As most of us are aware, supplicating is an excellent way to attain closeness to Allah. It has been heavily emphasized in our religion to supplicate, when in need and under stress and more importantly when one is not under any stress or crises. I do not believe it is necessary for me to highlight the significance of supplication (dua) in this post.
The recognition of the importance of supplication combined with the realization of the blessedness of this holy month of Ramadhan, should encourage us to seek and increase our supplication in this blessed month.
Furthermore, knowing that our supplications are based on acceptable traditions provides additional peace and tranquility in our minds and hearts.
In this post, I present a Good tradition, which contains in it a very beautiful supplication specifically for the month of Ramadhan.
In this supplication, we could find numerous important points about our faith and our religion. It contains in it points that are related to theology, ethics, metaphysics and other important topics. Due to the abundance of teachings in this supplication, I would rather post this tradition without saying much, and instead ask you, the readers, to carefully read this supplication and examine its content.
Not only this is a beautiful supplication, it is very informative as well as beneficial. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did.
May all of your prayers, fasts and good deeds be accepted and rewarded by Allah the Almighty in this blessed Month of Ramadhan.
Arabic Text:
عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ رِئَابٍ عَنِ الْعَبْدِ الصَّالِحِ ع قَالَ ادْعُ بِهَذَا الدُّعَاءِ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ مُسْتَقْبِلَ دُخُولِ السَّنَةِ وَ ذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ مَنْ دَعَا بِهِ مُحْتَسِباً مُخْلِصاً لَمْ تُصِبْهُ فِي تِلْكَ السَّنَةِ فِتْنَةٌ وَ لَا آفَةٌ يُضَرُّ بِهَا دِينُهُ وَ بَدَنُهُ وَ وَقَاهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ ذِكْرُهُ شَرَّ مَا يَأْتِي بِهِ تِلْكَ السَّنَةَ
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِي دَانَ لَهُ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ وَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ الَّتِي وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ وَ بِعِزَّتِكَ الَّتِي قَهَرْتَ بِهَا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ وَ بِعَظَمَتِكَ الَّتِي تَوَاضَعَ لَهَا كُلُّ شَيْءٍ وَ بِقُوَّتِكَ الَّتِي خَضَعَ لَهَا كُلُّ شَيْءٍ وَ بِجَبَرُوتِكَ الَّتِي غَلَبَتْ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ وَ بِعِلْمِكَ الَّذِي أَحَاطَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ يَا نُورُ يَا قُدُّوسُ يَا أَوَّلُ قَبْلَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَ يَا بَاقِي بَعْدَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ يَا اللَّهُ يَا رَحْمَانُ يَا اللَّهُ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تُغَيِّرُ النِّعَمَ وَ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تُنْزِلُ النِّقَمَ وَ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تَقْطَعُ الرَّجَاءَ وَ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تُدِيلُ الْأَعْدَاءَ وَ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تَرُدُّ الدُّعَاءَ وَ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي يُسْتَحَقُّ بِهَا نُزُولُ الْبَلَاءِ وَ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تَحْبِسُ غَيْثَ السَّمَاءِ وَ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تَكْشِفُ الْغِطَاءَ وَ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تُعَجِّلُ الْفَنَاءَ وَ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تُورِثُ النَّدَمَ وَ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تَهْتِكُ الْعِصَمَ وَ أَلْبِسْنِي دِرْعَكَ الْحَصِينَةَ الَّتِي لَا تُرَامُ وَ عَافِنِي مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أُحَاذِرُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَ النَّهَارِ فِي مُسْتَقْبِلِ سَنَتِي هَذِهِ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَ الْأَرَضِينَ السَّبْعِ وَ مَا فِيهِنَّ وَ مَا بَيْنَهُنَّ وَ رَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ وَ رَبَّ السَّبْعِ الْمَثَانِي وَ الْقُرْآنِ الْعَظِيمِ وَ رَبَّ إِسْرَافِيلَ وَ مِيكَائِيلَ وَ جَبْرَئِيلَ وَ رَبَّ مُحَمَّدٍ ص وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ سَيِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَ خَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّينَ أَسْأَلُكَ بِكَ وَ بِمَا سَمَّيْتَ يَا عَظِيمُ أَنْتَ الَّذِي تَمُنُّ بِالْعَظِيمِ وَ تَدْفَعُ كُلَّ مَحْذُورٍ وَ تُعْطِي كُلَّ جَزِيلٍ وَ تُضَاعِفُ مِنَ الْحَسَنَاتِ بِالْقَلِيلِ وَ الْكَثِيرِ وَ تَفْعَلُ مَا تَشَاءُ يَا قَدِيرُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا رَحْمَانُ يَا رَحِيمُ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ وَ أَلْبِسْنِي فِي مُسْتَقْبِلِ هَذِهِ السَّنَةِ سِتْرَكَ وَ نَضِّرْ وَجْهِي بِنُورِكَ وَ أَحِبَّنِي بِمَحَبَّتِكَ وَ بَلِّغْنِي رِضْوَانَكَ وَ شَرِيفَ كَرَامَتِكَ وَ جَزِيلَ عَطَائِكَ مِنْ خَيْرِ مَا عِنْدَكَ وَ مِنْ خَيْرِ مَا أَنْتَ مُعْطٍ أَحَداً مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَ أَلْبِسْنِي مَعَ ذَلِكَ عَافِيَتَكَ يَا مَوْضِعَ كُلِّ شَكْوَى وَ يَا شَاهِدَ كُلِّ نَجْوَى وَ يَا عَالِمَ كُلِّ خَفِيَّةٍ وَ يَا دَافِعَ كُلِّ مَا تَشَاءُ مِنْ بَلِيَّةٍ يَا كَرِيمَ الْعَفْوِ يَا حَسَنَ التَّجَاوُزِ تَوَفَّنِي عَلَى مِلَّةِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ فِطْرَتِهِ وَ عَلَى دِينِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ سُنَّتِهِ وَ عَلَى خَيْرِ وَفَاةٍ فَتَوَفَّنِي مُوَالِياً لِأَوْلِيَائِكَ مُعَادِياً لِأَعْدَائِكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَ جَنِّبْنِي فِي هَذِهِ السَّنَةِ كُلَّ عَمَلٍ أَوْ قَوْلٍ أَوْ فِعْلٍ يُبَاعِدُنِي مِنْكَ وَ اجْلِبْنِي إِلَى كُلِّ عَمَلٍ أَوْ قَوْلٍ أَوْ فِعْلٍ يُقَرِّبُنِي مِنْكَ فِي هَذِهِ السَّنَةِ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ وَ امْنَعْنِي مِنْ كُلِّ عَمَلٍ أَوْ فِعْلٍ أَوْ قَوْلٍ يَكُونُ مِنِّي أَخَافُ ضَرَرَ عَاقِبَتِهِ وَ أَخَافُ مَقْتَكَ إِيَّايَ عَلَيْهِ حَذَراً أَنْ تَصْرِفَ وَجْهَكَ الْكَرِيمَ عَنِّي فَأَسْتَوْجِبَ بِهِ نَقْصاً مِنْ حَظٍّ لِي عِنْدَكَ يَا رَءُوفُ يَا رَحِيمُ اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي فِي مُسْتَقْبِلِ هَذِهِ السَّنَةِ فِي حِفْظِكَ وَ جِوَارِكَ وَ كَنَفِكَ وَ جَلِّلْنِي سِتْرَ عَافِيَتِكَ وَ هَبْ لِي كَرَامَتَكَ عَزَّ جَارُكَ وَ جَلَّ ثَنَاءُ وَجْهِكَ وَ لَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي تَابِعاً لِصَالِحِ مَنْ مَضَى مِنْ أَوْلِيَائِكَ وَ أَلْحِقْنِي بِهِمْ وَ اجْعَلْنِي مُسْلِماً لِمَنْ قَالَ بِالصِّدْقِ عَلَيْكَ مِنْهُمْ وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ يَا إِلَهِي أَنْ تُحِيطَ بِهِ خَطِيئَتِي وَ ظُلْمِي وَ إِسْرَافِي عَلَى نَفْسِي وَ اتِّبَاعِي لِهَوَايَ وَ اشْتِغَالِي بِشَهَوَاتِي فَيَحُولَ ذَلِكَ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَ رِضْوَانِكَ فَأَكُونَ مَنْسِيّاً عِنْدَكَ مُتَعَرِّضاً لِسَخَطِكَ وَ نَقِمَتِكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَفِّقْنِي لِكُلِّ عَمَلٍ صَالِحٍ تَرْضَى بِهِ عَنِّي وَ قَرِّبْنِي بِهِ إِلَيْكَ زُلْفَى اللَّهُمَّ كَمَا كَفَيْتَ نَبِيَّكَ مُحَمَّداً ص هَوْلَ عَدُوِّهِ وَ فَرَّجْتَ هَمَّهُ وَ كَشَفْتَ غَمَّهُ وَ صَدَقْتَهُ وَعْدَكَ وَ أَنْجَزْتَ لَهُ مَوْعِدَكَ بِعَهْدِكَ اللَّهُمَّ بِذَلِكَ فَاكْفِنِي هَوْلَ هَذِهِ السَّنَةِ وَ آفَاتِهَا وَ أَسْقَامَهَا وَ فِتْنَتَهَا وَ شُرُورَهَا وَ أَحْزَانَهَا وَ ضِيقَ الْمَعَاشِ فِيهَا وَ بَلِّغْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ كَمَالَ الْعَافِيَةِ بِتَمَامِ دَوَامِ الْعَافِيَةِ وَ النِّعْمَةِ عِنْدِي إِلَى مُنْتَهَى أَجَلِي أَسْأَلُكَ سُؤَالَ مَنْ أَسَاءَ وَ ظَلَمَ وَ اعْتَرَفَ وَ أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي مَا مَضَى مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ الَّتِي حَصَرَتْهَا حَفَظَتُكَ وَ أَحْصَتْهَا كِرَامُ مَلَائِكَتِكَ عَلَيَّ وَ أَنْ تَعْصِمَنِي إِلَهِي مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ فِيمَا بَقِيَ مِنْ عُمُرِي إِلَى مُنْتَهَى أَجَلِي يَا اللَّهُ يَا رَحْمَانُ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آتِنِي كُلَّ مَا سَأَلْتُكَ وَ رَغِبْتُ إِلَيْكَ فِيهِ فَإِنَّكَ أَمَرْتَنِي بِالدُّعَاءِ وَ تَكَفَّلْتَ لِي بِالْإِجَابَةِ
English Translation:
From Ali Ibn Ibrahim from his father from Ibn Mahboub from Ali Ibn Re’ab from the righteous servant of Allah (peace be upon him) who said:
Make this invocation in the month of Ramadhan to hail the new year and remember that whoever makes this invocation with faith and sincerity will not be plagued in that year with trial or pestilence to harm his faith or body. Allah the Most Glorious will shield him from all evils which that year may bring.
Lord, in Your name to which all things owe their existence, in the name of Your mercy which encompasses all things, in the name of Your glory with which you subjugate all things, Your greatness before which all things are humiliated, Your power to which all things are subject, Your might with which You overpower all things and Your knowledge which encompasses all things;
O Light, Most Hallowed, O Divine presence before anything ever was, eternal after all is no more, O Allah Most Beneficent. Send blessings upon Mohammed and the kin of Mohammed. Forgive me my sins for they demolish blessings; forgive me my sins for they bring misery; forgive me my sins for they severe hope, forgive me my sins which are fuel for my enemies; forgive me my sins which repel invocation, forgive me my sins for they are harbingers of calamity, forgive me my sins for they hold back the rains of heaven; forgive me my sins for they expose what is covered, forgive me my sins for they hasten doom, forgive me my sins for they beget remorse, forgive me my sins for they tear down strongholds of faith.
Clothe me in Your impenetrable shield which staves off all arrows. Protect me from the evils of all the pitfalls of night and day throughout this coming year.
O Lord of the seven heavens and the seven earths and all that is in them and between them; Lord of the great throne, Lord of the seven commendations [the seven verses of the first chapter of the Quran] and the glorious Quran; Lord of Israfeal, Mikael and Jebreel; the Lord of Mohammed (pbuh) and the people of his home, the Lord of the heralds and seal of the prophets;
I ask You in all your names O Great One; You are beneficent with all that is great and repel all harm, give all that is bountiful and multiply all good deeds with small and large rewards, and do what you will, O Almighty.
O Allah, Most Beneficent and Merciful; send blessings upon Mohammed and the people of his house. Clothe me throughout this year in your protection. Make my face radiant with Your light, embrace me with Your love and bless me with Your favour, your hallowed honour and bountiful gifts from all of the good in You and the good which You give to Your creations. Clothe me also in your goodness, Receiver of all supplications, Witness to every whispered plea, Seer of all that is hidden, Protector of all whom You will from harm, O Most Generous Forgiver, Most Tolerant.
Let me die in the faith of Abraham and his pious nature, the religion of Mohammed and his ways. Take me to you as an ally of your righteous allies [awliya], and enemy of Your enemies. Lord, spare me this year every deed, word or act that would distance me from You. Guide me to every deed, word and act that would bring me nearer to You, O the Most Merciful One. Keep me from every sinful deed, word or act for I fear [they] will bring harm to me, and I fear your wrath upon me, that You would turn your most generous countenance from me and deprive me of Your blessings. O Most Clement, Most Merciful.
O Allah, with the advent of this year take me in your safekeeping, your care and your patronage. Bestow upon me the honour of your goodness, bless me with Your patronage, Hallowed You are, Glorified your most blessed face. There is no God but You; Lord, put me on the path of the righteous who have gone, make me as them; make me a Muslim as those who have spoken truth about You.
O Allah, I seek protection in You from my sins, my iniquity and my profligacy, following my desires, chasing my lusts, that this would come between me and Your mercy and compassion and I become forgotten to You and become exposed to Your wrath and anger. Lord, guide me to every good deed that would earn your favour and bring me nearer to You. Lord, as you spared Your prophet Mohamed the horror of his enemies and relieved him of his hardships and fulfilled Your promise to him, and kept Your covenant with him, Lord spare me the horrors of this year, it’s plagues, ills, temptations, evils, grief and hardships. Bestow upon me in Your mercy perfect well-being and blessings until the end of my days.
I make to you the invocation of one who has transgressed and committed iniquity. I ask you to forgive my past sins which your keepers have noted and which Your benevolent angels have recorded. Protect me, O Lord from sins for the duration of my days until the end of my days.
O Allah, the most Benevolent, peace [prayers] upon Mohammed and the people of Mohammed’s house. Bless me with all I have asked You in my supplication for you have commanded me to make supplications and pledged that You shall answer.
Source:
Al-Kafi, Volume 4, Page 72, Tradition #3
