قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ حَاجَةٌ فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِالصَّلَاةِ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ثُمَّ يَسْأَلُ حَاجَتَهُ ثُمَّ يَخْتِمُ بِالصَّلَاةِ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَكْرَمُ مِنْ أَنْ يَقْبَلَ الطَّرَفَيْنِ وَ يَدَعَ الْوَسَطَ إِذَا كَانَتِ الصَّلَاةُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ لَا تُحْجَبُ عَنْهُ .
Translation
Ali Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Jamhour, from his father, from his man who said, ‘Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘The one who has a need for him to Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic, so let him begin with the <span class="iTxt">Salawāt</span> upon Muhammad<sup>saww</sup> and his<sup>saww</sup> Progeny<sup>asws</sup>, then he should ask his need, then he should end with the <span class="iTxt">Salawāt</span> upon Muhammad<sup>saww</sup> and the Progeny<sup>asws</sup> of Muhammad<sup>saww</sup>, for Allah<sup>azwj</sup> is more Benevolent than that He<sup>azwj</sup> would Accept the two ends and Leave the middle. Whenever there was a <span class="iTxt">Salawāt</span> upon Muhammad<sup>saww</sup> and the Progeny<sup>asws</sup> of Muhammad, it would never be Blocked from him’.
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