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1547 - رَوَى عُمَرُ بْنُ أُذَيْنَةَ عَنْ شَيْخٍ مِنْ آلِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ: كَانَتْ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ اَلْمَدِينَةِ خُصُومَةٌ ذَاتُ خَطَرٍ عَظِيمٍ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَذَكَرْتُ لَهُ ذَلِكَ وَ قُلْتُ عَلِّمْنِي شَيْئاً لَعَلَّ اَللَّهَ يَرُدُّ عَلَيَّ مَظْلِمَتِي فَقَالَ «إِذَا أَرَدْتَ اَلْعَدُوَّ فَصَلِّ بَيْنَ اَلْقَبْرِ وَ اَلْمِنْبَرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ أَوْ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ فَفِي بَيْتِكَ وَ اِسْأَلِ اَللَّهَ أَنْ يُعِينَكَ وَ خُذْ شَيْئاً مِمَّا تَيَسَّرَ فَتَصَدَّقْ بِهِ عَلَى أَوَّلِ مِسْكِينٍ تَلْقَاهُ» قَالَ فَفَعَلْتُ مَا أَمَرَنِي فَقَضَى لِي وَ رَدَّ اَللَّهُ عَلَيَّ أَرْضِي.

Hadith.1547 - Umar ibn Udhaynah narrated from a man from the family of Sa'd who said: I had a significant dispute with a man from Medina. I went to Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) and mentioned the matter to him and asked: "Teach me something that might make Allah (swt) return my right to me." Imam (as) said: "If you want to deal with your enemy, then pray two or four rak'ahs between the grave and the pulpit (of the Prophet (sw) in Medina), or if you wish, pray in your house. Ask Allah (swt) for assistance, and take whatever you can afford and give it as charity to the first needy person you encounter." He said: I did what he commanded, and Allah (swt) resolved the matter in my favour and returned my land to me.

1548 - رَوَى زِيَادٌ اَلْقَنْدِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَلرَّحِيمِ اَلْقَصِيرِ قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنِّي اِخْتَرَعْتُ دُعَاءً فَقَالَ «دَعْنِي مِنِ اِخْتِرَاعِكَ إِذَا نَزَلَ بِكَ أَمْرٌ فَافْزَعْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ تُهْدِيهِمَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ » قُلْتُ كَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ قَالَ «تَغْتَسِلُ وَ تُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ تَسْتَفْتِحُ بِهِمَا اِفْتِتَاحَ اَلْفَرِيضَةِ وَ تَتَشَهَّدُ تَشَهُّدَ اَلْفَرِيضَةِ فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ مِنَ اَلتَّشَهُّدِ وَ سَلَّمْتَ قُلْتَ اَللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ مِنْكَ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ إِلَيْكَ يَرْجِعُ اَلسَّلاَمُ اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ بَلِّغْ رُوحَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِّي اَلسَّلاَمَ وَ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ رَحْمَةُ اَللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ هَاتَيْنِ اَلرَّكْعَتَيْنِ هَدِيَّةٌ مِنِّي إِلَى رَسُولِكَ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَأَثِبْنِي عَلَيْهِمَا مَا أَمَّلْتُ وَ رَجَوْتُ مِنْكَ وَ فِي رَسُولِكَ يَا وَلِيَّ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ثُمَّ تَخِرُّ سَاجِداً وَ تَقُولُ: يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ يَا حَيّاً لاَ يَمُوتُ يَا حَيُّ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ يَا ذَا اَلْجَلاَلِ وَ اَلْإِكْرَامِ يَا أَرْحَمَ اَلرَّاحِمِينَ أَرْبَعِينَ مَرَّةً ثُمَّ تَضَعُ خَدَّكَ اَلْأَيْمَنَ عَلَى اَلْأَرْضِ فَتَقُولُهَا أَرْبَعِينَ مَرَّةً ثُمَّ تَضَعُ خَدَّكَ اَلْأَيْسَرَ فَتَقُولُ ذَلِكَ أَرْبَعِينَ مَرَّةً ثُمَّ تَرْفَعُ رَأْسَكَ وَ تَمُدُّ يَدَيْكَ وَ تَقُولُ ذَلِكَ أَرْبَعِينَ مَرَّةً ثُمَّ تَرُدُّ يَدَكَ إِلَى رَقَبَتِكَ وَ تَلُوذُ بِسَبَّابَتِكَ أَرْبَعِينَ مَرَّةً ثُمَّ خُذْ لِحْيَتَكَ بِيَدِكَ اَلْيُسْرَى فَابْكِ أَوْ تَبَاكَ وَ قُلْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ أَشْكُو إِلَى اَللَّهِ وَ إِلَيْكَ حَاجَتِي وَ أَشْكُو إِلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِكَ اَلرَّاشِدِينَ حَاجَتِي وَ بِكُمْ أَتَوَجَّهُ إِلَى اَللَّهِ فِي حَاجَتِي ثُمَّ تَسْجُدُ وَ تَقُولُ يَا اَللَّهُ يَا اَللَّهُ حَتَّى يَنْقَطِعَ نَفَسُكَ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اِفْعَلْ بِي كَذَا وَ كَذَا» قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «أَنَا اَلضَّامِنُ عَلَى اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَنْ لاَ يَبْرَحَ حَتَّى تُقْضَى حَاجَتُهُ.

Hadith.1548 - Ziyad al-Qandi narrated from Abd al-Rahim al-Qasir who said: "I entered Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) and said: 'May I be your ransom, I have composed a supplication.' Imam (as) said: 'Leave aside your composition; if a matter befalls you, then seek help from the Messenger of Allah (sw) by praying two rak'ahs, dedicating them to the Messenger of Allah (sw).' I asked: 'How should I do this?' Imam (as) said: 'Perform ghusl (ritual purification), pray two rak'ahs, beginning them as you would begin a prescribed prayer (with the opening takbir and intention), and recite the tashahhud as you would in the obligatory prayer. When you finish the tashahhud and say the salutation (Tasleem), say: "O’ Allah (swt), You are Peace, and from You comes peace, and to You returns peace. O’ Allah (swt), send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, and convey my greetings of peace to the soul of Muhammad and the family of Muhammad. Peace be upon them, and the mercy and blessings of Allah (swt). O’ Allah (swt), these two rak'ahs are a gift from me to Your Messenger (sw). So reward me for them with what I hope and expect from You through Your Messenger, O’ Guardian of the believers." Then prostrate (sujud) and say: "O’ Ever-Living, O’ Self-Sustaining, O’ Living One who does not die, O’ Living One, there is no god but You, O’ Possessor of Majesty and Honor, O’ Most Merciful of the merciful," forty times. Then place your right cheek on the ground and say it forty times. Then place your left cheek and say it forty times. Then raise your head, stretch out your hands, and say it forty times. Then bring your hands to your neck and hold your index finger while saying it forty times. Then take hold of your beard with your left hand, weep, or pretend to weep, and say: "O’ Muhammad, O’ Messenger of Allah (sw), I complain to Allah (swt) and to you about my need. I complain to your rightly guided family about my need. Through you, I turn to Allah (swt) in my need." Then prostrate and say: "O’ Allah (swt), O’ Allah (swt)," until you are out of breath. Then say: "Send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, and do for me (such and such)." Abu Abdullah (as) said: 'I guarantee by Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, that his need will be fulfilled before he rises.'"

1549 - فِي كِتَابِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ عِمْرَانَ اَلْأَشْعَرِيِّ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ يَرْفَعُهُ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي اَلرَّجُلِ يَحْزُنُهُ اَلْأَمْرُ وَ يُرِيدُ اَلْحَاجَةَ قَالَ «يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ يَقْرَأُ فِي إِحْدَاهُمَا، «قُلْ هُوَ اَللّٰهُ أَحَدٌ» أَلْفَ مَرَّةٍ وَ فِي اَلْأُخْرَى مَرَّةً ثُمَّ يَسْأَلُ حَاجَتَهُ.

Hadith.1549 - In the book of Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Imran al-Ash'ari, narrated by Ibrahim ibn Hashim, from Muhammad ibn Sinan, raised to Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) regarding a man troubled by a matter and in need of something, Imam (as) said: "He should pray two rak'ahs and recite in one of them 'Qul Huwa Allahu Ahad' (Surah Al-Ikhlas) a thousand times, and in the other rak'ah he should recite it once, then ask for his need."

1550 - رَوَى هَارُونُ بْنُ خَارِجَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «إِذَا أَرَادَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَمْراً فَلاَ يُشَاوِرْ فِيهِ أَحَداً مِنَ اَلنَّاسِ حَتَّى يَبْدَأَ فَيُشَاوِرَ اَللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى» قَالَ قُلْتُ وَ مَا مُشَاوَرَةُ اَللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وتَعَالَى جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ قَالَ «يَبْدَأُ فَيَسْتَخِيرُ اَللَّهَ فِيهِ أَوَّلاً ثُمَّ يُشَاوِرُ فِيهِ فَإِنَّهُ إِذَا بَدَأَ بِاللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وتَعَالَى أَجْرَى لَهُ اَلْخِيَرَةَ عَلَى لِسَانِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ مِنَ اَلْخَلْقِ.

Hadith.1550 - Harun ibn Khurajah narrate from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) who said: "If one of you intends to undertake a matter, let him not consult any person before first consulting Allah (swt), the Blessed and Exalted." I asked: "What is meant by consulting Allah (swt), may I be your ransom?" Imam (as) said: "He should first seek guidance (istikhara) from Allah (swt) regarding it, then he may consult others about it. For if one begins by turning to Allah (swt), the Blessed and Exalted, He will guide him to the best through the tongue of whomever He wills from among His creation."

1551 - وَ رَوَى مُرَازِمٌ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «إِذَا أَرَادَ أَحَدُكُمْ شَيْئاً فَلْيُصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ لْيَحْمَدِ اَللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ لْيُثْنِ عَلَيْهِ وَ لْيُصَلِّ عَلَى اَلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ يَقُولُ اَللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كَانَ هَذَا اَلْأَمْرُ خَيْراً لِي فِي دِينِي وَ دُنْيَايَ فَيَسِّرْهُ لِي وَ قَدِّرْهُ لِي وَ إِنْ كَانَ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ فَاصْرِفْهُ عَنِّي » قَالَ مُرَازِمٌ فَسَأَلْتُ أَيُّ شَيْءٍ يُقْرَأُ فِيهِمَا فَقَالَ «اِقْرَأْ فِيهِمَا مَا شِئْتَ إِنْ شِئْتَ فَاقْرَأْ فِيهِمَا، بِ‍ «قُلْ هُوَ اَللّٰهُ أَحَدٌ» وَ «قُلْ يٰا أَيُّهَا اَلْكٰافِرُونَ» وَ «قُلْ هُوَ اَللّٰهُ أَحَدٌ» تَعْدِلُ ثُلُثَ اَلْقُرْآنِ.

Hadith.1551 - Murazim narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) who said: "If one of you intends to undertake something, let him pray two units of prayer (rak'ahs). Then, let him praise Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, and glorify Him, and send blessings upon the Prophet (sw), and say: 'O’ Allah (swt), if this matter is good for me in my religion and my worldly affairs, then make it easy for me and decree it for me. But if it is otherwise, then turn it away from me.'" Murazim asked: "What should be recited in these prayers?" He (Abu Abdullah) replied: "Recite whatever you wish in them, and if you like, recite in them: 'Qul Huwa Allahu Ahad' (Surah Al-Ikhlas) and ‘Qul ya-ayyuhal kaafirun’ (Surah al-Kafirun) Reciting 'Qul Huwa Allahu Ahad' (Surah Al-Ikhlas) is equivalent to one-third of the Quran."

1552 - وَ سَأَلَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ اَلْقَسْرِيُّ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلاِسْتِخَارَةِ فَقَالَ «اِسْتَخِرِ اَللَّهَ فِي آخِرِ رَكْعَةٍ مِنْ صَلاَةِ اَللَّيْلِ وَ أَنْتَ سَاجِدٌ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ وَ مَرَّةً» قَالَ كَيْفَ أَقُولُ قَالَ «تَقُولُ أَسْتَخِيرُ اَللَّهَ بِرَحْمَتِهِ أَسْتَخِيرُ اَللَّهَ بِرَحْمَتِهِ.

Hadith.1552 - Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Qasri asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about seeking divine guidance (istikhara). Imam (as) said: "Seek guidance from Allah (swt) in the last unit (rak'ah) of the night prayer while you are in prostration, repeating it one hundred and one times." Muhammad asked: "How should I say it?" Imam (as) said: "You should say, Astakheeru Allāha bi-raḥmatihi, astakheeru Allāha bi-raḥmatihi. 'I seek guidance from Allah (swt) by His mercy, I seek guidance from Allah (swt) by His mercy.'"

1553 - وَ رَوَى حَمَّادُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ اَلنَّابُ عَنْهُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «فِي اَلاِسْتِخَارَةِ أَنْ يَسْتَخِيرَ اَللَّهَ اَلرَّجُلُ فِي آخِرِ سَجْدَةٍ مِنْ رَكْعَتَيِ اَلْفَجْرِ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ وَ مَرَّةً وَ يَحْمَدَ اَللَّهَ وَ يُصَلِّيَ عَلَى اَلنَّبِيِّ وَ آلِهِ ثُمَّ يَسْتَخِيرَ اَللَّهَ خَمْسِينَ مَرَّةً ثُمَّ يَحْمَدَ اَللَّهَ وَ يُصَلِّيَ عَلَى اَلنَّبِيِّ وَ آلِهِ صَلَوَاتُُ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ يُتِمَّ اَلْمِائَةَ وَ اَلْوَاحِدَةَ.

Hadith.1553 - Hammad ibn Uthman al-Naab narrated from Him (as) that He said: "For istikhara (seeking divine guidance), a person should seek guidance from Allah (swt) during the last prostration (sajdah) of the two rak'ahs of Fajr prayer by repeating it one hundred and one times, praising Allah (swt), and sending blessings upon the Prophet and his family. Then, seek guidance from Allah (swt) fifty times, praise Allah (swt) again, and send blessings upon the Prophet and his family until completing the count of one hundred and one."

1554 - وَ رَوَى حَمَّادُ بْنُ عِيسَى عَنْ نَاجِيَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا أَرَادَ شِرَاءَ اَلْعَبْدِ أَوِ اَلدَّابَّةِ أَوِ اَلْحَاجَةَ اَلْخَفِيفَةَ أَوِ اَلشَّيْءَ اَلْيَسِيرَ اِسْتَخَارَ اَللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِيهِ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ فَإِذَا كَانَ أَمْراً جَسِيماً اِسْتَخَارَ اَللَّهَ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ.

Hadith.1554 - Hammad ibn Isa narrated from Najiyah, from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) that "Whenever He (as) intended to purchase a servant, an animal, or a light matter, or something of little importance, he would perform istikhara (seek Allah’s (swt) guidance) seven times. But if it was a serious matter, he would perform istikhara one hundred times”.

1555 - وَ رَوَى مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ مَيْسَرَةَ عَنْهُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «مَا اِسْتَخَارَ اَللَّهَ عَبْدٌ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً بِهَذِهِ اَلاِسْتِخَارَةِ إِلاَّ رَمَاهُ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِالْخِيَرَةِ يَقُولُ يَا أَبْصَرَ اَلنَّاظِرِينَ وَ يَا أَسْمَعَ اَلسَّامِعِينَ وَ يَا أَسْرَعَ اَلْحَاسِبِينَ وَ يَا أَرْحَمَ اَلرَّاحِمِينَ وَ يَا أَحْكَمَ اَلْحَاكِمِينَ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ وَ خِرْ لِي فِي كَذَا وَ كَذَا.

Hadith.1555 - Mu'awiya ibn Maythara narrated that Imam (as) said: "No servant who performs istikhara (seeks Allah’s (swt) guidance) seventy times with this istikhara will be left without Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, granting him guidance." The supplication is: "O’ the best of those who see, O’ the most hearing of the hearers, O’ the swiftest of reckoners, O’ the most merciful of the merciful, O’ the wisest of judges, send blessings upon Muhammad and his family and guide me in such and such matter."

المشهور بين الأصحاب أنها صلاة أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام كما في رواية المفضل.

It is well-known among the companions that it is the prayer of Amir al-Mu'minin (as), as narrated in the tradition of al-Mufaddal.