DUA OF IMAM HUSAYN (A) ON THE DAY OF ASHURA

This is the supplicatory prayer the Holy Prophet (s) said on the days of the Battle of Badr and the Battle of the Allies (i.e. al-Ahzab). The chief of martyrs; namely, Imam al-Husayn (‘a), also said this supplicatory prayer in Karbala’ on the ‘Ashura’ Day.

Furthermore, two more supplicatory prayers were said by Imam al-Husayn (‘a) on that day. The first one is the supplicatory prayer he taught to his son Imam Zayn al-’Abidin (‘a) when he embraced him to his chest while blood was gushing from his body. Used in urgent cases, intense grief, harsh times, and difficult matters, the supplicatory prayer intended is as follows:

بِحَقِّ يسَّ وَالْقُرْآنِ الْحَكيمِ وَ بِحَقِّ طه وَ الْقُرْآنِ الْعَظيمِ يا مَنْ يَقْدِرُ عَلى حَوآئِجِ السّآئِلينَ يا مَنْ يَعْلَمُ ما فِى الضَّميرِ يا مُنَفِّساً عَنِ الْمَكْرُوبينَ يا مُفَرِّجاً عَنِ الْمَغْمُومينَ يا راحِمَ الشَّيْخِ الْكَبيرِ يا رازِقَ الطِّفْلِ الصَّغيرِ يا مَنْ لايَحْتاجُ اِلَى التَّفْسيرِ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَافْعَلْ بى كَذا و كَذا

One may now submit his requests.

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

رَبِّ لاتَكِلْنى اِلى نَفْسى طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ اَبَدَاً لا اَقَلَّ مِنْ ذلِكَ وَلا اَكْثَرَ

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

اِرْحَمْنى مِمّا لاطاقَةَ لى بِهِ وَلاصَبْرَ لى عَلَيْهِ

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

اَللّهُمَّ اِنّى اسْئَلُكَ بِجَلالِكَ وَ جَمالِكَ وَ كَرَمِكَ اَنْ تَفْعَلَ بى كَذا وَ كَذا

One may now submit his requests.

Eighth: Fazl ibn Yunus has reported that Imam al-Kazim (‘a) advised him to repeat this supplicatory prayer very much:

الّلهمّ لا تجعلنى من المعارين‏ و لا تخرجنى من التّقتصير

To explain, the first statement is a prayer for not including with those whose faith is as irregular as loans, which means that faith is not fixed in their hearts. However, the statement may also stand for a prayer for not including with those whom are relegated to themselves and Allah the Almighty has no interference in their affairs, just like a horse whose rein is thrown freely on its wither and is left to graze uncontrollably.

The second statement is a prayer for not including with those who feel themselves to have carried out their duties towards their Lord flawlessly. In fact, one must always feel that he cannot carry out his duties towards his Lord fully whatever efforts he would exert.

Ninth: Imam al-Baqir (‘a) is reported to have said: Almighty Allah has forgiven a Bedouin man for two words he said in his supplicatory prayer. These two words are as follows:

اَللّهُمَّ اِنْ تُعَذِّبْنى فَاَهْلٌ لِذلِكَ اَنَا وَ اِنْ تَغْفِرْلى فَاَهْلٌ لِذلِكَ اَنْتَ

Tenth: Dawud al-Raqqi has said: Whenever he insisted in prayers, Imam al-Sadiq (‘a) would pray Almighty Allah in the name of the Five Persons: the Holy Prophet, Imam ‘Ali, Lady Fatimah, Imam al-Hasan, and Imam al-Husayn, peace be upon them.

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

اللّهمّ ارزقهم صدق الحديث،و اداء الامانة،و المحافظة على الصّلوات،الّلهمّ انّهم احقّ خلقك‏ ان تفعله بهم،الّلهم افعله بهم.

Twelfth: Say this supplicatory prayer, which Imam ‘Ali Amir al-Mu’minin (‘a) used to say:

اَللّهُمَّ مُنَّ عَلَىَّ بِالتَّوَكَّلِ عَلَيْكَ وَالتَّفْويضِ اِلَيْكَ وَالرِّضا بِقَدَرِكَ وَ التَّسْليمِ لاَِمْرِكَ حَتّى لا اُحِبَّ تَعْجيلَ ما اَخَّرْتَ وَ لاتَاْخيرَ ما عَجَّلْتَ يا رَبَّ الْعالَمينَ

Thirteenth: It is reported that Archangel Gabriel came to the Holy Prophet (s) and conveyed to him the following message from Almighty Allah: If you want to worship Me a whole night and a whole day perfectly, you may raise your hands towards Me and say this supplicatory prayer:

اَللّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ حَمْداً خالِداً مَعَ خُلُودِكَ وَ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ حَمْداً لا مُنْتَهى لَهُ دُونَ عِلْمِكَ وَ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ حَمْداً لا اَمَدَ لَهُ دُونَ مَشِيَّتِكَ وَ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ حَمْداً لاجَزآءَ لِقآئِلِهِ اِلاّ رِضاكَ اَللّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ كُلُّهُ وَ لَكَ الْمَنُّ كُلُّهُ وَ لَكَ الْفَخْرُ كُلُّهُ وَ لَكَ الْبَهاَّءُ كُلُّهُ وَلَكَ الْنُّورُ كُلُّهُ وَ لَكَ الْعِزَّةُ كُلُّها وَ لَكَ الجَبَروُتُ كُلُّها وَ لَكَ الْعَظَمَةُ كُلُّها وَ لَكَ الدُّنْيا كُلُّها وَ لَكَ الاْخِرَةُ كُلُّها و لَكَ اللَّيْلُ وَالنَّهارُ كُلُّهُ وَ لَكَ الْخَلْقُ كُلُّهُ وَ بِيَدِكَ الْخَيْرُ كُلُّهُ وَ اِلَيْكَ يَرْجِعُ الاَْمْرُ كُلُّهُ عَلانِيَتُهُ وَ سِرُّهُ اَللّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ حَمْداً اَبَداً اَنْتَ حَسَنُ الْبَلاَّءِ جَليلُ الثَّناءِ سابِغُ النَّعْم آءِعَدْلُ الْقَضآءِ جَزيلُ الْعَطآءِ حَسَنُ الاْلاَّءِ اِلهٌ فِى الاَْرْضِ وَ اِلهٌ فِى السَّمآءِ اَللّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ فِى السَّبْعِ الشِّدادِ وَ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ فِى الاَْرْضِ الْمِهادِ وَ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ طاقَةَ الْعِبادِ وَ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ سَعَةَ الْبِلادِ وَ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ فِى الْجِبالِ الاَْوْتادِ وَ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ فِى اللَّيْلِ اِذا يَغْشى وَ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ فِى النَّهارِ اِذا تَجَلّى وَ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ فِى الاْخِرَةِ وَ الاُْولى وَ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ فِى الْمَثانى وَالْقُرْآنِ الْعَظيمِ، وَ سُبْحانَ اللّٰهِ وَ بِحَمْدِهِ وَالاَرْضُ جَميعاً قَبْضَتُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيمَةِ وَالسَّمواتُ مَطْوِيّاتٌ بِيَمينِهِ سُبْحانَهُ وَ تَعالى عَمّا يُشْرِكُونَ سُبْحانَ اللّٰهِ وَ بِحَمْدِهِ كُلُّ شَيْئٍ هالِكٌ اِلاّ وَجْهَهُ سُبْحانَكَ رَبَّنا وَ تَعالَيْتَ وَ تَبارَكْتَ وَ تَقَدَّسْتَ خَلَقْتَ كُلَّ شَيْئٍ بِقُدْرَتِكَ وَ قَهَرْتَ كُلَّ شَيْئٍ بِعِزَّتِكَ وَ عَلَوْتَ فَوْقَ كُلِّ شَيْئٍ بِارْتِفاعِكَ وَ غَلَبْتَ كُلَّشَيْئٍ بِقُوَّتِكَ وَ ابْتَدَعْتَ كُلَّشَيْئٍ بِحِكْمَتِكَ وَ عِلْمِكَ وَ بَعَثْتَ الرُّسُلَ بِكُتُبِكَ وَ هَدَيْتَ الصّالِحينَبِاِذْنِكَ وَ اَيَّدْتَ الْمُؤْمنينَ بِنَصْرِكَ وَ قَهَرْتَ الْخَلْقَ بِسُلْطانِكَ لا اِلهَ اِلاّ اَنْتَ وَحْدَكَ لا شَريكَ لَكَ لا نَعْبُدُ غَيْرَكَ وَلانَسْئَلُ اِلاّ اِيّاكَ وَلانَرْغَبُ اِلاّ اِلَيْكَ اَنْتَ مَوْضِعُ شَكْوانا وَ مُنْتَهى رَغْبَتِنا وَ اِلهُنا وَ مَليكُنا