Commentary 11قال محمد بن الحسن مصنف هذا الكتاب وَ تَدْعُو بَعْدَ صَلاَةِ اَلْعِيدِ بِهَذَا اَلدُّعَاءِ تَقُولُ اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي تَوَجَّهْتُ إِلَيْكَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ أَمَامِي وَ عَلِيٍّ مِنْ خَلْفِي وَ أَئِمَّتِي عَنْ يَمِينِي وَ شِمَالِي أَسْتَتِرُ بِهِمْ مِنْ عَذَابِكَ وَ أَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيْكَ زُلْفَى لاَ أَجِدُ أَحَداً أَقْرَبَ إِلَيْكَ مِنْهُمْ فَهُمْ أَئِمَّتِي فَآمِنْ بِهِمْ خَوْفِي مِنْ عَذَابِكَ وَ سَخَطِكَ وَ« أَدْخِلْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ» اَلْجَنَّةَ« فِي عِبٰادِكَ اَلصّٰالِحِينَ» أَصْبَحْتُ بِاللَّهِ مُؤْمِناً مُوقِناً مُخْلِصاً عَلَى دِينِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَسُنَّتِهِ وَعَلَى دِينِ عَلِيٍّ وَسُنَّتِهِ وَعَلَى دِينِ اَلْأَوْصِيَاءِ وَسُنَنِهِمْ آمَنْتُ بِسِرِّهِمْ وَعَلاَنِيَتِهِمْ وَ أَرْغَبُ إِلَى اَللَّهِ تَعَالَى فِيمَا رَغِبُوا فِيهِ وَ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا اِسْتَعَاذُوا مِنْهُ وَ لاَ حَوْلَ وَ لاَ قُوَّةَ وَ لاَ مَنَعَةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ اَلْعَلِيِّ اَلْعَظِيمِ« تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اَللّٰهِ»..« حَسْبِيَ اَللّٰهُ»« وَ مَنْ يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اَللّٰهِ فَهُوَ حَسْبُهُ» اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُرِيدُكَ فَأَرِدْنِي وَ أَطْلُبُ مَا عِنْدَكَ فَيَسِّرْهُ لِي اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ قُلْتَ فِي مُحْكَمِ كِتَابِكَ اَلْمُنْزَلِ وَ قَوْلُكَ اَلْحَقُّ وَ وَعْدُكَ اَلصِّدْقُ« شَهْرُ رَمَضٰانَ اَلَّذِي أُنْزِلَ فِيهِ اَلْقُرْآنُ هُدىً لِلنّٰاسِ» فَعَظَّمْتَ شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ بِمَا أَنْزَلْتَ فِيهِ مِنَ اَلْقُرْآنِ اَلْكَرِيمِ وَ خَصَصْتَهُ بِأَنْ جَعَلْتَ فِيهِ لَيْلَةَ اَلْقَدْرِ اَللَّهُمَّ وَ قَدِ اِنْقَضَتْ أَيَّامُهُ وَ لَيَالِيهِ وَ قَدْ صِرْتُ مِنْهُ يَا إِلَهِي إِلَى مَا أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي فَأَسْأَلُكَ يَا إِلَهِي بِمَا سَأَلَكَ بِهِ مَلاَئِكَتُكَ اَلْمُقَرَّبُونَ وَ أَنْبِيَاؤُكَ اَلْمُرْسَلُونَ وَ عِبَادُكَ اَلصَّالِحُونَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَنْ تَقْبَلَ مِنِّي كُلَّمَا تَقَرَّبْتُ بِهِ إِلَيْكَ فِيهِ وَ تَتَفَضَّلَ عَلَيَّ بِتَضْعِيفِ عَمَلِي وَ قَبُولِ تَقَرُّبِي وَ قُرُبَاتِي وَ اِسْتِجَابَةِ دُعَائِي وَ هَبْ لِي« مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً» وَ أَعْتِقْ رَقَبَتِي مِنَ اَلنَّارِ وَ آمِنِّي يَوْمَ اَلْخَوْفِ مِنْ كُلِّ فَزَعٍ وَ مِنْ كُلِّ هَوْلٍ أَعْدَدْتَهُ لِيَوْمِ اَلْقِيَامَةِ أَعُوذُ بِحُرْمَةِ وَجْهِكَ اَلْكَرِيمِ وَ بِحُرْمَةِ نَبِيِّكَ وَ بِحُرْمَةِ اَلْأَوْصِيَاءِ أَنْ يَتَصَرَّمَ هَذَا اَلْيَوْمُ وَ لَكَ قِبَلِي تَبِعَةٌ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تُؤَاخِذَنِي بِهَا أَوْ خَطِيئَةٌ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَقْتَصَّهَا مِنِّي لَمْ تَغْفِرْهَا لِي أَسْأَلُكَ بِحُرْمَةِ وَجْهِكَ اَلْكَرِيمِ يَا لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ بِلاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ أَنْ تَرْضَى عَنِّي وَ إِنْ كُنْتَ قَدْ رَضِيتَ عَنِّي فَزِدْ فِيمَا بَقِيَ مِنْ عُمُرِي رِضًا وَإِنْ كُنْتَ لَمْ تَرْضَ عَنِّي فَمِنَ اَلْآنَ فَارْضَ عَنِّي يَا سَيِّدِي وَمَوْلاَيَ اَلسَّاعَةَ اَلسَّاعَةَ اَلسَّاعَةَ وَاِجْعَلْنِي فِي هَذِهِ اَلسَّاعَةِ وَفِي هَذَا اَلْيَوْمِ وَفِي هَذَا اَلْمَجْلِسِ مِنْ عُتَقَائِكَ مِنَ اَلنَّارِ عِتْقاً لاَ رِقَّ بَعْدَهُ اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِحُرْمَةِ وَجْهِكَ اَلْكَرِيمِ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ يَوْمِي هَذَا خَيْرَ يَوْمٍ عَبَدْتُكَ فِيهِ مُنْذُ أَسْكَنْتَنِي اَلْأَرْضَ أَعْظَمَهُ أَجْراً وَ أَعَمَّهُ نِعْمَةً وَ عَافِيَةً وَ أَوْسَعَهُ رِزْقاً وَ أَبْتَلَهُ عِتْقاً مِنَ اَلنَّارِ وَ أَوْجَبَهُ مَغْفِرَةً وَ أَكْمَلَهُ رِضْوَاناً وَ أَقْرَبَهُ إِلَى مَا تُحِبُّ وَ تَرْضَى اَللَّهُمَّ لاَ تَجْعَلْهُ آخِرَ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانٍ صُمْتُهُ لَكَ وَ اُرْزُقْنِي اَلْعَوْدَ فِيهِ ثُمَّ اَلْعَوْدَ فِيهِ حَتَّى تَرْضَى عَنِّي وَ تُرْضِيَ كُلَّ مَنْ لَهُ قِبَلِي تَبِعَةٌ وَلاَ تُخْرِجْنِي مِنَ اَلدُّنْيَا إِلاَّ وَأَنْتَ عَنِّي رَاضٍ اَللَّهُمَّ اِجْعَلْنِي مِنْ حُجَّاجِ بَيْتِكَ اَلْحَرَامِ فِي هَذَا اَلْعَامِ اَلْمَبْرُورِ حَجُّهُمُ اَلْمَشْكُورِ سَعْيُهُمُ اَلْمَغْفُورِ ذَنْبُهُمُ اَلْمُسْتَجَابِ دُعَاؤُهُمُ اَلْمَحْفُوظِينَ فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ وَ أَدْيَانِهِمْ وَ ذَرَارِيِّهِمْ وَ أَمْوَالِهِمْ وَ جَمِيعِ مَا أَنْعَمْتَ بِهِ عَلَيْهِمُ اَللَّهُمَّ اِقْلِبْنِي مِنْ مَجْلِسِي هَذَا وَ فِي يَوْمِي هَذَا وَ فِي سَاعَتِي هَذِهِ مُفْلِحاً مُنْجِحاً مُسْتَجَاباً دُعَائِي مَرْحُوماً صَوْتِي مَغْفُوراً ذَنْبِيَ اَللَّهُمَّ وَ اِجْعَلْ فِيمَا شِئْتَ وَ أَرَدْتَ وَ قَضَيْتَ وَ حَتَمْتَ وَ أَنْفَذْتَ أَنْ تُطِيلَ عُمُرِي وَ أَنْ تُقَوِّيَ ضَعْفِي وَ تَجْبُرَ فَاقَتِي وَ أَنْ تُعِزَّ ذُلِّي وَ تُؤْنِسَ وَحْشَتِي وَ أَنْ تُكْثِرَ قِلَّتِي وَ أَنْ تُدِرَّ رِزْقِي فِي عَافِيَةٍ وَ يُسْرٍ وَ خَفْضِ عَيْشٍ وَ تَكْفِيَنِي كُلَّ مَا أَهَمَّنِي مِنْ أَمْرِ آخِرَتِي وَ لاَ تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي فَأَعْجِزَ عَنْهَا وَ لاَ إِلَى اَلنَّاسِ فَيَرْفُضُونِي وَ عَافِنِي فِي بَدَنِي وَ أَهْلِي وَ وُلْدِي وَ أَهْلِ مَوَدَّتِي وَ جِيرَانِي وَ إِخْوَانِي وَ ذُرِّيَّتِي وَ أَنْ تَمُنَّ عَلَيَّ بِالْأَمْنِ أَبَداً مَا أَبْقَيْتَنِي تَوَجَّهْتُ إِلَيْكَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ قَدَّمْتُهُمْ إِلَيْكَ أَمَامِي وَ أَمَامَ حَاجَتِي وَ طَلِبَتِي وَ تَضَرُّعِي وَ مَسْأَلَتِي فَاجْعَلْنِي بِهِمْ وَجِيهاً فِي اَلدُّنْيَا وَ اَلْآخِرَةِ فَإِنَّكَ مَنَنْتَ عَلَيَّ بِمَعْرِفَتِهِمْ وَ اِخْتِمْ لِي بِهَا اَلسَّعَادَةَ إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ فَإِنَّكَ وَلِيِّي وَ مَوْلاَيَ وَ سَيِّدِي وَ رَبِّي وَ إِلَهِي وَ ثِقَتِي وَ رَجَائِي وَ مَعْدِنُ مَسْأَلَتِي وَ مَوْضِعُ شَكْوَايَ وَ مُنْتَهَى رَغْبَتِي فَلاَ يَخِيبَنَّ عَلَيْكَ دُعَائِي يَا سَيِّدِي وَ مَوْلاَيَ وَ لاَ تُبْطِلَنَّ طَمَعِي وَ رَجَائِي لَدَيْكَ فَقَدْ تَوَجَّهْتُ إِلَيْكَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَقَدَّمْتُهُمْ إِلَيْكَ أَمَا مَِ ي أَمَامَ حَاجَتِي وَ طَلِبَتِي وَ تَضَرُّعِي وَ مَسْأَلَتِي وَ اِجْعَلْنِي بِهِمْ عِنْدَكَ« وَجِيهاً فِي اَلدُّنْيٰا وَ اَلْآخِرَةِ وَ مِنَ اَلْمُقَرَّبِينَ» فَإِنَّكَ مَنَنْتَ عَلَيَّ بِمَعْرِفَتِهِمْ فَاخْتِمْ لِي بِهَا اَلسَّعَادَةَ« إِنَّكَ عَلىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ» اَللَّهُمَّ وَ لاَ تُبْطِلْ عَمَلِي وَ طَمَعِي وَ رَجَائِي يَا إِلَهِي وَ مَسْأَلَتِي وَ اِخْتِمْ لِي بِالسَّعَادَةِ وَ اَلسَّلاَمَةِ وَ اَلْإِسْلاَمِ وَ اَلْأَمْنِ وَ اَلْإِيمَانِ وَ اَلْمَغْفِرَةِ وَ اَلرِّضْوَانِ وَ اَلشَّهَادَةِ وَ اَلْحِفْظِ يَا مَنْزُولاً بِهِ كُلُّ حَاجَةٍ يَا اَللَّهُ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ أَنْتَ لِكُلِّ حَاجَةٍ وَلِيٌّ فَتَوَلَّ عَاقِبَتَهَا وَ لاَ تُسَلِّطْ عَلَيْنَا أَحَداً مِنْ خَلْقِكَ بِشَيْءٍ لاَ طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ مِنْ أَمْرِ اَلدُّنْيَا وَ فَرِّغْنَا لِأَمْرِ اَلْآخِرَةِ يَا ذَا اَلْجَلاَلِ وَ اَلْإِكْرَامِ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ بَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ سَلِّمْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ تَحَنَّنْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَأَفْضَلِ مَا صَلَّيْتَ وَبَارَكْتَ وَ تَرَحَّمْتَ وَ سَلَّمْتَ وَ تَحَنَّنْتَ وَمَنَنْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَآلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ».
Muhammad ibn al-Hasan, the compiler of this book, said: “And you supplicate after the Id prayer with this supplication, saying: “O’ Allah (swt), indeed I have turned to You (azj) with (Prophet) Muhammad (saws) before me, and Imam Ali (a.s) behind me, and my Imams (a.s) to my right and to my left. I seek protection through them from Your punishment, and I seek nearness to You (azj) through them, a nearness through which I find no one closer to You (azj) than them. So they are my Imams (a.s), through them, secure me from fear of Your punishment and Your wrath. And ‘Admit me, by Your mercy, into Paradise among Your righteous servants.’ (Surah Yusuf 12:101) I have entered this morning with faith in Allah (swt), with certainty, sincerity, upon the religion of Muhammad (saws) and his Sunnah, and upon the religion of Imam Ali (a.s) and his Sunnah, and upon the religion of the trustees (al-Awsiya’) and their traditions. I believe in their secret and their open teachings, and I incline to Allah (swt), the Exalted, in that which they inclined toward, and I seek refuge in Allah (swt) from the evil of that from which they sought refuge. And there is no power, no strength, and no protection except with Allah (swt), the Most High, the Most Great. ‘I have placed my trust in Allah (swt)… Allah (swt) is sufficient for me…” (Surah At-Tawbah 9:129), And ‘whoever relies upon Allah (swt), He (azj) is sufficient for him.’ (Surah At-Talaq 65:3) O’ Allah (swt), indeed I seek You (azj), so seek me out, and I desire that which is with You (azj), so make it easy for me. O’ Allah (swt), indeed You (azj) have said in the decisive part of Your revealed Book and Your word is truth, and Your promise is true, ‘The Month of Ramadan is that in which the Qur’an was sent down, a guidance for mankind.’ (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:185) So You (azj) have magnified the Month of Ramadan by what You (azj) sent down in it of the Noble Qur’an, and You (azj) have distinguished it by placing within it the Night of Decree (Laylat al-Qadr). O’ Allah (swt), now its days and its nights, and I have exited from it, O’ my God (azj), into that which You (azj) know better than I about myself. So I ask You (azj), O’ my God, by what Your nearest angels have asked You (azj), and Your sent prophets, and Your righteous servants, that You (azj) send blessings upon (Prophet) Muhammad (saws) and the family of Muhammad (saws), And that You (azj) accept from me everything by which I sought nearness to You (azj) during it, And that You (azj) bestow upon me the favor of multiplying my deeds, accepting my acts of nearness and devotions, and answering my supplication. And grant me “mercy from Yourself” (Surah Al-Kahf 18:10) and free my neck from the Fire, and grant me safety on the Day of Fear, from every terror and from every horror that You (azj) have prepared for the Day of Resurrection. I seek refuge by the sanctity of Your Noble Face, and by the sanctity of Your Prophet (saws), and by the sanctity of the Trustees (al-Awsiya’), that this day should not come to an end while there remains upon me any due that You (azj) intend to take me to account for, or any sin that You (azj) intend to exact from me and have not forgiven me. I ask You (azj) by the sanctity of Your Noble Face, O’ there is no God but You (azj), by there is no God but You (azj), that You (azj) be pleased with me. And if You (azj) have already been pleased with me, then increase Your pleasure with me in what remains of my life. And if You (azj) have not yet been pleased with me, then from this very moment, be pleased with me, O’ my Master and my Lord (azj)! This moment! This moment! This moment! And place me in this moment and on this day, and in this gathering, among those whom You (azj) have freed from the Fire, a freeing after which there is no bondage. O’ Allah (swt), I ask You (azj) by the sanctity of Your Noble Face, to make this day of mine, the best day in which I have worshipped You (azj) since You (azj) placed me upon the earth the greatest in reward, the most encompassing in blessings and well-being, the most expansive in provision, the most complete in deliverance from the Fire, the most guaranteed in forgiveness, the most perfected in Your pleasure, and the closest to what You (azj) love and are pleased with. O’ Allah (swt), do not make it the last Ramadan that I fast for You (azj), and provide me the return to it, and then the return to it again, until You (azj) are pleased with me, and that You (azj) also please everyone who has any claim upon me. And do not take me out of this world except while You (azj) are pleased with me. O’ Allah (swt), make me among the pilgrims of Your Sacred House in this year, those whose hajj is accepted, whose striving is thanked, whose sins are forgiven, whose supplications are answered, those who are protected in themselves, their religion, their offspring, their wealth, and in all that You (azj) have bestowed upon them. O’ Allah (swt), return me from this gathering of mine, and on this day of mine, and at this very hour, as one who is successful, prosperous, whose supplication is answered, whose voice is shown mercy, whose sin is forgiven. O’ Allah (swt), and place in whatever You (azj) will, and desire, and decree, and determine, and execute that You (azj) prolong my life, strengthen my weakness, mend my poverty, honor my humiliation, comfort my loneliness, increase my scarcity, and cause my sustenance to flow abundantly with well-being, ease, and a life of comfort. And that You (azj) suffice me in all that concerns me of the affairs of my Hereafter. Do not entrust me to myself, lest I become powerless over it; nor to the people, lest they reject me. Grant me well-being in my body, my family, my children, those whom I love, my neighbors, my brothers, and my descendants. And bestow upon me perpetual safety as long as You (azj) keep me alive. I have turned to You (azj) through (Prophet) Muhammad (saws) and the family of Muhammad (saws), may Allah (swt) bless him and his family, and I have placed them before You (azj) before myself, before my need, before my request, before my supplication, and before my plea. So make me, through them, honored in this world and the Hereafter, for indeed You (azj) have favored me with knowledge of them. So seal for me with that knowledge, a final end of felicity. Indeed, You (azj) have power over all things. For surely You (azj) are my Guardian, my Master, my Lord (azj), my Sustainer, my God (azj), my Trust, my Hope, the source of all I ask, the place of my complaint, and the ultimate point of my yearning. So let not my supplication to You (azj) be disappointed, O’ my Master (azj) and my Lord (azj). And do not nullify my hope and expectation in You (azj), for I have turned to You (azj) through (Prophet) Muhammad (saws) and the family of Muhammad (saws), may Allah (swt) bless him and his family, and I have placed them before You (azj) before myself, before my need, my request, my supplication, and my plea and through them, make me honored in Your presence ‘in this world and the Hereafter, and among those brought near.’ (Surah Al Imran 3:45) Indeed, You (azj) have favored me with knowledge of them, so seal for me with that knowledge a final end of happiness. ‘Indeed, You have power over all things.’ (Surah Al Imran 3:26) O’ Allah (swt), do not nullify my deed, nor my hope, nor my expectation, O’ my God, nor my plea. And seal for me a final end of happiness, safety, Islam, security, faith, forgiveness, pleasure, martyrdom, and divine protection. O’ You (azj) to Whom every need is presented, O’ Allah (swt) (three times), You (azj) are the Guardian over every need, so take charge of its outcome. And do not subject us to any of Your creation in anything for which we have no strength, from the matters of this world. And free us for the matter of the Hereafter, O’ Possessor of Majesty and Honor. Send blessings upon (Prophet) Muhammad (saws) and the family of Muhammad (saws), and bless (Prophet) Muhammad (saws) and the family of Muhammad (saws), and send peace upon (Prophet) Muhammad (saws) and the family of Muhammad (saws), and show mercy to (Prophet) Muhammad (saws) and the family of Muhammad (saws), with the best of what You (azj) have ever sent blessings, bestowed blessings, shown mercy, sent peace, shown kindness, and granted favor upon Ibrahim (a.s) and the family of Ibrahim (a.s). Indeed, You (azj) are Praiseworthy, Glorious.”