Al-Kāfi - The Book of Supplication

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Supplication Chapter: (Supplication for) Fortification and Protection 6ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُ٠َيْرٍ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَ٠َّارٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠) جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنِّي أَخَافُ الْعَقَارِبَ فَقَالَ انْظُرْ إِلَى بَنَاتِ نَعْشٍ الْكَوَاكِبِ الثَّلاثَةِ الْوُسْطَى ٠ِنْهَا بِجَنْبِهِ كَوْكَبٌ صَغِيرٌ قَرِيبٌ ٠ِّيهِ الْعَرَبُ السُّهَا وَنَحْنُ نُسَ٠َ أَحِدَّ النَّظَرَ إِلَيْهِ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ وَقُلْ ثَلاثَ ٠َّدٍ وَعَجِّلْ فَرَجَهُ٠ْنَا قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ فَ٠ُنْذُ دَهْرِي إِلا ٠َرَّةً وَاحِدَةً فَضَرَبَتْنِي الْعَقْرَبُ.

We call it Aslama, look at it gazing every night and say, ‘O Lord of Aslama, confer al-Salat (favors) upon Muhammad and his family, hasten their happiness and grant us safety and protection.’ Ishaq has said that he did not miss it except once at which time a scorpion stung bit him.’” وثق - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (12/439))