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ANOTHER NAMAZ FOR SETTLING THE NEEDS (3)

Sayyid ibn Tawus, in his book of al-Mazar, Chapter: Rites of al-Kufah Mosque, after mentioning the recommended acts at Imam Ali’s Niche (mihrab), has mentioned a special prayer for settling the needs to be offered there. This prayer consists of four units, each two alone; i.e. the Taslim statement is uttered after each two units. In the first unit, Surah al-Faatehah is recited once and Surah al-Tawheed is repeated ten times. In the second unit, Surah al-Faatehah is recited once and Surah al-Tawheed is repeated twenty-one times. In the third unit, Surah al-Faatehah is recited once and Surah al-Tawheed is repeated thirty-one times. In the fourth unit, Surah al-Faatehah is recited once and Surah al-Tawheed is repeated forty-one times. Upon uttering the Taslim statement and saying the glorification statements, you may do the following:

(1) Recite Surah al-Tawheed fifty-one times,

(2) utter the imploration for forgiveness (i.e. istighfar) fifty times:

اَسْتَغْفِرُاللهَ۔

I pray Allah for forgiveness.

(3) invoke blessings upon the Holy Prophet and his Household (i.e. Salawat) fifty times:

(4) repeat the following statement fifty times:

لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللهِ الْعَلِىِّ الْعَظِيْمِ۔

There is neither might nor power except with Allah.

and (5) say the following supplication:

يَا اَللهُ الْمَانِعُ قُدْرَتَهُ خَلْقَهُ

O Allah Who stops His power (to punish) from His creatures,

وَالْمَالِكُ بِهَا سُلْطَانَهُ

Who possesses His authority through it,

وَالْمُتَسَلِّطُ بِمَافِىْ يَدَيْهِ عَلٰى كُلِّ مَوْجُوْدٍ

and Who has full power over all existent beings through what He possesses!

وَ غَيْرُكَ يَخِيْبُ رَجَاۤءُ رَاجِيْهِ

While all others disappoint those who put hope in them,

وَ رَاجِيْكَ مَسْرُوْرٌ لَايَخِيْبُ

he who puts hope in You is pleased and never disappointed.

اَسْئَلُكَ بِكُلِّ رِضىً لَكَ

I beseech You in the name of all items that please You,

وَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ اَنْتَ فِيْهِ

all things in which You are present,

وَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ تُحِبُّ اَنْ تُذْكَرَ بِهِ

all things in which You like to be mentioned,

وَ بِكَ يَا اَللهُ

and in Your Name, O Allah

فَلَيْسَ يَعْدِلُكَ شَىْءٌ

for there is nothing to be equal to You,

اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

(please) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

وَّ تَحْفَظَنِىْ وَ وَلَدِىْ وَ اَهْلِىْ وَ مَالِىْ

safeguard me, my sons, my wife, and my possessions,

وَ تَحْفَظَنِىْ بِحِفْظِكَ

safeguard me with Your safeguarding,

وَ اَنْ تَقْضِىَ حَاجَتِىْ فِىْ كَذَا وَ كَذَا۔

and settle my need, which is...