The Forty Keys prayer, narrated from Lady Fatimah (PBUH), is recommended for unlocking good fortune and increasing love and affection between a husband and wife.
Lady Fatimah (PBUH), daughter of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and Khadijah (PBUH), wife of Ali ibn Abi Talib, and mother of Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali, is one of the five members of the Ahl al-Bayt. She is the only child of Prophet Muhammad who left descendants known as Sayyids or those of noble lineage. Her name is Fatimah (peace be upon her), and she has been given many titles and qualities, including Zahra, Siddiqa, Tahira, Mubarakah, Batul, Radiyah, and Marziyah.
The Forty Keys Prayer The text of the Forty Keys prayer from Lady Fatimah (PBUH) is as follows:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Inna fatahna laka fathan mubeenan – 2 times
Salamun ‘alaykum tibtum fadkhulooha khalideen – 3 times
Laqad jaakum rasoolum min anfusikum ‘azeedun ‘alayhi ma ‘anitum hareesun ‘alaykum bil-mu’minin ra’oofun raheem – 4 times
Rabbanaa ma khalaqtahaza baatilan subhaanak – 5 times
Wa tilka hujjatuna aateenha Ibrahim ‘ala qawmihee – 6 times
Inna rabbaka hakeemun aleem – 7 times
Wa qul jaa’ al-haqq wa zahaqal-baatil inna al-baatila kana zahooqan – 8 times
Wa nunaziloo mina al-Qur'ani ma huwa shifa’an wa rahmatan lil-mu’minin wa la yazeedu al-zalimeen illa khasaaran – 9 times
Ya naaru koonee barda’n wa salaaman ‘ala Ibrahim – 10 times
Wa araadoo bihay kaysan faja’alnahum al-akhseereen – 11 times
Fanadya fee al-zulumaat an la ilaha illa ant subhaanak – 12 times
Wa la tumsiikoo bi’ismil kawafiir – 13 times
Wa ulqiya al-saharatu saajideen – 14 times
Wa minan naasi man yattakhithu min dooni Allah andadan yuhibbunahum kahubbi Allah wa al-ladhina aamanoo ashaddu hubban lillah – 15 times
Wa ufawwidu amree ila Allah inna Allah baseerun bil-‘ibaad – 16 times
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raaji’oon – 17 times
Bi haqqi Muhammad Mustafa sallallahu alayhi wa sallam – 18 times
Wa bi haqqi Jibra’il wa Mika’il wa Israfil wa ‘Azra’il – 19 times
Ya Hanaan ya Mannan ya Diyan ya Burhan – 20 times
Bismillahi al-Rahmani al-Raheem – 21 times
Nasrun min Allah wa fathan qareeb – 22 times
Wa bashir il-mu’minin – 23 times
Ya-Sin wal-Qur’ani al-Hakeem – 24 times
Qul huwa Allahu Ahad, Allahu as-Samad – 25 times
Lam yalid wa lam yoolad wa lam yakun lahoo kufuwan ahad – 26 times
Laysa kamithlihi shay'un wa huwa as-Samee' al-‘Aleem – 27 times
Qul a’udhu bi rabbil falaq min sharri ma khalaq – 28 times
Qul a’udhu bi rabbil naas, maliki naas – 29 times
Qul kafi billahi shaheedan baynee wa baynakum – 30 times
Qul jaa’al haqq wa zahaqal baatil inna al baatil kaana zahooqan – 31 times
Qul yajma’u baynanaa rabbuna thumma yaftahu baynanaa bil-haqqi wa huwa al-Fattah al-‘Aleem – 32 times
Qul ara’aytum in ahlakani Allah wa man ma’ee aw rahimanaa faman yujeerul-kaafireen – 33 times
Qul ara’aytum in asbaha ma’ookum gawra – 34 times
Qul ya ayyuha al-kaafiroon laa a’budu maa ta’budoon – 35 times
Qul koonoo farda khashi’een – 36 times
Qul seeroo fee al-ardh thumma anzuroo kayfa kaana ‘aaqibatu al-mukadhibeen – 37 times
Qul man yaklu’ukum bil-layl wal-nahaari – 38 times
Qul hal nuna’bi’ukum bil-akhseereen ‘amaalan al-ladhina dallaa sa’yuhum – 39 times
Qul innama ana basharun mithlukum yooha ilayya annama ilaahukum ilaahun wahid – 40 times
Subhana Rabbika rabbil-‘izzati amma yasifoona wa salaamun ‘ala al-mursaleen wal-hamdu lillahi rabbil ‘aalameen wa bi al-nasta’een wa salawat wa assalam ‘ala sayyidina nabina abu al-Qasim al-Muhammad Allahumma salli ‘ala Muhammad wa alihi Muhammad wa al-ṭaahireen
Ya Allah, Ya Allah, Ya Allah, Ya Allah, Ya Allah, Ya Allah, Ya Allah
Ya Shakiikafi, Ya Qaahiroo
Benefits of the Forty Keys Prayer of Lady Fatimah (PBUH)
The Forty Keys prayer has been narrated by Fiddah, a servant of Lady Fatimah (PBUH), who reported that one Friday, when she entered the home of Lady Fatimah, she saw her reciting this prayer and blowing it onto a bowl of water. When asked about the prayer, she explained it was the Forty Keys prayer with many benefits, including:
Capturing hearts and spreading love and affection
Reconciliation and harmony between husband and wife
Nullifying magic and curses
Facilitating breakthroughs and resolving matters
Healing from illnesses
Protection from all calamities
Protection from enemies
Opening of fortune and marriages
Resolving problems
Protection from disasters, deception, and the evil eye
Conditions for reciting the Forty Keys Prayer
Before reciting the prayer, one should have a clear intention in their heart and send blessings (Salawat) seven times. It is better to recite this prayer on Fridays. For unlocking fortune and solving problems, it is recommended to read it over a bowl of clean water on Fridays, blow onto the water, and then bathe with it. For marital harmony, it is better to read it over clean water or a sweet drink, which the couple should then consume. For healing illnesses, the water should be read over and then drunk by the sick person, who will, with God's will, be cured. The water left after the bath should be poured at the base of a tree.