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COMMON AAMAL AT EACH OF THE THREE QADR NIGHTS

First: It is recommended to bathe oneself at each of the Qadr Nights. According to ‘Allamah al-Majlisi, it is preferable to perform the bathing at sunset so as to be ready for the Isha’ Prayer with a bathing.

Second: It is recommended to offer a two unit prayer reciting at each unit Surah al-Faatehah once and repeating Surah al-Tawheed seven times. After the accomplishment of the prayer, the following imploration should be repeated seventy times:

اَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ واَتُوبُ اِلَيْهِ

I implore for Allah’s forgiveness and I repent before Him.

According to a Hadith reported from the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.), Almighty Allah will forgive one who offers this prayer and will forgive his parents before he leaves his place.

Third: It is recommended to open a copy of the Holy Qur’an between one’s hands and say the following:

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّي اَسْاَلُكَ بِكِتَابِكَ الْمُنْزَلِ وَمَا فِيْهِ

O Allah, I beseech You in the name of Your revealed Book and that which is in it,

وَفِيْهِ اسْمُكَ الْاَكْبَرُ وَاَسْمَآؤُكَ الْحُسْنٰى،

and Your Great Name and Your (other) most excellent names are in it,

وَمَا يُخَافُ وَيُرْجٰى

and in it there is that which warns and gives hope,.

اَنْ تَجْعَلَنِيْ مِنْ عُتَقَآئِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ۔

to include me with those who have been set free from the Hellfire by You.

Then, one may pray God to fulfill one’s desires.

Fourth: It is recommended to put a copy of the Holy Qur’an on the head and say the following:

اَللّٰهُمَّ بِحَقِّ هَذَا الْقُرْاٰنِ،

O Allah, in the name of this Qur'an,

وَبِحَقِّ مَنْ اَرْسَلْتَهُ بِهِ،

in the name of the one through whom You sent it,

وَبِحَقِّ كُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ مَدَحْتَهُ فِيْهِ،

in the name of every believing individual You have praised in it,

وَبِحَقِّكَ عَلَيْهِمْ،

and in the name of their duties towards You,

فَلَا اَحَدَ اَعْرَفُ بِحَقِّكَ مِنْكَ

for no one knows their duties towards You better than You do

Then, one should repeat each of the following ten times:

بِكَ يَااَللهُ

for Your sake, O Allah,

بِمُحَمَّدٍ

for the sake of Muhammad,

بِعَلِيٍّ

for the sake of 'Ali,

بِفَاطِمَةَ

for the sake of Fatimah,

بِالْحَسَنِ

for the sake of al-Hasan,

بِالْحُسَيْنِ

for the sake of al-Husayn,

بِعَلِي بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ

for the sake of 'Ali ibn al-Husayn,

بِمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ

for the sake of Muhammad ibn 'Ali,

بِجَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ

for the sake of Ja'far ibn Muhammad,

بِمُوْسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ

for the sake of Musa ibn Ja'far,

بِعَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسٰى

for the sake of 'Ali ibn Musa,

بِمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ

for the sake of Muhammad ibn 'Ali,

بِعَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ

for the sake of 'Ali ibn Muhammad,

بِالْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ

for the sake of al-Hasan ibn 'Ali,

بِالْحُجَّةِ

for the sake of al-Hujjah.

One should then pray Almighty Allah to fulfill one’s desires.

Fifth: It is advisable to visit the holy tomb of Imam al-Husayn (a.s.) at these nights. A Hadith, in this respect, reads that at the Qadr Nights, a caller from the heavens will call from the Seventh Sky and, specifically, from the centre of the Holy Throne that Almighty Allah shall forgive whoever visits the tomb of al-Husayn (a.s.).

Sixth: It is highly advisable to spend the whole three Qadr Nights with acts of worship. A Hadith reads that one who spends the whole Qadr Nights with acts of worship will have all his sins forgiven even if they are as many as stars, as heavy as mountains, and as weighty as seawater.

Seventh: In order to win its remarkable reward, it is recommended to offer the one hundred unit prayer. It is preferable to recite at these units Surah al-Faatehah once and repeat Surah al-Tawheed ten times.

Eighth: It is recommended to say the following supplicatory prayer:

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّي اَمْسَيْتُ لَكَ عَبْدًا دَاخِرًا،

O Allah, surely I am at this evening Your passive slave;

لَا اَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِيْ نَفْعًا وَلَا ضَرًّا،

I have no control of hurt or good to myself

وَلَا اَصْرِفُ عَنْهَا سُوٓءًا،

and I cannot drive back any evil from myself.

اَشْهَدُ بِذٰلِكَ عَلٰى نَفْسِيْ،

I testify to this against myself.

وَاَعْتَرِفُ لَكَ بِضَعْفِ قُوَّتِيْ،

To You do I confess of my powerlessness

وَقِلَّةِ حِيْلَتِيْ،

and my feebleness.

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَاٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ،

So, (please do) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad

وَاَنْجِزْ لِيْ مَا وَعَدْتَنِيْ،

and fulfill what You have promised me,

وَجَمِيْعَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ،

as well as all the believing men and women;

مِنَ الْمَغْفِرَةِ فِيْ هٰذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ،

that is Your forgiveness at this night,

وَاَتْمِمْ عَلَيَّ مَا اٰتَيْتَنِيْ،

and accomplish that which You have conferred upon me,

فَاِنِّيْ عَبْدُكَ الْمِسْكِيْنُ الْمُسْتَكِيْنُ

for I am Your slave— the poor, the humble,

الضَّعِيْفُ الْفَقِيْرُ الْمَهِيْنُ،

the weak, the needy, and the humiliated. .

اَللّٰهُمَّ لَا تَجْعَلْنِيْ نَاسِيًا لِذِكْرِكَ فِيْـمَا اَوْلَيْتَنِيْ،

O Allah, (please) do not make me negligent of the mention of You as regards that which You have bestowed upon me,

وَلَا لِاِحْسَانِكَ فِيْـمَا اَعْطَيْتَنِيْ،

do not make me inadvertent to Your favors to me as regards that which You have given me,

وَلَا اٰيِسًا مِنْ اِجَابَتِكَ وَاِنْ اَبْطَاَتَ عَنِّيْ،

do not make me despair of Your responding to me, even if such response is postponed,

فِي سَرَّاۤءَ اَوْ ضَرَّاۤءَ،

whether I be in prosperity, adversity,

اَوْ شِدَّةَ اَوْ رَخَاۤءَ،

hardship, comfort,

اَوْ عَافِيَةٍ اَوْ بَلَاۤءٍ،

wellbeing, ordeal,

اَوْ بُؤْسٍ اَوْ نَعْمَاۤءَ،

misery, or bliss.

اِنَّكَ سَمِيْعُ الدُّعَاۤءِ۔

Verily, You are the Hearer of prayers.

Al-Kaf’ami has narrated that Imam Zayn al-’Abidin(a.s.) used to say this supplicatory prayer very frequently at the Qadr Nights while sitting, standing, genuflecting, and prostrating.

‘Allamah al-Majlisi has mentioned that the most favorable rite at the Qadr Nights is to implore for Almighty Allah’s forgiveness, to mention Him, to pray for the settlement of one’s worldly and religious affairs as well as for one’s parents, relatives, and brethren-in-faith; the dead and the alive, and to invoke blessings upon the Holy Prophet and his Household.

According to some narrations, it is recommended to say the famous supplicatory prayer known as Dua al-Jawshan al-Kabir, which has been previously cited in this book, at the three Qadr Nights.

It has been also narrated that when he was asked about the best prayer that one may say at the Qadr Night, the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said, “Pray for good health.”