The Prayer of Need
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 83
رَوَى عُمَرُ بْنُ أُذَيْنَةَ عَنْ شَيْخٍ مِنْ آلِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ: كَانَتْ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ اَلْمَدِينَةِ خُصُومَةٌ ذَاتُ خَطَرٍ عَظِيمٍ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَذَكَرْتُ لَهُ ذَلِكَ وَ قُلْتُ عَلِّمْنِي شَيْئاً لَعَلَّ اَللَّهَ يَرُدُّ عَلَيَّ مَظْلِمَتِي فَقَالَ «إِذَا أَرَدْتَ اَلْعَدُوَّ فَصَلِّ بَيْنَ اَلْقَبْرِ وَ اَلْمِنْبَرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ أَوْ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ فَفِي بَيْتِكَ وَ اِسْأَلِ اَللَّهَ أَنْ يُعِينَكَ وَ خُذْ شَيْئاً مِمَّا تَيَسَّرَ فَتَصَدَّقْ بِهِ عَلَى أَوَّلِ مِسْكِينٍ تَلْقَاهُ» قَالَ فَفَعَلْتُ مَا أَمَرَنِي فَقَضَى لِي وَ رَدَّ اَللَّهُ عَلَيَّ أَرْضِي.
Umar ibn Udhaynah narrated from a man from the family of Sa'd who said: I had a significant dispute with a man from Medina. I went to Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام and mentioned the matter to him and asked: "Teach me something that might make Allah سبحانه وتعالى return my right to me." Imam عليه السلام said: "If you want to deal with your enemy, then pray two or four rak'ahs between the grave and the pulpit (of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم in Medina), or if you wish, pray in your house. Ask Allah سبحانه وتعالى for assistance, and take whatever you can afford and give it as charity to the first needy person you encounter." He said: I did what he commanded, and Allah سبحانه وتعالى resolved the matter in my favour and returned my land to me.
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh