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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Supplication In the Eyes of the (as) Etiquettes and Requisites of Supplication Some of our associates ( ashabuna ) have narrated from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) saying, “I said to him, ‘There are two verses in the Book of Allah whose interpretation I do not know.’ He said, ‘Which verses are they?’ I said, ‘The verse which says: “Call Me, I will answer you”; I pray but I do not see the response.’ So he said to me, ‘Do you think that Allah did not keep His word?’ ‘No’, I replied.

He said, ‘Why is it so then?’ I replied, ‘I do not know.’ Then he said, ‘Which is the other verse?’ I said, ‘The verse “…And He will repay whatever you may spend”[^1], I spend but I do not see any repay.’ He said, ‘Do you think that Allah did not fulfill His promise?’ I replied, ‘No.’ He asked me, ‘Why is it so then?’ I answered, ‘I do not know.’ Then he said, ‘I will inform you, by the will of Allah.

Had you been obedient to Him in that which He has commanded you, and then you were to pray to Him, He would have indeed answered you. But you violate His commands and disobey Him, so He does not answer you. As for your saying that you spend but do not see any repay, had you acquired wealth through lawful means and spent it in the right way, then no one would spend a penny except that Allah would repay it to him.

And had you called on Him in the appropriate manner, He would answer you, even if you are disobedient.’ I said, ‘What is the appropriate manner of supplicating {Him}?’ He said, ‘After you have performed your {daily} obligatory prayers, praise Allah and extol Him, lauding Him as far as you can. {Then} send blessings on the Prophet (S) and exert yourself in sending blessings on him, and testify that he accomplished his mission. Send blessings on him as much as you can.

{Then} recall His bounties with you and those with which He has blessed you, and what He did {of good} to you, praising and thanking Him for that. {Then} confess all your sins and admit them, or those which you remember and summarize those which have remained unnoticed by you. {Then} repent to Allah for all your sins, with the intention of not repeating them again. Seek Allah’s forgiveness from them by regretting, with true intention, and with fear and hope.

{Then} say, ‘O Allah, I apologize to you for my wrong deeds. I ask for your forgiveness and repent to you.