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Rizq Duas & Aamal

Baqiyatussalehat- Five in number, the supplicatory prayers for sustenance are as follows:

First: Mu`awiyah ibn `Ammar has reported the following: I once asked Imam al-Sadiq (`a) to teach me a supplicatory prayer for more sustenance. He therefore taught me a supplicatory prayer that I have never seen more effective than it. It is the following:

اَللَّهُمَّ ٱرْزُقْنِي مِنْ فَضْلِكَ ٱلْوَاسِعِ

allahumma irzuqni min fadlika alwasi`i

O Allah, (please) provide me out of Your all-inclusive,

ٱلْحَلاَلِ ٱلطَّيِّبِ

alhalali alttayyibi

legal, and pleasant sustenance

رِزْقاً وَاسِعاً

rizqan wasi`an

with sustenance that is expansive,

حَلاَلًا طَيِّباً

halalan tayyiban

legally gotten, pleasant,

بَلاَغاً لِلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ

balaghan lilddnya wal-akhirati

covering all this-worldly and other-worldly demands,

صَبّاً صَبّاً

sabban sabban

pouring, torrential,

هَنِيئاً مَرِيئاً

hani an mari an

enjoyable, and wholesome,

مِنْ غَيْرِ كَدٍّ

min ghayri kaddin

without exhaustive affairs

وَلاَ مَنٍّ مِنْ أَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ

wa la mannin min ahadin min khalqika

and without the favor of any of Your creatures;

إِلاَّ سَعَةً مِنْ فَضْلِكَ ٱلْوَاسِعِ

illa sa`atan min fadlika alwasi`i

rather, with a favor out of Your all-inclusive favors.

فَإِنَّكَ قُلْتَ: «وَٱسْأَلُوٱ ٱللَّهَ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ.»

fa innaka qulta was alu allaha min fadlihi

You have said, “Ask Allah of His grace.”

فَمِنْ فَضْلِكَ أَسْأَلُ

famin fadlika as alu

Thus, from Your grace only do I ask,

وَمِنْ عَطِيَّتِكَ أَسْأَلُ

wa min `atiyyatika as alu

from Your gift only do I ask,

وَمِنْ يَدِكَ ٱلْمَلأَىٰ أَسْأَلُ

wa min yadika almal a as alu

and from Your abounding donation do I ask.

Second: Imam al-Baqir (`a) is reported to have said to Zayd al-Shahham: For sustenance, you may say the following supplicatory prayer in the obligatory prayer while you are in the position of prostration:

يَا خَيْرَ ٱلْمَسْؤُولِينَ

ya khayra almas ulina

O best of all those whom may be besought

وَيَا خَيْرَ ٱلْمُعْطِينَ

wa ya khayra almu`tina

and O best of all those who may give,

ٱرْزُقْنِي وَٱرْزُقْ عِيَالِي مِنْ فَضْلِكَ

urzuqni warzuq `iyali min fadlika

(please) provide me and my dependants with sustenance out of Your grace,

فَإِنَّكَ ذُو ٱلْفَضْلِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

fa innaka dhu alfadli al`azimi

for You verily the Lord of great favoring.

Third: Abu-Basir is reported to have said: I complained to Imam al-Sadiq (`a) about poverty and asked him to teach me a supplicatory prayer for sustenance. He therefore taught me a supplicatory prayer after which I have never needed anything. Precisely, the Imam (`a) instructed me to say the following supplicatory prayer in the Night Prayer while I am in the position of prostration:

يَا خَيْرَ مَدْعُوٍّ

ya khayra mad`uwwin

O best of all those whom may be besought,

وَيَا خَيْرَ مَسْؤُولٍ

wa ya khayra mas ulin

O best of all those whom may be begged,

وَيَا أَوْسَعَ مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ

wa ya awsa`a man a`ta

O most ample-giver of all those who may give,

وَيَا خَيْرَ مُرْتَجىًٰ

wa ya khayra murtajan

and O best of all those whom may be pleased,

ٱرْزُقْنِي وَأَوْسِعْ عَلَيَّ مِنْ رِزْقِكَ

urzuqni wa awsi` `alayya min rizqika

(please) provide me with sustenance, grant me liberal sustenance,

وَسَبِّبْ لِي رِزْقاً مِنْ قِبَلِكَ

wa sabbib li rizqan min qibalika

and cause me to receive sustenance from Your Presence,

إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

innaka `ala kulli shay in qadirun

for You have power over all things.

Referring to the same supplicatory prayer, Shaykh al-Tusi, in his book of Misbah al-Mutahajjid, has mentioned that this supplicatory prayer may be said in the second prostration of the eighth unit of the Night Prayer.

Fourth: The Holy Prophet (s) is reported to have instructed that this supplicatory prayer might be said for asking for sustenance:

يَا رَازِقَ ٱلْمُقِلِّينَ

ya raziqa almuqillina

O Sustainer of the impoverished,

وَيَا رَاحِمَ ٱلْمَسَاكِينِ

wa ya rahima almasakini

O Compassionate to the poor,

وَيَا وَلِيَّ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

wa ya waliyya almu minina

O Patron of the believers,

وَيَا ذَا ٱلْقُوَّةِ ٱلْمَتِينِ

wa ya dha alquwwati almatini

and O Lord of power and strong,

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ

salli `ala muhammadin wa ahli baytihi

(please) send blessings upon Muhammad and his Household,

وَٱرْزُقْنِي وَعَافِنِي

warzuqni wa `afini

provide me with sustenance, grant me wellbeing,

وَٱكْفِنِي مَا أَهَمَّنِي

wakfini ma ahammani

and save me from what has distressed me.

Fifth: Reporting this supplicatory prayer for seeking sustenance from Imam al-Sadiq (`a), Abu-Basir added that Imam al-Sadiq (`a) ascribed this prayer to Imam `Ali ibn al-Husayn (`a):

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ حُسْنَ ٱلْمَعِيشَةِ

allahumma inni as aluka husna alma`ishati

O Allah, I beseech You for excellent livelihood;

مَعِيشَةً أَتَقَوَّىٰ بِهَا عَلَىٰ جَمِيعِ حَوَائِجِي

ma`ishatan ataqawwa biha `ala jami`i hawa iji

such livelihood by which I can be competent enough to settle all of my needs

وَأَتَوَصَّلُ بِهَا فِي ٱلْحَيَاةِ إِلَىٰ آخِرَتِي

wa atawassalu biha fi alhayati ila akhirati

and by which I can pave my way to my otherworldly life by means of this life,

مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ تُتْرِفَنِي فِيهَا فَأَطْغَىٰ

min ghayri an tutrifani fiha fa atgha

but do not make me so luxurious that I may be inordinate

أَوْ تُقَتِّرَ بِهَا عَلَيَّ فَأَشْقَىٰ

aw tuqattira biha `alayya fa ashqa

and do not straiten my means of life that I may be miserable.

أَوْسِعْ عَلَيَّ مِنْ حَلاَلِ رِزْقِكَ

awsi` `alayya min halali rizqika

Rather, You may grant me expansive and legally gotten sustenance

وَأَفْضِلْ عَلَيَّ مِنْ سَيْبِ فَضْلِكَ

wa afdil `alayya min saybi fadlika

and endue me kindly with the torrential favors of You,

نِعْمَةً مِنْكَ سَابِغَةً

ni`matan minka sabighatan

such pleasant graces,

وَعَطَاءً غَيْرَ مَمْنُونٍ

wa `ata an ghayra mamnunin

and enduring gifts.

ثُمَّ لاَ تَشْغَلْنِي عَنْ شُكْرِ نِعْمَتِكَ

thumma la tashghalni `an shukri ni`matika

Then, (please) do not cause me to be distracted from thanking Your graces

بِإِكْثَارٍ مِنْهَا تُلْهِينِي بَهْجَتُهُ

Bi iktharin minha tulhini bahjatuhu

through granting me excessive sustenance whose joy may divert me

وَتَفْتِنُنِي زَهَرَاتُ زَهْوَتِهِ

wa taftinuni zaharatu zahwatihi

and whose vainglory may lead me astray

وَلاَ بِإِقْلاَلٍ عَلَيَّ مِنْهَا

wa la bi iqlalin `alayya minha

or through giving me very little amount of sustenance

يَقْصُرُ بِعَمَلِي كَدُّهُ

yaqsuru bi`amali kadduhu

due to which my painstaking efforts fail to meet my needs

وَيَمَْلأُ صَدْرِي هَمُّهُ

wa yamla u sadri hammuhu

and due to which my heart is filled with grief.

أَعْطِنِي مِنْ ذٰلِكَ يَا إِلٰهِي

a`tini min dhalika ya ilahi

(Please) give me, O my God, an amount

غِنىًٰ عَنْ شِرَارِ خَلْقِكَ

ghinan `an shirari khalqika

that makes me dispense with Your evil creatures

وَبَلاَغاً أَنَالُ بِهِ رِضْوَانَكَ

wa balaghan analu bihi ridwanaka

and makes me attain Your pleasure.

وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ يَا إِلٰهِي مِنْ شَرِّ ٱلدُّنْيَا

wa a`udhu bika ya ilahi min sharri alddunya

I pray Your protection, O my God, against the evil of this world

وَشَرِّ مَا فِيهَا

wa sharri ma fiha

and the evil therein.

وَلاَ تَجْعَلْ عَلَيَّ ٱلدُّنْيَا سِجْناً

wa la taj`al `alayya alddunya sijnan

Do not cause this world to be like prison for me

وَلاَ فِرَاقَهَا عَلَيَّ حُزْناً

wa la firaqaha `alayya huznan

and do not cause my departure from it to be grief for me.

أَخْرِجْنِي مِنْ فِتْنَتِهَا مَرْضِيّاً عَنِّي

akhrijni min fitnatiha mardiyyan `anni

(Please) take me out of it while You are pleased with me

مَقْبُولاًَ فِيهَا عَمَلِي

maqbulan fiha `amali

and my deeds are accepted by You

إِلَىٰ دَارِ ٱلْحَيَوَانِ وَمَسَاكِنِ ٱلأَخْيَارِ

ila dari alhayawani wa masakini al-akhyari

to the habitat of true life and the abode of the virtuous ones.

وَأَبْدِلْنِي بِٱلدُّنْيَا ٱلْفَانِيَةِ

wa abdilni bilddunya alfaniyati

Give me in exchange for this terminating life

نَعِيمَ ٱلدَّارِ ٱلْبَاقِيَةِ

na`ima alddari albaqiyati

the bliss of the everlasting abode.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ أَزْلِهَا وَزِلْزَالِهَا

allahumma inni a`udhu bika min azliha wa zilzaliha

O Allah, I pray for Your protection against this world’s hardships and tribulations

وَسَطَوَاتِ شَيَاطِينِهَا وَسَلاَطِينِهَا وَنَكَالِهَا

wa satawati shayatiniha wa salatiniha wa nakaliha

and against the sways of its devils, rulers, and chastisement

وَمِنْ بَغْيِ مَنْ بَغَىٰ عَلَيَّ فِيهَا

wa min baghyi man bagha `alayya fiha

as well as against the oppression of whoever has oppressed me in this world.

اَللَّهُمَّ مَنْ كَادَنِي فَكِدْهُ

allahumma man kadani fakid-hu

O Allah, (please) frustrate whoever intends to deceive me,

وَمَنْ أَرَادَنِي فَأَرِدْهُ

wa man aradani bisu in fa arid-hu

thwart whoever intends evil to me,

وَفُلَّ عَنِّي حَدَّ مَنْ نَصَبَ لِي حَدَّهُ

wa fulla `anni hadda man nasaba li haddahu

break off the sharp edge of whoever has targeted at me,

وَأَطْفِئْ عَنِّي نَارَ مَنْ شَبَّ لِي وَقُودَهُ

wa atfi `anni nara man shabba li waqudahu

extinguish the fire of whoever has collected its wood against me,

وَٱكْفِنِي مَكْرَ ٱلْمَكَرَةِ

wakfini makra almakarati

save me from the trickeries of the cunning ones,

وَٱفْقَأْ عَنِّي عُيُونَ ٱلْكَفَرَةِ

wafqa `anni `uyuna alkafarati

gouge out the eyes of the disbelievers,

وَٱكْفِنِي هَمَّ مَنْ أَدْخَلَ عَلَيَّ هَمَّهُ

wakfini hamma man adkhala `alayya hammahu

save me from the grief of whoever has grieved me,

وَٱدْفَعْ عَنِّي شَرَّ ٱلْحَسَدَةِ

wadfa` `anni sharra alhasadati

defend me against the evil of the envious ones,

وَٱعْصِمْنِي مِنْ ذٰلِكَ بِٱلسَّكِينَةِ

wa`simni min dhalika bilssakinati

protect me against all that through tranquility,

وَأَلْبِسْنِي دِرْعَكَ ٱلْحَصِينَةَ

wa albisni dir`aka alhasinata

dress me Your invulnerable armor,

وَأَحْيِنِي فِي سِتْرِكَ ٱلْوَاقِي

wa ahyini fi sitrika alwaqi

cause me to live under the shade of Your protective covering,

وَأَصْلِحْ لِي حَالِي

wa aslih li hali

set aright all of my affairs,

وَصَدِّقْ قَوْلِي بِفِعَالِي

wa saddiq qawli bifi`ali

make congruous my words and my deeds,

وَبَارِكْ لِي فِي أَهْلِي

wa barik li fi ahli

and bless my family members for me.

Prayer for More Sustenance -Baqeyatus salehat

It is reported that a man came to the Holy Prophet (s) and said, “I have many dependants and I am suffering too much because of debts. Therefore, instruct me a supplication by which Almighty Allah will provide me sustenance so that I can settle my debts and cover the needs of my dependants.” The Holy Prophet (s) taught him to do the following: You may do the ritual ablution very accurately and then offer a two unit prayer with accurate genuflection and prostration. Upon accomplishment, you may say the following supplication:

يَا مَاجِدُ يَا وَاحِدُ يَا كَرِيمُ

ya majidu ya wahidu ya karimu

O Glorious! O One an Only! O All-generous!

أَتَوَجَّهُ إِلَيْكَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيِّكَ نَبِيِّ ٱلرَّحْمَةِ

atawajjahu ilayka bimuhammadin nabiyyika nabiyyi alrrahmati

I turn my face towards You in the name of Muhammad, Your Prophet, the Prophet of Mercy,

صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ

salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi

Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Household;

يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ

ya muhammadu ya rasula allahi

O Muhammad! O Allah’s Messenger!

إِنِّي أَتَوَجَّهُ بِكَ إِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ

inni atawajjahu bika ila allahi

I turn my face in your name towards Allah,

رَبِّي وَرَبِّكَ وَرَبِّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ

rabbi wa rabbika wa rabbi kulli shay in

my and your Lord and the Lord of all things.

وَأَسْأَلُكَ ٱللَّهُمَّ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ

wa as aluka allahumma an tusalliya `ala muhammadin wa ahli baytihi

I thus beseech You, O Allah, to send blessings upon Muhammad and his Household,

وَأَسْأَلُكَ نَفْحَةً كَرِيـمَةً مِنْ نَفَحَاتِكَ

wa as aluka nafhatan karimatan min nafahatika

and I beseech You to grant me one of Your generous gifts,

وَفَتْحاً يَسِيراً

wa fathan yasiran

an easy opening,

وَرِزْقاً وَاسِعاً

wa rizqan wasi`an

and expansive sustenance

أَلُمُّ بِهِ شَعَثِي

alummu bihi sha`athi

by which I can put together my scattered things,

وَأَقْضِي بِهِ دَيْنِي

wa aqdi bihi dayni

settle my debts,

وَأَسْتَعِينُ بِهِ عَلَىٰ عِيَالِي

wa asta`inu bihi `ala `iyali

and have the ability to cover the needs of my dependants.

Another Prayer for More Sustenance -Baqeyatus salehat

Before you go to your shop (or place of work), you may go to the mosque to offer two or four units of prayer after which you may say the following supplication:

غَدَوْتُ بِحَوْلِ ٱللَّهِ وَقُوَّتِهِ

ghadawtu bihawli allahi wa quwwatihi

I begin this day by Allah’s might and power.

وَغَدَوْتُ بِلاَ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلاَ قُوَّةٍ

wa ghadawtu bila hawlin minni wa la quwwatin

I begin it by no might or power of mine;

وَلكِنْ بِحَوْلِكَ وَقُوَّتِكَ يَا رَبِّ

wa lakin bihawlika wa quwwatika ya rabbi

rather, by Your might and power, O my Lord.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي عَبْدُكَ

allahumma inni `abduka

O Allah, I am verily your servant.

أَلْتَمِسُ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ كَمَا أَمَرْتَنِي

altamisu min fadlika kama amartani

I am seeking Your favor, as You have ordered me to do.

فَيَسِّرْ لِي ذٰلِكَ وَأَنَا خَافِضٌ فِي عَافِيَتِكَ

fayassir li dhalika wa ana khafidun fi `afiyatika

So, (please) make it easy for me while I am enjoying wellbeing that You confer upon me.

Another Salat Prayer for More Sustenance -Baqeyatus salehat

You may offer a two unit prayer; in the first unit, you may recite Surah al-Fatihah once and repeat Surah al-Kawthar (No. 108) three times. In the second unit, you may recite Surah al-Fatihah once and repeat Surah al-Falaq and Surah al-Nas each three times.

Tasbih of Fatima Zehra (sa)

Once the Prophet s (saw) daughter Fatima Zehra (as) asked the prophet for a helper. The Prophet(saw) advised her to recite the following Tasbih which is now known as Tasbih e Zehra. This Tasbih is usually recited after each prayer. However it also has great value for solving the problems of Rizq, Sustenance, Business, Job etc. The person should recite the tasbih with the niyat (intention) of seeking rizq (sustenance), before leaving the house ,before commencing business or before starting work at office. 34 times Allah o Akbar,33 times Alhumdolillah & 33 times Subhanallah Inshallah rizq problems can be overcome with this. For an indepth look at this particular tasbih , have a view of this particular compilation http://www.scribd.com/doc/2296632/The-Tasbih-of-Fatima-Zahra

Tawasul of lady Khadija

Also the Tawasul of lady Khadija can be used to overcome Rizq problems as her wealth made the Prophet (saws) wealthy

The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said:

“Adopt the fear of Allah and make your inner self sincere and read this Dua:

اِلٰهِيْ طُمُوْحُ الْآمَالِ قَدْ خَابَتْ إِلَّا اِلَيْكَ وَ مَعَاكِفُ الْهِمَمِ قَدْ تَقَطَّعَتْ إِلَّا عَلَيْكَ وَ مَذَاهِبُ الْعُقُوْلِ قَدْ سَمَتْ إِلَّا إِلَيْكَ، فَإِلَيْكَ الرَّجَاءُ وَ إِلَيْكَ الْمُلْتَجَأُ. يَا أَكْرَمَ مَقْصُوْدٍ وَ يَا أَجْوَدَ مَسْئُوْلٍ هَرَبْتُ إِلَيْكَ بِنَفْسِيْ يَا مَلْجَأَ الْهَارِبِيْنَ بِأَثْقَالِ الذُّنُوْبِ أَحْمِلُهَا عَلٰى ظَهْرِيْ وَ لَا أَجِدُ لِيْشَافِعًا سِوٰى مَعْرِفَتِيْ بِأَنَّكَ أَقْرَبُ مَنْ رَجَاهُ الطَّالِبُوْنَ وَ لَجَأَ إِلَيْهِ الْمُضْطَرُّوْنَ وَ أَمَّلَ مَا لَدَيْهِ الرَّاغِبُوْنَ يَا مَنْ فَتَقَ الْعُقُوْلَ بِمَعْرِفَتِهٖ وَ أَطْلَقَ الْأَلْسُنَ بِحَمْدِهٖ وَ جَعَلَ مَا امْتَنَّ بِهٖ عَلٰى عِبَادِهٖ كِفَاءً لِتَأْدِيَةِ حَقِّهٖ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهٖ وَ لَا تَجْعَلْ لِلْهُمُوْمِ عَلٰى عَقْلِيْ سَبِيْلًا وَ لَا لِلْبَاطِلِ عَلٰى عَمَلِيْ دَلِيْلًا وَ افْتَحْ لِيْ بِخَيْرِ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ يَا وَلِيَّ الْخَيْرِ .

Ilaahee t’umuh’ul aamaali qad khaabat illa ilaika wa ma-a’akiful himami qad taqat’t’a-a’t illa a’laika wa madhaa hibul u’qooli qad samat illa ilaika fa ilaikar rajaa-u ilaikal multajaa-u. Yaa akrama maqs’oodin wa yaa ajwada mas-oolin harabtu ilaika binafsi yaa maljaa al-haaribeena bi athqaalidh dhunoobi ah’miluha a’laa z’ahree wa laa ajidu lee shaafi-a’n siwaa-i ma’rifati bi annaka aqrabu man rajaa-hut’ t’aaliboona wa lajaa-a ilaihil muz”t’arroona wa amala maa ladaihir raaghiboona yaa man fataqal u’qoola bi ma’rifatihi wa at’laqal al suna bi h’amdihi wa ja-a’la mam tanna bihi a’laa I’baadihi kafa-an lita-a diyati h’aqqihi s’alli a’laa Muh’ammadin wa aalihi wa laa taj-a’l lil humoomi a’laa a’qlee sabeela wa laa lil baat’ili a’laa a’malee daleelan waf tah’lee bi khairid duniya wal aakhirati yaa waliyyal khairi.

Dua from Lady Fatima (sa )

Recite ...The 5 sentences to be regularly

Ya Rabbal Awwaleen wal Aakhereen

Ya Khairal Awwaleen wal Aakhereen

Ya Zal Quwwatil Mateen

Ya Rahemal Masaakeen

Ya Arhamar Raahemeen

They were gifted to lady Sayyeda fatima( sa) as by the Holy Prophet saws when his daughter had mentioned to him that the kitchen fires in their home had not been lit since a month (signifying gurbah)

Rizq Dua by Imam Mahdi (atfs)

This dua is taken from a book called Sahifa of the Mahdi and its a tawassul through the 9th Imam. Shaykh Abbas Qummi also in his biography of the 9th Imam (muntahal aamaal) mentions something on these lines that asking Allah (swt) by the 9th Imam for increase in sustenance is a tested and proved method that really works.

وَ أَسْأَلُكَ اَللّٰهُمَّ بِحَقِّ وَلِيِّكَ أَبِيْ جَعْفَرٍ الْجَوَادِ ؑ إِلَّا جُدْتَ عَلَيَّ بِهٖ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ وَ تَفَضَّلْتَ عَلَيَّ بِهٖ مِنْ وُسْعِكَ مَا أَسْتَغْنِي بِهٖ عَمَّا فِي أَيْدِيْ خَلْقِكَ وَ خَاصَّةً يَا رَبِّ لِئَامَهُمْ وَ بَارِكْ لِيْ فِيْهِ وَ فِيْمَا لَكَ عِنْدِيْ مِنْ نِعَمِكَ وَ فَضْلِكَ وَ رِزْقِكَ إِلٰهِي انْقَطَعَ الرَّجَاءُ إِلَّا مِنْكَ وَ خَابَتِ الْآمَالُ إِلَّا فِيْكَ يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَ الْإِكْرَامِ أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّ مَنْ حَقُّهٗ عَلَيْكَ وَاجِبٌ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهٖ وَ أَنْ تَبْسُطَ عَلَيَّ مَا حَظَرْتَهٗ مِنْ رِزْقِكَ وَ أَنْ تُسَهِّلَ ذٰلِكَ وَ تُيَسِّرَهٗ فِي خَيْرٍ مِنْكَ وَ عَافِيَةٍ وَ أَنَا فِي‏خَفْضِ عَيْشٍ وَ دَعَةٍ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.

wa as alukallahumma bi haqqi waliyyika abi ja farinil jawaad, muhammadibni aliyyin alayhis salaam, illa judta alayya bihi min fadhlik, wa tafadh-dhalta alayya bihi min wus ik, maa astaghni bihi ammaa fi aydi khalqik, wa khaassatan ya rabbi li aamihim wa baarik lee feehi wa fee ma laka indee min ni amika wa fadhlika wa rizqik. ilaahi anqata ar rajaa u illa mink, wa khaabatil aamaalu illa feek, ya dhal jalaali wal ikraam, as aluka bihaqqi man haqquhu alayka waajibun an tusalliya ala muhammadin wa ahli baytihi wa an tabsuta alayya maa khatartahu min rizqik wa an tusahhila dhaalika wa tuyassirahu fee khayrin minka wa aafiyatin wa ana fee khaffadhi aiyshin wa da a ya arhamar rahimeen

Rizq Duas From the Book Tohfatul Hashmiya:

From Amirul Momineen Ali bin Abi Talib, Allah’s blessings be upon him said: One who is having problems regarding his livelihood and the ways of earning are closed on him, he should write the following on deer skin or a piece of leather and hang it or put it in some clothes that he wears. Then he will not take it off but that Allah will widen his sustenance and open for him doors of earnings from where he has least expected and it is as follows:

اَللَّهُمَّ لاَ طَاقَةَ لِفُلاَنِ بْنِ فُلاَنٍ بِالْجُهدِ وَ لاَ صَبْرَ لَهُ عَلَی الْبَلاَءِ وَ لاَ قُوَّةَ لَهُ عَلَی الْفَقْرِ وَ الفَاقَةِ اَللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلٰی مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ لاَ تَحْظُرْ عَلٰی فُلاَنِ بْنِ فُلاَنٍ رِزْقَكَ وَ لاَ تُقَتِّرَ عَلَيْهِ سِعَةَ مَا عِنْدَكَ وَ لاَ تَحْرِمْهُ فَضْلَكَ وَ لاَ تَحْسِمْهُ مِنْ جَزِيْلِ قِسَمِكَ وَ لاَ تَكِلْهُ إِلٰى خَلقِكَ وَ لاَ إِلٰی نَفْسِهِ…

Allaahumma laa t’aaqata lifulaanIbnI fulaaniM bil juhdi wa laa s’abra lahu a’lal balaa-i wa laa quwwata lahu a’lal faqri wal faaqati allaahumma fas’alli a’laa muh’ammadinw wa aali muh’ammad. Wa laa tah’z’ur a’laa fulaanibnI fulaaniR rizqAka wa laa tuqattira a’laihi sia’ta maA i’ndaka wa laa tah’rimhu faz”laka wa laa tah’simhu min jazeeli qIsamika wa laatAkilhu ilaa khalqika wa laa ilaa nafsihi…

O Allah so and so, son of so and so, has no strength to struggle and no patience to bear the hardships and no power for him in poverty and hunger. O Allah then bless Muhammad and the progeny of Muhammad and do not hinder upon so and so, son of so and so, Your sustenance and do not decrease for him the widening of sustenance that is with You and do not deprive him of Your Grace and do not prevent from his share of sustenance and do not entrust him to Your creatures and neither to his ownself…

فَيَعْجَزَ عَنْهَا وَ يَضْعُفُ عَنِ الْقِيَامِ فِيْمَا يُصْلِحُهُ وَ يُصْلِحُ مَا قَبْلَهُ بَلْ تَنْفَرِدُ بِلَمِّ شَعْثِهِ وَ تَوَلِّىْ كِفَايَتِهِ وَ انْظُرْ إِلَيْهِ فِىْ جَمِيْعِ اُمُوْرِهِ إِنَّكَ إنْ وَكَلْتَهُ إِلٰی خَلْقِكَ لَمْ يَنْفَعُوْهُ وَ إنْ اَلْجاَتَهُ إِلٰی اَقْرِبَائِهِ حَرَمُوْهُ وَ إنْ اَعْطُوْهُ اَعْطُوْهُ قَلِيْلاً نَكِدًا وَ إِنْ مَنَعُوْهُ مَنَعُوْهُ كَثِيْراً وَ إِنْ بَخِلُوْا بَخِلُوْا فَهُمْ لِلْبُخْلِ اَهْلِ، اَللَّهُمَّ اَغْنِ فُلاَنَ بْنَ فُلاَنٍ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ وَ لاَ تُخْلِهِ مِنْهُ فَإِنَّهُ مُضْطَرٌّ إِلَيْكَ فَقِيْرٌ إِلٰی مَا فِىْ يَدَيْكَ وَ اَنْتَ غَنِيٌّ عَنْهُ وَ اَنْتَ بِهِ خَبِيْرٌ عَلِيْمٌ…

fa ya’-jaza a’nhaa wa yaz”-u’fu a’nil qiyaami feemaa yus’lih’uhu wa yus’lih’u maa qAblahu bal tanfaridu bIlamMi shA’thihi wa tuwallee kifaayatihi wanz’ur ilaihi fee jameei’ umoorihi innaka in wakaltahu ilaa khalqika lam yanfao’o’hu wa in aljaa-tahu ilaa aqribaa-ihi h’aramoohu wa in aa’t’oohu aa’t’oohu qaleelan nakIdanw wa in manao’o’hu manao’o’hu katheeranw wa im bakhilu bakhilu fahum lil bukhli ahlI. Allaahumma aghni fulaanabna fulaanim min faz”lika wa laa tukhlihi minhu fa-innahu muz”t’arrun ilaika faqeerun ilaa maa fee yadaika wa anta ghaneeyun a’nhu wa anta bihi khabeeruM a’leemu…

So that he becomes helpless and is weak to rise up in that in which lies his betterment and what was before him. But single him out for straightening his muddled affairs and take the responsibility of the fulfillment of his needs and keep an eye on all his affairs. Indeed You, if you entrust him to Your creatures he will not benefit and if you leave him upon his relatives he would be deprived. And if they give him they would give little and less. And if they prevent from him they will restrain much. And if they are miserly they would be miserly, for they are the miserly ones. O Allah, make so and so, son of so and so, needless by Your Grace and do not keep him bereft of it. For he is distressed towards You, needful of what is with You and You are needless of him. And You are informed and knowing about him.

وَ مَنْ يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَی اللهِ فَهُوَ حَسْبُهُ إِنَّ اللهَ بَالِغُ اَمْرِهِ قَدْ جَعَلَ اللهُ لِكُلِّ شَیْءٍ قَدْرًا إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا وَ مَنْ يَتَّقِ اللهَ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ مَخْرَجًا وَ يَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لاَ يَحْتَسِبُ.

wa maYn yatawakkal a’lallaahi fahuwa h’asbuhu innallaaha baalighu amrihi qad ja-a’-lallaahU likulli shai-in qadran inna ma-a’l u’sri yusra. wa maYn yattaqillaahA yaj-a’l lahu makhrajanw wa yarzuqhu min h’aithu laa yah’tasib.

And whoever trusts in Allah, He is sufficient for him, surely Allah attains His purpose, Allah indeed has appointed a measure for everything. Surely with difficulty is ease. And whoever is careful of (his duty to) Allah, He will make for him an outlet, and give him sustenance from whence he thinks not.[1] From Ali (a.s.): One who begins his day and does not utters these words, it is feared that his sustenance would be destroyed.

اَلْحَمْدُ ِللهِ الَّذِىْ عَرَّفَنِيْ نَفْسَهُ، يَتْرُكْنِيْ عَمِىَّ الْقَلْبِ، اَلْحَمْدُ ِللهِ الَّذِىْ جَعَلَنِيْ مِنْ اُمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّی اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، اَلْحَمْدُ ِللهِ الَّذِىْ جَعَلَ رِزْقِىْ فِىْ يَدِهِ، وَ لَمْ يَجْعَلْهُ فِىْ اَيْدِىْ النَّاسِ، اَلْحَمْدُ ِللهِ الَّذِىْ سَتَرَ عَوْرَتِىْ وَ لَمْ يَفْضَحْنِيْ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ.

Alh’amdu lillaahilladhee a’rrafanee nafsahu, wa lam yataruknee a’meeyal qalb. Alh’amdu lillaahilladhee ja-a’lanee min ummati muh’ammadin s’allallaahu a’laihi wa aalih. Alh’amdu lillaahilladhee ja-a’la rizqee fee yadih. Wa lam yaj-a’lhu fee aidinnaas. Alh’amdu lillaahilladhee satara a’uratee wa lam yafz”ah’nee bainan naas.

Praise be to Allah, the One Who has introduced me His self, and did not leave me blind by the heart. Praise be to Allah Who made me from the nation of Muhammad, may Allah bless him and his family. Praise be to Allah Who kept my sustenance in His hands and did not put it in the control of people. Praise be to Allah Who concealed my defects and did not expose me among the people. Also recite the following for increase of sustenance:

اَللَّهُمَّ ارْزُقْنِيْ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْوَاسِعِ، الْحَلاَلِ الطَّيِّبِ، رِزْقًا حَلاَلاً طَيِّبًا، بَلاَغًا لِلدُّنْيَا وَ اْلآخِرَةِ، صَبًّا صَبًّا هَنِيْئًا مَرِيْئًا، مِنْ غَيْرِ كَدٍّ وَ لاَ مَنٍّ مِنْ اَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ، إِلاَّ سَعَةً مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْوَاسِعِ، فَإِنَّكَ قُلْتَ. وَ اسْاَلُوْا اللهَ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ. فَمِنْ فَضْلِكَ اَسْاَلَ، وَ مِنْ عَطَيْتِكَ اَسْاَلَ، وَ مِنْ يَدِكَ الْمَلاَیٰ اَسْاَلَ.

Allaahummar zuqnee min faz”likal wasii’l h’alaalit’ t’iyyibi rizqan h’alaalan t’ayyibaM balaaghaL LIDdunyaa wal

aakhirah. S’abban s’abban hanee-am maree-aa. Min ghairi kadinW wa laa mannim min ah’adim min khalqika illaa sAa’tam min faz”likal waasii’ fa-innaka qulta was alullaaha min faz”lihi famin faz”lika asa-ala wa min a’t’iatika asa-ala wa miyn yakal malaayaa as-al.

O Allah, give me from Your wide Grace, and the permissible and the pure, a sustenance that is permissible and pure, sufficient for the world and the Hereafter, in continuous outpour, pleasing to eat and drink without undue struggle and without being under an obligation of one of Your creatures. Except that You widen it by Your wide favor; for indeed You have said: “And ask Allah through His Grace”. Then from Your Grace I ask. And I ask you through Your bestowal and I ask You from Your hands that are full of bounties.

Duas increase in sustenance and sufficiency in important matters- Verses

Among the formulae for increase in sustenance and sufficing for important affairs is the reading of the following verses:

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ. وَ مَن يَتَّقِ اللهَ يَجْعَلْ لَّهُ مَخْرَجًا. وَ يَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لاَ يَحْتَسِبُ وَ مَن يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللهِ فَهُوَ حَسْبُهُ إِنَّ اللهَ بَالِغُ أَمْرِهِ قَدْ جَعَلَ اللهُ لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدْرًا.

Bismillaahir rah’maanir rah’eem. Wa mayn yattaqillaaha yaj-a’l lahu makhrajaa. Wa yarzuqhu min h’aithu laa yah’tasibu wa mayn yatawakkal a’lallaahi fahuwa h’asbuhu innallaaha baalighu amrihi qad ja-a’lallaahu likulli shai-in qadraa. In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. And whoever is careful of (his duty to) Allah, He will make for him an outlet. And give him sustenance from whence he thinks not; and whoever trusts in Allah, He is sufficient for him; surely Allah attains His purpose; Allah indeed has appointed a measure for everything.[5]

Recite Salawat on the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) three times before and after reciting the above verses. Perform this ritual every Wednesday.

Verse of sustenanceFrom the proven supplications of Shaykh Mufid for seeking sustenance is reciting seven times:

اَللهُ لَطِيْفٌ بِعِبَادِهِ يَرْزُقُ مَنْ يَشَآءُ وَ هُوَ الْقَوِيُّ الْعَزِيْزُ.

Allaahu lat’eefum bi-i’baadihi yarzuqu mayn ya shaa-u wa huwal qaweeyul a’zeez. Allah is Benignant to His servants; He gives sustenance to whom He pleases, and He is the Strong, the Mighty.[6] Also recite the following seven times: [7]

اَللَّهُمَّ اَدِمْ نِعْمَتَكَ وَ الْطُفْ بِنَا فِيْمَا قَدَّرْتَهُ.

Allaahumma adim ni’mataka walt’uf binaa feemaa qaddartah. O Allah make permanent Your bounty and Your Grace for us in what You have ordained.

For sustenance and repayment of debts

Maaz complained to the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) when he was under a debt. He (the Prophet) said: Do you want that Allah should liquidate your debts? He said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.). He (the Prophet) said:

قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ مَالِكَ الْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِيْ الْمُلْكَ مَنْ تَشَآءُ وَتَنْزِعُ الْمُلْكَ مِمَّن تَشَآءُ وَ تُعِزُّ مَن تَشَآءُ وَ تُذِلُّ مَنْ تَشَآءُ بِيَدِكَ الْخَيْرُ إِنَّكَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ. تُولِجُ اللَّيْلَ فِيْ الْنَّهَارِ وَ تُوْلِجُ النَّهَارَ فِيْ اللَّيْلِ وَ تُخْرِجُ الْحَيَّ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ وَ تُخْرِجُ الْمَيَّتَ مِنَ الْحَيِّ وَ تَرْزُقُ مَنْ تَشَآءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ. رَحْمٰنَ الدُّنْيَا وَ اْلآخِرَةِ وَ رَحِيْمَهُمَا تُعْطِىْ مِنْهُمَا مَا تَشَآءُ وَ تَمْنَعُ مِنْهُمَا مَا تَشَآءُ إِقْضِی عَنِّیْ دَيْنِيْ.

Qulillaahumma maalikal mulki tu-til mulka man tashaa-u wa tanziu’l mulka mimman tashaa-u wa tu-i’zzu man tashaa-u wa tudhillu man tashaa-u biyadikal khairu innaka a’laa kulli shai-in qadeer. Toolijul Laila finnahaari wa toolijun nahaara fil laili wa tukhrijul h’ayya minal mayyiti wa tukhrijul mayyita minal h’ayy. Wa tarzuqu man tashaa-u bighairi h’isaab. Rah’maanad dunyaa wal aakhirati wa rah’eemahumaa tu’t’ee minhumaa maa tashaa-u wa tamnau’ minhumaa maa tashaa-u iqz”ee a’nnee dainee.

Say: O Allah, Master of the Kingdom! Thou givest the kingdom to whomsoever Thou pleasest and takest away the kingdom from whomsoever Thou pleasest, and Thou exaltest whom Thou pleasest and abasest whom Thou pleasest; in Thine hand is the good; surely, Thou hast power over all things. Thou makest the night to pass into the day and Thou makest the day to pass into the night, and Thou bringest forth the living from the dead and Thou bringest forth the dead from the living, and Thou givest sustenance to whom Thou pleasest without measure. The Beneficent of the world and the hereafter and their Merciful, You bestow from the two what You like and prevent from the two what You like, repay for me my debt. Then even if your debts equal the whole world full of gold, Allah would cause it to be liquidated.

For repayment of debt and removal of poverty

From Sahl Sadi that he said: A person came to the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) and complained of poverty and straitening of sustenance. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) told him: When you enter your house, say Salam (salute) whether there is someone therein or there is none. The recite “Qul huwallaaho Ahad (Surah Tawheed)”, once. The man did as advised and Allah gave him so much that he even passed some of it to his neighbors.[8]

From ar-Reza (a.s.) from his forefathers from Ali (a.s.) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites the following a hundred times everyday will acquire wealth by it, and poverty will be removed and the door of poverty will be closed while the door of Paradise shall be opened for him:

لاَ اِلٰهَ اِلاَّ اللهُ الْمَلِكُ الْحَقُّ الْمُبِيْنُ

Laa ilaaha illallaahul malikul h’aqqul mubeen.

There is no god except Allah, the True and Manifest Ruler.

It is said in traditions to recite the above thirty times for removing poverty and getting prosperity.[9]

For seeking sustenance

Allamah Amili (r.a.) says: We have found in some books of supplication that one who writes these verses on the last Friday of the month of Ramadan and keeps it in his purse or his money box, Allah the High, will cause increase and the two will not be empty of it till he keeps it.

For sustenance Write:

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ فَتَقَبَّلَهَا رَبُّهَا بِقَبُوْلٍ حَسَنٍ وَ أَنْبَتَهَا نَبَاتًا حَسَنًا وَ كَفَّلَهَا زَكَرِيَّا كُلَّمَا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا زَكَرِيَّا الْمِحْرَابَ وَجَدَ عِندَهَا رِزْقاً قَالَ يَا مَرْيَمُ أَنّٰى لَكِ هٰذَا قَالَتْ هُوَ مِنْ عِندِ اللهِ إِنَّ اللهَ يَرْزُقُ مَن يَشَآءَ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ صَدَقَ اللهُ الْعَظِيْمُ.

Bismillaahir rah’maanir rah’eem. Fataqbbalahaa rabbuhaa biqaboolin h’asaninw wa ambatahaa nabaatan h’asananw wa kaffalahaa zakareeyaa. Kullamaa dakhala a’laihaa zakareeyal mih’raaba wajada i’ndahaa rizqaa. Qaala yaa maryamu annaa laki haadhaa qaalat huwa min i’ndillaahi innallaaha yarzuqu mayn yashaa-u bighairi h’isaab. s’adaq allaahul a’z’eem.

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. So her Lord accepted her with a good acceptance and made her grow up a good growing, and gave her into the charge of Zakaria; whenever Zakaria entered the sanctuary to (see) her, he found with her food. He said: O Maryam! whence comes this to you? She said: It is from Allah. Surely Allah gives to whom He pleases without measure.[10] Allah the Mighty, has said the truth.

Another supplication for sustenance

In the History of Ali bin Anjab, known as Ibne Sayyi, he says: One who follows this supplication, his sustenance would become easy and their ways would become easy for him.

اَللَّهُمَّ يَا سَبَبَ مَنْ لاَ سَبَبَ لَهُ يَا سَبَبَ كُلِّ ذِیْ سَبَبٍ يَا مُسَبِّبُ اْلاَسْبَابِ بِغَيْرِ سَبَبٍ صَلِّ عَلٰی مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اَغْنِنِیْ بِحَلاَلِكَ عَنْ حَرَامِكَ وَ بِطَاعَتِكَ عَنْ مَعْصِيَتِكَ وَ بِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاك يَا حَیُّ يَا قَيُّوْمُ.

Allaahumma yaa sababa mallaa sababa lah. Yaa sababa kulli dhee sabab. Yaa musabbilal asbaabi fee ghairi sabab. S’alli a’alaa muh’ammadinw wa aali muh’ammadinw wa-aghninee bih’alaalika an h’araamika wa bit’aa-a’tika a’m ma’s’iyatika wa bifaz”lika a’mman siwaaka yaa h’ayyu yaa qayyoom.

O Allah, O the cause of one for whom there is no cause, O cause of all that have cause. O cause of causes in that where there is no cause. Bless Muhammad and the progeny of Muhammad. Make me needless through Your permissible from Your prohibited. And through Your obedience from Your disobedience and by Your Grace from others than You. O the Living, O the Everlasting.[11] Another Supplication

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْاَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ مَا يَلِيْقُ بِفَضْلِكَ كَمَا يَلِيْقُ بِفَضْلِكَ، وَ زِيَادَةً مِنْ فَضْلِكَ بِفَضْلِكَ، يَا ذَا الْفَضْلِ، اُرْزُقْنِيْ رِزْقًا وَاسِعًا يَا كَرِيْمُ.

Allaahumma innaa nas-aluka min faz”lika maa yaleequ bifaz”lika kamaa yaleequ bifaz”lik. Wa ziyaadatam min faz”lika bifaz”lik yaa dhal faz”li urzuqnee rizqanw wasia’yn yaa kareem.

O Allah, we ask You from Your Grace that which befits Your Grace, like it befits Your Grace. And more than Your Grace by Your Grace. O one with Grace, give me a wide sustenance, O Munificent.[12]

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[1] Muhajjut Dawat, Ibne Tawus, Pg. 160

[2] As-Sahifa as-Sajjadiya al-Kamilah, Al-Imam Zainul Abideen (a.s.) Pg. 136, Manshuratil A’lami

[3] As-Sahifa Alawiya, Pg.152, India

[4] Makarim al-Akhlaq, Ash-Shaykh Tabarsi, Pg. 337

[5] Surah Talaq 65:2-3

[6] Surah Shura 42:19

[7] Mujarribat al-Imamiya, Pg. 159

[8] Tibb al-Aaimma, As-Sayyid Shubbar, Pg. 524

[9] Tibb al-Aaimma, As-Sayyid Shubbar, Pg. 524

[10] Surah Aale Imran 3:37

[11] Al-Misbah, Vol. 1, Pg. 337

[12] Al-Mukhla, al-Bahai, Pg. 186

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Extract From Manifestations book Ensuring Sustenance

وَلَوْ أَنَّ أَهْلَ الْقُرَى آمَنُوا وَاتَّقَوْا لَفَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ بَرَكَاتٍ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ وَالأَرْضِ...

1. Chapter al-Ā‘rāf - 7:96: ) (“And if the people of the towns were to believe and observe piety, surely we would have opened to them the blessings of the heaven and the earth…”

وَمَنْ يَتَّقِ اللٌّهَ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ مَخْرَجًا. وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لاَ يَحْتَسِبُ

2. Chapter al-Talāq - 65:2-3: ) (“And whosoever is God-wary (observes piety) He would make for him a way out [from difficulties] and Bestow on him sustenance from whence he expects not…” 3. Chapter Nūh - 71:10-12:)

فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفَّارًا. يُرْسِلِ السَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِدْرَارًا. وَيُمْدِدْكُمْ بِأَمْوَالٍ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجْعَلْ لَكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ وَيَجْعَلْ لَكُمْ أَنْهَارًا

( “Then I said: seek forgiveness from your Lord, [for] indeed He is the Most-forgiving; He would send down abundance of rain upon you; and aid you with wealth and sons; and make for you gardens and make for you rivers.”

These verses inform the human being about the best path of ensuring sustenance and avoiding the calamity of hunger. If the culture of taqwā and istighfār (in its various manifestations and dimensions] were to prevail, hunger would no more be a predicament save in cases of Divine trial.) (“And We would certainly try You with somewhat of fear and hunger…”[27] We also have many traditions that guide the hungry and the destitute, as well those who would like to disseminate the culture of independence, about the ways of achieving sustenance. Following are some examples:

1. Imām al-Sādiq (as) is reported to have said[28]:إِنَّ الْبِرَّ يَزِيدُ فِي الرِّزْقِ. “Indeed, virtuousness increases sustenance.”

2. Imām al-Sādiq (as) is reported to have said[29]:حُسْنُ الْخُلْقِ يَزِيدُ فِي الرِّزْقِ.“Good behaviour (akhlāq) increases sustenance.”

3. The Holy Prophet (s) is reported to have said[30]:دُمْ عَلى الطَّهَارَةِ، يُوَسَّعُ عَلَيْكَ فِي الرِّزْقِ. “Always be in the state of tahāra (purity) and your sustenance shall be increased.”

Therefore, the duty of those who sincerely utter this verse of the supplication, besides actively supporting others, should be to educate them to realize the direct causes of hunger.

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