Instructions
يُسْتَحَبُّ بَعْدَ عِشَاءِ الآخِرَةِ الدُّعَاءُ بِمَا نُقِلَ عَنْ مِصْبَاحِ المُتَهَجِّدِ:
Subsequent to the Evening Prayer, you are recommended to say the following supplicatory prayer, as is quoted from Misbah al-Mutahajjid:
Baada ya Sala ya Isha, unapendekezwa kusoma dua ifuatayo ya maombi, kama ilivyonukuliwa kutoka kwa Misbah al-Mutahajjid:
اَللَهُمَّ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لِي عِلْمٌ بِمَوْضِعِ رِزْقِيْ
Allāhumma ʾinnahu laysa lī ʿilmun bimawḍiʿi rizqī
O Allah! verily, I lack acquaintance with the place of my sustenance;
Ee Mwenyezi Mungu! Hakika mimi sina ujuzi wa mahali ilipo riziki yangu;
وَ اِنَّمَا اَطَلُبْهُ بِخَطَرَاتٍ تَخْطُرُ عَلَى قَلْبِي
Wa innamā aṭalubhu bikhaṭarātin takhṭuru ʿalā qalbī
rather, I am seeking it owing to ideas that come upon my mind.
badala yake, naitafuta kwa kufuata mawazo yanayopita akilini mwangu.
فَاَجُوْلُ فِي طَلَبِهِ الْبُلْدَانَ
Fājūlu fī ṭalabihi al-buldāna
I consequently wander in countries searching for it.
Kwa sababu hiyo, nazurura mijini kuitafuta.
فَاَنَا فِيْمَا أَنَا طَالِبٌ كَالْحَيْرَانِ
Fānā fīmā ʾanā ṭālibun kālḥayrāni
By doing such, I am as confused as the confounded,
Kwa kufanya hivyo, nimechanganyikiwa kama mtu aliyepotea,
لَا أَذْرِيْ اَ فِي سَهْلٍ هُوَ آَمْ فِيْ جَبَلٍ
Lā ʾadhrī a fī sahlin huwa ām fī jabalin
since I do not know whether my sustenance lies in a plain, on a mountain,
kwani sijui ikiwa riziki yangu iko bondeni au milimani,
آَمْ فِي اَرْضِ اَمْ فِي سَمَآءِ
Ām fī arḍi am fī samaʾāʾi
on the ground, in the air,
ardhini au mbinguni,
آَمْ فِي بَرِّ آَمْ فِي بَخْرٍ
Ām fī barri ām fī bakhrin
on lands, in seas,
nchi kavu au baharini,
وَ عَلَى يَدَيْ مَنْ
Wa ʿalā yaday man
at whose hands,
mikononi mwa nani,
وَ مِنْ قِبَل مَنْ
Wa min qibal man
or who the source of it is.
au nani hasa ndiye chanzo chake.
وَ قَدْ عَلِمْتُ آَنَّ عِلْمَهُ عِنْدَكَ
Wa qad ʿalimtu ānna ʿilmahu ʿindaka
I have full knowledge that You know all these,
Ninajua kwa hakika kuwa ujuzi wa yote hayo uko Kwako,
وَ اَسْبَابَهُ بِيَدِكَ
Wa asbābahu biyadika
the causes of them are in Your Hands,
na sababu zake zote ziko mikononi Mwako,
وَ أَنْتَ الَّذِيْ تَقْسِمُهُ بِلُطْفِكَ
Wa ʾanta adh-dhī taqsimuhu biluṭfika
and it is You Who distribute it out of Your compassion
na Wewe ndiye unayeigawa kwa upole na wema Wako,
وَ تُسَبِّبُهُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ
Wa tusabbibuhu biraḥmatika
and cause it out of Your mercy.
na kuifanya ipatikane kwa rehema Yako.
اَللَّهُمَّ فَصَلّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ ألِهِ
Allāhumma faṣall ʿalā muḥammadin wa ʾlihi
O Allah, please send blessings to Muhammad and his Household
Ee Mwenyezi Mungu, tafadhali mshushie rehema Muhammad na kizazi chake,
وَ اجْعَلَ يَا رَبِّ رِزْقَكَ لِيْ وَاسِعًا
Wa ajʿala yā rabbi rizqaka lī wāsiʿan
and make, O Lord, Your sustenance that is provided (by You) to me expansive,
na ujaalie, Ee Mola wangu, riziki Yako kwangu iwe yenye wasaa,
وَ مَطْلَبَهُ سَهْلًا
Wa maṭlabahu sahlan
my seeking for it easy for me,
kuitafuta kwangu kuwe kwepesi,
وَ مَأخَذَهُ قَرِيْبًا
Wa maʾkhadhahu qarīban
and its source close to me.
na chanzo chake kiwe karibu nami.
وَ لَا تُعَنَّنِي بِطَلَبِ مَا لَمْ تُقَدَّرْ لِي فِيْهِ رِزْقًا
Wa lā tuʿannanī biṭalabi mā lam tuqaddar lī fīhi rizqan
Please, do not fatigue me by seeking that which You have not decided for me to take,
Tafadhali, usinitaabishe kwa kutafuta kile ambacho hukunikadiria kupata,
فَاِنَّكَ غَنِيٌّ عَنْ عَذَابِيْ [عَنَآئِي]
Fānnaka ghaniyyun ʿan ʿadhābī ʿanaʾāʾī
because You are certainly in no need for tormenting me
kwani Hakika Wewe huhitaji kunitesa (kunitaabisha) mimi,
وَ أَنَا فَقِيْرٌ اِلَى رَحْمَتِكَ
Wa ʾanā faqīrun al-ā raḥmatika
while I am in full need for Your mercy.
ilhali mimi nina uhitaji mkubwa wa rehema Yako.
فَصَلّ عَلْى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أُلِهِ
Faṣall ʿalā muḥammadin wa ʾulihi
(Please) Send blessings upon Muhammad and his Household
(Tafadhali) Mshushie rehema Muhammad na kizazi chake,
وَ جُدْ عَلَى عَبْدِكَ بِفَضْلِكَ
Wa jud ʿalā ʿabdika bifaḍlika
and confer liberally upon me, Your slave, out of Your graciousness
na umfanyie ukarimu mwingi mja Wako kwa fadhila Zako,
اِنَّكَ ذُوْ فَضْلٍ عَظِيْمِ.
Innaka dhū faḍlin ʿaẓīmi.
You are surely the Lord of great favor.
Hakika Wewe ni Mola wa fadhila kuu.
يَجْدُرُ بِالذِّكْرِ أَنَّ الدُّعَاءَ الْمَذْكُورَ هُوَ مِنْ أَدْعِيَةِ طَلَبِ الرِّزْقِ. صَلَاةُ الْوُتَيْرَةِ: يُسْتَحَبُّ بَعْدَ الْعِشَاءِ قِرَاءَةُ سُورَةِ الْقَدْرِ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ وَأَنْ تُصَلِّيَ الْوُتَيْرَةَ نَافِلَةً، وَهِيَ رَكْعَتَانِ مِنْ جُلُوسٍ يُقْرَأُ فِيهِمَا مِائَةُ آيَةٍ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ. يُسْتَحَبُّ أَنْ تَقْرَأَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى سُورَةَ الْوَاقِعَةِ وَفِي الثَّانِيَةِ سُورَةَ التَّوْحِيدِ.
It is worth mentioning that the abovementioned supplication is one of the supplications restricted to seeking sustenance. THE WUTAYRAH PRAYER: Upon accomplishment of the Evening Prayer, it is recommended to recite Surah al-Qadr (No. 97) seven times and offer the Wutayrah supererogatory (mustahab / nafilah) prayer, which consists of two units and should be offered in the position of sitting by reciting one hundred verses of the Holy Qur'an in both the units. Hence, it is recommended to recite Surah al-Waqiah (No. 56) in the first unit and Surah al-Tawheed in the second.
Inafaa kutaja kwamba dua iliyotajwa hapo juu ni moja ya dua maalum kwa ajili ya kuomba riziki. SALA YA WUTAYRAH: Baada ya kumaliza Sala ya Isha, inapendekezwa kusoma Surah al-Qadr (Na. 97) mara saba na kuswali Sala ya sunna ya Wutayrah, ambayo ina rakaa mbili na inapaswa kuswaliwa kwa kukaa kwa kusoma aya mia moja za Qur'ani Tukufu katika rakaa zote mbili. Hivyo, inapendekezwa kusoma Surah al-Waqiah (Na. 56) katika rakaa ya kwanza na Surah al-Tawheed katika rakaa ya pili.
