Question 2103: How is the Prayer of Need (Salat al-Hajat) performed in the Kufa Mosque?

22 07 Nov 2025
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✅ Answer: Please pay attention to the following tradition:

1 عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَیْنِ الْمُقْرِی عَنِ ابْنِ عُقْدَةَ عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِیمَ عَنْ صَبَّاحٍ الْحَذَّاءِ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ علیه السلام: مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ إِلَی اللَّهِ حَاجَةٌ فَلْیَقْصِدْ إِلَی مَسْجِدِ الْكُوفَةِ لِیُسْبِغْ وُضُوءَهُ وَ لْیُصَلِّ فِی الْمَسْجِدِ رَكْعَتَیْنِ یَقْرَأُ فِی كُلِّ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْهُمَا فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ وَ سَبْعَ سُوَرٍ مَعَهَا وَ هِیَ الْمُعَوِّذَتَانِ وَ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ وَ قُلْ یا أَیُّهَا الْكافِرُونَ وَ إِذا جاءَ نَصْرُ اللَّهِ وَ الْفَتْحُ وَ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَی وَ إِنَّا أَنْزَلْناهُ فِی لَیْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ فَإِذَا فَرَغَ مِنَ الرَّكْعَتَیْنِ وَ تَشَهَّدَ وَ سَلَّمَ سَأَلَ اللَّهَ حَاجَتَهُ فَإِنَّهَا تُقْضَی بِعَوْنِ اللَّهِ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ.

Qal Ali ibn al-Hasan Faddal: And this sheikh said to me: I did this and prayed to Allah to expand my sustenance, and now I am in every blessing from Allah (the Almighty). Then I prayed for Him to grant me Hajj, and He granted it to me, and I taught it to a man from our companions whose sustenance was limited, and Allah (the Almighty) granted him sustenance and expanded it for him.

📚 Amali of al-Tusi, p. 416

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: Whoever has a need from Allah the Almighty, let him intend to go to the Kufa Mosque, perform a complete ablution (Wudu), and pray two Rak'ats (units) of prayer in the Kufa Mosque. In each Rak'at, he should recite Surah Al-Hamd (Al-Fatiha) and seven other Surahs, which are: Surah An-Nas, Surah Al-Falaq, Surah Qul Huwa Allahu Ahad (Al-Ikhlas), Surah Qul Ya Ayyuha Al-Kafirun, Surah Idha Ja'a Nasrullahi Wal-Fath (An-Nasr), Surah Sabbih Isma Rabbika Al-A'la, and Surah Inna Anzalnahu Fi Laylatil Qadr (Al-Qadr). When he finishes, performs the Tashahhud, and gives the Salaam, let him ask for his need, and it will be granted with the help of Allah the Almighty, if Allah wills (Insha'Allah).

Ali ibn al-Hasan Faddal said: This sheikh told me: I did this and prayed to Allah to expand my sustenance, and now I am in every blessing from Allah. Then I prayed for Him to grant me Hajj, and He granted it to me, and I taught it to a man from our companions whose sustenance was limited, and Allah gave him sustenance and expanded it for him!

✅ How beautiful and appropriate it is for the pilgrims of the Kufa Mosque to perform this prayer and pray for the hastened reappearance (Faraj) of Imam al-Mahdi (peace be upon him).

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَجِّلْ لِوَلِیِّکَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْعَافِیَةَ وَ النَّصْر

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