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DUA OF PROSTRATION OF THANKSGIVING
Although many utterances are reported to be said in thanksgiving prostrations, here are the easiest of these:
First: Through a valid chain of authority, Imam al-Rida(a.s.) is reported to have instructed that one may repeat the following word one hundred times in thanksgiving prostrations:
شُكْرًا شُكْرًا۔
Thanks, thanks.
One may also repeat the following word one hundred times:
عَفْوًا عَفْوًا۔
Pardon! Pardon!
In the book of ‘Uyun Akhbar al-Rida, it is reported on the authority of Raja’ ibn Abi’l-Dahhak that Imam al-Rida(a.s.), on his way to Khurasan, used to prostrate himself after the post-Afternoon Prayer utterances and repeat the following phrase one hundred times:
حَمْدًا لِلّٰهِ۔
Praise be to Allah.
Second: Al-Kulayni has reported through a valid chain of authority that Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) said: The closest position of a servant to Almighty Allah is when he prostrates himself before Him and supplicates Him. Therefore, when you prostrate, you may say:
يَا رَبَّ الْاَرْبَابِ
O Lord of all lords,
وَ يَا مَلِكَ الْمُلُوْكِ
O King of all kings,
وَ يَا سَيِّدَ السَّادَاتِ
O master of all masters,
وَ يَا جَبَّارَ الْجَبَابِرَةِ
O Omnipotent of all the omnipotent,
وَ يَا اِلٰهَ الْاٰلِهَةِ
and O God of all gods,
صَلِّ عَلىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ۔
(please) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad...
You may now pray Him to grant you your request.
فَاِنِّىْ عَبْدُكَ نَاصِيَتِىْ فِىْ قَبْضَتِكَ۔
For I am Your servant and my forelock is in Your grasp.
You may then pray Almighty Allah, for He is forgiver of all sins and no problem is unsolvable for Him.
Third: Al-Kulayni has reported through an authenticated chain of authority that Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) said: One night, I saw my father prostrating himself in the mosque. I could hear him saying with tender tone:
سُبْحَانَكَ اللّٰهُمَّ
All glory be to You, O Allah.
اَنْتَ رَبِّى حَقًّا حَقًّا
You are my Lord, truly, truly.
سَجَدْتُ لَكَ يَا رَبِّ تَعَبُّدًا وَّ رِقًّا
I prostrate myself before You, O my Lord, out of my servitude and subjugation to You.
اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنَّ عَمَلِىْ ضَعِيْفٌ فَضَاعِفْهُ لِىْ
O Allah, my deed is certainly feeble; so, (please do) grant it strength by increasing it many times.
اَللّٰهُمَّ قِنِىْ عَذَابَكَ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ عِبَادَكَ
O Allah, (please) save me from Your chastisement on the day when You shall resurrect Your servants,
وَتُبْ عَلَىَّ اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيْمُ۔
and (please) accept my repentance. Verily, You are the Oft-Returning, the Most Merciful.
Fourth: Through a valid chain of authority, al-Kulayni also reports that Imam Musa al-Kazim (a.s.) used to say the following supplicatory prayer while prostrating himself:
اَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ نَّارٍ حَرُّهَا لَا يُطْفٰى
I pray for Your protection against the fire whose heat is inextinguishable.
وَاَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ نَّارٍ جَدِيْدُهَا لَا يَبْلىٰ
I pray for Your protection against the fire whose newness never decays.
وَ اَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ نَّارٍ عَطْشَانُهَا لَا يُرْوٰى
I pray for Your protection against the fire whose thirsty is never quenched.
وَاَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ نَّارٍ مَسْلُوْبُهَا لَا يُكْسٰى۔
I pray for Your protection against the fire whose disrobed is never clothed.
Fifth: Through a valid chain of authority, al-Kulayni also reports that a man complained to Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) about an ailment that affected one of his bondwomen. The Imam said: In the thanksgiving prostration after all obligatory prayers, you may say this supplicatory prayer:
يَا رَؤُوْفُ يَا رَحِيْمُ
O All-kind! O All-merciful!
يَا رَبِّ يَا سَيِّدِىْ۔
O my Lord! O my Master!
You may then pray Him to grant you your request.
Sixth: Through several valid chains of authority, Imam al-Sadiq and Imam al-Kazim (a.s.) are reported to have very frequently said the following supplicatory prayer when they did the thanksgiving prostrations:
اَسْاَلُكَ الرَّاحَةَ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ
I beseech You for rest at death
وَ الْعَفْوَ عِنْدَ الْحِسَابِ۔
and pardon at (final) judgment.
Seventh: Through an authentic chain of authority, it is reported that Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) used to say the following statement when he prostrated himself:
سَجَدَ وَجْهِىَ اللَّئِيْمُ لِوَجْهِ رَبِّىَ الْكَرِيْمِ۔
My mean face is prostrating before My Lord’s Noble Face.
Eighth: In some considerable reference books, it is reported that Imam AliAmeer al-Momineen(a.s.) said: The most favorite words to Almighty Allah is that when a servant (of Him) prostrates himself, he should repeat the following statement three times:
اِنِّىْ ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِىْ فَاغْفِرْ لِىْ۔
I have wronged myself; so, (please) forgive me.
Ninth: In the book of al-Ja’fariyyat, it is recorded through an authentic chain of authority that Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) quoted the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) to have used to said when he placed his face on the ground for prostration:
اَللّٰهُمَّ مَغْفِرَتُكَ اَوْسَعُ مِنْ ذُنُوْبِىْ
O Allah, Your forgiveness is more expansive than my sin
وَ رَحْمَتُكَ اَرْجىٰ عِنْدِىْ مِنْ عَمَلِىْ
and Your mercy is more hopeful for me than my deeds.
فَاغْفِرْ لِىْ ذُ نُوْبِىْ يَا حَيًّا لَا يَمُوْتُ۔
So, (please) forgive my sins. O He Who is Ever-living and never dies!
Tenth: Al-Qutb al-Rawandi has reported Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) to have said: Whenever an ordeal or agony afflict or accumulate against you, you may prostrate on the ground and say:
يَا مُذِلَّ كُلِّ جَبَّارٍ
O Humiliator of all tyrants!
يَا مُعِزَّ كُلِّ ذَلِيْلٍ
O Dignifier of all humble ones!
قَدْ وَحَقِّكَ بَلَغَ مَجْهُوْدِىْ
I, swearing by You, have exerted all efforts;
فَصَلِّ عَلىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
so, (please) send blessings upon Muhammad and his Household
وَّ فَرِّجْ عَنِّىْ۔
and relieve me.
In the book of ‘Uddat al-DAI, Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) is reported to have said, “Anyone who is afflicted by a disaster, a misfortune, or a tribulation may bare his knees and arms to the elbows and stick them, as well as his chest, to the ground and supplicate for the settlement of his problem.”
Eleventh: Ibn Baabwayh, through a valid chain of authority, reports Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) as saying: When a servant repeats the following supplicatory prayer three times while prostrating, the Blessed and Exalted Lord will answer him, “Here I am to respond to you, My servant! Ask for what you need.”
This is the supplicatory prayer:
يَا اَللّٰهُ يَا رَبَّاهُ يَا سَيَّدَاهُ۔
O Allah! O my Lord! O my Master!
In the book of Makarim al-Akhlaq, it is recorded that when a servant prostrates himself and repeats the following supplicatory prayer all in one breath, the Blessed and Exalted Lord will answer him, “Here I am to respond to you. What do you need?”
This is the supplicatory prayer:
يَا رَبَّاهُ يَا سَيَّدَاهُ۔
O my Lord! O my Master!
Twelfth: In the book of Makarim al-Akhlaq too, Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) is reported to have related that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) passed by a prostrating man and could hear him saying this supplicatory prayer:
يَا رَبِّ مَاذَا عَلَيْكَ
O my Lord, what will harm You
اَنْ تُرْضِىَ عَنِّىْ كُلَّ مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ عِنْدِىْ تَبِعَةٌ
if You cause all those to whom I am indebted by a claim to be pleased with me,
وَاَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِىْ ذُ نُوْبِىْ
forgive my sins,
وَاَنْ تُدْخِلَنِى الْجَنَّةَبِرَحْمَتِكَ
and allow me enter Paradise, out of Your mercy.
فَاِنَّمَا عَفْوُكَ عَنِ الظَّالِمِيْنَ
Verily, Your pardon is for the wrongdoers,
وَ اَنَا مِنَ الظَّالِمِيْنَ
and I am one of the wrongdoers;
فَلْتَسَعْنِىْ رَحْمَتُكَ يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ۔
so, (please) let Your mercy include me, O most Merciful of all those who show mercy.
The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said to him, “Raise your head. Your prayer has been responded. You have just prayed Allah with the supplicatory prayer of a prophet who lived among the people of ‘Ad.”