Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 31496 — Reports from Ali on what remains

Abdullah al-Asadi reports from a man that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) used to supplicate thus: O Allah, Spreader of the spread-out lands, Builder of edifices, Fixer of the mountains, Compeller of hearts upon their nature, whether wretched or fortunate, and Extender of mercy to the God-fearing and the pious: send down Your noblest special mercies and Your increasing blessings, Your great kindness, and Your pure and tender mercies upon Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), who is Your servant and Your Messenger; the opener of what had been closed, the seal of what had gone before, the one who makes the truth prevail by the truth, and the breaker of the armies that stand upon falsehood, just as You roused him (peace and blessings be upon him) to break them. So he stood ready by Your command, seeking help in Your pleasure, without shrinking from advancing and without turning back from his resolve (that is, he did not fall short in rising to break the armies of the disbelievers); keeping watch over Your revelation, guarding Your covenant, spending his time in carrying out Your command, until he kindled the flaming light of Islam for those who seek light. The blessings of Allah join its means to those who are people of this pursuit (that is, they benefit from it). Through him hearts were guided after being sunk in their trials and sins, and he made the clarifying signs yet clearer, as well as the shining rulings of Islam and the lights of Islam. So he is Your trustworthy one in whom trust is placed; he is Your witness on the Day of Resurrection; and he is Your mercy sent to all the worlds. O Allah, widen his place with You, and give him, after Your pleasure, a pleasure that comes from the triumph of Your reward and from Your immense recompense that is given for a cause. O Allah, fulfil Your promise made to him by raising him to the station of accepted intercession, by accepting his just testimony, by making his every word agree with Your pleasure, by making him (peace and blessings be upon him) a possessor of justice, and by making him an orator who distinguishes truth from falsehood and a possessor of great proof. O Allah, make us among those who listen, (then) among those who obey, among sincere friends and among companions who accompany. O Allah, convey to him peace from us, and return to us peace from him.