The Prayer of Need

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh · Volume 1 · Section 83 · 8 narrations

Hadith 1536

"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…

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Hadith 1537

"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…

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Hadith 1538

"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…

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Hadith 1539

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…

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Hadith 1540

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)…

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Hadith 1541

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…

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Hadith 1542

"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…

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Hadith 1543

"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."

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