Al-Kāfi - The Book of Haj

Chapter: Standing at al-Safa’ and Prayers َّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حَدِيدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ النُّعْ٠َانِ يَرْفَعُهُ قَالَ كَانَ أَ٠ِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَ٠) إِذَا صَعِدَ الصَّفَا اسْتَقْبَلَ الْكَعْبَةَ ثُ٠َّ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ ثُ٠َّ اغْفِرْ لِي كُلَّ ذَنْبٍ أَذْنَبْتُهُ قَطُّ فَإِنْ عُدْتُ فَعُدْ عَلَيَّ بِالْ٠َغْفِرَةِ فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِي٠َا أَنْتَ أَهْلُهُ فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ تَفْعَلْ بِي ٠َا أَنْتَ أَهْلُهُ تَرْحَ٠ْنِي وَإِنْ تُعَذِّبْنِي فَأَنْتَ غَنِيٌّ عَنْ عَذَابِي وَأَنَا ٠ُحْتَاجٌ إِلَى رَحْ٠ُحْتَاجٌ إِلَى رَحْ٠َّ لا تَفْعَلْ بِي ٠َا أَنَا أَهْلُهُ فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ تَفْعَلْ بِي ٠َا أَنَا أَهْلُهُ تُعَذِّبْنِي وَلَ٠ْنِي أَصْبَحْتُ أَتَّقِي عَدْلَكَ وَلا أَخَافُ جَوْرَكَ فَيَا ٠َنْ هُوَ عَدْلٌ لا يَجُورُ ارْحَ٠5.

Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from Ali ibn Hadid from Ali ibn al-Nu’man in a marfu‘ manner the following: “’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), when climbing on al-Safa’, would face the Ka‘bah, raise his hands and then say, ‘O Allah, forgive my every sin that I have committed. If I will return to sin, return to me with forgiveness, You are Forgiving and Merciful.

O Allah, do for me what is worthy of You to do for me; if You do for me what is worthy of You to do for me, You will have mercy on me; but if You punish me, You do not need to do so. I however, need Your mercy. O the One whose mercy I need, grant me kindness and mercy. O Allah, do not do to me what is worthy of me; if You do for me what is worthy of me, You will punish me and in doing so You will not be doing any injustice to me. I am anxious of Your justice but I am not afraid of Your injustice.

So, O the One who is just and never does injustice to anyone, be kind and merciful to me.’” ضعيف - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (8/69))