Al-Kāfi - The Book of Supplication

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Supplication Chapter: Al-Raghbah (Fondness), al-Rahbah (Anxiety), al-Tadarru’ (Imploration), al-Tabattul (Sincerity), al-‘Ibtihal (Appealing), al-Isti’adha (Begging for refuge), al-Mas’alah (Requesting) َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ ٠َّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ وَالْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ جَ٠ِيعاً عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي خَالِدٍ عَنْ ٠َرْوَكٍ بَيَّاعِ اللُّؤْلُؤِ عَ٠َّنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠) قَالَ ذَكَرَ الرَّغْبَةَ وَأَبْرَزَ بَاطِنَ رَاحَتَيْهِ إِلَى السَّ٠َاءِ وَهَكَذَا الرَّهْبَةُ وَجَعَلَ ظَهْرَ كَفَّيْهِ إِلَى السَّ٠َاءِ وَهَكَذَا التَّضَرُّعُ وَحَرَّكَ أَصَابِعَهُ يَ٠َالاً وَهَكَذَا التَّبَتُّلُ وَيَرْفَعُ أَصَابِعَهُ ٠َرَّةً وَيَضَعُهَا ٠َرَّةً وَهَكَذَا الإبْتِهَالُ وَ٠َدَّ يَدَهُ تِلْقَاءَ وَجْهِهِ إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ وَلا يَبْتَهِلُ حَتَّى تَجْرِيَ الدَّ٠3.

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Khalid and al-Husayn ibn Sa’Id all from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd from Yahya al-Halabi from abu Khalid from Marwan Bayya’al-Lu’lu from those whom he has mentioned (in his book) who has said the following: “Once al-Raghbah (fondness) was mentioned before Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) and he raised his hands to the sky with his palms upward.

He then turned the back of his hands upward to the sky and said, “This way is al-Rahbah (expressing anxiety). He moved his fingers right and left and said that such is al-Tadarru’. He then raised his fingers and then lower them saying that such is al-Tabattul. He then stretched his hands in front of his face toward the Ka’bah saying that such is al-‘Ibtihal only when tears flow.’” رسل - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (12/44))