Shaban Aamaal

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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Fast Track – Sha’ban Recitals

Daily x 70
اَسْتَغْفِرُاللّهَ وَ اَسْأَلُهُ التَّوْبَةَ
Daily x 70
اسْتَغْفِرُاللّهَ الَّذى لا اِلهَ اِلاَّ هُوَ الرَّحْمنُ الرَّحیمُ 
اَلْحَىُّ الْقَیُّومُ  وَ اَتـُوبُ اِلَیْهِ
Salwaat
In the month x 1000
لا اِلهَ اِلاَّ اللّهُ  وَ لانَعْبُدُ اِلاَّ اِیّاهُ  مُخْلِصینَ لَهُ الدّینَ 
وَ لَوْ کَرِهَ الْمُشْرِکُونَ
For this, he will be raised from his grave, glowing like a full moon…
Every Thursday of this month
Prayers to offer x 2
Niyyat: Qurbatan ilaAllah
  • In each rakat after Surat al-Hamd, recite Surat al-Ikhlas x 100
  • After the prayer recite 100 x Salawaat

The Observances of Sha’ban & Its Virtues

Know that Sha’ban is a month of great excellence. It is associated with the Chief of the Prophets (s), who used to fast throughout this month, continuing his fasting into the month of Ramadhan. He used to say, “Sha’ban is my month, and whoever fasts a day of this month of mine will surely be admitted into paradise.”‘
It is narrated from Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (as) that, with the setting in of the month of Sha’ban, Imam zayn al-‘Abidin (as) used to summon his companions, telling them, “Friends, do you know what month this is? This is the month of Sha’ban, and the Apostle of Allah (sa) used to say, ‘Sha’ban is my month.’ so keep fasts in this month for the love of your Prophet and for the sake of attaining nearness to your Lord. By God, in whose hand is the life of ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn, I have heard my father, Husayn ibn ‘Ali (‘o), say that he had heard the Commander of the Faithful say, “Whoever fasts in the month of Ramadhan for the love of the Apostle of Allah and for the sake of attaining nearness to God, is held dear by God, who brings him closer to Himself with His munificence and will admit him into paradise on the day of Resurrection.
In a report cited by Shaykh Tusi, Safwan al-Jammal, the transmitter, says, “lmam Ja’far al-Sadiq (‘a) said to me, ‘Urge those who are in your vicinity to fast in Sha’ban.’ I said to him, ‘May I be your ransom, do you have something in view concerning its merit?’ He said, ‘Whenever the Apostle of Allah (s) used to sight the new moon of Sha’ban, he would send a caller to make this announcement around Madinah: “O people of Madinah. I am a messenger of the Apostle of Allah to you! the Prophet says, let it be known to all that Sha’ban is my month. May Allah’s mercy be upon those who help me in my month by fasting during it.
In the same tradition, Imam Ja,far al-Sadiq (,a) adds, ‘The Commander of the Faithful (‘a) used to say, “t have not missed the fasts of Sha’ban from the time that I heard the Prophet’s summoner make the call in the month of Sha’ban, and, God willing, I will not miss them so long as I live!” He further said, “The fasting of the two months of Sha’ban and Ramadhan  represents repentance (and forgiveness) from God.
In a report, Isma’il ibn’Abd al-Khaliq, the transmitter, says, “l was in the presence of Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (as) when the topic of fasting during Sha’ban came up. Describing the virtues of fasting in the month, the Imam said that its merit is such that the fasts of Sha’ban benefit even a man who has unlawful blood on his hands, and his offence is forgiven.’ “I Know that the observances of this hallowed month are of two kinds:
  • the common observances, and
  • the observances specific to days and nights.

The Common Devotions of Sha’ban

These consist of several things:
  1. To say seventy times every day,

    أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ وَأَسْأَلُهُ التَّوْبَةَ
    I plead to Allah for forgiveness and beseech Him to accept my repentance.
  2. To say seventy times every day,

    أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ الَّذِي لَاإِلٰهَ إِلّا هُوَ الرَّحْمٰنُ الرَّحِيمُ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّوْمُ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ
    I plead for forgiveness to Allah, besides whom there is no god, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful, the Living One, the All-sustainer, and I turn to him penitently
    In some reports the words al-hayyul qayyim occur before arrahmanir Rahim, and it is good to say it both ways.
    That which can be gathered from the traditions is that the best supplication and dhikr during this month is istighfar, and someone who says istighfar 70 times daily during this month., is like one who says it 70,000 times during other months.
  3. To offer charity (sadaqah) during this month, even if it be as little as half a date, so that God Almighty may spare one’s body from the fire of

    It is reported that Imam Ja’far al-sadiq (as) was asked concerning the merit of fasting during Rajab, to which he replied ,saying, Why are you oblivious of the fasts of Sha’ban?
    The transmitter asked him, “O son of the Apostle of Allah, what is the reward of someone who fasts on a day of Sha’ban?,, The Imam replied, by God, his reward is Paradise” The transmitter said, “O son of the apostle of Allah, what are the best of works during this month?” The Imam replied, “To give charity and to make Istighfar. Indeed whoever gives charity during the month of Sha’ban, God Almighty makes it grow, like the way you rare the calf of your camel, and it is restored to its owner on the Day of Resurrection when it has grown to the size of the mountain of Uhud.
  4. To say the following 1000 times during the entire This observance has a great merit, and equals 1000 years of worship, recorded among his deeds.

    لَاإِلٰهَ إِلّا اللّٰهُ، وَلا نَعْبُدُ إِلّا إِيَّاهُ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ
    There is no god except Allah and we worship none except Him, dedicating our faith to Him alone, though the polytheists should be averse.
  5. To offer a two-rak’ah prayer on every Thursday of this month with Surat al-Tawhid recited 100 times after al-Fatihah, once, in each rak’ah, followed by invocation of salawat 100 times after salam the report adds that God Almighty fulfils all needs pertaining to the world and the Hereafter of those who perform this

    2 rak’at prayer  2 x 1

    Niyyat – Qurbatan ilaAllah

    Rak’at 1 – Surat al-Hamd + Surat al-Tawhid x100

    Rak’at 2 – Surat al-Hamd + Surat al-Tawhid x100

    After the prayers: Salawaat x 100

    It is also meritorious to fast on this day, and a tradition states that the heavens are adorned every Thursday of the month of Sha’ban and the angels plead with God to forgive those who fast on it and to answer their supplications. It is mentioned in a tradition of the Prophet (sa) concerning those who fast on Mondays and Thursdays during the month of Sha’ban that God Almighty fulfils a score of their needs relating to the world and a score relating to the Hereafter,
  6. Recite salawat often and a lot during this month
  7. To recite salawaat Sha’baniyyah, narrated from lmam Zayn al-‘Abidin (as), at noon on every day of Sha’ban and on its fifteenth

    Salawaat Sha’baniyyah

    اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ شَجَرَةِ النُّبُوَّةِ، وَمَوضِعِ الرِّسالَةِ
    وَمُخْتَلَفِ الْمَلائِكَةِ، وَمَعْدِنِ الْعِلْمِ، وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِ الْوَحْىِ
    O Allah, send salutations upon Muhammad and the Family of Muhammad, the tree of prophethood, the locus of apostleship, the haunt of the angels, the repository of divine knowledge, of the notables of the house of revelation!
    اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْفُلْكِ الْجارِيَةِ فِى اللُّجَجِ الْغامِرَةِ
    يَأْمَنُ مَنْ رَكِبَها، وَيَغْرَقُ مَنْ تَرَكَهَا، الْمُتَقَدِّمُ لَهُمْ مارِقٌ
    وَالْمُتَأَخِّرُ عَنْهُمْ زاهِقٌ، وَاللَّازِمُ لَهُمْ لاحِقٌ
    O Allah, send salutations upon Muhammad and the Family of Muhammad, the ark faring through deep oceans those who embark it obtain safety and those who forsake it are drowned. Those who try to get ahead of them leave the bounds of faith, and those who lag behind them perish, and those who attach themselves to them join their fold.
    اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْكَهْفِ الْحَصِينِ
    وَغِياثِ الْمُضْطَرِّ الْمُسْتَكِينِ، وَمَلْجَاَ الْهارِبِينَ، وَعِصْمَةِ الْمُعْتَصِمِينَ
    O Allah, send salutations upon Muhammad and the Family of Muhammad, the secure sanctuary, the aid of the distressed and the oppressed, the shelter of the fugitives, and the asylum of those seeking haven.
    اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلاةً كَثِيرَةً تَكُونُ لَهُمْ رِضاً،
    وَ لِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ أَداءً وَقَضاءً بِحَوْلٍ مِنْكَ وَقُوَّةٍ يَا رَبَّ الْعالَمِينَ
    O Allah, send salutations upon Muhammad and the Family of Muhammad with a plenteous blessing that would make them pleased and do justice to the right of Muhammad and the Family of Muhammad, with Your power and might, O Lord of all the world!
    اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ الطَّيِّبِينَ الْأَبْرارِ الْأَخْيارِ
    الَّذِينَ أَوْجَبْتَ حُقُوقَهُمْ، وَفَرَضْتَ طاعَتَهُمْ وَوِلايَتَهُمْ
    O Allah, send salutations upon Muhammad and the Family of Muhammad, the good and the pious, the chosen ones, whose rights You have made mandatory to observe, enjoining obedience to them and acknowledgement of their guardianship!
    اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَاعْمُرْ قَلْبِى بِطاعَتِكَ
    وَلَا تُخْزِنِى بِمَعْصِيَتِكَ، وَارْزُقْنِى مُواساةَ مَنْ قَتَّرْتَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ رِزْقِكَ
    بِما وَسَّعْتَ عَلَىَّ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ وَنَشَرْتَ عَلَىَّ مِنْ عَدْلِكَ وَأَحْيَيْتَنِى تَحْتَ ظِلِّكَ
    O Allah, send salutations upon Muhammad and the Family of Muhammad and make my heart thrive with obedience to You, do not put me to humiliation by being guilty of disobedience to You. Enable me to do kindness to those whose provision You have tightened through the plenty You have provided me with Your grace and what You have apprised me of Your justice and made me flourish in Your shade!
    وَهٰذا شَهْرُ نَبِيِّكَ سَيِّدِ رُسُلِكَ شَعْبانُ الَّذِى حَفَفْتَهُ مِنْكَ بِالرَّحْمَةِ وَالرِّضْوانِ الَّذِى كانَ رَسُولُ اللّٰهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدْأَبُ فِى صِيامِهِ وَقِيامِهِ فِى لَيالِيهِ وَأَيَّامِهِ بُخُوعاً لَكَ فِى إِكْرامِهِ وَ إِعْظامِهِ إِلىٰ مَحَلِّ حِمامِهِ
    This is the month of your prophet, the chief of Your apostles Sha’ban, which You have enveloped in Your mercy and your approval, the month wherein it was the practice of the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him and his Family, to observe, until his demise, its fast and to perform devotions during its nights and days, in order to do it honor and reverence out of humility before You.
    اللّٰهُمَّ فَأَعِنَّا عَلَى الاسْتِنانِ بِسُنَّتِهِ فِيهِ، وَنَيْلِ الشَّفاعَةِ لَدَيْهِ
    O Allah, so help us in following his example with regard to it and to win his intercession!
    اللّٰهُمَّ وَاجْعَلْهُ لِى شَفِيعاً مُشَفَّعاً، وَطَرِيقاً إِلَيْكَ مَهْيَعاً
    وَاجْعَلْنِى لَهُ مُتَّبِعاً حَتّىٰ أَلْقاكَ يَوْمَ الْقِيامَةِ عَنِّى راضِياً، وَعَنْ ذُنُوبِى غاضِياً  قَدْ أَوْجَبْتَ لِى مِنْكَ الرَّحْمَةَ وَالرِّضْوانَ، وَأَنْزَلْتَنِى دارَ الْقَرارِ وَمَحَلَّ الْأَخْيارِ
    O Allah, appoint him for me an intercessor who is heard and an even highway toward you, and make me his follower until I encounter You on the Day of Resurrection in such a state that You are pleased with me, having overlooked my sins, and confer on me Your mercy and good pleasure, settling me in the house of permanence and the abode of the elect!

    Munajat Sha’baniyyah

  8. To recite the following supplication cited by Ibn Khalwayh,, who says, “These are the munajat of the Commander of the Faithful and the Imams of his descent, who used to recite them during the month of Sha’ban.”
    اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَاسْمَعْ دُعائِى إِذا دَعَوْتُكَ، وَاسْمَعْ نِدائِى إِذا نادَيْتُكَ، وَأَقْبِلْ عَلَىَّ إِذا ناجَيْتُكَ، فَقَدْ هَرَبْتُ إِلَيْكَ، وَوَقَفْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ مُسْتَكِيناً لَكَ، مُتَضَرِّعاً إِلَيْكَ، راجِياً لِما لَدَيْكَ ثَوابِى، وَتَعْلَمُ مَا فِى نَفْسِى  وَتَخْبُرُ حاجَتِى، وَتَعْرِفُ ضَمِيرِى، وَلَا يَخْفىٰ عَلَيْكَ أَمْرُ مُنْقَلَبِى وَمَثْواىَ، وَما أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُبْدِئَ بِهِ مِنْ مَنْطِقِى، وَأَتَفَوَّهُ بِهِ مِنْ طَلِبَتِى، وَأَرْجُوهُ لِعاقِبَتِى، وَقَدْ جَرَتْ مَقادِيرُكَ عَلَىَّ يَا سَيِّدِى فِيما يَكُونُ مِنِّى إِلىٰ آخِرِ عُمْرِى مِنْ سَرِيرَتِى وَعَلانِيَتِى وَبِيَدِكَ لَابِيَدِ غَيْرِكَ زِيادَتِى وَنَقْصِى وَنَفْعِى وَضَرِّى .
    O Allah, send salutations on Muhammad and the Family of Muhammad, and hear my appeal when I call You, and listen to my call when I cry out to You! Turn to me when I entreat You, for certainly I flee to You as one seeking refuge, and stand before You as one who lowers his sights before You, entreating You, putting hope in the reward that lies with You! You know what is in my heart and are aware of my need! You know my hidden thoughts, and no matter pertaining to my transitory life and my ultimate goal is hidden from You, nor what I wish to express though my speech and what I want to put into words of my need and what I expect with regard to my after life!
    My Master, Your ordainments have taken effect concerning that which will happen to me till the end of my life-span of my private and public matters And in Your hands-not in those of anyone else-lie my profit and loss, my increase and decrease!
    إِلٰهِى إِنْ حَرَمْتَنِى فَمَنْ ذَا الَّذِى يَرْزُقُنِى ؟ وَ إِنْ خَذَلْتَنِى فَمَنْ ذَا الَّذِى يَنْصُرُنِى  إِلٰهِى أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ غَضَبِكَ وَحُلُولِ سَخَطِكَ . إِلٰهِى إِنْ كُنْتُ غَيْرَ مُسْتَأْهِلٍ لِرَحْمَتِكَ فَأَنْتَ أَهْلٌ أَنْ تَجُودَ عَلَىَّ بِفَضْلِ سَعَتِكَ . إِلٰهِى كَأَنِّى بِنَفْسِى واقِفَةٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ وَقَدْ أَظَلَّها حُسْنُ تَوَكُّلِى عَلَيْكَ فَقُلْتَ مَا أَنْتَ أَهْلُهُ وَتَغَمَّدْتَنِى بِعَفْوِكَ
    O Allah, if You deprive me, then who will provide me? And if You forsake me, then who will come to my help?!
    My God, I take refuge with You from Your wrath and Your displeasure!
    My God, should I be unworthy of Your mercy, You are worthy of showing me generosity out of the grace of Your bounteousness!
    My God, t figure to myself as standing in front of You, my soul covered by the shade of my trust in You, and You say to me [treat me] what [as] is worthy of You and cover me with Your pardon.
    إِلٰهِى إِنْ عَفَوْتَ فَمَنْ أَوْلىٰ مِنْكَ بِذٰلِكَ ؟ وَ إِنْ كانَ قَدْ دَنا أَجَلِى وَلَمْ يُدْنِنِى مِنْكَ عَمَلِى فَقَدْ جَعَلْتُ الْإِقْرارَ بِالذَّنْبِ إِلَيْكَ وَسِيلَتِى . إِلٰهِى قَدْ جُرْتُ عَلىٰ نَفْسِى فِى النَّظَرِ لَها فَلَهَا الْوَيْلُ إِنْ لَمْ تَغْفِرْ لَها .
    My God, if You pardon me, who is more worthy of doing that than You? end if my term has approached its end without my works having brought me anywhere close to You, I make the admission of my sin my expedient to obtain Your pardon!
    My God, I have wronged my own soul in neglecting to take proper care of it; woe to it, if You should not forgive it!
    إِلٰهِى كَيفَ آيَسُ مِنْ حُسْنِ نَظَرِكَ لِى بَعْدَ مَماتِى وَأَنْتَ لَمْ تُوَلِّنِى إِلّا الْجَمِيلَ فِى حَيَاتِى؛ إِلٰهِى تَوَلَّ مِنْ أَمْرِى مَا أَنْتَ أَهْلُهُ، وَعُدْ عَلَىَّ بِفَضْلِكَ عَلىٰ مُذْنِبٍ قَدْ غَمَرَهُ جَهْلُهُ . إِلٰهِى قَدْ سَتَرْتَ عَلَىَّ ذُنُوباً فِى الدُّنْيا وَأَنَا أَحْوَجُ إِلىٰ سَتْرِها عَلَىَّ مِنْكَ فِى الْأُخْرىٰ
    My God, You have never ceased in Your kindness to me through the days of my life; so do not cut off Your kindness toward me in the hour of my death!
    My God, how shall I despair of Your kindly care after my death, when You have never treated me except with gracious attention throughout the course of my life?!
    My God treat me in accordance with that which is worthy of You, and resume Your grace toward a sinner submerged in his ignorance!
    My God, You have covered my sins in the world, while t have a greater need of Your concealing them in the Hereafter.
    إِلٰهِى قَدْ أَحْسَنْتَ إِلَىَّ إِذْ لَمْ تُظْهِرْها لِأَحَدٍ مِنْ عِبادِكَ الصَّالِحِينَ فَلا تَفْضَحْنِى يَوْمَ الْقِيامَةِ عَلىٰ رُؤُوسِ الْأَشْهادِ . إِلٰهِى جُودُكَ بَسَطَ أَمَلِى، وَعَفْوُكَ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ عَمَلِى . إِلٰهِى فَسُرَّنِى بِلِقائِكَ يَوْمَ تَقْضِى فِيهِ بَيْنَ عِبادِكَ . إِلٰهِى اعْتِذارِى إِلَيْكَ اعْتِذارُ مَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَغْنِ عَنْ قَبُولِ عُذْرِهِ فَاقْبَلْ عُذْرِى يَا أَكْرَمَ مَنِ اعْتَذَرَ إِلَيْهِ الْمُسِيئُونَ
    My God, You were kind to me by not exposing them, even to any of Your righteous servants; so do not humiliate me on the Day of Resurrection in front of all!
    My God, Your generosity enlarges my hope and Your pardon far excels my works!
    My God, make me joyous with Your encounter on the day You shall judge amongst Your servants!
    My God, my apologies are the apologies of someone who is in dire need of his apologies being accepted, so accept my apology, O Most Magnanimous of those to whom apologies are submitted by offenders!
    إِلٰهِى لَاتَرُدَّ حاجَتِى، وَلَا تُخَيِّبْ طَمَعِى، وَلَا تَقْطَعْ مِنْكَ رَجائِى وَأَمَلِى . إِلٰهِى لَوْ أَرَدْتَ هَوانِى لَمْ تَهْدِنِى، وَلَوْ أَرَدْتَ فَضِيحَتِى لَمْ تُعافِنِى . إِلٰهِى مَا أَظُنُّكَ تَرُدُّنِى فِى حاجَةٍ قَدْ أَفْنَيْتُ عُمْرِى فِى طَلَبِها مِنْكَ . إِلٰهِى فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَبَداً أَبَداً دائِماً سَرْمَداً يَزِيدُ وَلَا يَبِيدُ كَما تُحِبُّ وَتَرْضىٰ
    My God, do not reject my request and do not disappoint my hope! Do not cut off my expectations from You and my hope!
    My God, were it Your wish to disgrace me, You would not have guided me, and had it been Your wish to humiliate me, You would not have excused me!
    My God, I do not believe that You will turn down my request I have spent a lifetime seeking whose fulfilment from You!
    My God, to You belongs all praise for ever and ever, perpetually and eternally, increasing, never perishing, such as You love and are pleased with!
    إِلٰهِى إِنْ أَخَذْتَنِى بِجُرْمِى أَخَذْتُكَ بِعَفْوِكَ، وَ إِنْ أَخَذْتَنِى بِذُنُوبِى أَخَذْتُكَ بِمَغْفِرَتِكَ وَ إِنْ أَدْخَلْتَنِى النَّارَ أَعْلَمْتُ أَهْلَها أَنِّى أُحِبُّكَ  إِلٰهِى إِنْ كانَ صَغُرَ فِى جَنْبِ طاعَتِكَ عَمَلِى فَقَدْ كَبُرَ فِى جَنْبِ رَجائِكَ أَمَلِى .
    My God, should You take me to tasks for my offences, I shall cling to Your pardon; and should You seize me for my sins, I shall take hold of Your forgiveness; and should You put me into the Fire, I will declare to its inmates that indeed I love You!
    My God, should my works be insignificant with respect to obedience to You, great indeed is my hope with respect to my expectations from You!
    إِلٰهِى كَيْفَ أَنْقَلِبُ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ بِالْخَيْبَةِ مَحْرُوماً وَقَدْ كانَ حُسْنُ ظَنِّى بِجُودِكَ أَنْ تَقْلِبَنِى بِالنَّجاةِ مَرْحُوماً ؟! إِلٰهِى وَقَدْ أَفْنَيْتُ عُمْرِى فِى شِرَّةِ السَّهْوِ عَنْكَ، وَأَبْلَيْتُ شَبابِى فِى سَكْرَةِ التَّباعُدِ مِنْكَ . إِلٰهِى فَلَمْ أَسْتَيْقِظْ أَيَّامَ اغْتِرارِى بِكَ، وَرُكُونِى إِلىٰ سَبِيلِ سَخَطِكَ
    My God, how shall I come back from You disappointed and deprived, for indeed my good opinion concerning Your magnanimity was that You shall reverse my fate by saving me mercifully!
    My God, I have spent my entire life in the iniquity of heedlessness towards You, worn out my Youth in the stupor of being distant from You!
    My God, I did not wake up from my delusions and did not desist from pursuing the path of Your displeasure!
    إِلٰهِى وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ وَابْنُ عَبْدِكَ قائِمٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ، مُتَوَسِّلٌ بِكَرَمِكَ إِلَيْكَ . إِلٰهِى أَنَا عَبْدٌ أَتَنَصَّلُ إِلَيْكَ مِمَّا كُنْتُ أُواجِهُكَ بِهِ مِنْ قِلَّةِ اسْتِحْيائِى مِنْ نَظَرِكَ، وَأَطْلُبُ الْعَفْوَ مِنْكَ إِذِ الْعَفْوُ نَعْتٌ لِكَرَمِكَ . إِلٰهِى لَمْ يَكُنْ لِى حَوْلٌ فَأَنْتَقِلَ بِهِ عَنْ مَعْصِيَتِكَ إِلّا فِى وَقْتٍ أَيْقَظْتَنِى لِمَحَبَّتِكَ، وَكَما أَرَدْتَ أَنْ أَكُونَ كُنْتُ فَشَكَرْتُكَ بِإِدْخالِى فِى كَرَمِكَ، وَ لِتَطْهِيرِ قَلْبِى مِنْ أَوْساخِ الْغَفْلَةِ عَنْكَ
    My God, I am Your servant, son of Your servant, standing before You, seeking the mediation of Your magnanimity with You!
    My God, I disavow before You my past attitude of lack of shame in Your sight and seek Your Pardon, as it is the attribute of Your magnanimity to Pardon!
    My God, I did not have the strength to desist from Your disobedience except when You awakened me to Your love, whereat I became as You desired me to be, whereupon I thanked You for Your admitting me into Your munificence and purging my heart of the defilement of obliviousness towards You!
    إِلٰهِى انْظُرْ إِلَىَّ نَظَرَ مَنْ نادَيْتَهُ فَأَجابَكَ، وَاسْتَعْمَلْتَهُ بِمَعُونَتِكَ فَأَطاعَكَ، يَا قَرِيباً لَايَبْعُدُ عَنِ الْمُغْتَرِّ بِهِ، وَيا جَواداً لَايَبْخَلُ عَمَّنْ رَجا ثَوابَهُ . إِلٰهِى هَبْ لِى قَلْباً يُدْنِيهِ مِنْكَ شَوْقُهُ، وَ لِساناً يُرْفَعُ إِلَيْكَ صِدْقُهُ، وَنَظَراً يُقَرِّبُهُ مِنْكَ حَقُّهُ . إِلٰهِى إِنَّ مَنْ تَعَرَّفَ بِكَ غَيْرُ مَجْهُولٍ، وَمَنْ لاذَبِكَ غَيْرُ مَخْذُولٍ، وَمَنْ أَقْبَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ غَيْرُ مَمْلُوكٍ
    My God, treat me with the care You give someone who calls You and You answer him’ employing him in Your service with Your aid, whereat he obeys You. O You who are near those who love You ardently-never far off from them! O Munificent One who do not grudge someone who hopes for Your reward!
    My God, give me a heart whose ardor draws one close to You, a tongue whose sincerity ascends towards You, a vision whose trueness brings one close to You!
    My God, he who becomes acquainted with You does not remain unnoticed: he who takes shelter with You is not forsaken’ and he to whom You turn does not fall victim to servility [dejection]!
    إِلٰهِى إِنَّ مَنِ انْتَهَجَ بِكَ لَمُسْتَنِيرٌ، وَ إِنَّ مَنِ اعْتَصَمَ بِكَ لَمُسْتَجِيرٌ، وَقَدْ لُذْتُ بِكَ يَا إِلٰهِى فَلا تُخَيِّبْ ظَنِّى مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ، وَلَا تَحْجُبْنِى عَنْ رَأْفَتِكَ . إِلٰهِى أَقِمْنِى فِى أَهْلِ وِلايَتِكَ مُقامَ مَنْ رَجَا الزِّيادَةَ مِنْ مَحَبَّتِكَ . إِلٰهِى وَأَلْهِمْنِى وَلَهاً بِذِكْرِكَ إِلىٰ ذِكْرِكَ، وَهِمَّتِى فِى رَوْحِ نَجاحِ أَسْمائِكَ وَمَحَلِّ قُدْسِكَ . إِلٰهِى بِكَ عَلَيْكَ إِلّا أَلْحَقْتَنِى بِمَحَلِّ أَهْلِ طاعَتِكَ، وَالْمَثْوَى الصَّالِحِ مِنْ مَرْضاتِكَ، فَإِنِّى لَاأَقْدِرُ لِنَفْسِى دَفْعاً، وَلا أَمْلِكُ لَها نَفْعاً
    My God, indeed whoever finds his way to You attains enlightenment, and whoever takes resort in You  finds refuge, and indeed I have taken shelter in You!
    My God, so do not let down my belief in Your mercy, and do not exclude me from Your compassion!
    My God, Place me’ among Your friends, in the position of those who hope to enhance Your love!
    My God, inspire me with a mounting passion for Your remembrance, and with an ardor for the refreshing resort to Your Names and the station of Your holiness!
    My God, by You, bring me to the abode of those who are obedient to You and to the righteous sanctuary of Your good pleasure, for indeed I have no power to repel any harm from my own soul nor to obtain any benefit for it!
    إِلٰهِى أَنَا عَبْدُكَ الضَّعِيفُ الْمُذْنِبُ، وَمَمْلُوكُكَ الْمُنِيبُ فَلاٰ تَجْعَلْنِى مِمَّنْ صَرَفْتَ عَنْهُ وَجْهَكَ، وَحَجَبَهُ سَهْوُهُ عَنْ عَفْوِكَ . إِلٰهِى هَبْ لى كَمالَ الانْقِطاعِ إِلَيْكَ، وَأَنِرْ أَبْصارَ قُلُوبِنا بِضِياءِ نَظَرِها إِلَيْكَ، حَتَّىٰ تَخْرِقَ أَبْصارُ الْقُلُوبِ حُجُبَ النُّورِ فَتَصِلَ إِلىٰ مَعْدِنِ الْعَظَمَةِ، وَتَصِيرَ أَرْواحُنا مُعَلَّقَةً بِعِزِّ قُدْسِكَ. إِلٰهِى وَاجْعَلْنِى مِمَّنْ نادَيْتَهُ فَأَجابَكَ، وَلاحَظْتَهُ فَصَعِقَ لِجَلالِكَ، فَناجَيْتَهُ سِرّاً وَعَمِلَ لَكَ جَهْراً
    My God, I am Your weak and sinful servant, and Your penitent slave; so let me not be one of those from whom You turn away Your Face and who are precluded by their lapses from Your pardon!
    My God, grant me utmost dedication to You and illumine the vision of our hearts with the light of their gaze towards You, until our hearts’ vision pierces the curtains of light to reach the reserves of supremacy and our spirits become suspended to the majesty of Your holiness!
    My God, appoint me among those who call You and whom You answer and at whom You throw a glance whereat he swoons before Your Majesty, whereupon You speak to him secretly, and he works for You manifestly!
    إِلٰهِى لَمْ أُسَلِّطْ عَلىٰ حُسْنِ ظَنِّى قُنُوطَ الْأَياسِ، وَلَا انْقَطَعَ رَجائِى مِنْ جَمِيلِ كَرَمِكَ . إِلٰهِى إِنْ كانَتِ الْخَطايَا قَدْ أَسْقَطَتْنِى لَدَيْكَ فَاصْفَحْ عَنِّى بِحُسْنِ تَوَكُّلِى عَلَيْكَ . إِلٰهِى إِنْ حَطَّتْنِى الذُّنُوبُ مِنْ مَكارِمِ لُطْفِكَ فَقَدْ نَبَّهَنِى الْيَقِينُ إِلىٰ كَرَمِ عَطْفِكَ . إِلٰهِى إِنْ أَنامَتْنِى الْغَفْلَةُ عَنِ الاسْتِعْدادِ لِلِقائِكَ فَقَدْ نَبَّهَتْنِى الْمَعْرِفَةُ بِكَرَمِ آلائِكَ .
    My God, do not let the dejection of despair overshadow my optimism, and do not cut off my hope in Your gracious munificence.
    My God, if my lapses have led me to fall from Your grace, excuse me for the sake of my fair reliance upon You!
    My God, if my sins have precluded me from your generous kindness, my conviction reassures me concerning Your generosity and gentleness!
    My God, if my neglect has lulled me into slumber, preventing me from preparing myself for the encounter with You, my gnosis apprises me of your generous bounty!
    إِلٰهِى إِنْ دَعانِى إِلَى النَّارِ عَظِيمُ عِقابِكَ فَقَدْ دَعانِى إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ جَزِيلُ ثَوابِكَ  إِلٰهِى فَلَكَ أَسْأَلُ وَ إِلَيْكَ أَبْتَهِلُ وَأَرْغَبُ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَنْ تَجْعَلَنِى مِمَّنْ يُدِيمُ ذِكْرَكَ، وَلَا يَنْقُضُ عَهْدَكَ، وَلَا يَغْفُلُ عَنْ شُكْرِكَ، وَلَا يَسْتَخِفُّ بِأَمْرِكَ .
    My God, if Your terrible punishment alerts me concerning the Fire, Your plenteous reward signals me toward paradise!
    My God, I beseech you and entreat You and request You! I beseech You to send salutations on Muhammad and the Family of Muhammad and to appoint me among those who remember You perpetually, who do not break your covenant, who do not neglect to thank You, and who do not make light of your ordinances!
    إِلٰهِى وَأَلْحِقْنِى بِنُورِ عِزِّكَ الْأَبْهَجِ فَأَكُونَ لَكَ عارِفاً، وَعَنْ سِواكَ مُنْحَرِفاً  وَمِنْكَ خائِفاً مُراقِباً، يَا ذَا الْجَلالِ وَالْإِكْرامِ، وَصَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُو لِهِ وَآلِهِ الطَّاهِرِينَ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيماً كَثِيراً.
    My God, submerge me in the most blissful lights of your majesty, so that I become intimate with You, renouncing all else, fear You and be wary of you, O Majestic and Munificent! And may the salutations of Allah be upon Muhammad, His Apostle, and his pure Family, and may countless greetings be to them!
    This is one of the most precious of the munajat of the Imams (as), consisting as it does of sublime thoughts, and it is appropriate to recite it whenever one is alive and responsive to the Divine Presence.

Observances for Particular Days and Nights of Sha’ban

The First Night of Shaban

Several special prayers for this night are mentioned in the lqbal, including one which consists of 12 rakahs …
12 rak’at prayer  2 x 6

Niyyat – Qurbatan ilaAllah

Rak’at 1 – Surat al-Hamd + Surat al-Tawhid x15

Rak’at 2 – Surat al-Hamd + Surat al-Tawhid x15

The First Day of Sha’ban

This day’s fast has much excellence, and Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (as) is reported to have said that someone who fasts on the first day of Sha’ban is certain to be admitted into paradise.
Sayyid Ibn Tawus cites a report from the Apostle of Allah (sa) which mentions a great reward for those who fast on first three days of this month and offer, during the nights preceding them, a two rak’ah prayer….
2 rak’at prayer  2 x 1

Niyyat – Qurbatan ilaAllah

Rak’at 1 – Surat al-Hamd + Surat al-Tawhid x11

Rak’at 2 – Surat al-Hamd + Surat al-Tawhid x11

A Report from the Apostle of Allah (sa)

There is a report cited in Tafsir al-lmam (as) concerning the virtues of the month of Sha’ban and its first day, and there are many beneficial points mentioned in it.
Our teacher Thiqat al-lslam Nuri-may Allah fills his grave with light-has translated it at the end of his book al-Kalimat al-Tayyibah. As it is a long report,  an abridged version of it is as follows:
Once, on the first of Sha’ban, the Commander of the Faithful (as) was passing by a group of people who were sitting in one of the mosques and were engaged in a debate concerning such matters as the problem of qadar (the Islamic version of the problem of freewill and predestination), and similar controversial issues. Their voices were raised as they debated hotly and wrangled in a vehement manner. The Imam stopped and greeted them. They answered his greeting and stood up reverently, asking him to join them. He declined their request, but he said to them:
“O people who venture into matters that neither concern them nor are of any benefit to them! Don’t you know that there are servants of God who have been urged to maintain silence, not because they are incapable or dumb, but because of their trepidation? For indeed they are the most eloquent, intelligent and wise, who have knowledge of God. But when they remember the greatness of God, their tongues fail, their hearts cave in, their minds are perplexed, and their intellects are confused in front of God’s might, majesty and glory. When they recover from this state, they approach God by the means of pious deeds, counting themselves among wrongdoers and the erring, even though they are exempt from the faults of laxity and negligence, But they are not satisfied with their 1iftle service of cod, nor do they regard as plenty the works they have done for the sake of God. They do not flaunt their works before Him, and whenever you see them you will find them overcast with sorrow and awe, fearful and apprehensive.
“So where do you stand, O band of mavericks, in relation to them? Don’t you know that the most knowledgeable of people concerning qadar are those who are the most reticent concerning, and that the most ignorant of people concerning qadar are those who are the most glib about it? O band of mavericks, today is the first day of the month of Sha’ban, named so by our Lord because of the ramification and branching forth (tasha”ub) of His blessings during it.
To be sure, in it your Lord has flung open the gates of His paradise  and presented to you the spectacle of its places and good things, attainable at the cheapest of prices, in exchange for the easiest of works, and yet you decline them, The accursed Iblis too has presented to you the branches of his multifarious evils and afflictions, and you catch hold of the offshoots sent out by Iblis, and turn away from the branches of good, whose gates have been laid open for you.
This is the first day of Sha’ban. The branches of its goods are prayer, fasting, zakat, bidding what is right and forbidding what is wrong, kindness towards parents, relatives, and neighbors, resolving conflicts between people, and giving charity to the needy and the poor. You burden yourself with a task of which you have been spared, and venture to probe Divine mysteries, an exercise from which you have been forbidden, as those who try to explore them perish.
But if you come to know what our Lord, the Almighty and Glorious, has prepared on this day for His obedient servants, you will cut short what you have been engaged in and start doing what you have been told to do.”
They said to him, “o commander of the Faithful, what is it that God has prepared for the obedient on this day?” He replied, “I will not recount for you anything except what I have heard from the Apostle of Allah (sa). Once the Apostle of Allah (sa) dispatched a company of troops towards a people who were staunch infidels, The enemy made a sudden attack at night against Muslims, it was a pitch dark night and the Muslims were fast asleep. No one among them was awake that night except four: Zayd b, Harithah, Abd Allah b. Rawahah, Qatadah b, Nu’man and Qays b. ‘Asim Minqari. Each of them was engaged in prayer and reciting the Qur’an at one of the sides of the camp. The enemy rained arrows on the Muslims who could not shield themselves from the assailants, as they did not see because of the darkness. Such was their predicament when they suddenly saw lights burst forth from the mouths of these four men, which illuminated the battlefield for the Muslim warriors. This gave them strength and morale, pulling out their swords, they gave a good fight, killing the attackers, wounding some of them and taking others captive, “On their return when they related the incident to the Prophet (sa), he told them that those lights came from certain acts of their brothers performed on the first day of Sha’ban. Then he described the acts that each one of them had performed.
“Thereafter he said, ‘when the first day of Sha’ban arrives, Iblis spreads out his troops throughout the corners of the earth and its horizons, asking them to try ro attract some of God’s servants toward themselves. Indeed, God Almighty  and, Glorious also scatters His angels throughout the earth’s quarters and horizons, telling them ‘Guide My servants and show them the right way, whereat all of them will attain felicity through you, except such of them as refuse and are arrogant and rebellious. They join the party of Iblis and enter his hosts.
” ‘When the first day of Sha’ban comes, God, Almighty and Glorious, commands the gates of paradise, whereat they open, and He commands the Tree of Tuba, whereat it sends forth its branches all over this world. Thereat a herald of our Lord, Almighty and Glorious, calls out: “O servants of God! These are the branches of the Tree of Tuba so catch hold of them so that they may lift you up toward paradise. And those are the branches of the Tree of Zaqqum! Beware of them! Let them not draw you toward hell.”
The Apostle of Allah said, By Him who sent me as a prophet with the truth whoever approaches one of the doors of goodness and piety on this day, hangs on to one of the branches of the Tree of Tuba, whereat it takes him up toward paradise. And whoever approaches one of the doors of evil on this day, hangs on to one of the branches of the Tree of Zaqqum, which draw him toward hell.’
” The Apostle of Allah (sa) then said, ‘whoever performs supererogatory prayers on this day for the sake of God catches hold of one of its branches. Whoever fasts on this day, clings to one of the branches. On this day, whoever, makes peace between, husband and wife, father and son, or between two of his relatives or neighbors, or between two strangers is one who clings to one of the branches, whoever shows lenience toward his debtor in straits or forgoes part of his debt, is one who brings to its one of its branches. Also someone who on reviewing his accounts sees that he owes an old debt to someone who has lost hope of reclaiming it, and repays his debt, is one who clings to one of the branches.
Whoever assumes charge of an orphan’s care on this day is one who clings to one of the branches.
Whoever refrains a fool from compromising the honor of a faithful person is one who clings to one of the branches.
Whoever recites the Quran or part of it therein is one who clings to one of the branches. Someone who remembers God and His blessings and gives thanks for them is one who clings to one of the branches. Someone who visits a sick person is one who clings to one of the branches. Someone who accompanies a funeral procession is one who clings to one of the branches. Someone who condoles with the bereaved victim of a tragedy on this day is one who clings lo one of the branches.
Someone who does an act of kindness for his parents is one who clings lo one of the branches. Someone who obtains the satisfaction of his parents after they had been displeased with him earlier is one who clings to one of the branches. Similarly, someone who performs any of the various kinds of good on this day is one who hangs on to one of the branches of Tuba.’
Then the Apostle of Allah (sa) added, ‘By Him who sent me as a prophet with the truth! Whoever approaches one of the doors of evil and disobedience to God on this day, hangs on to one of the branches of the Tree of Zaqqum, whereat it draws him toward hell.”
Then he said, ‘By Him who sent me as a prophet with the truth! Whoever is negligent of his obligatory prayers on this day and misses them is one who clings to one of its branches.
Whoever misses a fast that was obligatory on him on this day is one who clings to one of its branches. Someone who is approached on this day by a weak and indigent person whose wretched condition he knows, and he is able to change it without suffering any harm, and there is no one else who may help him and act in his stead and were he to leave him to languish and perish and fail to give him a helping hand, then he is one who clings to one of the branches of the Zaqqum Tree.
Whoever that does not accept the apology of someone who has done him a wrong and instead of keeping the punishment of the offender within the limits of his offense transgresses those limits, he is one who clings to one of the branches of the Zaqqum Tree.
Whoever that creates ill feeling between a husband and wife, a father and son, two brothers, two relatives, two neighbors, two friends or two strangers is one who clings to one of its branches.
Whoever presses his demand hardly and harshly against someone in a pinch, knowing his difficulties, thus adding to his distress and affliction, is one who clings to one of the branches.
Whoever denies a debt that he owes and transgresses against his creditor forcing him to forgo his claim, such a one clings to one of the branches.
Whoever mistreats an orphan, torments him or unjustly appropriates his property, is one who clings to one of the branches.
Whoever that compromises the honor of his brother in faith and prompts other people to do so, is one who clings to one of the branches of the Tree.
Whoever that engages in unlawful singing on this day that prompts sinful actions, is one who clings to one of the branches of the Zaqqum Tree.
Whoever that sits and recounts his ugly deeds in a war or his wrongful actions against God’s servants and boasts about them, he is one who clings to one of that tree’s branches. Someone who has a sick neighbor, and he does not pay him a visit due to making light of his rights, such a person is one who clings to one of the branches of the tree.
Whoever that fails to rake part in the funeral of his neighbor for not giving significance to him is one who clings to one of the branches.
Whoever is undutiful toward his parents or one of them is one who clings to one of the branches, Also someone who has been undutiful toward his parents and in spite of being able to make them pleased with him again on this day, does not do so, in one who has caught hold of one of the branches, similarly, whoever that commits any of the various kinds of evils on this day is one who clings to one of the branches of the Zaqqum Tree.
‘By Him who sent me as a prophet with the truth! Those who catch hold of the branches of the Tree of Tuba are lifted up by those branches toward paradise.’ Then the Apostle of Allah (sa) raised his eyes towards the sky and held his glance for some moments, then he laughed joyously’ He then cast his look down toward the earth und knit his eyebrows and frowned. Then he looked at his companions and said to them, ‘By Him who sent Muhammad with the truth as a Prophet! I did see the Tree of Tuba lift up its branches and lift up those who had caught hold of its branches toward paradise. I saw that some of them clinging to one of its branches, some to two, and some to several of them in accordance with their embracing of the acts of obedience. Indeed, I saw Zayd b. Harithah hanging on to most of the branches as they raised him up to the loftiest heights of paradise, and that is why I laughed with joy. Then I looked down at the earth, whereupon I saw, by Him who sent me as a prophet with the truth, I saw the Tree of Zaqqum retracting its branches as they drew down with them those who hung on to them toward hell.. I saw some of them hanging on to one of the branches, some to two and some to several of them, in accordance with the degree to which their conduct embraced ugly and shameful deeds. Indeed, I saw one of the hypocrites hanging on to most of its branches as they retracted taking him down to the lowest of the reaches of hell, and that made me frown and knit my eyebrows.”‘

The Third Day of Shaban

Ø Fast

Ø Recite the following duas

This is an auspicious day, and according to Shaykh Tusi, Imam al-Husayn ibn Ali (as) was born on this day. In a message sent by the Imam of the Era (as) to Qasim b. ‘Ala’ Hamdani, a representative of the Imam Hasan al-‘Askari (as), it was stated: “Our master al-Husayn (as) was born on Thursday, the 3rd of Sha’ban. Therefore, fast on that day and recite this supplication:’
اللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّى أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّ الْمَوْلُودِ فِى هٰذَا الْيَوْمِ الْمَوْعُودِ بِشَهادَتِهِ قَبْلَ اسْتِهْلالِهِ وَوِلادَتِهِ، بَكَتْهُ السَّماءُ وَمَنْ فِيها، وَالْأَرْضُ وَمَنْ عَلَيْها، وَلَمَّا يَطَأْ لابَتَيْها  قَتِيلِ الْعَبْرَةِ، وَسَيِّدِ الْأُسْرَةِ، الْمَمْدُودِ بِالنُّصْرَةِ يَوْمَ الْكَرَّةِ، الْمُعَوَّضِ مِنْ قَتْلِهِ أَنَّ الْأَئِمَّةَ مِنْ نَسْلِهِ، وَالشِّفاءَ فِى تُرْبَتِهِ، وَالْفَوْزَ مَعَهُ فِى أَوْبَتِهِ، وَالْأَوْصِياءَ مِنْ عِتْرَتِهِ بَعْدَ قائِمِهِمْ وَغَيْبَتِهِ، حَتّىٰ يُدْرِكُوا الْأَوْتارَ، وَيَثْأَرُوا الثَّارَ، وَيُرْضُوا الْجَبَّارَ، وَيَكُونُوا خَيْرَ أَنْصارٍ، صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِمْ مَعَ اخْتِلافِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهارِ
O God, I ask You by the right of him who was born on this day, to whom martyrdom was promised before he appeared and was born, for whom the heavens and its denizens wept and so did the earth its denizens before he had even trodden its stony grounds, He is the slain one for whom the tears flow, the head of the family who will be aided on the Day of the Return. His restitution for having been slain is that the Imams are from his descent, healing lies in the dust of his shrine, and triumph will accompany him and the legatees of his, line at his return, after their Qa’im and his occultation, until they avenge the blood of the martyrs, pleasing God, and being the best of helpers. May Allah’s blessings be upon them as long as night and day follow one another.
اللّٰهُمَّ فَبِحَقِّهِمْ إِلَيْكَ أَتَوَسَّلُ وَأَسْأَلُ سُؤالَ مُقْتَرِفٍ مُعْتَرِفٍ مُسِىءٍ إِلىٰ نَفْسِهِ مِمَّا فَرَّطَ فِى يَوْمِهِ وَأَمْسِهِ، يَسْأَلُكَ الْعِصْمَةَ إِلىٰ مَحَلِّ رَمْسِهِ؛ اللّٰهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعِتْرَتِهِ، وَاحْشُرْنا فِى زُمْرَتِهِ، وَبَوِّئْنا مَعَهُ دارَ الْكَرامَةِ، وَمَحَلَّ الْإِقامَةِ .
O Allah, by their right with you, I seek recourse to you, beseeching You as someone who admits his guilt and the wrong he has done himself through negligence, day after day, to grant me protection until I reach my grave.
O Allah, send salutations upon Muhammad and his descendants and gather us at resurrection in his fold and settle us with him in the abode of dignity and permanence.
اللّٰهُمَّ وَكَما أَكْرَمْتَنا بِمَعْرِفَتِهِ فَأَكْرِمْنا بِزُلْفَتِهِ، وَارْزُقْنا مُرافَقَتَهُ وَسابِقَتَهُ، وَاجْعَلْنا مِمَّنْ يُسَلِّمُ لِأَمْرِهِ، وَيُكْثِرُ الصَّلاةَ عَلَيْهِ عِنْدَ ذِكْرِهِ، وَعَلىٰ جَمِيعِ أَوْصِيائِهِ وَأَهْلِ أَصْفِيائِهِ، الْمَمْدُودِينَ مِنْكَ بِالْعَدَدِ الاثْنَى عَشَرَ، النُّجُومِ الزُّهَرِ، وَالْحُجَجِ عَلىٰ جَمِيعِ الْبَشَرِ
O Allah, just as you honored us with our knowledge of him, honor us also with nearness to him, grant us his companionship and precedence. Appoint us to among those who submit to his command, invoke much blessings on him when he is mentioned, as well as on all his successors and his elect, made by you twelve in number, the bright stars and your testaments to all mankind.
اللّٰهُمَّ وَهَبْ لَنا فِى هٰذَا الْيَوْمِ خَيْرَ مَوْهِبَةٍ، وَأَنْجِحْ لَنا فِيهِ كُلَّ طَلِبَةٍ، كَما وَهَبْتَ الْحُسَيْنَ لِمُحَمَّدٍ جَدِّهِ، وَعاذَ فُطْرُسُ بِمَهْدِهِ، فَنَحْنُ عائِذُونَ بِقَبْرِهِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ نَشْهَدُ تُرْبَتَهُ وَنَنْتَظِرُ أَوْبَتَهُ، آمِينَ رَبَّ الْعالَمِينَ
O Allah, confer on us the best of gifts today, and grant us success in whatever we seek, just as you gave Husayn to Muhammad, his grandfather. The Angel Futrus sought refuge by Husayn’s cradle, and we seek shelter by his tomb. Being present at his graveside, we await his return. Amen, O Lord of all the worlds.”

Dua of Imam Husayn (as)

Then recite the Supplication of Imam al-Husayn (as), which is his last supplication, made when surrounded by the hordes of enemies on the Day of Ashura.
اللّٰهُمَّ أَنْتَ مُتَعالى الْمَكانِ، عَظِيمُ الْجَبَرُوتِ، شَدِيدُ الْمِحالِ  غَنِيٌّ عَنِ الْخَلائِقِ عَرِيضُ الْكِبْرِياءِ، قادِرٌ عَلىٰ مَا تَشاءُ، قَرِيبُ الرَّحْمَةِ، صَادِقُ الْوَعْدِ سَابِغُ النِّعْمَةِ، حَسَنُ الْبَلاءِ، قَرِيبٌ إِذا دُعِيتَ، مُحِيطٌ بِما خَلَقْتَ، قابِلُ التَّوْبَةِ لِمَنْ تابَ إِلَيْكَ، قادِرٌ عَلىٰ مَا أَرَدْتَ، وَمُدْرِكٌ مَا طَلَبْتَ، وَشَكُورٌ إِذا شُكِرْتَ وَذَكُورٌ إِذا ذُكِرْتَ، أَدْعُوكَ مُحْتاجاً، وَأَرْغَبُ إِلَيْكَ فَقِيراً، وَأَفْزَعُ إِلَيْكَ خائِفاً وَأَبْكِى إِلَيْكَ مَكْرُوباً، وَأَسْتَعِينُ بِكَ ضَعِيفاً، وَأَتَوَكَّلُ عَلَيْكَ كافِياً، احْكُمْ بَيْنَنا وَبَيْنَ قَوْمِنا بِالْحَقِّ ، فَإِنَّهُمْ غَرُّونا وَخَدَعُونا وَخَذَلُونا وَغَدَرُوا بِنا وَقَتَلُونا، وَنَحْنُ عِتْرَةُ نَبِيِّكَ وَوَلَدُ حَبِيبِكَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِاللّٰهِ الَّذِى اصْطَفَيْتَهُ بِالرِّسالَةِ وَائْتَمَنْتَهُ عَلىٰ وَحْيِكَ، فَاجْعَلْ لَنا مِنْ أَمْرِنا فَرَجاً وَمَخْرَجاً بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
O Allah, exalted is Your station, supreme is Your power, and stupendous Your might! You have no need of the creatures, Your supremacy is all-embracing, and , You have the power to do whatever You wish. Your mercy is near, Your promise is true, Your blessings are plenteous, and Your tests are fair.
You are near when called, and You encompass all that You have created, You accept the repentance of those who turn to You penitently. You are able to carry out whatever You will and achieve whatever You want. You appreciate when thanked and remember those who remember You! I call You in the hour of my need and beseech You in the moment of my destitution! I seek shelter in You in my fear and bewail before You in my distress! I turn to Your help in my weakness and put my trust in You as being sufficient for me. Judge between us and our people (with justice), for indeed they have dealt with us deceitfully and treacherously, forsaken us and betrayed us, and spilled our blood though we are the kindred of Your Prophet and the Progeny of Your beloved, Muhammad ibn Abdillah, whom You chose for You’re apostleship and trusted with Your revelation. So appoint us relief and release in our affair, with Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful!
Ibn ‘Ayyash says, “l heard from al-Husayn b Ali b Sufyan Bazaufari that Imam Ja’far al Sadiq (as) used to recite this supplication on this day he would remark that it is one of the duas of the 3rd day of Sha’ban, the birthday of al-Husayn (as)”

The Thirteenth Night of the month of Sha’ban

The 13th day is first of the so-called Ayyam al Bid (pl. of abyad, i.e. bright, shiny) and the traditions mention a great deal of reward for those who fast on this and two following days.’
Know that it is mustahab to offer a two rak’at prayer on 13th night of the months of Rajab, Sha’ban and Ramadhan, with al-Fatiha recited once along with the Surahs Ya Sin, al-Mulk and al-Tawhid in each rak’at.
On the 14th  night also, offer four rak’ahs with two salam in the same manner, and six rak’ahs on the 15th night in the same manner with three salams.
According to a report from Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (as), one who performs this observance during these months partakes of the entire blessings of these months and is forgiven all sins except that of shirk.
2 rak’at prayer  2 x 1  (Night of 13th)

Niyyat – Qurbatan ilaAllah

Rak’at 1 – Surat al-Hamd + Surat Yasin + Surat al-Mulk + Surat al-Tawhid x1

Rak’at 2 – Surat al-Hamd + Surat Yasin + Surat al-Mulk + Surat al-Tawhid x1

2 rak’at prayer  2 x 2  (Night of 14th)

Niyyat – Qurbatan ilaAllah

Rak’at 1 – Surat al-Hamd + Surat Yasin + Surat al-Mulk + Surat al-Tawhid x1

Rak’at 2 – Surat al-Hamd + Surat Yasin + Surat al-Mulk + Surat al-Tawhid x1

2 rak’at prayer  2 x 3  (Night of 15th)

Niyyat – Qurbatan ilaAllah

Rak’at 1 – Surat al-Hamd + Surat Yasin + Surat al-Mulk + Surat al-Tawhid x1

Rak’at 2 – Surat al-Hamd + Surat Yasin + Surat al-Mulk + Surat al-Tawhid x1

Observances For the Fifteenth Night of Sha’ban

This is a most auspicious night’ ln a report from Imam Ja’far a1-Sadiq (as) it is mentioned that Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (as) was asked about the excellence of the night of the 15th Sha’ban. He replied, saying it is the best of nights after the Night of Qadr! During it, God Almighty confers His grace on His servants and forgives them out of His favor and munificence, Therefore, try earnestly to obtain nearness to God during the course of this night. Indeed, it is a night wherein God has sworn by own His sacred Being not to turn  away empty-handed any supplicant from His door unless he requests something sinful. It is a night which God Almighty has appointed for us, the family of the Apostle, in the same way that He appointed the Night of Qadr for our Apostle (as)’ therefore, apply yourself to celebrating His praise and supplicating Him on this night.’

Among the blessed events pertaining to this auspicious night is the birth of the Master of the Age and the Imam of the Era, may our spirits be sacrificed for him, at daybreak following this night in the year 255/869 at Samarra (Surra Man Ra’a), an event which has enhanced the excellence of this auspicious night.’
There are several observances pertaining to it:

  1. Ghusl, an act which leads to remission of
  2. Observing the night’s vigil while engaging in prayer, supplication and istighfar, as such was the practice of Imam Zayn al-‘Abidin (as). It is stated in a tradition that whoever keeps vigil during this night, his heart shall not die on the day when the hearts die.’
  3. Performing the ziyarat of Imam Husayn (as) which is the most meritorious of observances pertaining to this night and an effective means for forgiveness of It has been said that whoever wishes to shake hands with the spirits of the 124,000 prophets should perform the ziyarah of that Imam on this night. The least one can do in performing this observance is to ascend to the roof of one’s house, and from there , after casting a glance to the right and the left, raise his head toward the sky and greet the Imam with the following words:

    السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبا عَبْدِاللّٰه، السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ اللّٰه وَبَرَكاتُهُ.
    Salaam be upon you, O AbaAbdillah.

    Peace be to you and the mercy of Allah and His favors.

    It is hoped that whoever greets the Imam in this manner, at whatever time and regardless of his location, there shall be written for him the reward of Hajj pilgrimage and an ‘Umrah.

      Special Ziyarah of Imam Husayn (as) for this night

    الْحَمْدُلِلّٰهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ، وَالسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْعَبْدُالصَّالِحُ الزَّكِيُّ، أُودِعُكَ شَهادَةً مِنِّي لَكَ تُقَرِّبُنِي إِلَيْكَ فِي يَوْمِ شَفاعَتِكَ، أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قُتِلْتَ وَلَمْ تَمُتْ بَلْ بِرَجاءِ حَيَاتِكَ حَيِيَتْ قُلُوبُ شِيعَتِكَ، وَبِضياءِ نُورِكَ اهْتَدَى الطَّالِبُونَ إِلَيْكَ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ نُورُاللّٰهِ الَّذِي لَمْ يُطْفَأْ وَلَايُطْفَأُ أَبَداً، وَأَنَّكَ وَجْهُ اللّٰهِ الَّذِي لَمْ يَهْلِكْ وَلَايُهْلَكُ أَبَداً، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ هٰذِهِ‌التُّرْبَةَ تُرْبَتُكَ، وَهٰذَاالْحَرَمَ حَرَمُكَ، وَهٰذَاالْمَصْرَعَ مَصْرَعُ بَدَنِكَ، لَاذَلِيلَ وَاللّٰه مُعِزُّكَ، وَلَامَغْلُوبَ وَاللّٰه ناصِرُكَ، هٰذِهِ شَهَادَةٌ لِي عِنْدَكَ إِلىٰ‌يَوْمِ قَبْضِ‌رُوحِي بِحَضْرَتِكَ، وَالسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ وَبَرَكاتُهُ
    All praise belongs to Allah, the All-exalted, the All-supreme. Peace be to you, O Allah’s righteous and noble servant! I entrust you with my testimony concerning you that will bring me near lo you on the day of your intercession (with Allah).
    I testify that you were slain and died not. Rather it is by the hope of your life that the hearts of your followers are kept alive, and it is with your light that your seekers are guided to you! I testify that you are Allah’s light which was not nor will ever be extinguished, and that you are the Face of Allah that did not nor will ever perish.
    I testify that this soil is the soil of your grave and this shrine is your sanctuary, this is the place where your body fell on the battlefield. By Allah, those who support you will never be weak and those who help you are never defeated! Let this testimony of mine be with you until the day my spirit is taken out of my body in your presence! Salam be to you and may Allah’s mercy and His bounties be upon you!
  4. To recite the following supplication, cited by Shaykh Tusi and Sayyid Ibn Tawus, which is tantamount to performing the ziyarah of the Imam of the Age, may Allah’s blessings be upon him:
    اللّٰهُمَّ بِحَقِّ لَيْلَتِنا هٰذِهِ وَمَوْلُودِها وَحُجَّتِكَ وَمَوْعُودِهَا، الَّتِى قَرَنْتَ إِلىٰ فَضْلِها فَضْلاً، فَتَمَّتْ كَلِمَتُكَ صِدْقاً وَعَدْلاً، لَامُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِماتِكَ، وَلَا مُعَقِّبَ لِآياتِكَ
    نُورُكَ الْمُتَأَ لِّقُ، وَضِياؤُكَ الْمُشْرِقُ، وَالْعَلَمُ النُّورُ فِى طَخْياءِ الدَّيْجُورِ، الْغائِبُ الْمَسْتُورُ جَلَّ مَوْلِدُهُ، وَكَرُمَ مَحْتِدُهُ ، وَالْمَلائِكَةُ شُهَّدُهُ، وَاللّٰهُ ناصِرُهُ وَمُؤَيِّدُهُ  إِذا آنَ مِيعادُهُ، وَالْمَلائِكَةُ أَمْدادُهُ، سَيْفُ اللّٰهِ الَّذِى لَا يَنْبُو، وَنُورُهُ الَّذِى لَايَخْبُو، وَذُو الْحِلْمِ الَّذِى لَايَصْبُو، مَدارُ الدَّهْرِ، وَنَوامِيسُ الْعَصْرِ، وَوُلاةُ الْأَمْرِ، وَالْمُنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِمْ مَا يَتَنَزَّلُ فِى لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ، وَأَصْحابُ الْحَشْرِ وَالنَّشْرِ، تَراجِمَةُ وَحْيِهِ، وَوُلاةُ أَمْرِهِ وَنَهْيِهِ
    Allah, for the sake of this night of ours and for the sake of him who was born on it, Your, testament and the promised savior – (by virtue of whose birth) You have added to its merit, thus fulfilling Your word, truly and justly: there is none who can change Your words or repeal Your signs. He is Your brilliant light, Your shining radiance, the banner of light in the pitch dark night, who is concealed and in occultation. Exalted is his birthday and honored is his lineage.
    The angels are his assistants and God is his supporter and sponsor when the promised time comes and the angels will be among his assistants.
    He is the sword of Allah that never misses its aim, and His light that never grows dim. He is the gentle one who never deviates.
    (The Imams are) the axis of the age, the spirits of the Time, the guardians of Divine sovereignty, the destinations of that which comes down in the Night of ordainment, the superiors at Resurrection, the interpreters of His revelations, and the guardians of His commands and prohibitions.
    اللّٰهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ خاتِمِهِمْ وَقائِمِهِمُ الْمَسْتُورِ عَنْ عَوالِمِهِمْ . اللّٰهُمَّ وَأَدْرِكْ بِنا أَيَّامَهُ وَظُهُورَهُ وَقِيامَهُ، وَاجْعَلْنا مِنْ أَنْصارِهِ، وَاقْرِنْ ثارَنا بِثارِهِ، وَاكْتُبْنا فِى أَعْوانِهِ وَخُلَصائِهِ، وَأَحْيِنا فِى دَوْلَتِهِ ناعِمِينَ، وَبِصُحْبَتِهِ غانِمِينَ، وَبِحَقِّهِ قائِمِينَ، وَمِنَ السُّوءِ سالِمِينَ، يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعالَمِينَ  وَصَلَواتُهُ عَلَىٰ سَيِّدِنا مُحَمَّدٍ خاتَمِ النَّبِيِّينَ وَالْمُرْسَلِينَ وَعَلَىٰ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ الصَّادِقِينَ وَعِتْرَتِهِ النَّاطِقِينَ، وَالْعَنْ جَمِيعَ الظَّالِمِينَ، وَاحْكُمْ بَيْنَنا وَبَيْنَهُمْ يَا أَحْكَمَ الْحاكِمِينَ.
    O Allah, bless their seal and their Qa’im,who is concealed from their realms.
    O Allah, enable us to witness his days, his appearance and his rising, and appoint us to be among his helpers, avenging the martyrs alongside him. Write us among his, supporters and dedicated friends; bring us to life in his reign, Prosperous, enriched by his company, defending his cause, and secure from all ills, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
    All praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds, and may His blessings be on our master, Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and Envoys and on his Family and Kindred, the truthful ones. (O God), may Your curse be on all oppressors! Judge between us and them, O fairest of all judges.
  5. Shaykh Tusi cites a report on the authority of Isma’il al-Fad al-Hashimi, who says, “lmam Ja’far al-Sadiq (as) taught me this supplication, to be recited on the night of the Sha’ban.”
    اللّٰهُمَّ أَنْتَ الْحَىُّ الْقَيُّومُ الْعَلِىُّ الْعَظِيمُ الْخالِقُ الرَّازِقُ الْمُحْيِى الْمُمِيتُ الْبَدِىءُ الْبَدِيعُ، لَكَ الْجَلالُ، وَلَكَ الْفَضْلُ، وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ، وَلَكَ الْمَنُّ، وَلَكَ الْجُودُ، وَلَكَ الْكَرَمُ، وَلَكَ الْأَمْرُ، وَلَكَ الْمَجْدُ، وَلَكَ الشُّكْرُ، وَحْدَكَ لا شَرِيكَ لَكَ، يَا واحِدُ يَا أَحَدُ يَا صَمَدُ يَا مَنْ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ، صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَاغْفِرْ لِى وَارْحَمْنِى وَاكْفِنِى مَا أَهَمَّنِى وَاقْضِ دَيْنِى، وَوَسِّعْ عَلَىَّ فِى رِزْقِى، فَإِنَّكَ فِى هٰذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ كُلَّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ تَفْرُقُ، وَمَنْ تَشاءُ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ تَرْزُقُ  فَارْزُقْنِى وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ، فَإِنَّكَ قُلْتَ وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ الْقائِلِينَ النَّاطِقِينَ: ﴿وَ سْئَلُوا اللّٰهَ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ﴾ فَمِنْ فَضْلِكَ أَسْأَلُ، وَ إِيَّاكَ قَصَدْتُ، وَابْنَ نَبِيِّكَ اعْتَمَدْتُ، وَلَكَ رَجَوْتُ، فَارْحَمْنِى يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ
    O Allah, You are the Living one, the All-sustainer, the All-exalted, the All-supreme, the All-provider, the Giver of life and the causer of death, the Beginner, and the Originator. To You belong all glory, grace, and praise, and to You belong all favors, generosity, munificence, command, majesty, and thanks!
    You are One and have no partner! O single, O One, O AIl-embracing, O You who neither begat, nor were begotten, nor have You any equal!
    Bless Muhammad and the Family of Muhammad and forgive me and have mercy upon me! Suffice me concerning that which is of concern to me, pay my debts, and expand for me Your provision, for You resolve every vital matter on this night, and provide any of Your creatures, that You wish! So provide me, as You are the best of providers!
    Indeed, You have said, and You are the best of speakers, “Ask Allah for His grace.”
    So, I beseech You for Your grace, having turned toward You, putting my reliance on the son of Your Prophet, I pin my hopes in You! So have mercy on me, O Most Merciful of the merciful!
  6. To recite the supplication recited by the Apostle of Allah (sa) on this night:
    اللّٰهُمَّ اقْسِمْ لَنا مِنْ خَشْيَتِكَ مَا يَحُولُ بَيْنَنا وَبَيْنَ مَعْصِيَتِكَ، وَمِنْ طاعَتِكَ مَا تُبَلِّغُنا بِهِ رِضْوانَكَ، وَمِنَ الْيَقِينِ مَا يَهُونُ عَلَيْنا بِهِ مُصِيباتُ الدُّنْيا . اللّٰهُمَّ أَمْتِعْنا بِأَسْماعِنا وَأَبْصارِنا وَقُوَّتِنا مَا أَحْيَيْتَنا وَاجْعَلْهُ الْوارِثَ مِنَّا، وَاجْعَلْ ثارَنا عَلَىٰ مَنْ ظَلَمَنا، وَانْصُرْنا عَلَىٰ مَنْ عادانا، وَلَا تَجْعَلْ مُصِيبَتَنا فِى دِينِنا، وَلَا تَجْعَلِ الدُّنْيا أَكْبَرَ هَمِّنا وَلَا مَبْلَغَ عِلْمِنا، وَلَا تُسَلِّطْ عَلَيْنا مَنْ لَايَرْحَمُنا، بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
    O Allah, grant us a share of  Your fear that may serve as a barrier between us and disobedience to You. Grant us a share of Your obedience that will enable us to attain Your approval.
    Grant us a share of certainty that may enable us to bear with ease the afflictions of this world!
    O Allah, grant us to enjoy the benefit of hearing, sight and strength, as long as You keep us alive! Appoint him our heir and avenge our blood against those who wrong us. Help us against those who are hostile to us, and do not let our afflictions be those that affect our religion. Do not make mundane concerns our biggest worry, and the sum and substance of our knowledge. Do not impose on us someone who will show us no pity, by Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
    This is a complete and comprehensive supplication, and it is beneficial to recite it at all times. A report cited in ‘Awali al-Li’ali says that the Prophet (sa) used to recite it often.
  7. Recite Salawat Sha’baniyyah that is recited daily at noon during this month (page 7)
    اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ شَجَرَةِ النُّبُوَّةِ
    وَمَوضِعِ الرِّسالَةِ، وَمُخْتَلَفِ الْمَلائِكَةِ…
  8. To recite Dua Kumayl, which has a special relevance for this night.
  9. Repeat the following recitals a hundred times, so that God Almighty may forgive one’s past sins and fulfil one’s needs pertaining to the world and the Hereafter.
    Say x 100
    • سُبْحانَ اللّٰه
    • الحَمْدُ للّٰه
    • اللّٰه أَکْبَر
    • لَا إِلٰهَ إلَّااللّٰه
  10. Shaykh Tusi cites a report in the Misbah about the excellence of the 15th night of Sha’ban transmitted by Abu Yahya, who says: “l asked my master Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (as) about the best supplication for this His reply was: ‘After offering the Isha prayer, perform two rak’ahs with al-fatihah and Surat al-Kafirun in the first, and al-Fatihah and Suirat al-Tawhid in the second. After salam, say subhanallah 33 times, Alhamdu lillah 33 times, and Allahu Akbar 34 times.
    2 rak’at prayer  2 x 1 (after ‘Isha prayers)

    Niyyat – Qurbatan ilaAllah

    Rak’at 1 – Surat al-Hamd + Surat al-Kafiroon x1

    Rak’at 2 – Surat al-Hamd + Surat al-Tawhid x1

    After the prayers: Say

    • SubhanAllah x 33
    • AlHamdulillah x 33
    • AllahuAkbar x 34
    Then recite …
    يَا مَنْ إِلَيْهِ مَلْجَأُ الْعِبادِ فِى الْمُهِمَّاتِ، وَ إِلَيْهِ يَفْزَعُ الْخَلْقُ فِى الْمُلِمّاتِ، يَا عالِمَ الْجَهْرِ وَالْخَفِيّاتِ، يَا مَنْ لَاتَخْفىٰ عَلَيْهِ خَواطِرُ الْأَوْهامِ وَتَصَرُّفُ الْخَطَراتِ، يَا رَبَّ الْخَلائِقِ وَالْبَرِيَّاتِ، يَا مَنْ بِيَدِهِ مَلَكُوتُ الْأَرَضِينَ وَالسَّماواتِ، أَنْتَ اللّٰهُ لَاإِلٰهَ إِلّا أَنْتَ، أَمُتُّ إِلَيْكَ بِلا إِلٰهَ إِلّا أَنْتَ، فَيا لا إِلٰهَ إِلّا أَنْتَ اجْعَلْنِى فِى هٰذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ مِمَّنْ نَظَرْتَ إِلَيْهِ فَرَحِمْتَهُ، وَسَمِعْتَ دُعاءَهُ فَأَجَبْتَهُ، وَعَلِمْتَ اسْتِقالَتَهُ فَأَقَلْتَهُ، وَتَجاوَزْتَ عَنْ سالِفِ خَطِيئَتِهِ وَعَظِيمِ جَرِيرَتِهِ، فَقَدِ اسْتَجَرْتُ بِكَ مِنْ ذُنُوبِى، وَلَجَأْتُ إِلَيْكَ فِى سَتْرِ عُيُوبِى
    O You, who are the refuge of Your servants in exigencies and with whom the creatures take shelter in misfortunes. O knower of all that is open and Hidden! O You, from whom are not hidden the thoughts that pass in the minds and their unrestrained ideas! O Lord, of the creatures and the earth’s denizens!
    O You in whose hand is the dominion of all the skies and the earths.  O You are Allah, there is no god besides You, and I turn to You for there is no god besides You!
    O You besides whom there is no god, appoint me this night among those at whom You look and have mercy on them, listen to their supplications and answer them, and knowing their failings You forgive them, and overlook their past errors and major offences. For with You do I seek refuge from my sins and with You do I take shelter for covering my defects.
    اللّٰهُمَّ فَجُدْ عَلَىَّ بِكَرَمِكَ وَفَضْلِكَ، وَاحْطُطْ خَطاياىَ بِحِلْمِكَ وَعَفْوِكَ  وَتَغَمَّدْنِى فِى هٰذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ بِسابِغِ كَرامَتِكَ، وَاجْعَلْنِى فِيها مِنْ أَوْلِيائِكَ الَّذِينَ اجْتَبَيْتَهُمْ لِطاعَتِكَ، وَاخْتَرْتَهُمْ لِعِبادَتِكَ، وَجَعَلْتَهُمْ خالِصَتَكَ وَصِفْوَتَكَ
    اللّٰهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِى مِمَّنْ سَعَدَ جَدُّهُ، وَتَوَفَّرَ مِنَ الْخَيْراتِ حَظُّهُ، وَاجْعَلْنِى مِمَّنْ سَلِمَ فَنَعِمَ، وَفازَ فَغَنِمَ، وَاكْفِنِى شَرَّ مَا أَسْلَفْتُ، وَاعْصِمْنِى مِنَ الازْدِيادِ فِى مَعْصِيَتِكَ، وَحَبِّبْ إِلَىَّ طاعَتَكَ وَمَا يُقَرِّبُنِى مِنْكَ وَيُزْلِفُنِى عِنْدَكَ
    O Allah, be generous to me out of Your magnanimity and grace and relieve me of (the burden of my misdeeds with Your forbearance and pardon!
    Enfold me this night in Your abounding magnanimity and appoint me therein among Your proteges, whom You have chosen for Your obedience and elected for Your worship, making them Your dedicated servants and elect!
    “O Allah, appoint me to be among those whose efforts prosper, whose share of good deeds is plentiful, and appoint me among the blameless and the blessed, the triumphant and the felicitous. Save me from the evil of my past conduct, and preserve me from advancing in deeds of disobedience to You!
    “Endear me to Your obedience and what brings me near to You and enables me to draw close to You!”
    سَيِّدِى إِلَيْكَ يَلْجَأُ الْهارِبُ، وَمِنْكَ يَلْتَمِسُ الطَّالِبُ، وَعَلَىٰ كَرَمِكَ يُعَوِّلُ الْمُسْتَقِيلُ التَّائِبُ، أَدَّبْتَ عِبادَكَ بِالتَّكَرُّمِ وَأَنْتَ أَكْرَمُ الْأَكْرَمِينَ، وَأَمَرْتَ بِالْعَفْوِ عِبادَكَ وَأَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ
    My Master, those who flee take refuge in You and those who are seekers entreat You, and those who repent from their sins trust Your magnanimity!
    “You have educated Your servants by honoring them, and You are the most munificent of the munificent!
    You have commanded Your servants to pardon, and You are the All-forgiving and the All-merciful!
    اللّٰهُمَّ فَلا تَحْرِمْنِى مَا رَجَوْتُ مِنْ كَرَمِكَ، وَلا تُؤْيِسْنِى مِنْ سابِغِ نِعَمِكَ، وَلَا تُخَيِّبْنِى مِنْ جَزِيلِ قِسَمِكَ فِى هٰذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ لِأَهْلِ طاعَتِكَ، وَاجْعَلْنِى فِى جُنَّةٍ مِنْ شِرارِ بَرِيَّتِكَ
    O Allah do not deprive me of, my hope in Your magnanimity; do not disappoint my hope in Your abounding blessings; do not dis appoint me from Your generous dispensations in this night meant for those who obey You, and shield me from the evil ones from amongst Your creatures!
    رَبِّ إِنْ لَمْ أَكُنْ مِنْ أَهْلِ ذٰلِكَ فَأَنْتَ أَهْلُ الْكَرَمِ وَالْعَفْوِ وَالْمَغْفِرَةِ؛ وَجُدْ عَلَىَّ بِما أَنْتَ أَهْلُهُ لَابِما أَسْتَحِقُّهُ، فَقَدْ حَسُنَ ظَنِّى بِكَ، وَتَحَقَّقَ رَجائِى لَكَ، وَعَلِقَتْ نَفْسِى بِكَرَمِكَ فَأَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ، وَأَكْرَمُ الْأَكْرَمِينَ
    “My Lord, if I am not worthy of that, You are surely magnanimous and worthy to pardon and forgive! Be generous to me by virtue of that which is worthy of You, not for reason of what I deserve!
    I certainly have a good opinion of You, a convinced hope in You, and my soul clings to Your magnanimity, for indeed You are the Most Merciful of the merciful and the Most Munificent of the munificent!
    “O Allah, assign to me a handsome share of Your munificence! I seek protection in Your pardon from Your punishment.
    اللّٰهُمَّ وَاخْصُصْنِى مِنْ كَرَمِكَ بِجَزِيلِ قِسَمِكَ، وَأَعُوذُ بِعَفْوِكَ مِنْ عُقُوبَتِكَ، وَاغْفِرْ لِىَ الذَّنْبَ الَّذِى يَحْبِسُ عَلَىَّ الْخُلُقَ، وَيُضَيِّقُ عَلَىَّ الرِّزْقَ حَتَّىٰ أَقُومَ بِصالِحِ رِضاكَ، وَأَنْعَمَ بِجَزِيلِ عَطائِكَ، وَأَسْعَدَ بِسابِغِ نَعْمائِكَ، فَقَدْ لُذْتُ بِحَرَمِكَ، وَتَعَرَّضْتُ لِكَرَمِكَ، وَاسْتَعَذْتُ بِعَفْوِكَ مِنْ عُقُوبَتِكَ، وَبِحِلْمِكَ مِنْ غَضَبِكَ، فَجُدْ بِما سَأَلْتُكَ، وَأَنِلْ مَا الْتَمَسْتُ مِنْكَ، أَسْأَلُكَ بِكَ لَابِشَىْءٍ هُوَ أَعْظَمُ مِنْكَ.
    Forgive me the sins that make me wretched and tighten my provision, so that I may be enable to earn the best of Your approval, be blessed with the plenty of Your gifts, and prosper with Your abounding blessings, For indeed I have taken refuge in Your sanctuary, presented myself for Your , munificence, sought protection in Your pardon from Your punishment, and in Your forbearance from Your wrath!
    So, grant me generously what I have asked You and give what I have requested Youl I beseech You by You, and there is nothing greater than You!
    Then bow down in sajdah and say

    یا ربّ ya rabb x 20

    یا اللّه ya Allah x 7

    لَاحَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلّا بِاللّٰهِ La hawla wala qiwwata illA billah x 7

    مَا شاءَ اللّٰهُ MashaAllah x 10

    لَاقُوَّةَ إِلّا بِاللّٰهِ La qiwwata illa billah x10

    Then invoke salawat on Muhammad and the Family of Muhammad (s) and make your petition.
    By God, should you make petitions as numerous as the drops of rain, God, Almighty and Glorious, will answer them by virtue of this observance out of His boundless grace and munificence!’ ”
  11. Shaykh Tusi and Kafami cite the following supplication for this night:
    إِلٰهِى تَعَرَّضَ لَكَ فِى هٰذَا اللَّيْلِ الْمُتَعَرِّضُونَ، وَقَصَدَكَ الْقاصِدُونَ، وَأَمَّلَ فَضْلَكَ وَمَعْرُوفَكَ الطّالِبُونَ، وَلَكَ فِى هٰذَا اللَّيْلِ نَفَحاتٌ وَجَوائِزُ وَعَطايا وَمَواهِبُ تَمُنُّ بِها عَلَىٰ مَنْ تَشاءُ مِنْ عِبادِكَ، وَتَمْنَعُها مَنْ لَمْ تَسْبِقْ لَهُ الْعِنايَةُ مِنْكَ، وَها أَنَا ذا عُبَيْدُكَ الْفَقِيرُ إِلَيْكَ الْمُؤَمِّلُ فَضْلَكَ وَمَعْرُوفَكَ، فَإِنْ كُنْتَ يَا مَوْلاىَ تَفَضَّلْتَ فِى هٰذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ عَلَىٰ أَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَعُدْتَ عَلَيْهِ بِعائِدَةٍ مِنْ عَطْفِكَ فَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ الطَّيِّبِينَ الطَّاهِرِينَ الْخَيِّرِينَ الْفاضِلِينَ، وَجُدْ عَلَىَّ بِطَوْلِكَ وَمَعْرُوفِكَ يَا رَبَّ الْعالَمِينَ، وَصَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ خاتَمِ النَّبِيِّينَ وَآلِهِ الطَّاهِرِينَ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيماً إِنَّ اللّٰهَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ  اللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّى أَدْعُوكَ كَما أَمَرْتَ فَاسْتَجِبْ لِى كَما وَعَدْتَ إِنَّكَ لَاتُخْلِفُ الْمِيعادَ.
    My God, on this night the petitioners bring their pleas to You, the aspirants call on You, and the seekers pin their hopes on Your grace and kindness, and you hand out on this night presents, awards, gifts, and grants, with which You favor whomever of Your servants You wish and withhold them from those for whom Your providential attention has not gone forth in advance!
    Here I am, Your little servant, who stands in need of Your gifts, who pins his hope on Your grace and kindness! My guardian, were You to be gracious on this night to any of Your creatures, and were You to grant them any gain out of Your compassion, then send salutations upon Muhammad and the Family of Muhammad, the good, the pure, the elect, and the eminent and bless me out of Your bounty and beneficence, O Lord of ail the worlds!
    ‘May Allah bless Muhammad, the Seal of all the Prophets, and his immaculate Family, and may the best of greetings be to them! Indeed, Allah is all-laudable and all-glorious!
    O Allah, I supplicate You as You have commanded me! So answer me as You have promised! Indeed, You do not break Your promise!
    This supplication is also recited in the nightly nafilah after the shaf’ prayer.
  12. To recite the six supplications cited by Shaykh Tusi and Sayyid Ibn Tawus to be recited after each two rak’ahs of the nightly nafilah, after the shaf’ prayer, and following the dua of the watr
  13. To perform the prostrations and supplications narrated from the Apostle of Allah (sa), one of the reports which mentions them is that of Aban taghlib, narrated by Shaykh Tusi from Hammad ibn ‘Isa. According to it, Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (as) relates that once the Apostle of Allah (sa) was at ‘A’isha’s apartment on the 15th night of Sha’ban. At midnight the Prophet (sa) rose from his bed for worship.
    ‘A’isha, waking up soon after him, found that the Prophet had gone out. She thought that the Prophet (s) had left her for another of his wives, and was overcome with jealousy. She got up and wrapping herself in a shawl, went out to look for the Prophet (s) in the apartments of other wives, one after another. While she was looking for him, her eyes fell on the Apostle of Allah (sa) who lay prostrate in the darkness appearing like a cloak lying on the ground, on approaching, she heard the Prophet (sa) say in the state of prostration,
    سَجَدَ لَكَ سَوادِي وَخَيالِي، وَ آمَنَ بِكَ فُؤادِي، هٰذِهِ يَدايَ وَمَا جَنَيْتُهُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِي، يَا عَظِيمُ تُرْجىٰ لِكُلِّ عَظِيمٍ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الْعَظِيمَ فَإِنَّهُ لَايَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ الْعَظِيمَ إِلّا الرَّبُّ الْعَظِيمُ
    My inner being and spirit prostrate to You, and my heart affirms its faith in You!

    These are my hands and the injuries that I have inflicted upon my own soul!

    0 Supreme One, on whom are pinned great hopes, forgive my great sin, for no one forgives great sins except the Supreme Lord!

    Then he rose and again went down in prostration and A’isha heard him say,
    أَعُوذُ بِنُورِ وَجْهِكَ الَّذِي أَضاءَتْ لَهُ السَّماواتُ وَالْأَرَضُونَ، وَانْكَشَفَتْ لَهُ الظُّلُماتُ، وَصَلَحَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَالْآخِرِينَ مِنْ فُجْأَةِ نَقِمَتِكَ، وَمِنْ تَحْوِيلِ عافِيَتِكَ، وَمِنْ زَوالِ نِعْمَتِكَ . اللّٰهُمَّ ارْزُقْنِي قَلْباً تَقِيّاً نَقِيّاً وَمِنَ الشِّرْكِ بَرِيئاً لَاكافِراً وَلَا شَقِيّاً
    ‘l seek refuge in the light of Your Face-which illuminates all the heavens and the earths, which dispels all darkness, and through which are set right the affairs of the former and the latter generations from Your prompt vengeance and from the withdrawal of the blessings and welfare granted by You!
    O Allah, give me a pious and pure heart, untainted by polytheism, and one that is neither faithless nor wretched!
    Then laying down each of his cheeks on the ground, he said:
    عَفَّرْتُ وَجْهِي فِي التُّرابِ وَحُقَّ لِي أَنْ أَسْجُدَ لَكَ
    I smear my face with dust and it behooves me to prostrate to You!
    As the Apostle of Allah (s) made to return, ‘A’isha made off to her bed. When the Prophet was back, he heard her breathing heavily and asked why she was breathing hard. Then he said to her, “Don’t you know what night it is? This is the night of the middle of Sha’ban in which every creature’s share of its provision is assigned. During it the terms of their lives are  ordained, and those destined to perform hajj pilgrimage during the year are designated. Indeed, God Almighty pardons on this night more of His servants than the number of hair in the fleece of the sheep of the tribe of Banu Kalb, and He sends his angels down from the heaven to Makkah on the earth,”
  14. To perform the prayer of Ja’far al-Tayyar as mentioned in the report cited by Shaykh Tusi from Imam Ali al-Rida (as).
  15. To perform the prayers prescribed for this , They are many, and one of them is the one mentioned by Abu Yahya al-sanani in a report cited by Shaykh Tusi from the Imams Muhammad al-Baqir and Jafar al-Sadiq (as).
    Shaykh Tusi says that this prayer has been narrated from the two Imams by 30 other reliable authorities and transmitters of hadith.
    According to this report, the Imams recommended the performance of a four-rak’ah prayer on the 15th  night of Sha’ban in which Surat al-Tawhid is recited 100 times after al-Fatihah, once, in each rak’ah,
    The following supplication is recited after the prayer:
    اللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّى إِلَيْكَ فَقِيرٌ، وَمِنْ عَذابِكَ خائِفٌ مُسْتَجِيرٌ . اللّٰهُمَّ لَاتُبَدِّلِ اسْمِى
    وَلَا تُغَيِّرْ جِسْمِى، وَلَا تَجْهَدْ بَلائِى، وَلَا تُشْمِتْ بِى أَعْدائِى، أَعُوذُ بِعَفْوِكَ مِنْ عِقابِكَ، وَأَعُوذُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ مِنْ عَذابِكَ، وَأَعُوذُ بِرِضاكَ مِنْ سَخَطِكَ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْكَ، جَلَّ ثَناؤُكَ أَنْتَ كَما أَثْنَيْتَ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِكَ وَفَوْقَ مَا يَقُولُ الْقائِلُونَ
    O Allah I stand in need of You, fearing Your punishment and seeking refuge with you. O Allah, do not change my name; do not alter my body; do not overtax me with afflictions; and do not let my enemies gloat over my misfortune!
    I seek refuge in your pardon from Your retribution. I seek refuge in Your mercy from your punishment. I seek refuge from Your displeasure in your pleasure. I seek refuge in You from You! Majestic is your praise: You are as You have praised Yourself and exalted above what all speakers say!
    A great merit has been ascribed’ to performing one hundred rak’ahs of prayer during this night, wherein al-Fatihah is recited once and Surat al-Tawhid ten times in each rak’ah.
    The manner of performing a six-rak’ah prayer on this night, wherein the Surahs al-Fatihah, Ya Sin, al-Mulk and al-Tawhid are recited once in each rak’ah, was mentioned in the observances pertaining to the 13th night of Rajab.
  16. A great merit has been ascribed’ to performing one hundred rak’ahs of prayer during this night, wherein al-Fatihah is recited once and Surat al-Tawhid ten times in each rak’ah.
  17. The manner of performing a six-rak’ah prayer on this night, wherein the Surahs al-Fatihah, Ya Sin, al-Mulk and al-Tawhid are recited once in each rak’ah, was mentioned in the observances pertaining to the 13th night of Rajab.

The Fifteenth Day of Sha’ban

This is the day of the auspicious birth of our master and the Master of the Era, the twelfth Imam, the Mahdi and the Hujjah, son of al-Hasan al-‘Askari, may Allah’s blessings be upon him and his ancestors.
It is mustahab to perform his ziyarah at all times and places, and to supplicate for his early appearance while performing his ziyarah, whose performance in the basement at the shrine at Samarra has been strongly urged. His appearance and assumption of temporal rule are a certainty, and he will fill the world with justice and equity after it has been filled with injustice and oppression.

Devotions for the Rest of Sha’ban

  1. It is reported that lmam Ali al-Rida (as) said that God Almighty writes a reward of two successive months of fasting for those who fast on the last three days of the months of Sha’ban, continuing with their fasting through
  2. Aba al-Salt al-Harawi reports that he visited Imam Ali al-Rida (as) on last Friday of the month of Sha’ban. The Imam said to him, “O Aba Salt, the greater part of the month of Sha’ban has Try to make up for the neglect of the past days of this month by compensating in what remains of it. Devote yourself to what is beneficial for you. Supplicate a lot and plead for forgiveness. Read as much of the Glorious Qur’an as you can, and repent to God for your sins, so that when the blessed month of Ramadhan sets in you will have purified yourself for the sake of cod. Let there remain no liability or unpaid debt you owe somebody, and let there be no ill-feeling left in your heart against anyone. Let there remain no trace of sinfui conduct without your desisting from it. Fear God and put your trust in Him in your public and private matters, and God suffices those who trust Him. Recite this supplication often in the remaining part of this month,
    اللَّهُمَّ أن لَم يکُن غَفَرتَ لَنَا فيي مَا مَضَي مِن شَعبَانَ فَاغفِر لَنَا فِيمَا بَقِي مِنه
    O Allah, if You did not forgive us in the part of Sha’ban that has passed, do forgive us in what remains of it!
    “Indeed, God Almighty delivers many of His servants from the fire of hell during this month by reason of the sanctity of the blessed month of Ramadhan.”
  3. Shaykh Tusi cites a report on the authority of Harith Mughirah al-Nadri that Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (as) used to recite the following supplication on the last night of Sha’ban and the first night of the month of Ramadhan,’
    اللّٰهُمَّ إِنَّ هٰذَا الشَّهْرَ الْمُبارَكَ الَّذِى أُنْزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ وَجُعِلَ هُدىً لِلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّناتٍ مِنَ الْهُدىٰ وَالْفُرْقانِ قَدْ حَضَرَ فَسَلِّمْنا فِيهِ وَسَلِّمْهُ لَنا وَتَسَلَّمْهُ مِنّا فِى يُسْرٍ مِنْكَ وَعافِيَةٍ، يَا مَنْ أَخَذَ الْقَلِيلَ وَشَكَرَ الْكَثِيرَ اقْبَلْ مِنِّى الْيَسِيرَ
    O Allah, this blessed month has set in, wherein the Qur’an was sent down and made a source of guidance for mankind, with its manifest proofs of guidance, and the criterion.
    Preserve us therein from harm, deliver it to us intact, and receive it intact from us in ease and well-being from You, O You who receive what is trifling with much appreciation, accept from me my trifling works!
    اللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّى أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ لِى إِلىٰ كُلِّ خَيْرٍ سَبِيلاً، وَمِنْ كُلِّ مَا لَاتُحِبُّ مانِعاً يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ، يَا مَنْ عَفا عَنِّى وَعَمَّا خَلَوْتُ بِهِ مِنَ السَّيِّئاتِ، يَا مَنْ لَمْ يُؤاخِذْنِى بِارْتِكابِ الْمَعاصِى، عَفْوَكَ عَفْوَكَ عَفْوَكَ، يَا كَرِيمُ
    O Allah, I beseech You to facilitate my way to every good and to bar the way to ali that You do not 1ike, o Most Mercifui of the merciful!
    O You who pardon me and the sins I commit in private! O You who do not take me to task for perpetrating offences! Pardon me! Pardon me! Pardon me, O Magnanimous Lord!
    إِلٰهِى وَعَظْتَنِى فَلَمْ أَتَّعِظْ، وَزَجَرْتَنِى عَنْ مَحارِمِكَ فَلَمْ أَنْزَجِرْ، فَما عُذْرِى، فَاعْفُ عَنِّى يَا كَرِيمُ، عَفْوَكَ عَفْوَكَ
    My God, You advised me, but I was not chastened; You forbade me from what You had made unlawful, but I was not restrained! So what excuse have I? Yet pardon me, O Magnanimous Lord! Pardon me! Pardon me!
    اللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّى أَسْأَلُكَ الرَّاحَةَ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ، وَالْعَفْوَ عِنْدَ الْحِسابِ، عَظُمَ الذَّنْبُ مِنْ عَبْدِكَ فَلْيَحْسُنِ التَّجاوُزُ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ، يَا أَهْلَ التَّقْوىٰ وَيَا أَهْلَ الْمَغْفِرَةِ، عَفْوَكَ عَفْوَكَ
    O Allah, I beseech You to grant me peace at the time of death, and pardon at the time of reckoning!
    Monstrous has been Your servant’s sin; yet as stupendous will be Your pardon, O You who are solely worthy of being wary of and solely worthy to forgive! Pardon me! Pardon me!
    اللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّى عَبْدُكَ بْنُ عَبْدِكَ بْنُ أَمَتِكَ ضَعِيفٌ فَقِيرٌ إِلىٰ رَحْمَتِكَ، وَأَنْتَ مُنْزِلُ الْغِنىٰ وَالْبَرَكَةِ عَلَى الْعِبادِ، قاهِرٌ مُقْتَدِرٌ أَحْصَيْتَ أَعْمالَهُمْ، وَقَسَمْتَ أَرْزاقَهُمْ، وَجَعَلْتَهُمْ مُخْتَلِفَةً أَلْسِنَتُهُمْ وَأَلْوانُهُمْ خَلْقاً مِنْ بَعْدِ خَلْقٍ، وَلَا يَعْلَمُ الْعِبادُ عِلْمَكَ، وَلَا يَقْدِرُ الْعِبادُ قَدْرَكَ، وَكُلُّنا فَقِيرٌ إِلىٰ رَحْمَتِكَ، فَلا تَصْرِفْ عَنِّى وَجْهَكَ، وَاجْعَلْنِى مِنْ صالِحِى خَلْقِكَ فِى الْعَمَلِ وَالْأَمَلِ وَالْقَضاءِ وَالْقَدَرِ
    O Allah, I am Your servant, child of Your servant and Your maidservant. I am weak and much in need of Your mercy, and You are the dispenser of wealth and bounty to Your servants, being the Supreme and the Omnipotent!
    You have itemized their deeds and allocated their share of Your provision, and made them diverse in respect of language and color, one creation following another creation.
    Neither the servants appreciate Your knowledge, nor do they regard You with the regard due to You, and each one of us stands in need of Your mercy!
    Yet do not turn Your Face away from me and appoint me to be among Your righteous creatures in conduct and hope and with regard to Your ordainments and decrees!
    اللّٰهُمَّ أَبْقِنِى خَيْرَ الْبَقاءِ، وَأَفْنِنِى خَيْرَ الْفَناءِ عَلَىٰ مُوالاةِ أَوْلِيائِكَ، وَمُعاداةِ أَعْدائِكَ وَالرَّغْبَةِ إِلَيْكَ، وَالرَّهْبَةِ مِنْكَ، وَالْخُشُوعِ وَالْوَفاءِ وَالتَّسْلِيمِ لَكَ، وَالتَّصْدِيقِ بِكِتابِكَ، وَاتِّباعِ سُنَّةِ رَسُولِكَ
    O Allah, grant me to live the best of lives and grant me to die the best of deaths, while loving Your awliya and hating Your enemies, yearning for You and being in awe of You, loyal and humble and compliant to You, affirming. Your Scripture and following the sunnah (i.e. example) of Your Apostle!
    اللّٰهُمَّ مَا كانَ فِى قَلْبِى مِنْ شَكٍّ أَوْ رِيبَةٍ أَوْ جُحُودٍ أَوْ قُنُوطٍ أَوْ فَرَحٍ أَوْ بَذَخٍ أَوْ بَطَرٍ أَوْ خُيَلاءَ أَوْ رِياءٍ أَوْ سُمْعَةٍ أَوْ شِقاقٍ أَوْ نِفاقٍ أَوْ كُفْرٍ أَوْ فُسُوقٍ أَوْ عِصْيانٍ أَوْ عَظَمَةٍ أَوْ شَىْءٍ لَاتُحِبُّ، فَأَسْأَلُكَ يَا رَبِّ أَنْ تُبَدِّلَنِى مَكانَهُ إِيماناً بِوَعْدِكَ، وَوَفاءً بِعَهْدِكَ، وَرِضاً بِقَضائِكَ، وَزُهْداً فِى الدُّنْيا، وَرَغْبَةً فِيما عِنْدَكَ، وَأَثَرَةً وَطُمَأْنِينَةً وَتَوْبَةً نَصُوحاً، أَسْأَلُكَ ذٰلِكَ يَا رَبَّ الْعالَمِينَ
    O Allah, whatever there may be in my heart of doubt, mistrust, unbelief, despair, wantonness, haughtiness, hubris, conceit, dissemblance, desire for fame, dissension, hypocrisy, faithlessness, depravity, disobedience and arrogance, or anything that You do not approve of, I beseech You, O my Lord, to replace it with faith in Your promise, loyalty to Your covenant, resignation to Your decrees, indifference to the world and eagerness for that which is with You, and with awareness, peace of mind and sincere repentance!
    I beseech You to grant me that, O Lord of all the worlds!
    إِلٰهِى أَنْتَ مِنْ حِلْمِكَ تُعْصىٰ فَكَأَنَّكَ لَمْ تَرَ، وَمِنْ كَرَمِكَ وَجُودِكَ تُطاعُ فَكَأَنَّكَ لَمْ تُعْصَ، وَأَنَا وَمَنْ لَمْ يَعْصِكَ سُكَّانُ أَرْضِكَ فَكُنْ عَلَيْنا بِالْفَضْلِ جَواداً، وَبِالْخَيْرِ عَوَّاداً، يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ، وَصَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ صَلاةً دائِمَةً لَاتُحْصىٰ وَلَا تُعَدُّ وَلَا يَقْدِرُ قَدْرَها غَيْرُكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ
    “My God, it is because of Your forbearance that You are disobeyed, and it is on account of Your magnanimity and munificence that You are obeyed, so it is as if You were never disobeyed, and I and those who have not disobeyed You are inhabitants of Your earth. So be generous to us with Your grace, and constant in Your goodness, O Most Merciful of the merciful!
    “May Allah send salutation on Muhammad and his Family with a blessing that is perpetual, beyond number and computation, and whose extent cannot be measured by anyone except You, O Most Merciful of the merciful!
Categories: Duas, Shaban, Shaban Aamaal