Hamdan al-Khasibi (may Allah sanctify his soul). I would observe him chanting (yatarannamu) over the first cup that came into his hand, after placing his palm upon it and drawing what was within it towards him. He would drink a draught from it, then hand it to whoever was in his presence, commanding them to take a sip from it and return it to him.

Abu al-Husayn 'Ali ibn al-Dakin said: I asked him one day about what he was chanting, and he replied: "It is a supplication regarding which I have a narration from my Sheikh Abu Muhammad 'Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Jannan, known as Al-Zahid al-Janbalani, who said: Yahya ibn Ma'in narrated to me, saying:

'I entered upon my Master Abu al-Hasan al-'Askari, Mighty is His Might, while our Master Abu Shu'ayb (peace be upon him) was with him. I asked him about the reality of Supplication: is it answered for the believer, or has it no [fixed] reality?'

He replied: 'The believer’s supplication is answered, and it has a reality that every believer must utilize.