ar-Rida (a.s.) narrates through his forefathers from Amir al-mu'minin
(a.s.) that he said: "I heard the Apostle of Allah saying: ‘Allah,
Mighty and Great is He, has said:
"I have divided the Opening of the Book
between Myself and My servant; so, its half is for Me and the
(other) half is for My servant. And My servant shall get what he
asks for."
When the servant says: In the name of Allah,
the Beneficent, the Merciful, Allah, Great is His Glory, says: "My
servant has started with My name, and it is incumbent upon Me that I
should complete his works for him and bless him in his affairs."
And when he says: All praise is due to Allah,
the Lord of the worlds, Allah, Great is His Glory, says: "My servant
has praised Me, and he knows that the bounties that are with him are
from Me, and that the misfortunes that have been averted from him
were so averted by My grace; (O My angels!) I appoint you as My
witnesses that I shall add for him the favors of the next world to
those of this world, and will avert from him the calamities of the
next world as I have averted from him the calamities of this world."
And when he says, The Beneficent, the
Merciful, Allah, Great is His Glory, says: "My servant bore witness
for Me that I am the Beneficent, the Merciful; I make you My witness
that I will most surely augment his share in My mercy, and I will
most certainly increase his portion in My bounties."
And when he says, The Master of the Day of
Judgment, Allah, the High, says: "I make you My witness that, as he
has acknowledged that I am the Master of the Day of Judgment, I will
most certainly make his reckoning easier (for him) on the Day of
Reckoning, and I will most certainly accept his good deeds, and look
over his sins."
And when he says: Thee do we worship, Allah,
Mighty and Great is He, says: "My servant is telling truth, He
worships Me only. Be My witness that I will most surely give him for
his worship a reward that will be the (object of) envy to all who
opposed him when he worshipped Me."
And when he says, and Thee do we beseech for
help, Allah, the High, says: "From Me has My servant sought help,
and in Me has he taken refuge. Be My witness that I will most
certainly help him in his affairs, and will aid him in his
difficulties, and will take his hand in his calamities."
And when he says, Guide us to the right path
. . ., Allah, Mighty and Great is He, says: "This (part) is for My
servant, and My servant shall have what he asks for; and I have
answered (the prayer of) My servant, and have given him what he
hopes for and have protected him from what he is afraid of." ' " (`Uyunu
'l-akhbar).