قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) إِنَّ فِي كِتَابِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( صلوات الله عليه ) إِنَّ الْمِدْحَةَ قَبْلَ الْمَسْأَلَةِ فَإِذَا دَعَوْتَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَمَجِّدْهُ قُلْتُ كَيْفَ أُمَجِّدُهُ قَالَ تَقُولُ. يَا مَنْ هُوَ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيَّ مِنْ حَبْلِ الْوَرِيدِ يَا فَعَّالًا لِمَا يُرِيدُ يَا مَنْ يَحُولُ بَيْنَ الْمَرْءِ وَ قَلْبِهِ يَا مَنْ هُوَ بِالْمَنْظَرِ الْأَعْلَى يَا مَنْ هُوَ لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ
Translation
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ibn Fazzal, from Ibn Bukeyr, from Muhammad Bin Muslim who said, ‘Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘In the Book of Amir Al-Momineen<sup>asws</sup>, the eulogising is before the asking. Therefore, whenever you supplicate to Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic, so Glorify Him<sup>azwj</sup>’. I said, ‘How shall I Glorfiy Him<sup>azwj</sup>?’ He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘O the One Who is closer to me than the jugular vein! O the One Who Does whatever He<sup>azwj</sup> Wants to! O the One Who Turns around between the man and his heart! O the One Who is in the Exalted viewpoint! O the One Who, there is nothing like Him<sup>azwj</sup>!’’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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