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This prayer was taught by the leader of the time (peace be upon him) to a man in order to propel his worries.
Abu Ja'afar, Muhammad bn Jareer Tabari in Musnad Fatimah (peace be on her) said: Abu Al-Husein (the writer) said: I imitated an action from my father, Mansur bn Saalihaan, it happen between me and him that I was necessitated to be in hidden.
I remained hiding with fear until Friday night when I decided to visit the grave yard of Quraysh, I sanctioned in the house for prayer and supplication and it was a raining night, I inquired bn Ja'afar Al-Qayyim to banned the door and try to vacate the place as I will like to be in seclusion for prayers and supplications and he should secure from entering those he did not trust, he did as I instructed him, at the midnight wind started blowing together with rain fall till it prevent people from coming to the place.
I remained there, praying, offering Ziyarah and in this condition I heard pressure from my master, Musa (peace be upon him) suddenly there is a man offering Ziyarah, he saluted Adam and other endowed Prophets (peace be on them) then the Imams (peace be on them) one after the other until he reach the leader of the time (peace be upon him) and I was surprise that he did not mention him, I said to myself, probably he may forget or he is ignorant of the Imam or that is the sect he believed on, he offer two units of prayer after his Ziyarah, he then approach our master Abu Ja'afar (peace be upon him) and offer his prayers and Ziyarah and send his salutations as he does before, I begin to entertain fear because the man was not familiar with me. The man is young wearing white cloth with Turban round his chin, he said to me, O' Aba Husein bn Abi Al-ala, why are you far from the prayer of relief? Which of it O' my master? He said:
Observe two units of prayer and recite the following:
يَا مَنْ اَظْهَرَ الْجَمِيْلَ وَسَتَرَ الْقَبِيْحَ، يَا مَنْ لَمْ يُؤَاخِذْ بِالْجَرِيْرَةِ وَلَمْ يَهْتِكِ السِّتْرَ، يَا عَظِيْمَ الْمَنِّ، يَا كَرِيْمَ الصَّفْحِ، يَا مُبْتَدِئَ النِّعَمِ قَبْلَ اسْتِحْقَاقِهَا، يَا حَسَنَ التَّجَاوُزِ، يَا وَاسِعَ الْمَغْفِرَةِ، يَابَاسِطَ الْيَدَيْنِ بِالرَّحْمَةِ، يَا مُنْتَهٰى كُلِّ نَجْوىٰ، وَيَا غَايَةَ كُلِّ شَكْوىٰ، وَيَا عَوْنَ كُلِّ مُسْتَعِيْنٍ، يَا مُبْتَدِئًا بِالنِّعَمِ قَبْلَ اسْتِحْقاقِها،
O’ He who reveals virtue, and concealed vice, O’ He who does not call to severe account for sin, and does not disclose the secret of his servant, O’ He, whose favor is tremendous, O' the Most magnanimous in overlooking shortcomings, O' He who commends granting favor before one merits it. O’ He who possesses beautiful skipping, O' who’s forgiveness is a encompassing, O' He whose hand is strengthen with mercy, O' he who all secrets are directed to him, O’ He, who all complaint are directed to, O’ He who help those that are in need of help, O’ He who commence granting favors before one merits it.
«يَا سَيِّدَاهُ»
O' Master
«يَا غَايَتَاهُ»
O' The Extreme
«يَا مُنْتَهٰى رَغْبَتَاهُ»
O' The Utmost Desire
اَسْاَلُكَ بِحَقِّ هٰذِهِ الْاَسْمَاۤءِ، وَبِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَاٰلِهِ الطَّاهِرِيْنَ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ اِلَّا مَا كَشَفْتَ كَرْبِیْ، وَنَفَّسْتَ هَمِّيْ، وَفَرَّجْتَ عَنِّيْ، وَاَصْلَحْتَ حَالِيْ۔
I seek from you by the sake of all these names and for the sake of Muhammad and his pure progeny peace be on them to dispel all my grief, and to relief all my sorrow and to make me happy after my sufferings and reform my conditions.
You then put forward all your requests and needs, after you place your right cheek on the ground and recite the following supplications (100) one hundred times.
يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا عَلِيُّ، يَا عَلِيُّ يَا مُحَمَّدُ، اِكْفِيَانِيْ فَاِنَّكُمَا كَافِيَانِيْ، وَانْصُرَانِيْ فَاِنَّكُمَا نَاصِرَانِيْ۔
O’ Muhammad, O' Ali, O' Ali, O' Muhammad, suffice me as both of you are enough as my suffice help me as both of you are enough as my helper
Then you place your left cheek on the ground and recite the following 100 times
and you also recite the following till your last breath.
«اَلْغَوْثَ [الْغَوْثَ] الْغَوْثَ»
The Reliever
Then you raise your head. Verily God Almighty with His Generosity will grant your requests.
I was busy with the above prayer while the man left, when I finish I came to Ibn Ja'afar to inquire of the man from him but very surprising that I met the door closed and pad lucked, I thought within myself that he was inside with us without my knowledge, I draw the attention of Ja'afar Ibn Al-Qayyim, he came out and inquire from him about the coming in of the man, he said, the doors are closed and he didn't open them, I then narrate the incidence to him, he said to me: That is our master, the Imam of the time (peace be upon him), I have witness him in many occasions like this type of night when he secluded from people, indeed I regretted for what missed me.
I went out near to the dawn intending going to my hidden place, it was not yet noon while the companions of ibn Saalihaan seeking to meet with me asking of me from my friends and along with them security from the minister and coupon with his hand writing, I presented myself with my trusted friends, he stood to embrace me and treated me fine not as usual with him before and said: your situation has reach the extend you complain of me to the leader of the time (peace be upon him)?
Verily there was an affair and prayer from me, I replied: Woe unto you, said by ibn Saalihaan, I saw the Imam, the leader of the time (peace be upon him) in my dream yesterday (i.e. Friday night) he was commanding for good and avoidance of bad to the extend I became frighten, I said to him: there is no deity of worship except Allah, I bear witness that they are the truth and extreme fact, I saw the Imam face to face yesterday and said so and so to me, he was astonished when I explain the incidence to him and with the grace of Imam (peace be upon him) I attain from him what I did not thought of.[1]