Dua Maknoon

### دعای مکنون

**The Hidden Prayer**

**The Hidden Prayer can be recognized as one of the most valuable supplications, narrated from the first Imam of Shia Islam, Imam Ali (A), and is considered one of the accepted prayers among Shia Muslims.**

**The main reason for naming this prayer is the meaning of the term "hidden," which signifies something concealed or secret. In this prayer, the individual, while in a state of intimate supplication with their deity, invokes God by His hidden name to grant their prayer.**

  

**In some narrations, it is mentioned that Muslims should recite this prayer after performing their daily obligatory prayers, which include the Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha prayers. It is also recommended to recite Surah Al-Ikhlas twelve times before reading this prayer, and then to recite the prayer and ask for their heartfelt needs from the Almighty Allah.

### متن دعای مکنون با ترجمه

**Text of the Hidden Prayer with Translation**

اَللّهُمَّ اِنّى اَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الْمَكْنُونِ الْمَخْزُونِ الطّاهِرِ الطُّهْرِ الْمُبارَكِ  

**O Allah, I ask You by Your hidden, preserved, pure, and blessed name,**

وَاَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الْعَظيمِ وَسُلْطانِكَ الْقَديمِ يا واهِبَ الْعَطايا يا مُطْلِقَ الاُْسارى  

**and I ask You by Your great name and Your ancient sovereignty, O Bestower of gifts, O Liberator of captives,**

يا فَكّاكَ الرِّقابِ مِنَ النّارِ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَفُكَّ رَقَبَتى مِنَ النّارِ  

**O Liberator of necks from the Fire, send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, and free my neck from the Fire,**

وَاَخْرِجْنى مِنَ الدُّنْيا آمِنا وَاَدْخِلْنِى الْجَنَّةَ سالِما وَاجْعَلْ دُعآئى اَوَّلَهُ فَلاحاً  

**and take me out of this world safely, and admit me to Paradise in peace, and make the beginning of my prayer success,**

وَاَوْسَطَهُ نَجاحا وَآخِرَهُ صَلاحا اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ عَلاّمُ الْغُيُوبِ  

**and its middle success, and its end righteousness; indeed, You are the Knower of the unseen.**

در بعضی از نسخه‏ هاى معتبر اين دعا به اين صورت است:  

**In some authentic versions of this prayer, it is as follows:**

یا فَکّاکَ الرِّقابِ مِنَ النّارِ اَسْئَلُكَ اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ  

**O Liberator of necks from the Fire, I ask You to send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad,**

وَاَنْ تُعْتِقَ رَقَبَتى مِنَ النّارِ وَاَنْ تُخْرَجَنى مِنَ الدُّنْيا سالِما وَتُدْخِلَنِى الْجَنَّةَ آمِنا  

**and to free my neck from the Fire, and to take me out of this world safely, and to admit me to Paradise in peace,**

وَاَنْ تَجْعَلَ دُعآئى اَوَّلَهُ فَلاحا وَاَوْسَطَهُ نَجاحا وَآخِرَهُ صَلاحا اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ عَلاّمُ الْغُيُوبِ  

**and to make the beginning of my prayer success, and its middle success, and its end righteousness; indeed, You are the Knower of the unseen.**

### خواص دعای مکنون برای حاجت

**Benefits of the Hidden Prayer for Needs**

**In narrations and quotes, the benefits and properties of reciting this prayer have been extensively mentioned. One of the most important of these, narrated from Imam Ali (A), states that reciting this prayer along with Surah Al-Ikhlas twelve times after each obligatory prayer will purify an individual from sins, allowing them to depart from this world and not be questioned on the Day of Judgment.**

**Additionally, considering the important meanings of this prayer, it can be understood that an individual who recites this prayer with full feeling and attention continuously asks God to protect them from the Fire of Hell, to complete their journey in this world with faith, to not be questioned in the Hereafter about their deeds, to have their prayers and heartfelt requests accepted, and so on. All of these aspects represent a form of personal supplication and sharing one's heart with God, and these meanings can be regarded as the properties and benefits of reciting this valuable and beautiful prayer.