Once a very poor man came to Imam Jafar bin Muhammad as Sadiq (as) and told him tht inspite of his best efforts, there was no improvement in his financial matters and he remined poor and deprived. The Imam advised him to recite a du-a'a after Ishaa prayers regularly.
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O Allah, verily I do not know wherefrom I will get my sustenance? Indeed to look for it I lay myself open to possible risks which threaten my heart. I go round in its search to (many) cities. There I (wander) as its seeker. Truly, I do not know whether it is in the plain, or on the mountain, or in the earth, or in the sky, or under the earth or in the sea. From where and through whom it will reach me? At all events, I know, its system (of production and distribution) is in Your power (because) You are, as creator, know all about its (availability, quantity and quality). Through Your grace and mercy it is distributed. O my sustainer give me abundant sustenance, make easy for me its seeking, let its source be near me and let me not in vain run after the sustenance You have not selected for me, because You do not want to punish me whereas I am always in need of Your mercy. Give generously Your superabundant bounties to Your servant, (because) verily You are the owner of limitless gifts. ALLAAHUMMA INNAHOO LAYSA LEE I'LMUN MIN AYNA RIZQEE WA INNAMAA ANAA AT'LUBUHOO BIKHAT'ARAATIN TAKHT'URU A'LAA QALBEE FA-AJOOLU FEE T'ALABIHIL BULDAANA FA-ANAA FEEMAA ANAA T'AALIBUN KAL-HAYRANI LAA ADREE AFEE SAHLIN HUWA AM FEE JABALIN AM FEE ARZ'IN AM FEE SAMAA-IN AM FEE BARRIN AM FEE BAH'RIN WA A'LAA YADAY MAN WA MIN QIBALI MAN WA QAD A'LMITU ANNA I'LMUHOO I'NDAKA WA ASBAABUHOO BIYADIKA WA ANTALLAD'EE TUQASSIMUHOO BILUT'FIKA WA TUSABBIBUHOO BIRAH'MATIKA ALLAAHUMMA FAS'ALLI A'LAA MUH'MMADIN WA AALI MUHAMMAD YAA RABBI WAJ-AL RIZQAKA LEE WAASI-AN WA MATLABAHOO SAHLAN WA MAA KHAD'AHOO QAREEBAN WA LAA TU-ANNINEE BIT'ALABI MA LAM TUQADDIR FEEHI RIZQAN FA-INNAKA GHANIYYUN A'N AD'AABEE WA ANAA FAQEERUN ILAA RAHMATIKA FASALLI ALAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE WA JUD A'LAA ABDIKA BIFAZ'LIKA INNAKA D'OOO FAZ'LIN AZEEM. |
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