Chapter on the Recommended Prayers

Muhammad ibn Isma'il by al-Fadl ibn Shadhan by Safwan from Ibn Muskan by Muhammad ibn Ali al-Halabi: A man complained to Abu Abdillah عليه السلام, peace be upon him, of poverty and hardship in trade after having previously been in ease, that whenever he set out for something, his livelihood became constrained. So Abu Abdillah عليه السلام, peace be upon him, instructed him to go to the standing place of the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, may Allah سبحانه وتعالى bless him and his family, between His صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم grave and the pulpit, and to perform two rak‘ahs and to say one hundred times: “O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, I ask You عز وجل by Your strength, by Your power, by Your might, and by that which Your knowledge encompasses, to ease for me the most abundant in provision, the most encompassing in bounty, and the best in outcome of trades.” The man said: “So I did what Abu Abdillah عليه السلام, peace be upon him, commanded me to do, and thereafter I never set out in any direction except that Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Majestic, provided for me.”