Merits of Fridays
Friday days and nights excel the other days and
nights in standing, honor, and regard. In this connection, the Holy Prophet
(¥) is reported to have said, “Surely, in each hour of the twenty-four hours
of the Friday day and night, Almighty Allah releases from Hellfire six
hundred thousand persons.”
Imam Ja`far al-¯¡diq (`a) is reported to have
said, “One who dies in the period between midday on Thursdays and midday on
Fridays will be released, by Almighty Allah, from pressure in graves.”
Imam al-¯¡diq (as) is
also reported as saying, “Verily, Fridays enjoy rights (incumbent upon
people). Therefore, beware of violating Fridays’ sanctity through showing
shortcoming in acts of worship; rather, seek nearness to Almighty Allah by
means of righteous deeds and abandonment of all forbidden acts. Certainly,
on Fridays, Almighty Allah doubles up the rewards (of good deeds), erases
forgivingly punishments (for evildoings), and raises the ranks (of faith).
Friday daytimes are as same as Friday nights; therefore, you may, when
possible, stay up supplicating and offering prayers to Almighty Allah Who,
at that night, orders the angels to descend to the lower sky in order to
double up the rewards and erase the evildoings. Most surely, Allah is
Ample-giving and All-generous.”
Imam al-¯¡diq (as) is
also reported, in a validly reported tradition, to have said, “When a
believing individual prays to Him for granting him his request, Almighty
Allah may postpone the answer of that request to Friday in order that the
individual will be given all the more due to the exclusive merit of
Fridays.”
Imam al-¯¡diq (as) is
also reported as narrating that when Prophet Joseph’s brothers asked their
father, Prophet Jacob, to ask Almighty Allah’s forgiveness of their faults,
he promised to do that. Yet, he postponed that appeal to Friday early dawn
so as to guarantee response.
Again, Imam al-¯¡diq
(as) is reported as saying that on Friday nights, fishes in oceans and
beasts in wildernesses raise their heads and pray Almighty Allah saying in a
loud sound, “O Our Lord; torture us not for the sins of the human beings.”
Imam Mu¦ammad al-B¡qir (as) is reported to have
said that on Friday nights, Almighty Allah gives orders to an angel—on
behalf of Him—to call out, from above the Divine Throne, throughout the
night, “Is there not any believing servant who will, right now, supplicate
Me, before dawn comes upon him, for his world and Next World needs so that I
will respond to him? Is there not any believing servant who, right now,
repents to Me, before dawn comes upon him, and gives up his sins so that I
will accept his repentance? Is there not any believing servant whose
sustenance has been made reduced who will, right now, prays Me for increase,
before dawn comes upon him, so that I will increase and develop his
sustenance? Is there not any believing servant, being ailed, who will, right
now, pray Me for healing, before dawn comes upon him, so that I will heal
him? Is there not any believing servant, being grieved and detained, who
will, right now, pray Me for relief and release, before dawn comes upon him,
so that I will relieve and release him? Is there not any believing servant,
being oppressed, who will, right now, pray Me for giving him victory and
releasing him from oppression, before dawn comes upon him, so that I will
back and release from oppression?” This angel will keep saying so until
dawn.
Likewise, Imam Al¢ Am¢r al-Mu'min¢n (as) is
reported to have said, “As He has chosen Friday, Almighty Allah has decided
their daytimes and nights to be feasts. One of its merits, whoever beseeches
Him on Fridays will be granted his request. Chastisement that is decided for
a people because of an evildoing will be canceled by Him if that evildoing
is committed on Friday. All graces that Almighty Allah decides are put into
practice on Friday nights. Hence, Friday nights are more favorable than
other nights and so are their days.”
Imam al-¯¡diq (as) is reported as saying, “Avoid
committing any act of disobedience (to Almighty Allah) on Friday nights, for
the punishments (of evildoing) are doubled up, and rewards (for good deeds)
are also doubled up. Whoever avoids committing an act of disobedience at
Friday nights, Almighty Allah will forgive all of his previous sins. In the
same way, whoever challenges Almighty Allah by committing an act of
disobedience at such nights, Almighty Allah will punish him for each and
every act of disobedience that he did in his whole lifetime and will double
up the punishment for him.”
It has been authentically narrated on the
authority of Imam `Al¢ ibn M£s¡ al-Ri¤¡ (as) that the Holy Prophet (¥) said,
“Verily, Friday is the master of days. On Fridays, Almighty Allah doubles up
the rewards (for good deeds), erases, forgivingly, the punishments (for
evildoings), raises the ranks (of faith), responds to prayers, relieves from
misfortunes, and fulfills the grand requests. Friday is the day of bonus.
Almighty Allah, on Fridays, releases numerous individuals from Hellfire.
When anyone prays Him on Friday while having already appreciated the actual
standing and the sanctity of this day, it will be incumbent upon Almighty
Allah to release him/her from Hellfire. If that individual dies on that day
or night, he/she will be decided as martyr and will be resurrected (on the
Judgment Day) secured. Conversely, if one belittles the sanctity of Friday
and disrespects its standings, it will be incumbent upon Almighty Allah to
cast him/her into Hellfire unless he/she repents thereafter.”
Imam Mu¦ammad al-B¡qir (as) is reported, through
an authentic chain of authority, to have said, “Sunlight has never risen in
a day better than Friday. When beards meet each other on that day, they
greet each other with, Peace! Good day!”
Imam Ja`far al-¯¡diq (as) is authentically
reported to have said, “On Fridays, do not engage yourselves in anything
other than acts of worship, for the servants’ faults are forgiven and the
divine mercy is sent down on Fridays.”
Finally, the merits of Friday daytimes and nights
are too many to be cited in this brief introduction.
Recommended rites on Friday Nights section 1-10
.
Eleventh: In his book of al-`Ar£s,
Shaykh Ja`far ibn A¦mad al-Qumm¢ has recorded that Imam al-¯¡diq (as) is
reported to have said that one who repeats the following litany one hundred
times between the Dawn nafila (supererogatory) and obligatory prayers will be
provided with, a house in Paradise:
سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ ٱلْعَظيمِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ
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sub¦¡na rabbiya
al`a¨¢mi wa bi¦amdih¢
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All glory be to Allah, the
All-great and with the Praising of Him;
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اسْتَغْفِرُ
ٱللَّهَ رَبِّي وَاتُوبُ
إِلَيْهِ
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astaghfiru all¡ha
rabb¢ wa at£bu ilayhi
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I pray the forgiveness of Allah,
my Lord, and I turn repentant to Him.
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Twelfth: Shaykh al-±£s¢, Sayyid Ibn ±¡w£s,
and others have mentioned the following at Friday nights just before dawn:PDF 1 pg image
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اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ
عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ
وآلِهِ
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all¡humma ¥alli `al¡
mu¦ammadin wa ¡lih¢
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O Allah, send blessings to
Mu¦ammad and his Household,
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وَهَبْ لِيَ ٱلْغَدَاةَ رِضَاكَ
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wa hab liya algh¡data
ri¤¡ka
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grant me Your satisfaction this
very early morning,
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وَاسْكِنْ
قَلْبِي
خَوْفَكَ
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wa askin qalb¢
khawfaka
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place fear of You in my heart,
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وَٱقْطَعْهُ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ
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waq§a`hu `amman
siw¡ka
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and separate it from (leaning to)
anyone other than You,
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حَتَّىٰ لاَ ارْجُوَ
وَلاَ اخَافَ
إِلاَّ إِيَّاكَ
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¦att¡
l¡
arjwa wa l¡
akh¡fa ill¡
iyy¡ka
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so that I will hope for and fear
none save You.
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اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ
عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ
وآلِهِ
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all¡humma ¥alli `al¡
mu¦ammadin wa ¡lih¢
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O Allah, send blessings to
Mu¦ammad and his Household
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وَهَبْ
لِي
ثَبَاتَ ٱلْيَقينِ
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wa hab l¢ thab¡ta
alyaq¢ni
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and grant me resolute faith,
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وَمَحْضَ ٱلإِخْلاَصِ
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wa ma¦¤a al-ikhl¡¥i
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pure sincerity (to You),
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وَشَرَفَ ٱلتَّوْحيدِ
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wa sharafa alttaw¦¢di
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honorable belief in (Your)
oneness,
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وَدَوَامَ ٱلاِسْتِقَامَةِ
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wa daw¡ma
al-istiq¡mati
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persistent straightness,
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وَمَعْدِنَ ٱلصِّبْرِ
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wa ma`dina al¥¥abri
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essential tolerance,
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وَٱلرِّضَا بِٱلْقَضَاءِ وَٱلْقَدَرِ
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walrri¤¡
bilqa¤¡'i walqadari
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and satisfaction with (Your)
predetermination and decrees.
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يَا قَاضِيَ حَوَائِجِ ٱلسَّائِلينَ
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y¡
q¡¤iya ¦aw¡'iji alss¡'il¢na
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O He Who settles the needs of His
beseechers;
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يَا مَنْ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي ضَمِيرِ ٱلصَّامِتِينَ
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y¡
man ya`lamu m¡
f¢ ¤am¢ri al¥¥¡mit¢na
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O He Who knows what is in the
innermost of the silent;
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صَلِّ
عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ
وآلِهِ
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¥alli `al¡
mu¦ammadin wa ¡lih¢
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send blessings to Mu¦ammad and
his Household,
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وَٱسْتَجِبْ دُعَائِي
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wastajib du`¡'¢
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respond to my prayers,
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وَٱغْفِرْ ذَنْبِي
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waghfir dhanb¢
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forgive my sins,
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وَاوْسِعْ
رِزْقِي
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wa awsi` rizq¢
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expand my means of livelihood,
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وَٱقْضِ حَوَائِجِي فِي نَفْسِي
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waq¤i ¦aw¡'ij¢ f¢
nafs¢
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and settle the needs of myself
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وَإِخْوَانِي فِي دِينِي وَاهْلِي
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wa ikhw¡n¢ f¢ d¢n¢ wa
ahl¢
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and my brethren-in-faith and my
family members.
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إِلٰهِي طُمُوحُ ٱلآمَالِ قَدْ خَابَتْ إِلاَّ لَدَيْكَ
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il¡h¢ §um£¦u al-¡m¡li
qad kh¡bat ill¡
ladayka
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O Allah, all ambitions of
expectations are disappointed except those addressed to You,
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وَمَعَاكِفُ ٱلْهِمَمِ قَدْ تَعَطَّلَتْ إِلاَّ عَلَيْكَ
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wa ma`¡kifu alhimami
qad ta`a§§alat ill¡
`alayka
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all resolute determinations are
paralyzed except those relied upon You,
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وَمَذَاهِبُ ٱلْعُقُولِ قَدْ سَمَتْ إِلاَّ إِلَيْكَ
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wa madh¡hibu al`uq£li
qad samat ill¡
ilayka
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and all reason-based tendencies
are wasted except those directed to You.
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فَانْتَ
الَّرجَاءُ وَإِلَيْكَ الْمُلْتَجَا
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fa-anta alrraj¡'u wa
ilayka almultaja'u
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So, You are the ultimate hope and
to You is the resort.
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يَا اكْرَمَ
مَقْصُودٍ وَاجْوَدَ
مَسْؤُولٍ
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y¡
akrama maq¥£din wa ajwada mas'£lin
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O He Who is the noblest objective
and the most magnanimous desired,
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هَرَبْتُ إِلَيْكَ بِنَفْسِي
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harabtu ilayka
binafs¢
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I am fleeing to You from myself.
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يَا مَلْجَا
ٱلْهَارِبِينَ بِاثْقَالِ
ٱلذُّنُوبِ
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y¡
malja'a alh¡rib¢na bi-athq¡li aldhdhun£bi
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O shelter of those who flee
overburdened with the heavy loads of sins,
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احْمِلُهَا
عَلَىٰ ظَهْرِي
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a¦miluh¡
`al¡
¨ahr¢
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carrying my sins on my back,
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لاَ اجِدُ
لِي
إِلَيْكَ شَافِعاً
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l¡
ajidu l¢ ilayka sh¡fi`an
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I cannot find any interceder for
me
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سِوَىٰ مَعْرِفَتِي بِانَّكَ
اقْرَبُ
مَنْ رَجَاهُ ٱلطَّالِبُونَ
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siw¡ ma`rifat¢
bi'annaka aqrabu man raj¡hu al§§¡lib£na
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except that I know for sure that
You are the nearest of all those who are hoped by beseechers
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وَامَّلَ
مَا لَدَيْهِ ٱلرَّاغِبُونَ
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wa ammala m¡
ladayhi alrr¡ghib£na
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and of all those whose donations
are expected by the desirous.
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يَا مَنْ فَتَقَ ٱلْعُقُولَ بِمَعْرِفَتِهِ
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y¡ man fataqa
al`uq£la bima`rifatih¢
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O He Who has split the intellects
on the recognition of Him,
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وَاطْلَقَ
ٱلالْسُنَ
بِحَمْدِهِ
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wa a§laqa al-alsuna
bi¦amdih¢
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made tongues articulate with the
praising of Him
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وَجَعَلَ مَا ٱمْتَنَّ بِهِ عَلَىٰ عِبَادِهِ فِي كِفَاءٍ
لِتَاْدِيَةِ حَقِّهِ
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wa ja`ala m¡
imtanna bih¢ `al¡
`ib¡dih¢ f¢ kif¡'in lita'diyati ¦aqqh¢
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and made that which He has
conferred upon His servants enough means for the fulfillment of
their duties towards Him;
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صَلِّ
عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ
وآلِهِ
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¥alli `al¡
mu¦ammadin wa ¡lih¢
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(please) send blessings to
Mu¦ammad and his Household,
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وَلاَ تَجْعَلْ لِلشَّيْطَانِ عَلَىٰ عَقْلِي سَبيلاًَ
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wa l¡
taj`al lilshshay§¡ni `al¡
`aql¢ sab¢lan
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do not give Satan any way (of
success) over my reason,
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وَلاَ لِلْبَاطِلِ عَلَىٰ عَمَلِي دَلِيلاً
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wa l¡
lilb¡§ili `al¡
`amal¢ dal¢lan
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and do not give wrongness a way
to reach my deeds.
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When Friday dawns, it is recommended to say the
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اصْبَحْتُ
فِي ذِمَّةِ ٱللَّهِ
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a¥ba¦tu f¢ dhimmati
all¡hi
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I begin this morning seeking the
protection of Allah,
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وَذِمَّةِ مَلاَئِكَتِهِ
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wa dhimmati
mal¡'ikatih¢
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the protection of His angels,
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وَذِمَمِ انْبِيَائِهِ
وَرُسُلِهِ عَلَيهِمُ ٱلسَّلاَمُ
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wa dhimami anbiy¡'ih¢
wa rusulih¢ `alayhimu alssal¡mu
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the protections of His prophets
and messengers, peace be upon them,
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وَذِمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ
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wa dhimmati
mu¦ammadin ¥all¡
all¡hu `alayhi wa ¡lih¢
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the protection of Mu¦ammad, peace
be upon him and his Household,
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وَذِمَمِ ٱلاوْصِيَاءِ
مِنَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّلاَمُ
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wa dhimami
al-aw¥iy¡'i min ¡li mu¦ammadin `alayhimu alssal¡mu
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and the protections of the
Successors from Mu¦ammad’s progeny, peace be upon them.
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آمَنْتُ بِسِرِّ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّلاَمُ
وَعَلاَنِيَتِهِمْ
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¡mantu bisirri ¡li
mu¦ammadin `alayhimu alssal¡mu wa `al¡niyatihim
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I believe in the secrets of
Mu¦ammad’s progeny, peace be upon them, and in their open
affairs
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وَظَاهِرِهِمْ وَبَاطِنِهِمْ
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wa ¨¡hirihim wa
b¡§inihim
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and in their exoteric and their
esoteric affairs.
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وَاشْهَدُ
انَّهُمْ
فِي عِلْمِ ٱللَّهِ وَطَاعَتِهِ
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wa ash-hadu annahum
f¢ `ilmi all¡hi wa §¡`atih¢
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I bear witness that they, as
regarding their knowledge of Allah and their obedience to Him,
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كَمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ
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ka-mu¦ammadin ¥all¡
all¡hu `alayhi wa ¡lih¢
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are just like Mu¦ammad, peace be
upon him and his Household.
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It has been also narrated that one who says the
following litany three times before the Dawn (Fajr) Prayer on Fridays will
have all his sins forgiven even if they are as innumerable as swelling
foams:
اسْتَغْفِرُ
ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِي لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ
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astaghfiru all¡ha
alladh¢ l¡
il¡ha ill¡
huwa
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I pray the forgiveness of Allah
save Whom there is no god;
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ٱلْحَيُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ
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al¦ayyu alqayy£mu
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the Ever-living and
Ever-subsisting,
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وَاتُوبُ
إِلَيْهِ
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wa at£bu ilayhi
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and I turn in repentance to Him.
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RECOMMENDED rites ON FRIDAYS
Too many are the recommended rites on Fridays;
yet, we will briefly mention the following:
First: In the first unit of the Dawn
Prayer, it is recommended to recite S£rah al-Jumu`ah (No. 62) and, in the
second unit, S£rah al-Taw¦¢d (No. 112).
Second: Before saying any word, it is recommended to say the following prayer after the
Dawn Prayer so that all sins committed throughout the week will be forgiven :
اَللَّهُمَّ مَا قُلْتُ
فِي
جُمُعَتِي هٰذِهِ مِنْ قَوْلٍ
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all¡humma m¡
qultu f¢ jumu`at¢ h¡dhih¢ min qawlin
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O Allah, whatever saying I have
uttered this week,
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اوْ
حَلَفْتُ فِيهَا مِنْ حَلْفٍ
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aw ¦alaftu f¢h¡
min ¦alfin
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whatever oath I have taken during
it,
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اوْ
نَذَرْتُ فِيهَا مِنْ نَذْرٍ
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aw nadhartu f¢h¡
min nadhrin
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and whatever vow I have made
during it,
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فَمَشِيَّتُكَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ ذٰلِكَ كُلِّهِ
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famashiyyatuka bayna
yaday dh¡lika kullih¢
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verily, it is Your will that is
before all that.
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فَمَا شِئْتَ مِنْهُ انْ
يَكُونَ كَانَ
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fam¡
shi'ta minhu an yak£na k¡na
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Hence, only that which You will
to have effect will come to pass
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وَمَا لَمْ تَشَا
مِنْهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ
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wa m¡
lam tasha' minhu lam yakun
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and whatever You do not will to
have effect will never come to pass.
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اَللَّهُمَّ ٱغْفِرْ لِي وَتَجَاوَزْ عَنِّي
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all¡humma ighfir l¢
wa taj¡waz `ann¢
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O Allah, (please) forgive me and
overlook my offenses.
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اَللَّهُمَّ مَنْ صَلَّيْتَ عَلَيْهِ فَصَلاَتِي عَلَيْهِ
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all¡humma man
¥allayta `alayhi fa¥alat¢ `alayhi
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O Allah, whosoever You bless,
then I invoke Your blessings upon him
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وَمَنْ لَعَنْتَ فَلَعْنَتِي عَلَيْهِ
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wa man la`anta
fala`nat¢ `alayhi
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and whosoever You curse, then I
invoke Your curse upon him.
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This act should be done once a month at least.
It has been also narrated that one who, after the
accomplishment of the Dawn Prayer on Fridays, does devotional acts and says
supplications and invocations until sunrise will be raised seventy ranks to
the Supreme Paradise.
Shaykh al-±£s¢ has recorded that it is highly
recommended to say the following prayer after the Dawn Prayer
on Fridays::
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي تَعَمَّدْتُ إِلَيْكَ بِحَاجَتِي
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all¡humma inn¢
ta`ammadtu ilayka bi¦¡jat¢
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O
Allah, I am resorting to You with my needs,
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وَ انْزَلْتُ
إِلَيْكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ فَقْرِي
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wa anzaltu ilayka
alyawma faqr¢
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and
I am putting in Your presence my poverty,
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وَفَاقَتِي وَمَسْكَنَتِي
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wa f¡qat¢ wa
maskanat¢
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my
indigence, and my deprivation.
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فَانَا
لِمَغْفِرَتِكَ ارْجىٰ
مِنِّي
لِعَمَلِي
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fa-an¡
limaghfiratika arj¡
minn¢ li`amal¢
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Verily, I hope for Your forgiveness more than I rely on my
deeds.
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وَلَمَغْفِرَتُكَ وَرَحْمَتُكَ اوْسَعُ
مِنْ ذُنُوبِي
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wa lamaghfiratuka wa
ra¦matuka awsa`u min dhun£b¢
|
Indeed, Your forgiveness and
Your mercy are more inclusive than my sins are.
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فَتَوَلَّ قَضَاءَ كُلِّ حَاجَةٍ لِي بِقُدْرَتِكَ عَلَيْهَا
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fatawalla qa¤¡'a
kulli ¦¡jatin l¢ biqudratika `alayh¡
|
So,
(please) embark on settling all my needs out of Your power over
them,
|
وَتَيسِيرِ ذٰلِكَ عَلَيْكَ
|
wa tays¢ri dh¡lika
`alayka
|
out
of the easiness for You to do that,
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وَلِفَقْرِي إِلَيْكَ
|
wa lifaqr¢ ilayka
|
and
out of my urgent need for that.
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فَإنِّي لَمْ
اصِبْ
خَيْراً قَطُّ إِلاَّ مِنَكَ
|
fa'inn¢ lam u¥ib
khayran qa§§u ill¡
minka
|
Verily, I have not gained any good thing save from You
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وَلَمْ يَصْرِفْ عَنِّي سُوءاً قَطُّ احَدٌ
سِوَاكَ
|
wa lam ya¥rif `ann¢
s£'an qa§§u a¦adun siw¡ka
|
and
none could ever repel evil from me save You.
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وَلَسْتُ ارْجُو
لآِخِرَتِي وَدُنْيَايَ
|
wa lastu arj£
li-¡khirat¢ wa duny¡ya wa
|
I
hope for none to stand for me in my affairs of this world and
the Next World
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وَلاَ لِيَوْمِ فَقْرِي
|
l¡
liyawmi faqr¢
|
and
on the day of my poverty,
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يَوْمَ يُفْرِدُنِي ٱلنَاسُ فِي حُفْرَتِي
|
yawma yufridun¢
alnn¡su f¢ ¦ufrat¢
|
when
people will leave me alone in my hole (i.e. grave)
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وَافْضي
إِلَيْكَ بِذَنْبِي سِوَاكَ
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wa uf¤¢ ilayka
bidhanb¢ siw¡ka
|
and
I will then confess of my sins before You, except You.
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Third: It has been narrated that one who
says the following invocation after the ²uhr and Fajr Prayers on Fridays, as
well as other days, will catch Imam al-Mahd¢ (`a) before he dies:
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَجِّلْ
فَرَجَهُمْ
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all¡humma ¥alli `al¡
mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin wa `ajjil farajahum
|
O Allah, bless Mu¦ammad and the
Household of Mu¦ammad and hasten their Relief.
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In addition, it has been narrated that one who
repeats the aforesaid invocation one hundred times will have sixty of his
requests granted for him—thirty in this worldly life and thirty on the
Resurrection Day.
Fourth: It is recommended to recite S£rah
al-Ra¦m¡n (No. 55) after the Fajr Prayer on Fridays and to say, "Laa
bi-shay-in min alaa-ika rabbi ukad'dhibu" “None of
Your favors do I deny,”([1])
wherever the verses, “Then which of the favors of your Lord will ye deny?”
are recited.
Fifth: Shaykh al-±£s¢ has recorded that it
is highly recommended to recite S£rah al-Taw¦¢d, to invoke Almighty Allah’s
blessings upon Mu¦ammad and his Household, and to pray Him for forgiveness
each one hundred times after the Fajr Prayer on Fridays. It is also highly
recommended to recite S£rahs al-Nis¡' (No. 4), H£d (No. 11), al-Kahf (No.
18), al-¯¡ff¡t (No. 37), and al-Ra¦m¡n (No. 55) during that time.
Sixth: It is recommended to recite
S£rah
al-A¦q¡f (No. 46) and S£rah al-Mu'min£n (No. 23).
Imam al-¯¡diq (`a) is reported as saying that any
one who recites S£rah al-A¦q¡f at Friday nights or on Fridays will not be
inflicted by dismays in his worldly life and will be saved from the horrors
on the Resurrection Day. The Imam (`a) is also reported as saying that any
one who recites S£rah al-Mu'min£n regularly each Friday will come upon a
happy end and will be granted an abode in the Supreme Paradise with the
Prophets and Messengers of Almighty Allah.
Seventh: It is recommended to repeat S£rah
al-K¡fir£n (No. 109) ten times before sunrise and then pray Almighty Allah
so that all prayers will be answered.
It has been narrated that Imam `Al¢ ibn al-°usayn
Zayn al-`ªbid¢n (`a) used to repeat reciting ªyah al-Kurs¢ (verse No. 255 of
S£rah al-Baqarah No. 2) from early morning up to midday on Fridays. When he
accomplished the obligatory prayers, he would recite S£rah al-Qadr (No. 97)
frequently.
It is worth mentioning that to recite ªyah
al-Kurs¢ in the form of revelation([2])
on Fridays achieves a great reward.
Eighth: GHUSL It is highly recommended to bathe
oneself. In fact, this is one of the most confirmed rituals of Fridays. The
Holy Prophet (¥) is reported to have instructed Imam `Al¢ (`a) by saying, “O
`Al¢; wash yourself every Friday even if you have to purchase water with
your daily provisions and have nothing to eat. Verily, no voluntary act is
better than this.”
Imam al-¯¡diq (`a) is also reported to have said:
Whoever washes himself on Fridays and, meanwhile, says the following
prayer will be pure all through that week:
اشْهَدُ
انْ
لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ ٱللَّهُ
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ash-hadu an l¡
il¡ha ill¡
all¡hu
|
I bear witness that there is no
god except Allah,
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وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَريكَ لَهُ
|
wa¦dah£ l¡
shar¢ka lah£
|
the One, (there is) no associate
with Him;
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وَاشْهَدُ
انَّ
مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ
|
wa ash-hadu anna
mu¦ammadan `abduh£ wa ras£luh£
|
and I testify that Mu¦ammad is
His servant and His Messenger.
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اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
|
all¡humma ¥alli `al¡
mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin
|
O Allah, send blessings to
Mu¦ammad and the Household of Mu¦ammad,
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وَٱجْعَلْنِي مِنَ ٱلتَّوَّابِينَ
|
waj`aln¢ mina
alttaww¡b¢na
|
and make me of those who turn to
You constantly
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وَٱجْعَلْنِي مِنَ ٱلْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ
|
waj`aln¢ mina
almuta§ahhir¢na
|
and those who keep themselves
pure and clean.
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“Pure” in the aforesaid °ad¢th stands for
purification from sins or acceptance of the deeds, which is thus moral
purification.
In any case, it is important not to neglect
bathing oneself on Fridays when possible. The recommended time of this
bathing is between sunrise and midday. In addition, the nearer to midday the
better.
Ninth: It is recommended to dye with
hibiscus, for it saves from leprosy and insanity.
Tenth: It is also recommended to cut the
mustache neatly and trim the nails so as not to miss the great merits of
doing these acts. As has been mentioned in narrations, these acts bring
about expansion in sustenance, cancellation of sins up to the next Friday,
and security from insanity and leprosy. On doing that, it is recommended to
say the following litany:
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ
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bismill¡hi
|
In the Name of Allah (I begin);
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وَبِٱللَّهِ
|
wa bill¡hi
|
and by (the command of) Allah
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وَعَلَىٰ سُنَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
|
wa `al¡
sunnati mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin
|
and according to the tradition of
Mu¦ammad and the Household of Mu¦ammad (I do this).
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It is also
recommended, on cutting the nails, to start with the little finger of the
left hand and end with that of the right hand. The same thing is applicable
to the nails of the feet. Then, the cut nails should be buried.
Eleventh: It
is recommended to apply perfume and put on the best of one’s clothes.
Twelfth: It is
recommended to give alms, for the rewards are doubled up on Fridays and at
Friday nights, as is confirmed by narrations, as one thousand folds as
giving alms on other days.
Thirteenth: It
is recommended to arrange fruits and wholesome meals to the family members
so that Fridays will be their days of pleasure.
Fourteenth: It
is recommended to eat pomegranate before breakfast and to eat seven leaves
of endive before midday. In this connection, Imam M£s¡ al-K¡¨im (`a) is
reported to have said, “The heart of him who eats a pomegranate before
breakfast on Fridays will be enlightened for forty days. To eat two
pomegranates increases the period of enlightenment to eighty days, and so
on. It also dismisses the evil suggestions. Of course, to get rid of Satan’s
suggestions is to stop acting disobediently to Almighty Allah; and to stop
acting disobediently to Him allows entrance to Paradise.”
In al-Mi¥b¡¦,
the author has said that to eat pomegranates on Fridays and at Friday nights
achieves great merits.
Fifteenth: It
is recommended to dedicate Fridays to learning the religious laws and
instructions, not to wandering in others’ gardens, accompanying the vicious
and the licentious, speaking about the others’ defects, laughing and
guffawing, reciting poetry, and discussing useless subjects as well as
similar matters. Disadvantages arisen from such matters are too many to be
mentioned.
Imam Ja`far al-¯¡diq
(`a) is reported as saying, “Woe to a Muslim who does not dedicate Fridays
to learning the affairs of his religion.”
The Holy Prophet (¥)
is also reported to have said, “If you, on Fridays, see old men telling the
tales of infidelity and of the pre-Islamic era, you should then make their
heads the targets of stones.”
Sixteenth: It
is recommended to repeat one thousand times at least the invocation of
blessings upon the Holy Prophet and his Household. Imam Mu¦ammad al-B¡qir
(`a) is reported to have said, “For me, no act of worship is more favorable
than invoking blessings upon the Prophet and his immaculate Household—may
Allah bless them all—on Fridays.”
If there is not enough time to repeat this
invocation one thousand times, it must be repeated one hundred times at
least so that faces will be brightened on the Judgment Day.
It has been also narrated that all sins will be
totally forgiven for those who repeat invocations of blessings upon the Holy
Prophet and his Household one hundred times, repeat the following
prayer one hundred times, and recite S£rah al-Taw¦¢d (No. 112)
one hundred times on Fridays:
اسْتَغْفِرُ
ٱللَّهَ رَبّي وَاتُوبُ
إِلَيْهِ
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astaghfiru all¡ha
rabb¢ wa at£bu ilayhi
|
I pray the forgiveness of
Allah—my Lord, and I repent before Him.
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It has been also
narrated that to invoke blessings upon the Holy Prophet and his household is
equal (in reward) to seventy times of going on °ajj.
Seventeenth:
It is recommended to say the ritual Ziy¡rahs of the Holy Prophet and Imams,
peace be upon them all. A section of this book is dedicated to the
etiquettes and methods of Ziy¡rahs.
Eighteenth: It
is recommended to visit the tombs of one’s relatives in general and parents
in particular. Imam al-B¡qir (`a) is reported as saying, “Visit the graves
of your relatives on Fridays, for they know about those who visit their
graves and will be happy for that.”
Nineteenth: It
is recommended to say Du`¡' al-Nudbah Supplication, which is one of the
rites to be done on the Four Feast Days (i.e. `«d al-Fi§r—the first
of Shaww¡l, `«d al-A¤¦¡—the tenth of Dhu’l-°ijjah, `«d al-Ghad¢r—the
eighteenth of Dhu’l-°ijjah, and Fridays).
Prayers on Fridays
Twentieth:
Excluding the Friday Supererogatory Prayer (N¡filat al-Jumu`ah), many
other optional prayers are reported to be offered on Fridays. Although the
majority of these prayers are not dedicated to Fridays, it is highly
recommended to offer them on Fridays.
One of these prayers
is al-¯al¡t al-K¡milah (The Perfect Prayer) that has been mentioned
by many master scholars through numerous authentic series of reporters from
Imam Ja`far al-¯¡diq on the authority of his honorable fathers on the
authority of the Holy Prophet—Allah’s peace and blessings be upon them all.
In this connection, the Holy Prophet (¥) is reported to have said: As for
any one who, before midday on Fridays, offers a four-unit prayer and recites
the following in each unit: (1) S£rah al-F¡ti¦ah ten times, (2) S£rah al-N¡s
(No. 114) ten times, (3) S£rah al-Falaq (No. 113) ten times, (4) S£rah
al-Taw¦¢d (No. 112) ten times, (5) S£rah al-K¡fir£n (No. 109) ten times, (6)
ªyah al-Kurs¢ (2:155) ten times, [And, according to another narration, (7)
S£rah al-Qadr (No. 97) ten times, (8) ªyat Shahidall¡h (3:18-19) ten times,]
and, after the accomplishment of the prayer, (1) repeats the following
statement one hundred times:
اسْتَغْفِرُ
ٱللَّهَ
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astaghfiru all¡ha
|
I implore for Allah’s
forgiveness.
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(2) repeats the following litany one hundred
times:
سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ
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sub¦¡na all¡hi
|
All glory be to Allah;
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وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
|
wal¦amdu lill¡hi
|
all praise be to Allah;
|
وَلاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ ٱللَّهُ
|
wa l¡
il¡ha ill¡
all¡hu
|
there is no god save Allah;
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وَٱللَّهُ اكْبَرُ
|
wall¡hu akbaru
|
Allah is the Greatest;
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وَلاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَلِيِّ
ٱلْعَظِيمِ
|
wa l¡
¦awla wa l¡
quwwata ill¡
bill¡hi al`aliyyi al`a¨¢mi
|
and there is no power and no
might save with Allah, the All-high, the All-Great.
|
(3) repeats the following invocation one hundred
times:
O Allah, (please) bless Mu¦ammad
and the Household of Mu¦ammad.
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all¡humma ¥alli `al¡
mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin
|
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
|
As for him who offers this prayer, Almighty Allah
will save him from the evils of the inhabitants of the heavens, the
inhabitants of the earth, the devil, and all unjust rulers.
Another Prayer
It has been narrated on the authority of al-°¡rith
al-Hamad¡n¢ that Imam `Al¢ Am¢r al-Mu'min¢n (`a) said: If possible, offer on
Fridays ten units of prayer with perfect genuflection (ruk£`) and
prostration (suj£d) repeating the following litany one hundred times
between each couple (i.e. two) of units:
All glory be to Allah and with
the Praising of Him.
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sub¦¡na all¡hi wa
bi¦amdih¢
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سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ
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To offer this prayer brings about a great reward.
A Third Prayer
It has been
authentically narrated that Imam al-¯¡diq (`a) said, “One who recites S£rahs
Ibr¡h¢m (No. 14) and al-°ijr (No. 15) altogether in a two-unit prayer on
Fridays will be saved from poverty, insanity, and misfortunes forever.”:-
Fourth to Twenty
:-
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أسْتَغْفِرُ الله الَّذِي لا إِلهَ إِلاّ هُوَ الحَيُّ
القَيُّومُ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِتَوْبَةَ عَبْدٍ خاضِعٍ مِسْكِينٍ مُسْتَكِينٍ،
لايَسْتَطِيعُ لِنَفْسِهِ صَرْفا وَلا عَدْلاً وَلا نَفْعاً وَلا ضُرّا وَلا
حَياةً وَلا مَوْتاً وَلانُشُوراً. وَصَلّى الله عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعِتْرَتِهِ
الطَّيِّبِينَ الطّاهِرِينَ الاَخْيارِ الاَبْرارِ وَسَلّمَ تَسْلِيما
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And I ask Him to accept my repentance, like His
acceptance of the repentance of a slave who is submissive,
acquiescent, poor, miserable, despondent, dejected, seeking refuge
(with Him),
not controlling for himself any harm or profit, and not
controlling death nor life nor raising (the dead) to life.
I pray the forgiveness of Allah; there is no god save
Him, the Ever-living, the Self-Subsisting,
the All-compassionate, the All-merciful, and the Lord of
Majesty and Honor.
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Twenty-First: Among the recommended acts
on Fridays is that one may say the following prayer at midday as is
narrated by Mu¦ammad ibn Muslim on the authority of Imam Ja`far al-¯¡diq, peace
be upon him. Yet, the following form of the supplication has been quoted from
Shaykh al-±£s¢’s famous book entitled Mi¥b¡¦ al-Mutahajjid:Mp3
لاَ
إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ ٱللَّهُ
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l¡
il¡ha ill¡
all¡hu
|
There is no god save Allah.
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وَٱللَّهُ اكْبَرُ
|
wall¡hu akbaru
|
Allah is the Most Great.
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وَسُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ
|
wa sub¦¡na all¡hi
|
Glory be to Allah.
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الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَداً
|
wal¦amdu lill¡hi alladh¢
lam yattakhidh waladan
|
All praise be to Allah Who has not
taken to Himself a son
|
وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شَرِيكٌ فِي ٱلْمُلْكِ
|
wa lam yakun lah£
shar¢kun f¢ almulki
|
nor has He had any partner in
sovereignty
|
وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ وَلِيٌّ مِنَ ٱلذُّلِّ
|
wa lam yakun lah£
waliyyun mina aldhdhulli
|
nor does He need any to protect Him
from humiliation,
|
وَكَبِّرْهُ تَكْبِيـراً
|
wa kabbirhu takb¢ran
|
and magnify Him for His greatness and
glory.
|
You may then say the following:
يَا
سَابِغَ ٱلنِّعَمِ
|
y¡
s¡bigha alnni`ami
|
O Conferrer of boon amply!
|
يَا
دَافِعَ ٱلنِّقَمِ
|
y¡
d¡fi`a alnniqami
|
O Repeller of troubles!
|
يَا
بَارِئَ ٱلنَّسَمِ
|
y¡
b¡ri'a alnnasami
|
O Maker of souls!
|
يَا
عَلِيَّ ٱلْهِمَمِ
|
y¡
`aliyya alhimami
|
O Sublime in determinations!
|
يَا
مُغْشِيَ ٱلظُّلَمِ
|
y¡
mughshiya al¨¨ulami
|
O Coverer [of daylight] with
darkness!
|
يَا
ذَا ٱلْجُودِ وَٱلْكَرَمِ
|
y¡
dhalj£di walkarami
|
O Lord of magnanimity and nobility!
|
يَا
كَاشِفَ ٱلضُّرِّ وَٱلالَمِ
|
y¡
k¡shifa al¤¤urri wal-alami
|
O Remover of harm and pains!
|
يَا
مُؤْنِسَ ٱلْمُسْتَوْحِشِينَ فِي ٱلظُّلَمِ
|
y¡
mu'nisa almustaw¦ish¢na f¢ al¨¨ulami
|
O Entertainer of those lonely in
darkness!
|
يَا
عَالِماً لاَ يُعَلَّمُ
|
y¡
`¡liman l¡
yu`allamu
|
O All-knowing Who never needs
teaching!
|
صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
|
¥alli `al¡
mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin
|
(Please) send blessings to Mu¦ammad
and the Household of Mu¦ammad
|
وَٱفْعَلْ بِي مَا انْتَ
اهْلُهُ
|
waf`al b¢ m¡
anta ahluh£
|
and do to me all that which befits
You.
|
يَا
مَنِ ٱسْمُهُ دَوَاءٌ
|
y¡
man ismuh£ daw¡'un
|
O He Whose Name is remedy,
|
وَذِكْرُهُ شِفَاءٌ
|
wa dhikruh£ shif¡'un
|
the remembrance of Whom is cure,
|
وَطَاعَتُهُ غَنَاءٌ
|
wa §¡`atuh£ ghan¡'un
|
and the obedience to Whom is
sufficiency,
|
إِرْحَمْ مَنْ رَاْسُ مَالِهِ ٱلرَّجَاءُ
|
ir¦am man ra'su m¡lih¢
alrraj¡'u
|
(please) have mercy upon him whose
wealth is only hope [for You]
|
وَسِلاَحُهُ ٱلْبُكَاءُ
|
wa sil¡¦uh£ albuk¡'u
|
and whose weapon is only weeping.
|
سُبْحَانَكَ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ
|
sub¦¡naka l¡
il¡ha ill¡
anta
|
Glory be to You. There is no god save
You.
|
يَا
حَنَّانُ يَا مَنَّانُ
|
y¡
¦ann¡nu y¡
mann¡nu
|
O All-tender, O All-Bestower,
|
يَا
بَدِيعَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلارْضِ
|
y¡
bad¢`a alssam¡w¡ti wal-ar¤i
|
O Fashioner of the heavens and the
earth,
|
يَا
ذَا ٱلْجَلاَلِ وَٱلإِكْرَامِ
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y¡
dhaljal¡li wal-ikr¡mi
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O Lord of majesty and honor.
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Twenty-Second: It is recommended to recite S£rah al-Jumu`ah (No. 62) and
S£rah al-Mun¡fiq£n (No. 63) in the ²uhr (noon) Prayer on Fridays and to recite
S£rah al-Jumu`ah and S£rah al-Taw¦¢d in the `A¥r (afternoon) Prayer.
Shaykh
al-¯ad£q has narrated that Imam Ja`far al-¯¡diq (`a) said: It is obligatory upon
all believers who claim being adherents (Sh¢`ah) to us (i.e. to the Ahl al-Bayt)
to recite S£rah al-Jumu`ah and S£rah al-A`l¡ (No. 78) in the obligatory prayers
at Friday nights and to recite S£rah al-Jumu`ah and S£rah al-Mun¡fiq£n in the
²uhr Prayer on Fridays. One who does so will be regarded as following the
example of the Holy Messenger, peace be upon him and his Household, and Almighty
Allah will award him Paradise.
Shaykh al-Kulayn¢ has narrated in a semi-authentic narration
that al-°alab¢ asked Imam Ja`far al-¯¡diq (`a) whether one should recite the
²uhr Prayer audibly on Fridays (in case one cannot attend the congregational
Friday Prayer). The Imam (`a) answered on the affirmative and confirmed that one
should recite S£rah al-Jumu`ah and al-Mun¡fiq£n in the ²uhr Prayer on Fridays.
Twenty-Third: With reference to the post-prayer litanies
in general and the supplications to be said after the Friday ²uhr Prayer, Shaykh
al-±£s¢ has quoted Imam Ja`far al-¯¡diq (`a) as saying: Whoever recites on
Friday after the concluding part of the ²uhr Prayer the following parts of the
Holy Qur'¡n, will be under the divine protection all over the week:
(1) S£rah al-F¡ti¦ah seven times, (2) S£rah al-N¡s seven times,
(3) S£rah al-Falaq seven times, (4) S£rah al-Taw¦¢d seven times, (5) S£rah
al-K¡fir£n seven times,
(6) the last two verses of S£rah al-Tawbah (No.
9),
لَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِّنْ
أَنفُسِكُمْ عَزِيزٌ عَلَيْهِ مَا عَنِتُّمْ حَرِيصٌ عَلَيْكُم بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ
رَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿١٢٨﴾ فَإِن
تَوَلَّوْا فَقُلْ حَسْبِيَ اللَّـهُ لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ عَلَيْهِ
تَوَكَّلْتُ ۖ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ ﴿١٢٩﴾
(7) the final verses of S£rah al-°ashr,
لَوْ أَنزَلْنَا هَـٰذَا
الْقُرْآنَ عَلَىٰ جَبَلٍ لَّرَأَيْتَهُ خَاشِعًا مُّتَصَدِّعًا مِّنْ خَشْيَةِ
اللَّـهِ ۚ وَتِلْكَ الْأَمْثَالُ نَضْرِبُهَا
لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ ﴿٢١﴾ هُوَ
اللَّـهُ الَّذِي لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ
وَالشَّهَادَةِ ۖ هُوَ الرَّحْمَـٰنُ الرَّحِيمُ ﴿٢٢﴾ هُوَ
اللَّـهُ الَّذِي لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْمَلِكُ الْقُدُّوسُ السَّلَامُ
الْمُؤْمِنُ الْمُهَيْمِنُ الْعَزِيزُ الْجَبَّارُ الْمُتَكَبِّرُ ۚ سُبْحَانَ
اللَّـهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ﴿٢٣﴾ هُوَ
اللَّـهُ الْخَالِقُ الْبَارِئُ الْمُصَوِّرُ ۖ لَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ
الْحُسْنَىٰ ۚيُسَبِّحُ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ
الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ ﴿٢٤﴾
and (8) the final 5 verses of S£rah ªl-`Imr¡n.
إِنَّ فِي
خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاخْتِلَافِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ لَآيَاتٍ
لِّأُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ ﴿١٩٠﴾ الَّذِينَ
يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّـهَ قِيَامًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِهِمْ وَيَتَفَكَّرُونَ
فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَـٰذَا بَاطِلًا
سُبْحَانَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ ﴿١٩١﴾ رَبَّنَا
إِنَّكَ مَن تُدْخِلِ النَّارَ فَقَدْ أَخْزَيْتَهُ ۖوَمَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ مِنْ
أَنصَارٍ ﴿١٩٢﴾ رَّبَّنَا
إِنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا مُنَادِيًا يُنَادِي لِلْإِيمَانِ أَنْ آمِنُوا بِرَبِّكُمْ
فَآمَنَّا ۚ رَبَّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَكَفِّرْ عَنَّا سَيِّئَاتِنَا
وَتَوَفَّنَا مَعَ الْأَبْرَارِ ﴿١٩٣﴾ رَبَّنَا
وَآتِنَا مَا وَعَدتَّنَا عَلَىٰ رُسُلِكَ وَلَا تُخْزِنَا يَوْمَ
الْقِيَامَةِ ۗ إِنَّكَ لَا تُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَادَ ﴿١٩٤﴾
(6) the last two verses of S£rah al-Tawbah (No. 9), (7)
the final verses of S£rah al-°ashr, and (8) the final verses of S£rah ªl-`Imr¡n.
Twenty-Fourth: Imam Ja`far al-¯¡diq (`a) is also reported
to have said: If one says the following prayer after the Fajr
Prayer or the ²uhr Prayer, no sin will be recorded against him for a whole year:
اَللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْ صَلاَتَكَ
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all¡humma ij`al
¥alaw¡tika
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O Allah, (please do) let Your
blessings
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وَصَلاَةَ مَلاَئكَتِكَ وَرُسُلِكَ
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wa ¥alata mal¡'ikatika wa
rusulika
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and the blessings of Your angels and
Messengers
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عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
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`al¡
mu¦ammadin wa
¡li
mu¦ammadin
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be on Mu¦ammad and the Household of
Mu¦ammad.
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Imam Ja`far al-¯¡diq (`a) is also reported to have said: If one
says the following prayer after the Fajr Prayer or the ²uhr Prayer
(on Fridays), he will not die before he catches the age of Imam al-Mahd¢, peace
be upon him:
O Allah, send blessings to Mu¦ammad and the
Household of Mu¦ammad and hasten their Relief.
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all¡humma ¥alli `al¡ mu¦ammadin wa
¡li mu¦ammadin wa `ajjil farajahum
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اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَجِّلْ
فَرَجَهُمْ
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The earlier supplication also brings about security from
misfortunes up to the next Friday if it is repeated three times after the Friday
²uhr Prayer.
It has been also narrated that one who invokes Almighty Allah’s
blessings upon the Holy Prophet and his Household, peace be upon them, between
the two obligatory ²uhr and `A¥r prayers will have the reward of offering a
seventy-unit prayer.
Twenty-Fifth: It is recommended to say the following two
supplications of al-¯a¦¢fah al-Sajj¡diyyah al-K¡milah:
(1)
يَا
مَنْ يَرْحَمُ مَنْ لاَ يَرْحَمُهُ ٱلْعِبَادُ…
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y¡ man yar¦amu man l¡
yar¦amuhu al`ib¡du…
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O He Who has mercy upon him toward
whom the servants show no mercy…
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(2)
اَللَّهُمَّ هٰذَا يَوْمٌ مُبَارَكٌ مَيْمُونٌ…
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all¡humma h¡dh¡ yawmun
mub¡rakun maym£nun…
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O Allah, this is a blessed and
fortunate day…
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Then, supplicate as seems proper to you and invoke blessings
upon the Holy Prophet and his Household one thousand times. Thus was Imam Zayn
al-`ªbid¢n (`a) used to doing.
Twenty-Sixth: In his book of Mi¥b¡¦ al-Mutahajjid, Shaykh
al-±£s¢ says that the Holy Imams, peace be upon them, are reported to have said:
When one offers, after the obligatory ²uhr Prayer on Fridays, a two-unit prayer
reciting in each unit S£rah al-F¡ti¦ah once and repeating S£rah al-Taw¦¢d seven
times and after accomplishment says the following prayer, one will
be saved against all misfortunes and seditious matters up to the next Friday,
and will be joined with Prophet Mu¦ammad, peace be upon him and his Household,
and Prophet Abraham, peace be upon him:
اَللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْنِي مِنْ اهْلِ
ٱلْجَنَّةِ
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all¡humma ij`aln¢ min
ahli aljannati
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O Allah, include me with the
inhabitants of Paradise
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ٱلَّتِي حَشُوهَا ٱلْبَرَكَةُ
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allat¢ ¦ashwuh¡
albarakatu
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whose stuffing is blessing
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وَعُمَّارُهَا ٱلْمَلاَئِكَةُ
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wa `umm¡ruh¡
almal¡'ikatu
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and whose constructors are the angels
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مَعَ نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
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ma`a nabiyyin¡
mu¦ammadin
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with our Prophet Mu¦ammad,
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صَلَّىٰ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ
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¥all¡
all¡hu `alayhi wa ¡lih¢
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peace of Allah be upon him and his
Household,
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وَابِينَا
إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلاَمُ
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wa ab¢n¡
ibr¡h¢ma `alayhi alssal¡mu
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and our father Abraham, peace be upon
him.
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Commenting on this supplication, Shaykh al-±£s¢ instructs that
one who is not from the Holy Prophet’s offspring should say, “his father (ab¢hi)”
instead of “our father (ab¢n¡).”
Twenty-Seventh: It has been narrated that the best hours
of Fridays are these coming after the `A¥r Prayer. Accordingly, it is
recommended to repeat the following invocation one hundred times at that time:
اللَّهُمُّ صَلّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَجِّلْ
فَرَجَهُمْ
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all¡humma ¥alli `al¡
mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin wa `ajjil farajahum
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O Allah, bless Mu¦ammad and the
Household of Mu¦ammad and hasten their Relief.
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Adding to this, Shaykh al-±£s¢ says that it is recommended to
repeat the following invocation one hundred times at that time:
صَلَوَاتُ اللّهِ وَملاَئِكَتِهِ
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¥alaw¡tu all¡hi wa
mal¡'ikatih¢
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The blessings of Allah, His angels,
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وَانْبِيَائِهِ
وَرُسُلِهِ
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wa anbiy¡'ih¢ wa rusulih¢
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His prophets, His messengers,
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وَجَميعِ خَلْقِهِ
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wa jam¢`i khalqih¢
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and all of His creatures
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عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
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`al¡
mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin
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be upon Mu¦ammad and the Household of
Mu¦ammad.
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وَٱلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَيْهِمْ
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walssal¡mu `alayhi wa
`alayhim
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And peace be upon him and upon them
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وَعَلَىٰ ارْوَاحِهِمْ
وَاجْسَادِهِمْ
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wa `al¡
arw¡¦ihim wa ajs¡dihim
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and upon their souls and bodies.
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وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
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wa ra¦matu all¡hi wa
barak¡tuhu
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So be Allah’s mercy and blessings.
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The reverent scholar, Ibn Idr¢s, has quoted in his book entitled
al-Sar¡'ir that it has been recorded in the book of J¡mi` complied by
al-Bizani§¢ on the authority of Ab£-Ba¥¢r that Imam Ja`far al-¯¡diq (`a) has
said: To invoke Almighty Allah’s blessings upon the Prophet and his Household in
the time between the ²uhr and `A¥r Prayers (on Fridays) is equal (in reward) to
seventy times of °ajj Pilgrimage. Moreover, one who says the following
invocation after the `A¥r Prayer on Fridays will be awarded the reward of the
righteous deeds of all men and jinn on that day:Mp3
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
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all¡humma ¥alli `al¡
mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin
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O Allah, bless Mu¦ammad and the
Household of Mu¦ammad—
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ٱلاوْصِيَاءِ
ٱلْمَرْضِيِّينَ
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al-aw¥iy¡'i almar¤iyy¢na
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the Successors and the pleased—
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بِافْضَلِ
صَلَوَاتِكَ
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bi-af¤ali ¥alaw¡tika
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with the best of Your blessings,
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وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِمْ
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wa b¡rik `alayhim
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and confer upon them
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بِافْضَلِ
بَرَكَاتِكَ
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bi-af¤ali barak¡tika
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with the best of your favors.
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وَٱلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْهِمْ
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wa alssal¡mu `alayhim
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And peace be upon them
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وَعَلَىٰ ارْوَاحِهِمْ
وَاجْسَادِهِمْ
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wa `al¡ arw¡¦ihim wa
ajs¡dihim
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and upon their souls and bodies;
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وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
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wa ra¦matu all¡hi wa
barak¡tuhu
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and Allah’s mercy and blessings be
upon them.
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Books of
master scholars of °ad¢th have authentically narrated great rewards for saying
this invocation. However, it is better to repeat it seven times and even ten
times. In this respect, Imam Ja`far al-¯¡diq (`a) is reported as saying: One who
repeats this invocation ten times immediately after the `A¥r Prayer on Fridays
will receive the blessings of the angels up to the next Friday and the very
hour. The Imam (`a) is also reported as saying: When you offer the `A¥r Prayer
on Friday, repeat this invocation afterward seven times.
In al-K¡f¢,
Shaykh al-Kulayn¢ has narrated the following: When you accomplish the `A¥r
Prayer on Friday, say the following invocation, for if one says it at that time,
Almighty Allah will record for him one hundred thousand rewards, erase one
hundred thousand of his evildoings, grant him one hundred thousand requests, and
elevate him one hundred thousand ranks:
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
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all¡humma ¥alli `al¡
mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin
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O Allah, bless Mu¦ammad and the
Household of Mu¦ammad
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ٱلاوْصِيَاءِ
ٱلْمَرْضِيِّينَ
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al-aw¥y¡'i almar¤iyy¢na
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the Successors and the pleased
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بِافْضَلِ
صَلَوَاتِكَ
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bi-af¤ali ¥alaw¡tika
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with the best of Your blessings,
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وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِمْ
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wa b¡rik `alayhim
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and confer upon them
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بِافْضَلِ
بَرَكَاتِكَ
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bi-af¤ali barak¡tika
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with the best of your favors.
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وَٱلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَيْهِمْ
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wa alssal¡mu `alayhi wa
`alayhim
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And peace be upon him and them
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وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
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wa ra¦matu all¡hi wa
barak¡tuh£
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and Allah’s mercy and blessings be
also upon them.
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He adds that if one repeats the same invocation seven times,
Almighty Allah will give him rewards as many as His servants, accept his deeds
on that day, and place light between his eyes on the Resurrection Day.
Later on, we will mention (within the devotional rites on the
`Araf¡t Day) a form of invocation of Almighty Allah’s blessings upon the Holy
Prophet and his Household; to say this invocation delights Prophet Mu¦ammad and
his Household—peace be upon them all.
Twenty-Eighth: It is recommended to repeat the following prayer seventy times after the `A¥r Prayer so that sins will be
forgiven:
اسْتَغْفِرُ
ٱللَّهَ وَاتُوبُ
إِلَيْهِ
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astaghfiru all¡ha wa
at£bu ilayhi
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I pray the forgiveness of Allah and I
repent before Him.
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Twenty-ninth: It is recommended to recite S£rah al-Qadr
(No. 97) one hundred times. Imam M£s¡ al-K¡¨im (`a) is reported as saying: On
Fridays, Almighty Allah has one thousand gifts of mercy. He grants a servant
whatever number He wills. Thus, He grants the servant who recites S£rah al-Qadr
one hundred times after the `A¥r Prayer on Fridays all these gifts and their
like.
Thirty-First: Shaykh al-±£s¢ has mentioned that the last
hour of Friday, which lasts to sunset, is the hour in which prayers are
responded. Therefore, it is required to pray Almighty Allah insistently at that
hour. It has been also narrated that this hour begins when half of the sun disk
sets and the other half only remains visible. Lady F¡§imah al-Zahr¡', peace be
upon her, used to pray at this hour so that her prayers be
answered. It is also recommended to say the following that is reported
from the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him and his Household:
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سُبْحَانَكَ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ
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sub¦¡naka l¡
il¡ha ill¡
anta
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Glory be to You! There is no god save
You!
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يَا
حَنَّانُ يَا مَنَّانُ
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y¡
¦ann¡nu y¡
mann¡nu
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O All-tender! O All-bestower!
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يَا
بَدِيعَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلارْضِ
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y¡
bad¢`a alssam¡w¡ti wal-ar¤i
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O Fashioner of the heavens and the
earth!
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يَا
ذَا ٱلْجَلاَلِ وَٱلإكْرَامِ
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y¡
dhaljal¡li wal-ikr¡mi
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O Lord of Majesty and Honor.
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It is also recommended to say the famous prayer known asDua-e-Simaat (
Fri evening before sunset)
It is worth mentioning that Friday has relationship with Imam
al-Mahd¢—may Allah hasten his advent—from several aspects. On Friday, Imam
al-Mahd¢ was born and on Friday, his delightful advent shall be. Hence, to
expect Relief on Friday should be more intense than other days. In Imam
al-Mahd¢’s private Ziy¡rah on Fridays that will be mentioned later on in this
book, the following statement is mentioned:
هٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْجُمُعَةِ
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h¡dh¡
yawmu aljumu`ati
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Today is Friday,
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وَهُوَ يَوْمُكَ ٱلْمُتَوَقَّعُ فِيهِ ظُهُورُكَ
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wa huwa yawmuka
almutawaqqa`u f¢hi ¨uh£ruka
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which is your day on which we expect
your advent
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وَٱلْفَرَجُ فِيهِ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَىٰ يَدِكَ
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walfaraju f¢hi
lilmu'min¢na `al¡
yadika
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that will bring about relief to the
believers at your hands.
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In fact, Friday has been decided as feast day just because it is
the day on which Imam al-Mahd¢ (`a) will reappear in order to purify the entire
earth from the filth of polytheism and atheism and from the dirt of acts of
disobedience to Almighty Allah and from sins. He shall also annihilate the
tyrants, the infidels, and the hypocrites. Thus, true believers shall be
delighted and their hearts shall be tranquil since the Word of Truth shall
prevail over all things and the true religion and creed shall be the dominant.
On that day, too, the earth shall beam with the Light of its Lord. In view of
that, it is highly recommended to say the major invocation of blessings upon the
Holy Prophet and the Ahl al-Bayt. It is also highly advisable to say the
supplication that Imam `Al¢ ibn M£s¡ al-Ri¤¡ (`a) advised to be said for the
sake of Imam al-Mahd¢, peace be upon him. The supplication, which will be cited
in this book later on, begins with the following statement:
اللَّهُمَّ ٱدْفَعْ عَنْ وَلِيِّكَ
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all¡humma idfa` `an
waliyyika
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O Allah, defend Your friend
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وَخَلِيفَتِكَ وَحُجَّتِكَ عَلَىٰ خَلْقِكَ…
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wa khal¢fatika wa
¦ujjatika `al¡ khalqika…
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and representative—a decisive
argument for humankind…
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It is also recommended to say the
supplication that Shaykh Ab£-`Amr al-`Amr¢ dictated to Ab£-`Al¢ ibn Hamm¡m and
advised him to say it during the Occultation of Imam al-Mahd¢, peace be upon
him. Because this book is intended to be as brief as possible, this long
supplication will be omitted. Yet, the gentle reader may find it, as well as the
previously mention major invocation of blessings upon the Holy Prophet and the
Ahl al-Bayt, in the books of Mi¥b¡¦ al-Mutahajjid and Jam¡l al-Usb£`.
It is also necessary not to overlook
the famous invocation of blessings upon the Holy Prophet and the Ahl al-Bayt,
peace be upon them, that is ascribed to Abu’l-°asan al-®arr¡b al-I¥fah¡n¢.
Shaykh al-±£s¢ and Sayyid Ibn ±¡w£s have included this famous invocation with
the recommended rites of Friday afternoons. Confirming its significance and
writing down the series of its reporters, Sayyid Ibn ±¡w£s adds, “This
invocation is reported from our master Imam al-Mahd¢, peace be upon him. So, if
you have to neglect all the post-prayer litanies on Friday, try not to overlook
this invocation for a matter that Almighty Allah has shown to me.”
As for Shaykh al-±£s¢,
he says, “This invocation is reported from the Patron of the Age, Imam al-Mahd¢,
peace be upon him. It was shown to Abu’l-°asan al-®arr¡b in Makkah.”
([1])
l¡
bishay'in min ¡l¡'ika rabbi ukadhdhibu.
([2])
`All¡mah
al-Majlis¢ says that ªyah al-Kurs¢ in the form of revelation,
according to the narration of `Al¢ ibn Ibr¡h¢m and Shaykh al-Kulayn¢, is
as follows:
اللَّهُ لا إِلٰهَ
إِلاَّ هُوَ ٱلْحَيُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ لاَ تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلا نَوْمٌ لَهُ
مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلاَرْضِ (وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَمَا
تَحْتَ ٱلثَّرَى) (عَالِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَادَةِ
ٱلرَّحْمٰنُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ) مَنْ ذَا ٱلَّذِي يَشْفَعُ
عِنْدَهُ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا
خَلْفَهُمْ وَلاَ يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلاَّ بِمَا شَاءَ
وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ َّلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلاَرْضَ وَلاَ يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا
وَهُوَ ﭐلْعَلِيُّ ﭐلْعَظِيمُ. لاَ إِكْرَاهَ فِي ﭐلدِّينِ قَدْ تَبَيَّنَ
ﭐلرُّشْدُ مِنْ ﭐلْغَيِّ فَمَنْ يَكْفُرْ بٱلطَّاغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِنْ
بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدِ ٱسْتَمْسَكَ بِٱلْعُرْوَةِ ٱلْوُثْقَى لاَ ٱنفِصَامَ
لَهَا وَٱللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ. اللَّهُ وَلِيُّ ٱلَّذِينَ آمَنُوٱ
يُخْرِجُهُمْ مِنْ ٱلظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٱ
اَوْلِيَاؤُهُمُ ٱلطَّاغُوتُ يُخْرِجُونَهُمْ مِنَ ٱلنُّورِ إِلَى
ٱلظُّلُمَاتِ اُوْلَئِكَ اَصْحَابُ ٱلنَّارِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ.
“Allah is He besides Whom there is no god, the Ever-living, the
Self-subsisting by Whom all subsist; slumber does not overtake Him nor
sleep; whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth (and
what is between them two and what is beneath the ground) is His;
(the Knower of the unseen and the seen; the Beneficent, the Merciful);
Who is he that can intercede with Him but by His permission? He knows
what is before them and what is behind them, and they cannot comprehend
anything out of His knowledge except what He pleases, His knowledge
extends over the heavens and the earth, and the preservation of them
both tires Him not, and He is the Most High, the Great. There is no
compulsion in religion; truly, the right way has become clearly distinct
from error; therefore, whoever disbelieves in Satan and believes in
Allah he indeed has laid hold on the firmest handle, which shall not
break off, and Allah is Hearing, Knowing. Allah is the guardian of those
who believe. He brings them out of the darkness into the light; and (as
to) those who disbelieve, their guardians are Shaitans who take them out
of the light into the darkness; they are the inmates of the fire, in it
they shall abide.”
Translator’s
Note:
This does not mean that ªyah al-Kurs¢
was revealed in this very
form; rather, it means that one may say these additional phrases while
reciting these holy verses. Verily, the Holy Qur'¡n is free from any
decrease, addition, or distortion, because it is Almighty Allah Who has
promised to guard it from all distortion:
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We have, without doubt, sent down the Message; and We will
assuredly guard it (from corruption).
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