May 19, 2024
3 Duas | Everyday Fajr
Three Supplications(i,ii,iii below) taught by Sayyid Muhammad al-Sultanabadi to Shaykh Muhammad Sadiq al-`Iraqi (through Imam Mahdi – peace be upon him) that alleviated his extreme grief and poverty
(i) He taught him that he, after the Dawn Prayers, should put his hand on his chest and repeat seventy times the phrase of:
يَا فَتَّاحُ
Ya fattahu
O Opener
(ii) He taught him to regularly say the following supplicatory prayer that, as is recorded in al-Kafi, the Holy Prophet (s) taught to one of his companions who had been afflicted by disease and poverty. Soon after that, the man recovered health and got rid of poverty. The supplication is this:
لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاََّ بِٱللَّهِ
la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahi
There is neither might nor power except with Allah.
تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَىٰ ٱلْحَيِّ ٱلَّذِي لاَ يَمُوتُ
tawakkaltu `ala alhayyi alladhi la yamutu
I put my trust in the Ever-living (Lord) Who never dies.
وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَداً
walhamdu lillahi alladhi lam yattakhidh waladan
All praise is due to Allah, Who has not taken a wife or a son
وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شَرِيكٌ فِي ٱلْمُلْكِ
wa lam yakun lahu sharikun fi almulki
and Who has not have a partner in the kingdom,
وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ وَلِيٌّ مِنَ ٱلذُّلِّ
wa lam yakun lahu waliyyun min aldhdhulli
and Who has not have a helper to save Him from disgrace;
وَكَبِّرْهُ تَكْبِيراً
wa kabbirhu takbiran
and magnify Him with all magnificence.
(iii) He taught him to say the dua below. In `Uddat al-Da`i, Shaykh Ibn Fahad reports Imam `Ali ibn Musa al-Rida (peace be upon him) to have said: Whoever says the following dua after the Dawn Prayer, will have all his requests made easy-to-gain for him and will be saved by Almighty Allah against every thing that aggrieves him
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ
bismillahi
In the Name of Allah.
وَصَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّد وآلِهِ
wa salla allahu `ala muhammadin wa alihi
May Allah bless Muhammad and his Household.
وَأُفَوِّضُ أَمْرِي إِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ
wa ufawwidu amri ila allahi
“I confide my cause unto Allah.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بَصيرٌ بِٱلْعِبَادِ
inna allaha basirun bil`ibadi
Surely, Allah is Seer of His slaves.
فَوَقَاهُ ٱللَّهُ سَيِّئَاتِ مَا مَكَرُوا
fawaqahu allahu sayyi’ati ma makaru
So, Allah warded off from him the evils which they plotted.”
لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ
la ilaha illa anta subhanaka
“There is no god save You. Be You Glorified!
إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّالِمِيـنَ
inni kuntu mina alzzalimina
Lo! I have been a wrongdoer.
فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ مِنَ ٱلغَمِّ
fastajabna lahu wa najjaynahu mina alghammi
Then, We heard his prayer and saved him from the anguish.
وَكَذٰلِكَ نُنْجِي ٱلْمُؤْمِنينَ
wa kadhalika nunji almu’minina
Thus do We save the believers.”
حَسْبُنَا ٱللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ ٱلْوَكِيلُ
hasbuna allahu wa ni`ma alwakilu
“Allah is Sufficient for us! Most Excellent is He in Whom we trust.
فَٱنَقَلَبُوٱ بِنِعْمَةٍ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ وَفَضْلٍ
fanqalabu bini`matin mina allahi wa fadlin
So, they returned with grace and favor from Allah,
لَمْ يَمْسَسْهُمْ سُوءٌ
lam yamsas-hum su’un
and no harm touched them.”
مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّهُ
ma sha’a allahu
Only that which Allah wills shall come to pass.
لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِٱللَّهِ
la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahi
There is neither strength nor power save with Allah.
مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ مَا شَاءَ ٱلنَّاسُ
ma sha’a allahu la ma sha’a alnnasu
Only that which Allah, but not people, wills shall come to pass.
مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِنْ كَرِهَ ٱلنَّاسُ
ma sha’a allahu wa in kariha alnnasu
Only that which Allah wills shall come to pass even if people detest it.
حَسْبِيَ ٱلرَّبُّ مِنَ ٱلْمَرْبُوبِيـنَ
hasbiya alrrabbu mina almarbubina
Sufficient for me is the Lord against the lorded.
حَسْبِيَ ٱلْخَالِقُ مِنَ ٱلْمَخْلُوقِيـنَ
hasbiya alkhaliqu mina almakhluqina
Sufficient for me is the Creator against the creatures.
حَسْبِيَ ٱلرَّازِقُ مِنَ ٱلْمَرْزُوقِيـنَ
hasbiya alrraziqu mina almarzuqina
Sufficient for me is the Sustainer against the sustained.
حَسْبِيَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَالَمِيـنَ
hasbiya allahu rabbu al`alamina
Sufficient for me is Allah, the Lord of the worlds.
حَسْبِي مَنْ هُوَ حَسْبِي
hasbi man huwa hasbi
Sufficient for me is He Who is sufficient for me.
حَسْبِي مَنْ لَمْ يَزَلْ حَسْبِي
hasbi man lam yazal hasbi
Sufficient for me is He Who has been always sufficient for me.
حَسْبِي مَنْ كَانَ مُذْ كُنْتُ لَمْ يَزَلْ حَسْبِي
hasbi man kana mudh kuntu lam yazal hasbi
Sufficient for me is He Who had been since eternity and still sufficient for me.
حَسْبِيَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ
hasbiya allahu la ilaha illa huwa
“Allah suffices me. There is no god save Him.
عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ
`alayhi tawakkaltu
In Him have I put my trust,
وَهُوَ رَبُّ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
wa huwa rabbu al`arshi al`azimi
and He is the Lord of the Tremendous Throne.”