Rajab marks the
beginning of the spiritual season of every believer ending
with the end of the fasting month of Ramadan with the Eid Al Fitr. These
three months are unmatched in their importance. Praise be to the Almighty
and thanks to Him for granting us yet another opportunity to cleanse
ourselves of our sins and oversights.
The Holy Prophet (SAW) has said:
� Rajab is a great month of Allah, unmatched by any other month in the
respect and significance (accorded to it); war with the infidels during this
month is prohibited; Verily, Rajab is Allah�s month, Sha�aban my month and
Ramadan the month of my Ummah; whosoever fasts a day in the month of Rajab
will be granted the great reward of Ridwan (an angel in heaven); the wrath
of Allah shall be distanced and a door of the Hell shall be closed.�
Fasting is one of the most recommended acts during this spiritual season. It
becomes Wajib during the month of Ramadan, but is highly recommended during
the months of Rajab and Sha�baan. As will be noted from the Hadith above and
others to follow, fasting, be it for only one day during these months, is
rewarded with untold bounties.
Salmaan Farsi narrates that the Final messenger of Allah (SAW) said that
there is a day in the month of Rajab on which if a person fasts and does
Qiyaamul Lail (night vigil ) on that night, he will receive rewards like a
person who fasts for 100 years and does Qiyaamul Lail for nights of 100
years. This night is the night of the 27th (Rajab) and the day of the 27th
(Rajab). This is the day on which Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) was appointed to
Messengerhood, (Ghuniyatut Talibeen, Tarteeb Shareef page 781)
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.
The Greatness of the Month of Rajab
Translated by Saleem Bhimji from the book Al-Muraqabat
written by Ayatullah �ajj Mirza Jawad Malik Tabrizi (may Allah sanctify his
soul)
This month is one of the noblest of months for the following reasons:
1. It is one of the Sacred Months (there are four of these in the Islamic
calendar).
2. It is one of the months of Supplication and even during the period of
Ignorance (before the coming of Islam) this was well known amongst the
people and the Arabs of that time would always wait and anticipate the
coming of this month so that they could supplicate and ask their needs.
3. This month is the month of Amir Al-Mo�minin `Ali ibn Abi talib (peace be
upon him) just as it has been mentioned in the ahadith and as we are also
told that the month of Sha`ban is the month of the Messenger of Allah
(prayers be upon him and his family) and the Month of Ramadhan is the month
of
Allah (Glory and Greatness be to Him).
4. The first night of this month is one of the four nights in the year which
it has been emphasized that we should stay awake in prayer and worship.
5. In relation to the 15thof this month, it has been mentioned that it is
the most loved of days in the sight of Allah (Glory and Greatness be to Him)
and it is the time when we should perform the action known as
�Istiftah�
6. The 27th of this month is the date when the official appointment of the
Noble Prophet (prayers be upon him and his family) took place and it is the
day when the mercy and blessings of Allah (Glory and Greatness be to Him)
were physically manifested upon this Earth � something which this world has
never
seen from its inception until today.
This is a glimpse at some of the benefits of this month, as we do not
possess the ability and capacity to fully understand and appreciate all of
the greatness that is accompanied with this month.
One of the important things which must be observed in this month is to keep
in mind the hadith �Malak Da�ee� which has been narrated from the Noble
Prophet (prayers be upon him and his family).
The Noble Messenger of Allah (prayers be upon him and his family) has
related that, �Allah the Most High has placed an Angel in the seventh heaven
who is referred to as �Da�ee�. When the Month of Rajab approaches, this
Angel repeats the following prayer every night until the morning time,
�Congratulations to
those who are busy in the glorification of Allah. Congratulations to those
who are obeying the commands of Allah.� Allah (Glory and Greatness be to
Him) then replies, �I sit in the company of that person who sits in My
Company, and I obey the commands of that person who obeys My Commands and I
forgive that person who also forgives others. The month is My month and the
servant is My servant and the mercy (shown) is My mercy. Whoever calls Me
during this month, I will surely reply to him and whoever requests something
from Me, I will surely grant that to him and whosoever requests guidance
from Me, I will truly guide him. I have made this month as a link between
Myself and My servants and whoever takes hold of this link will surely reach
Me.�
It is shame when we reflect on our level of obedience to Allah!
Where are the people who would sincerely thank Allah (Glory and Greatness be
to Him)?
Where are the people who are sincerely striving to reach Allah (Glory and
Greatness be to Him)? Do those people who possess intelligence have the
ability to understand the truth that is contained within this heavenly call?
Why then is there no answer given to this call?
Where are those with a deep spiritual insight into Allah (Glory and
Greatness be to Him) � those people who know that not a single other person
amongst all of the creation has the ability to truly thank Allah (Glory and
Greatness be to Him) for his blessings as they are able to?
Where are those people who have lapses and slips on their record that they
would be able to answer this heavenly call and proclaim, �I have answered
the call and am ready to assist You! Greetings upon you O� beautiful caller
towards Allah; O� King of Kings; the Most Merciful of those who can show
mercy; O� Allah � the Most Patient and Generous; the Friend of those who
feel contempt for their own souls; The One who possesses Great forgiveness;
the one who will change our bad deeds into righteous actions!�
Salaat of
Salman Farsi (the noble companion ) Recite 3 times
in the month of Rajab = First / Middle-15th
/ End of month(last day)
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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."
10 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،لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ،يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ،
وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لا يَمُوتُ،بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ،وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ. |
la ilaha illa allahu wahdahu la shareka lahu, lahu almulku wa lahu alhamdu,yuhye wa yumetu,wa huwa hayyun la yamutu,biyadihi alkhayruwa huwa `ala kull shay�in qaderun. |
There is no god save Allah, alone
without any partner.To him is the kingdom and to Him
is all praise.He gives life and causes to diewhile He is Ever-living and never
dies.In His hand is the goodand 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;and none can ever give him whom You decide
to deprive, and nothing can ever stop that which You
decide. |
allahumma la mani`a lima a`taytawa la mu`tiya lima mana`ta wa la yanfa`u dhaljadd minka aljadd |
اللّهُمَّ لا مَانِعَ لِمَا أَعْطَيْتَ،
وَلا مُعْطِيَ لِمَا مَنَعْتَ،
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،لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ،
يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ،وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لا يَمُوتُ،بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ،وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ. |
la ilaha illa allahu wahdahu la shareka lahu,
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There is no god save Allah, alone
without any partner. |
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lahu almulku wa lahu alhamdu, |
To him is the kingdom and to Him
is all praise. |
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yuhye wa yumetu, |
He gives life and causes to die |
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wa huwa hayyun la yamutu, |
while He is Ever-living and never
dies. |
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biyadihi alkhayru |
In His hand is the good |
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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،
لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ صَاحِبَةً وَلا وَلَداً. |
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He has betaken neither a wife nor a son. |
lam yattakhidh sahibatan wa la waladan |
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،لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ،يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ،
وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لا يَمُوتُ،بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ،وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ. |
la ilaha illa allahu wahdahu la shareka lahu,
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There is no god save Allah, alone
without any partner. |
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lahu almulku wa lahu alhamdu, |
To him is the kingdom and to Him
is all praise. |
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yuhye wa yumetu, |
He gives life and causes to die |
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wa huwa hayyun la yamutu, |
while He is Ever-living and never
dies. |
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biyadihi alkhayru |
In His hand is the good |
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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
FIRST NIGHT/DAY
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The first night of this month is one of the four nights which we should
stay awake in and this has been emphatically emphasized. One of the things
which should be done on this night is to look for the new moon and to recite
the appropriate supplication that has been mentioned in the hadith. It is
also recommended that within this dua`, when we reach to the stage when we
ask for help during the months of Sha`ban and Ramadhan that we recite this
part with extra attention and when the time comes for this dua�, we should
continuously recite it � repeating it often and frequently so that through
this prayer and supplication, we can be completely ready to enter into those
next two months.
It is also recommended that after Salatul `Isha that we should recite the
various supplications mentioned in the book Iqbal. 3In the book Iqbal, there
are also various Salat that have been narrated for this first night of which
the easiest of them which even the weakest person such as myself can perform
has been mentioned which we also discuss here.
In a hadith it has been stated that the Prophet (prayers be upon him and his
family) has said, �After the person performs the Salat of Maghrib on the
first night of the Month of Rajab, he should perform 20 Rak`at of Salat in
which in each Rak`at, he would recite Surah al-�amd and Surah Al-Ikhlas one
time each and then offer the Salam at the end of the Salat (just like
Salatul Fajr).� At this point the Prophet (prayers be upon him and his
family) then mentioned, �Do you know the reward for this Salat?� His
companions said, �Allah and His Messenger know better than we!� The Prophet
(prayers be upon him and his family) replied to them, �The Trustworthy
Spirit (Jibra`il) has taught me this Salat and � while lifting up his
sleeves � said that the reward for this prayer is that a person, his family,
his wealth and his children will all remain protected and will be saved from
the punishments in the grave and
they will also pass quickly over the Bridge without accountability of their
actions.�
An even easier Salat has been mentioned by the Prophet (prayers be upon
him and his family) and it is narrated that the Prophet (prayers be upon him
and his family) said, �The person who performs a two Rak`at Salat in the
first night of the month of Rajab after his Salatul `Isha and in the first
Rak`at recites Surah al-Fatiha and Surah al-Inshirah and Surah al-Ikhlas
three times and then in the second Rak`at recites Surah al-Hamd and Surah
al-Inshirah, Surah al-Ikhlas and Surah Al-Falaq and Surah al-Nas one time
each and then performs the rest of the Salat with the Tashahhud and Salam
and then says �
la ilaha illa
allah� 30 timese and then sends prayers upon the Prophet and his
Family 30 times- all of his previous sins will be forgiven and he will be just as
that person who was born from his mother�s womb with no sins on his record.�
The Salat that should be performed every night during this month and which
has been mentioned in the book Iqbal and Al-Tuhfah and has been narrated
from �alawani states: �The Messenger of Allah (prayers be upon him and his
family) has said that, �Whoever performs 60 Rak`at of Salat in the month of
Rajab such that every night he performs a two Rak`at Salat in which he
recites Surah al-Fatiha once followed by Surah al-Kafirun three times and
then Surah al-Ikhlas one time and then after the Salat is finished, he lifts
his hands up and says:
�There is no creature or entity worthy of worship except for Allah, the One
who has no partners. To Him belong the Dominion and to Him is all Praise, He
gives live and He causes to die and he is the Everliving and will never die.
the Dominion and to Him is all Praise, He gives live and He causes to die
and he is the Everliving and will never die. nd He causes to die and he is
the Everliving and will never die.
In His hands is all goodness and He has power over all things and to Him
return all things and there is no strength or power except with Allah, the
High, the Grand. O� Allah! Send your prayers upon Muhammad and the Family of
or power except with Allah, the High, the Grand. O� Allah! Send your prayers
upon Muhammad and the Family upon Muhammad and the Family of Muhammad �
Muhammad ��� the Prophet, the Unlettered.� the Prophet, the Unlettered.� the
Prophet, the Unlettered.�
and after this prayer rubs his hands on his face, then Allah the Most High
will accept his prayers and give him the reward as if he performed 60
accepted �ajj and 60 accepted `Umrah.��
