TAWASSUL WITH HOLY PROPHET (S) AND H. ALI (S)


Eighth: Imam Muhammad al-Taqi (‘a) is reported to have said: In order to reach at relief (from a trouble), it is recommended to say this supplicatory prayer regularly:

يا مَنْ يَكْفى مِنْ كُلِّشَىْءٍ وَلايَكْفى مِنْهُ شَيْى ءٌ اِكْفِنى ما اَهَمَّنى


Ninth: Imam Zayn al-’Abidin (‘a) is reported to have said to his sons: Whenever one of you is inflicted by a misfortune or troubled by a crisis, he should perform the ritual ablution (wuzu’) as perfectly as possible, offer a two-unit or four-unit prayer, and say the following supplicatory prayer thereafter:

يا مَوْضِعَ كُلِّ شَكْوى وَ يا سامِعَ كُلِّ نَجْوى وَ يا شاهِدَ كُلِّ مَلاٍَ وَ يا عالِمَ كُلِّ خَفِيَّةٍ وَ يا دافِعَ ما يَشآءُ مِنْ بَلِيَّةٍ يا خَليلَ اِبْراهيمَ وَ يا نَجِىَّ مُوسى وَ يا مُصْطَفِىَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ اَدْعُوكَ دُعآءَ مَنِ اشْتَدَّتْ فاقَتُهُ وَ قَلَّتْ و حيلَتُهُ وَ ضَعُفَتْ قُوَّتُهُ دُعآءَ الْغَريبِ الْغَريقِ الْمُضْطَرِّ الَّذى لايَجِدُ لِكَشْفِ ما هُوَ فيهِ اِلاّ اَنْتَ يا اَرْحَمَ الرّاحِمينَ

No one uses this supplicatory prayer but that Almighty Allah, if He wills, shall relieve him from what he is suffering.

Tenth: Imam al-Sadiq (‘a) is reported to have said: To remove any distress and grief, you may bathe yourself, offer a two-unit prayer, and say the following supplicatory prayer:

يا فارِجَ الْهَمِّ وَ يا كاشِفَ الْغَمِّ يا رَحْمنَ الدُّنْيا وَالاْخِرَةِ وَ رَحيمَهُما فَرِّجْ هَمّى وَاكْشِفْ غَمّى يا اَللَّهُ الْواحِدُ الاَْحَدُ الصَّمَدُ الَّذى لَمْ يَلِدْ وَ لَمْ يُولَدْ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُواً اَحَدٌ اِعْصِمْنى وَ طَهِّرْنى وَ اذْهَبْ بِبَلِيَّتى

You may then recite Ayah al-Kursi, Surah al-Falaq, and Surah al-Nas.

Eleventh: To pray for removing agony, it is reported that one may repeat the following supplicatory prayer one hundred times in a position of prostration:

يا حَىُّ يا قَيُّومُ يا لا اِلهَ اِلاّ اَنْتَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ اَسْتَغيثُ فَاكْفِنى ما اَهَمَّنى وَلا تَكِلْنى اِلى نَفْسى

Twelfth: Imam Musa ibn Ja’far (‘a) is reported to have said to Suma’ah: If you have an urgent need to be granted by Almighty Allah, you should say this supplicatory prayer:

اَللّهُمَّ اِنّى اَسْئَلُكَ بِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلِي فَاِنَّ لَهُما عِنْدَكَ شَاْناً مِنَ الشَّاْنِ وَ قَدْراً مِنَ الْقَدْرِ فَبِحَقِّ ذلِكَ الْشَّاْنِ وَ بِحَقِّ ذلِكَ الْقَدْرِ اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اَنْ تَفْعَلْ

You may now submit your request.

Indeed, on the Resurrection Day, all archangels, missioned prophets, and tested faithful believers will be in need for Muhammad and ‘Ali, Allah’s peace be upon them and their Household.

[The author of the book] Let me, the poor, refer to this tradition on this occasion:

Ibn Abi’l-Hadid has reported the following incident from Imam ‘Ali Amir al-Mu’minin (‘a): One day, I asked the Holy Prophet (s) to implore God to forgive me. Responding to me, the Holy Prophet (s) stood up, offered a prayer, and raised his hands for supplicating. Listening carefully to him, I heard him saying:

اَللّهُمَّ بِحَقِّ عَلِي عِنْدَكَ اِغْفِرْ لِعَلِي

Surprisingly, I said to him, “O Allah’s Messenger, what kind of supplication is this?” He (s) answered, “Can I find any other person who is dearer to Allah than you are so that I can beseech Him in his name?”

Within the supplicatory prayers of the Thanksgiving Prostration in the first section of the book, I have mentioned a number of related supplicatory prayers.