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GIFT FROM IMAM AL-HUSSEIN (A.S)
On the 10th
day of Muharram, known as the day of ‘Aashura,
in the year 61 A.H. when Imam Abu ‘Abdillahil
Hussein (as) came into the tent to bid farewell to his family members,
he held the hand of his sick son, Ali ibn
al-Hussein (as) and pressed it against his chest. He (as) then said,
“O son ! I am teaching you a
dua’ which you should remember. It was
taught by angel Jibrail to my grandfather
the messenger of Allah who passed it to my mother Fatima. Whenever you
have a special need or are faced with any calamity or crises, or are
inflicted with any grief or hardship, then recite the following
supplication”:
BIHAQQI YASEEN WAL QUR-AANIL ‘HAKEEM
WA
BIHAQQI TAA-HAA WAL QUR-AANIL ‘ADHEEM
YAA
MAN YAQDIRU ‘ALAA ‘HAWAA-IJIS-SAA-ILEEN
YAA
MAN YA’LAMU MAA FID-DHAMEER
YAA
MUNAFFISAN ‘ANIL MAKROOBEEN
YAA
MUFARRIJAN ‘ANIL MAGHMOOMEEN
YAA
RAA-‘HIM AL-SHAYKHIL KABEER
YAA
RAAZIQAT TIFLIS-SAGHEER
YAA
MAN LAA YAHTAAJU ILAT-TAFSEER
SALLI ‘ALAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALI MUHAMMADIN
WAF-‘AL
BEE …….(mention
your wishes)
By the truth of Yaseen (a title of the Holy
Prophet) and the Quran full of wisdom
And for the sake of Taa-haa (another title
of the Holy Prophet) and the great Quran
O he Who is able to fulfil the desires of
those ask. O He Who knows what is in the
heart. O He Who banishes sorrow from the
sorrowful. O He Who dispels grief from those
who grieve. O He Who is merciful to old men.
O He Who provides for infants. O He
Who needs not to be explained. Send blessings
upon Muhammad and his progeny and fulfil for me…(mention
your wishes)
The above
dua’ can be found in
Mafateeh al-Jinaan, page no.380
Late Ahmed Hussein
Sheriff in his book “Imam Hussein (as), as his words
potray”
comments
on the above dua’ as thus:
This dua’ in fact is meant to be a lesson to
us not to get shaken in faith even under most trying circumstances. The
words contained in the dua’ are meant to
convey to us that Allah (SWT) is fully aware of what is going on in our
hearts. He is capable of dispelling our sorrows and
griefs and He is the only One Who can
fulfil all our desires. What is required of us is always to have full
trust in Him and rely upon Him and Him alone.
He further adds:
As such, we are taught to present our desires and our problems through
intermediaries and with the recommendations of the divinely chosen
personalities in the persons of Muhammad (saww)
and his progeny. We are therefore required to invoke blessings upon
Muhammad (saww) and his progeny whilst
invoking to Almighty God.
Mulla
Mujaheedali Sheriff
mulla@almahdi.org.uk |