Imam Ali(as) in Nahjulbalagha on SUSTENANCE:
Allah has guaranteed your livelihood and has commanded you to act. Therefore,
the pursuit of that which has been guaranteed to you should not get preference
over that whose performance has been enjoined upon you.
But by Allah, most certainly the position is that doubt has overtaken and
certainty has been shattered and it seems as if what has been guaranteed to you
is obligatory on you and what was made obligatory on you has been taken away
from you. So, hasten towards (good) actions and dread the suddenness of death,
because the return of age cannot be hoped for, as the return of livelihood can
be hoped for. Whatever is missed from livelihood today may be hoped tomorrow
with increase, but whatever is lost from the age yesterday, its return cannot be
expected today. Hope can be only for that which is to come, while about that
which is passed there is only disappointment. So ";fear Allah as He ought to be
feared and do not die until you are (true) Muslim."; (Qur'an , 3:102)
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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
Imam Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-Sadiq (as) said:“One who is busy in
recitations after Morning Namaz till the sun rises is more successful in
acquiring sustenance than through business for a whole month”[Reference:
Makarimul Akhlaq, Pg. 304; Ways of Increasing Sustenance pg 97]
Tawasul of lady Khadija(sa)
Seek intercession from her to overcome Rizq problems as her wealth made the Prophet (saws) wealthy
Saying Salam
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] Tibb al-Aaimma, As-Sayyid Shubbar, Pg. 524
Dua from Lady Fatima (sa )
Recite these 5 sentences regularly
Ya Rabbal Awwaleen wal Aakhereen
Ya Khairal Awwaleen wal Aakhereen
Ya Zal Quwwatil Mateen
Ya Rahemal Masaakeen
Ya Arhamar Raahemeen Dua NE'MUL Badal
Lady Umme Salma was widowed in Madina and in difficulty when she requested the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم for a Dua. The Prophet (saws) asked her to recite the following Dua: (As a consequence of reciting this dua, she became the wife of the Holy Prophet (saqws) when she had no hope of earning respect and a decent living.)
inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’oon, allahummaj’alni farajan wa makhrajan war zuqni khaira min haithu ahtasibu wa min haithu la ahtasib , bi haqqi Muhammadin wa ali muhammadin
We are from Allah & will return to Him. Oh Allah, let my affairs be free from care & make them profitable & give me means of livelihood from my share & from where I have no expectation. For the sake of Muhammad and the Progeny of Muhammad
Safeguard Against Poverty
Recte Sura Waqia after Magrib Salat
Recitation of Ayat ”Mashaallahu laa Quwwata illa billah" (Ch. Al-Kahf (18), vs. 39) "It is as Allah has pleased, there is no power save in Allah."
DUA'A 105
According to the Holy Prophet recitation of istighfar (ASTAGHFIRULLAAHI WA ATOOBI ILAYEE) 100 times before going to bed, removes poverty.
DUA'A 108
It is stated in the Kash al Ghuma and Asmal to recite the following du-a'a 100 times to remove poverty.
laa ilaaha illaallaahul malikul h'aqqul mubeen
DUA'A 109
According to the Holy Prophet recitation of the following du-a'a removes poverty.
la h'awla wa laa quwwata illaa billaahil a'liyyil a'z'eem
DUA'A 110
Recite the following du-a'a 50 times daily for 20 days, inshallah soon poverty will leave your home. If it is recited 1000 times on any food, the eater of it will become your friend.
yaa ilaahal aalihatir rafee-u' fee jalaalihee
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Baqiyatussalehat- 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.
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 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):
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:
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.
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.
Twenty-first: In addition to sustenance, this prayer, which is quoted from Sayyid Ibn Tawus’s book of al-Mujtana, may be used for other purposes:
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:
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.
English Translation?
b.Dua taught to Maaz
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:
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.
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:
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] 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.
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
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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:
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.
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]
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]
Supplication of Amirul Momineen Ali (a.s.) for sustenance (Make the man wear it).
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:
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 laa tAkilhu 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…
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.
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.
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:
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.
Prayer of Amirul Momineen (a.s.) for repayment of debts
Allaahumma yaa faarijal hammi wa munaffisal ghammi wa muzh’ibal ah’zaani wa mujeeba da’watil muz”t’arreen. Yaa rah’maanad dunyaa wal aakhirati wa rah’eemahumaa anta rajaa-ee wa rah’maana kulli shai-in farh’amnee rah’matan taghneenee bihaa a’nr rah’matim min siwaaka wa taqz”ee bihaa a’nnid daina kullah.
O Allah! O the averter of sorrows. O the dispeller of grief! O the one to ward off the sorrow and O the one to accept the prayers of uneasy people. O the Beneficent in this world and the Hereafter. You are my only hope, and O the one to show mercy on everything, have mercy on me. Shower such a mercy on me which excels every other mercy and free me from all the debts.[3]
Prayer for acquiring sustenance
A person came to the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) and said: O Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.), I am having a family and these are debts upon me and my condition has become severe. So teach me a supplication to pray to Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, by it so that He gives me to repay my debts and maintain my family. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) said: O Abdullah, perform the ritual ablution perfectly and pray 2 rakats of prayer and complete the bowings and prostrations, then say:
Yaa maajidu yaa waah’idu yaa kareemu atawajjahu ilaika bi muh’ammadin nabeeyika nabeeyir rah’mati s’allallaahu a’laihi wa aalihi yaa muh’ammadu yaa rasoolallaahi innee atawajjahu bika ilallaahi rabbi wa rabbika wa rabbee kulli shai. Wa as-aluka allaahumma an tus’alli a’laa muh’ammadinw wa ahlibaitihi wa as-aluka nafh’atan kareematam min nafah’aatika wa fat-h’ayn yaseeranw wa rizqan waasia’n alummu bihi shaa’thee wa aqz”ee bihi dainee wa astae’e’nu bihi a’laa i’yaalee.
O Glorious, O the One, O Noble, I turn towards You through Muhammad, Your Prophet, the prophet of mercy. May Allah bless him and his family. O Muhammad, O Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.), indeed I turn through you to Allah, My Lord and your Lord and the Lord of everything and I ask You O Allah that you bless Muhammad and his Ahle Bayt and I ask You for a noble bestowal from Your bestowals and an easy victory and a wide sustenance, so that I can reform my muddled affairs and repay my loans and maintain by it, my family.[4]
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:
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:
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.
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]
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]
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…”
(“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…”
( “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]:
“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.
Actions which increase / decrease Rizq
There are a multitude of factors that determine Rizq,which is partly ordained & will reach you irrespective and partly dependant on the effort ( cause /effect relationship).
HE feeds the insect in the depth of the Oceans as well & has taken upon Himself to provide in accordance with HIS wisdom & to our benefit.
1. Good intentions.
2. "Sil-e-Reham" - Staying in touch with family and relatives and being good
towards them.
3. Always staying in a state of "wudhoo".
4. Telling the truth.
5. Not swearing/taking oaths.
6. "Istighfar" - Seeking forgiveness from Allah (SWT).
7. "Good Akhlaq" - good moral/ethics.
8. Not being greedy and being gracious for all the blessings of Allah (SWT).
9. Joining the two namaazes and reciting the "taqbeerat".
10. Being present in the mosque at the time of "azhan".
11. Saying namaaz in Jamaat.
12. Being absolutely attentive and humble during namaaz.
13. Being kind to all the forty neighbors on each of the four side of your
house.
14. Clipping nails on Thursday.
15. Sweeping the main door of the house and keeping it tidy.
16. Having good behaviors with the momineen.
17. Combing your hair.
18. Punctuality.
19. Being trustworthy.
20. Saying the azhan and repeating it while being said.
21. Staying awake in the morning.
22. Giving priority to Allah's (SWT) commands over people's wishes.
23. Must not consider "rizq" (sustenance) to be something insignificant.
24. Giving "sadqa" - alms.
25. Reciting Sura -e- Yaseen in the morning and Sura -e- Waqia at night.
26. Saying namaaz -e-Vitr.
27. Praying for the momineen in their absence.
28. Avoiding futile conversations.
29. Avoiding unchaste actions.
30. Not talking in the toilet.
31. Good handwriting.
32. Being a pleasant speaker.
33. Reciting this one hundred times a day: La illaha illalahul malikul haqul
mobeen.
34. Frequently repetition of : Lahawla wa la qoowata illa billahil aliyyil azeem.
35. Praying any outstanding and night prayers.
36.Reciting Sura -e- Tawheed when entering the house.
37. Wearing a finger ring either of "aqeeq" or "firouza" with "lahawla wa la qowwata illa billahil aliyyil azeem" engraved on the stone.
38. Washing hair with the herbs of "sidr" and "khutmi".
39. Saying "Subhan Allah" thirty times daily.
40. Turning on the lights of the house before sunset.
41. Washing hands before and after eating.
Things that reduce Rizq
1. Considering namaaz to be insignificant.Praying in haste and hurry
2. Being disrespectful with parent.
3. Addressing parents by their names.
4. Walking in front of the aged.
5. Cursing one's own children and praying bad things for them.
6. Breaking ties /enstranged relationship with relatives.
7. Managing financial affairs without any consideration and prior thought.
8. False swearing.
9. Expressing greed.
10. Having the habit of lying.
11. Turning away the needy.
12. Rushing out of masjid.
13. Going to the market before sunrise.
14. Taking a long time in markets.
15. Buying bread from a "faqeer" beggar.
16.Sleeping between the time for Namaaz-e-Fajr and sunrise.Sleeping immediately after sunset and before sunrise ,Sleeping a lot.
17. Sleeping naked.
18. Eating while lying down.
19. Keeping the dishes undone (not washing them).
20. Not honoring breadcrumbs.
21. Not washing hands before and after eating.
22. Using all kinds of wood for a toothpick.
23. Biting nails.
24. Combing hair with a broken comb.
25. Being stingy.
26. Lavish the expenditures without a purpose.
27. Eating and drinking in the state of janabat&.
28. Urinating in the shower.
29. Urinating while naked.Urinating while standing
30. Shameless behavior.
31. Not cleaning /removing spider webs from house
32. Keeping garbage in the rooms.Keeping dirt and filth in the house.
33. Sleeping while the sun is setting.
34. Listening to music.
35. Sitting at the main door.
36. Eating in an unclean and cracked dish.
37. Eating in the state of (junub) ceremonial impurity
38. Wiping the hands and mouth with sleeves.skirt
39. Sweeping the house at night.
40. Leaving the food and drinks uncovered.
41. Having an appearance of a beggar.
42. Not praying for the parents whether they are dead or alive
43. Being severe with the wife in the matters of food and clothing.
44. Being lazy.
Performing wuzu in a latrine
Burning the peels of garlic or onion
To hold in contempt or turn the back upon the means of sustenance.
Sitting near graves without reason for long periods.
Passing through flocks of sheep and other cattle.
Cutting nail by the teeth
Revelling in greed and avarice
;Ignoring beggars
Swearing false oath
Keeping water flowing without reason during the night. Causes that Hamper Sustenance
The esteemed author of> Mir’ātu’l
Kamāl, the late Āyatullāh al-Shaykh Māmaqānī has filled six pages full of
reasons that cause poverty and hamper one’s sustenance. References have also
come in the gloss of a later edition of this three-volume opus of devotions.
Those interested can look at pages 569-583. Here, however, we would like to
suffice ourselves with mentioning only a few of them:
Expression of greed, sleeping between maghrib and ‘ishā prayers‘, sleeping between fajr and sunrise, severing relationship with near relatives, sleeping naked for long durations, cursing one’s children, eating in the state of lying down, abandoning prayers for one’s
parents, backbiting,(over eating, extravagance, etc.), seeking the faults of people, eating while walking, urination and sexual intercourse while facing qibla, urinating on water,
laughing excessively especially near graves and gatherings of the learned, not
lending money to one who is need, expression of poverty to one who possesses
wealth, and excessive sleep.
Āyatullāh Māmqānī mentions
about 175 causes in his manual.
Therefore, it is essential
for us to propagate the culture of taqwā in those poor societies, which can
absorb the teachings of Allah(swt). Taqwā in every
dimension of life enables one to experience happiness in this world as well as
the Hereafter.
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