Rajab An Important spiritual month
Imam Kazim(as) is reported to have said "Rajab is (the name of) a River in paradise that is whiter than milk & sweeter than honey. Allah will allow one to drink from this river if he fasts for even one day in this month.It is also a month of seeking forgiveness more than usual as Allah is forgiving & merciful during this month.
Salaat of
Salman Farsi (the noble companion )
Hadrat Salmaan narrates that the Beloved of Allah, Hazrat Muhammad (SAW)
said "O Salmaan, there is no Mumin (True Believer) and Muminah (Truly
Believing Female) who performs 30 Raka'ah in the month of Rajab
( 10 units on 1st , 10 units on 15th & 10 units last day) and in each Raka'ah recites Surah Al Faatihah once, Surah Al-Ikhlaas 3 times, and Surah
Al Kafiroon 3 times that Allah does forgive them their sins and bestows
rewards upon them as upon a person who has fasted a whole month. He becomes
among those who will be steadfast in their salaat in the year which is to
come. For him the deeds of the day is equal to that of the martyr. He will
be raised with the Martyrs of the Holy Battle of Badr. For him is written
for the fast of each day, one year's worship. His station is raised 1000
times higher.
If he fasts the entire month of Rajab and he performs this (Above) Salaat,
Allah will give him salvation from the Hell Fire, make Waajib for him, His
Paradise and bestow His Nearness upon him. Hadrat Jibreel informed me "O
Muhammad this is the sign between you and the Mushrikeen (Polytheists) and
the Munaafiqeen (Hypocrites) because the Munafiq does not perform this
Salaat."
0 Raka'ah
on the
first of it (month of Rajab) and in each Raka'ah recite Surah Al-Faatihah
once, Surah Al Ikhlaas thrice and Surah Al Kafiroon thrice and after you do
your Salaam (at the end of each 2 units) raise your hands and say:
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لا إلهَ إلاّ اللّهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، |
la ilaha illa allahu wahdahu la shareka lahu, |
There is no god save Allah, alone without any partner. |
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لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، |
lahu almulku wa lahu alhamdu, |
To him is the kingdom and to Him is all praise. |
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يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ، |
yuhye wa yumetu, |
He gives life and causes to die |
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وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لا يَمُوتُ، |
wa huwa hayyun la yamutu, |
while He is Ever-living and never dies. |
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بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ، |
biyadihi alkhayru |
In His hand is the good |
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وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ. |
wa huwa `ala kull shay‘in qaderun. |
and He has power over all things. |
"There is no God but Allah, The One Who has no partners. To Him belongs all His kingdom and all the praise, Who created life and death and Who is Alive without Death. From His hands (only) good is done and Who has Power over everything.
The following invocation should be said thereafter:
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O Allah: verily, none can ever divest him whom You decide to give; |
allahumma la mani`a lima a`tayta |
اللّهُمَّ لا مَانِعَ لِمَا أَعْطَيْتَ، |
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and none can ever give him whom You decide to deprive, |
wa la mu`tiya lima mana`ta |
وَلا مُعْطِيَ لِمَا مَنَعْتَ، |
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and nothing can ever stop that which You decide. |
wa la yanfa`u dhaljadd minka aljadd |
وَلا يَنْفَعُ ذَا الْجَدِّ مِنْكَ الْجَدَّ. |
Dearest Allah, no one can stop what You bestow and no one can give what You prevent. There is no one who can profit us except You the August among all. "Then spread your hands over your face.
In the middle of the month 15 Rajab perform similar 10 Raka'ah and in each Raka'ah recite Surah Al Faatihah once, Surah Al Ikhlaas thrice, and Surah Al Kafiroon thrice and after you do your salaam (at the end of each 2 units) raise your hands towards the heavens and say:
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لا إلهَ إلاّ اللّهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، |
la ilaha illa allahu wahdahu la shareka lahu, |
There is no god save Allah, alone without any partner. |
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لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، |
lahu almulku wa lahu alhamdu, |
To him is the kingdom and to Him is all praise. |
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يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ، |
yuhye wa yumetu, |
He gives life and causes to die |
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وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لا يَمُوتُ، |
wa huwa hayyun la yamutu, |
while He is Ever-living and never dies. |
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بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ، |
biyadihi alkhayru |
In His hand is the good |
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وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ. |
wa huwa `ala kull shay‘in qaderun. |
and He has power over all things. |
Then recite:-
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The Lord Who is One, One and Only, Singular, and Besought by the all. |
ilahan wahidan ahadan fardan samadan |
إلهاً وَاحِداً أَحَداً فَرْداً صَمَداً، |
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He has betaken neither a wife nor a son. |
lam yattakhidh sahibatan wa la waladan |
لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ صَاحِبَةً وَلا وَلَداً. |
Then spread your hands over your face
At the end of the month, similar 10 Raka'ah. In every Raka'ah recite Surah Al Faatihah one, Surah Al Ikhlaas thrice and Surah Al Kafiroon thrice. After you do your salaam, raise your hand towards the heaven and say:
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لا إلهَ إلاّ اللّهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، |
la ilaha illa allahu wahdahu la shareka lahu, |
There is no god save Allah, alone without any partner. |
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لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، |
lahu almulku wa lahu alhamdu, |
To him is the kingdom and to Him is all praise. |
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يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ، |
yuhye wa yumetu, |
He gives life and causes to die |
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وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لا يَمُوتُ، |
wa huwa hayyun la yamutu, |
while He is Ever-living and never dies. |
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بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ، |
biyadihi alkhayru |
In His hand is the good |
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وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ. |
wa huwa `ala kull shay‘in qaderun. |
and He has power over all things. |
Then recite
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May Allah send blessings upon Muhammad and upon his Family, the Immaculate. |
wa salla allahu `ala muhammadin wa alihi alttahirena, |
وَصَلَّى اللّهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ الطَّاهِرِينَ، |
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There is neither might nor power save with Allah, the Most High, the All-great. |
wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahi al`aliyy al`a¨emi |
وَلا حَوْلَ وَلا قُوَّةَ إلاّ بِاللّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ. |
And the blessing of Allah be upon the Master Muhammad and upon his pure progeny and there is no power greater than that of Allah Who is the Greatest in Might.Then, one should pass the hands over the face and submit his requests
Your Supplication will be accepted and Allah will create 70 trenches between you and the Hell fire, the distance between each trench will be like it is between Heaven and Earth and written for you will be freedom from Fire of Hell, and from crossing the Bridge of Siraat."
When the Prophet (saw) had finished, I fell down in prostration, weeping out of gratitude towards Allah for the abundance of the rewards.
Note:~ Salat is in pairs of 2 Raka'ah, doing the salaam after each pair. This way we do 10 Raka'ah in 5 pairs and the supplication after the salaam of the fifth pair. Allah and his beloved know the best, (Ghuniyatut Talibeen, Tarteeb Shareef Page 756 - 770).
Istighfar. The Holy
Prophet (saww) has said, "Rajab is the month for seeking forgiveness, so
seek forgiveness from Allah (swt)".
Sadaqah.
Giving `Sadaqah' (charity/alms) is also highly recommended