Sighting of the Moon              مراقبة الهلال

 

1.Dua'a Recited by Imam Ali (as)            
In the name of Allah,
The Beneficent, The Merciful

My Lord and your Lord is Allah, the Lord of the worlds. O Allah for us let this month be a period of peace, faith, safety and total submission to Thy will; make us walk apace swiftly to that which Thou likes and approves. O Allah pour out much blessings on us in this month, make available for us its generous good and assistance, and keep us safe from the harm, evil, misfortune and mischief that may try to trap us in this month.

Rabbee wa rabbukallaahu rabbul a’alameen allaahumma ahillahoo a’laynaa bil-amni wal eemani was salaamati wal islami wal musaara-a’ti ilaa maa tuh’ibbu wa tarz’aa allahimma baarik lanaa fee shahrinaa haad’aa war-zuqnaa khayrahoo wa a’wnahoo was’rif a’nnaa z’urrahoo wa sharrahoo wa balaaa-ahoo wa fitnatahoo

 2)  Dua after sighting of Moon from Sahifa Sajjadia click here

 3) It has been narrated that when the Holy Prophet (a.s) would see the new moon of Ramadhan, he would turn his face to the kiblah direction and say:

اللّهُمّ أَهِلّهُ عَلَيْنَا بِالأَمْنِ وَالإيمَانِ

allahumma ahillhu `alayna bil-amni wal-’imani

O Allah: (please do) cause this crescent to carry with it for us security and faith

وَالسّلامَةِ وَالإسْلامِ

wal-ssalamati wal-islami

And safety and Islam

وَالعَافِيَةِ المُجَلّلَةِ وَدِفَاعِ الأَسْقَامِ

wal-`afiyati almujallati wa difa`i alasqami

And encompassing good health and repulsion of ailments,

وَالعَوْنِ عَلَى الصّلاةِ وَالصّيَامِ وَالقِيَامِ

wal-`awni `ala alssalati wal-ssiyami wal-qiyami

And assistance on praying, observing fasting, and doing acts of worship,

وَتِلاوَةِ القُرْآنِ.

wa tilawati alqur’ani

And on reciting the Qur'an.

اللّهُمّ سَلّمْنَا لِشَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ،

allahumma sallimna lishahri ramadhana

O Allah: (please do) keep us sound for the month of Ramadhan,

وَتَسَلّمْهُ مِنَّا،

wa tasallamhu minna

And accept our deeds during it,

وَسَلّمْنَا فِيهِ

wa sallimna fihi

And save us during it,

حَتَّى يَنْقَضِيَ عَنَّا شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ

hatta yanqadhiya `anna shahru ramadhana

Until the month of Ramadhan will not elapse

وَقَدْ عَفَوْتَ عَنَّا وَغَفَرْتَ لَنَا وَرَحِمْتَنَا.

wa qad `afawta `anna wa ghafarta lana wa rahimtana

Except that You have pardoned us, forgiven us, and had mercy upon us.

  4) Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq (a.s) is also reported to have said: When you see the new moon of Ramadhan, you may say the following:

اللّهُمّ قَدْ حَضَرَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ

allahumma qad hadhara shahru ramadhana

O Allah: the month of Ramadhan has commenced,

وَقَدِ افْتَرضْتَ عَلَيْنَا صِيَامَهُ،

wa qadi aftardhta `alayna siyamahu

And You have made obligatory upon us to observe fasting during it,

وَأَنْزَلْتَ فِيهِ القُرْآنَ

wa anzalta fihi alqur’ana

And You revealed the Qur'an in it,

هُدَىً لِلنَّاسِ وَبَيّنَاتٍ مِنَ الهُدَى وَالفُرْقَانِ.

hudan lilnnasi wa bayyinatin mina alhuda wal-furqani

As guidance for people and clear proofs of true guidance and distinction (between the right and the wrong).

اللّهُمّ أَعِنَّا عَلَى صِيَامِهِ،

allahumma a`inna `ala siyamihi

O Allah: (please) help us observe fasting in it,

وَتَقَبّلْهُ مِنَّا،

wa taqabbalhu minna

And accept it from us,

وَسَلّمْنَا فِيهِ،

wa sallimna fihi

And keep us safe during it,

وَسَلّمْنَا مِنْهُ،

wa sallimna minhu

And help us observe it adequately,

وَسَلّمْهُ لَنَا فِي يُسْرٍ مِنْكَ وَعَافِيَةٍ،

wa sallimhu lana fi yusrin minka wa `afiyatin

And keep it sound for us with easiness and good health from You.

إنّكَ عَلَى كُلّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ،

innaka `ala kulli shay‘in qadirun

You verily have power over all things.

يَا رَحْمنُ يَا رَحِيمُ.

ya rahmnu ya rahimu

O the All-beneficent, O the All-merciful.