Beautiful Recitations

All Praise is only Allah's

Imam Sajjad, the fourth Imam, (‘a) said: 

"All Praise is only Allah's, and praise is His right: an illimitable praise that suits Him. I seek refuge in Him from my own self of evils: verily, the (human) self is certainly prone to do evil except such as my Lord has had mercy on. I see refuge in Him from the evil of Satan who always increases a sin to my sins. I seek refuge in Him from any immoral opposer, cruel king, and forceful enemy."

"O' Lord! assign me as one of Your soldiers, because it is sure that Your troops are totally victorious; and assign me among Your party, for truly, it is Your party that will achieve Felicity; and accept me as one of Your lovers, for, certainly, on the lovers of Allah there is no fear, nor shall they grieve."

"O' Lord! improve my religion for me, for surely it is a divine protection on all my affairs; and improve my next world for me, because, no doubt, it is my permanent abode for me to escape from the scornful people, and assign my life for me in increasing any goodness, and my death a means of my freeing from any malady."

"O' Lord! bless Muhammad, the final prophet of all the members of Messengers, and his pure progeny, as well as his gentle companions, and bestow me three necessities today: do not hold any sin for me except that You forgive it nor a grieve but You remove it, nor any enemy but You send him away via the appellation of Allah which is the best names, i.e. By the Name of Allah, the Lord of the earth and heaven..."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 90, p. 187 & Sahifah Sajjadiyyah, p. 572

Islamic Manners of Du’a - آداب الدعاء

Duás favorable time: 

Imam Ali (s) said: Seize the opportunity to pray at four occasions: 

When Quran is being recited, when athan is being recited, when it is raining and when the two armies meet for martyrdom. 

في الأوقات المرجوة لاستجابة الدعاء 

عن أمير المؤمنين (ع) قال : اغتنموا الدعاء عند أربع .. عند قراءة القرآن ، وعند الأذان ، وعند نزول الغيث، وعند التقاء الصفين للشهادة .ق

Imam Jafer al-Sadiq (s) said: When you feel you are being compassionate seize the opportunity to pray, for a compassionate heart asks sincerely.

عن أبي عبد الله (ع) قال: إذا رق أحدكم .. فليدع ، فإن القلب لا يرق حتى يخلص

Imam al-Baqir (s) said: Almighty Allah favors every hard praying servant. So seize the opportunity to pray just before daybreak until sunrise; it is a time in which heaven’s gates are opened, subsistence is distributed and major prayers are granted.

عن أبي جعفر الباقر (ع) قال : إن الله عز وجل يحب من عباده المؤمنين كل عبد دعاء ، فعليكم بالدعاء في السحر إلى طلوع الشمس فإنها ساعة تفتح فيها أبواب السماء ، وتقسم فيها الأرزاق، وتقضى فيها الحوائج العظام