Al-Kafi 7612

Translation

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr and Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Al Fazl Bin Shazaan, from Safwan Bin Yahya, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Muawiya Bin Ammar, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah^asws that Rasool-Allah^saww, when he^saww was free from his^saww <span class="iTxt">Tawaaf</span> and (Praying of) two Cycles, said: ‘I^saww hereby begin with what Allah^azwj Mighty and Majestic Began with, from going to Al-Safa. Allah^azwj Mighty and Majestic is Saying <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:2#h158"><a href="/books/quran:2#h158">[2:158]</a></a> Surely the Safa and the Marwa are among the Rituals appointed by Allah</span>’. Abu Abdullah^asws said: ‘Then go out to Al-Safa from the door which Rasool-Allah^saww went out from, and it is the door which faces the Black Stone, until you cut through the valley, and upon you should be the tranquillity and the dignity. So, climb upon Al-Safa until you look at the House (Kabah) and face the corner in which is the Black Stone, and Praise Allah^azwj and Extol upon Him^azwj. Then remember His^azwj Favours and His^azwj Trials, and the goodness with which He^azwj has Dealth with you, in accordance to your ability upon His^azwj Mention. Then exclaim the Greatness of Allah^azwj (Takbeer) seven times, and Praise Him^azwj seven times, and say, ‘There is no God except for Allah^azwj Alone, there being no associates for Him^azwj, from Him^azwj being the Kingdom and for Him^azwj being the Praise. He^azwj Revives and He^azwj Causes to die, and He^azwj is Alive and does not die, and He^azwj is Able upon every thing’ – three times. Then Send Blessings upon the Prophet^saww, and say, ‘Allah^azwj is the Greatest upon what He^azwj has Guided us, and the Praise is for Allah^azwj upon what He^azwj has Preferred us, and the Praise is for Allah^azwj, the Living, the Everelasting; and the Praise is for Allah^azwj the eternally Living’ – three times. And say, ‘I testify that there is no God except for Allah^azwj; and I testify that Muhammad^saww is His^azwj servant and His^azwj Rasool^saww. We do not worship except for Him^azwj, being sincere for Him^azwj in the Religion, and even though the Polytheists may be averse to it’ – three times. ‘O Allah^azwj! I ask You^azwj for Forgiveness, and the well being, and the conviction in the world and the Hereafter’ – three times. ‘O Allah^azwj! Give us goodness in the world and goodness in the Hereafter and Save us from the Punishment of the Fire’ – three times. Then exclaim the Greatness of Allah^azwj one hundred times, and Extol His^azwj Holiness one hundred times, and Praise Him^azwj one hundred times, and Glorify Him^azwj one hundred times, and you should be saying, ‘There is no god except for Allah^azwj, Alone, being True to His^azwj Promise, and Helping His^azwj servants, and Overcomes all the ones allied (against Him^azwj). For Him^azwj is the Kingdom, and for Him^azwj is the Praise Alone, Alone’. O Allah^azwj! Bless me during the death, and in what is after the death. O Allah^azwj! I seek Refuge with You^azwj from the darkness of the grave, and its loneliness. O Allah^azwj! Shade me in the Shade of Your^azwj Throne on the Day in which there would be no shade except for Your^azwj Shade’. And frequently entrust to your Lord^azwj for your Religion, and yourself, and your family. Then you should be saying, ‘I entrust to Allah^azwj, the Beneficent, the Merciful Who does not Waste His^azwj Entrustments, myself and my Religion, and my family. O Allah^azwj! Utilise me upon Your^azwj Book, and Sunnah of Your^azwj Prophet^saww, and Cause me to die upon his^saww Religion, and Shelter me from the strife’. Then exclaim Takbeer three times, then repeat it twice, then exclaim Takbeer once,then repeat it. So if you are not able upon this, then (do) part of it. And Abu Abdullah^asws said: ‘Rasool-Allah^saww used to pause upon Al-Safa by a measurement of what it takes to recite Surah Al-Baqarah (Chapter 2), slowly’.

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