The Prayer of Sitting and Glorification, Which is the Prayer of ja'far Ibn Abi Talib

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لِجَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ يَا جَعْفَرُ أَ لَا أَمْنَحُكَ أَ لَا أُعْطِيكَ أَ لَا أَحْبُوكَ‌[2] أَ لَا أُعَلِّمُكَ صَلَاةً إِذَا أَنْتَ صَلَّيْتَهَا لَوْ كُنْتَ فَرَرْتَ مِنَ الزَّحْفِ وَ كَانَ عَلَيْكَ مِثْلُ رَمْلِ عَالِجٍ‌[3] وَ زَبَدِ الْبَحْرِ ذُنُوباً غُفِرَتْ لَكَ قَالَ بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ تُصَلِّي أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ إِذَا شِئْتَ إِنْ شِئْتَ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ

"The Messenger of Allah (sw) said to Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, 'O’ Ja'far, shall I bestow upon you, give you, honor you, or teach you a prayer that if you perform it, even if you were to have fled from the battlefield and had sins equivalent to the sand of ‘Alij or the foam of the sea, they would be forgiven for you?' Ja'f

وَ قَدْ رُوِيَ: «أَنَّ اَلتَّسْبِيحَ فِي صَلاَةِ جَعْفَرٍ بَعْدَ اَلْقِرَاءَةِ وَ أَنَّ تَرْتِيبَ اَلتَّسْبِيحِ سُبْحَانَ اَللَّهِ وَ اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اَللَّهُ وَ اَللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ.

Hadith.1534 - It has been narrated that in the Tasbih (glorifications) of the Salat (prayer) of Ja'far, the order of the Tasbih following the recitation (of the chapters from the Qur'an) is "SubhanAllah (swt) (Glory be to God), Alhamdulillah (All praise is due to God), La ilaha illAllah (swt) (There is no god but Allah

اقْرَأْ فِي صَلَاةِ جَعْفَرٍ ع بِ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ وَ قُلْ يا أَيُّهَا الْكافِرُونَ‌.

Hadith.1535 - In a narration from Abdullah ibn al-Mughirah, from Imam Al-Sadiq (as), Imam (as) said: "Recite in the Salat of Ja'far (as) 'Qul Huwa Allahu Ahad' (Surah Al-Ikhlas) and ‘Qul ya-ayyuhal kaafirun’ (Surah al-Kafirun)."

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ يَعْنِي مُوسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ ع أَيُّ شَيْ‌ءٍ لِمَنْ صَلَّى صَلَاةَ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ لَوْ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ مِثْلُ رَمْلِ عَالِجٍ وَ زَبَدِ الْبَحْرِ ذُنُوباً لَغَفَرَهَا اللَّهُ لَهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ هَذِهِ لَنَا قَالَ فَلِمَنْ هِيَ إِلَّا لَكُمْ خَاصَّةً قَالَ قُلْتُ فَأَيَّ شَيْ‌ءٍ أَقْرَأُ فِيهَا قَالَ وَ قُلْتُ أَعْتَرِضُ الْقُرْآنَ‌[3] قَالَ لَا اقْرَأْ فِيهَا

I asked Abu al-Hasan, meaning Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as): "What is the reward for one who prays the Salat of Ja'far?" Imam (as) said: "If they have sins equal in quantity to the sand of 'Alij and the foam of the sea, Allah (swt) would forgive them." I asked: "Is this exclusively for us?" Imam (as) said: "For wh

و سئل أبو عبد الله ع‌ عمن صلى صلاة جعفر هل يكتب له من الأجر مثل ما قال رسول الله ص لجعفر قال إي و الله.

Hadith.1537 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about someone who performs the Salat of Ja'far. Would they receive the same reward as that which the Messenger of Allah (sw) mentioned to Ja'far? Imam (as) said: "Yes, by Allah (swt)."

أنه قال‌ كتبت إلى الماضي الأخير ع‌[1] أسأله عن رجل صلى من صلاة جعفر ع ركعتين ثم تعجله عن الركعتين الأخيرتين‌[2] حاجة أو يقطع ذلك لحادث يحدث‌[3] أ يجوز له أن يتمها إذا فرغ من حاجته و إن قام عن مجلسه أم لا يحتسب بذلك إلا أن يستأنف الصلاة و يصلي الأربع ركعات كلها في مقام واحد فكتب ع بلى إن قطعه عن ذلك أمر[4] لا بد له منه فليقطع ثم ليرجع فليبن على ما بقي منها إن شاء الله.

Hadith.1538 - It is narrated from Ali ibn al-Rayan that He said: I wrote to the Last Imam (as) asking about a man who prayed two rak'ahs of the Salat of Ja'far but was forced to interrupt before completing the final two rak'ahs due to a need or an event that occurred. Would it be permissible for him to complete the rem

إن شئت حسبتها من نوافل الليل و إن شئت حسبتها من نوافل النهار تحسبُ لَكَ مِنْ نَوَافِلِكَ وَ تُحْسَبُ لَكَ مِنْ صَلَاةِ جَعْفَرٍ ع.

"Pray the Salat of Ja'far whenever you wish, be it during the day or night. If you wish, you may count it as part of the supererogatory prayers of the night, and if you wish, you may count it as part of the supererogatory prayers of the day. It will be counted as part of your supererogatory prayers and as the Salat of

إِذَا كُنْتَ مُسْتَعْجِلًا فَصَلِّ صَلَاةَ جَعْفَرٍ مُجَرَّدَةً ثُمَّ اقْضِ التَّسْبِيحَ.

"If you are in a hurry, pray the Salat of Ja'far in a simplified form, and then complete the Tasbih (glorification) afterwards."

تَقُولُ فِي آخِرِ سَجْدَةٍ[5] مِنْ صَلَاةِ

Hadith.1541 - In a narration from al-Hasan ibn Mahbub, it is reported that one should say in the final prostration of the Salat of Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (as): "O’ One who is clothed in might and dignity, O’ One who adorns Himself with majesty and nobility, O’ One for whom glorification is befitting and belongs to none b