التعقيبات المشتركة
Taqibat Common to Every Prayer
Origin: Mafatih al-Jinan (Shaykh Abbas al-Qummi), chapter on the ta'qibat after the obligatory prayers, drawing on Misbah al-Mutahajjid of Shaykh al-Tusi and al-Kaf'ami's Misbah; each recitation is traced there to the Imam who taught it.
Source: Arabic text, translation and transliteration from duas.org, which also hosts the recitation.
Categories: Daily, After Prayer
After the prayer, say “Allahu Akbar” three times, raising your hands to your ears each time, and recite the Tasbih of Fatima al-Zahra (a): “Allahu Akbar” 34 times, “Alhamdulillah” 33 times and “Subhanallah” 33 times. Then say:
لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ ٱللَّهُ
la ilaha illa allahu
There is no god save Allah;
إِلَهاً وَاحِداً
ilahan wahidan
One and Only God;
وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُونَ
wa nahnu lahu muslimuna
and we are submissive to Him.
لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ ٱللَّهُ
la ilaha illa allahu
There is no god save Allah
وَلاَ نَعْبُدُ إِلاَّ إِيَّاهُ
wa la na`budu illa iyyahu
and we worship none save Him,
مُخْلِصينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ
mukhlisina lahu alddina
making our devotion sincere as in His sight,
وَلَوْ كَرَهَ ٱلْمُشْرِكُونَ
wa law kariha almushrikuna
even though the polytheists may detest it.
لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ ٱللَّهُ
la ilaha illa allahu
There is no god save Allah;
رَبُّنَا وَرَبُّ آبَائِنَا ٱلأَوَّلِينَ
rabbuna wa rabbu aba'ina al-awwalina
(He is) Our Lord and the Lord of our fathers of old.
لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ
la ilaha illa allahu
There is no god save Allah;
وَحْدَهُ وَحْدَهُ وَحْدَهُ
wahdahu wahdahu wahdahu
Alone, alone, alone.
أَنْجَزَ وَعْدَهُ
anjaza wa`dahu
He has truly fulfilled His promise,
وَنَصَرَ عَبْدَهُ
wa nasara `abdahu
granted His servant victory,
وَأَعَزَّ جُنْدَهُ
wa a`azza jundahu
made powerful His soldiers,
وَهَزَمَ ٱلأَحْزَابَ وَحْدَهُ
wa hazama al-ahzaba wahdahu
and defeated the parties alone.
فَلَهُ ٱلْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ ٱلْحَمْدُ
falahu almulku wa lahu alhamdu
So, sovereignty be His and praise be His.
يُحْيي وَيُميتُ
yuhyi wa yumitu
He grants life and causes (others) to die,
وَيُميتُ وَيُحْيي
wa yumitu wa yuhyi
and (then) causes to die and raises from the dead;
وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لاَ يَمُوتُ
wa huwa hayyun la yamutu
while He is eternally ever-living and He never dies.
بِيَدِهِ ٱلْخَيْرُ
biyadihi alkhayru
All goodness is at His Hand,
وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْء قَديرٌ
wa huwa `ala kulli shay'in qadirun
and He has power over all things.
Then say:
أَسْتَغْفِرُ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِي لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ ٱلْحَيُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ
astaghfiru allaha alladhi la ilaha illa huwa,alhayyu alqayyumu wa atubu ilayhi
I seek forgiveness of Allah; there is no god save Him, the Ever-living and Self-Subsisting; and to Him do I turn in repentance.
Then recite the dua “Allahumma ihdini min 'indik”:
اَللَّهُمَّ ٱهْدِنِي مِنْ عِنْدِكَ
allahumma ihdiny min `indika
O Allah, (please do) guide me to the true guidance of Yours,
وَأَفِضْ عَلَيَّ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ
wa afid `alayya min fadlika
pour upon me from Your grace,
وَٱنْشُرْ عَلَيَّ مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ
wanshur `alayya min rahmatika
spread over me from Your mercy,
وَأَنْزِلْ عَلَيَّ مِنْ بَرَكاتِكَ
wa anzil `alayya min barakatika
and bring down upon me from Your blessings.
سُبْحَانَكَ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ
subhanaka la ilaha illa anta
Glory be to You; there is no god save You.
ٱغْفِرْ لِي ذُنُوبِي كُلَّهَا جَمِيعاً
ighfir li dhunubi kulliha jami`an
(Please) forgive my sins—all of them entirely,
فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ ٱلذُّنُوبَ كُلَّهَا جَمِيعاً إِلاَّ أَنْتَ
fa'innahu la yaghfiru aldhdhunuba kulliha jami`an illa anta
because none can forgive all sins entirely save You.
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ كُلِّ خَيْرٍ أَحَاطَ بِهِ عِلْمُكَ
allahumma inni as'aluka min kulli khayrin ahata bihi `ilmuka
O Allah, I beseech You to grant me part of all good things that are encompassed by Your knowledge
وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَرٍّ أَحَاطَ بِهِ عِلْمُكَ
wa a`udhu bika min kulli sharrin ahata bihi `ilmuka
and I seek Your protection against all evils that are encompassed by Your knowledge.
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عَافِيَتَكَ في أُمُوري كُلِّهَا
allahumma inni as'aluka `afiyataka fi umuri kulliha
O Allah, I beseech You to grant me wellbeing from You in all of my affairs
وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ خِزْيِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَعَذَابِ ٱلآخَرَةِ
wa a`udhu bika min khizyi alddunya wa `adhabi alakhirati
and I seek Your protection against the disgrace of this world and the chastisement in the Next World.
وَأَعوُذُ بِوَجْهِكَ ٱلْكَرِيـمِ
wa a`udhu biwajhika alkarimi
I also seek protection of Your Noble Face,
وَعِزَّتِكَ ٱلَّتِي لاَ تُرَامُ
wa `izzatika allati la turamu
Your invulnerable omnipotence,
وَقُدْرَتِكَ ٱلَّتِي لاَ يَمْتَنِعُ مِنْهَا شَيْءٌ
wa qudratika allati la yamtani`u minha shay'un
and Your power that none can deter
مِنْ شَرِّ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ
min sharri alddunya wal-akhirati
against the evils of this world and the Next World,
وَمِنْ شَرِّ ٱلأَوْجَاعِ كُلِّهَا
wa min sharri alawja`i kulliha
the evils of all pains,
وَمِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ دَابَّةٍ أَنْتَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهَا
wa min sharri kulli dabbatin anta akhidhun binasiyatiha
and the evil of all moving creatures that You grasp from forelocks.
إنَّ رَبِّي عَلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ
inna rabbi `ala siratin mustaqimin
Truly, my Lord is on a Straight Path.
وَلاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَلِيِّ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahi al`aliyyi al`azimi
There is neither strength nor power save with Allah, the All-high and All-great.
تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَىٰ ٱلْحَيِّ ٱلَّذِي لاَ يَمُوتُ
tawakkaltu `ala alhayyi alladhi la yamutu
I put my trust in the Ever-living (Lord) Who never dies.
وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَداً
walhamdu lillahi alladhi lam yattakhidh waladan
All praise be to Allah Who has not taken to Himself a son,
وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شَريكٌ فِي ٱلْمُلْكِ
wa lam yakun lahu sharikun fi almulki
nor has He had any partner in sovereignty,
وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ وَلِيٌّ مِنَ ٱلذُّلِّ
wa lam yakun lahu waliyyun mina aldhdhulli
nor does He need any to protect Him from humiliation.
وَكَبِّرْهُ تَكْبيراً
wa kabbirhu takbiran
And magnify Him with all magnificence.
Before you leave your place of prayer, say the following ten times. A great reward is narrated for it, especially after the Fajr and Isha prayers, and at sunrise and sunset:
أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ ٱللَّهُ
ash-hadu an la ilaha illa allahu
I bear witness that there is no god save Allah;
وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَريكَ لَهُ
wahdahu la sharika lahu
(He is) One and Only; and there is no partner with Him;
إِلَهاً وَاحِداً
ilahan wahidan
a Single God;
أَحَداً فَرْداً صَمَداً
ahadan fardan samadan
One, Unique, and eternally Besought of all.
لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ صَاحِبَةً وَلاَ وَلَداً
lam yattakhidh sahibatan wa la waladan
He has taken to Himself neither a wife nor a son.
Then recite “Subhana Allahi kullama sabbaha”:
سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ كُلَّما سَبَّحَ ٱللَّهَ شَيءٌ
subhana allahi kullama sabbaha allaha shay'un
All Glory be to Allah whenever Allah is glorified by things,
وَكَمَا يُحِبُّ ٱللَّهُ أَنْ يُسَبَّحَ
wa kama yuhibbu allahu an yusabbaha
as exactly as Allah likes to be glorified,
وَكَمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ
wa kama huwa ahluhu
as exactly as He is worthy of glorification,
وَكمَا يَنْبَغِي لِكَرَمِ وَجْهِهِ وَعِزِّ جَلاَلِهِ
wa kama yanbaghi likarami wajhihi wa `izzi jalalihi
and as it is suitable for the nobility of His Face and the might of His Majesty.
وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كُلَّمَا حَمِدَ ٱللَّهَ شَيءٌ
walhamdu lillahi kullama hamida allaha shay'un
All praise be to Allah whenever Allah is praised by things,
وَكَمَا يُحِبُّ ٱللَّهُ أَنْ يُحْمَدَ
wa kama yuhibbu allahu an yuhmada
as exactly as Allah likes to be praised,
وَكَمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ
wa kama huwa ahluhu
as exactly as He is worthy of praising,
وَكَمَا يَنْبَغِي لِكَرَمِ وَجْهِهِ وَعِزِّ جَلاَلِهِ
wa kama yanbaghi likarami wajhihi wa `izzi jalalihi
and as it is suitable for the nobility of His Face and the might of His Majesty.
وَلاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ ٱللَّهُ كُلَّمَا هَلَّلَ ٱللَّهَ شَيءٌ
wa la ilaha illa allahu kullama hallala allaha shay'un
There is no god save Allah whenever Allah’s Oneness in Godhead is professed,
وَكَمَا يُحِبُّ ٱللَّهُ أَنْ يُهَلَّلَ
wa kama yuhibbu allahu an yuhallala
as exactly as Allah likes His Oneness in Godhead to be professed,
وَكَمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ
wa kama huwa ahluhu
as exactly as He is worthy of being the One and Only God,
وَكَمَا يَنْبَغِي لِكَرَمِ وَجْهِهِ وَعِزِّ جَلاَلِهِ
wa kama yanbaghi likarami wajhihi wa `izzi jalalihi
and as it is suitable for the nobility of His Face and the might of His Majesty.
وَٱللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كُلَّمَا كَبَّرَ ٱللَّهَ شَيءٌ
wallahu akbaru kullama kabbara allaha shay'un
Allah is the Greatest whenever Allah’s Most Greatness is professed,
وَكَمَا يُحِبُّ ٱللَّهُ أَنْ يُكَبَّرَ
wa kama yuhibbu allahu an yukabbara
as exactly as Allah likes His Most Greatness to be professed,
وَكَمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ
wa kama huwa ahluhu
as exactly as He is worthy of being the Greatest,
وَكَمَا يَنْبَغِي لِكَرَمِ وَجْهِهِ وَعِزِّ جَلاَلِهِ
wa kama yanbaghi likarami wajhihi wa `izzi jalalihi
and as it is suitable for the nobility of His Face and the might of His Majesty.
سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ
subhana allahi
All glory be to Allah;
وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
walhamdu lillahi
all praise be to Allah;
وَلاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ ٱللَّهُ
wa la ilaha illa allahu
there is no god save Allah;
وَٱللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ
wallahu akbaru
and Allah is the Greatest
عَلَىٰ كُلِّ نِعْمَة أَنْعَمَ بِهَا عَلَيَّ
`ala kulli ni`matin an`ama biha `alayya
for all bounties that He has bestowed upon me
وَعَلىٰ كُلِّ أَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ
wa `ala kulli ahadin min khalqihi
and upon each and every being of His creatures,
مِمَّنْ كَانَ أَوْ يَكُونُ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَامَةِ
mimman kana aw yakunu ila yawmi alqiyamati
including those who passed away and those who will exist up to the Resurrection Day.
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّد وَآلِ مُحَمَّد
allahumma inni as'aluka an tusalliya `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin
O Allah, I beseech You to send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad
وَ أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ خَيْرِ مَا أَرْجُو
wa as'aluka min khayri ma arju
and I beseech You to grant me the best of what I hope
وَخَيْرِ مَا لاَ أَرْجُو
wa khayri ma la arju
and the best of what I have not included with my hopes.
وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَحْذَرُ
wa a`udhu bika min sharri ma ahdharu
I also beseech You to protect me against the evil of what I anticipate
وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا لاَ أَحْذَرُ
wa min sharri ma la ahdharu
and the evils of what I do not anticipate.
Then say the following three times. The Archangel Gabriel taught it to the Prophet Yusuf (a) in prison:
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin
O Allah, (Please) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
وَٱجْعَلْ لِي مِنْ أَمْرِي فَرَجاً وَمَخْرَجاً
waj`al li min amri farajan wa makhrajan
cause all my affairs to arrive at a relief, prepare for me a way out,
وَٱرْزُقْنِي مِنْ حَيْثُ أَحْتَسِبُ وَمِنْ حَيْثُ لاَ أَحْتَسِبُ
warzuqni min haythu ahtasibu wa min haythu la ahtasibu
and give me sustenance from whence I think and from whence I do not think.
Then hold your beard in your right hand, raise your left hand towards the sky, and say the following seven times:
يَا رَبَّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
yarabba muhammadin wa ali muhammadin
O Lord of Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad:
صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin
(Please) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad
وَعَجِّلْ فَرَجَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
wa `ajjil faraja ali muhammadin
and hasten the Relief of the Household of Muhammad.
Then, in the same position, say the following three times:
ي َا ذَا ٱلْجَلاَلِ وَٱلإِكْرَامِ
ya dhaljalali wal-ikrami
O Lord of Majesty and Honor,
صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin
(Please) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad
وَٱرْحَمْنِي وَ أَجِرْنِي مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ
warhamni wa ajirni mina alnnari
have mercy upon me, and deliver me from Hellfire.
Imam Ali's (a) supplication after the five daily prayers, from al-Sahifa al-Alawiyya. Recite Surah al-Tawhid twelve times, then spread your hands and say:
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِٱسْمِكَ ٱلْمَكْنُونِ ٱلْمَخْزُونِ
allahumma inni as'aluka bismika almaknuni almakhzuni
O Allah, I beseech You in Your Name: the well-guarded, stored,
ٱلطَّاهِرِ ٱلطُّهْرِ ٱلْمُبَارَكِ
alttahiri alttuhri almubaraki
pure, immaculate, and blessed.
وَ أَسْأَلُكَ بِٱسْمِكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
wa as'aluka bismika al`azimi
And I beseech You in Your Great Name
وَسُلْطَانِكَ ٱلْقَدِيـمِ
wa sultanika alqadimi
and Your eternal power.
يَا وَاهِبَ ٱلْعَطَايَا
ya wahiba al`ataya
O Donor of gifts!
وَيَا مُطْلِقَ ٱلأُسَارَىٰ
wa ya mutliqa al-usara
O Releaser of captives!
وَيَا فَكَّاكَ ٱلرِّقَابِ مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ
wa ya fakkaka alrriqabi mina alnnari
O Deliverer of necks from the Fire!
أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
as'aluka an tusalliya `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin
I beseech You to send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
وَ أَنْ تُعْتِقَ رَقَبَتِي مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ
wa an tu`tiqa raqabati mina alnnari
to deliver me from the Fire,
وَ أَنْ تُخْرِجَنِي مِنَ ٱلدُّنْيَا سَالِماً
wa an tukhrijani mina alddunya saliman
to cause me leave this world free (from liabilities),
وَتُدْخِلَنِي ٱلْجَنَّةَ آمِناً
wa tudkhilani aljannata aminan
to allow me to Paradise with security,
وَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ دُعَائِي أَوَّلَهُ فَلاَحاً
wa an taj`ala du`a'i awwalahu falahan
and to make the beginning of my prayer successful,
وَ أَوْسَطَهُ نَجَاحاً
wa awsatahu najahan
the middle of it a gain,
وَآخِرَهُ صَلاَحاً
wa akhirahu salahan
and the end of it a prosperity.
إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ عَلاَّمُ الْغُيُوبِ
innaka anta `allamu alghuyubi
Truly, You are the Knower of all unseen things.
From al-Sahifa al-Alawiyya, said after the obligatory prayers:
يَا مَنْ لاَ يَشْغَلُهُ سَمْعٌ عَنْ سَمْعٍ
ya man la yashghaluhu sam`un `an sam`in
O He Who is not distracted by a sound from hearing another sound!
وَيَا مَنْ لاَ يُغَلِّطُهُ ٱلسَّائِلُونَ
wa ya man la yughallituhu alssa'iluna
O He Who is not confused by the beseechers!
وَيَا مَنْ لاَ يُبْرِمُهُ إِلْحَاحُ ٱلْمُلِحِّينَ
wa ya man la yubrimuhu ilhahu almulihhina
O He Who is not annoyed by the insistence of those who entreat Him persistently!
أَذِقْنِي بَرْدَ عَفْوِكَ
adhiqni barda `afwika
(Please do) Make me taste the nice flavor of Your pardon
وَحَلاَوَةَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَمَغْفِرَتِكَ
wa halawata rahmatika wa maghfiratika
and the sweetness of Your mercy and forgiveness.
Then recite “Ilahi hadhihi salati sallaytuha”:
إِلٰهِي هٰذِهِ صَلاَتِي صَلَّيْتُهَا
ilahi hadhihi salati sallaytuha
O Allah, This is my prayer that I have just offered
لاَ لِحَاجَة مِنْكَ إِلَيْهَا
la lihajatin minka ilayha
on account of neither a need that You may have for it
وَلاَ رَغْبَةٍ مِنْكَ فِيهَا
wa la raghbatin minka fiha
nor a desire that You may have for it;
إِلاَّ تَعْظِيمَاً وَطَاعَةً
illa ta`ziman wa ta`atan
rather, it is only glorification of You, obedience to You,
وَإِجَابَةً لَكَ إِلَىٰ مَا أَمَرْتَنِي بِهِ
wa ijabatan laka ila ma amartani bihi
and response to You to carry out what You have ordered me to do.
إِلٰهِي إِنْ كَانَ فِيهَا خَلَلٌ أَوْ نَقْصٌ
ilahi in kana fiha khalalun aw naqsun
O my God: If there is a defect or a deficiency in my prayer,
مِنْ رُكُوعِهَا أَوْ سُجُودِهَا
min ruku`iha aw sujudiha
whether in the genuflection or the prostration;
فَلاَ تُؤَاخِذْنِي
fala tu´akhidhni
then, (please) do not reproach me for it;
وَتَفَضَّلْ عَلَيَّ بِٱلْقَبُولِ وَٱلْغُفْرَانِ
wa tafaddal `alayya bilqabuli wal-ghufrani
rather, confer upon me with Your acceptance (of it) and forgiveness (of me).
The supplication the Prophet (s) taught Imam Ali (a) for a strong memory:
سُبْحَانَ مَنْ لاَ يَعْتَدي عَلَىٰ أَهْلِ مَمْلَكَتِهِ
subhana man la ya`tadi `ala ahli mamlakatihi
Glory be to Him Who does not treat the people of His realm with transgression!
سُبْحَانَ مَنْ لاَ يَأْخُذُ أَهْلَ ٱلأَرْضِ بِأَلْوَانِ الْعَذَابِ
subhana man la ya'khudhu ahla al-ardi bi-alwani al`adhabi
Glory be to Him Who does not inflict on the inhabitants of the earth various sorts of torture!
سُبْحَانَ ٱلرَّؤوُفِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
subhana alrra'ufi alrrahimi
Glory be to the Affectionate, the Merciful!
اَللَّهُمَّ ٱجَعلْ لِي فِي قَلْبِي نُوراً وَبَصَراً
allahumma ij`al li fi qalbi nuran wa basaran
O Allah, (please) fill my heart with illumination, discernment,
وَفَهْمَاً وَعِلْمَاً
wa fahman wa `ilman
(faculty of) understanding, and knowledge.
إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَديرٌ
innaka `ala kulli shay'in qadirun
Truly, You have power over all things.
Al-Kaf'ami, in his al-Misbah, gives this to be said three times after the obligatory prayers:
أُعِيذُ نَفْسي وَدِينِي
u`idhu nafsi wa dini
I seek for myself, my religion,
وَ أَهْلِي وَمَالِي
wa ahli wa mali
my family members, my possessions,
وَوَلَدِي وَإِخْوَانِي فِي دِينِي
wa waladi wa ikhwani fi dini
my descendants, my brethren-in-faith,
وَمَا رَزَقَنِي رَبِّي وَخَوَاتِيمَ عَمَلِي
wa ma razaqani rabbi wa khawatima `amali
all sustenance that my Lord has provided to me as sustenance, the results of my deeds,
وَمَنْ يَعْنِينِي أَمْرُهُ
wa man ya`nini amruhu
and whomever I may concern about,
بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْوَاحِدِ
billahi alwahidi
(I seek for all these) the protection of Allah, the Single,
ٱلأَحَدِ ٱلصَّمَدِ
al-ahadi alssamadi
the One, and the eternally Besought of all
ٱلَّذِي لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ
alladhi lam yalid wa lam yulad
Who begets not, nor is He begotten;
وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ
wa lam yakun lahu kufwan ahadun
and the like of Whom there is none.
وَبِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ
wa birabbi alfalaqi
And [I seek the protection of] the Lord of the dawn
مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
min sharri ma khalaqa
from the evil of what He has created,
وَمِنْ شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ
wa min sharri ghasiqin idha waqaba
the evil of the utterly dark night when it comes,
وَمِنْ شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي ٱلْعُقَدِ
wa min sharri alnnaffathati fi al`uqadi
the evil of those who blow on knots,
وَمِنْ شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ
wa min sharri hasidin idha hasada
and the evil of the envious when he envies.
وَبِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ
wa birabbi alnnasi
And [I seek the protection of] the Lord of men,
مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ
maliki alnnasi
the King of men,
إِلٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ
ilahi alnnasi
the God of men,
مِنْ شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ
min sharri alwaswasi alkhannasi
from the evil of the whisperings of the slinking (Satan),
ٱلَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ
alladhi yuwaswisu fi suduri alnnasi
who whispers into the hearts of men
مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ
mina aljinnati walnnasi
from among the jinn and the men.
The Prophet (s) said: whoever wishes that Allah will not show him his misdeeds on the Day of Resurrection, nor open their record, should say this after every obligatory prayer:
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ مَغْفِرَتَكَ أَرْجَىٰ مِنْ عَمَلِي
allahumma inna maghfirataka arja min `amali
O Allah, Truly, I hope for Your forgiveness more than I trust my deed.
وَإِنَّ رَحْمَتِكَ أَوْسَعُ مِنْ ذَنْبِي
wa inna rahmataka awsa`u min dhanbi
Your mercy is truly more expansive than my sin.
اَللَّهُمَّ إنْ كَانَ ذَنبِي عِنْدَكَ عَظِيماً
allahumma in kana dhanbi `indaka `aziman
O Allah, If my sin is grave in Your view,
فَعَفْوُكَ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ ذَنْبِي
fa`afwuka a`zamu min dhanbi
then Your pardon is greater than my sin.
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنْ لَمْ أَكُنْ أَهْلاً أَنْ أَبْلُغَ رَحْمَتَكَ
allahumma in lam akun ahlan an ablugha rahmataka
O Allah, If I do not deserve to attain Your mercy,
فَرَحْمَتُكَ أَهْلٌ أَنْ تَبْلُغَنِي وَتَسَعَنِي
farahmatuka ahlun an tablughani wa tasa`ani
then Your mercy is so liberal that it can reach and include me,
لِأَنَّهَا وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ
li-annaha wasi`at kulla shay'in
because it has included all things;
بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمينَ
birahmatika ya arhama alrrahimina
[Let it be] by Your mercy; O most Merciful of all those who show mercy.
Shaykh al-Saduq says to recite the following straight after the Tasbih of Fatima al-Zahra (a):
اَللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ ٱلسَّلاَمُ
allahumma anta alssalamu
O Allah, You are the [source of] peace,
وَمِنْكَ ٱلسَّلاَمُ
wa minka alssalamu
peace is coming from You,
وَلَكَ ٱلسَّلاَمُ
wa laka alssalamu
peace is for You,
وَإِلَيْكَ يَعُودُ ٱلسَّلاَمُ
wa ilayka ya`udu alssalamu
and to You does peace belong.
سُبْحَانَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ ٱلْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ
subhana rabbika rabbi al`izzati `amma yasifuna
Glory be to your Lord, the Lord of Honor, above what they describe.
وَسَلاَمٌ عَلَىٰ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
wa salamun `ala almursalina
Peace be on the messengers.
وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ
walhamdu lillahi rabbi al`alamina
All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِيُّ
alssalamu `alayka ayyuha alnnabiyyu
Peace be upon you, O Prophet.
وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu
Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ٱلأَئِمَّةِ ٱلْهَادِينَ ٱلْمَهْدِيِّينَ
alssalamu `ala al-a'immati alhadina almahdiyyina
Peace be upon the Imams; the guides and well-guided.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ جَمِيعِ أَنْبِيَاءِ ٱللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَمَلاَئِكَتِهِ
alssalamu `ala jami`i anbya'i allahi wa rusulihi wa mala'ikatihi
Peace be upon all Prophets, Messengers, and angels of Allah.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَىٰ عِبَادِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلصَّالِحِينَ
alssalamu `alayna wa `ala `ibadi allahi alssalihina
Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ عَلِيٍّ أَميرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنينَ
alssalamu `ala `aliyyin amiri almu'minina
Peace be upon Ali, the Commander of the Believers.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ٱلْحَسَنِ وَٱلْحُسَيْنِ
alssalamu `ala alhasani wal-husayni
Peace be upon al-Hasan and al-Husayn,
سَيِّدَيْ شَبَابِ أَهْلِ ٱلْجَنَّةِ أَجْمَعينَ
sayyiday shababi ahli aljannati ajma`ina
the two chiefs of all the youth of Paradise.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ عَلِيِّ بْنِ ٱلْحُسَيْنِ زَيْنِ ٱلْعَابِدِينَ
alssalamu `ala `aliyyi bni alhusayni zayni al`abidina
Peace be upon Ali the son of al-Husayn, the Adornment of the Worshippers.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ بَاقِرِ عِلْمِ ٱلنَّبِيِّينَ
alssalamu `ala muhammadi bni `aliyyin baqiri `ilmi alnnabiyyina
Peace be upon Muhammad the son of Ali, the splitter of the knowledge of the Prophets.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ٱلصَّادِقِ
alssalamu `ala ja`fari bni muhammadin alssadiqi
Peace be upon Ja'far the son of Muhammad, the veracious.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ ٱلْكَاظِمِ
alssalamu `ala musa bni ja`farin alkazimi
Peace be upon Musa the son of Ja'far, the suppressor of rage.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَىٰ ٱلرِّضَا
alssalamu `ala `aliyyi bni musa alrrida
Peace be upon Ali the son of Musa, the amiable.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ٱلْجَوَادِ
alssalamu `ala muhammadi bni `aliyyin aljawadi
Peace be upon Muhammad the son of Ali, the magnanimous.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ٱلْهَادِي
alssalamu `ala `aliyyi bni muhammadin alhadi
Peace be upon Ali the son of Muhammad, the guide.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ٱلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ٱلزَّكِيِّ ٱلْعَسْكَرِيِّ
alssalamu `ala alhasani bni `aliyyin alzzakiyyi al`askariyyi
Peace be upon al-Hasan the son of Ali, the bright and resident of `Askar.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ٱلْحُجَّةِ بْنِ ٱلْحَسَنِ ٱلْقَائِمِ ٱلْمَهْدِيِّ
alssalamu `ala alhujjati bni alhasani alqa'imi almahdiyyi
Peace be upon the Argument (of Allah), the son of al-Hasan, the Assumer and the well-guided.
صَلَوَاتُ اللّهِ عَلَيْهِمْ أَجْمَعينَ
salawatu allahi `alayhim ajma`ina
Blessings of Allah be upon them all.
After this litany you may ask Allah for whatever you need. Then recite al-Kaf'ami's dua professing the articles of faith:
رَضِيتُ بِٱللَّهِ رَبّاً
raditu billahi rabban
I have submitted to Allah being my Lord,
وَبِٱلإِسْلاَمِ ديناً
wa bil-islami dinan
to Islam being my religion,
وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ نَبِيّاً
wa bimuhammadin salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi nabiyyan
to Muhammad—peace be upon him and his Household—being the Prophet,
وَبِعَلِيٍّ إِمَامَاً
wa bi`aliyyin imaman
to Ali being my leader,
وَبِٱلْحَسَنِ وَٱلْحُسَيْنِ
wa bilhasani wal-husayni
to al-Hasan, al-Husayn,
وَعَلِيٍّ وَمُحَمَّدٍ
wa `aliyyin wa muhammadin
Ali, Muhammad,
وَجَعْفَر وَمُوسَىٰ
wa ja`farin wa musa
Ja'far, Musa,
وَعَلِيٍّ وَمُحَمَّدٍ
wa `aliyyin wa muhammadin
Ali, Muhammad,
وَعَلِيٍّ وَٱلْحَسَنِ
wa `aliyyin wal-hasani
Ali, al-Hasan,
وَٱلْخَلَفِ ٱلصَّالِحِ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّلاَمُ
wal-khalafi alssalihi `alayhimu alssalamu
and the Righteous Successor—peace be upon them all—
أَئِمَّةً وَسَادَةً وَقَادَةً
a'immatan wa sadatan wa qadatan
being my Imams, masters, and leaders.
بِهِمْ أَتَولَّىٰ وَمِنْ أَعْدَائِهِمْ أَتَبَرَّأُ
bihim atawalla wa min a`da'ihim atabarra'u
Only them should I follow and their enemies will I disavow.
Then say the following three times:
ا َللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ ٱلْعَفْوَ وَٱلْعَافِيَةَ
allahumma inni as'aluka al`afwa wal-`afiyata
O Allah, I ask You for amnesty, good health,
وَٱلْمُعَافَاةَ فِي ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ
wal-mu`afata fi alddunya wal-akhirati
and wellbeing in this world as well as the Next World.
Then recite Surah al-Fatiha and these verses of the Qur'an, beginning with Ayat al-Kursi (2:255–257):
ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ
Allah—there is no god except Him—is the Living One, the All-sustainer. Neither drowsiness befalls Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that may intercede with Him except with His permission? He knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they do not comprehend anything of His knowledge except what He wishes. His seat embraces the heavens and the earth and He is not wearied by their preservation, and He is the All-exalted, the All-supreme.Holy Quran 2:255
لَآ إِكْرَاهَ فِى ٱلدِّينِ ۖ قَد تَّبَيَّنَ ٱلرُّشْدُ مِنَ ٱلْغَىِّ ۚ فَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِٱلطَّـٰغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِنۢ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدِ ٱسْتَمْسَكَ بِٱلْعُرْوَةِ ٱلْوُثْقَىٰ لَا ٱنفِصَامَ لَهَا ۗ وَٱللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ
There is no compulsion in religion: rectitude has become distinct from error. So one who disavows fake deities and has faith in Allah has held fast to the firmest handle for which there is no breaking; and Allah is all-hearing, all-knowing.Holy Quran 2:256
ٱللَّهُ وَلِىُّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ يُخْرِجُهُم مِّنَ ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِ ۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَوْلِيَآؤُهُمُ ٱلطَّـٰغُوتُ يُخْرِجُونَهُم مِّنَ ٱلنُّورِ إِلَى ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ ۗ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خَـٰلِدُونَ
Allah is the wali of the faithful: He brings them out of darkness into light. As for the faithless, their awliya are the fake deities, who drive them out of light into darkness. They shall be the inmates of the Fire, and they will remain in it [forever]Holy Quran 2:257.
The verses of bearing witness (3:18–19):
شَهِدَ ٱللَّهُ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَأُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمِ قَآئِمًۢا بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۚ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ
Allah, maintainer of justice, the Almighty and the All-wise, besides whom there is no god, bears witness that there is no god except Him, and [so do] the angels and those who possess knowledge.Holy Quran 3:18
إِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْإِسْلَـٰمُ ۗ وَمَا ٱخْتَلَفَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْعِلْمُ بَغْيًۢا بَيْنَهُمْ ۗ وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَرِيعُ ٱلْحِسَابِ
Indeed, with Allah religion is Islam, and those who were given the Book did not differ except after knowledge had come to them, out of envy among themselves. And whoever denies Allah’s signs [should know that] Allah is swift at reckoning.Holy Quran 3:19
The verses of sovereignty (3:26–27):
قُلِ اللّٰهُمَّ مٰلِكَ الْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِى الْمُلْكَ مَنْ تَشَآءُ وَتَنْزِعُ الْمُلْكَ مِمَّنْ تَشَآءُ وَتُعِزُّ مَنْ تَشَآءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَنْ تَشَآءُ ؕ بِيَدِكَ الْخَيْرُؕ اِنَّكَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ تُوْلِجُ الَّيْلَ فِى النَّهَارِ وَتُوْلِجُ النَّهَارَ فِى الَّيْلِ وَتُخْرِجُ الْحَىَّ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ وَتُخْرِجُ الْمَيِّتَ مِنَ الْحَىِّ وَتَرْزُقُ مَنْ تَشَآءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ
The verses of subservience (7:54–56):
اِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ اللّٰهُ الَّذِىْ خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الْاَرْضَ فِىْ سِتَّةِ اَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ اسْتَوٰى عَلَى الْعَرْشِ يُغْشِى الَّيْلَ النَّهَارَ يَطْلُبُهٗ حَثِيْثًا ۙ وَّالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ وَالنُّجُوْمَ مُسَخَّرٰتٍۢ بِاَمْرِهٖ ؕ اَلَا لَهُ الْخَلْقُ وَالْاَمْرُ ؕ تَبٰرَكَ اللّٰهُ رَبُّ الْعٰلَمِيْنَ اُدْعُوْا رَبَّكُمْ تَضَرُّعًا وَّخُفْيَةً ؕ اِنَّهٗ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُعْتَدِيْنَ ۚ وَلَا تُفْسِدُوْا فِى الْاَرْضِ بَعْدَ اِصْلَاحِهَا وَادْعُوْهُ خَوْفًا وَّطَمَعًا ؕ اِنَّ رَحْمَتَ اللّٰهِ قَرِيْبٌ مِّنَ الْمُحْسِنِيْنَ
Then say these verses (37:180–182) three times:
سُبْحَانَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ ٱلْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ
subhana rabbika rabbi al-`izzati `amma yasifuna
Glory be to your Lord, the Lord of Honor, above what they describe.
وَسَلاَمٌ عَلَىٰ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
wa salamun `ala almursalina
And peace be on the messengers.
وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ.
walhamdu lillahi rabbi al`alamina
And all praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.
From al-Sahifa al-Ridawiyya, a supplication for sustenance:
يَا مَنْ يَمْلِكُ حَوَائِجَ السَّائِلِينَ، وَيَعْلَمُ ضَمِيرَ الصَّامِتِينَ
Ya man yamliku hawā’ija as-sā’ilīna, wa ya‘lamu dhamīra as-sāmitīn
O He who possesses the needs of the seekers, and knows the inner thoughts of the silent
لِكُلِّ مَسْأَلَةٍ مِنْكَ سَمْعٌ حَاضِرٌ، وَجَوَابٌ عَتِيدٌ
Likulli mas’alatin minka sam‘un hādirun, wa jawābun ‘atīd
For every petition You have a listening ear and a ready answer
وَلِكُلِّ صَامِتٍ مِنْكَ عِلْمٌ بَاطِنٌ مُحِيطٌ
Wa likulli sāmitin minka ‘ilmun bātinun muhīt
And for every silent one You have a hidden, encompassing knowledge
أَسْأَلُكَ بِمَوَاعِيدِكَ الصَّادِقَةِ، وَأَيَادِيكَ الْفَاضِلَةِ، وَرَحْمَتِكَ الْوَاسِعَةِ
As’aluka bi-mawā‘īdika as-sādiqati, wa ayādīka al-fādhilati, wa rahmatika al-wāsi‘ah
I ask You by Your truthful promises, Your virtuous favors, and Your vast mercy
وَسُلْطَانِكَ الْقَاهِرِ، وَمُلْكِكَ الدَّائِمِ، وَكَلِمَاتِكَ التَّامَّاتِ
Wa sultānika alqāhiri, wa mulkika addā’imi, wa kalimātika attāmmāt
And Your overpowering authority, Your everlasting kingdom, and Your perfect words
يَا مَنْ لَا تَنْفَعُهُ طَاعَةُ الْمُطِيعِينَ، وَلَا يَضُرُّهُ مَعْصِيَةُ الْعَاصِينَ
Ya man lā tanfa‘uhu tā‘atu almutī‘īna, wa lā yadhurruhu ma‘siyatu al‘āsīn
O He whom the obedience of the obedient does not benefit, nor the disobedience of the sinners harm
صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ، وَارْزُقْنِي مِنْ فَضْلِكَ
Salli ‘alā Muhammadin wa ālihi, warzuqnī min fadhlika
Bless Muhammad and his family, and provide for me from Your grace
وَأَعْطِنِي فِيمَا تَرْزُقُنِي الْعَافِيَةَ، بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ
Wa a‘tinī fīmā tarzuqunī al‘āfiyata, birahmatika yā arhama arrāhimīn
And grant me wellbeing in what You provide for me, by Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful
Imam al-Ridha (a) taught this for times of weakness, trouble or weariness with misfortune. Go into prostration, put first your right cheek and then your left cheek on the ground, and each time say:
يَا مُذِلَّ كُلِّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيْدٍ يَا مُعِزَّ كُلِّ ذَلِيْلٍ قَدْ وَ حَقِّكَ بَلَغَ مَـجْهُوْدِيْ فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُـحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ وَ فَرِّجْ عَنِّيْ.
yaa mozilla kulle jabbaarin a’needin yaa o-i’zza kulle zaleelin qad wa haqqeqa balagha majhoodee fa-salle a’laa mohammadin wa aalehi wa farrij a’nnee.
O Humiliator of all tyrants! O Dignifier of all humble ones! I, swearing by You, have exerted all efforts; so, send blessings upon Muhammad and his Household and relieve me.
Imam al-Ridha (a) narrated from the Prophet (s): whoever wants his deeds to weigh heavy on the scales should say this, in thanks for Allah's blessings:
سُبْحَانَ اللهِ كَمَا يَنْبَغِي لِلّٰهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ كَمَا يَنْبَغِي لِلّٰهِ
Subhāna-llāhi kamā yanbaghī lillāh, wa-l-hamdu lillāhi kamā yanbaghī lillāh
Glory be to Allah as is fitting for Allah, and praise be to Allah as is fitting for Allah
وَلَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللهُ كَمَا يَنْبَغِي لِلّٰهِ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللهِ
Wa lā ilāha illā-llāhu kamā yanbaghī lillāh, wa lā hawla wa lā quwwata illā billāh
There is no god but Allah as is fitting for Allah, and there is no power nor strength except with Allah
وَصَلَّى اللهُ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ النَّبِيِّ الْعَرَبِيِّ الْهَاشِمِيِّ
Wa sallā-llāhu ‘alā Muhammadin-in-nabiyyi wa ahli baytihi an-nabiyyi al-‘arabiyyi al-hāshimī
And may Allah bless Muhammad the Prophet and his household, the Arabian, Hashemite Prophet
وَصَلَّى اللهُ عَلَىٰ جَمِيعِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَالنَّبِيِّينَ حَتَّىٰ يَرْضَى اللهُ
Wa sallā-llāhu ‘alā jamī‘i al-mursalīna wa-n-nabiyyīna hattā yardhā-llāh
And may Allah bless all the messengers and the prophets until Allah is pleased
A supplication for difficult affairs, narrated from Imam al-Mahdi (a) in Tuhfat al-Ridawiyya, to be said after every obligatory prayer or at any time:
يا مَنْ إِذا تَضايَقَتِ الْاُمُورُ فَتَحَ لَها باباً لَمْ تَذْهَبْ إِلَيْهِ الْأَوْهامُ ، صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ، وَافْتَحْ لِاُمُورِي الْمُتَضايِقَةِ باباً لَمْ يَذْهَبْ إِلَيْهِ وَهْمٌ يا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمينَ .
O' He when the affairs has become difficult He opens ways we didn't imagine, so send Your blessing on Muhammad and on the family of Muhammad, open ways out of my difficulties that I didn't imagine, O' the Most Merciful of the merciful.
From Baqiyat al-Salihat: Allah said to the Prophet (s) that these words are the best means of seeking nearness to Him after the obligatory prayers:
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يُمْسِ احَدٌ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ
allahumma innahu lam yumsi ahadun min khalqika
O Allah! Indeed, none of Your creatures
انْتَ إِلَيْهِ احْسَنُ صَنِيعاً
anta ilayhi ahsanu sani`an
You have granted more favors,
وَلاَ لَهُ ادْوَمُ كَرَامَةً
wa la lahu adwamu karamatan
longer honors,
وَلاَ عَلَيْهِ ابْيَنُ فَضْلاًَ
wa la `alayhi abyanu fadlan
more manifest graces,
وَلاَ بِهِ اشَدُّ تَرَفُّقاً
wa la bihi ashaddu taraffuqan
more lenient acts,
وَلاَ عَلَيْهِ اشَدُّ حِيَاطَةً
wa la `alayhi ashaddu hiyatatan
stronger protection,
وَلاَ عَلَيْهِ اشَدُّ تَعَطُّفاً
wa la `alayhi ashaddu ta`attufan
and more compassionate treatment
مِنْكَ عَلَيَّ
minka `alayya
than I am,
وَإِنْ كَانَ جَمِيعُ ٱلْمَخْلُوقِينَ
wa in kana jami`u almakhluqina
although all of Your creatures
يُعَدِّدُونَ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ مِثْلَ تَعْدِيدِي
yu`addiduna min dhalika mithla ta`didi
can count the same as what I have counted.
فَٱشْهَدْ يَا كَافِيَ ٱلشَّهَادَةِ
fashhad ya kafiya alshshahadati
So, (please) bear witness, O He Whose witness is sufficient to me
بِانِّي اشْهِدُكَ بِنِيَّةِ صِدْقٍ
bi-anni ushhiduka biniyyati sidqin
that I ask You to bear witness to me with honest intention
بِانَّ لَكَ ٱلْفَضْلَ وَٱلطَّوْلَ
bi-anna laka alfadla walttawla
that Yours are all favors and all bounties
فِي إِنْعَامِكَ عَلَيَّ
fi in`amika `alayya
that have been done to me
مَعَ قِلَّةِ شُكْرِي لَكَ فِيهَا
ma`a qillati shukri laka fiha
although I have shown You very little gratitude for all that.
يَا فَاعِلَ كُلِّ إِرَادَةٍ
ya fa`ila kulli iradatin
O Doer of all wills,
صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ
salli `ala muhammadin wa alihi
(please) bless Muhammad and his Household,
وَطَوِّقْنِي امَاناً مِنْ حُلُولِ ٱلسَّخَطِ لِقِلَّةِ ٱلشُّكْرِ
wa tawwiqni amanan min hululi alssakhati liqillati alshshukri
surround me with security against the befalling of Your wrath on account of my little gratitude,
وَاوْجِبْ لِي زِيَادَةً مِنْ إِتْمَامِ ٱلنِّعْمَةِ بِسَعَةِ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ
wa awjib li ziyadatan min itmami alnni`mati bisa`ati almaghfirati
decide for me more complete graces through expansive forgiveness of You,
امْطِرْنِي خَيْرَكَ
amtirni khayraka
and pour down upon me Your good turns.
فَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ
fasalli `ala muhammadin wa alihi
So, (please) bless Muhammad and his Household
وَلاَ تُقَايِسْنِي بِسُوءِ سَرِيرَتِي
wa la tuqayisni bisu'i sarirati
and do not treat me according to the amount of my ill intention;
وَٱمْتَحِنْ قَلْبِي لِرِضَاكَ
wamtahin qalbi liridaka
rather, (please) test my heart in order to win Your pleasure
وَٱجْعَلْ مَا تَقَرَّبْتُ بِهِ إِلَيْكَ
waj`al ma taqarrabtu bihi ilayka
and make pure that through which I have sought nearness to You
فِي دِينِكَ لَكَ خَالِصاً
fi dinika laka khalisan
with regard to the affairs of Your religion,
وَلاَ تَجْعَلْهُ لِلُزُومِ شُبْهَةٍ اوْ فَخْرٍ اوْ رِيَاءٍ
wa la taj`alhu liluzumi shubhatin aw fakhrin aw riya'in
and do not make it to be accompanied by any suspicion, pride, or ostentation.
يَا كَرِيمُ
ya karimu
O All-generous!
Imam al-Sadiq (a) said: whoever says this ten times after the prayer, before moving his knees from their place, Allah erases many of his sins, and it is as if he had recited the whole Qur'an twelve times:
اَشْهَدُ اَنْ لا اِلهَ اِلا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شَريكَ لَهُ اِلها واحِدا اَحَدا صَمَدا لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ صاحِبَةً وَلا وَلَدا.
I bear witness that there is no god save Allah, One and Only and having no associate with Him (in Godhead); He is the One God,the Unique, the Besought of all, and He has taken to Himself neither a wife nor a son.
Imam al-Sadiq (a) said the Archangel Gabriel taught this to the Prophet Yusuf (a) in prison, to say after each prayer:
اَللّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ لى فَرَجا وَمَخْرَجا وَارْزُقْنى مِنْ حَيْثُ اَحْتَسِبُ وَمِنْ حَيْثُ لا اَحْتَسِبُ
O Allah, cause all my affairs to arrive at a relief and a way out and give me sustenance from whence I expect and from whence I do not expect.
A man complained to the Prophet (s) of illness and poverty, and he taught him to say this after the obligatory prayers:
تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى الْحَىِّ الَّذى لا يَمُوتُ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ الَّذى لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ صاحِبَةً وَلا وَلَدا وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شَريكٌ فِى الْمُلْكِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ وَلِىُّ مِنَ الذُّلِّ وَكَبِّرْهُ تَكْبيرا.
I put my trust in the Ever-living (Lord) Who never dies. All praise is due to Allah, Who has not taken a wife or a son and Who has not a partner in the kingdom, and Who has not a helper to save Him from disgrace; and magnify Him with all magnificence.
Some narrations put this before it:
لاحَوْلَ وَلاقُوَّةَ اِلاّ بِاللَّهِ.
There is neither might nor power except with Allah.
Shaykh al-Mufid, in al-Muqni'a, gives this supplication for after every prayer:
اَللّهُمَّ انْفَعْنا بِالْعِلْمِ وَزَيِّنّا بِالْحِلْمِ وَجَمِّلْنا بِالْعافِيَةِ وَكَرِّمْنا بِالتَّقْوى اِنَّ وَلِيِّىَ اللَّهُ الَّذى نَزَّلَ الْكِتابَ وَهُوَ يَتَوَلَّى الصّالِحينَ
O Allah, (please) make us benefit by knowledge, adorn us with forbearance, beautify us with wellbeing, and honor us with piety. Surely, my guardian is Allah, Who revealed the Book, and He guards the righteous ones.