689 - الحَثُّ عَلَى الدُّعاءِ في كُلِّ حاجَةٍ

689. ENJOINMENT OF SUPPLICATION FOR EVERY NEED

2105.بحار الأنوار : فيما أوحَى اللَّهُ إلى‏ موسى‏ عليه السلام : يا موسى‏ ، سَلْني كلَّ ما تَحتاجُ إلَيهِ ، حتّى‏ عَلَفَ شاتِكَ ، ومِلحَ عَجينِكَ .¹

2105. It is narrated in Bihar al-Anwar that Allah revealed to Prophet Moses (AS), 'O Moses, ask Me for every single thing that you need, even the grass for your sheep to graze and the salt for your dough.' ²

2106.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : سَلُوا اللَّهَ عزّوجلّ ما بدا لَكُم مِن حوائجِكُم حتّى‏ شِسعَ النَّعلِ ؛ فإنّهُ إنْ لَم يُيَسِّرْهُ لَم يَتَيسَّرْ .³

2106.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.' ⁴

2107.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : لا تُحَقِّرُوا صَغيراً مِن حَوائجِكُم ؛ فإنّ أحَبَّ المؤمنينَ إلَى اللَّهِ تَعالى‏ أسألُهُم.⁵

2107.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'Do not deem the smallest of your needs as insignificant, for verily the most beloved of the believers with Allah is the one who asks [Him] the most.' ⁶

688 - التَّقَدُّمُ فِي الدُّعاءِ

688. Priority with Supplication

(وَإذا مَسَّ الْإنْسانَ ضُرٌّ دَعا رَبَّهُ مُنِيبَاً إلَيْهِ ثُمّ إذا خَوَّلَهُ نِعْمَةً مِنهُ نَسِيَ ما كانَ يَدعُوا إلَيهِ مِن قَبلُ وَجَعَلَ للَّهِ‏ِ أندَاداً لِيُضِلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِ قُل تَمَتَّعْ بِكُفْرِكَ قَلِيلاً إنَّكَ مِنْ أصْحَابِ النَّارِ) .¹

"When distress befalls man, he supplicates his Lord, turning to Him penitently. Then, when He grants him a blessing from Himself, he forgets that for which he had supplicated Him before, and sets up equals to Allah that he may lead [people] astray from His way. Say, 'Revel in your ingratitude for a while. Indeed you are among the inmates of the fire." ²

(أمَّنْ يُجِيبُ الْمُضطَرَّ إذا دَعاهُ وَيَكْشِفُ السُّوءَ وَيَجْعَلُكُم خُلَفَاءَ الْأَرْضِ أءِ لهٌ مَّعَ اللَّهِ قَلِيلاً ما تَذَكَّرُونَ) .³

"Is He who answers the call of the distressed [person] when he invokes Him and removes his distress, and makes you the earth's successors...? What! Is there a god besides Allah? Little is that admonition that you take." ⁴

انظر : الزمر : 49 و يونس : 22 و العنكبوت : 65 والروم : 33 . والأنعام : 40 ، 41 ، 63 و الاسراء : 67 .

(See also: Qur'an 39:49, 10:22, 29:65, 30:33,
6:40-41, 6:63, and 17:67)

2102.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أوْحَى اللَّهُ تَبارَكَ وتَعالى‏ إلى‏ داوود عليه السلام: اُذكُرْني في سَرَّائكَ أستَجِبْ لَكَ في ضَرَّائكَ .⁵

2102.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.' ⁶

2103.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : تَعَرَّفْ إلَى اللَّهِ فِي الرَّخاءِ يَعرِفْكَ فِي الشِّدَّةِ .⁷

2103.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Acquaint yourself with Allah in times of ease and Allah will acknowledge you in times of difficulty.' ⁸

2104.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : يَنبَغي للمُؤمِنِ أن يَكونَ دُعاؤهُ فِي الرَّخاءِ نَحْواً مِن دُعائهِ فِي الشِّدَّةِ .⁹

2104.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'A believer must supplicate Allah in times of ease the same way that he supplicates Allah in times of difficulty.' ¹⁰