’’اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّي اَسْاَلُكَ وَاَتَوَجَّهُ اِلَيْكَ بِنَبِيِّكَ مُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيِّ الرَّحْمَةِ يا مُحَمَّد اِنِّي تَوَجَّهْتُ بِكَ اِلَى رَبِّي فِي حَاجَتِي هَذِهِ لِتُقْضَى لِيَ اللّٰهُمَّ فَشَفِّعْهُ فِيَّ

“O Allah! I ask You and turn to You through Your Prophet Muhammad, the Merciful Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. O [Prophet] Muhammad صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! I turn to my Lord through you in this need of mine so that it may be fulfilled for me. O Allah! Accept his intercession on my behalf.”

The noble Companions رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُم state:

That Companion got up from there, performed ablution, offered two units of prayer, and then supplicated with the supplication taught by the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. We were still sitting there when he returned. سُبْحٰنَ اللہ! When he had gone, he was blind, but when he returned, کَاَنُّہٗ لَمْ یَکُنْ بِہٖ ضَرّ ٌ قَطُّ, it was as if he had never experienced any ailment.^[1]

سُبْحٰنَ اللہ! This is the blessing of taking a means! This blessed supplication, which the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم taught to that Companion رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ is called the Supplication of Need. This is a tried and tested practice. If one is facing any difficulty, is in distress, calamity, has an unfulfilled legitimate desire, hope, wishes for success in examinations, wants to pay off debt, is seeking recovery, wishes to incline the heart towards prayer, seeks to leave sins and become a virtuous person – in short, whatever religious or worldly need one has, perform ablution afresh, offer two units of prayer, and supplicate according to the method taught by the beloved Master صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم through his intermediation, every need will be fulfilled. اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه!