ANOTHER PRAYER FOR SETTLING THE NEEDS

This prayer has been reported by a big number of scholars, such as Shaykh al-Mufid, al-Tusi, Sayyid Ibn Tawus, and many others, from Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.). However, according to the report of Sayyid Ibn Tawus, the way of offering this prayer is as follows:

When you have an urgent need and you wish Almighty Allah to grant it for you, you may observe fasting on three successive days; Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. On Friday, you may bathe yourself, dress yourself with a new, clean costume, go up to the highest point in your house, and offer a two-unit prayer. Then, you may raise your hands towards the sky and say the following supplication:

اَللّهُمَّ اِنّى حَلَلْتُ بِساحَتِكَ لِمَعْرِفَتى بِوَحْدانِيَّتِكَ وَ صَمَدا نِيَّتِكَ وَ اَنَّهُ لا قادِراً عَلى قَضآءِ حاجَتى غَيْرُكَ وَ قَدْ عَلِمْتُ يا رَبِّ اَنَّهُ كُلَّما تَظاهَرَتْ نِعْمَتُكَ عَلَىَّ اشْتَدَّتْ فاقَتى اِلَيْكَ وَ قَدْ طَرَقَنى هَمُّ كَذا وَ كَذا

You should now mention your problem and then keep on, saying:

وَ اَنْتَ بِكَشْفِهِ عالِمٌ غَيْرُ مُعَلَّمٍ واسِعٌ غَيْرُ مُتَكَلِّفٍ فَاَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذى وَضَعْتَهُ عَلَى الْجِبالِ فَنُسِفَتْ وَ وَضَعْتَهُ عَلَى السَّمواتِ فَانْشَقَّتْ وَ عَلى النُّجُومِ فَانْتَثَرَتْ وَ عَلَى الاَْرْضِ فَسُطِحَتْ وَ اَسْئَلُكَ بِالْحَقِّ الَّذى جَعَلْتَهُ عِنْدَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ عِنْدَ عَلِىٍّ وَ الْحَسَنِ وَالْحُسَيْنِ وَ عَلِىٍّ وَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ جَعْفَرٍ وَ مُوسى وَ عَلِىٍّ وَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلِىٍّ وَالْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُجَّةِ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلامُ اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ وَ اَنْ تَقْضِىَ لى حاجَتى وَ تُيَسِّرَلى عَسيرَها وَ تَكْفِيَنى مُهِمَّها فَاِنْ فَعَلْتَ فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَ اِنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ غَيْرُ جآئِرٍ فى حُكْمِكَ وَلا مُتَّهَمٍ فى قَضآئِكَ وَلاحآئِفٍ فى عَدْلِكَ

You may then put your face on the ground and say the following supplication:

اَللّهُمَّ اِنَّ يُونُسَ بْنَ مَتّى عَبْدُكَ دَعاكَ فى بَطْنِ الْحُوتِ وَ هُوَ عَبْدُكَ فَاسْتَجَبْتَ لَهُ وَ اَنَا عَبْدُكَ اَدْعُوكَ فَاسْتَجِبْ لى

Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) said, “Many times, I had many needs to be settled by Almighty Allah. I therefore said this supplication and came back having my need settled for me.”