Al-Kafi · Hadith 13

The Book of Supplication · The Word in the Morning and Evening · Volume 2, book 2, chapter 48, Hadith 13

Original Arabic text

13ـ عَنْهُ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ كَانَ أَبِي (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) يَقُولُ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ بِسْمِ الله وَبِالله وَإِلَى الله وَفِي سَبِيلِ الله وَعَلَى مِلَّةِ رَسُولِ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) اللهمَّ إِلَيْكَ أَسْلَمْتُ نَفْسِي وَإِلَيْكَ فَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِي وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ اللهمَّ احْفَظْنِي بِحِفْظِ الإيمَانِ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيَّ وَمِنْ خَلْفِي وَعَنْ يَمِينِي وَعَنْ شِمَالِي وَمِنْ فَوْقِي وَمِنْ تَحْتِي وَمِنْ قِبَلِي لا إِلَهَ إِلا أَنْتَ لا حَوْلَ وَلا قُوَّةَ إِلا بِالله نَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ مِنْ كُلِّ سُوءٍ وَشَرٍّ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ اللهمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ وَمِنْ ضَغْطَةِ الْقَبْرِ وَمِنْ ضِيقِ الْقَبْرِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ سَطَوَاتِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ اللهمَّ رَبَّ الْمَشْعَرِ الْحَرَامِ وَرَبَّ الْبَلَدِ الْحَرَامِ وَرَبَّ الْحِلِّ وَالْحَرَامِ أَبْلِغْ مُحَمَّداً وَآلَ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِّي السَّلامَ اللهمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِدِرْعِكَ الْحَصِينَةِ وَأَعُوذُ بِجَمْعِكَ أَنْ تُمِيتَنِي غَرَقاً أَوْ حَرَقاً أَوْ شَرَقاً أَوْ قَوَداً أَوْ صَبْراً أَوْ مَسَمّاً أَوْ تَرَدِّياً فِي بِئْرٍ أَوْ أَكِيلَ السَّبُعِ أَوْ مَوْتَ الْفَجْأَةِ أَوْ بِشَيْ‏ءٍ مِنْ مِيتَاتِ السَّوْءِ وَلَكِنْ أَمِتْنِي عَلَى فِرَاشِي فِي طَاعَتِكَ وَطَاعَةِ رَسُولِكَ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) مُصِيباً لِلْحَقِّ غَيْرَ مُخْطِئٍ أَوْ فِي الصَّفِّ الَّذِي نَعَتَّهُمْ فِي كِتَابِكَ كَأَنَّهُمْ بُنْيانٌ مَرْصُوصٌ أُعِيذُ نَفْسِي وَوُلْدِي وَمَا رَزَقَنِي رَبِّي بِقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ حَتَّى يَخْتِمَ السُّورَةَ وَأُعِيذُ نَفْسِي وَوُلْدِي وَمَا رَزَقَنِي رَبِّي بِقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ حَتَّى يَخْتِمَ السُّورَةَ وَيَقُولُ الْحَمْدُ لله عَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ الله وَالْحَمْدُ لله مِثْلَ مَا خَلَقَ الله وَالْحَمْدُ لله مِلْ‏ءَ مَا خَلَقَ الله وَالْحَمْدُ لله مِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لله زِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لله رِضَا نَفْسِهِ وَلا إِلَهَ إِلا الله الْحَلِيمُ الْكَرِيمُ وَلا إِلَهَ إِلا الله الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ سُبْحَانَ الله رَبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأرَضِينَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَرَبِّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ اللهمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ دَرَكِ الشَّقَاءِ وَمِنْ شَمَاتَةِ الأعْدَاءِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْفَقْرِ وَالْوَقْرِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ سُوءِ الْمَنْظَرِ فِي الأهْلِ وَالْمَالِ وَالْوَلَدِ وَيُصَلِّي عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ.

Published English translation

13. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Sama’a from abu Basir from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “My father (a.s.) in the morning would say, ‘(I begin) in the name of Allah, with Allah, and to Allah, for the cause of Allah and on the religion of the Messenger of Allah, O Lord, to You I have submitted my soul, to You I have left my affairs, before You I have placed my trust, O Lord of the worlds. O Lord, protect me by the protection of belief, that I need against things with me, behind me, on my right, on my left from above me, from my underneath and in front of me. No one deserves to be worshipped except You. There are no means and no power without the help of Allah. We ask You to forgive us, grant us good health (and protection) against all evil, and misfortune in this world and in the hereafter. O Lord, I seek refuge with You against torment in the grave, against the pressure of the grave, and from the congestion of the grave. I seek refuge with You against the domination of the night and day. O Lord, the Cherisher of Mash ’ar al-Haram (a place in Makkah), the Cherisher of the sacred town, the Lord of sacred and none sacred land; convey my greeting of peace to Muhammad and his family. O Lord, I seek refuge in Your strong coat of arms and Your community, from dying due to drowning. burning, choking, retaliation for a crime, killed with hands tied, being poisoned, being thrown in a well, being feed to beasts, by heart attack and sudden death or any form of bad death. However, cause me to die in my bed in obedience to You and Y our messenger on the right path and free from being misled or in the rank that You have described in Your book: “Allah loves those who fight for His cause in battlefield formations firm as an unbreakable (metallic or) concrete wall.” (61:4) “I seek protection for myself, my children and for whatever my Lord has granted me, through: ‘(I begin) in the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful (Muhammad), say, “I seek protection from the Lord of the Dawn (113:1) against the evil of whatever He has created (113:2). I seek His protection against the evil of the invading darkness, (113:3) from the evil of those who practice witchcraft (113:4) and from the evil of the envious ones.”’ (113:5) “I seek protection for myself, my children and for whatever my Lord has granted me, through, ‘(I begin) in the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful (Muhammad), say, “I seek protection from the Cherisher of mankind, (114:1) the King of mankind, (2) the Lord of mankind (3) against the evil of the temptations of the Devils, (4) of jinn and human beings (5) who induce temptation into the hearts of mankind.’” (1 14:6) “He then would say, ‘All praise belongs to Allah, equal to the number of what Allah has created, all praise belongs to Allah equal to what He has created. All praise belongs to Allah to the fill of what He has created. All praise belongs to Allah equal to the length of His words, all praise belongs to Allah equal to the weight of His Throne, all praise belongs to Allah as much as it can make Him happy. No one deserves to be worshipped except Allah, the Forbearing, the Honorable, and no one deserves to be worshipped except Allah, the Most High, the Most Great. Glory belongs to Allah, the Cherisher of the heavens and earths and all that is between them and He is the Lord of the great Throne. O Lord, I seek protection with You against misfortunes, and against the insults of the enemies. I seek protection with You agaisnt poverty and deafness. I seek protection with You against bad appearance in the family, belongings and children. ’ Then he would say, ‘Al-Salat: O Lord, grant (favors) upon Muhammad and his family,’ ten times.’”

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Attributed scholarly assessments

Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi: موثق

Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (12/240)

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Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi: Catalogue non-inclusion note (not an authenticity grade)

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Kāfī

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