Perform Ghusl (Bath) with the thought of washing away sins and as if its your last Ghusl.
Recite 100 times 'Astaghfirullah' with attention to seeking forgiveness.
Recite Dua e Kumayl taught by Imam Ali(as) on 15th Shaban to Hz Kumayl
Special Ziyarat of Imam Hussain(as) for 15th Shaban
The Prophets & The Angels visit Imam Hussain (as) on this night & performing the ziyarah is one of the most meritorious acts of this night.It has been said whoever wishes to shake hands with 124000 prophets should perform this ziyarah on this night
The least one can do as a short salutation to Imam Hussain(as) is ,one may go to the terrace/elevated place, look left, right & towards the sky & recite :
Salaat Jafaar e Tayyar
Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq (as) : “If you have a significant request and you want it to be granted, you may offer this prayer, say this supplication, and implore Almighty Allah to respond to you. If you do, it will be granted, Allah willing.”Munaja'at Sha'abaniyah
Salawat Sha'abania
The main theme of this supplication revolves around the virtues of Ahlul Bayt (peace be upon them) as this is the month which Allah (SWT) dedicated to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family).
Recite the following tonight and every night during the rest of the month.
Write a Letter to Imam
At end of night - In closing As a final act on this night, take account for his own soul and the actions he has performed during the year. A person should sincerely and properly ponder and reflect upon his actions during this year and ask repentance for his previous acts of transgression since it is only those people whom Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has protected from committing sin and error who are free of this pollution. If a person sees that he has little to no sins on his record then he should compare this to one of the most insignificant blessings that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has given him and weigh the two on the scales of justice that with his trivial acts of good, has he been able to repay Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) back for all the goodness He has provided?
If he realizes that he has sins and transgressions on his record, then he must resort to Tawassul to the Ma‘sumin (blessings be upon all of them) to make up for his shortcomings.He should address the infallible ones by saying following:-
"O you who Allah has placed between Himself and His servants! O you who are the protectors of His revelation. I ask you by the position that you have that you look towards me, a sinful servant, with your eyes of mercy the one who has been lax in his worship, who possesses nothing and is nothing. Have mercy upon me and request Allah to accept me and to be pleased with me on this night and to permit me to be benefit from your prayers and supplications and to permit me to take advantage of your intercession and to be classified as your Shi‘a. In addition, ask Allah to grant me with the reward of goodness and guidance from you. Pray that He makes me of strong will and that I am successful in performing good deeds for my religion, my life here and my next life.
In closing, please accept this from myself and ask Allah that to grant me the ability to know Him, be close to Him and permit me to earn His pleasure and that He join me both in this world and the next with all of you and that I am classified as one of your followers and close friends and companions. All of this is only in His hands. May the blessings of Allah be upon all of you and whatever Allah wills will only happen and there is no power or strength save with Him."
Salaat and Duas for the Night of 15 Shaban
In addition to Dua e Kumayl , Salaat Jafaar e Tayyar and Salawat Sha'abania Recite the following in tabs below:
Shaykh al-Tusy in ‘Misbah al-Mutahajjid’, has narrated a Hadith about the merits of the fifteenth night of Sha`ban entailing that Abu-Yahya asked Imam Ja`far al-sadiq (a.s) about the best of supplications at this night.
The Imam (a.s) instructed him saying:
“After you finish the obligatory `Isha' Prayer, you may offer a
Two Rak`ah prayer
in the first of which you should recite
Surah of al-Fatihah and Surah of al-Kafirun and
in the second you should recite
Surah of al-Fatihah and Surah of al-Tawhid.
When you accomplish the prayer,
you may repeat
‘subhanallah’ thirty-three times,
‘alhamdulillah’ thirty-three times,
and ‘allahu-akbar’ thirty-four times.
You may then say the following supplication:
يَا مَنْ إلَيْهِ مَلْجَأُ الْعِبَادِ فِي الْمُهِمَّاتِ،
ya man ilayhi malja’u al`ibadi fi almuhimmati
O He to Whom the servants (of Him) resort in urgencies
وَإلَيْهِ يَفْزَعُ الْخَلْقُ فِي الْمُلِمَّاتِ،
wa ilayhi yafza`u alkhalqu fi almulimmati
and to Whom the creatures turn in ordeals;
يَا عَالِمَ الْجَهْرِ وَالْخَفِيَّاتِ،
ya `alima aljahri wal-khafiyyati
O He Who knows the open and the hidden matters;
يَا مَنْ لا تَخْفَى عَلَيْهِ خَوَاطِرُ الأَوْهَامِ وَتَصَرُّفُ الْخَطَرَاتِ،
ya man la takhfa `alayhi khawatiru alawhami wa tasarrfu alkhatarati
O He from Whom neither the ideas of illusions nor the initiatives of delusions can be concealed;
يَارَبَّ الْخَلائِقِ وَالْبَرِيَّاتِ،
ya rabbi alkhala’iqi wal-bariyyati
O the Lord of creatures and beings;
يَا مَنْ بِيَدِهِ مَلَكُوتُ الأَرَضِينَ وَالسَّمَاوَاتِ،
ya man biyadihi malakutu alaradina wal-ssamawati
O He Who grasps the kingdoms of the earth and the heavens;
أَنْتَ اللّهُ لا إلهَ إلاَّ أَنْتَ،
anta allahu la ilaha illa anta
You are verily Allah; there is no god save You;
أَمُتُّ إلَيْكَ بِلا إلهَ إلاَّ أَنْتَ،
amutt ilayka bila ilaha illa anta
I thus try to connect with you in the name of ‘There is no god save You’
فَيَا لا إلهَ إلاَّ أَنْتَ اجْعَلْنِي فِي هذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ مِمَّنْ نَظَرْتَ إلَيْهِ فَرَحِمْتَهُ،
faya la ilaha illa anta aj`alny fi hadhihi allaylati mimmn nazarta ilayhi farahimtahu
So, O He save Whom there is no god: (please) include me at this night with those at whom You have looked and thus You have mercy upon them;
وَسَمِعْتَ دُعَاءَهُ فَأَجَبْتَهُ،
wa sami`ta du`a‘ahu fa-ajabtahu
and with those whose prayers have been heard by You and thus You have responded to them;
وَعَلِمْتَ اسْتِقَالَتَهُ فَأَقَلْتَهُ،
wa `alimta astiqalatahu fa-aqaltahu
and with those whose true repentance has been admitted by You and thus You have accepted it;
وَتَجَاوَزْتَ عَنْ سَالِفِ خَطِيئَتِهِ وَعَظِيمِ جَرِيرَتِهِ،
wa tajawazta `an salifi khatiiatihi wa `azimi jariratihi
and You have thus overlooked their past sins and enormous offenses.
فَقَدِ اسْتَجَرْتُ بِكَ مِنْ ذُنُوبِي،
faqadi astajartu bika min dhunubi
verily, I am seeking Your shelter against my sins,
وَلَجَأْتُ إلَيْكَ فِي سَتْرِ عُيُوبِي.
wa lajatu ilayka fi satri `uyubi
and I am resorting to You so that You may conceal my defects.
اللّهُمَّ فَجُدْ عَلَيَّ بِكَرَمِكَ وَفَضلِكَ،
allahumma fajud `alayy bikaramika wa fadlika
O Allah: (please) bestow lavishly upon me with Your generosity and Favor;
وَاحْطُطْ خَطَايَايَ بِحِلْمِكَ وَعَفْوِكَ،
wahtut khataiaiya bihilmika wa `afwika
and condone my misdeeds out of Your forbearance and pardon,
وَتَغَمَّدْنِي فِي هذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ بِسَابِغِ كَرَامَتِكَ،
wa taghammdny fi hadhihi allaylati bisabighi karamatika
and encompass me, at this night, with Your opulent honoring,
وَاجْعَلْنِي فِيهَا مِنْ أَوْلِيَائِكَ الَّذِينَ اجْتَبَيْتَهُمْ لِطَاعَتِكَ،
waj`alny fiha min awlia’ika alladhina ajtabaytahum lita`atika
and include me at this night with Your intimate servants whom You have selected for obeying You,
وَاخْتَرْتَهُمْ لِعِبَادَتِكَ،
wakhtartahum li`ibadatika
and whom You have chosen for worshipping You,
وَجَعَلْتَهُمْ خَالِصَتَكَ وَصِفْوَتَكَ.
wa ja`altahum khalisataka wa sifwataka
and whom You have made Your elite and select people.
اللّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي مِمَّنْ سَعَدَ جَدُّهُ،
allahumma aj`alny mimmn sa`ada jadduhu
O Allah: (please) make me of those whose efforts are of a happy end,
وَتَوَفَّرَ مِنَ الْخَيْرَاتِ حَظُّهُ،
wa tawaffra mina alkhayrati hazzuhu
and those whose shares of good things are big,
وَاجْعَلْنِي مِمَّنْ سَلِمَ فَنَعِمَ،
waj`alny mimmn salima fana`ima
and make me of those who enjoy blissful life as they have been safe (from sins)
وَفَازَ فَغَنِمَ،
wa faza faghanima
and those who have been awarded excellently as they have won,
وَاكْفِنِي شَرَّ مَا أَسْلَفْتُ،
wakfiny sharr ma aslaftu
and rescue me from the evil consequences of what I have committed,
وَاعْصِمْنِي مِنَ الإزْدِيَادِ فِي مَعْصِيَتِكَ،
wa`simny mina alazdiadi fi ma`siyatika
and save me from doing more acts of disobedience to You,
وَحَبِّبْ إلَيَّ طَاعَتَكَ وَمَا يُقَرِّبُنِي مِنْكَ وَيُزْلِفُنِي عِنْدَكَ.
wa habbib ilayya ta`ataka wa ma yuqarribuny minka wa yuzlifuny `indaka
and make me love the acts of obedience to You and whatever draws me near You and approaches me toward You.
سَيِّدِي إلَيْكَ يَلْجَأُ الْهَارِبُ،
sayyidy ilayka yalja’u alharibu
O my Master: a fugitive resorts to none save You,
وَمِنْكَ يَلْتَمِسُ الطَّالِبُ،
wa minka yaltamisu alttalibu
and a needy begs none save You,
وَعَلَى كَرَمِكَ يُعَوِّلُ الْمُسْتَقِيلُ التَّائِبُ،
wa `ala karamika yu`awwilu almustaqilu altta’ibu
and only on Your generosity does a repentant, contrite one depends
أَدَّبْتَ عِبَادَكَ بِالتَّكَرُّمِ وَأَنْتَ أَكْرَمُ الأَكْرَمِينَ،
addabta `ibadaka bilttakarrumi wa anta akramu alakramina
You have disciplined Your servants by means of generosity; and You are verily the most Generous of all those who are generous.
وَأَمَرْتَ بِالْعَفْوِ عِبَادَكَ وَأَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ.
wa amarta bil`afui `ibadaka wa anta alghafuru alrrahimu
and You have instructed Your servants to pardon; and You are verily the All-forgiving, the All-merciful.
اللّهُمَّ فَلا تَحْرِمْنِي مَا رَجَوْتُ مِنْ كَرَمِكَ،
allahumma fala tahrimny ma rajawtu min karamika
O Allah: (please) do not deprive me of Your generosity for which I hope,
وَلا تُؤْيِسْنِي مِنْ سَابِغِ نِعَمِكَ،
wa la tu´iisny min sabighi ni`amika
and do not make me despair of Your opulent bounties,
وَلا تُخَيِّبْنِي مِنْ جَزِيلِ قِسَمِكَ فِي هذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ لأهْلِ طَاعَتِكَ،
wa la tukhayybny min jazili qisamika fi hadhihi allaylati liahli ta`atika
and do not disappoint me of Your abundant sustenance that You decide, this night, for those who are obedient to You,
وَاجْعَلْنِي فِي جُنَّةٍ مِنْ شِرَارِ بَرِيَّتِكَ،
waj`alny fi junnatin min shirari bariyyatika
and include me with Your protection against Your evil creatures.
رَبِّ إنْ لَمْ أَكُنْ مِنْ أَهْلِ ذلِكَ فَأَنْتَ أَهْلُ الْكَرَمِ وَالْعَفْوِ وَالْمَغْفِرَةِ،
rabbi in lam akun min ahli dhalika fanta ahlu alkarami wal-`afui wal-maghfirati
O my Lord: If I do not deserve so, then You are worthy of acting generously to me, and pardoning and forgiving me,
وَجُدْ عَلَيَّ بِمَا أَنْتَ أَهْلُهُ لا بِمَا أَسْتَحِقُّهُ،
wa jud `alayya bima anta ahluhu la bima astahiqquhu
and (please) bestow upon me magnanimously according to that which befits You, not according to what I deserve,
فَقَدْ حَسُنَ ظَنِّي بِكَ،
faqad hasuna zanni bika
verily, I carry an excellent opinion about You,
وَتَحَقَّقَ رَجَائِي لَكَ،
wa tahaqqaqa rajaiy laka
and I do hope for You,
وَعَلِقَتْ نَفْسِي بِكَرَمِكَ
wa `aliqat nafsi bikaramika
and my self is hanged to the rope of Your generosity,
In addition to Dua e Kumayl , Salaat Jafaar e Tayyar and Salawat Sha'abania Recite the following in tabs below:
According to Montakhab al Hasani it is recommended to pray immediately after Magrib prayer(before Isha prayer),
offer 2 rakat salat in each rakat after al Hamd recite 7 times Sura Ikhlass.
After salam read this dua 21 times and do not talk to anyone until recitation is completed
Also Recommended by Ulama for the present Pandamic
(Source Tahfat al Radhwia from Sayyid MuhammadRadhi razawi Kashmiri)
اللهم إنك عليم حليم ذو أناةٍ , و لا طاقة لنا بحُكمك بحلمك يا الله يا الله يا اللّــــــه , الأمان الأمان الأمان
Allaahumma Innak A’zeemun D’u Anaatin Wa Laa T’aaqata Lanaa Li—h’ukmika Yaa Allah Yaa Allah Yaa Allah Al —amaan Al —amaan Al —amaan;
O Allah, verily Thou art Sublime, Patient, gives respite, (because) we do not have the capacity to withstand the conditions that take effect under Thy authority. O Allah! O Allah! O Allah! Mercy! Mercy! Mercy!
من الطاعون و الوباء و موتِ الفجأة , و سوء القضاء و و شماتة الأعداء , ربنا اكشف عنا العذاب إنا مؤمنون برحمتك يا أرحم الراحمين
Minat T’aa--o’on Wal Wabaaa—i Wa Mawti Faja—a’tin Wa Soo—il Qaz”aaa-i Wa Shamatatil Aa’—aaaa—i Rabbanak—shif A’nnal A’x’aaba Innaa Moo—minoona Bi—rah’matika Yaa Arh’amar Rah’imeen
(Safety from the) rampant epidemics, accidental death, evil events, and rejoicing of enemies at (our) misfortune. O our Lord take away from us the pain and torment, truly we believe in Thy Mercy, O the most Merciful!
Another 4 unit prayer Iqbal Aamal
The following has been narrated on the authority of God‟s Prophet (as),
“Whoever says four units of prayers between the night prayers on the fifteenth night of Sha‟ban, and in each unit he recites Sura Hamd once, and Sura Ikhass ten times.( eleven times in another narration.)
Once finished say the following,10 times each
يَا رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لَنَا
يَا رَبِّ ارْحَمْنَا
يَا رَبِّ تُبْ عَلَيْنَا
„O Lord! Forgive us‟ ten times,
„O Lord! Have mercy upon us‟ ten times,
„O Lord! Return to us‟ ten times,
THEN Sura Ikhlass twenty one times.
Then say the following,10 timesسُبْحَانَ الَّذِي يُحْيِي الْمَوْتَى وَ يُمِيتُ الْأَحْيَاءَ وَ هُوَ عَلى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
„Glory be to Him who gives life and causes to die, and He causes to die what is living and He has power over all things‟ ten times.
God the Sublime would fulfill his needs in this world and the Hereafter. God would hand his Record of Deeds to his right hand and he would be under the protection of God the Sublime until the following year.‟ ”
offer 2 rakat salat in each rakat after al Hamd recite 7 times Sura Ikhlass.
After salam read this dua 21 times and do not talk to anyone until recitation is completed
(Source Tahfat al Radhwia from Sayyid MuhammadRadhi razawi Kashmiri)
Another 4 unit prayer Iqbal Aamal
The following has been narrated on the authority of God‟s Prophet (as),
“Whoever says four units of prayers between the night prayers on the fifteenth night of Sha‟ban, and in each unit he recites Sura Hamd once, and Sura Ikhass ten times.( eleven times in another narration.)
Once finished say the following,10 times each
يَا رَبِّ ارْحَمْنَا
يَا رَبِّ تُبْ عَلَيْنَا
„O Lord! Have mercy upon us‟ ten times,
„O Lord! Return to us‟ ten times,
THEN Sura Ikhlass twenty one times.
Then say the following,10 times
God the Sublime would fulfill his needs in this world and the Hereafter. God would hand his Record of Deeds to his right hand and he would be under the protection of God the Sublime until the following year.‟ ”
“After you finish the obligatory `Isha' Prayer, you may offer a
in the first of which you should recite
Surah of al-Fatihah and Surah of al-Kafirun and
in the second you should recite
Surah of al-Fatihah and Surah of al-Tawhid.
When you accomplish the prayer,
you may repeat
‘subhanallah’ thirty-three times,
‘alhamdulillah’ thirty-three times,
and ‘allahu-akbar’ thirty-four times.