A Guide to Hizbul Wiqayah

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

An Introduction

During a live session some years ago, Sheikh Bahauddin Adilق shared a daily practice of his, which included this du’a.

He then granted permission for all, to recite Hizbul Wiqayah by Sheikh Muhyiddin Ibn Arabiق.

This powerful du’a is known to be a means of drawing closer to the station of Wilayah (Sainthood).

A Prayer with Divine Secrets

Commenting on this du’a, the 12th–13th century scholar al-Da Muni said:

I ask Allah ﷻ…that [the prayer] may benefit whoever recites it with sincerity and firm inner belief, and that it may achieve their desired end for whoever perseveres in the benefits it contains, for He ﷻ is the One who Bestows with Noble Generosity, the One who Knows the condition of those who recite. 

Whoever uses what is in the prayer or recites it with complete inner belief may achieve their desired goal.

But whoever recites it or uses its benefits while raising objections, will gain nothing but distress and corruption. 

I include…some of the benefits of this great prayer, in respect to which the response will never fail, provided that one has a pure heart.

Benefits of Hizbul Wiqayah

Among its many benefits are the following:

• Whoever reads it regularly and diligently morning and evening need not fear poverty, blindness or broken bones. 
• He will be in God’s secure custody en route and at rest on land and at sea. 
• He need not fear beasts of prey, loss of his possessions, accidents, aches and pains, illnesses, shadow companions (male and female), disobedient and insolent jinn, or malicious storm demons.
• He need not fear the arrows of war, for he will always be victorious, never defeated. 
• He need not fear any kind of enemy, human or jinn.
• He need not fear highway robbers, for Allah ﷻ will rip to utter shreds anyone who stands against him. 
• If the one who recites the prayer boards a ship, he need not fear harm or malady, being taken captive, drowning, or any epidemic, be it airborne or earth-bound, on land or at sea, nor the ship being holed and torn apart.
• Whoever recites the prayer will be safe from enemies and evil oppressors and from all the unjust and envious in all the worlds.
• This Prayer, a trustworthy safeguard against the cunning plots of one’s enemies, and a valuable aid to victory over them, both outwardly and inwardly.
• He will be respected and well-liked by all who see him, and they will be unable to endure being away from him. 
• He will be like the sun and the moon among the stars: the heavenly and earthly worlds will love him all his life. 
• He will be protected from migraine, headache, throbbing and shooting pain, tooth, ear, eye and stomach ache, facial palsy, hemiplegia, convulsions, and every malady that afflicts humankind.
• He will be protected from devilish insinuations and thoughts, will have pleasant dreams, and will see only what gladdens him in all his days.
• Whoever recites [the prayer] will be released from imprisonment, constraint and captivity, especially if his reciting is deep-rooted and strong. 
• [Reciting the prayer] makes childbirth easy, and through it every pressing need is met. 
• It removes fevers and chills, and brings home strays and runaways. 
• It reminds one of the Testimony of Faith (shahadah) at the time of death, and helps one in the questioning of the two angels, and in the fear caused by sudden death.
• It awakens the heart from the slumber of heedlessness, and helps in sincere repentance and in erasing one’s lapses and errors. 
• It elevates one to the highest stations, in this world and after death. 
• It preserves one from association with the Evil One and from the serious afflictions that affect babies.
• It safeguards the one who recites it from all kinds of jinn, from colic and neuralgia, and from all winds, especially the ill wind of the evening and morning. 
• It protects against the sting of scorpions and the bite of vipers and snakes, against infectious diseases and plague, and whatever harms humankind. 
• It thwarts black magic and all machinations, and the knots of ill-intent.
• It repels from whoever recites it the army and soldiers of the enemy.
• Grants (transfers) the memorising of knowledge and the meanings of the glorious Quran, and preserves the heart and mind from thoughts [insinuated by] the accursed [Satan]. This is especially true of someone who is diligent in reciting it after the obligatory dawn prayer, Fajr. 
• Obedience will be paid to him from both the higher and the lower reaches of the universe. 
• He will experience the marvels and wonders that result from effectiveness of speech. 
• People will flock toward him, and they will approach him with love, admiration, affection, honour and veneration, because this is one of Allah ﷻ’s amazing secrets, and one of His ﷻ extraordinary guarded treasures.
• If recited after ‘Asr it removes misery and poverty, especially if surah al-Waqiah is recited too, because this surah is an irresistible force.

Strive, in Sincerity

We have mentioned just some of the benefits: strive for them, you who have freed yourself from bondage to habits. Benefit is in accordance with sincerity, faithfulness and firm inner belief; lack of benefit results from distrust and ignominious objecting.

The one who firmly believes will be in enduring felicity in this world, in the isthmus (barzakh) and on the Appointed Day, while the one who raises objections will be in a painful torment: hell suffices for him, an evil resting place.

These results arise only through the [spiritual] breaths (al- anfaas), that is, by receiving [instruction regarding] them from Masters of Wisdom (al-sada al-akyas).

 If someone is without these [spiritual] breaths, it is as if he builds a wall without a foundation. 

However, if he can’t find a perfect one (al-kaamil), then he should make pure his intention in this matter, and perhaps he will acquire some of these benefits, if his innermost intention is good. 

What we have mentioned is sufficient for those who seek, and the [prayer’s] benefits are not hidden from the perfect ones.

May Allah Almighty continuously raise their soul and blessings. Read the above du’a on Fridays (morning and occasionally after Asr) after Dalail al-Kharat (also found in the side columns in the text).

Friday reading, dedicating it to Sheikh Muhammad al-Jazuliق and Sheikh Muhyiddin Ibn al-Arabiق.

– Maulana Sheikh Nazim al-Haqqani ar-Rabbaniق

Audio & Video Links

Recitation by Maulana Sheikh Nazimق

Heق would recite this du’a consistently every Juma’ah.

Note: After reading the first line, Maulanaق blew once, to his left.

Recitation by Maulana Sheikh Nazimق and Maulana Sheikh Muhammadق

Especially recommended for the month of Safar.

PDF Resources

Hizbul Wiqayah is part of a compiled book of five daily litanies published by Hakkani Publishing House, with permission from Maulana Shaykh Muhammadق.

These include:

• Dala’il al-Khayrat
• Hizbul A‘zam
• Hizbul Istighfar
• Hizbul Wiqayah
• Hizbul Ghayath

Access the full collection, as practised by Sheikh Bahauddinق, here.

If you would prefer a printable copy of just Hizbul Wiqayah, various versions are available here.

May we all strive to incorporate Hizbul Wiqayah into our daily recitations. It is a short du’a with immeasurable blessings for the sincere, seeking heart.

To learn more about the month of Safar, please click here.

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