قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) إِذَا طَلَبَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْحَاجَةَ فَلْيُثْنِ عَلَى رَبِّهِ وَ لْيَمْدَحْهُ فَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ إِذَا طَلَبَ الْحَاجَةَ مِنَ السُّلْطَانِ هَيَّأَ لَهُ مِنَ الْكَلَامِ أَحْسَنَ مَا يَقْدِرُ عَلَيْهِ فَإِذَا طَلَبْتُمُ الْحَاجَةَ فَمَجِّدُوا اللَّهَ الْعَزِيزَ الْجَبَّارَ وَ امْدَحُوهُ وَ أَثْنُوا عَلَيْهِ تَقُولُ يَا أَجْوَدَ مَنْ أَعْطَى وَ يَا خَيْرَ مَنْ سُئِلَ يَا أَرْحَمَ مَنِ اسْتُرْحِمَ يَا أَحَدُ يَا صَمَدُ يَا مَنْ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَ لَمْ يُولَدْ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ يَا مَنْ لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ صَاحِبَةً وَ لَا وَلَداً يَا مَنْ يَفْعَلُ مَا يَشَاءُ وَ يَحْكُمُ مَا يُرِيدُ وَ يَقْضِي مَا أَحَبَّ يَا مَنْ يَحُولُ بَيْنَ الْمَرْءِ وَ قَلْبِهِ يَا مَنْ هُوَ بِالْمَنْظَرِ الْأَعْلَى يَا مَنْ لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ يَا سَمِيعُ يَا بَصِيرُ وَ أَكْثِرْ مِنْ أَسْمَاءِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَإِنَّ أَسْمَاءَ اللَّهِ كَثِيرَةٌ وَ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ وَ قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ أَوْسِعْ عَلَيَّ مِنْ رِزْقِكَ الْحَلَالِ مَا أَكُفُّ بِهِ وَجْهِي وَ أُؤَدِّي بِهِ عَنْ أَمَانَتِي وَ أَصِلُ بِهِ رَحِمِي وَ يَكُونُ عَوْناً لِي فِي الْحَجِّ وَ الْعُمْرَةِ وَ قَالَ إِنَّ رَجُلًا دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَأَلَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) عَجَّلَ الْعَبْدُ رَبَّهُ وَ جَاءَ آخَرُ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ أَثْنَى عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ صَلَّى عَلَى النَّبِيِّ وَ آلِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) سَلْ تُعْطَ .
Translation
Abu Ali Al Ashary, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Safwan, from Ays Bin Al Qasim who said, ‘Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Whenever one of you seek the need, so let him Laud upon His<sup>azwj</sup> Lord<sup>azwj</sup>, and let him Praise Him<sup>azwj</sup>, for whenever the man seeks the need from a ruling authority, he prepares the speech for him as best as he is able to. So whenever you seek the need, so Glorify Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, the Mighty, the Compeller, and Praise Him<sup>azwj</sup>, and Laud upon Him<sup>azwj</sup>. You should be saying, ‘O the most Benevolent of the ones who give, and O the best of the ones asked from, O the most Merciful of the one who are merciful, O the One, O Last, O the One Who does not beget nor is begotten and there is no one a match for Him<sup>azwj</sup>, O the One who neither took a female companion nor a son, O the One who Does whatever He<sup>azwj</sup> so Desires to and Decides whatever He<sup>azwj</sup> so Wants to and Ordains whatever He<sup>azwj</sup> Loves, O the One who Turns around between the man and his heart, O the One Who is at the Exalted viewpoint, O the One Who there is none like Him<sup>azwj</sup>, O the Hearer, O the Seer!’. And frequent from the Names of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic, for the Names of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> are a lot, and send Blessings upon Muhammad<sup>saww</sup> and his<sup>saww</sup> Progeny<sup>asws</sup> and say, ‘O Allah<sup>azwj</sup>! Expand upon me, from Your<sup>azwj</sup> Grace, the Permissible, what I can suffice with, and can pay back from my entrustments, and help my relatives with it, and it can happen to be a assistance for me regarding the Hajj and the Umrah’’. And he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘A man entered the Masjid, so he prayed two Cycles of <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span>, then asked Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic. So Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘The servant was hasty with his Lord<sup>azwj</sup>’. And another man came over, so he prayed two Cycles of <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span>, then Lauded upon Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic, and sent Blessings upon the Prophet<sup>saww</sup> and his<sup>saww</sup> Progeny<sup>asws</sup>. So Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘Ask, you will be Given’’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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