Pocket Taweez

Text and Translation

Sixth: Yasir, the servant of al-Ma'mun the 'Abbasid ruler, has reported that when Imam Abu'l-Hasan 'Ali ibn Musa al-Rida (a) arrived at the palace of Hamid ibn Qahtabah to reside in, he took off his shirt and handed it to Hamid, who gave it to one of his she-servants to wash. Soon after, the she-servant returned carrying a patch. She gave it to Hamid and said, "I have found this in the pocket of Abu'l-Hasan."

Asking about it, Hamid said to Imam al-Rida (a), "May Allah accept me as ransom for you! The she-servant has found a patch in your pocket. What is it?"

Answering him, the Imam (a) said, "Hamid, this is a supplicatory amulet that I never put aside."

Hamid said, "Will you kindly honor us with it?"

Imam al-Rida (a) further explained, "Whoever carries this supplicatory amulet in his pocket will be saved from tribulations, and it will protect him from Satan the accursed."

Then Imam al-Rida (a) dictated its form to Hamid. It is thus the following:

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ اِنِّىْۤ اَعُوْذُ بِالرَّحْمٰنِ مِنْكَ اِنْ كُنْتَ تَقِيًّا اَوْ غَيْرَ تَقِىٍّ اَخَذْتُ بِاللّٰهِ السَّمِيْعِ الْبَصِيْرِ عَلٰى سَمْعِكَ وَ بَصَرِكَ لَا سُلْطَانَ لَكَ عَلَىَّ وَ لَا عَلٰى سَمْعِىْ وَ لَا عَلٰى بَصَرِىْ وَ لَا عَلٰى شَعْرِىْ وَ لَا عَلٰى بَشَرِىْ وَ لَا عَلٰى لَحْمِىْ وَ لَا عَلٰى دَمِىْ وَ لَا عَلٰى مُخِّىْ وَ لَا عَلٰى عَصَبِىْ وَ لَا عَلٰى عِظَامِىْ وَ لَا عَلٰى مَالِىْ وَ لَا عَلٰى مَا رَزَقَنِىْ رَبِّىْ

BISMILLAAHIR RAHMAANIR RAHEEM, BISMILLAAH, INNEE A'OOZU BIR RAHMAANI MINKA IN KUNTA TAQIYYAN AW GHAYRA TAQIYY, AKHAZTU BILLAAHIS SAMEE-I'L BASEERI A'LAA SAM-I'KA WA BASARIKA, LAA SULTAANA LAKA A'LAYYA WA LAA A'LAA SAM-I'EE WA LAA A'LAA BASAREE WA LAA A'LAA SHA-A'REE WA LAA A'LAA BASHAREE WA LAA A'LAA LAHMEE WA LAA A'LAA DAMEE WA LAA A'LAA MUKHKHEE WA LAA A'LAA A'SABEE WA LAA A'LAA I'ZAAMEE WA LAA A'LAA MAALEE WA LAA A'LAA MAA RAZAQANEE RABBEE

In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful. In the name of Allah — verily I seek refuge in the All-beneficent from you, whether you are god-fearing or not god-fearing. I have laid hold of Allah, the All-hearing, the All-seeing, over your hearing and your sight; you have no authority over me, nor over my hearing, nor over my sight, nor over my hair, nor over my skin, nor over my flesh, nor over my blood, nor over my brain, nor over my nerves, nor over my bones, nor over my wealth, nor over what my Lord has provided me,

سَتَرْتُ بَيْنِىْ وَ بَيْنَكَ بِسِتْرِ النُّبُوَّةِ الَّذِى اسْتَتَرَ اَنْبِيَاۤءُ اللّٰهِ بِهٖ مِنْ سَطَوَاتِ الْجَبَابِرَةِ وَالْفَرَاعِنَةِ جَبْرَئِيْلُ عَنْ يَمِيْنِىْ وَ مِيْكَاۤئِيْلُ عَنْ يَسَارِىْ وَ اِسْرَافِيْلُ عَنْ وَرَاۤئِىْ وَ مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ اٰلِهٖۤ اَمَامِىْ وَاللّٰهُ مُطَّلِعٌ عَلَىَّ يَمْنَعُكَ مِنِّىْ وَ يَمْنَعُ الشَّيْطَانَ مِنِّىْ

SATARTU BAYNEE WA BAYNAKA BI-SITRIN NUBUWWATIL LAZIS TATARA ANBIYAAA-ULLAAHI BIHI MIN SATAWAATIL JABAABIRATI WAL FARAAA-I'NAH, JIBRA-EELU A'N YAMEENEE WA MEEKAAA-EELU A'N YASAAREE WA ISRAAFEELU A'N WARAAA-EE WA MUHAMMADUN SALLALLAAHU A'LAYHI WA AALIHI AMAAMEE, WALLAAHU MUTTALI-U'N A'LAYYA YAMNA-U'KA MINNEE WA YAMNA-U'SH SHAYTAANA MINNEE

I have shielded myself from you with the veil of prophethood by which the prophets of Allah shielded themselves from the assaults of the tyrants and the Pharaohs — Gabriel is on my right, Michael is on my left, Israfil is behind me, and Muhammad — Allah's blessings be upon him and his Household — is before me, and Allah is watching over me, and He withholds you from me and withholds Satan from me,

اَللّٰهُمَّ لَا يَغْلِبُ جَهْلُهٗ اَنَاتَكَ اَنْ يَّسْتَفِزَّنِىْ وَ يَسْتَخِفَّنِىْ اَللّٰهُمَّ اِلَيْكَ الْتَجَاْتُ اَللّٰهُمَّ اِلَيْكَ الْتَجَاْتُ اَللّٰهُمَّ اِلَيْكَ الْتَجَاْتُ

ALLAAHUMMA LAA YAGHLIBU JAHLUHU ANAATAKA AY YASTAFIZZANEE WA YASTAKHIFFANEE, ALLAAHUMMA ILAYKAL TAJA-TU, ALLAAHUMMA ILAYKAL TAJA-TU, ALLAAHUMMA ILAYKAL TAJA-TU

O Allah, let not his ignorance overpower Your forbearance so as to provoke or belittle me. O Allah, unto You have I taken refuge; O Allah, unto You have I taken refuge; O Allah, unto You have I taken refuge.