Chapter on Supplication Between the Units of Prayer (Rak‘at)

Ali ibn Hatim, from Muhammad ibn Ahmad, said: He narrated to me, Ali ibn Ishaq ibn Umarah, from Abd al-Rahman, from Hammad ibn Isa, from Ibrahim ibn Umar, from the (Imams عليه السلام), peace be upon them. And the earlier supplication was narrated with this chain of transmission: Imam عليه السلام said: “O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, indeed You عز وجل preserved the two young boys due to the righteousness of their parents (meaning the story in Surah Al-Kahf). And the believers supplicated to You عز وجل and said: ‘Our Lord, do not make us a trial for the wrongdoing people.’ (Surah Yunus 10:85–86) O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, I implore You عز وجل by Your mercy, And I implore You عز وجل by Your Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, the Prophet of mercy, And I implore You عز وجل by Ali عليه السلام and Fatimah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, And I implore You عز وجل by Hasan عليه السلام and Husayn عليه السلام, Your blessings be upon them all. And I implore You عز وجل by Your names and all of Your pillars, And I implore You عز وجل by Your Greatest Name, the Greatest, the Greatest, the Most Great, by which if You عز وجل are called upon, You عز وجل do not reject that which is closest to Your obedience and farthest from Your disobedience, and most fulfilling of Your covenant, and most decisive in executing Your right. And I ask You عز وجل to send blessings upon (Prophet) Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and the family of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, and to make my heart firm for Him صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, and to make me a grateful servant to You عز وجل. You عز وجل will find among Your creation one whom You عز وجل punish other than me, but I do not find anyone to forgive me except You عز وجل. You عز وجل are free of need of my punishment, and I am in need of Your mercy. You عز وجل are the destination of every complaint, the witness of every secret conversation, the end of every need, the deliverer from every slip, and the helper of every seeker of help. So I ask You عز وجل to send blessings upon (Prophet) Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and the family of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, And that You عز وجل protect me by Your obedience from Your disobedience, And by what You عز وجل love from what You عز وجل dislike, And by faith from disbelief, And by guidance from misguidance, And by certainty from doubt, And by trustworthiness from betrayal, And by truthfulness from lying, And by right from falsehood, And by piety from sin, And by good from evil, And by remembrance from forgetfulness. O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, send blessings upon (Prophet) Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and the family of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, And grant me well-being as long as You عز وجل keep me alive, And inspire me to be thankful for what You عز وجل have given me, and be merciful to me.” Then, when you have completed the supplication, prostrate and say in prostration: “O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, send blessings upon (Prophet) Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and the family of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, and pardon my wrongdoing and my crime through Your forbearance and Your generosity. O’ Lord عز وجل, O’ Generous One, O’ He عز وجل whose supplicant is never disappointed, and whose gifts never run out. O’ He عز وجل who is exalted so there is nothing above Him عز وجل and O’ He عز وجل who is near so there is nothing beneath Him عز وجل. Send blessings upon (Prophet) Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and the family of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, and supplicate with whatever you wish.” Then pray two units of prayer, and when you have finished, say: “O’ Support of the one who has no support, O’ Treasure of the one who has no treasure, O’ Reliance of the one who has no reliance, O’ Helper of the one who has no helper, O’ Refuge of the one who has no refuge, O’ Generous in pardon, O’ Excellent in trial, O’ Great in hope, O’ Aid of the weak, O’ Rescuer of the drowning, O’ Deliverer of the doomed, O’ Doer of good, O’ Beautifier, O’ Bestower of blessings, O’ Bountiful Giver. You عز وجل are the One before whom the darkness of the night and the light of day and the glow of the moon prostrate. And the rays of the sun, and the sound of the flowing water, and the rustling of the trees. O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, to You عز وجل belong the Most Beautiful Names. You عز وجل have no partner. O’ Lord عز وجل, send blessings upon (Prophet) Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and the family of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, And save us from the Fire by Your pardon, And admit us into Paradise by Your mercy, And marry us to the wide-eyed houris by Your generosity. And send blessings upon (Prophet) Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and family of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, And act towards me as You عز وجل are worthy of, O’ Most Merciful of the merciful. “Indeed, You have power over all things.” (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:109)” Then supplicate with whatever you wish, and then pray two units of prayer. When you have finished, say: “O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, I ask You عز وجل by Your praiseworthy, noble names those which, when they are placed upon things, they become humbled before them, And when good deeds are sought through them, they are attained, And when evil is sought to be averted by them, it is repelled. And I ask You عز وجل by Your complete words those of which, ‘If all the trees on earth were pens and the sea, with seven more seas to replenish it, were ink, the words of Allah سبحانه وتعالى would not be exhausted. Indeed, Allah سبحانه وتعالى is Mighty and Wise.’ (Surah Luqman 31:27) O’ Ever-Living, O’ Sustainer, O’ Generous, O’ Most High, O’ Most Great, O’ All-Seeing, O’ Most Seeing of those who see, O’ Most Hearing of those who hear, O’ Swiftest of Reckoners, O’ Wisest of Judges, O’ Most Merciful of the merciful, I ask You عز وجل by Your might, And I ask You عز وجل by Your power over whatever You عز وجل will, And I ask You عز وجل by everything Your knowledge encompasses, And I ask You عز وجل by every letter You عز وجل revealed in a book from among Your books, And by every name through which any of Your angels, messengers, or prophets called upon You عز وجل, that You عز وجل send blessings upon (Prophet) Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and the family of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم.” Then supplicate with whatever occurs to you, then pray two units of prayer. When you have completed them, say: “Glory be to Him عز وجل who honored Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, Allah سبحانه وتعالى bless him and his family. Glory be to Him عز وجل who chose Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, Allah سبحانه وتعالى bless him and his family. Glory be to Him عز وجل who chose Imam Ali عليه السلام, peace be upon him. Glory be to Him عز وجل who favored Hasan عليه السلام and Husayn عليه السلام, peace be upon them. Glory be to Him عز وجل who, through (Sayyida) Fatimah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, peace be upon her, protected from the Fire those who love her. Glory be to Him عز وجل who created the heavens and the earth by His عز وجل permission. Glory be to Him عز وجل who subjected the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth to the authority of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and the family of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, peace be upon them. Glory be to Him عز وجل who created Paradise for (Prophet) Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and the family of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, may Allah سبحانه وتعالى bless him and his family. Glory be to Him عز وجل who shall grant it (paradise) to (Prophet) Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم as inheritance, and the family of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, may Allah سبحانه وتعالى bless him and his family, and their followers (Shi‘ah). Glory be to Him عز وجل who created the Fire for the enemies of (Prophet) Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and the family of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, may Allah سبحانه وتعالى bless him and his family. Glory be to Him عز وجل who shall grant Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and the family of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, may Allah سبحانه وتعالى bless him and his family, and their followers, authority over it. Glory be to Him عز وجل who created this world and the Hereafter, and all that dwells in the night and the day, for (Prophet) Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and the family of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, may Allah سبحانه وتعالى bless him and his family. And all praise belongs to Allah سبحانه وتعالى as befits Allah عز وجل. Allah سبحانه وتعالى is the Greatest as befits Allah عز وجل. There is no God but Allah سبحانه وتعالى as befits Allah عز وجل. Glory be to Allah سبحانه وتعالى as befits Allah عز وجل. There is no power and no strength except with Allah سبحانه وتعالى, As befits Allah عز وجل. And may Allah سبحانه وتعالى send blessings upon (Prophet) Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and the family of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, and upon all the messengers, until Allah سبحانه وتعالى is pleased. O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, among Your favors upon me which are more than can be counted and among Your blessings upon me which are too immense to be neglected is that my enemy is Your enemy. And I have no patience with Your forbearance (toward them), so hasten their destruction, their ruin, and their annihilation.” Then pray two units of prayer. When you have finished, say: “In the Name of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, Originator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen, The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, Indeed I entrust to You عز وجل in this worldly abode that I bear witness; That there is no God but You عز وجل, alone, with no partner for You عز وجل, And that (Prophet) Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم is Your servant and Your messenger, And that the religion is as You عز وجل have legislated, And Islam is as You عز وجل have described, And the Book is as You عز وجل have revealed, And the (its) speech is as You عز وجل have declared, And that You عز وجل, You عز وجل are You عز وجل. You are Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the True, the Clear. May Allah سبحانه وتعالى reward (Prophet) Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, may Allah سبحانه وتعالى bless him and his family, with the best reward, And may Allah سبحانه وتعالى greet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and the family of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم from us with peace.”