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

Ali ibn Hatim, from Muhammad ibn Abi Abdillah, from Sa’ad ibn Abdillah, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from Muhammad ibn Sinan, from Abd al-Malik al-Qummi, from his brother Idris ibn Abdillah, who said: I heard Aba Abdillah عليه السلام, say: “When you finish the prayer, then say this supplication: ‘O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, I submit to You عز وجل through obedience to You عز وجل, And through allegiance to You عز وجل, And through allegiance to Your Messenger, And the allegiance to the Imams عليه السلام, peace be upon them, from the first of them to the last of them.’” (And name the Imams عليه السلام, peace be upon them) (Imam عليه السلام then continued) “Then say: ‘Ameen’. I submit to You through obedience to them. And (I submit to You عز وجل through) their allegiance, And acceptance of what You عز وجل have favored them with, without denial and without arrogance toward the meaning of what You عز وجل revealed in Your Book, according to the boundaries of what has come to us concerning it and what has not come to us. I am a believer, acknowledging that before You عز وجل, submitting, And content with what You عز وجل have been pleased with, O’ Lord عز وجل. I seek through it Your countenance and the Abode of the Hereafter, in fear and in hope toward You عز وجل. So keep me alive upon it as long as You عز وجل give me life, And cause me to die upon it when You عز وجل cause me to die, And resurrect me upon it when You عز وجل resurrect me. And if there has been from me any shortcoming in what has passed, then I repent to You عز وجل from it, and I turn eagerly to what is with You عز وجل. And I ask You عز وجل to protect me from disobeying You عز وجل, And not to leave me to myself for the blink of an eye ever as long as You عز وجل keep me alive, not for less than that and not for more. “Indeed, the soul is ever-inclined to evil,” (Surah Yusuf 12:53) except for whom You عز وجل have mercy, O’ Most Merciful of the merciful. And I ask You عز وجل to protect me through Your obedience until You عز وجل cause me to die upon it while You عز وجل are pleased with me, And that You عز وجل seal (my life) for me with happiness, And never turn me away from it ever. And there is no power except through You عز وجل.” Then supplicate with whatever you wish. When you finish the supplication, go into prostration and say in your prostration: “My worn-out, bleak face has prostrated before Your everlasting, magnificent Face. My humbled face has prostrated before Your Mighty Face. My needy face has prostrated before Your Rich, Generous Face. My Lord عز وجل, Indeed, I seek Your forgiveness for what has passed, And I seek Your forgiveness for what is to come. My Lord عز وجل, do not make my trials overwhelming. My Lord عز وجل, do not make Your decree concerning me evil. My Lord عز وجل, do not make my enemies rejoice over me. My Lord عز وجل, there is no repeller and no preventer except You عز وجل. My 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 with the best of Your blessings, and bless (Prophet) Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and the family of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم with the finest of Your blessings. O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, I seek refuge in You عز وجل from Your overwhelming might, And I seek refuge in You عز وجل from Your punishments, And I seek refuge in You عز وجل from all of Your wrath and displeasure. Glory be to You عز وجل. You عز وجل are Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Lord of the worlds.”