Al-Kafi 5670

Translation

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Abu Abdullah, from Ziyad Al-Qandy, from Abdul Rahman Al-Qaseyr who said, ‘I went over to Abu Abdullah^asws, and I said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you^asws! I invented a supplication’. He^asws said: ‘Leave me^asws from your invention. When a matter descends with you, so panic towards Rasool-Allah^saww and pray two Rak’at of <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span> gifting them both to Rasool-Allah^saww’. I said, ‘How should I do it’. He^asws said: ‘You should wash and pray two Rak’at of <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span>, beginning both of these (like) the beginning of the Obligatory <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span>, and perform a <span class="iTxt">Tashahhud</span> (like the) <span class="iTxt">Tashahhud</span> of the Obligatory <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span>. So when you are free from the <span class="iTxt">Tashahhud</span> and offered <span class="iTxt">Salām</span>, say, ‘O Allah^azwj! You^azwj are the Safety, and from You^azwj is the safety, and to You^azwj does the safety return to. O Allah^azwj! Send Blessings upon Muhammad^saww and the Progeny^asws of Muhammad^saww, and deliver the greetings from me to the soul of Muhammad^saww, and the souls of the Imams^asws, the truthful ones my greetings, and Return upon me the greetings from them^asws, and the greetings be upon them^asws and the Mercy of Allah^azwj and His^azwj Blessings. O Allah^azwj! These two Rak’at of <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span> are a gift from me to Rasool-Allah^saww, Reward me upon these two what I wish for and hope in You^azwj and in Your^azwj Rasool^saww, O Guardian of the Believers!’ Then fall down to <span class="iTxt">Sajdah</span> and you should be saying, ‘O Living! O Eternal! O Living Who does not die! O Living. There is no god except for You^azwj. O the One with the Majesty and the Benevolence. O the most Merciful of the merciful ones!’ – forty times. Then place your right cheek (on the ground) and say it forty times. Then place your left cheek (on the ground) and say it forty times. Then raise your head and extend your hand and you should say it forty times. Then return your hand to your neck and place your index finger and say it forty times. Then grab your beard with your left hand and weep or wail and say, ‘O Muhammad^saww! O Rasool-Allah^saww! I complain to Allah^azwj and to you^saww of my need, and to the People^asws of your^saww Household, the rightly Guided ones, of my need, and through all of you^asws I turn to Allah^azwj with regards to my need’. Then perform <span class="iTxt">Sajdah</span>, and you should be saying; O Allah^azwj! O Allah^azwj!’ until your breath is cut off, ‘Send Blessings upon Muhammad^saww and the Progeny^asws of Muhammad^saww, and Do such and such for me’. Abu Abdullah^asws said: ‘So I^asws am a guarantor upon Allah^azwj Mighty and Majestic that he would not depart until his need is Fulfilled’.

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