The Commander of the Faithful, God's blessings be upon him, said: Whoever has been wronged, and his oppressor persists in his wrongdoing and will not desist from it, let him pour water over himself or perform a full ablution, pray two units of prayer, and then say: O God, so-and-so son of so-and-so has wronged me, transgressed against me, set himself in hostility against me, caused me pain, seared me with grief, humiliated me and worn me out. O God, leave him to himself, demolish his support, hasten his ruin, strip from him the blessing You have granted him, cut off his provision, snatch away his life, efface his trace, set his enemy over him, and seize him from the place where he feels secure — as he wronged me, transgressed against me, set himself in hostility against me, and caused pain, and seared, and humiliated, and wore out. For truly He grants no reprieve. (Muhaj al-Da'awat by Ibn Tawus, vol. 1, p. 3)
The Commander of the Faithful (AS) said: One who has been wronged, and whose oppressor will not leave him be, should perform a full washing or a complete ablution, pray two units of prayer, and then say: O God, so-and-so son of so-and-so has wronged me, transgressed against me, set himself in hostility against me, caused me pain, seared me with grief, humiliated me and worn me out. O God, leave him to himself, demolish his support, hasten his ruin, strip from him the blessing You have granted him, cut off his provision, snatch away his life, efface his trace, set his enemy over him, and seize him from the place where he feels secure — as he wronged me, transgressed against me, set himself in hostility against me, and caused pain, and seared, and humiliated, and wore out. For truly He grants no reprieve.
From Ishaq ibn al-Fadl al-Hashimi, who said: Among the supplications of the Commander of the Faithful Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS) was: O God, I take refuge in You lest I ever show enmity for Your sake toward a friend of Yours, or befriend for Your sake an enemy of Yours, or ever be content with what angers You. O God, whomever You bless, our blessing be upon him; and whomever You curse, our curse be upon him. O God, whoever's death would bring relief to us and to all the Muslims, give us rest from him and replace him for us with one who is better for us than he, until You show us of the knowledge of answered prayer such as we may recognize as coming from You in our religion and our livelihood, O Most Merciful of the merciful. (Muhaj al-Da'awat by Ibn Tawus, vol. 1, p. 6)
A supplication of the Commander of the Faithful (AS): O God, I take refuge in You lest I ever show enmity for Your sake toward a friend of Yours, or befriend for Your sake an enemy of Yours, or ever be content with what angers You. O God, whomever You bless, our blessing be upon him; and whomever You curse, our curse be upon him. O God, whoever's death would bring relief to us and to all the Muslims, give us rest from him and replace him for us with one who is better for us than he, until You show us of the knowledge of answered prayer such as we may recognize as coming from You in our religion and our livelihood, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
Isma'il ibn Juwaybir, from al-Dahhak, from Ibn Abbas (may God be pleased with him), who said: I was sitting with Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS) when a man of altered complexion came in to him and said: O Commander of the Faithful, I am a sickly man, full of pains; teach me a supplication by which I may find help in this. He said: I shall teach you a supplication that Gabriel (AS) taught the Messenger of God (PBUH) during the illness of al-Hasan and al-Husayn, and it is this supplication: My God, whenever You have bestowed a blessing upon me, little has been my thanks to You for it; and whenever You have tried me with an affliction, little has been my patience for Your sake in it. O You whose blessings I thanked but little, yet who did not deprive me; O You in whose trial my patience was little, yet who did not forsake me; O You who saw me amid acts of disobedience, yet did not disgrace me; O You who saw me amid my sins, yet did not punish me for them: bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, forgive me my sin, and heal me of my sickness — indeed You have power over all things. (Muhaj al-Da'awat by Ibn Tawus, vol. 1, p. 8)
A gaunt and sickly man came to the Commander of the Faithful (AS) and complained of a long illness. The Commander of the Faithful (AS) said: Gabriel (AS) taught this supplication to the Messenger of God (PBUH) when al-Hasan and al-Husayn (AS) were ill: My God, whenever You have bestowed a blessing upon me, little has been my thanks to You for it; and whenever You have tried me with an affliction, little has been my patience for Your sake in it. O You whose blessings I thanked but little, yet who did not deprive me; O You in whose trial my patience was little, yet who did not forsake me; O You who saw me amid acts of disobedience, yet did not disgrace me; O You who saw me amid my sins, yet did not punish me for them: bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, forgive me my sin, and heal me of my sickness — indeed You have power over all things.
It is to be written and bound upon the right upper arm, and it is: In the Name of God, the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate. Ay Kanush [yash], ay Kanush, arah shash atitsafikh, ya mazzarun qartaliyun, ma wa masumas ma taytsalus khaytus musfaqlas musa sa'us al-tay'us latifus aqratay'ush lutfikas — this, this! 'And you were not on the western side when We decreed the command to Moses, nor were you among the witnesses' [Qur'an 28:44]. Come forth from her by the power of God, O accursed one, by the might of the Lord of the Worlds! Come forth from her, or else you shall be among the imprisoned! 'Get out of it, for it is not for you to show arrogance therein; go forth, for you are among the debased!' [Qur'an 7:13] 'Get out of it, despised and banished!' [Qur'an 7:18] — accursed, as We cursed the People of the Sabbath; and the command of God is ever accomplished. Come forth, O possessor of the hidden treasure, O Sura, O Surasur, by the treasured Name! Ya Tatrun, Tar'un, Mara'un — blessed be God, the best of creators! Bahiya, Sharahiya, Ever-Living, Self-Subsisting, by the Name written upon the brow of Israfil! Drive away from the bearer of this writing every jinn male and female, every satan male and female, every attendant spirit male and female, every sorcerer and sorceress, every ghoul male and female, and every meddler and trifler who trifles with the son of Adam. There is no power and no strength save through God, the Most High, the Most Great. And may God bless Muhammad and all his family, the good and the pure. (Muhaj al-Da'awat by Ibn Tawus, vol. 1, p. 8)
This is a protective amulet from the Commander of the Faithful (AS), which is written down and bound upon the right arm.
And from the book mentioned, from Ali (AS), tracing it back: The supplication of children is answered, so long as they have not become sullied with sins. (Muhaj al-Da'awat by Ibn Tawus, vol. 1, p. 20)
The Commander of the Faithful (AS) said: The supplication of children is answered so long as they have not become sullied with sin.
An excellent supplication narrated from our master Musa ibn Ja'far al-Kazim (AS), from the book Kunuz al-Najah of al-Tabarsi. It is the supplication for the warding off of calamity, and there is a long story concerning it. He said: When he entered upon al-Rashid — who had intended evil against him — and al-Rashid saw him, he sprang up toward him, embraced him, gave him a gift, perfumed him with his own hand, and bestowed a robe of honour upon him. I said to him: What did you say, that you were spared the evil of al-Rashid? He said: The supplication of my grandfather Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS). When he prayed with it, he never went forth against an army but he routed it, nor against a horseman but he overcame him; and it is the supplication for the warding off of calamity. I said: And what is it? He said: O God, by You I assail, by You I contend, by You I charge, by You I am given victory, by You I die and by You I live. I have surrendered myself to You and committed my affair to You. There is no power and no strength save through God, the Most High, the Most Great. O God, You created me, provided for me, fashioned me, and veiled me among Your servants by Your kindness, and bestowed upon me: when I fled, You brought me back; when I stumbled, You set me right; when I fell ill, You healed me; and when I called upon You, You answered me. My Master, be pleased with me, for indeed You have made me content. (Muhaj al-Da'awat by Ibn Tawus, vol. 1, p. 22)
The narrator says: Harun al-Rashid intended to kill Imam al-Kazim (AS), but all at once he changed his mind, and in his assembly he embraced the Imam, honoured him, and favoured him with a gift. I asked the Imam (AS): Why did it turn out so? He said: A supplication for the warding off of calamity has come down to me from my grandfather the Commander of the Faithful (AS); that very supplication saved me. Ali (AS) never recited that supplication but that all men feared him and were overcome by him. The supplication is this: O God, by You I assail, by You I contend, by You I charge, by You I am given victory, by You I die and by You I live. I have surrendered myself to You and committed my affair to You. There is no power and no strength save through God, the Most High, the Most Great. O God, You created me, provided for me, fashioned me, and veiled me among Your servants by Your kindness, and bestowed upon me: when I fled, You brought me back; when I stumbled, You set me right; when I fell ill, You healed me; and when I called upon You, You answered me. My Master, be pleased with me, for indeed You have made me content.
From Abu Raja', from Shu'ba, from Abu Ishaq, from al-Harith, from Ali (AS): He [Gabriel] came to the Prophet (PBUH) and found him sorrowful, and said: O Muhammad, what is this sorrow that I see in your face? He said: al-Hasan and al-Husayn have been struck by the evil eye. He said: O Muhammad, hold the evil eye to be true, for the evil eye is real. Then he said: Will you not seek protection for them with these words? He said: And what are they, O Gabriel? He said: Say: O God, Possessor of mighty dominion, of ancient bounty and of the noble Countenance; O Possessor of the perfect words and of the supplications that are answered: grant well-being to al-Hasan and al-Husayn against the souls of the jinn and the eyes of men. And the Prophet said to his companions: Seek protection for your women and your children with this formula of refuge, for those who seek refuge seek it with nothing like it. (Muhaj al-Da'awat by Ibn Tawus, vol. 1, p. 28)
The Commander of the Faithful (AS) narrates from the Messenger of God (PBUH) that: One day Gabriel (AS) came to me and found me sorrowful, and said: O Muhammad! What is the cause of this sorrow? I said: al-Hasan and al-Husayn are ill. He said: The evil eye is truly real; have you not sought protection for them by an amulet-prayer? I said: How shall I do so? He said: Say: O God, Possessor of mighty dominion, of ancient bounty and of the noble Countenance; O Possessor of the perfect words and of the supplications that are answered: grant well-being to al-Hasan and al-Husayn against the souls of the jinn and the eyes of men. After that, the Messenger of God (PBUH) used to urge us to seek protection for our women and our children with these words.
If you go to a person for some need, write this out and hold it in your right hand, and go wherever you wish: O God, I ask of You, O God, O One, O Unique, O One, O Single, O Light, O Eternally Besought; O You whose supports fill the heavens and the earth — that You make the heart of so-and-so son of so-and-so subject to me, as You made the serpent subject to Moses son of Imran (AS). And I ask You to make his heart subject to me, as You made subject to Solomon his hosts of jinn and men and birds, so that they were marshalled in ranks. And I ask You to soften his heart toward me, as You softened iron for David (AS). And I ask You to humble his heart before me, as You humbled the light of the moon before the light of the sun. O God, he is Your servant, son of Your handmaid, and I am Your servant, son of Your handmaid. You have taken hold of his two feet and of his forelock, so make him subject to me until he fulfils this need of mine and what I desire — indeed You have power over all things, and He is as He is in that which is. There is no god but He, the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting. (Muhaj al-Da'awat by Ibn Tawus, vol. 1, p. 144)
The Commander of the Faithful (AS) said: If you wish someone to do something for you, write his name and the task you wish him to perform, and close it in your right hand. Then say: O God, I ask of You, O God, O One, O Unique, O Single, O Light, O Eternally Besought; O You whose supports fill the heavens and the earth — that You make the heart of so-and-so son of so-and-so subject to me, as You made the serpent subject to Moses son of Imran (AS). And I ask You to make his heart subject to me, as You made subject to Solomon his hosts of jinn and men and birds, so that they were marshalled in ranks. And I ask You to soften his heart toward me, as You softened iron for David (AS). And I ask You to humble his heart before me, as You humbled the light of the moon before the light of the sun. O God, he is Your servant, son of Your handmaid, and I am Your servant, son of Your handmaid. You have taken hold of his two feet and of his forelock, so make him subject to me until he fulfils this need of mine and what I desire — indeed You have power over all things, and He is as He is in that which is. There is no god but He, the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting.