Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām

رَوَى سَمَاعَةُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا مَرِضَ دَعَا اَلطَّبِيبَ وَأَعْطَاهُ وَ إِذَا كَانَ لَهُ حَاجَةٌ إِلَى سُلْطَانٍ رَشَا اَلْبَوَّابَ وَ أَعْطَاهُ وَ لَوْ أَنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا فَدَحَهُ أَمْرٌ فَزِعَ إِلَى اَللَّهِ تَعَالَى فَتَطَهَّرَ وَ تَصَدَّقَ بِصَدَقَةٍ قَلَّتْ أَوْ كَثُرَتْ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ اَلْمَسْجِدَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَحَمِدَ اَللَّهَ وَ أَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَ صَلَّى عَلَى اَلنَّبِيِّ وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ اَللَّهُمَّ إِنْ عَافَيْتَنِي مِنْ مَرَضِي أَوْ رَدَدْتَنِي مِنْ سَفَرِي أَوْ عَافَيْتَنِي مِمَّا أَخَافُ مِنْ كَذَا وَكَذَا إِلاَّ آتَاهُ اَللَّهُ ذَلِكَ وَ هِيَ اَلْيَمِينُ اَلْوَاجِبَةُ وَ مَا جَعَلَ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ فِي اَلشُّكْرِ»

Sama’ah ibn Mihran narrated from Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, who said: Imam al-Sadiq (a.s) said: “Indeed, when one of you falls ill, he calls for the physician and gives him (payment), and when he has a need from a ruler, he bribes the doorkeeper and gives him something. But if one of you, when a matter becomes overwhelming for him, Were to turn to your Lord (swt), the Exalted, performing purification, giving charity whether little or much, then entering the mosque and praying two units (rak’ahs), praising Allah (swt) and commending Him (azj), and sending blessings upon the Prophet (saws) and his family, and then said: ‘O’ Allah (swt), if You (azj) grant me recovery from my illness, or return me safely from my journey, or protect me from that which I fear such and such then You (azj) will surely grant me that,’ Allah (swt) would indeed grant it to him. And this is the binding oath, and it is what Allah (swt), the Exalted, has made obligatory upon him in gratitude.”

رَوَى مُوسَى بْنُ اَلْقَاسِمِ اَلْبَجَلِيُّ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى وَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُهَيْلٍ عَنْ أَشْيَاخِهِمَا عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« إِذَا حَضَرَتْ لَكَ حَاجَةٌ مُهِمَّةٌ إِلَى اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَصُمْ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مُتَوَالِيَةٍ اَلْأَرْبِعَاءَ وَ اَلْخَمِيسَ وَ اَلْجُمُعَةَ فَإِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ اَلْجُمُعَةِ إِنْ شَاءَ اَللَّهُ فَاغْتَسِلْ وَ اِلْبَسْ ثَوْباً جَدِيداً ثُمَّ اِصْعَدْ إِلَى أَعْلَى بَيْتٍ فِي دَارِكَ وَ صَلِّ فِيهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ اِرْفَعْ يَدَيْكَ إِلَى اَلسَّمَاءِ ثُمَّ قُلِ اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي حَلَلْتُ بِسَاحَتِكَ لِمَعْرِفَتِي بِوَحْدَانِيَّتِكَ وَ صَمَدَانِيَّتِكَ وَ أَنَّهُ لاَ قَادِرَ عَلَى قَضَاءِ حَاجَتِي غَيْرُكَ وَ قَدْ عَلِمْتَ يَا رَبِّ أَنَّهُ كُلَّمَا تَظَاهَرَتْ نِعَمُكَ عَلَيَّ اِشْتَدَّتْ فَاقَتِي إِلَيْكَ وَ قَدْ طَرَقَنِي هَمُّ كَذَا وَ أَنْتَ بِكَشْفِهِ عَالِمٌ غَيْرُ مُعَلَّمٍ وَاسِعٌ غَيْرُ مُتَكَلِّفٍ فَأَسْأَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ اَلَّذِي وَضَعْتَهُ عَلَى اَلْجِبَالِ فَنُسِفَتْ وَ وَضَعْتَهُ عَلَى اَلسَّمَاءِ فَانْشَقَّتْ وَ عَلَى اَلنُّجُومِ فَانْتَشَرَتْ وَ عَلَى اَلْأَرْضِ فَسُطِحَتْ وَ أَسْأَلُكَ بِالْحَقِّ اَلَّذِي جَعَلْتَهُ عِنْدَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اَلْأَئِمَّةِ وَ تُسَمِّيهِمْ إِلَى آخِرِهِمْ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ وَ أَنْ تَقْضِيَ حَاجَتِي وَ أَنْ تُيَسِّرَ لِي عُسْرَهَا وَ تَكْفِيَنِي مُهِمَّهَا فَإِنْ فَعَلْتَ فَلَكَ اَلْحَمْدُ وَ إِنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ فَلَكَ اَلْحَمْدُ غَيْرَ جَائِرٍ فِي حُكْمِكَ وَ لاَ مُتَّهَمٍ فِي قَضَائِكَ وَ لاَ حَائِفٍ فِي عَدْلِكَ وَ تُلْصِقُ خَدَّكَ بِالْأَرْضِ وَ تَقُولُ اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ يُونُسَ بْنَ مَتَّى عَبْدُكَ دَعَاكَ فِي بَطْنِ اَلْحُوتِ وَ هُوَ عَبْدُكَ فَاسْتَجَبْتَ لَهُ وَ أَنَا عَبْدُكَ أَدْعُوكَ فَاسْتَجِبْ لِي» ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «إِذَا كَانَتْ لِيَ اَلْحَاجَةُ فَأَدْعُو بِهَذَا اَلدُّعَاءِ فَأَرْجِعُ وَ قَدْ قُضِيَتْ»

Musa ibn al-Qasim al-Bajali narrated from Safwan ibn Yahya and Muhammad ibn Suhayl from their shaykhs, from Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, who said: Imam al-Sadiq (a.s) said: “When you are faced with an important need before Allah (swt), Mighty and Majestic, then fast for three consecutive days; Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. When it is Friday, Allah (swt) willing, perform ghusl and wear a new garment, then ascend to the highest room in your house and pray two units (rak’ahs) therein. Then raise your hands toward the sky and say: ‘O’ Allah (swt), I have come to Your courtyard, Acknowledging Your Oneness and Your Self-Sufficiency, And knowing that none is capable of fulfilling my need besides You (azj). And You (azj) know, O’ my Lord (azj), that every time Your blessings increase upon me, my neediness toward You (azj) intensifies. A worry (such-and-such) has struck me, You (azj) are aware of its removal without being taught, all-encompassing without effort. So I ask You (azj) by Your Name which, when You (azj) placed it upon the mountains, they were crushed; And when You (azj) placed it upon the sky, it split; And when You (azj) placed it upon the stars, they scattered; And when You (azj) placed it upon the earth, it was spread out. And I ask You (azj) by the truth which You (azj) have placed with (Prophet) Muhammad (saws) and the Imams (a.s) (and you name them to their end), I ask that You (azj) send blessings upon (Prophet) Muhammad (saws) and his family (a.s), And that You (azj) fulfill my need, And ease its difficulty for me, And suffice me in its concern. So if You (azj) do so, then to You (azj) belongs all praise; And if You (azj) do not do so, then to You (azj) belongs all praise, You (azj) are neither unjust in Your judgment, nor accused in Your decree, nor feared in Your justice.’” (Imam (a.s) then continued) “Then place your cheek on the ground and say: ‘O’ Allah (swt), indeed Yunus son of Matta, Your servant, called upon You (a.s) from within the belly of the whale, and he was Your servant, and You (a.s) answered him. And I am Your servant; I call upon You (a.s), so answer me.’” Then Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, said: “When I have a need, I supplicate with this supplication, and whilst I return, it has already been fulfilled.”

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ دُوَيْلٍ عَنْ مُقَاتِلٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِلرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ عَلِّمْنِي دُعَاءً لِقَضَاءِ اَلْحَوَائِجِ فَقَالَ« إِذَا كَانَتْ لَكَ حَاجَةٌ إِلَى اَللَّهِ مُهِمَّةٌ فَاغْتَسِلْ وَاِلْبَسْ أَنْظَفَ ثِيَابِكَ وَ شَمَّ شَيْئاً مِنَ اَلطِّيبِ ثُمَّ اُبْرُزْ تَحْتَ اَلسَّمَاءِ فَصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ تَفْتَتِحُ اَلصَّلاَةُ فَتَقْرَأُ فَاتِحَةَ اَلْكِتَابِ وَ قُلْ هُوَ اَللَّهُ أَحَدٌ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ مَرَّةً ثُمَّ تَرْكَعُ فَتَقْرَأُ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ مَرَّةً عَلَى مِثَالِ صَلاَةِ اَلتَّسْبِيحِ غَيْرَ أَنَّ اَلْقِرَاءَةَ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ مَرَّةً فَإِذَا سَلَّمْتَ فَاقْرَأْهَا خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ مَرَّةً ثُمَّ تَسْجُدُ وَ تَقُولُ فِي سُجُودِكَ اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ كُلَّ مَعْبُودٍ مِنْ لَدُنْ عَرْشِكَ إِلَى قَرَارِ أَرْضِكَ فَهُوَ بَاطِلٌ سِوَاكَ فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ اَللَّهُ اَلْحَقُّ اَلْمُبِينُ اِقْضِ لِي حَاجَةَ كَذَا وَ كَذَا اَلسَّاعَةَ اَلسَّاعَةَ وَ تُلِحُّ فِيمَا أَرَدْتَ»

Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub from Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn Duwail from Muqatil, who said: I said to Imam al-Ridha (a.s), peace be upon him: “May I be your ransom, teach me a supplication for the fulfillment of needs.” Imam (a.s) said: “When you have an important need from Allah (swt), perform ghusl (ritual bathing), wear your cleanest clothes, and apply some perfume. Then go out under the open sky and pray two units (rak’ahs) of prayer. Begin the prayer by reciting the ‘Fatihat al-Kitab’ (Surah al-Fatihah) and ‘Qul Huwa Allahu Ahad’ (Surah al-Ikhlas) fifteen times. Then bow (for rukuh) and recite it fifteen times in the same manner as the prayer of al-Tasbih, except that the recitation is fifteen times. When you finish with salam, recite it again (Surah Ikhlas) fifteen times. Then go into prostration (sujud) and say in your prostration: ‘O’ Allah (swt), every object of worship from beneath Your Throne to the depth of Your earth is false except You (azj), for indeed You (azj) are Allah (swt), the True, the Clear. Fulfill for me the need of such and such this very hour, this very hour!’ And be insistent in what you seek.”

وصلوات الحوائج اكثر من ان نستوفيها وفيما ذكرناه كفاية ان شاء الله

And the prayers for needs are more numerous than what we have mentioned completely, but what we have cited is sufficient, God willing.