خواب میں اولیاء الہی اور رشتے داروں سے ملاقات کا دستور العمل
Sixteenth: Al-Kaf’ami, in his book entitled al-Misbah, and al-Muhaddith al-Fayz, in his book entitled Khulasat al-Adhkar, have said the following:
In some books written by Imamiyyah scholars, we have found that whoever wishes to see in dream one of the Prophets, one of the Holy Imams, one of people, or one of his parents, may recite Surah al-Shams (No. 91), Surah al-Layl (No. 92), Surah al-Qadr, Surah al-Kafirun, Surah al-Tawhid, Surah al-Falaq, and Surah al-Nas. Then, he may repeat Surah al-Tawhid one hundred times, repeat the invocation of Allah’s blessings upon the Holy Prophet and his Household one hundred times, and having performed the ritual ablutions (i.e. wuzu’) sleeps on his right side. If he does, he will see in dream whomever Allah wants him to see and talk with whomever Allah wants him to talk with.
According to another copy, one may do all the previous at seven (successive) nights after saying this supplicatory prayer:
اَللّٰهُمَّ اَنْتَ الْحَىُّ الَّذِىْ لَايُوْصَفُ
O Allah, You are the Ever-living Lord Who is beyond all descriptions.
خدایا تو زندہ ہے جس کی توصیف نہیں ہوسکتی
وَالْاِيْمَانُ يُعْرَفُ مِنْهُ
True faith is recognized from the recognition of You.
اور ایمان اسی کے ذریعہ پہچانا جاتا ہے۔
مِنْكَ بَدَتِ الْاَشْيَاۤءُ
All things have been originated by You
تجھ ہی سے ہر چیز کی ابتدا ہے
وَ اِلَيْكَ تَعُوْدُ
and to You shall all of them return.
اور تیری ہی طرف ہر چیز کی بازگشت ہے۔
فَمَاۤ اَقْبَلَ مِنْهَا كُنْتَ مَلْجَاَهُ وَ مَنْجَاهُ
So, whatever of them comes to You, You will be its shelter and refuge,
جو چیز سامنے آتی ہے
وَ مَاۤ اَدْبَرَ مِنْهَا لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَلْجَاۤءٌ
but whatever of them refuses to come to You will never find itself any shelter
تو اس کے لیے ملجأ و مأویٰ نہیں ہے
وَلَامَنْجًامِنْكَ اِلَّاۤ اِلَيْكَ
and any refuge against You save with You.
سوائے تیری بارگاہ کے۔
فَاَسْئَلُكَ بِلَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّاۤ اَنْتَ
I thus beseech You in the name of that there is no god save You
میں تجھ سے لٰا اِلٰہَ اِلَّا اللہُ کے وسیلے سے
وَ اَسْئَلُكَ بِبِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
and I beseech You in the name of Tn the Name of Allah; the All-beneficent, the All-merciful,’
بِسْمِ اللہِ کے وسیلے سے
وَ بِحَقِّ حَبِيْبِكَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ اٰلِهٖ
in the name of Your beloved Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and his Household,
تیرے پیغمبر صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ
سَيِّدِ النَّبِيِّيْنَ
the master of all prophets,
خاتم النبیینؐ کے حق کے
وَ بِحَقِّ عَلِىٍّ خَيْرِ الْوَصِيِّيْنَ
in the name of 'Ali the best of all the successors of prophets,
اور علیؑ خیرالوصیین
وَ بِحَقِّ فَاطِمَةَ سَيِّدَةِ نِسَاۤءِ الْعَالَمِيْنَ
in the name of Fatimah the doyenne of the women of the worlds,
اور فاطمہؑ سیدۃ نساء العالمین
وَ بِحَقِّ الْحَسَنِ وَالْحُسَيْنِ
and in the name of al-Hasan and al-Husayn
اور حسنؑ حسینؑ
اللَّذِيْنَ جَعَلْتَهُمَا سَيِّدَىْ شَبَابِ اَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ
whom You have decided to be the two chiefs of the youth of Paradise,
سردارانِ جوانانِ جنّت کے وسیلے سے
عَلَيْهِمْ اَجْمَعِيْنَ السَّلَامُ
may peace be upon all of them,
درود و سلام ہو ان پر اور ان کی آلؑ پر
اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
to bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad
سوال کرتا ہوں کہ محمدؐ و آل محمدؐ پر رحمت نازل فرما
وَ اَنْ تُرِيَنِىْ مَيِّتِىْ فِى الْحَالِ الَّتِىْ هُوَ فِيْهَا
and to allow me to see my dead person in his very current situation.
اور مُردے کو اسی حال میں دکھلا دے جس حال میں وہ ہے۔
Seventeenth: The author of Khulasat al-Adhkar has also reported the following from some books:
In the book entitled al-Akhlaq al-Hamidah and written by Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari, I have seen this narration: Harith ibn Rawh has reported on the authority of his father on the authority of his grandfather who said to his sons: If you are attacked by a distressing matter, do not go to sleep before you make sure that your bodies, beds, and blankets are pure. While avoiding sleeping with any woman (i.e. the wife), you may recite Surah al-Shams and Surah al-Layl seven times each. After that, you may say this supplicatory prayer:
اَللّٰهُمَّ اجْعَلْ لِىْ مِنْ اَمْرِىْ هٰذَا فَرَجًا وَ مَخْرَجًا
O Allah, (please) cause this (distressing) issue of mine to arrive at a relief and prepare for me a way out from it.
اے معبود! تو میرے لیے اس معاملے کے سلجھانے اور اس سے نکلنے کا راستہ بنا دے۔
Once you do so, you will see in your dreams one who guides you how to find a way out from the distressing issue, either at this very night, or the third, or at the fifth (I, the reporter, think that he also added the seventh night).