ابن حمران

I heard him (i.e. al-Sadiq (a.s)) say: No forty nights pass for a believer without something befalling him for which he is rewarded - the least of which is an anxiety whose cause he does not understand.

Whoever glorifies Allah (tasbih) Allah thirty times per day, Allah will repel seventy forms of calamity from him, the smallest of which is poverty.

I asked Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) about the issue of ability, but he did not answer me. So I entered his presence at another time and said: “May Allah be in peace with you! A doubt has entered my heart which nobo0dy can remove but you.” He (AS) said: Verily, what is in your hear will not harm you?” I said: May Allah be in peace with you! AI believe: Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, does not burden His Servants with more than they can bear. They do not do anything except by the Intent, Will, Predestination and Decree of Allah. He (AS) responded, “This is the religion of Allah in which I believe, and in which my forefathers believed.” Or he (AS) said something along those lines. The Compiler of this book says: Allah’s Will and His Intent refer to His Command, and the pleasure found in His Obedience. And in the disobedience is commandment to refrain and forbiddance from them through restraint and warning.

Al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as) said: When you enter the restroom, then say when you remove your clothing: “O Allah! Remove hypocrisy from me and make me steadfast upon faith (Allahummanzi` `anni ribqatul nifaq wa tathbitni `alal iman).” When you enter the first chamber, then say: “O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the evil of my self, and I seek refuge in you from its harm (Allahumma inni `a’udhu bika min sharri nafsi wasta`eedh bika min adhah).” When you enter the second chamber, then say: “O Allah! Cleanse me of impurity and purify my body and my heart (Allahummadhhab `annil rijsil najis, wa tahhir jasadi wa qalbi)”, then take hot water and put it on your hips and pour it on your legs. If you can swallow some, then do so, for that purifies the bladder. Then, wait in the second chamber for a moment. When you enter the third chamber, then say: “We seek refuge in Allah from the Fire, and we ask Him for Paradise (na`udhu billahi min an-nar, wa nas’aluhul Jannah)”. Repeat it until the moment you exit the hot chamber. Beware of drinking cold water and bubbles in the restroom, for it upsets the digestive system. Do not pour cold water over yourself, for it weakens the body. Pour cold water on your feet when you leave, for that will remove disease from your body. When you get dressed, then say: “O Allah! Dress me in God-consciousness and spare me of harm (Allahummalbisnil taqwa wa jannibnil rida)” – if you do this, you will be safe from every disease.