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Third: In his book of al-Misbah, Shaykh al-Tusi mentions that al-Mu’alla ibn Khunays has reported Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (a.s.) as saying, “In Rajab, you may say the following supplicatory prayer:

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّي اَسْاَلُكَ صَبْرَ الشَّاكِرِيْنَ لَكَ

O Allah, I implore You for the endurance of those who always thank You,

وَ عَمَلَ الْخَاۤئِفِيْنَ مِنْكَ

the efforts of those who fear You,

وَ يَقِيْنَ الْعَابِدِيْنَ لَكَ

and the faith of those who worship You.

اَللّٰهُمَّ اَنْتَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيْمُ

O Allah, You are verily the Most High, the All-great,

وَ اَنَا عَبْدُكَ الْبَاۤئِسُ الْفَقِيْرُ

while I am Your servant—the miserable and the needy.

اَنْتَ الْغَنِيُّ الْحَمِيدُ

You are the Self-Sufficient, the Praised,

وَ اَنَا الْعَبْدُ الذَّلِيْلُ

while I am the humble servant.

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهِ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَ امْنُنْ بِغِنَاكَ عَلَى فَقْرِيْ

and do favor to my neediness through Your self-sufficiency,

وَ بِحِلْمِكَ عَلٰى جَهْلِيْ

to my impatience through Your forbearance,

وَ بِقُوَّتِكَ عَلٰى ضَعْفِيْ

and to my weakness through Your power.

يَا قَوِيُّ يَا عَزِيْزُ

O All-power, O Almighty.

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهِ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household;

الْاَوْصِيَاءِ الْمَرْضِيِّيْنَ

the Successors (of prophet hood) and the Pleased;

وَ اكْفِنِيْ مَا اَهَمَّنِيْ مِنْ اَمْرِ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ

and save me from whatever aggrieves me among the worldly and religious affairs.

يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ۔

O most Merciful of all those who show mercy!

The previously mentioned supplicatory prayer has been also mentioned by Sayyid Ibn Tawus al-Hasani in his book of Iqbal al-A’mal. According to the narration, this supplicatory prayer is the most comprehensive and it is advisable to repeat it any time.