Prophetic Supplications: Yastasheer Supplication

Yastasheer Supplication

It is narrated by a line of narrators from Imam Ja'far ibn Mohammad al-Sadiq, peace be upon him, from his father, from his grandfather, from Amir al-Mu'minin (The Commander of the Believers] Ali ibn Abi Talib, may the blessings of Allah be upon him and his pure, virtuous and chosen offsprings and may countless peace be upon them, who said:

The Messenger of Allah, may the blessings of Allah be upon him and his household, taught me this supplication and commanded me to preserve/recite it in every hour, in hardship and ease, and to teach it to my successor after me. And he commanded me not to part with it for the duration of my life until I meet Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, with this supplication. And he stated to me: "You shall recite this supplication in the morning and evening, for it is a treasure from the treasures of the Throne."

I said: "What shall I say?" He said: "Recite this supplication which I am about to explain the reward for." When the Prophet (peace be upon him and his household) finished, Ubayy ibn Ka'b al-Ansari asked him: "O Messenger of Allah, what is the reward and merit for the one who supplicates with this supplication?" The Prophet (peace be upon him and his household) stated to him: "Be calm/quiet, O Ubayy ibn Ka'b al-Ansari, for the speech of the scholars cannot encompass the reward that the owner of this supplication has with Allah, the Mighty and Majestic."

He (Ubayy) said: "May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, explain to us and tell us what is the reward of this supplication?" The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his household) smiled and said: "Indeed, the son of Adam is keen for what is forbidden for him. I will now inform you of some of the rewards of this supplication. As for its owner, when he supplicates to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, goodness descends upon him from the top of his head to the earth, and Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, sends down tranquility upon him and he is enveloped in mercy, and this supplication has no limit until it reaches the Throne of the Lord of the worlds. It has a buzzing around the Throne like the buzzing of bees. Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, looks at the one who supplicates with this supplication, and whoever supplicates with it three times, does not ask Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, for anything good in this world and the Hereafter except that Allah will grant him his request through this supplication and bestow it upon him."

O son of Adam, and Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, will save him from the punishment of the grave and avert from him the constriction of the chest. And when the Day of Resurrection comes, the owner of this supplication will come on a white pearl mount, and he will stand before the Lord of the worlds, and Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, will command for all honor to be given to him and say: "My servant, take your abode in Paradise wherever you wish," along with what he has with Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, of additional honor and dignity that no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and has not occurred to the hearts of the created beings or the tongues of the describers.

Salman al-Farsi, may Allah have mercy on him, said: "O Messenger of Allah, add more to us about the reward of this supplication." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Yes, O Aba Abdillah, and by the One who sent me as a Prophet with the truth, if this supplication was recited over a madman, he would be cured from his madness in that moment. And if it was recited over a woman who is having difficulty in childbirth, Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, would ease the delivery of her child faster than the blink of an eye."

Yes, O Salman, and by the One who sent me as Prophet with the truth, there is no servant who supplicates to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, with this supplication for forty consecutive Friday nights, except that Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, forgives him what is between him and the people and what is between him and his Lord. And by the One who sent me as Prophet with the truth, O Salman, there is no one who supplicates to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, with this supplication except that Allah removes from his heart the sorrows and worries and illnesses of this world.

Yes, O Salman, whoever supplicates to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, with this supplication, whether he performs it well or not, then sleeps on his bed intending the hope of its reward, for each letter of this supplication, Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, will send down [to him] a thousand angels from the Cherubim, their faces more beautiful than the sun and the full moon.

Salman said: "Does Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, give this servant all this reward for this supplication?" The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Do not inform the people about it until I inform you of something greater than what I have already informed you about." Salman said: "O Messenger of Allah, why do you command me to conceal this?" The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his household) said: "I fear that they will abandon the deeds and rely only on the supplication."

He (Salman), then, said: "Inform me, O Messenger of Allah." He (the Prophet) said: "Yes, I will inform you, O Salman. Whoever supplicates with this supplication and in his lifetime has committed major sins, then if he dies on that same night or day after supplicating with this supplication, he dies a martyr. And if he dies, O Sulayman, without repentance, Allah will forgive his sins out of His generosity and forgiveness." And that supplication is this supplication that you should say:

    بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

 الْحَمْدُ للَّهِِ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلّاَ هُوَ الْمَلِكُ الْحَقُّ الْمُبِينُ الْمُدَبِّرُ بِلاَ وَزِيرٍ وَ لاَ خَلْقٍ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ يَسْتَشِيرُ الْأَوَّلُ غَيْرُ مَوْصُوفٍ وَ الْبَاقِي بَعْدَ فَنَاءِ الْخَلْقِ الْعَظِيمُ الرُّبُوبِيَّةِ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرَضِينَ وَ فَاطِرُهُمَا وَ مُبْتَدِعُهُمَا بِغَيْرِ عَمَدٍ خَلَقَهُمَا فَاسْتَقَرَّتِ الْأَرَضُونَ بِأَوْتَادِهَا فَوْقَ الْمَاءِ ثُمَّ عَلاَ رَبُّنَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ الْعُلَى الرَّحْمَنُ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ اسْتَوَى لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ مَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَ مَا تَحْتَ الثَّرَى.

In the name of Allah, the Absolute Merciful to all creatures, the Most Merciful to the believers.

Absolute-Praise be to Allah, the One who has no deity except Him, the Sovereign, the Truth, the Evident, the Administrator without asking for consultation of any minister and any creature from His servants. The First, without being described, and the Everlasting after the annihilation of creation. The Great in Lordship, the Light of the heavens and the earths, and their Creator and Originator of both without pillars which He created both, and the earths settled by the support of their pegs above the water. Then our Lord rose over the highest heavens, the Most Merciful, established on the Throne. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth and whatever is between them and whatever is under the soil.

فَأَنَا أَشْهَدُ بِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ لاَ رَافِعَ لِمَا وَضَعْتَ وَ لاَ وَاضِعَ لِمَا رَفَعْتَ وَ لاَ مُعِزَّ لِمَنْ أَذْلَلْتَ وَ لاَ مُذِلَّ لِمَنْ أَعْزَزْتَ وَ لاَ مَانِعَ لِمَا أَعْطَيْتَ وَ لاَ مُعْطِيَ لِمَا مَنَعْتَ وَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلّاَ أَنْتَ كُنْتَ إِذْ لَمْ تَكُنْ سَمَاءٌ مَبْنِيَّةٌ وَ لاَ أَرْضٌ مَدْحِيَّةٌ وَ لاَ شَمْسٌ مُضِيئَةٌ وَ لاَ لَيْلٌ مُظْلِمٌ وَ لاَ نَهَارٌ مُضِي‏ءٌ وَ لاَ بَحْرٌ لُجِّيٌّ وَ لاَ جَبَلٌ رَاسٍ وَ لاَ نَجْمٌ سَارٍ وَ لاَ قَمَرٌ مُنِيرٌ وَ لاَ رِيحٌ تَهُبُّ وَ لاَ سَحَابٌ يَسْكُبُ وَ لاَ بَرْقٌ يَلْمَعُ وَ لاَ رُوحٌ يَتَنَفَّسُ وَ لاَ طَائِرٌ يَطِيرُ وَ لاَ نَارٌ تَتَوَقَّدُ وَ لاَ مَاءٌ يَطَّرِدُ كُنْتَ قَبْلَ كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ وَ كَوَّنْتَ كُلَّ شَيْ‏ءٍ وَ قَدَرْتَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ وَ ابْتَدَعْتَ كُلَّ شَيْ‏ءٍ وَ أَغْنَيْتَ وَ أَفْقَرْتَ وَ أَمَتَّ وَ أَحْيَيْتَ وَ أَضْحَكْتَ وَ أَبْكَيْتَ وَ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ اسْتَوَيْتَ فَتَبَارَكْتَ يَا اللَّهُ وَ تَعَالَيْتَ .

So I bear witness that indeed, You are Allah. No one can raise what You have placed down, and no one can place down what You have raised. No one can honor whom You have humiliated, and no one can humiliate whom You have honored. No one can prevent what You have given, and no one can give what You have prevented. And You are Allah, there is no deity except You. You were when there was no constructed heaven, no spread-out earth, no shining sun, no dark night, no illuminating day, no deep sea, no firm mountain, no moving star, no shining moon, no wind to blow, no cloud to pour [rain], no lightning to flash, no spirit to breathe, no bird to fly, no fire to kindle, and no water to flow. You were before everything, and You created everything, and You have power over everything, and You originated everything, and You enrich and impoverish, and You give life and cause death, and You make laugh and make weep, and You are established on the Throne. So blessed are You, O Allah, and Exalted.

 أَنْتَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلّاَ أَنْتَ الْخَلاَّقُ الْعَلِيمُ أَمْرُكَ غَالِبٌ وَ عِلْمُكَ نَافِذٌ وَ كَيْدُكَ غَرِيبٌ وَ وَعْدُكَ صَادِقٌ وَ حُكْمُكَ عَدْلٌ وَ كَلاَمُكَ هُدًى وَ وَحْيُكَ نُورٌ وَ رَحْمَتُكَ وَاسِعَةٌ وَ عَفْوُكَ عَظِيمٌ وَ فَضْلُكَ كَثِيرٌ وَ عَطَاؤُكَ جَزِيلٌ وَ حَبْلُكَ مَتِينٌ وَ إِمْكَانُكَ عَتِيدٌ وَ جَارُكَ عَزِيزٌ وَ بَأْسُكَ شَدِيدٌ وَ مَكْرُكَ مَكِيدٌ ]أَنْتَ يَا رَبِّ [مَوْضِعُ كُلِّ شَكْوَى وَ حَاضِرُ كُلِّ مَلَإٍ وَ مُنْتَهَى كُلِّ حَاجَةٍ وَ فَرَجُ كُلِّ حَزِينٍ وَ غِنَى كُلِّ مِسْكِينٍ وَ حِصْنُ كُلِّ هَارِبٍ وَ أَمَانُ كُلِّ خَائِفٍ حِرْزُ الضُّعَفَاءِ كَنْزُ الْفُقَرَاءِ مُفَرِّجُ الْغَمَّاءِ مُعِينُ الصَّالِحِينَ .

You are Allah, who there is no deity except You, the Creator, the All-Knowing. Your command is prevailing, and Your knowledge is pervasive, and Your strategy is astounding, and Your promise is true, and Your judgment is just, and Your speech is guidance, and Your revelation is light, and Your mercy is vast, and Your forgiveness is great, and Your grace is abundant, and Your granting is superb, and Your rope is strong, and Your capability is ready, and Your protege is impervious, and Your might is severe, and Your plan is scheming. [O Lord], You are the place of every complaint and the Witness of every assembly and the Destination of every need and the Relief of every distressed one and the Wealth of every poor one and the Fortress of every fugitive and the Safeguard of every fearful one. The Protector of the weak, the Treasure of the poor, the Reliever of the distressed, the Helper of the righteous.

ذَلِكَ اللَّهُ رَبُّنَا لاَ إِلَهَ إِلّاَ هُوَ تَكْفِي مَنْ تَوَكَّلَ عَلَيْكَ وَ أَنْتَ جَارُ مَنْ لاَذَ بِكَ وَ تَضَرَّعَ إِلَيْكَ عِصْمَةُ مَنِ اعْتَصَمَ بِكَ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ نَاصِرُ مَنِ انْتَصَرَ بِكَ تَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ لِمَنِ اسْتَغْفَرَكَ جَبَّارُ الْجَبَابِرَةِ عَظِيمُ الْعُظَمَاءِ كَبِيرُ الْكُبَرَاءِ سَيِّدُ السَّادَاتِ مَوْلَى الْمَوَالِي صَرِيخُ الْمُسْتَصْرِخِينَ مُنَفِّسٌ عَنِ الْمَكْرُوبِينَ مُجِيبُ دَعْوَةِ الْمُضْطَرِّينَ أَسْمَعُ السَّامِعِينَ أَبْصَرُ النَّاظِرِينَ أَحْكَمُ الْحَاكِمِينَ أَسْرَعُ الْحَاسِبِينَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ خَيْرُ الْغَافِرِينَ قَاضِي حَوَائِجِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مُغِيثُ الصَّالِحِينَ.

That is Allah, our Lord; there is no deity except He. You Suffice whoever relies upon You, and You are the Protector of whoever seeks refuge in You and supplicates to You. The Safeguard of whoever holds fast to You from among Your servants, the Victor of whoever is victorious by You, You Forgive the sins of whoever seeks Your forgiveness, the Subjugator of the tyrants, the Greatest of the great ones, the Biggest of the big ones, the Master of the masters, the Guardian of the guardians, the Responder to the help seekers, the Reliever of the distressed ones, the Answerer of the hapless supplicants, the Best of the listeners, the Best of the observers, the Most Wise of the judges, the Swiftest of the reckoners, the Most Merciful of the merciful, the Best of the forgivers, the Fulfiller of the needs of the believers, the Aider of the righteous.

أَنْتَ اللَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلّاَ أَنْتَ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ أَنْتَ الْخَالِقُ وَ أَنَا الْمَخْلُوقُ وَ أَنْتَ الْمَالِكُ وَ أَنَا الْمَمْلُوكُ وَ أَنْتَ الرَّبُّ وَ أَنَا الْعَبْدُ وَ أَنْتَ الرَّازِقُ وَ أَنَا الْمَرْزُوقُ وَ أَنْتَ الْمُعْطِي وَ أَنَا السَّائِلُ وَ أَنْتَ الْجَوَادُ وَ أَنَا الْبَخِيلُ وَ أَنْتَ الْقَوِيُّ وَ أَنَا الضَّعِيفُ وَ أَنْتَ الْعَزِيزُ وَ أَنَا الذَّلِيلُ وَ أَنْتَ الْغَنِيُّ وَ أَنَا الْفَقِيرُ وَ أَنْتَ السَّيِّدُ وَ أَنَا الْعَبْدُ وَ أَنْتَ الْغَافِرُ وَ أَنَا الْمُسِي‏ءُ وَ أَنْتَ الْعَالِمُ وَ أَنَا الْجَاهِلُ وَ أَنْتَ الْحَلِيمُ وَ أَنَا الْعَجُولُ وَ أَنْتَ الرَّحْمَنُ وَ أَنَا الْمَرْحُومُ وَ أَنْتَ الْمُعَافِي وَ أَنَا الْمُبْتَلَى وَ أَنْتَ الْمُجِيبُ وَ أَنَا الْمُضْطَرُّ وَ أَنَا أَشْهَدُ بِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلّاَ أَنْتَ الْمُعْطِي عِبَادَكَ بِلاَ سُؤَالٍ وَ أَشْهَدُ بِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْفَرْدُ وَ إِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ وَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ الطَّيِّبِينَ الطَّاهِرِينَ وَ اغْفِرْ لِي ذُنُوبِي وَ اسْتُرْ عَلَيَّ عُيُوبِي وَ افْتَحْ لِي مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً وَ رِزْقاً وَاسِعاً يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ وَ الْحَمْدُ للَّهِِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ وَ حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَ نِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ وَ لاَ حَوْلَ وَ لاَ قُوَّةَ إِلّاَ بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيم.

You are Allah; there is no deity except You, Lord of the worlds. You are the Creator, and I am the created; You are the Owner, and I am the owned; You are the Lord, and I am the servant; You are the Provider, and I am the provided for; You are the Giver, and I am the asker; You are the Generous, and I am the stingy; You are the Powerful, and I am the weak; You are the Mighty, and I am the humble; You are the Rich, and I am the poor; You are the Master, and I am the slave; You are the Forgiver, and I am the sinner; You are the Knower, and I am the ignorant; You are the Forbearing, and I am the hasty; You are the Most Merciful, and I am the one shown mercy; You are the Restorer, and I am the afflicted; You are the Responder, and I am the distressed. And I bear witness that indeed, You are Allah; there is no deity except You, You are the One who gives to Your servants without being asked, and I bear witness that indeed, You are Allah, the One, the Unique, and to You is the [final] destination. And may the blessings of Allah be upon Mohammad and his pure and virtuous household and forgive me my sins, conceal my faults, and grant me from Yourself mercy and abundant provision, O Most Merciful of the merciful. And Absolute-Praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. And Allah is sufficient for us, and [He is] the best Disposer of affairs. And there is no power and no strength except [with] Allah, the Most High, the Most Great.

Mahaj al-Dawaat: p. 132