Invocation

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50- قالَ الا ِمامُ اَميرُالمُومنينَ عليٌّ (ع) :

اِغتَنِمُوا الدُّعاءَ عِندَ خَمسَة مَواطِنَ: عِندَ قِراءَة القُرانِ, وَ عِندَ الأَذانِ, وَ عِندَ نُزُولِ الغَيثِ, وَ عِندَ التِقاءِ الصَّفَّينِ لِلشَّهادَة, وَ عِندَ دَعوَة المَظلُومِ فَاِنَّها لَيسَ لَها حِجابٌ دوُنَ العَرشِ

بحارالانوار/93/343

Again, Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a.s.] said: "Avail yourselves of the invocation in five situations: At the time of recitation of the Qur'an, at the time of prayer call, when it is raining, when attending the Holy War ready for martyrdom, when an oppressed person supplicates, because, certainly, there is no barrier for it beneath the Throne."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 93, p. 343

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51- قالَ الا ِمامُ الحُسَينُ (ع) :

اَللّهُمَّ اِنَّكَ أَقربُ مَن دُعِيَ, وَ أَسـرَعُ مَن أَجابَ, وَ اَكـرَمُ مَـن عَفا, وَ أَوسَعُ مَن أَعطى, وَ أَسمَعُ مَن سُئِـلَ, يا رَحمنَ الدُّنيا وَ الآ خِرَةِ وَ رَحيمَهُما

دعاء عرفة

Imam Husayn [a.s.] said: "O Lord! You are the nearest one Whom can be requested from; You are the soonest responder, and You are the most gracious in bestowing; Whose gift is the vastest and You hearken the best to what you are asked for. I call to You, O' the Beneficent in this world and the next, and the Merciful in both of them!"

'Arafah Invocation

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52- قالَ الا ِمامُ اَميرُالمُومنينَ عليٌّ (ع) :

مَن اُعطِيَ اَربَعًا لَم يُحرَم اَربَعـًا: مَن اُعطِـيَ الدُّعاءَ لَم يُحـرَمِ الإِجابَةَ, و مَن اُعطِيَ التَّوبَةَ لَم يُحـرَمِ القَبُـولَ, وَ مَـن اُعطِـيَ الاِستِغفارَ لَم يُحـرَمِ المَغفِـرَةَ, وَمَـن اُعطِـيَ الشُّكـرَ لَم يُحرَمِ الزِّيادَةَ

نهج البلاغه, الكلمات القصار/135

Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a.s.] said: "He who is bestowed four things is not deprived of four things: he who is allowed to pray is not deprived of the response to it; he who is allowed to offer repentance is not deprived of its acceptance; he who is allowed to seek forgiveness is not deprived of forgiveness; and he who is allowed to be grateful is not deprived of furtherance of favours."

Nahjul Balagha, Saying 135

Note:

The compiler of Nahjul Balagha, as-Sayyid ar-Radi says: This is confirmed by the Book of Allah. About praying, Allah says: " Call You to Me, I will answer you' (the Qur'an, 4:60). About forgiveness Allah says: 'And whoever does evil, or wrongs his own self and thereafter seeks the pardon of Allah shall find Allah Oft-Forgiving, Merciful' (the Qur'an, 4:110). About gratefulness He says: 'If you be grateful, I will increase (My favours) to you' (the Qur'an, 14:7). About repentance He says: 'Verily, repentance (acceptable) with Allah is only for those who do evil ignorantly and then turn (to Allah) soon (after); these (are those whom) Allah will turn (mercifully) to; and Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise (the Qur'an, 4:17).