Chapter on the Prayer of Tasbih and Other Prayers

Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya from Ahmad ibn Abi Abdillah from Ali ibn Asbat from Ibrahim ibn Abi al-Bilad, who said: I (Ibrahim) asked Abu al-Hasan عليه السلام, peace be upon him: “What is the merit for one who performs the ‘Prayer of Ja’far عليه السلام’?” Imam عليه السلام said: “If his sins were as numerous as the sand of Alij and the foam of the sea, Allah سبحانه وتعالى would forgive them for him.” Ibrahim asked: “Is this for us?” Imam عليه السلام said: “And for whom else is it for, if not for you, specifically?” Imam عليه السلام said: “And So what should be recited in it?” Ibrahim said: “I alternate through the Qur'an.” Imam عليه السلام said: “No. Recite in it: ‘Idha zulzilati al-ardu’ (Surah al-Zalzalah), ‘Idha jaa nasrullah’ (Surah al-Nasr), ‘Inna anzalnahu fi laylat al-qadr’ (Surah al-Qadr), and ‘Qul huwa Allahu Ahad’ (Surah Ikhlas).”