1st Zilhajj

First: It is recommended to observe fast on this day, for its reward is equal to the reward of eighty-months worship

Second: It is recommended to offer Salat Fatimah. According to Shaykh al Tusi, this prayer consists of four units each couple of which are offered separately. At each unit, Surah al-Fatihah is recited once and Sاurah al-Tawhed repeated fifty times. After the Taslem , the famous Tasbeh al-Zahra' is recited. Thereafter, the following is said:

سُبْحَانَ ذِي ٱلْعِزِّ ٱلشَّامِخِ ٱلْمُنِيفِ	subh¡na dhe al`izzi alshsh¡mikhi almunefi	Glory be to the Lord of Honor and Sublime Authority.
سُبْحَانَ ذِي ٱلْجَلاَلِ ٱلْبَاذِخِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ	subh¡na dhe aljal¡li alb¡dhikhi al`a¨emi	Glory be to the Lord of Majesty and Exalted Greatness.
سُبْحَانَ ذِي ٱلْمُلْكِ ٱلْفَاخِرِ ٱلْقَدِيمِ	subh¡na dhe almulki alf¡khiri alqademi	Glory be to the Lord of eternal, splendid sovereignty.
سُبحَانَ مَنْ يَرَىٰ اثَرَ ٱلَّنمْلِ فِي ٱلصَّفَا	subh¡na man yar¡ athara alnnamli fe al¥¥af¡	Glory be to Him Who makes out the footprints of the ant on the stone.
سُبحَانَ مَنْ يَرَىٰ وَقْعَ ٱلطَّيْرِ فِي ٱلْهَوَاءِ	subh¡na man yar¡ waq`a al§§ayri fe alhaw¡'i	Glory be to Him Who knows the exact time and place of the bird dipping down through the air.
سُبحَانَ مَنْ هُوَ هٰكَذَا لاَ هكَذَا غَيْرُهُ	subh¡na man huwa h¡kadh¡ l¡ h¡kadh¡ ghayruhاu	Glory be to Him Who is like this and no one other than Him is like this.

Third: It is recommended to offer a two unit prayer half an hour before midday. At each unit, Surah al-Fatihah is recited once and Surah al-Tawhed, Ayah al-Kursi, and Surah al-Qadr repeated ten times each.

Fourth: One who fears an oppressor and says the following words on this day will be saved, by Almighty Allah:

حَسْبِي حَسْبِي حَسْبِي

مِنْ سُؤَالِي عِلْمُكَ بِحَالِي

hasbe hasbe hasbe

min su'¡le `ilmuka bih¡le

My circumstances under which i have made a request to thee are already in thy knowledge covering every aspect more thoroughly than what i am aware of ,and it is more than enough for me.