Standing at al-Safa’ and Prayers

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع هَلْ مِنْ دُعَاءٍ مُوَقَّتٍ أَقُولُهُ عَلَى الصَّفَا وَ الْمَرْوَةِ فَقَالَ تَقُولُ إِذَا وَقَفْتَ عَلَى الصَّفَا- لا إِلهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ‌ وَحْدَهُ‌ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ‌ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَ لَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِي وَ يُمِيتُ وَ هُوَ عَلى‌ كُلِّ شَيْ‌ءٍ قَدِيرٌ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ

“No one other than Allah, who is One and has no partners, deserves worship. To Him belong the kingdom and all praise. He gives life and causes things to die and has power over all things - three times.’””

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع كَيْفَ يَقُولُ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى الصَّفَا وَ الْمَرْوَةِ قَالَ يَقُولُ‌ لا إِلهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ‌ وَحْدَهُ‌ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ‌ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَ لَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِي وَ يُمِيتُ وَ هُوَ عَلى‌ كُلِّ شَيْ‌ءٍ قَدِيرٌ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ.

‘He should say, ‘No one except Allah who is One and has no partners, deserves worship. To Him belong the Kingdom and all praise. He gives life and causes death and He has power over all things’ - three times.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع عَنْ بَابِ الصَّفَا قُلْتُ إِنَّ أَصْحَابَنَا قَدِ اخْتَلَفُوا فِيهِ بَعْضُهُمْ يَقُولُ الَّذِي يَلِي السِّقَايَةَ وَ بَعْضُهُمْ يَقُولُ الَّذِي يَلِي الْحَجَرَ فَقَالَ هُوَ الَّذِي يَلِي السِّقَايَةَ مُحْدَثٌ صَنَعَهُ دَاوُدُ وَ فَتَحَهُ دَاوُدُ[1].

“I asked abu Ibrahim (a.s.), about the door of al-Safa’ saying, ‘Our people have differences about it. Certain ones among them say, “It is in front of the water fountain and others say that it is in front of the Black Stone.’” He (the Imam) said, ‘It is the one which is in front of the water fountain. Dawud initiated i

كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع إِذَا صَعِدَ الصَّفَا اسْتَقْبَلَ الْكَعْبَةَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ- اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي‌ كُلَّ ذَنْبٍ أَذْنَبْتُهُ قَطُّ[1] فَإِنْ عُدْتُ فَعُدْ عَلَيَّ بِالْمَغْفِرَةِ فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ اللَّهُمَّ افْعَلْ بِي مَا أَنْتَ أَهْلُهُ فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ تَفْعَلْ بِي مَا أَنْتَ أَهْلُهُ تَرْحَمْنِي وَ إِنْ تُعَذِّبْنِي فَأَنْتَ غَنِيٌّ عَنْ عَذَابِي وَ أَنَا

“’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), when climbing on al-Safa’, would face the Ka‘bah, raise his hands and then say, ‘O Allah, forgive my every sin that I have committed. If I will return to sin, return to me with forgiveness, You are Forgiving and Merciful. O Allah, do for me what is worthy of You to do for me; if You do for me

مَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَكْثُرَ مَالُهُ فَلْيُطِلِ الْوُقُوفَ عَلَى الصَّفَا وَ الْمَرْوَةِ.

“One who wants his wealth to increase should stay on al-Safa’ and al-Marwah for a long time.”

لَيْسَ عَلَى الصَّفَا شَيْ‌ءٌ مُوَقَّتٌ.

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘There is no definite act of worship to perform on al-Safa’.’”

رَأَيْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع صَعِدَ الْمَرْوَةَ فَأَلْقَى نَفْسَهُ عَلَى الْحَجَرِ الَّذِي فِي أَعْلَاهَا فِي مَيْسَرَتِهَا وَ اسْتَقْبَلَ الْكَعْبَةَ.

“I once saw abu al-Hassan (a.s.), climb al-Marwah and lean himself against the rock which is on top on the pathway and face al-Ka‘bah.”(Ahadith 7-8 of this Chapter are best explained in the form of fatwa).

كُنْتُ وَرَاءَ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ مُوسَى ع‌[3] عَلَى الصَّفَا أَوْ عَلَى الْمَرْوَةِ وَ هُوَ لَا يَزِيدُ عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ- اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ حُسْنَ الظَّنِّ بِكَ فِي كُلِّ حَالٍ وَ صِدْقَ النِّيَّةِ فِي التَّوَكُّلِ عَلَيْكَ‌[4].

“I was following abu al-Hassan, Musa (a.s.), when climbing al-Safa’ and al-Marwah, and he did not say anything more than two words, ‘O Allah, I appeal before You to grant me optimism about You in all conditions and true intention to place my trust with You.’”