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SUPPPLICATION OF IMAM ALI (A.S.)

IN THE PROSTRATIONOF GRATIFICATION

NARRATED BY IMAM MAHDI (A.S.)

(It has arrived in the continuation of the previous narration) After this supplication, he looked at his right and left, and said:

            Do you know what the Commander of the Faithful used to say regarding the prostration of gratification?

            We asked: What did he say?

            He replied: He used to say:

يا مَنْ لا يَزيدُهُ إِلْحاحُ الْمُلِحّينَ إِلّا جُوداً وَكَرَماً ، يا مَنْ لَهُ خَزائِنُ السَّماواتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ، يا مَنْ لَهُ خَزائِنُ ما دَقَّ وَجَلَّ ، لاتَمْنَعُكَ إِساءَتي مِنْ إِحْسانِكَ إِلَيَّ .

    إِنّي أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَفْعَلَ بي ما أَنْتَ أَهْلُهُ ، وَأَنْتَ أَهْلُ الْجُودِ وَالْكَرَمِ وَالْعَفْوِ يا رَبَّاهُ يا اَللَّهُ ، إِفْعَلْ بي ما أَنْتَ أَهْلُهُ ، فَأَنْتَ قادِرٌ عَلَى الْعُقُوبَةِ وَقَدِ اسْتَحْقَقْتُها ، لا حُجَّةَ لي ، وَلا عُذْرَ لي عِنْدَكَ .

    أَبُوءُ إِلَيْكَ بِذُنُوبي كُلِّها ، وَأَعْتَرِفُ بِها  كَيْ تَعْفُوَ عَنّي ، وَأَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِها مِنّي ، بُؤْتُ إِلَيْكَ بِكُلِّ ذَنْبٍ أَذْنَبْتُهُ ، وَبِكُلِّ خَطيئَةٍ أَخْطَأْتُها ، وَبِكُلِّ سَيِّئَةٍ عَمِلْتُها ، يا رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لي وَارْحَمْ وَتَجاوَزْ عَمَّا تَعْلَمُ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْأَعَزُّ الْأَكْرَمُ.

“O’ He who’s not exceeded by the persistence of the persistent except for Generosity and Kindness, O’ He who owns the treasures of the Heavens and the Earth, O’ He who owns the treasures of all the big and small things, my sins do not prevent You from Your Favours towards me. Indeed I beseech You to do with me that which You are worthy of, and You are worthy of Generosity and Kindness and Forgiveness, O’ My Lord, O’ Allah, do with me what You are worthy of, thus You have Power over punishment and verily I deserve it, I do not have any argument for myself, nor any excuse for myself near You, I present all my sins before You and I confess upon all of them so that You Forgive me, and You Know about me more than I do, I confess about every sin I committed and every mistake I did and every wrongdoing I enacted, O’ My Lord, forgive me and have Mercy upon me and pardon me from all that You know, indeed You are the Dignified and the Respectful.[1]

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