful ones, and Do such and such for me!’’[82]
22- الْمَكَارِمُ، صَلَاةُ الْمَظْلُومِ تُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ بِمَا شِئْتَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ وَ تُصَلِّي عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ مَا قَدَرْتَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ تَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ لَكَ يَوْماً تَنْتَقِمُ فِيهِ لِلْمَظْلُومِ مِنَ الظَّالِمِ لَكِنْ هَلَعِي وَ جَزَعِي لَا يُبْلِغَانِ بِيَ الصَّبْرَ عَلَى أَنَاتِكَ وَ حِلْمِكَ
(The book) ‘Al Makarim’ –
Salat Al-Mazloum (the oppressed) – You should pray two Cycles Salat with whatever you desire from the Quran, and send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and his-saww Progeny-asws whatever you are able upon, then say, ‘O Allah-azwj! There is a Day for You-azwj to Take Revenge for the oppressed during it, from the oppressor, but my fear and my panic do not let me reach the patience upon Your-azwj Tribulations and Your-azwj Forbearance!
وَ قَدْ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ فُلَاناً ظَلَمَنِي وَ اعْتَدَى عَلَيَّ بِقُوَّتِهِ عَلَى ضَعْفِي فَأَسْأَلُكَ يَا رَبَّ الْعِزَّةِ وَ قَاصِمَ الْجَبَابِرَةِ وَ نَاصِرَ الْمَظْلُومِينَ أَنْ تُرِيَهُ قُدْرَتَكَ أَقْسَمْتُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَبَّ الْعِزَّةِ السَّاعَةَ السَّاعَةَ.
And You-azwj Know that so and so has oppressed me, and has transgressed upon me with his strength upon my weakness. So, I ask You-azwj, O Lord-azwj of the Might and Breaker of the tyrants and Helper of the oppressed, to Show him Your-azwj Power! I swear upon You-azwj, O the Lord-azwj of Might! Now, now!’’[83]
صَلَاةٌ أُخْرَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ يَرْفَعُهُ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لَهُ ع إِنَّ فُلَاناً ظَالِمٌ لِي
Another Salat – Muhammad Bin Al-Hassan Al-Saffar, raising it, said, ‘I said to him-asws, ‘So and so is being unjust to me!’
فَقَالَ أَسْبِغِ الْوُضُوءَ وَ صَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ أَثْنِ عَلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ثُمَّ قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ فُلَاناً ظَلَمَنِي وَ بَغَى عَلَيَّ فَأَبْلِهِ بِفَقْرٍ لَا تَجْبُرُهُ وَ بِسُوءٍ لَا تَسْتُرُهُ-
He-asws said: ‘Perfect the Wud’u and pray two Cycles and praise upon Allah-azwj the Exalted, and send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and his-saww Progeny-asws, then say, ‘O Allah-azwj! So and so has oppressed me and has rebelled against me, so Afflict him with poverty which cannot be amended and with evil which cannot be concealed!’
قَالَ فَفَعَلْتُ فَأَصَابَهُ الْوَضَحُ.
He (the narrator) said, ‘I did so’, and he achieved the clearness’’.[84]
وَ فِي خَبَرٍ آخَرَ قَالَ ع مَا مِنْ مُؤْمِنٍ ظُلِمَ فَتَوَضَّأَ وَ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ- اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي مَظْلُومٌ فَانْتَصِرْ وَ سَكَتَ إِلَّا عَجَّلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ النَّصْرَ.
And in another Hadeeth, he-asws said: ‘There is none from a Momin oppressed, so he performs Wud’u and prays two Cycles Salat, then says, ‘O Allah-azwj! I am oppressed, so Help!’, and he is silent, except Allah-azwj will Hasten the Help to him’’.[85]
23- الْمَكَارِمُ، صَلَاةٌ لِلْمُهِمَّاتِ رُوِيَ أَنَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ ع كَانَ إِذَا حَزَنَهُ أَمْرٌ يَلْبَسُ أَنْظَفَ ثِيَابِهِ وَ أَسْبَغَ الْوُضُوءَ وَ صَعِدَ أَعْلَى سُطُوحِهِ فَصَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ يَقْرَأُ فِي الْأُولَى الْحَمْدَ وَ إِذا زُلْزِلَتِ وَ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ الْحَمْدَ وَ إِذا جاءَ نَصْرُ اللَّهِ- وَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ الْحَمْدَ وَ قُلْ يا أَيُّهَا الْكافِرُونَ- وَ فِي الرَّابِعَةِ الْحَمْدَ وَ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
(The book) ‘Al Makarim’ –
Salat for the important matters – It is reported that Ali-asws Bin Al-Husayn-asws, whenever a matter grieved him-asws, he-asws wore cleanest of his-asws clothes and perfected the Wud’u, and ascended to the top of his-asws roof. He-asws prayed four Cycles Salat, reciting in the first Surah Al Hamd and Al Zilzaal; and in the second Surah Al Hamd and Al Nasr; and in the third Surah Al Hamd and Al Kafiroun; and in the fourth Surah Al Hamd and Al Tawheed.
ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَ يَقُولُ- اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِأَسْمَائِكَ الَّتِي إِذَا دُعِيتَ بِهَا عَلَى أَبْوَابِ السَّمَاءِ لِلْفَتْحِ انْفَتَحَتْ وَ إِذَا دُعِيتَ بِهَا عَلَى مَضَايِقِ الْأَرَضِينَ لِلْفَرَجِ انْفَرَجَتْ
Then he-asws raised his-asws hands towards the sky and said, ‘O Allah-azwj! I ask You-azwj by Your‑azwj Name which whenever supplicated with at doors of the sky to be opened, they are opened, and when it is supplicated with upon the constrictions of the earths for the relief, they are cleft asunder!
وَ أَسْأَلُكَ بِأَسْمَائِكَ الَّتِي إِذَا دُعِيتَ بِهَا عَلَى أَبْوَابِ الْعُسْرِ لِلْيُسْرِ تَيَسَّرَتْ وَ أَسْأَلُكَ بِأَسْمَائِكَ الَّتِي إِذَا دُعِيتَ بِهَا عَلَى الْقُبُورِ تَنَشَّرَتْ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اقْلِبْنِي بِقَضَاءِ حَاجَتِي-
And I ask You-azwj by Your-azwj Names which when supplicated with at the doors of difficulty to be eased, they are eased; and I ask you-azwj by Your-azwj Names which when supplicated with upon the graves, these are split open! Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, and Turn to me by Fulfilling my needs!’
قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع إِذاً وَ اللَّهِ لَا يَزُولَ قَدَمُهُ حَتَّى تُقْضَى حَاجَتُهُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى.
Ali-asws Bin Al-Husayn-asws said: ‘Then, by Allah-azwj! His feet will not have moved until his need would be fulfilled, of Allah-azwj the Exalted so Desires!’’[86]
صَلَاةٌ أُخْرَى عَنِ الصَّادِقِ ع قَالَ: تُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ كَيْفَ شِئْتَ ثُمَّ تَقُولُ- اللَّهُمَّ أَثْبِتْ رَجَاءَكَ فِي قَلْبِي وَ اقْطَعْ رَجَاءَ مَنْ سِوَاكَ عَنِّي- لَا أَرْجُو إِلَّا إِيَّاكَ وَ لَا أَثِقُ إِلَّا بِكَ.
Another Salat from Al-Sadiq-asws having said: ‘You should pray two Cycles Salat however you desire, then say, ‘O Allah-azwj! Affirm Your-azwj hopes in my heart and Cut-off from me hopes of the ones apart from You-azwj! I do not hope except to You-azwj not trust except with You‑azwj!’’[87]
صَلَاةُ طَلَبِ الْوَلَدِ عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع قَالَ: إِذَا أَرَدْتَ الْوَلَدَ فَتَوَضَّأْ وُضُوءاً سَابِغاً وَ صَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ حَسِّنْهُمَا وَ اسْجُدْ بَعْدَهُمَا سَجْدَةً وَ قُلْ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ إِحْدَى وَ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً
Salat of seeking the child – from Amir Al-Momineen-asws having said: ‘When you want the child, perform Wud’u and pray two Cycles Salat and make it excellent, and do Sajdah after it a Sajdah and say, ‘I seek Forgiveness of Allah-azwj’, seventy-one times.
ثُمَّ تَغْشَى امْرَأَتَكَ وَ قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ تَرْزُقْنِي وَلَداً لَأُسَمِّيَنَّهُ بِاسْمِ نَبِيِّكَ ع- فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ
Then go to your wife and say, ‘O Allah-azwj! Grace me a child to I can name him with the name of Your-azwj Prophet-saww!’ Allah-azwj will Do that.
فَإِنِّي أَمَرْتُكَ بِالطَّهُورِ وَ قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى وَ يُحِبُّ الْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ وَ أَمَرْتُكَ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ أَقْرَبُ مَا يَكُونُ الْعَبْدُ مِنْ رَبِّهِ إِذَا رَآهُ سَاجِداً وَ رَاكِعاً
I-asws instruct you with the cleanliness, and Allah-azwj the Exalted Said: ‘and He Loves the cleaning ones [2:222]; and I-asws instruct you with (praying) the Salat, and I heard Rasool-Allah‑saww saying: ‘The closest of what the servant can be from his Lord-azwj is when He-azwj Sees him in Sajdah and Ruk’u’.
وَ أَمَرْتُكَ بِالاسْتِغْفَارِ وَ قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كانَ غَفَّاراً- يُرْسِلِ السَّماءَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِدْراراً- وَ يُمْدِدْكُمْ بِأَمْوالٍ وَ بَنِينَ
And I-asws instruct you with seeking the Forgiveness, and Allah-azwj the Exalted Said: ‘Seek Forgiveness of your Lord, He would always be Forgiving [71:10] He will Send the sky unto you pouring (with rain) [71:11] And Assist you with wealth and sons, and Make gardens for you, and Make rivers for you [71:12].
وَ قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى لِنَبِيِّهِ ص- إِنْ تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً فَلَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَهُمْ فَأَمَرْتُكَ أَنْ تَزِيدَ عَلَى السَّبْعِينَ.
And Allah-azwj the Exalted Said to His-azwj Prophet-saww: even if you seek Forgiveness for them seventy times, Allah will never Forgive them; [9:80]. I-asws instruct you to increase upon the seventy’’.[88]
صَلَاةٌ لِلْخَوْفِ مِنْ ظَالِمٍ قَالَ: اغْتَسِلْ وَ صَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ اكْشِفْ عَنْ رُكْبَتَيْكَ وَ اجْعَلْهُمَا مِمَّا يَلِي الْمُصَلَّى وَ قُلْ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ- يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ يَا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَغِثْنِي السَّاعَةَ السَّاعَةَ
Salat for the fear from an oppressor – He said, ‘Wash and pray two Cycle and uncover from your knees and make these from what follows the prayer mat and say one hundred times, ‘O Living, O Eternal! O Living, O Eternal! O there is no god except You-azwj! I cry for help for Your‑azwj Mercy. Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww and Help me, now, now!’
فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَقُلْ- أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَنْ تَلْطُفَ لِي وَ أَنْ تَغْلِبَ لِي وَ أَنْ تَمْكُرَ لِي وَ أَنْ تَخْدَعَ لِي وَ أَنْ تَكِيدَ لِي وَ أَنْ تَكْفِيَنِي مَئُونَةَ فُلَانٍ بِلَا مَئُونَةٍ- فَإِنَّ هَذَا كَانَ دُعَاءَ النَّبِيِّ ص يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ.
When you are free from that, say, ‘I ask You-azwj to Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, and be Compassionate to me, and to Overcome for me, and to Plan for me, and to Deceive for me, and to Strategize for me, and to Suffice me against resources of so and so without any resources (being for me)’ – This was a supplication of the Prophet-saww on the day of (battle of) Ohad’’.[89]
24- الْمَكَارِمُ، صَلَاةٌ لِلذَّكَاءِ وَ جَوْدَةِ الْحِفْظِ عَنْ سَدِيرٍ يَرْفَعُهُ إِلَى الصَّادِقَيْنِ ع قَالَ: تَكْتُبُ بِزَعْفَرَانٍ الْحَمْدَ وَ آيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ وَ إِنَّا أَنْزَلْناهُ- وَ يس وَ الْوَاقِعَةَ وَ سَبِّحِ وَ تَبَارَكَ- وَ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ وَ الْمُعَوِّذَتَيْنِ فِي إِنَاءٍ نَظِيفٍ ثُمَّ تَغْسِلُ ذَلِكَ بِمَاءِ زَمْزَمَ أَوْ بِمَاءِ الْمَطَرِ أَوْ بِمَاءٍ نَظِيفٍ
(The book) ‘Al-Makarim’ –
Salat for the intelligence and excellence of the memorisation – from Sadeyr raising it to the two truthful ones (5th and 6th Imam-asws) having said: ‘Write with Saffron Surah Al Hamd and Ayat Al Kursy, and Surah(s.) Al Qadr, and Yaseen, and Al Waqia, and Saba, and Al Mulk, and Al Tawheed, and Al Mawazateyn in a clean container. Then wash that with water of Zamzam or rain water or clean water.
ثُمَّ تُلْقِي عَلَيْهِ مِثْقَالَيْنِ لُبَاناً وَ عَشَرَةَ مَثَاقِيلَ سُكَّراً وَ عَشَرَةَ مَثَاقِيلَ عَسَلًا ثُمَّ يُوضَعُ تَحْتَ السَّمَاءِ وَ تُوضَعُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ حَدِيدَةٌ ثُمَّ تُصَلِّي آخِرَ اللَّيْلِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ تَقْرَأُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ الْحَمْدَ وَ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ خَمْسِينَ مَرَّةً
Then cast two ‘Misqal(s)’ (one Misqal – 4.5 grams) of milk, and ten Misqal(s) of sugar, and ten Misqal(s) of honey, then place beneath the open sky and place iron upon its top, then pray two Cycles Salat at end of the night, reciting in each Cycle Surah Al Hamd and Surah Al Tawheed fifty times.
فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ مِنْ صَلَاتِكَ شَرِبْتَ الْمَاءَ عَلَى مَا وَصَفْتُهُ فَإِنَّهُ جَيِّدٌ مُجَرَّبٌ لِلْحِفْظِ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ.
When you are free from your Salat, drink the water upon what I-asws have described, for it is excellent, experienced for the memorisation, if Allah-azwj so Desires!’’[90]
25- الْمَكَارِمُ، صَلَاةُ الضَّالَّةِ وَ دُعَاؤُهَا رَوَى جَابِرٌ الْأَنْصَارِيُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ص- عَلَّمَ عَلِيّاً ع وَ فَاطِمَةَ ع هَذَا الدُّعَاءَ وَ قَالَ لَهُمَا إِنْ نَزَلَتْ بِكُمَا مُصِيبَةٌ أَوْ خِفْتُمَا جَوْرَ السُّلْطَانِ أَوْ ضَلَّتْ لَكُمَا ضَالَّةٌ فَأَحْسِنَا الْوُضُوءَ وَ صَلِّيَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ ارْفَعَا أَيْدِيَكُمَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَ قُولَا
(The book) ‘Al Makarim’ –
Salat Al-Zalla (lost property) – And it’s supplication is reported by Jabir Al-Ansari-ra, ‘The Prophet-saww taught Ali-asws, and (Syeda) Fatima-asws this supplication and said to them-asws: ‘If a calamity were to befall with you-asws both, or you-asws fear tyranny of the ruler, or a property of yours is lost, then perform excellent Wud’u and pray two Cycles Salat, and raise your-asws hands towards the sky and say: –
يَا عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَ السَّرَائِرِ يَا مُطَاعُ يَا عَلِيمُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا هَازِمَ الْأَحْزَابِ لِمُحَمَّدٍ يَا كَائِدَ فِرْعَوْنَ لِمُوسَى يَا مُنَجِّيَ عِيسَى مِنْ أَيْدِي الظَّلَمَةِ يَا مُخَلِّصَ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ مِنَ الْغَرَقِ يَا رَاحِمَ عَبْدِهِ يَعْقُوبَ يَا كَاشِفَ ضُرِّ أَيُّوبَ يَا مُنَجِّيَ ذِي النُّونِ مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ
‘O Knower of the unseen and the secrets! O Obeyed! O Knower! O Allah-azwj! O Allah-azwj! O Allah-azwj! O Defeater of the confederates for Muhammad-saww! O Planner against Pharaoh-la for Musa-as! O Rescuer of Isa-as from hands of the oppressors! O Rescuer of the people of Noah-as from the drowning! O Mercier of His-azwj servant Yaqoub-as! O Remover of the harm of Ayoub-as! O Rescuer of Zul Noun (Yunus-as) from the darkness(es)!
يَا فَاعِلَ كُلِّ خَيْرٍ يَا دَالَّا عَلَى كُلِّ خَيْرٍ يَا آمِراً بِكُلِّ خَيْرٍ يَا خَالِقَ الْخَيْرِ وَ يَا أَهْلَ الْخَيْرِ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ رَغِبْتُ إِلَيْكَ فِيمَا قَدْ عَلِمْتَ وَ أَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ- ثُمَّ اسْأَلَا الْحَاجَةَ تُجَابَا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى-
O Doer of every good! O Pointed upon every good! O Commander of every good! O Creator of every good, and O rightful of the good! You-azwj are Allah-azwj! I am desirous to You-azwj regarding what You-azwj Know, and You-azwj are Knower of the unseen! I ask You-azwj to Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww!’ – then ask the need, you-asws will be Answered, if Allah-azwj the Exalted so Desires!’’[91]
صَلَاةٌ لِلشِّفَاءِ مِنْ كُلِّ عِلَّةٍ خُصُوصاً السِّلَعَةَ تَصُومُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَ تَغْتَسِلُ فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ عِنْدَ الزَّوَالِ وَ ابْرُزْ لِرَبِّكَ وَ لْيَكُنْ مَعَكَ خِرْقَةٌ نَظِيفَةٌ وَ صَلِّ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ تَقْرَأُ فِيهِنَّ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ وَ اخْضَعْ بِجُهْدِكَ
Salat for the healing from every illness, in particular the (external) tumour – You should fast three days and wash during the third day at midday, and go out (in open plains) to your Lord‑azwj, and let there be a clean cloth with you, and pray four Cycles Salat reciting in these whatever is easy from the Quran, and be humble with your efforts.
فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ مِنْ صَلَاتِكَ فَأَلْقِ ثِيَابَكَ وَ ائْتَزِرْ بِالْخِرْقَةِ وَ أَلْصِقْ خَدَّكَ الْأَيْمَنَ بِالْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ قُلْ يَا وَاحِدُ يَا مَاجِدُ يَا كَرِيمُ يَا حَنَّانُ يَا قَرِيبُ يَا مُجِيبُ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ
When you are free from your Salat, cast your cloth and wrap yourself with the cloth and adhere your right cheek with the ground. Then say, ‘O One, O Glorious, O Benevolent, O Affectionate, O Near, O Responder, O most Merciful of the Merciful ones!
صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اكْشِفْ مَا بِي مِنْ ضُرٍّ وَ مَعَرَّةٍ وَ أَلْبِسْنِي الْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ وَ امْنُنْ عَلَيَّ بِتَمَامِ النِّعْمَةِ وَ أَذْهِبْ مَا بِي فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ آذَانِي وَ غَمَّنِي.
Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww and Remove what is with me of the harm and distress, and Clothe me the well-being in the world and the Hereafter, and Confer upon me with the complete bounties, and Remove what is with me, for it has hurt me and saddened me’’.
وَ قَالَ الصَّادِقُ ع إِنَّهُ لَا يَنْفَعُكَ حَتَّى تَتَيَقَّنَ أَنَّهُ يَنْفَعُكَ فَتَبْرَأُ مِنْهَا.
And Al-Sadiq-asws said: ‘It will not benefit you until you are certain that it will benefit you, so you will be cured from it’’. [92]
26- الْمَكَارِمُ، صَلَاةٌ لِجَمِيعِ الْأَمْرَاضِ رَوَاهَا أَبُو أُمَامَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ص أَنَّهُ قَالَ: تَكْتُبُ فِي إِنَاءٍ نَظِيفٍ بِزَعْفَرَانٍ ثُمَّ تَغْسِلُ- أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ وَ أَسْمَائِهِ كُلِّهَا عَامَّةً مِنْ شَرِّ السَّامَّةِ وَ الْهَامَّةِ وَ الْعَيْنِ اللَّامَّةِ- وَ مِنْ شَرِّ حاسِدٍ إِذا حَسَدَ- بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعالَمِينَ وَ سُورَةَ الْإِخْلَاصِ وَ الْمُعَوِّذَتَيْنِ وَ ثَلَاثَ آيَاتٍ مِنْ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ قَوْلَهُ تَعَالَى وَ إِلهُكُمْ إِلهٌ واحِدٌ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ يَعْقِلُونَ
(The book) ‘Al Makarim’ –
Salat for all the illnesses, it is reported by Abu Umama, from the Prophet-saww having said: ‘You should write in a clean container with saffron, ‘I seek Refuge with the complete Words of Allah-azwj, and all of His-azwj Names in general from evil of the toxins, and the vermin, and the evil eye, and from evil of the envier when he envies. In the Name of Allah-azwj the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Praise is for Allah-azwj Lord-azwj of the worlds; and Surah Al Ikhlaas, and Al Mawazateyn, and three Verses from Surah Al Baqarah, His-azwj Words, the Exalted: And your God is one God! [2:163] – up to His-azwj Words: understanding [2:164].
وَ آيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ وَ آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ إِلَى آخِرِ السُّورَةِ وَ عَشْرَ آيَاتٍ مِنْ سُورَةِ آلِ عِمْرَانَ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا وَ عَشْراً مِنْ آخِرِهَا- إِنَّ فِي خَلْقِ السَّماواتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ وَ أَوَّلَ آيَةٍ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ وَ أَوَّلَ آيَةٍ مِنَ الْمَائِدَةِ وَ أَوَّلَ آيَةٍ مِنَ الْأَنْعَامِ وَ أَوَّلَ آيَةٍ مِنَ الْأَعْرَافِ
And Ayat Al Kursy, and (Allah Said): “The Rasool [2:285] up to end of the Chapter, and ten Verses from Surah Aal-e-Imran from its beginning, and ten from its end, regarding the Creation of the skies and the earth: [3:191], and the first Verse from Surah Al Nisaa, and the first Verse from Surah Al Maaidah, and the first Verse from Surah Al Anaam, and the first Verse from Al A’raaf!
وَ قَوْلَهُ تَعَالَى إِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ اللَّهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ رَبُّ الْعالَمِينَ- قالَ مُوسى ما جِئْتُمْ بِهِ السِّحْرُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَيُبْطِلُهُ الْآيَةَ- وَ أَلْقِ ما فِي يَمِينِكَ تَلْقَفْ ما صَنَعُوا إِلَى قَوْلِهِ حَيْثُ أَتى وَ عَشْرَ آيَاتٍ مِنْ أَوَّلِ الصَّافَّاتِ
And Words of the Exalted: Surely, your Lord is Allah Who Created – up to His-azwj Words – Lord of the worlds [7:54] Musa said to them: ‘What you have come with is the sorcery; surely Allah would be Invalidating it; [10:81] – the Verse; And cast what is in your right hand, it shall devour what they made up! – up to His-azwj Words: wherever he comes from” [20:69], and ten Verses from beginning of Surah Al Safaat.
ثُمَّ تَغْسِلُهُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ تَتَوَضَّأُ وُضُوءَ الصَّلَاةِ وَ تَحْسُو مِنْهُ ثَلَاثَ حَسَوَاتٍ وَ تَمْسَحُ بِهِ وَجْهَكَ وَ سَائِرَ جَسَدِكَ ثُمَّ تُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ تَسْتَشْفِي اللَّهَ تَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ
Then wash it three times and perform Wud’u of the Salat and take three scoops of it and wipe your face with it and rest of your body, then pray two Cycles Salat and seek the Healing of Allah-azwj. Do that for three days’.
قَالَ حَسَّانُ قَدْ جَرَّبْنَاهُ فَوَجَدْنَاهُ يَنْفَعُ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ.
Hassan said, ‘We have tried it and found it beneficial, by the Permission of Allah-azwj’’.[93]
27- الْمَكَارِمُ، صَلَاةُ الْمَرِيضِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع قَالَ: مَرِضْتُ مَرَضاً شَدِيداً حَتَّى يَئِسُوا مِنِّي فَدَخَلَ عَلَيَّ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَرَأَى جَزَعَ أُمِّي عَلَيَّ
(The book) ‘Al Makarim’ –
Salat of the sick, from Ismail Bin Muhammad, from Abdullah Bin Ali-asws Bin Al-Husayn-asws, said, ‘I fell sick with severe illness to the extent that they despaired from me. Abu Abdullah‑asws entered to see me. He saw panic of my mother upon me.
فَقَالَ لَهَا تَوَضَّئِي وَ صَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ قُولِي فِي سُجُودِكِ- اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ وَهَبْتَهُ لِي وَ لَمْ يَكُ شَيْئاً فَهَبْهُ لِي هِبَةً جَدِيدَةً-
He-asws said to her: ‘Perform Wud’u and pray two Cycles Salat and say in your Sajdah, ‘O Allah‑azwj! You-azwj had Gifted him to me and he was not anything, so Gift him to be anew!’
فَفَعَلَتْ فَأَصْبَحَتْ وَ قَدْ صَنَعَتْ هَرِيسَةً فَأَكَلْتُ مِنْهَا مَعَ الْفُومِ.
She did so. I woke up in the morning and she had cooked Hareys, and I ate from it with the people’’.[94]
صَلَاةُ الْحُمَّى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ يَرْفَعُهُ قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع وَ أَنَا مَحْمُومٌ فَقَالَ لِي مَا لِي أَرَاكَ مُنْقَبِضاً
Salat for the fever – Muhammad Bin Al-Hassan Al-Saffar raised, he said, ‘I entered to see Abu Abdullah-asws and I was with fever. He-asws said to me: ‘What is the matter I-asws see you gripped (in illness)?’
فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ حُمَّى أَصَابَتْنِي
I said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you-asws, fever has afflicted me!’
فَقَالَ إِذَا حُمَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَدْخُلِ الْبَيْتَ وَحْدَهُ وَ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ يَضَعُ خَدَّهُ الْأَيْمَنَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ وَ يَقُولُ- يَا فَاطِمَةُ بِنْتَ مُحَمَّدٍ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ- أَتَشَفَّعُ بِكِ إِلَى اللَّهِ فِيمَا نَزَلَ بِي- فَإِنَّهُ يَبْرَأُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ-
He-asws said: ‘Whenever one of you has fever, let him enter the room along and pray two Cycles Salat, and place his right cheek upon the ground and say, ‘O Fatima-asws daughter-asws of Muhammad-saww!’ (ten times). I seek intercession to Allah-azwj regarding what has befallen me’, for he shall be cured, if Allah-azwj so Desires.
صَلَاةُ الْحُمَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ يَقْرَأُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ سُورَةَ الْفَاتِحَةِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ قَوْلَهُ تَعَالَى أَلا لَهُ الْخَلْقُ وَ الْأَمْرُ تَبارَكَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعالَمِينَ
Salat of the fever is of two Cycles, reciting in each Cycle Surah Al Fatiha three times, and Words of the Exalted: Blessed is Allah, Lord of the worlds [7:54]’.
الدُّعَاءُ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ اللَّهُمَّ أَتَشَفَّعُ بِنَبِيِّكَ مُحَمَّدٍ ص يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَتَشَفَّعُ بِكَ عَلَى رَبِّي فِي قَضَاءِ حَاجَتِي وَ هُوَ شِفَاءُ هَذَا الْمَرِيضِ
The supplication – ‘In the Name of Allah-azwj the Beneficent, the Merciful! O Allah-azwj, I seek intercession by Your-azwj Prophet-saww Muhammad-saww! O Muhammad-saww, I seek intercession by you-saww to my Lord-azwj in fulfilment of my needs, and it is healing of this sick one!
يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا رَحْمَانُ يَا رَحِيمُ يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَ الْإِكْرَامِ بِرَحْمَتِكَ نَسْتَغِيثُ- الْآنَ خَفَّفَ اللَّهُ عَنْكُمْ يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنْكُمْ- ذلِكَ تَخْفِيفٌ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ وَ رَحْمَةٌ- يَكْتُبُ وَ يَغْسِلُ لِيَشْرَبَ الْمَحْمُومُ-
O Allah-azwj! O Allah-azwj! O Allah-azwj! O Beneficent! O Merciful! O Living! O Eternal! O with the Majesty and the Benevolence! We seek Assistance with Your-azwj Mercy! For now, Allah has Lightened from you and Knows that among you there are weak ones. [8:66] That is a Lightening from your Lord and a Mercy. [2:178]’. He should write and wash for the feverish one to drink’’.[95]
صَلَاةٌ لِلصُّدَاعِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ يَقْرَأُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ مَرَّةً وَ الْإِخْلَاصَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ قَوْلَهُ تَعَالَى رَبِّ إِنِّي وَهَنَ الْعَظْمُ مِنِّي وَ اشْتَعَلَ الرَّأْسُ شَيْباً وَ لَمْ أَكُنْ بِدُعائِكَ رَبِّ شَقِيًّا
Salat for the headache – Two Cycles, reciting in each Cycle Surah Al Fatiha once, and Al Ikhlaas three times, and Words of the Exalted: ‘My Lord! Surely the bones have weakened from me, and the head shines with grey hair, and I have not been unfortunate in my supplication You, Lord!’ [19:4]’’.[96]
صَلَاةٌ لِوَجَعِ الْعَيْنِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ يَقْرَأُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ وَ قُلْ يا أَيُّهَا الْكافِرُونَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ قَوْلَهُ تَعَالَى وَ عِنْدَهُ مَفاتِحُ الْغَيْبِ لا يَعْلَمُها الْآيَةَ.
Salat for eye pain – Two Cycles, recite in each Cycle Surah Fatiha, and Surah Al Kafiroun three times, and Words of the Exalted: And with Him are the keys of the unseen – none knows it [6:59]’’.[97]
صَلَاةٌ لِلْأَعْمَى أَبُو حَمْزَةَ الثُّمَالِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ: مَرَّ أَعْمَى عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ- تَشْتَهِي أَنْ يَرُدَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ بَصَرَكَ
Salat for the blindness – Abu Hamza Al Sumali, from Abu Ja’far-asws having said: ‘A blind man passed by Rasool-Allah-saww. The Prophet-saww said: ‘Would you like Allah-azwj to Return your sight to you?’
قَالَ نَعَمْ
He said, ‘Yes’.
فَقَالَ لَهُ تَوَضَّأْ وَ أَسْبِغِ الْوُضُوءَ ثُمَّ صَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ وَ أَرْغَبُ إِلَيْكَ وَ أَتَوَجَّهُ بِنَبِيِّكَ نَبِيِّ الرَّحْمَةِ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنِّي أَتَوَجَّهُ بِكَ إِلَى اللَّهِ رَبِّي وَ رَبِّكَ أَنْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ بَصَرِي-
He-saww said to him: ‘Perform Wud’u and perfect the Wud’u, then pray two Cycles Salat and say, ‘O Allah-azwj! I ask You-azwj and am desirous to You-azwj, and I divert through Your-azwj Prophet-saww, the Prophet-saww of Mercy! O Muhammad-saww! I divert through you-saww to Allah‑azwj, my Lord-azwj and your-saww Lord-azwj, to return my sight to me!’’
قَالَ فَمَا قَامَ ص حَتَّى رَجَعَ الْأَعْمَى وَ قَدْ رَدَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ بَصَرَهُ.
He-asws said: ‘He-saww had not even stood upon until the blind man return, and Allah-azwj had Returned his sight to him’’.[98]
28- الْمَكَارِمُ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لِسَلْمَانَ- يَا سَلْمَانُ اشكمت درد قُمْ فَصَلِّ فَإِنَّ فِي الصَّلَاةِ شِفَاءً-
(The book) ‘Al Makarim’ –
‘Rasool-Allah-saww said to Salman-ra: ‘O Salman-ra! If you-ra are suffering from pain, arise and pray Salat, for there is healing in the Salat’’.[99]
صَلَاةٌ لِوَجَعِ الرَّقَبَةِ تُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ تَقْرَأُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ الْحَمْدَ مَرَّةً وَ إِذا زُلْزِلَتِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ-
Salat for neck pain – Pray two Cycles, reciting in each Cycle, Surah Al Hamd once, and Al Zilzaal three times’’.[100]
صَلَاةٌ لِوَجَعِ الصَّدْرِ أَرْبَعُ رَكَعَاتٍ يَقْرَأُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ الْحَمْدَ مَرَّةً وَ بَعْدَهَا فِي الْأُولَى أَ لَمْ نَشْرَحْ مَرَّةً وَ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ الْإِخْلَاصَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ الضُّحَى مَرَّةً وَ فِي الرَّابِعَةِ يَعْلَمُ خائِنَةَ الْأَعْيُنِ وَ ما تُخْفِي الصُّدُورُ
Salat for chest pain – Four Cycles reciting in each Cycle Surah Al Hamd once, and after in in the first, Surah Al Inshirah once, and in the second Surah Al Ikhlaas three times, and in the third Surah Al Zoha once, and in the fourth, He Knows the treachery of the eyes and what the chests conceal [40:19]’’.[101]
صَلَاةٌ لِلْقُولَنْجِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ يَقْرَأُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ الْحَمْدَ مَرَّةً وَ قَوْلَهُ تَعَالَى فَفَتَحْنا أَبْوابَ السَّماءِ بِماءٍ مُنْهَمِرٍ-
Salat for the colon (pain) – Two Cycles, recite in each Cycle Surah Al Hamd once, and Words of the Exalted: So We Opened the gates of the sky with water pouring out [54:11]’’.[102]
صَلَاةٌ لِوَجَعِ الرِّجْلِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ يَقْرَأُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ الْحَمْدَ مَرَّةً وَ قَوْلَهُ سُبْحَانَهُ آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ تَمَامَ الْبَقَرَةِ-
Salat for the leg pain – Two Cycles, reciting in each Cycle Surah Al Hamd once, and Words of the Glorious: (Allah Said): “The Rasool [2:285] to complete Surah Al Baqarah’’.[103]
صَلَاةُ اللَّقْوَةِ تُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ تَضَعُ يَدَكَ عَلَى وَجْهِكَ وَ تَسْتَشْفِعُ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى بِرَسُولِهِ مُحَمَّدٍ ص وَ تَقُولُ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أُحَرِّجُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَجَعُ مِنْ عَيْنِ إِنْسٍ أَوْ عَيْنِ جِنٍ أُحَرِّجُ عَلَيْكَ بِالَّذِي اتَّخَذَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلًا وَ كَلَّمَ مُوسَى تَكْلِيماً وَ خَلَقَ عِيسَى مِنْ رُوحِ الْقُدُسِ لَمَّا هَدَأْتَ وَ طَفِئْتَ كَمَا طَفِئَتْ نَارُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ- وَ تَقُولُ ذَلِكَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ.
Salat for the facial paralysis – Pray two cycles Salat and place your hand upon your face and seek intercession to Allah-azwj the Exalted through His-azwj Rasool-saww Muhammad-saww, and say, ‘In the Name of Allah-azwj! I seek Refuge upon you, O pain, from (evil) eye of a human or (evil) eye of a Jinn. I seek Refuge upon you by the One-azwj Who Took Ibrahim-as as a friend, and Spoke to Musa-as in conversation, and Created Isa-as from the Holy Spirit please Subside and Extinguish it, just as You-azwj had Extinguished the fire of Ibrahim-as, by the Permission of Allah-azwj’ – and you say that three times’’.[104]
29- الْمَكَارِمُ، صَلَاةٌ لِرَدِّ الْآبِقِ تُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ يَقْرَأُ بَعْدَ الْحَمْدِ مِنْ أَوَّلِ سُورَةِ الْحَدِيدِ أَرْبَعَ آيَاتٍ وَ آخِرَ سُورَةِ الْحَشْرِ- لَوْ أَنْزَلْنا هذَا الْقُرْآنَ إِلَى آخِرِ السُّورَةِ وَ يَقُولُ يَا مَنْ هُوَ هَكَذَا وَ لَا هَكَذَا غَيْرُهُ اجْعَلِ الدُّنْيَا عَلَى فُلَانٍ أَضْيَقَ مِنْ مَسْكِ جَمَلٍ حَتَّى تَرُدَّهُ عَلَيَ.
(The book) ‘Al Makarim’ –
Salat to return the absconder – Pray two Cycles and recited after Surah Al Hamd, four Verses from beginning of Surah Al Hadeed, and end of Surah Al Hashr: Had We Revealed this Quran unto a mountain, [59:21] – up to end of the Surah, and say, ‘O One Who is Like this, and no one else is like that! Make the world to be constricted upon so and so than the rim (skin) of a camel until You-azwj Return him to me!’’[105]
30- الْمَكَارِمُ، صَلَاةٌ لِرَدِّ الضَّالَّةِ عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع تُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ تَقْرَأُ فِيهِمَا يس- وَ تَقُولُ بَعْدَ فَرَاغِكَ مِنْهُمَا رَافِعاً يَدَكَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ- اللَّهُمَّ رَادَّ الضَّالَّةِ وَ الْهَادِيَ مِنَ الضَّلَالَةِ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ احْفَظْ عَلَيَّ ضَالَّتِي وَ ارْدُدْهَا إِلَيَّ سَالِمَةً يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ فَإِنَّهَا مِنْ فَضْلِكَ وَ عَطَائِكَ
(The book) ‘Al-Makarim’ – Salat for return of the lost property, from Amir Al-Momineen-asws: ‘You should pray two Cycles Salat, reciting in these (Surah) Yaseen, and saying after your being free from these, while raising your hands towards the sky, ‘O Allah-azwj! Returner of the lost property and the Guide of the lost (straying) one! Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, and Preserve my lost property for me and Return it to me safely, O most Merciful of the merciful ones, for it is from You-azwj Grace and Your-azwj Awards!
يَا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَ يَا سَيَّارَةَ اللَّهِ فِي الْأَرْضِ رُدُّوا عَلَيَّ ضَالَّتِي فَإِنَّهَا مِنْ فَضْلِ اللَّهِ وَ عَطَائِهِ.
O servants of Allah-azwj in the earth, and O travellers of Allah-azwj in the earth! Return my lost property to me, for it is from the Grace of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Awards!’’[106]
31- كَشْفُ الْغُمَّةِ، مِنْ كِتَابِ مَعَالِمِ الْعِتْرَةِ لِلْجَنَابِذِيِّ قَالَ أَبُو حَمْزَةَ الثُّمَالِيُّ أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع قَالَ: كَانَ أَبِي يَقُولُ لِوُلْدِهِ يَا بَنِيَّ إِذَا أَصَابَتْكُمْ مُصِيبَةٌ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا أَوْ نَزَلَتْ بِكُمْ فَاقَةٌ فَلْيَتَوَضَّأِ الرَّجُلُ فَيُحْسِنُ وَضُوءَهُ وَ لْيُصَلِّ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ أَوْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَإِذَا انْصَرَفَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ فَلْيَقُلْ
(The book) ‘Kashf Al Ghumma’, from the book ‘Ma’alim Al Itrat’ of Al Janabizy –
‘Abu Hamza Al-Sumali said, ‘We are informed by Muhammad-asws Bin Ali-asws Bin Al-Husayn‑asws having said: ‘My-asws father-asws had said to his-asws son: ‘O my-asws son! Whenever a calamity of the world afflicts you or destitution befalls with you, let the man perform Wud’u, and make his Wud’u excellent, and let him pray four Cycles, or two Cycles Salat. When he is free from his Salat, let him say: –
يَا مَوْضِعَ كُلِّ شَكْوَى يَا سَامِعَ كُلِّ نَجْوَى يَا شَافِيَ كُلِّ بَلَاءٍ وَ يَا عَالِمَ كُلِّ خَفِيَّةٍ وَ يَا كَاشِفَ مَا يَشَاءُ مِنْ بَلِيَّةٍ يَا نَجِيَّ مُوسَى يَا مُصْطَفِيَ مُحَمَّدٍ يَا خَلِيلَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ
‘O place of every complains! O Listener of every whisper! O Healer of every affliction, and O Knower of every hidden matter, and O Remover of whatever affliction He-azwj so Desires! O Rescuer of Musa-as! O Chooser of Muhammad-saww! O Friend of Ibrahim-as!
أَدْعُوكَ دُعَاءَ مَنِ اشْتَدَّتْ فَاقَتُهُ وَ ضَعُفَتْ قُوَّتُهُ وَ قَلَّتْ حِيلَتُهُ دُعَاءَ الْغَرِيبِ الْغَرِيقِ الْفَقِيرِ الَّذِي لَا يَجِدُ لِكَشْفِ مَا هُوَ فِيهِ إِلَّا أَنْتَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ- لا إِلهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ-
I supplicate to You-azwj a supplication by the one whose destitution has intensified, and his strength has weakened, and his means is supplication of the drowning one, the poor who cannot find for removal of what (predicament) he is in except You-azwj, O most Merciful of the merciful ones! ‘There is no god except Allah! Glorious are You, I was of the unjust ones!’ [21:87]’.
قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع- لَا يَدْعُو بِهَا رَجُلٌ أَصَابَهُ بَلَاءٌ إِلَّا فَرَّجَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ.
Ali-asws Bin Al-Husayn-asws said: ‘No man afflicted by an affliction will supplicate with it except Allah-azwj will Relieve him from it’’.[107]
الدَّعَوَاتُ لِلرَّاوَنْدِيِّ، عَنِ الثُّمَالِيِ مِثْلَهُ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ وَ يَا كَاشِفَ مَا يَشَاءُ مِنْ بَلِيَّةٍ يَا خَلِيلَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ يَا نَجِيَّ مُوسَى وَ يَا صَفِيَّ آدَمَ وَ يَا مُصْطَفِيَ مُحَمَّدٍ أَدْعُوكَ دُعَاءَ مَنِ اشْتَدَّتْ فَاقَتُهُ وَ قَلَّتْ حِيلَتُهُ دُعَاءَ الْغَرِيبِ الْمُضْطَرِّ الَّذِي لَا يَجِدُ لِكَشْفِ مَا هُوَ فِيهِ إِلَّا إِيَّاكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
(The book) ‘Al Dawaat’ of Al Rawandy –
‘From Al-Sumali, similar to it up to his-asws words: ‘And O Remover of whatever affliction He‑azwj so Desires to! O Friend of Ibrahim-as, and O Rescuer of Musa-as, and O Purifier of Adam-saww, and O Chooser of Muhammad-saww! I supplicate to You-azwj a supplication by one whose destitution has intensified, and his means are scarce. A supplication of the drowning one, the desperate who cannot find for removal of what (predicament) he is in except You-azwj, O most Merciful of the merciful ones!’’[108]
32- الدَّعَوَاتُ لِلرَّاوَنْدِيِّ، رُوِيَ أَنَّ زَيْنَ الْعَابِدِينَ ع مَرَّ بِرَجُلٍ وَ هُوَ قَاعِدٌ عَلَى بَابِ رَجُلٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَا يُقْعِدُكَ عَلَى بَابِ هَذَا الْمُتْرَفِ الْجَبَّارِ
(The book) ‘Al Dawaat’ of Al Rawandy –
‘It is reported that Zayn Al-Abideen-asws passed by a man and he was seated at the door of a man. He-asws said to him: ‘What makes you sit at the door of this wealthy tyrant?’
فَقَالَ الْبَلَاءُ
He said, ‘The affliction’.
فَقَالَ قُمْ فَأُرْشِدَكَ إِلَى بَابٍ خَيْرٍ مِنْ بَابِهِ وَ إِلَى رَبٍّ خَيْرٍ لَكَ مِنْهُ
He-asws said: ‘Arise, for I-asws shall guide you to a door of someone better that his door, and to a lord better than him!’
فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ مَسْجِدِ النَّبِيِّ ص- ثُمَّ قَالَ اسْتَقْبِلِ الْقِبْلَةَ فَصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ ارْفَعْ يَدَيْكَ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَأَثْنِ عَلَيْهِ وَ صَلِّ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ ثُمَّ ادْعُ بِآخِرِ الْحَشْرِ وَ سِتِّ آيَاتٍ مِنْ أَوَّلِ الْحَدِيدِ وَ بِالْآيَتَيْنِ اللَّتَيْنِ فِي آلِ عِمْرَانَ ثُمَّ سَلِ اللَّهَ فَإِنَّكَ لَا تَسْأَلُ شَيْئاً إِلَّا أَعْطَاكَ.
He-asws grabbed his hand until he-asws ended to the Masjid, Masjid of the Prophet-saww, then said: ‘Face the Qiblah and pray two Cycles Salat. Then raise your hands to Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic. Praise upon Him-azwj and send Salawaat upon His-azwj Rasool-saww, then supplicate with ending of Surah Al Hashr, and six Verses from beginning of Surah Al Hadeeth, and with the two Verses which are in Surah Aal-e-Imran (3:18 & 3:26), then ask Allah-azwj, for you will not ask for anything except He-azwj will Give you!’’[109]
33- الدَّعَوَاتُ، وَ رُوِيَ عَنِ الْأَئِمَّةِ ع إِذَا حَزَبَكَ أَمْرٌ فَصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ تَقْرَأُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى الْحَمْدَ وَ آيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ وَ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ الْحَمْدَ وَ إِنَّا أَنْزَلْناهُ ثُمَّ خُذِ الْمُصْحَفَ وَ ارْفَعْهُ فَوْقَ رَأْسِكَ وَ قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّ مَا أَرْسَلْتَهُ إِلَى خَلْقِكَ وَ بِحَقِّ كُلِّ آيَةٍ هِيَ لَكَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ وَ بِحَقِّ كُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ وَ مُؤْمِنَةٍ مَدَحْتَهُمَا فِي الْقُرْآنِ وَ لَا أَحَدَ أَعْرَفُ بِحَقِّكَ مِنْكَ-
(The book) ‘Al Dawaat’ of Al Rawandy –
‘And it is reported from the Imams-asws: ‘When a matter grieves you, pray two Cycles, reciting in the first Cycle Surah Al Hamd, and Ayat Al Kursy, and in the second Surah Al Hamd and Surah Al Zilzaal. Then take the Quran and raising it about your head and say, ‘O Allah-azwj! I ask You‑azwj by the right of whom You-azwj have Sent to Your-azwj creatures, and by the right of every Verse in the Quran, and by the right of every believing man and believing woman You-azwj have Praise in the Quran, and there is no one more Knowing of Your-azwj rights than You-azwj are!’
وَ تَقُولُ يَا سَيِّدِي يَا اللَّهُ عَشْراً بِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَشْراً- بِحَقِّ عَلِيٍّ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع عَشْراً
And you should say, ‘O my Master, O Allah-azwj!’, ten times. ‘By the right of Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww’, ten times. ‘By the right of Ali Amir Al-Momineen-asws!’, ten times.
ثُمَّ تَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّ نَبِيِّكَ الْمُصْطَفَى وَ بِحَقِّ وَلِيِّكَ وَ وَصِيِّ رَسُولِكَ الْمُرْتَضَى وَ بِحَقِّ الزَّهْرَاءِ مَرْيَمَ الْكُبْرَى سَيِّدَةِ نِسَاءِ الْعَالَمِينَ وَ بِحَقِّ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ سِبْطَيْ نَبِيِّ الْهُدَى وَ رَضِيعَيْ ثَدْيِ التُّقَى وَ بِحَقِّ زَيْنِ الْعَابِدِينَ وَ قُرَّةِ عَيْنِ النَّاظِرِينَ
Then you should say, ‘O Allah-azwj! I ask You-azwj by the right of Your-azwj Prophet-azwj, the Chosen one, and by the right of Your-azwj Guardian-asws and successor-asws of Your-azwj Rasool-saww, the Nominated one, and by the right of Al-Zahra-asws the Great, Chieftess of women of the worlds, and by the right of Al-Hassan-asws and Al-Husayn-asws two grandsons-asws of the Prophet-saww of guidance, nourished by the pious breasts, and by the right of Zayn Al-Abideen-asws and delight of the eyes of the beholders!
وَ بِحَقِّ بَاقِرِ عِلْمِ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ الْخَلَفِ مِنْ آلِ يس وَ بِحَقِّ الرَّاضِي مِنَ الْمَرْضِيِّينَ وَ بِحَقِّ الْخَيِّرِ مِنَ الْخَيِّرِينَ- وَ بِحَقِّ الصَّابِرِ مِنَ الصَّابِرِينَ وَ بِحَقِّ التَّقِيِّ وَ السَّجَّادِ الْأَصْغَرِ وَ بِبُكَائِهِ لَيْلَةَ الْمُقَامِ بِالسَّهَرِ وَ بِحَقِّ الزَّكِيَّةِ وَ الرُّوحِ الطَّيِّبَةِ سَمِيِّ نَبِيِّكَ وَ الْمُظْهِرِ لِدِينِكَ
And by the right of Expounder of knowledge of the Prophets-as and the replacement from Family of Yaseen, and by the right of the satisfactory from the satisfactory ones, and by the right of the best of the two best ones, and by the right of the patient one from the patient ones, and by the right of the pious and the smaller of the prostrators, and by his-asws crying at night standing at pre-dawn, and by the right of the Pure, and the good spirit, named as Your‑azwj Prophet-saww, the restless for Your-azwj religion!
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّهِمْ وَ حُرْمَتِهِمْ عَلَيْكَ إِلَّا قَضَيْتَ بِهِمْ حَوَائِجِي وَ تَذْكُرُ مَا شِئْتَ
O Allah-azwj! I ask You-azwj by their-asws rights and their sanctities to You-azwj, Please Fulfil my needs through them-asws!’ – and mention whatever you desire.
وَ كَانَ زَيْنُ الْعَابِدِينَ ع إِذَا كَرَبَهُ أَمْرٌ لَبِسَ ثَوْبَيْنِ مِنْ أَغْلَظِ ثِيَابِهِ وَ أَخْشَنِهِمَا ثُمَّ يَرْكَعُ فِي آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ فِي آخِرِ سَجْدَةٍ مِنَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ سَبَّحَ لِلَّهِ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ وَ حَمِدَ اللَّهَ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ ثُمَّ يَعْتَرِفُ بِالذُّنُوبِ فِي سُجُودِهِ يَدْعُو وَ يُفْضِي بِرُكْبَتَيْهِ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ فِي سُجُودِهِ.
And Zayn Al-Abideen-asws, whenever a matter distressed him, wore two clothes from coarsest of his-asws clothes and roughened these. Then he performed two Cycles Salat in end of the night until when he-asws was in last Sajadah of the two Cycles, he-asws glorified Allah-azwj one hundred times, and praised Allah-azwj one hundred times. Then he-asws acknowledged with the sins in his-asws Sajdah supplicating and spread his-asws knees in the ground in his Sajdah’’.[110]
34- الْبَلَدُ الْأَمِينُ، نَقْلًا مِنْ كِتَابِ الْأَغْسَالِ لِأَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَيَّاشٍ بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ ع قَالَ: مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ حَاجَةٌ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى مُهِمَّةٌ يُرِيدُ قَضَاءَهَا فَلْيَغْتَسِلْ وَ لْيَلْبَسْ أَنْظَفَ ثِيَابِهِ وَ يَصْعَدْ إِلَى سَطْحِهِ وَ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ وَ يُثْنِي عَلَى اللَّهِ وَ يَقُولُ-
(The book) ‘Al Balad Al Ameen’ – copying from the book ‘Al Agsaal’ of Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Ayyash, by his chain,
‘From Al-Sadiq-asws having said: ‘O who were to have an important need for him to Allah-azwj the Exalted he was it fulfilled, let him wash and let him wear cleaners of his clothes, and he should ascend to his roof and pray two Cycles Salat. Then he should do Sajdah and praise upon Allah-azwj and say: –
يَا جَبْرَئِيلُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا جَبْرَئِيلُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَنْتُمَا كَافِيَانِ فَاكْفِيَانِي وَ أَنْتُمَا حَافِظَانِ فَاحْفَظَانِي وَ أَنْتُمَا كَالِئَانِ فَاكْلَئَانِي مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ
‘O Jibraeel-saww, O Muhammad-saww! O Jibraeel-as, O Muhammad-saww! You-asws are both sufficient, so suffice me, and you-asws are both protectors, so protect me, and you-asws are both shelters, so shelter me!’ – one hundred times.
ثُمَّ قَالَ الصَّادِقُ ع- حَقٌّ عَلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى أَنْ لَا يَقُولَ ذَلِكَ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا قَضَى اللَّهُ حَاجَتَهُ.
Then Al-Sadiq-asws said: ‘There is a right upon Allah-azwj the Exalted that no one will be saying that except Allah-azwj will Fulfil his need’’.[111]
وَ مِنْهُ نَقْلًا مِنْ كِتَابِ الْوَسَائِلِ إِلَى الْمَسَائِلِ تَأْلِيفِ الْمُعِينِ أَحْمَدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ أَنَّ الصَّادِقَ ع قَالَ: عَلَيْكُمْ بِسُورَةِ الْأَنْعَامِ فَإِنَّ فِيهَا اسْمَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى فِي سَبْعِينَ مَوْضِعاً فَمَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى حَاجَةٌ فَلْيُصَلِّ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ بِالْحَمْدِ وَ الْأَنْعَامِ وَ لْيَقُلْ إِذَا سَلَّمَ-
And from him, copying from the book ‘Al Wasaail Ila Al Masaail’ compiled by Al Mueen Ahmad Bin Ali Bin Ahmad Bin Ali Bin Ahmad Bin Al-Husayn Bin Muhammad Bin Al Qasim,
‘Al-Sadiq-asws said: ‘Upon you all with (reciting) Surah Al Anaam for therein is Name of Allah-azwj the Exalted in seventy places. The one who were to have a need for him to Allah-azwj the Exalted, let him pray four Cycles Salat with Surah Al Hamd, and Al Anaam, and let him say when he performs Salaam:
يَا كَرِيمُ يَا كَرِيمُ يَا عَظِيمُ يَا عَظِيمُ يَا أَعْظَمَ مِنْ كُلِّ عَظِيمٍ يَا سَمِيعَ الدُّعَاءِ يَا مَنْ لَا تُغَيِّرُهُ الْأَيَّامُ وَ اللَّيَالِي صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ ارْحَمْ ضَعْفِي وَ فَقْرِي وَ فَاقَتِي وَ مَسْكَنَتِي وَ مَسْأَلَتِي فَإِنَّكَ أَعْلَمُ بِحَاجَتِي
‘O Benevolent! O Benevolent! O Mighty! O Mighty! O Mightier than every mighty one! O Listener of the supplication! O One the days and the nights do not change! Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, and Mercy my weakness and my poverty and my destitution, and my neediness, and my begging, for You-azwj are more Knowing with my needs!
يَا مَنْ رَحِمَ الشَّيْخَ الْكَبِيرَ حَتَّى رَدَّ عَلَيْهِ يُوسُفَ وَ أَقَرَّ عَيْنَهُ يَا مَنْ رَحِمَ أَيُّوبَ بَعْدَ طُولِ بَلَائِهِ يَا مَنْ رَحِمَ مُحَمَّداً ص وَ فِي الْيُتْمِ آوَاهُ وَ نَصَرَهُ عَلَى جَبَابِرَةِ قُرَيْشٍ وَ طَوَاغِيتِهَا وَ أَمْكَنَهُ مِنْهُمْ يَا مُغِيثُ يَا مُغِيثُ-
O One Who Mercied the aged of (Yaqoub-as) until He-azwj Returned Yusuf-as to him-as and Delighted his-as eyes! O One Who Mercied Ayoub-as after his-as lengthy affliction! O One Who Mercied Muhammad-saww in the orphan-hood Sheltering him-saww, and Helped him-saww against tyrants of Quraysh and their oppressors and Enabled him-saww upon them. O Helper! O Helper!’
فَوَ الَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْ دَعَوْتَ بِهَا بَعْدَ مَا تُصَلِّي هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ حَوَائِجِكَ لَقَضَاهَا اللَّهُ تَعَالَى.
By the One in Whose Hand is my soul! Even if you were to supplicate with it after having prayed this Salat, upon entirety of your needs, Allah-azwj the Exalted would Fulfil these!’’[112]
وَ مِنْهُ نَقْلًا مِنْ كِتَابِ الْأَغْسَالِ أَيْضاً بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ ع قَالَ: مَنْ نَزَلَ بِهِ كَرْبٌ فَلْيَغْتَسِلْ وَ لْيُصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَضْطَجِعُ وَ يَضَعُ خَدَّهُ الْأَيْمَنَ عَلَى يَدِهِ الْيُمْنَى وَ يَقُولُ يَا مُعِزَّ كُلِّ ذَلِيلٍ وَ مُذِلَّ كُلِّ عَزِيزٍ وَ حَقِّكَ لَقَدْ شَقَّ عَلَيَّ كَذَا وَ كَذَا- وَ يُسَمِّي مَا نَزَلَ بِهِ يُكْشَفُ كَرْبُهُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ.
And from him, copying from the book ‘Al Agsaal’ as well, by his chain,
‘From Al-Sadiq-asws having said: ‘One whom the distress descends with, let him wash and let him pray two Cycles Salat. Then he should lie down and place his right cheek upon his right hand and say, ‘O Honourer of every humiliated, and Humiliator of every honourable! By Your‑azwj right, such and such thing is harsh upon me!’, and he should specify what has befallen with him, his distress will be Removed, if Allah-azwj so Desires’’.[113]
35- الْبَلَدُ الْأَمِينُ، عَنِ الصَّادِقِ ع مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ حَاجَةٌ فَلْيَقُمْ جَوْفَ اللَّيْلِ وَ لْيَغْتَسِلْ وَ لْيَلْبَسْ أَطْهَرَ ثِيَابِهِ وَ لْيَأْخُذْ قُلَّةً جَدِيدَةً مَلْأَى مِنْ مَاءٍ وَ يَقْرَأُ عَلَيْهَا الْقَدْرَ عَشْراً ثُمَّ يَرُشُّ حَوْلَ مَسْجِدِهِ وَ مَوْضِعِ سُجُودِهِ
(The book) ‘Al Balad Al Ameen’ –
‘From Al-Sadiq-asws: ‘One who were to have a need for him, let him arise in middle of the night, and let him wash, and let him wear cleanest of his clothes, and let him take a container filled with water and recite upon it, Surah Al Qadr ten times, then sprinkle it around his praying place and place of his Sajdah.
ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ بِالْحَمْدِ وَ الْقَدْرِ فِيهِمَا جَمِيعاً ثُمَّ يَسْأَلُ حَاجَتَهُ فَإِنَّهُ حَرِيٌّ أَنْ تُقْضَى إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى.
Then he should pray two Cycles with Surah Al Hamd and Al Qadr in both of these, then he should ask Allah-azwj his need, for it should be fulfilled, if Allah-azwj the Exalted Desires!’’[114]
36- طِبُّ الْأَئِمَّةِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُلَيْمٍ الثَّقَفِيِّ عَنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ عِيسَى الْكِلَابِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: شَكَا إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الشِّيعَةِ سِلْعَةً ظَهَرَتْ بِهِ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع صُمْ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ اغْتَسِلْ فِي الْيَوْمِ الرَّابِعِ عِنْدَ زَوَالِ الشَّمْسِ وَ ابْرُزْ لِرَبِّكَ وَ لْيَكُنْ مَعَكَ خِرْقَةٌ نَظِيفَةٌ
(The book) ‘Tibb Al Aimma-asws’ – from Muhammad Bin Aamir, from Muhammad Bin Uleym Al Saqafy, from Ammar Bin Isa Al Kilaby, from Abdullah Bin Sinan,
‘From Abu Abdullah-asws having said: ‘A man from the Shias complained to him-asws of a tumour which had appeared with him. Abu Abdullah-asws said: ‘Fast for three days, then was during the fourth day at decline of the sun (midday), and go out (in open space) to your Lord-azwj, and let there be a clean cloth with you.
فَصَلِّ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَ اقْرَأْ فِيهَا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ وَ اخْضَعْ بِجُهْدِكَ فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ مِنْ صَلَاتِكَ فَأَلْقِ ثِيَابَكَ وَ اتَّزِرْ بِالْخِرْقَةِ وَ أَلْزِقْ خَدَّكَ الْأَيْمَنَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ قُلْ بِابْتِهَالٍ وَ تَضَرُّعٍ وَ خُشُوعٍ-
Pray four Cycles Salat and recite in it whatever is easy from the Quran and humble yourself. When you are free from your Salat, cast your cloth and wrap it as a waist cloth and adhere your right cheek upon the ground, then say with the pleading, and beseeching, and fearfulness: –
يَا وَاحِدُ يَا أَحَدُ يَا كَرِيمُ يَا جَبَّارُ يَا قَرِيبُ يَا مُجِيبُ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اكْشِفْ مَا بِي مِنْ مَرَضٍ وَ أَلْبِسْنِي الْعَافِيَةَ الْكَافِيَةَ الشَّافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ وَ امْنُنْ عَلَيَّ بِتَمَامِ النِّعْمَةِ وَ أَذْهِبْ مَا بِي فَقَدْ آذَانِي وَ غَمَّنِي-
‘O One! O First! O Benevolent! O Forceful! O Near! O Responder! O most Merciful of the merciful ones! Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, and Remove what illness there is with me, and Clothe me the well-being, sufficient healing in the world and the Hereafter, and Confer upon me with the complete bounties, and Remove what (illness) is with me, for it is hurting me and has saddened me!’
فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- وَ اعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ لَا يَنْفَعُكَ حَتَّى لَا يُخَالِجَ فِي قَلْبِكَ خِلَافُهُ وَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ يَنْفَعُكَ
Abu Abdullah-asws said to him: ‘And known that it will not benefit you until there is no contradiction of it in your heart, and know (with certainty) that it will benefit you!’
قَالَ فَفَعَلَ الرَّجُلُ مَا أَمَرَ بِهِ جَعْفَرٌ الصَّادِقُ ع فَعُوفِيَ مِنْهَا.
He (the narrator) said, ‘The man did what Ja’far Al-Sadiq-asws had instructed with, and he recovered from it’’.[115]
37- الذِّكْرَى، رَوَى الصَّدُوقُ أَنَّ رَجُلًا كَانَ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ خُصُومَةٌ ذَاتُ خَطَرٍ عَظِيمٍ فَدَخَلَ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَذَكَرَ لَهُ ذَلِكَ
(The book) ‘Al Zikra’ – It is reported by Al Sadouq,
‘There was a man, a (land) dispute took place between him and a man from the people of Al-Medina with mighty seriousness. He entered to see Abu Abdullah-asws. He mentioned that to him-asws.
فَقَالَ إِذَا أَرَدْتَ الْغُدُوَّ فَصَلِّ بَيْنَ الْقَبْرِ وَ الْمِنْبَرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ أَوْ أَرْبَعاً وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ فِي بَيْتِكَ وَ اسْأَلِ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُعِينَكَ وَ خُذْ شَيْئاً نَفِيساً فَتَصَدَّقْ بِهِ عَلَى أَوَّلِ مِسْكِينٍ تَلْقَاهُ
He-asws said: ‘Whenever you want to depart early morning, pray two Cycles Salat between the grave (of Rasool-Allah-saww) and the pulpit, or four Cycles, and if you like, in your house, and ask Allah-azwj to Assist you, and take something precious and give charity with it upon the first poor (beggar) you meet’.
قَالَ فَفَعَلْتُ مَا أَمَرَنِي بِهِ فَقُضِيَ لِي وَ رَدَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيَّ أَرْضِي.
He (the narrator) said, ‘I did what he-asws had instructed me with, and it was judged for me, and Allah-azwj Returned my land to me’’.[116]
باب 123 الصلاة و الدعاء لمن أراد أن يرى شيئا في منامه
CHAPTER 123 – THE SALAT AND THE SUPPLICATION FOR ONE WHO WANTS TO SEE SOMETHING IN HIS DREAM
1- الْمَكَارِمُ، رُوِيَ أَنَّ مَنْ عَرَضَ لَهُ مُهِمٌّ وَ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَعْرِفَ وَجْهَ الْحِيلَةِ فِيهِ فَيَنْبَغِي أَنْ يَقْرَأَ حِينَ يَأْخُذُ مَضْجَعَهُ هَاتَيْنِ السُّورَتَيْنِ كُلَّ وَاحِدَةٍ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ الشَّمْسِ وَ ضُحاها وَ اللَّيْلِ إِذا يَغْشى فَإِنَّهُ يَرَى شَخْصاً يَأْتِيهِ وَ يُعَلِّمُهُ وَجْهَ الْحِيلَةِ فِيهِ وَ النَّجَاةِ مِنْهُ.
(The book) ‘Al Makarim’ –
It is reported that the one an important matter presents to him and he wants to recognise the to resolve it, he should recite these two Chapters when he takes to his resting place, each one seven times, Surah(s) Al Shams and Al Layl, for he will see a person come to him and teach him the means to resolve, and the salvation from it’’.[117]
2- مَجْمُوعُ الدَّعَوَاتِ، لِمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ هَارُونَ قَالَ: مِمَّا رُوِيَ عَنْ أَهْلِ الْبَيْتِ ع إِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَرَى فِي مَنَامِكَ مَا تَحْتَاجُ إِلَيْهِ وَ يُفَسَّرَ لَكَ ذَلِكَ فَاكْتُبْ عَلَى كَفِّكَ الْأَيْمَنِ الْحَمْدَ وَ الْمُعَوِّذَتَيْنِ وَ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ وَ إِنَّا أَنْزَلْناهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ- وَ آيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ خَمْسَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ أَنْتَ طَاهِرٌ وَ تَقُولُ أَهِيّاً شَرَاهِيَّا أَرِنِي فِي مَنَامِي كَذَا وَ كَذَا
‘Majmou Al Dawaat’ of Muhammad Bin Haroun who said,
‘From what is reported from People-asws of the Household: ‘Whenever you want to see in your dream what you are needy to and that to be interpreted for you, write upon your right palm Surah Al Hamd and Al Mawazateyn, and Surah al Tawheed, and Surah Al Qadr, and Ayat Al Kursy five times, and you should be clean and say, ‘O Living, O Eternal! Show me such and such in my dream!’
وَ تَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ سَادَتِي وَ مَوَالِيَّ وَ أَرِنِي ذَلِكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ إِنَّكَ عَلى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ-
And you should say, ‘O Allah-azwj! Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws, my Chiefs and my Masters-asws, and Show me that by Your-azwj Power, You-azwj are Able upon all things!’
وَ إِذَا نِمْتَ عَلَى طُهْرٍ فِي ثَوْبٍ طَاهِرٍ عَلَى فِرَاشٍ طَاهِرٍ وَ قَرَأْتَ وَ الشَّمْسِ وَ ضُحاها وَ اللَّيْلِ إِذا يَغْشى- وَ التِّينِ وَ الزَّيْتُونِ سَبْعاً سَبْعاً ثُمَّ قُلْ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ- اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اجْعَلْ لِي مِنْ أَمْرِي فَرَجاً وَ مَخْرَجاً-
And when you seek upon cleanliness in clean clothes upon a clean bed and you recite Surah(s) Al Shams, and Al Layl, and Teen, then say after that, ‘O Allah-azwj! Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww and Make a relief to be for me in my affairs and an outlet!’
فَإِنَّهُ يُقَالُ لَكَ فِي مَنَامِكَ مَا تَعْمَلُ عَلَيْهِ وَ تَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ مُتَوَالِيَاتٍ فَإِنَّهُ يَأْتِيكَ فِي مَنَامِكَ آتٍ فِي أَوَّلِ لَيْلَةٍ أَوْ الثَّانِيَةِ أَوِ الْخَامِسَةِ أَوِ السَّابِعَةِ فَيَقُولُ لَكَ الْمَخْرَجُ مِنْ هَذَا كَذَا وَ كَذَا.
It shall be said to you in your dream what you can work upon; and do that seven times consecutively, for a comer shall come in your dream, either in the first night, or second, or fifth, or seventh. He will say to you, ‘The outlet from this is such and such!’’[118]
3- مَجْمُوعُ الدَّعَوَاتِ، مَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرَى النَّبِيَّ ص فِي مَنَامِهِ فَلْيَقُمْ لَيْلَةَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَيُصَلِّي الْمَغْرِبَ ثُمَّ يَدُومُ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ إِلَى أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ الْعَتَمَةَ وَ لَا يُكَلِّمَ أَحَداً ثُمَّ يُصَلِّيَ وَ يُسَلِّمَ فِي رَكْعَتَيْنِ يَقْرَأُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ الْحَمْدَ مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ
(The book) ‘Majmou Al Dawaat’ –
‘One who wants to see the Prophet-saww in his dream, let him stand the night of Friday and pray Al-Maghrib Salat, then be constantly upon the Salat upon he prays Al Atma (Al-Isha), and not talk to anyone. Then he should pray and perform Salaam in two Cycles, reciting in each Cycle Surah Al Hamd once, and Al Tawheed three times.
فَإِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ انْصَرَفَ ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ يَقْرَأُ فِيهِمَا بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ يَسْجُدُ بَعْدَ تَسْلِيمٍ وَ يُصَلِّي عَلَى النَّبِيِّ وَ آلِهِ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ يَقُولُ-
When he is free from his Salat, he should leave, then pray two Cycles reciting in these with Surah Al Fatiha once, and Al Tawheed seven times, and he should do Sajdah after the Salat and send Salawaat upon the Prophet-saww and his-saww Progeny-asws seven times, and he should say: –
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ السُّجُودِ وَ يَسْتَوِي جَالِساً وَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ وَ يَقُولُ يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَ الْإِكْرَامِ يَا إِلَهَ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَ الْآخِرِينَ يَا رَحْمَانَ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ وَ رَحِيمَهُمَا يَا رَبِّ يَا رَبِّ-
‘Glory be to Allah-azwj, and the Praise is for Allah-azwj, and there is no god except Allah-azwj, and Allah-azwj is Greatest, and there is neither might not strength except with Allah-azwj!’, seven times. Then he should raise his head from the Sajdah and sit up straight and raise his hand and say, ‘O Living! O Eternal! O with the Majesty and the Benevolence! O God of the former ones and the latter ones! O Beneficent of the world and the Hereafter and their Mercier! O Lord-azwj! O Lord-azwj!’
ثُمَّ يَقُومُ رَافِعاً يَدَيْهِ وَ يَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ ثَلَاثاً يَا عَظِيمَ الْجَلَالِ ثَلَاثاً يَا بَدِيعَ الْكَمَالِ يَا كَرِيمَ الْفَعَالِ يَا كَثِيرَ النَّوَالِ يَا دَائِمَ الْإِفْضَالِ يَا كَبِيرُ يَا مُتَعَالِ يَا أَوَّلُ بِلَا مِثَالٍ يَا قَيُّومُ بِغَيْرِ زَوَالٍ يَا وَاحِدُ بِلَا انْتِقَالٍ يَا شَدِيدَ الْمِحَالِ يَا رَازِقَ الْخَلَائِقِ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ أَرِنِي وَجْهَ حَبِيبِي وَ حَبِيبِكَ مُحَمَّدٍ ص فِي مَنَامِي يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَ الْإِكْرَامِ-
Then he should stand raising his hands and say, ‘O Lord-azwj!’, three times, ‘O Mighty of the Majesty!’, three times, ‘O the Perfect Initiator, O Benevolent, O Plentiful of the giving, O Permanent of the Graces, O Great, O Exalted, O First without example, O Eternal without decline, O One without transfer, O Severe of the Might, O Sustainer of the creation upon all situations! Show me the face of my beloved and Your-azwj Beloved, Muhammad-saww, in my dream! O with the Majesty and the Benevolence!’
ثُمَّ يَنَامُ فِي فِرَاشِهِ وَ غَيْرِهِ وَ هُوَ مُسْتَقْبِلُ الْقِبْلَةِ عَلَى يَمِينِهِ وَ يَلْزَمُ الصَّلَاةَ عَلَى نَبِيِّهِ ص حَتَّى يَذْهَبَ بِهِ النَّوْمُ فَإِنَّهُ يَرَاهُ ص فِي مَنَامِهِ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى.
Then he should sleep in his bed and elsewhere wand he should be facing the Qiblah upon his right, and keep sending Salawaat upon his Prophet-saww until the sleep takes him away, for he shall see him-saww in his dream, if Allah-azwj the Exalted so Desires!’’[119]
4- الْإِخْتِصَاصُ، لِلْمُفِيدِ قَالَ حَدَّثَ أَبُو الْفَرَجِ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَبَلَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الْمَغْرَاءِ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ: سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ حَاجَةٌ وَ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرَانَا وَ أَنْ يَعْرِفَ مَوْضِعَهُ فَلْيَغْتَسِلْ ثَلَاثَةَ لَيَالٍ يُنَاجِي بِنَا فَإِنَّهُ يَرَانَا وَ يُغْفَرُ لَهُ بِنَا وَ لَا يَخْفَى عَلَيْهِ مَوْضِعُهُ
(The book) ‘Al Ikhtisas’ of Al Mufeed, he said, ‘It is narrated by Abu Al Faraj, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from a man, from Abdullah Bin Jabalah, from Abu Al Magra,
‘From Musa-asws Bin Ja’far-asws, he (the narrator) said, ‘I heard him-asws saying, ‘One who were to have a need for him to Allah-azwj and he wants to see us-asws and recognise his place, let him wash for three night whispering to us-asws, for he shall see us, and (his sins) will be Forgiven for him due to us-asws, and his place would not be hidden from him’.
قُلْتُ سَيِّدِي فَإِنَّ رَجُلًا رَآكَ فِي مَنَامِهِ وَ هُوَ يَشْرَبُ النَّبِيذَ
I said, ‘My Chief! If a man were to see you in his dream and he has drunk Al-Nabeez?’
قَالَ لَيْسَ النَّبِيذُ يُفْسِدُ عَلَيْهِ دِينَهُ إِنَّمَا يُفْسِدُ عَلَيْهِ تَرْكُنَا وَ تَخَلُّفُهُ عَنَّا الْخَبَرَ.
He-asws said: ‘The Nabeez isn’t going to spoil his religion upon him. But what corrupts it is his neglecting us-asws and staying behind from us-asws’ – the Hadeeth’’.[120]
باب 124 نوادر الصلاة و هو آخر أبواب الكتاب
CHAPTER 124 – MISCELLANEOUS SALAT, AND IT IS THE LAST CHAPTER OF THE BOOK
1- دَعَوَاتُ الرَّاوَنْدِيِّ، كَانَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ الثَّانِي ع إِذَا دَخَلَ شَهْرٌ جَدِيدٌ يُصَلِّي أَوَّلَ يَوْمٍ مِنْهُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ يَقْرَأُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى الْحَمْدَ وَ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ لِكُلِّ يَوْمٍ إِلَى آخِرِهِ مَرَّةً وَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُخْرَى الْحَمْدَ مَرَّةً وَ إِنَّا أَنْزَلْناهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَ يَتَصَدَّقُ بِمَا يُسَهِّلُ يَشْتَرِي بِهِ سَلَامَةَ ذَلِكَ الشَّهْرِ كُلِّهِ.
(The book) ‘Dawaat’ of Al Rawandy –
‘Abu Ja’far-asws the 2nd was such, whenever a new month entered, he-asws would pray two Cycles Salat in the first day of it, reciting in the first Cycle Surah Al Hamd, and Surah Al Tawheed for every day up to its end, once, and in the next Cycle Surah Al Hamd once, and Al Qadr similar to that, and he should donate in charity with what is easy, buying with is safety of that month, all of it’’.[121]
2- الدَّعَوَاتُ، عَنْ زَيْنِ الْعَابِدِينَ ع أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُصَلِّي صَلَاةَ الْغَدَاةِ ثُمَّ يَثْبُتُ فِي مُصَلَّاهُ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيُصَلِّي صَلَاةً طَوِيلَةً ثُمَّ يَرْقُدُ رَقْدَةً ثُمَّ يَسْتَيْقِظُ فَيَدْعُو بِالسِّوَاكِ فَيَسْتَنُّ ثُمَّ يَدْعُو بِالْغَدَاءِ.
(The book) ‘Al Dawaat’ –
‘From Zayn Al-Abideen-asws, he-asws used to pray the morning Salat then stay affirmed in his‑asws prayer mat until the sun emerged. Then he-asws would stand and pray a lengthy Salat, then he would lie down to rest, then he-asws would wake up and call for the toothbrush and brush his‑asws teeth, then he-asws would call for the breakfast’’.[122]
3- كِتَابُ صِفِّينَ، لِنَصْرِ بْنِ مُزَاحِمٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شِمْرٍ وَ عُمَرَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ وَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ أَبِي الْكَنُودِ قَالَ: لَمَّا أَرَادَ عَلِيٌّ ع الشُّخُوصَ مِنَ النُّخَيْلَةِ قَامَ فِي النَّاسِ وَ خَطَبَهُمْ وَ سَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ فَخَرَجَ ع حَتَّى إِذَا جَازَ الْكُوفَةَ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ.
(The book) ‘Kita Siffeen’ of Nasr Bin Muzahim, from Amro Bin Shimr, and Umar Bin Sa’ad, Muhammad Bin Ubeydullah, from a man from Al Ansaar, from Al Haris Bin Ka’ab, from Abdullah Bin Ubeyd Abu Al Kanoud who said,
‘When Ali-asws wanted to go from Al-Nukheyla, he-asws stood among the people and addressed them’, and he continued the Hadeeth up to his words, ‘He-asws went out until when he-asws had surpassed Al-Kufa, he-asws prayed two Cycles Salat’’.[123]
قَالَ نَصْرٌ وَ حَدَّثَنِي إِسْرَائِيلُ بْنُ يُونُسَ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ السَّبِيعِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ أَنَّ عَلِيّاً صَلَّى بَيْنَ الْقَنْطَرَةِ وَ الْجِسْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ.
Nasr said, ‘And it is narrated to me by Israeel Bin Yunus, from Abu Is’haq Al Shabie, from Abdul Rahman Bin Yazeed,
‘Ali-asws prayed two Cycles Salat between the archway and the bridge’’.[124]
4- نهج، نهج البلاغة وَ الرَّاوَنْدِيُّ، قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع مَا أَهَمَّنِي ذَنْبٌ أُمْهِلْتُ بَعْدَهُ حَتَّى أُصَلِّيَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ.
(The book) ‘Nahj Al Balagah’, and ‘Al Rawandy’ –
‘Amir Al-Momineen-asws said: ‘‘A sin (matter) does not worry me-asws, if I-asws were to be Respited after it until I-asws pray two Cycles Salat.’’[125]
5- دَعَائِمُ الْإِسْلَامِ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَنْ أَذْنَبَ ذَنْباً فَأَشْفَقَ مِنْهُ فَلْيُسْبِغِ الْوُضُوءَ ثُمَّ لْيَخْرُجْ إِلَى الْبَرَازِ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ حَيْثُ لَا يَرَاهُ أَحَدٌ فَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ- اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبَ كَذَا وَ كَذَا فَإِنَّهُ كَفَّارَةٌ لَهُ.
(The book) ‘Da’aim Al Islam’ –
‘From Ali-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘One who commits a sin and he fears from it, let him perfect the Wud’u, then let him go out to the open space from the earth whereby no one can see him. Let him pray two Cycles, then say, ‘O Allah-azwj! Forgive such and such sin of mine’, it would be an atonement for him’’.[126]
6- الدُّرُوعُ الْوَاقِيَةُ، عَنِ الصَّادِقِ ع قَالَ: مَنْ صَلَّى أَوَّلَ لَيْلَةٍ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ يَقْرَأُ فِيهِمَا بِسُورَةِ الْأَنْعَامِ بَعْدَ الْحَمْدِ وَ سَأَلَ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَكْفِيَهُ كُلَّ خَوْفٍ وَ وَجَعٍ آمَنَهُ اللَّهُ فِي ذَلِكَ الشَّهْرِ مِمَّا يَكْرَهُ.
(The book) ‘Al Durou Al Waqia’ –
‘From Al-Sadiq-asws having said: ‘One who prays two Cycles Salat the first night of the month reciting in these with Surah Al Anaam after Surah Al Hamd, and ask Allah-azwj to Suffice him of every fear and pain, Allah-azwj will Secure him in that month from what he dislikes’’.[127]
7- كِتَابُ الزُّهْدِ، لِلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْجَوْهَرِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ الْبَطَائِنِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ: إِنَّ أَبِي ضَرَبَ غُلَاماً لَهُ قَرْعَةً وَاحِدَةً بِسَوْطٍ وَ كَانَ بَعَثَهُ فِي حَاجَةٍ فَأَبْطَأَ عَلَيْهِ فَبَكَى الْغُلَامُ وَ قَالَ يَا عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ تَبْعَثُنِي فِي حَاجَتِكَ ثُمَّ تَضْرِبُنِي
(The book) ‘Kitab Al Zohad’ of Al-Husayn Bin Saeed, from Al Qasim Bin Muhammad Al Jowhari, from Ali Bin Abu Hamza Al Batainy, from Abu Baseer,
‘From Abu Ja’far-asws having said: ‘My-asws father-asws struck a boy (slave) of his-asws, one lash with a whip, and he-asws had sent him regarding a need, but he delayed upon it. The biy (slave) cried and said, ‘O Ali-asws Bin Al-Husayn-asws! You-asws sent me regarding your-asws need, then you-asws struck me!’
قَالَ فَبَكَى أَبِي وَ قَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ اذْهَبْ إِلَى قَبْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قُلِ- اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِعَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ خَطِيئَتَهُ يَوْمَ الدِّينِ-
He-asws said: ‘My-asws father-asws cried and said: ‘O my-asws son! Go to the grave of Rasool-Allah‑saww and pray two Cycles Salat, then say, ‘O Allah-azwj! Forgive Ali-asws Bin Al-Husayn-asws of his-asws mistake on the Day of religion (Qiyamah)!’
ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلْغُلَامِ اذْهَبْ فَأَنْتَ حُرٌّ لِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ.
Then he-asws said to the boy (slave): ‘Go, for you are hereby free for the Face of Allah-azwj!’’[128]
8- دَعَوَاتُ الرَّاوَنْدِيِّ، قَالَ: كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع إِذَا أَعْطَى مَا فِي بَيْتِ الْمَالِ أَمَرَ فَكُنِسَ ثُمَّ صَلَّى فِيهِ ثُمَّ يَدْعُو فَيَقُولُ فِي دُعَائِهِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ ذَنْبٍ يُحْبِطُ الْعَمَلَ وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ ذَنْبٍ يُعَجِّلُ النِّقَمَ وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ ذَنْبٍ يَمْنَعُ الدُّعَاءَ
(The book) ‘Dawaat’ of Al Rawandy –
He said, ‘It was so, whenever Amir Al-Momineen-asws gave what was in the public treasury, he‑asws ordered it to be swept clean, then he-asws prayed in it, then supplicated saying in his‑asws supplication: ‘O Allah-azwj! I seek Refuge with You-azwj from a sin nullifying the deed, and I seek Refuge with You-azwj from a sin hastening the Vengeance, and I seek Refuge with You-azwj from a sin Preventing the supplication (from being Answered)!
وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ ذَنْبٍ يَمْنَعُ التَّوْبَةَ وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ ذَنْبٍ يَهْتِكُ الْعِصْمَةَ وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ ذَنْبٍ يُورِثُ النَّدَمَ وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ ذَنْبٍ يَحْبِسُ الْقِسَمَ.
And I seek refuge with You-azwj from a sin preventing the repentance (from being Accepted), and I seek Refuge with You-azwj from a sin cracking the protection, and I seek Refuge with You‑azwj from a sin inheriting the regret, and I seek Refuge from a sin withholding the distribution (of sustenance)!’’[129]
9- كِتَابُ الْغَارَاتِ، لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الثَّقَفِيِّ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَمَّادِ بْنِ طَلْحَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْفُضَيْلِ بْنِ غَزْوَانَ عَنْ أَبِي حَيَّانَ التَّيْمِيِّ عَنْ مُجَمِّعٍ أَنَّ عَلِيّاً ع كَانَ يَكْنُسُ بَيْتَ الْمَالِ كُلَّ يَوْمِ جُمُعَةٍ ثُمَّ يَنْضَحُهُ بِالْمَاءِ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي فِيهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ تَشْهَدَانِ لِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ.
(The book) ‘Kitab Al Gharaat’ of Ibrahim Bin Muhammad Al Saqafy, from Amro Bin Hammad Bin Talha, from Muhammad Bin Al Fuzeyl Bin Qzawan, from Abu Hayyan Al Taymi, from Mijma’a,
‘Ali-asws used to sweep the public treasury with the water every day of Friday, then he-asws would pray two Cycles Salat in it, then he-asws said: ‘Be witness for me on the Day of Qiyamah!’’[130]
وَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَيَّانَ عَنْ مُجَمِّعٍ أَنَّ عَلِيّاً ع كَانَ يَنْضَحُ بَيْتَ الْمَالِ ثُمَّ يَتَنَفَّلُ فِيهِ وَ يَقُولُ اشْهَدْ لِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ.
And from Amro Bin Ali, from Yahya Bin Saeed, from Abu Hayyan, from Mijmaie,
‘Ali-asws used to spray the public treasury (with water), then he-asws prayed optional Salat in it and say, ‘Be witness for me on the Day of Qiyamah!’’[131]
10- مُسَكِّنُ الْفُؤَادِ، لِلشَّهِيدِ الثَّانِي رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ عَنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلَّامٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ص كَانَ إِذَا نَزَلَ بِأَهْلِهِ شِدَّةٌ أَمَرَهُمْ بِالصَّلَاةِ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ وَ أْمُرْ أَهْلَكَ بِالصَّلاةِ وَ اصْطَبِرْ عَلَيْها.
(The book) ‘Musakkin Al Fawaid’ of Al Shaheed Al Sany, may Allah-azwj Mercy him, from Yusuf Bin Abdullah Bin Salam,
‘The Prophet-saww was such, whenever an adversity befell his-saww family members, he-saww instructed them with (praying) the Salat, then he-saww recited: And enjoin your family with the Salat and be constant upon it. [20:132]’’.[132]
وَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّهُ نُعِيَ إِلَيْهِ أَخُوهُ قُثَمُ وَ هُوَ فِي سَفَرٍ فَاسْتَرْجَعَ ثُمَّ تَنَحَّى عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ فَأَنَاخَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ أَطَالَ فِيهِمَا الْجُلُوسَ ثُمَّ قَامَ يَمْشِي إِلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ- اسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَ الصَّلاةِ وَ إِنَّها لَكَبِيرَةٌ إِلَّا عَلَى الْخاشِعِينَ.
And from Ibn Abbas, he was given news of death of his brother Qusam while he was in a journey. He said, ‘We are for Allah-azwj and are returning to Him-azwj’, then he stepped aside from the road, knelt his camel and prayed two cycles Salat, prolonging the sitting in these. Then he stood up to his riding animal and he was saying, ‘And seek Assistance through the patience and the Salat, and it is certainly a difficult thing except upon the humble ones [2:45]’’.[133](Not a Hadeeth)
وَ عَنْهُ أَيْضاً أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا أُصِيبَ بِمُصِيبَةٍ قَامَ فَتَوَضَّأَ وَ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ قَالَ- اللَّهُمَّ قَدْ فَعَلْتُ مَا أَمَرْتَنَا فَأَنْجِزْ لَنَا مَا وَعَدْتَنَا.
And from (Ibn Abbas) him as well, whenever he was afflicted by a difficulty, he stood up, performed Wud’u and prayed two Cycles Salat, and said, ‘O Allah-azwj! I have done what You‑azwj have Commanded us, for Fulfil for us what You-azwj have Promised us!’’[134]
11- أَعْلَامُ الدِّينِ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: مَنْ قَطَعَ ثَوْباً جَدِيداً وَ قَرَأَ إِنَّا أَنْزَلْناهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ سِتّاً وَ ثَلَاثِينَ مَرَّةً فَإِذَا بَلَغَ تَنَزَّلُ الْمَلائِكَةُ رَشَّ عَلَيْهِ مَاءً رَشّاً خَفِيفاً ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ دَعَا بَعْدَهُمَا
(The book) ‘A’laam Al Wara’ –
‘From Abu Abdullah-asws having said: ‘One who cuts out a new cloth and recites Surah Al Qadr thirty-six times, so when he reaches (the Verse): The Angels and the Spirit descend [97:4], he should sprinkle water upon it, a light sprinkle, then he should pray two Cycles Salat and supplicate after these.
فَقَالَ فِي دُعَائِهِ- الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي رَزَقَنِي مِنَ الرِّيَاشِ مَا أَتَجَمَّلُ بِهِ فِي النَّاسِ وَ أُوَارِي بِهِ عَوْرَتِي وَ أُصَلِّي بِهِ لِرَبِّي- أَكَلَ فِي سَعَةٍ حَتَّى يَبْلَى ذَلِكَ الثَّوْبُ.
He should say in his supplication, ‘The Praise is for Allah-azwj Who Graced me from the elegance what I can beautify with among the people, and cover my nakedness with it, and I can pray with it to my Lord-azwj!’, he would eat in vastness until that cloth decays’’.[135]
12- الْبَلَدُ الْأَمِينُ، صَلَاةُ السَّفَرِ رَكْعَتَانِ يَقْرَأُ فِيهِمَا مَا شَاءَ
(The book) ‘Al Balad Al Ameen’ –
‘Salat of the journey – Two Cycles, he should recite in these whatever he desires.
صَلَاةُ النُّزُولِ عَنْ ظَهْرِ الدَّابَّةِ لِلِاسْتِرَاحَةِ رَكْعَتَانِ وَ يَقْرَأُ بَعْدَهُمَا رَبِّ أَنْزِلْنِي مُنْزَلًا مُبارَكاً وَ أَنْتَ خَيْرُ الْمُنْزِلِينَ لَيُرْزَقُ خَيْرَ الْمَكَانِ وَ يُدْفَعُ عَنْهُ شَرُّهُ
Salat of descending from the back of the riding animal for the resting is of two Cycles, and he should recite after these: And say: ‘Lord! Disembark me in a Blessed landing, and you are the best of the Landers’ [23:29], in order to be Graced the best place and its evil would be repelled from him.
وَ صَلَاةُ الِارْتِحَالِ رَكْعَتَانِ وَ يَدْعُو اللَّهَ بِالْحِفْظِ وَ الْكِلَاءَةِ وَ يُوَدِّعُ الْمَوْضِعَ وَ أَهْلَهُ فَإِنَّ لِكُلِّ مَوْضِعٍ أَهْلًا مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ يَقُولُ السَّلَامُ عَلَى مَلَائِكَةِ اللَّهِ الْحَافِظِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْنَا وَ عَلَى عِبَادِ اللَّهِ الصَّالِحِينَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ- وَ قَالَهُ الْمُفِيدُ فِي مَزَارِهِ
And Salat of the departures is of two Cycles, and he should supplicate to Allah-azwj for the protection and the guarding, and he should bid farewell to the place and its inhabitants, for every place there are inhabitants from the Angels. He should say, ‘The greetings be upon the Angels of Allah-azwj, the protectors! The greetings be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah-azwj and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings!’ And Al-Mufeed says it in his (book) ‘Mazaar’.
وَ صَلَاةُ التَّوْبَةِ رَكْعَتَانِ بَعْدَ الْغُسْلِ.
And Salat of the repentance is of two Cycles after the washing’’.[136]
13- الْمُتَهَجِّدُ، وَ الْمَكَارِمُ، وَ غَيْرُهُمَا، رَوَى هَارُونُ بْنُ خَارِجَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: قَالَ فِي صَلَاةِ الشُّكْرِ إِذَا أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيْكَ بِنِعْمَةٍ فَصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ تَقْرَأُ فِي الْأُولَى بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ وَ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ وَ تَقْرَأُ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ وَ قُلْ يا أَيُّهَا الْكافِرُونَ
(The book) ‘Al Mutahajjid’, and ‘Al Mukarim’, and others – It is reported by Haroun Bin Kharjah,
‘From Abu Abdullah-asws having said regarding the Salat of thanks: ‘When Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic Favours upon you with a bounty, pray two Cycles Salat, reciting in the first with Surah Al Fatiha, and Surah Al Tawheed, and recite in the second with Surah Al Fatiha and Surah Al Kafiroun.
وَ تَقُولُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى فِي رُكُوعِكَ وَ سُجُودِكَ- الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ شُكْراً شُكْراً وَ حَمْداً
And you should say in the first Cycle in your Ruk’u and your Sajdah, ‘The Praise is for Allah‑azwj! Thanks, thanks, and praise!’
وَ تَقُولُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ فِي رُكُوعِكَ وَ سُجُودِكَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي اسْتَجَابَ دُعَائِي وَ أَعْطَانِي مَسْأَلَتِي.
And you should say in the second Cycle in your Ruk’u and your Sajdah, ‘The Praise is for Allah‑azwj Who Answers my supplication and Grants me my request!’’[137]
14- دَعَوَاتُ الرَّاوَنْدِيِّ، عَنْهُمْ ع مِثْلَهُ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي رُكُوعِ الْأُولَى وَ سُجُودِهَا تَقُولُ- الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ شُكْراً شُكْراً وَ حَمْداً حَمْداً سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ
(The book) ‘Dawaat’ of Al Rawandy –
‘From them-asws – similar to it, except he-asws said: ‘In the first Ruk’u and its Sajdah you should say, ‘The Praise is for Allah-azwj, thanks, thanks, and praise, praise!’, seven times.
وَ فِي نُسَخِ الْمَكَارِمِ وَ الرَّاوَنْدِيِّ وَ أَعْطَانِي مَسْأَلَتِي وَ قَضَى حَاجَتِي.
And in a copy of (the book) Al-Makarim and Al Rawandy, ‘And Grant me my request and Fulfil my need!’’[138]
15- رِسَالَةُ عَدَمِ مُضَايَقَةِ الْفَوَائِتِ، لِلسَّيِّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ طَاوُسٍ ره قَالَ رَوَى حَسَنُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ خَلَفٍ الْكَاشْغَرِيُّ فِي كِتَابِ زَادِ الْعَابِدِينَ عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ بَهْرَامَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْأَشْعَثِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ عَنْ شُرَيْحِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ وَ غَيْرِهِ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَاحِبِ كِتَابِ الْعَرُوسِ عَنْ غُنْدَرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ خِلَاسٍ
(The book) ‘Risalat Adam Muzaiqa Al Fawait’ of the Seyyid Bin Ali Bin Tawoos. He said, ‘It is reported by Hassan Bin Al-Hassan Bin Khalaf Al Kashgary in the book ‘Zaad Al-Abideen’, from Mansour Bin Bahram, from Muhammad Bin Muhammad Bin Al Ash’as Al Ansari, from Shureyh Bin Abdul Kareem and others, from Ja’far Bin Muhammad author of the book Al Urous, from Gundar, from Abu Uwah, from Qatadah, from Khilas,
عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ مَنْ تَرَكَ الصَّلَاةَ فِي جَهَالَتِهِ ثُمَّ نَدِمَ لَا يَدْرِي كَمْ تَرَكَ فَلْيُصَلِّ لَيْلَةَ الْإِثْنَيْنِ خَمْسِينَ رَكْعَةً بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ مَرَّةً وَ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ مَرَّةً
‘From Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws having said: ‘I-asws heard Rasool-Allah-saww saying: ‘One who neglects the Salat in his ignorance, then he regrets not knowing how many he has neglected, let him pray fifty-one Cycles of Salat on the night of Monday with Surah Al Fatiha once, and Surah Al Tawheed once.
فَإِذَا فَرَغَ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ اسْتَغْفَرَ اللَّهَ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ ذَلِكَ كَفَّارَةَ صَلَاتِهِ وَ لَوْ تَرَكَ صَلَاةَ مِائَةِ سَنَةٍ لَا يُحَاسِبُ اللَّهُ الْعَبْدَ الَّذِي صَلَّى هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ
When he is free from the Salat, he should seek Forgiveness of Allah-azwj one hundred times, Allah-azwj will Make than an atonement of his (missed) Salats, and even if he had neglected Salat of a hundred years, Allah-azwj will not Reckon the servant who has prayed this Salat.
ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ بِكُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ وَ لِكُلِّ آيَةٍ قَرَأَهَا عِبَادَةَ سَنَةٍ وَ بِكُلِّ حَرْفٍ نُوراً عَلَى الصِّرَاطِ وَ ايْمُ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَا يَقْدِرُ عَلَى هَذَا إِلَّا مُؤْمِنٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ
Then, for him, in the Presence of Allah-azwj, for every Cycle and for every Verse he had recited, worship of a year, and for every letter would be light upon the Bridge; and I-asws swear by Allah-azwj, no one will be able upon this except a Momin from the people of Paradise!
فَمَنْ فَعَلَ اسْتَغْفَرَتْ لَهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَ سُمِّيَ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ صِدِّيقَ اللَّهِ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَ كَانَ مَوْتُهُ مَوْتَ الشُّهَدَاءِ وَ كَانَ فِي الشُّهَدَاءِ رَفِيقَ الْخَضِرِ ع.
The one who does so, the Angels will seek Forgiveness for him, and he would be named in the skies as a friend of Allah-azwj in the earth, and his death would be death of the martyrs, and he would be among the martyrs, a friend of Al-Khizr-as!’’[139]
16- مِشْكَاةُ الْأَنْوَارِ، نَقْلًا مِنْ كِتَابِ الْمَحَاسِنِ عَنْ أَخِي حَمَّادِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ قَالَ: كُنْتُ عِنْدَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ وَ عِنْدَهُ أَخُوهُ حُسْنُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ فَذَكَرْنَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَنَالَ مِنْهُ فَقُمْتُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْمَجْلِسِ فَأَتَيْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع لَيْلًا فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَ هُوَ فِي فِرَاشِهِ قَدْ أَخَذَ الشِّعَارَ فَخَبَّرْتُهُ بِالْمَجْلِسِ الَّذِي كُنَّا فِيهِ وَ مَا يَقُولُ حَسَنٌ
(The book) ‘Mishkat Al Anwaar’ – Copying from the book ‘Al Mahasin’, from a brother of Hammad Bin Bashir who said,
‘I was in the presence of Abdullah Bin Al-Hassan, and in his presence was his brother Husn Bin Al-Hassan. We mentioned Abu Abdullah-asws. He talked badly of him-asws. I stood up from that gather and came to Abu Abdullah-asws at night. I entered to see him-asws and he-asws was in his‑asws bed, having taken the blanket. I informed him-asws of the gathering which we were in and what Hassan had said.
فَقَالَ يَا جَارِيَةُ ضَعِي لِي مَاءً فَأُتِيَ بِهِ فَتَوَضَّأَ وَ قَامَ فِي مَسْجِدِ بَيْتِهِ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا رَبِّ إِنَّ فُلَاناً أَتَانِي بِالَّذِي أَتَانِي عَنِ الْحَسَنِ وَ هُوَ يَظْلِمُنِي وَ قَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَهُ فَلَا تَأْخُذْهُ وَ لَا تُقَايِسْهُ يَا رَبِّ
He-asws said ‘O maid, place the water for me-asws so I can perform Wud’u with it!’, and he-asws stood in the praying place of his-asws house and prayed two Cycles Salat. Then he-asws said: ‘O Lord-azwj! So and so has come to me-asws with that which has come from Al-Hassan, and he has been unjust to me-asws, and I-asws have Forgiven him, so do not Seize him nor be Harsh to him, O Lord-azwj!’
قَالَ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يُلِحُّ فِي الدُّعَاءِ عَلَى رَبِّهِ ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَيَّ فَقَالَ انْصَرِفْ رَحِمَكَ اللَّهُ فَانْصَرَفْتُ ثُمَّ زَارَهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ.
He (the narrator) said, ‘He-asws did not cease insisting in the supplication to his-asws Lord-azwj. Then he-asws turned to me, he-asws said: ‘Leave, may Allah-azwj Mercy you!’. So, I left, then I visited him-asws after that’’.[140]
وَ مِنْهُ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ اللَّحَّامِ قَالَ: أَتَى رَجُلٌ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَقَالَ إِنَّ فُلَاناً ابْنَ عَمِّكَ ذَكَرَكَ فَمَا تَرَكَ شَيْئاً مِنَ الْوَقِيعَةِ وَ الشَّتِيمَةِ إِلَّا قَالَهُ فِيكَ
And from him, from Hammad Al Lahaam who said,
‘A man came to Abu Abdullah-asws. He said, ‘So and so, son of your-asws uncle mentioned you. He did not leave out anything from the bad talk and the insults except he said it regarding you-asws!’
فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع لِلْجَارِيَةِ ايتِينِي بِوَضُوءٍ فَتَوَضَّأَ وَ دَخَلَ
Abu Abdullah-asws said to the maid: ‘Bring to me the Wud’u water!’ He-asws performed Wud’u and entered (the room).
فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي يَدْعُو عَلَيْهِ
I said within myself, ‘He-asws is supplicating against him!’
فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ- يَا رَبِّ هُوَ حَقِّي قَدْ وَهَبْتُهُ لَهُ وَ أَنْتَ أَجْوَدُ مِنِّي وَ أَكْرَمُ فَهَبْهُ لِي وَ لَا تُؤَاخِذْهُ بِي وَ لَا تُقَايِسْهُ-
He-asws prayed two Cycles Salat. He-asws said: ‘O Lord-azwj! It is my-asws right I-asws have gifted it to him, and You-azwj are more Generous than me-asws and more Benevolent, so Gift it to me and do not Seize him for me-asws nor be Harsh to him!’
ثُمَّ رَقَّ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَدْعُو فَجَعَلْتُ أَتَعَجَّبُ.
Then he-asws softened and did not cease supplicating. I went on to be astounded!’’[141]
17- مَعَانِي الْأَخْبَارِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَرْقِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ: نَظَرَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِلَى رَجُلٍ قَدْ خَرَجَ مِنَ الْحَمَّامِ مَخْضُوبَ الْيَدَيْنِ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَ يَسُرُّكَ أَنْ يَكُونَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ خَلَقَ يَدَيْكَ هَكَذَا
(The book) ‘Ma’any Al Akhbaar’ – from his father, from Sa’ad Bin Abdullah, from Ahmad Bin Abu Abdullah Al Barqy, from his father, raising it, said,
‘Abu Abdullah-asws looked at a man who had come out from the bathhouse with dyed hands. Abu Abdullah-asws said: ‘Would it make you happen if Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic would have Created your hands like that?’
قَالَ لَا وَ اللَّهِ وَ إِنَّمَا فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ لِأَنَّهُ بَلَغَنِي عَنْكُمْ أَنَّهُ مَنْ دَخَلَ الْحَمَّامَ فَلْيُرَ عَلَيْهِ أَثَرُهُ يَعْنِي الْحِنَّاءَ
He said, ‘No, by Allah-saww, and rather I have done that because it reached me from you (Imams-asws) that the one who enters the bathhouse, let its effect be seen upon him, meaning the Henna!’
فَقَالَ لَيْسَ حَيْثُ ذَهَبْتَ مَعْنَى ذَلِكَ إِذَا خَرَجَ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنَ الْحَمَّامِ وَ قَدْ سَلِمَ فَلْيُصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ شُكْراً
He-asws said: ‘The meaning of that isn’t where you are going with it. Whenever one of you comes out from the bathhouse and he is safe, let him pray two Cycles Salat of thanks’.
قَالَ سَعْدٌ- وَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَ رَوَاهُ نُوحُ بْنُ شُعَيْبٍ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ فَلْيَحْمَدِ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ.
Sa’ad (the narrator) said, ‘And Ahmad son of Abu Abdullah-asws informed me, and it is reported by Nuh Bin Shueyb raising it, said, ‘Let him praise Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic’’.[142]
18- مَجَالِسُ ابْنِ الشَّيْخِ، عَنْ وَالِدِهِ عَنْ هِلَالِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَفَّارِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الدِّعْبِلِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الرِّضَا عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ: أَتَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ أَصْحَابَ الْقُمُصِ فَسَاوَمَ شَيْخاً مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ يَا شَيْخُ بِعْنِي قَمِيصاً بِثَلَاثَةِ دَرَاهِمَ
(The book) ‘Majalis’ of Ibn Al Sheykh, from his father, from Hilal Bin Muhammad Al Haffar, from Ismail Bin Ali Al Deobali, from his father,
‘From Al-Reza-asws, from his-asws forefathers-asws, from Al-Husayn-asws Bin Ali-asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen-asws, may the Salawaat of Allah-azwj be upon him-asws, came to companions (sellers) of the shirts. He-asws bargained with an old man from them. He-asws said: ‘O Sheykh! Sell to me-asws a shirt for three Dirhams!’
فَقَالَ الشَّيْخُ حُبّاً وَ كَرَامَةً
The Sheykh said, ‘I would love to and it is a prestige!’
فَاشْتَرَى مِنْهُ قَمِيصاً بِثَلَاثَةِ دَرَاهِمَ فَلَبِسَهُ مَا بَيْنَ الرُّسْغَيْنِ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ وَ أَتَى الْمَسْجِدَ فَصَلَّى فِيهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ- الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي رَزَقَنِي مِنَ الرِّيَاشِ مَا أَتَجَمَّلُ بِهِ فِي النَّاسِ وَ أُؤَدِّي فِيهِ فَرِيضَتِي وَ أَسْتُرُ فِيهِ عَوْرَتِي-
He-asws bought a shirt from him for three Dirhams. He-asws wore it what is between the writs to the angles and came to the Masjid. He-asws prayed two Cycles Salat in it, then said: ‘The Praise is for Allah-azwj Who Grace me-asws from the elegance what I-asws can beautify with among the people, and fulfil my obligations in it, and cover my-asws nakedness in it!’
فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَ عَنْكَ نَرْوِي هَذَا أَوْ شَيْءٌ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص-
A man said to him-asws, ‘O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! Can we report this from you-asws, or is it something you-asws heard from Rasool-Allah-saww?’
قَالَ بَلْ شَيْءٌ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص- سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ عِنْدَ الْكِسْوَةِ.
He-asws said: ‘But it is something I-asws heard from Rasool-Allah-saww! I-asws heard Rasool-Allah‑saww saying that at the wearing’’.[143]
19- الْمَحَاسِنُ، عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَنْ صَلَّى بَيْنَ الْجُمُعَتَيْنِ خَمْسَ مِائَةِ صَلَاةٍ فَلَهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مَا يَتَمَنَّى مِنَ الْخَيْرِ.
(The book) ‘Al Mahasin’ – From Al Nowfali, from Al Sakuni,
‘From Al-Sadiq-asws, from his-asws forefathers-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘One who prayed five hundred Salat(s) between the two Fridays, for him would be whatever good he wishes for, in the Presence of Allah-azwj!’’[144]
20- فِقْهُ الرِّضَا ع، إِذَا أَرَدْتَ التَّزْوِيجَ فَاسْتَخِرْ وَ امْضِ ثُمَّ صَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ ارْفَعْ يَدَيْكَ وَ قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ التَّزْوِيجَ فَسَهِّلْ لِي مِنَ النِّسَاءِ أَحْسَنَهُنَّ خُلُقاً وَ خَلْقاً وَ أَعَفَّهُنَّ فَرْجاً وَ أَحْفَظَهُنَّ نَفْساً فِيَّ وَ فِي مَالِي وَ أَكْمَلَهُنَّ جَمَالًا وَ أَكْثَرَهُنَّ أَوْلَاداً.
(The book) ‘Fiqh Al-Reza-asws’ – Whenever you want to get married, seek Istikhara and continue, then pray two Cycles Salat and raise your hands and say, ‘O Allah-azwj! I intend the marriage, so Facilitate it for me from the women, their most excellent in manners and physique, and their most chase of private parts, and their most protective of herself regarding me and regarding my wealth, and their most perfect in beauty, and their most in having children’’.[145]
21- الْخِصَالُ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ جَدِّهِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ وَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع إِذَا كَسَا اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مُؤْمِناً ثَوْباً جَدِيداً فَلْيَتَوَضَّأْ وَ لْيُصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ يَقْرَأُ فِيهِمَا أُمَّ الْكِتَابِ وَ آيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ وَ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ وَ إِنَّا أَنْزَلْناهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ
(The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – From his father, from Sa’ad Bin Abdullah, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Al Qasim Bin Yahya, from his grandfather Al-Hassan, from Abu Baseer and Muhammad Bin Muslim,
‘From Abu Abdullah-asws, from his-asws forefathers-asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen-asws: ‘Whenever Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic Clothes a Momin with a new cloth, let him perform Wud’u and let him pray two Cycles, reciting in these Surah Al Fatiha, and Ayat Al Kursy, and Surah Al Tawheed, and Surah Al Qadr.
ثُمَّ لْيَحْمَدِ اللَّهَ الَّذِي سَتَرَ عَوْرَتَهُ وَ زَيَّنَهُ فِي النَّاسِ وَ لْيُكْثِرْ مِنْ قَوْلِ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَعْصِي اللَّهَ فِيهِ وَ لَهُ بِكُلِّ سِلْكٍ فِيهِ مَلَكٌ يُقَدِّسُ لَهُ وَ يَسْتَغْفِرُ وَ يَتَرَحَّمُ عَلَيْهِ.
Then let him praise Allah-azwj Who has Covered his nakedness and Adorned him among the people, and let him frequent from the words, ‘There is neither might nor strength except with Allah-azwj’, for he will not disobey Allah-azwj while being in it, and for every thread in it, for him would be an Angel extolling Holiness of Allah-azwj for him, and seeking Forgiveness, and invoking Mercy upon him’’.[146]
[1] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 120 H 1
[2] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 1 a
[3] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 1 b
[4] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 1 c
[5] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 2 a
[6] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 2 b
[7] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 3
[8] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 4 a
[9] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 4 b
[10] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 5 a
[11] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 5 b
[12] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 6
[13] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 7
[14] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 8
[15] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 9
[16] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 10
[17] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 11 a
[18] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 11 b
[19] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 12
[20] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 13
[21] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 14 a
[22] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 14 b
[23] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 14 c
[24] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 15
[25] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 16 a
[26] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 16 b
[27] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 17
[28] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 18
[29] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 19 a
[30] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 19 b
[31] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 20
[32] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 21
[33] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 22
[34] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 23
[35] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 24
[36] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 25
[37] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 121 H 26
[38] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 1
[39] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 2
[40] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 3
[41] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 4
[42] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 5
[43] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 6
[44] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 7
[45] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 8
[46] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 9
[47] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 10 a
[48] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 10 b
[49] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 10 c
[50] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 11
[51] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 12
[52] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 13 a
[53] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 13 b
[54] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 14
[55] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 15
[56] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 16
[57] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 17
[58] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 18
[59] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 19 a
[60] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 19 b
[61] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 19 c
[62] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 19 d
[63] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 19 e
[64] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 19 f
[65] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 19 g
[66] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 19 h
[67] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 19 i
[68] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 19 j
[69] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 19 j
[70] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 19 k
[71] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 19 l
[72] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 19 m
[73] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 19 n
[74] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 19 o
[75] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 19 p
[76] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 19 q
[77] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 20 a
[78] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 20 b
[79] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 20 c
[80] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 20 d
[81] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 20 e
[82] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 21
[83] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 22 a
[84] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 22 b
[85] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 22 c
[86] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 23 a
[87] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 23 b
[88] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 23 c
[89] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 23 d
[90] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 24
[91] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 25 a
[92] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 25 b
[93] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 26
[94] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 27 a
[95] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 27 b
[96] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 27 c
[97] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 27 d
[98] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 27 e
[99] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 28 a
[100] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 28 b
[101] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 28 c
[102] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 28 d
[103] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 28 e
[104] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 28 f
[105] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 29
[106] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 30
[107] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 31 a
[108] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 31 b
[109] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 32
[110] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 33
[111] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 34 a
[112] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 34 b
[113] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 34 c
[114] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 35
[115] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 36
[116] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 122 H 37
[117] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 123 H 1
[118] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 123 H 2
[119] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 123 H 3
[120] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 123 H 4
[121] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 124 H 1
[122] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 124 H 2
[123] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 124 H 3 a
[124] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 124 H 3 b
[125] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 124 H 4
[126] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 124 H 5
[127] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 124 H 6
[128] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 124 H 7
[129] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 124 H 8
[130] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 124 H 9 a
[131] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 124 H 9 b
[132] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 124 H 10 a
[133] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 124 H 10 b
[134] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 124 H 10 c
[135] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 124 H 11
[136] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 124 H 12
[137] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 124 H 13
[138] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 124 H 14
[139] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 124 H 15
[140] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 124 H 16 a
[141] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 124 H 16 b
[142] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 124 H 17
[143] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 124 H 18
[144] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 124 H 19
[145] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 124 H 20
[146] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 88 – The Book of Salat – Ch 124 H 21