Supplication
Hadith:
Narration
"And
Know, that certainly the hearts of the Obedient and Sincere ones will
be
attracted to you like birds are attracted to their nests"
Imam
Al-Askari (as) to his son Imam Al-Mahdi (atfs)
Dua:
Supplication
My God,
offenses have clothed me in the garment of my lowliness, separation from
Thee has wrapped me in the clothing of my misery! My dreadful crimes
have deadened my heart, so bring it to life by a repentance from Thee! O
my hope and my aim! O my wish and my want! By Thy might, I find no one
but Thee to forgive my sins and I see none but Thee to mend my
brokenness! I have subjected myself to Thee in repeated turning, I have
humbled myself to Thee in abasement. If Thou castest me out from Thy
door, in whom shall I take shelter? If Thou repellest me from Thy side,
in whom shall I seek refuge? O my grief at my ignominy and disgrace! O
my sorrow at my evil works and what I have committed!
I ask
Thee, O Forgiver of great sins, O Mender of broken bones, to overlook my
ruinous misdeeds and cover my disgraceful secret thoughts! At the
witnessing place of the Resurrection, empty me not of the coolness of
Thy pardon and forgiveness, and strip me not of Thy beautiful
forbearance and covering!
My God,
let the cloud of Thy mercy cast its shadow upon my sins and send the
billow of Thy clemency flowing over my faults! My God, if remorse for
sins is a repentance, I - by Thy might - am one of the remorseful! If
praying forgiveness for offenses is an alleviation, I am one of those
who pray forgiveness! To Thee I return that Thou may be well pleased!
My God,
through Thy power over me, turn toward me, through Thy clemency toward
me, pardon me, and through Thy knowledge of me, be gentle toward me! My
God, Thou art He who hast opened a door to Thy pardon and named it
'repentance', for Thou said, Repent to God with unswerving repentance.
What is the excuse of him who remains heedless of entering the door
after its opening?
My God,
though the sins of Thy servant are ugly, Thy pardon is beautiful. My
God, I am not the first to have disobeyed Thee, and Thou turned toward
him, or to have sought to attain Thy favour, and Thou wert munificent
toward him. O Responder to the distressed! O Remover of injury! O Great
in goodness! O Knower of everything secret! O Beautiful through covering
over! I seek Thy munificence and Thy generosity to intercede with Thee,
I seek Thy side and Thy showing mercy to mediate with Thee, so grant my
supplication, disappoint not my hope in Thee, accept my repentance, and
hide my offense, through Thy kindness and mercy, O Most Merciful of the
merciful!
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