Really beautiful Hadith from Al-Kafi:
Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Hassan ibn Ali from Karram
from ibn abu Ya’fur from abu ‘Abd Allah, recipient of divine supreme covenant,
who has said the following:
“O Lord, fill my heart with love for You, concern about You,
affirmation of and belief in Your existence, fear from You and
longing toward You, O Glorious, O Magnanimous. O Lord,
make me love meeting You, and such meeting to be good,
mercy, and full of blessings, join me with the virtuous and do
not leave me behind with the wicked ones. Join me with the
virtuous of the past and those to come, lead me on the path of
virtuous ones, assist me against my soul by that with which You
assist the virtuous ones against their souls, do not turn me in the
evil from which You want to rescue me, O Lord of the worlds. I
plead before You for a belief free of timing before meeting You,
with which You will keep me living, cause me to die, and raise
me up with it when You will resurrect me. Free my heart from
showing off, desire for popularity, and doubt in Your religion.
“O Lord, give me victory in Your religion, energy to worship,
understanding of Your creatures, support me twice with Your
kindness (in this life and hereafter), brighten my face with Your
light, make me interested in what is with You, cause me to die in
Your way and in Your religion, the religion of Your Messenger.
“O Lord, I seek protection against laziness, old age, cowardice,
stinginess, carelessness, hardheartedness, weakness, and
destitution. I seek protection with You, O Lord against a soul
that does not become satisfied, the heart that does not become
humble, the supplication that is not heard, and the prayer
(formal) that does not yield any benefit. I seek protection with
You for myself, my family, and my children against condemned
Satan.
“O Lord, no one can protect me against You, I do not find any
place to hide from You, do not humiliate me and do not throw
me in perdition and in torment. I plead before You to keep me to
remain steadfast in Your religion, affirm Your book, and follow
Your messenger.
“O Lord, speak of me with Your mercy and do not speak of me
with my sins, accept from me (my good deeds), increase for me
from Your generosity; I am interested toward You. O Lord,
make my reward for speaking and sitting to be Your happiness
with me, make my deeds and supplication purely for You, make
my reward paradise through Your mercy, place me together with
all I pleaded for before You and increase for me through Your
favor; I am greatly interested toward You. O Lord, the stars have
disappeared, eyes have gone to sleep, You are living and
guarding, the dark night cannot disappear from You nor the
starry skies or the well-stretched earth, the choppy ocean, or the
darkness upon darkness. You send mercy upon whomever You
will among Your creatures; You know the secret glance of the
eyes and what the hearts conceal. I testify to what You have
testified for yourself, to what Your angels have testified, and
people of knowledge have testified that no one deserves to be
worshipped except You, the Majestic, the Wise. Whoever does
not testify to what You have testified for yourself, Your angels
have testified, and people of knowledge have testified, then
write my testimony in place of their testimony. O Lord, You are
the Peace, and from You is peace. I plead before You, O the
Owner of glory and magnanimity to set my neck free of the
fire.’”
