Prayer Against the Enemy

2. It is narrated from abu al-Hassan عليه السلام who has said the following: “When any of you prays against the other person he should say, ‘O Lord, strike him with peerless misfortune in the night and allow his defenses to be ransacked.’”

3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Malik ibn ‘Atiyyah from Yunus ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “Once I said to Abu ‘Abdillah عليه السلام ‘I have a neighbor from Quraysh from the family of Muhriz who propagates against me negatively. Whenever I pass by he calls me a Rafida (rejecting successors to the Holy Prophet who are not special members of his family) and that I collect funds for Ja’far ibn Muhammad عليه السلام.’ The Imam said, ‘Pray to Allah against him in the last Sajdah (prostration) of the second Rak’at of Tahajjud (nightly prayer). Praise Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, and glorify Him and say, ‘O Lord, so and so, son of so and so propagates against me negatively, he has caused me anger and has exposed me to danger, O Lord, strike him a quick arrow to divert him away from me, O Lord, bring the time of his death closer, eliminate his traces and make it fast, O Lord, in this hour, in this hour!’ When I arrived in al-Kufa during the night and asked my family about him, how is so and so doing? They told me that he was ill. My words were not finished when I heard crying from the house of that man. They said that he had died.”’

4. Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Kufi has narrated from Ali ibn al-Hassan al-Taymi from Ali ibn Asbat from Ya’qub ibn Salim who has said the following: “Once I was in the presence of Abu ‘Abdillah عليه السلام and al-‘Ala’ ibn Kamil said to him, ‘So and so acts against me again and again, if you consider it proper, pray to Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy.’ The Imam said, ‘This is more than enough for you. Say, “O Lord, You are sufficient for everything and nothing is sufficient for You. Suffice me in the matters of so and so with whatever You wish, in whatever way You wish, from wherever You wish and whenever You wish.’”

5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Najran from Hammad ibn ‘Uthman from al-Misma’I who has said that when Dawud ibn Ali killed al-Mu’alla’ ibn Khunays, Abu ‘Abdillah عليه السلام said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah عليه السلام said, ‘I will pray to Allah against whoever has murdered my Mawla (servant) and has seized my property.’ Dawud ibn Ali then said, ‘You threaten me with your prayer! (But I am not afraid).’ Hammad has said that al-Misma’i said that Mu’attib said to me, ‘Abu ‘Abd Allah عليه السلام that night continued his Ruku ’ and Sajdah and, when it was morning, I hear him saying in Sajdah (prostration) “O Lord, I ask You through Your power that is strong, through Your glory that is intense, that has humbled Your creatures, grant favors to Muhammad and his family and seize him (the enemy) in this hour! Seize him in this hour!’ He had not yet raised his head that we heard crying and wailing from the house of Dawud ibn Ali. Abu ‘Abd Allah عليه السلام raised his head and said, ‘I prayed to Allah with a prayer and Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, sent an angel over him to hit his head with an iron bar that ruptured his bladder and caused his death.’” Note: Dawud ibn Ali was the governor of Madinah during the rule of abu al- ‘Abbas al-Saffah. He ordered al-Mu’alla to identify for him every Shi’a (follower A ’ immah ) of abu ‘Abd Allah عليه السلام. He refused saying, ‘Even if they were under my foot I would not raise it to expose them.’ He was murdered and the properties of Abu ‘Abdillah عليه السلام with him was seized.