Rajab Daily Amaal-Dua-Ziyarah

(1.) Dua – Recite after every wajib prayer (Ya Man Arjohu)
Sayyid Ibn Tawus reports this supplication from Muhammad b. Dhakwan, known as ‘Sajjad’ due to his prolonged prostrations. So much did he prostrate and weep during his prostrations that he lost his eyesight. This narrator says, “l said to Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (as), ‘May I be made your ransom, this ls the month of Rajab. Teach me a supplication whereby God will grant me some benefit. The Imam said to him, ‘Write down, in the Name of Allah the All-beneficent and the All-merciful, and make this supplication every day during Rajab, morning and evening after the daily and nightly prayers:

يَا مَنْ أَرْجُوهُ لِكُلِّ خَيْرٍ، وَآمَنُ سَخَطَهُ عِنْدَ كُلِّ شَرٍّ، يَا مَنْ يُعْطِى الْكَثِيرَ بِالْقَلِيلِ، يَا مَنْ يُعْطِى مَنْ سَأَلَهُ، يَا مَنْ يُعْطِى مَنْ لَمْ يَسْأَلْهُ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَعْرِفْهُ تَحَنُّناً مِنْهُ وَرَحْمَةً، أَعْطِنِى بِمَسْأَلَتِى إِيَّاكَ جَمِيعَ خَيْرِ الدُّنْيا وَجَمِيعَ خَيْرِ الْآخِرَةِ، وَاصْرِفْ عَنِّى بِمَسْأَلَتِى إِيَّاكَ جَمِيعَ شَرِّ الدُّنْيا وَشَرِّ الْآخِرَةِ، فَإِنَّهُ غَيْرُ مَنْقُوصٍ مَا أَعْطَيْتَ، وَزِدْنِى مِنْ فَضْلِكَ يَا كَرِيمُ

Translation : You from whom I expect every good, and seek safety from Your displeasure in the face of every evil! You who give abundantly for that which is insignificant to You who grant to whomever that requests You, O You who give also to those who neither ask You, nor know You, out of Your compassion and mercy! Grant me, by virtue of my petition to You, all the good of the world and the Hereafter! ‘Save me, by virtue of my petition, from all the evils of this world and the Hereafter, for what You give is not insufficient, and enhance me out of Your grace, O All-munificent One!”

اے وہ جس سے ہر بھلائی کی امید رکھتا ہوں اور ہر برائی کے وقت اس کے غضب سے امان چاہتا ہوں اے وہ جو تھوڑے عمل پر زیادہ اجر دیتا ہے اے وہ جو ہر سوال کرنے والے کو دیتا ہے اے وہ جو اسے بھی دیتا ہے جو سوال نہیں کرتا اور اسے بھی دیتا ہے جو اسے نہیں پہچانتا احسان و رحمت کے طور پر تو مجھے بھی میرے سوال پر دنیا و آخرت کی تمام بھلائیاں اور نیکیاں عطا فرما دے اور میری طلبگاری پر دنیا و آخرت کی تمام تکلیفیں اور مشکلیں دور کر کے مجھے محفوظ فرما دے کیونکہ تو جتنا عطا کرے تیرے ہاں کمی نہیں پڑتی اے کریم تو مجھ پر اپنے فضل میں اضافہ فرما۔‎

The narrator says, “As the Imam recited this supplication in an entreating manner, he gently held his beard with his left hand while moving the index finger of his right hand’ Then he added’

يَا ذَا الْجَلالِ وَالْإِكْرامِ، يَا ذَا النَّعْماءِ وَالْجُودِ،يَا ذَا الْمَنِّ وَالطَّوْلِ
حَرِّمْ شَيْبَتِي عَلَى النَّارِ

اے صاحب جلالت و بزرگی اے نعمتوں اور بخشش کے مالک اے صاحب احسان و عطا میرے سفید بالوں کو آگ پر حرام فرما دے

(2). Recite Ziyarah of the Day

(3). Nightly 2 rak’at Rajab prayer It is recommended that one offers 60 raka’at of prayer during this month in the following manner. Every night offer two rak’ats, reciting al-Fatihah once, Sulrat al-Kafirun thrice and Surat al-Tawhid once in every rak’at.

2 rak’at prayer

Niyyat – Qurbatan ilaAllah
Rak’at 1 – Surat al-Hamd + Surat al-Kafirun x 3 + Surat Tawhid x 1
Rak’at 2 – Surat al-Hamd + Surat al-Kafirun x 3 + Surat Tawhid x 1
After giving salam, raise your hands and say,

لَا إِلٰهَ إِلّا اللّٰهُ وَحْدَهُ لَاشَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، يُحْيِى وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لَايَمُوتُ، بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ، وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، وَ إِلَيْهِ الْمَصِيرُ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلّا بِاللّٰهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ، اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ الْأُمِّيِّ وَآلِهِ

Translation : ‘There is no god besides Allah, He is One, and has no partner. To Him belongs all sovereignty and to Him belongs all praise, He gives life and cause, death, and He is the Living One who never dies. All choice lies in His hands, and He has power over all things, and to Him is the return. There is no power or force except what proceeds from Allah, the AII-exalted, the All-supreme. O Allah, send salutations upon Muhammad, the untaught prophet, and his Family,

Then draw your hands over your face. It has been narrated from the Apostle of Allah (sa) that the Almighty God shal1 answer the petitions of someone who carries out this observance and grant him a thawab of sixty hajj and sixty ‘umrah pilgrimages.

(4). Reward of a Fast with a 4 rak’at prayer in Rajab The Sayyid cites a tradition according to which someone who observes a day’s fast during Rajab and offers four rak’ats of prayer, reciting the Ayat al-Kursi 100 times in the first rak’at and Surat al- Tawhid 200 times in the second, shall not die before he himself, or someone else, is shown his place in paradise.

4 rak’at prayer 2 x 2

Niyyat – Qurbatan ilaAllah
Rak’at 1 – Surat al-Hamd + Ayat al-Kursi x 100
Rak’at 2 – Surat al-Hamd + Surat Tawhid x 200
The second two rak’ats will be as above.

(5). Prayers on Friday – Between Dhuhr & Asr Sayyid lbn Tawus has narrated’ a tradition of the Apostle of Allah (sa) according to which someone who offers a four rak’at prayer between Dhuhr and ‘Asr on Friday during the month of Rajab, reciting al-Fatihah once, Ayat al-Kursi 7 times, followed by Suirat al-Tawhid 5 times and the following istighfar 10 times, will be granted by God Almighty a reward of 1000 good deeds every day, from the day he offers this prayer until the day he dies, and that for every ayah that he recites, for every letter God shall build for him a city in the Paradise made of red rubies and a palace built of white pearls and wed him to a houri, and He shall be pleased with him, not to be displeased again, and his name will be written among the devout and his life shall conclude in felicity and pardon.

4 rak’at prayer 2 x 2

Niyyat – Qurbatan ilaAllah
Rak’at 1 – Surat al-Hamd + Ayat al-Kursi x 7 + Surat Tawhid x 5
Rak’at 2 – Surat al-Hamd + Ayat al-Kursi x 7 + Surat Tawhid x 5
After prayer, recite the following :

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ الَّذِي لَاإِلٰهَ إِلّا هُوَ وَأَسْأَلُهُ التَّوْبَةَ.

The second two rak’ats will be as above.

(6). Reward of fasting Thursday, Friday & Saturday in Rajab It is recommended that one should fast three days of this month, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, as it has been narrated that the Almighty God grants a thawab of 900 years of worship to those who fast on these three days during one of the haram months.It is recommended that one should fast three days of this month, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, as it has been narrated that the Almighty God grants a thawab of 900 years of worship to those who fast on these three days during one of the haram months.

(7). One two rak’at prayer with 100 Surat Tawhid in the month The Prophet (s) is also reported to have said that the Almighty God shall forgive all the sins of someone who offers ten rak’ats of prayer during one of the nights of Rajab, reciting al-Fatihah and Surat al-Kafirun once and Surat al-Tawhid thrice in each rak’at.

10 rak’at prayer 2 x 5

Niyyat – Qurbatan ilaAllah
Rak’at 1 – Surat al-Hamd + Surat al-Kafirun x 1 + Surat Tawhid x 3
Rak’at 2 – Surat al-Hamd + Surat al-Kafirun x 1 + Surat Tawhid x 3

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ الَّذِي لَاإِلٰهَ إِلّا هُوَ وَأَسْأَلُهُ التَّوْبَةَ.

The second two rak’ats will be as above.

(8). Ziyarah of Imam ‘Ali al-Rida (as) It should also be known that the ziyarah of the Imam ‘Ali al-Rida (as) during the month of Rajab has been specially recommended, and according to a tradition has a merit next to that of a Hajj. It is reported that Imam ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn (‘a) was once in Makkah for the ‘umrah of Rajab. His days and nights were spent in prayer by the Ka’bah. Most of the time, days and nights on, he was seen in the state of prostration, He was heard saying the following recital in sajdah:

عَظُمَ الذَّنْبُ مِنْ عَبْدِكَ فَلْيَحْسُنِ الْعَفْوُ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ

Translation: In as much as Your servant’s sin is great, it will be gracious of You to pardon him