Shaykh Abbas Qummi (r.a.), in his renowned compilation, ‘Mafatihul Jinaan’. has reported this invocation on the authority of Shaykh Kafami from the latter’s ‘Misbahul Mutahajjid’. It is recommended that this supplication be recited after every obligatory Salat. Al-Kaf`ami, in al-Misbah, says “This is the prayer of Imam al-Mahdi(ajtfs)
اَللَّهُمَّ ٱرْزُقْنَا تَوْفِيقَ ٱلطَّاعَةِ
O Allah, (please do) grant us success to obey (You),
وَبُعْدَ ٱلْمَعْصِيَةِ
remoteness from disobedience (to You),
وَصِدْقَ ٱلنِّيّّةِ
true intention,
وَعِرْفَانَ ٱلْحُرْمَةِ
and identification of sanctity.
وَاكْرِمْنَا بِٱلْهُدَىٰ وَٱلاِسْتِقَامَةِ
(Please do) honor us with true guidance and straightforwardness,
وَسَدِّدْ الْسِنَتَنَا بِٱلصَّوَابِ وَٱلْحِكْمَةِ
dedicate our tongues to truth and wisdom,
وَٱمْلَا قُلُوبَنَا بِٱلْعِلْمِ وَٱلْمَعْرِفَةِ
fill our hearts with knowledge and learning,
وَطَهِّرْ بُطُونَنَا مِنَ ٱلْحَرَامِ وَٱلشُّبْهَةِ
purify our stomachs from illegally and suspiciously gotten food,
وَٱكْفُفْ ايْدِيَنَا عَنِ ٱلظُّلْمِ وَٱلسَّرِقَةِ
withhold our hands from oppression and larceny,
وَٱغْضُضْ ابْصَارَنَا عَنِ ٱلْفُجُورِ وَٱلْخِيَانَةِ
turn our sights away from licentiousness and treachery,
وَٱسْدُدْ اسْمَاعَنَا عَنِ ٱللَّغْوِ وَٱلْغِيبَةِ
and block our hearings against vainness and backbiting,
وَتَفَضَّلْ عَلَىٰ عُلَمَائِنَا بِٱلزُّهْدِ وَٱلنَّصِيحَةِ
confer upon our scholars with asceticism and advice,
وَعَلَىٰ ٱلْمُتَعَلِّمِينَ بِٱلْجُهْدِ وَٱلرَّغْبَةِ
upon the learners with hard work and desire (to learning),
وَعَلَىٰ ٱلْمُسْتَمِعِينَ بِٱلاِتِّبَاعِ وَٱلْمَوْعِظَةِ
upon the listeners with following and learning (lessons),
وَعَلَىٰ مَرْضَىٰ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ بِٱلشِّفَاءِ وَٱلرَّاحَةِ
upon the Muslim patients with cure and comfort,
وَعَلَىٰ مَوْتَاهُمْ بِٱلرَّافَةِ وَٱلرَّحْمَةِ
upon the dead Muslims with kindness and mercy,
وَعَلَىٰ مَشَايِخِنَا بِٱلْوَقَارِ وَٱلسَّكِينَةِ
upon our aged people with somberness and gentleness,
وَعَلَىٰ ٱلشَّبَابِ بِٱلإِنَابَةِ وَٱلتَّوْبَةِ
upon the youths with turning (to You) and repentance,
وَعَلَىٰ ٱلنِّسَاءِ بِٱلْحَيَاءِ وَٱلْعِفَّةِ
upon the women with shyness and chastity,
وَعَلَىٰ ٱلاغْنِيَاءِ بِٱلتَّوَاضُعِ وَٱلسَّعَةِ
upon the rich with modesty and ample giving,
وَعَلَىٰ ٱلْفُقَرَاءِ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَٱلْقَنَاعَةِ
upon the poor with patience and satisfaction,
وَعَلَىٰ ٱلْغُزَاةِ بِٱلنَّصْرِ وَٱلْغَلَبَةِ
upon the warriors with triumph and supremacy,
وَعَلَىٰ ٱلاسَرَاءِ بِٱلْخَلاَصِ وَٱلرَّاحَةِ
upon the prisoners with release and comfort,
وَعَلَىٰ ٱلامَرَاءِ بِٱلْعَدْلِ وَٱلشَّفَقَةِ
upon the rulers with justice and sympathy,
وَعَلَىٰ ٱلرَّعِيَّةِ بِٱلإِنْصَافِ وَحُسْنِ ٱلسِّيرَةِ
and upon the subjects with impartiality and good behavior.
وَبَارِكْ لِلْحُجَّاجِ وَالزُّوَّارِ فِي ٱلزَّادِ وَٱلنَّفَقَةِ
(Please do) bless the pilgrims to Mecca and the visitors (of the tombs of the saints) with provision and expenditure,
وَٱقْضِ مَا اوْجَبْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ ٱلْحَجِّ وَٱلْعُمْرَةِ
and help them settle the Hajj and `Umrah that You have made incumbent upon them,
بِفَضْلِكَ وَرَحْمَتِكَ يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ
in the name of Your grace and mercy, O most merciful of all those who show mercy!
