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 الاَْوَّلينَ وَ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ فِى الاْخِرينَ وَ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ فِى الْمَلاَءِ الاَْعْلى 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:

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