​Supplication

Allah revealed to Prophet David (AS), Remember me in the good days so that I may answer [and assist] you in the bad [and difficult] days.

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  الدُّعاءُ مُخُّ العِبادَةِ ، ولا يَهلِكُ مَعَ الدُّعاءِ أحَدٌ . بحار الأنوار : 93 / 300 / 37 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Supplication is the essence of worship and no one who supplicates will be destroyed.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 93, p. 300, no. 37

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  أفضَلُ العِبادَةِ الدُّعاءُ ، فإذا أذِنَ اللَّهُ لِلعَبدِ في الدُّعاءِ فَتَحَ لَهُ بابَ الرَّحمَةِ ، إنّهُ لَن يَهلِكَ مَعَ الدُّعاءِ أحَدٌ . تنبيه الخواطر : 2 / 237 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The best worship is supplication, for when Allah gives permission [and divine succour] for His servant to supplicate, He opens for him the door of mercy. Surely the one who supplicates will never be destroyed.' Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 237

 رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  إنَّ أعجَزَ النّاسِ مَن عَجَزَ عَنِ الدُّعاءِ . الأمالي للطوسي : 89 / 136 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily the weakest person is the one who is incapable of supplicating.' Amali al-Tusi, p. 89, no. 136

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  الدُّعاءُ سِلاحُ المُؤمِنِ وَعَمودُ الدّينِ وَنورُ السَّماواتِ والأرضِ . الكافي : 2 / 468 / 1 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Supplication is the weapon of the believer, the pillar of religion, and the light of the heavens and the earth.' al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 468, no. 1

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  لا يَرُدُّ القَضاءَ إلَّا الدُّعاءُ . مكارم الأخلاق : 2 / 7 / 1978 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Nothing wards off fate except supplication.' Makarim al- Akhlaq, v. 2, p. 7, no. 1978

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  اِدفَعوا أبوابَ البَلاءِ بِالدُّعاءِ . بحار الأنوار : 93 / 288 / 3 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Repel the doors of calamity with supplication.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 93, p. 288, no. 3

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  أوْحَى اللَّهُ تَبارَكَ وتَعالى‏ إلى‏ داوود عليه السلام: اُذكُرْني في سَرَّائكَ أستَجِبْ لَكَ في ضَرَّائكَ . مكارم الأخلاق : 2 / 10 / 1991 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah revealed to Prophet David (AS), 'Remember me in the good days so that I may answer [and assist] you in the bad [and difficult] days.' Makarim al-Akhlaq, v. 2, p. 10, no. 1991

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  تَعَرَّفْ إلَى اللَّهِ فِي الرَّخاءِ يَعرِفْكَ فِي الشِّدَّةِ . بحار الأنوار : 77 / 87 / 3 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Acquaint yourself with Allah in times of ease and Allah will acknowledge you in times of difficulty.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 87, no. 3

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  سَلُوا اللَّهَ عزّوجلّ ما بدا لَكُم مِن حوائجِكُم حتّى‏ شِسعَ النَّعلِ ؛ فإنّهُ إنْ لَم يُيَسِّرْهُ لَم يَتَيسَّرْ . بحار الأنوار : 93 / 295 / 23 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Ask Allah for whatever occurs to you from your needs even for the laces of your shoes, for verily if He does not facilitate for it, it will not be facilitated.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 93, p. 295, no. 23

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  إذا أرادَ اللَّهُ أن يَستَجِيبَ لعبدٍ أذِنَ لَهُ في الدُّعاءِ . كنز العمّال : 3156 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'When Allah wants to answer or respond to His servant, He allows him [through divine succour] to supplicate.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 3156

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  أطِبْ كَسبَكَ تُستَجَبْ دَعوَتُكَ ، فإنَّ الرّجلَ يَرفَعُ اللُّقْمَةَ إلى‏ فِيهِ (حَراماً)  فما تُستَجابُ له دَعوَةٌ أربَعينَ يوماً . مكارم الأخلاق : 2 / 20 / 2045 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Make your earnings lawful and your supplication will be answered, for verily when a man raises an unlawful morsel of food to his mouth, his supplication is not answered for forty days.' Makarim al-Akhlaq, v. 2, p. 20, no. 2045

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  إنَّ العبدَ لَيَرفَعُ يَدَهُ إلى‏ اللَّهِ ومَطعَمُهُ حَرامٌ، فكيفَ يُستَجابُ لَهُ وهذا حالُهُ ؟! إرشاد القلوب : 149 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily a servant raises his hands to Allah [in supplication] while his food is unlawful! So how can his supplications be answered while he is in this state?!' Irshad al-Qulub, no. 149

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  اِعلَموا أنّ اللَّهَ لا يَستجيبُ دُعاءً مِن قلبٍ غافِلٍ لاهٍ . بحار الأنوار : 93 / 321 / 31 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Know that Allah does not answer supplication from a heedless and distracted heart.' Bihar al-Anwar,  v. 93, p. 321, no. 31

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  اغتَنِموا الدُّعاءَ عند الرِّقَّةِ فإنَّها رحمةٌ . الدعوات : 30 / 60 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Seize the opportunity to supplicate during tenderness [of your heart] for verily it is a mercy.' al-Daawat, p. 30, no. 60

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  لا يُرَدُّ دُعاءٌ أوَّلُهُ بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرّحمنِ الرَّحيمِ . الدعوات : 52 / 131 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The supplication that is preceded by "In the Name of Allah, the all-Beneficent, the all-Merciful" will not be rejected.' al-Daawat, p. 52, no. 131

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  إنَّ كُلَّ دُعاءٍ لا يَكونُ قَبلَهُ تَمجيدٌ فَهُوَ أبتَرُ . بحار الأنوار : 93 / 317 / 21 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily every supplication that is not preceded by praise [of Allah] is incomplete.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 93, p. 317, no. 21

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  أوحى‏ اللَّهُ إلى‏ بَعضِ أنبِيائِهِ : ... لَو أنَّ أهلَ سَبَعِ سَماواتٍ وأرَضينَ سَأَلوني جَميعاً فَأَعطَيتُ كُلَّ واحِدٍ مِنهُم مَسأَلَتَهُ ، ما نَقَصَ ذلِكَ مِن مُلكي مِثلَ جَناحِ بَعوضَةٍ ، وكَيفَ يَنقُصُ مُلكٌ أنَا قَيِّمُهُ؟! الأمالي للطوسي : ص 584 ح 1208 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah revealed unto one of His prophets.....If the people of the seven heavens and worlds were all to request from Me and I was to give each one their request, it would not decrease in My Sovereignty even the amount of the wing of an insect, and how can My Sovereignty decrease and I am its owner. ' Amali, Tusi, p.584, no. 1208

 رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  إذا دَعا أحَدُكُم فَليُعظِمِ الرَّغبَةَ ؛ فَإِنَّهُ لا يَتَعاظَمُ‏  عَلَى اللَّهِ شَي‏ءٌ . صحيح ابن حبّان : 3 / 177 / 896 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'If you were to supplicate, amplify the appeal, as there is nothing great that Allah cannot do.' Sahih ibn Habban, v. 3, p. 177, no. 896

 رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  دَعوةٌ في السِّرِّ تَعدِلُ سبعينَ دَعوةً في العَلَانِيَةِ . الدعوات : 18 / 7 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'A supplication asked in secret equals seventy supplications asked openly.' al-Daawat, p. 18, no. 7

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  إذا دَعا أحَدٌ فَلْيُعِمَّ فإنّه أوجَبُ للدُّعاءِ ، ومَن قَدَّمَ أربعينَ رَجُلاً مِن إخوانِهِ قَبلَ أن يَدعُوَ لِنفسِهِ استُجِيبَ لَهُ فيهِم وفي نفسِهِ . بحار الأنوار : 93 / 313 / 17 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'When someone supplicates, he should pray for everyone, for it renders his supplication more conducive to being answered, and whoever precedes forty from among his brothers in supplication before supplicating for himself, his supplication for them as well as himself will duly be answered.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 93, p. 313, no. 17

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  اُدْعُوا اللَّهَ وأنتُم مُوقِنونَ بالإجابَةِ . بحار الأنوار : 93 / 305 / 1 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Supplicate to Allah while being convinced that He will answer you.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 93, p. 305, no. 1

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  رَحِمَ اللَّهُ عبداً طَلَبَ مِن اللَّهِ عزّوجلّ حاجةً فَألَحَّ في الدُّعاءِ ، اُستُجِيبَ لَهُ أو لم يُستَجَبْ لَهُ . الكافي : 2 / 475 / 6 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah has mercy on a servant who seeks a need from Him and insists in supplication, whether it is answered or unanswered for him.' al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 475, no. 6

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  قالَ اللَّهُ تَبارَكَ وتَعالى‏ : يابنَ آدَمَ ، أطِعْني فيما أمَرتُكَ ، ولا تُعَلِّمْني ما يُصلِحُكَ. بحار الأنوار : 71 / 178 / 24 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah, Blessed and most High, has said, 'O son of Adam, obey Me in what I have commanded, and do not instruct Me about what is good for you.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 178, no. 24

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  يقولُ اللَّهُ: مَن شَغَلَهُ ذِكري عن مَسألَتي أعطَيتُهُ فوقَ ما اُعْطِي السائلينَ . كنز العمّال : 1874 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah, Mighty and Exalted, says, 'The one who is too preoccupied with My remembrance to ask Me, I give him more than what the ones who ask have been given.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 1874

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  إيَّاكُم ودَعوَةَ الوالِدِ ، فإنَّها أحَدُّ مِن السَّيفِ . بحار الأنوار : 74 / 84 / 94 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Beware of the supplication of the parent, for verily it is sharper than a sword.' Bihar al-Anwar,  v. 74, p. 84, no. 94

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  دعاءُ أطفالِ اُمَّتي مُستَجابٌ ما لَم يُقارِفوا الذُّنوبَ . بحار الأنوار : 93 / 357 / 14 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The supplications of the children of my community are answered as long as they have not fallen into sins.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 93, p. 357, no. 14

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  سألتُ اللَّهَ أن لا يَستَجيبَ دعاءَ حبيبٍ على‏ حبيبِهِ . بحار الأنوار : 93 / 378 / 21 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'I asked Allah not to answer the supplication of an enamoured one against his beloved.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 93, p. 378, no. 21

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  إنَّ رَبَّكم حَيِيٌّ كريمٌ ، يَستَحيِي أن يَبسُطَ العبدُ يَدَيهِ إلَيهِ فَيَرُدَّهُما صِفراً . كنز العمّال : 3128 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily your Lord is bashful and kind. He would be too ashamed for His servant to open his hands to Him [in supplication] and for Him to return them empty.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 3128