Dua for 'R

'RIZQ
IZQ '
(Sufficient Sustenance)
NAHJUL BALAGHA by Imam Ali (as) on SUSTENANCE :Allah (swt) has guaranteed your
livelihood and has commanded you to act. Therefore, the pursuit of that which has been
guaranteed to you should not get preference over that whose performance has been enjoined
upon you. But by Allah, most certainly the position is that doubt has overtaken and certainty
has been shattered and it seems as if what has been guaranteed to you is obligatory on you
and what was made obligatory on you has been taken away from you.

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Recitation of Sura 56 (Waqiyah) after Isha Salat

Recitation of Ayat ”Mashaallahu laa Quwwata illa billah" (Ch. Al-Kahf (18), vs. 39) "It is as Allah
has pleased, there is no power save in Allah."

DUA'A 58 Who ever recites surah al Falaq time and again receives sustenance regularly.

DUA'A 59 Whoever recites AR RAZZAQ 308 times in the morning receives more sustenance than he
expects.

DUA'A 60 To earn independent income recite regularly surah 20 Ta Ha in the last part of the night.

DUA'A 61 According to Imam Muhammad bin Ali al Baqir (as)recite the following du'a' for increase in
sustenance.

O Allah, I beseech You for

sustenance – abundant, good
and lawful-from the
“sustenance” You own.

ALLAAHUMMA INNEE AS-

ALUKA RIZQAN WAASI-AN
T'AYYIBBAN MIN RIZQIKA

DUA'A 62 Recite the following du-a'a 1000 times at midnight for removal of poverty and increase in
sustenance.

Glory be to You, (my) master,

the ever living, the self-
subsisting, for whom there is no
end.

SUBH'AANAKA MAALIKIL
H'AYYIL QAYYOOMIL LAD'EE
LAA YAMOOT

DUA'A 63 For increase in sustenance recite YAA GHANIYYU 1060 times between maghrib and Ishaa
prayers

DUA'A 64 The Holy Prophet taught the following du-a'a to ahl al safi for increase in sustenance.

O Allah, the Lord of seven (or

several) heavens and the Lord of
the arash (the seat of divine
authority) repay our debts and
free us from poverty.

ALLAAHUMMA RABBIS
SAMAAWAATIS SABI-I WA
RABBAL A'RSHIL A'ZEEM IQZ'I
A'NNAD DAYNA WA AGHNINAA
MINAL FAQR

DUA'A 65 Recite the following du-a'a for increase in sustenance

O Allah, (You alone) administer

my affairs. Do not let me depend
on any other for the direction of
my affairs.

ALLAAHUMMA TAWALLA AMREE

WA LAA TAWALLA AMREE
GHAYRAKA

DUA'A 66 According to Mulla Muhsin Kashani if the following du-a'as are recited, as mentioned for every
day separately, there will be a noticeable increase in the means of livelihood. Recite each du-a'a 1000
times.

SATURDAY

O Allah, send blessings on

Muhammad and on the children of
Muhammad. So be it.

ALLAAHUMMA S'ALLI A'LAA

MUHAMMADIN WA AALI
MUH'AMMAD AMEEN

SUNDAY :

O Lord of the worlds.

YAA RABBAL A'ALAMEEN

 MONDAY :

O Owner of splendour and

generosity.

YAA D'AL JALLAALI WAL IKRAAM

TUESDAY :

O He who decides definitely

regarding wants and needs.

YAA QAAZ'IYAL H'AAJAAT

WEDNESDAY :

O the most merciful of all the

merciful.

YAA ARH'AMAR RAAH'IMEEN

THURSDAY :

O the everliving, the self-

subsisting.

YAA H'AYYU YAA QAYYOOM

FRIDAY :

There is no god save You, the true

and manifest sovereign

LAA ILAAHA ILLAA ANTAL MALIKUL

H'AQQUL MUBEEN

DUA'A 67 Once a very poor man came to Imam Jafar bin Muhammad as Sadiq and told him that in spite
of his best efforts, there was no improvement in his financial matters and he remained poor and
deprived. The Imam advised him to recite a du-a'a after Ishaa prayers regularly. Other formats &
Audio

O Allah, verily I do not know

wherefrom I will get my
sustenance? Indeed to look for it
I lay myself open to possible
risks which threaten my heart. I
go round in its search to (many)
cities. There I (wander) as its
seeker. Truly, I do not know
whether it is in the plain, or on
the mountain, or in the earth, or
in the sky, or under the earth or
in the sea. From where and
through whom it will reach me?
At all events, I know, its system
(of production and distribution)
is in Your power (because) You
are, as creator, know all about its
(availability, quantity and
quality). Through Your grace and
mercy it is distributed. O my
sustainer give me abundant
sustenance, make easy for me
its seeking, let its source be near
me and let me not in vain run
after the sustenance You have
not selected for me, because You
do not want to punish me
whereas I am always in need of
Your mercy. Give generously
Your superabundant bounties to
Your servant, (because) verily
You are the owner of limitless
gifts.

ALLAAHUMMA INNAHOO LAYSA

LEE I'LMUN MIN AYNA RIZQEE
WA INNAMAA ANAA
AT'LUBUHOO BIKHAT'ARAATIN
TAKHT'URU A'LAA QALBEE FA-
AJOOLU FEE T'ALABIHIL
BULDAANA FA-ANAA FEEMAA
ANAA T'AALIBUN KAL-HAYRANI
LAA ADREE AFEE SAHLIN HUWA
AM FEE JABALIN AM FEE ARZ'IN
AM FEE SAMAA-IN AM FEE
BARRIN AM FEE BAH'RIN WA
A'LAA YADAY MAN WA MIN
QIBALI MAN WA QAD A'LMITU
ANNA I'LMUHOO I'NDAKA WA
ASBAABUHOO BIYADIKA WA
ANTALLAD'EE TUQASSIMUHOO
BILUT'FIKA WA TUSABBIBUHOO
BIRAH'MATIKA ALLAAHUMMA
FAS'ALLI A'LAA MUH'MMADIN
WA AALI MUHAMMAD YAA RABBI
WAJ-AL RIZQAKA LEE WAASI-AN
WA MATLABAHOO SAHLAN WA
MAA KHAD'AHOO QAREEBAN WA
LAA TU-ANNINEE BIT'ALABI MA
LAM TUQADDIR FEEHI RIZQAN
FA-INNAKA GHANIYYUN A'N
AD'AABEE WA ANAA FAQEERUN
ILAA RAHMATIKA FASALLI ALAA
 MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE WA
JUD A'LAA ABDIKA BIFAZ'LIKA
INNAKA D'OOO FAZ'LIN AZEEM.

DUA'A 68 To receive sustenance in abundance recite the following verse of surah ash sura 66 times daily
after obligatory prayer with ALLAAHU AKBAR in the beginning each time. It is recommended to recite it
after Fajr or Maghrib prayers.

Allah is benign to His servants.

He gives sustenance to
whomsoever He wills. He is
strong, all-mighty.

ALLAAHU LATEEFUM BI-

IBAADIHEE YARZUQU MAY
YASHAAA WA HUWAL QAWIYYUL
AZEEZ

DUA'A 69 Recite the following du-a'a 3 times with salawat at the end after Fajr and Maghrib prayers
regularly.

It is said that Allah may give the reciter so much sustenance that it will suffice seven generations.

O Allah, O Allah, O Allah, O Lord,

O Lord, O Lord, O everliving, O
self-subsisting, O owner of
splendour and generosity, I
beseech You in the name of Your
great “ism azam” to give me
sustenance, in abundance, lawful
and pure by Your mercy, O the
most merciful.

YAA ALLAAHU YAA ALLAAHU YAA

ALLAAHU YAA RABBU YAA
RABBU YAA RABB YAA H'AYYU
YAA QAYYOOM YAA D'AL JALAALI
WAL IKRAM AS-ALUKA BISMIKAL
A'Z'EEMIL A'Z'AM AN
TARZUQANEE RIZQAN WAASI-
A'N H'LAALAN T'AYYIBAN
BIRAH'MATIKA YAA ARH'AMAR
RAAH'IMEEN

DUA'A 70 Recite the following du-a'a 7 times with salawat after every obligatory salat for increase in
sustenance.

O Lord, verily I have need of

what You have sent me of the
good.

RABBI INNEE LIMAAA ANZALTA

ILAYYA MIN KHAYRIN FAQEER

DUA'A 71 For increase in sustenance recite the following du-a'a 144 times with salawat after Isha salawat
for 7 days from Friday.

And with Him are the keys

 (treasures) of the unseen. None
but He knows them: and He
(alone) knows what is in the
land and the sea. Not a leaf falls
but He knows it, and there is not
a grain in the darkest (recess) of
the earth, nor anything wet or
dry but is in a clear book. O
Everliving, O self-subsisting.

WA I'NDAHOO MAFAATIH'UL
GHAYBI LAA YA'LAMUHAAA
ILLAA HUW WA YA-LAMU MAA
FIL BARRI WAL BAH'R WA MAA
TASQUT'U MIW WARAQATIN
ILLAA YA-LAMUHAA WA LAA
H'ABBATIN FEE Z'ULUMAATIL
ARZ'I WA LAA RAT'BIW WA LAA
YAABISIN ILLAA FEE KITAABIM
MUBEEN YAA H'AYYU YAA
QAYYOO

DUA'A 72 According to Imam Ali ibn abi Talib recitation of the following du-a'a after Fajr salat increases
sustenance

O my Allah, save my honour and

worth by giving one affluence and
do not substitute my prosperity
with poverty (in which case) I
may have to seek sustenance
(created by You) from the wicked
among Your creatures, and thus
be degraded by having to praise
those who may give and shrewdly
tolerate those who may refuse,
(although) it is You who, under all
circumstances, administers grants
and refusals. Verily You have
power over all things.

ALLAAHUMMA S'UN WAJHEE BIL

YASAARI WA LAA TUBADDIL
JAAHEE BIL IQTAARI FAS-
TARZIQA T'AALIBEE RIZQIKA
WAS-TA-TIFA SHIRAARA
KHALQIKA WAB-TULIYA BIH'AMDI
MAN A'-T'AANEE WA UFTAT'ANA
BID'AMMI MAN S'ANA -A'NEE WA
ANTA MIN WARAA-I D'AALIKA
KULLIHEE WALIYYUL A'T'AA-I
WAL MAN-I INNAKA A'LAA KULLI
SHAY-IN QADEER

DUA'A 73 According to Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib recitation of the following du-a'a after Fajr salat increases
sustenance.

Praise be to Allah who made me

aware of His nafs (reality) and
did not forsake me to be one of
those whose hearts do not
 perceive. Praise to be Allah who
gave me (wisdom) to follow and
obey Muhammad, blessings of
Allah be on him and on his
children, and also peace. Praise
be to Allah who has kept my
sustenance in His (own) hand
and did not give it to other
people (like me) from whom I
may have to seek it. Praise be to
Allah who covers my defects and
shortcomings and does not
disclose my infamy among the
people. Praise be to Allah, the
one and only.

ALH'AMDU LILLAAHIL LAD'EE

A'RRAFNEE NAFSAHOO WA LAM
YATRUKNEE U'MYAANAL QALBI
ALH'AMDU LILLAAHIL LAD'EE JA-
A'LANEE MIN UMMATI
MUH'AMMADIN S'ALLALLAAHU
A'LAYJI WA AALIHEE WA SALLAM
ALH'AMDU LILLAAHIL LAD'EE JA-
A'LA RIZQEE FEE YADIHEE WA
LAM YAJ-A'LHU FEE AYDIN
NAASI ALH'AMDU LILLAAHIL
LAD'EE SATARA U'YOOBEE WA
LAM YAFZ'AH'NEE BAYNAN
NAASI ALH'AMDU LILLAAHIL
LAD'EE WAH'DAHOO

DUA'A 74 The following du-a'a is taken from Sahifa Alayiyyah by Imam Ali ibn abi Talib. This du-a'a is to
be written, preferably on the skin of a deer or on any skin of a lawful animal, and kept on the body for
increase in sustenance.

O my Allah, (mention the name

of the person with father’s name
for whom this du-a’a is written)
has no capacity, nor he has
endurance to come to grips with
misfortunes, nor he has
endurance to come to grips with
misfortunes, nor he has strength
to withstand hunger and
destitution. O my Allah send
blessings on Muhammad and on
his children, and do not let his
means of sustenance (from You)
fluctuate, do not be less
generous in giving him from the
vastness of Your bounties, do not
exclude him from Your
generosity, do not keep back
from him Your liberal distribution
(of bounties); do not give him
over to Your liberal distribution
(of bounties); do not give him
over to Your creatures, nor
(even) to himself, because he
will not be equal to the task and
will be too weak to perform well
or set aright that which has gone
(wrong) before, but You by
Yourself put into good condition
the disorder in his business and
confusion of affairs and take
charge of his welfare, look after
all his affairs. If You put Your
creatures in charge of (his
affairs) they will not serve him,
nor hand over (his affairs) to his
relatives, they will take
possession of (his rights); and if
at all they give, they will give
that which is less and trifle; and
if they refuse to give, they will
withhold much; and if they be
niggardly they do full justice to
niggardliness. O my Allah, give
much to him from Your abundant
bounties and do not let him be
without (Your abundant
bounties), because, verily very
much in need he turns unto You
to seek and obtain that which is
in Your hands, whereas You have
no need of him, and You are fully
aware of his (needs and wants).
Whoso relies upon Allah, for him
He is sufficient. Verily Allah
completes His decisions. Allah
has set a due measure for
everything. Verily, with every
difficulty there is ease.
Whosoever is aware of the divine
laws (and follows them) to him
He shows the true way out and
gives him sustenance from
where he does not reckon.

ALLAAHUMMA LAA T'AAQATA LI

(name of the person with
father's name) WA LAA S'ABRA
LAHOO A'LAL BALAAA-I WA LAA
QUWWATA LAHOO A'LAL FAQRI
WAL FAAQATI ALLAAHUMMA
S'ALLI A'LAA MUH'AMMADIN WA
AALI MUH'AMMAD WA LAA
TAKHTUR A'LAA (name of the
person with father's name)
RIZQIKA WA LAA TAQTUR
A'LAYHI SA-A'TA MAA INDAKA
WA LAA TAH'RIMHU FAZ'LAKA
WA LAA TAH'SIMHU MIN JAZEELI
QASMIKA WA LAA TAKULHU
ILAA KHALQIKA WA LAA ILAA
NAFSIHEE FAYA-JAZU A'NHAA
WA YAZ'-A'FU A'NIL QIYYAAMI
FEE MAA YAS'LAHOO MAA
QABLAHOO BAL TAFARRADA
BILAMMI SHA-THIHEE WA
TAWALLAA KIFAAYATAHOO
WAN-Z'UR ILAYHI FEE JAMEE-I
UMOORIHEE LI-ANNAKA IN
WAKKALTAHOO ILAA KHALQIKA
LAM YANFA-O'OHU WA IN
ALJAATAHOO ILAA AQRIBAA-HEE
H'ARAMOOHU WA IN A-T'AWHU
A'T'AW QALEELAN NAKIDAN WA
IN MANA-O'OHU MANA-O'O
KATHEERAN WA IN BAKHILOO
FAHUM LILBUKHLI AHLUN
ALLAAHUMMA AGHNI (name of
the person with father's name)
MIN FAZ'LIKA WA LAA
TAKHLIHEE MINHU FA-INNAHOO
MUZ'T'ARRUN ILAYKA FAQEERUN
ILAA MAA FEE YADAYKA WA
ANTA GHANIYYUN A'NHU WA
ANTA BIHEE KHABEERUN
A'LEEMUN WA MAN
YATAWAKKAL A'LALLAAHI
FAHUWA H'ASBUHOO
INNALLAAHA BAALIGHU
AMRIHEE QAD JA-A'LALLAAHU
LIKULLI SHAY-IN QADRAA INNA
MA-A'L U'SRI YASRAN INNA MA-
A'L USRI YUSRAA WA MAN
YATTAQILLAAHA YAJ-A'L U'SRI
YUSRAA WA MAN
YATTAQILLAAHA YAJ-A'L LAHOO
MAKHRAJAN WA YARZUQHU MIN
H'AYTHU LAA YAH'TASIB
DUA'A 75 It is written in Kanzul Maknun, on the authority of the Holy Prophet, if the following du-a'a is
recited after praying a 2 rakat salat, it increases sustenance.

O glorious, O lasting survivor, O

unique, O generous, I turn to
You in the name of Muhammad,
Your prophet, the prophet of
mercy, (with a request to) send
blessings on him and on his
children-O messenger of Allah, I
turn to Allah through You (He is)
Your Lord, my Lord and Lord of
everything, (and I beseech Him
to) send blessings on
Muhammad and on his Ahlul
Bayt and give me sustenance
generously from the sustenance
You own, easy success and
abundant livelihood with which I
will set aright my disordered
business and confusion of my
affairs, pay my debts, and
support my family.

YAA MAAJIDU YAA WAAJIDU YAA

AH'ADU YAA KAREEMU
ATAWJJAHU ILAYKA BI-
MUH'AMMADIN NABIYYIKA
NABIYYAR RAH'MATI
S'ALLALLAAHU A'LAYHI WA
 AALIHEE YAA RASOOLALLAAH
INNEE ATAWAJJAHU BIKA
ILALLAAHU RABBIKA WA
RABBEE WA RABBI KULLI SHAY-
IN FA-AS-ALUKA YAA RABBI AN
TUS'ALLIYA A'LAA
MUH'AMMADIN WA AHLI
BAYTIHEE WA AS-ALUKA
NAFQATAN KAREEMATAN MIN
NAFQATIKA WA FAT-HAN
YASEERAA WA RIZQAN WAASI-
AN ALUMMU BIHEE SHA-THEE
WA AZQ'EE BIHEE DAYNEE WA
ASTA-E'ENU BIHEE A'LAA
I'YAALEE

DUA'A 76 For increase in income recite surah Al Waqi-ah 3 times daily after Ishaa salat for 5 weeks
continuously. Begin on any Saturday. Before reciting the surah recite the following du-a'a every time.

O Allah, give us abundant

sustenance, lawful, purified,
without subjecting us to extra
hardships. Accept my
supplication. Do not reject it. I
seek refuge with You from the
disgrace of poverty and debt, so
drive away these misfortunes
from me for the sake of Imam
Hasan and Imam Husayn, peace
be on them, through Your
mercy, O the most merciful.

ALLAAHUMMAR-ZUQNAA
RIZQAN WAASI-A'N H'ALAALAN
T'AYYIBAN MIN GHAYRI KADDIN
WASTAJIB DA'WATEE MIN
GHAYRI RADDIN WA A-O'OD'U
BIKA MIN FAZ'EEH'ATEE
BIFAQRIN WA DAYNIN WADFA'
A'NNEE HAAD'AYNI BIH'AQQIL
 IMAAMAYNIS SIBT'AYNI AL
H'ASANI WAL H'USAYNI
A'LAYHIMAS SALAAMU
BIRAH'MATIKA YAA ARH'AMAR
RAAHI'IMEEN

DUA'A 77 It is written in Kanzul Maknun to recite the following du'a'a for increase in sustenance 141 times
daily after Isha salat 40 days continuously. Recite 41 salawats in the beginning and at the end of each
recitation.

Whosoever fears (the

wrath of) Allah, He will
make a way out for
him, and provide him
with sustenance from
where he does not
reckon. Allah is
sufficient for him who
relies on Him. Verily
Allah accomplishes His
purpose. Allah has
indeed prescribed a
measure for every
thing.

WA MAY
YATTAQILLAAHA YAJ-
A'L LAHOO MAKHRAJAA
WA YARZUQHU MIN
H'AYTHU LAA YAHTASIB
WA MAY YATAWAKKAL
A'LALLAAHI FA HUWA
H'ASBUH INNALLAAHA
BAALIGHU AMRIH QAD
JA-A'LALLAAHU LIKULLI
SHAY-IN QADRAA

DUA'A 78 It is written in Kanzul Maknun to recite the following verse 186 of Al Baqarah between wudu
(ablution) and salat for increase in sustenance.

When My servants ask you

about Me, then (say to
them) verily I am very
 near; I answer the prayer
of the supplicant when he
beseeches Me. So they
should hear My call, and
believe in Me; so that they
may be led aright.

WA ID'AA SA-ALAKA
I'BAADEE A'NNEE FA-
INNEE QAREEB UJEEBU
DA-WATAD DAA-I'ID'AA DA
-A'ANI FAL-YASTAJEEBOO
LEE WAL YOO-MINOO BEE
LA-ALLAHUM
YARSHUDOON

DUA'A 79 It is written in Kanzul Maknun to pray a 2 rakat salat and after reciting al Fatihah in every rakat,
recite verses 26 and 27 of Ali Imran (given in A) 10 times and after salam say salawat 10 times, go into
sajdah and recite verse 35 of Sad (given in B) 10 times for increase in sustenance.

(A)

Say: “O Allah, master of the

kingdom, You give kingdom to
whom You like, and You take
away the kingdom from whom
You like. You exalt whom You
like and abase whom You like;
in Your hand is the good; verily
You have power over all things.
You cause the night to pass
into the day, and You cause the
day to pass into the night; You
bring forth the dead from the
living and You give sustenance
to whom You like, without
measure.

QULILLAAHUMMA MAALIKAL
MULKI TOO-TIL MULKA MAN
TASHAAA-U WA TANZI-UL
MULKA MIMMAN TASHAAA WA
TU-IZZU MAN TASHAAA-U WA
TUD'ILLU MAN TASHAAAA
BIYADIKAL KHAYR INNKA
A'LAA KULLI SHAY-IN QADEER
TOOLIJUL LAYLA FIN NAHAARI
WA TOOLIJUN NAHAARA FIL
LAYL WA TUKHRIJUL H'AYYA
MINAL MAYYITI WA TUKHRIJUL
MAYYITA MINAL H'AYYI WA
TARZUQU MAN TASHAAA-U
BIGHAYRI H'ISAAB

(B)

O (my) Lord, forgive me, and

give me such a dominion as no
 one after me shall have the
like. Verily, You are the great
bestower.

RABBIGH-FIR LEE WA HAB LEE

MULKAL LAA YAMBAGHEEE LI-
AH'ADIM MIM BA-DEE INNAKA
ANTAL WAHHAAB

DUA'A 80 Recite surah ash shams and surah al Layl after Ishaa salat for increase in sustenance.

DUA'A 81 According to Imam Jafar bin Muhammad as Sadiq, to increase sustenance and have abundant
means of livelihood , keep written surah al Hijr in the purse, picket or box.

DUA'A 82 According to Imam Jafar bin Muhammad as Sadiq, if surah Ali Imran is written with the mixture
of saffron and rose water and kept on the body (better to wear as a neclace) poverty goes and sufficiency
comes.

DUA'A 83 Recite the following names of Allah twelve thousand times in "one sitting" without talking to any
or himself to have a large means of sustenance, wealth and prosperity.

O Mighty, O Self-Sufficient, O
Guardian, O He who gives
much long periods.

YAA QAWIYYU YAA

GHANIYYU YA WALIYYU YAA
MALIYYU

DUA'A 84 In Mulla Muhsin Kashani's opinion the above noted du'a'a 83 should be recited one thousand
times daily between Mughrib and Ishaa salats.

DUA'A 85 Some religious scholars add another name YAA WAFIYYU-O in du-a'a 83to be recited 1398
times daily.

DUA'A 86 O drive away poverty and to get sufficient means of sustenance recite the following du-a'a 30
times daily after Fajr salat and also after Maghrib salat

Glory be to Allah the great,

and praise (be to Him)

SUBH'AANALLAAHIL A'Z'EEMI
WA BIH'AMDIHEE
SUBH'AANALLAAHIL A'Z'EEM

DUA'A 87 Recite the following verse 350 times daily for large means of livelihood

And that the grace is wholly in

the hands of Allah to give
whomsoever He wills, for Allah is
the owner of infinite grace.

WA ANNAL FAZ'LA
BIYADILLAAHI YOO-TEEHI MAY
YASHAAA WALLAAHU D'UL'
 FAZ'LIL A'Z'EEM

DUA'A 88 According to Imam Jafar bin Muhammad as Sadiq recite the following du-a'a 400 times daily for
two months to have rizqi akbar (large means of sustenance.

I seek forgiveness from Allah,

who is: “There is no god save
He, the beneficent, the merciful,
the everliving, the self-
subsisting, the creator of the
heavens and the earth”, from all
the offences, injustices and
transgressions (I committed to
destroy my self)’ and I turn
repentant unto Him.

ASTAGHFIRULLAAHAL LADEE
LAA ILAAHA ILLAA HUWAR
RAHMAANUR RAH'EEMUL
H'AYYUL QAYYOOM BADEE-U'S
SAMAAWAATI WEAL ARZ' MIN
JAMEE-I JURMEE WA Z'ULMEE
WA ISRAAFEE A'LAA NAFSEE WA
ATOOBU ILAYHI

DUA'A 89 Recite the following verses 40, 41, 42 of al Baqarah 21 times daily after Fajr salat for 40 days
for having rizq akbar (large means of sustenance)

O children of Israel, remember

My bounty which I bestowed
on you, and fulfill your
covenant with Me; I shall fulfill
my covenant with you, and
fear Me alone.

And believe in that which I

have sent down, verifying that
which is with you, and do not
be the first to deny it, nor take
a mean price in exchange for
My signs, and Me alone should
you fear.

Do not mix up truth with

falsehood, nor hide the truth
while you know (it).

YAA BANEE ISRAAA-EELAD'-

KUROO NI'-MATIYAL LATEEE
AN-A'MTU A'LAYKUM WA
AWFOO BI-A'HDEEE OOFI BI-
A'HDIKUM WA IYYAAYA
FARHABOON

WA AAMINOO BIMAAA
ANZALTU MUS'ADDIQAL LIMAA
 MA-A'KUM WA LAA
TAKOONOOO AWWALA
KAAFIRIM BIH WA LAA
TASHTAROO BI AAYAATEE
THAMANAN QALEELAA WA
IYYAAYA FATTAQOON

WA LAA TALBISUL H'AQQA BIL

BAA'TILI WA TAKTUMUL
H'AQQA WA ANTUM TA'-
LAMOON

DUA'A 90 Given below is the a'mal to have very large means of sustenance (rizqi akbar)

Have a bath (ghusl) with intention of seeking nearness to Allah for the fulfillment of the legitimate desire
of having rizqi akbar Pray 2 rakat salat with above noted intention Recite salawat 100 times

With sincere faith and full concentration recite verses 2 and 3 of at Talaq 159 times after Fajr salat
regularly for 39 days, preferably from Thursday or Friday (see Talaq 2 and 3 in duaa-77 ) . On the 40th
day recite it 179 times. The total of 40 days recitation is 6380. At the end recite salawat 100 times
(repeat this amal till your legitimate desires are satisfied)

DUA'A 91 Recite the following du-a'a 70 times every Friday to have rizqi akbar

In the name of Allah, the

beneficent, the merciful. O the
bestower of benefits, O
pardoner, O affectionate,
protect me from that which
you have forbidden by giving
me lawful (sustenance), and
keep me safe from disobeying
You, let me always obey You,
and save me, with Your grace,
from others than You, with
Your mercy, O the most
merciful.

YAA MUFEEDU YAA

GHAFOORU YAA WADOODU
AGHNINEE BIH'ALAALIKA A'N
H'ARAAMIKA WA BI T'AA-
A'TIKA A'M MA-S'IYATIKA WA
BI FAZ'LIKA A'MMAN
SIWAAKA BI RAH'MATIKA YAA
ARH'AMAR RAAH'IMEEN

DUA'A 92 It is written in Tafsir Burhan to recite surah Ya'sin after praying a 2 rakat salat on 3 Thursdays
to have wealth and prosperity.

DUA'A 93 Recite the following verses daily to have wealth and honour.

And whoever holds fast to Allah

is surely guided to the right path
Do not (ever) think that Allah is
heedless of what the unjust do.
If you count the bounties of
Allah you will not be able to
number them. Verily Allah is oft-
forgiving, most merciful.
Your Lord has commanded that
you shall not worship (any) but
Him; and do good to the
parents.
A sending down from Him who
created the earth and the
heavens, and elevated region.
The beneficent, firm in His
authority.
This is the decree of the
almighty, the all-knowing (Lord).
Then He turned to the heaven,
and it was smoke. So He said to
it and the earth: “Come you
two, willingly or unwilling.” They
said: “We come willingly.”
Be it known that all affairs go
back to Allah.

Whosoever fears (the wrath of)

Allah, He will make a way out
for him, and provide him with
sustenance from where he does
not reckon. Allah is sufficient for
him who relies on Him. Verily
Allah accomplishes His purpose
Allah has indeed prescribed a
measure for every thing.

1) WA MAA YA'-TAS'IM
BILLAAHI FAQAD HUDIYA ILAA
S'IRAAT'IM MUSTAQEEM

2) WA LAA
TAH'SABANNALLAAHA
GHAAFILAN A'MMAA YA-MALUZ'
Z'AALIMOON

3) WA IN TA-U'DDOO NI-
MATALLAAHI LAA TUH'S'OOHAA
INNALLAAHA LA-GHAFOORUR
RAH'EEM

4) WA QAZ'AA RABBUKA ALLAA

TA'-BUDOOO ILLAAA IYYAAHU
WA BIL WAALIDAYNI IH'SAAN

5) TANZEELAM MIMMAN
KHALAQAL ARZ'A WAS
SAMAAWAATIL U'LAA

6) AR RAH'MANU A'LAL
A'RSHIS-TAWAA

7) D'AALIKA TAQDEERUL
A'ZEEZIL A'LEEM

8) THUMMAS-TAWAAA ILAS
SAMAAA-I WA HIYA
DUKHAANUN FAQAALA LAHAA
WA LIL-ARZ'I-TIYAA T'AW-A'N
 AW KARHAA QAALATAAA
ATAYNAA T'AAA-I-E'EN

9) A LAAA ILALLAAHI
TAS'EERUL UMOOR

10) WA MAY YATTAQILLAAHA

YAJ-A'L LAHOO MAKHRAJAW WA
YARZUQHU MIN H'AYTHU LAA
YAHTASIB WA MAY
YATAWAKKAL A'LALLAAHI FA
HUWA H'ASBUH INNALLAAHA
BAALIGHU AMRIH QAD JA-
A'LALLAAHU LIKULLI SHAY-IN
QADRA

DUA'A 94 It is written in Bihar al Anwar to write the following du'a'a on a paper and keep it in the purse
or pocket to have steady income.

In the name of Allah, the

beneficent, the merciful. (It is)
He (who is) the independent
self-sufficient almighty. Daal,
has hamza, laam, daal, daal,
for his sake.

BISMILLAAHIR RAH'MAANIR
RAHEEM HUWAL GHANIYYUL
A'ZEEZ DAAL-HAAA-HAMZA-
LAAM-DAAL-DAAL-BIHEE

Tasbih of Fatima Zehra (sa)

Once the Prophet's (saw) daughter Fatima Zehra (as) asked the prophet for a helper. The Prophet(saw)
advised her to recite the following Tasbih which is now known as Tasbih e Zehra. This Tasbih is usually
recited after each prayer.
However it also has great value for solving the problems of Rizq, Sustenance, Business, Job etc. The
person should recite the tasbih with the niyat (intention) of seeking rizq (sustenance), before
leaving the house ,before commencing business or before starting work at office.
34 times Allah o Akbar,33 times Alhumdolillah & 33 times Subhanallah
Inshallah rizq problems can be overcome with this.

For an indepth look at this particular 'tasbih', have a view of this particular compilation http://www.scribd.com/doc/2296632/The-
Tasbih-of-Fatima-Zahra

Also the Tawasul of lady Khadija can be used to overcome Rizq problems as her wealth made the
Prophet (saws) wealthy .

The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said: “Adopt the fear of Allah and make your inner self sincere and read
this Dua: Image
 ،‫ ُِﺐ ا ْﻟ ُﻌ ُﻘ ْﻮ ِل َﻗ ْﺪ َﺳ َﻤ ْﺖ إ ِ )ﻻ إِﻟ َْﻴ َﻚ‬7‫ﻒ ا ْﻟ@ ِ َﻤ ِﻢ َﻗ ْﺪ َ> َﻘ )ﻄ َﻌ ْﺖ إ ِ )ﻻ َﻋﻠ َْﻴ َﻚ َو َﻣ َﺬا‬ ُ ِ ‫ ﻃ ُ ُﻤ ْﻮ ُح ْاﻵ َﻣﺎ ِل َﻗ ْﺪ َﺧﺎﺑَ ْﺖ إ ِ )ﻻ اِﻟ َْﻴ َﻚ َو َﻣ َﻌﺎﻛ‬Iْ ِ Jٰ‫اِﻟ‬
َْ َ‫ َﻳﺎ أ‬.ُ M‫ﺎء َو إِﻟ َْﻴ َﻚ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﻠ َﺘ َﺠ‬
‫ َﻘﺎ ِل‬Lْ َ Mِ‫ ﺑ‬Nَ ْ Oِ‫ َ ا ْﻟ َ@ﺎرِﺑ‬M‫ َﻳﺎ َﻣ ْﻠ َﺠ‬Sْ Tِ ‫ َﺮﺑْ ُﺖ إِﻟ َْﻴ َﻚ ﺑ ِ َﻨ ْﻔ‬7َ ‫` َم َﻣ ْﻘ ُﺼ ْﻮد ٍ َو َﻳﺎ أَ ْﺟ َﻮ َد َﻣ ْﺴﺌ ُْﻮ ٍل‬ ُ ‫ِﻟ َْﻴ َﻚ اﻟ )ﺮ َﺟ‬c‫َﻓ‬
َ ) ‫ ُب َﻣ ْﻦ َر َﺟﺎ ُه‬nَ ْ َ‫َﻧ ) َﻚ أ‬Mِ‫ ﺑ‬Sْ ِp‫ ﻇَ ْ@ﺮ ِ ْي َو َﻻ أَ ِﺟ ُﺪ ﻟ ِ ْﻴ َﺸﺎﻓ ِ ًﻌﺎ ﺳ ِٰﻮى َﻣ ْﻌﺮ ِ َﻓ‬vٰw‫اﻟﺬﻧ ُ ْﻮ ِب أَ ْﺣﻤِ ُﻠ َ@ﺎ َﻋ‬
‫ ْو َن َو‬gf َ ‫ِ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﻀ‬i‫ إِﻟ َْﻴ‬M‫اﻟﻄﺎﻟِﺒُ ْﻮ َن َو َﻟ َﺠ‬ f
ً ‫ ﻋ َِﺒﺎد ِ ٖه ﻛِﻔ‬vٰw‫ َﻋ‬iٖ ِ ‫ ﺑ‬N) َ z‫ َو أَﻃْﻠ ََﻖ ْاﻷَ ْﻟ ُﺴ َﻦ ﺑ ِ َﺤ ْﻤ ِﺪ ٖه َو َﺟ َﻌ َﻞ َﻣﺎ ا ْﻣ‬iٖ ِ‫ِ اﻟﺮ)اﻏِﺒُ ْﻮ َن َﻳﺎ َﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ َﺘ َﻖ ا ْﻟ ُﻌ ُﻘ ْﻮ َل ﺑ ِ َﻤ ْﻌﺮ ِ َﻓﺘ‬iْ‫أَ )ﻣ َﻞ َﻣﺎ ﻟ ََﺪﻳ‬
‫َﺎء‬
ِ €ْ O‫ ﺑ ِ َﺨ‬Iْ ِ ‚ ْ‫ َدﻟ ِ ْﻴ ًﻼ َو ا ْﻓ َﺘﺢ‬Iْ ِ w‫ َﻋ َﻤ‬vٰw‫ َﺳ… ِ ْﻴ ًﻼ َو َﻻ ﻟِﻠ َْﺒﺎﻃِ ِﻞ َﻋ‬Iْ ِ w‫ َﻋ ْﻘ‬vٰw‫ َو َﻻ َﺗ ْﺠ َﻌ ْﻞ ﻟ ِ ْﻠ ُ@ ُﻤ ْﻮم ِ َﻋ‬iٖ ِ ‫ ُﻣ َﺤ )ﻤ ٍﺪ َو آﻟ‬vٰw‫ َﺻ̂ﻞ َﻋ‬iٖ ‫ْد ِ َﻳ ِﺔ َﺣ̂ﻘ‬M‫ﻟ ِ َﺘ‬

َ ِ ‫اﻟﺪﻧ ْ َﻴﺎ َو ْاﻵ‬

.ِ €ْ O‫ ا ْﻟ َﺨ‬I) ِ ‚‫ة ِ َﻳﺎ َو‬Œ f
Transliteration: Ilaahee t’umuh’ul aamaali qad khaabat illa ilaika wa ma-a’akiful himami qad taqat’t’a-a’t
illa a’laika wa madhaa hibul u’qooli qad samat illa ilaika fa ilaikar rajaa-u ilaikal multajaa-u. Yaa akrama
maqs’oodin wa yaa ajwada mas-oolin harabtu ilaika binafsi yaa maljaa al-haaribeena bi athqaalidh dhunoobi
ah’miluha a’laa z’ahree wa laa ajidu lee shaafi-a’n siwaa-i ma’rifati bi annaka aqrabu man rajaa-hut’ t’aaliboona
wa lajaa-a ilaihil muz”t’arroona wa amala maa ladaihir raaghiboona yaa man fataqal u’qoola bi ma’rifatihi wa
at’laqal al suna bi h’amdihi wa ja-a’la mam tanna bihi a’laa I’baadihi kafa-an lita-a diyati h’aqqihi s’alli a’laa
Muh’ammadin wa aalihi wa laa taj-a’l lil humoomi a’laa a’qlee sabeela wa laa lil baat’ili a’laa a’malee daleelan
waf tah’lee bi khairid duniya wal aakhirati yaa waliyyal khairi.

Dua from Lady Fatima (sa )

Recite ...

Ya Rabbal Awwaleen wal Aakhereen

Ya Khairal Awwaleen wal Aakhereen
Ya Zal Quwwatil Mateen
Ya Rahemal Masaakeen
Ya Arhamar Raahemeen

The above 5 sentences to be recited regularly

They were gifted to lady Sayyeda fatima sa as by the Holy Prophet saws saws when his daughter
had mentioned to him that the kitchen fires in their home had not been lit since a month (signifying
gurbah)

Rizq Dua by Imam Mahdi (atfs) Image

This dua is taken from a book called Sahifa of the Mahdi and its a tawassul through the 9th Imam.
Shaykh 'Abbas Qummi also in his biography of the 9th Imam (muntahal aamaal) mentions something on
these lines that asking Allah (swt) by the 9th Imam for increase in sustenance is a tested and proved
method that really works.

wa

as'alukallahumma

bi haqqi waliyyika

abi ja'farinil

jawaad,
muhammadibni

'aliyyin 'alayhis

salaam,

illa judta 'alayya

bihi min fadhlik,

wa tafadh-dhalta

'alayya bihi min

wus'ik,

maa astaghni bihi

'ammaa fi aydi

khalqik,

wa khaassatan ya

rabbi li'aamihim

wa baarik lee ؑ ‫اد‬ِ ‫سأ َ ُل َك اَللّٰ ُه َّم ِب َحقِّ َولِ ِّي َك أ َ ِبيْ َج ْعفَ ٍر ا ْل َج َو‬ ْ َ ‫َو أ‬
feehi wa fee ma

laka 'indee min ‫ت َع َليَّ ِب ٖه ِم ْن‬ َ ‫ض ْل‬ َّ َ‫ضلِ َك َو تَف‬ْ َ‫ت َع َليَّ ِب ٖه ِم ْن ف‬ َ ‫إِ َّال ُج ْد‬
ni'amika wa
‫اص ًة‬َّ ‫خ‬ َ ‫خ ْل ِق َك َو‬ َ ‫ست َ ْغ ِني ِب ٖه َع َّما ِفي أ َ ْي ِد ْي‬ ْ َ ‫س ِع َك َما أ‬ ْ ‫ُو‬
fadhlika wa

rizqik. ‫ب لِئَا َم ُه ْم َو َبا ِر ْك لِيْ ِف ْي ِه َو ِف ْي َما َل َك ِعن ْ ِد ْي ِم ْن‬ ِّ ‫َيا َر‬

ilaahi anqata'ar ‫الر َجا ُء إِ َّال ِمن ْ َك َو‬َّ ‫ع‬
َ َ ‫ط‬ َ
‫ق‬ ْ ‫ن‬‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ ِ
‫ه‬ ٰ
‫ل‬ ِ ‫إ‬ ‫ك‬َ ِ ‫ضلِ َك َو ِرز‬
‫ْق‬ ْ َ ‫ف‬ ‫و‬
َ َ
‫ك‬ ِ ‫ِن َع‬
‫م‬
rajaa'u illa mink,
ِ ْ ‫ال إِ َّال ِف ْي َك َيا ذَا ا ْل َج َال ِل َو‬
ِ ‫اإل ْك َرام‬ ُ ‫اآل َم‬ ْ ‫ت‬ ِ ‫خا َب‬ َ
wa khaabatil

aamaalu illa feek,

‫ص ِّليَ َع ٰلى‬ َ ُ‫ب أ َ ْن ت‬ ٌ ِ ‫سأ َ ُل َك ِب َحقِّ َم ْن َح ُّق ٗه َع َل ْي َك َوا‬
‫ج‬ ْ َ‫أ‬
ya dhal jalaali wal

‫ن‬ْ ِ
‫م‬ ‫ه‬
ٗ َ ‫ت‬‫ر‬ َ ‫ظ‬ ‫ح‬
َ ‫ا‬ ‫م‬
َ ‫ي‬
َّ َ
‫ل‬ ‫ع‬
َ َ
‫ط‬ ‫س‬ُ ْ ‫ب‬َ ‫ت‬ ‫ن‬
ْ َ ‫أ‬ ‫و‬َ ٖ ‫ُم َح َّم ٍد َو أ َ ْه ِل َب ْي ِت‬
‫ه‬
ikraam, ْ
as'aluka bihaqqi ‫ة‬ ٍ ‫اف َي‬ِ ‫خ ْي ٍر ِمن ْ َك َو َع‬ َ ‫س َرهٗ ِفي‬ ِّ ‫س ِّه َل ذٰلِ َك َو تُ َي‬ َ ُ‫ِرز ِْق َك َو أ َ ْن ت‬
man haqquhu
. ‫ني‬َ ْ ‫م‬ ِ ‫ش َو َد َع ٍة َيا أَر َح َم الر‬
ِ ‫اح‬ ٍ ‫ي‬
ْ ‫ع‬
َ ‫ض‬ ِ ْ ‫ف‬‫خ‬َ ‫ي‬ ِ ‫َو أَنَا‬
‫ف‬
'alayka waajibun َّ ْ
an tusalliya 'ala

muhammadin wa
ahli baytihi

wa an tabsuta

'alayya maa

khatartahu min

rizqik

wa an tusahhila

dhaalika wa

tuyassirahu fee

khayrin minka wa

'aafiyatin

wa ana fee

khaffadhi 'aiyshin

wa da'a ya

arhamar

rahimeen

PRAYERS FROM 'BAQIYATUS SALEHAT' FOR SUSTENANCE

A.It is reported that a man came to the Holy Prophet (¥) and said, “I have many dependants and I am suffering too much because of
debts. Therefore, instruct me a supplication by which Almighty Allah will provide me sustenance so that I can settle my debts and
cover the needs of my dependants.” The Holy Prophet (¥) taught him to do the following: You may do the ritual ablution very
accurately and then offer a two unit prayer with accurate genuflection and prostration. Upon accomplishment, you may say the
following supplication:

O Glorious! O One an Only! O

y¡ m¡jidu y¡ w¡¦idu y¡ kar¢mu ‫اح ُد يَا َك ِري ُم‬ ِ ‫َاج ُد يَا َو‬ ِ ‫يَا م‬
All-generous!
I turn my face towards You in
atawajjah£ ilayka bimu¦ammadin ‫ك ِبمُ حَ مَّ ٍد‬ َ ْ‫ا تَوَجَّ ُه إِ َلي‬
the name of Mu¦ammad, Your
Prophet, the Prophet of Mercy,
nabiyyika nabiyyi alrra¦mati
‫ك نَ ِبيِّ ٱل َّرحْ مَ ِة‬ َ ِّ‫نَ ِبي‬
Allah’s blessings be upon him ‫ع َلي ِْه َوآلِ ِه‬ َ َُّ‫ص َّلىٰ ٱهلل‬ َ
¥all¡ all¡hu `alayhi wa ¡lih¢
and his Household;

O Mu¦ammad! O Allah’s
Messenger!
y¡ mu¦ammadu y¡ ras£la all¡hi َِّ‫ول ٱهلل‬ َ ‫س‬ ُ ‫يَا مُحَ مَّ ُد يَا َر‬
I turn my face in your name
towards Allah,
inn¢ atawajjah£ bika il¡ all¡hi َِّ‫ك إِ َلىٰ ٱهلل‬ َ ‫إِنِّي ا تَوَجَّ ُه ِب‬
my and your Lord and the Lord ‫ب ُك ِّل‬ِّ ‫ك َو َر‬َ ِّ‫َربِّي َو َرب‬
rabb¢ wa rabbika wa rabbi kulli shay'in
of all things.
 ‫شي ٍْء‬ َ
I thus beseech You, O Allah, to ْ ‫ك ٱل َّل ُه َّم ا‬
‫ن‬ َ ‫سا ُل‬ ْ ‫َوا‬
send blessings upon
Mu¦ammad and his
wa as'aluka all¡humma an tu¥alliya `al¡
mu¦ammadin wa ahli baytih¢ ‫ع َلىٰ مُحَ مَّ ٍد‬ َ َ‫ُص ِّلي‬ َ ‫ت‬
Household,
‫ه ِل بَيْ ِت ِه‬ ْ ‫َوا‬
and I beseech You to grant me wa as'aluka naf¦atan kar¢matan min ‫ك نَفْحَ ًة َك ِريـمَ ًة‬ َ ‫سا ُل‬ ْ ‫َوا‬
one of Your generous giFs, nafa¦¡tika
َ ‫ِم ْن نَفَحَ ا ِت‬
‫ك‬
an easy opening, wa fat¦an yas¢ran ً ‫َسيرا‬ ِ ‫َوفَتْحا ً ي‬
and expansive sustenance wa rizqan w¡si`an ً ‫اسعا‬ ِ ‫َو ِرزْقا ً َو‬
by which I can put together my
scaIered things,
alummu bih¢ sha`ath¢ ‫شع َِثي‬ َ ‫ا ُل ُّم ِب ِه‬
seIle my debts, wa aq¤¢ bih¢ dayn¢ ‫ضي ِب ِه َدي ِْني‬ ِ ‫َوا ْق‬

and have the ability to cover ٰ‫ع َلى‬ ُ ‫ست َِع‬

َ ‫ني ِب ِه‬ ْ ‫َوا‬
wa asta`¢nu bih¢ `al¡ `iy¡l¢
the needs of my dependants.
‫ِعيَالِي‬
Another Prayer for More Sustenance

B.Before you go to your shop (or place of work), you may go to the mosque to offer two or four units of
prayer after which you may say the following supplication:

I begin this day by Allah’s

might and power.
ghadawtu bi¦awli all¡hi wa quwwatih¢ ‫غ َد ْوتُ ِبحَ و ِْل ٱهللَِّ َو ُقوَّ ِت ِه‬ َ
I begin it by no might or wa ghadawtu bil¡ ¦awlin minn¢ wa l¡
‫غ َد ْوتُ ِبالَ حَ و ٍْل ِمنِّي‬ َ ‫َو‬
power of mine; quwwatin
‫َوالَ ُقو ٍَّة‬
‫ك يَا‬ َ ‫ك َو ُقوَّ ِت‬ َ ِ‫لك ْن ِبحَ وْل‬ ِ ‫َو‬
rather, by Your might and
wa l¡kin bi¦awlika wa quwwatika y¡ rabbi
power, O my Lord.
‫ب‬ِّ ‫َر‬
O Allah, I am verily your
servant.
all¡humma inn¢ `abduka ‫عبْد َُك‬َ ‫ال َّل ُه َّم إِنِّي‬
I am seeking Your favor, as ‫ك َكمَ ا‬ َ ِ‫ضل‬ ْ َ‫س ِم ْن ف‬ ُ ‫ا ْلت َِم‬
altamisu min fa¤lika kam¡ amartan¢
You have ordered me to do.
‫م ْرت َِني‬ َ ‫ا‬
So, (please) make it easy for
me while I am enjoying fayassir l¢ dh¡lika wa an¡ kh¡fi¤un f¢ ‫ك َوا نَا‬َ ِ‫َس ْر لِي ذٰل‬
ِّ ‫فَي‬
wellbeing that You confer `¡fiyatika
‫ك‬ ِ ‫ض ِفي ع‬
َ ‫َافيَ ِت‬ ٌ ‫اف‬ِ ‫خ‬ َ
upon me.

C. Reporting this prayer for seeking sustenance from Imam al-¯¡diq (`a), Ab£-Ba¥¢r added that Imam al-
¯¡diq (`a) ascribed this prayer to Imam `Al¢ ibn al-°usayn (`a): MP3
O Allah, I beseech You
for excellent livelihood;
all¡humma inn¢ as'aluka ¦usna
alma`¢shati ‫ك‬َ ‫سا ُل‬ ْ ‫اَل َّل ُه َّم إِنِّي ا‬
َ ‫ٱمل َ ِع‬
‫يش ِة‬ ْ ‫س َن‬ ْ ُ‫ح‬
such livelihood by which
I can be competent ma`¢shatan ataqaww¡ bih¡ `al¡ ٰ ‫يش ًة ا تَ َقو‬
‫َّى ِبهَا‬ َ ‫م َِع‬
enough to seIle all of jam¢`i ¦aw¡'ij¢
‫جي‬ ِ ‫ع َلىٰ جَ ِميعِ حَ و‬
ِ ‫َائ‬ َ
my needs
and by which I can pave
my way to my wa atawa¥¥alu bih¡ f¢ al¦ay¡ti il¡ ‫َص ُل ِبهَا ِفي‬ َّ ‫َوا تَو‬
otherworldly life by ¡khirat¢
‫آخ َر ِتي‬ ِ ٰ‫َاة إِ َلى‬ ِ ‫ٱ ْلحَ ي‬
means of this life,
but do not make me so ‫ن تُتْ ِرفَ ِني‬ ْ ‫غ ْي ِر ا‬ َ ‫ِم ْن‬
luxurious that I may be min ghayri an tutrifan¢ f¢h¡ fa'a§gh¡
inordinate ٰ‫غى‬ َ ْ‫ِفيهَا فَا ط‬
and do not straiten my َّ‫ع َلي‬ َ ‫ا ْو تُ َقتِّ َر ِبهَا‬
means of life that I may aw tuqattira bih¡ `alayya fa'ashq¡
be miserable. ٰ‫ش َقى‬ ْ ‫فَا‬
Rather, You may grant
me expansive and ‫ع َليَّ ِم ْن حَ الَ ِل‬ َ ْ‫سع‬ ِ ‫ا ْو‬
awsi` `alayya min ¦al¡li rizqika
legally goIen َ ‫ِر ْز ِق‬
‫ك‬
sustenance
and endue me kindly ِ‫سيْب‬ َ ‫ع َليَّ ِم ْن‬ َ ‫ض ْل‬ ِ ْ‫َوا ف‬
with the torrenPal wa af¤il `alayya min saybi fa¤lika
favors of You, ‫ك‬َ ِ‫ضل‬ ْ َ‫ف‬
such pleasant graces, ni`matan minka s¡bighatan ‫غ ًة‬َ ‫سا ِب‬ َ ‫ك‬ َ ْ‫ِنعْمَ ًة ِمن‬
and enduring giFs. wa `a§¡'an ghayra mamn£nin ‫ن‬ٍ ‫غ ْي َر مَمْ نُو‬ َ ‫عطَا ًء‬ َ ‫َو‬
َ ‫غ ْل ِني‬
Then, (please) do not
cause me to be thumma l¡ tashghaln¢ `an shukri ‫ش ْك ِر‬ ُ ‫ع ْن‬ َ ‫َش‬ ْ ‫ث ُ َّم الَ ت‬
distracted from ni`matika َ ‫ِنعْمَ ِت‬
‫ك‬
thanking Your graces
through granPng me
‫يني‬ ِ ‫ِب ِإ ْكثَا ٍر ِمنْهَا تُ ْل ِه‬
excessive sustenance
Bi'ikth¡rin minh¡ tulh¢n¢ bahjatuh£
whose joy may divert
me
‫بَهْجَ تُ ُه‬
and whose vainglory
may lead me astray
wa taftinun¢ zahar¡tu zahwatih¢ ‫هوَ ِت ِه‬ ْ َ‫ه َراتُ ز‬ َ َ‫َوتَفْ ِتنُ ِني ز‬
or through giving me
very liIle amount of wa l¡ bi'iql¡lin `alayya minh¡ ‫ع َليَّ ِمنْهَا‬
َ ‫َوالَ ِب ِإ ْقالَ ٍل‬
sustenance
due to which my
painstaking efforts fail yaq¥uru bi`amal¢ kadduh£ ُ‫ص ُر ِبعَمَ لِي َك ُّده‬
ُ ‫يَ ْق‬
to meet my needs
and due to which my
heart is filled with grief.
wa yamla'u ¥adr¢ hammuh£ َ ‫ص ْد ِري‬
‫همُّ ُه‬ َ ‫َويَ َْملا‬
(Please) give me, O my ‫ك يَا‬َ ِ‫ْط ِني ِم ْن ٰذل‬
ِ ‫ا ع‬
a`§in¢ min dh¡lika y¡ il¡h¢
God, an amount
‫إِ ٰل ِهي‬
that makes me dispense
ghinan `an shir¡ri khalqika
with Your evil creatures َ ‫خ ْل ِق‬
‫ك‬ َ ‫ش َرا ِر‬ ِ ‫ع ْن‬ َ ًٰ‫ِغنى‬
and makes me aIain ‫ال ِب ِه‬
ُ َ‫الغا ً ا ن‬ َ َ‫َوب‬
wa bal¡ghan an¡lu bih¢ ri¤w¡naka
Your pleasure. َ َ‫ضوَان‬
‫ك‬ ْ ‫ِر‬
I pray Your protecPon, O
wa a`£dhu bika y¡ il¡h¢ min sharri ‫ك يَا إِ ٰل ِهي ِم ْن‬ َ ‫َوا عُوذُ ِب‬
my God, against the evil
of this world
aldduny¡
‫ش ِّر ٱل ُّدنْيَا‬ َ
and the evil therein. wa sharri m¡ f¢h¡ ‫ش ِّر مَا ِفيهَا‬ َ ‫َو‬
Do not cause this world ‫ع َليَّ ٱل ُّدنْيَا‬َ ‫َوالَ تَجْ ع َْل‬
wa l¡ taj`al `alayya aldduny¡ sijnan
to be like prison for me ً ‫سجْ نا‬ ِ
and do not cause my
departure from it to be wa l¡ fir¡qah¡ `alayya ¦uznan َ ‫َوالَ ِف َرا َقهَا‬
ً ‫ع َليَّ حُ زْنا‬
grief for me.
(Please) take me out of
akhrijn¢ min fitnatih¡ mar¤iyyan ‫خ ِرجْ ِني ِم ْن ِفتْنَ ِتهَا‬ ْ ‫ا‬
it while You are pleased
with me
`ann¢
‫عنِّي‬ َ ً ‫ضيّا‬ ِ ‫م ْر‬ َ
and my deeds are
accepted by You
maqb£lan f¢h¡ `amal¢ ‫م ْقبُوالًَ ِفيهَا عَمَ لِي‬ َ
to the habitat of true
il¡ d¡ri al¦ayaw¡ni wa mas¡kini al-
ِ ‫إِ َلىٰ دَا ِر ٱ ْلحَ يَوَا‬
‫ن‬
life and the abode of
the virtuous ones.
akhy¡ri
‫خيَا ِر‬ ْ ‫ن ٱال‬ ِ ‫اك‬ ِ ‫َس‬َ ‫َوم‬
Give me in exchange for ‫َوا ب ِْد ْل ِني ِبٱل ُّدنْيَا‬
wa abdiln¢ bildduny¡ alf¡niyati
this terminaPng life ِ َ‫ٱ ْلف‬
‫انيَ ِة‬
the bliss of the
na`¢ma aldd¡ri alb¡qiyati ‫َاقيَ ِة‬ِ ‫نَ ِعي َم ٱلدَّا ِر ٱ ْلب‬
everlasPng abode.

‫ك ِم ْن‬
O Allah, I pray for Your
protecPon against this all¡humma inn¢ a`£dhu bika min
َ ‫اَل َّل ُه َّم إِنِّي ا عُوذُ ِب‬
world’s hardships and
‫ا زْلِهَا َو ِز ْلزَالِهَا‬
azlih¡ wa zilz¡lih¡
tribulaPons
and against the sways of ‫ينهَا‬ِ ‫َاط‬ ِ ‫شي‬ َ ‫َات‬ ِ ‫سطَو‬ َ ‫َو‬
wa sa§aw¡ti shay¡§¢nih¡ wa
its devils, rulers, and
chasPsement
sal¡§¢nih¡ wa nak¡lih¡
‫ينهَا َونَ َكالِهَا‬ ِ ‫ط‬ ِ َ‫سال‬ َ ‫َو‬
as well as against the
oppression of whoever wa min baghyi man bagh¡ `alayya َّ‫ع َلي‬ َ ٰ‫غى‬ َ َ‫م ْن ب‬َ ِ‫غي‬ ْ َ‫َو ِم ْن ب‬
has oppressed me in
this world.
f¢h¡
‫ِفيهَا‬
O Allah, (please)
frustrate whoever all¡humma man k¡dan¢ fakid-hu ُ‫م ْن َكاد َِني فَ ِك ْده‬
َ ‫اَل َّل ُه َّم‬
intends to deceive me,
thwart whoever intends
evil to me,
wa man ar¡dan¢ bis£'in fa'arid-hu ‫م ْن ا َراد َِني فَا ِر ْد ُه‬ َ ‫َو‬
break off the sharp
wa fulla `ann¢ ¦adda man na¥aba l¢ ‫ب‬ َ َ‫م ْن ن‬
َ ‫ص‬ َ ‫عنِّي حَ َّد‬ َ ‫َوفُ َّل‬
edge of whoever has
targeted at me,
¦addah£
ُ‫لِي حَ َّده‬
 exPnguish the fire of
َ ‫عنِّي نَا َر‬ َ ْƒ‫َوا طْ ِف‬
wa a§fi' `ann¢ n¡ra man shabba l¢
whoever has collected waq£dah£ ‫م ْن‬
its wood against me, ُ‫ب لِي َو ُقو َده‬ َّ ‫ش‬ َ
save me from the
trickeries of the cunning wakfin¢ makra almakarati ‫ٱمل َ َك َر ِة‬
ْ ‫م ْك َر‬ َ ‫َوٱ ْك ِف ِني‬
ones,
gouge out the eyes of
the disbelievers,
wafqa' `ann¢ `uy£na alkafarati ‫ن ٱ ْل َكفَ َر ِة‬
َ ‫عيُو‬ُ ‫عنِّي‬ َ ‫َوٱفْ َقا‬
save me from the grief ‫خ َل‬
َ ‫م ْن ا ْد‬ َ ‫َوٱ ْك ِف ِني‬
َ ‫ه َّم‬
of whoever has grieved wakfin¢ hamma man adkhala
me, `alayya hammah£ َ َّ‫ع َلي‬
‫همَّ ُه‬ َ
defend me against the
evil of the envious ones,
wadfa` `ann¢ sharra al¦asadati ‫سد َِة‬
َ َ‫ش َّر ٱ ْلح‬ َ ‫عنِّي‬ َ ْ‫َوٱ ْدفَع‬
protect me against all
َ ِ‫ْصمْ ِني ِم ْن ذٰل‬
‫ك‬ ِ ‫َوٱع‬
wa`¥imn¢ min dh¡lika bilssak¢nati
that through tranquility,
‫ٱلس ِكينَ ِة‬ َّ ‫ِب‬
dress me Your ‫ك‬ َ ‫س ِني ِد ْر‬
َ ‫ع‬ ْ ‫َوا ْل ِب‬
wa albisn¢ dir`aka al¦a¥¢nata
invulnerable armor,
‫صينَ َة‬ ِ َ‫ٱ ْلح‬
cause me to live under ‫ستْ ِر َك‬ِ ‫َوا حْ ي ِِني ِفي‬
the shade of Your wa a¦yin¢ f¢ sitrika alw¡q¢
protecPve covering, ‫َاقي‬ ِ ‫ٱ ْلو‬
set aright all of my
affairs,
wa a¥li¦ l¢ ¦¡l¢ ‫صلِحْ لِي حَ الِي‬ ْ ‫َوا‬
make congruous my
words and my deeds,
wa ¥addiq qawl¢ bifi`¡l¢ ‫ص ِّدقْ َقوْلِي ِب ِفعَالِي‬ َ ‫َو‬
and bless my family
members for me.
wa b¡rik l¢ f¢ ahl¢ ‫َوبَا ِر ْك لِي ِفي ا هْلِي‬
Third: Ab£-Ba¥¢r is reported to have said: I complained to Imam al-¯¡diq (`a) about poverty and asked him to teach me a supplicatory
prayer for sustenance. He therefore taught me a supplicatory prayer after which I have never needed anything. Precisely, the Imam
(`a) instructed me to say the following prayer in the Night Prayer while I am in the position of prostration: Mp3

O best of all those whom

y¡ khayra mad`uwwin ٍّ ‫ع‬
‫و‬ ُ ‫م ْد‬َ ‫خيْ َر‬ َ ‫يَا‬
may be besought,
O best of all those whom
wa y¡ khayra mas'£lin ٍ ‫َسؤ‬
‫ُول‬ ْ ‫خيْ َر م‬ َ ‫َويَا‬
may be begged,

O most ample-giver of all ‫م ْن‬

َ َ‫سع‬ َ ‫َويَا ا ْو‬
wa y¡ awsa`a man a`§¡
those who may give,
ٰ‫عطَى‬ ْ ‫ا‬
and O best of all those wa y¡ khayra murtajan ًٰ‫م ْرتَجى‬ ُ ‫خيْ َر‬َ ‫َويَا‬
whom may be pleased,

(please) provide me with َّ‫ع َلي‬ ِ ‫ٱ ْرزُ ْق ِني َوا ْو‬

َ ْ‫سع‬
sustenance, grant me urzuqn¢ wa awsi` `alayya min rizqika
liberal sustenance, َ ‫ِم ْن ِرزْ ِق‬
‫ك‬
and cause me to receive
sustenance from Your wa sabbib l¢ rizqan min qibalika َ ِ‫ِّب لِي ِرزْقا ً ِم ْن ِقبَل‬
‫ك‬ ْ ‫سب‬َ ‫َو‬
Presence,
 for You have power over all
things.
innaka `al¡ kulli shay'in qad¢run ‫شي ٍْء َق ِدي ٌر‬
َ ‫ع َلىٰ ُك ِّل‬ َ َّ‫إِن‬
َ ‫ك‬
Referring to the same supplicatory prayer, Shaykh al-±£s¢, in his book of Mi¥b¡¦ al-Mutahajjid, has mentioned that this supplicatory
prayer may be said in the second prostration of the eighth unit of the Night Prayer.

Fourth: The Holy Prophet (¥) is reported to have instructed that this prayer might be said for asking for sustenance: Mp3

O Sustainer of the
impoverished,
y¡ r¡ziqa almuqill¢na َ ‫ٱمل ُ ِق ِّل‬
‫ني‬ ْ َ‫يَا َرا ِزق‬
O Compassionate to the
wa y¡ r¡¦ima almas¡k¢ni ِ‫اكني‬ ِ ‫س‬ َ َ ‫ٱمل‬ْ ‫اح َم‬ِ ‫َويَا َر‬
poor,
O Patron of the believers, wa y¡ waliyya almu'min¢na َ ‫ٱملُؤ ِْم ِن‬
‫ني‬ ْ َّ‫َويَا َولِي‬
and O Lord of power and
strong,
wa y¡ dh¡ alquwwati almat¢ni ْ ‫َويَا ذَا ٱ ْل ُقو َِّة‬
ِ‫ٱمل َ ِتني‬
(please) send blessings upon ‫ع َلىٰ مُحَ مَّ ٍد‬ َ ‫ص ِّل‬َ
Muhammad and his ¥alli `al¡ mu¦ammadin wa ahli baytih¢
Household, ‫ه ِل بَيْ ِت ِه‬ْ ‫َوا‬
provide me with
sustenance, grant me warzuqn¢ wa `¡fin¢ ‫َاف ِني‬
ِ ‫َوٱ ْرزُ ْق ِني َوع‬
wellbeing,

‫همَّ ِني‬ ‫َوٱ ْك ِف ِني مَا ا‬

and save me from what has
distressed me.
wakfin¢ m¡ ahamman¢ َ

Another Prayer for More Sustenance

You may offer a two unit prayer; in the first unit, you may recite S£rah al-F¡ti¦ah once and repeat S£rah al-Kawthar (No. 108) three
times. In the second unit, you may recite S£rah al-F¡ti¦ah once and repeat S£rah al-Falaq and S£rah al-N¡s each three times.

Our master scholar, Shaykh al-N£r¢, in his book of D¡r al-Sal¡m, has recorded on the authority of his mentor Fat¦ `Al¢ al-Sul§¡n¡b¡d¢
that Shaykh Mu¦ammad ¯¡diq al-`Ir¡q¢ had lived in harsh poverty for a long time without finding any solution for his state until he
saw, in dream, that he was in a valley where there was an enormous tent with a dome over it. As he asked about the lord of that tent,
he was answered that it was owned by Imam al-Mahd¢, the Awaited—the protecting shelter and the relief of the deprived ones—may
Allah hasten his reappearance. He therefore hurried towards that tent and complained about his poverty, asking the Imam (`a) to teach
him a supplication that would relieve him from his grief and save him from his misfortunes. The Imam, having heard his complaint,
instructed him to visit the tent of one of his offspring. He therefore left the Imam’s tent and headed for the tent to which he was
guided. When he reached there, he saw Sayyid Mu¦ammad al-Sul§¡n¡b¡d¢ sitting in his prayer-place while he was engaged in uttering
supplications and litanies. He greeted him and told him about his story with the Imam. The Sayyid therefore taught him a supplication
that would relieve him from poverty and bring him good sustenance.

When the man woke up, he found that he had learnt that supplication by heart; therefore, he hurried to the house of the Sayyid and
found him in the same state that he had seen in the dream. As if the Sayyid had already known about the dream, he welcomed the
man and smiled in his face. The man hence asked the Sayyid about that supplication and the Sayyid answered him. Immediately after
saying the supplication persistently, the man became so wealthy that fortune covered him from all sides.

°¡jj Fat¦ `Al¢ al-Sul§¡n¡b¡d¢ used to praise the Sayyid so laudably. For some time, he studied under him.

The following three matters were taught by the Sayyid to that man:

(1) He taught him that he, after the Dawn Prayers, should put his hand on his chest and repeat seventy times
the phrase of:

O Greatest Judge Y¡ fatt¡¦u ُ‫يَا فَتَّاح‬

(2) He taught him to regularly say the following prayer that, as is recorded in al-K¡f¢, the Holy Prophet (¥) taught to one of his
companions who had been afflicted by disease and poverty. Soon after that, the man recovered health and got rid of poverty. The
supplication is this:

There is neither might nor

power except with Allah.
l¡ ¦awla wa l¡ quwwata ill¡ bill¡hi ِ ‫الَ حَ و َْل َوالَ ُقوَّةَ إِالََّ ِبٱ‬
َّ‫هلل‬
I put my trust in the Ever- ‫ع َلىٰ ٱ ْلحَ يِّ ٱ َّل ِذي‬ َ ُ‫تَوَ َّك ْلت‬
tawakkaltu `al¡ al¦ayyi alladh¢ l¡ yam£tu
living (Lord) Who never dies.
ُ‫الَ يَمُ وت‬
All praise is due to Allah, ِ ‫َوٱ ْلحَ مْ ُد هللَِِّ ٱ َّل ِذي َل ْم يَت‬
ْ‫َّخذ‬
wal¦amdu lill¡hi alladh¢ lam yattakhidh
Who has not taken a wife or
a son
waladan ً ‫َو َلدا‬
and Who has not have a ‫ك ِفي‬ ٌ ‫ش ِري‬َ ‫َو َل ْم يَ ُك ْن َل ُه‬
partner in the kingdom,
wa lam yakun lah£ shar¢kun f¢ almulki
ِ ‫ٱمل ُ ْل‬
‫ك‬ ْ
and Who has not have a
helper to save Him from
wa lam yakun lah£ waliyyun min
aldhdhulli ‫َو َل ْم يَ ُك ْن َل ُه َولِيٌّ ِم َن ٱل ُّذ ِّل‬
disgrace;
and magnify Him with all
wa kabbirhu takb¢ran ً ‫َو َكبِّ ْر ُه تَ ْك ِبيرا‬
magnificence.

(3) He taught him to say the abovementioned supplication, which is recorded by Ibn Fahad al-°ill¢ in `Uddat al-D¡`¢, after the Dawn
Prayers.

It is thus necessary to constantly say these supplications since great rewards will be given to those who do
not neglect so.
MUNAJAT /Confidential Prayer for Sustenance

O Allah, send forth on me the

all¡humma arsil `alayya sij¡la rizqika َّ ‫ع َل‬
‫ي‬ َ ‫س ْل‬ ِ ‫اَل َّل ُه َّم ا ْر‬
bails of Your sustenance in
abundance,
midr¡ran
ً ‫ك ِم ْد َرارا‬ َ ‫ال ِرزْ ِق‬ َ َ‫سج‬ ِ
make the clouds of Your ‫ب‬
َ ‫ائ‬ ِ َ‫سح‬ َ َّ‫ع َلي‬ َ ‫ْط ْر‬ ِ ‫َوا م‬
wa am§ir `alayya sa¦¡'iba if¤¡lika ghiz¡ran
favoring rain on me heavily, ً ‫ك ِغزَارا‬ َ ِ‫ضال‬ َ ْ‫إِف‬
keep conPnuous the drizzle َّ‫ك إِ َلي‬ َ ِ‫ث نَيْل‬ َ ْ‫غي‬ َ ‫َوا ِد ْم‬
of Your giFs to me wa adim ghaytha naylika ilayya sij¡lan
plenteously, ًَ‫سجَ اال‬ ِ
let the superfluity of Your
wa asbil maz¢da ni`amika `al¡ khallat¢ ‫ك‬َ ‫َم‬ ِ ‫م ِزي َد ِنع‬ َ ‫س ِب ْل‬ ْ ‫َوا‬
graces to me fall on my
neediness increasingly,
isb¡lan
ًَ‫سبَاال‬ ْ ِ‫خ َّل ِتي إ‬ َ ٰ‫ع َلى‬ َ
make me in ceaseless need
for Your magnanimity,
wa afqirn¢ bij£dika ilayka َ ْ‫ود َك إِ َلي‬
‫ك‬ ِ ُ‫َوا فْ ِق ْر ِني ِبج‬
make me dispense with those ‫ب مَا‬ ُ ‫غ ِن ِني عَمَّ ْن يَطْ ُل‬ ْ ‫َوا‬
who are in want for what is wa aghnin¢ `amman ya§lubu m¡ ladayka
possessed by You, ‫ك‬َ ْ‫َل َدي‬
medicate the malady of my ِ ‫َودَا ِو دَا َء فَ ْق ِري ِب َد َو‬
‫اء‬
poverty with the remedy of wa d¡wi d¡'a faqr¢ bidaw¡'i fa¤lika
Your favors, ‫ك‬َ ِ‫ضل‬ ْ َ‫ف‬
refresh my dead dearth with ‫عيْ َل ِتي‬ َ ‫ع َة‬ َ ‫ص ْر‬ َ ‫َش‬ ْ ‫َوٱنْع‬
wan`ash ¥ar`ata `aylat¢ bi§awlika
Your conferrals, َ ِ‫ِبطَوْل‬
‫ك‬
give as alms to my scarcity ‫ع َلىٰ إِ ْقالَلِي‬ َ ْ‫َص َّدق‬ َ ‫َوت‬
wa ta¥addaq `al¡ iql¡l¢ bikathrati `a§¡'ika
Your profuse giFs,
‫ك‬ َ ‫ائ‬ِ َ‫عط‬ َ ‫ِب َكث ْ َر ِة‬
and give to my shortage Your ِ ‫خ ِتالَلِي ِب َك ِريم‬ ْ ‫ع َلىٰ ٱ‬ َ ‫َو‬
wa `al¡ ikhtil¡l¢ bikar¢mi ¦ib¡'ika
generous grants. َ ‫َائ‬
‫ك‬ ِ ‫حب‬ ِ
O my Lord, pave the way of ِ‫يل ٱل ِّرزْق‬ َ ‫س ِب‬ َ ‫ب‬ ِّ ‫سه ِّْل َر‬ َ ‫َو‬
wa sahhil rabbi sab¢la alrrizqi ilayya
sustenance towards me,
َّ‫إِ َلي‬
strengthen its foundaPons
wa thabbit qaw¡`idah£ ladayya َّ ‫َاع َدهُ َلد‬
‫َي‬ ِ ‫َوثَبِّتْ َقو‬
with me,
make the fountains of Your ‫س َع ِت ِه‬ َ ‫ن‬ َ ‫عيُو‬ ُ ‫س لِي‬ ْ ِّ‫َوبَج‬
expansive mercy to gush out wa bajjis l¢ `uy£na sa`atih¢ bira¦matika
for me, ‫ك‬َ ‫ِب َرحْ مَ ِت‬
make the rivers of opulent
wa fajjir anh¡ra raghadi al`ayshi qibal¢ ‫غ ِد‬ َ ‫َوفَجِّ ْر ا نْهَا َر َر‬
living to flow before me, out
of Your clemency,
bira'fatika
‫ك‬َ ‫ْش ِقبَلِي ِب َرا فَ ِت‬ ِ ‫ٱ ْل َعي‬
ْ ‫َوا جْ ِد‬
cause the land of my poverty
to be barren,
wa ajdib ar¤a faqr¢ ‫ض فَ ْق ِري‬ َ ‫ب ا ْر‬
ferPlize my barren harsh
paucity,
wa akh¥ib jadba ¤urr¢ ‫ض ِّري‬ ُ ‫ْب‬ َ ‫ب جَ د‬ ْ ‫ص‬ ِ ‫خ‬ ْ ‫َوا‬
hold off all obstacles against ِ‫عنِّي ِفي ٱل ِّرزْق‬ َ ْ‫ٱص ِرف‬ ْ ‫َو‬
wa¥rif `ann¢ f¢ alrrizqi al`aw¡'iqa
gaining my sustenance,
َ‫َائق‬ ِ ‫ٱ ْل َعو‬
and cut off any relaPonship ِ‫ٱلضيْق‬ ِّ ‫عنِّي ِم َن‬ َ ْ‫َوٱ ْقطَع‬
waq§a` `ann¢ min al¤¤¢qi al`al¡'iqa
between desPtuPon and me.
َ‫ٱ ْل َعالَ ِئق‬
O Allah, target at me the
warmin¢ min sa`ati alrrizqi all¡humma
ِ‫س َع ِة ٱل ِّرزْق‬ َ ‫َوٱ ْر ِم ِني ِم ْن‬
most producPve arrows of
opulent sustenance
bi-akh¥abi sih¡mih¢
‫َام ِه‬ ِ ‫سه‬ ِ ِ‫صب‬ َ ‫خ‬ ْ ‫ٱل َّل ُه َّم ِبا‬
‫ْش‬ ِ ‫غ ِد ٱ ْل َعي‬ َ ‫َوٱحْ ب ُِني ِم ْن َر‬
and endow me with the most wa¦bun¢ min raghadi al`ayshi bi-akthari
perpetual affluent living. daw¡mih¢
‫ام ِه‬
ِ ‫ِبا ْكث َ ِر َد َو‬
O Allah, equip me with the
waksun¢ all¡humma sar¡b¢la alssa`ati wa
‫يل‬َ ‫س َرا ِب‬ َ ‫س ِني ٱل َّل ُه َّم‬ ُ ‫َوٱ ْك‬
shirts of opulence and
garments of comfort,
jal¡b¢ba aldda`ati
‫ع ِة‬ َ ‫يب ٱل َّد‬ َ ‫ٱلس َع ِة َوجَ الَ ِب‬ َّ
for, O my Lord, I expect You to ‫َظ ٌر‬ ِ ‫منْت‬ ُ ‫ب‬ ِّ ‫فَ ِإنِّي يَا َر‬
fa'inn¢ y¡ rabbi munta¨irun li'in`¡mika
do me the favor of removing
my distress,
bi¦adhfi alma¤¢qi
ِ‫ضيق‬ ِ َ ‫ف ٱمل‬ ِ ْ‫ك ِبحَ ذ‬ َ ‫َام‬ ِ ‫إلنْع‬ ِ
to bestow upon me with the
grace of cu]ng off the wa lita§awwulika biqa§`i altta`w¢qi َ ِ‫َولِتَطَوُّل‬
ِ‫ك ِب َقطْعِ ٱلتَّ ْعوِيق‬
impediment,
to endue me with the errand
of eliminaPng my wa litafa¤¤ulika bi'iz¡lati alttaqt¢ri َ ِ‫ضل‬
‫ك ِب ِإزَا َل ِة ٱلتَّ ْق ِتي ِر‬ ُّ َ‫َولِتَف‬
impoverishment,
and to confer upon me with
connecPng my cord to Your wa liwu¥£li ¦abl¢ bikaramika bilttays¢ri َ ‫ول حَ بْلِي ِب َك َر ِم‬
‫ك‬ ِ ‫ُص‬ ُ ‫َولِو‬
generosity through ‫ْسي ِر‬ِ ‫ِبٱلتَّي‬
facilitaPon of my affairs.

O Allah, make the sky of Your َ ‫ْط ِر ٱل َّل ُه َّم‬

َّ‫ع َلي‬ ِ ‫َوا م‬
sustenance shower me with
large quanPPes of the water
wa am§ir all¡humma `alayya sam¡'a
rizqika bisij¡li aldd¢mi
ِ َ‫سج‬
‫ال‬ ِ ‫ك ِب‬ َ ‫سمَ ا َء ِرزْ ِق‬َ
of Your heavy clouds, ِ ‫ٱلدِّيم‬
make me too rich to need
wa aghnin¢ `an khalqika bi`aw¡'idi
َ ‫خ ْل ِق‬
‫ك‬ َ ‫ع ْن‬ َ ‫غ ِن ِني‬ ْ ‫َوا‬
Your creatures through Your
repePPve conferrals of favors,
alnni`ami
ِ ‫َائ ِد ٱلنِّ َعم‬
ِ ‫ِب َعو‬
throw deadly shots at the
vulnerable spots of my warmi maq¡tila al-iqt¡ri minn¢ ‫ٱإل ْقتَا ِر ِمنِّي‬
ِ ‫م َقا ِت َل‬
َ ِ ‫َوٱ ْرم‬
financial deprivaPon,
ُّ
‫ٱلض ِّر‬ ْ ‫َوٱحْ ِم ْل َك‬
َ‫شف‬
carry the ridding of my
misfortune on behalf of me wa¦mil kashfa al¤¤urri `ann¢ ‫عنِّي‬
َ

on the quickest riding

`al¡ ma§¡y¡ al-i`j¡li ِ َ‫ٱإلعْج‬
‫ال‬ ِ ‫مطَايَا‬ َ ٰ‫ع َلى‬ َ
animals,
and strike my distress, on َ‫ٱلضيق‬ ِّ ‫عنِّي‬ َ ‫ب‬ ْ ‫ٱض ِر‬ ْ ‫َو‬
behalf of me, with the
ْ ِ ‫ْف ٱلٱ‬
wa¤rib `ann¢ al¤¤¢qa bisayfi alisti'i¥¡li
exterminaPng sword. ِ ‫ص‬
‫ال‬ َ ْ ‫س ِتئ‬ ِ ‫سي‬ َ ‫ِب‬
O my Lord, present me with ‫ك‬َ ْ‫ب ِمن‬ ِّ ‫ْحفْ ِني َر‬ ِ ‫َوا ت‬
wa at¦ifn¢ rabbi minka bisa`ati al-if¤¡li
expansive favoring, ِ ‫ض‬
‫ال‬ َ ْ‫ٱإلف‬ِ ‫س َع ِة‬ َ ‫ِب‬
ْ ‫م ُدد ِْني ِبنُمُ وِّ ٱال‬
supply me with ever-growing
properPes,
wamdudn¢ binumuwwi al-amw¡li ِ ‫مو‬
‫َال‬ ْ ‫َوٱ‬
safeguard me against the ِ‫ضيق‬ ِ ‫س ِني ِم ْن‬ ْ ‫َوٱحْ ُر‬
wa¦rusn¢ min ¤¢qi al-iql¡li
distress of paucity,
‫ٱإل ْقالَ ِل‬ ِ
grasp against me the evil of ‫سو َء‬ ُ ‫عنِّي‬ َ ‫ض‬ ْ ‫َوٱ ْق ِب‬
waqbi¤ `ann¢ s£'a aljadbi
aridity,
‫ْب‬ِ ‫ٱ ْلجَ د‬
extend before me the carpet
َ ‫سا‬
‫ط‬ َ ‫ط لِي ِب‬ ْ ‫ْس‬ ُ ‫َوٱب‬
of frui^ulness,
wabsu§ l¢ bis¡§a alkhi¥bi
ِ‫صب‬ ْ ‫خ‬ ِ ‫ٱ ْل‬
serve me with copious َ ‫َاء ِرزْ ِق‬
‫ك‬ ِ ‫ٱس ِق ِني ِم ْن م‬ ْ ‫َو‬
dosages of the water of Your wasqin¢ min m¡'i rizqika ghadaqan
sustenance, ً ‫غدَقا‬ َ
ِ ‫َميم‬ ِ ‫َوٱنْ َهجْ لِي ِم ْن ع‬
pave before me many paths
wanhaj l¢ min `am¢mi badhlika §uruqan ً ‫ك طُ ُرقا‬ َ ِ‫بَذْل‬
of Your massive abdicaPons,

surprise me with wealth and

wa f¡ji'n¢ bilththarwati walm¡li
 money
ْ ‫اجئ ْ ِني ِبٱلث َّ ْر َو ِة َو‬
ِ َ ‫ٱمل‬
‫ال‬ ِ َ‫َوف‬
through which You may
wan`ashn¢ bih¢ min al-iql¡li ‫ٱإل ْقالَ ِل‬ ِ ‫َش ِني ِب ِه ِم َن‬ ْ ‫َوٱنْع‬
refresh me from scarcity,
start my mornings with
solvency,
wa ¥abbi¦n¢ bilisti¨h¡ri ‫س ِتظْهَا ِر‬ ْ ِ ‫صبِّحْ ِني ِبٱلٱ‬ َ ‫َو‬
and start my evenings with ‫ن ِم َن‬ِ ‫َس ِني ِبٱلتَّمَ ُّك‬ ِّ ‫َوم‬
wa massin¢ bilttamakkuni min alyas¡ri
ability to meet my liabiliPes.
‫َسا ِر‬ َ ‫ٱ ْلي‬
Verily, You are the Lord of
innaka dh£ al§§awli al`a¨¢mi ِ ‫َظيم‬ ِ ‫ك ذُو ٱلطَّو ِْل ٱ ْلع‬ َ َّ‫إِن‬
great bestowal,
massive favoring, walfa¤li al`am¢mi ِ ‫َميم‬ ِ ‫ض ِل ٱ ْلع‬ ْ َ‫َوٱ ْلف‬
and plenPful conferral, walmanni aljas¢mi ِ َ‫ٱمل َ ِّن ٱ ْلج‬
ِ ‫سي م‬ ْ ‫َو‬
and You are the All-
magnanimous and All- wa anta aljaw¡du alkar¢mu ‫َوا نْتَ ٱ ْلجَ وَا ُد ٱ ْل َك ِري ُم‬
generous.

Prayer for Sustenance

Twenty-first: In addition to sustenance, this prayer, which is quoted from Sayyid Ibn ±¡w£s’s book of al-Mujtan¡, may be used for
other purposes:

O Allah, nothing has indeed

all¡humma inna dhun£b¢ lam yabqa lah¡ َ‫ن ذُنُو ِبي َل ْم يَبْق‬ َّ ِ‫اَل َّل ُه َّم إ‬
leF for my sins except my
hope for You pardon
ill¡ raj¡'u `afwika
‫عفْو َِك‬ َ ‫َلهَا إِالَّ َرجَ ا ُء‬
although I have done things
wa qad qaddamtu ¡lata al¦irm¡ni bayna
‫ن‬ِ ‫ح ْرمَا‬ِ ‫متُ آ َل َة ٱ ْل‬ ْ ‫َو َق ْد َق َّد‬
due to which I deserve
deprivaPon of Your pardon.
yadayya
‫َي‬ َّ ‫َني يَد‬ َ ْ ‫ب‬
Therefore, I beseech You َ‫ك مَا ال‬ َ ‫سا ُل‬ ْ ‫فَا نَا ا‬
fa'ana as'aluka m¡ l¡ asta¦iqquh£
for what I do not deserve,
‫َح ُّق ُه‬ ِ ‫ست‬ ْ ‫ا‬
I seek from You what I do َ‫ُوك مَا ال‬ َ ‫َوا ْدع‬
wa ad`£ka m¡ l¡ astawjibuh£
not merit,
‫ْجبُ ُه‬ ِ ‫ستَو‬ ْ ‫ا‬
َ‫ك ِبمَ ا ال‬َ ْ‫ع إِ َلي‬ ُ ‫َض َّر‬ َ ‫َوا ت‬
and I implore You for what I
do not earn. wa ata¤arra`u ilayka bim¡ l¡ asta'hiluh£
‫ه ُل ُه‬ ِ ‫ستَا‬ ْ ‫ا‬
My situaPon is not
concealed from You
wa lam yakhfa `alayka ¦¡l¢ ‫ك حَ الِي‬ َ ْ‫ع َلي‬َ َ‫خف‬ ْ َ‫َو َل ْم ي‬
although the actual ِ َّ‫ع َلىٰ ٱلن‬
‫اس‬ َ َ‫خ ِفي‬ َ ‫ن‬ ْ ِ‫َو إ‬
wa in khafiya `al¡ alnn¡si kunhu ma`rifati
knowledge of my manners
is hidden from people.
amr¢
‫م ِري‬ ْ ‫م ْع ِرفَ ِة ا‬َ ‫ُكنْ ُه‬
O Allah, if my sustenance in
all¡humma in k¡na rizq¢ f¢ alssam¡'i
‫ن ِرزْ ِقي ِفي‬ َ ‫ن َكا‬ْ ِ‫اَل َّل ُه َّم إ‬
the sky, then (please) send
it down to me,
fa'ahbi§hu
ْ ‫اء فَا‬
‫ه ِبطْ ُه‬ ِ َ‫ٱلسم‬ َّ
 if it is in the earth, then
(please) show it to me,
wa in k¡na f¢ al-ar¤i fa'a¨hirhu
‫ض‬ِ ‫ن ِفي ٱال ْر‬ َ ‫ن َكا‬ ْ ِ‫َو إ‬
ُ‫فَا ظْ ِه ْره‬
if it is far off, then (please)
draw it near me,
wa in k¡na ba`¢dan faqarribhu ‫ن ب َِعيدا ً فَ َق ِّربْ ُه‬َ ‫ن َكا‬ ْ ِ‫َو إ‬
if it is near, then (please)
make it easy for me to wa in k¡na qar¢ban fayassirhu ِّ ‫ن َق ِريبا ً فَي‬
ُ‫َس ْره‬ َ ‫ن َكا‬
ْ ِ‫َو إ‬
reach it,
and if it is liIle, then
(please) mulPply it for me
wa in k¡na qal¢lan fakaththirhu ُ‫ن َقلِيالًَ فَ َكث ِّ ْره‬
َ ‫ن َكا‬ْ ِ‫َو إ‬
and grant me its blessings.
ِ ‫َوبَا ِر ْك لِي ِف‬
‫يه‬
wa b¡rik l¢ f¢hi

NAHJULBALAGHA on SUSTENANCE

Allah has guaranteed your livelihood and has commanded you to act. Therefore, the
pursuit of that which has been guaranteed to you should not get preference over that
whose performance has been enjoined upon you.

But by Allah, most certainly the position is that doubt has overtaken and certainty has
been shattered and it seems as if what has been guaranteed to you is obligatory on
you and what was made obligatory on you has been taken away from you. So, hasten
towards (good) actions and dread the suddenness of death, because the return of age
cannot be hoped for, as the return of livelihood can be hoped for. Whatever is missed
from livelihood today may be hoped tomorrow with increase, but whatever is lost
from the age yesterday, its return cannot be expected today. Hope can be only for
that which is to come, while about that which is passed there is only disappointment.
So "fear Allah as He ought to be feared and do not die until you are (true) Muslim."
(Qur'an , 3:102)

Rizq Duas From the Book Tohfatul Hashmiya Pdf

Supplication of Amirul Momineen Ali (a.s.) for sustenance

(Make the man wear it). From Amirul Momineen Ali bin Abi Talib, Allah’s blessings be upon him said: One
who is having problems regarding his livelihood and the ways of earning are closed on him, he should write
the following on deer skin or a piece of leather and hang it or put it in some clothes that he wears. Then he
will not take it off but that Allah will widen his sustenance and open for him doors of earnings from where
he has least expected and it is as follows:

‫ع َلی‬ َ ‫ع َلی ا ْلبَالَ ِء َو الَ ُقوَّةَ َل ُه‬َ ‫صبْ َر َل ُه‬ َ َ‫هد َو ال‬ ِ ُ‫ن ِبا ْلج‬ ٍ َ‫ن فُال‬ ِ ْ‫ن ب‬ ِ َ‫اَل َّل ُه َّم الَ طَا َق َة لِفُال‬
ٍ َ‫ن فُال‬
‫ن‬ ِ ْ‫ن ب‬ِ َ‫ع ٰلی فُال‬ َ ‫آل مُحَ مَّ ٍد َّو الَ تَحْ ظُ ْر‬ ِ ‫ع ٰلی مُحَ مَّ ٍد َّو‬ َ ‫ص ِّل‬َ َ‫ا ْلفَ ْق ِر َو الفَا َق ِة اَل َّل ُه َّم ف‬
‫سمْ ُه ِم ْن جَ ِز ْي ِل‬
ِ ْ‫ك َو الَ تَح‬ َ ‫ض َل‬ْ َ‫م ُه ف‬ ْ ‫س َع َة مَا ِعنْد ََك َو الَ تَحْ ِر‬ ِ ‫ع َلي ِْه‬ َ ‫ك َو الَ تُ َقتِّ َر‬ َ ‫ِرزْ َق‬
…‫س ِه‬ ِ ْ‫ك َو الَ إِ ٰلی نَف‬ ِ ‫خ‬
َ ‫لق‬ َ ‫ك َو الَ ت َِك ْل ُه إِ ٰلى‬ َ ‫س ِم‬ َ ‫ِق‬
Allaahumma laa t’aaqata lifulaanIbnI fulaaniM bil juhdi wa laa s’abra lahu a’lal balaa-i wa laa quwwata
lahu a’lal faqri wal faaqati allaahumma fas’alli a’laa muh’ammadinw wa aali muh’ammad. Wa laa tah’z’ur
a’laa fulaanibnI fulaaniR rizqAka wa laa tuqattira a’laihi sia’ta maA i’ndaka wa laa tah’rimhu faz”laka wa
laa tah’simhu min jazeeli qIsamika wa laa tAkilhu ilaa khalqika wa laa ilaa nafsihi…

O Allah so and so, son of so and so, has no strength to struggle and no patience to bear the hardships and no
power for him in poverty and hunger. O Allah then bless Muhammad and the progeny of Muhammad and do
not hinder upon so and so, son of so and so, Your sustenance and do not decrease for him the widening of
sustenance that is with You and do not deprive him of Your Grace and do not prevent from his share of
sustenance and do not entrust him to Your creatures and neither to his ownself…
 ‫ُصلِحُ مَا َقبْ َل ُه ب َْل تَنْفَ ِر ُد ِب َل ِّم‬ ْ ‫ُصلِحُ ُه َو ي‬ ْ ‫ن ا ْل ِقيَام ِ ِفيْمَ ا ي‬ ِ ‫ع‬َ ُ‫َضعُف‬ ْ ‫عنْهَا َو ي‬ َ َ‫فَيَعْجَ ز‬
‫ك َل ْم‬ َ ‫خ ْل ِق‬َ ‫ن َو َك ْلتَ ُه إِ ٰلی‬ ْ ‫كإ‬ َ َّ‫موْ ِر ِه إِن‬ُ ُ ‫شع ِْث ِه َو تَوَ ِّلىْ ِكفَايَ ِت ِه َو انْظُ ْر إِ َلي ِْه ِفىْ جَ ِميْعِ ا‬ َ
ْ ِ‫عطُوْهُ َقلِيْالً نَ ِكدًا َو إ‬
‫ن‬ ْ َ ‫عطُوْهُ ا‬ ْ َ‫ن ا‬ ْ ‫موْهُ َو إ‬ ُ ‫َائ ِه حَ َر‬
ِ ‫ن ا َ ْلجاَتَ ُه إِ ٰلی ا َ ْق ِرب‬ْ ‫يَنْفَ ُعوْهُ َو إ‬
‫ن‬ٍ َ‫ن بْ َن فُال‬ َ َ‫ن فُال‬ ْ َ ‫ اَل َّل ُه َّم ا‬،‫ه ِل‬
ِ ‫غ‬ ْ َ ‫خ ِل ا‬ْ ُ‫َخ ُلوْا فَ ُه ْم لِ ْلب‬ ِ ‫َخ ُلوْا ب‬
ِ ‫نب‬ ْ ِ‫منَ ُعوْهُ َك ِثيْرا ً َو إ‬َ ُ‫منَ ُعوْه‬ َ
‫عنْ ُه‬َ ٌّ‫غ ِني‬ َ َ‫ك َو اَنْت‬ َ ْ‫ك فَ ِقيْ ٌر إِ ٰلی مَا ِفىْ يَ َدي‬ ْ ‫خلِ ِه ِمنْ ُه فَ ِإنَّ ُه م‬
َ ْ‫ُضطَ ٌّر إِ َلي‬ ْ ُ‫ك َو الَ ت‬ َ ِ‫ضل‬ْ َ‫ِم ْن ف‬
َ ‫َو اَنْتَ ِب ِه‬
…ٌ‫خ ِبيْ ٌر عَلِيْم‬
fa ya’-jaza a’nhaa wa yaz”-u’fu a’nil qiyaami feemaa yus’lih’uhu wa yus’lih’u maa qAblahu bal tanfaridu
bIlamMi shA’thihi wa tuwallee kifaayatihi wanz’ur ilaihi fee jameei’ umoorihi innaka in wakaltahu ilaa
khalqika lam yanfao’o’hu wa in aljaa-tahu ilaa aqribaa-ihi h’aramoohu wa in aa’t’oohu aa’t’oohu qaleelan
nakIdanw wa in manao’o’hu manao’o’hu katheeranw wa im bakhilu bakhilu fahum lil bukhli ahlI.
Allaahumma aghni fulaanabna fulaanim min faz”lika wa laa tukhlihi minhu fa-innahu muz”t’arrun ilaika
faqeerun ilaa maa fee yadaika wa anta ghaneeyun a’nhu wa anta bihi khabeeruM a’leemu…

So that he becomes helpless and is weak to rise up in that in which lies his betterment and what was before
him. But single him out for straightening his muddled affairs and take the responsibility of the fulfillment of
his needs and keep an eye on all his affairs. Indeed You, if you entrust him to Your creatures he will not
benefit and if you leave him upon his relatives he would be deprived. And if they give him they would give
little and less. And if they prevent from him they will restrain much. And if they are miserly they would be
miserly, for they are the miserly ones. O Allah, make so and so, son of so and so, needless by Your Grace
and do not keep him bereft of it. For he is distressed towards You, needful of what is with You and You are
needless of him. And You are informed and knowing about him.
 َّ ِ‫شی ٍْء َق ْد ًرا إ‬
‫ن‬ َ ‫م ِر ِه َق ْد جَ ع ََل اهللُ لِ ُك ِّل‬
ْ َ ‫ن اهللَ بَالِغُ ا‬ َّ ِ‫سبُ ُه إ‬
ْ َ‫ع َلی اهللِ فَ ُهوَ ح‬
َ ‫م ْن يَتَوَ َّك ْل‬
َ ‫َو‬
.‫ب‬
ُ ‫َس‬ ِ ‫ث الَ يَحْ ت‬ُ ْ‫خ َرجً ا َو يَ ْرزُ ْق ُه ِم ْن حَ ي‬ ْ ‫م‬َ ‫م ْن يَتَّقِ اهللَ يَجْ ع َْل َل ُه‬ ْ ‫ُس ِر ي‬
َ ‫ُس ًرا َو‬ ْ ‫معَ ا ْلع‬
َ
wa maYn yatawakkal a’lallaahi fahuwa h’asbuhu innallaaha baalighu amrihi qad ja-a’-lallaahU likulli shai-
in qadran inna ma-a’l u’sri yusra. wa maYn yattaqillaahA yaj-a’l lahu makhrajanw wa yarzuqhu min h’aithu
laa yah’tasib.

And whoever trusts in Allah, He is sufficient for him, surely Allah attains His purpose, Allah indeed has
appointed a measure for everything. Surely with difficulty is ease. And whoever is careful of (his duty to)
Allah, He will make for him an outlet, and give him sustenance from whence he thinks not.[1]

From Ali (a.s.): One who begins his day and does not utters these words, it is feared that his sustenance
would be destroyed.

‫ى جَ َع َل ِنيْ ِم ْن‬ْ ‫ ا َ ْلحَ مْ ُد ِهللِ ا َّل ِذ‬، ِ‫َمىَّ ا ْل َق ْلب‬ ِ ‫ يَتْ ُر ْك ِنيْ ع‬،ُ‫سه‬ َ ْ‫ع َّرفَ ِنيْ نَف‬ َ ‫ى‬ْ ‫ا َ ْلحَ مْ ُد ِهللِ ا َّل ِذ‬
‫ َو َل ْم يَجْ َع ْل ُه‬،‫ى جَ ع ََل ِرزْ ِقىْ ِفىْ ي َِد ِه‬ ْ ‫ ا َ ْلحَ مْ ُد ِهللِ ا َّل ِذ‬،‫ع َلي ِْه َو آلِ ِه‬ َ ُ‫ص َّلی اهلل‬ َ ‫م ِة مُحَ مَّ ٍد‬ َّ ُ ‫ا‬
.‫اس‬ ِ َّ‫َني الن‬ َ ْ ‫ضحْ ِنيْ ب‬ َ ْ‫عوْ َر ِتىْ َو َل ْم يَف‬ َ ‫ستَ َر‬ َ ‫ى‬ ِ َّ‫ى الن‬
ْ ‫ ا َ ْلحَ مْ ُد ِهللِ ا َّل ِذ‬،‫اس‬ ْ ‫ِفىْ اَي ِْد‬
Alh’amdu lillaahilladhee a’rrafanee nafsahu, wa lam yataruknee a’meeyal qalb. Alh’amdu lillaahilladhee ja-
a’lanee min ummati muh’ammadin s’allallaahu a’laihi wa aalih. Alh’amdu lillaahilladhee ja-a’la rizqee fee
yadih. Wa lam yaj-a’lhu fee aidinnaas. Alh’amdu lillaahilladhee satara a’uratee wa lam yafz”ah’nee bainan
naas.

Praise be to Allah, the One Who has introduced me His self, and did not leave me blind by the heart. Praise
be to Allah Who made me from the nation of Muhammad, may Allah bless him and his family. Praise be to
Allah Who kept my sustenance in His hands and did not put it in the control of people. Praise be to Allah
Who concealed my defects and did not expose me among the people.

Also recite the following for increase of sustenance:

‫غا لِل ُّدنْيَا َو‬ ً َ‫ بَال‬،‫ ِرزْ ًقا حَ الَالً طَيِّبًا‬، ِ‫ ا ْلحَ الَ ِل الطَّيِّب‬،ِ‫َاسع‬ ِ ‫ك ا ْلو‬ َ ِ‫ضل‬ ْ َ‫اَل َّل ُه َّم ا ْرزُ ْق ِنيْ ِم ْن ف‬
‫س َع ًة‬ َ َّ‫ إِال‬،‫ك‬ َ ‫م ٍّن ِم ْن اَحَ ٍد ِم ْن‬
َ ‫خ ْل ِق‬ َ ‫ ِم ْن‬،‫م ِريْئًا‬
َ َ‫غيْ ِر َك ٍّد َو ال‬ َ ‫صبًّا ه َِنيْئًا‬ َ ‫صبًّا‬ َ ،‫آلخ َر ِة‬ ِ ْ‫ا‬
‫ َو ِم ْن‬،‫سا َ َل‬ ْ َ‫ك ا‬ َ ِ‫ضل‬ْ َ‫ فَ ِم ْن ف‬.‫ضلِ ِه‬
ْ َ‫اسا َ ُلوْا اهللَ ِم ْن ف‬ ْ ‫ َو‬. َ‫ك ُق ْلت‬ َ َّ‫ فَ ِإن‬،ِ‫َاسع‬ِ ‫ك ا ْلو‬ َ ِ‫ضل‬ ْ َ‫ِم ْن ف‬
.‫سا َ َل‬ ْ ‫ َو ِم ْن ي َِد َك‬،‫سا َ َل‬
ْ َ ‫املَالَیٰ ا‬ ْ َ‫ك ا‬ َ ‫عطَيْ ِت‬ َ
Allaahummar zuqnee min faz”likal wasii’l h’alaalit’ t’iyyibi rizqan h’alaalan t’ayyibaM balaaghaL
LIDdunyaa wal aakhirah. S’abban s’abban hanee-am maree-aa. Min ghairi kadinW wa laa mannim min
ah’adim min khalqika illaa sAa’tam min faz”likal waasii’ fa-innaka qulta was alullaaha min faz”lihi famin
faz”lika asa-ala wa min a’t’iatika asa-ala wa miyn yakal malaayaa as-al.

O Allah, give me from Your wide Grace, and the permissible and the pure, a sustenance that is permissible
and pure, sufficient for the world and the Hereafter, in continuous outpour, pleasing to eat and drink without
undue struggle and without being under an obligation of one of Your creatures. Except that You widen it by
Your wide favor; for indeed You have said: “And ask Allah through His Grace”. Then from Your Grace I
ask. And I ask you through Your bestowal and I ask You from Your hands that are full of bounties.

Supplication of the chief of those who prostrate, the Imam Zainul Abideen (a.s.), when his sustenance
became less

‫ حَ تَّى‬،‫م ِل‬ َ َ‫ َو ِفيْ آجَ الِنَا ِبطُو ِْل اْال‬،‫سو ِْء الظَّ ِّن‬ ُ ‫اقنَا ِب‬ ِ َ‫ك ابْتَ َليْتَنَا ِفيْ أ َ ْرز‬ َ َّ‫أَل َّل ُه َّم إِن‬
‫ص ِّل‬ َ َ‫ ف‬،‫املُعَمِّ ِريْ َن‬ ْ ‫ َو طَ ِم ْعنَا ِبآمَالِنَا ِفيْ أَعْمَ ا ِر‬،َ‫وق ْني‬ ْ ‫ك ِم ْن ِعنْ ِد‬
ِ ُ‫امل َ ْرز‬ َ ‫سنَا أ َ ْرزَا َق‬ ْ َ‫ا ْلتَم‬
‫ َو أ َ ْل ِهمْ نَا‬، ِ‫مؤُ ْونَ َة الطَّ َلب‬ َ ‫ تَ ْك ِفيَنَا ِب ِه ِم ْن‬،ً‫ادقا‬ ِ ‫ص‬ َ ً ‫َب َلنَا ي َِقيْنا‬ ْ ‫ َو ه‬،‫ع ٰلى مُحَ مَّ ٍد َّو آلِ ِه‬ َ
ْ‫ك ِفي‬ َ ‫ص َّرحَ تَ ِب ِه ِم ْن ِع َّد ِت‬ َ ‫ َو اجْ ع َْل مَا‬، ِ‫صب‬ َ َّ‫شد َِّة الن‬ِ ‫ص ًة تُع ِْفيَنَا ِبهَا ِم ْن‬ َ ِ‫خال‬ َ ‫ِث َق ًة‬
،‫ي تَ َكفَّ ْلتَ ِب ِه‬ ْ ‫امنَا ِبال ِّرزْقِ ا َّل ِذ‬ِ َ‫ه ِتم‬ْ ِ‫اطعا ً ِال‬ِ ‫ َق‬،‫ك‬ َ ‫ك ِفيْ ِكتَا ِب‬ َ ‫س ِم‬ َ ‫ َو أَتْبَ ْعتَ ُه ِم ْن ِق‬،‫ك‬ َ ‫َوحْ ِي‬
‫ َو‬،ُ‫ص َدق‬ ْ َ‫ك ا ْلحَ قُّ اْال‬َ ‫ فَ ُق ْلتَ َو َقوْ ُل‬،ُ‫ض ِمنْتَ ا ْل ِكفَايَ َة َله‬ َ ‫ال ِبمَ ا‬ ِ ‫غ‬َ ‫ش ِت‬ ْ ِ‫سمً ا لِال‬ ْ َ‫َو ح‬
‫ب‬ ِّ ‫فَوَ َر‬: َ‫ن ث ُ َّم ُق ْلت‬ َ ‫عدُو‬ ِ َ‫السم‬
َ ْ‫آء ِرزْ ُق ُك ْم َو مَا تُو‬ َّ ْ‫ َو ِفي‬: ‫ك اْالَبَ ُّر اْالَ ْوفٰى‬ َ ُ‫سم‬ َ ‫سمْ تَ َو َق‬ َ ‫أ َ ْق‬
.‫ن‬َ ْ‫ط ُقو‬ِ ْ‫ضإِنَّ ُه َلحَ قٌّ ِمث ْ َل مَا أَنَّ ُك ْم تَن‬ ِ ‫آء َو اْالَ ْر‬ ِ َ‫السم‬ َّ
Allaahumma innakab talaitanaa fee arzaaqinaa bisoo-iz’ z’anni wa fee aajaalina bit’oolil amal. H’attal
tamasnaa arzaaqaka min i’ndil marzooqeen. Wa t’ami’naa bi-aamaalinaa fee aa’maaril mua’mmireen.
Fas’alli a’laa muh’ammadinw wa aalih. Wa hablana yaqeenan s’aadiqan takfiyana bihi maoonatit’ t’alabi wa
alhimnaa thiqatan khaalis’atan tu’fiyanaa bihaa min shiddatin nas’abi waj-a’l maa s’arrah’ata bihi min
i’ddatika fee wah’yika wa atba’tihu min qisamika fee kitaabika qaat’al li-ihtimaa minaa birrizqilladhee
takaffalta bihi wa h’asmal lil ishtighaali bimaa z’’amintal kifaayata lahu faqulta wa qaulukal h’aqqul as’daqu
wa aqsamtu wa qasamukal abarrul auf. Wa fis samaa-i rizqukum wa maa tua’doon. Fawarabbis samaa-i wal
arz”i innahu la h’aqqu mithla maa annakum tant’iqoon.

O Lord, verily You tried us in our means of support when we failed to trust You, in the length of our lives
with far-reaching hopes till we sought for Your sustenance from recipients of sustenance and our
expectations made us covert the age of those having longevity. Therefore, bless Muhammad and his
descendants. Grant us a sincere faith whereby to deliver us from the toil of earning a living. Inspire us with
pure confidence whereby to protect us from the hardships of fatigue. Let what You have explained of Your
promises in Your revelation, reinforced with Your oath, in Your Book, be a perfect check to our anxiety
about livelihood which You have undertaken to provide. Restrain us from undertaking to secure that, a
sufficiency of which You have guaranteed. For You have said – Your saying is right and most true – sworn –
Your oath is most righteous and faithful – (Saying), “And in the sky is your subsistence and what you have
been promised,” and You have added, “And by the Lord then of heaven and earth, it is as true as that you
speak.”[2]

Prayer of Amirul Momineen (a.s.) for repayment of debts

‫ضطَ ِّريْ َن يَا‬ ْ ‫عو َِة‬

ْ ُ ‫امل‬ ْ ‫ْب َد‬ َ ‫ُجي‬ ِ ‫ن َو م‬ ِ ‫ب اْالَحْ زَا‬
َ ‫ه‬ِ ْ‫مذ‬ َ ‫سا ْل‬
ُ ‫غ ِّم َو‬ َ ِّ‫منَف‬
ُ ‫اَل َّل ُه َّم يَا فَا ِرجَ ا ْل َه ِّم َو‬
‫شی ٍْء فَا ْرحَ مْ ِنیْ َرحْ مَ ًة‬ َ ‫جائى َو َرحْ مٰ َن ُك ِّل‬ ِ ‫حيْمَ هُمَ ا اَنْتَ َر‬ ِ ‫آلخ َر ِة َو َر‬
ِ ْ ‫َرحْ مٰ َن ال ُّدنْيَا َو ا‬
.ُ‫عنِّیْ ال َّديْ َن ُك َّله‬ َ ‫ضیْ ِبهَا‬ ِ ‫َاك َو تَ ْق‬
َ ‫سو‬ ِ ‫ع ْن َرحْ مَ ٍة ِم ْن‬ َ ‫غ ِني ِْنیْ ِبهَا‬ ْ َ‫ت‬
Allaahumma yaa faarijal hammi wa munaffisal ghammi wa muzh’ibal ah’zaani wa mujeeba da’watil
muz”t’arreen. Yaa rah’maanad dunyaa wal aakhirati wa rah’eemahumaa anta rajaa-ee wa rah’maana kulli
shai-in farh’amnee rah’matan taghneenee bihaa a’nr rah’matim min siwaaka wa taqz”ee bihaa a’nnid daina
kullah.

O Allah! O the averter of sorrows. O the dispeller of grief! O the one to ward off the sorrow and O the one to
accept the prayers of uneasy people. O the Beneficent in this world and the Hereafter. You are my only hope,
and O the one to show mercy on everything, have mercy on me. Shower such a mercy on me which excels
every other mercy and free me from all the debts.[3]

Prayer for acquiring sustenance

A person came to the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) and said: O Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.), I am having a family and
these are debts upon me and my condition has become severe. So teach me a supplication to pray to Allah,
the Mighty and Sublime, by it so that He gives me to repay my debts and maintain my family. The
Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) said: O Abdullah, perform the ritual ablution perfectly and pray 2 rakats of
prayer and complete the bowings and prostrations, then say:

‫ع َلي ِْه‬
َ ُ‫ص َّلی اهلل‬ َ ‫ك نَ ِبیِّ ال َّرحْ مَ ِة‬ َ ِّ‫ك ِبمُ حَ مَّ ٍد نَ ِبي‬ ِ ‫َاج ُد يَا َو‬
َ ْ‫اح ُد يَا َك ِريْ ُم اَتَوَجَّ ُه إِ َلي‬ ِ ‫يَا م‬
‫شى ٍْء َو‬ َ ‫ب ُك ِّل‬ِّ ‫ك َو َر‬ َ ِّ‫ك إ َلی اهللِ َربِّىْ َو َرب‬ َ ‫سو َْل اهللِ إِنِّيْ اَتَوَجَّ ُه ِب‬ ُ ‫َو آلِ ِه يَا مُحَ مَّ ُد يَا َر‬
َ ‫ك نَفْحَ ًة َك ِريْمَ ًة ِم ْن نَفَحَ ا ِت‬
‫ك‬ ْ َ ‫ه ِل َب ْي ِت ِه َو ا‬
َ ‫سا َ ُل‬ ْ َ ‫ع ٰلی مُحَ مَّ ٍد َّو ا‬ َ َ‫ُص ِّلى‬ َ ‫نت‬ ْ َ ‫ك اَل َّل ُه َّم ا‬َ ‫سا َ ُل‬
ْ َ‫ا‬
‫ع ٰلی‬ َ ‫ني ِب ِه‬
ُ ْ ‫ست َِع‬ ْ َ ‫ضىْ ِب ِه َدي ِْنيْ َو ا‬ ِ ‫شع َِثىْ َو ا َ ْق‬ َ ‫اسعًا ا َ ُل ُّم ِب ِه‬
ِ ‫َسيْرا ً َو ِرزْ ًقا َو‬ ِ ‫َو فَتْحً ا ي‬
.ْ‫ِعيَالِى‬
Yaa maajidu yaa waah’idu yaa kareemu atawajjahu ilaika bi muh’ammadin nabeeyika nabeeyir rah’mati
s’allallaahu a’laihi wa aalihi yaa muh’ammadu yaa rasoolallaahi innee atawajjahu bika ilallaahi rabbi wa
rabbika wa rabbee kulli shai. Wa as-aluka allaahumma an tus’alli a’laa muh’ammadinw wa ahlibaitihi wa as-
aluka nafh’atan kareematam min nafah’aatika wa fat-h’ayn yaseeranw wa rizqan waasia’n alummu bihi
shaa’thee wa aqz”ee bihi dainee wa astae’e’nu bihi a’laa i’yaalee.

O Glorious, O the One, O Noble, I turn towards You through Muhammad, Your Prophet, the prophet of
mercy. May Allah bless him and his family. O Muhammad, O Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.), indeed I turn
through you to Allah, My Lord and your Lord and the Lord of everything and I ask You O Allah that you
bless Muhammad and his Ahle Bayt and I ask You for a noble bestowal from Your bestowals and an easy
victory and a wide sustenance, so that I can reform my muddled affairs and repay my loans and maintain by
it, my family.[4]

For increase in sustenance and sufficiency in important matters

Among the formulae for increase in sustenance and sufficing for important affairs is the reading of the
following verses:

َ ‫ث‬
‫ال‬ ُ ‫ َو َي ْرزُ ْق ُه ِم ْن حَ ْي‬.‫خ َرجً ا‬ ْ ‫م‬َ ‫ َو مَن يَتَّقِ اهللَ يَجْ ع َْل َّل ُه‬.ِ ‫حيْم‬ ِ ‫ن ال َّر‬ِ ٰ‫سم ِ اهللِ ال َّرحْ م‬ ْ ‫ِب‬
‫شي ٍْء‬َ ‫م ِر ِه َق ْد جَ ع ََل اهللُ لِ ُك ِّل‬
ْ َ ‫ن اهللَ بَالِغُ أ‬ َّ ِ‫سبُ ُه إ‬
ْ َ‫ع َلى اهللِ فَ ُهوَ ح‬
َ ‫ب َو مَن يَتَوَ َّك ْل‬ ِ ‫يَحْ ت‬
ُ ‫َس‬
.‫َق ْد ًرا‬
Bismillaahir rah’maanir rah’eem. Wa mayn yattaqillaaha yaj-a’l lahu makhrajaa. Wa yarzuqhu min h’aithu
laa yah’tasibu wa mayn yatawakkal a’lallaahi fahuwa h’asbuhu innallaaha baalighu amrihi qad ja-a’lallaahu
likulli shai-in qadraa.

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. And whoever is careful of (his duty to) Allah, He will
make for him an outlet. And give him sustenance from whence he thinks not; and whoever trusts in Allah,
He is sufficient for him; surely Allah attains His purpose; Allah indeed has appointed a measure for
everything.[5]
Recite Salawat on the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) three times before and after reciting the above verses. Perform this
ritual every Wednesday.

Verse of sustenance

From the proven supplications of Shaykh Mufid for seeking sustenance is reciting seven times:

.ُ‫ِي ا ْل َع ِزيْز‬
ُّ ‫هوَ ا ْل َقو‬ َ ُ‫َاد ِه يَ ْرزُق‬
َ ‫م ْن ي‬
ُ ‫َشآ ُء َو‬ ِ ‫طيْفٌ ِب ِعب‬
ِ ‫اَهللُ َل‬
Allaahu lat’eefum bi-i’baadihi yarzuqu mayn ya shaa-u wa huwal qaweeyul a’zeez.

Allah is Benignant to His servants; He gives sustenance to whom He pleases, and He is the Strong, the
Mighty.[6]

Also recite the following seven times: [7]

َ َ‫اَل َّل ُه َّم ا َ ِد ْم ِنعْمَ ت‬

.ُ‫ك َو ا ْلطُفْ ِبنَا ِفيْمَ ا َق َّد ْرتَه‬
Allaahumma adim ni’mataka walt’uf binaa feemaa qaddartah.

O Allah make permanent Your bounty and Your Grace for us in what You have ordained.

For sustenance and repayment of debts

Maaz complained to the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) when he was under a debt. He (the Prophet) said: Do you want
that Allah should liquidate your debts? He said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.). He (the Prophet) said:

‫َشآ ُء‬َ ‫َشآ ُء َو ت ُِعزُّ مَن ت‬ َ ‫ك ِممَّ ن ت‬َ ‫امل ُ ْل‬

ْ ‫ع‬ُ ‫َشآ ُء َوتَنْ ِز‬ َ ‫م ْن ت‬َ ‫ك‬ َ ‫امل ُ ْل‬
ْ ْ‫ك تُؤْ ِتي‬ ِ ‫امل ُ ْل‬
ْ ‫ك‬َ ِ‫ُق ِل ال َّل ُه َّم مَال‬
‫ تُولِجُ ال َّلي َْل ِفيْ ا ْلنَّهَا ِر َو‬.‫شي ٍْء َق ِديْ ٌر‬ َ ‫ع ٰلى ُك ِّل‬َ ‫ك‬ َ َّ‫خ ْي ُر إِن‬َ ‫َشآ ُء ِبي َِد َك ا ْل‬ َ ‫م ْن ت‬ َ ‫َو ت ُِذ ُّل‬
ُ‫املَيَّتَ ِم َن ا ْلحَ يِّ َو تَ ْرزُق‬ ْ ُ‫خ ِرج‬ْ ُ‫ِّت َو ت‬ ْ ‫خ ِرجُ ا ْلحَ يَّ ِم َن‬
ِ ‫املَي‬ ْ ُ‫تُوْلِجُ النَّهَا َر ِفيْ ال َّليْ ِل َو ت‬
‫َشآ ُء‬ َ ‫ْطىْ ِمنْهُمَ ا مَا ت‬ ِ ‫حيْمَ هُمَ ا تُع‬ ِ ‫آلخ َر ِة َو َر‬ِ ْ ‫ َرحْ مٰ َن ال ُّدنْيَا َو ا‬.‫اب‬ ٍ ‫س‬ َ ‫ح‬ ِ ‫غيْ ِر‬ َ ‫َشآ ُء ِب‬َ ‫م ْن ت‬ َ
.ْ‫عنِّیْ َدي ِْني‬ َ ‫ضی‬ َ ‫َو تَمْ نَعُ ِمنْهُمَ ا مَا ت‬
ِ ‫َشآ ُء إِ ْق‬
Qulillaahumma maalikal mulki tu-til mulka man tashaa-u wa tanziu’l mulka mimman tashaa-u wa tu-i’zzu
man tashaa-u wa tudhillu man tashaa-u biyadikal khairu innaka a’laa kulli shai-in qadeer. Toolijul Laila
finnahaari wa toolijun nahaara fil laili wa tukhrijul h’ayya minal mayyiti wa tukhrijul mayyita minal h’ayy.
Wa tarzuqu man tashaa-u bighairi h’isaab. Rah’maanad dunyaa wal aakhirati wa rah’eemahumaa tu’t’ee
minhumaa maa tashaa-u wa tamnau’ minhumaa maa tashaa-u iqz”ee a’nnee dainee.

Say: O Allah, Master of the Kingdom! Thou givest the kingdom to whomsoever Thou pleasest and takest
away the kingdom from whomsoever Thou pleasest, and Thou exaltest whom Thou pleasest and abasest
whom Thou pleasest; in Thine hand is the good; surely, Thou hast power over all things. Thou makest the
night to pass into the day and Thou makest the day to pass into the night, and Thou bringest forth the living
from the dead and Thou bringest forth the dead from the living, and Thou givest sustenance to whom Thou
pleasest without measure. The Beneficent of the world and the hereafter and their Merciful, You bestow
from the two what You like and prevent from the two what You like, repay for me my debt.

Then even if your debts equal the whole world full of gold, Allah would cause it to be liquidated.
For repayment of debt and removal of poverty

From Sahl Sadi that he said: A person came to the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) and complained of poverty and
straitening of sustenance. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) told him:

When you enter your house, say Salam (salute) whether there is someone therein or there is none. The recite
“Qul huwallaaho Ahad (Surah Tawheed)”, once. The man did as advised and Allah gave him so much that
he even passed some of it to his neighbors.[8]

From ar-Reza (a.s.) from his forefathers from Ali (a.s.) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) said:
One who recites the following a hundred times everyday will acquire wealth by it, and poverty will be
removed and the door of poverty will be closed while the door of Paradise shall be opened for him:

ُ ْ ‫امل ُ ِب‬
‫ني‬ ْ ‫ق‬ ْ ُ‫الَ ا ِ ٰل َه اِالَّ اهلل‬
ُ ِ‫املَل‬
ُّ َ‫ك ا ْلح‬
Laa ilaaha illallaahul malikul h’aqqul mubeen.

There is no god except Allah, the True and Manifest Ruler.

It is said in traditions to recite the above thirty times for removing poverty and getting prosperity.[9]

For seeking sustenance

Allamah Amili (r.a.) says: We have found in some books of supplication that one who writes these verses on
the last Friday of the month of Ramadan and keeps it in his purse or his money box, Allah the High, will
cause increase and the two will not be empty of it till he keeps it.

For sustenance

Write:

‫سنًا َو‬ َ َ‫ن َو أَنْبَتَهَا نَبَاتًا ح‬ٍ ‫س‬َ َ‫حيْم ِ فَتَ َقبَّ َلهَا َربُّهَا ِب َقبُو ٍْل ح‬ ِ ‫ن ال َّر‬
ِ ٰ‫سم ِ اهللِ ال َّرحْ م‬ ْ ‫ِب‬
ِ ‫م ْريَ ُم أَنّٰى َل‬
‫ك‬ َ ‫اب َوجَ َد ِعن َدهَا ِرزْقا ً َق‬
َ ‫ال يَا‬ َ ‫املِحْ َر‬
ْ ‫ع َليْهَا زَ َك ِريَّا‬ َ ‫خ َل‬َ ‫َكفَّ َلهَا زَ َك ِريَّا ُك َّلمَ ا َد‬
ِ ‫ص َدقَ اهللُ ا ْلع‬
.ُ‫َظيْم‬ ٍ ‫س‬
َ ‫اب‬ َ ‫ح‬ِ ‫غيْ ِر‬ َ ‫ن اهللَ يَ ْرزُقُ مَن ي‬
َ ‫َشآ َء ِب‬ ِ ‫هوَ ِم ْن ِع‬
َّ ِ‫ند اهللِ إ‬ ُ ْ‫هذَا َقا َلت‬ ٰ
Bismillaahir rah’maanir rah’eem. Fataqbbalahaa rabbuhaa biqaboolin h’asaninw wa ambatahaa nabaatan
h’asananw wa kaffalahaa zakareeyaa. Kullamaa dakhala a’laihaa zakareeyal mih’raaba wajada i’ndahaa
rizqaa. Qaala yaa maryamu annaa laki haadhaa qaalat huwa min i’ndillaahi innallaaha yarzuqu mayn yashaa-
u bighairi h’isaab. s’adaq allaahul a’z’eem.

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. So her Lord accepted her with a good acceptance and
made her grow up a good growing, and gave her into the charge of Zakaria; whenever Zakaria entered the
sanctuary to (see) her, he found with her food. He said: O Maryam! whence comes this to you? She said: It
is from Allah. Surely Allah gives to whom He pleases without measure.[10] Allah the Mighty, has said the
truth.

Another supplication for sustenance

In the History of Ali bin Anjab, known as Ibne Sayyi, he says: One who follows this supplication, his
sustenance would become easy and their ways would become easy for him.
 ٍ‫سبَب‬ َ ‫َاب ِب‬
َ ‫غيْ ِر‬ ِ ‫سب‬ ْ َ‫ِّب اْال‬
ُ ‫ُسب‬
َ ‫سبَبٍ يَا م‬ َ ْ‫َب ُك ِّل ِذی‬َ ‫سب‬ َ ‫َب َل ُه يَا‬ َ ‫سب‬ َ َ‫م ْن ال‬ َ ‫َب‬َ ‫سب‬ َ ‫اَل َّل ُه َّم يَا‬
‫ك‬ ِ ‫مع‬
َ ‫ْصيَ ِت‬ َ ‫ع ْن‬َ ‫ك‬َ ‫ع ِت‬َ ‫ك َو ِبطَا‬ ِ ‫ع ْن حَ َر‬
َ ‫ام‬ َ ‫ك‬َ ِ‫غ ِن ِنیْ ِبحَ الَل‬ ْ َ ‫ع ٰلی مُحَ مَّ ٍد َّو ا ٰ ِل مُحَ مَّ ٍد َّو ا‬َ ‫ص ِّل‬ َ
.ُ‫سوَاك يَا حَ یُّ يَا َقيُّوْم‬ ِ ‫ك عَمَّ ْن‬ َ ِ‫ضل‬
ْ َ‫َو ِبف‬
Allaahumma yaa sababa mallaa sababa lah. Yaa sababa kulli dhee sabab. Yaa musabbilal asbaabi fee ghairi
sabab. S’alli a’alaa muh’ammadinw wa aali muh’ammadinw wa-aghninee bih’alaalika an h’araamika wa
bit’aa-a’tika a’m ma’s’iyatika wa bifaz”lika a’mman siwaaka yaa h’ayyu yaa qayyoom.

O Allah, O the cause of one for whom there is no cause, O cause of all that have cause. O cause of causes in
that where there is no cause. Bless Muhammad and the progeny of Muhammad. Make me needless through
Your permissible from Your prohibited. And through Your obedience from Your disobedience and by Your
Grace from others than You. O the Living, O the Everlasting.[11]

Another Supplication

‫ك‬ ْ َ‫ َو ِزيَا َدةً ِم ْن ف‬،‫ك‬

َ ِ‫ضل‬ َ ِ‫ضل‬
ْ َ‫ك َكمَ ا يَلِيْقُ ِبف‬
َ ِ‫ضل‬
ْ َ‫ك مَا يَلِيْقُ ِبف‬ َ ِ‫ضل‬ ْ َ‫ك ِم ْن ف‬ َ ‫سا َ ُل‬
ْ َ‫اَل َّل ُه َّم إِنَّا ن‬
ِ ‫ ا ُ ْرزُ ْق ِنيْ ِرزْ ًقا َو‬،‫ض ِل‬
.ُ‫اسعًا يَا َك ِريْم‬ ْ َ‫ يَا ذَا ا ْلف‬،‫ك‬ َ ِ‫ضل‬ ْ َ‫ِبف‬
Allaahumma innaa nas-aluka min faz”lika maa yaleequ bifaz”lika kamaa yaleequ bifaz”lik. Wa ziyaadatam
min faz”lika bifaz”lik yaa dhal faz”li urzuqnee rizqanw wasia’yn yaa kareem.

O Allah, we ask You from Your Grace that which befits Your Grace, like it befits Your Grace. And more than
Your Grace by Your Grace. O one with Grace, give me a wide sustenance, O Munificent.[12]

[1] Muhajjut Dawat, Ibne Tawus, Pg. 160

[2] As-Sahifa as-Sajjadiya al-Kamilah, Al-Imam Zainul Abideen (a.s.) Pg. 136, Manshuratil A’lami

[3] As-Sahifa Alawiya, Pg.152, India

[4] Makarim al-Akhlaq, Ash-Shaykh Tabarsi, Pg. 337

[5] Surah Talaq 65:2-3

[6] Surah Shura 42:19

[7] Mujarribat al-Imamiya, Pg. 159

[8] Tibb al-Aaimma, As-Sayyid Shubbar, Pg. 524

[9] Tibb al-Aaimma, As-Sayyid Shubbar, Pg. 524

[10] Surah Aale Imran 3:37

[11] Al-Misbah, Vol. 1, Pg. 337

[12] Al-Mukhla, al-Bahai, Pg. 186

Extract From Manifestations book

Ensuring Sustenance

ِ ‫الس َم‬
ِ ‫آء َواأل َ ْر‬
1. Chapter al-Ā‘rāf - 7:96: ) ‫ض‬ َّ ‫ات ِم َن‬
ٍ ‫ َو َل ْو أ َ َّن أ َ ْه َل ا ْل ُقرى آ َمنُوا َواتَّ َق ْوا َلفَت َ ْحنَا َع َليْ ِه ْم بَر َك‬... (“And if
َ َ
the people of the towns were to believe and observe piety, surely we would have opened to them the blessings
of the heaven and the earth…”

2. Chapter al-Talāq - 65:2-3: ) ‫ب‬ ِ َ ‫ث الَ َي ْحت‬

ُ ‫س‬ ُ ‫ َو َي ْرزُ ْق ُه ِم ْن َح ْي‬.‫خ َر ًجا‬
ْ ‫“( َو َم ْن َيت َّ ِق اهللٌَّ َي ْج َع ْل َل ُه َم‬And whosoever is
God-wary (observes piety) He would make for him a way out [from difficulties] and Bestow on him
sustenance from whence he expects not…”

3. Chapter Nūh - 71:10-12:) ‫ال‬ ٍ ‫ َويُ ْم ِد ْد ُك ْم ِبأ َ ْم َو‬.‫ارا‬ ِ ِ ‫ يُر‬.‫است َ ْغ ِفروا ربَّ ُك ْم إِنَّ ُه َكا َن َغفَّارا‬
َّ ‫س ِل‬
ً ‫الس َمآ َء َع َليْ ُك ْم م ْد َر‬ ْ ً َ ُ ْ ‫ت‬ُ ‫فَ ُق ْل‬
ٍ َ ‫“ ( َوبَ ِن‬Then I said: seek forgiveness from your Lord, [for] indeed He is
ً ‫ني َويَ ْج َع ْل َل ُك ْم َجنَّات َويَ ْج َع ْل َل ُك ْم أَنْ َه‬
‫ارا‬
the Most-forgiving; He would send down abundance of rain upon you; and aid you with wealth and sons;
and make for you gardens and make for you rivers.”

These verses inform the human being about the best path of ensuring sustenance and avoiding the calamity
of hunger. If the culture of taqwā and istighfār (in its various manifestations and dimensions] were to
prevail, hunger would no more be a predicament save in cases of Divine trial.) ‫ف‬ َ ‫شي ٍْء ِم َن ا ْل‬
ِ ‫خ ْو‬ َ ‫َو َلنَبْ ُل َونَّ ُك ْم ِب‬
‫ َوا ْل ُجوع‬... (“And We would certainly try You with somewhat of fear and hunger…”[27]
We also have many traditions that guide the hungry and the destitute, as well those who would like to
disseminate the culture of independence, about the ways of achieving sustenance. Following are some
examples:

Increasing Sustenance

ِ
ِّ ‫إِ َّن ا ْل ِب َّر يَ ِزي ُد في‬. “Indeed, virtuousness increases
ِ ْ‫الرز‬
1. Imām al-Sādiq (as) is reported to have said[28]:‫ق‬
sustenance.”

ِ ْ‫الرز‬ ِ
2. Imām al-Sādiq (as) is reported to have said[29]:‫ق‬ ِّ ‫خ ْل ِق يَ ِزي ُد في‬
ُ ‫س ُن ا ْل‬
ْ ‫ح‬.
ُ “Good behaviour (akhlāq)
increases sustenance.”

ِ ْ‫الرز‬ ِ َّ ‫ يُ َو‬،‫ار ِة‬

3. The Holy Prophet (s) is reported to have said[30]:‫ق‬ ِّ ‫سعُ َع َليْ َك في‬ َ ‫ ُد ْم َعلى الطَّ َه‬. “Always be in
the state of tahāra (purity) and your sustenance shall be increased.”

Therefore, the duty of those who sincerely utter this verse of the supplication, besides actively supporting
others, should be to educate them to realize the direct causes of hunger.

Dua by Imam Reza Image