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In other words, take a spiritual vow that when the problem is over we will would offer fasts, or special prayers or invite friends and relatives for food that has been dedicated to the Ahlul Bayt -asws in Allah -azwj ‘s name. Appendix III: For Sustenance It is narrated from Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq -asws that Jibraial as came to Hazrat Yousef as and said, ‘O Yousef! Say it after every salat, ‘My Lord, let me out of prison and provide me sustenance from where I can or cannot imagine.

[69] Mohammed bin Yahiya narrates through a chain of narrators, that I requested from Imam Abu Abdullah -asws to teach me a prayer for ‘Rizk’ (sustenance). Imam -asws said, I do not find any prayers better for ‘Rizk’ than the following: ‘Ya Allah bless me with sustenance which is legitimate and transparent and enhance its collection and usage for this as well as for the hereafter. Without any argument with or favours of others, thus whatever is acquired should be due to Your -azwj blessings.

Whatever I ask for is from Your Generosity and Blessings and through Your ‘Yaddullah’ (your hands-Which is Amir-ul-Momaneen -asws and Aiama Masomeen -asws ).

[70] Ali bin Ibrahim narrates from Imam Mohammed Baqir -asws that Imam -asws said to recite the following, during the mandatory prayers, in the prostration: ‘The One who is the best among all who can grant, the One who is the Best giver among all who can reward, please give me and my family from Your enormous resources the sustenance, which is the best for our needs.

[71] Abu Baseer narrates from Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq -asws that Imam -asws said Imam Zainul Abedeen -asws used to pray like this: ‘Ya Allah -azwj I pray to You for better sustenance so that I could meet all my needs of this world and to earn hereafter through it. Please neither bless me with abundance, which would make me arrogant, nor so little to be disgraced.

Please extend my ‘Halal’ sustenance and reward me with pleasant bounties, through such means of Yours so that I am not obliged by others but not in excess that turns me careless in thanking You -azwj and its comfort elude me from my responsibilities (to You) and attachment to it leads me to troubles. But not so little as to make my worship practices spiritless through worries in securing basics and my chest is filled with grief.

Ya Allah -azwj make me fearless from the mischiefs’ of others and guide me such a way that I only seek Your Path. Lord!