English
NAMAZ OF LADY FATIMAH ZEHRA (S.A.)
It is narrated that Lady Fatimah al-Zahra’, peace be upon her, used to offer a two-unit prayer taught by Archangel Gabriel. In the first unit, she used to recite Surah al-Faatehah and repeat Surah al-Qadr one hundred times. In the second unit, she used to recite Surah al-Faatehah and Surah al-Tawheed. After Taslim (i.e. the concluding part of a prayer), she would say the following litany:
سُبْحَانَ ذِي الْعِزِّ الشَّامِخِ الْمُنِيْفِ
Glory be to the Lord of Honor and Sublime Authority.
سُبْحَانَ ذِي الْجَلَالِ الْبَاذِخِ الْعَظِيْمِ
Glory be to the Lord of Majesty and Exalted Greatness.
سُبْحَانَ ذِي الْمُلْكِ الْفَاخِرِ الْقَدِيْمِ
Glory be to the Lord of eternal, splendid sovereignty.
سُبْحَانَ مَنْ لَبِسَ الْبَهْجَةَ وَ الْجَمَالَ
Glory be to Him Who dressed Himself with splendor and beauty.
سُبْحَانَ مَنْ تَرَدَّى بِالنُّوْرِ وَ الْوَقَارِ
Glory be to Him Who is clad in light and dignity.
سُبْحَانَ مَنْ يَرٰى اَثَرَ النَّمْلِ فِي الصَّفَا
Glory be to Him Who makes out the footprints of the ant on the stone.
سُبْحَانَ مَنْ يَرٰى وَقْعَ الطَّيْرِ فِي الْهَوَاۤءِ
Glory be to Him Who knows (the exact time and place of) the bird dipping down through the air.
سُبْحَانَ مَنْ هُوَ هٰكَذَا لَا هٰكَذَا غَيْرُهُ۔
Glory be to Him Who is like this and no one (other than Him) is like this.
Sayyid Ibn Tawus adds that it is better to say the famous Tasbih al-Zahra’ after offering this prayer and then invoke Almighty Allah’s blessings upon the Holy Prophet and his Household.
However, in Misbah al-Mutahajjid, Shaykh al-Tusi has recorded that Lady Fatimah al-Zahra’s prayer consists of two units in the first of which Surah al-Faatehah is recited once and Surah al-Qadr is repeated one hundred times; and in the second unit, Surah al-Faatehah is recited once and Surah al-Tawheed is repeated one hundred times. After the Taslim, Tasbih al-Zahra’ is said and then one’s knees and arms are uncovered so as to embrace the ground with all organs of prostration without putting any barrier between the ground and the organs of prostration. Such being the case, one should supplicate to Almighty Allah and pray for granting one’s requests. Being prostrating oneself, one should say the following supplicatory prayer:
يَا مَنْ لَيْسَ غَيْرَهُ رَبٌّ يُدْعٰى
O He besides Whom there is no lord to be supplicated!
يَا مَنْ لَيْسَ فَوْقَهُ اِلٰهٌ يُخْشٰى
O He above Whom there is no god to be feared!
يَا مَنْ لَيْسَ دُوْنَهُ مَلِكٌ يُتَّقٰى
O He except Whom there is no master to be revered!
يَا مَنْ لَيْسَ لَهُ وَزِيْرٌ يُّؤْتٰى
O He Who has no counselor to be approached!
يَا مَنْ لَيْسَ لَهُ حَاجِبٌ يُرْشٰى
O He Who has no attendant to be bribed!
يَا مَنْ لَيْسَ لَهُ بَوَّابٌ يُغْشٰى
O He Who has no doorkeeper to be visited (secretly)!
يَا مَنْ لَا يَزْدَادُ عَلٰى كَثْرَةِ السُّؤَالِ اِلَّا كَرَمًا وَ جُوْدًا
O He Who gives not but generously and liberally no matter how many the demands are
وَ عَلٰى كَثْرَةِ الذُّنُوْبِ اِلَّا عَفْوًا وَ صَفْحًا
and deals not with numerous sins but mercifully and kindly!
صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ۔
Send blessings upon Muhammad and his Household...
And then one may mention one’s personal requests.
LADY FATIMAH AL-ZAHRA'S ANOTHER PRAYER
Shaykh al-Tusi and Sayyid Ibn Tawus have reported on the authority of Safwan that Muhammad ibn Ali al-Halabi, once, visited Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq(a.s.) one Friday and asked him to teach him the best deed to be practiced on Fridays. The Imam (a.s.) said: Listen, Muhammad! I do not know anyone who was more beloved and more respected than Lady Fatimah al-Zahra’, peace be upon her, in the view of the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him and his Household. Likewise, I do not know anything that was more valuable than that which he had taught her to do on Fridays. In Friday morning, one should bathe oneself, stand upright, and offer a four-unit prayer each two alone. In the first unit, recite Surah al-Faatehah once and repeat Surah al-Tawheed fifty times. In the second, recite Surah al-Faatehah once and repeat Surah al-’Adiyat (No. 100) fifty times. In the third, recite Surah al-Faatehah once and repeat Surah al-Zalzalah (No. 99) fifty times. In the fourth, recite Surah al-Faatehah once and repeat Surah al-Nasr (No. 110) fifty times. This Surah was the concluding revelation. Upon accomplishment of the prayer, pray Almighty Allah with the following supplicatory prayer:
اِلٰهِيْ وَ سَيِّدِيْ
O My God and Master,
مَنْ تَهَيَّاَ اَوْ تَعَبّٰى
whilst one prepares oneself, sets up,
اَوْ اَعَدَّ اَوِ اسْتَعَدَّ
arranges, or gets ready
لِوِفَادَةِ مَخْلُوْقٍ
for visiting a mortal
رَجَاۤءَ رِفْدِهِ وَ فَوَاۤئِدِهِ
in the hope of attaining a gift, interests,
وَ نَاۤئِلِهِ وَ فَوَاضِلِهِ وَ جَوَاۤئِزِهِ
a souvenir, bequests, or presents from him,
فَاِلَيْكَ يَاۤ اِلٰهِيْ كَانَتْ تَهْيِئَتِيْ وَ تَعْبِئَتِيْ
to You, O my God, have I prepared myself, set up,
وَ اِعْدَادِيْ وَ اسْتِعْدَادِيْ
arranged and got ready
رَجَاۤءَ فَوَاۤئِدِكَ وَ مَعْرُوْفِكَ
in the hope of attaining Your interests, favors,
وَ نَاۤئِلِكَ وَ جَوَاۤئِزِكَ
souvenirs, and presents.
فَلَا تُخَيِّبْنِيْ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ
Hence, (please) do not disappoint me of all these.
يَا مَنْ لَّا تَخِيْبُ عَلَيْهِ مَسْاَلَةُ السَّاۤئِلِ
O You with Whom no asker is disappointed
وَ لَا تَنْقُصُهُ عَطِيَّةُ نَاۤئِلٍ
and no present of an earner causes You reduction.
فَاِنِّيْ لَمْ اٰتِكَ بِعَمَلٍ صَالِحٍ قَدَّمْتُهُ
In fact, I have not come to You with a righteous deed that I have done
وَ لَا شَفَاعَةِ مَخْلُوْقٍ رَجَوْتُهُ
nor with an intercession of a creature that I hope
اَتَقَرَّبُ اِلَيْكَ بِشَفَاعَتِهِ
to seek Your nearness through him
اِلَّا مُحَمَّدًا وَ اَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ
save Muhammad and his Household,
صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلَيْهِمْ،
Your blessings be upon him and them.
اَتَيْتُكَ اَرْجُوْ عَظِيْمَ عَفْوِكَ
I am coming to You hoping for Your munificent amnesty
الَّذِيْ عُدْتَ بِهِ عَلَى الْخَطَّاۤئِيْنَ
that You have conferred upon the sinners
عِنْدَ عُكُوْفِهِمْ عَلَى الْمَحَارِمِ
who confined themselves to the commitment to forbidden acts;
فَلَمْ يَمْنَعْكَ طُوْلُ عُكُوْفِهِمْ عَلَى الْمَحَارِمِ
nevertheless, their long-lasting commitment to forbidden acts has not made You
اَنْ جُدْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِالْمَغْفِرَةِ
stop conferring upon them with Your forgiveness.
وَ اَنْتَ سَيِّدِي الْعَوَّادُ بِالنَّعْمَاۤءِ
You, O my Master, always confer upon me with Your graces
وَ اَنَا الْعَوَّادُ بِالْخَطَاۤءِ
while I always recommit sins.
اَسْاَلُكَ بِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهِ الطَّاهِرِيْنَ
I thus ask You by the Right of Muhammad and his Household, the Immaculate,
اَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِيْ ذَنْبِيَ الْعَظِيْمَ
to forgive my grand sins,
فَاِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الْعَظِيْمَ اِلَّا الْعَظِيْمُ
for none forgives the grand sins but the Allgreat.
يَا عَظِيْمُ يَا عَظِيْمُ يَا عَظِيْمُ
O All-great, O Allgreat, O All-great,
يَا عَظِيْمُ يَا عَظِيْمُ يَا عَظِيْمُ
O All-great, O Allgreat, O All-great,
يَا عَظِيْمُ۔
O All-great!
In his book of Jamal al-Usbu’, Sayyid Ibn Tawus has recorded a special prayer and supplication for each of the holy Imams. Hereinafter, let us mention these prayers and supplication: