Al-Kāfi

30ـ عَنْهُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْجَعْفَرِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) يَقُولُ إِذَا أَمْسَيْتَ فَنَظَرْتَ إِلَى الشَّمْسِ فِي غُرُوبٍ وَإِدْبَارٍ فَقُلْ بِسْمِ الله الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْحَمْدُ لله الَّذِي لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَداً وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شَرِيكٌ فِي الْمُلْكِ الْحَمْدُ لله الَّذِي يَصِفُ وَلا يُوصَفُ وَيَعْلَمُ وَلا يُعْلَمُ يَعْلَمُ خَائِنَةَ الأعْيُنِ وَمَا تُخْفِي الصُّدُورُ أَعُوذُ بِوَجْهِ الله الْكَرِيمِ وَبِاسْمِ الله الْعَظِيمِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا ذَرَأَ وَمَا بَرَأَ وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا تَحْتَ الثَّرَى وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا ظَهَرَ وَمَا بَطَنَ وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا كَانَ فِي اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَمِنْ شَرِّ أَبِي مُرَّةَ وَمَا وَلَدَ وَمِنْ شَرِّ الرَّسِيسِ وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا وَصَفْتُ وَمَا لَمْ أَصِفْ فَالْحَمْدُ لله رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ذَكَرَ أَنَّهَا أَمَانٌ مِنَ السَّبُعِ وَمِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ وَمِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِهِ قَالَ وَكَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) يَقُولُ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ سُبْحَانَ الله الْمَلِكِ الْقُدُّوسِ ثَلاثاً اللهمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ زَوَالِ نِعْمَتِكَ وَمِنْ تَحْوِيلِ عَافِيَتِكَ وَمِنْ فَجْأَةِ نَقِمَتِكَ وَمِنْ دَرَكِ الشَّقَاءِ وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا سَبَقَ فِي الْكِتَابِ اللهمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِعِزَّةِ مُلْكِكَ وَشِدَّةِ قُوَّتِكَ وَبِعَظِيمِ سُلْطَانِكَ وَبِقُدْرَتِكَ عَلَى خَلْقِكَ.

30. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Hammad from ‘Abd Allah ibn Ibrahim al-Ja’fari who has said the following: “I heard abu al-Hassan (a.s.) saying, ‘In the evening when you see the sun is disappearing say, ‘(I begin) in the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. All praise belongs to Allah, Who has no children, never had a partner in the kingdom, all praise belongs to Allah Who describes things and Himself is beyond description, knows and is not known. He knows the secret glance of eyes and what hearts hide. I seek protection with Allah’s honorable face, with Allah’s great name against the evil of what He has spread and settled, the evil under the ground, the evil of what is manifest or hidden, the evil of things in the night and during the day, the evil of abu Murrah (Satan) and what he has given birth to, the evil of false emotional attraction, the evil of what I mentioned and what I have not mentioned. All praise belongs to Allah, Cherisher of the worlds.’ The Imam said, ‘It is protection against beasts, Satan condemned to be stoned and his offspring.’ Amir al- Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) would say in the morning, ‘Glory belongs to Allah, the King, the Most Holy, three times, O Lord, I seek protection against my loss of Your bounties, change in good health that You have given. Your sudden displeasure, the approaching of misfortune, and the evil of what came to pass in the book. O Lord, I plead before You through the majesty of Your kingdom, the intensity of Your power, the greatness of Your domain and Your power over Your creatures.’”

31ـ عَنْهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي هَاشِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي خَدِيجَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ إِنَّ الدُّعَاءَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا سُنَّةٌ وَاجِبَةٌ مَعَ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ تَقُولُ لا إِلَهَ إِلا الله وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَيُمِيتُ وَيُحْيِي وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لا يَمُوتُ بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ قَدِيرٌ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ وَتَقُولُ أَعُوذُ بِالله السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ مِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطِينِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ رَبِّ أَنْ يَحْضُرُونِ إِنَّ الله هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ الْغُرُوبِ فَإِنْ نَسِيتَ قَضَيْتَ كَمَا تَقْضِي الصَّلاةَ إِذَا نَسِيتَهَا.

31. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Muhammad ibn Ali from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn abu Hashim from abu Khadijah from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Prayer before sunrise and sunset is an established Sunnah (tradition). At sunrise and sunset say, ‘No one deserves to be worshipped except Allah, alone, Who has no partner. To Him belongs the Kingdom and all praise. He gives life, causes death, causes death and gives life and He does not die. In His hand is all good, He has power over all things,’ ten times and then say, ‘I seek protection with Allah, the Hearing, the Omniscient, against the whispers of Satan. I seek protection with You, my Lord against their approaching me. Allah is All-Hearing and Omniscient,’ ten times before sunrise and sunset. If you forget, make it up as you make up the formal prayer when you forget.’”

32ـ عَنْهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِي جَمِيلَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَرْوَانَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ قُلْ أَسْتَعِيذُ بِالله مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ وَأَعُوذُ بِالله أَنْ يَحْضُرُونِ إِنَّ الله هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ وَقُلْ لا إِلَهَ إِلا الله وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ قَدِيرٌ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ مَفْرُوضٌ هُوَ قَالَ نَعَمْ مَفْرُوضٌ مَحْدُودٌ تَقُولُهُ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ الْغُرُوبِ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ فَإِنْ فَاتَكَ شَيْ‏ءٌ فَاقْضِهِ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ.

32. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Muhammad ibn Ali from abu Jamilah from Muhammad ibn Marwan from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Say, ‘I seek protection with Allah against Satan, the condemned to be stoned. I seek protection with Allah against the approach of Satan. Allah is Hearing and Omniscient.’ Say, ‘No one deserves to be worshipped except Allah alone. Who has no partner. He gives life and causes death. He has power over all things.’ The narrator has said that a man than asked, ‘Is it obligatory?’ The Imam said, ‘Yes, it is obligatory and limited that you say before sunrise and sunset, ten times and if you miss it then make it up during the day or night. ’”

33ـ عَنْهُ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنِ الْعَلاءِ بْنِ كَامِلٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) إِنَّ مِنْ الدُّعَاءِ مَا يَنْبَغِي لِصَاحِبِهِ إِذَا نَسِيَهُ أَنْ يَقْضِيَهُ يَقُولُ بَعْدَ الْغَدَاةِ لا إِلَهَ إِلا الله وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَيُمِيتُ وَيُحْيِي وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لا يَمُوتُ بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ كُلُّهُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ قَدِيرٌ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ وَيَقُولُ أَعُوذُ بِالله السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ فَإِذَا نَسِيَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْئاً كَانَ عَلَيْهِ قَضَاؤُهُ.

33. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Isma’Il ibn Mehran from a man from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar from al-‘Ala’ ibn Kamil who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘Of the prayers are such that if one forgets one should make up for it. One should say after the morning prayer, “No one deserves to be worshipped except Allah, alone Who has no partner, to Him belongs the Kingdom and all praise, He gives life, causes death, causes death, gives life, He is living and does not die, in His hand is all good and He has power over all things,” ten times. One should then say, ‘I seek protection with Allah, the Hearing, the Omniscient,’ ten times and if one forgets any of this, he owes to make it up for them.’”

34ـ عَنْهُ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنِ الْعَلاءِ بْنِ رَزِينٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) عَنِ التَّسْبِيحِ فَقَالَ مَا عَلِمْتُ شَيْئاً مُوَظَّفاً غَيْرَ تَسْبِيحِ فَاطِمَةَ (عليها السلام) وَعَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ بَعْدَ الْفَجْرِ تَقُولُ لا إِلَهَ إِلا الله وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ قَدِيرٌ وَيُسَبِّحُ مَا شَاءَ تَطَوُّعاً.

34. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from ibn Mahbub from al- ‘Ala’ ibn Razin from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “Once I asked abu Ja’far (a.s.) about Tasbih (words to glorify Allah). The Imam said, ‘I do not know of anything other than Tasbih of Fatimah (a.s.) and ten times after the morning prayer, ‘No one deserves to be worshipped except Allah, alone Who has no partner, to Him belongs all praise, He gives life, causes death. He has power over all things,’ and then say Tasbih voluntarily as much as you wish.’” (! Tasbih of Fatimah (a.s.) consists of saying, ‘Allah is greater than can be described,’ thirty-four times ‘all praise belongs to Allah,’ thirty-three times and ‘Allah is free of defects,’ thirty-three times.)

35ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ الْحَذَّاءِ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) مَنْ قَالَ حِينَ يَطْلُعُ الْفَجْرُ لا إِلَهَ إِلا الله وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَيُمِيتُ وَيُحْيِي وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لا يَمُوتُ بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ قَدِيرٌ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ وَصَلَّى عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ وَسَبَّحَ خَمْساً وَثَلاثِينَ مَرَّةً وَهَلَّلَ خَمْساً وَثَلاثِينَ مَرَّةً وَحَمِدَ الله خَمْساً وَثَلاثِينَ مَرَّةً لَمْ يُكْتَبْ فِي ذَلِكَ الصَّبَاحِ مِنَ الْغَافِلِينَ وَإِذَا قَالَهَا فِي الْمَسَاءِ لَمْ يُكْتَبُ فِي تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ مِنَ الْغَافِلِينَ.

35. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Isma’Il ibn Jabir from ‘Ubaydah al-Hadhdha’ who has said the following: “Abu Ja’far (a.s.) has said, ‘Whoever says before dawn, “No one deserves to be worshipped except Allah alone, Who has no partner, to Him belongs the kingdom and all praise, He gives life, causes death, causes death and gives life. He is living and does not die, in His hand is all good and He has power over all things,” ten times and says, ‘O Lord, grant al-Salat (favors) upon Muhammad and his family,’ ten times, and says, ‘Allah is free of all defects,’ thirty-five times, ‘No one deserves to be worshipped except Allah,’ thirty- five times, ‘All praise belongs to Allah,’ thirty-five times, he will not be written that morning among the careless ones and if he says this in the evening, he will not be written of the careless ones in that night.’”

36ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْفُضَيْلِ قَالَ كَتَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الثَّانِي (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) أَسْأَلُهُ أَنْ يُعَلِّمَنِي دُعَاءً فَكَتَبَ إِلَيَّ تَقُولُ إِذَا أَصْبَحْتَ وَأَمْسَيْتَ الله الله الله رَبِّيَ الرَّحْمَنُ الرَّحِيمُ لا أُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئاً وَإِنْ زِدْتَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ ثُمَّ تَدْعُو بِمَا بَدَا لَكَ فِي حَاجَتِكَ فَهُوَ لِكُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ بِإِذْنِ الله تَعَالَى يَفْعَلُ الله مَا يَشَاءُ.

36. Muhammad ibn Yahya narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, from al-Husayn ibn Sa'id that Muhammad ibn al-Fudayl said: "I wrote to Abu Ja'far al-Thani (al-Jawad) (as) asking him to teach me a supplication. He wrote back to me saying, 'When you wake up in the morning and when you enter the evening, say: 'Allah, Allah, Allah, my Lord, the Merciful, the Compassionate. I do not associate anything with Him.' And if you add to that, it is better. Then supplicate for what you desire, and it will be for you, with the permission of Allah, the Exalted. Allah does whatever He wills.'"

37ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ سَعْدَانَ عَنْ دَاوُدَ الرَّقِّيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ لا تَدَعْ أَنْ تَدْعُوَ بِهَذَا الدُّعَاءِ ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ إِذَا أَصْبَحْتَ وَثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ إِذَا أَمْسَيْتَ اللهمَّ اجْعَلْنِي فِي دِرْعِكَ الْحَصِينَةِ الَّتِي تَجْعَلُ فِيهَا مَنْ تُرِيدُ فَإِنَّ أَبِي (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) كَانَ يَقُولُ هَذَا مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ الْمَخْزُونِ.

37. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Ahmad ibn Ishaq from Su’Dan from Dawud al-Raqqi from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Do not miss saying in the morning and in the evening three times this, ‘O Lord, place me in Your strong coat of arms in which You place whomever You will’; my father would say that this is of the prayer that is treasured.’”

38ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمُكَارِي عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ مَا عَنَى بِقَوْلِهِ وَإِبْراهِيمَ الَّذِي وَفَّى قَالَ كَلِمَاتٍ بَالَغَ فِيهِنَّ قُلْتُ وَمَا هُنَّ قَالَ كَانَ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ قَالَ أَصْبَحْتُ وَرَبِّي مَحْمُودٌ أَصْبَحْتُ لا أُشْرِكُ بِالله شَيْئاً وَلا أَدْعُو مَعَهُ إِلَهاً وَلا أَتَّخِذُ مِنْ دُونِهِ وَلِيّاً ثَلاثاً وَإِذَا أَمْسَى قَالَهَا ثَلاثاً قَالَ فَأَنْزَلَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي كِتَابِهِ وَإِبْراهِيمَ الَّذِي وَفَّى قُلْتُ فَمَا عَنَى بِقَوْلِهِ فِي نُوحٍ إِنَّهُ كانَ عَبْداً شَكُوراً قَالَ كَلِمَاتٍ بَالَغَ فِيهِنَّ قُلْتُ وَمَا هُنَّ قَالَ كَانَ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ قَالَ أَصْبَحْتُ أُشْهِدُكَ مَا أَصْبَحَتْ بِي مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ أَوْ عَافِيَةٍ فِي دِينٍ أَوْ دُنْيَا فَإِنَّهَا مِنْكَ وَحْدَكَ لا شَرِيكَ لَكَ فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ وَلَكَ الشُّكْرُ كَثِيراً كَانَ يَقُولُهَا إِذَا أَصْبَحَ ثَلاثاً وَإِذَا أَمْسَى ثَلاثاً قُلْتُ فَمَا عَنَى بِقَوْلِهِ فِي يَحْيَى وَحَناناً مِنْ لَدُنَّا وَزَكاةً قَالَ تَحَنُّنَ الله قَالَ قُلْتُ فَمَا بَلَغَ مِنْ تَحَنُّنِ الله عَلَيْهِ قَالَ كَانَ إِذَا قَالَ يَا رَبِّ قَالَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَبَّيْكَ يَا يَحْيَى.

Ali ibn Muhammad narrated from some of his companions, from Muhammad ibn Sinan, from Abu Sa'id al-Mukhari that Abu Hamza (al-Thumali) asked Abu Ja'far (al-Baqir) (as), "What is the meaning of His words: 'And Ibrahim who fulfilled [his duties].'" (53:37) He said, "Eloquent words that he would say often." I asked, "What were they?". He said, "Whenever he would wake up in the morning, he would say three times: 'I have awakened, and by my Lord, all praise is due to Him, I do not associate anything with Allah, nor do I call upon any god besides Him, nor do I take anyone other than Him as a protector.' And when evening came, he would say it three times as well.' So Allah, the Almighty, revealed in His book this verse." I then asked, "Then what about His words regarding Nuh (as): 'Indeed, he was a grateful servant.' (17:3) He said, "Eloquent words that he would say often." I asked, "What are they?". He said, "Whenever he would wake up in the morning, he would say three times: 'I testify that there is no blessing or well-being that I wake up to, in religion or in the world, except from You alone, there is no partner for You, so to You is all praise for that and abundant thanks.' He used to say it three times in the morning and three times in the evening." I then asked, "What about His words regarding Yahya (as): '[We gave him] affection from us and purity, and he was God-fearing.'" (19:13) He said, "Allah showed compassion." I asked, "How much of Allah's compassion did he receive?". He said, "Whenever he called out 'Ya Rabb', Allah (swt) would respond with, 'Labayka Ya Yahya'.

1ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَالْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ جَمِيعاً عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ مَنْ قَالَ حِينَ يَأْخُذُ مَضْجَعَهُ ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ الْحَمْدُ لله الَّذِي عَلا فَقَهَرَ وَالْحَمْدُ لله الَّذِي بَطَنَ فَخَبَرَ وَالْحَمْدُ لله الَّذِي مَلَكَ فَقَدَرَ وَالْحَمْدُ لله الَّذِي يُحْيِي الْمَوْتَى وَيُمِيتُ الأحْيَاءَ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ قَدِيرٌ خَرَجَ مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ كَهَيْئَةِ يَوْمَ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ.

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad have narrated from Ahmad ibn Ishaq all from Bakr ibn Muhammad from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Whoever at the time of going to bed says three times, ‘All praise belongs to Allah, Who is High, thus, He is Dominant. All praise belongs to Allah, Who is hidden, thus, He knows. All praise belongs to Allah, Who owns, thus. He has measured (all things), all praise belongs to Allah, Who gives life to the dead, and causes the living to die, and He has power over all things,’ he will come out of sins just like the day he was born from his mother.’”