مكتبة كتيبة محمّد بن نصير Muhammad bin Nusayr's Library Bibliothèque de Muhammad bin Nusayr کتابخانه کتیبه محمد بن نصیر

مَكْتَبَةُ كَتِيبَةِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ نُصَيْرٍ

Abd al-Muttalib's Manners - Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn al-Mufaddal

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Then he washes his fingers with pure water and a small amount of honey (al-Asal al-Saghir), saying: "O my Master, remove from me doubts and desires, and return me to my homeland from which I was created: a light with no darkness in it, a judgment with no ignorance in it, a knowledge with no error in it, a faith with no hypocrisy in it, a security with no betrayal in it, a patience with no anxiety in it, a truthfulness with no falsehood in it, a gratitude with no ingratitude in it, a justice with no oppression in it, a contentment with no discontent in it, a fasting with no breaking of the fast in it, and a well-being with no affliction in it. O Allah, do that for me and for my believing brothers."

If one of you sets out on a journey:

When one of you sets out on a journey, let him say upon leaving his house: "O Allah, You are the Companion on the journey and the Successor over the household." The Messenger of Allah—Majestic is his mention—frequently used to supplicate with this when leaving his house on his journey words.

And he used to say to the Commander of the Faithful— Majestic is his mention: "You are the Companion on the journey and the Successor over the household." The "journey" (al-Safar) in the esoteric sense (al-Batin) is the seeking of esoteric sciences and sublime Gnosis.

"O Allah, grant me Purity (al-Safwa) and spare me an evil return.

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