Treasure House of Prayers — Page 118
PRAYERS 118 Do not make the material world our sole concern. Do not make pride in knowledge our weakness. O God, do not impose such people upon us who are not merciful to us. Prayer for Prosperity Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra relates that a person came to the Holy Prophet sa and said, "O Messenger of God, I heard your prayer last night and these are the words I was able to hear. " The Holy Prophet sa said, “Look carefully, do you see anything missing in these words”. The prayer is as follows: ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اﻏ ِْ ﻔِﺮ ْىل ِْ ذَﻧ ْىب ِْوَوَﺳِّﻊ ِْىل ِىف ِْ ر ْزçۡ ِْوَ ﺑَﺎرِک ْىل ْ ﻓِﻴ رَزَﻗ ِْ ﻤَﺎ Zَىن. 238 O Allah , forgive my sins and enlarge my house for me. Bless every sustenance that You bestow upon me. Prayer for Abundance of Sustenance in Old Age Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to recite this prayer: ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اﺟ ْﻌَﻞ ْ اَو ْ ﺳَﻊَ رِز ﻗِکَ 2َ_ََّ ﻋِﻨ ِّْ ْﺪَکِربَِ ﺳِىن ْ ،وَ اﻧ ﻘِﻄَﺎعِ ﻋُﻤُﺮِی. 239 O All a h , grant me abundant sustenance in my old age and last days of my life. Prayer for Blessings in Fruit and Grain Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa used to offer this prayer on seeing a new fruit: ْ ِْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﺑَﺎرِک َِﻟَﻨَﺎ ىف ْ مث وَﺑَﺎرِک ِْﺎرِﻧَﺎ ْﻟَﻨَﺎ ىف ْ ﻣَﺪِﻳ ِْﻨZَِﻨَﺎ و َ ﺑَﺎرِک ﻟَﻨَﺎ ىف ﺻَﺎﻋِﻨَﺎ وَﻣُﺪِّﻧَﺎ. 240 O All a h , bless our fruits, bless our city for us and bestow blessings on the bowls with which we measure our grain.