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The following prayers and recommended devotional acts have been quoted from Shaykh al-Tusi’s famous book of Misbah al-Mutahajjid and other reference books.
After you say the Taslim statement - the closing part of the ritual prayers - and accomplish your prayer, repeat the Takbir statement (i.e. Allahuakbar; Allah is the Greatest) three times while raising your hands to the level of your ears and then say:
لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللهُ
There is no god save Allah;
اِلٰهًا وَاحِدًا
One and Only God;
وَ نَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُوْنَ
and we are submissive to Him.
لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللهُ
There is no god save Allah
وَ لَا نَعْبُدُ اِلَّا اِيَّاهُ
and we worship none save Him,
مُخْلِصِيْنَ لَهُ الدِّيْنَ
making our devotion sincere as in His sight,
وَ لَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُشْرِكُوْنَ
even though the polytheists may detest it.
لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللهُ
There is no god save Allah;
رَبُّنَا وَ رَبُّ اٰباۤئِنَا الْاَوَّلِيْنَ
(He is) Our Lord and the Lord of our fathers of old.
لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللهُ
There is no god save Allah;
وَحْدَهُ وَحْدَهُ وَحْدَهُ
Alone, alone, alone.
اَنْجَزَ وَعْدَهُ
He has truly fulfilled His promise,
وَ نَصَرَ عَبْدَهُ
granted His servant victory,
وَ اَعَزَّ جُنْدَهُ
made powerful His soldiers,
وَ هَزَمَ الْاَحْزَابَ وَحْدَهُ
and defeated the parties alone.
فَلَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَ لَهُ الْحَمْدُ
So, sovereignty be His and praise be His.
يُحْيِىْ وَ يُمِيْتُ
He grants life and causes (others) to die,
وَ يُمِيْتُ وَ يُحْيِىْ
and (then) causes to die and raises from the dead;
وَ هُوَ حَىُّ لَايَمُوْتُ
while He is eternally ever-living and He never dies.
بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ
All goodness is at His Hand,
وَ هُوَ عَلٰى كُلِّشَىْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ۔
and He has power over all things.
اَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ الَّذِىْ لَا ۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ
I seek forgiveness of Allah; there is no god save Him,
الْحَىُّ الْقَيُّوْمُ وَ اَتُوْبُ اِلَيْهِ
the Ever-living and Self-Subsisting; and to Him do I turn in repentance.
اَللّٰهُمَّ اهْدِنِىْ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ
O Allah, (please do) guide me to the true guidance of Yours,
وَ اَفِضْ عَلَىَّ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ
pour upon me from Your grace,
وَ انْشُرْ عَلَىَّ مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ
spread over me from Your mercy,
وَ اَنْزِلْ عَلَىَّ مِنْ بَرَكَاتِكَ
and bring down upon me from Your blessings.
سُبْحَانَكَ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اَنْتَ
Glory be to You; there is no god save You.
اِغْفِرْ لِىْ ذُنُوْبِىْ كُلَّهَا جَمِيْعًا
(Please) forgive my sins—all of them entirely,
فَاِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوْبَ كُلَّهَا جَمِيْعًا اِلَّا اَنْتَ
because none can forgive all sins entirely save You.
اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّى اَسْئَلُكَ مِنْ كُلِّ خَيْرٍ اَحَاطَ بِهِ عِلْمُكَ
O Allah, I beseech You to grant me part of all good things that are encompassed by Your knowledge
وَ اَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَرٍّ اَحَاطَ بِهِ عِلْمُكَ۔
and I seek Your protection against all evils that are encompassed by Your knowledge.
اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّى اَسْئَلُكَ عَافِيَتَكَ فِىْ اُمُوْرِىْ كُلِّهَا
O Allah, I beseech You to grant me wellbeing from You in all of my affairs
وَ اَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ خِزْىِ الدُّنْيَا وَعَذَابِ الْاٰخِرَةِ
and I seek Your protection against the disgrace of this world and the chastisement in the Next World.
وَاَعُوْذُ بِوَجْهِكَ الْكَرِيْمِ
I also seek protection of Your Noble Face,
وَ عِزَّتِكَ الَّتِىْ لَا تُرَامُ
Your invulnerable omnipotence,
وَ قُدْرَتِكَ الَّتِىْ لَا يَمْتَنِعُ مِنْهَا شَىْءٌ
and Your power that none can deter
مِنْ شَرِّ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْاٰخِرَةِ
against the evils of this world and the Next World,
وَ مِنْ شَرِّ الْاَوْجَاعِ كُلِّهَا
the evils of all pains,
وَمِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ دَآبَّةٍ اَنْتَ اٰخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهَا
and the evil of all moving creatures that You grasp from forelocks.
اِنَّ رَبِّىْ عَلٰى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيْمٍ
Verily, my Lord is on a Straight Path.
وَ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللهِ الْعَلِىِّ الْعَظِيْمِ
There is neither strength nor power save with Allah, the All-high and All-great.
تَوَّكَلْتُ عَلَى الْحَىِّ الَّذِىْ لَا يَمُوْتُ
I put my trust in the Ever-living (Lord) Who never dies.
وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِىْ لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَدًا
All praise be to Allah Who has not taken to Himself a son,
وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شَرِيْكٌ فِى الْمُلْكِ
nor has He had any partner in sovereignty,
وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ وَلِىٌّ مِّنَ الذُّلِّ
nor does He need any to protect Him from humiliation.
وَ كَبِّرْهُ تَكْبِيْرًا۔
And magnify Him with all magnificence.
Then, utter the Tasbih al-Zahra’ litany (which is discussed in the attached book of al-Baqiyat al-Salihat).
Before you move from your prayer-place, repeat the following litany ten times:
اَشْهَدُ اَنْ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللهُ
I bear witness that there is no god save Allah;
وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ
(He is) One and Only; and there is no partner with Him;
اِلٰهًا وَاحِدًا
a Single God;
اَحَدًا فَرْدًا صَمَدًا
One, Unique, and eternally Besought of all.
لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ صَاحِبَةً وَ لَا وَلَدًا۔
He has taken to Himself neither a wife nor a son.
It is narrated that a great reward is obtained by saying this litany, especially after the dawn (fajr) (Fajr) and Evening (Isha’) obligatory Prayers and at sunrise and sunset.
سُبْحَانَ اللهِ كُلَّمَا سَبَّحَ اللهَ شَىْءٌ
All Glory be to Allah whenever Allah is glorified by things,
وَ كَمَا يُحِبُّ اللهُ اَنْ يُّسَبَّحَ
as exactly as Allah likes to be glorified,
وَ كَمَا هُوَ اَهْلُهُ
as exactly as He is worthy of glorification,
وَ كَمَا يَنْبَغِىْ لِكَرَمِ وَجْهِهِ وَ عِزِّ جَلَالِهِ
and as it is suitable for the nobility of His Face and the might of His Majesty.
وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ كُلَّمَا حَمِدَ اللهَ شَىْءٌ
All praise be to Allah whenever Allah is praised by things,
وَ كَمَا يُحِبُّ اللهُ اَنْ يُحْمَدَ
as exactly as Allah likes to be praised,
وَ كَمَا هُوَ اَهْلُهُ
as exactly as He is worthy of praising,
وَ كَمَا يَنْبَغِىْ لِكَرَمِ وَجْهِهِ وَ عِزِّ جَلَالِهِ
and as it is suitable for the nobility of His Face and the might of His Majesty.
وَ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللهُ كُلَّمَا هَلَّلَ اللهَ شَىْءٌ
There is no god save Allah whenever Allah’s Oneness in Godhead is professed,
وَ كَمَا يُحِبُّ اللهُ اَنْ يُّهَلَّلَ
as exactly as Allah likes His Oneness in Godhead to be professed,
وَ كَمَا هُوَ اَهْلُهُ
as exactly as He is worthy of being the One and Only God,
وَ كَمَا يَنْبَغِىْ لِكَرَمِ وَجْهِهِ وَ عِزِّ جَلَالِهِ۔
and as it is suitable for the nobility of His Face and the might of His Majesty.
وَ اللهُ اَكْبَرُ كُلَّمَا كَبَّرَ اللهَ شَىْءٌ
Allah is the Greatest whenever Allah’s Most Greatness is professed,
وَ كَمَا يُحِبُّ اللهُ اَنْ يُّكَبَّرَ
as exactly as Allah likes His Most Greatness to be professed,
وَ كَمَا هُوَ اَهْلُهُ
as exactly as He is worthy of being the Greatest,
وَ كَمَا يَنْبَغِىْ لِكَرَمِ وَجْهِهِ وَ عِزِّ جَلَالِهِ
and as it is suitable for the nobility of His Face and the might of His Majesty.
سُبْحَانَ اللهِ
All glory be to Allah;
وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ
all praise be to Allah;
وَ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللهُ
there is no god save Allah;
وَ اللهُ اَكْبَرُ
and Allah is the Greatest
عَلٰى كُلِّ نِعْمَةٍ اَنْعَمَ بِهَا عَلَىَّ
for all bounties that He has bestowed upon me
وَ عَلٰى كُلِّ اَحَدٍ مِّنْ خَلْقِهِ
and upon each and every being of His creatures,
مِمَّنْ كَانَ اَوْ يَكُوْنُ اِلٰى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ
including those who passed away and those who will exist up to the Resurrection Day.
اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّى اَسْئَلُكَ اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
O Allah, I beseech You to send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad
وَ اَسْئَلُكَ مِنْ خَيْرِ مَا اَرْجُوْ
and I beseech You to grant me the best of what I hope
وَ خَيْرِ مَا لَا اَرْجُوْ
and the best of what I have not included with my hopes.
وَ اَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا اَحْذَرُ
I also beseech You to protect me against the evil of what I anticipate
وَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا لَا اَحْذَرُ۔
and the evils of what I do not anticipate.
Then, recite the following Quranic texts:
(1) Surah al-Hamd (i.e. al-Faatehah No. 1),
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ(1)
(1) In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِيْنَۙ(2)
(2) All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.
الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِۙ(3)
(3) The Beneficent, the Merciful.
مٰلِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّيْنِؕ(4)
(4) Master of the Day of Judgement.
اِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَاِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِيْنُؕ(5)
(5) Thee do we serve and Thee do we beseech for help.
اِهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيْمَۙ(6)
(6) Keep us on the right path.
صِرَاطَ الَّذِيْنَ اَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ ۙ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوْبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّآلِّيْنَ(7)
(7) The path of those upon whom Thou hast bestowed favors. Not (the path) of those upon whom Thy wrath is brought down, nor of those who go astray.
(2) Ayah al-Kursi (2:255-257),
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
اللّٰهُ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ الْحَىُّ الْقَيُّوْمُۚ لَا تَاْخُذُهٗ سِنَةٌ وَّلَا نَوْمٌؕ لَهٗ مَا فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِى الْاَرْضِؕ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِىْ يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهٗۤ اِلَّا بِاِذْنِهٖؕ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ اَيْدِيْهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْۚ وَلَا يُحِيْطُوْنَ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهٖۤ اِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَۚ وَلَا يَئُوْدُهٗ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَ هُوَ الْعَلِىُّ الْعَظِيْمُ(255)
(255) Allah is He besides Whom there is no god, the Everliving, the Self-subsisting by Whom all subsist; slumber does not overtake Him nor sleep; whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth is His; who is he that can intercede with Him but by His permission? He knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they cannot comprehend anything out of His knowledge except what He pleases, His knowledge extends over the heavens and the earth, and the preservation of them both tires Him not, and He is the Most High, the Great.
لَاۤ اِكْرَاهَ فِى الدِّيْنِۙ قَد تَّبَيَّنَ الرُّشْدُ مِنَ الْغَىِّۚ فَمَنْ يَّكْفُرْ بِالطَّاغُوْتِ وَيُؤْمِنْۢ بِاللّٰهِ فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقٰى لَا انْفِصَامَ لَهَا ؕ وَاللّٰهُ سَمِيْعٌ عَلِيْمٌ(256)
(256) There is no compulsion in religion; truly the right way has become clearly distinct from error; therefore, whoever disbelieves in the Shaitan and believes in Allah he indeed has laid hold on the firmest handle, which shall not break off, and Allah is Hearing, Knowing.
اَللّٰهُ وَلِىُّ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا يُخْرِجُهُمْ مِّنَ الظُّلُمٰتِ اِلَى النُّوْرِؕ وَالَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْۤا اَوْلِيٰٓئُهُمُ الطَّاغُوْتُۙ يُخْرِجُوْنَهُمْ مِّنَ النُّوْرِ اِلَى الظُّلُمٰتِؕ اُولٰٓئِكَ اَصْحٰبُ النَّارِۚ هُمْ فِيْهَا خٰلِدُوْنَ(257)
(257) Allah is the guardian of those who believe. He brings them out of the darkness into the light; and (as to) those who disbelieve, their guardians are Shaitans who take them out of the light into the darkness; they are the inmates of the fire, in it they shall abide.
(3) Verses of Bearing Witness (Ayat al-Shahadah; 3:18-19),
شَهِدَ اللّٰهُ اَنَّهٗ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَۙ وَالْمَلٰٓئِكَةُ وَاُولُوا الْعِلْمِ قَآئِمًا ۢ بِالْقِسْطِؕ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ الْعَزِيْزُ الْحَكِيْمُؕ(18)
(18) Allah bears witness that there is no god but He, and (so do) the angels and those possessed of knowledge, maintaining His creation with justice; there is no god but He, the Mighty, the Wise.
اِنَّ الدِّيْنَ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ الْاِسْلَامُ وَمَا اخْتَلَفَ الَّذِيْنَ اُوْتُوا الْكِتٰبَ اِلَّا مِنْۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ الْعِلْمُ بَغْيًا ۢ بَيْنَهُمْؕ وَمَنْ يَّكْفُرْ بِاٰيٰتِ اللّٰهِ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ سَرِيْعُ الْحِسَابِ(19)
(19) Surely the (true) religion with Allah is Islam, and those to whom the Book had been given did not show opposition but after knowledge had come to them, out of envy among themselves; and whoever disbelieves in the communications of Allah then surely Allah is quick in reckoning.
(4) Verses of Kingdom (Ayah al-Mulk; 3:26-27),
قُلِ اللّٰهُمَّ مٰلِكَ الْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِى الْمُلْكَ مَنْ تَشَآءُ وَتَنْزِعُ الْمُلْكَ مِمَّنْ تَشَآءُ وَتُعِزُّ مَنْ تَشَآءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَنْ تَشَآءُ ؕ بِيَدِكَ الْخَيْرُؕ اِنَّكَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ(26)
(26) Say: O Allah, Master of the Kingdom! Thou givest the kingdom to whomsoever Thou pleasest and takest away the kingdom from whomsoever Thou pleasest, and Thou exaltest whom Thou pleasest and abasest whom Thou pleasest in Thine hand is the good; surety, Thou hast power over all things.
تُوْلِجُ الَّيْلَ فِى النَّهَارِ وَتُوْلِجُ النَّهَارَ فِى الَّيْلِ وَتُخْرِجُ الْحَىَّ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ وَتُخْرِجُ الْمَيِّتَ مِنَ الْحَىِّ وَتَرْزُقُ مَنْ تَشَآءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ(27)
(27) Thou makest the night to pass into the day and Thou makest the day to pass into the night, and Thou bringest forth the living from the dead and Thou bringest forth the dead from the living, and Thou givest sustenance to whom Thou pleasest without measure.
(5) Verses of Subservience (Ayah al-Sakharah 7:54-56).
اِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ اللّٰهُ الَّذِىْ خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الْاَرْضَ فِىْ سِتَّةِ اَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ اسْتَوٰى عَلَى الْعَرْشِ يُغْشِى الَّيْلَ النَّهَارَ يَطْلُبُهٗ حَثِيْثًا ۙ وَّالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ وَالنُّجُوْمَ مُسَخَّرٰتٍۢ بِاَمْرِهٖ ؕ اَلَا لَهُ الْخَلْقُ وَالْاَمْرُ ؕ تَبٰرَكَ اللّٰهُ رَبُّ الْعٰلَمِيْنَ(54)
(54) Surely your Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth in six periods of time, and He is firm in power; He throws the veil of night over the day, which it pursues incessantly; and (He created) the sun and the moon and the stars, made subservient by His command; surely His is the creation and the command; blessed is Allah, the Lord of the worlds.
اُدْعُوْا رَبَّكُمْ تَضَرُّعًا وَّخُفْيَةً ؕ اِنَّهٗ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُعْتَدِيْنَ ۚ(55)
(55) Call on your Lord humbly and secretly; surely He does not love those who exceed the limits.
وَلَا تُفْسِدُوْا فِى الْاَرْضِ بَعْدَ اِصْلَاحِهَا وَادْعُوْهُ خَوْفًا وَّطَمَعًا ؕ اِنَّ رَحْمَتَ اللّٰهِ قَرِيْبٌ مِّنَ الْمُحْسِنِيْنَ(56)
(56) And do not make mischief in the earth after its reformation, and call on Him fearing and hoping; surely the mercy of Allah is nigh to those who do good (to others).
Then, repeat the following verses (Surah al-Saaffaat 37:180-182) three times:
سُبْحٰنَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُوْنَۚ(180)
(180) Glory be to your Lord, the Lord of Honor, above what they describe.
وَسَلٰمٌ عَلَى الْمُرْسَلِيْنَۚ(181)
(181) And peace be on the apostles.
وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِيْنَ(182)
(182) And all praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.
Then, repeat the following supplicatory prayer three times:
اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
O Allah, (Please) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
وَ اجْعَلْ لِىْ مِنْ اَمْرِىْ فَرَجًا وَ مَخْرَجًا
cause all my affairs to arrive at a relief, prepare for me a way out,
وَ ارْزُقْنِىْ مِنْ حَيْثُ اَحْتَسِبُ وَ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَاۤ اَحْتَسِبُ۔
and give me sustenance from whence I think and from whence I do not think.
This supplicatory prayer was taught by Archangel Gabriel to Prophet Yusuf (Joseph) - peace be upon him - when he was in prison.
Then, hold your beard with your right hand, raise your left hand towards the sky, and repeat the following supplicatory prayer seven times:
يَا رَبَّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
O Lord of Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad:
صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
(Please) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad
وَ عَجِّلْ فَرَجَ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
and hasten the Relief of the Household of Muhammad.
Keeping on the same situation, repeat the following supplicatory prayer three times:
يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَ الْاِكْرَامِ
O Lord of Majesty and Honor,
صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
(Please) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad
وَ ارْحَمْنِىْ وَ اَجِرْنِىْ مِنَ النَّارِ۔
have mercy upon me, and deliver me from Hellfire.
After repeating Surah al-Ikhlaas (or al-Tawheed; No. 112) twelve times, say the following supplicatory prayer:
اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّىْ اَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الْمَكْنُوْنِ الْمَخْزُوْنِ
O Allah, I beseech You in Your Name: the well-guarded, stored,
الطَّاهِرِ الطُّهْرِ الْمُبَارَكِ
pure, immaculate, and blessed.
وَ اَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الْعَظِيْمِ
And I beseech You in Your Great Name
وَ سُلْطَانِكَ الْقَدِيْمِ
and Your eternal power.
يَا وَاهِبَ الْعَطَايَا
O Donor of gifts!
وَ يَا مُطْلِقَ الْاُسَارٰى
O Releaser of captives!
وَ يَا فَكَّاكَ الرِّقَابِ مِنَ النَّارِ
O Deliverer of necks from the Fire!
اَسْئَلُكَ اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
I beseech You to send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
وَ اَنْ تُعْتِقَ رَقَبَتِىْ مِنَ النَّارِ
to deliver me from the Fire,
وَ اَنْ تُخْرِجَنِىْ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا سَالِمًا
to cause me leave this world free (from liabilities),
وَ [اَنْ] تُدْخِلَنِى الْجَنَّةَ اٰمِنًا
to allow me to Paradise with security,
وَ اَنْ تَجْعَلَ دُعَاۤئِىْ اَوَّلَهُ فَلَاحًا
and to make the beginning of my prayer successful,
وَ اَوْسَطَهُ نَجَاحًا
the middle of it a gain,
وَ اٰخِرَهُ صَلَاحًا
and the end of it a prosperity.
اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوْبِ
Verily, You are the Knower of all unseen things.
According to al-Sahifah al-Alawiyyah (a collection of Imam Ali’s supplications), the following supplicatory prayer is advisably said after the obligatory prayers:
يَا مَنْ لَا يَشْغَلُهُ سَمْعٌ عَنْ سَمْعٍ
O He Who is not distracted by a sound from hearing another sound!
وَ يَا مَنْ لَا يُغَلِّطُهُ السَّاۤئِلُوْنَ
O He Who is not confused by the beseechers!
وَ يَا مَنْ لَايُبْرِمُهُ اِلْحَاحُ الْمُلِحِّيْنَ
O He Who is not annoyed by the insistence of those who entreat Him persistently!
اَذِقْنِىْ بَرْدَ عَفْوِكَ
(Please do) Make me taste the nice flavor of Your pardon
وَ حَلَاوَةَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَ مَغْفِرَتِكَ۔
and the sweetness of Your mercy and forgiveness.
You may also say the following supplicatory prayer:
اِلٰهِىْ هٰذِهِ صَلٰوتِىْ صَلَّيْتُهَا
O Allah, This is my prayer that I have just offered
لَا لِحَاجَةٍ مِنْكَ اِلَيْهَا
on account of neither a need that You may have for it
وَ لَا رَغْبَةٍ مِنْكَ فِيْهَا
nor a desire that You may have for it;
اِلَّا تَعْظِيْمًا وَ طَاعَةً
rather, it is only glorification of You, obedience to You,
وَاِجَابَةً لَكَ اِلٰى مَا اَمَرْتَنِىْ بِهِ
and response to You to carry out what You have ordered me to do.
اِلٰهِىْ اِنْ كَانَ فِيْهَا خَلَلٌ اَوْ نَقْصٌ
O my God: If there is a defect or a deficiency in my prayer,
مِنْ رُكُوْعِهَا اَوْ سُجُوْدِهَا
whether in the genuflection or the prostration;
فَلَا تُؤَ اخِذْنِىْ
then, (please) do not reproach me for it;
وَ تَفَضَّلْ عَلَىَّ بِالْقَبُوْلِ وَ الْغُفْرَانِ ۔
rather, confer upon me with Your acceptance (of it) and forgiveness (of me).
After accomplishment of the ritual prayers, you may also say the following supplicatory prayer, which the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) taught to Imam AliAmeer al-Momineen(a.s.) for developing memory:
سُبْحَانَ مَنْ لَايَعْتَدِىْ عَلٰى اَهْلِ مَمْلَكَتِهِ
Glory be to Him Who does not treat the people of His realm with transgression!
سُبْحَانَ مَنْ لَا يَاْخُذُ اَهْلَ الْاَرْضِ بِاَلْوَانِ الْعَذَابِ
Glory be to Him Who does not inflict on the inhabitants of the earth various sorts of torture!
سُبْحَانَ الرَّؤُفِ الرَّحِيْمِ
Glory be to the Affectionate, the Merciful!
اَللّٰهُمَّ اجْعَلْ لِىْ فِىْ قَلْبِىْ نُوْرًا وَ بَصَرًا
O Allah, (please) fill my heart with illumination, discernment,
وَ فَهْمًا وَ عِلْمًا
(faculty of) understanding, and knowledge.
اِنَّكَ عَلٰى كُلِّشَىْ ءٍ قَدِيْرٌ ۔
Verily, You have power over all things.
Al-Kaf’ami, in his book of al-Misbah, cites that it is advisable to repeat the following supplicatory prayer three times after obligatory prayers:
اُعِيْذُ نَفْسِىْ وَ دِيْنِىْ
I seek for myself, my religion,
وَ اَهْلِىْ وَ مَالِىْ
my family members, my possessions,
وَ وَلَدِىْ وَ اِخْوَانِىْ فِىْ دِيْنِىْ
my descendants, my brethren-in-faith,
وَ مَا رَزَقَنِىْ رَبِّىْ وَ خَوَاتِيْمَ عَمَلِىْ
all sustenance that my Lord has provided to me as sustenance, the results of my deeds,
وَ مَنْ يَعْنِيْنِىْ اَمْرُهُ
and whomever I may concern about,
بِاللهِ الْوَاحِدِ
(I seek for all these) the protection of Allah, the Single,
الْاَحَدِ الصَّمَدِ
the One, and the eternally Besought of all
الَّذِىْ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَ لَمْ يُوْلَدْ
Who begets not, nor is He begotten;
وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا اَحَدٌ
and the like of Whom there is none.
وَ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ
And [I seek the protection of] the Lord of the dawn
مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
from the evil of what He has created,
وَ مِنْ شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ اِذَا وَقَبَ
the evil of the utterly dark night when it comes,
وَ مِنْ شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِى الْعُقَدِ
the evil of those who blow on knots,
وَ مِنْ شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ اِذَا حَسَدَ
and the evil of the envious when he envies.
وَ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ
And [I seek the protection of] the Lord of men,
مَلِكِ النَّاسِ
the King of men,
اِلٰهِ النَّاسِ
the God of men,
مِنْ شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ
from the evil of the whisperings of the slinking (Satan),
الَّذِىْ يُوَسْوِسُ فِىْ صُدُوْرِ النَّاسِ
who whispers into the hearts of men
مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَ النَّاسِ۔
from among the jinn and the men.
It is narrated in an inscription handwritten by Shaykh al-Shahid that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said: Whoever desires that Almighty Allah will not show him his evildoings (that he did in this world) on the Resurrection Day and will not open the record of his evildoings, should say the following supplicatory prayer after each obligatory prayer:
اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنَّ مَغْفِرَتَكَ اَرْجٰى مِنْ عَمَلِىْ
O Allah, Truly, I hope for Your forgiveness more than I trust my deed.
وَ اِنَّ رَحْمَتَكَ اَوْسَعُ مِنْ ذَنْبِىْ
Your mercy is verily more expansive than my sin.
اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنْ كَانَ ذَنْبِىْ عِنْدَكَ عَظِيْمًا
O Allah, If my sin is graye in Your view,
فَعَفْوُكَ اَعْظَمُ مِنْ ذَنْبِىْ
then Your pardon is greater than my sin.
اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنْ لَمْ اَكُنْ اَهْلًا اَنْ اَبْلُغَ رَحْمَتَكَ
O Allah, If I do not deserve to attain Your mercy,
فَرَحْمَتُكَ اَهْلٌ اَنْ تَبْلُغَنِىْ وَ تَسَعَنِىْ
then Your mercy is so liberal that it can reach and include me,
لِاَنَّهَا وَسِعَتْ كُلَّشَىْءٍ
because it has included all things;
بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَاۤاَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ۔
[Let it be] by Your mercy; O most Merciful of all those who show mercy.
Ibn Baabwayh (i.e. Shaykh al-Saduq) holds that one should say the following litany immediately after uttering Tasbih al-Zahra’:
اَللّٰهُمَّ اَنْتَ السَّلَامُ
O Allah, You are the [source of] peace,
وَ مِنْكَ السَّلَامُ
peace is coming from You,
وَ لَكَ السَّلَامُ
peace is for You,
وَ اِلَيْكَ يَعُوْدُ السَّلَامُ
and to You does peace belong.
سُبْحَانَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُوْنَ
Glory be to your Lord, the Lord of Honor, above what they describe.
وَ سَلَامٌ عَلَى الْمُرْسَلِيْنَ
Peace be on the messengers.
وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ
All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّهَا النَّبِىُّ
Peace be upon you, O Prophet.
وَ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ
Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَى الْاَئِمَّةِ الْهَادِيْنَ الْمَهْدِيِّيْنَ
Peace be upon the Imams; the guides and well-guided.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى جَمِيْعِ اَنْبِيَاۤءِ اللهِ وَ رُسُلِهِ وَ مَلَاۤئِكَتِهِ
Peace be upon all Prophets, Messengers, and angels of Allah.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْنَا وَ عَلٰى عِبَادِ اللهِ الصَّالِحِيْنَ
Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى عَلِىٍّ اَمِيْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ،
Peace be upon 'Ali, the Commander of the Believers.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَى الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ
Peace be upon al-Hasan and al-Husayn,
سَيِّدَىْ شَبَابِ اَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ اَجْمَعِيْنَ
the two chiefs of all the youth of Paradise.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى عَلِىِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ زَيْنِ الْعَابِدِيْنَ
Peace be upon 'Ali the son of al-Husayn, the Adornment of the Worshippers.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِىٍّ بَاقِرِ عِلْمِ النَّبِيِّيْنَ
Peace be upon Muhammad the son of 'Ali, the splitter of the knowledge of the Prophets.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ۟اِلصَّادِقِ
Peace be upon Ja'far the son of Muhammad, the veracious.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى مُوْسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ ۟اِلْكَاظِمِ
Peace be upon Musa the son of Ja'far, the suppressor of rage.
اَلسَّلامُ عَلٰى عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوْسَى الرِّضَا
Peace be upon 'Ali the son of Musa, the amiable.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِىٍّ ۟اِلْجَوَادِ
Peace be upon Muhammad the son of 'Ali, the magnanimous.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى عَلِىٍّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ۟اِلْهَادِىْ
Peace be upon 'Ali the son of Muhammad, the guide.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَى الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِي ۟اِلزَّكِىِّ الْعَسْكَرِىِّ
Peace be upon al-Hasan the son of 'Ali, the bright and resident of 'Askar.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَى الْحُجَّةِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الْقَاۤئِمِ الْمَهْدِىِّ
Peace be upon the Argument (of Allah), the son of al-Hasan, the Assumer and the well-guided.
صَلَوَاتُ اللهِ عَلَيْهِمْ اَجْمَعِيْنَ۔
Blessings of Allah be upon them all.
After saying this litany, one may pray Almighty Allah to grant him all his personal desires.
Shaykh al-Kaf’ami has also said that one should utter the following litany after the accomplishment of the obligatory prayers:
رَضِيْتُ بِاللهِ رَبًّا
I have submitted to Allah being my Lord,
وَبِالْاِسْلَامِ دِيْنًا
to Islam being my religion,
وَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهِ نَبِيًّا
to Muhammad—peace be upon him and his Household—being the Prophet,
وَ بِعَلِىٍّ اِمَامًا
to 'Ali being my leader,
وَ بِالْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ
to al-Hasan, al-Husayn,
وَ عَلِىٍّ وَ مُحَمَّدٍ
'Ali, Muhammad,
وَ جَعْفَرٍ وَ مُوْسٰى
Ja'far, Musa,
وَ عَلِىٍّ وَ مُحَمَّدٍ
'Ali, Muhammad,
وَ عَلِىٍّ وَ الْحَسَنِ
'Ali, al-Hasan,
وَ الْخَلَفِ الصَّالِحِ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ
and the Righteous Successor—peace be upon them all-
اَئِمَّةً وَ سَادَةً وَ قَادَةً
being my Imams, masters, and leaders.
بِهِمْ اَتَوَلّىٰ وَ مِنْ اَعْدَاۤئِهِمْ اَتَبَرَّءُ۔
Only them should I follow and their enemies will I disavow.
You should then repeat the following supplicatory prayer three times:
اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّى اَسْئَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ
O Allah, I ask You for amnesty, good health,
وَ الْمُعَافَاةَ فِى الدُّنْيَا وَ الْاٰخِرَةِ ۔
and wellbeing in this world as well as the Next World.