The Whispered Prayer (Munajat) of Ameer al-Mu'mineen ('a)

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مروي عن الأئمة المعصومين عليهم السلام في كتب الأدعية والزيارات المعتبرة.
Virtues, description, and recitation method of THE WHISPERED PRAYER (MUNAJAT) OF AMEERUL as recorded in Shia traditions.
اَللَهُمَّ إِنَّيْ أَسْاَلَكَ الْاَمَانَ
Having written down this whispered prayer (munajat), Sayyid Ibn Tawus followed it with a long supplicatory prayer named du'a' al-aman (Supplication for Security). However, this supplicatory prayer is too lengthy to be mentioned in this book. It is also recommended to say at this very place the post- prayer supplication, which will be mentioned after the prayer at Zayd Ibn Sawhan Mosque. It is also worth mentioning that in my book of Hadiyyat al- Za'ir, I have discussed the controversy about the actual place of Imam 'Ali's prayer-niche where he was stricken with the sword, since some historians have mentioned that the currently familiar mihrab is the place intended, while others have specified the old, currently abandoned mihrab as the place where Imam 'Ali ('a) was stricken with the sword. However, it is precautionary to do these acts at both of these places.
يَوْمَ لَا يَنْفَعُ مَالَ وَ لَا بَنُوْنَ
O Allah, I beseech You for security on the day when neither
اِلَا مَنْ أَتَّى اللهَ بِقَلْبِ سَلِيْمِ
wealth nor sons will avail except him who comes to Allah
وَ اَسْاَلُكَ الْاَمَانَ يَوْمَ يَعَضُّ الظَّالِمُ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ
with a heart free from evil. And I beseech You for security on the day when the wrongdoer gnaws his hands, saying: Ah,
يَقُوْلُ يَا لَيْتَنِي اتَّخَذْتُ مَعَ الرَّسُوْلِ سَبِيْلًا
would that I had chosen a way together with the Messenger
وَ آَسْاَلَكَ الْاَمَانَ يَوْمَ يُعْرَفٌ الْمُجْرِمُوْنَ بِسِيْمَاهُمْ
of Allah. And I beseech You for security on the day when the guilty shall be recognized by their marks; so, they shall be
فَيُؤْخَذُ بِالنَّوَاصِي وَ الْاَقْدَامِ
seized by the forelocks and the feet. And I beseech You for
وَ اَسْاَلَكَ الْاَمَانَ يَوْمَ لَا يَجْزِيْ وَالِدّ عَنْ وَلَدِهِ
security on the day when a father shall not make any
وَ لَا مَوْلُوْدٌ هُوَ جَازٍ عَنْ وَالِدِهِ شَيْئًا
satisfaction for his son nor shall the child be the maker of
اِنَّ وَعْدَ اللهِ حَقٌّ
any satisfaction for his father. Surely, the promise of Allah is
وَ أَسْأَلُكَ الْاَمَانَ يَوْمَ لَا يَنْفَعُ الظَّالِمِيْنَ مَعْذِرَتُهُمْ
true. And I beseech You for security on the day on which their excuse shall not benefit the unjust and for them is curse and
وَ لَهُمُ اللَّغْنَةُ وَ لَهُمْ سُوَءُ الدَّارِ
for them is the evil abode. And I beseech You for security on
وَ أَسْأَلُكَ الْاَمَانَ يَوْمَ لَا تَمْلِكُ نَفْس لِنَفْسِ شَيْئًا
the day when no soul shall control anything for another soul
وَ الْاَمْرُ يَوْمَئِذٍ للهِ
and the command on that day shall be entirely Allah's. And l
وَ آَسْالَكَ الْاَمَانَ يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ اَخِيْهِ
beseech You for security on the day when a man shall fly
وَ أَمِّهِ وَ آَبِيْهِ
from his brother, his mother, his father, his wife, and his
وَ صَاحِبَتِهِ وَ بَنِيْهِ،
لِكُلِّ امْرِيءِ مِنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنْ يُغْنِيْهِ
children. Every person of them shall on that day have an
وَ اَسْاَلُكَ الْاَمَانَ يَوْمَ يَوَدُّ الْمُجْرِمُ
affair, which will occupy him. And I beseech You for security
لَوْ يَفْتَدِيْ مِنْ عَذَابٍ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِبَنِيْهِ
on the day when the guilty one will fain redeem himself from
وَ صَاحِبَتِهِ وَ آَخِيْهِ
the chastisement of that day by sacrificing his children, his
وَ فَصِيْلَتِهِ الَتِي تُؤْوِيْهِ
wife, his brother, the nearest of his kinsfolk who gave him
وَ مَنْ فِي الْاَرْضِ جَمِيْعًا ثُمَّ يُنْجِيْهِ
shelter, and all those that are in the earth, wishing then that
كَلّا اِنَّهَا لَظى
this might deliver him. By no means! Surely, it is a flaming
نَزَّاعَةً لِلشَّوْى
مَوْلَايَ يَا مَؤْلَايَ
اَنْتَ الْمَوْلَى وَ اَنَا الْعَبْدُ
fire, sagging by the head. O Master! O my Master! You are the
وَ هَلْ يَرْحَمُ الْعَبْدَ اِلَّا الْمَوْلَى
master and l am the slave; and who can have mercy upon a
مَوْلَايَ يَا مَوْلَايَ
أَنْتَ الْمَالِكُ وَ أَنَا الْمَمْلُوْكُ
slave except the master? O Master! O my Master! You are the
وَ هَلْ يَرْحَمُ الْمَمْلُوْكَ اِلَّا الْمَالِكُ
Lord and l am the servant, and who can have mercy upon a
مَوْلَايَ يَا مَوْلَايَ
servant except the lord? O Master! O my Master! You are the
اَنْتَ الْعَزِيْزُ وَ اَنَا الذَّلِيْلَ
وَ هَلْ يَرْحَمُ الذَّلِيْلَ اِلَّا الْعَزِيْزُ
Almighty and I am the humble; and who can have mercy
مَؤْلَايَ يَا مَوْلَايَ
upon the humble except the Almighty? O Master! O my
أَنْتَ الْخَالِقُ وَ اَنَا الْمَخْلُوْقُ
Master! You are the Creator and I am the created being; and
وَ هَلْ يَرْحَمُ الْمَخْلُوْقَ اِلَّا الْخَالِقُ
Who can have mercy upon a created being except the
وَلاى يَا مَوْلاء
آَنْتَ الْعَظِيمُ وَ اَنَا الْحَقِيْرُ
Creator? O Master! O my Master! You are the All-great and l
وَ هَلْ يَرْحَمُ الْحَقِيْرَ اِلَّا الْعَظِيمُ
am the trivial; and who can have mercy upon the trivial
مَؤْلَايَ يَا مَؤْلَايَ
except the All-great? O Master! O my Master! You are the All-
أَنْتَ الْقَوِيُّ وَ اَنَا الضَّعِيْفُ
powerful and I am the weak, and who can have mercy upon
وَ هَلْ يَزْحَمُ الضَّعِيْفَ اِلَّا الْقَوِيُّ
the weak except the All-powerful? O Master! O my Master!
مَوْلَايَ يَا مَؤْلَايَ
انْتَ الغَنِيُّ وَ أَنَا الْفَقِيْرُ
You are the All-wealthy and I am the needy; and who can
وَ هَلْ يَرْحَمُ الْفَقِيْرَ اِلَّا الْغَنِيُّ
have mercy upon the needy except the All-wealthy? O
مَؤْلَايَ يَا مَؤْلَايَ
أَنْتَ الْمُعْطِي وَ اَنَا السَّائِلُ
Master! O my Master! You are the Donor and I am the beggar;
وَ هَلْ يَزْحَمُ السَّائِلَ اِلَّا الْمُغْطِي
and who can have mercy upon a beggar except the Donor? o
مَوْلَايَ يَا مَوْلَايَ
اَنْتَ الْحَيُّ وَ اَنَا الْمَيَّثُ
Master! O my Master! You are the Ever-living and I am the
وَ هَلْ يَرْحَمُ الْمَيَّتَ اِلَّا الْحَيُّ
mortal; and who can have mercy upon a mortal except the
مَوْلَايَ يَا مَوْلَايَ
Ever-living? O Master! O my Master! You are the Everlasting
أَنْتَ الْبَاقِي وَ اَنَا الْفَانِيْ
and I am the evanescent, and who can have mercy upon an
وَ هَلْ يَزْحَمُ الْفَانِيَ اِلَّا الْبَاقِيْ
evanescent being except the Everlasting? O Master! O my
مَوْلَايَ يَا مَؤْلَايَ
أَنْتَ الدَّائِمُ وَ اَنَا الزَّائِلَ
Master! You are the Eternal and | am the perishable; and who
وَ هَلْ يَرْحَمُ الزَّائِلَ اِلَّا الدَّائِمُ
can have mercy upon a perishable being except the Eternal?
مَوْلَايَ يَا مَوْلَايَ
آَنْتَ الرَّازِقُ وَ آَنَا الْمَرْزُوْقُ
O Master! O my Master! You are the Provider of sustenance
وَ هَلْ يَرْحَمُ الْمَزْزُوقَ اِلَّا الرَّازِقُ
and l am the sustained; and who can have mercy upon a
مَوْلَايَ يَا مَوْلَايَ
sustained being except the Provider of sustenance? O
اَنْتَ الْجَوَادُ وَانَا الْبَخِيْلُ
Master! O my Master! You are the All-magnanimous and l am
وَ هَلْ يَرْحَمُ الْبَخِيْلَ اِلَّا الْجَوَادُ
the miser, and who can have mercy upon a miser except the
مَوْلَايَ يَا مَوْلَايَ
اَنْتَ الْمُعَافِي وَ آَنَا الْمُبْتَلْى
All-magnanimous? O Master! O my Master! You are the
وَ هَلْ يَرْحَمُ الْمُبْتَلْى اِلَّا الْمُعَافِيْ
Healer and l am the subject to diseases, and who can have
مَوْلَايَ يَا مَوْلَايَ
mercy upon the sick except the Healer? O Master! O my
اَنْتَ الْكَبِيْرُ وَ اَنَا الصَّغِيْرُ
Master! You are the All-big and I am the tiny; and who can
وَ هَلْ يَزْحَمُ الصَّغِيْرَ اِلَّا الْكَبِيْرُ
have mercy upon a tiny being except the Allbig (Lord)? o
مَوْلَايَ يَا مَؤْلَايَ
اَنْتَ الْهَادِيْ وَ أَنَا الضَّالَ
Master! O my Master! You are the Guide and I am lost, and
وَ هَلْ يَزْحَمُ الضَّآلَّ اِلَّا الْهَادِيْ
who can have mercy upon a lost one except the Guide? O
مَوْلَايَ يَا مَوْلَايَ
أَنْتَ الرَّحْمَنُ وَ أَنَا الْمَرْحُوْمُ
Master! O my Master! You are the All-beneficent and I am the
وَ هَلْ يَرْحَمُ الْمَرْحُوْمَ اِلَّا الرَّخْمْنُ
object of Your mercy; and who can have mercy upon the
مَوْلَايَ يَا مَؤْلَايَ
needy for mercy except the All-beneficent? O Master! O my
أَنْتَ السُّلْطَانُ وَ اَنَا الْمُمْتَحَنُ
Master! You are the Superintendent and I am the tested; and
وَ هَلْ يَرْحَمُ الْمُمْتَحَنَ اِلَّا السُّلْطَانُ
Who can have mercy upon a tested except the
مَوْلَايَ يَا مَوْلَايَ
اَنْتَ الدَّلِيْلُ وَ آَنَا الْمُتَحَيَّرُ
Superintendent? O Master! O my Master! You are the Director
وَ هَلْ يَرْحَمُ الْمُتَحَيِّرَ اِلَّا الدَّلِيْلُ
and I am the perplexed, and who can have mercy upon a
مَوْلَايَ يَا مَوْلَايَ
perplexed one except the director? O Master! O my Master!
اَنْتَ الْغَفُوْرُ وَ اَنَا الْمُذْنِبُ
You are the All-forgiver and I am the sinful; and who can have
وَ هَلْ يَرْحَمُ الْمُذْنِبَ اِلَّا الْغَفُوْرُ
mercy upon a sinful except the All-forgiver? O Master! O my
مَوْلَايَ يَا مَوْلَايَ
اَنْتَ الْغَالِبُ وَ آَنَا الْمَغْلُوْبُ
Master! You are the Dominant and I am the overcome; and
وَ هَلْ يَرْحَمُ الْمَغْلُوْبَ اِلَّا الْغَالِبُ
Who can have mercy upon an overcome one except the
مَوْلَايَ يَا مَؤْلَايَ
اَنْتَ الرَّبُّ وَ اَنَا الْمَرْبُوْبُ
Dominant? O Master! O my Master! You are the Raiser and l
وَ هَلْ يَرْحَمُ الْمَرْبُوْبَ اِلَّا الرَّبُّ
am the raised; and who can have mercy upon a raised one
مَوْلَايَ يَا مَؤْلَايَ
آَنْتَ الْمُتَكَبَّرُ وَ اَنَا الْخَاشِعُ
except the Raiser? O Master! O my Master! You are the All-
وَ هَلْ يَرْحَمُ الْخَاشِعَ اِلَّا الْمُتَكَبَّرُ
superb and I am the subservient, and who can have mercy
مَوْلَايَ يَا مَوْلَايَ
upon a subservient except the All-superb? O Master! O my
اِزْحَمْنِيْ بِرَحْهَتِكَ
Master! (Please do) encompass me with Your mercy and be
وَ ارضَ عَنِّيْ بِجُوْدِكَ
pleased with me out of Your magnanimity, nobility, and
وَ كَرَمِكَ وَ فَضْلِكَ
يَا ذَا الْجُوْدِ وَ الْإِحْسَانِ
favoring. O Lord of magnanimity, benediction, conferral of
وَ الطَّوْلِ وَ الْاِمْتِنَانِ
bliss, and blessing, in the name of Your mercy, O most
بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَآ اَزْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.
Merciful of all those who show mercy! Having written down this whispered prayer (munajat), Sayyid Ibn Tawus followed it with a long supplicatory prayer named du'a' alaman (Supplication for Security). However, this supplicatory prayer is too lengthy to be mentioned in this book. It is also recommended to say at this very place the postprayer supplication, which will be mentioned after the prayer at Zayd Ibn Sawhan Mosque. It is also worth mentioning that in my book of Hadiyyat alZair, I have discussed the controversy about the actual place of Imam 'Ali's prayerniche where he was stricken with the sword, since some historians have mentioned that the currently familiar mihrab is the place intended, while others have specified the old, currently abandoned mihrab as the place where Imam 'Ali ('a) was stricken with the sword. However, it is precautionary to do these acts at both of these places.