Dua'a Seeking Nearness- Baqiyatus slaehat Pg 1

Almighty Allah is reported to have said to the Holy Prophet (): O Muammad, convey these words to those who
intend to seek nearness to Me: Be it known to you surely that the following words are the best of what can be used
as means of seeking nearness to Me after the obligatory prayers:

OAllah!Indeed,noneofYour
allhumma innah lam yumsi
creatures aadun min khalqika

Youhavegrantedmorefavors,
anta ilayhi asanu an`an
longerhonors,
wa l lah adwamu karmatan

moremanifestgraces,
wa l `alayhi abyanu falan

morelenientacts,
wa l bih ashaddu taraffuqan
strongerprotection, wa l `alayhi ashaddu
iyatan

andmorecompassionate
wa l `alayhi ashaddu
treatment ta`aufan

thanIam,
minka `alayya


althoughallofYourcreatures wa in kna jam`u
almakhlqna

cancountthesameaswhatIhave

yu`addidna min dhlika
counted. mithla ta`dd

So,(please)bearwitness,OHe
fashhad y kfiya
Whosewitnessissufficienttome alshshahdati


thatIaskYoutobearwitnessto
mewithhonestintention
bi-ann ushhiduka biniyyati
idqin

thatYoursareallfavorsandall
bounties bi-anna laka alfala walawla

thathavebeendonetome
f in`mika `alayya

althoughIhaveshownYouvery
littlegratitudeforallthat. ma`a qillati shukr laka fh

ODoerofallwills,
y f`ila kulli irdatin
(please)blessMuhammadandhis
Household,
alli `al muammadin wa
lih
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surroundmewithsecurityagainst
thebefallingofYourwrathon wa awwiqn amnan min

ulli alssakhai liqillati

accountofmylittlegratitude, alshshukri

decideformemorecomplete
gracesthroughexpansive wa awjib l ziydatan min
itmmi alnni`mati bisa`ati

forgivenessofYou, almaghfirati

andpourdownuponmeYour
goodturns. amirn khayraka
So,(pleas)blessMuhammadand
hisHousehold
faalli `al muammadin wa
lih

anddonottreatmeaccordingto
theamountofmyillintention; wa l tuqyisn bis'i sarrat

rather,(please)testmyheartin
ordertowinYourpleasure wamtain qalb lirika

andmakepurethatthroughwhich
waj`al m taqarrabtu bih
IhavesoughtnearnesstoYou ilayka

withregardtotheaffairsofYour
religion, f dnika laka khlian

anddonotmakeittobe


wa l taj`alhu liluzmi
accompaniedbyanysuspicion,
shubhatin aw fakhrin aw
pride,orostentation. riy'in

OAllgenerous!
y karmu
This supplicatory prayer is one of the thirty-one secret supplications of sacredness (i.e. supplications that are
reported from Almighty Allah directly) that are said for winning this-worldly and the otherworldly requests.
Our master scholars have quoted these supplicatory prayers through connected chains of authority, and some
of them are quoted in Shaykh al-ss Mib al-Mutahajjid and al-Kaf`ams al-Mib. To see all these thirty-
one supplications, it is advisable to refer to al-Balad al-Amn, the Book of Supplications in Bir al-Anwr, and al-
Jawhir al-Saniyyah.