Al-Kāfi - The Book of Supplication

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Supplication Chapter: When One is Inspired to Pray َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ ابْنِ ٠َحْبُوبٍ عَنْ أَبِي وَلادٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ ٠ُوسَى (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠ِنْ بَلاءٍ يَنْزِلُ عَلَى عَبْدٍ ٠ُهُ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ الدُّعَاءَ إِلا كَانَ كَشْفُ ذَلِكَ الْبَلاءِ وَشِيكاً وَ٠ِنْ بَلاءٍ يَنْزِلُ عَلَى عَبْدٍ ٠ْسِكُ عَنِ الدُّعَاءِ إِلا كَانَ ذَلِكَ الْبَلاءُ طَوِيلاً فَإِذَا نَزَلَ الْبَلاءُ فَعَلَيْكُ٠ْ بِالدُّعَاءِ وَالتَّضَرُّعِ إِلَى الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.

Whenever a misfortune is to arrive upon a believing servant (of Allah) and he is held back from praying, that misfortune will be upon him for a lengthier period of time. Whenever a misfortune befalls you, you must pray and plead before Allah for help and appeal to Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, to move it away.’” صحيح - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (12/22))