Chapter on Absconding Slaves
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 1|Chapter 53
وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: "اُدْعُ بِهَذَا اَلدُّعَاءِ لِلْآبِقِ وَ اُكْتُبْهُ فِي وَرَقَةٍ: اَللَّهُمَّ اَلسَّمَاءُ لَكَ وَ اَلْأَرْضُ لَكَ وَ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَكَ فَاجْعَلْ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا أَضْيَقَ عَلَى فُلاَنٍ مِنْ جِلْدِ جَمَلٍ حَتَّى تَرُدَّهُ عَلَيَّ وَ تُظْفِرَنِي بِهِ وَ لْيَكُنْ حَوْلَ اَلْكِتَابِ آيَةُ اَلْكُرْسِيِّ مَكْتُوبَةً مُدَوَّرَةً ثُمَّ اِدْفِنْهُ وَ ضَعْ فَوْقَهُ شَيْئاً ثَقِيلاً فِي اَلْمَوْضِعِ اَلَّذِي كَانَ يَأْوِي فِيهِ بِاللَّيْلِ".
Mu'awiyah ibn Ammar narrated from Abu Abdullah عليه السلام: "Recite this supplication for the runaway slave and write it down on a piece of paper: 'O Allah سبحانه وتعالى! The heavens belong to You, the earth belongs to You, and whatever is between them belongs to You. Make what is between them tighter upon [slave's name] than the skin of a camel, until You return him to me and make me victorious over him.' Then, write Ayat al-Kursi around the paper in a circular manner. Bury it and place something heavy over it in the spot where he used to take shelter at night."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh