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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Manifestations of the All-Merciful O Allāh, Facilitate the Payment of Our Debt أَللٌّهُمَّ اقْضِ عَنَّا الدَّيْنَ O Allāh, Facilitate the Payment of Our Debt We have already discussed extensively on the subject of debt in our commentary on the verse ‘ Allāhumma aqdi dayna kullī madīn ’ (O Allāh, facilitate the payment of the debt of every indebted one).
It is possible that this verse speaks about the same subject, but is an emphasis and thus reveals the fundamental importance of relieving oneself from debt before departing this mortal world. In fact, if we look at several other supplications, we find that the following two requests have frequently come together: seeking relief from debt and enriching oneself ( wa aghninā min al-faqr - which is to follow).
Following are some examples: In a supplication that the Holy Prophet (s) is narrated to have taught his beloved daughter Fātimah for sustenance, we find the following: أَللٌّهُ رَبُّنَا وَرَبُّ كُلِّ شَئْ ٍ، مُنْزِلُ التَّوْرَاةِ وَالانْجِيلِ وَالزَّبُوْرِ وَالْفُرْقَان… إِقْضِ عَنّيْ الدَّيْنَ وَأَغْنِنِي مِنَ الْفَقْرِ… “Allāh is our Lord and the Lord of all things; He is the Revealer of Torah, Injīl , Zabūr and Furqān …facilitate the payment of my debt and make me needless…”[^1] The Holy Prophet (s) is reported to have said to his noble companion Salmān: يَا سَلْمَان: أَكْثِرْ أَنْ تَقُوْلَ رَبِّيْ اقْضِ عَنِّيْ الدَّيْنَ وَاَغْنِنِيْ مِنَ الْفَقْرِ.
“O Salmān frequently say: ‘O Lord, pay for me my debt and make me needless.’”[^2] In the well-known supplication of ‘Alqamah we recite: … وَتَقْضِيَ عَنِّي دَيْنِي وَتُجِيرَنِي مِنَ الْفَقْرِ وَ… “…and pay for me my debt and save me from my poverty…”[^3] In a lengthy supplication recommended for the first day of the Holy month of Ramadān we say: أَنْتَ الأَوَّلُ فَلَيْسَ قَبْلَكَ شَيْءٌ، وَأَنْتَ الآخِرُ فَلَيْسَ بَعْدَكَ شَيْءٌ، وَاَنْتَ الظَّاهِرُ فَلَيْسَ دُونَكَ شَيْءٌ، فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ وَاقْضِ عَنِّي الدَّيْنَ وَأَغْنِنِي مِنَ الْفَقْرِ.
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