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FAREWELL PRAYER OF RAMADAN
Shaykh alKulayni, may Allah be pleased with him, in his book of alKafi, has reported on the authority of AbuBasir that Imam alSadiq (‘a) instructed that the following supplicatory prayer might be said for bidding farewell to the month of Ramazan:
اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنَّكَ قُلْتَ فِيْ كِتَابِكَ الْمُنْزَلِ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِيْۤ اُنْزِلَ فِيْهِ الْقُرْاٰنُ وَ هٰذَا شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ وَ قَدْ تَصَرَّمَ فَاَسْاَلُكَ بِوَجْهِكَ الْكَرِيْمِ وَ كَلِمَاتِكَ التَّآمَّةِ اِنْ كَانَ بَقِيَ عَلَيَّ ذَنْبٌ لَمْ تَغْفِرْهُ لِيْۤ اَوْ تُرِيْدُ اَنْ تُعَذِّبَنِيْ عَلَيْهِ اَوْ تُقَايِسَنِيْ بِهِ اَنْ لَا يَطْلُعَ فَجْرُ هٰذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ اَوْ يَتَصَرَّمَ هٰذَا الشَّهْرُ اِلَّا وَ قَدْ غَفَرْتَهُ لِيْ يَاۤ اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ اَللّٰهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ بِمَحَامِدِكَ كُلِّهَا اَوَّلِهَا وَ اٰخِرِهَا مَا قُلْتَ لِنَفْسِكَ مِنْهَا وَ مَا قَالَ الْخَلَاۤئِقُ الْحَامِدُوْنَ الْمُجْتَهِدُوْنَ الْمَعْدُوْدُوْنَ الْمُوَفِّرُوْنَ ذِكْرَكَ وَ الشُّكْرَ لَكَ الَّذِيْنَ اَعَنْتَهُمْ عَلٰۤى اَدَاۤءِ حَقِّكَ مِنْ اَصْنَافِ خَلْقِكَ مِنَ الْمَلَاۤئِكَةِ الْمُقَرَّبِيْنَ وَ
النَّبِيِّيْنَ وَ الْمُرْسَلِيْنَ وَ اَصْنَافِ النَّاطِقِيْنَ وَ الْمُسَبِّحِيْنَ لَكَ مِنْ جَمِيْعِ الْعَالَمِيْنَ، عَلٰۤى اَنَّكَ بَلَّغْتَنَا شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ وَ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ نِعَمِكَ وَ عِنْدَنَا مِنْ قِسَمِكَ وَ اِحْسَانِكَ وَ تَظَاهُرِ امْتِنَانِكَ فَبِذٰلِكَ لَكَ مُنْتَهَى الْحَمْدِ اَلْخَالِدُ الدَّاۤئِمُ الرَّاكِدُ الْمُخَلَّدُ السَّرْمَدِ اَلَّذِيْ لَا يَنْفَدُ طُوْلَ الْاَبَدِ جَلَّ ثَنَاۤؤُكَ اَعَنْتَنَا عَلَيْهِ حَتّٰى قَضَيْتَ عَنَّا صِيَامَهُ وَ قِيَامَهُ مِنْ صَلَاةٍ وَ مَا كَانَ مِنَّا فِيْهِ مِنْ بِرٍّ اَوْ شُكْرٍ اَوْ ذِكْرٍ اَللّٰهُمَّ فَتَقَبَّلْهُ مِنَّا بِاَحْسَنِ قَبُوْلِكَ وَ تَجَاوُزِكَ وَ عَفْوِكَ وَ صَفْحِكَ وَ غُفْرَانِكَ وَ حَقِيْقَةِ رِضْوَانِكَ حَتّٰى تُظَفِّرَنَا فِيْهِ بِكُلِّ خَيْرٍ مَطْلُوْبٍ وَ جَزِيْلِ عَطَاۤءٍ مَوْهُوْبٍ وَ تُوْقِيَنَا فِيْهِ مِنْ كُلِّ مَرْهُوْبٍ اَوْ بَلَاۤءٍ مَجْلُوْبٍ اَوْ ذَنْبٍ مَسْكُوْبٍ۔ اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّيْۤ اَسْاَلُكَ بِعَظِيْمِ مَا سَاَلَكَ بِهِ اَحَدٌ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ مِنْ كَرِيْمِ اَسْمَاۤئِكَ وَ جَمِيْلِ ثَنَاۤئِكَ وَ خَآصَّةِ دُعَاۤئِكَ اَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اَنْ تَجْعَلَ شَهْرَنَا هٰذَاۤ اَعْظَمَ شَهْرِ
O Allah, You have said in Your revealed Book: “The month of Ramadan in which the Qur'an was revealed.” This month of Ramadan is about to slip away. I thus beseech You in the name of Your Noble Face and Your Perfect Words, If I am still liable to a sin that You have not forgiven yet, You want to punish me for it, or You want to retaliate upon me because of it, (I beseech You that) before the dawn of this night rises and before this mothelapses (please) forgive it for me, O most merciful of all those who show mercy! O Allah, all praise be to You in all expressions of praise; both the first and the last expressions; expressions that You have said about Yourself and expressions that have been used by the created beings who praise You; the beings that are diligent, selected, revering their remembrance of You and their thanking You, whom You helped carry out Your duty that is incumbent upon them, from among the varieties of Your creatures, such as the Archangels, the Prophets, the Messengers, and the other varieties who speak of Your praise and glorify You from among all the creatures. (Praise be to You for) You have allowed us to witness the month of Ramadan while we are covered by Your graces and enjoying Your bounties, favors, and evident conferrals. For all that, ultimate praise be to You; such praise that is perpetual, ceaseless, endless, eternal, and everlasting; such praise that never ends evermore. Splendid be the praising of You, for You have helped us accomplish our fasting and acts of worship in this month, including prayers and whatever good deed that we have done during this month as well as all praise and mention of You. O Allah, (please) accept all that from us with the most excellent of Your approval, Your overlooking, Your pardoning, Your excusing, Your forgiving, and the actuality of Your pleasure, so that You may make us win all good turns that is besought and the abundant share from any gifted bestowal, and You may save us from any dangerous matter, any anticipated misfortune, or any committed sin. O Allah, I beseech You in the name of the greatest of all these by which any of Your servants have besought You, including Your Noble Names, the excellent praising of You, and the private supplication to You to send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad, decide this month of Ramadan to be the greatest month in blessings that we have ever witnessed since we were sent down to this world, as regarding protection of my religion, redemption of myself, and settlement of my needs, and to accept my intercession to You concerning Your settlement of my requests, perfecting Your graces upon me, keeping evil away from me, dressing me with wellbeing during this month, and to include me, out of Your mercy, with those whom You allowed to obtain the benefits of the Grand Night and those for whom You have decided this Night to be better than one thousand months, as regarding obtaining its vastest rewards, its noblest gifts, approving of praiseworthiness, obtaining long lifetime, and perpetuity of comfort. O Allah, I also beseech You in the name of Your mercy, Your beneficence, Your pardon, Your graces, Your majesty, Your eternal favoring, and conferral not to decide this month of Ramadan to be the last one in our lifetime; rather, You may decide us to catch the coming month of Ramadan while we enjoy the best of manners and to decide me to see the new moon of the next month of Ramadan by including me with those who will see it and realize its value while enjoying the best wellbeing, the most blissful of Your bounties, the most expansive of Your mercy, and the most abundant of the share of Your sustenance that You decide for me. O my Lord save Whom I have no lord! (Please) do not decide these words of bidding farewell to the month of Ramadan to be the last farewell after which there will be my termination and do not decide this time to be the last of my meeting the month of Ramadan; rather, You may decide that You will enable me to witness the coming Ramadan while enjoying the most expansive graces and attaining the best of my hopes, being loyal to You in the most faithful manner. Verily, You are the Hearer of prayers. O Allah, (please) respond to my prayer and have mercy upon my acquiescence, submission before You, humbleness, and reliance upon You, while I am totally subservient to You. I hope success, wellbeing, honoring, and achievements of my wishes from none save You and through none save You. So, (please) do this favor to me. Splendid be the praising of You and sacred be Your Names. By allowing me to witness the (coming) month of Ramadan, please deliver me from any apprehensive and fearful matter and from all misfortunes. All praise be to Allah Who has helped us observe fasting during this month and do acts of worship; so, I am witnessing the last night of this month.
رَمَضَانَ مَرَّ عَلَيْنَا مُنْذُ اَنْزَلْتَنَا اِلَى الدُّنْيَا بَرَكَةً فِي عِصْمَةِ دِيْنِيْ وَ خَلَاصِ نَفْسِيْ وَ قَضَاۤءِ حَوَاۤئِجِيْ وَ تُشَفِّعَنِيْ فِيْ مَسَاۤئِلِيْ وَ تَمَامِ النِّعْمَةِ عَلَيَّ وَ صَرْفِ السُّوْۤءِ عَنِّيْ وَ لِبَاسِ الْعَافِيَةِ لِيْ فِيْهِ وَ اَنْ تَجْعَلَنِيْ بِرَحْمَتِكَ مِمَّنْ خِرْتَ لَهُ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ وَ جَعَلْتَهَا لَهُ خَيْرًا مِنْ اَلْفِ شَهْرٍ فِيْۤ اَعْظَمِ الْاَجْرِ وَ كَرَاۤئِمِ الذُّخْرِ وَ حُسْنِ الشُّكْرِ وَ طُوْلِ الْعُمْرِ وَ دَوَامِ الْيُسْرِ اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ اَسْاَلُكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ وَ طَوْلِكَ وَ عَفْوِكَ وَ نَعْمَاۤئِكَ وَ جَلَالِكَ وَ قَدِيْمِ اِحْسَانِكَ وَ امْتِنَانِكَ اَنْ لَا تَجْعَلَهُ اٰخِرَ الْعَهْدِ مِنَّا لِشَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ حَتّٰى تُبَلِّغَنَاهُ مِنْ قَابِلٍ عَلٰۤى اَحْسَنِ حَالٍ، وَ تُعَرِّفَنِيْ هِلَالَهُ مَعَ النَّاظِرِيْنَ
اِلَيْهِ وَ الْمُعْتَرِفِيْنَ لَهُ فِيْۤ اَعْفٰى عَافِيَتِكَ وَ اَنْعَمِ نِعْمَتِكَ وَ اَوْسَعِ رَحْمَتِكَ وَ اَجْزَلِ قِسَمِكَ يَا رَبِّيَ الَّذِيْ لَيْسَ لِيْ رَبٌّ غَيْرُهُ لَا يَكُوْنُ هٰذَا الْوَدَاعُ مِنِّيْ لَهُ وَدَاعَ فَنَاۤءٍ وَ لَاۤ اٰخِرَ الْعَهْدِ مِنِّيْ لِلِقَاۤءٍ حَتّٰى تُرِيَنِيْهِ مِنْ قَابِلٍ فِيْۤ اَوْسَعِ النِّعَمِ وَ اَفْضَلِ الرَّجَاۤءِ وَ اَنَا لَكَ عَلٰۤى اَحْسَنِ الْوَفَاۤءِ اِنَّكَ سَمِيْعُ الدُّعَاۤءِ اَللّٰهُمَّ اسْمَعْ دُعَاۤئِيْ وَ ارْحَمْ تَضَرُّعِيْ وَ تَذَلُّلِيْ لَكَ وَ اسْتِكَانَتِيْ وَ تَوَكُّلِيْ عَلَيْكَ وَ اَنَا لَكَ مُسَلِّمٌ لَاۤ اَرْجُوْ نَجَاحًا وَ لَا مُعَافَاةً وَ لَا تَشْرِيْفًا وَ لَا تَبْلِيْغًا اِلَّا بِكَ وَ مِنْكَ وَ امْنُنْ عَلَيَّ جَلَّ ثَنَاۤؤُكَ وَ تَقَدَّسَتْ اَسْمَاۤؤُكَ بِتَبْلِيْغِيْ شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ وَ اَنَا مُعَافًى مِنْ كُلِّ مَكْرُوْهٍ وَ مَحْذُوْرٍ وَ مِنْ جَمِيْعِ الْبَوَاۤئِقِ الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِيْۤ اَعَانَنَا عَلٰى صِيَامِ هٰذَا الشَّهْرِ وَ قِيَامِهِ حَتّٰى بَلَّغَنِيْۤ اٰخِرَ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْهُ۔