Prophetic Supplications: Alleviation of Difficulty

Alleviation of Difficulty

Ibn Abbas narrated: Ali ibn Abi Talib (PBUH) approached the Prophet (PBUH&HF) and asked him something, so the Prophet (PBUH) said to him, "O Ali, by the One who sent me with the truth as a Prophet, I possess neither a little nor a lot, but I will teach you something that Gabriel brought to me from my Lord. He said, 'O Mohammad, this is a gift for you from Allah, the Almighty, who has honored you with it, which He did not give to anyone before you among the Prophets. It consists of nineteen letters, by which no distressed, worried, grieved, or saddened person calls upon Allah except that Allah relieves him. It consists of nineteen letters: four of them are written on the forehead of Israfil, four on the forehead of Michael, four around the Throne, four on the forehead of Gabriel, and three wherever Allah wills." So Ali ibn Abi Talib asked, "How should we invoke with them, O Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "Say:     

 يَا عِمَادَ مَنْ لاَ عِمَادَ لَهُ وَ يَا ذُخْرَ مَنْ لاَ ذُخْرَ لَهُ وَ يَا سَنَدَ مَنْ لاَ سَنَدَ لَهُ وَ يَا حِرْزَ مَنْ لاَ حِرْزَ لَهُ وَ يَا غِيَاثَ مَنْ لاَ غِيَاثَ لَهُ وَ يَا كَرِيمَ الْعَفْوِ وَ يَا حَسَنَ الْبَلاَءِ وَ يَا عَظِيمَ الرَّجَاءِ يَا عِزَّ الضُّعَفَاءِ يَا مُنْقِذَ الْغَرْقَى يَا مُنْجِيَ الْهَلْكَى يَا مُحْسِنُ يَا مُجْمِلُ يَا مُنْعِمُ يَا مُفْضِلُ، أَنْتَ الَّذِي سَجَدَ لَكَ سَوَادُ اللَّيْلِ وَ نُورُ النَّهَارِ وَ ضَوْءُ الْقَمَرِ وَ شُعَاعُ الشَّمْسِ وَ دَوِيُّ الْمَاءِ وَ حَفِيفُ الشَّجَرِ يَا اللهُ يَا اللهُ يَا اللهُ أَنْتَ وَحْدَكَ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَكَ.

O Pillar of the one who has no other pillar, O Treasure of the one who has no other treasure, O Support of the one who has no other support, O Protector of the one who has no other protector, O Helper of the one who has no other helper, O Generous in forgiveness, O Beautiful in affliction, O Great in hope, O Honor of the weak, O Rescuer of the drowning, O Savior of the perishing, O Beneficent (Good Doer), O Beautifier, O Bestower of blessings, O Granter of favors, You are the One Whom the darkness of night prostrates to, the light of day, the moonlight, the sun's rays, the sound of water, the rustle of trees, O Allah, O Allah, O Allah, You are the One, there is no partner to You.        

Then say:

 اللَّهُمَّ افْعَلْ بِي كَذَا وَ كَذَا

O Allah, do this (mention your needs) for me.

You will not have risen from your place but that by the will of Allah (PBUH&HF) your supplication will have been answered. 

Al-Khisal, Sheikh Saduq 2/510