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1537 - وَ سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَمَّنْ صَلَّى صَلاَةَ جَعْفَرٍ هَلْ يُكْتَبُ لَهُ مِنَ اَلْأَجْرِ مِثْلُ مَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ لِجَعْفَرٍ قَالَ «إِي وَ اَللَّهِ.

Hadith.1537 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about someone who performs the Salat of Ja'far. Would they receive the same reward as that which the Messenger of Allah (sw) mentioned to Ja'far? Imam (as) said: "Yes, by Allah (swt)."

1538 - وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ اَلرَّيَّانِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: كَتَبْتُ إِلَى اَلْمَاضِي اَلْأَخِيرِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ صَلَّى مِنْ صَلاَةِ جَعْفَرٍ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ تُعَجِّلُهُ عَنِ اَلرَّكْعَتَيْنِ اَلْأَخِيرَتَيْنِ حَاجَةٌ أَوْ يَقْطَعُ ذَلِكَ لِحَادِثٍ يَحْدُثُ أَ يَجُوزُ لَهُ أَنْ يُتِمَّهَا إِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْ حَاجَتِهِ وَ إِنْ قَامَ عَنْ مَجْلِسِهِ أَمْ لاَ يَحْتَسِبُ بِذَلِكَ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَسْتَأْنِفَ اَلصَّلاَةَ وَ يُصَلِّيَ اَلْأَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ كُلَّهَا فِي مَقَامٍ وَاحِدٍ فَكَتَبَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «بَلَى إِنْ قَطَعَهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ أَمْرٌ لاَ بُدَّ لَهُ مِنْهُ فَلْيَقْطَعْ ثُمَّ لْيَرْجِعْ فَلْيَبْنِ عَلَى مَا بَقِيَ مِنْهَا إِنْ شَاءَ اَللَّهُ.

Hadith.1538 - It is narrated from Ali ibn al-Rayan that He said: I wrote to the Last Imam (as) asking about a man who prayed two rak'ahs of the Salat of Ja'far but was forced to interrupt before completing the final two rak'ahs due to a need or an event that occurred. Would it be permissible for him to complete the remaining rak'ahs once his need was met, even if he had left his original place of prayer, or must he start the prayer again and pray all four rak'ahs together without interruption? He (as) replied: "Yes, if he was interrupted by a matter of necessity, then let him stop and afterward return to complete what remains, if Allah (swt) wills."

1539 - وَ رَوَى أَبُو بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «صَلِّ صَلاَةَ جَعْفَرٍ فِي أَيِّ وَقْتٍ شِئْتَ مِنْ لَيْلٍ أَوْ نَهَارٍ وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ حَسَبْتَهَا مِنْ نَوَافِلِ اَللَّيْلِ وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ حَسَبْتَهَا مِنْ نَوَافِلِ اَلنَّهَارِ تُحْسَبُ لَكَ مِنْ نَوَافِلِكَ وَ تُحْسَبُ لَكَ مِنْ صَلاَةِ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ.

Hadith.1539 - Abu Basir narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) who said: "Pray the Salat of Ja'far whenever you wish, be it during the day or night. If you wish, you may count it as part of the supererogatory prayers of the night, and if you wish, you may count it as part of the supererogatory prayers of the day. It will be counted as part of your supererogatory prayers and as the Salat of Ja'far (as)."

1540 - وَ رَوَى أَبُو بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «إِذَا كُنْتَ مُسْتَعْجِلاً فَصَلِّ صَلاَةَ جَعْفَرٍ مُجَرَّدَةً ثُمَّ اِقْضِ اَلتَّسْبِيحَ.

Hadith.1540 - Abu Basir narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) who said: "If you are in a hurry, pray the Salat of Ja'far in a simplified form, and then complete the Tasbih (glorification) afterwards."

1541 - وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ قَالَ: «تَقُولُ فِي آخِرِ سَجْدَةٍ مِنْ صَلاَةِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: يَا مَنْ لَبِسَ اَلْعِزَّ وَ اَلْوَقَارَ يَا مَنْ تَعَطَّفَ بِالْمَجْدِ وَ تَكَرَّمَ بِهِ يَا مَنْ لاَ يَنْبَغِي اَلتَّسْبِيحُ إِلاَّ لَهُ يَا مَنْ «أَحْصىٰ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ» عِلْمُهُ يَا ذَا اَلنِّعْمَةِ وَ اَلطَّوْلِ يَا ذَا اَلْمَنِّ وَ اَلْفَضْلِ يَا ذَا اَلْقُدْرَةِ وَ اَلْكَرَمِ أَسْأَلُكَ بِمَعَاقِدِ اَلْعِزِّ مِنْ عَرْشِكَ وَ مُنْتَهَى اَلرَّحْمَةِ مِنْ كِتَابِكَ وَ بِاسْمِكَ اَلْأَعْظَمِ اَلْأَعْلَى وَ كَلِمَاتِكَ اَلتَّامَّاتِ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَنْ تَفْعَلَ بِي كَذَا وَ كَذَا.

Hadith.1541 - In a narration from al-Hasan ibn Mahbub, it is reported that one should say in the final prostration of the Salat of Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (as): "O’ One who is clothed in might and dignity, O’ One who adorns Himself with majesty and nobility, O’ One for whom glorification is befitting and belongs to none but Him, O’ One whose knowledge encompasses all things, O’ Possessor of bounty and grace, O’ Bestower of favors and blessings, O’ One with power and generosity, I ask You by the pillars of might from Your Throne and by the ultimate mercy from Your Book and by Your greatest and highest Name and by Your perfect words to send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad and to fulfil for me such and such (mentioning one’s needs)."

1542 - رَوَى مُرَازِمٌ عَنِ اَلْعَبْدِ اَلصَّالِحِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «إِذَا فَدَحَكَ أَمْرٌ عَظِيمٌ فَتَصَدَّقْ فِي نَهَارِكَ عَلَى سِتِّينَ مِسْكِيناً عَلَى كُلِّ مِسْكِينٍ نِصْفَ صَاعٍ بِصَاعِ اَلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ مِنْ تَمْرٍ أَوْ بُرٍّ أَوْ شَعِيرٍ فَإِذَا كَانَ بِاللَّيْلِ اِغْتَسَلْتَ فِي ثُلُثِ اَللَّيْلِ اَلْأَخِيرِ ثُمَّ لَبِسْتَ أَدْنَى مَا يَلْبَسُ مَنْ تَعُولُ مِنَ اَلثِّيَابِ إِلاَّ أَنَّ عَلَيْكَ فِي تِلْكَ اَلثِّيَابِ إِزَاراً ثُمَّ تُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ تَقْرَأُ فِيهِمَا، بِالتَّوْحِيدِ وَ «قُلْ يٰا أَيُّهَا اَلْكٰافِرُونَ» فَإِذَا وَضَعْتَ جَبِينَكَ فِي اَلرَّكْعَةِ اَلْأَخِيرَةِ لِلسُّجُودِ هَلَّلْتَ اَللَّهَ وَ قَدَّسْتَهُ وَ عَظَّمْتَهُ وَ مَجَّدْتَهُ ثُمَّ ذَكَرْتَ ذُنُوبَكَ فَأَقْرَرْتَ بِمَا تَعْرِفُ مِنْهَا تُسَمِّي وَ مَا لَمْ تَعْرِفْ أَقْرَرْتَ بِهِ جُمْلَةً ثُمَّ رَفَعْتَ رَأْسَكَ فَإِذَا وَضَعْتَ جَبِينَكَ فِي اَلسَّجْدَةِ اَلثَّانِيَةِ اِسْتَخَرْتَ اَللَّهَ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ تَقُولُ اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ ثُمَّ تَدْعُو اَللَّهَ بِمَا شِئْتَ مِنْ أَسْمَائِهِ وَ تَقُولُ يَا كَائِناً قَبْلَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَ يَا مُكَوِّنَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَ يَا كَائِناً بَعْدَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ اِفْعَلْ بِي كَذَا وَ كَذَا وَ كُلَّمَا سَجَدْتَ فَأَفْضِ بِرُكْبَتَيْكَ إِلَى اَلْأَرْضِ وَ تَرْفَعُ اَلْإِزَارَ حَتَّى تَكْشِفَ عَنْهُمَا وَ اِجْعَلِ اَلْإِزَارَ مِنْ خَلْفِكَ بَيْنَ أَلْيَتَيْكَ وَ بَاطِنِ سَاقَيْكَ فَإِنِّي أَرْجُو أَنْ تُقْضَى حَاجَتُكَ إِنْ شَاءَ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى وَ اِبْدَأْ بِالصَّلاَةِ عَلَى اَلنَّبِيِّ وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ صَلَوَاتُُ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمْ أَجْمَعِينَ.

Hadith.1542 - Murazim narrated from the pious servant Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as), who said: "If you are afflicted with a grave matter, give charity during the day to sixty needy people, with each receiving half a sa' of the Prophet’s (sw) measure from dates, wheat, or barley. At night, during the last third of the night, perform a ritual bath (ghusl), then wear the simplest clothing that one in your care wears, but ensure you have a waist wrapper on. Pray two units of prayer (rak'ahs) in which you recite Surah Al-Ikhlas (the Unity) and ‘Qul ya-ayyuhal kaafirun’ (Surah al-Kafirun). When you place your forehead on the ground in the last rak’as prostration, glorify, sanctify, and praise Allah (swt), then remember your sins, confessing by name what you know and generally admitting what you do not know. Raise your head, and when you place your forehead on the second prostration, seek Allah’s (swt) guidance 100 times, saying, 'O’ Allah (swt), I seek Your guidance by Your knowledge.' Then invoke Allah (swt) with whatever of His names you wish, saying, 'O’ One who existed before all things, O’ Creator of all things, O’ One who remains after all things, do for me such-and-such.' In every prostration, lower your knees to the ground and lift your waist wrapper, exposing them. Place the wrapper behind you between your buttocks and thighs. I hope that your need will be fulfilled, Allah (swt) willing. Begin with prayers upon the Prophet and his household, may Allah’s (swt) blessings be upon them all."

1543 - رَوَى مُوسَى بْنُ اَلْقَاسِمِ اَلْبَجَلِيُّ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى وَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَهْلٍ عَنْ أَشْيَاخِهِمَا عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «إِذَا حَضَرَتْ لَكَ حَاجَةٌ مُهِمَّةٌ إِلَى اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَصُمْ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مُتَوَالِيَةٍ، اَلْأَرْبِعَاءَ وَ اَلْخَمِيسَ وَ اَلْجُمُعَةَ فَإِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ اَلْجُمُعَةِ إِنْ شَاءَ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى فَاغْتَسِلْ وَ اِلْبَسْ ثَوْباً جَدِيداً ثُمَّ اِصْعَدْ إِلَى أَعْلَى بَيْتٍ فِي دَارِكَ وَ صَلِّ فِيهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ اِرْفَعْ يَدَيْكَ إِلَى اَلسَّمَاءِ ثُمَّ قُلِ اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي حَلَلْتُ بِسَاحَتِكَ لِمَعْرِفَتِي بِوَحْدَانِيَّتِكَ وَ صَمَدَانِيَّتِكَ وَ أَنَّهُ لاَ قَادِرَ عَلَى حَاجَتِي غَيْرُكَ وَ قَدْ عَلِمْتُ يَا رَبِّ أَنَّهُ كُلَّمَا تَظَاهَرَتْ نِعْمَتُكَ عَلَيَّ اِشْتَدَّتْ فَاقَتِي إِلَيْكَ وَ قَدْ طَرَقَنِي هَمُّ كَذَا وَ كَذَا وَ أَنْتَ بِكَشْفِهِ عَالِمٌ غَيْرُ مُعَلَّمٍ وَاسِعٌ غَيْرُ مُتَكَلِّفٍ فَأَسْأَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ اَلَّذِي وَضَعْتَهُ عَلَى اَلْجِبَالِ فَنُسِفَتْ وَ وَضَعْتَهُ عَلَى اَلسَّمَاءِ فَانْشَقَّتْ وَ عَلَى اَلنُّجُومِ فَانْتَثَرَتْ وَ عَلَى اَلْأَرْضِ فَسُطِحَتْ وَ أَسْأَلُكَ بِالْحَقِّ اَلَّذِي جَعَلْتَهُ عِنْدَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اَلْأَئِمَّةِ عَلَيْهِمُ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ تُسَمِّيهِمْ إِلَى آخِرِهِمْ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ وَ أَنْ تَقْضِيَ حَاجَتِي وَ أَنْ تُيَسِّرَ لِي عَسِيرَهَا وَ تَكْفِيَنِي مُهِمَّهَا فَإِنْ فَعَلْتَ فَلَكَ اَلْحَمْدُ وَ إِنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ فَلَكَ اَلْحَمْدُ غَيْرَ جَائِرٍ فِي حُكْمِكَ وَ لاَ مُتَّهَمٍ فِي قَضَائِكَ وَ لاَ حَائِفٍ فِي عَدْلِكَ وَ تُلْصِقُ خَدَّكَ بِالْأَرْضِ وَ تَقُولُ: اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ يُونُسَ بْنَ مَتَّى عَبْدَكَ دَعَاكَ فِي بَطْنِ اَلْحُوتِ وَ هُوَ عَبْدُكَ فَاسْتَجَبْتَ لَهُ وَ أَنَا عَبْدُكَ أَدْعُوكَ فَاسْتَجِبْ لِي » ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «لَرُبَّمَا كَانَتِ اَلْحَاجَةُ لِي فَأَدْعُو بِهَذَا اَلدُّعَاءِ فَأَرْجِعُ وَ قَدْ قُضِيَتْ.

Hadith.1543 - Musa ibn al-Qasim al-Bajali narrated from Safwan ibn Yahya and Muhammad ibn Sahl, from their elders, from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) who said: "If you have an important need from Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, then fast for three consecutive days—Wednesday, Thursday, and Jumu’ah. On Jumu’ah, if Allah (swt) wills, perform a ritual bath (ghusl), wear a new garment, and go to the highest part of your house. Pray two units (rak'ahs) there, and then raise your hands toward the sky and say: 'O’ Allah (swt), I have come to Your court because of my recognition of Your Oneness and Your Self-Sufficiency, and I know that no one can fulfil my need except You. O’ my Lord (azj), I have also realized that whenever Your bounty upon me increases, my neediness towards You becomes more severe. A particular concern has befallen me (mention your specific need here), and You, in Your knowledge, are fully aware of it without being taught, capable of removing it without effort. I ask You by the Name that You placed upon the mountains so that they crumbled, upon the heavens so that they split, upon the stars so that they scattered, and upon the earth so that it spread forth. I ask You by the truth that You have placed with Muhammad and the Imams (as), and by naming them up to the last one, to bless Muhammad and his family, and to fulfil my need, make what is difficult for me easy, and relieve me of its burden. If You fulfil it, then all praise is due to You. If You do not fulfil it, then all praise is due to You without injustice in Your decree, without accusation in Your judgment, and without departure from Your justice.' Then, place your cheek upon the ground and say: 'O’ Allah (swt), Yunus ibn Matta (Prophet Jonah), Your servant, called upon You from within the belly of the whale, and You answered him. I am also Your servant, calling upon You, so answer me.' Abu Abdullah (as) then said: 'Whenever I had a need, I would recite this supplication, and I would return with my need fulfilled.'"

1544 - رَوَى سَمَاعَةُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا مَرِضَ دَعَا اَلطَّبِيبَ وَ أَعْطَاهُ وَ إِذَا كَانَتْ لَهُ حَاجَةٌ إِلَى سُلْطَانٍ رَشَا اَلْبَوَّابَ وَ أَعْطَاهُ وَ لَوْ أَنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا فَدَحَهُ أَمْرٌ فَزِعَ إِلَى اَللَّهِ تَعَالَى فَتَطَهَّرَ وَ تَصَدَّقَ بِصَدَقَةٍ قَلَّتْ أَوْ كَثُرَتْ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ اَلْمَسْجِدَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَحَمِدَ اَللَّهَ وَ أَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَ صَلَّى عَلَى اَلنَّبِيِّ وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ عَلَيْهِمُ اَلسَّلاَمُ ثُمَّ قَالَ اَللَّهُمَّ إِنْ عَافَيْتَنِي مِنْ مَرَضِي أَوْ رَدَدْتَنِي مِنْ سَفَرِي أَوْ عَافَيْتَنِي مِمَّا أَخَافُ مِنْ كَذَا وَ كَذَا إِلاَّ آتَاهُ اَللَّهُ ذَلِكَ وَ هِيَ اَلْيَمِينُ اَلْوَاجِبَةُ وَ مَا جَعَلَ اَللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وتَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ فِي اَلشُّكْرِ».

Hadith.1544 - Sama’a narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) that He said: "When one of you falls ill, he calls for the physician and pays him. When someone has a need from a ruler, he bribes the gatekeeper and gives him. However, if one of you is struck by an overwhelming concern and turns to Allah (swt), the Exalted, purifies himself (performs ablution), gives charity (whether small or large), then enters the mosque, prays two units (rak'ahs) of prayer, praises and glorifies Allah (swt), and invokes blessings upon the Prophet and his family (as), then says: 'O’ Allah (swt), if You cure me of my illness, or return me safely from my journey, or protect me from what I fear of such and such (mentioning the specific concern),' Allah (swt) would grant him that. This is the binding oath, and it is what Allah (swt), the Blessed and Exalted, has made incumbent upon one as an expression of gratitude."

1545 - كَانَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ اَلْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ إِذَا حَزَنَهُ أَمْرٌ لَبِسَ ثَوْبَيْنِ مِنْ أَغْلَظِ ثِيَابِهِ وَ أَخْشَنِهَا ثُمَّ رَكَعَ فِي آخِرِ اَللَّيْلِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ فِي آخِرِ سَجْدَةٍ مِنْ سُجُودِهِ سَبَّحَ اَللَّهَ مِائَةَ تَسْبِيحَةٍ وَ حَمِدَ اَللَّهَ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ وَ هَلَّلَ اَللَّهَ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ وَ كَبَّرَ اَللَّهَ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ ثُمَّ يَعْتَرِفُ بِذُنُوبِهِ كُلِّهَا مَا عَرَفَ مِنْهَا أَقَرَّ لَهُ تَبَارَكَ وتَعَالَى بِهِ فِي سُجُودِهِ وَ مَا لَمْ يَذْكُرْ مِنْهَا اِعْتَرَفَ بِهِ جُمْلَةً ثُمَّ يَدْعُو اَللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ يُفْضِي بِرُكْبَتَيْهِ إِلَى اَلْأَرْضِ.

Hadith.1545 - When Ali ibn al-Hussain (as) was troubled by a matter, he would wear two of his roughest and coarsest garments, then stand for two units of prayer in the last part of the night. When he reached the last prostration (Sujood), he would glorify Allah (swt) one hundred times, praise Allah (swt) one hundred times, declare the oneness of Allah (swt) (La ilaha illAllah (swt)) one hundred times, and magnify Allah (swt) (Allahu Akbar) one hundred times. Then, he would acknowledge all of his sins — everything he remembered, he would confess before Allah (swt), the Blessed and Exalted, during his prostration; what he could not recall, he would acknowledge in general. Thereafter, he would supplicate to Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, while placing his knees on the ground.

1546 - رُوِيَ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: شَكَوْتُ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ رَجُلاً كَانَ يُؤْذِينِي فَقَالَ «أُدْعُ عَلَيْهِ» فَقُلْتُ قَدْ دَعَوْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ «لَيْسَ هَكَذَا وَ لَكِنْ أَقْلِعْ عَنِ اَلذُّنُوبِ وَ صُمْ وَ صَلِّ وَ تَصَدَّقْ فَإِذَا كَانَ آخِرُ اَللَّيْلِ فَأَسْبِغِ اَلْوُضُوءَ ثُمَّ قُمْ فَصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قُلْ وَ أَنْتَ سَاجِدٌ: اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ فُلاَنَ بْنَ فُلاَنٍ قَدْ آذَانِي اَللَّهُمَّ أَسْقِمْ بَدَنَهُ وَ اِقْطَعْ أَثَرَهُ وَ اُنْقُصْ أَجَلَهُ وَ عَجِّلْ لَهُ ذَلِكَ فِي عَامِهِ هَذَا » قَالَ فَفَعَلْتُ فَمَا لَبِثَ أَنْ هَلَكَ.

Hadith.1546 - Yunus ibn Ammar reported: I complained to Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about a man who was harming me. Imam (as) said: "Pray against him." I replied: "I have already prayed against him." Imam (as) said: "Not like that. Instead, refrain from sins, fast, pray, and give charity. Then, in the last part of the night, perform ablution thoroughly, stand up and pray two units (rak'ahs). While in prostration, say: 'O’ Allah (swt), so-and-so (mention his name) has harmed me. O’ Allah (swt), weaken his body, cut off his influence, shorten his lifespan, and hasten this upon him this year.'" He said: I did so, and it wasn't long before he perished.