ALI 226: Du as 19 and 23 Sahifa February 2013/ Rabi I & II, 1434 و ك ان م ن د ع ائ ه ع ل ي ه الس ل ام ع ن د ال اس ت س ق اء ب ع د ال ج د ب His supplication in Asking for Water during a Drought 1
Quiz on Translator s Intro. Two sections: Multiple choice we will do in the class Fill in Blanks you can do it at home. 2
More verses on water أ و ل ي ر ال ذ ين ك ف ر وا أ ن الس م او ات و ا ل ر ض ك ان ت ا ر ت ق ا ف ف ت ق ن ا ه ا و ج ع ل ن ا م ن ال م اء ك ل ش ي ء ح ي أ ف ل ي ؤ م ن ون 21:30 Have the faithless not regarded that the heavens and the earth were interwoven and We disjoined them, and We have made every living thing out of water? Will they not have faith? و ه و ال ذ ي م ر ج ال ب ح ر ي ن ه ذ ا ع ذ ب ف ر ات و ه ذ ا م ل ح أ ج اج و ج ع ل ب ي ن ه م ا ب ر ز خ ا و ح ج ر ا م ج ور ا 25:53 It is He who merged the two seas; this one sweet and agreeable, and that one briny and bitter, and between the two He set a barrier and forbidding hindrance. 3
Hadith on Water Imam al-sadiq (a) said, The flavor of water is life. [Tuhaf al- Uqoul, no. 370] The Prophet (s) said, Learning something during one's youth is like engraving in stone, and learning something when one is old is like writing on the surface of water. [Bihar al-anwar, v. 1, p. 222, no. 6] 4
Du a after drinking water Imam al-baqir (a) would say after drinking water: ا ل د هلل ال ذ ي س ق ا ن م آء ع ذ ب ا و ل ي ع ل ه م ل ح ا أ ج اج ا ب ذ ن و ب All praise belongs to Allah, Who has served me with fresh water, and He did not make it salty and bitter on account of my sins Sakina b. al-husayn heard her father saying: My Shi ahs, when you drink cold water ( ش يع ت م ا إ ن ش ر ب ت م ر ي ع ذ ب ف اذ ك ر و ن.( So we say: Salawaatullaahi alal-husayn, wav alaa awlaadil-husayn, wa alaa Ashaabil-Husyan, wa alaa Ansaaril-Husyan; wa la natullaahi alaa Qatilil-Husayn wa Ashaabihim. (Blessings of Allah be on Imam al-husayn, his children, his companions and his helper. Curse of Allah be upon the killers of al-husayn and their companions. 5
About the book Sahifa Select useful articles on al-sahifa al-: Introduction to Sahifa by Ayat. Muhammad Baqir al-sadr: www.academyofislam.com/courses/ali201/intro-baqirsadr.pdf Saheefa Al-Kamilah: The Perfect Epistle, By Ahmed H. Sheriff, click www.academyofislam.com/courses/ali201/intro-sheriff.pdf Translators Introduction to the Sahifa www.al-islam.org/sahifa/intro.html Chain of Authorities of the Sahifa www.al-islam.org/sahifa/chain.html The Text of the Sahifa with audio files www.al-islam.org/sahifa & www.duas.org/sajjadiya/sajjadiya.htm 6
Sahifa Du a 19: Passage 5 الل ه م اس ق ن ا س ق يا ت س يل م ن ه الظ ر اب و ت ل م ن ه ا ل ب اب و ت ف ج ر ب ه ا ل ن ه ار و ت ن ب ت ب ه ا ل ش ج ار و ت ر خ ص ب ه ا ل س ع ار ف ج يع ا ل م ص ار و ت ن ع ش ب ه ال ب ه ائ م و ا ل ل ق و ت ك م ل ل ن ا ب ه ط ي ب ات الر ز ق وت ن ب ت ل ن ا ب ه الز ر ع و ت د ر ب ه الض ر ع و ت ز يد ن ا ب ه ق و ة إ ل ق و ت ن ا O Allah, give us water with a watering through which You will make the stone hills pour, fill the cisterns, flood the rivers, make the trees grow, bring down prices in all the lands, invigorate the beasts and the creatures, perfect for us the agreeable things of provision, make grow for us the fields, let flow for us the teats, and add for us strength to our strength! 7
Notes on Passage 5 Numerous benefits of rain-fall: - Torrents to come down from mountains - Filling of wells - Flowing of rivers - Growing of plants and trees - Decrease in prices of commodities, especially food - Thriving of creatures including beast - Perfection or completion of tayyibaat (wholesome) - Growing of the fields for us - Animals be full of milk - Adding quwwat to our strengths Q: When rain spoils our programs, do we think of the above? 8
Sahifa Du a 19: Passage 6 الل ه م ل ت ع ل ظ ل ه ع ل ي ن ا س وما و ل ت ع ل ب ر د ه ع ل ي ن ا ح س وما و ل ت ع ل ص و ب ه ع ل ي ن ا ر ج وما و ل ت ع ل م اء ه ع ل ي ن ا أ ج اجا O Allah, make not the cloud s shadow over us a burning wind, allow not its coldness to be cutting, let not its pouring down upon us be a stoning, and make not its waters for us bitter! 9
Notes on Passage 6 Yes, sometime rain be a liability so the Imam also prays that we are saved from harmful effects of rainfall: - Burning wind or poisonous effects - Severe cold on account of heavy down pour - Falling of stones or hailstones - Bitter water (ujaajan) - Refer to Supplication 36:1 (p. 122) and Qur anic verse 25:40. 10
Sahifa Du a 19: Passage 7 الل ه م ص ل ع ل ى م م د و آل م م د و ار ز ق ن ا م ن ب ر ك ات الس م او ات و ا ل ر ض إ ن ك ع ل ى ك ل ش يء ق د ي ر. O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household and provide us with the blessings of the heavens and the earth! You are powerful over everything 11
Notes on Passage 7 Benefits of salawat in supplications. Many Hadiths. Imam Ridha (a): Salawat wipes off sins totally In closing the Imam prays for all blessings of the heavens and earth Verse 3:26, innaka alaa kulli shay in qadeer 12