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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Supplication In the Eyes of the (as) Lawful and Unlawful Requests The following two questions hold utmost importance as far as the supplication is concerned. What should we pray for to Allah in our supplication? And what we should not ask from Allah in our supplication?

A) Things we should pray for to Allah Let us begin with the first question, that is, ‘What should we pray for to Allah in our prayers?’ Supplication denotes the neediness of man to Allah, the Exalted. There is not any limit with regard to the neediness and indigence of man to Allah, as there is no limit to the richness, power and kindness of Allah.

The confluence of these two infinite realities, the infinite need of the servant, and the infinite self-sufficiency of Allah and His kindness, is what supplication is. On the one hand, there is no end to the treasuries of His kingdom, no limit to His power, strength, kindness and generosity. On the other hand, there is no limit to man’s indigence, weakness, inability and shortcoming. It is from this outlook that we will try to comprehend the things we should pray to Allah for.

1.Blessings on Muhammad (S) and His Progeny (‘a) Of the most important point during supplication, after praising and extolling Allah, is to send blessings on Muhammad (S) and his Progeny, Guardians of the affairs of the Muslims. Sending blessings on the Holy Prophet (S) and his Progeny occupies a large part of the supplications ( ad’iyah ) that have reached us. There has been great emphasis and insistence in the Islamic traditions on blessing ( salawat ) the Prophet (S) and his Progeny (‘a).

There is a clear reason for this; for Allah, the Exalted, wants us to take supplication as a means of communication between the Muslims and the Guardians of their affairs, and as a means of their holding fast to the rope of Guardianship ( wala’ ) which Allah has made a protection for the Muslims.

Now, salawat is one of the significant ways of establishing this spiritual connection; for the links ( halaqat ) of Guardianship are extended between Allah and His servants, and the Guardianship of the Holy Prophet (S) and his Progeny (‘a) is among the most important of these links. The Guardianship ( wala’ ) of the Holy Prophet (S) is in extension to the Guardianship of Allah, the Exalted, whilst the Guardianship of the (‘a) is in extension to that of the Holy Prophet (S) .

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