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Ramadan Special

Ramadan Special

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We have corrected some duas which werre removed during editing. Thnx to Kazim Zaidi for reminding this point.

(Before day break) Sahari (Recommended Acts and Supplications)

(1) The Holy Prophet had advised the faithful to get up in the early morning, before daybreak, and eat something prior to the time the fast begins.

(2) It is highly desirable to make the following "Niyyat" say, or pass it through his mind: "Ï keep fast, which is obligatory, to seek nearness to Allah".

(3) Recite Sourah Al-Qadr.

(4) Imam Muhammad bin Ali Al-Baqir used to recite the following duá at Sahari. This Dua has been narrated by Imam Reza (a.s.):

اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ بَهائِكَ بِأَبْهاهُ وَكُلُّ بَهائِكَ بَهِيُّ اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِبَهائِكَ كُلِّهِ، اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ جَمالِكَ بِأَجْمَلِهِ وَكُلُّ جَمالِكَ جَمِيلٌ اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِجَمالِكَ كُلِّهِ، اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ جَلالِكَ بِأَجَلِّهِ وَكُلُّ جَلالِكَ جَلِيلٌ اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِجَلالِكَ كُلِّهِ،اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ عَظَمَتِكَ بِأَعْظَمِها وَكُلُّ عَظَمَتِكَ عَظِيمَةٌ اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِعَظَمِتِكَ كُلِّها، اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ نُورِكَ بِأَنْوَرِهِ وَكُلُّ نُورِكَ نَيِّرٌ اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِنُورِكَ كُلِّهِ، اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ بِأَوْسَعِها وَكُلُّ رَحْمَتِكَ وَاسِعِةٌ اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ كُلِّها، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ كَلِماتِكَ بِأَتَمِّها وَكُلُّ كَلِماتِكَ تامَّةٌ اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِكَلِماتِكَ كُلِّها، اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ كَمالِكَ بِأَكْمَلِهِ وَكُلُّ كَمالِكَ كامِلٌ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِكَمالِكَ كُلُّهِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ أَسْمائِكَ بِأَكْبَرِها وَكُلُّ أَسْمائِكَ كَبِيرَةٌ اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِأَسْمائِكَ كُلِّها، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ عِزَّتِكَ بِأَعَزِّها وَكُلُّ عِزَّتكَ عَزِيزَةٌ اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِعِزَّتِكَ كُلِّها، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ مَشِيَّتِكَ بِأَمْضاها وَكُلٌ مَشِيَّتِكَ ماضِيَةٌ اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِمَشِيَّتِكَ كُلِّها، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ قَدْرَتِكَ بِالقُدْرَةِ الَّتِي اسْتَطَلْتَ بِها عَلىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَكُلُّ قَدْرَتِكَ مُسْتَطِيلَةٌ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ عِلْمِكَ بِأَنْفَذِهِ وَكُلُّ عِلْمِكَ نافِذٌ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ كُلِّهِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ قَوْلِكَ بِأَرْضاهُ وَكُلُّ قَوْلِكَ رَضِيُّ اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِقَوْلِكَ كُلِّهِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ مَسائِلِكَ بِأَحَبِّها إِلَيْكَ وَكُلُّها إِلَيْكَ حَبِيبَةٌ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِمَسائِلِكَ كُلِّها، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ شَرَفِكَ بِأَشْرَفِهِ وَكُلُّ شَرَفِكَ شَرِيفٌ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِشَرَفِكَ كُلِّهِ، اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ سُلْطانِكَ بِأَدْوَمِهِ وَكُلُّ سُلْطانِكَ دائِمٌ اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِسُلْطانِكَ كُلِّهِ، اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ مُلْكِكَ بِأَفْخَرِهِ وَكُلُّ مُلْكِكَ فاخِرٌ اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِمُلْكِكَ كُلِّهِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ عُلُوِّكَ بِأَعْلاهُ وَكُلُّ عُلُوِّكَ عالٍ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِعُلُوِّكَ كُلِّهِ، اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ مَنِّكَ بِأَقْدَمِهِ وَكُلُّ مَنِّكَ قَدِيمٌ اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِمَنِّكَ كُلِّهِ، اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ آياتِكَ بِأَكْرَمِها وَكُلُّ آياتِكَ كَرِيمَةٌ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِآياتِكَ كُلِّها، اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي‌أَسْأَلُكَ بِما أَنْتَ فِيهِ مِنَ الشَّأْنِ وَالجَبَرُوتِ وَأَسْأَلُكَ بِكُلِّ شَأْنٍ وَحْدَهُ وجَبَرُوتٍ وَحْدَها، اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِما تُجِيبُنِي حِينَ أَسْأَلُكَ فَأَجِبْنِي يااَللهُ .

(5) Having finished reciting this Duá ask God for whatever wishes you have.

It is mentioned in "Misbah", on the authority of Abu Hamza Thamaalee, that Imam Ali Zainul Abedeen bin Husain bin Ali used to recite the following Du'a on the night at the time of Sahari:

إِلهِي لاتُؤدِّبْنِي بِعُقُوبَتِكَ وَلا تَمْكُرْ بِي فِي حِيلَتِكَ، مِنْ أَيْنَ لِيَ الخَيْرُ يارَبِّ وَلا يُوجَدُ إلاّ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ؟ وَمِنْ أَيْنَ لِيَ النَّجاةُ وَلا تُسْتَطاعُ إِلَّا بِكَ؟ لا الَّذِي أَحَسَنَ اسْتَغْنىٰ عَنْ عَوْنِكَ وَرَحْمَتِكَ وَلا الَّذِي أَساءَ وَإجْتَرَاءَ عَلَيْكَ وَلَمْ يُرْضِكَ خَرَجَ عَنْ قُدْرَتِكَ يارَبِّ يارَبِّ يارَبِّ... حتىٰ يَنقطع النفس، بِكَ عَرَفْتُكَ وَأَنْتَ دَلَلْتَنِي عَلَيْكَ ودَعَوْتَنِي إِلَيْكَ وَلَوْلا أَنْتَ لَمْ أَدْرِ ما أَنْتَ .

الحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي أَدْعُوُهُ فَيُجِيبُنِي وَإِنْ كُنْتُ بَطِيئاً حِينَ يَدْعُونِي، وَالحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي أَسْأَلُهُ فَيُعْطِينِي وَإِنْ كُنْتُ بَخِيلاً حِينَ يَسْتَقْرِضُنِي، وَالحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي أُنادِيهِ كُلَّما شِئْتُ لِحاجَتِي وأَخْلُو بِهِ حَيْثُ شِئْتُ لِسرِّي بِغَيْرِ شَفِيعٍ فَيَقْضِي لِي حاجَتِي الحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي لا أَدْعُو غَيْرَهُ وَلَوْ دَعَوْتُ غَيْرَهُ لَمْ يَسْتَجِبْ لِي دُعائِي، وَالحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي لا أَرْجو غَيْرَهُ وَلَوْ رَجَوْتُ غَيْرَهُ لأخْلَفَ رَجائِي، وَالحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي وَكَلَنِي إِلَيْهِ فَأَكْرَمَنِي وَلَمْ يَكِلْنِي إِلىٰ النّاسِ فَيُهِينُونِي، وَالحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي تَحَبَّبَ إِلَيَّ وَهُوَ غَنِيُّ عَنِّي وَالحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي يَحْلُمُ عَنِّي حَتَّىٰ كَأَنِّي لاذَنْبَ لِي ؛ فَرَبِّي أَحْمَدُ شَيْءٍ عِنْدِي وَأَحَقُّ بِحَمْدِي .

اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَجِدُ سُبُلَ المَطالِبِ إِلَيْكَ مُشْرَعَةٌ وَمَناهِلَ الرَّجاءِ إِلَيْكَ مُتْرَعَةٌ وَالاِسْتِعانَةَ بِفَضْلِكَ لِمَنْ أَمَّلَكَ مُباحَةً وَأَبْوابَ الدُّعاءِ إِلَيْكَ لِلصَّارِخِينَ مَفْتُوحَةً، وأَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ لِلرَّاجِي بِمَوْضِعِ إِجابَةٍ وَلِلْمَلْهُوفِينَ بِمَرْصَدِ إِغاثَةٍ، وَأَنَّ فِي اللَّهْفِ إِلىٰ جُودِكَ وَالرِّضا بِقَضائِكَ عِوَضا مِنْ مَنْعِ الباخِلِينَ وَمَنْدُوَحَةً عَمّا فِي أَيْدِي المُسْتَأْثِرِينَ وَانَّ الرَّاحِلَ إِلَيْكَ قَرِيبُ المَسافَةِ، وأَنَّكَ لاتَحْتَجِبُ عَنْ خَلْقِكَ إِلَّا أَنْ تَحْجُبَهُمُ الاَعْمالُ دُوَنَكَ، وَقَدْ قَصَدْتُ إِلَيْكَ بِطَلِبَتِي وتَوَجَّهْتُ إِلَيْكَ بِحاجَتِي وَجَعَلْتُ بِكَ اسْتِغاثَتِي وَبِدُعائِكَ تَوَسُّلِي مِنْ غَيِرِ اسْتِحْقاقٍ لاسْتِماعِكَ مِنِّي، وَلا اسْتِيجابٍ لِعَفْوِكَ عَنِّي بَلْ لِثِقَتِي بِكَرَمِكَ وَسُكُونِي إِلىٰ صِدْقِ وَعْدِكَ ولَجَائِي إِلىٰ الاِيْمانِ بِتَوْحِيدِكَ وَيَقِينِي بِمَعْرِفَتِكَ مِنِّي أَنْ لا رَبَّ لِي غَيْرُكَ وَلا إِلهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَحْدَكَ لا شَرِيكَ لَكَ .

اللّهُمَّ أَنْتَ القائِلُ وَقَوْلُكَ حَقٌ وَوَعْدُكَ صِدْقٌ : وَاسْأَلُوا الله مِنْ فَضْلِهِ إِنَّ الله كانَ بِكُمْ رَحِيماً، وَلَيْسَ مِنْ صِفاتِكَ ياسَيِّدِي‌أَنْ تَأْمُرَ بِالسُّؤالِ وَتَمْنَعَ العَطِيَّةِ، وَأَنْتَ المَنَّانُ بِالعَطِيَّاتِ عَلىٰ أَهْلِ مَمْلَكَتِكَ وَالعائِدُ عَلَيْهِمْ بِتَحَنُّنِ رَأْفَتِكَ إِلهِي رَبَّيْتَنِي فِي نِعَمِكَ وَإِحْسانِكَ صَغِيرا وَنَوَّهْتَ بِاسْمِي كَبِيراً، فَيامَنْ رَبَّانِي فِي الدُّنْيا بإِحْسانِهِ وَتَفَضُّلِهِ وَنِعَمِهِ وَأَشارَ لِي فِي الآخِرَةِ إِلىٰ عَفْوِهِ وَكَرَمِهِ مَعْرِفَتِي، يامَوْلاىَ دَلِيلِي عَلَيْكَ وحُبِّي لَكَ شَفِيِعِي إِلَيْكَ وَأَنا وَاثِقٌ مِنْ دَلِيلِي بِدَلالَتِكَ وَساكِنٌ مِنْ شَفِيعِي إِلىٰ شَفاعَتِكَ، أَدْعُوكَ ياسَيِّدِي بِلِسانٍ قَدْ أَخْرَسَهُ ذَنْبُهُ رَبِّ أُناجِيكَ بِقَلْبٍ قَدْ أَوْبَقَهُ جُرْمُهُ، أَدْعُوكَ يارَبِّ راهِباً راغِباً راجِياً خائِفاً إِذا رَأَيْتُ مَوْلايَ ذُنُوبِي فَزِعْتُ وَإِذا رَأَيْتُ كَرَمَكَ طَمَعْتُ، فَإِنْ عَفَوْتَ فَخَيْرُ راحِمٍ وَإِنْ عَذَّبْتَ فَغَيْرُ ظالِمٍ. حُجَّتِي ياالله فِي جُرْأَتِي عَلىٰ مُسأَلَتِكَ مَعَ إِتْيانِي ماتَكْرَهُ جُودِكَ وَكَرَمُكَ وعُدَّتِي فِي شِدَّتِي مَعَ قِلَّةِ حَيائِي رَأَفَتُكَ وَرَحْمَتُكَ وَقَدْ رَجَوْتُ أَنْ لا تَخِيبَ بَيْنَ ذَيْنِ وذَيْنِ مُنْيَتِي، فَحَقِّقْ رَجائِي وَاسْمَعْ دُعائِي ياخَيْرَ مَنْ دَعاهُ داعٍ وَأَفْضَلَ مَنْ رَجاهُ راجٍ. عَظُمَ ياسَيِّدِي أَمَلِي وَساءَ عَمَلِي فَأَعْطِنِي مِنْ عَفْوِكَ بِمِقْدارِ أَمَلِي وَلا تُؤاَخِذْنِي بِأَسْوَءِ عَمَلِي فَإِنَّ كَرَمَكَ يَجِلُّ عَنْ مُجازاةِ المُذْنِبِينَ وَحِلْمَكَ يَكْبُرُ عَنْ مُكافأَةِ المُقَصِّرِينَ، وَأَنا ياسَيِّدِي عَائِذٌ بِفَضْلِكَ هارِبٌ مِنْكَ إِلَيْكَ مُتَنَجِّزٌ ما وَعَدْتَ مِنَ الصَّفْحِ عَمَّنْ أَحْسَنَ بِكَ ظَنّا وَما أَنا يارَبِّ وَما خَطَرِي؟! هَبْنِي بَفَضْلِكَ وَتَصَدَّقْ عَلَيَّ بِعَفْوِكَ أَيْ رَبِّ، جَلِّلْنِي بِسِتْرِكَ وَاعْفُ عَنْ تَوْبِيخِي بِكَرَمِ وَجْهِكَ، فَلَوِ اطَّلَعَ اليَوْمَ عَلىٰ ذَنْبِي غَيْرُكَ مافَعَلْتُهُ وَلَوْ خِفْتُ تَعْجِيلَ العُقُوبَةِ لاجْتَنَبْتُهُ لا لاَنَّكَ أَهْوَنُ النَّاظِرِينَ وَأَخَفُّ المُطَّلِعِينَ بَلْ لاَنَّكَ يارَبِّ خَيْرُ السَّاتِرِينَ وَأَحْكَمُ الحاكِمِينَ وَأَكْرَمُ الاَكْرَمِينَ، سَتَّارُ العُيُوبِ غَفَّارُ الذُّنُوبِ عَلامُ الغُيُوبِ تَسْتُرُ الذَّنْبَ بِكَرَمِكَ وَتُؤَخِّرُ العُقُوبَةَ بِحِلْمِكَ، فَلَكَ الحَمْدُ عَلىٰ حِلْمِكَ بَعْدَ عِلْمِكَ وَعَلىٰ عَفْوِكَ بَعْدَ قَدْرَتِكَ. وَيَحْمِلُنِي وَيُجَرِّؤُنِي عَلىٰ مَعْصِيَتِكَ حِلْمُكَ عَنِّي، وَيَدْعُونِي إِلىٰ قِلَّةِ الحَياءِ سِتْرُكَ عَلَيَّ، وَيُسْرِعُنِي إِلىٰ التَّوَثُّبِ عَلىٰ مَحارِمِكَ مَعْرِفَتِي بِسَعَةِ رَحْمَتِكَ وَعَظِيمِ عَفْوِكَ، ياحَلِيمُ ياكَرِيمُ ياحَيُّ ياقَيُّومُ ياغافِرَ الذَّنْبِ ياقابِلَ التَّوْبِ ياعَظِيمَ المَنِّ ياقَدِيمَ الاِحْسانِ أَيْنَ سَتْرُكَ الجَمِيلُ؟ أَيْنَ عَفْوُكَ الجَلِيلُ؟ أَيْنَ فَرَجُكَ القَرِيبُ؟ أَيْنَ غِياثُكَ السَّرِيعُ؟ أَيْنَ رَحْمَتُكَ الواسِعَةُ؟ أَيْنَ عَطاياكَ الفاضِلَةُ؟ أَيْنَ مَواهِبُكَ الهَنِيئةُ؟ أَيْنَ صَنائِعُكَ السَّنِيَّةُ؟ أَيْنَ فَضْلُكَ العَظِيمُ؟ أَيْنَ مَنُّكَ الجَسِيمُ؟ أَيْنَ إِحْسانُكَ القَدِيمُ؟ أَيْنَ كَرَمُكَ ياكَرِيمُ؟ بِهِ فَاسْتَنْقِذْنِي وَبِرَحْمَتِكَ فَخَلِّصْنِي يامُحْسِنُ يامُجْمِلُ يامُنْعِمُ يامُفْضِلُ، لَسْتُ أَتَّكِلُ فِي النَّجاةِ مِنْ عِقابِكَ عَلىٰ أَعْمالِنا بَلْ بِفَضْلِكَ عَلَيْنا لاَنَّكَ أَهْلُ التَّقْوىٰ وَأَهْلُ المَغْفِرَةِ تُبْدِئُ بِالاِحْسانِ نِعَماً وَتَعْفُو عَنِ الذَّنْبِ كَرَماً، فَما نَدْرِي ما نَشْكُرُ أَجَمِيلَ ماتَنْشُرُ أَمْ قَبِيحَ ماتَسْتُرُ أَمْ عَظِيمَ ما أَبْلَيْتَ وَأَوْلَيْتَ أَمْ كَثِيرَ ما مِنْهُ نَجَّيْتَ وَعافَيْتَ؟ ياحَبِيبَ مَنْ تَحَبَّبَ إِلَيْكَ وَياقُرَّةَ عَيْنِ مَنْ لاذَ بِكَ وَانْقَطَعَ إِلَيْكَ. أَنْتَ المُحْسِنُ وَنَحْنُ المُسِيئُونَ، فَتَجاوَزْ يارَبِّ عَنْ قَبِيحِ ماعِنْدَنا بِجَمِيلِ ما عِنْدَكَ، وَأَيُّ جَهْلٍ يارَبِّ لا يَسَعَهُ جُودِكَ وَأَيُّ زَمانٍ أَطْوَلُ مِنْ أَناتِكَ؟ وَماقَدْرُ أَعْمالِنا فِي جَنْبِ نِعَمِكَ وَكَيْفَ نَسْتَكْثِرُ أَعْمالاً نُقابِلُ بِها كَرَمَكَ بَلْ كَيْفَ يَضِيقُ عَلىٰ المُذْنِبِينَ ماوَسِعَهُمْ مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ؟ !

ياوَاسِعَ المَغْفِرَةِ ياباسِطَ اليَدَيْنِ بِالرَّحْمَةِ فَوَعِزَّتِكَ ياسَيِّدِي لَوْ نَهَرْتَنِي مابَرِحْتُ مِنْ بابِكَ وَلا كَففْتُ عَنْ تَمَلُّقِكَ لِما انْتَهىٰ إِلَيَّ مِنْ المَعْرِفَةِ بِجُودِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ، وَأَنْتَ الفاعِلُ لِما تَشاءُ تُعَذِّبُ مَنْ تَشاءُ بِما تَشاءُ كَيْفَ تَشاءُ وَتَرْحَمُ مَنْ تَشاءُ بِما تَشاءُ كَيْفَ تَشاءُ، لا تُسْأَلُ عَنْ فِعْلِكَ وَلا تُنازَعُ فِي مُلْكِكَ وَلا تُشارَكُ فِي أَمْرِكَ وَلا تُضادُّ فِي حُكْمِكَ وَلا يَعْتَرِضُ عَلَيْكَ أَحَدٌ فِي تَدْبِيرِكَ، لَكَ الخَلْقُ وَالاَمْرُ تَبارَكَ الله رَبُّ العَالَمِينَ .

يارَبِّ هذا مَقامُ مَنْ لاذَ بِكَ وَاسْتَجارَ بِكَرَمِكَ وَأَلِفَ إِحْسانَكَ وَنِعَمَكَ وَأَنْتَ الجَوادُ الَّذِي لايَضِيقُ عَفْوُكَ وَلا يَنْقُصُ فَضْلُكَ وَلا تَقِلُّ رَحْمَتُكَ، وَقَدْ تَوَثَّقْنا مِنْكَ بالصَّفْحِ القَدِيمِ وَالفَضْلِ العَظِيمِ وَالرَّحْمَةِ الواسِعَةِ أَفَتُراكَ يارَبِّ تَخْلِفُ ظُنُونَنا أَوْ تُخَيِّبُ آمالَنا؟ كَلا، ياكَرِيمُ فَلَيْسَ هذا ظَنُّنا بِكَ وَلا هذا فِيكَ طَمَعُنا، يارَبِّ إِنَّ لَنا فِيكَ أَمَلاً طَوِيلاً كَثِيراً إِنَّ لَنا فِيكَ رَجاءاً عَظِيما عَصَيْناكَ وَنَحْنُ نَرْجُو أَنْ تَسْتُرَ عَلَيْنا وَدَعَوْناكَ وَنَحْنُ نَرْجو أَنْ تَسْتَجِيبَ لَنا فَحَقِّقْ رَجائَنا، مَوْلانا فَقَدْ عَلِمْنا ما نَسْتَوْجِبُ بِأَعْمالِنا وَلكِنْ عِلْمُكَ فِينا وَعِلْمُنا بِأَنَّكَ لا تَصْرِفُنا عَنْكَ حَثَّنا عَلىٰ الرَّغْبَةِ إِلَيْكَ ، وَإِنْ كُنّا غَيْرَ مُسْتَوْجِبِينَ لِرَحْمَتِكَ فَأَنْتَ أَهْلٌ أَنْ تَجُودَ عَلَيْنا وَعَلىٰ المُذْنِبِينَ بِفَضْلِ سَعَتِكَ، فَامْنُنْ عَلَيْنا بِما أَنْتَ أَهْلُهُ وَجُدْ عَلَيْنا فَإِنّا مُحْتاجُونَ إِلىٰ نَيْلِكَ ياغَفَّارُ بِنُورِكَ اهْتَدَيْنا وَبِفَضْلِكَ اسْتَغْنَيْنا وَبِنِعْمَتِكَ أَصْبَحْنا وَأَمْسَيْنا. ذُنُوبُنا بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ نَسْتَغْفِرُكَ اللّهُمَّ مِنْها وَنَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ، تَتَحَبَّبُ إِلَيْنا بِالنِّعَمِ وَنُعارِضُكَ بِالذُّنُوبِ خَيْرُكَ إِلَيْنا نازِلٌ وَشَرُّنا إِلَيْكَ صاعِدٌ وَلَمْ يَزَلْ وَلايزالُ مَلَكٌ كَرِيمٌ يَأْتِيكَ عَنّا بِعَمَلٍ قَبِيحٍ فَلا يَمْنَعُكَ ذلِكَ مِنْ أَنْ تَحُوطَنا بِنِعَمِكَ وَتَتَفَضَّلَ عَلَيْنا بِآلائِكَ، فَسُبْحانَكَ ماأَحْلَمَكَ وَأَعْظَمَكَ وَأَكْرَمَكَ مُبْدِئاً وَمُعِيداً، تَقَدَّسَتْ أَسْماؤُكَ وَجَلَّ ثَناؤُكَ وَكَرُمَ صَنائِعُكَ وَفِعالُكَ. أَنْتَ إِلهِي أَوْسَعُ فَضْلاً وَأَعْظَمُ حِلْما مِنْ أَنْ تُقايِسَنِي بِفِعْلِي وَخَطِيئَتِي، فَالعَفْوَ العَفْوَ العَفْوَ سَيِّدِي سَيِّدِي سَيِّدِي اللَّهُمَّ اشْغَلْنا بِذِكْرِكَ وَأَعِذْنا مِنْ سَخَطِكَ وَأَجِرْنا مِنْ عَذابِكَ وَارْزُقْنا مِنْ مَواهِبِكَ وَأَنْعِمْ عَلَيْنا مِنْ فَضْلِكَ وَارْزُقْنا حَجَّ بَيْتِكَ وَزِيارَةَ قَبْرِ نَبِيِّكَ صَلَواتُكَ وَرَحْمَتُكَ وَمَغْفِرَتُكَ وَرِضْوانُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلىٰ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ إِنَّكَ قَرِيبٌ مُجِيبٌ، وَارْزُقْنا عَمَلاً بِطاعَتِكَ وَتَوَفَّنا عَلىٰ مِلَّتِكَ وَسُنَّةِ نَبِيِّكَ صَلّىٰ الله عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ .

اللّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوالِدَيَّ وَارْحَمْهُما كَما رَبَّيانِي صَغِيراً، اجْزِهِما بِالاِحْسانِ إِحْسانا وَبِالسَّيِّئاتِ غُفْرانا، اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْمُؤْمِنينَ وَالمُؤْمِناتِ الاَحْياءِ مِنْهُمْ وَالاَمْواتِ وَتابِعْ بَيْنَنا وَبَيْنَهُمْ بِالخَيْراتِ، اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِحَيِّنا وَمَيِّتِنا وَشاهِدِنا وَغائِبِنا ذَكَرِنا وَاُنْثانا صَغِيرِنا وَكَبِيرنا حُرِّنا وَمَمْلُوكِنا. كَذَّبَ العادِلُونَ بِالله وَضَلُّوا ضَلالاً بَعِيداً وَخَسِرُوا خُسْراناً مُبِيناً .

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَاخْتِمْ لِي بِخَيْرٍ وَاكْفِنِي ماأَهَمَّنِي مِنْ أَمْرِ دُنْيايَ وَآخِرَتِي، وَلاتُسَلِّطْ عَلَيَّ مَنْ لا يَرْحَمُنِي وَاجْعَلْ عَلَيَّ مِنْكَ وَاقِيَةً باقِيَةً وَلاتَسْلُبْنِي صالِحَ ما أَنْعَمْتَ بِهِ عَلَيَّ، وَارْزُقْنِي مِنْ فَضْلِكَ رِزْقاً وَاسِعاً حَلالاً طَيِّباً. اللَّهُمَّ احْرُسْنِي بِحِراسَتِكَ وَاحْفَظْنِي بِحِفْظِكَ وَاكْلاْنِي بِكلاَتِكَ وَارْزُقْنِي حَجَّ بَيْتِكَ الحَرامِ فِي عامِنا هذا وَفِي كُلِّ عامٍ وَزِيارَةَ قَبْرِ نَبِيِّكَ وَالأَئِمَّةِ عَلَيْهُمُ السَّلامُ، وَلا تُخْلِنِي يارَبِّ مِنْ تِلْكَ المَشاهِدِ الشَّرِيفَةِ وَالمَواقِفِ الكَرِيمَةِ. اللّهُمَّ تُبْ عَلَيَّ حَتَّىٰ لا أَعْصِيكَ وَأَلْهِمْنِي الخَيْرَ وَالعَمَلَ بِهِ وَخَشْيَتَكَ بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهارِ ما أَبْقَيْتَنِي يارَبَّ العَالَمِينَ. اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي كُلَّما قُلتُ قَدْ تَهَيّأْتُ وَتَعَبّأْتُ وَقُمْتُ للصَّلاةِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ وَناجَيْتُكَ أَلْقَيْتَ عَلَيَّ نُعاساً إِذا أَنا صَلَّيْتُ وَسَلَبْتَنِي مُناجاتَكَ إِذا أَنا ناجَيْتُ، مالِي كُلَّما قُلْتُ قَدْ صَلُحَتْ سَرِيرَتِي وَقَرُبَ مِنْ مَجالِسِ التَّوّابِينَ مَجْلِسِي عَرَضَتْ لِي بَلِيَّةٌ أَزالَتْ قَدْمِي وَحالَتْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ خِدْمَتِكَ، سَيِّدِي لَعَلَّكَ عَنْ بابِكَ طَرَدْتَنِي وَعَنْ خِدْمَتِكَ نَحَّيْتَنِي، أَوْ لَعَلَّكَ رَأَيْتَنِي مُسْتَخِفا بِحَقَّكَ فَأَقْصَيْتَنِي، أَوْ لَعَلَّكَ رَأيْتَنِي مُعْرِضا عَنْكَ فَقَلَيْتَنِي، أَوْ لَعَلَّكَ وَجَدْتَنِي فِي مَقامِ الكاذِبِينَ فَرَفَضْتَنِي، أَوْ لَعَلَّكَ رَأَيْتَنِي غَيْرَ شاكِرٍ لِنَعْمائِكَ فَحَرَمْتَنِي، أَوْ لَعَلَّكَ فَقَدْتَنِي مِنْ مَجالِسِ العُلَماءِ فَخَذَلْتَنِي، أَوْ لَعَلَّكَ رَأَيْتَنِي فِي الغافِلِينَ فَمِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ آيَسْتَنِي، أَوْ لَعَلَّكَ رَأَيْتَنِي آلِفُ مَجالِسَ البَطَّالِينَ فَبَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُمْ خَلَّيْتَنِي، أَوْ لَعَلَّكَ لَمْ تُحِبَّ أَنْ تَسْمَعَ دُعائِي فَباعَدْتَنِي، أَوْ لَعَلَّكَ بِجُرْمِي وَجَرِيرَتِي كافَيْتَنِي، أَوْ لَعَلَّكَ بِقِلَّةِ حَيائِي مِنْكَ جازَيْتَنِي؟ فَإِنْ عَفَوْتَ يارَبِّ فَطالَما عَفَوْتَ عَنْ المُذْنِبِينَ قّبْلِي لاَنَّ كَرَمِكَ أَيْ رَبِّ يَجِلُّ عَنْ مُكافاةِ المُقَصِّرِينَ، وَأَنا عائِذٌ بِفَضْلِكَ هارِبٌ مِنْكَ إِلَيْكَ مُتَنَجِّزٌ ما وَعَدْتَ مِنَ الصَّفْحِ عَمَّنْ أَحْسَنَ بِكَ ظَنّاً .

إِلهِي أَنْتَ أَوْسَعُ فَضْلاً وَأَعْظَمُ حِلْماً مِنْ أَنْ تُقايِسنِي بِعَمَلِي أَوْ أَنْ تَسْتَزِلَّنِي بِخّطِيئَتِي وَما أَنا ياسَيِّدِي وَما خَطَرِي؟ هَبْنِي بِفَضْلِكَ سَيِّدِي وَتَصَدَّقْ عَلَيَّ بِعَفْوِكَ وَجَلِّلْنِي بِسَتْرِكَ وَاعْفُ عَنْ تَوْبِيخِي بِكَرَمِ وَجْهِكَ. سَيِّدِي أَنا الصَّغِيرُ الَّذِي رَبَيْتَهُ وَأَنا الجاهِلُ الَّذِي عَلَّمْتُهُ وَأَنا الضَّالُّ الَّذِي هَدَيْتَهُ وَأَنا الوَضِيعُ الَّذِي رَفَعْتَهُ وَأَنا الخائِفُ الَّذِي آمَنْتُهُ وَالجائِعُ الَّذِي أَشْبَعْتَهُ وَالعَطْشانُ الَّذِي أَرْوَيْتَهُ وَالعارِي الَّذِي كَسَوْتَهُ وَالفَقِيرُ الَّذِي أَغنَيْتَهُ وَالضَّعِيفُ الَّذِي قَوَّيْتَهُ وَالذَّلِيلُ الَّذِي أَعْزَزْتَهُ وَالسَّقِيمُ الَّذِي شَفَيْتَهُ وَالسَّائِلُ الَّذِي أَعْطّيْتَهُ وَالمُذْنِبُ الَّذِي سَتَرْتَهُ وَالخاطِيُ الَّذِي أَقلْتَهُ، وَأَنا القَلِيلُ الَّذِي كَثَّرْتَهُ وَالمُسْتَضْعَفُ الَّذِي نَصَرْتَهُ وَأَنا الطَّرِيدُ الَّذِي آوَيْتَهُ، أَنا يارَبِّ الَّذِي لَمْ أَسْتَحْيِكَ فِي الخَلاءِ وَلَمْ اُراقِبْكَ فِي المَلاءِ أَنا صاحِبُ الدَّواهِي العُظْمى، أَنا الَّذِي عَلىٰ سَيِّدِهِ اجْتّرى، أَنا الَّذِي عَصَيْتُ جَبَّارَ السَّماء، أَنا الَّذِي أَعْطَيْتُ عَلىٰ مَعاصِي الجَلِيلِ الرُّشا، أَنا الَّذِي حِينَ بُشِّرْتُ بِها خَرَجْتُ إِلَيْها أَسْعى. أَنا الَّذِي أَمْهَلْتَنِي فَما ارْعَوَيْتُ وَسَتَرْتَ عَلَيَّ فَما اسْتَحْيَيْتُ وَعَمِلْتُ بِالمَعاصِي فَتَعَدَّيْتُ وَأَسْقَطْتَنِي مِنْ عَيْنِكَ فَما بالَيْتُ، فَبِحِلْمِكَ أَمْهَلْتَنِي وَبِسِتْرِكَ سَتَرْتَنِي حَتَّىٰ كَأَنَّكَ أّغْفَلْتَنِي وَمِنْ عُقُوباتِ المَعاصِي جَنَّبْتَنِي، حَتَّىٰ كَأَنَّكَ اسْتَحْيَيْتَنِي .

إِلهِي لَمْ أَعْصِكَ حِيْنَ عَصَيْتُكَ وَأَنا بِرُبُوبِيَّتِكَ جاحِدٌ وَلا بِأَمْرِكَ مُسْتَخِفٌ وَلا لِعُقُوبَتِكَ مُتَعَرِّضٌ وَلا لِوَعِيدِكَ مُتَهاوِنٌ، لكِنْ خَطِيئَةٌ عَرَضَتْ وَسَوَّلَتْ لِي نَفْسِي وَغَلَبَنِي هَوَايَ وَأَعانَنِي عَلَيْها شِقْوَتِي وَغَرَّنِي سِتْرُكَ المُرْخَىٰ عَلَيَّ، فَقَدْ عَصَيْتُكَ وَخالَفْتُكَ بِجُهْدِي ؛ فَالانَ مِنْ عَذابِكَ مَنْ يَسْتَنْقِذُنِي وَمِنْ أَيْدِي الخُصَماءِ غَداً مَنْ يُخَلِّصُنِي وَبِحَبْلِ مَنْ أَتَّصِلُ إِنْ أَنْتَ قَطَعْتَ حَبْلَكَ عَنِّي؟ فَواسَوْأَتا عَلىٰ ما أَحْصَىٰ كِتابُكَ مِنْ عَمَلِي الَّذِي لَوْلا ما أَرْجو مِنْ كَرَمِكَ وَسَعَةِ رَحْمَتِكَ وَنَهْيِكَ إِيَّايَ عَنْ القُنُوطِ لَقَنَطْتُ عِنْدَما أَتَذَكَّرُها، يا خَيْرَ مِنْ دَعاهُ داعٍ وَأَفْضَلَ مَنْ رَجاهُ راجٍ، اللّهُمَّ بِذِمَّةِ الاِسْلامِ أَتَوَسَّلُ إِلَيْكَ وَبِحُرْمَةِ القُرْآنِ أَعْتَمِدُ عَلَيْكَ، وَبِحُبِّي النَّبِيَّ الاُمِّيَّ القَرَشِيَّ الهاشِمِيَّ العَرَبِيَّ التِّهامِيَّ المَكِّيَّ المَدَنِيَّ أَرْجُو الزُّلْفَةَ لَدَيْكَ، فَلا تُوحِشِ اسْتِئْناسَ إِيْمانِي وَلا تَجْعَلْ ثَوابِي ثَوابَ مَنْ عَبَدَ سِواكَ، فَإِنَّ قَوْما آمَنُوا بِأَلْسِنَتِهِمْ لِيَحْقِنُوا بِهِ دِمائَهُمْ فَأَدْرَكُوا ما أَمَّلُوا وإِنّا آمَنّا بِكَ بِأَلْسِنَتِنا وَقُلُوبِنا لِتَعْفُوَ عَنّا، فَأَدْرِكْنا ما أَمَّلْنا وَثَبِّتْ رَجائَكَ فِي صُدُورِنا، وَلا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنا وَهَبْ لَنا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الوَهّابُ .

فَوَعِزَّتِكَ لَوْ انْتَهَرْتَنِي مابَرِحْتُ مِنْ بابِكَ وَلا كَفَفْتُ عَنْ تَمَلُّقِكَ لِما أُلْهِمَ قَلْبِي مِنَ المَعْرِفَةِ بِكَرَمِكَ وَسَعَةِ رَحْمَتِكَ. إِلىٰ مَنْ يَذْهَبُ العَبْدُ إِلَّا إِلىٰ مَوْلاهُ وَإِلىٰ مَنْ يَلْتَجِيُ المَخْلُوقُ إِلَّا إِلىٰ خالِقِهِ؟ إِلهِي لَوْ قَرَنْتَنِي بِالأصْفادِ وَمَنَعْتَنِي سَيْبَكَ مِنْ بَيْنِ الاَشْهادِ وَدَلَلْتَ عَلىٰ فَضائِحِي عُيُونَ العِبادِ وَأَمَرْتَ بِي إِلىٰ النّارِ وَحُلْتَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ الاَبْرارِ ماقَطَعْتُ رَجائِي مِنْكَ، وَما صَرَفْتُ تأْمِيلِي لِلْعَفْوِ عَنْكَ وَلا خَرَجَ حُبُّكَ مِنْ قَلْبِي. أَنا لا أَنْسىٰ أَيادِيكَ عِنْدِي وَسَتْرَكَ عَلَيَّ فِي دارِ الدُّنْيا، سَيِّدِي أَخْرِجْ حُبَّ الدُّنْيا مِنْ قَلْبِي وَاجْمَعْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ المُصْطَفىٰ وَآلِهِ خِيَرَتِكَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَخاتَمِ النَّبِيِّينَ صَلّىٰ الله عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ، وَانْقُلْنِي إِلىٰ دَرّجَةِ التَوْبَةِ إِلَيْكَ وَأَعِنِّي بِالبُكاءِ عَلىٰ نَفْسِي فَقَدْ أَفْنَيْتُ بِالتَّسْوِيفِ وَالامالِ عُمْرِي، وَقَدْ نَزَلْتُ مَنْزِلَةَ الايِسِينَ مِنْ خَيْرِي فَمَنْ يَكُونُ أَسْوَاءَ حالاً مِنِّي اِنْ أَنا نُقِلْتُ عَلىٰ مِثْلِ حالِي إِلىٰ قَبْرِي لَمْ اُمَهِّدْهُ لِرَقْدَتِي وَلَمْ أَفْرُشْهُ بِالعَمَلِ الصَّالِحِ لِضَجْعَتِي، وَمالِي لا أَبْكِي وَلا أَدْرِي إِلىٰ مايَكُونُ مَصِيرِي وَأَرىٰ نَفْسِي تُخادِعُنِي وَأَيَّامِي تُخاتِلُنِي، وَقَدْ خَفَقَتْ عِنْدَ رَأْسِي أَجْنِحَةُ المَوْتِ، فَما لي لا أَبْكِي؟! أَبْكِي لِخُرُوجِ نَفْسِي أَبْكِي لِظُلْمَةِ قَبْرِي أَبْكِي لِضِيقِ لَحْدِي أَبْكِي لِسُؤالِ مُنْكَرٍ وَنَكِيرٍ إِيايَ أَبْكِي لِخُرُوجِي مِنْ قَبْرِي عُرْياناً ذَلِيلاً حامِلاً ثِقْلِي عَلىٰ ظَهْرِي، أَنْظُرُ مَرَّةً عَنْ يَمِينِي وَاُخْرىٰ عَنْ شَمالِي إِذِ الخَلائِقُ فِي شَأْنٍ غَيْرِ شَأْنِي لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ، وَجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُسْفِرَةٌ ضاحِكَةٌ مُسْتَبْشِرَةٌ وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْها غَبَرَةٌ تَرْهَقُها قَتَرَةٌ وَذِلَّةٌ، سَيِّدِي عَلَيْكَ مُعَوَّلِي وَمُعْتَمَدِي وَرَجائِي وَتَوَكُّلِي وَبِرَحْمَتِكَ تَعَلُّقِي تِصِيبُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ مَنْ تَشاءُ وَتَهْدِي بِكَرامَتِكَ مَنْ تُحِبُّ، فَلَكَ الحَمْدُ عَلىٰ مانَقَّيَتَ مِنَ الشِّرْكِ قَلْبِي، وَلَكَ الحَمْدُ عَلىٰ بَسْطِ لِسانِي أَفَبِلِسانِي هذا الكالِّ أَشْكُرُكَ أَمْ بِغايَةِ جُهْدِي فِي عَمَلِي أُرْضِيكَ وَما قَدْرُ لِسانِي يارَبِّ فِي جَنْبِ شُكْرِكَ وَما قَدْرُ عَمَلِي فِي جَنْبِ نِعَمِكَ وَإِحْسانِكَ؟ إِلهِي إِنَّ جُودَكَ بَسَطَ أَمَلِي وَشُكْرَكَ قَبْلَ عَمَلِي .

سَيِّدِي إِلَيْكَ رَغْبَتِي وَإِلَيْكَ رَهْبَتِي وَإِلَيْكَ تَأْمِيلِي وَقَدْ ساقَنِي إِلَيْكَ أَمَلِي وَعَلَيْكَ ياوَاحِدِي عَكَفَتْ هِمَّتِي وَفِيما عِنْدَكَ انْبَسَطَتْ رَغْبَتِي وَلَكَ خالِصُ رَجائِي وَخَوْفِي وَبِكَ أَنِسَتْ مَحَبَّتِي وَإِلَيْكَ أَلَقَيْتُ بِيَدِي وَبِحَبْلِ طاعَتِكَ مَدَدْتُ رَهْبَتِي، يامَوْلايَ بِذِكْرِكَ عاشَ قَلْبِي وَبِمُناجاتِكَ بَرَّدْتُ أَلَمَ الخَوْفِ عَنِّي فَيامَوْلايَ وَيامُؤَمَّلِي وَيامُنْتهىٰ سُؤْلِي فَرِّقْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ ذَنْبِي المانِعِ لِي مِنْ لُزُومِ طاعَتِكَ، فَإِنَّما أَسْأَلُكَ لِقَدِيمِ الرَّجاءِ فِيكَ وَعَظِيمِ الطَمَعِ مِنْكَ الَّذِي أَوْجَبْتَهُ عَلىٰ نَفْسِكَ مِنَ الرَّأْفَةِ وَالرَّحْمَةِ، فَالاَمْرُ لَكَ وَحْدَكَ لاشَرِيكَ لَكَ وَالخَلْقُ كُلُّهُمْ عِيالُكَ وَفِي قَبْضَتِكَ وَكُلُّ شَىْءٍ خاضِعٌ لَكَ، تَبارَكْتَ يارَبَّ العَالَمِينَ إِلهِي ارْحَمْنِي إِذا انْقَطَعَتْ حُجَّتِي وَكَلَّ عَنْ جَوابِكَ لِسانِي وَطاشَ عِنْدَ سُؤْالِكَ إِيّايَ لُبِّي، فِيا عَظِيمَ رَجائِي لا تُخَيِّبْنِي إِذا اشْتَدَّتْ فاقَتِي وَلاتَرُدَّنِي لِجَهْلِي وَلا تَمْنَعْنِي لِقِلَّةِ صَبْرِي. أَعْطِنِي لِفَقْرِي وَارْحَمْنِي لِضَعْفِي سَيِّدِي عَلَيْكَ مُعْتَمَدِي وَمُعَوَّلِي وَرَجائِي وَتَوَكُّلِي وَبِرَحْمَتِكَ تَعَلُّقِي وَبِفِنائِكَ أَحُطُّ رَحْلِي وَبِجُودِكَ أَقْصِدُ طَلِبَتِي وَبِكَرَمِكَ أَيْ رَبِّ أَسْتَفْتِحُ دُعائِي وَلَدَيْكَ أَرْجُو فاقَتِي وَبِغناكَ أَجْبُرُ عَيْلَتِي وَتَحْتَ ظِلِّ عَفْوِكَ قِيامِي وَإِلىٰ جُودِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ أَرْفَعُ بَصَرِي وَإِلىٰ مَعْرُوفِكَ أُدِيمُ نَظَرِي، فَلا تُحْرِقْنِي بِالنَّارِ وَأَنْتَ مَوْضِعُ أَمَلِي وَلا تُسْكِنِّي الهاوِيَةَ فَإِنَّكَ قُرَّةُ عَيْنِي، ياسَيِّدِي لاتُكَذِّبْ ظَنِّي بِإحْسانِكَ وَمَعْرُوفِكَ فَإِنَّكَ ثِقَتِي، وَلا تَحْرِمْنِي ثَوابَكَ فَإِنَّكَ العارِفُ بِفَقْرِي. إِلهِي إِنْ كانَ قَدْ دَنا أَجَلِي وَلَمْ يُقَرِّبُنِي مِنْكَ عَمَلِي فَقَدْ جَعَلْتُ الاِعْتِرافَ إِلَيْكَ بِذَنْبِي وَسائِلَ عِلَلِي، إِلهِي إِنْ عَفَوْتَ فَمَنْ أَوْلىٰ مِنْكَ بِالعَفْوِ وَإِنْ عَذَّبْتَ فَمَنْ أَعْدَلُ مِنْكَ فِي الحُكْمِ .

إرْحَمْ فِي هذِهِ الدُّنْيا غُرْبَتِي وَعِنْدَ المَوْتِ كُرْبَتِي وَفِي القَبْرِ وَحْدَتِي وَفِي اللَّحْدِ وَحْشَتِي وَإِذا نُشِرْتُ لِلْحِسابِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ ذُلَّ مَوْقِفِي، وَاغْفِرْ لِي ماخَفِيَ عَلىٰ الادَمِيِّينَ مِنْ عَمَلِي وَأَدِمْ لِي ما بِهِ سَتَرْتَنِي وَارْحَمْنِي صَرِيعاً عَلىٰ الفِراشِ تُقَلِّبُنِي أَيْدِي أَحِبَّتِي، وَتَفضَّلْ عَلَيَّ مَمْدُوداً عَلىٰ المُغْتَسَلِ يُقَلِّبُنِي صالِحُ جِيرَتِي، وَتَحَنَّنْ عَلَيَّ مَحْمُولاً قَدْ تَناوَلَ الأقْرِباءُ أَطْرافَ جَنازَتِي، وَجُدْ عَلَيَّ مَنْقُولاً قَدْ نَزَلْتُ بِكَ وَحِيداً فِي حُفْرَتِي، وَارْحَمْ فِي ذلِكَ البَيْتِ الجَدِيدِ غُرْبَتِي حَتَّىْ لا أَسْتَأْنِسَ بِغَيْرِكَ. ياسَيِّدِي أَنْ وَكَلْتَنِي إِلىٰ نَفْسِي هَلَكْتُ سَيِّدِي فَبِمَنْ اسْتَغِيثُ إِنْ لَمْ تُقِلْنِي عَثْرَتِي فَإِلىٰ مَنْ أَفْزَعُ إِنْ فَقَدْتُ عِنايَتَكَ فِي ضَجْعَتِي وَإِلىٰ مَنْ أَلْتَجِيُ إِنْ لَمْ تُنَفِّسُ كُرْبَتِي؟ سَيِّدِي مَنْ لِي وَمَنْ يَرْحَمُنِي إِنْ لَمْ تَرْحَمْنِي وَفَضْلَ مَنْ اُؤَمِّلُ إِنْ عَدِمْتُ فَضْلَكَ يَوْمَ فاقَتِي وَإِلىٰ مَنْ الفِرارُ مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ إِذا انْقَضىٰ أَجَلِي، سَيِّدِي لاتُعَذِّبْنِي وَأَنا أَرْجُوكَ إِلهِي حَقِّقْ رَجائِي وَآمِنْ خَوْفِي فَإِنَّ كَثْرَةَ ذُنُوبِي لا أَرْجُو فِيها إِلاً عَفْوَكَ، سَيِّدِي أَنا أَسْأَلُكَ مالاً اسْتَحِقُّ وَأَنْتَ أَهْلُ التَّقْوىٰ وَأَهْلُ المَغْفِرَةِ، فَاغْفِرْ لِي وَأَلْبِسْنِي مِنْ نَظَرِكَ ثَوْباً يُغَطِّي عَلَيَّ التَّبِعاتِ وَتَغْفِرُها لِي وَلا اُطالَبُ بِها إِنَّكَ ذُو مَنٍّ قَدِيمٍ وَصَفْحٍ عَظِيمٍ وَتَجاوُزٍ كَرِيمٍ. إِلهِي أَنْتَ الَّذِي تُفِيضُ سَيْبَكَ عَلىٰ مَنْ لا يَسْأَلُكَ وَعَلىٰ الجاحِدِينَ بِرُبُوبِيَّتِكَ، فَكَيْفَ سَيِّدِي بِمَنْ سَأَلَكَ وَأَيْقَنَ أَنَّ الخَلْقَ لَكَ وَالاَمْرَ إِلَيْكَ، تَبارَكْتَ وَتَعالَيْتَ يارَبَّ العَالَمِينَ، سَيِّدِي عَبْدُكَ بِبابِكَ أَقامَتْهُ الخَصاصَةُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ يَقْرَعُ بابَ إِحْسانِكَ بِدُعائِهِ ، فَلا تُعْرِضَ بِوَجْهِكَ الكَرِيمِ عَنِّي وَاقْبَلْ مِنِّي ما أَقُولُ فَقَدْ دَعَوْتُ بِهذا الدُّعاءِ وَأَنا أَرْجُو أَنْ لا تَرُدَّنِي مَعْرِفَةً مِنِّي بِرَأْفَتِكَ وَرَحْمَتِكَ. إِلهِي أَنْتَ الَّذِي لا يُحْفِيكَ سائِلٌ وَلا يَنْقُصُكَ نائِلٌ أَنْتَ كَما تَقُولُ وَفَوْقَ ما نَقُولُ، اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ صَبْراً جَمِيلاً وَفَرَجاً قَرِيباً وَقَوْلا صادِقاً وَأَجْراً عَظِيماً، أَسْأَلُكَ يارَبِّ مِنَ الخَيْرِ كُلِّهِ ماعَلِمْتُ مِنْهُ وَما لَمْ أَعْلَمُ، أَسْأَلُكَ اللّهُمَّ مِنْ خَيْرِ ما سَأَلَكَ مِنْهُ عِبادُكَ الصَّالِحُونَ ياخَيْرَ مَنْ سُئِلَ وَأَجْوَدَ مَنْ أَعْطىٰ أَعْطِنِي سُؤْلِي فِي نَفْسِي وَأَهْلِي وَوالِدَيَّ وَوُلْدِي وَأَهْلِ حُزانَتِي وَإِخْوانِي فِيكَ، وَأَرْغِدْ عَيْشِي وَأَظْهِرْ مُرُوَّتِي وَأَصْلِحْ جَمِيعَ أَحْوالِي وَاجْعَلْنِي مِمَّنْ أَطَلْتَ عُمْرَهُ وَحَسَّنْتَ عَمَلَهُ وَأَتْمَمْتَ عَلَيْهِ نِعْمَتَكَ وَرَضِيتَ عَنْهُ وَأَحْيَيْتَهُ حَياةً طَيِّبَةً فِي أَدْوَمِ السُّرُورِ وَأَسْبَغِ الكَرامَةِ وَأّتَمِّ العَيْشِ، إِنَّكَ تَفْعَلُ ما تَشاءُ وَلايَفْعَلُ مايَشاءُ غَيْرُكَ. اللّهُمَّ خُصَّنِي مِنْكَ بِخاصَّةِ ذِكْرِكَ وَلا تَجْعَلْ شَيْئاً مِمّا أَتَقَرَّبُ بِهِ فِي إِناء اللَّيْلِ وَأَطْرافِ النَّهارِ رِياءً وَلا سُمْعَةً وَلا أَشَراً وَلا بَطَراً، وَاجْعَلْنِي لَكَ مِنَ الخاشِعِينَ .

اللّهُمَّ أَعْطِنِي السَّعَةَ فِي الرِّزْقِ وَالاَمْنَ فِي الوَطَنِ وَقُرَّةَ العَيْنِ فِي الاَهْلِ وَالمالِ وَالوَلَدِ وَالمُقامَ فِي نِعَمِكَ عِنْدِي وَالصِّحَّةَ فِي الجِسْمِ وَالقُوَّةَ فِي البَدَنِ وَالسَّلامَةَ فِي الدِّينِ وَاسْتَعْمِلْنِي بِطاعَتِكَ وَطاعَةِ رَسُولِكَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلّىٰ الله عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ أَبَداً ما اسْتّعْمَرْتَنِي، وَاجْعَلْنِي مِنْ أَوْفَرِ عِبادِكَ نَصِيبا فِي كُلِّ خَيْرٍ أَنْزَلْتَهُ وَتُنْزِلُهُ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضانَ فِي لَيْلَةِ القَدْرِ وَما أَنْتَ مُنْزِلُهُ فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ مِنْ رَحْمَةٍ تَنْشُرُها وَعافِيَةٍ تُلْبِسُها وَبَلِيَّةٍ تَدْفَعُها وَحَسَناتٍ تَتَقَبَّلُها وَسَيِّئاتٍ تَتَجاوَزُ عَنْها، وَارْزُقْنِي حَجَّ بَيْتِكَ الحَرامِ فِي عامِنا هذا وَفِي كُلِّ عامٍ، وَارْزُقْنِي رِزْقاً وَاسِعاً مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الواسِعِ وَاصْرِفْ عَنِّي ياسَيِّدِي الاَسْواءِ وَاقْضِ عَنِّي الدَّيْنَ وَالظُّلاماتِ حَتَّىٰ لاأَتَأَذّىٰ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْهُ وَخُذْ عَنِّي بِأَسْماعِ وَأَبْصارِ أَعْدائِي وَحُسَّادِي وَالباغِينَ عَلَيَّ، وَانْصُرْنِي عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَقِرَّ عَيْنِي وَفَرِّحْ قَلْبِي، وَاجْعَلْ لِي مِنْ هَمِّي وَكَرْبِي فَرَجاً وَمَخْرَجاً وَاجْعَلْ مَنْ أَرادَنِي بِسُوءٍ مِنْ جَمِيعِ خَلْقِكَ تَحْتَ قَدَمِيَّ، وَاكْفِنِي شَرَّ الشَّيْطانِ وَشَرَّ السُّلْطانِ وَسَيِّئاتِ عَمَلِي وَطَهِّرْنِي مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ كُلِّها وَأَجِرْنِي مِنَ النّارِ بِعَفْوِكَ وَأَدْخِلْنِي الجَنَّةَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ وَزَوِّجْنِي مِنَ الحُورِ العِينِ بِفَضْلِكَ وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِأَوْلِيائِكَ الصَّالِحِينَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ الاَبْرارِ الطَّيِّبِينَ الطَّاهِرِينَ الأخْيارِ صَلَواتُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَعَلىٰ أَجْسادِهِمْ وَأَرْواحِهِمْ وَرَحْمَةُ الله وَبَرَكاتُهُ. إِلهِي وَسَيِّدِي وَعزَّتِكَ وَجَلالِكَ لَئِنْ طالَبْتَنِي بِذُنُوبِي لاُطالِبَنَّكَ بِعَفْوِكَ وَلَئِنْ طالَبْتَنِي بِلُؤْمِي لاُطالِبَنَّكَ بِكَرَمِكَ وَلَئِنْ أَدْخَلْتَنِي النّار لاُخْبِرَنَّ أَهْلَ النّارِ بِحُبِّي لَكَ. إِلهِي وَسَيِّدِي إِنْ كُنْتَ لا تَغْفِرُ إِلَّا لاَوْلِيائِكَ وَأَهْلِ طاعَتِكَ فَإِلىٰ مَنْ يَفْزَعُ المُذْنِبُونَ؟ وَإِنْ كُنْتَ لا تُكْرِمُ إِلَّا أَهْلَ الوَفاءِ بِكَ فَبِمَنْ يَسْتَغِيثُ المُسِيئُونَ؟ إِلهِي إِنْ أَدْخَلْتَنِي النّارَ فَفِي ذلِكَ سُرُورُ عَدُوِّكَ، وَإِنْ أَدْخَلْتَني الجَنَّةَ فَفِي ذلِكَ سُرُورُ نَبِيِّكَ وَأَنا وَالله أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ سُرُورَ نَبِيِّكَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ سُرُورِ عَدُوِّكَ .

اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَمْلأَ قَلْبِي حُبّاً لَكَ وَخَشْيَةً مِنْكَ وَتَصْدِيقاً بِكتابِكَ وَإِيماناً بِكَ وَفَرَقاً مِنْكَ وَشَوْقاً إِلَيْكَ ياذا الجَلالِ وَالاِكْرامِ حَبِّبْ إِلَيَّ لِقأَكَ وَأَحْبِبْ لِقائِي وَاجْعَلْ لِي فِي لِقائِكَ الرَّاحَةَ والفَرَجَ وَالكَرامَةَ. اللّهُمَّ أَلْحِقْنِي بِصالِحِ مَنْ مَضىٰ وَاجْعَلْنِي مِنْ صالِحِ مَنْ بَقِيَ. وَخُذْ بِي سَبِيلَ الصَّالِحِينَ وَأَعِنِّي عَلىٰ نَفْسِي بِما تُعِينُ بِهِ الصَّالِحِينَ عَلىٰ أّنْفُسِهِمْ وَاخْتِمْ عَمَلِي بِأَحْسَنِهِ وَاجْعّلْ ثَوابِي مِنْهُ الجَنَّةَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ، وَأَعِنِّي عَلىٰ صالِحِ ما أَعْطَيْتَنِي وَثَبِّتْنِي يارَبِّ وَلاتَرُدَّنِي فِي سُوءٍ اسْتَنْقَذْتَنِي مِنْهُ يارَبَّ العَالَمِينَ. اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ إِيْمانا لا أَجَلَ لَهُ دُونَ لِقائِكَ، أَحْينِي ما أَحْيَيْتَنِي عَلَيْهِ وَتَوَفَّنِي إِذا تَوَفَّيْتَنِي عَلَيْهِ وَابْعّثْنِي إِذا بَعَثْتَنِي عَلَيْهِ وَابْرِيْ قَلْبِي مَنَ الرِّياءِ وَالشَّكِّ وَالسُّمْعَةِ فِي دِينِكَ حَتَّىٰ يَكُونَ عَمَلِي خالِصا لَكَ. اللّهُمَّ أَعْطِنِي بَصِيرَةً فِي دِينِكَ وَفَهْما فِي حُكْمِكَ وَفِقْها فِي عِلْمِكَ وَكِفْلَيْنِ مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ وَوَرَعاً يَحْجُزُنِي عَنْ مَعاصِيكَ وَبَيِّضْ وَجْهِي بِنُورِكَ وَاجْعَلْ رَغْبَتِي فِيما عِنْدَكَ وَتَوفَّنِي فِي سَبِيلِكَ وَعلىٰ مِلَّةِ رَسُولِكَ صَلّىٰ الله عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ. اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الكَسَلِ وَالفَشَلِ وَالهَمِّ وَالجُبْنِ وَالبُخْلِ وَالغَفْلَةِ وَالقَسْوَةِ وَالمَسْكَنَةِ وَالفَقْرِ وَالفاقَةِ وَكُلِّ بَلِيَّةٍ وَالفَواحِشِ ماظَهَرَ مِنْها وَمابَطَنَ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ نَفْسٍ لا تَقْنَعُ وَبَطْنٍ لا يَشْبَعُ وَقَلْبٍ لا يَخْشَعُ وَدُعاءٍ لا يُسْمَعُ وَعَمَلٍ لا يُنْفَعُ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ يارَبِّ عَلىٰ نَفْسِي وَدِينِي وَمالِي وَعَلىٰ جَمِيعِ مارَزَقْتَنِي مِنَ الشَّيْطانِ الرَّجِيمِ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ السَّمِيعُ العَلِيمُ. اللّهُمَّ إِنَّهُ لايُجِيرُنِي مِنْكَ أَحَدٌ وَلا أَجِدُ مِنْ دُونِكَ مُلْتَحَداً فَلا تَجْعَلْ نَفْسِي فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْ عَذابِكَ ولا تَرُدَّنِي بِهَلَكَةٍ وَلا تَرُدَّنِي بِعَذابٍ أَلِيمٍ، اللّهُمَّ تَقَبَّلْ مِنِّي وَأَعْلِ ذِكْرِي وَارْفَعْ دَرَجَتِي وَحُطَّ وِزْرِي وَلاتَذْكُرْنِي بِخَطِيئَتري وَاجْعَلْ ثَوابَ مَجْلِسِي وَثَوابَ مَنْطِقِي وَثَوابَ دُعائِي رِضاكَ وَالجَنَّةَ وَأَعْطِنِي يارَبِّ جَمِيعَ ماسَألْتُكَ وَزِدْنِي مِنْ فَضْلِكَ إِنِّي إِلَيْكَ راغِبٌ يارَبَّ العالَمِينَ .

اللّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ أَنْزَلْتَ فِي كِتابِكَ أَنْ نَعْفُوَ عَمَّنْ ظَلَمَنا وَقْدْ ظَلَمْنا أَنْفُسَنا فَاعْفُ عَنّا فَإِنَّكَ أَوْلىٰ بِذلِكَ مِنّا وَأَمَرْتَنا أَنْ لانَرُدَّ سائِلاً عَنْ أَبْوابِنا وَقَدْ جِئْتُكَ سائِلاً فَلا تَرُدَّنِي إِلَّا بِقَضاء حاجَتِي، وَأَمَرْتَنا بِالاِحْسانِ إِلىٰ مامَلَكَتْ أَيْمانُنا وَنَحْنُ أَرِقاؤُكَ فَاعْتِقْ رِقابَنا مِنَ النّارِ يامَفْزَعِي عِنْدَ كُرْبَتِي وَياغَوْثِي عِنْدَ شِدَّتِي إِلَيْكَ فَزِعْتُ وَبِكَ اسْتَغَثْتُ وَلُذْتُ لا أَلُوذُ بِسِواكَ وَلا أَطْلُبُ الفَرَجَ إِلَّا مِنْكَ فَأَغِثْنِي وَفَرِّجْ عَنِّي يامَنْ يَفُكُّ الاَسِيرَ وَيَعْفُو عَنِ الكَثِيرِ اقْبَلْ مِنِّي اليَسِيرَ وَاعْفُ عَنِّي الكَثِيرَ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الرَّحِيمُ الغَفُورُ. اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسأَلُكَ إِيْمانا تُباشِرُ بِهِ قَلْبِي وَيَقِينا حَتَّىٰ أَعْلَمَ أَنَّهُ لَنْ يُصِيبَنِي إِلَّا ماكَتَبْتَ لِي وَرَضِّنِي مِنَ العَيْشِ بِما قَسَمْتَ لِي ياأَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِين .

(6) Also, Shaikh Tusi says that the following Dua (supplication) can be recited at Sahari time:

ياعُدَّتِي فِي كُرْبَتِي وَياصاحِبِي فِي شِدَّتِي وَياوَلِيِّي فِي نِعْمَتِي وَياغايَتِي فِي رَغْبَتِي أَنْتَ الساتِرُ عَوْرَتِي وَالمُؤْمِنُ رَوْعَتِي وَالمُقِيلُ عَثْرَتِي فَأغْفِرْ لِي خَطِيئَتِي. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خُشُوعَ الإِيْمانِ قَبْلَ خُشُوعِ الذُّلِّ فِي النَّارِ ياوَاحِدُ ياأحَدُ ياصَمَدُ، يامَنْ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفْوا أحَدٌ يامَنْ يُعْطِي مَنْ سَأَلَهُ تَحَنُّنا مِنْهُ وَرَحْمَةً وَيَبْتَدِيُ بِالخَيْرِ مَنْ لَمْ يَسْأَلُهُ تَفَضُّلا مِنْهُ وَكَرَما، بِكَرَمِكَ الدَّائِمِ صَلِّ عَلىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَهَبْ لِي رَحْمَةً واسِعَةً جامِعَةً أَبْلُغُ بِها خَيْرَ الدُّنْيا وَالآخرةِ. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِما تُبْتُ إِلَيْكَ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ عُدْتُ فِيْهِ وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِكُلِّ خَيْرٍ أَرَدْتُ بِهِ وَجْهَكَ فَخالَطَنِي فِيْهِ مالَيْسَ لَكَ، اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَاعْفُ عَنْ ظُلْمِي وَجُرْمِي بِحِلْمِكَ وَجُودِكَ ياكَرِيمُ، يامَنْ لايَخِيبُ سائِلُهُ وَلا يَنْفَدُ نائِلُهُ يامَنْ عَلا فَلا شَيْ فوقهُ وَدنا فَلا شَيْءَ دُوَنَهُ صَلِّ عَلىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَارْحَمْنِي يافالِقَ البَحْرِ لِمُوسىٰ اللَيْلَةَ اللَيْلَةَ اللَيْلَةَ السَّاعَةَ السَّاعَةَ السَّاعَةَ، اللَّهُمَّ طَهِّرْ قَلْبِي مِنَ النِّفاقِ وَعَمَلِي مِنَ الرِّياءِ وَلِسانِي مِنَ الكَذِبِ وَعَيْنِي مِنَ الخِيانَةِ، فَإنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ خائِنَةَ الأَعْيُنِ وَما تُخْفِي الصُّدُورُ، يارَبِّ هذا مَقامُ العائِذِ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ، هذا مَقامُ المُسْتَجِيرِ بِكَ مِنَ النَّار، هذا مَقامُ المُسْتَغِيثِ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ هذا مَقامُ الهارِبِ إِلَيْكَ مِنَ النَّارِ، هذا مَقامُ مَنْ يَبُوءُ لَكَ بِخَطِيئَتِهِ وَيَعْتَرِفُ بِذَنْبِهِ وَيَتُوبُ إِلىٰ رَبِّهِ، هذا مَقامُ البائِسِ الفَقِيرِ هذا مَقامُ الخائِفِ المُسْتَجِيرِ، هذا مَقامُ المَحْزُونِ المَكْرُوبِ هذا مَقامُ المَغْمُومِ المَهْمُومِ هذا مَقامُ الغَرِيبِ الغَرِيقِ هذا مَقامُ المُسْتَوْحِشِ الفَرِقِ، هذا مَقامُ مَنْ لا يَجِدُ لِذَنْبِهِ غافِراً غَيْرَكَ وَلا لِضَعْفِهِ مُقَوِّيا إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَلا لِهَمِّهِ مُفَرَجاً سِواكَ، ياالله ياكَرِيمُ لا تَحْرِقْ وَجْهِي بِالنّارِ بَعْدَ سُجُودِي لَكَ وَتَعْفِيرِي بِغَيْرِ مَنٍّ مِنِّي عَلَيْكَ بَلْ لَكَ الحَمْدُ وَالمَنُّ وَالتَّفَضُّلُ عَلَيَّ ارْحَمْ أَي رَبِّ أَيْ رَبِّ أَيْ رَبِّ - حتىٰ ينقطع النّفس - ضَعْفِي وَقِلَّةَ حِيلَتِي وَرِقَّةَ جِلْدِي وَتَبَدُّدَ أَوْصالِي وَتَناثُرَ لَحْمِي وَجَسَدِي وَوَحْدَتِي وَوَحْشَتِي فِي قَبْرِي وَجَزَعِي مِنْ صَغِيرِ البَلاءِ، أَسْأَلُكَ يارَبِّ قُرَّةَ العَيْنِ وَالاغْتِباطَ يَوْمَ الحَسْرَةِ وَالنَّدامَةِ. بَيِّضْ وَجْهِي يارَبِّ يَوْمَ تَسْوَدُّ الوُجُوهُ آمِنِّي مِنَ الفَزَعِ الاَكْبَرِ أَسْأَلُكَ البُشْرىٰ يَوْمَ تُقَلَّبُ القُلُوبُ وَالاَبْصارُ وَالبُشْرىٰ عِنْدَ فِراقِ الدُّنْيا .

الحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي أَرْجُوهُ عَوْنا فِي حَياتِي وَاُعِدُّهُ ذُخْراً لِيَوْمِ فاقَتِي الحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي أَدْعُوهُ وَلا أَدْعُو غَيْرَهُ وَلَوْ دَعَوْتُ غَيْرَهُ لَخَيَّبَ دُعائِي الحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي أَرْجُوهُ وَلا أَرْجُو غَيْرَهُ وَلَوْ رَجَوْتُ غَيْرَهُ لاَخْلَفَ رَجائِي الحَمْدُ للهِ المُنْعِمِ المُحْسِنِ المُجْمِلِ المُفْضِلِ ذِي الجَلالِ وَالاِكْرامِ وَلِيُّ كُلِّ نِعْمَةٍ وَصاحِبُ كُلِّ حَسَنَةٍ وَمُنْتَهىٰ كُلِّ رَغْبَةٍ وَقاضِي كُلِّ حاجَةٍ اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَارْزُقْنِي اليَقِينَ وَحُسْنَ الظَّنِ بِكَ وَأَثْبِتْ رَجائَكَ فِي قَلْبِي وَاقْطَعْ رَجائِي عَمَّنْ سِواكَ حَتَّىٰ لا أَرْجُو غَيْرَكَ وَلا أَثِقُ إِلَّا بِكَ، يالَطِيفاً لِما يَشاءُ اُلْطُفْ لِي فِي جَمِيعَ أَحْوالِي بِما تُحِبُّ وَتَرْضى، يارَبِّ إِنِّي ضَعِيفٌ عَلىٰ النَّارِ فَلا تُعَذِّبْنِي بِالنّار يارَبِّ ارْحَمْ دُعائِي وَتَضَرُّعِي وَخَوْفِي وَذُلِّي وَمَسْكَنَتِي وَتَعْوِيذِي وَتَلْوِيذِي، يارَبِّ إِنِّي ضَعِيفٌ عَنْ الدُّنْيا وَأَنْتَ وَاسِعٌ كَرِيمٌ. أَسْأَلُكَ يارَبِّ بِقُوَّتِكَ عَلىٰ ذلِكَ وَقُدْرَتِكَ عَلَيْهِ وَغِناكَ عَنْهُ وَحاجَتِي إِلَيْهِ أَنْ تَرْزُقَنِي فِي عامِي هذا وَشَهْرِي هذا وَيَوْمِي هذا وَساعَتِي هذِهِ رِزْقاً تُغْنِيَنِي بِهِ عَنْ تَكَلُّفِ ما فِي أَيْدِي النّاسِ مِنْ رِزْقِكَ الحَلالِ الطَّيِّبِ، أَيْ رَبِّ مِنْكَ أَطْلُبُ وَإِلَيْكَ أَرْغَبُ وَإِيَّاكَ أَرْجُو وَأَنْتَ أَهْلُ ذلِكَ لا أَرْجُو غَيْرَكَ وَلا أَثِقُ إِلَّا بِكَ ياأَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ، أَيْ رَبِّ ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فأغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي وَعافِنِي ياسامِعَ كُلِّ صَوْتٍ وَياجامِعَ كُلِّ فَوْتٍ وَيابارِيَ النُّفُوسِ بَعْدَ المَوْتِ، يامَنْ لا تَغْشاهُ الظُّلُماتُ وَلا تَشْتَبِهُ عَلْيْهِ الاَصْواتُ وَلا يَشْغَلُهُ شَيْءٌ عَنْ شَيْءٍ أَعْطِ مُحَمَّداً صَلَّىٰ الله عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ أَفْضَلَ ما سَأَلَكَ وَأَفْضَلَ ماسُئِلْتَ لَهُ وَأَفْضَلَ ماأَنْتَ مَسْؤولٌ لَهُ إِلىٰ يَوْمِ القِيامَةِ، وَهَبْ لِي العافِيَةَ حَتَّىٰ تُهَنِّئَنِي المَعِيشَةَ وَاخْتِمْ لِي بِخَيْرٍ حَتَّىٰ لا تَضُرَّنِي الذُّنُوبُ، اللَّهُمَّ رَضِّنِي بِما قَسَمْتَ لِي حَتَّىٰ لا أَسْأَلَ أَحَداً شَيْئاً، اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَافْتَحْ لِي خَزائِنَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَارْحَمْنِي رَحْمَةً لا تُعَذِّبَنِي بَعْدَها أَبَداً فِي الدُّنْيا وَالآخرةِ وَارْزُقْنِي مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الواسِعِ رِزْقاً حَلالاً طَيِّباً لا تُفْقِرُنِي إِلىٰ أَحَدٍ بَعْدَهُ سِواكَ ؛ تَزِيدُنِي بِذلِكَ شُكْراً وَإِلَيْكَ فاقَةً وَفَقْراً وَبِكَ عَمَّنْ سِواكَ غِنىً وَتَعَفُّفاً، يامُحْسِنُ يامُجْمِلُ يامُنْعِمُ يامُفَضِّلُ يامَلِيكُ يامُقْتَدِرُ صَلِّ عَلىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَاكْفِنِي المُهِمَّ كُلَّهِ وَاقْضِ لِي بِالحُسْنىٰ وَبارِكْ فِي جَمِيعِ اُمُورِي وَاقْضِ لِي جَمِيعَ حَوائِجِي اللَّهُمَّ يَسِّرْ لِي ما أَخافُ تَعْسِيرَهُ فَإِنَّ تَيْسِيرَ ماأَخافُ تَعْسِيرَهُ عَلَيْكَ سَهْلٌ يَسِيرٌ، وَسَهِّلْ لِي ما أَخافُ حُزُونَتَهُ وَنَفِّسْ عَنِّي ماأَخافُ ضِيقَهُ وَكُفَّ عَنِّي ماأَخافُ هَمَّهُ وَاصْرِفْ عَنِّي ماأَخافُ بَلِيَّتَهُ ياأَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ. اللَّهُمَّ إمْلأ قَلْبِي حُبّا لَكَ وَخَشْيَةً مِنْكَ وَتَصْدِيقا لَكَ وَإِيْماناً بِكَ وَفَرَقا مِنْكَ وَشَوْقا إِلَيْكَ ياذا الجَلالِ وَالاِكْرامِ. اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ لَكَ حُقُوقاً فَتَصَدَّقْ بِها عَلَيَّ وَلِلنّاسِ قِبَلِي تَبِعاتٌ فَتَحَمَّلْها عَنِّي وَقَدْ أَوْجَبْتَ لِكُلِّ ضَيْفٍ قِرىً وأَنا ضَيْفُكَ فَاجْعَلْ قِرايَ اللَيْلَةَ الجَنَّةَ يا وَهّابَ الجَنَّةِ ياوَهّابَ المَغْفِرَةِ ، وَلا حَوْلَ وَلا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِكَ .

(7) The following Short Duá mentioned in "Iqbal" is also for recitation at Sahari time:

يامَفْزَعِي عِنْدَ كُرْبَتِي وَياغَوْثِي عِنْدَ شِدَّتِي، إِلَيْكَ فَزِعْتُ وَبِكَ اسْتَغَثْتُ وَبِكَ لُذْتُ لا أَلُوذُ بِسِواكَ وَلا أَطْلُبُ الفَرَجَ إِلَّا مِنْكَ ؛ فَأَغِثْنِي وَفَرِّجْ عَنِّي يا مَنْ يَقْبَلُ اليَسِيرَ وَيَعْفُو عَنِ الكَثِير اقْبَلْ مِنِّي اليَسِيرَ وَاعْفُ عَنِّي الكَثِيرَ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ إِيْمانا تُباشِرُ بِهِ قَلْبِي وَيَقِينا حَتَّىٰ أَعْلَمَ أَنَّهُ لَنْ يُصِيبَنِي إِلَّا ماكَتَبْتَ لِي وَرَضِّنِي مِنَ العَيْشِ بِما قَسَمْتَ لِي ياأَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ. ياعُدَّتِي فِي كُرْبَتِي وَياصاحِبِي فِي شِدَّتِي وَياوَلِيِّي فِي نِعْمَتِي وَياغايَتِي فِي رَغْبَتِي أَنْتَ الساتِرُ عَوْرَتِي وَالمُؤْمِنُ رَوْعَتِي وَالمُقِيلُ عَثْرَتِي، فَأغْفِرْ لِي خَطِيئَتِي ياأَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ .

And know that the theologians have said that if niyyat (intention) for fast is made after Sahari, it is better. However, one can do niyyat from the beginning of night until the end. A person's mere knowledge that he will observe fast tomorrow and shall stay from things that invalidate fast would be sufficient.

And know also that Namaz Tahajjud (night prayer) is highly recommended

Iftar (Breaking of Fast) Prayers and Supplications

Iftar (breaking of fast) can be done preferably with water, milk or dates.

At the time of Iftaar:

(1) Recite the following Dua:

اللّهُمَّ لَكَ صُمْتُ وَعَلىٰ رِزْقِكَ أَفْطَرْتُ وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ

{O my Allah, for Thee, I fast, and with the food Thou gives me I break the fast, and I rely on thee.}

(2) Amirul Momeneen Ali Iba Abi Talib (a.s.) used to recite the following du''''a before Iftaar.

بِسْمِ الله اللّهُمَّ لَكَ صُمْنا وَعَلىٰ رِزْقِكَ أَفْطَرْنا فَتَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ السَّمِيعُ العَلِيمُ

{In the name of Allah, O Allah, for Thee we fast, and with the food Thou give us we break the fast, an obligation we fulfill, and Thou art Hearer, Knower.}

(iii) While taking the first mouthful recite:

بِسْمِ الله الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ ياواسِعَ المَغْفِرَةِ اغْفِرْ لِي

{In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful, O He whose indulgence is boundless, forgive me.}

(2) Recite Sura-e Al-Qadr.

(3) Give alms in the name of Allah.

Every night do the following A'amaal

(I) It is desirable to recite Sura-e Alqadr 1000 times.

(II) Recite Soorah al Dukhaan 100 times.

(III) Recite:

اللّهُمَّ رَبَّ شَهْرَ رَمَضانَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلْتَ فِيهِ القُرْآنَ وَافْتَرَضْتَ عَلىٰ عِبادِكَ فِيهِ الصِّيامَ، صَلِّ عَلىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَارْزُقْنِي حَجَّ بَيْتِكَ الحَرامِ فِي عامِي هذا وَفِي كُلِّ عامٍ وَاغْفِرْ لِي تِلْكَ الذُّنُوبَ العِظامَ فَإِنِّهُ لا يَغْفُرها غَيْرُكَ يارَحْمنُ ياعَلامُ .

{O Allah, the Lord, (this is) the month of Ramadhan, in it Thou, revealed the Holy Quran, and in it made obligatory "fasting" upon Thy servants, send blessings on Muhammad and on the children of Muhammad, and provide us with the means to go to Thy Sacred House for "Hajj this year and every year; and in this month forgive my grave sins, verily, other than Thee, no one can liberate (me) from its consequences, O Beneficent O Omniscient.} (IV) Recite Du''''a-e Iftitah on every night of the month of Ramadhan:

It is reported from authentic Sources that Imam-e-Asr (A.S.) wrote to his Shias to recite this Du? in this month, as angels listen to this Doa recited in this month and seek forgiveness for the reciter. This Excellent Du''''a is as under:

اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَفْتَتِحُ الثَّناءَ بِحَمْدِكَ وَأَنْتَ مُسَدِّدٌ لِلصَّوابِ بِمَنِّكَ وَأَيْقَنْتُ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ فِي مَوْضِعِ العَفْوِ وَالرَّحْمَةِ، وَأَشَدُّ المُعاقِبِينَ فِي مَوْضِعِ النِّكالِ وَالنَّقِمَةِ، وَأَعْظَمُ المُتَجَبِّرِينَ فِي مَوْضِعِ الكِبْرِياءِ وَالعَظَمَةِ. اللّهُمَّ أَذِنْتَ لِي فِي دُعائِكَ وَمَسْأَلَتِكَ فأَسْمَعْ ياسَمِيعُ مِدْحَتِي وَأَجِبْ يارَحِيمُ دَعْوَتِي وَأَقِلْ ياغَفُورُ عَثْرَتِي، فَكَمْ ياإِلهِي مِنْ كُرْبَةٍ قَدْ فَرَّجْتَها وَهُمُومٍ قَدْ كَشَفْتَها وَعَثْرَةٍ قَدْ أَقَلْتَها وَرَحْمَةٍ قَدْ نَشَرْتَها وَحَلْقَةِ بَلاٍ قَدْ فَكَكْتَها، الحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذي لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ صاحِبَةً وَلا وَلَداً وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شَرِيكٌ فِي المُلْكِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ وَلِيٌ مِنَ الذُّلِ وَكَبِّرْهُ تَكْبِيراً، الحَمْدُ للهِ بِجَمِيِعِ مَحامِدِهِ كُلِّها عَلىٰ جَمِيعِ نِعَمِهِ كُلِّها، الحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي لا مُضادَّ لَهُ فِي مُلْكِهِ وَلامُنازِعَ لَهُ فِي أَمْرِهِ، الحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ فِي خَلْقِهِ وَلاشَبِيهَ لَهُ فِي عَظَمَتِهِ، الحَمْدُ للهِ الفاشِي فِي الخَلْقِ أَمْرُهُ وَحَمْدُهُ الظاهِرِ بالكَرَمِ مَجْدُهُ الباسِطِ بالجُودِ يَدَهُ، الَّذِي لاتَنْقُصُ خَزائِنُهُ وَلايَزِيدُهُ كَثرَةُ العَطاءِ إِلَّا جُوداً وَكَرَما إِنَّهُ هُوَ العَزِيزُ الوَهَّابُ، اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ قَلِيلا مِنْ كَثِيرٍ مَعَ حَاجَةٍ بِي إِلَيْهِ عَظِيمَةٍ وِغِناكَ عَنْهُ قَدْيمٌ وَهُوَ عِنْدِي كَثِيرٌ وَهُوَ عَلَيْكَ سَهْلٌ يَسِيرٌ اللّهُمَّ إِنَّ عَفْوَكَ عَنْ ذَنْبِي وَتَجاوُزَكَ عَنْ خَطِيئَتِي وَصَفْحَكَ عَنْ ظُلْمِي وَستْرَكَ عَلَىٰ قَبِيحِ عَمَلِي وَحِلْمَكَ عَنْ كَثِيرِ جُرْمِي، عِنْدَما كانَ مِنْ خَطَأي وَعَمْدِي أَطْمَعَنِي فِي أَنْ أَسْأَلُكَ مالا اسْتَوْجِبُهُ مِنْكَ الَّذِي رَزَقْتَنِي مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ وَأَرَيْتَنِي مِنْ قَدْرَتِكَ وَعَرَّفْتَنِي مِنْ إِجابَتِكَ، فَصِرْتُ أَدْعُوكَ آمِناً وَأَسْأَلُكَ مُسْتَأْنِساً لاخائِفاً وَلا وَجِلاً مُدِلاً عَلَيْكَ فِيما قَصَدْتُ فِيهِ إِلَيْكَ، فَإنْ أَبْطاء عَنِّي عَتِبْتُ بِجَهْلِي عَلَيْكَ وَلَعَلَّ الَّذِي أَبْطَاءَ عَنِّي هُوَ خَيْرٌ لِي لِعِلْمِكَ بِعاقِبَةِ الاُمُورِ، فَلَمْ أَرَ مَوْلىً كَرِيماً أَصْبَرَ عَلىٰ عبْدٍ لَئِيمٍ مِنْكَ عَلَيَّ يارَبِّ. إِنَّكَ تَدْعُونِي فَأُوَلِّي عَنْكَ وَتَتَحَبَّبُ إِلَيَّ فَأَتَبَغَّضُ إِلَيْكَ وَتَتَوَدَّدُ إِلَيَّ فَلا أَقْبَلُ مِنْكَ كَأَنَ لِيَ التَّطَوُّلَ عَلَيْكَ، فَلَمْ يَمْنَعْكَ ذلِكَ مِنَ الرَّحْمَةِ لِي وَالاِحْسانِ إِلَيَّ وَالتَّفَضُّلِ عَلَيَّ بِجُودِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ فَأرْحَمْ عَبْدَكَ الجاهِلَ وَجُدْ عَلَيْهِ بِفَضْلِ إِحْسانِكَ إِنَّكَ جَوادٌ كَرِيمٌ. الحَمْدُ للهِ مالِكِ المُلْكِ مُجْرِي الفُلْكِ مُسَخِّرِ الرِّياحِ فالِقِ الاِصْباحِ دَيّانِ الدَّينِ رَبِّ العالَمِينَ، الحَمْدُ للهِ عَلىٰ حِلْمِهِ بَعْدَ عِلْمِهِ وَالحَمْدُ للهِ عَلىٰ عَفْوِهِ بَعْدَ قُدْرَتِهِ وَالحَمْدُ للهِ عَلىٰ طُولِ أَناتِهِ فِي غَضَبِهِ وَهُوَ قادِرٌ عَلىٰ ما يُرِيدُ، الحَمْدُ للهِ خالِقِ الخَلْقِ باسِطِ الرِّزْقِ فالِقِ الاِصْباحِ ذِي الجَلالِ وَالاِكْرامِ وَالفَضْلِ وَالاِنْعامِ الَّذِي بَعُدَ فَلا يُرىٰ وَقَرُبَ فَشَهِدَ النَّجْوىٰ تَبارَكَ وَتَعالى، الحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي لَيْسَ لَهُ مُنازِعٌ يُعادِلُهُ وَلا شَبِيهٌ يُشاكِلُهُ وَلاظَهِيرٌ يُعاضِدُهُ، قَهَرَ بِعِزَّتِهِ الاَعِزَّاءَ وَتَواضَعَ لِعَظَمَتِهِ العُظَماءُ فَبَلَغَ بِقُدْرَتِهِ مايَشاءُ، الحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي يُجِيبُنِي حِينَ أُنادِيهِ وَيَسْتُرُ عَلَيَّ كُلَّ عَوْرَةٍ وأَنا أَعْصِيهِ وَيُعَظِّمُ النِّعْمَةَ عَلَيَّ فَلا اُجازِيهِ، فَكَمْ مِنْ مَوْهِبَةٍ هَنِيئَةٍ قَدْ أَعْطانِي وَعَظِيمَةٍ مَخُوفَة قَدْ كَفانِي وَبَهْجَةٍ مونِقَةٍ قَدْ أَرانِي، فأُثْنِي عَلَيْهِ حامِداً وَأَذْكُرُهُ مُسَبِّحاً. الحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي لا يُهْتَكُ حِجابُهُ وَلا يُغْلَقُ بابُهُ وَلا يُرَدُّ سائِلُهُ وَلا يُخَيَّبُ آمِلُهُ، الحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي يُؤْمِنُ الخائِفِينَ وَيُنَجِّي الصَّالِحِينَ وَيَرْفَعُ المُسْتَضْعَفِينَ وَيَضَعُ المُسْتَكْبِرِينَ وَيُهْلِكُ مُلُوكا وَيَسْتَخْلِفُ آخَرِينَ، الحَمْدُ للهِ قاصِمِ الجَبَّارينَ مُبِيرِ الظَّالِمِينَ مُدْرِكِ الهارِبِينَ نَكالِ الظَّالِمِينَ صَرِيخِ المُسْتصرِخِينَ مَوْضِعِ حاجاتِ الطَّالِبِينَ مُعْتَمَدِ المُؤْمِنِينَ، الحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي مِنْ خَشْيَتِهِ تَرْعَدُ السَّماء وَسُكَّانُها وَتَرْجُفُ الأَرْضُ وَعُمَّارُها وَتَمُوجُ البِحارُ وَمَنْ يَسْبَحُ فِي غَمَراتِها، الحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي هَدانا لِهذا وَما كُنا لِنَهْتَدِيَ لَوْلا أَنْ هَدانَا اللهُ، الحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي يَخْلُقُ وَلَمْ يُخْلَقْ وَيَرْزُقُ وَلا يُرْزَقُ وَيُطْعِمُ وَلايُطْعَمُ وَيُمِيتُ الاَحْياءَ وَيُحْييَ المَوْتىٰ وَهُوَ حَيٌ لايَمُوتُ بِيَدِهِ الخَيْرُ وَهُوَ عَلىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ. اللّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَرَسُولِكَ وَأَمِينِكَ وَصَفِيِّكَ وَحَبِيبِكَ وَخِيَرَتِكَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَحافِظِ سِرِّكَ وَمُبَلِّغِ رِسالاتِكِ أَفْضَلَ وَأَحْسَنَ وَأَجْمَلَ وَأَكْمَلَ وَأَزْكىٰ وَأَنْمىٰ وَأَطْيَبَ وَأَطْهَرَ وَأَسْنىٰ وَأَكْثَرَ ماصَلَّيْتَ وَبارَكْتَ وَتَرَحَّمْتَ وَتَحَنَّنْتَ وَسَلَّمْتَ عَلىٰ أَحَدٍ مِنْ عِبادِكَ وَأَنْبِيائِكَ وَرُسُلِكَ وَصَفْوَتِكَ وَأَهْلِ الكَرامَةِ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ، اللّهُمَّ وَصَلِّ عَلىٰ عَلِيٍّ أَمِيرَ المُؤْمِنِينَ وَوَصِيِّ رَسُولِ رَبِّ العالَمِينَ عَبْدِكَ وَوَلِيِّكَ وَأَخِي رَسُولِكَ وَحُجَّتِكَ عَلىٰ خَلْقِكَ وَآيَتِكَ الكُبْرىٰ وَالنَّبَأ العَظِيمِ، وَصَلِّ عَلىٰ الصِّدِّيقَةِ الطَّاهِرَةِ فِاطِمَةَ سَيِّدَةِ نِساءِ العالَمِينَ، وَصَلِّ عَلىٰ سِبْطَي الرَّحْمَةِ وَإِمامَي الهُدىٰ الحَسَنِ وَالحُسَيْنِ سَيِّدَيْ شَبابِ أَهْلِ الجَنَّةِ، وَصَلِّ عَلىٰ أَئِمَّةِ المُسْلِمِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الحُسَيْنِ وَمُحَمَّدٍ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ وَجَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَمُوسىٰ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ وَعَلِيٍّ بْنِ مُوسىٰ وَمُحَمَّدٍ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ وَعَليٍّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَالحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ وَالخَلَفِ الهادِي المَهْدِي، حُجَجِكَ عَلىٰ عِبادِكَ وَاُمَنائِكَ فِي بِلادِكِ صَلاةً كَثِيرَةً دائِمَةً.، اللّهُمَّ وَصَلِّ عَلىٰ وَلِيِّ أَمْرِكِ القائِمِ المُؤَمَّلِ وَالعَدْلِ المُنْتَظَرِ وَحُفَّهُ بِمَلائِكَتِكَ المُقَرَّبِينَ وَأَيِّدْهُ بِرُوحِ القُدُسِ يارَبَّ العالَمِينَ، اللّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ الدَّاعِيَ إِلىٰ كِتابِكَ وَالقائِمَ بِدِينِكَ اسْتَخْلِفْهُ فِي الأَرْضِ كَما اسْتَخْلَفْتَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِ مَكِّنْ لَهُ دِينَهُ الَّذِي ارْتَضَيْتَهُ لَهُ أَبْدِلْهُ مِنْ بَعْدِ خَوْفِهِ أَمْنا يَعْبُدُكَ لايُشْرِكُ بِكَ شَيْئاً، اللّهُمَّ أَعِزَّهُ وَأَعْزِزْ بِهِ وَانْصُرْهُ وَانْتَصِرْ بِهِ وَانْصُرْهُ نَصْراً عَزِيزاً وَافْتَحْ لَهُ فَتْحاً يَسِيراً وَاجْعَلْ لَهُ مِنْ لَدُنْكَ سُلْطاناً نَصِيراً، اللّهُمَّ أَظْهِرْ بِهِ دِينَكَ وَسُنَّةَ نَبِيِّكَ حَتَّىٰ لا يَسْتَخْفِي بِشَيْءٍ مِنَ الحَقِّ مَخافَةَ أَحَدٍ مِنَ الخَلْقِ اللّهُمَّ إِنا نَرْغَبُ إِلَيْكَ فِي دَوْلَةٍ كَرِيمَةٍ تُعِزُّ بِها الاِسْلامَ وَأَهْلَهُ وَتُذِلُّ بِها النِّفاقَ وَأَهْلَهُ، وَتَجْعَلُنا فِيها مِنَ الدُّعاةِ إِلىٰ طاعَتِكَ وَالقادَةِ إِلىٰ سَبِيلِكَ وَتَرْزُقُنا بِها كَرامَةَ الدُّنْيا وَالآخِرَةِ. اللّهُمَّ ما عَرَّفْتَنا مِنَ الحَقِّ فَحَمِّلْناهُ وَما قَصُرْنا عَنْهُ فَبَلِّغْناهُ، اللّهُمَّ أَلْمُمْ بِهِ شَعْثَنا وَأَشْعَبْ بِهِ صَدْعَنا وَأَرْتِقْ بِهِ فَتْقَنا وَكَثِّرْ بِهِ قِلَّتَنا وَأَعْزِزْ بِهِ ذِلَّتَنا وَأَغْنِ بِهِ عائِلَنا وَأَقْضِ بِهِ عَنْ مُغْرَمِنا وَاجْبُرْ بِهِ فَقْرَنا وَسُدَّ بِهِ خَلَّتَنا وَيَسِّرْ بِهِ عُسْرَنا وَبَيِّضْ بِهِ وُجُوهَنا وَفُكَّ بِهِ أَسْرَنا وَانْجِحْ بِهِ طَلَبَتِنَا وَأَنْجِزْ بِهِ مَواعِيدَنا وَاسْتَجِبْ بِهِ دَعْوَتَنا وَاعْطِنا بِهِ سُؤْلَنا وَبَلِّغْنا بِهِ مِنَ الدُّنْيا وَالآخرةِ آمالَنا وَاعْطِنا بِهِ فَوْقَ رَغْبَتِنا، يا خَيْرَ المَسْؤُولِينَ وَأَوْسَعَ المُعْطِينَ اشْفِ بِهِ صُدُورَنا وَأَذْهِبْ بِهِ غَيْظَ قُلُوبِنا وَاهْدِنا بِهِ لِما اخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ مِنَ الحَقِّ بِإِذْنِكَ إِنَّكَ تَهْدِي مَنْ تَشاءُ إِلىٰ صِراطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ، وَانْصُرْنا بِهِ عَلىٰ عَدُوِّكَ وَعَدُوِّنا إِلهَ الحَقِّ آمِينَ. اللّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَشْكُو إِلَيْكَ فَقْدَ نَبِيِّنا صَلَواتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَغَيْبَةَ وَلِيِّنا وَكَثْرَةَ عَدُوِّنا وَقِلَّةَ عَدَدِنا وَشِدَّةَ الفِتَنِ بِنا وَتَظاهُرَ الزَّمانِ عَلَيْنا، فَصَلِّ عَلىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ وَأَعِنّا عَلىٰ ذلِكَ بِفَتْحٍ مِنْكَ تُعَجِّلُهُ وَبِضُرٍ تَكْشِفُهُ وَنَصْرٍ تُعِزُّهُ وَسُلْطانِ حَقٍّ تُظْهِرُهُ وَرَحْمَةٍ مِنْكَ تُجَلِّلُناها وَعافِيَةٍ مِنْكَ تُلْبِسُناها بِرَحْمَتِكَ ياأَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ .

Translation of the Dua

O Allah, I begin the glorification with praise of Thee; Thou, from Thy bounties, gives out freely the truth and salvation; I know for certain that Thou art the most merciful in disposition of forgiveness and mercy, [but] very exacting at the time of giving exemplary punishment and chastisement to wrongdoers, the Omnipotent in the domain of absolute power and might.

O Allah, Thou has given me permission to invoke Thee and beseech Thee, so listen, O Hearer, to my words of praise, and give a favourable reply to my supplication, and minimize my falling into misery, O the often-forgiving.

O my Allah, many a trouble Thou hath removed; many a sorrow hath Thou dispelled; many a misery hath Thou mitigated; and at all times Thou spreadeth out mercy, and cutteth short the tightening circles of misfortunes.

All praise be to Allah, Who has not taken unto Himself a wife, nor a son, and Who has no partner in sovereignty, nor any protecting friend through dependence. Magnify Him with all magnificence.

All praise be to Allah, with full gratitude for all his bounties.

All praise be to Allah, Who has no opposition to His rule, nor any challenge to His commands.

All praise be to Allah, Who has no counsel to meddle with His operation of creation, nor is there anything similar to Him in His greatness.

All praise be to Allah, Whose commandments operate in Creation; His glory is evident through love and kindness.

His distinct overflowing generosity is freely available through His unlimited bestowals which do not exhaust His resources, and He does not swell the numerous benefits except because of generosity and kindness. Verily He is mighty, generous.

O Allah, I ask for some from much, in the midst of my very many needs for which I entirely depend on Thee, and, since eternity, Thou art able to do without it but for me it is a titanic effort and for Thee is very easy and simple.

O Allah, truly, when Thou pardon my sins, overlook my mistakes, take a lenient view of my disorderly conduct, cover up my foul actions, show consideration in spite of my many transgressions committed willfully or negligently, I am tempted to ask for that which I do not deserve, from Thee Who, through Thy mercy, gives me the daily bread provides me with that which is suitable for me, through Thy control; and distinguishes me with a favourable reply to my requests.

So I persist in calling out, believing in Thee, and I invoke Thee, talking familiarly, not afraid, nor shy, but assured of Thy love and kindness whenever I turn to Thee A temporary setback, and I, out of ignorance, begin to despair, although perhaps slowing down may be a blessing in disguise. because Thou alone knows [all] the consequences. I know no generous master who is more accommodating to dissatisfied servants that Thou art to me.

O Lord, Thou giveth an invitation but I turn it down. Thou becometh familiar with me but I do not care for Thee. Thou loveth me but I do not correspond to Thee as if Thou are overreaching me. Yet Thou doth not abstain from bestowing favours and blessings on me from Thy mercy and generosity so have mercy on Thy ignorant servant Verily Thou art generous and kind.

Praise be To Allah the owner of sovereignty, Who sets the course of the skies and the stars controls the winds, causes the daybreak, and administers authority, the Lord of the worlds.

Praise be to Allah for His indulgence in the wake of His all-awareness.

Praise be to Allah for His amnesty ensuing from His omnipotence.

Praise be To Allah for the respite He allows In spite of provocation.

He is able to do what He wills.

Praise be to Allah, the creator of all the created beings, Who makes sustenance freely available, starts the day, the owner of glory, might, favours, and bounties, Who is far away, invisible, and nearest, so near that He is fully aware of the whispered secrets, the Blessed, the Praised. Praise be to Allah, Who has no equal to challenge Him, nor is there an image comparable to Him, nor a helper to assist Him.

He tames the powerful by His force, and disgraced are the terrible before His greatness; so He, through His power, fulfils that which He wills.

Praise be to Allah, Who gives answer to me whenever I call Him; covers up my shortcomings yet I disobey Him; gives me the largest part of the bounties yet I want more. Many favours He has sanctioned; many terrible dangers He has averted; and many blossoming joys he has made available for me. Therefore, I sing His praises and recite His glorifications.

Praise be to Allah. None can disclose anything hidden by Him; none can shut the doors kept open by Him; no one who makes a request is sent away disappointed by Him; and no one who looks long and attentively is deluded in his hopes.

Praise be to Allah, Who gives protection to the frightened; comes to the help of the upright; promotes the cause of the weak and the enslaved; annihilates the autocrats; destroys rulers and appoints the ''''awaited savours'''' in their place.

Praise be to Allah, Who breaks everything belonging to the oppressors; puts an end to the tyrants; watches over the fugitives; brings assistance to those who cry out for help; meets and clears up the demands of the needy beseechers; supports the faithful.

Praise be to Allah. In his awe-inspiring fear the heavens and its dwellers tremble and shiver; the earth and its inhabitants shake and quiver; the oceans and all that floats and swims in its waters flow together in excitement and tumult.

Praise be to Allah, Who has guided us to this. We could not truly have been led aright if Allah had not guided us.

Praise be to Allah, Who creates but is not created; gives subsistence but needs no provisions; gives food to eat but takes no nourishment; makes the living dead and brings the dead to life; and He is the everliving, there is no death for Him; in His hands is all the good.

And He is able to do all things. O Allah, send blessings on Muhammad, Thy servant, Messenger, confidant, friend, beloved intimate, mercy unto all the created beings, bearer of Thy sacraments, quotient of Thy messengers, the most superior, the exquisite, the most handsome, the most perfect, the upright, the more prospering, the more pleasant, the thoroughly purified, the sublime; who has more and better blessings, advantages, mercies, affections and salutations than Thou made available to any one of Thy servants, prophets, messengers, friends, and those honoured by Thee from among Thy created being.

O Allah send blessings on ''''Ali the Leader of the Faithful, the successor to the Messenger of the Lord of the worlds, Thy servant, Thy beloved representative, brother of Thy Messenger, Thy decisive argument over mankind, Thy most important sign, the great news from Thee.

O Allah, send blessings on the truthful pure Fatima, the chosen leader of the women of the worlds.

O Allah, send blessings on the sons of ''''the mercy unto the worlds'''', the leaders and guides, the Imams al-Hasan and al-Husayn, the leaders of the dwellers of Paradise.

O Allah, send blessings on the Leaders of the Muslims, Ali ibn al-Husayn, Muhammad ibn Ali, Jafar ibn Muhammad, Musa ibn Jafar, Ali ibn Musa, Muhammad ibn''''Ali, ''''Ali ibn Muhammad, al-Hasan ibn''''Ali, and his son, the rightly guided Guide, Thy decisive argument over Thy servants, Thy trustworthy confidant on Thy earth; blessings, numerous, and for ever.

O Allah, send blessings on the Custodian of thy commandments, the vigilant Guardian, the reliable Patron, the awaited Justice, surrounded by Thy favourite angels, assisted by the Holy Spirit.

O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, send him to call the people unto Thy Book for establishing Thy religion, and make him succeed in the earth, as Thou caused those who were before him to succeed, and establish for him his faith which Thou has approved for him, and give him in exchange safety after fear. He serves Thee.

He ascribes nothing as partner unto Thee.

O Allah, give him power and authority, and through him strengthen the people. Give him the necessary assistance, and through him support the people, and make him prevail over allya final decisive victory, and delegate him Thy controlling authority.

O Allah, give currency to Thy religion, and the way of life of Thy Prophet, through him till nothing which is just and genuine is kept concealed from any human being.

O Allah, we ardently desire that in [his] kind, just, and fair era, Thou should reactivate Islam and stimulate its followers, and humble and humiliate the imposters and their double-dealing, and include us among those who invite people unto Thy obedience, and lead them to Thy approved path, and give us the good of this world and the world to come.

O Allah, let us bear out and hold up that which Thou maketh known to us as the truth, and let us be fully aware of that which we fall short of doing.

O Allah, through him, set in order our disorder; gather and unite our flock; stitch together our sundered separation; turn our want and poverty into sufficiency; lift us up from our degradation; free us from our misery; pull us out from our debts; help us to get out from the ditch of cares and sorrows; fill the gap created by confusion among us; let our difficulties be easy to deal with; refine our substance and style; untie our ropes and straps;

let our efforts succeed well and secure success; make us fulfill our promises; give answers to our prayers; listen to our requests; cause us to obtain the good of this world and the hereafter; give us much and more than our expectations, O the best of givers and bestowers; and cleanse our hearts, unburden our emotions from hate and anger, and, in the event of dispute in the matter of truth, show us the right path.

Verily, Thou guides whoever Thou will to the right path. Let us, through him, get the better of Thy enemies and our opponents, O True God. Be it so. O Allah, we feel uneasy about and are disturbed by the departure of our Prophet, Thy blessings be on him and on his family, the absence of our guardian-friend, too many enemies, our numerical scarcity, widespread disorder, and the vicissitudes of time.

So send blessings on Muhammad and on his family, and help us to overcome this state of affairs at once.

Disperse the ominous clouds hanging over our heads; lend a helping hand to achieve success; bring in the rule of justice and fair play; make us bright, free from grief; and take care of us. Through Thy mercy, O most Merciful.

The following dua has also been recommended to be recited on every night:

اللّهُمَّ بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِي الصَّالِحِينَ فَأَدْخِلْنا وَفِي عِلِّيِّينَ فَأَرْفَعْنا وَبِكَأْسٍ مِنْ مَعِينٍ مِنْ عَيْنٍ سَلْسَبِيلٍ فَاسْقِنا وَمِنَ الحُورِ العِينِ بِرَحْمَتِكَ فَزَوِّجْنا وَمِنَ الوِلْدانِ المَخَلَّدِينَ كَأَنَّهُمْ لُؤْلُؤٌ مَكْنُونٌ فَأَخْدِمْنا وَمِنْ ثِمارِ الجَنَّةِ وَلُحُومِ الطَّيْرِ فَأَطْعِمْنا وَمِنْ ثِيابِ السُّنْدُسِ وَالحَرِيرِ وَالاسْتَبْرَقِ فَأَلْبِسْنا، وَلَيْلَةَ القَدْرِ وَحَجَّ بَيْتِكَ الحَرامِ وَقَتْلا فِي سَبِيلِكَ فَوَفِّقْ لَنا وَصالِحَ الدُّعاءِ وَالمَسْأَلَةِ فَاسْتَجِبْ لَنا ، وَإِذا جَمَعْتَ الأوَّلِينَ وَالآخِرِينَ يَوْمَ القِيامَةِ فَارْحَمْنا وَبَراءةً مِنَ النّارِ فَاكْتُبْ لَنا وَفِي جَهَنَّمَ فَلا تَغُلَّنا وَفِي عَذابِكَ وَهَوانِكَ فَلا تَبْتَلِنا وَمِنَ الزَّقُومِ وَالضَّرِيعِ فَلا تُطْعِمْنا وَمَعَ الشَّياطِينَ فَلا تَجْعَلْنا وَفِي النّارِ عَلىٰ وُجُوهِنا فَلا تَكْبُبْنا وَمِنْ ثِيابِ النّارِ وَسَرابِيلِ القَطِرانِ فَلا تُلْبِسْنا وَمِنْ كُلِّ سُوءٍ يا لا إِلهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ بِحَقِّ لا إِلهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ فَنَجِّنا .

Imam Jaa'far Al-Saadiq (a.s.) advised the faithfuls to recite the following du'a every night:

: اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ فِيما تَقْضِي وَتُقَدِّرُ مِنَ الاَمْرِ المَحْتُومِ فِي الاَمْرِ الحَكِيمِ مِنَ القَضاء الَّذِي لايُرَدُّ وَلا يُبَدَّلُ أَنْ تَكْتُبَنِي مِنْ حُجَّاجِ بَيْتِكَ الحَرامِ المَبْرُورِ حَجُّهُمُ المَشْكُورِ سَعْيُهُمُ المَغْفُورُ ذُنُوبُهُمُ المُكَفَّرِ عَنْ سَيِّئاتِهِمْ، وَأَنْ تَجْعَلَ فِيما تَقْضِي وَتُقَدِّرُ أَنْ تُطِيلَ عُمْرِي فِي خَيْرٍ وَعافِيَةٍ وَتُوَسِّعَ فِي رِزْقِي وَتَجْعَلَنِي مِمَّنْ تَنْتَصِرُ بِهِ لِدِينِكَ وَلاتَسْتَبْدِلْ بِي غَيْرِي.إِلهِي وَقَفَ السَّائِلُونَ بِبابِكَ، وَلاذَ الفُقَراءُ بِجَنابِكَ وَوَقَفَتْ سَفِينَةُ المَساكِينِ عَلىٰ ساحِلِ بَحْرِ جُودِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ يَرْجُونَ الجَوازَ إِلىٰ ساحَةِ رَحْمَتِكَ وَنِعْمَتِكَ. إِلهِي إِنْ كُنْتَ لاتَرْحَمُ فِي هذا الشَّهْرِ الشَّرِيفِ إِلَّا مَنْ أَخْلَصَ لَكَ فِي صِيامِهِ وَقِيامِهِ فَمَنْ لِلْمُذْنِبِ المُقَصِّرِ إِذا غَرِقَ فِي بَحْرِ ذُنُوبِهِ وَآثامِهِ؟ إِلهِي إِنْ كُنْتَ لاتَرْحَمُ إِلَّا المُطِيعِينَ فَمَنْ لِلْعاصِينَ؟ وَإِنْ كُنْتَ لاتَقْبَلُ إِلَّا مِنَ العامِلِينَ فَمَنْ لِلْمُقَصِّرِينَ؟ إِلهِي رَبِحَ الصَّائِمُونَ، وَفازَ القَائِمُونَ، وَنَجا المُخْلِصُونَ، وَنَحْنُ عَبِيدُكَ المُذْنِبُونَ. فَارْحَمْنا بِرَحْمَتِكَ، وَاعْتِقْنا مِنَ النَّارِ بِعَفْوِكَ، وَاغْفِرْ لَنا ذُنُوبَنا بِرَحْمَتِكَ. يا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ .

It is mentioned in "Anees al-Saaleheen" that the following du''''a may be recited every night:

أَعُوذُ بِجَلالِ وَجْهِكَ الكَرِيمِ أَنْ يَنْقِضِيَ عَنِّي شَهْرُ رَمَضانَ أَوْ يَطْلُعَ الفَجْرُ مِنْ لَيْلَتِي هذِهِ وَلَكَ قِبَلِي تَبِعَةٌ أَوْ ذَنْبٌ تُعَذِّبُنِي عَلَيْهِ

Shaikh Kaf''''ami says in his book "Baladul Amin" that it is mustahab to pray two Rak''''at prayers every night. In every Rak''''at after the recitation of Surah al-Fatihah recite surah al-Ikhlas 3 times. After the Salaam say:

سُبْحانَ مَنْ هُوَ حَفِيظٌ لايَغْفَلُ سُبْحانَ مَنْ هُوَ رَحِيمٌ لا يَعْجَلُ سُبْحانَ مَنْ هُوَ قائِمٌ لايَسْهُو سُبْحانَ مَنْ هُوَ دائِمٌ لايَلْهُو .

Thereafter recite 7 times:

سُبْحانَكَ سُبْحانَكَ سُبْحانَكَ ياعَظِيمُ اغْفِرْ لِي الذَّنْبَ العَظِيمَ .

Say ten times Salwat.

In every optional prayer prayed in the night always recite Surah Al-Fatihah.

Publisher’s Preface

Some years ago, while I was paying a visit to the Holy Shrine of the eighth Imam, my master, ‘Ali b. Musa’ al-Ridha’, peace be on him, I asked myself: “Is it possible for me to find favor with my Imams, the guides and rightly-guided ones who have said in their traditions: ‘May Allah have mercy on him who enlivens our affairs,?” So it came to my mind that I had to find a book on the life of the eighth Imam in order to translate it into English.

After I had asked the advice of some professors, I chose the book entitled the Life of Imam al-Ridha’ by Shaykh Ba’qir Sharif al-Qarashi. Then I gave the book to Mr. Ja’sim al-Rasheed in order to translate it into English, and he agreed to this suggestion; I thank him, and praise belongs to Allah.

After an arduous effort and diligent striving, this great book has been translated into English, that it may be an important reference before those who desire to study and to inquire into the lives of the Imams of the Ahl al-Bayt, peace be on them. We ask Allah, the Great and Almighty, to help us enliven more works about the Ahl al-Bayt, peace be on them, and on Tashayyu‘; surely He is powerful over everything.

In the Name of Allah the Merciful, the Compassionate

“Surely Allah chose Adam and Noah and the descendants of Abraham and the descendants of ‘Umra’n above the nations. Offspring, one of the other; and Allah is Hearing, Knowing.” Qur’an (3: 33 -34)

“Allah only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O people of the House, and to purify you thoroughly.” Qur’an (33: 33)

“Say: I do not ask of you any reward for it but love for my near relatives; and whoever earns good, We give him more of good therein; surely Allah is Forgiving, Grateful.” Qur’an (53:23)

Foreword

by His Eminence, Imam al-Sayyid ‘Abd al-A‘la’ al-Sabzwa’ri, may his blessings lastmay his blessings lastmay his blessings last

In the Name of Allah the Merciful, the Compassionate,

Praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. Blessing and peace be on the noblest of His creatures Muhammad and his Household, the good, the pure. The pure Imams, peace be on them, are the mediations of the Holiest Grace, the means of Divine mercy, and the testamentary trustees of Allah, may His name be exalted, on earth. Allah, the Glorified and Exalted, has endowed them with knowledge and cognition through which they set the foundations of the religion and pillars of Shari‘a. The gallant, affectionate, infallible Imam ‘Ali b. Musa’ al-Ridha’, peace be on him, was unique in being able to affirm Divine knowledge through debating with the leading scientists of religions and followers of false beliefs. He established right and refuted wrong, and his holy words have become the axis of studies and foundation of perfection.

A group of scholars-may Allah, the Exalted, reward them with the best reward-has undertaken the task of collecting, interpreting, and explaining these words. Among those whom Allah, the Most High, has singled out for this great dignity is, Shaykh of traditionalists, the Hujja, Shaykh Ba’qir al-Qarashi, whom Allah, the Exalted, has endowed with His special favor and placed him among those who are guides to the righteous Imams, peace be on them, and explain their words and their characters. May Allah, the Most High, appreciate his efforts and grant him success to exalt the word of the truth and to manifest the reality. Verily, He is All-hearing, and answers to prayers!

Jama’di al Tha’niya 26th, 1412 A. H.

‘Abd al-A‘la’ al-Sabzwa’ri

Dedication

I submit this humble effort to the great position of the pioneer of the intellectual and cognitive renaissance in Islam, the Prophet’s descendant, Imam Ja‘far al-Sa’diq, peace be on him. I have made this research about his grandson Imam ‘Ali b. Musa’ al-Ridha’, peace be on him, while hoping that he will kindly accept, so it would be a treasure for me on the Day of Resurrection.

The Author

Introduction

1

This is an inquiry into the life of Imam ‘Ali b. Musa’ al-Ridha’, peace be on him, the eighth Imam from the Household of the Prophet. He is Allah’s light, His gift, and His treasure. He and his fathers, the leaders of Islamic Thought, are in no need of praiser’s praise and describers’ description, for Allah, the Exalted, praised them, took away uncleanness from them, and purified them from deviation. Regarding them He, the Exalted, has said:”

Verily Allah intends to keep off from you every kind of uncleanness and to purify you people of the House with a thorough purification.”1

He has also imposed love for them on all the children of Islam. Moreover He, the Exalted, has said:

“Say: I demand not of you any reward for it (the toils of preaching) except the love of my relations.”2

Their grandfather the Messenger, may Allah bless him and his family, associated them to the Qur’an when he said: “I am going to leave among you the thaqalayn. If you cleave to them, you will never go astray after me; one of them is greater than the other that is the Book of Allah which is a cord stretching from the sky to the earth and my offspring from my family. They will never scatter (from each other) until they come to me at the Pool (hawd). Hence, think! How will you treat them after me?”3 Also he, may Allah bless him and his family, regarded them as the life-ships of this community. He has said: “Verily my Household among you are like Noah’s Ark, which whoever embarked was safe, and whoever missed drowned. Verily my Household among you are like the gate of Hitta among the children of Isra’’il, through which whoever entered was forgiven.”4

Al-Ma’mu’n asked ‘Abd Allah b. Matar, who was an eminent thinker and poet at his time: “What is your opinion of the Household (of the Prophet)?” “What shall I say about the clay which was plunged into the water of the Message and planted in the water of the Inspiration? Nothing will spread from it except the musk of guidance and ambergris of piety,” replied ‘Abd Allah with these brilliant words.

These golden words controlled al-Ma’mu’n’s heart, hence he, and in the presence of Imam al-Ridha’, ordered the mouth of ‘Abd Allah to be stuffed with pearls.”5

All the exalted values and genuine principles of which man boasts were in the Imams of the Household (of the prophet), peace be on them, for they were some of their elements and qualities.

2

As for the inclinations and qualities of Imam al-Ridha’, they were like those of his fathers, the great Imams. He freed himself from the world, renounced its beauties, and turned away from its embellishment, dedicated himself to Allah, devoted himself to Him, and clung to obedience to Him. He had knowledge of the precepts of the religion, inclusively encompassed the law of the Lord of the messengers, helped the weak, relieved the deprived, and accomplished the needs of the needy and other qualities which placed him at the top of honor and glory in the world of Arabs and Muslims.

Imam ‘Ali al-Ridha’, peace be on him, possessed these original values in all their forms and kinds, for he completely freed himself from the world and divorced it three times, just as his grandfather Imam ‘Ali, the Commander of the faithful, peace be on him, did. Hence, he paid no attention to its vanities and embellishment. This clearly appeared when he undertook the succession, which was the greatest office in the Islamic State, hence he was the second character after al-Ma’mu’n.

Nevertheless, he rejected all the seductions of government and authority. He intensely hated the popular festivals and all kinds of honoring and magnifying which the people would hold for their kings and rulers. He announced this when he said: “Man’s waking behind a man is a trial for the followed and abasement for the follower.”6 The narrators have said: “Imam ‘Ali b. Musa’ al-Ridha’ would go to the bath-house, but the owner of the bath-house did not recognize him. It happened that there was a soldier in the bath-house and the soldier asked the Imam to rub and clean him. The Imam responded to his request. When the soldier came to know of the Imam, he became fearful and terrified. However, the Imam calmed his fear and made him know that he rendered him a human service.”

Among his high moral traits is that he would eat with his boys and retainers. He hated to distinguish himself from them. There are other high moral traits which he inherited from his grandfather, the greatest Messenger, may Allah bless him and his family.

3

The Imams of Ahl al-Bayt, peace be on them, had their own brilliant policy and method in the world of government and policy. They thought that government should be a means for establishing pure justice and truth, spreading love and friendship among men. They though that government should be a means for refreshing peoples, achieving their welfare, security, and prosperity. They thought that government was worthless if it did not achieve these noble aims through which peoples become happy. Listen to what the master of the Household (of the Prophet), Imam ‘Ali, the Commander of the faithful, peace be on him, when he said to his helper and adviser, ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Abba’s to whom he held up his sandals made of fiber and asked him:

“Ibn ‘Abba’s, how much do you value these sandals?”

“They have no value,” Ibn ‘Abba’s retorted.

“By Allah, they are more lovable to me than these affairs of yours but for the fact that I must establish (what is) true and ward off (what is) false,” explained the Imam.

The dictionary of policy has no words greater or more exalted than these words said by Imam ‘Ali, the Commander of the faithful and greatest Muslim thinker, peace be on him. Authority has no value unless it establishes fairness and justice, wards off falsehood and tyranny.

This is the path which Allah has chosen for His servants, that they may be righteous, and that they may enjoy a government which stands on neither deception nor misleading nor playing with the fates of the community.

4

Imam al-Ridha’, peace be on him, appeared on the arena of the political life in Islam, and he was the most brilliant politician in Islamic history. He was steadfast in his political attitudes, so he was not deceived by the bright ways and false hopes of al-Mu’mu’n, the ‘Abba’sid king, when he abdicated the throne and entrusted it to him. This abdication of the throne was not real; nor was it true at all; rather al-Ma’mu’n had decided that in order to achieve his political goals; probably the most important one of these goals is that he wanted to suppress those burning revolts which were about to burn the ‘Abba’sid government and to fold its flag. Among those revolts was that of Abu’ al-Sara’ya’. It is worth mentioning that Abu’ al-Sara’ya’ was an inspired military commander like Abu’ Muslim al-Khurasa’ni, who had overthrown the Umayyad government. Moreover al-Ma’mu’n wanted to conciliate the Iranians and all supporters of the Household (of the Prophet) whom the previous ‘Abba’sid governments had wronged, persecuted, and deprived of their natural rights.

Imam al-Ridha’, peace be on him, was fully aware of the political reasons which urged al-Ma’mu’n to abdicate the office of the caliphate and to hand it over to him, peace be on him. He, peace be on him, vigorously refused to undertake it. When al-Ma’mu’n was despair of him, he threatened him with death, so the Imam reluctantly responded to him according to the following conditions:

A. He (Imam al-Ridha’) would not command; nor would he prohibit.

B. He would not remove any person from his office.

C. He would not appoint any person in any of the state offices.

These conditions indicate that the Imam was the apparent successor of al-Ma’mu’n, and that the government of al-Ma’mu’n was illegal, for if it had been legal, he would not have mentioned these conditions.

Only few days ago and all the people came to know that the Imam had deep faith and that al-Ma’mu’n had nothing except cunning. They understood that al-Ma’mu’n wanted to achieve his political aims. When al-Ma’mu’n had achieved his goals, he assassinated the Imam, for he was unable to remove him from the office of regency. We will explain this matter in the chapters that follow.

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Among the aims of this book is to give proof of the Imam’s abundant knowledge of philosophy, theology, medicine, jurisprudence, and so on. This can be indicated objectively through his debates with the great philosophers and scholars from different countries and cities. It is worth mentioning that al-Ma’mu’n had asked them to come to Khurasa’n in order to examine the Imam. He held a private and secret meeting with them and promised to give them a lot of money if they could silence the Imam with their arguments and render him incapable of answering them, that he might use this incapability as a means for slandering and defaming the Shi‘ites who believed that the Imams of the Household (of the Prophet), peace be on them, were the most knowledgeable of the community, and that Allah endowed them knowledge and excellencies just as He had endowed His prophets and His testamentary trustees.

The scholars responded to al-Ma’mu’n’s summons and asked the Imam about the vaguest and most difficult matters. The historians have said: “The scholars asked Imam ‘Ali b. Musa’ al-Ridha’ more than twenty thousand questions about various matters, and he skillfully answered them. Then they admired his abundant knowledge and most of them believed in his Imamate.” As a result al-Ma’mu’n was forced to prevent the scholars and others from meeting the Imam. Meanwhile he kept him under intense observation lest the people should admire him.

It is worth mentioning that these debates were recorded by some of the Imam’s students, but we have not found them yet. Perhaps they are part of the manuscripts which Arab and Islamic world has lost.

Anyhow, the Shi‘ite historians have reported a small group of these debates which are of great importance. For they, though few in number, show the Imam’s abundant and scientific wealth, and they indicate that he was a unique thinker and scholar in the world of Islam.

6

Some books of Imam al-Ridha’, peace be on him, have been reported and mentioned in the books of some historians and biographers such as Ibn al-Nadim, al-Tu’si, and others. They are as follows:

A. Tibb (Dissertation) of Imam al-Ridha’

It is a great, medical account which the Imam wrote according to al-Ma’mu’n’s request and is called al-Risa’la al-Dhahabiya (the Golden Dissertation). It contains the Imam’s health programs on foods which improves man’s body and protects it from maladies. It also contains his general prescriptions such as refraining from eating too much food which gives rise to high blood pressure, diabetes, arteriosclerosis, and other dangerous diseases. It is certain that if one puts into practice the Imam’s prescriptions, he will need no medicine.

As this dissertation is of great importance, some meritorious people have explained it according to modern medicine. Among them is Dr. al-Sayyid Sa’hib Zayni.

B. Imam al-Ridha’’s Musnad

It contains some traditions which the Imam, peace be on him, has reported from his grandfather, the greatest Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family. It was printed in Cairo. ‘Alla’ma ‘Abd al-Wa’si’ b. Yahya’ al-Wa’simi printed and commented on it.

C. Jawa’m‘ al-Shri‘a

It contains outstanding, religious precepts and mother, juristic problems. Imam al-Ridha’, peace be on him, dictated it to al-Fadal b. Sahl, the prime minister of al-Ma’mu’n. That was according to al-Ma’mu’n’s request. This dissertation has been mentioned in Tuhaf al-‘Uqu’l and other Shi‘ite books. We have reported it from them and mentioned it in the book. These books are part of the Imam’s scientific wealth.

As for the jurisprudence of Imam al-Ridha’, we have indicated that it is not among his works; rather it belongs to other than him and is ascribed to him.

Anyhow, the narrators have reported from the Imam a large group of outstanding precepts and moral teachings. Islam wants its followers to adopt such precepts and teachings, that they may develop their life.

7

This book includes biographies of some great scholars and narrators who studied under the Imam, peace be on him, narrated his traditions and his wise sayings, and wrote books about them. It is certain that mentioning such biographies will enhance the research about the Imam’s life, for it shows that the scholars in that time took great care of taking knowledge and sciences from the Imam. The narrators and historians have unanimously agreed that the Imam was a unique Muslim thinker, and that he derived his own knowledge from that of his pure fore-fathers, peace be on them, who were the guardians of the knowledge of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family, and inheritors of his wise sayings.

8

This book contains an inquiry into the time of Imam al-Ridha’, peace be on him, for such a time was full of economic, scientific, social, political, and other events which had great effects on the life of the people.

Mentioning such events is necessary for every researcher. It is worth mentioning that psychology and sociology have established that events in every time have direct effects on man’s life and intellect.

The time of the Imam was full of important events of which is that Ha’ru’n al-Rashid created a conflict between his two sons al-Amin and al-Ma’mu’n. This conflict resulted in destroying Baghdad, the most beautiful capital in the Middle East, and murdering a large group of people. Another example of these events is the revolt of the inspired leader, Abu’ al-Sara’ya’, and other great revolts which were about to destroy the ‘Abba’sid government and to fold its standard.

Yet another example of the events in that time was the matter of creating the Qur’an. It was a hidden or neglected theological problem, but it was al-Ma’mu’n who moved it and it led to shedding blood without any right, spreading disorders and discords among the Muslims.

However, through his political cleverness, al-Ma’mu’n could overcame all those events he faced. Then he forced Imam al-Ridha’ the hope of the Muslim community, peace be on him to accept the succession after him and made the people busy thinking of this great event. Accordingly, he was able to suppress all those revolts against him.

9

We have deeply and inclusively probed into the characters of the ‘Abba’sid kings with whom Imam al-Ridha’, peace be on him, coincided. As a result we have concluded that their characters are similar to those of the Umayyads, who spent the property of Allah on themselves and enslaved His servants. After this serious research on their characters, we have come to know that they did not perform any good deed; nor did they pay attention to the interests of the Muslims. Rather, they were absorbed in satisfying their pleasures and desires. They spent on their red nights in Baghdad millions of the funds of the Muslims. They enriched singers, abusers, and the dissolutel; meanwhile they subjected the people to poverty and unhappiness.

Moreover, they ordered the innocent to be whipped, imprisoned, and killed by sword; at the head of those innocent were the ‘Alawide Sayyids who demanded nothing except establishing social justice. They ordered their tax collectors to show rudeness and brutality toward farmers, craftsmen, and manufacturers. As a result the tax collectors destroyed the people’s bodies by whip and went too far in wronging the people.

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As for inquiring into Islamic history, it must be objective, honest, far from doctrinal and traditional trends, for this history has many subjects which have hidden the truth and concealed realities, so it is incumbent on (us) to spend more efforts in order to distinguish the right from the wrong and the true from the false. An example of these subjects is that noble attributes and great titles were given to the Umayyad and the ‘Abba’sid kings; they were given the titles as Allah’s vicegerents on earth, while this noble title represents fairness, justice, and law. I (the author) seek refuge in Allah from such titles which were given to persons like Yazid, Marwa’n, al-Walid, and other ‘Abba’sid kings who turned the life of the people into an unbearable inferno.

Some historians and authors think that the measure of one’s highness and great position is his sitting on the throne of government and his seizing the reins of general authority over a country. This is incorrect; the measure of one’s exaltedness in Islamic viewpoint is the services which he renders to his community in the fields of economy, culture, security, and prosperity. If Muslim historians and authors deprive kings of these titles and give them to those who render great services to the community, then they will render great service to Islamic history, for the orientalists and others who harbor malice against Islam have criticized Islam because of such kings who acted in a manner different from Islamic justice and fairness. They think that these kings represent Islam in their conducts and works. If those who criticize Islam probe into Islamic precepts, they will find them noble, creative, comply with justice and nature, have nothing—praise belongs to Allah—which complies with injustice. Rather they will find that Islamic precepts oppose injustice, and that the irregular behavior of some Muslim kings does not represent Islam.

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This is not the first book to be written about the life of Imam ‘Ali b. Musa’ al-Ridha’, peace be on him. Rather many books have been written on his life in Arabic and other than it, and the most important of them is al-Sayyid Ja‘far Murtada’s the Life of Imam al-Ridha’, peace be on him, for this book is rich in information.

It is worth mentioning that all the books written on the personality of this great Imam have not encompassed its realities yet. This a far-fetched hope, for the Imam, peace be on him, had boundless intellectual wealth like that of the leading Imams, peace be on them, who were guardians of righteousness, and inheritors of the knowledge of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family.

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Before I end this introduction to the book, I would like to thank His Eminence, our great professor, the Hujjah of Islam and Muslims, Shaykh Husayn al-Khalifa for his care, favor, and help with printing some of my books; I would particularly like to thank His Eminence al-Hujjah, the great ‘Alla’ma, my brother, Ha’di Sharif al-Qarashi for the creative efforts he rendered to me, his valuable notes on the book, his checking some of the books I made use of, and his encouraging me to serve the members of the House (Ahl al-Bayt), peace be on. I ask Allah, the Exalted, to reward him just as He rewards the righteous from among His servants. Verily He is the Supporter of purpose and success.

Holy Najaf,

Shawwa’l 14th, 1411 A. H.

Ba’qir Sharif al-Qarashi

Notes

1. Qur’an, 33, 22.

2. Ibid., 41, 23.

3. Al-Tirmidhi, Sahih, vol. 2, p. 308. Asad al-Gha’ba, vol. 2, p. 12.

4. Majjma‘ al-Zawa’’id, vol. 9, p. 68. Al-Hlya, vol. 4, p. 306. Ta’rikh Baghdad, vol. 2, p. 19.

5. Al-Majjlisi, Biha’r al-Anwa’r, vol. 12, p. 71.

6. Al-Ya‘qu’bi, Ta’rikh.


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