- Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H&HF): Whenever one of you is needy and brings that to other people, he will not be satisfied. and Whenever someone is needy and brings that to Lord, he shall give him what he wants. sooner or later.
- Imam Sadiq (As.): Whenever you had tenderness in your heart, Pray. because your heart doesn't get tender unless it's pure.
- I told to Imam Baqir (A.S): “What is the meaning of “truly, Ibrahim was awwah and patient”? He replied: “Awwah means (the one who is) praying (to) and wailing (for God) a lot.””
- “Two people, who have acted alike, enter the heaven, but one of them sees the other one in a higher place. Then, he says: O’ Lord! How come has he a superior place in comparison to me while we acted alike? God the Almighty replies: “because he asked Me (whatever he needed) and you did not do that”.
- “The most knowledgeable person to God is the one who asks more from Him”
- “Whoever prays a lot, the angels say: This voice is familiar (to us) and this is the supplication which is accepted and this is the need which is provided”
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The Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his Household):
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وَ لَوْ عَرَفْتُمُ اللَّهَ حَقَّ مَعْرِفَتِهِ لَزَالَتِ الْجِبَالُ بِدُعَائِكُم
If you knew god the way you should’ve known, Mountains definitely will be moved by your supplications. - Crying out of fear of God is the key to his mercy, it’s a sign for his acceptance and it’s a door to answering [supplications]
- Pray to God and believe in his answeres. But understand that God won't accept prays from an unwitting oblivious heart.
Nine: His Supplication in Yearning to Ask Forgiveness from God
Nine: His Supplication in Yearning to Ask Forgiveness from God
اللّهُمّ صَلّ عَلَى مُحَمّدٍ وَ آلِهِ، وَ صَيّرْنَا إِلَى مَحْبُوبِكَ مِنَ التّوْبَةِ، و أَزِلْنَا عَنْ مَكْرُوهِكَ مِنَ الْإِصْرَارِ اللّهُمّ وَ مَتَى وَقَفْنَا بَيْنَ نَقْصَيْنِ فِي دِينٍ أَوْ دُنْيَا، فَأَوْقِعِ النّقْصَ بِأَسْرَعِهِمَا فَنَاءً، وَ اجْعَلِ التّوْبَةَ فِي أَطْوَلِهِمَا بَقَاءً وَ إِذَا هَمَمْنَا بِهَمّيْنِ يُرْضِيكَ أَحَدُهُمَا عَنّا، وَ يُسْخِطُكَ الْآخَرُ عَلَيْنَا، فَمِلْ بِنَا إِلَى مَا يُرْضِيكَ عَنّا، وَ أَوْهِنْ قُوّتَنَا عَمّا يُسْخِطُكَ عَلَيْنَا وَ لَا تُخَلّ فِي ذَلِكَ بَيْنَ نُفُوسِنَا وَ اخْتِيَارِهَا، فَإِنّهَا مُخْتَارَةٌ لِلْبَاطِلِ إِلّا مَا وَفّقْتَ، أَمّارَةٌ بِالسّوءِ إِلّا مَا رَحِمْت اللّهُمّ وَ إِنّكَ مِنَ الضّعْفِ خَلَقْتَنَا، وَ عَلَى الْوَهْنِ بَنَيْتَنَا، وَ مِنْ مَاءٍ مَهِينٍ ابْتَدَأْتَنَا، فَلَا حَوْلَ لَنَا إِلّا بِقُوّتِكَ، وَ لَا قُوّةَ لَنَا إِلّا بِعَوْنِكَ فَأَيّدْنَا بِتَوْفِيقِكَ، وَ سَدّدْنَا بِتَسْدِيدِكَ، وَ أَعْمِ أَبْصَارَ قُلُوبِنَا عَمّا خَالَفَ مَحَبّتَكَ، وَ لَا تَجْعَلْ لِشَيْءٍ مِنْ جَوَارِحِنَا نُفُوذاً فِي مَعْصِيَتِكَ اللّهُمّ فَصَلّ عَلَى مُحَمّدٍ وَ آلِهِ، وَ اجْعَلْ هَمَسَاتِ قُلُوبِنَا، وَ حَرَكَاتِ أَعْضَائِنَا وَ لَمَحَاتِ أَعْيُنِنَا، وَ لَهَجَاتِ أَلْسِنَتِنَا فِي مُوجِبَاتِ ثَوَابِكَ حَتّى لَا تَفُوتَنَا حَسَنَةٌ نَسْتَحِقّ بِهَا جَزَاءَكَ، وَ لَا تَبْقَى لَنَا سَيّئَةٌ نَسْتَوْجِبُ بِهَا عِقَابَكَ.
O God,
bless Muhammad and his Household,
make us go to the repentance that Thou lovest
and make us leave the persistence that Thou hatest!
O God,
when we halt before two decreases,
in religion or in this world,
let the decrease fall upon that which passes quickly and relent in that which lasts the longer!
When we set out after two concerns, one of which makes Thee pleased with us and the other of which displeases Thee, incline us toward that which makes Thee pleased and weaken our strength in that which displeases Thee!
Leave not our souls alone to choose in that, for they choose falsehood except inasmuch as Thou givest success, and they command to evil except inasmuch as Thou hast mercy!
O God,
thou created us from frailty,
built us up from feebleness,
and began us from a mean water;
we have no force except through Thy strength and no strength except through Thy help.
So confirm us by giving us success, point us the right way by Thy pointing, blind the eyes of our hearts toward everything opposed to Thy love, and set not in any of our limbs passage to disobeying Thee!
O God,
bless Muhammad and his Household and assign
the whisperings of our hearts,
the movements of our members,
the glances of our eyes,
and the idioms of our tongues, to that which makes incumbent Thy reward, lest a good deed slip by us, through which we might deserve Thy repayment, or an evil deed remain with us, by which we might merit Thy punishment!