1. It has been narrated that Imam Zayn al-Abideen (peace be upon him) used to say this prayer on the first day of Rajab while he was imprisoned:

يَا مَنْ يَمْلِكُ حَوَائِجَ ٱلسَّائِلِينَ

ya man yamliku hawa'ija alssa'ilina

O He who possesses the means to fulfill the needs of the supplicants,

وَيَعْلَمُ ضَمِيرَ ٱلصَّامِتِينَ

wa ya`lamu damira alssamitina

and is aware of that which is hidden in the heart of the silent!

لِكُلِّ مَسْأَلَةٍ مِنْكَ سَمْعٌ حَاضِرٌ

likulli mas'alatin minka sam`un hadirun

For You hear every problem instantly,

وَجَوَابٌ عَتِيدٌ

wa jawabun `atidun

and respond immediately.

اَللَّهُمَّ وَمَوَاعِيدُكَ ٱلصَّادِقَةُ

allahumma wa mawa`iduka alssadiqatu

O Allah, Your promises come true,

وَأَيَادِيكَ ٱلْفَاضِلَةُ

wa ayadika alfadilatu

Your favors are many,

وَرَحْمَتُكَ ٱلْوَاسِعَةُ

wa rahmatuka alwasi`atu

and Your Mercy is extensive,

فَأَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

fa-as'aluka an tusalliya `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

therefore, I beseech You to send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

وَأَنْ تَقْضِيَ حَوَائِجِي لِلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ

wa an taqdiya hawa'iji lilddunya wal-akhirati

and to fulfill my desires for the world and the Hereafter.

إنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

innaka `ala kulli shay‘in qadirun

Most certainly, You have power over all things.

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2. It is recommended to say the following supplicatory prayer that Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) used to say everyday in Rajab:

خَابَ ٱلْوَافِدُونَ عَلَىٰ غَيْرِكَ

khaba alwafidwna `alai ghayrika

Those who approach other than You are disappointed.

وَخَسِرَ ٱلْمُتَعَرِّضُونَ إِلاَّ لَكَ

wa khasira almuta`arriduna illa laka

Those who try to gain the favour of other than You are losers;

وَضَٱعَ الْمُلِمُّونَ إِلاَّ بِكَ

wa da`a almulimmuna illa bika

those who make other than You the goal of their journey perish;

وَأَجْدَبَ ٱلْمُنْتَجِعُونَ إِلاَّ مَنِ ٱنْتَجَعَ فَضْلَكَ

wa ajdaba almuntaji`una illa man intaja`a fadlaka

and all except those who seek resort in Your grace face desolation

بَابُكَ مَفْتُوحٌ لِلرَّاغِبِينَ

babuka maftuhun lilrraghibina

Your door is open for the seekers

وَخَيْرُكَ مَبْذُولٌ لِلطَّالِبِينَ

wa khayruka mabdhulun lilttalibina

and your boons are given to those who seek them,

وَفَضْلُكَ مُبَاحٌ لِلسَّائِلِينَ

wa fadluka mubahun lilssa’ilina

and Your grace is freely available to those who ask for it,

وَنَيْلُكَ مُتَاحٌ لِلآمِلِينَ

wa nayluka mutahun lilamilina

Access to You is granted to those who hope for it!

وَرِزْقُكَ مَبْسُوطٌ لِمَنْ عَصَاكَ

wa rizquka mabsutun liman `asaka

Your sustenance is extended for even those who disobey You.

وَحِلْمُكَ مُعْتَرِضٌ لِمَنْ نَاوَاكَ

wa hilmuka mu`taridun liman nawaka

Your forbearance extends to those who antagonize You.

عَادَتُكَ ٱلإِحْسَانُ إلَىٰ ٱلْمُسِيئِينَ

`adatuka al-ihsanu ila almusi'ina

Your habit is to do favor to the wrongdoers

وَسَبِيلُكَ ٱلإِبْقَاءُ عَلَىٰ ٱلْمُعْتَدِينَ

wa sabiluka al-ibqa‘u `ala almu`tadina

and Your way is to be benevolent to the transgressors.

اَللَّهُمَّ فَٱهْدِنِي هُدَىٰ ٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ

allahumma fahdini huda almuhtadina

O Allah, so (lovingly) guide me with guidance enjoyed by the rightly-guided,

وَٱرْزُقْنِي ٱجْتِهَادَ ٱلْمُجْتَهِدِينَ

warzuqni ijtihada almujtahidina

and enable me to strive like the diligent,

وَلاَ تَجْعَلْنِي مِنَ ٱلْغَافِلِينَ ٱلْمُبْعَدِينَ

wa la taj`alni mina alghafilina almub`adina

do not place me with the negligent who are kept at a distance from You

وَٱغْفِرْ لِي يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ

waghfir li yawma alddini

and forgive me on the Day of Retribution.

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3. In his book of al-Misbah, Shaykh al-Tusi mentions that al-Mu`alla ibn Khunays has reported Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) as saying, “In Rajab, you may say the following supplicatory prayer; It has been also mentioned by Sayyid Ibn Tawus al-Hasani in his book of Iqbal al-A`mal. According to the narration, this supplicatory prayer is the most comprehensive and it is advisable to repeat it any time.

اَللَّهُمَّ إنّي أَسْأَلُكَ صَبْرَ ٱلشَّاكِرِينَ لَكَ

allahumma inni as'aluka sabra alshshakirina laka

O Allah, I implore You to grant me the patience of those who always thank You,

وَعَمَلَ ٱلْخَائِفِينَ مِنْكَ

wa `amala alkha'fina minka

the efforts of those who fear You,

وَيَقِينَ ٱلْعَابِدِينَ لَكَ

wa yaqina al`abidina laka

and the conviction of those who worship You devoutly.

اَللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ ٱلْعَلِيُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ

allahumma anta al`aliyyu al`azimu

O Allah, You are the Most High, the All-Supreme,

وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ ٱلْبَائِسُ ٱلْفَقِيرُ

wa ana `abduka alba'isu alfaqiru

and I am Your servant—the destitute and the needy.

أَنْتَ ٱلْغَنِيُّ ٱلْحَمِيدُ

anta alghaniyyu alhamidu

You are the Self-Sufficient, the Praised,

وَأَنَا ٱلْعَبْدُ ٱلذَّلِيلُ

wa ana al`abdu aldhdhalilu

and I am the abject and lowly servant.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa alihi

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَٱمْنُنْ بِغِنَاكَ عَلَىٰ فَقْرِي

wamnun bighinaka `ala faqri

and favour me with Your sufficiency upon my poverty,

وَبِحِلْمِكَ عَلَىٰ جَهْلِي

wa bihilmika `alai jahli

and with Your forbearance upon my ignorance,

وَبِقُوَّتِكَ عَلَىٰ ضَعْفِي

wa biquwwatika `alai da`fi

and with Your strength on my weakness,

يَا قَوِيُّ يَا عَزِيزُ

ya qawiyyu ya `azizu

O All-Strong, O Almighty.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa alihi

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household;

ٱلأَوْصِيَاءِ ٱلْمَرْضِيِّينَ

al-awsiya‘i almardiyyina

the Successors (of prophet hood) and the Pleased;

وَٱكْفِنِي مَا أَهَمَّنِي مِنْ أَمْرِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ

wakfini ma ahammani min amri alddunya wal-akhirati

and suffice me from whatever aggrieves me from the affairs pertaining to the world and the Hereafter.

يَا أَرْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ ya arhama alrrahimina
O most Merciful of all those who show mercy!

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4. Shaykh al-Tusi has also mentioned that the following prayer is repeated each day in Rajab:
This supplication has been recorded by Sayyed Ibn Taawoos in ‘Iqbaal al-A’maal’ from the book of ‘Maalem al-Deen’ from Muhammad Ibn Abi al-Rawaad al-Rawaasi from Muhammad Ibn Ja’far al-Dehaan from Imam-e-Zamaan (peace be upon him). This supplication comprises of concepts concerning divine unity.
He has described Allah, Mighty and Glorified be He, in a manner which is impossible for us to describe.
Reference: Iqbaal al-A'maal, p. 644; Al-Mazaar al-Kabeer, p. 179; Misbaah al-Zaaer, p. 56; Behaar al-Anwaar, vol. 98, p. 391; Saheefah al-Mahdi, p. 188. (This supplicatory prayer is also said in Masjid Sa’sa ah.)

اَللَّهُمَّ يَا ذَاَ ٱلْمِنَنِ ٱلسَّابِغَةِ

allahumma ya dha alminani alssabighati

O Allah, the Lord of the complete favors,

وَٱلآلاَءِ ٱلْوَازِعَةِ

wal-ala‘i alwazi`ati

the utter bounties,

وَٱلرَّحْمَةِ ٱلْوَاسِعَةِ

walrrahmati alwasi`ati

the immense mercy,

وَٱلْقُدْرَةِ ٱلْجَامِعَةِ

walqudrati aljami`ati

and all-encompassing power,

وَٱلنِّعَمِ ٱلْجَسِيمَةِ

walnni`ami aljasimati

and the immense blessings,

وَٱلْمَوَاهِبِ ٱلْعَظِيمَةِ

walmawahibi al`azimati

and the great gifts,

وَٱلأَيَادِي ٱلْجَمِيلَةِ

wal-ayadi aljamilati

and the elegant boons,

وَٱلْعَطَايَا ٱلْجَزِيلَةِ

wal`ataya aljazilati

and plentiful rewards!

يَا مَنْ لا يُنْعَتُ بِتَمْثِيلٍ

ya man la yun`atu bitamthilin

O He Who cannot be described by any analogy,

وَلاَ يُمَثَّلُ بِنَظِيرٍ

wa la yumaththalu binazirin

nor compared with any like,

وَلاَ يُغْلَبُ بِظَهِيرٍ

wa la yughlabu bizahirin

and nor overcome with the help of any supporter.

يَا مَنْ خَلَقَ فَرَزَقَ

ya man khalaqa farazaqa

O He Who created and then granted sustenance,

وَأَلْهَمَ فَأَنْطَقَ

wa alhama fa-antaqa

and inspired (them) and then endowed them with speech,

وَٱبْتَدَعَ فَشَرَعَ

wabtada`a fashara`a

and originated (the creation) and then initiated it,

وَعَلاَ فَٱرْتَفَعَ

wa `ala fartafa`a

transcended it and then surmounted it,

وَقَدَّرَ فَأَحْسَنَ

wa qaddara fa-ahsana

and determined it in an excellent form,

وَصَوَّرَ فَأَتْقَنَ

wa sawwara fa-atqana

and then formed it in a perfect manner,

وَٱحْتَجَّ فَأَبْلَغَ

wahtajja fa-ablagha

and advanced conclusive proofs,

وَأَنْعَمَ فَأَسْبَغَ

wa an`ama fa-asbagha

and blessed abundantly,

وَأَعْطَىٰ فَأَجْزَلَ

wa a`ta fa-ajzala

and rewarded plenteously,

وَمَنَحَ فَأَفْضَلَ

wa manaha fa-afdala

and conferred gracious gifts!

يَا مَنْ سَمَا فِي ٱلْعِزِّ

ya man sama fi al`izzi

O He Who is so lofty in might

فَفَاتَ نَوَاظِرَ ٱلأَبْصَارِ

fafata nawazira al-absari

so he eludes the gaze of the creatures' eyes,

وَدَنَا فِي ٱللُّطْفِ

wa dana fi allutfi

and so close in affection

فَجَازَ هَوَاجِسَ ٱلأَفْكَارِ

fajaza hawajisa al-afkari

so as to ascend all notions of thought!

يَا مَنْ تَوَحَّدَ بِٱلْمُلْكِ

ya man tawahhada bilmulki

O He Who is the sole sovereign of His dominion

فَلاَ نِدَّ لَهُ فِي مَلَكُوتِ سُلْطَانِهِ

fala nidda lahu fi malakuti sultanihi

that no peer can ever be found for Him in the realms of His power

وَتَفَرَّدَ بِٱلآلاَءِ وَٱلْكِبْرِيَاءِ

wa tafarrada bil-ala‘i walkibriya‘i

and has been so matchless in bounties and supremacy

فَلاَ ضِدَّ لَهُ فِي جَبَرُوتِ شَأْنِهِ

fala didda lahu fi jabaruti sha'nihi

that nothing can oppose Him in the omnipotence of His situation!

يَا مَنْ حَارَتْ فِي كِبْرِيَاءِ هَيْبَتِهِ دَقَائِقُ لَطَائِفِ ٱلأَوْهَامِ

ya man harat fi kibriya‘i haybatihi daqa’iqu lata’ifi al-awhami

O He the greatness of whose awe, bewilders the intricate subtleties of the imagination

وَٱنْحَسَرَتْ دُونَ إِدْرَاكِ عَظَمَتِهِ خَطَائِفُ أَبْصَارِ ٱلأَنَامِ

wanhasarat duna idraki `azamatihi khata’ifu absari al-anami

and before Whose greatness are wearied the glances of the eyes of the worlds inhabitants!

يَا مَنْ عَنَتِ ٱلْوُجُوهُ لِهَيْبَتِهِ

ya man `anat alwujuhu lihaybatihi

O He before Whose Awe all faces have humbled themselves,

وَخَضَعَتِ ٱلرِّقَابُ لِعَظَمَتِهِ

wa khada`at alrriqabu li`azamatihi

to His greatness all necks bend,

وَوَجِلَتِ ٱلْقُلُوبُ مِنْ خِيفَتِهِ

wa wajilat alqulubu min khifatihi

and His fear makes the hearts quake!

أَسْأَلُكَ بِهٰذِهِ ٱلْمِدْحَةِ ٱلَّتِي لا تَنْبَغِي إِلاَّ لَكَ

as'aluka bihadhihi almidhati allati la tanbaghi illa laka

I beseech You in the name of this piece of praise which suits none but You,

وَبِمَا وَأَيْتَ بِهِ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِكَ لِدَاعِيكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

wa bima wa'ayta bihi `ala nafsika lida`ika mina almu'minina

and by the promise which You have made incumbent upon Yourself for the believers who call upon You,

وَبِمَا ضَمِنْتَ ٱلإِجَابَةَ فِيهِ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِكَ لِلدَّاعِينَ

wa bima daminta al-ijabata fihi `ala nafsika lildda`ina

and by the assurance You have given to answer the appeals of those who supplicate to You.

يَا أَسْمَعَ ٱلسَّامِعِينَ

ya asma`a alssami`ina

O the sharpest of listeners!

وَأَبْصَرَ ٱلنَّاظِرِينَ

wa absara alnnazirina

and the keenest of observers!

وَأَسْرَعَ ٱلْحَاسِبِينَ

wa asra`a alhasibina

and the swiftest of reckoners!

يَا ذَاَ ٱلْقُوَّةِ ٱلْمَتِينَ

ya dha alquwwati almatina

O Powerful and All-strong!

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ خَاتَمِ ٱلنَّبِيِّينَ وَعَلَىٰ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ

salli `ala muhammadin khatami alnnabiyyina wa `ala ahli baytihi

(Please do) bless Muhammad, the seal of the Prophets, and his Household,

وَٱقْسِمْ لِي فِي شَهْرِنَا هٰذَا خَيْرَ مَا قَسَمْتَ

waqsim li fi shahrina hadha khayra ma qasamta

and allot for me in this month of ours the best of what You have allotted to anyone,

وَٱحْتِمْ لِي فِي قَضَائِكَ خَيْرَ مَا حَتَمْتَ

wahtim li fi qada'ika khayra ma hatamta

and ordain for me in Your ordainments the best of what You have ordained for anyone,

وَٱخْتِمْ لِي بَٱلسَّعَادَةِ فِيمَنْ خَتَمْتَ

wakhtim li bilssa`adati fiman khatamta

seal my life with happiness with which You seal the lives of others,

وَأَحْيِنِي مَا أَحْيَيْتَنِي مَوْفُوراً

wa ahyini ma ahyaytani mawfuran

Give me a prosperous life, so long as You keep me alive,

وَأَمِتْنِي مَسْرُوراً وَمَغْفُوراً

wa amitni masruran wa maghfuran

and grant me to die happy and forgiven,

وَتَوَلَّ أَنْتَ نَجَاتِي مِنْ مُسَاءَلَةِ ٱلبَرْزَخِ

wa tawalla anta najati min musa'alati albarzakhi

You assume the charge of my deliverance during the questioning in the purgatory,

وَٱدْرأْ عَنِّي مُنكَراً وَنَكِيراً

wadra' `anni munkaran wa nakiran

and spare me from Munkar and Nakir,

وَأَرِ عَيْنِي مُبَشِّراً وَبَشِيراً

wa ari `ayni mubashshiran wa bashiran

and make Mubashshir and Bashir appear before my eyes,

وَٱجْعَلْ لِي إِلَىٰ رِضْوَانِكَ وَجِنَانِكَ مَصِيراً

waj`al li ila ridwanika wa jinanika masiran

let my return be toward Your pleasure and paradise,

وَعَيْشاً قَرِيراً

wa `ayshan qariran

and grant me a happy life,

وَمُلْكاً كَبِيراً

wa mulkan kabiran

and a big kingdom,

وَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ كَثِيراً

wa salli `ala muhammadin wa alihi kathiran

and bless Muhammad and his Household very much.

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5. Shaykh al-Tusi has narrated that the following holy Signature (Tawqee) – Signed Letter of Imam Mahdi (atfs) was conveyed to his representative Shaykh Abu-Ja`far Muhammad ibn `Uthman ibn Sa`eed:
On each day in Rajab, you may say the following prayer:

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

bismi allahi alrrahmani alrrahimi

In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.

اَللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِمَعَانِي جَمِيعِ مَا يَدْعُوكَ بِهِ وُلاةُ أَمْرِكَ

allahumma inni as'aluka bima`ani jami`i ma yad`uka bihi wulatu amrika

O Allah, I beseech You by the meanings of all the supplications of those whom You have invested with Your authority,

ٱلْمَأْمُونُونَ عَلَىٰ سِرِّكَ

alma'mununa `ala sirrika

the trustees of Your secret,

ٱلْمُسْتَبْشِرُونَ بأَمْرِكَ

almustabshiruna bi'amrika

theose who rejoice in Your command,

ٱلْوَاصِفُونَ لِقُدْرَتِكَ

alwasifuna liqudratika

the describers of Your power,

ٱلْمُعْلِنُونَ لِعَظَمَتِكَ

almu`linuna li`azamatika

the proclaimers of Your supremacy.

أَسْأَلُكَ بِمَا نَطَقَ فِيهِمْ مِنْ مَشِيئَتِكَ

as'aluka bima nataqa fihim min mashi'atika

I implore You by Your will that has manifested itself through them

فَجَعَلْتَهُمْ مَعَادِنَ لِكَلِمَاتِكَ

faja`altahum ma`adina likalimatika

and thus You have made them the essences of Your Words,

وَأَرْكَاناً لِتَوْحِيدِكَ

wa arkanan litawhidika

the pillars of Your Oneness,

وَآيَاتِكَ وَمَقَامَاتِكَ الَّتِي لا تَعْطِيلَ لَهَا فِي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ

wa ayatika wa maqamatika allati la ta`tila laha

Your Signs and Stations, which are never inoperative in any place.

يَعْرِفُكَ بِهَا مَنْ عَرَفَكَ

fi kulli makanin ya`rifuka biha man `arafaka

Through them, You are known to those who know You.

لا فَرْقَ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهَا إِلاَّ أَنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ وَخَلْقُكَ

la farqa baynaka wa baynaha illa annahum `ibaduka wa khalquka

-there being no difference between You and them except that they are Your servants and creation.

فَتْقُهَا وَرَتْقُهَا بِيَدِكَ

fatquha wa ratquha biyadika

their unstitching and mending is in Your hand

بَدْؤُهَا مِنْكَ وَعَوْدُهَا إلَيْكَ

bad'uha minka wa `awduha ilayka

they enamate from You and return to You.

أَعْضَادٌ وَأَشْهَادٌ

a`dadun wa ashhadun

They are the instruments, witnesses,

وَمُنَاةٌ وَأَذْوَادٌ

wa munatun wa adhwadun

planners, defenders

وَحَفَظَةٌ وَرُوَّادٌ

wa hafazatun wa ruwwadun

guards and scouts

فَبِهِمْ مَلَأْتَ سَمَاءَكَ وَأَرْضَكَ

fabihim mala'ta sama'aka wa ardaka

by whose means You have filled Your heavens and earth

حَتَّىٰ ظَهَرَ أَنْ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ

hatta zahara an la ilaha illa anta

until it became manifest that there is no god save You.

فَبِذٰلِكَ أَسْأَلُكَ

fabidhalika as'aluka

I thus implore You in the name of all this,

وَبِمَوَاقِعِ ٱلْعِزِّ مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ

wa bimawaqi`i al`izzi min rahmatika

and by the recipients of honor and might by your mercy,

وَبِمَقَامَاتِكَ وَعَلامَاتِكَ

wa bimaqamatika wa `alamatika

and by Your stations and Signs,

أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ

an tusalliya `ala muhammadin wa alihi

to send blessings to Muhammad and his Household

وَأَنْ تَزِيدَنِي إِيـمَاناً وَتَثْبِيتاً

wa an tazidani imanan wa tathbitan

and increase me in faith and fortitude.

يَا بَاطِناً فِي ظُهُورِهِ

ya batinan fi zuhurihi

O He Who is Immanent in His Evidence!

وَظَاهِراً فِي بُطُونِهِ وَمَكْنُونِهِ

wa zahiran fi butunihi wa maknunihi

O He Who is Evident in His Immanence and in His hiddenness!

يَا مُفَرِّقاً بَيْنَ ٱلنُّورِ وَٱلدَّيجُورِ

ya mufarriqan bayna alnnuri walddayjuri

O He Who sets apart light from murk!

يَا مَوْصُوفاً بِغَيْرِ كُنْهٍ

ya mawsufan bighayri kunhin

O He Whom is described without recognition of his real essence!

وَمَعْرُوفاً بِغَيْرِ شِبْهٍ

wa ma`rufan bighayri shibhin

and He Whom is recognized without having anything like Him!

حَادَّ كُلِّ مَحْدُودٍ

hadda kulli mahdudin

O Edger of all edged things!

وَشَاهِدَ كُلِّ مَشْهُودٍ

wa shahida kulli mashhudin

O Witness of all done things!

وَمُوجِدَ كُلِّ مَوْجُودٍ

wa mujida kulli mawjudin

O Bringer into being all existent things!

وَمُحْصِيَ كُلِّ مَعْدُودٍ

wa muhsiya kulli ma`dudin

O Knower of the number of all countable things!

وَفَاقِدَ كُلِّ مَفْقُودٍ

wa faqida kulli mafqudin

O Knower of the place of all lost things!

لَيْسَ دُونَكَ مِنْ مَعْبُودٍ

laysa dunaka min ma`budin

None is worshipped except You.

أَهْلَ ٱلْكِبْرِيَاءِ وَٱلْجُودِ

ahla alkibriya‘i waljudi

You are the worthiest of all pride and magnanimity.

يَا مَنْ لا يُكَيَّفُ بِكَيْفٍ

ya man la yukayyafu bikayfin

O He about Whom, it is infeasible to as ‘how’

وَلاَ يُؤَيَّنُ بِأَيْنٍ

wa la yu'ayyanu bi-aynin

and it is infeasible to ask ‘where’!

يَا مُحْتَجِباً عَنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ

ya muhtajiban `an kulli `aynin

O He Who is concealed from all sights!

يَا دَيْمُومُ يَا قَيُّومُ وَعَالِمَ كُلِّ مَعْلُومٍ

ya daymumu ya qayyumu wa `alima kulli ma`lumin

O Everlasting, O Self-Subsistent, O Knower of all known things!

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ وَعَلَىٰ عِبَادِكَ ٱلْمُنْتَجَبِينَ

salli `ala muhammadin wa alihi wa `ala `ibadika almuntajabina

(Please do) send blessings to Muhammad, his Household, Your selected servants,

وَبَشَرِكَ ٱلْمُحْتَجِبِينَ

wa basharika almuhtajibina

Your concealed human beings,

وَمَلائِكَتِكَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ

wa mala'ikatika almuqarrabina

Your favorite angels,

وَٱلْبُهْمِ ٱلصَّافِّينَ ٱلْحَافِّينَ

walbuhmi alssaffina alhaffina

and the Angels who draw themselves out in ranks and who throng (round the Divine Throne),

وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي شَهْرِنَا هٰذَا ٱلْمُرَجَّبِ ٱلْمُكَرَّمِ

wa barik lana fi shahrina hadha almurajjabi almukarrami

and bless us in this month—the honored and dignified—

وَمَا بَعْدَهُ مِنَ ٱلأَشْهُرِ ٱلْحُرُمِ

wa ma ba`dahu min al-ashhuri alhurumi

as well as the next sacred months,

وَأَسْبِغْ عَلَيْنَا فِيهِ ٱلنِّعَمَ

wa asbigh `alayna fihi alnni`ama

pour upon us Your graces in this month,

وَأَجْزِلْ لَنَا فِيهِ ٱلْقِسَمَ

wa ajzil lana fihi alqisama

grant us abundant shares of blessings,

وَأَبْرِرْ لَنَا فِيهِ ٱلْقَسَمَ

wa abrir lana fihi alqasama

admit our requests,

بِٱسْمِكَ ٱلأَعْظَمِ ٱلأَعْظَمِ ٱلأَجَلِّ ٱلأَكْرَمِ

bismika al-a`zami al-a`zami al-ajalli al-akrami

in the name of Your Name, the Greatest, the Greatest, the Loftiest, the Most Honored

ٱلَّذِي وَضَعْتَهُ عَلَىٰ ٱلنَّهَارِ فَأَضَاءَ

alladhi wada`tahu `ala alnnahari fa-ada'a

that You put on daylight and it thus lit up

وَعَلَىٰ ٱللَّيْلِ فَأَظْلَمَ

wa `ala allayli fa-azlama

and You put on night and it thus darkened,

وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا مَا تَعْلَمُ مِنَّا وَمَا لا نَعْلَمُ

waghfir lana ma ta`lamu minna wa ma la na`lamu

forgive us all that which You know about us and all that which we do not know,

وَٱعْصِمْنَا مِنَ ٱلذُّنُوبِ خَيْرَ ٱلْعِصَمِ

wa`simna mina aldhdhnubi khayra al`isami

protect us against sins with the best of protection,

وَٱكْفِنَا كَوَافِيَ قَدَرِكَ

wakfina kawafiya qadarika

save us against the acts that You predetermine,

وَٱمْنُنْ عَلَيْنَا بِحُسْنِ نَظَرِكَ

wamnun `alayna bihusni nazarika

bestow upon us with Your superb looking,

وَلاَ تَكِلْنَا إلَىٰ غَيْرِكَ

wa la takilna ila ghayrika

do not leave us in the hands of anyone other than You,

وَلاَ تَمْنَعْنَا مِنْ خَيْرِكَ

wa la tamna`na min khayrika

do not prevent us from Your goodness,

وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِيمَا كَتَبْتَهُ لَنَا مِنْ أَعْمَارِنَا

wa barik lana fima katabtahu lana min a`marina

bless us during the age that You have decided for us,

وَأَصْلِحْ لَنَا خَبِيئَةَ أَسْرَارِنَا

wa aslih lana khabi'ata asrarina

make righteous for us our inner selves,

وَأَعْطِنَا مِنْكَ ٱلأَمَانَ

wa a`tina minka al-amana

grant us Your security,

وَٱسْتَعْمِلْنَا بِحُسْنِ ٱلإِيـمَانِ

wasta`milna bihusni al-imani

make us enjoy perfect faith,

وَبَلِّغْنَا شَهْرَ ٱلصِّيَامِ

wa ballighna shahra alssiyami

and make us catch the month of fasting

وَمَا بَعْدَهُ مِنَ ٱلأَيَّامِ وَٱلأَعْوَامِ

wa ma ba`dahu mina al-ayyami wal-a`wami

and the days and years coming after,

يَا ذَا َٱلْجَلالِ وَٱلإِكْرَامِ

ya dha aljalali wal-ikrami

O Lord of Majesty and Honor!

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Shaykh al-Tusi (a.r.)has also narrated that a document signed by Imam al-Mahdi (peace be upon him) was received by by Shaikh Abu al-Qasim Husain Ibn Rawh al-Nawbakhti (r.a.), Imam al-Mahdi’(peace be upon him)s representative, comprising that the following prayer is recommended to be said in the month of Rajab:
In this supplication, we swear upon Allah, Mighty and Glorified be He, for the sake of the two blessed births that took place in this month, Imam al-Jawaad (peace be upon him) and Imam al-Haadi (peace be upon him). We also seek forgiveness and pardon from Him and that He metes out unto us a favourable end.

اَللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِٱلْمَوْلُودَيْنِ فِي رَجَبٍ

allahumma inni as'aluka bilmawludayni fi rajabin

O Allah, I beseech You in the name of those who were born in Rajab,

مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ٱلثَّانِي

muhammadi bni `aliyyin alththani

Muhammad ibn `Ali the second

وَٱبْنِهِ عَلِيٍّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ٱلْمُنْتَجَبِ

wabnihi `aliyyi bni muhammadin almuntajabi

and his son `Ali ibn Muhammad the divinely selected;

وَأَتَقَرَّبُ بِهِمَا إِلَيْكَ خَيْرَ ٱلْقُرَبِ

wa ataqarrabu bihima ilayka khayra alqurabi

I seek nearness to You through both of them for they are the best means of nearness to You.

يَا مَنْ إِلَيْهِ ٱلْمَعْرُوفُ طُلِبَ

ya man ilayhi alma`rufu tuliba

O He from Whom favors are sought

وَفِيمَا لَدَيْهِ رُغِبَ

wa fima ladayhi rughiba

and what He possesses is desired!

أَسْأَلُكَ سُؤَالَ مُقْتَرِفٍ مُذْنِبٍ

as'aluka su'ala muqtarifin mudhnibin

I beseech You with the entreaty of him

قَدْ أَوْبَقَتْهُ ذُنُوبُهُ

qad awbaqat-hu dhunubuhu

whom is enchained by his sins

وَأَوْثَقَتْهُ عُيُوبُهُ

wa awthaqat-hu `uyubuhu

and is bound by his defects;

فَطَالَ عَلَىٰ ٱلْخَطَايَا دُؤُوبُهُ

fatala `ala alkhataya du'ubuhu

therefore, he devoted himself to offenses,

وَمِنَ ٱلرَّزَايَا خُطُوبُهُ

wa mina alrrazaya khutubuhu

and disasters have attacked him heavily.

يَسْأَلُكَ ٱلتَّوْبَةَ

yas'aluka alttawbata

He is now begging You for accepting his repentance,

وَحُسْنَ ٱلأَوْبَةِ

wa husna al-awbati

good return from You,

وَٱلنُّزُوعَ عَنِ ٱلْحَوْبَةِ

walnnuzu`a `an alhawbati

redeeming from punishment,

وَمِنَ ٱلنَّارِ فَكَاكَ رَقَبَتِهِ

wa min alnnari fakaka raqabatihi

releasing from Hellfire,

وَٱلْعَفْوَ عَمَّا فِي رِبْقَتِهِ

wal`afwa `amma fi ribqatihi

and overlooking the sins that are hanged to him.

فَأَنْتَ مَوْلاَيَ أَعْظَمُ أَمَلِهِ وَثِقَتِهِ

fa-anta mawlaya a`zamu amalihi wa thiqatihi

Certainly, You, O my Master, the greatest of all hopes and desires he has.

اَللَّهُمَّ وَأَسْأَلُكَ بِمَسَائِلِكَ ٱلشَّرِيفَةِ

allahumma wa as'aluka bimasa'ilika alshsharifati

O Allah, I beg You in the name of the holy means that You admit

وَوَسَائِلِكَ ٱلْمُنِيفَةِ

wa wasa'ilika almunifati

and all of the elevated courses that take to You

أَنْ تَتَغَمَّدَنِي فِي هٰذَا ٱلشَّهْرِ بِرَحْمَةٍ مِنْكَ وَاسِعَةٍ

an tataghammadani fi hadha alshshahri birahmatin minka wasi`atin

to encompass me, in this month, with vast mercy of You,

وَنِعْمَةٍ وَازِعَةٍ

wa ni`matin wazi`atin

abundant favors,

وَنَفْسٍ بِمَا رَزَقْتَهَا قَانِعَةٍ

wa nafsin bima razaqtaha qani`atin

and satisfaction with what You have decided for me

إِلَىٰ نُزُولِ ٱلْحَافِرَةِ

ila nuzuli alhafirati

until I am put in my final hole,

وَمَحَلِّ ٱلآخِرَةِ

wa mahalli al-akhirati

which is my abode to the Hereafter

وَمَا هِيَ إِلَيْهِ صَائِرَةٌ

wa ma hiya ilayhi sa'iratun

and the Final Fate.

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It is recommended to offer a sixty-unit prayer in full month of Rajab. Each night, it is recommended to offer two units of this prayer in the first unit of which Surah al-Fatihah is recited once, Surah al-Kafirun (No. 109) repeated three times, and Surah al-Tawhid recited one time.
After the accomplishment of the two prayer units, it is recommended to raise the hands towards the sky and say the following:

لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ ٱللَّهُ

la ilaha illa allahu

There is no god save Allah,

وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ

wahdahu la sharika lahu

the One and Only Who has no partner.

لَهُ ٱلْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ ٱلْحَمْدُ

lahu almulku wa lahu alhamdu

To Him is the kingdom and to Him is all praise.

يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ

yuhyi wa yumitu

He restores to live and cause to die

وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لاَ يَمُوتُ

wa huwa hayyun la yamutu

and He is Ever-living and He never dies.

بِيَدِهِ ٱلْخَيْرُ

biyadihi alkhayru

In His Hands is all goodness,

وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

wa huwa `ala kulli shay'in qadirun

He has power over all things,

وَإِلَيْهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

wa ilayhi almasiru

and to Him is the return of all things.

وَلاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَلِيِّ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahi al`aliyyi al`azimi

There is neither might nor strength save with Allah, the Most High, the All-great.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ ٱلنَّبِيِّ ٱلْأُمِّيِّ وَآلِهِ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin alnnabiyyi al-ummiyyi wa alihi

O Allah, (please do) bless Muhammad, the Ummi Prophet, and his Household.

It is also recommended to pass one’s hand over the face while reciting the last sentence of this supplication.

The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) is reported to have said that if one offers this prayer and recites this supplication, Almighty Allah will respond to his needs and will award him the reward of sixth times of Hajj and `Umrah.

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Dua after every wajib salat

The following du`a is recommended after the daily obligatory prayers in the month of Rajab. The du`a, according to Shaykh `Abbas Qummi in Mafateehul Jinaan has been taught by Imam Ja`far as-Sadiq (a). Sayyid Ibn Tawus has narrated that Muhammad ibn Dhakwan—known as ‘al-Sajjad’ due to his long prostrations during which he used to weep so heavily that he lost his sight asked Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq (a.s), saying, “May Allah accept me as ransom for you! We are now in Rajab; please teach me a supplication due to which Almighty Allah may help me.” Hence, the Imam (a.s) asked him to write down the following dua: - Exegesis of dua
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يَا مَنْ أَرْجُوهُ لِكُلِّ خَيْرٍ

ya man arjuhu likulli khayrin

O He from whom I hope for every good

وآمَنُ سَخَطَهُ عِنْدَ كُلِّ شَرٍّ

wa amanu sakhatahu `inda kulli sharrin

and seek safety from His displeasure in the face of every evil!

يَا مَنْ يُعْطِي ٱلْكَثِيرَ بِٱلْقَلِيلِ

ya man yu`ti alkathira bilqalili

O He who gives abundantly for that which is trivial!

يَا مَنْ يُعْطِي مَنْ سَأَلَهُ

ya man yu`ti man sa'alahu

O He who grants to whomever requests Him!

يَا مَنْ يُعْطي مَنْ لَمْ يَسْأَلْهُ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَعْرِفْهُ

ya man yu`ti man lam yas'alhu wa man lam ya`rifhu

O He Who gives those who do not ask Him and do not recognize Him

تَحَنُّناً مِنْهُ وَرَحْمَةً

tahannunan minhu wa rahmatan

out of His kindness and mercifulness!

أَعْطِنِي بِمَسْأَلتِي إِيَّاكَ جَمِيعَ خَيْرِ ٱلدُّنْيَا

a`tini bimas'alati iyyaka jami`a khayri alddunya

(Please do) give me, by virtue of my petition to You, all the welfare of the world

وَجَمِيعَ خَيْرِ ٱلآخِرَةِ

wa jami`a khayri al-akhirati

and all the welfare of the Hereafter

وَٱصْرِفْ عَنّي بِمَسْأَلَتي إِيَّاكَ

wasrif `anni bimas'alati iyyaka

and save me, by virtue of my petition to You,

جَميعَ شَرِّ ٱلدُّنْيا وَشَرِّ ٱلآخِرَة

jami`a sharri alddunya wa sharri al-akhirati

all the evil of the world and the evil of the Hereafter

فَإِنَّهُ غَيْرُ مَنْقُوصٍ مَا أَعْطَيْتَ

fa'innahu ghayru manqusin ma a`tayta

For most certainly, what You give is not deficient

وَزِدْنِي مِنْ فَضْلِكَ يَا كَرِيمُ

wa zidni min fadlika ya karimu

and increase for me out of Your grace, O All-munificient One!

The narrator then added that Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) then grasped his beard with his left hand, while saying this supplicatory prayer, and moved ceaselessly the forefinger of his right hand. He then added:

يَا ذَاَ ٱلْجَلالِ وَٱلإِكْرَامِ

Yaa Dhaljalaali Walikraam

O Majestic and Munificent One!

يَا ذَاَ ٱلنَّعْمَاءِ وَٱلْجُودِ

Yadhanni`Maai Waljood

O All generous Bestower of blessings!

يَا ذَاَ ٱلْمَنِّ وَٱلطَّوْلِ

Yadhal-Manni Wattawl

O Dispenser of favours and bounties!

حَرِّمْ شَيْبَتِي عَلَىٰ ٱلنَّارِ

Harrim Shaybatee `Alan-Naar.

(Please do) forbid (save) my white-hair beard from the Hellfire.