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DUAS AT DAYBREAK AND SUNSET

Be it known to you - may Allah grant you His support - that the traditions about the merits of doing acts of worship at the two hours of daybreak and sunset are too many to be counted. Likewise, too many are the litanies and supplicatory prayers that have been reported from the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and his Household (a.s.) to be said at these two times. However, I will mention in this brief book a few of them, seeking blessings of Almighty Allah.

First: Ibn Baabwayh has reported through a valid chain of authority that Imam AliAmeer al-Momineen(a.s.) said, “He who recites Surah al-Tawheed, Surah al-Qadr, and Ayah al-Kursi before sunrise eleven times, his property will be protected against any feared matter.”

He (a.s.) is also reported to have said, “Whoever recites Surah al-Tawheed and Surah al-Qadr before sunrise, will be saved from sinning on that day even Satan exerts all efforts to make him commit a sin.”

Second: Al-Kulayni, Ibn Baabwayh, Shaykh al-Tusi, and other scholars have reported through valid chains of authority that Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) said: It is obligatory upon every Muslim to say the following litany ten times before sunrise and before sunset every day:

لا اِلهَ اِلا اللّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاشَريكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَ لَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيى وَ يُميتُ وَ هُوَ حَىُّ لايَمُوتُ بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ وَ هُوَ عَلى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَديرٌ

According to some narrations, the following statement is added to this litany:

يحيى و يميت‏ و يميت و يحيى

The following statement was mentioned in some narrations and missed in others:

و هو حى لا يموت بيده الخير

Apparently, whatever form is said is acceptable although it is more acceptable to say the most comprehensive form.

Confirming the significance of this litany, some narrations hold that if you miss saying this litany at these times, you may make up for it later on, because, on the word of other narrations, it remits from sins.

Third: Ibn Baabwayh and other scholars have reported through many chain of authority that Imam Ali ibn al-Husayn and Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) said, “He who repeats the Takbir statement (i.e. Allahu-akbar) one hundred times at sunset will be given the reward of one who has manumitted one hundred slaves.”

According to another authentic narration, Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) is reported to have said: He who repeats the Takbir statement one hundred times before sunrise and one hundred times before sunset, Almighty Allah will record for him the reward of one who has manumitted one hundred slaves; and he who repeats the following doxology ten times, will be granted by Allah ten rewards. If he repeats it more, he will be granted more rewards:

سبحان اللّه‏ و بحمده

Fourth: Through a valid chain of authority, Ibn Baabwayh reports Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) to have quoted the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) as saying: In Paradise, there are chambers whose inside can be seen from their outside and whose outside can be seen from their inside. These chambers are dwelled by some of my people who speak good wording, serve food (generously), exchange greetings, and pray at night when the others are asleep. To speak good wording means to repeat the following doxology ten times every morning and evening:

سبحان اللّه و الحمد للّه و لا اله الاّ اللّه و اللّه اكبر

In the book of al-Mahasin, al-Barqi has reported through an authentic chain of authority that Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) related the following:

One day, the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) passed by a man who was sowing a plant in his orchard. The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) stopped and said to him, “May I lead you to a thing that is firmer in sowing, quicker in yielding, and sweeter in fruit?”

“Yes,” the man answered, “You may, Allah’s Messenger.”

The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) instructed:

“In every morning and evening, you may say the following:

سبحان اللّه و الحمد للّه و لا اله الاّ اللّه و اللّه اكبر

If you do, for each statement you will be given trees in Paradise from various kinds of fruits. These statements are the ever-abiding, good deeds about which Almighty Allah has said in His Book that they are best and more enduring than the wealth of this world.”

Fifth: Ibn Baabwayh has reported though a valid chain of authority that Imam Ali(a.s.) said:

Whoever repeats these verses three times before or after evening, will not miss any good item on that day, and will be saved from all evils. The same reward will be for one who repeats them in the morning:

فَسُبْحانَ اللّهِ حينَ تَمْسُونَ وَ حينَ تُصْبِحُونَ وَ لَهُ الْحَمْدُ فِى السَّمواتِ وَالاَرْضِ وَ عَشِيّاً وَ حينَ تُظْهِرُونَ

Sixth: In the book of al-Mahasin, al-Barqi has reported through an authenticated chain of authority that Imam al-Rida(a.s.) said: Whoever repeats the following litany three times in the morning and in the evening must not fear any devil, despotic ruler, leprosy, or mycobacterium. As for me, I repeat it one hundred times:

بسم اللّه الرّحمن الرّحيم لا حول و لا قوّة الاّ باللّه

The same litany has been previously cited to be repeated seven times after the Dawn and the Evening Prayers.

Seventh: Through a valid chain of authority, Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) is reported to have related that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) had missed one of Ansar (people of al-Madinah who gave shelter and supported the Holy Prophet and the earlier Muslims). When the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) met him afterwards, he asked, “What kept you away from us?”

The man answered, “It was poverty and long disease, Allah’s Messenger.”

The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said, “May I teach you some words that remove poverty and disease away from you?”

“Yes,” the man answered, “You may, Allah’s Messenger.”

The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) thus said: In mornings and evenings, you may say:

لا حَوْلَ وَلاقُوَّةَ اِلاّ بِاللّهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى الْحَىِّ الَّذى لايَمُوتُ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ الَّذى لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَداً وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شَريكٌ فِى الْمُلْكِ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ وَلِىُّ مِنَ الذُّلِّ وَ كَبِّرْهُ تَكْبيراً.

Eighth: In many validly reported traditions, Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) is reported to have said: Repeat the following guard-seeking prayer ten times before sunrise and before sunset:

اَعُوذُ بِاللّهِ السَّميعِ الْعَليمِ مِنْ هَمَزاتِ الشَّياطينِ وَ اَعُوذُ بِاللّهِ اَنْ يَحْضُرُونِ اِنَّ اللّهَ هُوَ السَّميعُ الْعَليمُ

According to some narrations, the third statement is reported in this form:

اعوذ بكّ ربّ‏ ان يحضرون

Other narrations have reported this guard-seeking prayer as follows:

استعيذ باللّه السّميع من الشّيطان الرّجيم و اعوذ باللّه ان يحضرون‏

Ninth: In the book of Falah al-Sa’il, Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) is reported to have said:

What prevents you from saying the following supplicatory prayer three times every morning and three times every evening?

اَللّهُمَّ مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ وَالاَبْصارِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبى عَلى دينِكَ وَلاتُزِغْ قَلْبى بَعْدَ اِذْ هَدَيتَنى وَهَبْ لى مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ الْوَهّابُ وَاءَجِرْنى مِنَ النّارِ بِرَحْمَتِكَ اَللّهُمَّ امْدُدْلى فى عُمْرى وَ اَوْسِعْ عَلَىَّ فى رِزْقى وَانْشُرْ عَلَىَّ مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ وَ اِنْ كُنْتُ عِنْدَكَ فى اُمِّ الْكِتابِ شَقِيّاً فَاجْعَلْنى سَعيداً فَاِنَّكَ تَمْحُوما تَشآءُ وَ تُثْبِتُ وَ عِنْدَكَ اُمُّ الْكِتابِ.

Tenth: Al-Tusi, may Allah have mercy upon him, and Ibn Tawus report the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) as saying: Whoever says this word of glorification one time in the morning and one time in the evening, Almighty Allah sends an angel to Paradise with a silver shovel. The angel then gathers some clay of Paradise, which is sweet smelling musk, fixes a plant, surrounds it with a fence, places a door on it, and writes on the door that this plant is for so-and-so (i.e. writes the name of that person on the door):

سبحان اللّه و بحمد سبحان اللّه العظيم

In another validly reported tradition, Sayyid Ibn Tawus reports Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) to have said that whoever says the aforesaid doxology intending to glorify Almighty Allah but not to express amazement, Almighty Allah will erase one thousand of his sins, record for him one thousand rewards, decide for him one thousand rights of intercession, raise him one thousand ranks, and creates from these words a white bird uttering these words of glorification continuously up to the Resurrection day and the reward of the bird’s glorification words will be recorded for that person.

Eleventh: Al-Qutb al-Rawandi has reported that Imam AliAmeer al-Momineen(a.s.) quoted the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) as saying: He who begins his day without mentioning the following four graces, I fear lest he will lose the bliss he is enjoying:

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ الَّذى عَرَّفنى نَفْسَهُ وَ لَمْ يَتْرُكْنى عَمْيانَ الْقَلْبِ اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ الَّذى جَعَلَنى مِنْ اُمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ الَّذى جَعَلَ رِزْقى فى يَدَيْهِ وَ لَمْ يَجْعَلْ رِزْقى فى اَيْدى النّاسِ اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ الَّذى سَتَرَ ذُ نُوبى وَ عُيُوبى فَلَمْ يَفْضَحْنى بَيْنَ الْخَلايِقِ

Twelfth: In the book of al-Balad al-Amin, it is reported that Salman the Persian, may Allah be pleased with him, said:

Any servant who repeats the following doxology three times in the morning, Almighty Allah will most surely fend off seventy kinds of afflictions, the easiest of which is distress, from him:

اَلْحَمْدُلِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعالَمينَ اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ حَمْداً كَثيراً طَيِّباً مُباركاً فيهِ

Thirteenth: Through a valid chain of authority, al-Kulayni reports Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) to have said: In the morning, you may say the following litany:

اَصْبَحْتُ بِاللّهِ مُؤمِناً عَلى دينِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَسُنَّتِهِ وَدينِ عَلِي وَ سُنَّتِهِ وَ دينِ الاَوصِيآءِ وَ سُنَّتِهِمْ آمَنْتُ بِسِّرِهِمْ وَ عَلانِيَتِهِمْ وَ شاهِدِهِمْ وَ غاَّئِبِهِمْ وَ اَعُوذُ بِاللّهِ مِمَّا اسْتَعاذَ مِنْهُ رَسُولُ اللّهِ صَلَّى اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ عَلِىُّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ وَالاَوْصيآءُ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلامُ وَاَرْغَبُ اِلَى اللّهِ فيما رَغِبُوا اِلَيْهِ وَلاحَوْلَ وَلاقُوَّةَ اِلاّ بِاللّهِ.

Fourteenth: Al-Kulayni has reported that Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) mentioned many merits for saying the following doxology in the first hour of morning before sunrise:

اَللّهُ اَكْبَرُ اَللّهُ اَكْبَرُ كَبيراً وَ سُبْحانَ اللّهِ بُكْرَةً وَ اَصيلاً وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ رَبِّ الْعالَمينَ كَثيراً لاشريكَ لَهُ وَ صَلَّى اللّهُ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ

Fifteenth: In the book of al-Balad al-Amin, Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) is reported to have said: No tribulation will afflict one who repeats this litany three times in the morning until evening, and no tribulation will afflict him who repeats it three times in the evening until the next morning:

بِسْمِ اللّهِ الَّذى لايَضُرُّ مَعَ اِسْمِهِ شَىْءٌ فِى الاَرْضِ وَلا فِى السَّمآءِ وَ هُوَ السَّميعُ الْعَليمُ

Sixteenth: Al-Kulayni, Ibn Baabwayh, and other scholars have reported through authenticated and valid chains of authority that Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) says: Prophet Noah (a.s.) was described as most grateful servant (indication of Qur’an, 17:3), because he used to say the following doxology every morning and evening:

اَللّهُمَّ اِنّى اُشْهِدُكَ اَنَّهُ ما اَمْسى وَ اَصْبَحَ بى مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ اَو عافِيَةٍ فى دينٍ اَوْ دُنْيا فَمِنْكَ وَحْدَكَ لاشَريكَ لَكَ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَ لَكَ الشُّكْرُ بِها عَلَىَّ حَتّى تَرْضى اِلهَنا.

According to other narrations, Prophet Noah (a.s.) used to repeat the following doxology ten times every morning and evening:

اَللّهُمَّ اِنَّهُ ما اَصْبَحَ بى مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ اَوْ عافِيَةٍ فى دينٍ اَوْ دُنْيا فَمِنْكَ وَحْدَكَ لاشَريكَ لَكَ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَ لَكَ الشُّكْرُ بِها عَلَىَّ حَتّى تَرْضى وَ بَعْدَ الرِّضا

However, to say any of the two doxological formulas is good.

DUA FOR SAFETY FROM ALL BEASTS, EVILS OF SATAN, THIEVES & DEMONS

Seventeenth: Al-Kulayni and al-Barqi have reported through valid chains of authority that Imam al-Sadiq and Imam al-Kazim (a.s.) said: When evening falls and you look at the sun setting and falling, you may say the following words, because they secure you from all beasts, from the evils of Satan the accursed and his offspring, from whatever bites and stings, and from thieves and demons:

بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحيمِ اَلْحَمْدُلِلّهِ الَّذى لَمْ يَتّخِذْ وَلَداً وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شَريكٌ فِى الْمُلْكِ وَالْحَمْدُلِلَّهِ الَّذى يَصِفُ وَلا يُوصَفُ وَ يَعْلَمُ وَلايُعْلَمُ يَعْلَمُ خآئِنَةَ الاَعْيُنِ وَ ما تُخْفِى الصُّدُورُ وَ اَعُوذُ بِوَجْهِاللّٰهِ الْكَريمِ وَ بِاسْمِاللّٰهِ الْعَظيمِ مِنْ شَرِّ ما ذَرَءَ وَ بَرَءَ وَ مِنْ شَرِّ ما تَحْتَ الثَّرى وَ مِنْ شَرِّ ما ظَهَرَ وَ ما بَطَنَ وَ مِنْ شَرِّ ما كانَ فِى اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهارِ وَ مِنْ شَرِّ اَبى قِتْرَةَ وَ ما وَلَدَ وَ مِن شَرِّ الرَّسيسِ وَ مِنْ شَرِّ ما وَصَفْتُ وَ ما لَمْ اَصِفْ وَالْحَمْدُلِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعالَمينَ

Eighteenth: Al-Kulayni has reported through a valid chain of authority that Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) said: Whoever prays Almighty Allah with this supplicatory prayer in the morning will not be afflicted by any harm on that day, and whoever says it in the evening will not be afflicted by any harm at that night, Allah willing:

اَللّهُمَّ اِنّى اَصْبَحْتُ فى ذِمَّتِكَ وَ جِوارِكَ اَللّهُمَّ اِنّى اَسْتَوْدِعُكَ دينى وَ نَفْسى وَ دُنْياىَ وَ آخِرَتى وَ اَهْلى وَ مالى وَ اَعُوذُبِكَ يا عَظيمُ مِنْ شَرِّ خَلْقِكَ جَميعاً وَ اَعُوذُبِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ ما يُبْلِسُ بِهِ اِبْليسُ وَ جُنُودُهُ

Nineteenth: Al-Kulayni has reported through a semi-authentic chain of authority that a man came to Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) and asked him to teach him a supplicatory prayer he would say every morning and evening. The Imam (a.s.) therefore instructed him to say the following:

اَلْحَمْدُلِلَّهِ الَّذى يَفْعَلُ ما يَشآءُ وَلايَفْعَلُ ما يَشآءُ غَيْرُهُ اَلْحَمْدُلِلَّهِ كَما يُحِبُّ اللّهُ اَنْ يُحْمَدَ اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَما هُوَ اَهْلُهُ اَللّهُمَّ اَدْخِلْنى فى كُلِّ خَيْرٍ اَدْخَلْتَ فيهِ مُحَمَّداً وَ آلَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اَخْرِجْنى مِنْ كُلِّ سُوَّءٍ اَخْرَجْتَ مِنْهُ مُحَمَّداً وَ آلَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللّهُ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

Twentieth: In the book of al-Balad al-Amin, the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) is reported to have said: Whoever repeats this saying (composed of Quranic verses) seven times in the morning, Almighty Allah will save him that whole day:

فَاللّهُ خَيْرٌ حافِظاً وَ هُوَ اَرْحَمُ الرّاحِمينَ اِنَّ وَلِيِّىَ اللّٰهُ الَّذى نَزَّلَ الْكِتابَ وَ هُوَ يَتَوَلَّى الصّالِحينَ فَاِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَقُلْ حَسْبِىَ اللّٰهُ لا اِلهَ اِلاّ هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَ هُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظيمِ

SALAWAT OF IMMENSE REWARDS

Twenty-first: In reliable books, it is recorded that whoever invokes blessings upon the Holy Prophet and his Household by repeating the following invocation three times in the morning and three times in the evening, his sins will be forgiven, his pleasure will be kept on, his prayers will be responded, his sustenance will be expanded, he will be supported against his enemies, and he will accompany the Holy Prophet in the gardens of Paradise:

اللّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ فِى الاَوَّلينَ وَ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ فِى الاْخِرينَ وَ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ فِى الْمَلاَءِ الاَعْلى وَ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ فِى الْمُرْسَلينَ اَللّهُمَّ اَعْطِ مُحَمَّداً الْوَسيلَةَ وَ الشَّرَفَ وَالْفَضيلَةَ وَالدَّرَجَةَ الْكَبيرَةَ اللّهُمَّ اِنّى آمَنْتُ بِمُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ وَ لَمْ اَرَهُ فَلا تَحْرِمْنى يَوْمَ الْقِيمَةِ رُؤْيَتَهُ وَارْزُقْنى صُحْبَتَهُ وَ تَوفَّنى عَلى مِلَّتِهِ وَاسْقِنى مَنْ حَوْضِهِ مَشْرَباً رَوِيّاً سآئِغاً هَنيئَّاً لا اَظْمَاءُ بَعْدَهُ اَبَداً اِنَّكَ عَلى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَديرٌ اَللّهُمَّ كَما آمَنْتُ بِمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ لَمْ اَرَهُ فَاَرِنى فِى الْجِنانِ وَجْهَهُ اَللّهُمَّ بَلِّغْ رُوحَ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنّى تَحِيَّةً كَثيرَةً وَ سَلاماً.

This invocation of blessings upon the Holy Prophet and his Household has been also reported by al-Kaf’ami from Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) adding that whoever wishes to please the Holy Prophet and his Household should invoke blessings upon them using this form of invocation.

It is worthy reminding that there are still too many supplications to be said in mornings and evenings, but not all of them can be comprised by this brief book. More ten supplications will be later on cited in this book. These supplications have been also mentioned in my book of Mafatih al-Jinan within the recommended acts on the ‘Arafat Day.

If possible, you may also say the supplicatory prayers known as Dua al-Ashraat, Dua Yastashir, Dua al-Nur, and Dua al-’Ahd all of which have been mentioned in Mafatih al-Jinan. In the same book too, within the etiquettes of the soil of Imam al-Husayn’s tomb (i.e. turbat al-husayn), I have mentioned a supplicatory prayer to be said every morning and evening while having in the hand a rosary made of clay taken from Imam al-Husayn’s tomb, because this supplicatory prayer, which begins with the following statement, saves from all fearful things:

اصبحت الّلهمّ معتصما بدمامك ...

DUAS FOR EACH HOUR OF THE DAY

Shaykh al-Tusi, Sayyid Ibn Baqi, and Shaykh al-Kaf’ami have divided the day into twelve hours, dedicating each hour to one of the Twelve Imams (a.s.) and mentioning an advocacy-seeking supplication (i.e. tawassul) addressed to the Imam of that hour. Although these master scholars have not mentioned any tradition that is reported from the Holy Imams (a.s.) about this division, we, depending on the high regard of these scholars, can say that they would never say or do anything unless they had acquainted themselves with a narration indicating that saying or deed. However, in this brief book, I will mention only the supplicatory prayers that I have quoted from the book of Misbah al-Mutahajjid (by Shaykh al-Tusi).

DUA FOR THE FIRST HOUR

The first hour of the day, which is the space of time between dawn and sunrise, is dedicated to Imam AliAmeer al-Momineen(a.s.). The supplication at this hour is as follows:

اَللّهُمَّ رَبَّ الْبَهآءِ وَالْعَظَمَةِ وَالْكِبْريآءِ وَالسُّلْطانِ اَظْهَرْتَ الْقُدْرَةَ كَيْفَ شِئْتَ وَ مَنَنْتَ عَلى عِبادِكَ بِمَعْرِفَتِكَ وَ تَسَلَّطْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِجَبَرُوتِكَ وَ عَلَّمْتَهُمْ شُكْرَ نِعْمَتِكَ اَللّهُمَّ فَبِحَقِّ عَلِي الْمُرْتَضى لِلدّينِ وَالْعالِمِ بِالْحُكْمِ وَ مَجارِى التُّقى اِمامِ الْمُتَّقينَ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ فِى الاَوَّلينَ وَالاْ خِرينَ وَ اُقَدِّمُهُ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ حَوآئِجى اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اَنْ تَفْعَلَ بى كَذا وَ كَذا

You may now mention your needs.

DUA FOR THE SECOND HOUR

The second hour, which is the space of time between sunrise and disappearance of the redness of the sun, is dedicated to Imam al-Hasan ibn Ali(a.s.). The following is the supplication at this hour:

اَللّهُمَّ لَبِسْتَ بَهآئَكَ فى اَعْظَمِ قُدْرَتِكَ وَ صَفا نُورُكَ فى اَنْوَرِ ضَوْئِكَ وَ فاضَ عِلْمُكَ حِجابَكَ وَ خَلَّصْتَ فيهِ اَهْلَ الثِّقَةِ بِكَ عِنْدَ جُودِكَ فَتَعالَيْتَ فى كِبْرِيآئِكَ عُلُوّاً عَظُمَتْ فيهِ مِنَّتُكَ عَلى اَهْلِ طاعَتِكَ فَباهَيْتَ بِهِمْ اَهْلَ سَمواتِكَ بِمِنَّتِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ اَللّهُمَّ فَبِحَقِّ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِي عَلَيْكَ اَسْئَلُكَ وَ بِهِ اَسْتَغيثُ اِلَيْكَ وَاُقِدِّمُهُ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ حَوآئِجى اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اَنْ تَفْعَلَ بى كَذا وَ كَذا

You may now mention your needs.

DUA FOR THE THIRD HOUR

The third hour, which is from disappearance of the ray of the sun to the rising of the daylight, is dedicated to Imam al-Husayn ibn Ali(a.s.). The following is the supplication at this hour:

يا مَنْ تَجَبَّرَ فَلا عَيْنٌ تَراهُ يا مَنْ تَعَظَّمَ فَلا تَخْطُرُ الْقُلُوبُ بِكُنْهِهِ يا حَسَنَ الْمَنِّ يا حَسَنَ التَّجاوُزِ يا حَسَنَ الْعَفْوِ يا جَوادُ يا كَريمُ يا مَنْ لا يُشْبِهُهُ شَىْءٌ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ يا مَنْ مَنَّ عَلى خَلْقِهِ بِاَوْلِيآئِهِ اِذْاِرْتَضيهُمْ لِدينِهِ وَ اَدَّبَ بِهِمْ عِبادَهُ وَ جَعَلَهُمْ حُجَجاً مَنّاً مِنْهُ عَلى خَلْقِهِ اَسْئَلُكَ بِحَقِّ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِي عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلامُ السِّبْطِ التّابِعِ لِمَرْضاتِكَ وَ النّاصِحِ فى دينِكَ وَالدَّليلِ عَلى ذاتِكَ اَسْئَلُكَ بِحَقِّهِ وَ اُقَدِّمُهُ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ حَوآئِجى اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اَنْ تَفْعَلَ بى كَذا وَ كَذا

You may now mention your needs.

DUA FOR THE FOURTH HOUR

The fourth hour is the space of time between the rise of daylight up to midday. It is dedicated to Imam Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.). The following is the supplication at this hour:

اَللّهُمَّ صَفا نُورُكَ فى اَتَمِّ عَظَمَتِكَ وَ عَلا ضِيآؤُكَ فى اَبْهى ضَوْئِكَ اَسْئَلُكَ بِنُورِكَ الَّذى نَوَّرْتَ بِهِ السَّمواتِ وَ الاَرَضينَ وَ قَصَمْتَ بِهِ الْجَبابِرَةَ وَاَحْيَيْتَ بِهِ الاَمْواتَ وَ اَمَتَّ بِهِ الاَحْيآءَ وَ جَمَعْتَ بِهِ الْمُتَفَرِّقَ وَ فَرَّقْتَ بِهِ الْمُجْتَمِعَ وَ اَتْمَمْتَ بِهِ الْكَلِماتِ وَ اَقَمْتَ بِهِ السَّمواتِ اَسْئَلُكَ بِحَقِّ وَلِيِّكَ عَلِىِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِعليه السلام الذّآبِّ عَنْ دينِكَ وَالْمُجاهِدِ فى سَبيلِكَ وَ اُقَدِّمُهُ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ حَوآئِجى اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اَنْ تَفْعَلَ بى كَذا وَ كَذا

You may now mention your needs.

DUA FOR THE FIFTH HOUR

The fifth hour of the day, which is the space of time between midday and the amount of four units of prayer after midday, is dedicated to Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (a.s.). The supplication at this hour is as follows:

اَللّهُمَّ رَبَّ الضِّيآءِ وَالْعَظَمَةِ وَالنُّورِ وَالْكِبْرِيآءِ وَالسُّلْطانِ تَجَبَّرْتَ بِعَظَمَةِ بَهآئِكَ وَ مَنَنْتَ عَلى عِبادِكَ بِرَاْفَتِكَ وَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَ دَلَلْتَهُمْ عَلى مَوْجُودِ رِضاكَ وَ جَعَلْتَ لَهُمْ دَليلاً يَدُلُّهُمْ عَلى مَحَبَّتِكَ وَ يُعَلِّمُهُمْ مَحآبَّكَ وَ يَدُلُّهُمْ عَلى مَشِيَّتِكَ اَللّهُمَّ فَبِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِي عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ وَ اُقَدِّمُهُ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ حَوآئِجى اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اَنْ تَفْعَلَ بى كَذا وَ كَذا

You may now mention your needs.

DUA FOR THE SIXTH HOUR

The sixth hour, which is the space of time between the amount of four units of prayer before midday up to the time of the Noon Prayer, is dedicated to Imam Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Sadiq(a.s.). The supplication at this hour is the following:

يا مَنْ لَطُفَ عَنْ اِدْراكِ الاَوْهامِ يا مَنْ كَبُرَ عَنْ مَوْجُودِ الْبَصَرِ يا مَنْ تَعالى عَنِ الصِّفاتِ كُلِّها يا مَنْ جَلَّ عَنْ مَعانِى اللُّطْفِ وَ لَطُفَ عَنْ مَعانِى الْجَلالِ اَسْئَلُكَ بِنُورِ وَجْهِكَ وَ ضِيآءِ كِبْرِيآئِكَ وَ اَسْئَلُكَ بِحَقِّ عَظَمَتِكَ الْعافِيَةَ مِنْ نارِكَ وَ اَسْئَلُكَ بِحَقِّ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْكَ وَ اُقَدِّمُهُ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ حَوآئِجى اَنْ تُصَلِّى عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اَنْ تَفْعَلَ بى كَذا وَ كَذا

You may now mention your needs.

DUA FOR THE SEVENTH HOUR

The seventh hour, which is the space of time between the Noon Prayer and the amount of four units of prayer before afternoon, is dedicated to Imam Musa ibn Ja’far al-Kazim (a.s.). The supplication at this hour is as follows:

يا مَنْ تَكَبَّرَ عَنِ الاَوْهامِ صُورَتُهُ يا مَنْ تَعالى عَنِ الصِّفاتِ نُورُهُ يا مَنْ قَرُبَ عِنْدَ دُعآءِ خَلْقِهِ يا مَنْ دَعاهُ الْمُضْطَرُّونَ وَ لَجَاَ اِلَيْهِ الْخائِفُونَ وَ سَئَلَهُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَ عَبَدَهُ الشّاكِرُونَ وَ حَمِدَهُ الْمُخْلِصُونَ اَسْئَلُكَ بِحَقِّ نُورِكَ الْمُضيىَّءِ وَ بِحَقِّ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْكَ وَ اَتَقَرَّبُ بِهِ اِلَيْكَ وَ اُقَدِّمُهُ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ حَوْآئِجى اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اَنْ تَفْعَلَ بى كَذا وَ كَذا

You may now mention your needs.

DUA FOR THE EIGHTH HOUR

The eighth hour, which is the space of time between the amount of four units of prayer after the Noon Prayer and the Afternoon Prayer, is dedicated to Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Rida(a.s.). The supplication at this hour is the following:

يا خَيْرَ مَدْعُوٍّ يا خَيْرَ مَنْ اَعْطى يا خَيْرَ مَنْ سُئِلَ يا مَنْ اَضآءَ بِاسْمِهِ ضَوْءُ النَّهارِ وَ اَظْلَمَ بِهِ ظُلْمَةُ اللَّيْلِ وَ سالَ بِاسْمِهِ وابِلُ السَّيْلِ وَ رَزَقَ اَوْلِيآئَهُ كُلَّ خَيْرٍ يا مَنْ عَلاَ السَّمواتِ نُورُهُ وَ الاَرْضَ ضَوْئُهُ وَالشَّرْقَ وَالْغَرْبَ رَحْمَتُهُ يا واسِعَ الْجُودِ اَسْئَلُكَ بِحَقِّ عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسىَ الرِّضا عَليهِمَا السَّلامُ وَ اُقَدِّمُهُ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ حَوآئِجى اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اَنْ تَفْعَلَ بى كَذا وَ كَذا

You may now mention your needs.

DUA FOR THE NINETH HOUR

The ninth hour, which is the space of time between the Afternoon Prayer up to two hours after that, is dedicated to Imam Muhammad ibn Ali al-Taqi(a.s.). The supplication at this hour is as follows:

يا مَنْ دَعاهُ الْمُضْطَرُّونَ فَاَجابَهُمْ وَالْتَجَاَ اِلَيْهِالْخائِفُونَ فَامَنَهُمْ وَعَبَدَهُ الطّائِعُونَ فَشَكَرهُمْوَشَكَرَهُالْمُؤْمِنُونَ فَحَباهُمْ وَ اَطاعُوهُ فَعَصَمَهُمْ وَ سَئَلُوهُ فَاَعْطاهُمْ وَ نَسُوْا نِعَمَتَهُ فَلَمْ يُخْلِ شُكْرَهُ مِنْ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَامْتَنَّ عَلَيْهِمْ فَلَمْ يَجْعَلِ اسْمَهَ مَنْسِيّاً عِنْدَهُمْ اَسْئَلُكَ بِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِي عَلَيهِمَا السَّلامُ حُجِّتِكَ الْبالِغَةِ وَ نِعْمَتِكَ السّابِغَةِ وَ مَحَجَّتِكَ الْواضِحَةِ وَ اُقَدِّمُهُ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ حَوآئِجى اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اَنْ تَفْعَلَ بى كَذا وَ كَذا

You may now mention your needs.

DUA FOR THE TENTH HOUR

The tenth hour, which is the space of time between two hours after the Afternoon Prayer and the time before the sun is colored yellowish, is dedicated to Imam Ali ibn Muhammad al-Naqi(a.s.). The following is the supplication at this hour:

يا مَنْ عَلا فَعَظُمَ يا مَنْ تَسَلَّطَ فَتَجَبَّرَ وَ تَجَبَّرَ فَتَسَلَّطَ يا مَنْ عَزَّ فَاسْتَكْبَرَ فى عِزِّهِ يا مَنْ مَدَّ الظِّلَ عَلى خَلْقِهِ يا مَنْ اِمْتَنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ عَلى عَبادِهِ يا عَزيزاً ذَا انْتِقامٍ يا مُنْتَقِماً بِعِزَّتِهِ مِنْ اَهْلِ الشِّرْكِ اَسْئَلُكَ بِحَقِّ عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلامُ وَ اُقَدِّمُهُ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ حَوآئِجى اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اَنْ تَفْعَلَ بى كَذا وَ كَذا

You may now mention your needs.

DUA FOR THE ELEVENTH HOUR

The eleventh hour, which extends from the time before the yellowishing of the sun up to the time when it is colored yellowish, is dedicated to Imam al-Hasan ibn Ali al-’Askari(a.s.). The supplication at this hour is the following:

يا اَوَّلاً بِلا اَوَّلِيَّةٍ وَ آخِراً بِلا آخِرِيَّةٍ يا قَيُّوماً بِلا مُنْتَهى لِقِدَمِهِ يا عَزيزاً بِلاَ انْقِطاعٍ لِعِزَّتِهِ يا مُتَسَلِّطاً بِلا ضَعْفٍ مِنْ سُلْطانِهِ يا كَريماً بِدَوامِ نِعْمَتِهِ يا جَبّاراً وَ مُعِزّاً لاَِوْلِيائِهِ يا خَبيراً بِعِلْمِهِ يا عَليماً بِقُدْرَتِهِ يا قَديراً بِذاتِهِ اَسْئَلُكَ بِحَقِّ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِي عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلامُ وَ اُقَدِّمُهُ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ حَوآئِجى اَنْ تُصَلِىَّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اَنْ تَفْعَلَ بى كَذا وَكَذا

You may now mention your needs.

DUA FOR THE TWELFTH HOUR

The twelfth hour of the day begins with the sun coloring yellowish and ends with sunset. This hour is dedicated to Imam al-Mahdi the Patron of the Age (a.s.), and the following is the supplication at this hour:

يا مَنْ تَوَحَّدَ بِنَفْسِهِ عَنْ خَلْقِهِ يا مَنْ غَنِىَ عَنْ خَلْقِهِ بِصُنْعِهِ يا مَنْ عَرَّفَ نَفْسَهُ خَلْقَهُ بِلُطْفِهِ يا مَنْ سَلَكَ بِاَهْلِ طاعَتِهِ مَرْضاتَهُ يا مَنْ اَعانَ اَهْلَ مَحَبَّتِهِ عَلى شُكْرِهِمْ يا مَنْ مَنَّ عَلَيْهِمْ بِدينِهِ وَ لَطُفَ لَهُمْ بِنآئِلِهِ اَسْئَلُكَ بِحَقِّ الْخَلَفِ الصّالِحِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ وَ اَتَضَرَّعُ اِلَيْكَ بِهِ وَ اُقَدِّمُهُ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ حَوآئِجى اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اَنْ تَفْعَلَ بى كَذا وَ كَذا اَللّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ اُولِى الاَمْرِ الَّذينَ اَمَرْتَ بِطاعَتِهِمْ وَ اُولِى الاَرْحامِ الَّذينَ اَمَرْتَ بِصِلَتِهِمْ وَ ذَوِى الْقُرْبَى الَّذينَ اَمَرْتَ بِمَودَّتِهِمْ وَ الْمَوالىِ الَّذينَ اَمَرْتَ بِعِرْفانِ حَقِّهِمْ وَ اَهْلِ الْبَيْتِ الَّذينَ اَذْهَبْتَ عَنْهُمُ الرِّجْسَ وَ طَهَّرْتَهُمْ تَطْهيراً اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اَنْ تَفْعَلَ بى كَذا وَ كَذا

You may now mention your needs.

DUA OF EXALTATION

In his book of Miqbas al-Masabih, ‘Allamah al-Majlisi says: Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) is reported through valid chains of authority to have said: There are three hours at night and three others at day at which Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, glorifies Himself. The three hours of days begin when the sun in the east side is in the same rising in the afternoon on the other (west) side; that is at early forenoon. The three hours of night begin at the last third of night up to dawn. Any servant glorifies Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, at these hours with full heart presence, Almighty Allah will settle his needs, and if he is unhappy (because of sinning), I expect that he will be made happy.

It is most suitable to say the following words of glorification at these hours:

اَنْتَ اللّٰهُ لااِلهَ اِلاّ اَنْتَ رَبُّ الْعالَمينَ اَنْتَ اللّٰهُ لا اِلهَ اِلاّ اَنْتَ الرَّحْمنُ الرَّحيمُ اَنْتَ اللّٰهُ لا اِلهَ اِلاّ اَنْتَ الْعَلِىُّ الْكَبيرُ اَنْتَ اللّٰهُ لا اِلهَ اِلاّ اَنْتَ مَلِكُ يَوْمِ الدّينِ اَنْتَ اللّٰهُ لا اِلهَ اِلاّ اَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحيمُ اَنْتَ اللّٰهُ لا اِلهَ اِلاّ اَنْتَ الْعَزيزُ الْحَكيمُ اَنْتَ اللّٰهُ لا اِلهَ اِلاّ اَنْتَ مِنْكَ بَدْءُ الْخَلْقِ وَ اِلَيْكَ يَعُودُ اَنْتَ اللّٰهُ الَّذى لا اِلهَ اِلاّ اَنْتَ لَمْ تَزَلْ وَ لاتَزالُ اَنْتَ اللّٰهُ الَّذى لا اِلهَ اِلاّ اَنْتَ خالِقُ الْخَيْرِ وَالشَّرِّ، اَنْتَ اللّٰهُ لا اِلهَ اِلاّ اَنْتَ خالِقُ الْجَنَّةِ وَالنّارِ اَنْتَ اللّهُ لا اِلهَ اِلاّ اَنْتَ الاَحَدُ الصَّمَدُ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَ لَمْ يُولَدْ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُواً اَحَدٌ اَنْتَ اللّٰهُ لا اِلهَ اِلاّ اَنْتَ الْمَلِكُ الْقُدُّوسُ السَّلامُ الْمُؤْمِنُ الْمُهَيْمِنُ الْعَزيزُ الْجَبّارُ الْمُتَكَبِّرُ سُبْحانَ اللّٰهِ عَمّا يُشْرِكُونَ اَنْتَاللّٰهُ الْخالِقُ الْبارِئُ الْمُصَوِّرُ لَكَ الاَسْماَّءُ الْحُسْنى يُسَبِّحُ لَكَ ما فِى السَّمواتِ وَالاَرْضِ وَ اَنْتَ الْعَزيزُ الْحَكيمُ اَنْتَ اللّٰهُ لا اِلهَ اِلاّ اَنْتَ الْكَبيرُ الْمُتَعالِ وَالْكِبْرِيآءُ رِدآوُكَ

EVERYDAY SUPPLICATIONS

Ibn Baabwayh reports Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) to have said: Any servant (of God) that repeats the following supplication seven times everyday, Hellfire will ask Almighty Allah to protect him against it:

اَسْئَلُ اللّٰهَ الْجَنَّةَ وَ اَعُوذُ بِاللّهِ مِنَ النّارِ

Through another valid chain of authority, Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) is also reported to have said: Almighty Allah will certainly forgive any believer who commits forty grand sins every day and night but he then feels sorry for that and prays Almighty Allah to forgive him by saying the following imploration of forgiveness:

اَسْتَغْفِرُاللّٰهَ الَّذى لا اِلهَ اِلاّ هُوَ الْحَىُّ الْقَيُّومُ بَديعُ السَّمواتِ وَالاَرْضِ ذُوالْجَلالِ وَالاِكْرامِ وَ اَسْئَلُهُ اَنْ يَتُوبَ عَلَىَّ

Through another valid chain of authority, Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) is also reported to have said: He who repeats the following doxology seven times everyday is considered to have thanked Almighty Allah as it should be for the past and the coming graces:

اَلْحَمْدُلِلَّهِ عَلى كُلِّ نِعْمَةٍ كانَتْ اَوْ هِىَ كائِنَةٌ

Through another valid chain of authority, Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) is also reported to have said: He who repeats the following supplication twenty-five times every day, Almighty Allah will record for him rewards as many as the number of all believers that have passed and all believers that will exist up to the Resurrection Day, will erase sins of the same number that he committed, and will raise him ranks of the same number, too:

اَللّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْمُؤْمِنينَ وَ الْمُؤْمِناتِ وَالْمُسْلِمينَ وَ الْمُسْلِماتِ

Through another valid chain of authority, Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) is also reported to have said: He who repeats the following litany ten times every day, Almighty Allah will fend off from him seventy kinds of tribulations the easiest of which is distress (or, according to another narration, he will never be afflicted by poverty):

لا حول و لا قوّة الاّ باللّه

Al-Kulayni, al-Yabrisi, and other scholars have reported through many chains of authority, some of which are acceptable (hasan) and others are valid, that Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) said that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) used to repeat the following two supplicatory statements seventy times each:

استغفر اللّه اتبو الى اللّه

In the books of Kashf al-Ghummah and al-Amali by Shaykh al-Tusi, it is reported through a valid chain of authority that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said: He who repeats the following statement one hundred times every day, will be secured against poverty and loneliness in grave, will be granted richness, and the doors to Paradise will be opened before him:

لا اله‏ الاّ اللّه الملك الحقّ المبين

However, this statement has been mentioned in the book of al-Amali as follows:

لا اله الاّ اللّه الملك الحقّ المبين

According to the narration mentioned in the books of Thawab al-A’mal and al-Mahasin, this statement is repeated thirty times.

AN EFFECTIVE DAILY PRAYER

In his book of al-Da’awat, al-Qutb al-Rawandi reports Imam al-Rida(a.s.) to have quoted the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) as saying: He who wishes that his status in the Highest Group excels the status of the warriors for Allah’s sake, must repeat the following words of glorification every day. If he has a request to be granted, it will be granted; if he has an enemy to overcome, his enemy will be suppressed; if he has a debt to be settled, his debt will be settled; if he passes by an agony, he will be relieved; and his words will penetrate the Seven Skies to be written down in the Reserved Tablet (al-lawh al-mahfuz):

سُبْحان َاللّٰهِ كَما يَنْبَغى لِلَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُلِلَّهِ كَما يَنْبَغى لِلَّهِ وَ لا اِلهَ اِلا اللّٰهُ كَما يَنْبَغى لِلَّهِ وَاللّٰهُ اَكْبَرُ كَما يَنْبَغى لِلَّهِ وَ لا حَوْلَ وَ لا قُوَّةَ اِلاّ بِالِلَّهِ وَ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِىِّ وَ عَلى اَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ وَ جَميعِ الْمُرْسَلينَ وَالنَّبِيّينَ حَتّى يَرْضَى اللّٰهُ.