Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām 3, record 248 of the digital edition

Translation

Ali ibn Hatim, from Ali ibn al-Husayn, from Ahmad ibn Abi Abdillah, from some who narrated it from Abu al-Hasan Musa (a.s), peace be upon him: Imam al-Kadhim (a.s) said: “O’ Allah (swt), there is no God but You (azj). I worship none but You (azj), and I associate nothing with You (azj). O’ Allah (swt), ‘Indeed, I have wronged myself, so forgive me’ (Surah Al-Qasas 28:16), and have mercy on me, for indeed none forgives sins except You (azj). O’ Allah (swt), send blessings upon (Prophet) Muhammad (saws) and the family of Muhammad (saws), And forgive me for what I have done before and what I will do later, what I have made public and what I have kept secret, and what You (azj) know better than I do. And You (azj) are the One who brings forward and the One who delays. O’ Allah (swt), send blessings upon (Prophet) Muhammad (saws) and the family of Muhammad (saws), And guide me to justice, guidance, correctness, and the firm establishment of the religion. O’ Allah (swt), make me one who guides and is rightly guided, content and pleasing (to You (azj)), not astray and not leading others astray. O’ Allah (swt), Lord (azj) of the seven heavens and Lord (azj) of the seven earths and Lord (azj) of the Mighty Throne, suffice me in that which concerns me of my affairs, however You (azj) will and in whatever way You (azj) will, And send blessings upon (Prophet) Muhammad (saws) and his family (a.s),” Then supplicate with whatever you wish. (Imam (a.s) then continued) “Then perform two units of prayer, and when you finish, say: “O’ Allah (swt), none can repel Your wrath except Your forbearance, And none can save from Your punishment except Your mercy, And none can deliver from Your chastisement except turning humbly to You (azj). So grant me, O’ my God, ‘a mercy from Yourself’ (Surah Al Imran 3:8), Through which You (azj) make me free of need for the mercy of anyone besides You (azj), By the power through which You (azj) revive the dead land, And by which You (azj) resurrect the dead among the servants, And do not destroy me with grief until You (azj) forgive me and have mercy on me, And make me recognize the answer to my supplication, And let me taste the sweetness of well-being until the end of my term. And do not allow my enemy to gloat over me, And do not give him control over my neck. My God (azj), if You (azj) lower me, then who is there to raise me? And if You (azj) raise me, then who is there to lower me? And if You (azj) destroy me, then who is there to stand between You (azj) and me, or to interfere with You (azj) in any matter of mine? And I have indeed known, O’ my God (azj), that there is no injustice in Your judgment, and there is no haste in Your punishment and only one who fears losing something hastens, and only the weak have need to commit injustice and You (azj), O’ my God, are exalted far above that, with great exaltation. So do not make me a target for affliction, nor a sign for Your vengeance. Grant me respite, grant me relief, overlook my slip, and do not try me with a trial following another trial for surely, You (azj) see my weakness and the lack of my means. I seek refuge in You (azj), O’ Allah (swt), so grant me refuge. I seek protection with You (azj) from the Fire, so protect me. And I ask You (azj) for Paradise, so do not deprive me of it.” (Imam (a.s) then continued) “Then you do two units of prayer, and when you finish, say: “O’ Allah (swt), indeed, Your pardon of my sin, And Your overlooking of my fault, And Your forgiveness of my wrongdoing, And Your covering over my disgraceful deeds, And Your forbearance despite the magnitude of my crimes whether they were committed in error or deliberately, has encouraged me to ask You (azj) for that which I do not deserve from You (azj): that which You (azj) have granted me from Your mercy, And made me acquainted with from Your responsiveness, and shown me from Your power. Thus I have begun calling upon You (azj) in safety, and asking You (azj) with familiarity, not in fear or dread, relying upon You (azj) in what I turn to You (azj) for. And if You (azj) delay in responding to me, I blame You (azj) out of my ignorance and perhaps what You (azj) delayed for me is better for me, due to Your knowledge of the outcome of matters. I have never seen a generous Master, more patient with a disgraceful servant, than You (azj) are with me. O’ my Lord (azj), indeed You (azj) call me, and I turn away from You (azj); And You (azj) show love toward me, but I become hostile toward You (azj); And You (azj) show affection toward me, but I do not accept it from You (azj) as though I have the upper hand over You (azj). Yet none of that prevents You (azj) from having mercy on me, doing good to me, and bestowing generously upon me out of Your bounty and generosity. So have mercy on Your ignorant servant, And bestow upon him from the excellence of Your kindness indeed, You (azj) are Generous and Noble.” (Imam (a.s) then continued) “And when you finish the supplication, go into prostration (sujud) and say in your prostration: ‘O’ the One (azj) who existed before everything, And the One (azj) who will exist after everything, And the One (azj) who brings all things into being do not expose me, for You (azj) know all about me, and do not punish me, for You (azj) have power over me. O’ Allah (swt), I seek refuge in You (azj) from turning away (from faith) at the time of death, And from the evil of the return to the graves, And from regret on the Day of Resurrection. O’ Allah (swt), I ask You (azj) for a pleasant life, a peaceful death, and an honourable return; which is not disgraceful and not shameful.’”

Translation: Haydar Ali Shaykh ibn Muhammad — published with the edition, reproduced verbatim.