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Table of Contents
Asking Masomeenasws for Needs ...................................................................................................4
Summary:......................................................................................................................... 4
Introduction: .................................................................................................................... 9
Allahazwj Says: Supplicate to Me, and Iazwj will Answer to you. ....................................................... 9
Praying to Allahazwj, through the Rights (Wasita) of Ahl Al-Baytasws: ............................................ 10
Praying to Ahl Al-Baytasws - as Intermediary (Wasila): .................................................................. 10
Rasool-Allahsaww says, weasws give to him who asks from usasws:.................................................. 11
Amir ul-Momineenasws Cures and the Revives the dead: ............................................................. 12
Imamasws Supplicates to Syedaasws Bint e Muhammadsaww for Cure: ........................................... 13
Supplicating to Allahazwj as well as to Masomeenasws: ...................................................... 14
Quran Says: Allahazwj Awards and so do the Ahl Al-Baytasws ......................................................... 15

Masomeenasws help Allahazwj:........................................................................................................ 16
Imam Hussainasws and Martyrs of Karbala Helped Allahazwj: ........................................................ 16
Allahazwj Calls Rasool-Allahsaww’s deeds as Hisazwj Deed: ............................................................... 17
Can one ask for Rizq from Allahazwj as well as from Masomeenasws? ........................................... 18
One Supplicates to Imam Hussainasws when Bidding Farewell: .................................................... 19
Masomeenasws fulfil our Needs, through the Divine Powers: ...................................................... 19
Reviving of the dead by the Prophetsas and Imamasws: ................................................................ 20
Who can be a ‘Wasila’? ................................................................................................................ 20
Who are ‘Wali’ (Master) Besides Allahazwj? .................................................................................. 21
Asking Needs and supplicating to those who are present? ......................................................... 21
Our supplication to the Masomeenasws: ....................................................................................... 22
Masomeenasws only wish What Allahazwj Wishes: ......................................................................... 22
Rasool-Allahsaww Prayed to Allahazwj to Give him a Helper: .......................................................... 23
Calling Amir ul-Momineenasws for Help (Nad e Ali): ..................................................................... 23
A Believers Pleads to Amir ul Momineenasws: ............................................................................... 24
A Supplication Taught by Imam Ali Al-Rezaasws and Al-Hujjat Al-Qaim asws: ................................. 26
APPENDIX I: ............................................................................................................................... 28
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Holy Verses on the Wasila ............................................................................................................ 28

Allahazwj Permits Hisazwj Rasoolsaww‘s Intersession: ....................................................................... 30
APPENDIX II: .............................................................................................................................. 31
Holy Verses forbidding Self-Made ‘Wasila’ .................................................................................. 31
APPENDIX III: ............................................................................................................................. 33
Supplications at the Holy Shrines ................................................................................................. 33
Abbreviations:
saww: - Sal lal la ho Allay hay Wa Aal lay he Wasallam
azwj: - Az Za Wa Jalla
asws: - Allay hay Salawat Wass Salam
AJFJ: Ajal Allah hey wa Fara Jaak
azwj
ra: - Razi Allah
azwj
La: - Laan Allah
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.‫ وسلم تسليما‬،‫ وصلى اهلل على سيدنا حممد وآله الطاهرين‬،‫بسم اهلل الرمحن الرحيم احلمد هلل رب العاملني‬
In the Name of Allahazwj the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Praise is for Allahazwj Lordazwj
of the Worlds, and Blessing be upon our Chief Muhammadsaww and hissaww Purified
Progenyasws, and greetings with abundant greetings.
‫ص ِّل َعلى ُحمَ َّم ٍد َّو ِآل ُحمَ َّم ٍد َّو َع ِّج ْل فَ َر َج ُه ْم َوالْ َع ْن أ َْع َدائَ ُه ْم اَ ْْجَعِ ْني‬
َ ‫اَللَّ ُه َّم‬
Asking Masomeenasws for Needs

Summary:
Ahadith on similar topics to ‘Asking Masomeenasws for Needs’, i.e., seeking help (Saying ‘Ya Ali
Madad’), use of Wasila (Shirk and Wasila), distributing sustenance and creation via miracles (Raziq o
Khaliq) and present and watching (‘Hazir o Nazir’) –attributed to ‘Wali Allah’ (Appointed Guardians -
from Allahazwj), and ‘Ghair Allah’ (who are and who are not) have already been presented, see the
links below:
https://hubeali.com/articles/SayingYaAli_asws_Madad.pdf
http://hubeali.com/articles/Shirk-and-Wasila-20101.pdf
https://www.hubeali.com/articles/Raziq_O_Khaliq.pdf
https://www.hubeali.com/articles/Hazir-o-Nazir-from-Quran.pdf
https://www.hubeali.com/articles/GhairAllah_Who_are_and_Who_Arent.pdf
The ‘Ghair Allah’, in particular, is a quite complex topic, as it is used in two meanings - ‘‫ ’لِغَ ِْي اللَّ ِه‬for
seeking Wasila (intercession) of those who are not Appointed by Allah azwj, i.e., man-made idols,
fake imams, but excluding those who are Nominated by Allah azwj as a Door/Path to Himazwj, i.e.,
Infallible Prophetas and Imamsasws. The second meanings of ‘‫ ’لِغَ ِْي اللَّ ِه‬would apply when it comes to
ِ ‫’’ َذ‬, here ‘‫ ’لِغَ ِي اللَّ ِه‬would mean ‘not Allah’, i.e., the word ‘Allah’ is ‘‫ ’لِغَ ِي اللَّ ِه‬- not
the Self of Allah ‘‘‫ات اللَّ ِه‬ ْ ْ
azwj
Allah ’s Self.
In this short article, we try to better understand, from the Book and Ahadith, the general practices
of asking for needs (when supplicating) to Allahazwj and Hisazwj Appointed Walisasws, as the Muslim
community is highly divided regarding its scope, falling into the following three categories:
(1) Beseeching and pleading (directly) to Allahazwj;

(2) Supplicating to Allahazwj through the rights (Bay-Haqqay/Wasita) of Muhammadsaww wa Alay
Muhammadasws;
(3) Asking for needs from Masomeenasws, as a Wasila (intermediary) e.g., while visiting theirasws
Holy Shrines, as well as when far away from theirasws holy shrines.
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Those Muslims belonging to (1) usually, confine their prayers, as per a Holy Verse of Sura-e-Alhamd
(1:5)‘‫ني‬ِ َ َّ‫اك نَعب ُد وإِي‬ ِ
ُ ‫اك نَ ْستَع‬ َ ُ ْ َ َّ‫‘ ’إي‬You (alone) we worship; You (alone) we ask for help’. They overlook all
those Verses of the Holy Quran which allow for the help through intercessors Appointed by Allahazwj
(e.g., 5:35, 21:28, 2:255, 20:109). These Verses emphasise the ‘Wasila’ which is Allowed by Allahazwj
and denounce the use of any man-made Wasila (which is classified as Shirk). Muslims belonging to
(1) would consider supplications of believers from (2-3) as ‘Shirk’ and would even try to stop them,
where possible1, from asking needs through ‘Wasila’.
Those Muslims who fall into the (2) kind, believe that we must direct our supplications to Allah azwj,
however, may also plead to Allahazwj through the rights of ‘Muhammadsaww wa Allay
Muhammadasws’ (Prophetsaww and his Holy Progenyasws). They would be supplicating either directly
to Allahazwj as per the (1) or through the rights of Muhammadsaww and hissaww pure progeny, e.g., (O
Allahazwj Ias ask Youazwj through the rights of Muhammadsaww). There are many Ahadith which
recommend asking for needs through the rights of Ahl Al-Baytasws, for example:
ِ ْ ‫احلُس‬ ِ َ‫ِِب ِّق ُحم َّم ٍد و علِي و ف‬

‫ني‬ َ ْ ‫احلَ َس ِن َو‬
ْ ‫اط َمةَ َو‬ َ ٍّ َ َ َ َ
For the ‘Rights’ of Muhammadsaww and Aliasws and Fatimaasws and Al-Hassanasws and Al-Hussainasws. 2
The Muslims with beliefs of (2) restrict the scope of their supplications to (1-2) and will deem the
way of supplicating of the (3) as illicit and Shirk in Islam.
Those believers who are characterised into the (3) type, believe that the scope of the ‘Wasila’ is
broader than the constraints drawn upon it by the (1-2) and one may also ask for needs from those
who are ‘Designated’ by Allahazwj as a Messenger to bring prayers to Allahazwj.
They (3) believe that the ones ‘Designated by Allah’ are ‘Hazir o Nazir’ (are present and listen to our
supplication and give as treasures of Allahazwj’s Will). An example of this doctrine is that Allahazwj
Delivered some Messages to the Prophetsaww sometimes directly on hissaww Heart as well as through
Angel Gabrielas. Likewise, Prophet Muhammadsaww communicated to Allahazwj directly or asked
Angel Gabrielas to convey hissaww greetings to Allahazwj as and when deemed the most appropriate
choice. For example, Allahazwj Says:
‫ح‬ ِ ‫إِ ْن تَتوبا إِ ََل اللَّ ِه فَ َق ْد صغَت قُلُوب ُكما ۖ وإِ ْن تَظَاهرا علَي ِه فَِإ َّن اللَّه هو موََلهُ و ِجب ِريل و‬
ُ ‫صال‬
َ َ ُ ْ َ َْ َُ َ ْ َ ََ َ َ ُ ْ َ َُ
}66:4{ ‫ك ظَ ِهير‬ ِ
َ ‫ين ۖ َوال َْم ََلئِ َكةُ بَ ْع َد ََٰذل‬ِِ
َ ‫ال ُْم ْؤمن‬
If you both repent to Allah, then He has Inclined both your hearts, and if you back each other
against him, then surely Allah, He is his Guardian, and (so are) Jibraeel and ‘‫ين‬ ِِ ِ ‫ ’و‬the
َ ‫صال ُح ال ُْم ْؤمن‬
َ َ
corrector of the Momineen; and the Angels after that are backers [66:4]
1
This is frequently observed in Mecca and Medina, where special teams are forbidding pilgrims from supplicating other
than as per their beliefs - (1)
2
99 : ‫ ص‬7 : ‫وسائلالشيعة ج‬, H. 8843.
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In the above Holy Verse, Allahazwj Reveals who are the Authorised Guardians (Moula) to whom one
can turn to for assistance. We learn from Rasool-Allahsaww about the ‘‫ني‬ِِ ِ ‫ ’و‬from the following
َ ‫صال ُح الْ ُم ْؤمن‬
ََ
Hadith:
‫ عن أيب عبد اهلل‬،‫ عن حممد احلليب‬،‫ عن أيب ْجيلة‬،‫ عن ابن فضال‬،‫ عن أمحد بن حممد بن عيسى‬،‫ حدثنا أمحد بن إدريس‬:‫ قال‬،‫و عنه‬
‫ أ تدرون‬:‫ و ذلك أنه قال هلم‬،‫ « إن رسول اهلل (صلى اهلل عليه و آله) عرف أصحابه أمي املؤمنني (عليه السالم) مرتني‬:‫ قال‬،)‫(عليه السالم‬
،‫ اهلل و رسوله أعلم‬:‫من وليكم من بعدي؟ قالوا‬
And from him, from Ahmad Bin Idrees, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ibn Fazaal, from Abu Jameela, from
Muhammad Al-Halby,
‘Abu Abdullahasws having said: ‘Rasool-Allahsaww introduced Amir-al-Momineenasws to hissaww

companions twice, and then (first) hesaww said to them: ‘Do you know the oneasws who is your
guardian from after mesaww?’ They said, ‘Allahazwj and Hisazwj Rasoolsaww know’.
ِِ ِ ِِ َّ ِ
.‫ و هو وليكم بعدي‬،)‫ يعين أمي املؤمنني (عليه السالم‬،‫ني‬ ُ ‫ فَإ َّن اللهَ ُه َو َم ْوالهُ َو ج ْْب‬:‫ فإن اهلل تبارك و تعاَل قد قال‬:‫قال‬
َ ‫يل َو صال ُح الْ ُم ْؤمن‬
Hesaww said: ‘So Allahazwj, Blessed and Exalted has Said: then surely Allah, He is his Guardian, and (so
is) Jibraeel and the corrector of the Momineen [66:4], Meaning Amir-al-Momineenasws, and heasws is
your guardian after mesaww’.
.»‫ من كنت مواله فعلي مواله‬:‫و املرة الثانية يوم غدير خم حني قال‬
And the second time was on the Day of Ghadeer Khumm where he saww said: ‘The one whom Isaww
was the Master of, so Aliasws is his Master’’.3
In the following Holy Verse, Allahazwj Asks believers to seek forgiveness from Allahazwj and from the
Rasool-Allahsaww:
َ ُ‫اع بِِإ ْذ ِن اللَّ ِه ۖ َولَ ْو أَن َُّه ْم إِ ْذ ظَلَ ُموا أَنْ ُف َس ُه ْم َجاء‬ ِ ٍ ‫وما أَرس ْلنا ِمن رس‬
‫ول‬
ُ ‫الر ُس‬ ْ ‫استَ ْغ َف ُروا اللَّهَ َو‬
َّ ‫استَ ْغ َفَر َهلُ ُم‬ ْ َ‫وك ف‬ َ َ‫ول إَِّال ليُط‬ ُ َ ْ َ َ ْ ََ
ِ
}4:64{ ‫يما‬ ً ‫لََو َج ُدوا اللَّهَ تَ َّوابًا َرح‬
And We did not Send any Rasool but for him to be obeyed by the Permission of Allah; and had
they, when they were unjust to themselves, come to you and sought Forgiveness of Allah and the
Rasool had (also) sought Forgiveness for them, they would have found Allah Oft-turning (to
Mercy), Merciful [4:64]
Also the sons of Prophet Jacobas (Yaqoob) said to their fatheras to seek forgiveness for them, as
Allahazwj narrates in the Holy Quran:
ِِ ِ ‫قَالُوا يا أَبانَا‬
َ ‫استَ ْغفْر لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا إِنَّا ُكنَّا َخاطئ‬
}97{ ‫ني‬ ْ َ َ
3
(.3 /699 :2 ‫)تأويل اآليات‬
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They said, ‘O our father! Seek Forgiveness for us for our sins, surely we were erroneous’ [12:97].
Following this, as per several Ahadith, Prophet Muhammadsaww and Imam Aliasws, are the fathers of
the believers4, e.g., Imam Muhammadasws Bin Aliasws Bin Musaasws says:
َ ‫ت ِم ْن نَ ْف ِس‬ ِ ِ ِ َ ‫َن ُحم َّمداً و علِياً مع ِطي‬ ِ

‫ك‬ َ ْ‫اك م ْن أَنْ ُفس ِه َما َما تُ ْعطي ِه َما أَن‬َ ْ ُ ّ َ َ َ َّ ‫ال ُحمَ َّم ُد بْ ُن َعل ٍّي ع َال َجَرَم أ‬
َ َ‫ق‬
Muhammadasws Bin Aliasws said: ‘There is no doubt that Muhammadsaww and Aliasws would give you
what you give to themasws from yourself5.
And in another Hadith:
‫س ِم َن اللَّ ِه ِِف ِح ٍّل َو َال َحَرٍام َو َال قَلِ ٍيل َو َال‬ ِِ ِ ِِ ِ ِِ ِ ِ ٍ ِ َ َ‫و ق‬
َ ‫ال َعل ُّي بْ ُن ُحمَ َّمد ع َم ْن ََلْ يَ ُك ْن َوال َدا دينه ُحمَ َّم رد َو َعل ٌّي أَ ْكَرَم َعلَْيه م ْن َوال َد ْي نَ َسبه فَلَْي‬ َ
ٍ ِ
.‫َكثي‬
And Aliasws Bin Muhammadasws said: ‘The one who does not happen to be more honouring to the
two fathers of his Religion, Muhammadsaww and Aliasws, than his own parents, so he isn’t from
Allahazwj in a Permissible, nor in a Prohibited, nor little, nor more’.6
The believers of today are the orphans of Ahl Al-Bayt – in a hadith because they cannot see the
Imamajfj of their time.7 (Hadith is given in footnote 7)
We draw our readers’ attention to the famous supplication of Rasool Allah, as per the instructions
of Allahazwj, to Call upon Aliasws in your need for help – the supplication of ‘Nad e Ali’ which has a
very broad scope and can be recited under any difficult and distressed instant.
(Allahazwj Instructed His Prophetsaww): ‘Call Aliasws who manifests wonders, you will find assistance
for yourself in the difficulties. Every sorrow and worry will be removed, by yourasws Wilayah, O
Aliasws! O Aliasws! O Aliasws!’’ 8 9
4
‫ع و قال موسى بن جعفر ع يعظم ثواب الصالة على قدر تعظيم املصلي على أبويه األفضلني حممد و علي‬
asws
Imam Musa-e-Kazim said: The reward of one’s Salat’s is proportional to one’s respect and submission to both of
saww asws
his/her fathers ‘Muhammad and Ali .
5
Bihar Al Anwaar – V 23, The book of Imamate, P 1 Ch 15 H 8
6
Bihar Al Anwaar – V 23, The book of Imamate, P 1 Ch 15 H 8
7
،‫ وال يدري كيف حكمه فيما يبتلي به من شرائع دينه‬،‫ أشد من يتم اليتيم الذي انقطع عن أبيه يتم يتيم انقطع عن إمامه وال يقدر على الوصول إليه‬:‫عن رسول اهلل صلى اهلل عليه وآله أنه قال‬
‫ ِف حديث‬:‫ قال اجلزري‬:‫ بيان‬.‫أال فمن كان من شيعتنا عاملا بعلومنا وهذا اجلاهل بشريعتنا املنقطع عن مشاهدتنا يتيم ِف حجره أال فمن هداه وأرشده وعلمه شريعتنا كان معنا ِف الرفيق األعلى‬
‫ أحلقين بالرفيق األعلى‬:‫الدعاء‬
saww azwj
Prophet of Allah said: He is an orphan who is unable to receive his parents’ care and is therefore not brought up
asws
by them. However, he is not that miserable as compared with the one who is unable to reach Imam of his time and
asws asws
is unable to receive and comprehend his Imam ’s blessings and guidance. He, who does not know his Imam ’s
asws
verdicts on those religious affairs faced by him (day to day). He is the Orphan of Alay-Muhammad . Be aware! He
asws
should be looked after by those who have knowledge about our traditions. Whoever would teach him our
7
attributes, our Marifat (recognition) and our traditions will be with us in the hereafter.
8
Bihar Vol-20 Page-73, Also see: Mastadruk alWasail, vol. 15, page 583 and Misbah al Kafami. Page-183
9 saww
Bihar Al Anwaar – V 19, The book of our Prophet , P 3 Ch 12 H 11
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Finally, we find in many Ahadith that there are abundant supplications similar to Nad e Ali, where
we direct our supplications directly to the Masomeenasws. Some of those are cited here. For
example we recite:
‫ول اللَّ ِه أ َِغثِْين أ َِغثِْين‬ ِ

ِ ‫اطمةُ بِْنت رس‬ ِ ِِ ِ ِ ِ َ ‫يا رس‬
َ ‫ول اللَّه يَا َغ ْوثي يَا أَم َي الْ ُم ْؤمن‬
ُ َ َ َ َ‫ني يَا َغ ْوثي يَا ف‬ َُ َ
(I take refuge) O Rasool-Allahsaww, O my succour (support), O Amir-ul-Momineenasws, O my succour,
O Fatimaasws, daughter of Rasool-Allahsaww, help me (an extract).10
In the following sections, further Holy Verses and Ahadith are presented in order to prove the
legitimacy of the beliefs of (3) – in that one can ask for one’s needs from Allahazwj, through the
rights of Muhammadsaww and Aly Muhammadasws as well as from Muhammadsaww and Aly
Muhammadasws.
10
73 :‫ ص‬،‫طب األئمة عليهم السالم‬
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Introduction:
We start with the following Holy Verse where Allahazwj Says, Pray to Meazwj and Iazwj will Answer you.
Allahazwj Says: Supplicate to Me, and Iazwj will Answer to you.

ِ ‫ال ربُّ ُكم ْادع ِوِن أَستَ ِجب لَ ُكم ۖ إِ َّن الَّ ِذين يستَ ْكِْبو َن عن عِبادِِت سي ْدخلُو َن جهن‬
َ ‫َّم َداخ ِر‬
‫ين‬ َ ََ ُ ََ َ َ ْ َ ُ ْ َ َ ْ ْ ْ ُ ُ َ َ َ‫َوق‬
}40:60{
And your Lord says: “Supplicate to Me, I will Answer you. Surely those who are too arrogant from
worshipping Me would be entering Hell disgraced [40:60]
ٍ َ‫الر ْمح ِن عن ُحم َّم ِد ب ِن ِسن‬

‫ان َع ْن‬ ْ َ ْ َ َ َّ ‫س بْ ِن َعْبد‬
ِ
َ ُ‫يسى َع ْن يُون‬
ِ ِ ِِ
َ ‫َمحَ َد الْ َمالك ُّي َع ْن ُحمَ َّمد بْ ِن ع‬ ْ ‫ني بْ ُن أ‬ ْ ‫اس َرِمحَهُ اللَّهُ َحدَّثَنَا‬
ُ ْ ‫احلُ َس‬ ِ َّ‫ال ُحمَ َّم ُد بْ ُن الْ َعب‬
َ َ‫ق‬
‫َّاس َو لَكِ ْن‬
ِ ‫ض الن‬
َ ُ ‫ت أَبَا َعْب ِد اللَّ ِه ع يَ ُق‬
ِ ‫ول إِ َّن اللَّهَ َعَّز َو َج َّل ََلْ يَ ِكلْنَا إِ ََل أَنْ ُف ِسنَا َو لَ ْو وَكلَنَا إِ ََل أَنْ ُف ِسنَا لَ ُكنَّا َكبَ ْع‬ ِ َ َ‫ُحم َّم ِد ب ِن نُعما َن ق‬
ُ ‫ال ََس ْع‬ َْ ْ َ
ِ ِ َّ
.‫ب لَ ُك ْم‬
ْ ‫َستَج‬ ْ ‫ال اللَّهُ َعَّز َو َج َّل لَنَا ْاد ُع ِوِن أ‬ َ َ‫ين ق‬
َ ‫ََْن ُن الذ‬
Muhammad Bin Al-Abbas from Al-Husayn Bin Ahmad Al-Maliky, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus Bin Abdul
Rahman, from Muhammad Bin Sinan, from Muhammad Bin Al-No’man who said,
‘I heard Abu Abdullahasws saying: ‘Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic did not Leave usasws to ourselvesasws,
and had Heazwj Left usasws to ourselvesasws, weazwj would be like the other people. But, weasws are the
ones for whom Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic Says “Supplicate to Me, I will Answer you [40:60]’.11
As per the above Hadith, when Masomeenasws supplicate to Allahazwj, Allahazwj Answers themasws.
Therefore, as per the above hadith when masomeenasws supplicate to Allahazwj, Allahazwj Answers
themasws.
Therefore, depending on the conditions, one may direct his supplications to Allah azwj. For example:
َّ ‫الرِجي ِم بِ ْس ِم اللَّ ِه‬

‫الر ْمح ِن الَّرِحيم‬ ِ َ‫الس ِمي ِع الْعلِي ِم ِمن الشَّيط‬
َّ ‫ان‬ ْ َ َ َّ ‫أَعُوذُ بِاللَّ ِه‬
Imam Abu Muhammad Al-Hassanasws said: to say before reading the Quran:
I seek refuge with Allahazwj Who is the all Hearing, the all Knowing, (Who Protects) from the
accursed Satan.' In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.12
Or one can pray to Allahazwj through the Wasita (Rights) of Masomeenasws, yes, one can, we take an
example below:
11
16 /532 :2 ‫تأويل اآليات‬
12
[‫]آداب قراءة القرآن‬ 16 :‫ ص‬،‫التفسي املنسوب إَل اإلمام احلسن العسكري عليه السالم‬
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Praying to Allahazwj, through the Rights (Wasita) of Ahl Al-

Baytasws:
There are several supplications, as narrated from ahadith, about seeking needs through the rights
(wasita) of Ahl Al-Baytasws.
‫ني َو ْاألَئِ َّم ِة‬ ِ َ‫الر ْمح ِة ُحم َّم ٍد ص و علِي و ف‬ َ ‫ت َو ْج ِهي ِعْن َد َك فَِإ ِِّن أَتَ َو َّجهُ إِلَْي‬
َ ِّ‫ك بِنَبِي‬
ِ ْ ‫احلُس‬
َ ْ ‫احلَ َس ِن َو‬
ْ ‫اط َمةَ َو‬ َ ٍّ َ َ َ َ َّ ‫يب‬ ِّ َِ‫ك ن‬ ْ ‫َخلَ َق‬ ْ َ‫اَللَّ ُه َّم إِ ْن َكان‬
ْ ‫ت ذُنُ ِويب قَ ْد أ‬
»)‫(عليهم السالم‬
‘Our Allahazwj! If there were sins upon me, so I have bowed my face in Your azwj Presence. So I divert
myself to Youazwj by Yourazwj Prophetsaww, a Prophetsaww of Mercy, and Aliasws, and Fatimaasws, and Al-
Hassanasws, and Al-Hussainasws, and the Imamsasws’.13
Also:
Rasool-Allahsaww said: that the ‘‫ات‬ ِ ‫( ’الْ َكلِم‬Words) which Prophet Adamas was taught by Allahazwj and
َ
ِ ‫ ’الْ َكلِم‬hisas repentance was accepted were (O Allahazwj Ias ask Youazwj):
through those ‘‫ات‬ َ
ِ ْ ‫احلُس‬ ِ َ‫ِِب ِّق ُحم َّم ٍد و علِي و ف‬

‫ني‬ َ ْ ‫احلَ َس ِن َو‬
ْ ‫اط َمةَ َو‬ َ ٍّ َ َ َ َ
For the Rights of Muhammadsaww and Aliasws and Fatimaasws and Al-Hassanasws and Al-Hussainasws. 14
Praying to Ahl Al-Baytasws - as Intermediary (Wasila):

We have seen above that we call upon Allahazwj to fulfil our needs, we also supplicate to Allahazwj
through the rights of Ahl Al-Baytasws.
Can we supplicate to Ahl Al-Baytasws for right of Allahazwj? Of course we do and there are several
examples where we supplicate to themasws as theyasws are the Appointed Guardians of Allahazwj.
Below we start with a Holy Verse:
}5:35{ ‫حو َن‬ ِ ‫اه ُدوا ِِف َسبِيلِ ِه لَ َعلَّ ُك ْم‬

ِ ‫يا أَيُّها الَّ ِذين آمنوا اتَّ ُقوا اللَّه واب ت غُوا إِلَي ِه الْو ِسيلَةَ وج‬
ُ ‫تُ ْفل‬ َ َ َ ْ َْ َ َ َُ َ َ َ
O you who believe! Fear Allah and seek ‘َ‫( ’الْ َو ِسيلَة‬the intermediary) to Him and strive
hard in His Way, perhaps you would be successful [5:35]
Additional Holy Verses related to Wasila are given in Appendix I, and those Holy Verses forbidding
Self-Made ‘Wasila’ are included in Appendix II.
13
344 :1 ‫القمي‬
ّ ‫تفسي‬
14
99 : ‫ ص‬7 : ‫وسائلالشيعة ج‬, H. 8843.
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When we perform the Ziyarah of Rasool-Allahsaww either at the holy grave or from afar, we recite:
‫الر ْمحَِة ُحمَ َّم ٍد ص‬ ِّ َِ‫ك ن‬

َّ ‫يب‬ ِ
َ ‫ َو إِ ِِّن أَتَ َو َّجهُ إِلَْي‬- ‫ك ُم ْستَ ْغفراً تَائِباً ِم ْن ذُنُ ِويب‬
َ ِّ‫ك بِنَبِي‬ ُ ‫َو إِ ِِّن أَتَْي‬
َ َّ‫ت نَبِي‬
(O Allahazwj) And I have come to Your Prophetsaww, repenting and asking for forgiveness for my sins,
and I have turned to Youazwj through Yourazwj Prophetsaww, the Prophetsaww of Mercy,
Muhammadsaww (as a Wasilla to reach out to Youazwj)
And we then recite:
‫ك لِيَ ْغ ِفَر ِل ذُنُ ِويب‬ َ ِّ‫يَا ُحمَ َّم ُد إِ ِِّن أَتَ َو َّجهُ إِ ََل اللَّ ِه َرِّيب َو َرب‬
َ ِ‫ك ب‬
O Muhammadsaww! I am turning to yousaww for (the sake of) Allahazwj, your Lordazwj and mine,
through yousaww, so that Heazwj may forgive my sins.
ِ
ِ َ ‫َحرى أَ ْن تُ ْق‬
َ‫ضى إ ْن َشاء‬ َ ‫ك فَِإن‬
َ ْ ‫َّك أ‬ َ َ‫اجت‬
َ ‫اسأ َْل َح‬ َ ْ‫استَ ْقبِ ِل الْقْب لَةَ َو ْارفَ ْع يَ َدي‬
ْ ‫ك َو‬ َ ‫ف َكتِ َفْي‬
ْ ‫ك َو‬ ِّ ِ‫اج َع ْل قَ ْب َر الن‬
َ ‫َّيب ص َخ ْل‬ ْ َ‫ف‬- ‫اجةر‬
َ ‫ك َح‬ ْ َ‫َو إِ ْن َكان‬
َ َ‫ت ل‬
ُ‫اللَّه‬
Then Imamasws said: If you have a request, turn to grave of the Prophetsaww, behind your (left)
shoulders (and) face the Qiblah, raise your hands and ask for your request. If you do this then there
is more likely that your prayer is heard In-Sha Allah.15
In the above Ziyarah we learn that the intercession is used in both ways; reaching out to Allahazwj
through the rights of Rasool-Allahsaww, as well as reaching out to Muhammadsaww through the Rights
of Allahazwj.
Rasool-Allahsaww says, weasws give to him who asks from usasws:

A poor ‘believer’ came to Rasool-Allahsaww and asked for assistance, Rasool-Allahsaww said: Isaww can
give (some monies) to you but you better go out and try to find work for yourself.
ِ ‫َصح‬
‫اب‬ ِ
َ ْ ‫ال َر ُج ٍل م ْن أ‬ُ ‫َّت َح‬ َ َ‫اَل بْ ِن ُمكَْرٍم َع ْن أَِيب َعْب ِد اللَّ ِه ( عليه السالم ) ق‬
ْ ‫ال ا ْشتَد‬ ِّ ‫َس ِد‬
ِ ‫ي َع ْن َس‬ ٍ َّ ‫ني َع ْن َعْب ِد‬
َ ‫الر ْمحَ ِن بْ ِن ُحمَ َّمد ْاأل‬ ِ ْ ‫ُحمَ َّم ُد بْن ََْيَي َع ْن ُحمَ َّم ِد بْ ِن ا ْحلُس‬
َ َ ُ
ِ ِ ِ ِ َّ
‫َّيب ( صلى اهلل‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ال‬ ‫آه‬
‫ر‬
ُّ ُ َ َّ َ َ‫ا‬ ‫م‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ف‬ ) ‫وآله‬ ‫عليه‬ ‫اهلل‬ ‫صلى‬ ( ‫َّيب‬‫ن‬ ‫ال‬ ‫َل‬ ‫إ‬ ‫اء‬ ‫ج‬
ِّ َ َ َ َ ُ َْ َ َ ‫ف‬ ‫ه‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ل‬َ‫أ‬ ‫س‬ ‫ف‬ ) ‫وآله‬ ‫عليه‬ ‫اهلل‬ ‫صلى‬ ( ‫ه‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ال‬ ‫ول‬ ‫س‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ي‬ ‫َت‬
‫أ‬ ‫و‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ه‬ ‫ت‬َ
َ ُ َ َ َْ َْ ُُ َ ْ ُ َ ْ َ َ َ‫أ‬
‫ر‬ ‫ام‬ ‫ه‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ق‬ ‫ف‬ ) ‫وآله‬ ‫عليه‬ ‫اهلل‬ ‫َّيب ( صلى‬ ِّ ِ‫الن‬
ُ‫استَ غْ ََن أَ ْغنَاهُ اللَّه‬
ْ ‫ال َم ْن َسأَلَنَا أ َْعطَْي نَاهُ َو َم ِن‬َ َ‫عليه وآله ) ق‬
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Al Husayn, from Abdul Rahman Bin Muhammad Al Asady, from Alim Bin
Mukram,
(It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullahasws having said: ‘The (financial) state of a man from the
companions of the Prophetsaww became difficult, so his wife said to him, ‘If only you would go to
Rasool-Allahsaww and ask himsaww’. So he came over to the Prophetsaww. So when the Prophetsaww
15
16 : ‫كاملالزيارات ص‬, Kamil Al-Ziyarah’, written by Ibn Qulawayh Al-Qummi in the 4 century
th
Page 11 of 34
saw him, said: ‘The one who asks ussaww, wesaww give to him, but the one who manages without
(asking), Allahazwj would Enrich him’.
ُ ‫ول اللَّ ِه ( صلى اهلل عليه وآله ) بَ َشرر فَأ َْعلِ ْمهُ فَأَتَاهُ فَلَ َّما َرآهُ َر ُس‬
( ‫ول اللَّ ِه‬ َ ‫ت إِ َّن َر ُس‬ ِِ
ْ َ‫الر ُج ُل َما يَ ْع ِين َغ ِْيي فَ َر َج َع إِ ََل ْامَرأَته فَأ َْعلَ َم َها فَ َقال‬
َّ ‫ال‬
َ ‫فَ َق‬
ً‫ك ثََالثا‬ ِ َّ ‫ال من سأَلَنا أَعطَي ناه و م ِن است ْغَن أَ ْغناه اللَّه ح ََّّت فَعل‬
َ ‫الر ُج ُل َذل‬ َ َ َ ُ ُ َ َ َ ْ َ َ ُ َ ْ ْ َ َ ْ َ َ َ‫صلى اهلل عليه وآله ) ق‬
So the man said, ‘Hesaww did not mean anyone apart from me’. So he returned to his wife and let
her know. So she said ‘Rasool-Allahsaww is a ‘Bashr’ (person), so let himsaww know of it’. So he went
over to himsaww. So when Rasool-Allahsaww saw him, hesaww said: ‘The one who asks ussaww, wesaww
give to him, and the one who manages without (asking), Allahazwj would Enrich him’, to the extent
that the man did that three times.
‫ب ِم َن الْغَ ِد‬ ِِ ٍ ِ ِ ِ ْ ِ‫اعهُ بِن‬

َ ‫صف ُم ٍّد م ْن َدقيق فَ َر َج َع به فَأَ َكلَهُ ُُثَّ ذَ َه‬
ِ
َ َ‫صع َدهُ فَ َقطَ َع َحطَباً ُُثَّ َجاءَ بِه فَب‬
ِ َ‫اجلبل ف‬ ِ
َ َ ََْ ‫استَ َع َار م ْع َوًال ُُثَّ أَتَى‬ ْ َ‫الر ُج ُل ف‬
َّ ‫ب‬ َ ‫ُُثَّ ذَ َه‬
‫اعهُ فَلَ ْم يََزْل يَ ْع َم ُل َو ََْي َم ُع َح ََّّت ا ْشتَ َرى ِم ْع َوًال ُُثَّ َْجَ َع َح ََّّت ا ْشتَ َرى بَكَْريْ ِن َو غُ َالماً ُُثَّ أَثْ َرى َح ََّّت أَيْ َسَر‬ ِ
َ ‫فَ َجاءَ بِأَ ْكثَ َر ِم ْن ذَل‬
َ َ‫ك فَب‬
Then the man went away, and he borrowed a pick-axe, then went to the mountain and ascended it,
and cut some firewood. Then he came with it and sold it for half a Mudd (750 gms.) of flour and he
returned with it. So he ate it, then went (again) the next day and came with a lot of that, and he
sold it. So he did not cease working and gathering (money) until he bought a pick-axe. Then he
gathered (money) until he bought two young camels and a slave. Then he was enriched to the
extent that he was affluent.
ِ ‫فَجاء إِ ََل النَِّيب ( صلى اهلل عليه وآله ) فَأَعلَمه َكيف جاء يسأَلُه و َكي‬
ُّ ِ‫ال الن‬
‫َّيب ( صلى اهلل عليه وآله‬ َّ ِ‫ف ََس َع الن‬
َ ‫َّيب ( صلى اهلل عليه وآله ) فَ َق‬ َ ْ َ ُ ْ َ َ َ َ ْ َُ ْ ِّ ََ
. ُ‫استَ ْغ ََن أَ ْغنَاهُ اللَّه‬
ْ ‫ك َم ْن َسأَلَنَا أ َْعطَْي نَاهُ َو َم ِن‬
َ َ‫ت ل‬
ُ ‫) قُ ْل‬
So he came over to the Prophetsaww and let himsaww know how he had come to ask him, and how
the Prophetsaww made him hear (the advice). So the Prophetsaww said: ‘Isaww told you, the one who
asks ussaww, we give it to him, but the one who manages (without asking), Allahazwj would Enrich
him’’.16
Amir ul-Momineenasws Cures and the Revives the dead:

In a similar way, Amir ul-Momineenasws would fulfil the needs of the people, when asked, Rasool-
Allahsaww said: I fear if Isaww reveal the miraculous traits and merits of Aliasws, people may start calling
himasws, ‘lord’, as people call Isaas upon observing the miracles from himas (i.e., healing the
incurables, reviving the dead) – Hence, Rasool-Allahsaww, did not reveal to people those God Given
Powers of Amir ul-Momineenasws.
ِ ‫ت النَّصارى ِِف ِعيسى اب ِن مرَي لَ ُق ْل‬

ِ َ‫يك الْغَالُو َن ِمن أ َُّم ِِت ما قَال‬ ِ َ ‫ لَو َال أَ ْن ي ُق‬:‫ول‬ ِِ ِ ِ َ ‫فَِإ ِِّن ََِسعت رس‬
‫يك‬
َ ‫تف‬
ُ ََ ْ َ ْ َ ََ َ ْ َ ‫ول ف‬ َ ْ ُ ‫صلَّى اللَّهُ َعلَْيه َو آله يَ ُق‬َ ‫ول اللَّه‬ َُ ُ ْ
ِ.‫ك يست ْش ُفو َن بِه‬ ِ ِ ِ
ِ ‫قَ ْوًال َال َتَُُّر ِِبٍَََل م َن الن‬
َ ْ َ َ ‫اب م ْن ََْتت قَ َد َمْي‬
َ ‫الُّت‬ َ ‫َّاس إَِّال أ‬
َُّ ‫َخ ُذوا‬
16
Al Kafi V 2 – The Book Of Belief and Disbelief CH 63 H 7
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And – Iasws heard Rasool-Allahsaww saying: ‘Had it not been that the exaggerators from mysaww
community would be speaking regarding youasws what the Christians said regarding Isaas Bin
Maryamas, Isaww would have said such words regarding youasws, not assembly would have passed by
youasws except they would have taken the dust from yourasws feet to be healed by it’.17
Imamasws Supplicates to Syedaasws Bint e Muhammadsaww for

Cure:
ِ ِ ِ ْ ‫اس ِم بْ ِن ُحمَ َّم ٍد‬
ِّ ‫اجلَْوَه ِر‬ ٍِ
ِ ‫يد ع ِن الْ َق‬ ِ ْ ‫احلُس‬ ِ ِ
َ ‫ي َع ْن َعل ِّي بْ ِن أَِيب محََْزةَ َع ْن أَِيب إبْ َراه‬
‫يم‬ َ ‫ني بْ ِن َسع‬ َ ْ ‫يسى َع ِن‬ َ ‫َمحَ َد بْ ِن ُحمَ َّمد بْ ِن ع‬ ْ ‫ُحمَ َّم ُد بْ ُن ََْي ََي َع ْن أ‬
ِ
‫ت أَن ََّها َال تَأْ ُخ ُذ ِِف‬
َ ‫ف َعلَْي نَا أَ َش َع ْر‬ ُ ‫اع‬
َ‫ض‬ َ َ‫ك ابِْين اثْ َ ْين َع َشَر َش ْهراً َو ه َي ت‬ َ ‫وك ُمْن ُذ َسْب َع ِة أَ ْش ُه ٍر َو لَ َق ْد ُو ِع‬
‫ال ِل إِ ِِّن لَ َم ْو ُع ر‬
َ َ‫ال ق‬
َ َ‫(عليه السالم) ق‬
‫اجلَ َس ِد ُكلِّ ِه‬
ْ ‫َس َفلِ ِه َو ََلْ تَأْ ُخ ْذ ِِف أ َْعلَى‬
ْ ‫ت ِِف أ‬
ْ ‫َخ َذ‬
ِ ِ ‫اجلس ِد و ََل تَأْخ ْذ ِِف أ‬
َ ‫َس َفله َو ُرَِّبَا أ‬
ْ ُ ْ َ َ َْ ‫ت ِِف أ َْعلَى‬
ِ ِ ْ
َ ‫اجلَ َسد ُكلِّه َو ُرَِّبَا أ‬
ْ ‫َخ َذ‬
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Al-Husayn Bin Saeed, from Al-Qasim Bin Muhammad
Al-Jowhary, from Ali Bin Abu Hamza, who has said:
Abu Ibrahimasws (Imam Musa e Kazimasws) having said to me: ‘Iasws have had fever for seven months
and myasws son has had fever for twelve months and it has been increasing for us. I asws feel that it
does not affect the whole body. Sometimes it affects in the upper part of the body and does not
affect in the lower of it, and sometimes it affects in the lower part of it and does not affect in all of
the upper body’.
ِ ِ ٍ ِ ِ َ ُ‫قُ ْلت جعِْلت فِ َد َاك إِ ْن أ َِذنْت ِل حدَّثْت‬

‫ب ِِف‬ ِ
‫استَ َعا َن بِالْ َماء الْبَا ِرد فَيَ ُكو ُن لَهُ ثَ ْوبَان ثَ ْو ر‬
ْ ‫ك‬َ ‫ِّك أَنَّهُ َكا َن إِذَا ُو ِع‬ ِ ‫يث عن أَِيب ب‬
َ ‫ص ٍي َع ْن َجد‬ َ ْ َ ‫ك ِبَد‬ َ َ ُ ُ ُ
ٍ ِ ِ ِ ِ
ِ ‫ب َعلَى جسده ي را ِوح ب ْي نَ هما ُُثَّ ي نَادي ح ََّّت يسمع صوتُهُ َعلَى ب‬ ِ ِ
‫ت‬َ ْ‫ص َدق‬َ ‫ال‬ َ ‫ت ُحمَ َّمد فَ َق‬ َ ‫اب الدَّا ِر يَا فَاط َمةُ بِْن‬ َ َْ َ َ ْ ُ َ ُ َ ُ َ ُ َُ َ َ ‫الْ َماء الْبَا ِرد َو ثَ ْو ر‬
I said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you. If youasws allow me, I would narrate to youasws a Hadeeth from
Abu Baseer from yourasws grandfatherasws when heasws had fever, heasws sought help by the cold
water. So heasws would take two pieces of cloth, one immerse it in the cold water and one on the
body and rotate between them. Then heasws would call out until hisasws voice would be heard at the
door of the house;
‘‫ت ُحمَ َّم ٍد‬ ِ

َ ‫‘ ’يَا فَاط َمةُ بِْن‬O Fatima daughter of the Muhammad ’.
asws asws saww
Heasws said: ‘You have spoken the truth’.
ََّ ِ‫ت فَأ َْر َس َل إ‬

‫ل ُحمَ َّم ُد‬ ُ ‫ُّعاءَ َو الْ َماءَ الْبَا ِرَد إِ ِِّن ا ْشتَ َكْي‬
ِ
َ ‫ال َما َو َج ْدنَا َهلَا عْن َدنَا َد َواءً إَِّال الد‬ َ ‫ت فِ َد َاك فَ َما َو َج ْد ُُْت لِْل ُح َّمى ِعْن َد ُك ْم َد َواءً فَ َق‬ ِ
ُ ْ‫ت ُجعل‬ ُ ‫قُ ْل‬
.‫ص ٍل ِم ِّين‬
ِ ‫َِن إِذَا قَي يت ز َال ُك ُّل م ْف‬ ِّ ‫ت أَ ْن أَ ْشَربَهُ ِأل‬ ِِ ٍ ٍ ِ‫بْن إِبْر ِاهيم بِطَب‬
َ َ ُ َْ ُ ‫يب لَهُ فَ َجاءَِِن بِ َد َواء فيه قَ ْيءر فَأَبَْي‬ َ َ ُ
I said, ‘May I be sacrificed for youasws. Have youasws not found a cure for the fever?’ So heasws said:
‘Weasws have not found a cure for it except for the supplication and the cold water. Iasws complained
17 asws
Bihar ul Anwar, vol. 31, Seventy exclusive treats of Amir ul Momineen
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of it, so Muhammad Bin Ibrahim sent a doctor to me for it. So he came to me asws with a medicine
which made measws vomit, so I refused to drink it, because if I vomit, all of myasws joints hurt’.18
Supplicating to Allahazwj as well as to Masomeenasws:

ٍ َ‫اعيل ب ِن ُحم َّم ِد ب ِن خالِ ٍد الْْبقِي عن ُحم َّم ِد ب ِن ِسن‬ ِ ِ
:‫َّل بْ ِن ُع َمَر قَا َل‬ِ ‫السنَ ِاِنِّ َع ِن الْ ُم َفض‬
ِّ ‫ان‬ ْ َ ْ َ ُّ َْ َ ْ َ ْ َ َ‫ َحدَّثَنَا ُحمَ َّم ُد بْ ُن إِ َْس‬:‫ال‬ َ َ‫ي ق‬ُّ ‫وسى الطََِّْب‬َ ‫َعْب ُد اللَّه بْ ُن ُم‬
‫ول اللَّ ِه‬
ِ ‫ال يا ابن رس‬ ِ ِ َّ ‫ْس و‬ َّ ‫السَّرةِ َو َو َج ِع‬ ِ ْ ‫َش َكا ر ُجل ِم ْن إِ ْخوانِنَا إِ ََل أَِيب َعْب ِد اللَّ ِه ع َش َكاةَ أ َْهلِ ِه ِمن النَّظْرةِ و الْ َع‬
ُ َ َ ْ َ َ َ‫الشقي َقة َو ق‬ َ ِ ‫الرأ‬ ُّ ‫ني َو الْبَطْ ِن َو‬ َ َ َ َ ‫َ ر‬
ِ ِ ٍ ِ ِ ِ ِ ٍ ِ ِ
َ‫يضة‬ َ ‫ت الْ َف ِر‬َ ‫صلَّْي‬
َ ‫الصاد ُق ع إ َذا‬ َّ ‫ال‬ َ ‫صَراخ َها فَ ُم َّن َعلَْينَا َو َعلَْي َها ب ُعو َذة فَ َق‬ ُ ‫َْجَ َع َو أَنَا ِِف َج ْهد م ْن بُ َكائ َها َو‬ ْ ‫صب ُح اللَّْي َل أ‬ ْ ُ‫َال تَ َز ُال َساهَرًة ت‬
.‫استِ َكانٍَة‬
ْ ‫وع َو‬ ٍ ‫الس َم ِاء ُُثَّ قُ ْل ِِبُ ُش‬
َّ ‫ْجيعاً إِ ََل‬ َِ ‫ك‬ َ ْ‫فَابْ ُس ْط يَ َدي‬
Abd Allah Ibn Musa Al-Tabari narrated from Mohammed Ibn Ismail Ibn Mohammed Ibn Khalid Al-Barqi, from
Mohammed Ibn Sinan Al-Sinani, from Al-Mufaddal Ibn Umar, who says:
One of our brothers complained to Abu Abdullahasws of his wife who was afflicted with the evil eye
(Al-nazar wa Al-ayn), ailments of the belly and navel, pain in the head, and migraine. The man said:
O son of Rasool Allah, she is still sleepless, and cries out all night. I am in distress for her crying and
shrieking, so favour us and her with an invocation. Al-Sadiqasws said: When you have performed
the obligatory Salat (prayer), stretch out your hands together to the Heavens and say humbly and
submissively:
ِِ ِ ِ ِ َ ‫ك ِِمَّا أ َِج ُد يا َغوثِي يا اللَّه يا َغوثِي يا رس‬

َ ِ‫ك َو ُس ْلطَان‬ َ ِ‫ك َو بَ َهائ‬ َ ِ‫ك َو قُ ْد َرت‬
ِ
َ ‫أَعُوذُ ِِبَ َالل‬
َ ‫ول اللَّه يَا َغ ْوثي يَا أَم َي الْ ُم ْؤمن‬
‫ني يَا‬ َُ َ ْ َ ُ َ ْ َ
ِ ‫ول اللَّ ِه أ َِغثِْين أ‬
‫َغثِْين‬ ِ ‫اطمةُ بِْنت رس‬ ِ ِ
ُ َ َ َ َ‫َغ ْوثي يَا ف‬
I take refuge in Your Sublimity, Your Power, Your Magnificence, and Your Sovereignty, from What I
suffer. O my Succour, O Allahazwj, O my succour, O Rasool-Allahsaww, O my succour, O Amir-ul-
Momineenasws, O my succour, O Fatimaasws, daughter of Rasool-Allahsaww, help me.
ِ
‫ول‬ َ ِ‫ُُثَّ ْام َس ْح بِيَد َك الْيُ ْم ََن َعلَى َه َامت‬
ُ ‫ك َو تَ ُق‬
Then pass your right hand over your head (al-hama) and say:
‫ص ِّل َعلَى ُحمَ َّم ٍد َو آلِِه َو َس ِّك ْن َما ِيب‬ َ ِ‫ك َو قُ ْد َرت‬
َ ‫ك‬ َ ِ‫ض َس ِّك ْن َما ِيب بُِق َّوت‬
ِ ‫السماو‬
ِ ‫ات َو َما ِِف ْاأل َْر‬ ِ
َ َ َّ ‫يَا َم ْن َس َك َن لَهُ َما ِف‬
O Heazwj in Whose trust is what is in the Heavens and what is in the earth calm what is in me by
Yourazwj Strength and Yourazwj Power; Bless Muhammadsaww and hissaww familyasws and calm what is
in me.19
18
Al-Kafi, Vol. 8, H. 14535.
19
73 :‫ ص‬،‫طب األئمة عليهم السالم‬
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Quran Says: Allahazwj Awards and so do the Ahl Al-Baytasws
‫ضلِ ِه َوَر ُسولُهُ إِنَّا إِ ََل اللَّ ِه‬

ْ َ‫اه ُم اللَّهُ َوَر ُسولُهُ َوقَالُوا َح ْسبُنَا اللَّهُ َسيُ ْؤتِينَا اللَّهُ ِم ْن ف‬ ُ ‫َولَ ْو أَنَّ ُه ْم َر‬
ُ َ‫ضوا َما آت‬
}9:59{ ‫ن‬ َ ‫اغبُو‬ ِ‫ر‬
َ
And if only they had been pleased with what Allah and His Rasool gave them, and they should be
saying: ‘Allah is Sufficient for us; Allah will soon Give us from His Grace and (so would) His Rasool;
surely to Allah do we are hoping’ [9:59]
In another Verse, Allahazwj Says:
‫ََْيلِ ُفو َن بِاللَّ ِه َما قَالُوا َولََق ْد قَالُوا َكلِ َمةَ الْ ُك ْف ِر َوَك َفُروا بَ ْع َد إِ ْس َال ِم ِه ْم َوََهُّوا ِِبَا ََلْ يَنَالُوا ۖ َوَما نَ َق ُموا‬
ِ ْ َ‫إَِّال أَ ْن أَ ْغناهم اللَّه ورسولُه ِمن ف‬
ُ َ‫ضل ِه ۖ فَِإ ْن يَتُوبُوا ي‬
‫ك َخْي ًرا َهلُ ْم ۖ َوإِ ْن يَتَ َولَّْوا يُ َع ِّذبْ ُه ُم اللَّهُ َع َذابًا‬ ْ ُ ُ ََ ُ ُ ُ َ
}9:74{ ‫ص ٍي‬ ِ َ‫ل وَال ن‬ ِ ِ ‫أَلِيما ِِف الدُّنْيا و ْاآل ِخرةِ ۖ وما َهلم ِِف ْاألَر‬
َ ٍّ ِ‫ض م ْن َو‬ ْ ُْ َ َ َ َ َ ً
They are swearing by Allah that they did not say it, and they have said the word of Kufr, and they
committed Kufr after their Islam and they planned with what they could not attain; and they
hated except if Allah and His Rasool was to Enrich them from His Grace. So if they were to repent,
it would be better for them, and if they turn back, Allah would Punish them with a painful
Punishment in the world and the Hereafter; and there isn’t for them in the earth from a guardian,
nor a helper [9:74]
Also Allahazwj Says:
ِ َّ ‫الص َالةِ ۖ إِ َّن اللَّهَ مع‬ َّ ِ‫استَعِينُوا ب‬

َّ ‫الص ِْْب َو‬ ِ َّ
َ ‫الصاب ِر‬
}153{ ‫ين‬ ََ ْ ‫ين َآمنُوا‬
َ ‫يَا أَيُّ َها الذ‬
O you those who are believing! And seek assistance with the patience and the Salat; surely Allah
is with the patient ones [2:153]
Amir ul-Momineen Aliasws Ibn Abi Talibasws says in a sermon:
‫ و الصالة واليِت‬،‫الصالةِ فالصْب حممد‬ َّ ِ‫استَعِينُوا ب‬

َّ ‫الص ِْْب َو‬ ْ ‫ َو‬:‫يا سلمان قال اللّه تعاَل‬
O Salman: (the meaning of what) Allahazwj Says: And seek assistance from the patience and Al-Salat,
the patient is Muhammadsaww and the Al-Salat is myasws Wilayah (guardianship).20
20
255 :‫ ص‬،‫مشارق أنوار اليقني ِف أسرار أمي املؤمنني عليه السالم‬, 6 /238 :‫ تفسي احلْبي‬،20 :1 ‫املناقب‬
‫ يعين رسول اهلل و‬،‫ الذليل ِف صالته املقبل عليها‬:‫ني «اْلاشع‬ِ ِ ْ ‫الصالةِ و إِ ََّّنا لَ َكِبيةر إَِّال علَى‬ ِ َّ ِ‫استَعِينُوا ب‬ 20
َ ‫اْلاشع‬ َ َ َ َّ ‫الص ْْب َو‬ ْ ‫ َو‬:‫ ِف قوله‬،‫ عن الباقر (عليه السالم) و ابن عباس‬:‫ ابن شهر آشوب‬- /
»)‫أمي املؤمنني (عليهما السالم‬
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Masomeenasws help Allahazwj:

Allahazwj Helps everyone, but can Allahazwj be Helped – with the ability which Heazwj has Bestowed
upon Hisazwj Servants – this means offering services in the Way and Cause of Allahazwj.
Allahazwj Says:
}22:40{ ٌّ ‫صُرهُ ۖ إِ َّن اللَّهَ لََق ِو‬

‫ي َع ِز ريز‬ ُ ‫صَر َّن اللَّهُ َم ْن يَْن‬
ُ ‫َولَيَ ْن‬
And Allah will Help the one who Helps him, surely Allah is Strong, Mighty [22:40]
Also in another Verse, Allahazwj Says:
ِ َّ
}47:7{ ‫ت أَقْ َد َام ُك ْم‬
ْ ِّ‫صْرُك ْم َويُثَب‬ ُ ‫ين َآمنُوا إِ ْن تَْن‬
ُ ‫صُروا اللَّهَ يَْن‬ َ ‫يَا أَيُّ َها الذ‬
O you those who believe! If you help Allah, He will Help you and Affirm your feet [47:7].
Allahazwj is Pleased with those who lend Himazwj, see the Holy Verse (2:245) in the footnote.21
Imam Hussainasws and Martyrs of Karbala Helped Allahazwj:

We recite in the Ziyarah of Imam Hussainasws, as taught by Imam Jafar-e-Sadiqasws:
‫ص رار أَ ْش َه ُد‬ َ ْ‫ف َو أَن‬ ‫الربَّانِيُّو َن أَنْتُ ْم لَنَا فَ َر ر‬

‫ط َو ََْن ُن لَ ُك ْم تَبَ رع َو ََْن ُن لَ ُك ْم َخلَ ر‬ َّ ‫الس َال ُم َعلَْي ُك ْم أَيُّ َها‬ ُ ‫ُّه َد ِاء َو تُ َسلِّ ُم َعلَْي ِه ْم َو تَ ُق‬
َّ ‫ول‬ َ ‫ُُثَّ تَأِِْت قُبُ َور الش‬
‫يب قاتَ َل َم َعهُ ِربِّيُّو َن َكثِ ري فَما‬ ِ َ َ‫ص ُار اللَّ ِه َك َما ق‬ ِ ِ ‫أَنَّ ُكم أَنْصار اللَّ ِه و سادةُ الش‬
ٍّ َِ‫ال اللَّهُ َعَّز َو َج َّل َو َكأَيِّ ْن م ْن ن‬ َ ْ‫ُّه َداء ِِف الدُّنْيَا َو ْاآلخَرةِ فَإِنَّ ُك ْم أَن‬ َ ََ َ َُ ْ
‫صَرةِ َكلِ َم ِة اللَّ ِه‬ ْ ‫استَ َكْنتُ ْم َح ََّّت لَِقيتُ ُم اللَّهَ َعلَى َسبِ ِيل‬
ْ ُ‫احلَ ِّق َو ن‬ ْ ‫ضعُ ْفتُ ْم َو َما‬ َ ‫استَكانُوا َو َما‬ ْ ‫ضعُ ُفوا َو َما‬
ِ
َ ‫َوَهنُوا لما أَصابَ ُه ْم ِِف َسبِ ِيل اللَّه َو ما‬
ِ
‫َّام ِة‬
َّ ‫الت‬
Then go to the graves of the martyrs and greet upon them, and you should be saying, ‘The greetings
be upon you, O Rabbis. You all preceded us and we are following you, and we are behind you and
are your helpers. I testify that you are the helpers of Allah azwj, and chiefs of the martyrs in the world
and the Hereafter, you all helped Allahazwj - just as Allahazwj Said:
ِ ‫الص‬
‫الة َو إِ ََّّنا لَ َكِب َيرة إَِّال َعلَى‬ َّ ‫الص ِْْب َو‬َّ ِ‫استَعِينُوا ب‬ ِِ ٍ َّ‫صالِ ٍح َع ِن ابْ ِن َعب‬ ِ ِ ِ ْ ‫احلُس‬
ْ ‫اس ِِف قَ ْوله تَ َع َاَل‬ َ ‫يب َع ْن أَِيب‬ِّ ِ‫ني َع ْن َحنَان بْ ِن َعل ٍّي َع ِن الْ َك ْل‬ ْ ‫احلَ َك ِم َع ِن‬
َ ْ ‫احلَ َس ِن بْ ِن‬ ْ ‫ني بْ ُن‬ ُ ْ ‫احلُ َس‬
ْ ‫تفسي فرات بن إبراهيم‬
ِ ِ
ٍ ‫ت ِِف َعل ِّي بْ ِن أَِيب طَال‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ َّ ‫ين َآمنُوا َو َع ِملُوا‬ ِ َّ ٍ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ
ُ ‫ص َالته ال ُْم ْقبِ ُل َعلَْي َها َر ُس‬ ِ َّ ِ ْ 20‫اشعِني‬ ِ ْ
َ ‫ َو الذ‬-‫ول اللَّه َو َعل ُّي بْ ُن أَِيب طَالب ع‬ َ ‫يل ِِف‬
20
‫ب‬ ْ َ‫اجلَنَّة ُه ْم فيها خال ُدو َن نََزل‬ ْ ‫حاب‬ ُ ‫َص‬ ْ ‫كأ‬ َ ‫الصاحلات أُولئ‬ ُ ‫اْلَاش ُع الذل‬ َ ‫اْل‬
.20‫َّيب ص‬ ِ
ِّ ِ‫ص ٍّل َم َع الن‬ َ ‫اصةً َو ُه َو أ ََّو ُل ُم ْؤم ٍن َو أ ََّو ُل ُم‬
َّ ‫َخ‬
21
}245{ ‫ط َوإلَْيه تُْر َجعُو َن‬ ِ ِ ُ ‫ض َويَْب ُس‬ ِ َّ ِ ِ َّ ِ ِ َّ
ُ ‫َض َعافًا َكث َيًة ۖ َواللهُ يَ ْقب‬
ْ ‫ضاع َفهُ لَهُ أ‬
َ ُ‫ضا َح َسنًا فَي‬
ً ‫ض اللهَ قَ ْر‬
ُ ‫َم ْن ذَا الذي يُ ْقر‬
Who is it that who will lend to Allah a goodly loan, so He will Multiply it for him manifold? And Allah Straitens and
Amplifies, and to Him you shall be returning [2:245]
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And how many a Prophet has fought with whom were many battalions; so they did not languish
due to what befell them in the Way of Allah, nor did they weaken, nor did they give up; and Allah
Loves the patient [3:146] – you were neither weak nor calmed down until you met Allah azwj upon
the way of the Truth, and helped the Perfect Word of Allah azwj - (an extract) 22
Therefore, if Rasool-Allahsaww, for example, is going to help a believer, that would be the Deed of
Allahazwj. To elaborate this, we present a Holy Verse below and some Ahadith in its interpretation:
Allahazwj Calls Rasool-Allahsaww’s deeds as Hisazwj Deed:
ۖ ‫ني ِمْنهُ بََالءً َح َسنًا‬ِِ ِِ ِ َٰ ‫فَلَم تَ ْقتُلُوهم وَٰلَ ِك َّن اللَّه قَتَ لَهم ۖ وما رميت إِ ْذ رمي‬
َ ‫ت َولَك َّن اللَّهَ َرَم َٰى ۖ َوليُْبل َي الْ ُم ْؤمن‬
َ ْ ََ َ ْ ََ َ َ ْ ُ َ َ ُْ ْ
}17{ ‫يم‬ ِ ‫إِ َّن اللَّه ََِس‬
‫يع َعل ر‬ ‫َ ر‬
So you did not kill them but Allah Killed them, and you did not throw when you threw, but Allah
Threw, and to Try the Momineen from it with a good trial. Surely Allah is Hearing, Knowing [8:17]
‫ «ناول رسول اهلل (صلى اهلل عليه و آله) علي بن أيب طالب (عليه‬:‫ قال‬،)‫ عن علي بن احلسني (عليه السالم‬،‫عن عمرو بن أيب املقدام‬
.»‫ت َو لكِ َّن اللَّهَ َرمى‬
َ ‫ت إِ ْذ َرَمْي‬
َ ‫ َو ما َرَمْي‬:‫ فقال اهلل‬،‫السالم) قبضة من تراب الِت رمى هبا ِف وجوه املشركني‬
From Amro Bin Abu Al Maqdaam,
(It has been narrated) from Aliasws Bin Al-Hussainasws having said: ‘Rasool-Allahsaww handed over to
Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws a handful from the sand with which to throw upon the faces of the
Mushrikeen, so Allahazwj Said: and you did not threw when you threw, but Allah Threw [8:17]’.23
ِ ِ
َ ‫ت إِ ْذ َرَمْي‬
َ‫ت َو لك َّن اللَّه‬ َ ‫وه ْم َو لك َّن اللَّهَ قَتَ لَ ُه ْم َو ما َرَمْي‬
ُ ُ‫ فَلَ ْم تَ ْقتُل‬:‫ ِف قوله تعاَل‬،)‫ عن أمي املؤمنني (عليه السالم‬:)‫الطْبسي ِف (االحتجاج‬
.»‫ أال ترى تأويله على غي تنزيله‬،‫ «َسى فعل النيب (صلى اهلل عليه و آله) فعال له‬:‫َرمى‬
Al Tabarsy in Al Ihtijaj –
‘From Amir Al-Momineenasws (said) regarding Hisazwj Words: So you did not kill them but Allah
Killed them, and you did not threw when you threw, but Allah Threw [8:17]: ‘Heazwj Named the
deed of the Prophetsaww as being Hisazwj deed. Do you not see that its explanation is upon other
than its Revelation?’24
22
Al Kafi – V 4 – The Book of Hajj Ch 228 H 1
23
34 /52 :2 ‫تفسي العيّاشي‬
24
.250 :‫االحتجاج‬
Page 17 of 34
Can one ask for Rizq from Allahazwj as well as from

Masomeenasws?
Here we present a Hadith from Imam Jafar-e-Sadiqasws, when Abu Hanifa objected to himasws for
thanking Rasool-Allahsaww along with Allahazwj after eating food.
‫ب‬ِّ ‫احلَ ْم ُد لِلَّ ِه َر‬

ْ ‫ال‬ َ َ‫الص ِاد ِق َج ْع َف ِر بْ ِن ُحمَ َّم ٍد ع فَلَ َّما َرفَ َع ع يَ َدهُ ِم ْن أَ ْكلِ ِه ق‬
َّ ‫اإل َم ِام‬ ِْ ‫َن أَبَا َحنِي َفةَ أَ َكل طَ َعاماً َم َع‬
َ َّ ‫اج ِك ِّي ذَ َكَر أ‬ ِ ِِ
ُ ‫َكْن ُز الْ َف َوائد ل ْل َكَر‬
َ ‫ت َم َع اللَّ ِه َش ِريكاً فَ َق‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ
‫ول ِِف‬ ُ ‫اَل يَ ُق‬ َ ‫ك إِ َّن اللَّهَ تَ َع‬
َ َ‫ال لَهُ َويْل‬ َ ‫ال أَبُو َحني َفةَ يَا أَبَا َعْبد اللَّه أَ َج َع ْل‬ َ ‫ك فَ َق‬ َ ‫ك َو ِم ْن َر ُسول‬ َ ‫ني اللَّ ُه َّم إِ َّن َه َذا ِمْن‬ ِ
َ ‫الْعالَم‬
ُ‫آتاه ُم اللَّهُ َو َر ُسولُهُ َو قالُوا َح ْسبُنَا اللَّه‬ ُ ‫ضوا ما‬ ُ ‫آخَر َو لَ ْو أَن َُّه ْم َر‬
ِ
َ ‫ول ِِف َم ْوض ٍع‬ ُ ‫ضلِ ِه َو يَ ُق‬ ْ َ‫ناه ُم اللَّهُ َو َر ُسولُهُ ِم ْن ف‬ ِ ِ
ُ ‫كتَابِه َو ما نَ َق ُموا إَِّال أَ ْن أَ ْغ‬
‫ال أَبُو َعْب ِد‬ َ ‫ت فَ َق‬ ِ ْ‫اب اللَّ ِه و َال ََِسعتُهما إَِّال ِِف ه َذا الْوق‬
َ َ َُ ْ َ
ِ َ‫ط ِمن كِت‬
ْ ُّ َ‫َِن َما قَ َرأْتُ ُه َما ق‬ِّ ‫ال أَبُو َحنِي َفةَ َو اللَّ ِه لَ َكأ‬ َ ‫ضلِ ِه َو َر ُسولُهُ فَ َق‬ْ َ‫َسيُ ْؤتِينَا اللَّهُ ِم ْن ف‬
‫ال َك َّال بَ ْل را َن َعلى قُلُوهبِِ ْم ما كانُوا‬ ٍ ُ‫ك أ َْم َعلى قُل‬ ِ ِ َ ‫اللَّ ِه ع بَلَى قَ ْد قَ َرأْتَ ُه َما َو ََِس ْعتَ ُه َما َو لَ ِك َّن اللَّهَ تَ َع‬
َ َ‫وب أَقْفا ُهلا َو ق‬ َ ‫يك َو ِِف أَ ْشبَاه‬ َ ‫اَل أَنْ َزَل ف‬
25
‫ْسبُون‬ِ ‫يك‬
َ
It is written in Kanzul Fawaid by Karajaki that once Imam Jafar-e-Sadiqasws was eating food with Abu
Hanifa and after finishing, Imam Jafar-e-Sadiqasws expressed gratitude like this: “I thank Allahazwj
who is the Sustainer of all worlds, O Allahazwj this was a blessing from Youazwj as well as from Your
Prophetsaww.”
Upon hearing this Abu Hanifa said: “O Abu Abdullahasws! You have include ‘someone else’ along
with Allahazwj.”
Imam Jafar-e-Sadiqasws replied: “Be Careful! Allahazwj Says in His Book(9:59)26: “If only they had
been content with what Allah and His Messenger had gave them, and had said, "Sufficient unto
us is Allah! Allah and His Messenger will soon give us out of their Kindness:
And at another place Allahazwj Says (9:74)27: “……And they only stayed in opposition because Allah
and His Messenger enriched them out of His grace…..;.
After listening to these Verses from Imam Jafar-e-Sadiqasws, Abu Hanifa said: “By Allahazwj! It seems I
have never read or heard someone reciting these Verses of the Holy Quran before.”
Imam Jafar-e-Sadiqasws said: “No, it’s not like this! You have not only heard these Verses before but
also have read them. However, Allahazwj Says for you and people like you (47:24): “Will they then
not meditate on the Qur'an, or are there locks on the hearts?” and Says (83:14)28: “Nay, but that
which they have earned is rust upon their hearts.29
25
240 47 ‫ِباراألنوار‬
59( ‫ضلِ ِه َوَر ُسولُهُ إِنَّا إِ ََل اللَّ ِه َراغبُو َن‬
ِ ْ َ‫اه ُم اللَّهُ َوَر ُسولُهُ َوقَالُوا َح ْسبُنَا اللَّهُ َسيُ ْؤتِينَا اللَّهُ ِم ْن ف‬
26
ُ َ‫ضوا َما آَت‬
ُ ‫ َولَ ْو أَن َُّه ْم َر‬9:)
27
)…… ُ‫اه ُم اللَّهُ َوَر ُسولُه‬ ُ َْ ْ‫ن‬‫غ‬ َ
‫أ‬ ‫ن‬ َ‫أ‬ َّ
‫ال‬ ِ‫إ‬ ‫ا‬
‫و‬ ‫م‬ ‫ق‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ا‬‫م‬‫و‬ (
ُ ََ َ َ …….. 74 9:)
28 ِ ‫ َك َّال بل را َن علَى قُلُوهبِِم ما َكانُوا يك‬83:)
14( ‫ْسبُو َن‬ َ َْ َ َ َْ
29
240 47 ‫ِباراألنوار‬
Page 18 of 34
One Supplicates to Imam Hussainasws when Bidding Farewell:

A ‘Zair’ (visitor) recites the following words of a Hadith, in Karbala, when bidding farewell to Imam
Hussainasws:
‫ك ُموقِ رن‬ ِ ‫ف و ِِبقِّك م ِقٌّر و بَِف‬ ِ

َ ‫ض َاللَِة َم ْن َخالََف‬ ِ
َ ِ‫ك ُم ْستَْبصرر َو ب‬ ْ َ ُ َ َ َ ‫ك َعا ِر ر‬
َ ‫ضل‬ َ َ‫ول اللَّ ِه َو ابْ َن َر ُسول ِه َو إِ ِِّن ل‬
ِ ‫ك يا حبِيب رس‬
ُ َ َ َ َ َ ُ‫أَتَْيت‬
‫ت َو أ ُِّمي َو نَ ْف ِسي‬ ِ ِ
َ ْ‫ت َعلَْيه بِأَِيب أَن‬َ ْ‫ف بِا ْهلَُدى الَّذي أَن‬
‫َعا ِر ر‬
I submit to youasws, O love of the Messengersaww of Allahazwj and the sonasws of His Messengersaww,
while I believe in youasws (your status), testify yourasws rights, am endowed with insight into your
merits, am certain about the corruption of those who opposed you asws, and while I believe in the
path of guidance on which youasws are. May I sacrifice my father, my mother, and myself for you asws
(an extract).30
A ‘Zair’ (visitor) also says:
ِ ِ ِ
‫ي‬ َ ِّ‫فَا ْش َف ْع ِل ِعْن َد َرب‬- ‫ك‬
َ ‫ك يَا َم ْوَال‬ َ ِ‫ك ُم َوالياً ِأل َْوليَائ‬
َ ِ‫ِّك ُم َعادياً ِأل َْع َدائ‬
َ ‫ك َزائِراً َعا ِرفاً ِِبَق‬
َ ُ‫أَتَْيت‬
I have come to youasws to perform your Ziyarah while I believe in yourasws rights, I am the enemy of
your enemies, and I befriend yourasws friends. Therefore, intercede for me with your Lord, O my
master.
ً‫ك ِعْن َد اللَّ ِه َم َقاماً َم ْعلُوما‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ َ ُ‫أَتَيت‬

َ َ‫ت َعلَى ظَ ْه ِري فَ ُك ْن ِل َشفيعاً فَِإ َّن ل‬
ُ ‫احتَطَْب‬
ْ ‫ت َعلَى نَ ْفسي َو‬
ُ ‫ك َوافداً َزائراً َعائذاً ُم ْستَجياً ِمَّا َجنَ ْي‬ ْ
ِ ِ ِ ْ‫و أَن‬
‫ت عْن َد اللَّه َوجيهر‬َ َ
I have come to yourasws Ziyarah as yourasws guest, seeking refuge from my crimes against myself and
(from) the weight which I am carrying on my back. Therefore, intercede for me with your Lordazwj,
for verily youasws have a known rank with Allahazwj and youasws are distinguished with Allahazwj.31
Additional example of supplications, from Ahadith which a Zair recites at the holy shrines, (extracts)
related to our topic, are given in Appendix III.
Masomeenasws fulfil our Needs, through the Divine Powers:

ً‫ني َح ْرفا‬ ِ ٍ َ َ‫َمحَ ُد بْ ُن ُحمَ َّم ٍد َع ْن أَِيب َعْب ِد اللَّ ِه الَْْْبقِ ِّي يَْرفَ ُعهُ إِ ََل أَِيب َعْب ِد اللَّ ِه ع ق‬
ْ ‫ إِ َّن اللَّهَ َعَّز َو َجلَّ َج َع َل‬:‫ال‬
َ ‫اَسَهُ ْاأل َْعظَ َم َعلَى ثََالثَة َو َسْبع‬ ْ‫أ‬
َ‫وسى ِمْن َها أ َْربَ َعة‬ ٍ ‫فَأَعطَى آدم ِمْنها َخَْسةً و ِع ْش ِرين حرفاً و أَعطَى نُوحاً ِمْنها َخَْسةَ عشر حرفاً و أَعطَى ِمْنها إِب ر ِاهيم ََثَانِيةَ أ‬
َ ‫َحُرف َو أ َْعطَى ُم‬ ْ َ َ َْ َ ْ َ َْ ََ َ َ َ ْ َ َْ َ َ َ َ ََ ْ
30
Kamil Al-Ziyarah, Ch. 79, h, 3
31
Kamil Al-Ziyarah, Ch. 104, h, 2
Page 19 of 34
‫ني َح ْرفاً َو‬ِ ِ ْ َ‫ئ هبِِما ْاألَ ْكمهَ و ْاألَبْرص و أ َْعطَى ُحمَ َّمداً اثْن‬ِ ِِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ٍ ‫أ‬
َ ‫ني َو َسْبع‬ َ َ َ َ َ َ ُ ‫يسى مْن َها َح ْرفَ ْني َو َكا َن َُْييي هب َما الْ َم ْوتَى َو يُْْب‬
َ ‫َحُرف َو أ َْعطَى ع‬ ْ
ِ.‫س الْعِباد‬ ِ ِ ِ
َ ِ ‫ب َح ْرفاً لئَ َّال يُ ْعلَ َم َما ِِف نَ ْفسه َو يَ ْعلَ َم َما [ِِف] نَ ْف‬
َ ‫احتَ َج‬
ْ
Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Abu Abdullah Al Barqy, raising it to,
‘Abu Abdullahasws having said: ‘Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic Made Hisazwj Magnificent Name to be
upon seventy-three letters. Heazwj Gave twenty letters from these to Adamas, and twenty-five of
these to Noahas, and eight of these to Ibrahimas, and four of these to Musaas, and two of these to
Isaas, and heas used to revive the dead by these two, and cure the blind and the leper, and He azwj
Gave seventy-two of these to Muhammadsaww, and Veiled one letter, lest hesaww would know what
is within himselfsaww and what is in the selves of the servants’’.32
Reviving of the dead by the Prophetsas and Imamasws:
َ َ‫ال بَلَ َٰى َوَٰلَ ِك ْن لِيَطْ َمئِ َّن قَ ْلِيب ۖ ق‬

‫ال فَ ُخ ْذ أ َْربَ َعةً ِم َن‬ َ َ‫ال أ ََوََلْ تُ ْؤِم ْن ۖ ق‬ َ َ‫ف َُْتيِي الْ َم ْوتَ َٰى ۖ ق‬ َ ‫ب أَِرِِن َكْي‬ ِّ ‫يم َر‬ ِ ِ َ َ‫وإِ ْذ ق‬
ُ ‫ال إبْ َراه‬ َ
ِ ِ ِ ِ
}2:260{ ‫يم‬ ‫َن اللَّ َه َع ِز ريز َحك ر‬
َّ ‫ك َس ْعيًا ۖ َو ْاعلَ ْم أ‬ َ َ‫اج َع ْل َعلَ َٰى ُك ِّل َجبَ ٍل مْن ُه َّن ُج ْزءًا ُُثَّ ْادعُ ُه َّن يَأْتين‬
ْ َّ‫ك ُُث‬ ُ َ‫الطَِّْي ف‬
َ ‫ص ْرُه َّن إلَْي‬
And when Ibrahim said: ‘Lord! Show me how You Revive the dead’. He said: “Or do you not
believe?” He Said: Yes (I am), but to reassure my heart’. He Said: “Then take four of the birds, so
incline them towards you. Then place on every mountain a part of them, then call them, they will
come to you swiftly; and know that Allah is Mighty, Wise [2:260]
In a lengthy Hadith, (Allahazwj told Ibrahim to leave the dead birds on four mountains) So whenever
youas want that they should come to youas, call them with the Great Name (‫)السم األكْب‬, they would
come to youas swiftly, by the Permission of Allahazwj the Exalted”’ (an extract).33 Also see the Holy
Verses [36:78-79] for further such examples.
Who can be a ‘Wasila’?

There are several Holy Verses (Appendices I-II), where the concept of Wasila is Revealed by
Allahazwj. However, who can be one’s Wasila and how to recognise them? These are the ones
Nominated by Allahazwj, i.e., Rasool-Allahsaww, and those who do not give their opinion but only
speak under the Command of Allahazwj, (Imamsasws) as per the following Verse:
ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ
}21:27{ ‫ن‬
َ ‫يَ ْعملُو‬ َ ‫َال يَ ْسب ُقونَهُ بالْ َق ْول َوُه ْم بأ َْم ِره‬
32
209 :‫ ص‬،1‫ ج‬،‫بصائر الدرجات ِف فضائل آل حممد صلى اهلل عليهم‬, H.3
33
477 /145 :1 ‫تفسي العيّاشي‬
Page 20 of 34
They speak not until He had Spoken and they are only acting by His Command [21:27]
Who are ‘Wali’ (Master) Besides Allahazwj?

Allahazwj Says in the Holy Quran, that Allahazwj is Wali/Moula, so is Rasool-Allahsaww (Wali/Moula),
and the One (is Moula) who gave the Zakat while in Ruku (that is Ali asws Ibn Abi Talibasws, as agreed
by all historians that Ali Ibn Abi Talibasws gave the ring in Zakat to a beggar while in the Ruku) -Holy
Verse 5:55)34. And Allahazwj Says: When Allahazwj and His Rasoolsaww (messenger) have decided an
affair (for them) 33:3635, so no one should dispute that:
Asking Needs and supplicating to those who are present?

All Ahl Al-Baytasws were martyred, one by one, so theyasws are Alive from that point of view. Holy
Quran clearly says, martyrs are not dead, but you don’t realise it.
}3:169{ ‫ن‬
َ ‫يُرَزقُو‬ ‫م‬ِ‫َب الَّ ِذين قُتِلُوا ِِف سبِ ِيل اللَّ ِه أَمواتًا ۖ بل أَحياء ِعْن َد رِّهب‬
ْ ْ َ ‫َ ْ َْ ر‬ َْ َ َ َّ َ ‫َوَال ََْت َس‬
And think not of those who are martyred in the way of Allah as dead but, they are alive being
sustained in the Presence of their Lord (3:169).
In the following two Verses Allahazwj Says that the martyrs are aware of the affairs of those who
they have left behind:
‫ين ََلْ يَ ْل َح ُقوا هبِِ ْم ِم ْن َخ ْل ِف ِه ْم أََّال َخ ْو ر‬

‫ف َعلَْي ِه ْم َوَال‬ ِ َّ ِ ِ
َ ‫ضله َويَ ْستَْبشُرو َن بالذ‬
ِ ِ ْ َ‫فَ ِرِحني ِِبَا آتَاهم اللَّه ِمن ف‬
ْ ُ ُُ َ
ِِ ِ ْ َ‫} يَ ْستَْب ِشُرو َن بِنِ ْع َم ٍة ِم َن اللَّ ِه َوف‬3:170{ ‫ُه ْم ََْيَزنُو َن‬
}3:171{ ‫ني‬ َ ‫َجَر الْ ُم ْؤمن‬ ْ ‫يع أ‬ ُ ‫َن اللَّهَ َال يُض‬ َّ ‫ض ٍل َوأ‬
Rejoicing in what Allah has Given them from His Grace and they are receiving glad tidings of
those whom have yet to join them from the ones they left behind. There would neither be fear
upon them nor would they be grieving [3:170]
They would be receiving glad tidings of the Bounties from Allah and Grace, and that Allah will not
waste the Recompense of the Momineen [3:171].
Further information can be found in another write-up, please visit:
https://www.hubeali.com/articles/Hazir-o-Nazir-from-Quran.pdf
34
‫الزَكاةَ َوُه ْم َراكِ ُعو َن‬
َّ ‫الص َال َة َويُ ْؤتُو َن‬
َّ ‫يمو َن‬ ِ ‫{ إََِّّنَا ولِيُّ ُكم اللَّه ورسولُه والَّ ِذين آَمنوا الَّ ِذ‬5:55}
ُ ‫ين يُق‬
َ َُ َ َ ُ ُ َ َ ُ ُ َ
35
{ ‫ض َالًال ُمبِينًا‬ َ ‫ض َّل‬ ِ ‫اْلِيَ َرةُ ِم ْن أ َْم ِرِه ْم َوَم ْن يَ ْع‬
َ ‫ص اللَّهَ َوَر ُسولَهُ فَ َق ْد‬ ْ ‫ضى اللَّهُ َوَر ُسولُهُ أ َْمًرا أَ ْن يَ ُكو َن َهلُ ُم‬ ٍِ ِ ِ
َ َ‫ َوَما َكا َن ل ُم ْؤم ٍن َوَال ُم ْؤمنَة إِذَا ق‬33:36}
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Our supplication to the Masomeenasws:

We say in Ziarat-e-Imamasws:
‫أنتم نورنا و أنتم جاهنا أوقات صالتنا و عصمتنا بكم‬
‘Youasws are the elevated Noor which is surrounding us when we offer Salat and through you asws is
our salvation.’36
Masomeenasws are the ‘Mashiya Allah’ (the Will of Allahazwj), so theyasws only desire what Allahazwj
Wishes and in accordance with Hisazwj Will.
Masomeenasws only wish What Allahazwj Wishes:

Amir ul-Momineenasws says: Allahazwj is so Elevated and Magnificent that it is inappropriate that
Heazwj would Himself perform such tasks, therefore Heazwj refers those tasks to Himselfazwj which are
conducted by His angels and His Prophetsas, on Hisazwj behalf as they act purely on Hisazwj
instructions. Thus, Allahazwj has Decided to create, among His creations some Angelsas and
Messengersas, and for whom Allahazwj Says:
Thus a devotee’s soul will be taken away by the kind angels whereas a sinner’s soul is removed by
the angels of wrath (22:75).37 Indeed, the tasks of Hisazwj trustees are Hisazwj tasks. As Allahazwj Says:
You would never desire for until and unless Allah wants it (76:30),38 And Says: Who carried out
‘Amal-ul-Salay’39 is a Momin40 (21:94).
(An Extract from a long sermon of Amir-ul-Momineenasws, see the complete one
http://hubeali.com/articles/Questions-of-Zanadiqa-on-Quran.pdf)41
36
Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 91, pg. 38
37
(22:75) ‫ص ري‬ِ ‫َّاس إِ َّن اللَّه ََِسيع ب‬
َ‫َ ر‬ ِ ‫صطَِفي ِم َن ال َْم َالئِ َك ِة ُر ُس ًال َوِم َن الن‬ْ َ‫اللَّهُ ي‬
ِ ِ ِ ِ
ً ‫َوَما تَ َشاءُو َن إَّال أَ ْن يَ َشاءَ اللَّهُ إ َّن اللَّهَ َكا َن َعل‬
38
(76:30) ‫يما‬
ً ‫يما َحك‬
39 asws
Belief in Wilayat (mastership) of Masomeen .
(21:94) ‫ات َوُه َو ُم ْؤِم رن فَ َال ُك ْفَرا َن لِ َس ْعيِ ِه َوإِنَّا لَهُ َكاتِبُو َن‬ ِ َّ ‫فَمن ي عمل ِمن‬
ِ ‫احل‬
40
َ ‫الص‬ َ ْ َ َْ ْ َ
41
Kitab al-Ahtijaj Tabrasi, pp. 358 and Bihar-ul-Anwar, Vol-90, Page-98
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Rasool-Allahsaww Prayed to Allahazwj to Give him a Helper:

In the following Holy Verse, Rasool-Allahsaww supplicates to Allahazwj ‘‫يا‬ ِ َ ْ‫ ِ’ل ِم ْن لَ ُدن‬to Send
ً ‫ك ُسلْطَانًا نَص‬
from Himselfazwj a persist helper. It is important to note that Rasool-Allahsaww supplicated to
Allahazwj for a ‘helper’ who would be from Allahazwj. And Allahazwj Narrates that in the following
Verse:
ِ َ‫ك س ْلطَانًا ن‬ ِ ٍ ِ ٍ ِ ِ ِّ ‫وقُل ر‬

}80{ ‫ص ًيا‬ ْ ‫َخ ِر ْج ِين مَُْر َج ص ْدق َو‬
ُ َ ْ‫اج َع ْل ِل م ْن لَ ُدن‬ ْ ‫ب أ َْدخ ْل ِين ُم ْد َخ َل ص ْدق َوأ‬َْ َ
And say: ‘Lord! Cause me to enter a correct entrance, and Cause me to go (towards an) exit (that
is) a correct exit, and Make for me from Yourself a (Divine) Authority, a persistent helper [17:80]
‫ َو‬.‫َخ ِر ْج ِين مَُْر َج ِص ْد ٍق يعين مكة‬ ٍ ِ ِ ِّ ‫ و قُل ر‬:‫ قال ابن عباس‬،‫ من كتاب أيب بكر الشيازي‬:‫ابن شهر آشوب‬
ْ ‫ب أ َْدخ ْل ِين ُم ْد َخ َل ص ْدق َو أ‬َْ َ
ِ َ‫ك س ْلطاناً ن‬ ِ
)‫ فأعطاه علي بن أيب طالب (عليه السالم‬،‫ لقد استجاب اهلل لنبيه (صلى اهلل عليه و آله) دعاءه‬:‫صياً قال‬ ُ َ ْ‫اج َع ْل ِل م ْن لَ ُدن‬
ْ
.‫سلطانا ينصره على أعدائه‬
Ibn Shehr Ashub, from the book of Abu Bakr Al Shirazy –
Ibn Abbas said, ‘And say: ‘Lord! Cause me to enter a correct entrance, and Cause me to go exit a
correct exit, and Make for me from Yourself a (Divine) Authority, a persistent helper [17:80], said,
‘Allahazwj Answered the supplication of Hisazwj Prophetsaww, so Heazwj Gave himsaww Aliasws Bin Abu
Talibasws as a (Divine) Authority to help himsaww against hissaww enemies’.42
In the rest of the article we will give examples where supplications were made to Masomeenasws:
Calling Amir ul-Momineenasws for Help (Nad e Ali):

‫ف إَِّال‬ ِ ْ ً‫الس َم ِاء إِ َّن َملَكا‬
ْ ‫اَسُهُ ِر‬
َ ‫ض َوا ُن يُنَادي َال َسْي‬ َّ ‫ك ِِف‬ ِ ٍ ‫ال ِل النَِّيب ص ي وم أ‬
َ َ‫ُحد أَ َما تَ ْس َم ُع َمدَي‬
ُ َ ْ َ ُّ َ َ َ‫ ق‬:‫ال‬ َّ ‫َو َع ْن ِع ْك ِرَمةَ َع ْن َعلِ ٍّي َعلَْي ِه‬
َ َ‫الس َال ُم ق‬
.‫ذُو الْ َف َقا ِر َو َال فَ ََّت إَِّال َعلِ ٌّي‬
And from Ikrimah, from Aliasws having said: ‘The Prophetsaww said to measws on the day of Ohad: ‘Are
youasws not hearing yourasws praise in the sky? The Angel whose name is Rizwan is calling out:
“There is no sword except Zulfiqar and there is no youth (Momin) except Ali asws”’.
‫ي ِِف َه َذا الْيَ ْوِم‬ ِ

َّ ِ‫ال إِ َّن الن‬
َ ‫َّيب ص نُود‬ ُ ‫ َو يُ َق‬:‫ال‬
َ َ‫ق‬
‫ب‬ِ ِ‫ك ِِف النَّوائ‬ َ َ‫ََِت ْدهُ َع ْوناً ل‬ ِ ِ‫نَ ِاد َعلِيّاً َمظْ َهر الْ َع َجائ‬
‫ب‬
َ َ
.‫ك يَا َعلِ ُّي يَا َعلِ ُّي يَا َعلِ ُي‬ َ ِ‫بَِوَاليَت‬ ‫ُك ُّل َغ ٍّم َو َه ٍّم َسيَ ْن َجلِي‬
42
.479 /348 :1 ‫ شواهد التنزيل‬،67 :2 ‫املناقب‬
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He said, ‘And it is said that the Prophetsaww called out during this day: ‘Call Aliasws the manifestor of
the wonders, you will find assistance for you in the difficulties. Every sorrow and worry will be
removed by yourasws Wilayah, O Aliasws! O Aliasws! O Aliasws!’’ 43 44
In the famous supplication book, Mafati ul Jinan by Sheikh Abbas Qummi, a longer version of ‘Nad e
Ali’, is compiled45.
A Believers Pleads to Amir ul Momineenasws:

ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ٍ ِ ِ َ ‫فَ َق‬
َ ‫ قَ ْد َال َزَمهُ َو‬-‫ َو أَنَا أَََّّت ُمهُ بِالنِّ َفاق‬-ً‫ت فَُالنا‬
َ ‫ يَا أ‬:‫ضيَّ َق َعلَْيه فَنَ َاد ِاِن الْ ُم ْؤم ُن‬
‫َخا‬ ُ ‫ فَ َو َج ْد‬،‫ت الْبَا ِر َحةَ بُِف َالن بْ ِن فُ َالن الْ ُم ْؤم ِن‬
ُ ‫ َمَرْر‬:‫ال َعل ٌّي ع‬
‫ َس ْل َغ ِرميِي َه َذا‬،‫ َو ََنِِّين ِم ْن َغ ِّمي‬،‫ف ُك ْربَِِت‬ ِ
ْ ‫ أ َِغثِْين َو ا ْك ِش‬،‫ َو قَ ِام َع أ َْع َداء اللَّ ِه َع ْن َحبِيبِ ِه‬،‫ول اللَّ ِه‬
ِ ‫ب َعن وج ِه رس‬ ِ
ُ َ ْ َ ْ ‫َّاف الْ ُكَر‬ َ ‫ول اللَّ ِه َو َكش‬ ِ ‫رس‬
َُ
.‫ فَِإ ِِّن ُم ْع ِسرر‬،‫ َو يُ َؤ ِّجلُِين‬،‫ك‬
َ ُ‫لَ َعلَّهُ َُِييب‬
Aliasws said: ‘Last night Iasws passed by so and so, son of so and so, the Momin, and Iasws found so and
so – and Iasws used to accuse him of hypocrisy – to have clung to him (Momin) and straitening upon
him. He (Momin) called out to measws, ‘O brotherasws of Rasool-Allahsaww and remover of the distress
for the face of Rasool-Allahsaww, and suppressor of the enemies of the Lordazwj (who is) from Hisazwj
Beloved! (O Aliasws) Help me and remove my distress, and rescue me from my grief. Ask this creditor
of mine, perhaps he will answer to youasws, and he would respite me, for I am insolvent!’’(An
extract)46
This pleading of a Momin to Amir ul-Momineen Aliasws Ibn Abi Talibasws, is very similar to that of
‘Nad e Ali’ and neither Aliasws nor Imam Hassan Askariasws, found anything inappropriate in his asking
for help approach.
.- ‫اف َعلَى نَ ْف ِس ِه فَ ْليُنَ ِاد‬

َ ‫ض َّل ِمْن ُك ْم ِِف َس َف ٍر أ َْو َخ‬
َ ‫ َو َم ْن‬:‫ال‬
ِ ‫اْلِص ِال بِِإسنَ ِادهِ عن علِي ع ِِف ح ِد‬
َ َ‫يث ْاأل َْربَعِ ِمائَِة ق‬ َ ٍّ َ ْ َ ْ َ ْ ‫ َو ِِف‬-4 -15213
47
And in (the book) ‘Al-Khisaal’ – By his chain from Aliasws in the four hundred Ahadith, said: ‘And the
one from you who gets lost during a journey, or fears upon himself, let him call out,
‫اب َو أ َْر َش َد‬

َ ‫َج‬
َ‫تأ‬ َّ ‫يح ِِف الْبِ َال ِد لِ َم َكانِ ُك ْم ُْحمتَ ِسباً نَ ْف َسهُ لَ ُك ْم فَِإ َذا ََِس َع‬
َ ‫الص ْو‬
ِ ِ ‫اجلِ ِّن ِجنِّياً يس َّمى‬
ُ ‫صاحلاً يَس‬
َ
ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫يا‬
َ ُ ّ ْ ‫صال ُح أَغثِْين فَإ َّن ِف إ ْخ َوان ُك ْم م َن‬ َ َ
ِ َّ
ُ‫س َدابَّتَه‬
َ َ‫الضَّال مْن ُك ْم َو َحب‬
‘O Salah (Jin)! Help me’, for among your brethren from the Jinn there is a Jinn named as ‘Salih’,
roaming around in the country to your places, anticipating for himself (in service) of you all.
43
Bihar Vol-20 Page-73, Also see: Mastadruk alWasail, vol. 15, page 583 and Misbah al Kafami. Page-183
44 saww
Bihar Al Anwaar – V 19, The book of our Prophet , P 3 Ch 12 H 11
45
429 :‫ ص‬،‫ مفتاح اجلنان‬- ‫زاد املعاد‬
46 asws
Tafseer Imam Hassan Askari , Hadith, 54.
47
.618 -‫ اْلصال‬-)9 (
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Whenever he hears the voice, he answers and guides the lost ones from you and withholds his
animal (from straying)’’.48
ِ ‫ول اللَّ ِه فَِإ َّن أَِيب قَ ْد مات فَجأَةً و َكا َن لَه أَلْ َفا ِدينَا ٍر و لَست أ‬
‫َص ُل إِلَْي ِه َو‬ َ َ‫َن َر ُج ًال َجاءَ إِ ََل الت َِّق ِّي ع َو ق‬
ِ ‫ال أ َْد ِرْك ِين يا ابن رس‬ َّ ‫احلَ َس ُن بْ ُن َعلِ ٍي أ‬
ْ
ُ ْ َ ُ َ ْ َ َ ُ َ َْ َ
‫ال َكثِ ري‬
‫ِل ِعيَ ر‬
Al-Hassanasws Bin Aliasws (Al-Askariasws): ‘A man came to Al-Taqiasws and said, ‘Help me, O sonasws of
Rasool-Allahsaww, for my father has died suddenly, and there were a thousand Dinars for him and I
cannot get to it, and there are a lot of dependants for me’.
‫ص ِّل َعلَى ُحمَ َّم ٍد َو آلِِه ِمائَةَ َمَّرةٍ لِيُ ْخِ َْب َك بِِه‬ َ ‫ال إِ َذا‬
َ ‫صلَّْي‬
َ َ‫ت الْ َعتَ َمةَ ف‬ َ ‫فَ َق‬
Heasws said: ‘When you have prayed the night (Al-Isha) Salat, then send Salawaat upon
Muhammadsaww and hissaww Progenyasws one hundred times, for him (your father) to inform you
with it’.
ِ َّ ‫َخِ ْْبهُ بِِق‬ ِْ ‫ب بِِه إِ ََل‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ

َ ‫ص ِِت فَِإنَّهُ أ ََمَرِِن بِ َذل‬
‫ك‬ ْ ‫اإل َم ِام َو أ‬ ْ ‫ين ا ْذ َه‬
ََّ ُ‫ال يَا ب‬
َ َ‫َخ َذهُ ق‬ َ ‫الر ُج ُل ِم ْن َذل‬
َ ‫ك َرأَى أَبَاهُ يُش ُي إِلَْيه بِالْ َمال فَلَ َّما أ‬ َّ ‫غ‬َ ‫فَلَ َّما فَ َر‬
When the man was free from that he saw his father (in a dream) indicating to him (whereabouts) of
the wealth. When he took it, he (father) said, ‘O my son! Go with it to the Imam asws and inform
himasws my story, for heasws has instructed me with that’.
ِ
‫اك‬
َ ‫اصطََف‬ َ ‫احلَ ْم ُد اللَّ ِه الَّذي أَ ْكَرَم‬
ْ ‫ك َو‬ ْ ‫ال‬َ َ‫ال َو أَتَى أَبَا َج ْع َف ٍر َو ق‬
َ ‫َخ َذ الْ َم‬
َ ‫الر ُج ُل أ‬
َّ َ‫فَلَ َّما انْتَبَه‬
When the man woke up, he took the wealth and came to Abu Ja’far asws and said, ‘The Praise is for
Allahazwj Who Honoured youasws and Chose youasws!’
.ِ‫ت َوالِ ِده‬ ِ ٍ ‫و ِِف ِرواي ِة اب ِن أ‬

َ ‫َسبَاط َو ُه َو إِ ْذ َذ َاك َُخَاس ٌّي إَِّال أَنَّهُ ََلْ يَ ْذ ُك ْر َم ْو‬
ْ ْ ََ َ
And in a report of Ibn Asbaat – ‘And when that (happened) he (Imamasws) was five years old, except
that he did not mention the death of his father (Imam Ali Al-Rezaasws)’.49
In another lengthy supplication, we recite:
ِ ‫الزم‬ ِ ‫ يا موَالي يا‬،‫ و ا ْك ِفي ِاِن فَِإنَّ ُكما َكافِياي‬،‫اصراي‬

ِ ِ ُ ْ‫ ان‬،‫ يا َعلِ ُّي يا ُحمَ َّم ُد‬،‫يا ُحمَ َّم ُد يا َعلِ ُّي‬
،َ
َ ‫َ الْغَ ْو‬
َ ‫ الْغَ ْو‬،‫ان‬ ََّ ‫ب‬
َ ‫صاح‬
َ َ َ َْ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ‫صَرِاِن فَإنَّ ُك َما ن‬ َ َ َ َ
..‫أ َْد ِرْك ِين أ َْد ِرْك ِين أ َْد ِرْك ِين‬
O Muhammadsaww! O Aliasws! O Aliasws! O Muhammadsaww! Help me, for youasws two are my helpers,
and suffice me for youasws both are sufficient for me! O my Masterasws! O Masterasws of the time, the
relief! The relief! The relief! Help me! Help me! Help me!’50
48
Ref. 444 :‫ ص‬،11‫ ج‬،‫وسائل الشيعة‬
49
391 :‫ ص‬،4‫ ج‬،)‫مناقب آل أيب طالب عليهم السالم (البن شهرآشوب‬
Page 25 of 34
A Supplication Taught by Imam Ali Al-Rezaasws and Al-Hujjat Al-

Qaim asws:
ُ‫ني ُُثَّ تُتِ ُّم قَِراءَةَ الْ َف ِاَتَ ِة َو تَ ْقَرأ‬ِ َ َّ‫اك نَعب ُد و إِي‬
ُ ‫اك نَ ْستَع‬ ٍِ ِ ُ ‫اك نَستعِني ُُثَّ تَ ُق‬
َ ُ ْ َ َّ‫ول مائَةَ َمَّرة إي‬ ُ َ ْ َ َّ‫اك نَ ْعبُ ُد َو إِي‬
َ َّ‫اب إِ ََل إِي‬ ِ َ‫ني تَ ْقرأُ ِِف ُك ِّل رْكع ٍة فَ ِاَتَةَ الْ ِكت‬
ََ ِ
َ ْ َ‫َرْك َعت‬
‫اح َدةً َو تَ ْدعُو َع ِقيبَ َها‬ ِ ‫اإلخ َالص مَّرةً و‬
َ َ َ ْ ِْ ‫بَ ْع َد َها‬
Two Cycles – You should recite in each Cycle, Opening of the Book (Surah Al Fatiha) up to (It is) You
we worship and You do we seek Assistance (from) [1:5]. Then you should be saying one hundred
times, (It is) You we worship and You do we seek Assistance (from) [1:5]. Then complete the
recitation of (Surah) Al-Fatiha, and after it you should recited (Surah Al Ikhlas – 112) one time, and
supplicate after these two.
‫ك الْ ُم َع َّو ُل ِِف‬ َ ‫الس َماءُ َو إِلَْي‬ ِ ‫ت ْاألَرض ِِبَا و ِسع‬

ِ َ‫اْل َفاء و انْ َك َشف الْغِطَاء و ضاق‬
َ ‫ب الْ ُم ْشتَ َكى َو َعلَْي‬
ِّ ‫ك يَا َر‬ َّ ‫ت‬ َ َ ُ ْ َ َُ َ َ ُ َْ ‫ِح‬ َ ‫ول اللَّ ُه َّم َعظُ َم الْبَ َالءُ َو بَر‬
ُ ‫فَتَ ُق‬
‫الر َخ ِاء‬
َّ ‫الشِّدَّةِ َو‬
You should be saying, ‘O Allahazwj! The affliction is mighty, and the concealment is relaxed, and the
covering is removed, and the earth is constrained, and the sky is preventing, and to You azwj O
Lordazwj is the complaint, and upon Youazwj is the dependence during the difficulties and the ease.
ِِ ِ َ‫اللَّه َّم ص ِّل علَى ُحم َّم ٍد و ِآل ُحم َّم ٍد الَّ ِذين أَمرتَنَا بِط‬
ُ‫اعت ِه ْم َو َع ِّج ِل اللَّ ُه َّم فَ َر َج ُه ْم بَِقائم ِه ْم َو أَظْ ِه ْر إِ ْعَز َازه‬
َ َْ َ َ َ َ َ َ ُ
O Allahazwj! Send Salawaat upon Muhammadsaww and Progenyasws of Muhammadsaww, those we are
Commanded with obedience to themasws, and hasten, O Allahazwj, theirasws relief by theirasws
Qaimasws, and manifestation of hisasws strength.
‫اي يَا ُحمَ َّم ُد يَا َعلِ ُّي يَا َعلِ ُّي يَا‬ ِ ِ ِ ُ ْ‫يا ُحمَ َّم ُد يا َعلِ ُّي يا َعلِ ُّي يا ُحمَ َّم ُد ا ْك ِفي ِاِن فَِإنَّ ُكما َكافِياي يا ُحمَ َّم ُد يا َعلِ ُّي يا َعلِ ُّي يا ُحمَ َّم ُد ان‬
َ ‫صَراِن فَإنَّ ُك َما نَاصَر‬ َ َ َ ََ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ
ِ ِ ِ ْ ‫ُحمَ َّم ُد‬
َ َ‫اح َفظَاِن فَإنَّ ُك َما َحافظ‬
‫اي‬
O Muhammadsaww! O Aliasws! O Aliasws! O Muhammadsaww! Suffice me, for youasws two are sufficient
for me. O Muhammadsaww! O Aliasws! O Aliasws! O Muhammadsaww! Help me for youasws two are my
helpers. O Muhammadsaww! O Aliasws! O Aliasws! O Muhammadsaww! Protect me for youasws two are
my protectors.
.‫َ أ َْد ِرْك ِين أ َْد ِرْك ِين أ َْد ِرْك ِين ْاأل ََما َن ْاأل ََما َن ْاأل ََما َن‬
َ ‫َ الْغَ ْو‬ ٍ ‫َ مَّر‬
َ ‫ات الْغَ ْو‬ ِ َّ ‫احب‬ ِ ‫يا موَالي يا‬
َ َ ‫الزَمان ثََال‬ َ ‫ص‬
َ َ َ َْ َ
O my Masterasws! O Masterasws of the time!’ – three times. ‘The relief! The relief! The relief! Help
me! Help me! Help me! The security! The security! The security!’51
50
591 :‫ ص‬،)‫املزار الكبي (البن املشهدي‬
51
590 :‫ ص‬،)‫املزار الكبي (البن املشهدي‬
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Also, in the Salat prescribed by Imam Al-Rezaasws, one recites, as part of a supplication towards the
end:
‫اصَرِاِن يَا ُحمَ َّم ُد‬ ِ َ‫ يا علِي يا ُحم َّم ُد انْصرِاِن فَإِنَّ ُكما ن‬-‫ يا علِي يا ُحم َّم ُد ا ْك ِفي ِاِن فَإِنَّ ُكما َكافِي ِاِن يا ُحم َّم ُد يا علِي‬-‫و أَظْ ِهر إِ ْعزازه يا ُحم َّم ُد يا علِي‬
َ َُ َ َ ُّ َ َ ُّ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ ُّ َ َ ُّ َ َ َ َ َُ َ ْ َ
52
‫َ أ َْد ِرْك ِين أ َْد ِرْك ِين ْاأل ََما َن ْاأل ََما َن‬ ٍ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ْ ‫يا َعلِ ُّي يا َعلِ ُّي يا ُحمَ َّم ُد‬
َ ‫َ َمَّرات الْغَ ْو‬
َ ‫الزَمان ثََال‬
َّ ‫ب‬َ ‫صاح‬ َ ‫اح َفظَاِن فَإنَّ ُك َما َحافظَاِن يَا َم ْوَال‬
َ ‫ي يَا‬ َ َ َ
And manifestation of his strength . O Muhammadsaww! O Aliasws! O Aliasws! O Muhammadsaww!
Suffice me, for youasws two are sufficient for me. O Muhammadsaww! O Aliasws! O Aliasws! O
Muhammadsaww! Help me for youasws two are my helpers. O Muhammadsaww! O Aliasws! O Aliasws! O
Muhammadsaww! Protect me for youasws two are my protectors.
O my Masterasws! O Masterasws of the time!’ – three times. ‘The relief! The relief! The relief! Help
me! Help me! Help me! The security! The security! The security!’ 53 (and extract)
52
‫ من أبواب‬28 ‫ من الباب‬7 ‫يدل على صلوات أخر مثل صالة الوالدين و الولد ِف احلديث‬
ّ ‫ و تقدم ما‬،‫ من هذه األبواب‬44 ‫ من الباب‬4 ‫ و‬1 ‫يدل على ذلك ِف احلديث‬ ّ ‫ تقدم ما‬-)1 (
‫ و صالة ركعتني ِف مسجد الرسول ِف‬،‫ من أبواب صالة العيد‬6 ‫ و صالة أربع ركعات بعد صالة العيد ِف الباب‬،‫ من أبواب أحكام املساجد‬42 ‫ و صالة َتية املسجد ِف الباب‬،‫االحتضار‬
.‫ من أبواب صالة العيد‬7 ‫ من الباب‬10 ‫احلديث‬
53
185 :‫ ص‬،8‫ ج‬،‫وسائل الشيعة‬
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APPENDIX I:
Holy Verses on the Wasila
}5:35{ ‫اه ُدوا ِِف َسبِيلِ ِه لَ َعلَّ ُك ْم تُ ْفلِ ُحو َن‬

ِ ‫يا أَيُّها الَّ ِذين آمنوا اتَّ ُقوا اللَّه واب ت غُوا إِلَي ِه الْو ِسيلَةَ وج‬
َ َ َ ْ َْ َ َ َُ َ َ َ
O you who believe! Fear Allah and seek ‘َ‫ ’الْ َو ِسيلَة‬the intermediary to Him and strive hard in His Way,
perhaps you would be successful [5:35]
In the above Holy Verse, Allahazwj Says to Approach Him through a ‘Wasila’, Muslims may have
different interpretations for the above Verse as per their beliefs and inclinations. A Hadith from
Salman Al-Farsira is presented below:
‫ عن‬،‫ عن إبراهيم بن احلكم بن ظهي‬،‫ حدثين سعيد بن عيسى الكريزي البصري‬:‫ قال‬،‫ عن أيب الفضل العلوي‬:‫حممد بن احلسن الصفار‬
‫ ِف‬،)‫ عن أمي املؤمنني (عليه السالم‬،)‫ عن سلمان الفارسي (رمحه اهلل‬،‫ عن أيب َتام‬،‫ عن عبد األعلى الثعليب‬،‫ عن شريك بن عبد اهلل‬،‫أبيه‬
‫ و قد صدقه‬.»‫ «أنا هو الذي عنده علم الكتاب‬:‫تاب قال‬ ِ ‫ قُل َكفى بِاللَّ ِه َش ِهيداً ب ْي ِين و ب ْي نَ ُكم و من ِعْن َده ِع ْلم الْ ِك‬:‫قول اهلل تبارك و تعاَل‬
ُ ُ َْ َ ْ َ َ َ ْ
ِ ِ ِ َّ
.َ‫ين َآمنُوا اتَّ ُقوا اللهَ َو ابْتَغُوا إلَْيه الْ َوسيلَة‬ ِ َّ
َ ‫ يا أَيُّ َها الذ‬:‫ فقال‬،‫ و قد أعطاه الوسيلة ِف الوصية و ال ختلى امة من وسيلة إليه و إَل اهلل تعاَل‬،‫اهلل‬
Muhammad Bin Al Saffar, from Abu Al Fazal Al Alawy, from Saeed Bin Isa Al Kareyzy Al Basry, from Ibrahim Bin Al
Hakam Bin Zaheer, from his father, from Shareek Bin Abdullah, from Abdul A’ala Al Sa’alby, from Abu Tameem, from
Salman Al-Farsira (narrates) from Amir-Al-Momineenasws (Aliasws Ibn Abi Talibasws) regarding the
Words of Allahazwj Blessed and Exalted Say: ‘Suffice with Allahazwj as a Witness between me and you
and the one with whom is the Knowledge of the Book [13:43]: ‘I (Aliasws) am the one with whom is
the Knowledge of the Book. And Allahazwj Ratified it, and Heazwj has Given it the intermediary (‫)الوسيلة‬
in the Commandment. And the community will never be devoid of an intermediary (‫ )الوسيلة‬to it and
to Allahazwj, so Heazwj Said: O you who believe! Fear Allah and seek the intermediary to Him
[5:35]’.54
َ َ‫ع َع ْن قُلُوهبِِ ْم قَالُوا َما َذا ق‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫الش َف‬

‫ال َربُّ ُك ْم ۖ قَالُوا‬ َ ‫اعةُ عْن َدهُ إَِّال ل َم ْن أَذ َن لَهُ ۖ َح َّ ََّٰت إِ َذا فُِّز‬َ َّ ‫َوَال تَْن َف ُع‬
}34:23{ ‫كبِي‬ َ ‫ل‬
ْ ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ ِ‫احل َّق ۖ وهو الْعل‬
ُ ُّ َ ََُ َْ
And the intercession will not benefit in His Presence except the one He Permits for, until when
there is panic from their hearts, they say, ‘What is that which your Lord Said?’ They say: ‘The
Truth. And He is the Exalted, the Great’ [34:23]
54
21 /236 :‫بصائر الدرجات‬
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ِ ‫ات َوَما ِِف ْاأل َْر‬ ِ ‫السماو‬ ِ ْ ‫اللَّهُ َال إِلَهَ إَِّال ُه َو‬
‫ض َم ْن َذا‬ َ َ َّ ‫وم َال تَأْ ُخ ُذهُ سنَةر َوَال نَ ْورم لَهُ َما ِِف‬ ُ ُّ‫احلَ ُّي الْ َقي‬
‫ني أَيْ ِدي ِه ْم َوَما َخ ْل َف ُه ْم َوَال َُِييطُو َن بِ َش ْي ٍء ِم ْن ِع ْل ِم ِه إَِّال ِِبَا‬ ِِ ِ ِ
َ ْ َ‫الَّذي يَ ْش َف ُع عْن َدهُ إَِّال بِِإ ْذنه يَ ْعلَ ُم َما ب‬
{2:255} ‫ظيم‬ ِ ِ ِ ُ‫ات و ْاألَرض وَال ي ئ‬ ِ َّ ‫َشاء و ِسع ُكرِسيُّه‬
ُ ‫ودهُ ح ْفظُ ُه َما َوُه َو الْ َعل ُّي الْ َع‬ ُ َ َ َ ْ َ ‫الس َم َاو‬ ُ ْ َ ََ
Allah is He besides Whom there is no god, the Ever-living, the Self-subsisting by Whom all subsist;
slumber does not overtake Him nor sleep; whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth
is His;
Who is he that can intercede with Him but by His permission? He Knows what is before them and
what is behind them, and they cannot comprehend anything out of His knowledge except what
He pleases, His knowledge extends over the heavens and the earth, and the preservation of them
both tires Him not, and He is the Most High, the Great. [2:255)
There are several other Verses which suggest use of ‘Wasila’, i.e.
}20:109{ ‫قَوًال‬ ِ َٰ ْ ‫الر‬

ْ ُ‫محَ ُن َوَرض َي لَه‬َّ ُ‫اعةُ إَِّال َم ْن أ َِذ َن لَه‬ َّ ‫يَ ْوَمئِ ٍذ َال تَْن َف ُع‬
َ ‫الش َف‬
On that Day the Intercession will not benefit except one for whom the Beneficent Permits and is
Pleased with his word [20:109]
ِ ِ ِ ِ َّ ‫ك ِِف‬ ٍ َ‫وَكم ِمن مل‬

َ ‫اعتُ ُه ْم َشْيئًا إَِّال م ْن بَ ْعد أَ ْن يَأْ َذ َن اللَّهُ ل َم ْن يَ َشاءُ َويَْر‬
‫ض َٰى‬ َ ‫الس َم َاوات َال تُ ْغ ِين َش َف‬ َ ْ ْ َ
}53:26{
And how many an Angel is there in the skies whose intercession does not avail anything except
from after Allah Permits it for one He so Desires and is Pleased (with) [53:26]
َ ‫ُم ْش ِف ُقو‬
}21:28{ ‫ن‬ ‫ض َٰى َوُه ْم ِم ْن َخ ْشيَتِ ِه‬ ِ ِ ‫ي علَم ما ب‬
َ َ‫ني أَيْدي ِه ْم َوَما َخ ْل َف ُه ْم َوَال يَ ْش َفعُو َن إَِّال ل َم ِن ْارت‬
ََْ َ ُ َْ
He Knows what is in front of them and what is behind them, and they will not be interceding
except for the one He Approves of, and they are trembling from His fear [21:28]
}43:86{ ‫ن‬
َ ‫يَ ْعلَمو‬ ْ ِ‫اعةَ إَِّال َم ْن َش ِه َد ب‬
‫احلَ ِّق َوُه ْم‬ َّ ‫ين يَ ْدعُو َن ِم ْن ُدونِِه‬ ِ َّ‫وَال ميَْلِك ال‬
ُ َ ‫الش َف‬ َ ُ‫ذ‬ َ
And those they are supplicating to from besides Allah possess no power of intercession, except
one who testifies with the Truth and they know (him) [43:86]
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Allahazwj Permits Hisazwj Rasoolsaww‘s Intersession:
َ ُ‫اع بِِإ ْذ ِن اللَّ ِه ۖ َولَ ْو أَنَّ ُه ْم إِ ْذ ظَلَ ُموا أَنْ ُف َس ُه ْم َجاء‬ ِ ٍ ‫وما أَرس ْلنا ِمن رس‬
َ‫استَ ْغ َفُروا اللَّه‬
ْ َ‫وك ف‬ َ َ‫ول إَِّال ليُط‬ ُ َ ْ َ َ ْ ََ
ِ
}4:64{ ‫حيما‬
ً ‫ول لََو َج ُدوا اللَّهَ تَ َّوابًا َر‬
ُ ‫الر ُس‬
َّ ‫استَ ْغ َفَر َهلُ ُم‬
ْ ‫َو‬
And We did not Send any Rasool but for him to be obeyed by the Permission of Allah; and had
they, when they were unjust to themselves, come to you and sought Forgiveness of Allah and the
Rasool had (also) sought Forgiveness for them, they would have found Allah Oft-turning (to
Mercy), Merciful [4:64]
‫ضلِ ِه َوَر ُسولُهُ إِنَّا إِ ََل اللَّ ِه‬

ْ َ‫اه ُم اللَّهُ َوَر ُسولُهُ َوقَالُوا َح ْسبُنَا اللَّهُ َسيُ ْؤتِينَا اللَّهُ ِم ْن ف‬ ُ ‫َولَ ْو أَنَّ ُه ْم َر‬
ُ َ‫ضوا َما آت‬
}9:59{ ‫ن‬ َ ‫اغبُو‬ ِ‫ر‬
َ
And if only they had been pleased with what Allah and His Rasool gave them, and they should be
saying: ‘Allah is Sufficient for us; Allah will soon Give us from His Grace and (so would) His Rasool;
surely to Allah do we are hoping’ [9:59]
‫ََْيلِ ُفو َن بِاللَّ ِه َما قَالُوا َولََق ْد قَالُوا َكلِ َمةَ الْ ُك ْف ِر َوَك َفُروا بَ ْع َد إِ ْس َال ِم ِه ْم َوََهُّوا ِِبَا ََلْ يَنَالُوا ۖ َوَما نَ َق ُموا‬
ِ ْ َ‫إَِّال أَ ْن أَ ْغناهم اللَّه ورسولُه ِمن ف‬
ُ َ‫ضل ِه ۖ فَِإ ْن يَتُوبُوا ي‬
‫ك َخْي ًرا َهلُ ْم ۖ َوإِ ْن يَتَ َولَّْوا يُ َع ِّذبْ ُه ُم اللَّهُ َع َذابًا‬ ْ ُ ُ ََ ُ ُ ُ َ
}9:74{ ‫ي‬ ٍ‫ص‬ ِ َ‫ل وَال ن‬
ٍّ ِ
‫و‬ ‫ن‬ ‫م‬ِ‫ض‬ ِ ‫َر‬ ‫األ‬
ْ ‫ِف‬ِ ‫م‬ ‫هل‬
َ ‫ا‬‫م‬‫و‬ ۖ ِ
‫ة‬‫ر‬‫خ‬ِ ‫أَلِيما ِِف الدُّنْيا و ْاآل‬
َ َْ ْ ُ
ْ ََ َ َ َ ً
They are swearing by Allah that they did not say it, and they have said the word of Kufr, and they
committed Kufr after their Islam and they planned with what they could not attain; and they
hated except if Allah and His Rasool was to Enrich them from His Grace. So if they were to repent,
it would be better for them, and if they turn back, Allah would Punish them with a painful
Punishment in the world and the Hereafter; and there isn’t for them in the earth from a guardian,
nor a helper [9:74]
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APPENDIX II:
Holy Verses forbidding Self-Made ‘Wasila’
‫ب َويَْر ُجو َن َر ْمحَتَهُ َوََيَافُو َن َع َذابَهُ ۖ إِ َّن‬ ِ ِ ِ َّ ِ‫أُوَٰلَئ‬

ُ ‫ين يَ ْدعُو َن يَْبتَ غُو َن إِ َ ََٰل َرِّهب ُم الْ َوسيلَةَ أَيُّ ُه ْم أَقْ َر‬
َ ‫ك الذ‬ َ
}17:57{ ‫حم ُذورا‬
ً َْ ‫ك َكا َن‬ َ ِّ‫اب َرب‬
َ ‫َع َذ‬
They, those they are calling (as per their wish), seeking the means to their Lord, which of them is
closest? And they are hoping for His Mercy and fearing His Punishment. Surely the Punishment of
your Lord was always feared [17:57]
Also,
‫ك لِ َم ْن يَ َشاءُ ۖ َوَم ْن يُ ْش ِرْك بِاللَّ ِه فَ َق ِد افْ تَ َر َٰى إَِْثًا‬ ِ ِ ِ

َ ‫إِ َّن اللَّهَ َال يَ ْغفُر أَ ْن يُ ْشَرَك بِِه َويَ ْغفُر َما ُدو َن ََٰذل‬
}4:48{ ‫ظيما‬ ِ‫ع‬
ً َ
Surely, Allah does not forgive that anything (one) had associated with Him, and forgives what is
besides that to whomsoever He pleases; and whoever associates anything with Allah, he devises
indeed a great sin (4:48).
These Holy Verses clearly indicate if someone makes ‘something’ out of one’s own desire a ‘Wasila’
- which is not from Allahazwj, so that would be a grave sin (Shirk).
}12:106{ ‫َوَما يُ ْؤِم ُن أَ ْكثَ ُرُه ْم بِاللَّ ِه إَِّال َوُه ْم ُم ْش ِرُكو َن‬
And most of them do not believe in Allah except they are associating others (with Him)
‫اق بْ ِن َع َّما ٍر َع ْن أَِيب َعْب ِد‬ ِ ‫ِع َّدةر ِمن أَصحابِنَا عن سه ِل ب ِن ِزي ٍاد عن ََيَي ب ِن الْمبار ِك عن عب ِد اللَّ ِه ب ِن جب لَةَ عن ََساعةَ عن أَِيب ب‬
َ ‫ص ٍي َو إِ ْس َح‬ َ ْ َ َ َ ْ َ ََ ْ َْ ْ َ َ َ ُ ْ َ ْ ْ َ َ ْ ْ َ ْ َ َ ْ ْ
. ‫ث َال يَ ْعلَ ُم فَيُ ْش ِرُك‬ ِ
ُ ‫يع الشَّْيطَا َن م ْن َحْي‬ ِ َ َ‫اللَّ ِه ( عليه السالم ) ِِف قَ ْوِل اللَّ ِه َعَّز َو َج َّل َو ما يُ ْؤِم ُن أَ ْكثَُرُه ْم بِاللَّه إَّال َو ُه ْم ُم ْش ِرُكو َن ق‬
ِ ِ
ُ ‫ال يُط‬
A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Yahya Bin Al Mubarak, from Abdullah Bin Jabala, from Sama’at,
from Abu Baseer and Is’haq Bin Ammar,
(It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullahasws (Imam Jafar-e-Sadiqasws) regarding the Words of
Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic [12:106] And most of them do not believe in Allah except they are
associating others (with Him). Heasws said: ‘He obeys the Satanla from where he does not even know,
so he associates (commits Shirk)’.55
55
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‫س َع ْن أَِيب َعْب ِد اللَّ ِه ( عليه السالم ) ِِف قَ ْوِل اللَّ ِه َعَّز َو َج َّل َو ما‬ ُ ‫س َع ِن ابْ ِن بُ َك ٍْي َع ْن‬
ٍ ْ‫ضَري‬ ِ ِ
َ ‫يم َع ْن ُحمَ َّمد بْ ِن ع‬
َ ُ‫يسى َع ْن يُون‬
ِ ِ ِ
َ ‫َعل ُّي بْ ُن إبْ َراه‬
ٍ‫ال ِشرُك طَاع ٍة و لَيس ِشرَك عِبادة‬ ِِ ِ ِ
ََ ْ َ ْ َ َ ْ َ َ‫يُ ْؤم ُن أَ ْكثَ ُرُه ْم باللَّه إَّال َو ُه ْم ُم ْش ِرُكو َن ق‬
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Ibn Bukeyr, from Zureys,
(It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullahasws regarding the Words of Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic
[12:106] And most of them do not believe in Allah except they are associating others (with Him).
Heasws said: ‘This is the Shirk (association) of obedience, and it is not Shirk (association) of worship’.
ِِ َّ ‫ال إِ َّن ْاآليَةَ تَْن ِزُل ِِف‬ ٍ ‫َّاس من ي عب ُد اللَّه على حر‬ ِ ِِ
‫ب ُدونَ ُك ْم‬
َ‫ص‬ ُ ‫الر ُج ِل ُُثَّ تَ ُكو ُن ِِف أَتْبَاعه ُُثَّ قُ ْل‬
َ َ‫ت ُك ُّل َم ْن ن‬ َ َ‫ف ق‬ ْ َ َ َ ُ ْ َ ْ َ ِ ‫َو َع ْن قَ ْوله َعَّز َو َج َّل َو م َن الن‬
. ً‫ال نَ َع ْم َو قَ ْد يَ ُكو ُن َْحمضا‬ ٍ ‫شيئاً فَهو ِِمَّن ي عب ُد اللَّه علَى حر‬
َ ‫ف فَ َق‬ ْ َ َ َ ُْ َ ْ َ ُ ْ َ
And about the Words of the Mighty and Majestic [22:11] And among men is the one who worships
Allah superficially. So heasws said: ‘The Verse was Revealed regarding a man, then it occurred also to
be regarding his followers’. Then I said: ‘Everyone who establishes anyone besides you asws, so he is
from the ones who worships Allahazwj superficially?’ So heasws said: ‘Yes, and it is purely that’.56
56
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APPENDIX III:
Supplications at the Holy Shrines
In the Ziyarah of Amir ul-Momineenasws we recite:
‫اب اللَّ ِه‬ ِ ِ ِ

ُ َ‫َّك ب‬َ ‫ب اللَّ ِه َو أَن‬ َ ‫بِالْبَ َال ِغ َو ْاأل ََداء َو أَ ْش َه ُد أَن‬- ‫ل َر ُسول ِه‬
ُ ‫َّك َجْن‬ َّ ِ‫ل اللَّ ِه َو َو‬ َّ ِ‫ك يَا َو‬ َ َ‫َّك طُ ْهرر طَاهرر ُمطَ َّهرر َو أَ ْش َه ُد ل‬ َ ‫أَ ْش َه ُد أَن‬
ِ ِ ِ ‫و قَ ْد أَتَيت‬- ‫و أَنَّك وجه اللَّ ِه الَّ ِذي ِمْنه ي ؤتَى و أَنَّك خلِيل اللَّ ِه و أَنَّك عبد اللَّ ِه و أَخو رسولِِه‬
‫ك‬َ ِ‫ك َو َمْن ِزلَت‬َ ‫ك َوافداً ل َع ِظي ِم َحال‬َ ُْ َ ُ َ ُ َ ُ َْ َ َ ُ َ َ َ ْ ُ ُ ُْ َ َ َ
ِ ِ ِ ‫ك ِمن نَا ٍر استَحق‬ ِ ِ ِ
ُ‫َّها مثْلي ِبَا َجنَ ْيتُه‬ َ َ ْ
ِ
ْ َ ‫ص نَ ْفسي ُمتَ َع ِّوذاً ب‬ َ ‫ك طَالباً َخ َال‬ َ ِ‫ك َزائِراً ُمتَ َقِّرباً إِ ََل اللَّ ِه بِ ِزيَ َارت‬
َ ُ‫ِعْن َد اللَّ ِه َو ِعْن َد َر ُسول ِه أَتَْيت‬
‫َعلَى نَ ْف ِسي‬
I testify that youasws are the (embodiment of) purity; youasws are pure and purified. O Wali of
Allahazwj and Wali of His Messengersaww! I testify that youasws announced (the decree of Allahazwj)
and youasws fulfilled (your duties). I testify that youasws are the side of Allahazwj (the nearest to
Allahazwj), youasws are the gateway to Allahazwj, youasws are the Face of Allahazwj through which Heazwj
is approached, youasws are the friend of Allahazwj, and youasws are the slave of Allahazwj and the
brother of His Messengersaww. I have come to visit youasws because of how great yourasws position
and status is with Allahazwj and His Messengersaww. I have come to visit youasws seeking nearness to
Allahazwj, requesting salvation, seeking refuge with youasws from the fire which the likes of me have
deserved, for my own crimes against myself.
‫ك ُم َع َّدةر‬ ْ ُ‫ك ُمتَّبِ رع َو ن‬

َ َ‫صَرِِت ل‬ َ َ‫ك ُم َسلِّ رم َو أ َْم ِري ل‬ ْ ‫ف ِم ْن بَ ْع ِد َك َعلَى بََرَك ِة بَِريَِّة‬
َ َ‫احلَ ِّق فَ َق ْلِيب ل‬ ْ ‫ك َو إِ ََل ُولْ ِد َك‬
ِ َ‫اْلَل‬ ِ ‫أَتَيت‬
َ ‫ك انْقطَاعاً إِلَْي‬
َ ُْ
‫ال الْ َمْن ِزلَِة ِعْن َد اللَّ ِه‬ ِ ِ َ ‫ك و الْوافِ ُد إِلَي‬ ِ َ‫و أَنَا عب ُد اللَّ ِه و موَال َك ِِف ط‬
َ ‫ك َك َم‬ َ ‫س بِ َذل‬ ُ ‫ك أَلْتَم‬ ْ َ َ َ ‫اعت‬ َ َْ َ َْ َ
I have come (solely) to youasws and to your sonasws, the heir after youasws - referring to the Imamasws
of the time - with the blessing of Haqq (the Divine Truth) and with hope in no one else. My heart is
submissive to youasws, I follow yourasws commands, and I am determined to support youasws. I am a
slave of Allahazwj and yourasws servant, ready to obey youasws. I have come to youasws as yourasws
guest, seeking perfection of my status with Allahazwj.
ِ َ‫ضلِ ِه و َه َد ِاِن ِحلُبِّ ِه و رغَّبَِين ِِف الْ ِوفَ َادةِ إِلَْي ِه و إِ ََل طَل‬ َّ ِ ِ ِ ِ َ‫و أَنْت يا موَالي من أَمرِِن اللَّه بِط‬
‫ب‬ َ ََ َ ْ َ‫اعته ب َو َحث َِّين َعلَى بِّره َو َدل ِين َعلَى ف‬
َ ُ ََ ْ َ َ ْ َ َ َ َ
ِ ِ ْ
ُ‫احلََوائ ِج عْن َده‬
O my masterasws! Youasws are the one whom Allahazwj has ordered me to obey and (to whom
Allahazwj) has exhorted me to be loyal, and whose grace (Allahazwj) has manifested for me. Heazwj has
guided me to loving youasws and has given me the desire to visit youasws and to ask for (the fulfilment
of) my needs next to youasws.
‫َحداً أَفْ َزعُ إِلَْي ِه‬ ِ ِ َّ ٍ

َ ‫يب َم ْن أَتَا ُك ْم َو َال ََيْ َس ُر َم ْن يَ ْه َوا ُك ْم َو َال يَ ْس َع ُد َم ْن َع َادا ُك ْم َال أَج ُد أ‬
ُ ‫أَنْتُ ْم أ َْه ُل بَْيت يَ ْس َع ُد َم ْن تَ َوال ُك ْم َو َال ََي‬
ُ‫َّجَرةُ الطَّيِّبَة‬
َ ‫ض َو الش‬ ِ ‫الر ْمحَِة َو َد َعائِ ُم الدِّي ِن َو أ َْرَكا ُن ْاأل َْر‬
َّ ‫ت‬ ِ ‫خياً ِل ِمْن ُكم أَنْتُم أَهل ب ي‬
َْ ُ ْ ْ ْ َْ
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You are the members of the household whose devotees are blessed. Those who come to youasws
will not be disappointed and those who desire you asws will not lose. However, those who antagonise
youasws will not achieve success. I cannot find anyone more beneficent than you asws with whom to
seek refuge. Youasws are the family of Mercy, the Pillars of the religion, the Support of the earth, and
the blessed Tree (an extract).57
In the Ziyarah of Imam Aliasws Ibn Musaasws we recite:
ِ ِ ِ ‫ك زائِراً وافِداً عائِذاً ِِمَّا جنَ ي‬

َ ِّ‫ت َعلَى ظَ ْه ِري فَ ُك ْن ِل َشفيعاً إِ ََل َرب‬
‫ك يَ ْوَم فَ ْق ِري‬ ْ ‫ت بِه َعلَى نَ ْفسي َو‬
ُ ‫احتَطَْب‬ َُْ َ َ َ َ ُ‫ت َو أ ُِّمي أَتَْيت‬ َ ْ‫بِأَِيب أَن‬
‫ت َوِجيهر ِِف الدُّنْيَا َو ْاآل ِخَرِة‬ ِ ِ َ َ‫و فَاقَِِت فَِإ َن ل‬
َ ْ‫ك عْن َد اللَّه َم َقاماً َْحم ُموداً َو أَن‬ َ
May I sacrifice my father and mother for youasws. I have come to yourasws Ziyarah, as yourasws guest,
seeking refuge from my crimes against myself and (from) the weight which I am carrying on my
back.58 Therefore, intercede for me with yourasws Lordazwj on the day of my need and poverty, for
verily youasws have a Praised Status with Allahazwj and youasws are distinguished in this life and in the
Hereafter with Allahazwj.59
We recite in Janat ul Baqi, the following:
ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫فَ ُكونُوا ِل ُش َفعاء فَ َق ْد وفَ ْد‬

ْ ‫ب َعْن ُك ْم أ َْه ُل الدُّنْيَا َو ا َّختَ ُذوا آيَات اللَّه ُه ُزواً َو‬
‫استَكْبَ ُروا َعْن َها‬ َ ‫ت إلَْي ُك ْم إ ْذ َرغ‬
ُ َ ََ
Therefore, intercede on my behalf, for I have come to you asws while the people of this world have
abandoned youasws, have mocked the signs of Allahazwj, and have turned away arrogantly from
youasws (an extract).60
57
Kamil al-Ziyarah, Ch. 11, h, 2
58
Sins
59
60
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Supplicating to Allahazwj as well as to Masomeenasws: ...................................................... 14

Quran Says: Allahazwj Awards and so do the Ahl Al-Baytasws ......................................................... 15

Holy Verses on the Wasila ............................................................................................................ 28

Asking Masomeenasws for Needs

(1) Beseeching and pleading (directly) to Allahazwj;

ِ ْ ‫احلُس‬ ِ َ‫ِِب ِّق ُحم َّم ٍد و علِي و ف‬

‘Abu Abdullahasws having said: ‘Rasool-Allahsaww introduced Amir-al-Momineenasws to hissaww

َ ‫ت ِم ْن نَ ْف ِس‬ ِ ِ ِ َ ‫َن ُحم َّمداً و علِياً مع ِطي‬ ِ

And in another Hadith:

‫ول اللَّ ِه أ َِغثِْين أ َِغثِْين‬ ِ

Allahazwj Says: Supplicate to Me, and Iazwj will Answer to you.

ٍ َ‫الر ْمح ِن عن ُحم َّم ِد ب ِن ِسن‬

َّ ‫الرِجي ِم بِ ْس ِم اللَّ ِه‬

Praying to Allahazwj, through the Rights (Wasita) of Ahl Al-

ِ ْ ‫احلُس‬ ِ َ‫ِِب ِّق ُحم َّم ٍد و علِي و ف‬

Praying to Ahl Al-Baytasws - as Intermediary (Wasila):

}5:35{ ‫حو َن‬ ِ ‫اه ُدوا ِِف َسبِيلِ ِه لَ َعلَّ ُك ْم‬

‫الر ْمحَِة ُحمَ َّم ٍد ص‬ ِّ َِ‫ك ن‬

And we then recite:

Rasool-Allahsaww says, weasws give to him who asks from usasws:

‫ب ِم َن الْغَ ِد‬ ِِ ٍ ِ ِ ِ ْ ِ‫اعهُ بِن‬

Amir ul-Momineenasws Cures and the Revives the dead:

ِ ‫ت النَّصارى ِِف ِعيسى اب ِن مرَي لَ ُق ْل‬

Imamasws Supplicates to Syedaasws Bint e Muhammadsaww for

ِ ِ ٍ ِ ِ َ ُ‫قُ ْلت جعِْلت فِ َد َاك إِ ْن أ َِذنْت ِل حدَّثْت‬

‘‫ت ُحمَ َّم ٍد‬ ِ

Heasws said: ‘You have spoken the truth’.

ََّ ِ‫ت فَأ َْر َس َل إ‬

Supplicating to Allahazwj as well as to Masomeenasws:

ِِ ِ ِ ِ َ ‫ك ِِمَّا أ َِج ُد يا َغوثِي يا اللَّه يا َغوثِي يا رس‬

Quran Says: Allahazwj Awards and so do the Ahl Al-Baytasws

‫ضلِ ِه َوَر ُسولُهُ إِنَّا إِ ََل اللَّ ِه‬

In another Verse, Allahazwj Says:

Also Allahazwj Says:

ِ َّ ‫الص َالةِ ۖ إِ َّن اللَّهَ مع‬ َّ ِ‫استَعِينُوا ب‬

Amir ul-Momineen Aliasws Ibn Abi Talibasws says in a sermon:

‫ و الصالة واليِت‬،‫الصالةِ فالصْب حممد‬ َّ ِ‫استَعِينُوا ب‬

Masomeenasws help Allahazwj:

}22:40{ ٌّ ‫صُرهُ ۖ إِ َّن اللَّهَ لََق ِو‬

Also in another Verse, Allahazwj Says:

Imam Hussainasws and Martyrs of Karbala Helped Allahazwj:

‫ص رار أَ ْش َه ُد‬ َ ْ‫ف َو أَن‬ ‫الربَّانِيُّو َن أَنْتُ ْم لَنَا فَ َر ر‬

Allahazwj Calls Rasool-Allahsaww’s deeds as Hisazwj Deed:

Can one ask for Rizq from Allahazwj as well as from

‫ب‬ِّ ‫احلَ ْم ُد لِلَّ ِه َر‬

One Supplicates to Imam Hussainasws when Bidding Farewell:

‫ك ُموقِ رن‬ ِ ‫ف و ِِبقِّك م ِقٌّر و بَِف‬ ِ

A ‘Zair’ (visitor) also says:

ً‫ك ِعْن َد اللَّ ِه َم َقاماً َم ْعلُوما‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ َ ُ‫أَتَيت‬

Masomeenasws fulfil our Needs, through the Divine Powers:

Reviving of the dead by the Prophetsas and Imamasws:

َ َ‫ال بَلَ َٰى َوَٰلَ ِك ْن لِيَطْ َمئِ َّن قَ ْلِيب ۖ ق‬

Who can be a ‘Wasila’?

Who are ‘Wali’ (Master) Besides Allahazwj?

Asking Needs and supplicating to those who are present?

‫ين ََلْ يَ ْل َح ُقوا هبِِ ْم ِم ْن َخ ْل ِف ِه ْم أََّال َخ ْو ر‬

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Our supplication to the Masomeenasws:

‫أنتم نورنا و أنتم جاهنا أوقات صالتنا و عصمتنا بكم‬

Masomeenasws only wish What Allahazwj Wishes:

Rasool-Allahsaww Prayed to Allahazwj to Give him a Helper:

ِ َ‫ك س ْلطَانًا ن‬ ِ ٍ ِ ٍ ِ ِ ِّ ‫وقُل ر‬