The Clay from Which the Believers and Unbelievers Are Made

The Clay from Which the Believers and Unbelievers Are Made (additional)

The Clay from which the Believers and Unbelievers are made (additional)

The Messenger of Allah, recipient of divine supreme covenant, Was the First to Respond to the Call of Allah, the Majestic, the Glorious, and Testify That He Is the Lord

How They Answered While They Were as Small Particles

Creation of the Creatures with Belief in Oneness of Allah in Their Nature

Believers as Offspring of Unbelievers

When Allah, the Majestic, the Glorious, Wills to Create a Believer

The Coloring (referred to in the Holy Quran) Is Islam

Serenity Is Belief

Purely Sincere

On the Shari’ a (System of Laws)

The Fundamentals of Islam

Islam Is to Spare Lives (and to Keep the Trust) But Reward Comes From Belief

Belief Is Inclusive of Islam but Islam Is Not Inclusive of Belief

Another Chapter on the Same Issue That Islam Is Before Belief

No name

Belief Spreads In all Parts of the Body

Advancement in Belief

Degrees of Belief

Degrees of Belief (Additional)

Description of Islam

Qualities of a Believer

Description of Belief

Superiority of Belief over Islam and Certainty over Belief

The Essence of Belief and Certainty

Contemplation (Thinking)

The Noble Qualities (of Man)

Excellence of Certainty

To Agree With the Decision (of Allah)

Leaving It to Allah to Be the Person in Charge of Affairs, and Having Trust in Him

Fear and Hope

Hopefulness Toward Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy

To Profess One ’s Shortcomings

Obedience and Piety

Restraint from Worldly Matters (Sins)

Chastity

Abstaining From Unlawful Matters

Fulfilling Obligations

Balanced and Continuous Good Deeds

The Worship

The Intention

Part of Previous Chapter

Moderation in Worship

One Who Has Learned to Receive Rewards from His Lord for a Certain Deed

Patience

Gratitude and Thankfulness

Excellence in Moral Behaviors

Delightful Appearance

Truthfulness and Trust

Bashfulness

Forgiveness

Suppressing one ’s Anger

Forbearance

Silence and Controlling the Tongue

Gentleness in Dealings

Friendliness

Humbleness

Love for the Sake of Allah and Hate for the Sake of Allah

Condemnation of Worldly Matters and Abstaining Thereby

Additional Ahadith on the Above Subject

Contentment

Adequacy

Promptness in Good Deeds

Fairness and Justice

Independence from People

Good Relation with Relatives

Kindness to Parents

Concern for the Affairs of the Muslims, Giving Them Good Advice and to Benefit Them

High Regards for the Elderly

The Believer’s Mutual Brotherhood

The Rights of One Who Accepts the Belief and Then Severs Away

Brotherhood in Belief is not Due to Religion it only is a Way of Recognition

The Rights of a Believer on his Brother (in belief) and his duty to observe Such Rights

Compassion and Leniency

Visiting Brothers (in belief)

Greeting with Handshake

Holding in One ’s Arm

Kissing

Speak of and Remember the Brothers (in belief)

To Please the Believers

Assisting a Believer in his Needs

Endeavor to help a Believer

Relief for the Suffering of a Believer

Providing Food for a Believer

Providing Clothes for a Believer

To Show Kindness to and Honor a Believer

In the Sen’ice of Believing People

Giving Good Advice to the Believers

Improving Good Relations Among People

To Revive the Believer

Inviting one ’s Own People to Belief

Not to Invite People to Belief

Allah Grants Religion only to Whomever He Loves

Sound Religion

Al-Taqiyyah, Guarding and Cautiousness

Silence and Restraint against Publicity

A Believer’s Signs and Qualities

The Rarity of Believers

1ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَسْبَاطٍ عَنْ غَالِبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) فِي قَوْلِ الله تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى وَظِلالُهُمْ بِالْغُدُوِّ وَالآصالِ قَالَ هُوَ الدُّعَاءُ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا وَهِيَ سَاعَةُ إِجَابَةٍ.

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ali ibn Asbat from Ghalib ibn ‘Abd Allah from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “About the words of Allah, the Most Blessed, the Most High, ‘All in the heavens and the earth prostrate themselves before Allah, either of their own free will or by force, just as do their shadows in the mornings and evenings,’ (13:15) the Imam said, ‘This is prayer before sunrise and before sunset and it is the hour in which prayers are heard.’” 

2ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَمِيلَةَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ إِنَّ إِبْلِيسَ عَلَيْهِ لَعَائِنُ الله يَبُثُّ جُنُودَ اللَّيْلِ مِنْ حَيْثُ تَغِيبُ الشَّمْسُ وَتَطْلُعُ فَأَكْثِرُوا ذِكْرَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي هَاتَيْنِ السَّاعَتَيْنِ وَتَعَوَّذُوا بِالله مِنْ شَرِّ إِبْلِيسَ وَجُنُودِهِ وَعَوِّذُوا صِغَارَكُمْ فِي تِلْكَ السَّاعَتَيْنِ فَإِنَّهُمَا سَاعَتَا غَفْلَةٍ.

2. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from abu Jamilah from Jabir from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “Satan, may Allah’s condemnations be upon him, spreads the armies of the night at sunset and at sunrise. You must speak of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, very often in these two hours and seek protection from Allah against the evils of Satan and his army, protect your little ones in those two hours; they are the hours of negligence.” 

3ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ جَمِيعاً عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ عَنْ رَزِينٍ صَاحِبِ الأنْمَاطِ عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا (عَلَيهِما السَّلام) قَالَ مَنْ قَالَ اللهمَّ إِنِّي أُشْهِدُكَ وَأُشْهِدُ مَلائِكَتَكَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ وَحَمَلَةَ عَرْشِكَ الْمُصْطَفَيْنَ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ الله لا إِلَهَ إِلا أَنْتَ الرَّحْمَنُ الرَّحِيمُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُكَ وَرَسُولُكَ وَأَنَّ فُلانَ بْنَ فُلانٍ إِمَامِي وَوَلِيِّي وَأَنَّ أَبَاهُ رَسُولَ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) وَعَلِيّاً وَالْحَسَنَ وَالْحُسَيْنَ وَفُلاناً وَفُلاناً حَتَّى يَنْتَهِيَ إِلَيْهِ أَئِمَّتِي وَأَوْلِيَائِي عَلَى ذَلِكَ أَحْيَا وَعَلَيْهِ أَمُوتُ وَعَلَيْهِ أُبْعَثُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَأَبْرَأُ مِنْ فُلانٍ وَفُلانٍ وَفُلانٍ فَإِنْ مَاتَ فِي لَيْلَتِهِ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ.

3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa and Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father all from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from al- Hassan ibn ‘Atiyyah from Razin Sahib al-Anmat from one of the two Imam (a.s.) who has said the following: “Whoever says, ‘O Lord, I ask You to be my witness, I ask Your favorite angels to be my witness and the chosen carriers of Your ’Throne to be my witness to my testimony: You are Allah, no one deserves to be worshipped except You, the Beneficent, the Merciful, and that Muhammad is Your servant and Your Messenger that so and so, son of so and so, (the Imam and his father should be mentioned) is my Imam and my guardian that he is a child of the Messenger of Allah, that Ali, al-Hassan and al-Husayn and so and so, recipients of divine supreme covenant, up to him (the twelfth Imam) are my Imam and guardians. With this I live. On this I will die and will be raised (resurrected). I disavow so and so and so.’ If he may die that night, he will enter paradise.’” 

4ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَجَّالِ وَبَكْرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ الشَّعِيرِيِّ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ كَلْثَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله أَوْ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ تَقُولُ إِذَا أَصْبَحْتَ أَصْبَحْتُ بِالله مُؤْمِناً عَلَى دِينِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَسُنَّتِهِ وَدِينِ عَلِيٍّ وَسُنَّتِهِ وَدِينِ الأوْصِيَاءِ وَسُنَّتِهِمْ آمَنْتُ بِسِرِّهِمْ وَعَلانِيَتِهِمْ وَشَاهِدِهِمْ وَغَائِبِهِمْ وَأَعُوذُ بِالله مِمَّا اسْتَعَاذَ مِنْهُ رَسُولُ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) وَعَلِيٌّ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) وَالأوْصِيَاءُ وَأَرْغَبُ إِلَى الله فِيمَا رَغِبُوا إِلَيْهِ وَلا حَوْلَ وَلا قُوَّةَ إِلا بِالله.

4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Hajjal and Bakr ibn Muhammad from abu Ishaq al-Sha’Iri from Yazid ibn Kalthamah from abu ‘Abd Allah or abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “In the morning say, ‘This morning I believe in Allah in the religion of Muhammad and his tradition, Sunnah , the religion of Ali and his tradition, the religion of the successors (of the Holy Prophet from his family) and their tradition. I believe in their secrets and that which is public of them, those present of them as well as those absent. I seek refuge before Allah from everything against which the Messenger of Allah, Ali and the successors (of the Holy Prophet from his family) sought refuge. I am interested in everything that was of interest to them. There are no means and no power without the help of Allah.’” 

5ـ عَنْهُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ الْخَزَّازِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) إِنَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) كَانَ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ قَالَ أَبْتَدِئُ يَوْمِي هَذَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ نِسْيَانِي وَعَجَلَتِي بِسْمِ الله وَمَا شَاءَ الله فَإِذَا فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ الْعَبْدُ أَجْزَأَهُ مِمَّا نَسِيَ فِي يَوْمِهِ.

5. From him (Muhammad ibn Yahya), from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from Ali ibn al-Hakam, from Abu Ayyub Ibrahim ibn Uthman al-Khazzaz, from Muhammad ibn Muslim that Abu 'Abdillah (al-Sadiq) (as) said: "Ali ibn al-Husayn (as) used to say when he woke up in the morning, 'I begin this day of mine, amidst my forgetfulness and haste, with the name of Allah and by His will.' So when a servant does this, Allah gives him rewards for what he forgets during his day."

6ـ عَنْهُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ جَمِيعاً عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ شِهَابٍ وَسُلَيْمٍ الْفَرَّاءِ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ مَنْ قَالَ هَذَا حِينَ يُمْسِي حُفَّ بِجَنَاحٍ مِنْ أَجْنِحَةِ جَبْرَئِيلَ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ أَسْتَوْدِعُ الله الْعَلِيَّ الأعْلَى الْجَلِيلَ الْعَظِيمَ نَفْسِي وَمَنْ يَعْنِينِي أَمْرُهُ أَسْتَوْدِعُ الله نَفْسِيَ الْمَرْهُوبَ الْمَخُوفَ الْمُتَضَعْضِعَ لِعَظَمَتِهِ كُلُّ شَيْ‏ءٍ ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ.

6. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Ahmad ibn Muhammad and Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father all from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ‘Umar ibn Shahab and Sulaym al-Farra’ from a man from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Whoever says in the evening, ‘I leave myself and all that is important to me, in trust of Allah, the Most High, the Most Glorious, the Most Great, from Whose greatness all things fear, worry and waver,’ three times, he will be wrapped up in a wing of the wings of Jibril, the Archangel, for protection until morning.’” 

7ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَبُو عَلِيٍّ الأشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ عَنِ الْحَجَّالِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ وَغَالِبِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَمَّنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ إِذَا أَمْسَيْتَ قُلِ اللهمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِنْدَ إِقْبَالِ لَيْلِكَ وَإِدْبَارِ نَهَارِكَ وَحُضُورِ صَلَوَاتِكَ وَأَصْوَاتِ دُعَائِكَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَادْعُ بِمَا أَحْبَبْتَ.

7. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad and Abu Ali al-Ash’ari from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from al-Hajjal from Ali ibn ‘Uqbah and Ghalib ibn ‘Uthman from those whom he has mentioned (in his book) from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “In the evening say, ‘O Lord, I ask You in the approaching of Your night and retreating of Your day, in the presence of Your blessings, among the voices of prayer to You to grant al-Salat (favors) upon Muhammad and Ale (family of) Muhammad,’ then pray for whatever you wish.’” 

8ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الأشْعَرِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ الْقَدَّاحِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ مَا مِنْ يَوْمٍ يَأْتِي عَلَى ابْنِ آدَمَ إِلا قَالَ لَهُ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمُ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ أَنَا يَوْمٌ جَدِيدٌ وَأَنَا عَلَيْكَ شَهِيدٌ فَقُلْ فِيَّ خَيْراً وَاعْمَلْ فِيَّ خَيْراً أَشْهَدْ لَكَ بِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَإِنَّكَ لَنْ تَرَانِي بَعْدَهَا أَبَداً قَالَ وَكَانَ عَلِيٌّ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) إِذَا أَمْسَى يَقُولُ مَرْحَباً بِاللَّيْلِ الْجَدِيدِ وَالْكَاتِبِ الشَّهِيدِ اكْتُبَا عَلَى اسْمِ الله ثُمَّ يَذْكُرُ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.

8. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Ash’ari from ibn al-Qaddah from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Each coming day says to the sons of Adam, ‘O son of Adam, I am a new day and a witness over you. Say good in me and do good deeds; I will testify for or against you on the Day of Judgment. You will never see me thereafter.’ The Imam said that Ali (a.s.) in the evening would say, ‘Welcome to the new night, and witnessing ascribe. Both of you write down in the name of Allah.’ Then he would speak of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy.’” 

9ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ السِّنْدِيِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ بُكَيْرٍ عَنْ شِهَابِ بْنِ عَبْدِ رَبِّهِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) يَقُولُ إِذَا تَغَيَّرَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَاذْكُرِ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَإِنْ كُنْتَ مَعَ قَوْمٍ يَشْغَلُونَكَ فَقُمْ وَادْعُ.

9. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Salih ibn al-Sindy from Ja’far ibn Bashir from ‘Abd Allah ibn Bukayr from Shahab ibn ‘Abd Rabbihi who has said the following: “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying, ‘When the sun changes, speak of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, and if there are people keeping you occupied, stand up and pray.’” 

10ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ شَرِيفِ بْنِ سَابِقٍ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ أَبِي قُرَّةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ ثَلاثٌ تَنَاسَخَهَا الأنْبِيَاءُ مِنْ آدَمَ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) حَتَّى وَصَلْنَ إِلَى رَسُولِ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) كَانَ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ يَقُولُ اللهمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ إِيمَاناً تُبَاشِرُ بِهِ قَلْبِي وَيَقِيناً حَتَّى أَعْلَمَ أَنَّهُ لا يُصِيبُنِي إِلا مَا كَتَبْتَ لِي وَرَضِّنِي بِمَا قَسَمْتَ لِي. وَرَوَاهُ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِنَا وَزَادَ فِيهِ حَتَّى لا أُحِبَّ تَعْجِيلَ مَا أَخَّرْتَ وَلا تَأْخِيرَ مَا عَجَّلْتَ يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ أَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ وَلا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ أَبَداً وَصَلَّى الله عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ.

10. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from Sharif ibn Sabiq from al-Fadl ibn abu Qurrah from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “There are three things that the prophets inherited from Adam until they reached the Messenger of Allah. In the morning he would say, ‘O Lord, I request You to grant me a belief that accompany with my heart, a certainty in the fact that nothing can affect me except what You have written, make me happy with the share that You have assigned for me.’” Certain individuals of our people have narrated the above Hadith with this addition: “So I will not love hastening of what You have delayed, and the delay of what You have hastened, O Living, O Guardian, I plead for help through Your mercy, correct all of my affairs and do not leave me to my own soul not even for a blinking of an eye and grant al-Salat (favors) upon Muhammad and his family.” 

11ـ وَرُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) الْحَمْدُ لله الَّذِي أَصْبَحْنَا وَالْمُلْكُ لَهُ وَأَصْبَحْتُ عَبْدَكَ وَابْنَ عَبْدِكَ وَابْنَ أَمَتِكَ فِي قَبْضَتِكَ اللهمَّ ارْزُقْنِي مِنْ فَضْلِكَ رِزْقاً مِنْ حَيْثُ أَحْتَسِبُ وَمِنْ حَيْثُ لا أَحْتَسِبُ وَاحْفَظْنِي مِنْ حَيْثُ أَحْتَفِظُ وَمِنْ حَيْثُ لا أَحْتَفِظُ اللهمَّ ارْزُقْنِي مِنْ فَضْلِكَ وَلا تَجْعَلْ لِي حَاجَةً إِلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ اللهمَّ أَلْبِسْنِي الْعَافِيَةَ وَارْزُقْنِي عَلَيْهَا الشُّكْرَ يَا وَاحِدُ يَا أَحَدُ يَا صَمَدُ يَا الله الَّذِي لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ يَا الله يَا رَحْمَانُ يَا رَحِيمُ يَا مَالِكَ الْمُلْكِ وَرَبَّ الأرْبَابِ وَسَيِّدَ السَّادَاتِ وَيَا الله يَا لا إِلَهَ إِلا أَنْتَ اشْفِنِي بِشِفَائِكَ مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ وَسُقْمٍ فَإِنِّي عَبْدُكَ وَابْنُ عَبْدِكَ أَتَقَلَّبُ فِي قَبْضَتِكَ.

11. He (the above narrator) has narrated from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) would say, ‘All praise belongs to Allah Who has given us this morning and the kingdom belongs to Him. You have brought to this morning Your servant son of Your servant and son of Your female servant under Your control. O Lord, grant me sustenance through Your generosity, a sustenance from the source that I expect or did not expect, protect me against things I protect myself or cannot protect. O Lord, grant me sustenance through Your generosity and do not make me needy before any of Your creatures. O Lord, dress me up in good health and grant me the realization to thank You for it, the One, the only, O Self- sufficient O Allah Who is not born from anyone and has not given birth to anyone and no one is His partner or one of His kind. O Allah, O Beneficent, O Merciful, O the Owner of the kingdom, the Cherisher of the cherishers, the Master of the masters, O Allah, no one deserves to be worshipped except You, grant me good health through Your cure from all illnesses, and pains; I am one of Your servants and the son of Your servant and I move back and forth in Your control.’” 

12ـ عَنْهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ رَفَعَهُ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ اللهمَّ إِنِّي وَهَذَا النَّهَارَ خَلْقَانِ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ اللهمَّ لا تَبْتَلِنِي بِهِ وَلا تَبْتَلِهِ بِي اللهمَّ وَلا تُرِهِ مِنِّي جُرْأَةً عَلَى مَعَاصِيكَ وَلا رُكُوباً لِمَحَارِمِكَ اللهمَّ اصْرِفْ عَنِّيَ الأزْلَ وَاللأوَاءَ وَالْبَلْوَى وَسُوءَ الْقَضَاءِ وَشَمَاتَةَ الأعْدَاءِ وَمَنْظَرَ السَّوْءِ فِي نَفْسِي وَمَالِي قَالَ وَمَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يَقُولُ حِينَ يُمْسِي وَيُصْبِحُ رَضِيتُ بِالله رَبّاً وَبِالإسْلامِ دِيناً وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) نَبِيّاً وَبِالْقُرْآنِ بَلاغاً وَبِعَلِيٍّ إِمَاماً ثَلاثاً إِلا كَانَ حَقّاً عَلَى الله الْعَزِيزِ الْجَبَّارِ أَنْ يُرْضِيَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ قَالَ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) إِذَا أَمْسَى أَصْبَحْنَا لله شَاكِرِينَ وَأَمْسَيْنَا لله حَامِدِينَ فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ كَمَا أَمْسَيْنَا لَكَ مُسْلِمِينَ سَالِمِينَ قَالَ وَإِذَا أَصْبَحَ قَالَ أَمْسَيْنَا لله شَاكِرِينَ وَأَصْبَحْنَا لله حَامِدِينَ وَالْحَمْدُ لله كَمَا أَصْبَحْنَا لَكَ مُسْلِمِينَ سَالِمِينَ.

12. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Muhammad ibn Ali in a marfu’ manner from Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) who has said the following: “O Lord, I and this day are two creatures of Your creatures. O Lord, do not make me suffer from it and do not make it suffer from me. O Lord, do not allow it see me bold in disobeying You or committing unlawful things. O Lord, remove from me constraint and poverty, affliction and evil determination, and expression of joy from the enemy for bad things in me, and from being placed on an evil position, my property or myself. “The Imam has said, ‘Any servant (of Allah) who says in the morning or evening three times, “I accept that Allah is my Lord, Islam is my religion, Muhammad (a.s.) is the Prophet, the Holy Quran is the text of Divine message and Ali (a.s.) is my Imam,” three times, it will be a right upon Allah, the Majestic, the Compeller to make him happy on the Day of Judgment. ’ “The Imam has said that he (Ali (a.s.)) would say in the evening, ‘We live in the morning thankful to Allah and we live in the evening praising Allah. All praise belongs to You as we live in the evening submitted to Y our will and in peace. ‘‘The Imam said, ‘He (Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.)) in the morning would say, “We live in the evening thankful to Allah and we live in the morning praising Allah, all praise belongs to Allah. We live in the morning submitted to Your will and in peace.’” 

13ـ عَنْهُ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ كَانَ أَبِي (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) يَقُولُ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ بِسْمِ الله وَبِالله وَإِلَى الله وَفِي سَبِيلِ الله وَعَلَى مِلَّةِ رَسُولِ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) اللهمَّ إِلَيْكَ أَسْلَمْتُ نَفْسِي وَإِلَيْكَ فَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِي وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ اللهمَّ احْفَظْنِي بِحِفْظِ الإيمَانِ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيَّ وَمِنْ خَلْفِي وَعَنْ يَمِينِي وَعَنْ شِمَالِي وَمِنْ فَوْقِي وَمِنْ تَحْتِي وَمِنْ قِبَلِي لا إِلَهَ إِلا أَنْتَ لا حَوْلَ وَلا قُوَّةَ إِلا بِالله نَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ مِنْ كُلِّ سُوءٍ وَشَرٍّ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ اللهمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ وَمِنْ ضَغْطَةِ الْقَبْرِ وَمِنْ ضِيقِ الْقَبْرِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ سَطَوَاتِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ اللهمَّ رَبَّ الْمَشْعَرِ الْحَرَامِ وَرَبَّ الْبَلَدِ الْحَرَامِ وَرَبَّ الْحِلِّ وَالْحَرَامِ أَبْلِغْ مُحَمَّداً وَآلَ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِّي السَّلامَ اللهمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِدِرْعِكَ الْحَصِينَةِ وَأَعُوذُ بِجَمْعِكَ أَنْ تُمِيتَنِي غَرَقاً أَوْ حَرَقاً أَوْ شَرَقاً أَوْ قَوَداً أَوْ صَبْراً أَوْ مَسَمّاً أَوْ تَرَدِّياً فِي بِئْرٍ أَوْ أَكِيلَ السَّبُعِ أَوْ مَوْتَ الْفَجْأَةِ أَوْ بِشَيْ‏ءٍ مِنْ مِيتَاتِ السَّوْءِ وَلَكِنْ أَمِتْنِي عَلَى فِرَاشِي فِي طَاعَتِكَ وَطَاعَةِ رَسُولِكَ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) مُصِيباً لِلْحَقِّ غَيْرَ مُخْطِئٍ أَوْ فِي الصَّفِّ الَّذِي نَعَتَّهُمْ فِي كِتَابِكَ كَأَنَّهُمْ بُنْيانٌ مَرْصُوصٌ أُعِيذُ نَفْسِي وَوُلْدِي وَمَا رَزَقَنِي رَبِّي بِقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ حَتَّى يَخْتِمَ السُّورَةَ وَأُعِيذُ نَفْسِي وَوُلْدِي وَمَا رَزَقَنِي رَبِّي بِقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ حَتَّى يَخْتِمَ السُّورَةَ وَيَقُولُ الْحَمْدُ لله عَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ الله وَالْحَمْدُ لله مِثْلَ مَا خَلَقَ الله وَالْحَمْدُ لله مِلْ‏ءَ مَا خَلَقَ الله وَالْحَمْدُ لله مِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لله زِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لله رِضَا نَفْسِهِ وَلا إِلَهَ إِلا الله الْحَلِيمُ الْكَرِيمُ وَلا إِلَهَ إِلا الله الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ سُبْحَانَ الله رَبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأرَضِينَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَرَبِّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ اللهمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ دَرَكِ الشَّقَاءِ وَمِنْ شَمَاتَةِ الأعْدَاءِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْفَقْرِ وَالْوَقْرِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ سُوءِ الْمَنْظَرِ فِي الأهْلِ وَالْمَالِ وَالْوَلَدِ وَيُصَلِّي عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ.

13. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Sama’a from abu Basir from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “My father (a.s.) in the morning would say, ‘(I begin) in the name of Allah, with Allah, and to Allah, for the cause of Allah and on the religion of the Messenger of Allah, O Lord, to You I have submitted my soul, to You I have left my affairs, before You I have placed my trust, O Lord of the worlds. O Lord, protect me by the protection of belief, that I need against things with me, behind me, on my right, on my left from above me, from my underneath and in front of me. No one deserves to be worshipped except You. There are no means and no power without the help of Allah. We ask You to forgive us, grant us good health (and protection) against all evil, and misfortune in this world and in the hereafter. O Lord, I seek refuge with You against torment in the grave, against the pressure of the grave, and from the congestion of the grave. I seek refuge with You against the domination of the night and day. O Lord, the Cherisher of Mash ’ar al-Haram (a place in Makkah), the Cherisher of the sacred town, the Lord of sacred and none sacred land; convey my greeting of peace to Muhammad and his family. O Lord, I seek refuge in Your strong coat of arms and Your community, from dying due to drowning. burning, choking, retaliation for a crime, killed with hands tied, being poisoned, being thrown in a well, being feed to beasts, by heart attack and sudden death or any form of bad death. However, cause me to die in my bed in obedience to You and Y our messenger on the right path and free from being misled or in the rank that You have described in Your book: “Allah loves those who fight for His cause in battlefield formations firm as an unbreakable (metallic or) concrete wall.” (61:4) “I seek protection for myself, my children and for whatever my Lord has granted me, through: ‘(I begin) in the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful (Muhammad), say, “I seek protection from the Lord of the Dawn (113:1) against the evil of whatever He has created (113:2). I seek His protection against the evil of the invading darkness, (113:3) from the evil of those who practice witchcraft (113:4) and from the evil of the envious ones.”’ (113:5) “I seek protection for myself, my children and for whatever my Lord has granted me, through, ‘(I begin) in the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful (Muhammad), say, “I seek protection from the Cherisher of mankind, (114:1) the King of mankind, (2) the Lord of mankind (3) against the evil of the temptations of the Devils, (4) of jinn and human beings (5) who induce temptation into the hearts of mankind.’” (1 14:6) “He then would say, ‘All praise belongs to Allah, equal to the number of what Allah has created, all praise belongs to Allah equal to what He has created. All praise belongs to Allah to the fill of what He has created. All praise belongs to Allah equal to the length of His words, all praise belongs to Allah equal to the weight of His Throne, all praise belongs to Allah as much as it can make Him happy. No one deserves to be worshipped except Allah, the Forbearing, the Honorable, and no one deserves to be worshipped except Allah, the Most High, the Most Great. Glory belongs to Allah, the Cherisher of the heavens and earths and all that is between them and He is the Lord of the great Throne. O Lord, I seek protection with You against misfortunes, and against the insults of the enemies. I seek protection with You agaisnt poverty and deafness. I seek protection with You against bad appearance in the family, belongings and children. ’ Then he would say, ‘Al-Salat: O Lord, grant (favors) upon Muhammad and his family,’ ten times.’” 

14ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ وَأَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ جَمِيعاً عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ مَالِكَ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ الثُّمَالِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يَقُولُ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ الله أَكْبَرُ الله أَكْبَرُ كَبِيراً وَسُبْحَانَ الله بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلاً وَالْحَمْدُ لله رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ كَثِيراً لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَصَلَّى الله عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ إِلا ابْتَدَرَهُنَّ مَلَكٌ وَجَعَلَهُنَّ فِي جَوْفِ جَنَاحِهِ وَصَعِدَ بِهِنَّ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فَتَقُولُ الْمَلائِكَةُ مَا مَعَكَ فَيَقُولُ مَعِي كَلِمَاتٌ قَالَهُنَّ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَهِيَ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَيَقُولُونَ رَحِمَ الله مَنْ قَالَ هَؤُلاءِ الْكَلِمَاتِ وَغَفَرَ لَهُ قَالَ وَكُلَّمَا مَرَّ بِسَمَاءٍ قَالَ لأهْلِهَا مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَيَقُولُونَ رَحِمَ الله مَنْ قَالَ هَؤُلاءِ الْكَلِمَاتِ وَغَفَرَ لَهُ حَتَّى يَنْتَهِيَ بِهِنَّ إِلَى حَمَلَةِ الْعَرْشِ فَيَقُولُ لَهُمْ إِنَّ مَعِي كَلِمَاتٍ تَكَلَّمَ بِهِنَّ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَهِيَ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَيَقُولُونَ رَحِمَ الله هَذَا الْعَبْدَ وَغَفَرَ لَهُ انْطَلِقْ بِهِنَّ إِلَى حَفَظَةِ كُنُوزِ مَقَالَةِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَإِنَّ هَؤُلاءِ كَلِمَاتُ الْكُنُوزِ حَتَّى تَكْتُبَهُنَّ فِي دِيوَانِ الْكُنُوزِ.

14. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad and Ahmad ibn Muhammad and Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father all from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from Malik ibn ‘Atiyyah from abu Hamza al-Thumali from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “Whoever says in the morning before sunrise, ‘Allah is greater than can be described, Allah is greater than can be described, the Most Great. I glorify Allah in the morning and in the evening, all praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the worlds, a great deal of praise. He has no partners. O Lord, grant al-Salat (favors) upon Muhammad and his family,’ an angle will rush to take it (prayer) in his wing and ascend to heavens above this world and the angels will ask, “What is with you?” He will say, ‘With me there are the words that a believing servant (of Allah) has said and they are such and such.’ The angels will say, “May Allah grant favors upon the one who has said these words and forgive him.” The Imam said, ‘Through every heaven that he will pass he will say the same thing that he had said to those in the first heaven and they will say, “May Allah grant favors upon the one who has said these words and forgive him,” until he arrives near the carriers of the Throne and he will say to them, ‘With me there are the words that a believing servant (of Allah) has said and they are such and such,’ and they will say, “May Allah grant favors to this servant and forgive him, move on to the keepers of the treasures of the sayings of the believing people. These are the words of the treasure so they will write them down in record of the treasures.’” 

15ـ حُمَيْدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ غَيْرِ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ عَبْدِ الله عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ إِذَا أَصْبَحْتَ فَقُلْ اللهمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقْتَ وَذَرَأْتَ وَبَرَأْتَ فِي بِلادِكَ وَعِبَادِكَ اللهمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِجَلالِكَ وَجَمَالِكَ وَحِلْمِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ كَذَا وَكَذَا.

15. Humayd ibn Ziyad has narrated from al-Hassan ibn Muhammad ibn Sama’a from more than one person of his people from Aban ibn ‘Uthman from ‘Isa ibn ‘Abd Allah from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “In the morning say, ‘O Lord, I seek protection from the evil of what You have created, spread and released in Your land and in Your servants. O Lord, I plead before You through Your glory, beauty, forbearance and honor for such and such favors . . . and mention your wishes.’” 

16ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) أَنَّ عَلِيّاً (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) كَانَ يَقُولُ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ سُبْحَانَ الله الْمَلِكِ الْقُدُّوسِ ثَلاثاً اللهمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ زَوَالِ نِعْمَتِكَ وَمِنْ تَحْوِيلِ عَافِيَتِكَ وَمِنْ فَجْأَةِ نَقِمَتِكَ وَمِنْ دَرَكِ الشَّقَاءِ وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا سَبَقَ فِي اللَّيْلِ اللهمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِعِزَّةِ مُلْكِكَ وَشِدَّةِ قُوَّتِكَ وَبِعَظِيمِ سُلْطَانِكَ وَبِقُدْرَتِكَ عَلَى خَلْقِكَ ثُمَّ سَلْ حَاجَتَكَ.

16. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from ‘Abd Allah ibn Maymun from abu ‘Abd Allah  (a.s.) who has said the following: “Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) would say in the morning, ‘Glory belongs to Allah, the King, the Most Holy [three times]. O Lord, I seek protection against my loss of Your bounties, change in good health that You have given. Your sudden displeasure, approaching of misfortune, and the evil of what came to pass at night. O Lord, I plead before You through the majesty of Your kingdom, the intensity of Your power, the greatness of Your domain and Your power over Your creatures’ . . . and mention your wishes.” 

17ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ الْمُخْتَارِ عَنِ الْعَلاءِ بْنِ كَامِلٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) يَقُولُ وَاذْكُرْ رَبَّكَ فِي نَفْسِكَ تَضَرُّعاً وَخِيفَةً وَدُونَ الْجَهْرِ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ عِنْدَ الْمَسَاءِ لا إِلَهَ إِلا الله وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمَلِكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَيُمِيتُ وَيُحْيِي وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ قَدِيرٌ قَالَ قُلْتُ بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ قَالَ إِنَّ بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرَ وَلَكِنْ قُلْ كَمَا أَقُولُ لَكَ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ وَأَعُوذُ بِالله السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ حِينَ تَطْلُعُ الشَّمْسُ وَحِينَ تَغْرُبُ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ.

17. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad from al-Husayn ibn al-Mukhtar from al-‘Ala’ ibn Kamil who has said the following: “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying in the evening, ‘Remember (speak of) your Lord deep within yourselves, humbly and privately, instead of shouting out loud, (in prayer) in the mornings and evenings and do not be of the heedless ones,’ (7:205) and ‘No one deserves to be worshipped except Allah alone. Who has no partner. To Him belongs the kingdom and all praise. He gives life, causes death, causes death and gives life and He has power over all things.’ I (the narrator) said, ‘In His hand is all good.’ The Imam said, ‘All good is in His hand, however, say as 1 say to you ten times and say, ‘I seek protection with Allah, all Hearing and Omniscient,’ at sunrise and at sunset, ten times.” 

18ـ عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ يَقُولُ بَعْدَ الصُّبْحِ الْحَمْدُ لله رَبِّ الصَّبَاحِ الْحَمْدُ لله فَالِقِ الإصْبَاحِ ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ اللهمَّ افْتَحْ لِي بَابَ الأمْرِ الَّذِي فِيهِ الْيُسْرُ وَالْعَافِيَةُ اللهمَّ هَيِّئْ لِي سَبِيلَهُ وَبَصِّرْنِي مَخْرَجَهُ اللهمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ قَضَيْتَ لأحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ عَلَيَّ مَقْدُرَةً بِالشَّرِّ فَخُذْهُ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ وَعَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ وَمِنْ تَحْتِ قَدَمَيْهِ وَمِنْ فَوْقِ رَأْسِهِ وَاكْفِنِيهِ بِمَا شِئْتَ وَمِنْ حَيْثُ شِئْتَ وَكَيْفَ شِئْتَ.

18. Ali has narrated from his father from Hammad from Hariz from Zurara from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “One in the morning should say, ‘All praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the morning, all praise belongs to Allah, who opens the morning, [ three times]. O Lord, open for me the door of the matter in which there is felicitation and good health, O Lord, prepare its way for me and show me the way out of it. O Lord, if You have decided that any of Your creatures should over power me in an evil way, seize him from all directions, front, back, right, left, above and below and suffice me by whatever means You like, whenever and however You want.’” 

19ـ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الأشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْمَاعِيلَ السَّرَّاجِ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ الْمُخْتَارِ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ مَنْ قَالَ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ اللهمَّ إِنِّي أَصْبَحْتُ فِي ذِمَّتِكَ وَجِوَارِكَ اللهمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَوْدِعُكَ دِينِي وَنَفْسِي وَدُنْيَايَ وَآخِرَتِي وَأَهْلِي وَمَالِي وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ يَا عَظِيمُ مِنْ شَرِّ خَلْقِكَ جَمِيعاً وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا يُبْلِسُ بِهِ إِبْلِيسُ وَجُنُودُهُ إِذَا قَالَ هَذَا الْكَلامَ لَمْ يَضُرَّهُ يَوْمَهُ ذَلِكَ شَيْ‏ءٌ وَإِذَا أَمْسَى فَقَالَهُ لَمْ يَضُرَّهُ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ شَيْ‏ءٌ إِنْ شَاءَ الله تَعَالَى.

19. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Muhammad ibn Isma’Il from abu Isma’Il al-Sarraj from al-Husayn ibn al- Mukhtar from a man from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “Anyone who says in the morning, ‘O Lord, this morning I am under Your protection and bailsmanship, O Lord, I leave my religion, myself, my world, my hereafter, my family, and my belongings in Your trust and I seek protection with You, O Great, against the evil of all of Your creatures. I seek protection with You against the evil of the confusion of Satan and his army,’ nothing will harm him that day. If in the evening he says this nothing can harm him that night by the will of Allah, the Most Blessed, the Most High.”’ 

20ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ الْمَغْرِبَ وَالْغَدَاةَ فَقُلْ بِسْمِ الله الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ لا حَوْلَ وَلا قُوَّةَ إِلا بِالله الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ قَالَهَا لَمْ يُصِبْهُ جُذَامٌ وَلا بَرَصٌ وَلا جُنُونٌ وَلا سَبْعُونَ نَوْعاً مِنْ أَنْوَاعِ الْبَلاءِ قَالَ وَتَقُولُ إِذَا أَصْبَحْتَ وَأَمْسَيْتَ الْحَمْدُ لِرَبِّ الصَّبَاحِ الْحَمْدُ لِفَالِقِ الإصْبَاحِ مَرَّتَيْنِ الْحَمْدُ لله الَّذِي أَذْهَبَ اللَّيْلَ بِقُدْرَتِهِ وَجَاءَ بِالنَّهَارِ بِرَحْمَتِهِ وَنَحْنُ فِي عَافِيَةٍ وَيَقْرَأُ آيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ وَآخِرَ الْحَشْرِ وَعَشْرَ آيَاتٍ مِنَ الصَّافَّاتِ وَسُبْحَانَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ وَسَلامٌ عَلَى الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَالْحَمْدُ لله رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ فَسُبْحَانَ الله حِينَ تُمْسُونَ وَحِينَ تُصْبِحُونَ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأرْضِ وَعَشِيّاً وَحِينَ تُظْهِرُونَ يُخْرِجُ الْحَيَّ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ وَيُخْرِجُ الْمَيِّتَ مِنَ الْحَيِّ وَيُحْيِي الأرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا وَكَذَلِكَ تُخْرَجُونَ سُبُّوحٌ قُدُّوسٌ رَبُّ الْمَلائِكَةِ وَالرُّوحِ سَبَقَتْ رَحْمَتُكَ غَضَبَكَ لا إِلَهَ إِلا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي عَمِلْتُ سُوءاً وَظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي وَتُبْ عَلَيَّ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ.

20. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Husayn ibn Sa’Id from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Ali ibn abu Hamza from abu Basir from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “When you perform the Maghrib (prayer at sunset) and morning prayers say, ‘(I begin) in the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful, there are no means and no power without the help of Allah, the Most High, the Most Great,’ seven times. Whoever says this will not suffer from leprosy, insanity as well as seventy other kinds of misfortunes. The Imam said, ‘If you say in the morning and in the evening, “All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the morning and all praise belongs to Allah, Who opens up the morning’, [two times]. ‘All praise belongs to Allah, who removes the night by His power and brings the morning through His favor and we enjoy good health,’ then recite verses 255 of Chapter Two of the Holy Quran, the last verse of Chapter 59 and ten verses of Chapter 37: ‘Your Lord, the Lord of Honor, is by far more exalted and above being considered as they describe Him. (37:180) Peace be with the Messengers (of Allah) (37:181). It is only Allah, the Lord of the worlds, Who deserves all praise.’ (37:182) and, ‘Glory belongs to Allah, when they (creatures) are in the morning and in the evening, (30:17) all praise belongs to Allah, in the heavens and on earth, at later evening and at noon time, (30:18) He brings out the living from the dead and the dead from the living, gives life to earth after it dies away and in a similar way you will come to life again.’ (30:19) and, ‘He is Glorious and Most Holy, Lord of the angels and the Spirit. (O Lord,) Your mercy comes before Your anger, no one deserves to be worshipped except You, glory belongs to You. I have committed evil deeds and wronged myself grant me forgiveness, grant me mercy and accept my repentance; You grant acceptance to repentance; You are most Merciful.’” 

21ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) اللهمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَحْمَدُكَ وَأَسْتَعِينُكَ وَأَنْتَ رَبِّي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ أَصْبَحْتُ عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ وَأُومِنُ بِوَعْدِكَ وَأُوفِي بِعَهْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ وَلا حَوْلَ وَلا قُوَّةَ إِلا بِالله وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَصْبَحْتُ عَلَى فِطْرَةِ الإسْلامِ وَكَلِمَةِ الإخْلاصِ وَمِلَّةِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَدِينِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَى ذَلِكَ أَحْيَا وَأَمُوتُ إِنْ شَاءَ الله اللهمَّ أَحْيِنِي مَا أَحْيَيْتَنِي بِهِ وَأَمِتْنِي إِذَا أَمَتَّنِي عَلَى ذَلِكَ وَابْعَثْنِي إِذَا بَعَثْتَنِي عَلَى ذَلِكَ أَبْتَغِي بِذَلِكَ رِضْوَانَكَ وَاتِّبَاعَ سَبِيلِكَ إِلَيْكَ أَلْجَأْتُ ظَهْرِي وَإِلَيْكَ فَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِي آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ أَئِمَّتِي لَيْسَ لِي أَئِمَّةٌ غَيْرُهُمْ بِهِمْ أَئْتَمُّ وَإِيَّاهُمْ أَتَوَلَّى وَبِهِمْ أَقْتَدِي اللهمَّ اجْعَلْهُمْ أَوْلِيَائِي فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ وَاجْعَلْنِي أُوَالِي أَوْلِيَاءَهُمْ وَأُعَادِي أَعْدَاءَهُمْ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ وَآبَائِي مَعَهُمْ.

21. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Mu’awiyah ibn ‘Ammar from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “O Lord, all praise belongs to You. I praise You, beg assistance from You. You are my Lord, and I am Your servant. This morning I am with Your covenant and promise. I believe in Your promise and I am truthful to Your covenant as much as I can. There are no means and no power without the help of Allah, alone. Who has no partner. I testify that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger. This morning I follow the original religion of submission (Islam), and the word of sincerity, the tradition of Ibrahim and the religion of Muhammad. With this I live and will die, if Allah so wills. O Lord, grant me life, as long as You want, on this (belief) and cause me to die when You will cause me to die with this (belief), and raise me when you will with this (belief). Through this I seek Your happiness, and follow Your way. From You I beg support and to You I leave my affairs. Ale (family of) Muhammad, are my ‘A’immah (plural of Imam) and no one else is my Imam. I follow them, it is they whom I love and their footsteps I follow. O Lord, allow them to be my guardians in this world and in the hereafter and make me love their friends and be the enemy of their enemies in this world and in the next life. Join me with the virtuous people and my anscestors with them.’” 

22ـ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الأشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَمَّنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ عَلِّمْنِي شَيْئاً أَقُولُهُ إِذَا أَصْبَحْتُ وَإِذَا أَمْسَيْتُ فَقَالَ قُلِ الْحَمْدُ لله الَّذِي يَفْعَلُ مَا يَشَاءُ وَلا يَفْعَلُ مَا يَشَاءُ غَيْرُهُ الْحَمْدُ لله كَمَا يُحِبُّ الله أَنْ يُحْمَدَ الْحَمْدُ لله كَمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ اللهمَّ أَدْخِلْنِي فِي كُلِّ خَيْرٍ أَدْخَلْتَ فِيهِ مُحَمَّداً وَآلَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَخْرِجْنِي مِنْ كُلِّ سُوءٍ أَخْرَجْتَ مِنْهُ مُحَمَّداً وَآلَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَصَلَّى الله عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ.

22. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan from those whom he has mentioned (in his book) who has said the following: “Once I asked Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) to instruct me with something that I should say in the morning and in the evening. The Imam said say, ‘All praise belongs to Allah, who does as He wills, and does not do what anyone else wants. All praise belongs to Allah, as Allah loves to be praised. All praise belongs to Allah, as He deserves. O Lord, keep me in every good in which You have kept Muhammad and his family and keep me out of every evil from which You have kept out Muhammad and his family. O Lord, grant al-Salat (favors) upon Muhammad and his family.’” 

23ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ حَمَّادٍ الْكُوفِيِّ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُصْعَبٍ عَنْ فُرَاتِ بْنِ الأحْنَفِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ مَهْمَا تَرَكْتَ مِنْ شَيْ‏ءٍ فَلا تَتْرُكْ أَنْ تَقُولَ فِي كُلِّ صَبَاحٍ وَمَسَاءٍ اللهمَّ إِنِّي أَصْبَحْتُ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ فِي هَذَا الصَّبَاحِ وَفِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ لأهْلِ رَحْمَتِكَ وَأَبْرَأُ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ أَهْلِ لَعْنَتِكَ اللهمَّ إِنِّي أَصْبَحْتُ أَبْرَأُ إِلَيْكَ فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ وَفِي هَذَا الصَّبَاحِ مِمَّنْ نَحْنُ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَيْهِمْ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَمِمَّا كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمَ سَوْءٍ فَاسِقِينَ اللهمَّ اجْعَلْ مَا أَنْزَلْتَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ إِلَى الأرْضِ فِي هَذَا الصَّبَاحِ وَفِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ بَرَكَةً عَلَى أَوْلِيَائِكَ وَعِقَاباً عَلَى أَعْدَائِكَ اللهمَّ وَالِ مَنْ وَالاكَ وَعَادِ مَنْ عَادَاكَ اللهمَّ اخْتِمْ لِي بِالأمْنِ وَالإيمَانِ كُلَّمَا طَلَعَتْ شَمْسٌ أَوْ غَرَبَتْ اللهمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيراً اللهمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمَاتِ الأحْيَاءِ مِنْهُمْ وَالأمْوَاتِ اللهمَّ إِنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ مُنْقَلَبَهُمْ وَمَثْوَاهُمْ اللهمَّ احْفَظْ إِمَامَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ بِحِفْظِ الإيمَانِ وَانْصُرْهُ نَصْراً عَزِيزاً وَافْتَحْ لَهُ فَتْحاً يَسِيراً وَاجْعَلْ لَهُ وَلَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ سُلْطَاناً نَصِيراً اللهمَّ الْعَنْ فُلاناً وَفُلاناً وَالْفِرَقَ الْمُخْتَلِفَةَ عَلَى رَسُولِكَ وَوُلاةِ الأمْرِ بَعْدَ رَسُولِكَ وَالأئِمَّةِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ وَشِيعَتِهِمْ وَأَسْأَلُكَ الزِّيَادَةَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ وَالإقْرَارَ بِمَا جَاءَ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ وَالتَّسْلِيمَ لأمْرِكَ وَالْمُحَافَظَةَ عَلَى مَا أَمَرْتَ بِهِ لا أَبْتَغِي بِهِ بَدَلاً وَلا أَشْتَرِي بِهِ ثَمَناً قَلِيلاً اللهمَّ اهْدِنِي فِيمَنْ هَدَيْتَ وَقِنِي شَرَّ مَا قَضَيْتَ إِنَّكَ تَقْضِي وَلا يُقْضَى عَلَيْكَ وَلا يَذِلُّ مَنْ وَالَيْتَ تَبَارَكْتَ وَتَعَالَيْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ رَبَّ الْبَيْتِ تَقَبَّلْ مِنِّي دُعَائِي وَمَا تَقَرَّبْتُ بِهِ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَضَاعِفْهُ لِي أَضْعَافاً مُضَاعَفَةً كَثِيرَةً وَآتِنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً وَأَجْراً عَظِيماً رَبِّ مَا أَحْسَنَ مَا ابْتَلَيْتَنِي وَأَعْظَمَ مَا أَعْطَيْتَنِي وَأَطْوَلَ مَا عَافَيْتَنِي وَأَكْثَرَ مَا سَتَرْتَ عَلَيَّ فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ يَا إِلَهِي كَثِيراً طَيِّباً مُبَارَكاً عَلَيْهِ مِلْ‏ءَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمِلْ‏ءَ الأرْضِ وَمِلْ‏ءَ مَا شَاءَ رَبِّي كَمَا يُحِبُّ وَيَرْضَى وَكَمَا يَنْبَغِي لِوَجْهِ رَبِّي ذِي الْجَلالِ وَالإكْرَامِ.

23. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Hammad al-Kufi from ‘Amr ibn Musa’B from Furat ibn al-Ahnaf from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “You may give up whatever you give up but do not give up to say every morning and in the evening the following: “O Lord, this morning I seek forgiveness from You on this day for the people of kindness and disavow the people subject to Your condemnation. “O Lord, this morning and on this day I disavow the pagans around us, and what they worship. They were an evil people. “O Lord, this morning and on this day make everything that You will send from the sky to earth a blessing for Your friends and a punishment for Your enemies. “O Lord, love those who love You and be the enemy of Your enemies. “O Lord, finish for me every sunset and sunrise with peace and belief. “O Lord, forgive my parents and me and be kind to them just as they were kind to me for bringing me up as a small person. “O Lord, forgive the believing male and female, Muslim male and female, their living and their dead. O Lord, You know their activities and their dwellings. “O Lord, protect the Imam of the Muslims with the protection of belief, grant him a powerful victory, easy conquest and assign for him and for us, from before You, a supportive authority. “O Lord, condemn so and so and the groups who deferred against Your Messenger, people possessing Authority from You after Your Messenger, the A’immah after him and their Shi’a (followers). I plead before You for more of Your generosity, to affirm whatever he (Your Messenger) has brought from You, submission to Your command, and to be protective of what You have commanded to follow. I do not want thereby any payment or to sell it for a little price. “O Lord, guide me along with those whom You have granted guidance, spare me from the evil of whatever You have decided; You decide and no one can judge against You and no one who loves You is humiliated. You are blessed and high, glory belongs to You, Lord of the House, accept my prayer. And the means through which I sought nearness to You, increase them for me several times and much more. Grant us, from before You, favors and great rewards. Lord, how good is the test that You placed me in, whatever great favors You have granted me and the long time that I enjoyed good health! How much is the cover with which You have covered up my faults! All praise belongs to You, O Lord, a great deal, fine and blessed to the fill of the heavens and earth, to the fill of what my Lord wills as He loves and consents, as it should be worthwhile of my Lord, the Possessor of glory and honor.’” 

24ـ عَنْهُ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) يَقُولُ مَنْ قَالَ مَا شَاءَ الله كَانَ لا حَوْلَ وَلا قُوَّةَ إِلا بِالله الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ حِينَ يُصَلِّي الْفَجْرَ لَمْ يَرَ يَوْمَهُ ذَلِكَ شَيْئاً يَكْرَهُهُ.

24. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Isma’Il ibn Mehran from Hammad ibn ‘Uthman who has said the following: “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying, ‘Whoever says, “As Allah wills it happens. There are no means and no power without the help of Allah, the Most High, the Most Great,’” one hundred times after the morning prayer, he will not suffer any hardships that day.” 

25ـ عَنْهُ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ مَنْ قَالَ فِي دُبُرِ صَلاةِ الْفَجْرِ وَدُبُرِ صَلاةِ الْمَغْرِبِ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ بِسْمِ الله الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ لا حَوْلَ وَلا قُوَّةَ إِلا بِالله الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ دَفَعَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَنْهُ سَبْعِينَ نَوْعاً مِنْ أَنْوَاعِ الْبَلاءِ أَهْوَنُهَا الرِّيحُ وَالْبَرَصُ وَالْجُنُونُ وَإِنْ كَانَ شَقِيّاً مُحِيَ مِنَ الشَّقَاءِ وَكُتِبَ فِي السُّعَدَاءِ.

25. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Isma’Il ibn Mehran from Ali ibn abu Hamza from abu Basir from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Whoever says after the Morningprayer and Maghrib (sunset) seven times, ‘(I begin) in the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. There are no means and no power without the help of Allah, the Most High, the Most Great,’ Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, will repel seventy kinds of misfortunes of which the least is foul smells, leprosy and insanity, and if he is listed as an unfortunate one, his name will be deleted from such list to be written down with fortunate ones.’” 

26ـ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ سَعْدَانَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) مِثْلَهُ إِلا أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَهْوَنُهُ الْجُنُونُ وَالْجُذَامُ وَالْبَرَصُ وَإِنْ كَانَ شَقِيّاً رَجَوْتُ أَنْ يُحَوِّلَهُ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَى السَّعَادَةِ.

26. In the Hadith from Su’dan from abu Basir from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) a similar Hadith is narrated except this: “. . . the least of which is leprosy and insanity and if he is listed among the unfortunate ones I can hope that Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, will change him to fortunate ones.” 

27ـ عَنْهُ عَنِ ابْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْجَهْمِ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) مِثْلَهُ إِلا أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَقُولُهَا ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ حِينَ يُصْبِحُ وَثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ حِينَ يُمْسِي لَمْ يَخَفْ شَيْطَاناً وَلا سُلْطَاناً وَلا بَرَصاً وَلا جُذَاماً وَلَمْ يَقُلْ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ قَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) وَأَنَا أَقُولُهَا مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ.

27. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from ibn Faddal from al- Hassan ibn al-Jahm from abu al-Hassan (a.s.) a similar Hadith except that the Imam said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘One should say them (expressions in Hadith 25) three times in the morning and three times in the evening and should not then fear any Satan, ruler, leprosy,’ he did not say seven times. Abu al-Hassan (a.s.) has said, ‘I, however, say them one hundred times.’” 

28ـ عَنْهُ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ الْغَدَاةَ وَالْمَغْرِبَ فَقُلْ بِسْمِ الله الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ لا حَوْلَ وَلا قُوَّةَ إِلا بِالله الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ قَالَهَا لَمْ يُصِبْهُ جُنُونٌ وَلا جُذَامٌ وَلا بَرَصٌ وَلا سَبْعُونَ نَوْعاً مِنْ أَنْوَاعِ الْبَلاءِ.

28. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Sama’a from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “After performing the morning and Maghrib prayers say, ‘(I begin) in the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. There are no means and no power without Allah, the Most High, the Most Great,’ seven times, you will not suffer insanity, leprosy and seventy other kinds of misfortune.’” 

29ـ عَنْهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ الْمَغْرِبَ فَلا تَبْسُطْ رِجْلَكَ وَلا تُكَلِّمْ أَحَداً حَتَّى تَقُولَ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ بِسْمِ الله الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ لا حَوْلَ وَلا قُوَّةَ إِلا بِالله الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ وَمِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ فِي الْغَدَاةِ فَمَنْ قَالَهَا دَفَعَ الله عَنْهُ مِائَةَ نَوْعٍ مِنْ أَنْوَاعِ الْبَلاءِ أَدْنَى نَوْعٍ مِنْهَا الْبَرَصُ وَالْجُذَامُ وَالشَّيْطَانُ وَالسُّلْطَانُ.

29. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Hamid from Sa’D ibn Zayd who has said the following: “Abu al-Hassan (a.s.) has said, ‘When you performed your Maghrib prayer before stretching your leg or speaking to anyone say one hundred times, “(I begin) in the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. There are no means and no power without Allah, the Most High, the Most Great,” and one hundred times in the morning, Allah will repel one hundred kinds of misfortune, the least of which is leprosy, Satan and rulers (unjust ones).”’ 

30ـ عَنْهُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْجَعْفَرِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) يَقُولُ إِذَا أَمْسَيْتَ فَنَظَرْتَ إِلَى الشَّمْسِ فِي غُرُوبٍ وَإِدْبَارٍ فَقُلْ بِسْمِ الله الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْحَمْدُ لله الَّذِي لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَداً وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شَرِيكٌ فِي الْمُلْكِ الْحَمْدُ لله الَّذِي يَصِفُ وَلا يُوصَفُ وَيَعْلَمُ وَلا يُعْلَمُ يَعْلَمُ خَائِنَةَ الأعْيُنِ وَمَا تُخْفِي الصُّدُورُ أَعُوذُ بِوَجْهِ الله الْكَرِيمِ وَبِاسْمِ الله الْعَظِيمِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا ذَرَأَ وَمَا بَرَأَ وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا تَحْتَ الثَّرَى وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا ظَهَرَ وَمَا بَطَنَ وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا كَانَ فِي اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَمِنْ شَرِّ أَبِي مُرَّةَ وَمَا وَلَدَ وَمِنْ شَرِّ الرَّسِيسِ وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا وَصَفْتُ وَمَا لَمْ أَصِفْ فَالْحَمْدُ لله رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ذَكَرَ أَنَّهَا أَمَانٌ مِنَ السَّبُعِ وَمِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ وَمِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِهِ قَالَ وَكَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) يَقُولُ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ سُبْحَانَ الله الْمَلِكِ الْقُدُّوسِ ثَلاثاً اللهمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ زَوَالِ نِعْمَتِكَ وَمِنْ تَحْوِيلِ عَافِيَتِكَ وَمِنْ فَجْأَةِ نَقِمَتِكَ وَمِنْ دَرَكِ الشَّقَاءِ وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا سَبَقَ فِي الْكِتَابِ اللهمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِعِزَّةِ مُلْكِكَ وَشِدَّةِ قُوَّتِكَ وَبِعَظِيمِ سُلْطَانِكَ وَبِقُدْرَتِكَ عَلَى خَلْقِكَ.

30. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Hammad from ‘Abd Allah ibn Ibrahim al-Ja’fari who has said the following: “I heard abu al-Hassan (a.s.) saying, ‘In the evening when you see the sun is disappearing say, ‘(I begin) in the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. All praise belongs to Allah, Who has no children, never had a partner in the kingdom, all praise belongs to Allah Who describes things and Himself is beyond description, knows and is not known. He knows the secret glance of eyes and what hearts hide. I seek protection with Allah’s honorable face, with Allah’s great name against the evil of what He has spread and settled, the evil under the ground, the evil of what is manifest or hidden, the evil of things in the night and during the day, the evil of abu Murrah (Satan) and what he has given birth to, the evil of false emotional attraction, the evil of what I mentioned and what I have not mentioned. All praise belongs to Allah, Cherisher of the worlds.’ The Imam said, ‘It is protection against beasts, Satan condemned to be stoned and his offspring.’ Amir al- Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) would say in the morning, ‘Glory belongs to Allah, the King, the Most Holy, three times, O Lord, I seek protection against my loss of Your bounties, change in good health that You have given. Your sudden displeasure, the approaching of misfortune, and the evil of what came to pass in the book. O Lord, I plead before You through the majesty of Your kingdom, the intensity of Your power, the greatness of Your domain and Your power over Your creatures.’” 

31ـ عَنْهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي هَاشِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي خَدِيجَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ إِنَّ الدُّعَاءَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا سُنَّةٌ وَاجِبَةٌ مَعَ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ تَقُولُ لا إِلَهَ إِلا الله وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَيُمِيتُ وَيُحْيِي وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لا يَمُوتُ بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ قَدِيرٌ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ وَتَقُولُ أَعُوذُ بِالله السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ مِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطِينِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ رَبِّ أَنْ يَحْضُرُونِ إِنَّ الله هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ الْغُرُوبِ فَإِنْ نَسِيتَ قَضَيْتَ كَمَا تَقْضِي الصَّلاةَ إِذَا نَسِيتَهَا.

31. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Muhammad ibn Ali from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn abu Hashim from abu Khadijah from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Prayer before sunrise and sunset is an established Sunnah (tradition). At sunrise and sunset say, ‘No one deserves to be worshipped except Allah, alone, Who has no partner. To Him belongs the Kingdom and all praise. He gives life, causes death, causes death and gives life and He does not die. In His hand is all good, He has power over all things,’ ten times and then say, ‘I seek protection with Allah, the Hearing, the Omniscient, against the whispers of Satan. I seek protection with You, my Lord against their approaching me. Allah is All-Hearing and Omniscient,’ ten times before sunrise and sunset. If you forget, make it up as you make up the formal prayer when you forget.’” 

32ـ عَنْهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِي جَمِيلَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَرْوَانَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ قُلْ أَسْتَعِيذُ بِالله مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ وَأَعُوذُ بِالله أَنْ يَحْضُرُونِ إِنَّ الله هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ وَقُلْ لا إِلَهَ إِلا الله وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ قَدِيرٌ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ مَفْرُوضٌ هُوَ قَالَ نَعَمْ مَفْرُوضٌ مَحْدُودٌ تَقُولُهُ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ الْغُرُوبِ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ فَإِنْ فَاتَكَ شَيْ‏ءٌ فَاقْضِهِ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ.

32. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Muhammad ibn Ali from abu Jamilah from Muhammad ibn Marwan from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Say, ‘I seek protection with Allah against Satan, the condemned to be stoned. I seek protection with Allah against the approach of Satan. Allah is Hearing and Omniscient.’ Say, ‘No one deserves to be worshipped except Allah alone. Who has no partner. He gives life and causes death. He has power over all things.’ The narrator has said that a man than asked, ‘Is it obligatory?’ The Imam said, ‘Yes, it is obligatory and limited that you say before sunrise and sunset, ten times and if you miss it then make it up during the day or night. ’” 

33ـ عَنْهُ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنِ الْعَلاءِ بْنِ كَامِلٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) إِنَّ مِنْ الدُّعَاءِ مَا يَنْبَغِي لِصَاحِبِهِ إِذَا نَسِيَهُ أَنْ يَقْضِيَهُ يَقُولُ بَعْدَ الْغَدَاةِ لا إِلَهَ إِلا الله وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَيُمِيتُ وَيُحْيِي وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لا يَمُوتُ بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ كُلُّهُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ قَدِيرٌ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ وَيَقُولُ أَعُوذُ بِالله السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ فَإِذَا نَسِيَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْئاً كَانَ عَلَيْهِ قَضَاؤُهُ.

33. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Isma’Il ibn Mehran from a man from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar from al-‘Ala’ ibn Kamil who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘Of the prayers are such that if one forgets one should make up for it. One should say after the morning prayer, “No one deserves to be worshipped except Allah, alone Who has no partner, to Him belongs the Kingdom and all praise, He gives life, causes death, causes death, gives life, He is living and does not die, in His hand is all good and He has power over all things,” ten times. One should then say, ‘I seek protection with Allah, the Hearing, the Omniscient,’ ten times and if one forgets any of this, he owes to make it up for them.’” 

34ـ عَنْهُ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنِ الْعَلاءِ بْنِ رَزِينٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) عَنِ التَّسْبِيحِ فَقَالَ مَا عَلِمْتُ شَيْئاً مُوَظَّفاً غَيْرَ تَسْبِيحِ فَاطِمَةَ (عليها السلام) وَعَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ بَعْدَ الْفَجْرِ تَقُولُ لا إِلَهَ إِلا الله وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ قَدِيرٌ وَيُسَبِّحُ مَا شَاءَ تَطَوُّعاً.

34. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from ibn Mahbub from al- ‘Ala’ ibn Razin from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “Once I asked abu Ja’far (a.s.) about Tasbih (words to glorify Allah). The Imam said, ‘I do not know of anything other than Tasbih of Fatimah (a.s.) and ten times after the morning prayer, ‘No one deserves to be worshipped except Allah, alone Who has no partner, to Him belongs all praise, He gives life, causes death. He has power over all things,’ and then say Tasbih voluntarily as much as you wish.’” (! Tasbih of Fatimah (a.s.) consists of saying, ‘Allah is greater than can be described,’ thirty-four times ‘all praise belongs to Allah,’ thirty-three times and ‘Allah is free of defects,’ thirty-three times.) 

35ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ الْحَذَّاءِ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) مَنْ قَالَ حِينَ يَطْلُعُ الْفَجْرُ لا إِلَهَ إِلا الله وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَيُمِيتُ وَيُحْيِي وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لا يَمُوتُ بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ قَدِيرٌ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ وَصَلَّى عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ وَسَبَّحَ خَمْساً وَثَلاثِينَ مَرَّةً وَهَلَّلَ خَمْساً وَثَلاثِينَ مَرَّةً وَحَمِدَ الله خَمْساً وَثَلاثِينَ مَرَّةً لَمْ يُكْتَبْ فِي ذَلِكَ الصَّبَاحِ مِنَ الْغَافِلِينَ وَإِذَا قَالَهَا فِي الْمَسَاءِ لَمْ يُكْتَبُ فِي تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ مِنَ الْغَافِلِينَ.

35. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Isma’Il ibn Jabir from ‘Ubaydah al-Hadhdha’ who has said the following: “Abu Ja’far (a.s.) has said, ‘Whoever says before dawn, “No one deserves to be worshipped except Allah alone, Who has no partner, to Him belongs the kingdom and all praise, He gives life, causes death, causes death and gives life. He is living and does not die, in His hand is all good and He has power over all things,” ten times and says, ‘O Lord, grant al-Salat (favors) upon Muhammad and his family,’ ten times, and says, ‘Allah is free of all defects,’ thirty-five times, ‘No one deserves to be worshipped except Allah,’ thirty- five times, ‘All praise belongs to Allah,’ thirty-five times, he will not be written that morning among the careless ones and if he says this in the evening, he will not be written of the careless ones in that night.’” 

36ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْفُضَيْلِ قَالَ كَتَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الثَّانِي (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) أَسْأَلُهُ أَنْ يُعَلِّمَنِي دُعَاءً فَكَتَبَ إِلَيَّ تَقُولُ إِذَا أَصْبَحْتَ وَأَمْسَيْتَ الله الله الله رَبِّيَ الرَّحْمَنُ الرَّحِيمُ لا أُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئاً وَإِنْ زِدْتَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ ثُمَّ تَدْعُو بِمَا بَدَا لَكَ فِي حَاجَتِكَ فَهُوَ لِكُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ بِإِذْنِ الله تَعَالَى يَفْعَلُ الله مَا يَشَاءُ.

36. Muhammad ibn Yahya narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, from al-Husayn ibn Sa'id that Muhammad ibn al-Fudayl said: "I wrote to Abu Ja'far al-Thani (al-Jawad) (as) asking him to teach me a supplication. He wrote back to me saying, 'When you wake up in the morning and when you enter the evening, say: 'Allah, Allah, Allah, my Lord, the Merciful, the Compassionate. I do not associate anything with Him.' And if you add to that, it is better. Then supplicate for what you desire, and it will be for you, with the permission of Allah, the Exalted. Allah does whatever He wills.'"

37ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ سَعْدَانَ عَنْ دَاوُدَ الرَّقِّيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ لا تَدَعْ أَنْ تَدْعُوَ بِهَذَا الدُّعَاءِ ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ إِذَا أَصْبَحْتَ وَثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ إِذَا أَمْسَيْتَ اللهمَّ اجْعَلْنِي فِي دِرْعِكَ الْحَصِينَةِ الَّتِي تَجْعَلُ فِيهَا مَنْ تُرِيدُ فَإِنَّ أَبِي (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) كَانَ يَقُولُ هَذَا مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ الْمَخْزُونِ.

37. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Ahmad ibn Ishaq from Su’Dan from Dawud al-Raqqi from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Do not miss saying in the morning and in the evening three times this, ‘O Lord, place me in Your strong coat of arms in which You place whomever You will’; my father would say that this is of the prayer that is treasured.’” 

38ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمُكَارِي عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ مَا عَنَى بِقَوْلِهِ وَإِبْراهِيمَ الَّذِي وَفَّى قَالَ كَلِمَاتٍ بَالَغَ فِيهِنَّ قُلْتُ وَمَا هُنَّ قَالَ كَانَ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ قَالَ أَصْبَحْتُ وَرَبِّي مَحْمُودٌ أَصْبَحْتُ لا أُشْرِكُ بِالله شَيْئاً وَلا أَدْعُو مَعَهُ إِلَهاً وَلا أَتَّخِذُ مِنْ دُونِهِ وَلِيّاً ثَلاثاً وَإِذَا أَمْسَى قَالَهَا ثَلاثاً قَالَ فَأَنْزَلَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي كِتَابِهِ وَإِبْراهِيمَ الَّذِي وَفَّى قُلْتُ فَمَا عَنَى بِقَوْلِهِ فِي نُوحٍ إِنَّهُ كانَ عَبْداً شَكُوراً قَالَ كَلِمَاتٍ بَالَغَ فِيهِنَّ قُلْتُ وَمَا هُنَّ قَالَ كَانَ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ قَالَ أَصْبَحْتُ أُشْهِدُكَ مَا أَصْبَحَتْ بِي مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ أَوْ عَافِيَةٍ فِي دِينٍ أَوْ دُنْيَا فَإِنَّهَا مِنْكَ وَحْدَكَ لا شَرِيكَ لَكَ فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ وَلَكَ الشُّكْرُ كَثِيراً كَانَ يَقُولُهَا إِذَا أَصْبَحَ ثَلاثاً وَإِذَا أَمْسَى ثَلاثاً قُلْتُ فَمَا عَنَى بِقَوْلِهِ فِي يَحْيَى وَحَناناً مِنْ لَدُنَّا وَزَكاةً قَالَ تَحَنُّنَ الله قَالَ قُلْتُ فَمَا بَلَغَ مِنْ تَحَنُّنِ الله عَلَيْهِ قَالَ كَانَ إِذَا قَالَ يَا رَبِّ قَالَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَبَّيْكَ يَا يَحْيَى. 

Ali ibn Muhammad narrated from some of his companions, from Muhammad ibn Sinan, from Abu Sa'id al-Mukhari that Abu Hamza (al-Thumali) asked Abu Ja'far (al-Baqir) (as), "What is the meaning of His words: 'And Ibrahim who fulfilled [his duties].'" (53:37) He said, "Eloquent words that he would say often." I asked, "What were they?". He said, "Whenever he would wake up in the morning, he would say three times: 'I have awakened, and by my Lord, all praise is due to Him, I do not associate anything with Allah, nor do I call upon any god besides Him, nor do I take anyone other than Him as a protector.' And when evening came, he would say it three times as well.' So Allah, the Almighty, revealed in His book this verse." I then asked, "Then what about His words regarding Nuh (as): 'Indeed, he was a grateful servant.' (17:3) He said, "Eloquent words that he would say often." I asked, "What are they?". He said, "Whenever he would wake up in the morning, he would say three times: 'I testify that there is no blessing or well-being that I wake up to, in religion or in the world, except from You alone, there is no partner for You, so to You is all praise for that and abundant thanks.' He used to say it three times in the morning and three times in the evening." I then asked, "What about His words regarding Yahya (as): '[We gave him] affection from us and purity, and he was God-fearing.'" (19:13) He said, "Allah showed compassion." I asked, "How much of Allah's compassion did he receive?". He said, "Whenever he called out 'Ya Rabb', Allah (swt) would respond with, 'Labayka Ya Yahya'. 


Al-Kāfi - Volume 2

Book 2, Chapter 48