Mafatih al-Jinan: A Treasury of Islamic Piety (Translation & Transliteration): Volume One: Supplications and Periodic Observances: Volume 1

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The narrator said: ‘Then (when the Imam reached this point) he extended his left hand and took hold of his beard and then supplicated with the following supplication while taking recourse to the forefinger of his right hand, and said:

The fifth chapter mentions some Hirz's (protective and effective supplications) and short du'as for increasing income are mentioned, which are selected from Muhaj al-da'awat and al-Mujtana. After the Ziyaras of Imam al-Mahdi (a), the Ziyaras of Prophets (a), the Ziyara of Lady Ma'suma (a), and the Ziyara of 'Abd al-'Azim al-Hasani have been mentioned. The last content of this chapter, which was the last content of the first edition of Mafatih al-jinan, is the Ziyara of the Graves of the Faithful and the related du'as. Also, two books of Mafatih-i nuwin and Mafatih al-hayat have been published. The former aims to improve the authenticity of Mafatih al-jinan and the latter to complete it. The seventh Imam Musa b. Jaʿfar (as) (d. 183 AH / 799 AD) said: ‘whoever fasts one day in the month of Rajab has the fire (of hell) keep away from him the distance of one year, while whoever fasts three days (in this month) has paradise become incumbent for him.’ Before Mafatih al-jinan, other du'a books were used by the Shi'ites. The compiler of Mafatih al-jinan has included content from other books including Iqbal al-a'mal by al-Sayyid b. Tawus, Misbah by al-Kaf'ami, and Zad al-ma'ad by al-'Allama al-Majlisi.Imam al-Sadiq (‘a) is reported as saying: If one recites Ayah al-Kursi every night during journey, he, as well as whatever is with him, will be in safety. One may add the following supplicatory prayer: Allamah al-Majlisi says, “In my conception, as for salat al-ziyarah, as well as the other prayers performed in the holy shrines, it is preferable to offer them behind the tomb or to the side of the head.” Al-Allama al-Majlisi, who had an exact and comprehensive knowledge about narrations, hadiths, narrators and their masters, in addition to assertion of its authenticity in his books such as: Bihar al-anwar [4] and Tuhfat al-za'ir -which he has asserted that all of the supplications in it, are authentic- he explicitly and specifically confirms that the chain of narrators of this supplication, which reaches Imam al-Sadiq (a), is authentic. Also, he adds in his book, Zad al-ma'ad:

This chapter includes recommended acts of the lunar year. It begins from Rajab and ends with the recommended acts of Jumada II. It includes the recommended acts during Nowruz and the Roman months. The first ziyara, which has been mentioned in this chapter, is the Ziyara of the Prophet (s) which is followed by the Ziyara of Lady Fatima (a) and the Ziyara of the Imams (a) of Baqi' (those Imams who are buried in the Baqi' cemetery). The seventh Imam also said: ‘Rajab is (the name of) a river in paradise. Its color is whiter than milk; its taste is sweeter than honey. Whoever fasts one day in (the month of) Rajab will have Allah quench his thirst from that river.’ In the second edition of Mafatih al-jinan, Shaykh Abbas Qummi attached a section named Mulhaqat to the book. [7] In this part, eight new pieces of content have been attached to the book, that the author believed was a necessity for the readers:You may then bid your family members farewell and stand up. At the door of your house, you may say the (famous) Tasbih al-Zahra’ litany and recite Surah al-Fatihah and Ayah al-Kursi in front of you, on your right side, and on your left side. You may then say this supplicatory prayer: Second: It is advisable to avoid vain language, disputes, and heated discussions during journeys of ziyarah.