Supplication and Litany

Yes, you can recite Ayat al-Kursi for all believing men and women, just as you do for your family. It is enough to keep your family specifically in mind, and reciting it for all believers is also encouraged.

To dream less and keep the mind at ease, one may turn to this prayer: “My God, my Lord, You who are touched by neither sleep nor drowsiness, I entrust myself, my sleep and my dreams to You. Do not leave me to myself, asleep or awake. Grant me good dreams, and protect me from troubling dreams, the whispers of Satan, and confused, disjointed dreams.” This prayer may help protect against ominous and unsettling dreams.

The phrase “Your names are among the names” in the Ziyārat al-Jāmiʿa al-Kabīra means that the names of the Imams (AS) are recorded among the divine names and in the Preserved Tablet, reflecting their exalted rank and greatness in existence. Likewise, “your tombs are among the tombs” means that they were laid to rest in the earth among other graves. The difference is that their tombs are sacred shrines and places of visitation.

In the Duʿāʾ Abū Ḥamza al-Thumālī, *talammuq* means expressing the reverence of a servant before God, not saying something contrary to one’s sincere belief. This expression of love and tenderness is in keeping with one’s awareness of God’s generosity and boundless mercy, and is fitting before Him. Even in the face of punishment, a person does not stop expressing love for God.

The devotional practice involving the invocation “O my Lady, O Fatima, come to my aid” that is being circulated online has clear problems both in its source and its wording. It has no reliable source, and attributing it to an infallible figure is unfounded. Its wording also conflicts with Quranic passages, such as verse 18 of Surah al-Jinn, and with reports stating that mosques belong to God and that no one should be invoked alongside Him.