I seek refuge in Him from the evil of Satan who adds sins to my sin.

I seek refuge in Him from the evil of Satan who adds sins to my sin. I seek protection with him from every wicked tyrant, unjust king, and conquering enemy. O God, place me among Your troops, for Your troops are the only real victorious (37:173), place me in Your party, for People of Your party are the only prosperous (58:22),and place me among Your friends, for Your friends no fear shall be upon them, nor shall they sorrow (10:62).

O God set right for me my religion, for it is the protection (Ismah) of my affair, set right for me my Hereafter, for it is my permanent residence and to it I could flee from the neighborhood of the vile! Make life an increase for me in every good and death an ease for me from every evil!

O God, bless Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and the terminator of the number of the messengers, and bless his chaste and pure Household, and his select , and grant me on the Tuesday three things: Afflict me no sin unless You have already forgiven, no sorrow unless You have already taken it away, and no enemy unless You have already repelled him!

By means of "in the name of Allah", the best of the Names, in the name of Lord of earth and heaven, I seek to repulse every hateful thing (makrooh), which has His anger at its beginning, and I seek to attract every lovable thing (mahboob), which has His satisfaction at its beginning! So seal me with forgiveness from You, O Patron of beneficence!

The above piece of supplication was excerpted from a book named "The Psalms of Islam" (al-Sahifat al-Sajjadiyya) by Imam Ali Ibn Husain (al-Sajjad, Zayn al-Abidin), the 4th Imam/successor and grandson of Prophet (PBUH&HF). The Psalms of Islam, Arabic-English, Translated by: William C. Chittick, Published by: The Muhammadi Trust of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Previous…