The Prayer for Eclipses, Earthquakes, Winds, and Oppression and Their Causes
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 81
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Book 1, Chapter 81
The Prayer for Eclipses, Earthquakes, Winds, and Oppression and Their Causes
وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ قَالَ: كَتَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ شَكَوْتُ إِلَيْهِ كَثْرَةَ اَلزَّلاَزِلِ فِي اَلْأَهْوَازِ وَ قُلْتُ تَرَى لِيَ اَلتَّحْوِيلَ عَنْهَا فَكَتَبَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «لاَ تَتَحَوَّلُوا عَنْهَا وَ صُومُوا اَلْأَرْبِعَاءَ وَ اَلْخَمِيسَ وَ اَلْجُمُعَةَ وَ اِغْتَسِلُوا وَ طَهِّرُوا ثِيَابَكُمْ وَ اُبْرُزُوا يَوْمَ اَلْجُمُعَةِ وَ اُدْعُوا اَللَّهَ فَإِنَّهُ يَرْفَعُ عَنْكُمْ» قَالَ فَفَعَلْنَا فَسَكَنَتِ اَلزَّلاَزِلُ.
It is narrated from Ali ibn Mahziyar who said: "I wrote to Abu Ja'far عليه السلام and complained to him about the frequent earthquakes in Ahwaz and asked him, 'Do you think I should move away from there?' He عليه السلام wrote back, 'Do not move away from there. Fast on Wednesday, Thursday, and Jumu’ah, perform ghusl (ritual purification), purify your clothes, and go out on Jumu’ah to pray to Allah سبحانه وتعالى, for He will lift it (the earthquakes) from you.' Ali ibn Mahziyar continued, 'We did as he instructed, and the earthquakes subsided.'"
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