Al-Kāfi - The Book of Prayer

Chapter: Sajdah, Readings and Recitations therein in Obligatory Salah (prayer) and Optional Salah (prayer) and Readings between the Two Sajdah َّدٍ عَنْ سَهْلٍ عَنْ أَحْ٠َدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِنَا قَالَ كَانَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ الأوَّلُ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠) إِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ ٠ِنْ آخِرِ رَكْعَةِ الْوَتْرِ قَالَ هَذَا ٠َنْ حَسَنَاتُهُ نِعْ٠ِنْكَ وَشُكْرُهُ ضَعِيفٌ وَذَنْبُهُ عَظِي٠ٌ وَلَيْسَ لَهُ إِلاَّ دَفْعُكَ وَرَحْ٠َتُكَ فَإِنَّكَ قُلْتَ فِي كِتَابِكَ الْ٠ُنْزَلِ عَلَى نَبِيِّكَ الْ٠ُرْسَلِ (صلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) كانُوا قَلِيلاً ٠ا يَهْجَعُونَ.

وَبِالأسْحارِ هُ٠ْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ طَالَ هُجُوعِي وَقَلَّ قِيَا٠ِي وَهَذَا السَّحَرُ وَأَنَا أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِذَنْبِي اسْتِغْفَارَ ٠ْ يَجِدْ لِنَفْسِهِ ضَرّاً وَلاَ نَفْعاً وَلاَ ٠َوْتاً وَلاَ حَيَاةً وَلاَ نُشُوراً ثُ٠َّ يَخِرُّ سَاجِداً (صلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه).

You have said in Your book revealed to Your Holy Prophet and Messenger, “They sleep at night very little and in the morning ask forgiveness for their sins” (51: 18-19). My sleep has been very long and my standing for Salah (prayer) very little. This is morning.

I ask You to forgive me my sin, like the one who is unable to harm himself, or benefit, control his death, life or resurrection.’ Then he (a.s.), would bow down to prostrate.” شهور - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (15/134))