16ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ سَهْلٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِنَا قَالَ كَانَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ الأوَّلُ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) إِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنْ آخِرِ رَكْعَةِ الْوَتْرِ قَالَ هَذَا مَقَامُ مَنْ حَسَنَاتُهُ نِعْمَةٌ مِنْكَ وَشُكْرُهُ ضَعِيفٌ وَذَنْبُهُ عَظِيمٌ وَلَيْسَ لَهُ إِلاَّ دَفْعُكَ وَرَحْمَتُكَ فَإِنَّكَ قُلْتَ فِي كِتَابِكَ الْمُنْزَلِ عَلَى نَبِيِّكَ الْمُرْسَلِ (صلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) كانُوا قَلِيلاً مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ما يَهْجَعُونَ. وَبِالأسْحارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ طَالَ هُجُوعِي وَقَلَّ قِيَامِي وَهَذَا السَّحَرُ وَأَنَا أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِذَنْبِي اسْتِغْفَارَ مَنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ لِنَفْسِهِ ضَرّاً وَلاَ نَفْعاً وَلاَ مَوْتاً وَلاَ حَيَاةً وَلاَ نُشُوراً ثُمَّ يَخِرُّ سَاجِداً (صلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه).
16. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl from Ahmad ibn ‘Abd al-‘Aziz who has said that narrated to him certain persons of our people saying: “When abu al-Hassan the first (a.s.), raised his head from last sajdah of witr prayer he said, ‘This is a position of one whose good deeds are due to Your bounties and whose thanksgiving is weak, but his sin is great. He does not have anything other than Your defending him and granting him mercy. You have said in Your book revealed to Your Holy Prophet and Messenger, “They sleep at night very little and in the morning ask forgiveness for their sins” (51: 18-19). My sleep has been very long and my standing for Salah (prayer) very little. This is morning. I ask You to forgive me my sin, like the one who is unable to harm himself, or benefit, control his death, life or resurrection.’ Then he (a.s.), would bow down to prostrate.”