Usul16

Weeping and Appealing for One’s Needs in Salah (prayer)

6 narrations

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alkafi-4913Vol. 3, p. 301

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ يَنْبَغِي لِمَنْ يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ إِذَا مَرَّ بِآيَةٍ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ فِيهَا مَسْأَلَةٌ أَوْ تَخْوِيفٌ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ اللَّهَ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ خَيْرَ مَا يَرْجُو وَ يَسْأَلَهُ الْعَافِيَةَ مِنَ النَّارِ وَ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘One, when reading from the Holy Quran, should, upon coming across a verse that speaks of prayer or warning, ask Allah for what is good that one hopes for and for safety from fire and torment.’”

alkafi-4914Vol. 3, p. 301

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَ يَتَبَاكَى الرَّجُلُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَقَالَ بَخْ بَخْ وَ لَوْ مِثْلَ رَأْسِ الذُّبَابِ.

“I asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘Can a person weep during Salah (prayer)?’ The Imam replied, ‘It is a matter of great congratulations even if it (tears) is of the size of the head of a fly.’”

alkafi-4915Vol. 3, p. 302

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَكُونُ مَعَ الْإِمَامِ فَيَمُرُّ بِالْمَسْأَلَةِ أَوْ بِآيَةٍ فِيهَا ذِكْرُ جَنَّةٍ أَوْ نَارٍ قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ بِأَنْ يَسْأَلَ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ وَ يَتَعَوَّذَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ مِنَ النَّارِ وَ يَسْأَلَ اللَّهَ الْجَنَّةَ.

‘In such case (during prayer) he may ask Allah for protection against fire or for admission in paradise.’”

alkafi-4916Vol. 3, p. 302

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ ذِكْرِ السُّورَةِ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ يَدْعُو بِهَا فِي الصَّلَاةِ مِثْلَ‌ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ فَقَالَ إِذَا كُنْتَ تَدْعُو بِهَا فَلَا بَأْسَ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about reading a chapter of the book in the form of an appeal for help in Salah (prayer) like Chapter 112. He (the Imam) said, ‘If you read it in the form of appeal for help it is not harmful.’”

alkafi-4918Vol. 3, p. 302

لَمَّا أُسْرِيَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَبَلَغَ الْبَيْتَ الْمَعْمُورَ وَ حَضَرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَأَذَّنَ جَبْرَئِيلُ وَ أَقَامَ فَتَقَدَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ صَفَّ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَ النَّبِيُّونَ خَلْفَ مُحَمَّدٍ ص.

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘Umayr from ‘Umar ibn ’Udhaynah from Zurarah from and al-Fadl who has said the following: “Abu Ja’far, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘When the Messenger of Allah was taken to the heaven upon his arrival in Bayt al-Ma‘mur at the time of Salah (prayer), Jibril (G