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SUPPLICATION OF PROSTRATION OF IMAM SAJJAD (A.S.)

IN MASJID UL HARAAM

NARRATED FROM IMAM MAHDI (A.S.)

(In the continuation of the previous narration) Abu Naeem (Ansari) said: That person stood up and engaged himself in circumambulation, and we stood up again in his honor.

            On the next day, at the same time, he arrived again and we stood for honoring him just like the past few days and honored him; amidst the gathering, he looked towards his right and left, then said:

            Imam Ali bin Husain (A.S.), while prostrating in this place, indicating towards the stone which was besides the downpipe, used to say:

عُبَيْدُكَ بِفِنآئِكَ ، [فَقيرُكَ بِفِنآئِكَ] ، مِسْكينُكَ بِبابِكَ ، أَسْأَلُكَ ما  لايَقْدِرُ عَلَيْهِ سِواكَ .

            Your lowly servant has arrived at Your Vicinity, (Your indigent as has arrived at Your Vicinity), Your destitute has arrived at Your door, I ask You for all that none has power over it save You.

He looked again towards his right and left, then looked at Mohammad bin Qasim Alavi and said:

            O’ Mohammad bin Qasim! You are on the right path, if Allah wills.

Then he stood up and got engaged in circumambulation. Each one of us memorized the supplications he narrated for us but all of us forgot about talking with respect to him between our gatherings, except the last day. Mahmood said to us: O’ friends! Do you recognize this man? We said: No.

He said: I swear to God, he is the Master of Time (A.S.).

We said: O’ Abu Ali! How did you reach this conclusion?

He said that from a long period of time, he remained there and supplicated to Allah requesting Him to show Imam Mahdi (A.S.) to him, and he continued this for seven years.

            (He added): In the evening of the day of Arafa, I saw this very person reciting a supplication. I asked him: from whom did you learn this supplication?

            He said: From the people.

            I asked him: From which people, Arabs or non-Arabs?

            He said: Arabs.

            I asked: From which tribe of Arabs?

            He said: From the most respected and noble tribe.

            I asked: What is your intention?

            He said: Bani Hashim.

            I asked: Which individual from Bani Hashim?

            He said: From the most respected and dignified one.

            I asked: Which one of them?

            He said: One who beheaded the infidels and delivered food to the poor, and used to rise for prayer at midnights, when all the people were fast asleep.

            From his words, I understood that he is from the Progeny of Ali (A.S.) and therefore, I began to love him, but while he was standing infront of me, I lost him. I couldn’t understand if he was raised towards the Heavens or entered beneath the Earth. I asked the people who were around him: Do you recognize this Alavi man?

            They said: Yes, he comes here every year on his feet and performs pilgrimage alongside us.

            I said: Glorious is Allah; I swear to Him that I did not find any sign of walking in him. Then I left for Muzdalfa, with the sorrow of being separated from him.

            That night, I saw the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H.) in my sleep and he said: Mohammad! Your significant desire has been accomplished and you have witnessed him.

            I asked: O’ my Master! Whom are you speaking about?

            He said: The same man whom you witnessed tonight; he was your Imam of the Time.^[1]