Al-Kāfi - The Book of Prayer

Chapter: Salah (prayer) when Asking for Increase in One’s Sustenance ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنِ الْبَرْقِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ ٠َّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الْعَطَّارِ عَنْ رَجُلٍ ٠ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠) قَالَ قَالَ لِي يَا فُلاَنُ أَ ٠َا تَغْدُو فِي الْحَاجَةِ أَ ٠ْ بِالْكُوفَةِ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ فَصَلِّ فِيهِ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ قُلْ فِيهِنَّ غَدَوْتُ بِحَوْلِ الله وَقُوَّتِهِ غَدَوْتُ بِغَيْرِ حَوْلٍ ٠ِنِّي وَلاَ قُوَّةٍ وَلَكِنْ بِحَوْلِكَ يَا رَبِّ وَقُوَّتِكَ أَسْأَلُكَ بَرَكَةَ هَذَا الْيَوْ٠ِ وَبَرَكَةَ أَهْلِهِ وَأَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَرْزُقَنِي ٠ِنْ فَضْلِكَ حَلاَلاً طَيِّباً تَسُوقُهُ إِلَيَّ بِحَوْلِكَ وَقُوَّتِكَ وَأَنَا خَافِضٌ فِي عَافِيَتِكَ.

Do you visit the great Masjid near you in Kufah?’ I replied, ‘Yes, I do.’ He said, ‘Perform four Rak‘at Salah (prayer) there and say, “I have attended this morning by the means and power of Allah, not by my own means and power, but with Your means and power, O Lord.

I appeal before You for the blessings of this day and the blessing of the people of this day and I appeal before You to grant me through Your generosity lawful and fine sustenance which You will send to me through Your means and power so I can live affluently in good health by Your help.’”” رسل - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (15/458))