Treasure House of Prayers — Page 12
PRAYERS 12 24. Prayer for Mercy On the same occasion M u s a as (Moses) prayed for forgiveness for his brother and himself. ِّ ْرَب ِْاﻏْﻔِﺮ ْيل وَﻷَِﺧِﻲ ِْوَأَدْﺧِﻠْﻨَﺎ َيف ر ﺣْﻤﺘﻚ َ ُوَأَﻧْﺖ ّٰأَرْﺣَﻢ اﻟﺮ ْ ﺣﻤ . (Al-A‘r a f 7:152) My Lord, forgive me and my brother, and admit us to Your mercy, and You are the most Merciful of all those who show mercy. 25. Prayer for Seeking Forgiveness for People gone Astray Hadrat Ab u Dharr ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa stayed up all night reciting this prayer. I enquired, “O Messenger of All a h , You know the whole of the Holy Qur’ a n by heart, why did you keep repeating one verse?" He replied, ‘I was praying for my followers. ’ I asked him about the reply he received from God. He said, ‘If I tell you of it, most people will forsake prayer. ’ This is the same prayer that Hadrat ‘ I s a as (Jesus) recited for his followers. 14 ْ ْإِن ْﺗُﻌَﺬِّﺑْﻬُﻢ َﻓَﺈَُِّﻢ ْﻋِﺒَﺎدُك ْوَإِن ْﺗَﻐْﻔِﺮ َهلَُﻢ َﻓَﺈِﻧَّﻚ ْأَﻧْﺖ ُ اﻟْﻌَﺰِﻳ ْﺰ ُ احلَْﻜِﻴ ﻢ. (Al-M a ’idah 5:119) If You punish them, they are Your servants; and if You forgive them, You surely are the Mighty, the Wise. 26. Prayer for Safety from Divine Wrath Enumerating the attributes of the servants of the Gracious Lord, All a h says that these servants are the ones who pass the hours of the night prostrating and standing before their Lord and seek safety from Divine wrath. ْرَﺑَّﻨَﺎ اﺻْﺮِف َﻋَﻨَّﺎ 2ََﺬَاب َّﺟَﻬَﻨَّﻢ إِن 2ََﺬَاﺑَﻬَﺎ Lَﺎن ﻏَﺮَاﻣًﺎ. (Al-Furq a n 25:66)