محمد بن أبي عمير

Whoever supplicates for forty believers before he supplicates for himself, his supplication will be granted for him.

Al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as) said: Whoever prays a prescribed prayer, then glorifies [Allah] thirty times after it, no sin will remain on his body except that he will have shed it.

The prayers of whoever prefers forty of his brethren to himself and prays for them before he prays for himself would be accepted.”

Whoever says ‘There is no god but God’ (La illah illalah) one-hundred times would be better off than everyone else on that day, unless someone else says it more times than that.”

O Aba Harun! Surely, we instruct our children to recite Tasbih Fatima (sa) just as we instruct them to pray. So, cling to it, for no wretched worshiper clings to it.

A worshiper does not say [the following] seven times per day -- I ask Allah for Paradise, and I seek refuge in Allah from the Fire -- except that the Fire says: "O Lord! Give him refuge from me."

I said to Abi al-Hasan عليه السلام: Ali b. Yaqtin has sent me to you with a message – he asks that you supplicate for him, he [the Imam] said: concerning the hereafter? I said: yes, so he [the Imam] put his hand on his chest and then said: I guarantee for Ali b. Yaqtin that the fire will never touch him – ever.

I gave Aba `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as) a fragrance. So, he took it, smelled it, put it to his eyes, and said: Whoever takes a fragrance, smells it, puts it to his eyes, and says: “May Allah bless Muhammad and the Family of Muhammad (allahumma salli `ala muhammadan wa aali Muhammad)”, he will not leave the Earth except that he will be forgiven.

Whoever says: “in the name of Allah (bismillah)” when he leaves his house, the two angels say: “You have been guided.” When he says: “there is no ability nor power except by Allah (la hawla wala quwwata illa billah)”, they say: “You have been safeguarded.” When he says: “I rely on Allah (tawakkaltu `alallah)”, they say: “You have been sufficed.” Then, Satan will say: “How could I handle a worshiper who is guided, safeguarded, and sufficed?!”

I heard Aba Ja`far al-Baqir (as) say: Whoever recites Ayat al-Kursi once, Allah repels one thousand hateful things from this world and one thousand hateful things of the Hereafter from him. The least of the hateful things from this world would be poverty, and the least of the hateful things of the next world would be the punishment of the grave.

I heard Aba `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as) say: Gabriel (as) came to Yusuf (as) when he was in prison and said: “After every obligatory prayer, say: ‘O Allah! Grant me relief and deliverance and give me sustenance from where I expect and from where I do not expect (Allahummaj`al li farajan wa makhrajan warzuqni min haythu ahtasibu wa man haythu la ahtasib)’ three times.”

I heard Aba `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as) say: Whoever says subhanallah, alhamdulillah, la ilaha illallah and Allahu akbar forty times after every obligatory prayer before moving his feet, then asks Allah [for something], Allah will give him what he asked for.

Betake to going to mosques, for they are the houses of Allah on Earth. Whoever goes to them in a state of purity, Allah purifies him of his sins and records him as one of its visitors. Increase your prayer and supplication in them. Pray in different spots in the mosques, for each spot will bear you witness that you prayed upon it on the Day of Resurrection.

Abu `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as) said to me: Do you become sad, worry, and suffer? I said: Of course, by Allah. He said: When that happens, then remember death, your solitude in your grave, the streaming of your eyes onto your cheeks, the breaking of your joints, the worms eating your flesh, your misfortunes, and your cutting off from this world; for that is what prompts you to perform deeds and deters you from much of the protectiveness over this world.

“O Muawiyah! Whoever is granted three things would not be deprived of three things. Whoever is granted ‘the chance to call upon God’ is also granted ‘an answer to his prayers’. Whoever is granted ‘being grateful’ is also granted ‘an increase in favors’. Whoever is granted ‘reliance’ is also granted ‘sufficiency’ as the Honorable the Exalted God says in His Book, ‘…And if anyone puts his trust in God, sufficient is (God) for him…’ and says, ‘… If ye are grateful, I will add more (favors) unto you;…’ ; and says, ‘Call on Me; I will answer your (Prayer):…’

The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: When the Sun sets, the gates of heaven and Paradise open and the supplications are accepted. So, blessed is he whose good deeds are lifted at that.

The Messenger of Allah (s) visited Salman al-Farisi (rh) in his illness, so he said: O Salman! Surely, in your illness, you have three characteristics: (1) You are in a state of remembering Allah, (2) your supplications in it are accepted, (3) the illness will not leave you until it causes your sins to fall. May Allah gratify you with wellness until your time expires.

Amir al-Mu’minin (as) would say in his prostration: I whisper to You, My Master, just as a servile slave whispers to his master. I request from You whilst knowing that You give without decreasing what is with You. I repent to You whilst knowing that none forgive sins except You. I rely on You whilst knowing that You have power over all things.

Whoever says, “Glory be to Allah when you sleep and when you wake. All praise is His in the heavens and the Earth, at night and at midday” (30:17-18) three times when he goes to sleep, the goodness of that night will not avert him, and its evil will be repelled from him. Whoever says this when he wakes, the goodness of that day will not avert him, and its evil will be repelled from him.

Whoever cuts out a new robe [for himself] and recites inna anzalnahu fi laylatil qadr thirty-six times; when he reaches tanazzul al-mala’ikatu, something of water gently sprinkles on the robe. Then, when he prays two units in it, supplicates to his Lord, and says in his supplication: “Praise be to Allah who granted me that which beautifies me among the people, covers my private, and allows me to pray to pray to my Lord therein (alhamdulillahil lathi razaqani mimma atajammal bihi fi ‘nas, wa awari bihi `awrati, wa usalli fihi li rabbi)”, and praises Allah, he will continue to be given food until that robe wears out.