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ANOTHER PRAYER ON THE EVE OF 15^TH SHABAN

Abu Yahya narrates from Imam Sadiq (A.S.) that Imam Baqir (A.S.) was questioned about the attributes of the eve of 15^th Shaban, his holiness replied:

After the nights of Qadr, the eve of 15^th Shaban is the most virtuous of all nights. In this night, the Almighty Allah showers His grace and mercy upon His slaves and forgives for His honor. One should make effort to seek the nearness of Allah in this night because it is a night in which the Almighty has made obligatory upon Himself and has promised that He will not reject the request of any requestor except those requests that are for a sinful or forbidden act. It is a night which has been made specific by the Almighty Allah for us, the Holy Progeny, like He has made the nights of Qadr specific for His Prophets (A.S.).

            Therefore, strive to supplicate and praise Allah (S.W.T.) because whoever exalts Him hundred times on this eve, i.e. says سُبْحان اللَّه‏ “Subhanallah”, and praises Him hundred times saying الْحَمْدُ للَّه “Alhumdulillah”, and remember the loftiness of Allah by saying اللَّهُ أَكْبَر “Allah o Akbar” hundred times, Allah forgives all His past sins and blesses His slaves from His mercy and grace by fulfilling all His desires of this world and the Hereafter, which he wishes for and the ones which he is in need of but doesn’t wish for them.

            Abu Yahya says: I asked his holiness: “What is the best supplication for this eve?” His Holiness said:

Offer two units of prayer after offering the Isha prayer. In the first Rak’ah, after reciting Suratul Hamd, recite Suratul Jah’d, which is (قُلْ يا أَيُّهَا الْكافِرُونَ) “Qul Ya Ayyuhal Kafiroon”, and in the second Rak’ah, recite chapter Tawheed after Suratul Hamd. After giving Salaam of the prayer, recite سُبْحان اللَّه‏“ “Subhanallah” thirty three times,الْحَمْدُ للَّه‏ “Alhumdulillah” thirty three times, and اللَّهُ أَكْبَر “Allah o Akbar” thirty four times. Then read this supplication:

يا مَنْ إِلَيْهِ مَلْجَأُ الْعِبادِ فِي الْمُهِمَّاتِ ، وَ إِلَيْهِ يَفْزَعُ الْخَلْقُ فِي الْمُلِمَّاتِ ، يا عالِمَ الْجَهْرِ وَالْخَفِيَّاتِ ، وَيا مَنْ لاتَخْفى عَلَيْهِ خَواطِرُ الْأَوْهامِ وَتَصَرُّفُ الْخَطَراتِ ، يا رَبَّ الْخَلائِقِ وَالْبَرِيَّاتِ ، يا مَنْ بِيَدِهِ مَلَكُوتُ الْأَرَضينَ وَالسَّماواتِ .

 أَنْتَ اللَّهُ لا إِلهَ إِلّا أَنْتَ ، أَمُتُّ إِلَيْكَ بِلا إِلهَ إِلّا أَنْتَ ، فَبِلا إِلهَ إِلّا أَنْتَ ، اِجْعَلْني في هذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ مِمَّنْ نَظَرْتَ إِلَيْهِ فَرَحِمْتَهُ ، وَسَمِعْتَ دُعائَهُ فَأَجَبْتَهُ، وَعَلِمْتَ اسْتِقالَتَهُ فَأَقَلْتَهُ ، وَتَجاوَزْتَ عَنْ سالِفِ خَطيئَتِهِ ، وَعَظيمِ جَريرَتِهِ ، فَقَدِ اسْتَجَرْتُ بِكَ مِنْ ذُنُوبي ، وَلَجَأْتُ إِلَيْكَ في سَتْرِ عُيُوبي .

 أَللَّهُمَّ فَجُدْ عَلَيَّ بِكَرَمِكَ وَفَضْلِكَ ، وَاحْطُطْ خَطايايَ بِحِلْمِكَ وَعَفْوِكَ، وَتَغَمَّدْني في هذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ بِسابِغِ كَرامَتِكَ ، وَاجْعَلْني فيها مِنْ أَوْلِيائِكَ الَّذينَ اجْتَبَيْتَهُمْ لِطاعَتِكَ ، وَاخْتَرْتَهُمْ لِعِبادَتِكَ ، وَجَعَلْتَهُمْ خالِصَتَكَ وَصِفْوَتَكَ .

 أَللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْني مِمَّنْ سَعَدَ جَدُّهُ ، وَتَوَفَّرَ مِنَ الْخَيْراتِ حَظُّهُ ، وَاجْعَلْني مِمَّنْ سَلِمَ فَنَعِمَ وَفازَ فَغَنِمَ، وَاكْفِني شَرَّ ما أَسْلَفْتُ ، وَاعْصِمْني مِنَ الْإِزْدِيادِ في مَعْصِيَتِكَ ، وَحَبِّبْ إِلَيَّ طاعَتَكَ وَما يُقَرِّبُني مِنْكَ وَيُزْلِفُني عِنْدَكَ .

 سَيِّدي إِلَيْكَ يَلْجَأُ الْهارِبُ ، وَمِنْكَ يَلْتَمِسُ الطَّالِبُ ، وَعَلى كَرَمِكَ يُعَوِّلُ الْمُسْتَقيلُ التَّائِبُ ، أَدَّبْتَ بِالتَّكَرُّمِ وَأَنْتَ أَكْرَمُ الْأَكْرَمينَ ، وَأَمَرْتَ بِالْعَفْوِ عِبادَكَ وَأَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحيمُ .

 أَللَّهُمَّ فَلاتَحْرِمْني ما رَجَوْتُ مِنْ كَرَمِكَ ، وَلاتُؤْيِسْني مِنْ سابِغِ نِعَمِكَ ، وَلاتُخَيِّبْني مِنْ جَزيلِ قِسَمِكَ في هذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ لِأَهْلِ طاعَتِكَ ، وَاجْعَلْني في جُنَّةٍ مِنْ شِرارِ بَرِيَّتِكَ .

 رَبِّ ، إِنْ لَمْ أَكُنْ مِنْ أَهْلِ ذلِكَ فَأَنْتَ أَهْلُ الْكَرَمِ وَالْعَفْوِ وَالْمَغْفِرَةِ ، وَجُدْ عَلَيَّ بِما أَنْتَ أَهْلُهُ لا بِما أَسْتَحِقُّهُ فَقَدْ حَسُنَ ظَنّي بِكَ ، وَتَحَقَّقَ رَجائي لَكَ ، وَعَلِقَتْ نَفْسي بِكَرَمِكَ ، فَأَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمينَ وَأَكْرَمُ الْأَكْرَمينَ.

 أَللَّهُمَّ وَاخْصُصْني مِنْ كَرَمِكَ بِجَزيلِ قِسَمِكَ ، وَأَعُوذُ بِعَفْوِكَ مِنْ عُقُوبَتِكَ ، وَاغْفِرْ لِيَ الذَّنْبَ الَّذي يَحْبِسُ عَلَيَّ الْخُلُقَ ، وَيُضَيِّقُ عَلَيَّ الرِّزْقَ حَتَّى أَقُومَ بِصالِحِ رِضاكَ ، وَأَنْعَمَ بِجَزيلِ عَطائِكَ ، وَأَسْعَدَ بِسابِغِ نَعْمائِكَ .

 فَقَدْ لُذْتُ بِحَرَمِكَ ، وَتَعَرَّضْتُ لِكَرَمِكَ ، وَاسْتَعَذْتُ بِعَفْوِكَ مِنْ عُقُوبَتِكَ ، وَبِحِلْمِكَ مِنْ غَضَبِكَ ، فَجُدْ بِما سَأَلْتُكَ ، وَأَنِلْ مَا الْتَمَسْتُ مِنْكَ ، أَسْأَلُكَ لا بِشَيْ‏ءٍ هُوَ أَعْظَمُ مِنْكَ .

            ``O’ He in whom is the refuge of all the slaves in hardships and sorrows, and all the creations seek shelter from Him in sufferings and miseries, O’ knower of the hidden and the apparent, O’ He from whom the thoughts and mental ideas are not hidden, O’ sustainer of all the creations and beings, O’ He in whose hands lies the power of the earths and the heavens, You are Allah, there is no God but You, I seek you by means of ‘La ilaha ilallah’, therefore for the sake of my belief that there is no God but You, regard me tonight among those towards whom You have looked with the eyes of mercy, and heard their supplications then accepted it, and known their former request then have surpassed it, and have forgiven their past mistakes and great wrongdoings, thus I seek refuge in You from my sins, and have taken shelter in You for concealing my flaws. O’ Allah, bless me with Your grace and Mercy, and neglect my mistakes with Your forbearance and pardon, and be extremely kind towards me in this night with Your dignities, and regard me in this night among Your friends whom You have chosen for Your obedience, and have selected them for Your prayers, and regarded them Your devotees and selected ones. O’ Allah, regard me among those who attained success with their efforts, and utilized the complete share of good, and regard me among those who became safe then benefitted, and became victorious then attained good fortune, and suffice me from the evil of my past sins, and secure me from disobeying You in future, and make me love your obedience and that which nears me to You and makes me prestigious near You. O’ my Master, the fleers seek refuge in You, the requestors plead before You, and on your Mercy rely those who demand forgiveness and seek pardon, You have mannered Your slaves with Your dignity while You are the most dignified one, and have commanded them to forgive while You are forgiving and merciful. O’ Allah, do not deprive me of that which I hope from Your mercy, and do not disappoint me from your excessive bounties, do not deprive me from the great shares of your obedient ones in this night, and protect me from you’re the wrongdoers amongst Your creations. O’ sustainer, I may not not deserve what I demand but You are merciful, forgiver and pardoner. Grant me with that which You are habited to and not with what I deserve because I remained optimistic about You, and my hope is established from You, my life is attached to Your mercy, because I believe that You are the Most Merciful and the Most Generous. O’ Allah, regard me exclusively for the best shares of Your benefits with Your generosity, and I seek refuge in Your forgiveness from Your punishment, and forgive me of those sins which will imprison my nature upon me and narrow my sustenance for me, so that I seek Your best satisfaction and benefit from Your enormous gifts, and attain good fortune with Your endless bounties, because I seek shelter in Your shrine, and present myself before Your generosity, and seek refuge in Your forgiveness form Your punishment and in Your forbearance from Your wrath; thus grant me all that I demand, and bless me with what I have requested, I do not ask You for anything that is mightier than You.”

            Then prostrate and say يا رَب ‘Ya Rabbo’ twenty times,  يا أَللَّه ‘Ya Allaho’ seven times, ‘لا حَوْلَ وَلا قُوَّةَ إِلّا بِاللَّه‏ La Hawla wa la Quwwata illa billah’ seven times, ‘ ما شاءَ اللَّه Ma shaa Allah’ ten times and ‘  andلاقُوَّةَ إِلّا بِاللَّه   La Quwwata illa billah’ ten times. Then recite Salawaat on Mohammad (P.B.U.H.) and his Holy Progeny (A.S.) and demand your wishes from Allah (S.W.T.).

            By Allah, if Your demands from Allah are as large in quantity as the raindrops, He will fulfill all your wishes with His greatness and generosity.[1]

           

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The author says: Four units of prayers have arrived in the narrations to be recited on the Zuhr of Aashura, after which, a supplication is recited which will be mentioned afterwards along with the supplications of every month in the section of monthly supplications. Moreover, in the 11^th section, we will narrate a prayer from Mohammad bin Othman (A.S.) for the extensiveness of sustenance.

 

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