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(J)AAMAL OF THE DAY OF MAB'AS (27TH DAY)
This day is one of the great feast days. On this day, the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) was appointed for conveying the Divine Mission when Archangel Gabriel first came to him with the Divine Revelation. Several rites are advisably practiced on this day. Some of them are as follows:
First: It is recommended to bathe oneself on this day.
Second: It is recommended to observe fasting. In fact, this day is one of the four days that are dedicated to fasting in the whole year. The reward of observing fasting on this day is equal to seventy year fasting.
Third: It is recommended to repeat very frequently the invocation of blessings upon Prophet Muhammad and his Household.
Fourth: It is recommended to visit the tombs of the Holy Prophet and Imam Ali, peace be upon them and their Household.
Fifth: In his book entitled Misbah al-Mutahajjid, Shaykh al-Tusi mentions that al-Rayyan ibn al-Salt is reported as saying that Imam Muhammad al-Jawad(a.s.) observed fasting on the fifteenth and the twenty-seventh of Rajab while he was in Baghdad. Following him, all of his followers observed fasting. He then ordered us to offer the prayer that consists of twelve units at each of which Surah al-Faatehah and another Surah should be recited. At the accomplishment of this prayer, it is recommended to recite Surahs al-Faatehah, al-Tawheed, al-Falaq, and al-Nas each for times. Then it is recommended to say the following litany four times:
لَا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ
There is no god save Allah.
وَ اللّٰهُ اَكْبَرُ
Allah is the Most Great,
وَ سُبْحَانَ اللّٰهِ
all glory be to Allah,
وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
all praise be to Allah,
وَ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللّٰهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيْمِ۔
and there is neither might nor power save with Allah, the Most High, the All-great.
Then, it is recommended to repeat the following four times:
اَللّٰهُ اَللّٰهُ رَبِّي لَا اُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا۔
Allah, Allah is my Lord. I associate none with Him.
Then, it is recommended to say the following four times, too:
لَا اُشْرِكُ بِرَبِّي اَحَدًا۔
I never associate anyone with my Lord
Sixth: Shaykh al-Tusi has also reported Abu’l-Qasim Husayn ibn Ruh - may Allah have mercy upon him - as saying: On this day, you may offer a prayer consisting of twelve units at each of which you may recite Surah al-Faatehah and any other Surah. After each couple of units, you may say the following:
اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِيْ لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَدًا
All praise is due to Allah, Who has not taken a son
وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شَرِيْكٌ فِي الْمُلْكِ
Who has not a partner in the kingdom,
وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ وَلِيٌّ مِنَ الذُّلِّ
and Who has not a helper to save Him from disgrace;
وَ كَبِّرْهُ تَكْبِيْرًا
and proclaim His greatness with thorough proclamation.
يَا عُدَّتِيْ فِي مُدَّتِيْ
O my Supporter throughout my lifetime!
يَا صَاحِبِيْ فِي شِدَّتِيْ
O my Companion in hardships!
يَا وَلِيِّيْ فِي نِعْمَتِيْ
O provider of me with all graces that I enjoy!
يَا غِيَاثِيْ فِي رَغْبَتِيْ
O my Succor in my desires!
يَا نَجَاحِيْ فِي حَاجَتِيْ
O source of success of my needs!
يَا حَافِظِيْ فِي غَيْبَتِيْ
O my guardian while I am absent!
يَا كَافِيَّ فِي وَحْدَتِيْ
O He Who is sufficient for me when I am alone!
يَا اُنْسِيْ فِي وَحْشَتِيْ
O my entertainment in my loneliness!
اَنْتَ السَّاتِرُ عَوْرَتِيْ
You alone conceal my faults!
فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ
So, all praise be to You.
وَ اَنْتَ الْمُقِيْلُ عَثْرَتِيْ
You alone overlook my slips.
فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ
So, all praise be to You.
وَ اَنْتَ الْمُنْعِشُ صَرْعَتِيْ
You alone revive my deterioration.
فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ
So, all praise be to You.
صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
(Please do) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad
وَ اسْتُرْ عَوْرَتِي
and conceal my defects,
وَ اٰمِنْ رَوْعَتِي
secure my apprehensions,
وَ اَقِلْنِيْ عَثْرَتِيْ
oversee my slips,
وَ اصْفَحْ عَنْ جُرْمِيْ
pardon my offenses,
وَ تَجَاوَزْ عَنْ سَيِّئَاتِيْ
overlook my evildoings,
فِي اَصْحَابِ الْجَنَّةِ
and include me with the people of Paradise;
وَعْدَ الصِّدْقِ الَّذِيْ كَانُوْا يُوْعَدُوْنَ۔
the promise of truth which they were promised.
When you accomplish the prayer, you should recite Surahs al-Faatehah, al-Tawheed, al-Falaq, al-Nas, al-Kafirun, al-Qadr, and Ayah al-Kursi seven times. You should then repeat the following seven times:
لَا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ
There is no god save Allah;
وَ اللّٰهُ اَكْبَرُ
Allah is the Most Great,
وَ سُبْحَانَ اللّٰهِ
glory be to Allah,
وَ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللّٰهِ۔
and there is neither might nor power save with Allah.
You should then say the following seven times:
اَللّٰهُ اَللّٰهُ رَبِّي لَا اُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا۔
Allah, Allah is my Lord. I associate none with Him.
After that, you may submit your needs.
Seventh: As is mentioned in Iqbal al-A’mal and some manuscripts of Misbah al-Mutahajjid, it is recommended to say the following supplicatory prayer on this day:
يَا مَنْ اَمَرَ بِالْعَفْوِ وَ التَّجَاوُزِ
O He Who has ordered us to forgive and overlook
وَ ضَمَّنَ نَفْسَهُ الْعَفْوَ وَ التَّجَاوُزَ
and has taken upon Himself to forgive and overlook!
يَا مَنْ عَفَا وَ تَجَاوَزَ
O He Who did forgive and overlook!
اعْفُ عَنِّيْ وَ تَجَاوَزْ يَا كَرِيْمُ
(Please do) forgive me and overlook (my evildoings), O All-generous!
اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ قَدْ اَكْدَى الطَّلَبُ
O Allah, surely all requests have been rejected,
وَ اَعْيَتِ الْحِيْلَةُ وَ الْمَذْهَبُ
all means and ways have been inaccessible,
وَ دَرَسَتِ الْاٰمَالُ
all hopes have been eradicated,
وَ انْقَطَعَ الرَّجَاءُ اِلَّا مِنْكَ
all expectations have been cut off from everybody save You
وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَكَ
alone. There is no partner with You.
اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّي اَجِدُ سُبُلَ الْمَطَالِبِ اِلَيْكَ مُشْرَعَةً
O Allah, I find the ways to requesting from You wide open,
وَ مَنَاهِلَ الرَّجَاۤءِ لَدَيْكَ مُتْرَعَةً
the springs of hoping for You quenching,
وَ اَبْوَابَ الدُّعَاۤءِ لِمَنْ دَعَاكَ مُفَتَّحَةً
the doors of supplication unlocked before one who implores You,
وَ الْاِسْتِعَانَةَ لِمَنِ اسْتَعَانَ بِكَ مُبَاحَةً
and Your aid available for those who seek it.
وَ اَعْلَمُ اَنَّكَ لِدَاعِيْكَ بِمَوْضِعِ اِجَابَةٍ
I also know that You are in the position of response for one who beseeches You,
وَ لِلصَّارِخِ اِلَيْكَ بِمَرْصَدِ اِغَاثَةٍ
in the position of relief for one who resorts to You,
وَ اَنَّ فِي اللَّهْفِ اِلٰى جُوْدِكَ وَ الضَّمَانِ بِعِدَتِكَ
and hastening to Your magnanimity and reliance upon Your promise
عِوَضًا مِنْ مَنْعِ الْبَاخِلِيْنَ۔
compensate from the stinginess of the misery ones
وَ مَنْدُوْحَةً عَمَّا فِيْ اَيْدِي الْمُسْتَاْثِرِيْنَ
and suffice from that which is grasped by the mean ones.
وَ اَنَّكَ لَا تَحْتَجِبُ عَنْ خَلْقِكَ
[I know for sure] that You never screen Yourself against Your beings,
اِلَّا اَنْ تَحْجُبَهُمُ الْاَعْمَالُ دُوْنَكَ
but it is their evildoings that prevent them from journeying toward You.
وَ قَدْ عَلِمْتُ اَنَّ اَفْضَلَ زَادِ الرَّاحِلِ اِلَيْكَ
I have also known for sure that the best provisions of one who intends to travel to You
عَزْمُ اِرَادَةٍ يَخْتَارُكَ بِهَا
is a true willpower by which one chooses You from amongst Others.
وَ قَدْ نَاجَاكَ بِعَزْمِ الْاِرَادَةِ قَلْبِيْ
Hence, my heart has called at You with full willpower,
وَ اَسْاَلُكَ بِكُلِّ دَعْوَةٍ دَعَاكَ بِهَا رَاجٍ بَلَّغْتَهُ اَمَلَهُ
and I pray You in the name of all supplications said by a hopeful and thus You have achieved his hope,
اَوْ صَارِخٌ اِلَيْكَ اَغَثْتَ صَرْخَتَهُ
said by a seeker of aid and thus You have admitted his request,
اَوْ مَلْهُوْفٌ مَكْرُوْبٌ فَرَّجْتَ كَرْبَهُ
said by an aggrieved, depressed one and thus You have relieved him,
اَوْ مُذْنِبٌ خَاطِئٌ غَفَرْتَ لَهُ
said by a guilty sinner and thus You have forgiven him,
اَوْ مُعَافًى اَتْمَمْتَ نِعْمَتَكَ عَلَيْهِ
said by a healthy one and thus You have perfected Your favors on him,
اَوْ فَقِيْرٌ اَهْدَيْتَ غِنَاكَ اِلَيْهِ
or said by a poor one and thus You have conferred upon him with Your wealth;
وَ لِتِلْكَ الدَّعْوَةِ عَلَيْكَ حَقٌّ وَ عِنْدَكَ مَنْزِلَةٌ
so, these supplications occupy a considerable position with You and enjoy a standing with You,
اِلَّا صَلَّيْتَ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
I pray You to send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad
وَ قَضَيْتَ حَوَآئِجِيْ حَوَآئِجَ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْاٰخِرَةِ
and grant all my requests for this world and the Next World.
وَ هَذَا رَجَبٌ الْمُرَجَّبُ الْمُكَرَّمُ
This is Rajah, the honored and dignified month,
الَّذِيْ اَكْرَمْتَنَا بِهِ اَوَّلُ اَشْهُرِ الْحُرُمِ
which You have honored us through it, being the first of the Sacred Months,
اَكْرَمْتَنَا بِهِ مِنْ بَيْنِ الْاُمَمِ
and You have selected us for this honor among the other nations.
يَا ذَا الْجُوْدِ وَ الْكَرَمِ
O Lord of Magnanimity and Generosity!
فَنَسْاَلُكَ بِهِ وَ بِاسْمِكَ الْاَعْظَمِ الْاَعْظَمِ الْاَعْظَمِ
I thus beseech You by Your Name, the grandest, the grandest, the grandest,
الْاَجَلِّ الْاَكْرَمِ
the most majestic, the most honorable,
الَّذِيْ خَلَقْتَهُ فَاسْتَقَرَّ فِي ظِلِّكَ
that You have created so that it has settled under Your Shadow
فَلَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْكَ اِلٰى غَيْرِكَ
and it thus shall never transfer to anyone other than You,
اَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ الطَّاهِرِيْنَ
to send blessings to Muhammad and his Household the immaculate
وَ تَجْعَلَنَا مِنَ الْعَامِلِيْنَ فِيْهِ بِطَاعَتِكَ
and to include us, during this month, with those who practice acts of obedience to You
وَ الْاٰمِلِيْنَ فِيْهِ بِشَفَاعَتِكَ۔
and those who hope for Your admission.
اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ اهْدِنَا اِلٰى سَوَاءِ السَّبِيْلِ
O Allah, (please do) lead us to the Right Path,
وَ اجْعَلْ مَقِيْلَنَا عِنْدَكَ خَيْرَ مَقِيْلٍ فِي ظِلٍّ ظَلِيْلٍ
choose for us the best resting-place with You, under a dense shade
فَاِنَّكَ حَسْبُنَا وَ نِعْمَ الْوَكِيْلُ
and abundant possession. Surely, You are Sufficient for us! Most Excellent are You, and in You do we trust!
وَ السَّلَامُ عَلٰى عِبَادِهِ الْمُصْطَفَيْنَ
Peace be upon His servants, the chosen,
وَ صَلَوَاتُهُ عَلَيْهِمْ اَجْمَعِيْنَ
and His blessings be upon them all.
اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِي يَوْمِنَا هٰذَا الَّذِيْ فَضَّلْتَهُ
O Allah, (please do) bless us on this day that You have honored,
وَ بِكَرَامَتِكَ جَلَّلْتَهُ
covered with Your nobility,
وَ بِالْمَنْزِلِ الْاَعْلٰى اَنْزَلْتَهُ
and implanted in the great and highest Dwelling.
صَلِّ عَلٰى مَنْ فِيْهِ اِلٰى عِبَادِكَ اَرْسَلْتَهُ
(Please do) send blessings to him whom You sent (as Your Messenger) to Your servants
وَ بِالْمَحَلِّ الْكَرِيْمِ اَحْلَلْتَهُ
and whom You accommodated in the Noble Place.
اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ صَلَاةً دَاۤئِمَةً تَكُوْنُ لَكَ شُكْرًا
O Allah, send upon him blessing that is never-ending, being in the form of thanks to You
وَ لَنَا ذُخْرًا
and reward to us.
وَ اجْعَلْ لَنَا مِنْ اَمْرِنَا يُسْرًا
And make easy for us all our affairs
وَ اخْتِمْ لَنَا بِالسَّعَادَةِ اِلٰى مُنْتَهَىٰ اٰجَالِنَا
and make our end result, up to the last of our lives, pleasant
وَ قَدْ قَبِلْتَ الْيَسِيْرَ مِنْ اَعْمَالِنَا
after You accept our little deed
وَ بَلَّغْتَنَا بِرَحْمَتِكَ اَفْضَلَ اٰمَالِنَا
and achieve for us all our hopes out of Your mercy.
اِنَّكَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ
Verily, You have power over all things.
وَ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ۔
May Allah bless and exalt Muhammad and his Household.
It is worth mentioning that this supplicatory prayer, which is one of the excellent supplications of Rajab, was said by Imam Musa ibn Ja’far al-Kazim (a.s.) on the day when the ruling authorities took him to Baghdad. That day was the twenty-seventh of Rajab.
Eighth: As is mentioned in Iqbal al-A’mal, it is recommended to say the following supplicatory prayer on this day:
اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّىْ اَسْاَلُكَ بِالتَّجَلِّى الْاَعْظَمُ۔
O Allah, I beseech You in the name of the Grandest Manifestation...
This supplicatory prayer has been previously mentioned, yet according to the narration of al-Kaf’ami, within the rites of the twenty-seventh night of Rajab.
THE LAST DAY OF THE RAJAB
Narrations have mentioned that it is recommended to bathe oneself on this day and to observe fasting on it, which achieves the forgiveness of all sins, both the past and the future. It is also recommended to offer Salat Salman previously mentioned within the rites of the first of Rajab.