A - Friday
and Friday night
Imam Sadeq (A.S.) has said
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65. The
Sun has not risen on a day better than Friday. When
the birds of sky meet one another on this day, they greet one another saying:
What a good day!
66. It
is related that the Holy Prophet of Islam (SAW) chose Thursday to leave his
room for outside fresh air in the beginning of summer and chose Friday to
his return to room in the beginning of winter.”
It is related that Imam Baqer (A.S.) has said:
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“If you
decide to give charity, delay it until Friday.”
Imam Baqer (A.S.) has also said:
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67. “Throughout
Friday night God calls:
-Isn’t there any believing servant who calls upon Me until before dawn
so that I will grant his worldly and spiritual request?
-Isn’t there any believing servant who repents his sins before down
so that I will forgive him?
-Isn’t there any believing servant whose sustenance is meager and asks
Me to increase it before dawn so that I will increase his sustenance?
-Isn’t there any ailing and believing servant who asks Me to heal him
before dawn so that I will heal him?
-Isn’t there any imprisoned servant who asks Me to free him from prison
so that I will free him from prison?
-Isn’t there any oppressed believing servant who asks Me to take his
right from the oppressor before dawn so that I will help him and restore
his right?
Imam Baqer or Imam Sadeq (A.S.) has said:
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68. “The
believing servant makes a request to God and God too delays it until Friday.”
The Holy Prophet of Islam (SAW) has said:
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69. “Surely
Friday is the master of days and the most glorious day of God. Rather
it is superior to Eidolfetr and Eidolazha. Friday
has five advantages:
-God created Adam (AS) on this day.
-God sent down Adam (AS) from paradise to earth on the same day.
-God took the life of Adam on such a day.
-There are hours in Friday when every one who requests something from God,
it will be granted provided that it is lawful.
-Archangels, the heavens, the earth, winds, mountains, and trees fear that
the Last Day occurs on such a day.”
The children of Jacob asked their father to request god to forgive them. Jacob
said;
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“I will ask for you forgiveness from, my Lord” (Yunus,
verse 98)
Interpreting this verse, Imam Sadeq (AS) has said:
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70. “Jacob
delayed asking forgiveness until dawn of Friday night.”
There are two hours on Friday when Duas are answered: one is when
Friday leader has completed the sermon and the worshippers are prepared for
Friday prayer.
The other is the last moments of Friday that is:
71. “When
half face of the sun is hidden.”
Imam Baqer (AS) has said:
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72. “On
Friday one must keep a time from the beginning of moon until an hour, for the
Holy Prophet of Islam (SAW) has said during this hour no servant requests anything
from God unless his request is granted.
B. On
Wednesday between noon and afternoon:
Jaber Ibne Abdullah Ansari has thus narrated:
During
Ahzab Battle, the Holy Prophet (SAW) prayed on Monday and Tuesday against
atheists and his request was granted between noon and afternoon of
Wednesday as the result of which happiness appeared on his face. I
too prayed at the same time and whenever I faced a problem, my Dua
was answered.
C. Time
of night prayer
The Holy Prophet (SAW) has said:
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73. “Anyone
of you who has a need, should request it during night prayer, for it is especially
for you and it has not been granted to former nations (ummahs).”
D. The
first one sixth of midnight.
First, there are Hadiths indicating the virtues of the recommended prayer
after midnight while people are asleep.
Secondly, there are Hadiths indicating the virtues of rememberance of
God among those heedless of Him.
Thirdly, Omar Ibne Ozaineh has quoted Imam Sadeq (AS) as saying:
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74. “There
is an hour in night which if a believing servant appreciates by performing
prayer and calling upon God, his request will be certainly granted. I
said: My God bless you, which is that hour? He
said: After midnight, the first one sixth of its second half.
E. One
third of the last hours of night
There are many Hadiths in this relation
The Holy Prophet (SAW) said:
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75. “In
the last hours of every night, God says:
-Is there anyone who calls upon Me so that I will answer him?
-Is there anyone who request so that I will grant it?
-Is there anyone asking forgiveness so that I will forgive him?
-Is there anyone repenting so that I will accept his repentence?
Ibrahim Ibne Abi Mahmood says I said to Imam Reza (AS): people say:
The Holy Prophet (SAW) has said: God comes to the sky of the world every night. What
is your opinion of it? He
said:
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76. “May
God curse those who distort the words of others. By
God! The Holy Prophet (SAW) did not day it, rather he said: In the last third
of every night and on Friday night, from its beginning, God sends an angel
to the sky of this world calling:
-Is there anyone who calls upon Me so that I will grant his request?
-Is there anyone who repents so that I will accept his repentence?
-Is there anyone asking forgiveness so that I will forgive him?
-O seeker of good! come to Me and O seeker of evil! stop it. God
keeps on calling until dawn. At
this time that angel returns to his place in the heavens. This
was polyquoted by my father, his father and the Holy Prophet (SAW).”
Advice
One who
truly acknowledges the Holy Prophet of Islam (SAW) and his cleansed
and pure children (AS) and knows that whatever these honorable ones
have brought from God, is true, should present his needs to God during
these hours and should not leave His call unresponded. Otherwise
he will be among those about Whom God has said:
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“Surely those who are too proud for My service shall soon enter
hell abased.” Hence
he will be among those deprived of God’s Mercy and the heavy load of
sins will rest on his shoulders as mentioned in the following Hadith:
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77. “Whoever
abandons request from God, will become destitute.”
About recommended prayer after midnight, Imam Sadeq (AS) says:
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78. “Don’t
let your eyes fully enjoy sleep, for eyes are the least thankful to God.”
In this connection, the Holy Prophet of Islam has said:
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79. “When
a true believer rises up to please God with the recommended prayer after midnight,
while slumber has overpowered his eyes, God speaks proudly to His angels saying:
Do you see this servant of mine who has risen up to perform the prayer which
is not obligatory! Therefore I take you as witness that I have forgiven his
sins.”
Advantage
Each day is divided into twelve hours and each hour is associated with
one of the twelve Imams (AS) and it is proper to seek the mediation
of that Imam in that hour. There
are special Duas for those hours in the book “Mesbah”. Seyed
Ibne Tavoos too says the days of week are associated with the
Imams (AS) and each day we are their guests. Hence
Ziyarat (visitation) of the Imam or Imams would be proper on
that day as follows:
Saturday is associated with the Holy Prophet (SAW)
Sunday is associated with Imam Ali (AS)
Monday is associated with Imam Hassan and Imam Hussein (AS)
Tuesday is associated with Imam Zainol Abedeen, Imam Baqeer and
Imam Sadeq (AS)
Wednesday is associated with Imam Kazem, Imam Reza, Imam Javad
and Imam Hadi (AS)
Thursday is associated with Imam Hassan Asgari
Friday is associated with Imam Mehdi (AS)
F . Grand
Night (Laylatul - Qadr)
Grand night is in the holy month of Ramadhan but it is not clear which
night it is. It
may be 19th, 21st or 23rd night is the most likely.
G. Ahya
Nights (spending night awake)
There are four nights during which keeping vigil is recommended. These
nights are:
1. The
first night of Rajab
2. The
night of fifteenth of Sha-baan.
3. The
night of E’edul Fitr
4. The
night of E’edul D’uh’aa
It is related that:
80. “It
was surprising for Imam Ali to be idle on such nights and not to pray.”
H. Day
of Arafat
It is a day for prayer (Dua) and asking one’s need. Hence
although observing fast is highly recommended if one becomes too ill to pray,
it is better to pray and not fast.
I. When
wind is blowing
J. When
call to prayer is made
K. When
it is raining
L. When
the first drop of a martyr’s blood is dripped.
Zeid shahham has quoted Imam Sadeq (AS) as saying:
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81. “Pray
on four occasions: When the wind is blowing, at noon, when rain is falling,
and when the first drop of a believer’s blood drips, for at such times
the gates of heavens are opened.”
Imam Sadeq (AS) also has said:
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82. “When
noon arrives, the gates of heavens will be opened and great desires will be
fulfilled.”
The Imam was asked how long? The
Imam said:
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“During a time one can perform a four-rakat prayer with tranquility.”
M
. From
dawn to sunrise
Abol Sabak Kanani quotes Imam Baqer (AS) as saying:
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83. “God
answers the call of those servants of His who often pray (Dua). Therefore,
pray at dawns until sunrise, for the gates of paradise are opened at this time. Daily
food is distributed at this time and great needs are met.”
A
- Land of Arafat
It
has been related that:
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84. “On
that Day of A’rafah, God says to His angels: O My angels! Don’t
you see My servants who have come from various countries with their hair disshevelled
and dust on their faces? Do
you know what they want? The
angels say: O Lord, They are asking You to forgive their sins. A
this time God says: I take you as witness that I have forgiven their sins.”
It has also been related that:
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85. “Some
of the sins are forgiven only these occasions: Arafat and Masharolharam about
which God said: When you leave Arafat, remember God in Masharolharam, and one
of the nights of Ahya.”
B. The
two Sanctuaries (in Mecca)
Imam Reza (AS) has said:
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86. “No
one has ever had a stop on these mountains unless his prayer was answered. If
he is a believer, he will have a spiritual reward and if he is an unbeliever,
he will have a worldly reward.”
C. Mosque
Since mosque is God’s house,
anyone going there wishes to visit God. A
sacred Hadith says:
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87. “Know
that mosque are My houses on the earth, therefore happy is a servant who performs
ablution in his own house and visits Me in My house.”
God is too generous to leave His pilgrims desperate and deprived.
Saeed Ibne Mosleum has
quoted Moavieh Ibne Ammar that whenever Imam Sadeq (AS) had a need, he request
it at noon, that is to say, he first gave alms, sniffed something with good
smell. then went to mosque and request his need from God. It
goes without saying that what he did suggests four things:
First, noon is the time of requesting your need.
Second, it is recommended to give alms.
Third, it is good to sniff something with good smell.
Fourth, mosque is a good place for requesting one’s needs.
D. Near
the Holy shrine of Imam Hussein
The Holy shrine of Imam Hussein is more sacred and honorable than other
places. A
Hadith says:
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88. “God
has compensated Imam Hussein’s martydom with four rewards:
-He has placed healing in his tomb
-He has placed fulfilment of legitimate desires under his dome
-The following Imams are his offsprings
-The time pilgrims spend for his visitation is not considered as part of
their life.”
It has been related that once Imam Sadeq (AS) was ill. The
Imam ordered someone to be hired to go to the tomb of Imam Hussein and to pray
for him. The
hired man expressed surprise, for to him there was no difference between the
two Imams. Therefore
he asked for the reason. Imam
Sadeq (AS) said:
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89. “This
man is right but he does not know that God has specified lands where
Duas are answered and the Holy shrine of Imam Hussein is one of them.”
A
Dua containing
the Chief Name of God whether specified or unspecified.
No one but the prophets and Imams know what the Chief Name of God is. Ibne
Abbas quoting the Holy Prophet of Islam (SAW) has said:
90. “The
Chief Name of God is in the last verses of the Quranic Chapter Hashr
(The Bamishment).”
91. “The
chief Name of God is in the Throne verse and in the beginning of Alay
Imran (The Family of Imran) hence the Everliving, the Self-subsisting
(Alhayyolghayoom) are said to be surely the Chief Names of God, for
it is only these two attributes that are both in the Throne verse and
in the beginning of Alay Imran.”
The Holy Prophet (SAW) has said:
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92. “In
the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful is closer to the Chief Name
of God than the black of eye to its white.”
It is said that the Chief Name of God is either * *
“the Everliving or the Self-subsisting” or
(Ya Zaljalal val Ekram) * *
93. “The
Lord of Majesty and honor”
(Ya hova ya
man lahova ella hoo) * *
94. “It
is Allah” * *
Which is the most known Attribute of God. It
has the most superior position among words for remembering God. It
is the Imam of other Names. In
the monotheistic words (Laelahaellallah) only this Allah has been mentioned. If
someone wishes to assert his being a muslim, he has to say it.
1- The
hypothesis that Allah is the chief Name of God is extremely likely.
2- This
Holy name has special advantages as compared to other Attributes as
follows:
First it is proper name especially for God, for no one else can be
called Allah.
It is for this reason that God in verse 65 of the Quranic Chapter,
Marium, says:
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“Do you know anyone equal to Him?”
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96. “Whoever
says: Allah for ten times, it is said to him: Here am I , O My servant, say
what you need so that it will be granted.”
It has been related that:
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97. “Whoever
says: O Lord for ten times” he will hear the same call. And
so is O Lord, O Lord, O Master.
(Ya’rab, ya’rab ya’sayyeda’h) * *
It has also been related that:
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98. “Whoever
says O Allah, O Lord, O Master” three times in his prostration”
(YA Allah, ya rabbah, ya seyyeda) he will hear the same call.
Samaeh has quoted Imam Kazem (AS) as saying:
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99. O
Samaeh, whenever you desire something say: O God! By Mohammad and Ali who are
honorable to You, fulfill my desire which is such and such, for on the Day
of Judgment, there is no archangel, nor any messenger or a believing servant
whose heart has been tested for his belief save he needs these two honorable
persons.”
Ibne Abi Amir has
quoted Moavieh Ibne Ammer as saying:
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100. “Every
person who after obligatory prayer says for three times: O You who will do
anything You wish and none save You can do whatever he wishes, and requests
something from God, his desire will be fulfilled.”
It has
also related that if a person wishes to repay his debt, he should
recite the following on Friday or any other day:
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101. “O
Allah! Make me independent of others with Your giving and lawful sustenance.”
And
for the increase in sustenance, he should recite the following after
morning prayer:
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“Glory be to Allah, and praise is due to Him. I
am seeking forgiveness from Allah, and asking for His Grace."
And
after night prayer he should say:
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102. “O
God! I do not know where my sustenance is to be found but I an seeking
it in cities on the basis of conjectures which occur to my heart. I
wonder where my sustenance is. Is
it to be found in the pastures, mountains, the earth or the heavens? Is
it in the land or seas? In
whose hands or by whom is it to be found? But
I know that only You know both its place and its ways and means and
that you divide it according to Your Grace and Mercy.
O God! Send greetings upon Mohammad and his household and increase
my sustenance, make it easy to obtain, and its place near. And
do not put me into trouble for that which is not destined for me. Surely
You are free from my torment but I am it need in need of Your Mercy. Therefore,
send greetings upon Mohammad and forgive Your servant, for You are
of bounty abounding.”
For
keeping away fear of a tyrant and going to a tyrant ruler, one should
recite the Dua which Imam Sadeq (AS) recited when he went to Mansoor:
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103. “O
my asset during afflictions! O my Helper during hardships! protect me with
Your eye to which sleep does not find its way, and protect me with Your pillar
which does not break.”
For
repaying one’s debt, one should recite what is related by Maaz
Ibne Jabal who said:
I failed to attend Friday prayer so the Holy Prophet (SAW) said:
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104. “O Maaz! What kept you from attending Friday prayer?”
I said O Messenger of Allah, I owe John, the Jew about serven Mesghal
(35 grams) of gold and he is keeping watch at my door. I
was afraid of being caught by him. The
Holy Prophet (SAW) said:
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“Would
you like God to repay your debt?” I
said: Yes O Messenger of Allah! The Holy Prophet said: recite:
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“O Allah, Master of the kingdom! You give the kingdom to whomsoever
You please and take away the kingdom from whomsoever You please, and You exalt
whom you please and abase whom You please; in Your hand is the good; surely,
you have power over all things. You
make the night to pass into the day and You make the day pass into the night,
and You bring forth the living from the dead and You bring forth the dead from
the living. and
You give sustenance to whom You please without measure, O Merciful in the world
and Hereafter. You
bestow these two Mercies upon whomever You wish and withhold it from whomsoever
you wish, O God send greetings upon Mohammad and his household and have my
debt repaid, O Generous One.”
Then the Holy Prophet
(SAW) said:
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“If your debt in gold is as much as the whole earth, God will repay
it on your behalf.”
For
developing a flawless memory, the following Dua was taught by the
Holy Prophet (SAW) to Imam Ali (AS):
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105. “O
Ali! If you wish to memorize whatever you hear, recite the following
after every obligatory prayer: Glory be to Him who does not treat the
citizen of His kingdom unjustly and harshly, glory be to Him who does
not let torment and pain come suddenly upon mankind, glory be to the
Compassionate, the Merciful. O
Allah fill my heart and mind with true enlightenment, discerning intelligence,
quick understanding and knowledge, verily You are able to do all these
things.”
For
repelling neighbour’s nuisance
A man went to Imam Hassan (AS) complaining of his neighbor’s
nuisance. The
Imam said:
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106. “Perform
a two-Rakat salaat after evening prayer and then say: O Mighty in prowess,
O Mighty, O You whose plan is strong, O You who have abased all creatures before
Your Might! Save me from the evil of such a person as You will.”
The man acted according to Imam Hassan’s order. At
midnight a wailing was heard and he was informed that his neighbor had died.
Importance
of Time of Dua
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107. “O
Allah! I beseech You through the honor of this prayer (Dua) and
through the honor of the names not mentioned therein, and through
the interpretation of those names which no one save You knows,
fulfill my desires of..
Imam
Baqer (AS) has been related as saying: Open the Holy Quran on
the second quarter of the holy month of Ramadhan
and say:
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108. “O
God! I beseech You through the Holy Quran and through what is therein and through
Your Chief Name, the Great, and Your Beautiful Names and verses causing fear
and hope, place me among those who are free from the Fire of Hell.”
Then ask your desire.
Reciting
“Surah Qadr” (The Majesty) in the last third part of Friday
night.
109. The
virtue of reciting of “Surah Qadr” in the last third
part of Friday night has been mentioned in a Hadith. Reciting
any Dua after it has been recommended.
The
Importance of place of Dua
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A. Special
Dua near the grave of Imam Hussein (AS). Imam
Sadeq (AS) has been quoted as saying:
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110. “If
a person has desire, he should go to top of the grave of Imam Hussein
saying: O Aba Abdullah! I bear witness that you witness my status,
that you hear my words, that you are alive, and enjoy special sustenance. Therefore
beseech God to fulfill my desires.
B . Special
Dua near the grave of Imam Hadi (AS)
It has been related that a person used to receive annuity from caliph
but it had been cut by him for a few years. This
person went to Imam Hadi (AS) and told him story asking him to intercede for
him with the caliph. At
night the emissary of caliph came to him to say that he had been called to
the court. When
he reached the court, he said to the doorman: Has Ali Ibne Mohammad Hadi (AS)
been here? He
said: No. Finally
he arrived in court and the caliph warmly received him, placed him near himself
and ordered to give to him what had been withheld during those few years. The
man left the court for home. The
doorman whose name was “Fatah” said him: Tell Imam Hadi to teach
me the same Dua he has taught you.
The man then went to Imam Hadi and when the Imam saw his cheerful face
said: You
look happy, it seems that you are pleased. He
said: Yes, but they say you have not gone to caliph. He
said:
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111. “God
has made us to promise that we should resort only to Him in important affairs,
and request from Him alone. I
feared that if I break the promise, He will break it too.”
The man said: Fatah says: Kindly teach me the same Dua. The
Imam said:
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“Fatah loves us only on the surface and not in his heart. Dua
has a requisite and that is love of we Ahlulbeit (household of the Holy Prophet). As
for Dua, I should say it is the one I recite invoking God to fulfill my desire. I
asked God to fulfill the desire of whoever comes to my grave and recite the
Dua! The Dua is as follows”:
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“O the asset of my old age! O my Hope and Trust! O my Heaven and Support!
O the Unique One, say he , Allah is one. O
God! Through that group of creatures the like of which You have not created
(Mohammad and his household) send greetings upon them and fulfill my desire
of....”
Note: As Imam Hadi (AS) said: Dua is fulfilled only if there is a love
of ahlulbeit. Furthermore,
it is a requisite for all the obligatory and recommended deeds to be accepted
by God. Mohammad
Ibne Moslem has quoted Imam Mohammad Baqer or Imam Ja-fat Sadeq (AS) as saying:
112. “O
Aba Mohammad! The parable of we, the household of the Prophet is the
parable of the household in Bani Israel. Whenever
one of them strove in the way of God for forty days and recited Dua,
it was fulfilled. Yet
the Dua of one of them, after devotion of forty nights, was not fulfilled. So
he went to Prophet Jesus (AS) complaining of the situation and asked
him to recite Dua for him. Having purified himself, Jesus performed
prayer and then recited a Dua. Revelation
came to him saying: O
Jesus! My servant did not come through the right way. He
supplicated while there was doubt in his heart about your prophethood. Hence
his Dua was not fulfilled.
Jesus (AS) said to the man: Do you call on God while you
have doubt about His messenger? The
man said; O spirit of God! What you say is right. Call
on God to remove this doubt from me. Here,
Jesus (AS) recited Dua for him. God
too made a favor and the man returned home while becoming a true believer.
We, the household of the prophet are the same. God
does not accept the deeds of a servant who has doubt about us.”
Relation
of Good Deeds with Dua
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A- After
salat (prayer)
Imam Ali (AS) has quoted the Holy Prophet (SAW) as saying:
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113. “Whoever
performs an obligatory prayer and recites a Dua, it will be fulfilled.”
Ibne Faham says he had seen Imam Ali in his dream asking him about the
veracity of this Hadith. The
Imam said: It is true. Whenever
you perform an obligatory prayer, perform prostration while saying:
* *
“O God I beseech You through the person who related this Hadith (Ali)
and through the person from whom it has been related (the Holy Prophet)to send
greetings upon them and fulfill my desire...”
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114. “God
has made prayer obligatory to you at hours which are the most favored with
Him. Therefore,
request your desire after performing prayer.”
Imam Ali (AS) has been quoted as saying:
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115. “No
one of God’s servants completes his prayers unless he wishes for paradise,
seeks refuge with Him from the Fire of Hell and asks Him to give him a Houri
as a wife.”
Abi Hamzeh says; I heard Aba Ja’far Imam :Mohammad Baqer saying:
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116. “When
a believer rises up to perform prayer, God makes Houri to attend to him. And
if the believer rises up after prayer and does not desire Houri, those Houri
will be scattered with surprise.”
Fazl Baqbaaq has quoted Imam Sadeq (AS) as saying:
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117. “Dua
will be fulfilled in four situations: in
odd prayer, after dawn, afternoon, and after evening.”
In a Hadith, it has been related: prostrate after evening and recite
a Dua.
B. The
Dua of a needy person
When something is given to a needy person, the Dua of that needy person
will be fulfilled. If
he recites Dua for himself, it will not be fulfilled.
Imam Zainal Abedeen (AS) used to say to his servant who had the duty
to give alms to the poor:
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118. “Make
a pause before the needy person so that he will recite a Dua.”
He also said:
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119. “A
needy person’s Dua is not rejected.”
It
has also been said that the Imam used to say to his servant to tell the needy
person to recite Dua.
Imam Mohammad Baqer (AS) has been quoted as Saying:
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120. “When
you give something to needy persons, ask them to recite Dua, for their Dua
for you will be fulfilled but not for themselves.”
Dua
under Special circumstances |
a- During
war
b- During
Major Hajj pilgrimage
c- During
Minor Hajj pilgrimage
d- During
illness
Isa Ibne Abdullah reports on the authority of Imam Sadeq (AS)
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308. “Three
persons’ Dua is answered: First: One who performs major and minor Hajj. Second:
One who fights in the way of Allah. Third:
An ill person. Do
not ever challenge him nor make him feel sad.”
e- An
ill persons’ Dua for visitor.
Ranks
and Reward of an Ill Person
It has been reported on the
authority of the Holy Prophet (SAW):
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309. “An
ill person has four characteristics:
1- Sin
is not written for him.
2- God
orders the angel to write for him the best of deeds he would do when he was
in good health.
3- Every
sin he has committed with body organs will be forgiven.
4- He
will be forgiven whether he dies or survives.
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“When a muslim becomes ill, God will write for him the best
deeds he would do when he was in good health and his sins would fall off like
the leaves of a tree.”
* *
“Whoever visits an ill person, should the ill person recite
a Du for him, it will be fulfilled.”
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“God will send the following revelation to the angel on the
left side: Do not write anything for my servant as long as he is under My shelter. God
will say to the angel on the right side:
Write a virtue for the moaning of My servant.”
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“Illness cleanses body from sins in the same way that a black
smiths’ bellows removes dust from iron.”
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“A child getting sick is atonement for his parents’ sins.”
It is reported on the authority of Imam Sadeq (AS):
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310. “The
Messenger of Allah said: Fever is a sign of death and God’s prison on
the earth. Its
warmth is form the Hell and this much of warmth is a believer’s share
of Fire.”
* *
“What a good pain is fever, for it gives a share of affliction
to every body organ and one who is not afflicted with tribulation has not any
share.”
* *
“When a believer is suddenly affected with fever, his sins
fall off like the leaves of a tree. If
he laments in his bed, his lamentations are as Sobhanallah (Glory be to Allah)
and his cry is laelahaellallah (There is no God but Allah), his moving in bed
is as if he is fighting for the cause of Allah. If
he lives on and serves God, he will be forgiven. Happy
is such a person!”
* *
“One-day fever is atonement for one year of sin and its agony
will body for the same period. This
agony is atonement for the past and future.”
* *
“One who laments for a night but does not complain or rather
thanks God for it, the same will serve as atonement for two years; one year
for accepting the pain and one year for forbearing it.”
* *
“Illness for a believer is as purification and mercy but for
the unbeliever it is punishment and curse.”
* *
“Illness persists in believer till his sins cleansed. A
headache of one night will remove all sins except the cardinal ones.”
It has been reported on the authority of Imam Baqer (AS)
* *
311. “If
a believer knows what great reward afflictions have, he wishes to be cut into
pieces with scissors.”
It has been reported on the authority of the Holy Prophet (SAW):
* *
312. “Should
a believer walk in the straight path and become ill, go on a trip or is not
able to perform his duties as he used to, God will write for him the same virtue
for the deeds of normal days.”
Then the Holy Prophet (SAW) recited the following verse:
* *
“So they shall have a reward never to be cut off.” (Verse
6 of the Quranic Chapter, Teen)
It has been reported on the authority of Imam Sadeq (AS):
* *
313. “When
a believer dies, the two guardian angels will ascend to heavens saying: O God!
You took the life of such and such person. God
will say: Go down and perform prayer at his graveside and say Laelahaellallah. Then
write these deeds for him.”
Jaber reports that a man who was both dumb and deaf came to the Holy
Prophet (SAW) making gesture with his hand. The
Holy Prophet (SAW) said:
* *
314. “Give
him a piece of paper to write what he wants.”
The man took the paper and wrote on it:
* *
“I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and I bear witness
that Mohammad (SAW) is the Messenger of Allah.”
At this point, the Holy Prophet (SAW) said:
* *
“Write for him something and give him the good tidings of paradise,
for, whenever a muslim loses his tongue, his ears, his arms or legs but he
is thankful for that affliction and invokes God to give him reward, God will
save him from Fire and make him enter paradise.”
Then the Holy Prophet (SAW) said:
* *
“People of afflictions have ranks in the world and positions
in the Hereafter which no one can attain with righteous deeds so much so that
he wishes his body would be cut into pieces with scissors. This
desire arises when these people watch the reward given to the afflicted believers
by God on the Day of Judgment, for God does not accept any deed without man’s
submission to Him.”
f- During
Fast
Imam Sadeq (AS) says:
* *
315. “The
sleep of one who fasts is as prayer, his
silence is as glorification of God, his deeds are accepted and his Dua is answered.”
The Holy Prophet (SAW) has said:
* *
316. “The
Dua of one who fasts is not rejected.”
Imam Baqer (AS) has said:
* *
317. “One
who performs major and minor Hajj as well as one who keeps fast are God’s
vicegerents. If
they invoke God, they will be given, if they recite a Du, it will be fulfilled,
if they intercede for others, their intercession will be accepted by God. If
they keep silent, God will speak to them, and will give them a million Dirhams
for one Dirham given for the cause of God.”
g- Whoever
recites Dua for forty brothers in faith, and name them.
h- Whoever
is wearing a ring with turquoise or agate on it.
It has been reported on the authority of Imam Sadeq (AS):
* *
318. “The
Messenger of Allah said: God says: a servant who raises his hands towards Me
while wearing a ring with turquoise, I will be ashamed of returning him disappointed.”
Imam Sadeq (AS) has said:
* *
319. “There
is no hand more beloved than one wearing a ring with agate raised towards God.”
