15th Shaban Rites -Aamal/Dua
"On the 15 Shaban night, Allah(swt) takes decisions in the matters of sustenance, life and death and welfare of the people."Prophet(saws)
Imam Mahdi Al Qaem - ajtfswas born at dawn in 255AH.
Significance

Stay awake during the night “Whoever stays up on the night of the Eid and the middle night of Shaban to worship, his heart shall not perish on the day all hearts perish!”-Holy Prophet(saws)
Perform Ghusl (Bath) with the thought of washing away sins and as if its your last Ghusl.
Recite 100 times 'Astaghfirullah' with attention to seeking forgiveness.

Recite 'Tasbeehaatul Arbaa' 100 times so that Allah may forgive all past sins and fulfill all wishes relating to this world and the hereafter
سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلهِ وَ لَا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللهُ وَ اللهُ اَكْبَر
subhaanallaahi wal hamdu lillaahi wa laa ilaaha illallaahu wallaahu akbar
Glory be to Allah, Praise be to Allah, there is no god but Allah, and Allah is Great.


Recite Dua e Kumayl taught by Imam Ali(as) on 15th Shaban to Hz Kumayl

Special Ziyarat of Imam Hussain(as) for 15th Shaban
The Prophets & The Angels visit Imam Hussain (as) on this night & performing the ziyarah is one of the most meritorious acts of this night.It has been said whoever wishes to shake hands with 124000 prophets should perform this ziyarah on this night
The least one can do as a short salutation to Imam Hussain(as) is ,one may go to the terrace/elevated place, look left, right & towards the sky & recite :
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللّه السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ اللّه وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
Assalamu Alalika Ya Aba Abdillah Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah e wabarakatoh
Peace be upon you; O Aba-`Abdullah! Peace and Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you.

Salaat Jafaar e Tayyar
Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq (as) : “If you have a significant request and you want it to be granted, you may offer this prayer, say this supplication, and implore Almighty Allah to respond to you. If you do, it will be granted, Allah willing.”

Munaja'at Sha'abaniyah

Salawat Sha'abania
The main theme of this supplication revolves around the virtues of Ahlul Bayt (peace be upon them) as this is the month which Allah (SWT) dedicated to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family).

Recite the following tonight and every night during the rest of the month.
اللّهُمَّ إنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ غَفَرْتَ لَنَا فِيمَا مَضَى مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا فِيمَا بَقِيَ مِنْهُ
Allaahumma In Lam Takun Ghafarta Lanaa Feema Maz”aa Min Shaa’baana Faghfirlanaa Feema Baqiya Minhu
O Allah if Thou has not forgiven us during the previous days of Shaban, then please be merciful to us in the days now follow


Write a Letter to Imam

At end of night - In closing As a final act on this night, take account for his own soul and the actions he has performed during the year. A person should sincerely and properly ponder and reflect upon his actions during this year and ask repentance for his previous acts of transgression since it is only those people whom Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has protected from committing sin and error who are free of this pollution. If a person sees that he has little to no sins on his record then he should compare this to one of the most insignificant blessings that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has given him and weigh the two on the scales of justice that with his trivial acts of good, has he been able to repay Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) back for all the goodness He has provided?
If he realizes that he has sins and transgressions on his record, then he must resort to Tawassul to the Ma‘sumin (blessings be upon all of them) to make up for his shortcomings.He should address the infallible ones by saying following:-
"O you who Allah has placed between Himself and His servants! O you who are the protectors of His revelation. I ask you by the position that you have that you look towards me, a sinful servant, with your eyes of mercy the one who has been lax in his worship, who possesses nothing and is nothing. Have mercy upon me and request Allah to accept me and to be pleased with me on this night and to permit me to be benefit from your prayers and supplications and to permit me to take advantage of your intercession and to be classified as your Shi‘a. In addition, ask Allah to grant me with the reward of goodness and guidance from you. Pray that He makes me of strong will and that I am successful in performing good deeds for my religion, my life here and my next life.
In closing, please accept this from myself and ask Allah that to grant me the ability to know Him, be close to Him and permit me to earn His pleasure and that He join me both in this world and the next with all of you and that I am classified as one of your followers and close friends and companions. All of this is only in His hands. May the blessings of Allah be upon all of you and whatever Allah wills will only happen and there is no power or strength save with Him."





Salaat and Duas for the Night of 15 Shaban
In addition to Dua e Kumayl , Salaat Jafaar e Tayyar and Salawat Sha'abania Recite the following in tabs below:
According to Montakhab al Hasani it is recommended to pray immediately after Magrib prayer(before Isha prayer),
offer 2 rakat salat in each rakat after al Hamd recite 7 times Sura Ikhlass.

After salam read this dua 21 times and do not talk to anyone until recitation is completed
(Source Tahfat al Radhwia from Sayyid MuhammadRadhi razawi Kashmiri)

اَللهُمَّ اِنَّكَ عَظِيْمٌ ذُوْ اَناَةٍ وَلَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا لِحُكْمِكَ يَا اللهُ يَا اللهُ يَا اللهُ اَلْاَمَان اَلْاَمَان اَلْاَمَان
Allaahumma Innak A’zeemun D’u Anaatin Wa Laa T’aaqata Lanaa Li—h’ukmika Yaa Allah Yaa Allah Yaa Allah A
l —amaan Al —amaan Al —amaan;
O Allah, verily Thou art Sublime, Patient, gives respite, (because) we do not have the capacity to withstand the conditions that take effect under Thy authority. O Allah! O Allah! O Allah! Mercy! Mercy! Mercy!

مِنَ الطَّاعُوْنِ وَالْوَبَآءِوَمَوْتِ فَجَعَةٍ وَسُوْءِ الْقَضَآءٍ وَ شمَتَتِ الْعَادَآءِ رَبَّنَا نَكْشِفْ عَنَّا الْعَذَابَ اِنَّا مُوْمِنُنَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ
Minat T’aa--o’on Wal Wabaaa—i Wa Mawti Faja—a’tin Wa Soo—il Qaz”aaa-i Wa Shamatatil Aa’—aaaa—i Rabbanak—shif A’nnal A’x’aaba Innaa Moo—minoona Bi—rah’matika Yaa Arh’amar Rah’imeen
(Safety from the) rampant epidemics, accidental death, evil events, and rejoicing of enemies at (our) misfortune. O our Lord take away from us the pain and torment, truly we believe in Thy Mercy, O the most Merciful!

Another 4 unit prayer Iqbal Aamal
The following has been narrated on the authority of God‟s Prophet (as),
“Whoever says four units of prayers between the night prayers on the fifteenth night of Sha‟ban, and in each unit he recites Sura Hamd once, and Sura Ikhass ten times.( eleven times in another narration.)
Once finished say the following,10 times each
يَا رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لَنَا
يَا رَبِّ ارْحَمْنَا
يَا رَبِّ تُبْ عَلَيْنَا
„O Lord! Forgive us‟ ten times,
„O Lord! Have mercy upon us‟ ten times,
„O Lord! Return to us‟ ten times,
THEN Sura Ikhlass twenty one times.

Then say the following,10 times
سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي يُحْيِي الْمَوْتَى وَ يُمِيتُ الْأَحْيَاءَ وَ هُوَ عَلى‌ كُلِّ شَيْ‌ءٍ قَدِيرٌ
„Glory be to Him who gives life and causes to die, and He causes to die what is living and He has power over all things‟ ten times.


God the Sublime would fulfill his needs in this world and the Hereafter. God would hand his Record of Deeds to his right hand and he would be under the protection of God the Sublime until the following year.‟ ”
Shaykh al-Tusy in ‘Misbah al-Mutahajjid’, has narrated a Hadith about the merits of the fifteenth night of Sha`ban entailing that Abu-Yahya asked Imam Ja`far al-sadiq (a.s) about the best of supplications at this night. The Imam (a.s) instructed him saying:
“After you finish the obligatory `Isha' Prayer, you may offer a
Two Rak`ah prayer
in the first of which you should recite
Surah of al-Fatihah and Surah of al-Kafirun and
in the second you should recite
Surah of al-Fatihah and Surah of al-Tawhid.
When you accomplish the prayer,
you may repeat
‘subhanallah’ thirty-three times,
‘alhamdulillah’ thirty-three times,
and ‘allahu-akbar’ thirty-four times.
You may then say the following supplication:



يَا مَنْ إلَيْهِ مَلْجَأُ الْعِبَادِ فِي الْمُهِمَّاتِ،
ya man ilayhi malja’u al`ibadi fi almuhimmati
O He to Whom the servants (of Him) resort in urgencies

وَإلَيْهِ يَفْزَعُ الْخَلْقُ فِي الْمُلِمَّاتِ،
wa ilayhi yafza`u alkhalqu fi almulimmati
and to Whom the creatures turn in ordeals;

يَا عَالِمَ الْجَهْرِ وَالْخَفِيَّاتِ،
ya `alima aljahri wal-khafiyyati
O He Who knows the open and the hidden matters;

يَا مَنْ لا تَخْفَى عَلَيْهِ خَوَاطِرُ الأَوْهَامِ وَتَصَرُّفُ الْخَطَرَاتِ،
ya man la takhfa `alayhi khawatiru alawhami wa tasarrfu alkhatarati
O He from Whom neither the ideas of illusions nor the initiatives of delusions can be concealed;

يَارَبَّ الْخَلائِقِ وَالْبَرِيَّاتِ،
ya rabbi alkhala’iqi wal-bariyyati
O the Lord of creatures and beings;

يَا مَنْ بِيَدِهِ مَلَكُوتُ الأَرَضِينَ وَالسَّمَاوَاتِ،
ya man biyadihi malakutu alaradina wal-ssamawati
O He Who grasps the kingdoms of the earth and the heavens;

أَنْتَ اللّهُ لا إلهَ إلاَّ أَنْتَ،
anta allahu la ilaha illa anta
You are verily Allah; there is no god save You;

أَمُتُّ إلَيْكَ بِلا إلهَ إلاَّ أَنْتَ،
amutt ilayka bila ilaha illa anta
I thus try to connect with you in the name of ‘There is no god save You’

فَيَا لا إلهَ إلاَّ أَنْتَ اجْعَلْنِي فِي هذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ مِمَّنْ نَظَرْتَ إلَيْهِ فَرَحِمْتَهُ،
faya la ilaha illa anta aj`alny fi hadhihi allaylati mimmn nazarta ilayhi farahimtahu
So, O He save Whom there is no god: (please) include me at this night with those at whom You have looked and thus You have mercy upon them;

وَسَمِعْتَ دُعَاءَهُ فَأَجَبْتَهُ،
wa sami`ta du`a‘ahu fa-ajabtahu
and with those whose prayers have been heard by You and thus You have responded to them;

وَعَلِمْتَ اسْتِقَالَتَهُ فَأَقَلْتَهُ،
wa `alimta astiqalatahu fa-aqaltahu
and with those whose true repentance has been admitted by You and thus You have accepted it;

وَتَجَاوَزْتَ عَنْ سَالِفِ خَطِيئَتِهِ وَعَظِيمِ جَرِيرَتِهِ،
wa tajawazta `an salifi khatiiatihi wa `azimi jariratihi
and You have thus overlooked their past sins and enormous offenses.

فَقَدِ اسْتَجَرْتُ بِكَ مِنْ ذُنُوبِي،
faqadi astajartu bika min dhunubi
verily, I am seeking Your shelter against my sins,

وَلَجَأْتُ إلَيْكَ فِي سَتْرِ عُيُوبِي.
wa lajatu ilayka fi satri `uyubi
and I am resorting to You so that You may conceal my defects.

اللّهُمَّ فَجُدْ عَلَيَّ بِكَرَمِكَ وَفَضلِكَ،
allahumma fajud `alayy bikaramika wa fadlika
O Allah: (please) bestow lavishly upon me with Your generosity and Favor;

وَاحْطُطْ خَطَايَايَ بِحِلْمِكَ وَعَفْوِكَ،
wahtut khataiaiya bihilmika wa `afwika
and condone my misdeeds out of Your forbearance and pardon,

وَتَغَمَّدْنِي فِي هذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ بِسَابِغِ كَرَامَتِكَ،
wa taghammdny fi hadhihi allaylati bisabighi karamatika
and encompass me, at this night, with Your opulent honoring,

وَاجْعَلْنِي فِيهَا مِنْ أَوْلِيَائِكَ الَّذِينَ اجْتَبَيْتَهُمْ لِطَاعَتِكَ،
waj`alny fiha min awlia’ika alladhina ajtabaytahum lita`atika
and include me at this night with Your intimate servants whom You have selected for obeying You,

وَاخْتَرْتَهُمْ لِعِبَادَتِكَ،
wakhtartahum li`ibadatika
and whom You have chosen for worshipping You,

وَجَعَلْتَهُمْ خَالِصَتَكَ وَصِفْوَتَكَ.
wa ja`altahum khalisataka wa sifwataka
and whom You have made Your elite and select people.

اللّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي مِمَّنْ سَعَدَ جَدُّهُ،
allahumma aj`alny mimmn sa`ada jadduhu
O Allah: (please) make me of those whose efforts are of a happy end,

وَتَوَفَّرَ مِنَ الْخَيْرَاتِ حَظُّهُ،
wa tawaffra mina alkhayrati hazzuhu
and those whose shares of good things are big,

وَاجْعَلْنِي مِمَّنْ سَلِمَ فَنَعِمَ،
waj`alny mimmn salima fana`ima
and make me of those who enjoy blissful life as they have been safe (from sins)

وَفَازَ فَغَنِمَ،
wa faza faghanima
and those who have been awarded excellently as they have won,

وَاكْفِنِي شَرَّ مَا أَسْلَفْتُ،
wakfiny sharr ma aslaftu
and rescue me from the evil consequences of what I have committed,

وَاعْصِمْنِي مِنَ الإزْدِيَادِ فِي مَعْصِيَتِكَ،
wa`simny mina alazdiadi fi ma`siyatika
and save me from doing more acts of disobedience to You,

وَحَبِّبْ إلَيَّ طَاعَتَكَ وَمَا يُقَرِّبُنِي مِنْكَ وَيُزْلِفُنِي عِنْدَكَ.
wa habbib ilayya ta`ataka wa ma yuqarribuny minka wa yuzlifuny `indaka
and make me love the acts of obedience to You and whatever draws me near You and approaches me toward You.

سَيِّدِي إلَيْكَ يَلْجَأُ الْهَارِبُ،
sayyidy ilayka yalja’u alharibu
O my Master: a fugitive resorts to none save You,

وَمِنْكَ يَلْتَمِسُ الطَّالِبُ،
wa minka yaltamisu alttalibu
and a needy begs none save You,

وَعَلَى كَرَمِكَ يُعَوِّلُ الْمُسْتَقِيلُ التَّائِبُ،
wa `ala karamika yu`awwilu almustaqilu altta’ibu
and only on Your generosity does a repentant, contrite one depends

أَدَّبْتَ عِبَادَكَ بِالتَّكَرُّمِ وَأَنْتَ أَكْرَمُ الأَكْرَمِينَ،
addabta `ibadaka bilttakarrumi wa anta akramu alakramina
You have disciplined Your servants by means of generosity; and You are verily the most Generous of all those who are generous.

وَأَمَرْتَ بِالْعَفْوِ عِبَادَكَ وَأَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ.
wa amarta bil`afui `ibadaka wa anta alghafuru alrrahimu
and You have instructed Your servants to pardon; and You are verily the All-forgiving, the All-merciful.

اللّهُمَّ فَلا تَحْرِمْنِي مَا رَجَوْتُ مِنْ كَرَمِكَ،
allahumma fala tahrimny ma rajawtu min karamika
O Allah: (please) do not deprive me of Your generosity for which I hope,

وَلا تُؤْيِسْنِي مِنْ سَابِغِ نِعَمِكَ،
wa la tu´iisny min sabighi ni`amika
and do not make me despair of Your opulent bounties,

وَلا تُخَيِّبْنِي مِنْ جَزِيلِ قِسَمِكَ فِي هذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ لأهْلِ طَاعَتِكَ،
wa la tukhayybny min jazili qisamika fi hadhihi allaylati liahli ta`atika
and do not disappoint me of Your abundant sustenance that You decide, this night, for those who are obedient to You,

وَاجْعَلْنِي فِي جُنَّةٍ مِنْ شِرَارِ بَرِيَّتِكَ،
waj`alny fi junnatin min shirari bariyyatika
and include me with Your protection against Your evil creatures.

رَبِّ إنْ لَمْ أَكُنْ مِنْ أَهْلِ ذلِكَ فَأَنْتَ أَهْلُ الْكَرَمِ وَالْعَفْوِ وَالْمَغْفِرَةِ،
rabbi in lam akun min ahli dhalika fanta ahlu alkarami wal-`afui wal-maghfirati
O my Lord: If I do not deserve so, then You are worthy of acting generously to me, and pardoning and forgiving me,

وَجُدْ عَلَيَّ بِمَا أَنْتَ أَهْلُهُ لا بِمَا أَسْتَحِقُّهُ،
wa jud `alayya bima anta ahluhu la bima astahiqquhu
and (please) bestow upon me magnanimously according to that which befits You, not according to what I deserve,

فَقَدْ حَسُنَ ظَنِّي بِكَ،
faqad hasuna zanni bika
verily, I carry an excellent opinion about You,

وَتَحَقَّقَ رَجَائِي لَكَ،
wa tahaqqaqa rajaiy laka
and I do hope for You,

وَعَلِقَتْ نَفْسِي بِكَرَمِكَ
wa `aliqat nafsi bikaramika
and my self is hanged to the rope of Your generosity,

فَأَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ،
fa-anta arhamu alrrahimina
for You are verily the most Merciful of all those who show mercy,

وَأَكْرَمُ الأَكْرَمِينَ.
wa akramu alakramina
and You are the most Generous of all those who are generous.

اللّهُمَّ وَاخْصُصْنِي مِنْ كَرَمِكَ بِجَزِيلِ قِسَمِكَ،
allahumma wakhsusny min karamika bijazili qisamika
O Allah: (please) confer upon me exclusively with an abundant share of what You decide, out of Your generosity,

وَأَعُوذُ بِعَفْوِكَ مِنْ عُقُوبَتِكَ،
wa a`udhu bi`afwika min `uqubatika
and I seek refuge with Your pardon against Your chastisement,

وَاغْفِرْ لِيَ الذَّنْبَ الَّذِي يَحْبِسُ عَلَيَّ الْخُلُقَ،
wa ghfir liya aldhdhanba alladhy yahbisu `alayya alkhuluqa
and (please) forgive me the sin that prevents me from enjoying high morals,

وَيُضَيِّقُ عَلَيَّ الرّزْقَ
wa yudayyiqu `alayya alrrzqa
and suppresses my sustenance,

حَتَّى أَقُومَ بِصَالِحِ رِضَاكَ،
hatta aquma bisalihi ridaka
so that I will do that which excellently achieves Your satisfaction

وَأَنْعَمَ بِجَزِيلِ عَطَائِكَ،
wa an`ama bijazili `ata’ika
and I will enjoy Your profuse granting,

وَأَسْعَدَ بِسَابِغِ نَعْمَائِكَ،
wa as`ada bisabighi na`ma’ika
and I will be delighted by Your abundant bounties.

فَقَدْ لُذْتُ بِحَرَمِكَ،
faqad ludhtu biharamika
I am having recourse to Your sanctity,

وَتَعَرَّضْتُ لِكَرَمِكَ،
wa ta`arradtu likaramika
and I am asking for Your generosity,

وَاسْتَعَذْتُ بِعَفْوِكَ مِنْ عُقُوبَتِكَ،
wasta`adhtu bi`afwika min `uqubatika
and I am taking shelter in Your pardon against Your punishment,

وَبِحِلْمِكَ مِنْ غَضَبِكَ،
wa bihilmika min ghadabika
and in Your forbearance against Your ire.

فَجُدْ بِمَا سَأَلْتُكَ،
fajud bima sa-altuka
So, (please) bestow upon me generously with that which I have asked from You,

وَأَنِلْ مَا الْتَمَسْتُ مِنْكَ،
wa anil ma altamastu minka
and confer upon me with that which I have begged from You,

أَسْأَلُكَ بِكَ لا بِشَيْءٍ هُوَ أَعْظَمُ مِنْكَ.
asaluka bika la bishay‘in huwa a`zamu minka
I beseech You in Your name, since there is nothing great that You are.

You may prostrate yourself and repeat the following twenty times:
يَا رَبِّ.
ya rabb(i)
O my Lord!

And then repeat the following seven times:
يَا اَللهُ.
ya allah(u)
O Allah!

And then repeat the following seven times:
لا حَوْلَ وَلا قُوَّةَ إلاَّ بِاللّهِ.
la hawla wala quwwata illa billah(i)
There is neither might nor power save with Allah.

And then repeat the following ten times
مَا شَاءَ اللهٌُ.
ma sha’allah(u)
Only that which Allah wants (will be).

And then repeat the following ten times
:
لا قُوَّةَ إلاَّ بِاللّهِ.
la quwwata illa billahi
There is no power save with Allah.

You may then pray to Almighty Allah for sending blessings upon the Holy Prophet and ask for settling your requests. It is mentioned in Hadith 'By Allah I swear, even if you pray for needs as many as raindrops, Almighty Allah, out of His generosity and favors, will settle them all.”




اللّهُمَّ بِحَقِّ لَيْلَتِنَا هذِهِ وَمَوْلُودِهَا
allahumma bihaqqi laylatina hadhihi wa mawludiha
O Allah: I beseech You in the name of this night and in the name of him whom was born at it

وَحُجَّتِكَ وَمَوْعُودِهَا،
wa hujjtika wa maw`udiha
and in the name of Your Argument and in the name of Your promise in it,

الَّتِي قَرَنْتَ إلَى فَضْلِهَا فَضْلاً،
allaty qaranta ila fadliha fadlan
the night that You have added a new merit to its many merits

فَتَمَّتْ كَلِمَتُكَ صِدْقاً وَعَدْلاً،
fatammt kalimatuka sidqan wa `adlan
So, Your Word has been accomplished truly and fairly;

لا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَاتِكَ،
la mubaddla likalimatika
no one can change Your words,

وَلا مُعَقِّبَ لآيَاتِكَ،
wa la mu`aqqba li-ayatika
nor obscure Your signs,

نُورُكَ الْمُتَأَلِّقُ،
nuruka almutalliqu
(He is) Your glowing Light

وَضِيَاؤُكَ الْمُشْرِقُ،
wa diau´uka almushriqu
and Your bring splendor

وَالْعَلَمُ النُّورُ فِي طَخْيَاءِ الدَّيْجُورِ،
wal-`alamu alnnuru fi takhya‘i alddayjuri
and the luminous sign in the obscurity of darkness

الْغَائِبُ الْمَسْتُورُ
algha’ibu almasturu
and the absent and the concealed,

جَلَّ مَوْلِدُهُ، وَكَرُمَ مَحْتِدُهُ،
jalla mawliduhu wa karuma mahtiduhu
Lofty is his birth and noble is his lineage

وَالْمَلائِكَةُ شُهَّدُهُ،
wal-mala’ikatu shuhhaduhu
and the angels are his witnesses

وَاللّهُ نَاصِرُهُ وَمُؤَيِّدُهُ،
wallahu nasiruhu wa mu´ayyduhu
and Allah is his Supporter and Backer

إذَا آنَ مِيعَادُهُ وَالْمَلائِكَةُ أَمْدَادُهُ،
idha ana mi`aduhu wal-mala’ikatu amdaduhu
when his time comes and the angels shall be his sponsors;

سَيْفُ اللّهِ الَّذِي لا يَنْبُو،
sayfu allahi alladhy la yanbu
(He shall act as) the sword of Allah that shall never miss the target,

وَنُورُهُ الَّذِي لا يَخْبُو،
wa nuruhu alladhy la yakhbu
and His light that shall never be extinguished

وَذُو الْحِلْمِ الَّذِي لا يَصْبُو،
wa dhu alhilmi alladhy la yasbu
And the forbearing person who shall never deviate the truth.

مَدَارُ الدَّهْرِ،
madaru alddhri
and the motive and reason of the course of events,

وَنَوَامِيسُ الْعَصْرِ،
wa nawamisu al`asri
and the one for whom the laws of ages have been made

وَوُلاةُ الأَمْرِ،
wa wulatu alamri
and (one of) the men of authority

وَالْمُنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِمْ مَا يَتَنَزَّلُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ،
wal-munazzalu `alayhim ma yatanazzalu fi laylati alqadri
who receive that which is revealed on the Grand Night.

وَأَصْحَابُ الْحَشْرِ وَالنَّشْرِ،
wa ashabu alhashri wal-nnashri
and the managers of the Resurrection and the Account;

تَرَاجِمَةُ وَحْيِهِ،
tarajimatu wahyihi
(They are) the interpreters of His revelations

وَوُلاةُ أَمْرِهِ وَنَهْيِهِ.
wa wulatu amrihi wa nahiihi
and in charge of what is deemed lawful and what is deemed unlawful by Him.

اللّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَى خَاتِمِهِمْ وَقَائِمِهِمُ
allahumma fasalli `ala khatimihim wa qa’imihim
O Allah: send blessings on their seal and their Riser

الْمَسْتُورِ عَنْ عَوَالِمِهِمْ.
almasturi `an `awalimihim
whom is hidden from their world.

اللّهُمَّ وَأَدْرِكْ بِنَا أَيَّامَهُ
allahumma wa adrik bina ayyamahu
O Allah: (please) make us causes for the coming of him,

وَظُهُورَهُ وَقِيَامَهُ،
wa zuhurahu wa qiyamahu
and causes for his advent and reappearance

وَاجْعَلْنَا مِنْ أَنْصَارِهِ،
waj`alna min ansarihi
and (please) include us with his supporters

وَاقْرِنْ ثأْرَنَا بِثَأْرِهِ،
waqrin tha’rana bitha’rihi
and join our vengeance to his

وَاكْتُبْنَا فِي أَعْوَانِهِ وَخُلَصَائِهِ،
waktubna fi a`wanihi wa khulasa’ihi
and decide us to be among his assistants and retinue.

وَأَحْيِنَا فِي دَوْلَتِهِ نَاعِمِينَ،
wa ahiina fi dawlatihi na`imina
and make us live in bliss in his reign,

وَبِصُحْبَتِهِ غَانِمِينَ،
wa bisuhbatihi ghanimina
and make us win the ecstasy of his companionship,

وَبِحَقِّهِ قَائِمِينَ،
wa bihaqqhi qa’imina
and make us of those who carry out our duty toward him,

وَمِنَ السُّوءِ سَالِمِينَ،
wa mina alssu‘I salimina
and save us from evil.

يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ،
ya arhama alrrahimina
O the most Merciful of all those who show mercy.

وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ،
walhamdu lillahi rabbi al`alamina
All praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.

وَصَلَوَاتُهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
wa salawatuhu `ala sayydina muhammadin
His blessings be upon our master, Muhammad

خَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّينَ وَالْمُرْسَلِينَ
khatami alnnabiyyina wal-mursalina
the seal of the Prophets and the Messengers,

وَعَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ الصَّادِقِينَ
wa `ala ahli baytihi alssadiqina
and upon his Household, the veracious,

وَعِتْرَتِهِ النَّاطِقِينَ،
wa `itratihi alnnatiqina
and his offspring, the spokespersons of the truth,

وَالْعَنْ جَمِيعَ الظَّالِمِينَ،
wal-`an jami`a alzzalimina
and curse all the wrongdoers

وَاحْكُمْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ
wahkum baynana wa baynahum
and judge between them and us

يَا أَحْكَمَ الْحَاكِمِينَ.
ya ahkama alhakimina
O the Most Just of all judges.




اللّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ
allahumma anta alhayyu alqayyumu
O Allah: You are verily the Ever-living, the Self-Subsisting,

الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ
al`aliyyu al`azimu
the Most High, the All-great,

الْخَالِقُ الرَّازِقُ
alkhaliqu alrraziqu
the Creator, the Sustainer,

الْمُحْيِي الْمُمِيتُ
almuhiy almumitu
the Giver of live, the Causer of death,

الْبَدِيءُ الْبَدِيعُ،
albadi‘u albadi`u
the Originator, the Maker.

لَكَ الْجَلالُ،
laka aljalalu
To You is the Majesty

وَلَكَ الْفَضْلُ،
wa laka alfadlu
and to You is the favor,

وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ،
wa laka alhamdu
and to You is all praise,

وَلَكَ الْمَنُّ،
wa laka almann
and to You is thanks,

وَلَكَ الْجُودُ،
wa laka aljudu
and to You is magnanimity,

وَلَكَ الْكَرَمُ،
wa laka alkaramu
and to You is generosity,

وَلَكَ الأَمْرُ،
wa laka alamru
and to You do belong all affairs,

وَلَكَ الْمَجْدُ،
wa laka almajdu
and to You is glory,

وَلَكَ الشُّكْرُ،
wa laka alshshkru
and to You is gratitude;

وَحْدَكَ لا شَرِيكَ لَكَ،
wa hdaka la sharika laka
You are alone without having any partner with You.

يَا وَاحِدُ يَا أَحَدُ يَا صَمَدُ
ya wahidu ya ahadu ya samadu
O the One: O the Absolute: O the Besought of all:

يَا مَنْ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ
ya man lam yalid wa lam yulad
O He Who neither begets nor is He begotten,

وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ،
wa lam yakun lahu kufwan ahadun
and there is none like to Him.

صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin
(please do) bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad

وَاغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي
waghfir li warhamny
and forgive me; and have mercy upon me;

وَاكْفِنِي مَا أَهَمَّنِي
wakfiny ma ahammany
and relieve me from whatever has aggrieved me;

وَاقْضِ دَيْنِي،
waqdi dayni
and help me settle my debt;

وَوَسِّعْ عَلَيَّ فِي رِزْقِي،
wa wassi` `alayy fi rizqi
and expand my provisions;

فَإنَّكَ فِي هذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ كُلَّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ تَفْرُقُ،
fa’innaka fi hadhihi allaylati kull amrin hakimin tafruqu
for You, at this night, make distinct all affairs of wisdom;

وَمَنْ تَشَاءُ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ تَرْزُقُ،
wa man tasha‘u min khalqika tarzuqu
and You grant sustenance to whomever You wish among Your creatures.

فَارْزُقْنِي وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ،
farzuqny wa anta khayru alrraziqina
So, (please do) grant me sustenance and You are verily the Best of sustainers.

فَإنَّكَ قُلْتَ وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ الْقَائِلِينَ النَّاطِقِينَ:
fa’innaka qulta wa anta khayru alqa’ilina alnnatiqina:
You have said—and You are the Best of those who speak and utter—

(وَاسْأَلُوَا اللّهَ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ)
“was-alu allaha min fadlihi”
“Ask Allah of His bounty.”

فَمِنْ فَضْلِكَ أَسْأَلُ،
famin fadlika as-alu
I thus ask You of Your bounty;

وَإيَّاكَ قَصَدْتُ،
wa ‘iyyaka qasadtu
and to You do I turn my face;

وَابْنَ نَبِيِّكَ اعْتَمَدْتُ،
wabna nabiyyka a`tamadtu
and the intercession of Your Prophet’s son do I seek;

وَلَكَ رَجَوْتُ،
wa laka rajawtu
and for You do I hope.

فَارْحَمْنِي يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
farhamny ya arhama alrrahimina
So, (please do) have mercy upon me; O the most Merciful of all those who show mercy.





اللّهُمَّ اقْسِمْ لَنَا مِنْ خَشْيَتِكَ
allahumma aqsim lana min khashiyatika
O Allah: (please do) grant us an amount of fearfulness of You

مَا يَحُولُ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ مَعْصِيَتِكَ،
ma yahulu baynana wa bayna ma`siyatika
that prevents us from committing acts of disobedience to You;

وَمِنْ طَاعَتِكَ مَا تُبَلِّغُنَا بِهِ رِضْوَانَكَ،
wa min ta`atika ma tuballghuna bihi ridwanaka
and an amount of obedience to You that makes us attain Your satisfaction;

وَمِنَ الْيَقِينِ مَا يَهُونُ عَلَيْنَا بِهِ مُصِيبَاتُ الدُّنْيَا.
wa mina aliyaqini ma yahunu `alayna bihi musibatu alddunya
and an amount of conviction that help us tolerate the vicissitudes of this worldly life.

اللّهُمَّ أَمْتِعْنَا بِأَسْمَاعِنَا وَأَبْصَارِنَا وَقُوَّتِنَا
allahumma amti`na biasma`ina wa absarina wa quwwatina
O Allah: (please do) make us enjoy our hearings, sights, and powers

مَا أَحْيَيْتَنَا وَاجْعَلْهُ الْوَارِثَ مِنَّا،
ma ahiyaytana waj`alhu alwaritha minna
so long as You decide to keep us alive; and (please do) make it the inheritor of us.

وَاجْعَلْ ثأْرَنَا عَلَى مَنْ ظَلَمَنَا،
waj`al tharana `ala man zalamana
And (please do) make us avenge ourselves against them who wrong us;

وَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى مَنْ عَادَانَا،
wansurna `ala man `adana
and back us against them who antagonize us;

وَلا تَجْعَلْ مُصِيبَتَنَا فِي دِينِنَا،
wa la taj`al musibatana fi dinina
and do not suffer misfortunes in affairs of our religion;

وَلا تَجْعَلِ الدُّنْيَا أَكْبَرَ هَمِّنَا وَلا مَبْلَغَ عِلْمِنَا،
wa la taj`ali alddunya akbara hammna wa la mablagha `ilmina
and do not make our worldly affairs happen to be our greatest concern or our utmost knowledge;

وَلا تُسَلِّطْ عَلَيْنَا مَنْ لا يَرْحَمُنَا،
wa la tusallt `alayna man la yarhamuna
and do not set him who does not have mercy upon us, as master over us;

بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
birahmatika yarhama alrrahimina
in the name of Your mercy; O the most Merciful of all those who show mercy.

Reported by Abu-Yahya al-San`aniy, as well as other thirty trustworthy individuals, from Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (a.s) and Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq (a.s) as follows:
Offer a
four Rak`ah prayer in each Rak`ah recite the
Surah of al-Fatihah once
and the Surah of al-Tawheed one hundred times.
After accomplishment, you may say the following dua:


اللّهُمَّ إنِّي إلَيْكَ فَقِيرٌ،
allahumma inni ilayka faqirun
O Allah: I am in need for You,

وَمِنْ عَذَابِكَ خَائِفٌ مُسْتَجِيرٌ.
wa min `adhabika kha’ifun mustajirun
and I am fearful of You and seeking Your shelter against Your chastisement.

اللّهُمَّ لا تُبَدِّلِ اسْمِي،
allahumma la tubaddil ismi
O Allah: (please) do not erase my name,

وَلا تُغَيِّرْ جِسْمِي،
wa la tughayyir jismi
and do not change my body,

وَلا تَجْهَدْ بَلائِي،
wa la tajhad bala’y
and do not increase my ordeals,

وَلا تُشْمِتْ بِي أَعْدَائِي،
wa la tushmit by a`da’y
and do not make my enemies rejoice at my misfortune.

أَعُوذُ بِعَفْوِكَ مِنْ عِقَابِكَ،
a`udhu bi`afwika min `iqabika
I resort to Your pardon against Your punishment,

وَأَعُوذُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِكَ،
wa a`udhu birahmatika min `adhabika
and I resort to Your mercy against Your chastisement,

وَأَعُوذُ بِرِضَاكَ مِنْ سَخَطِكَ،
wa a`udhu biridaka min sakhatika
and I resort to Your pleasure against Your wrath,

وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْكَ،
wa a`udhu bika minka
and I resort to You from You

جَلَّ ثَنَاؤُكَ
jalla thanau´uka
Enormous be the praise of You

أَنْتَ كَمَا أَثْنَيْتَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ
anta kama athnayta `ala nafsika
You are as exactly as You have praised Yourself,

وَفَوْقَ مَا يَقُولُ الْقَائِلُونَ.
wa fawqa ma yaqulu alqa’iluna
and above all that which is said about You.

This prayer is also in Iqbal Aamal quoting Abi Muhammad Harun ibn Musa al Taakbari
A’mal of Surah Yaseen(as in Almanac PET)
Recite Soorah Yaseen 3 times as under:
(i) Once for long life
(ii) Once for prosperity.
(iii) Once for safety from misfortune.
Then recite the following 21 times, without speaking in between:
(Source Tahfat al Radhwia from Sayyid MuhammadRadhi razawi Kashmiri)

اَللهُمَّ اِنَّكَ عَظِيْمٌ ذُوْ اَناَةٍ وَلَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا لِحُكْمِكَ يَا اللهُ يَا اللهُ يَا اللهُ اَلْاَمَان اَلْاَمَان اَلْاَمَان
Allaahumma Innak A’zeemun D’u Anaatin Wa Laa T’aaqata Lanaa Li—h’ukmika Yaa Allah Yaa Allah Yaa Allah A
l —amaan Al —amaan Al —amaan;
O Allah, verily Thou art Sublime, Patient, gives respite, (because) we do not have the capacity to withstand the conditions that take effect under Thy authority. O Allah! O Allah! O Allah! Mercy! Mercy! Mercy!

مِنَ الطَّاعُوْنِ وَالْوَبَآءِوَمَوْتِ فَجَعَةٍ وَسُوْءِ الْقَضَآءٍ وَ شمَتَتِ الْعَادَآءِ رَبَّنَا نَكْشِفْ عَنَّا الْعَذَابَ اِنَّا مُوْمِنُنَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ
Minat T’aa--o’on Wal Wabaaa—i Wa Mawti Faja—a’tin Wa Soo—il Qaz”aaa-i Wa Shamatatil Aa’—aaaa—i Rabbanak—shif A’nnal A’x’aaba Innaa Moo—minoona Bi—rah’matika Yaa Arh’amar Rah’imeen
(Safety from the) rampant epidemics, accidental death, evil events, and rejoicing of enemies at (our) misfortune. O our Lord take away from us the pain and torment, truly we believe in Thy Mercy, O the most Merciful!
According to the Holy Prophet(saws) it is desirable to pray a
100 Raka’t Namaaz tonight, in 50 sets of 2 Raka’t
each as follows:
In every Raka’t, after the recitation of Soorah Al Faatih’ah, recite Soorah Al Ikhlaas 10 times.
After the Namaaz recite the following:
(i) Aayaatul Kursee 10 times
ii) Al Faatih’ah 10 times
iii) Subh’aanallah 100 times

According to Imam Jaa’far As Sadiq (A.S.) It is desirable to pray a 6 Rak—a’t Salaat tonight, in 3 sets of 2 Raka’t each, as under:
In every Raka’t recite Surah Al Faatih’ah, Surah Yaa Seeen ,Surah Al Mulk & Surah Ikhlass



Special Duas for Salat Layl on Night of 15 Shaban- Iqbal Aamal
This supplication is recited immediately after the Tahajjud / Shab /Layl Salaat at the last hours of night.


إلهِي تَعَرَّضَ لَكَ فِي هذَا اللَّيْلِ الْمُتَعَرِّضُونَ،
ilahy ta`arrada laka fi hadha allayli almuta`arriduna
O Allah: tonight the seekers of favors, restless and eager, present themselves to You;

وَقَصَدَكَ الْقَاصِدُونَ،
wa qasadaka alqasiduna
the determined aspirers have You in mind;

وَأَمَّلَ فَضْلَكَ وَمَعْرُوفَكَ الطَّالِبُونَ،
wa ammla fadlaka wa ma`rufaka alttalibuna
those who make requests look long and attentively at Your obligingness and kindness;

وَلَكَ فِي هذَا اللَّيْلِ نَفَحَاتٌ وَجَوَائِزُ
wa laka fi hadha allayli nafahatun wa jawa’izu
You, in this night, give gifts, bounties beyond measure,

وَعَطَايَا وَمَوَاهِبُ
wa `ataya wa mawahibu
free donations, and favors,

تَمُنُّ بِهَا عَلَى مَنْ تَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ،
tamunnu biha `ala man tasha‘u min `ibadika
to those whom You will from among Your servants when they make a request,

وَتَمْنَعُهَا مَنْ لَمْ تَسْبِقْ لَهُ الْعِنَايَةُ مِنْكَ،
wa tamna`uha man lam tasbiq lahu al`inaiyatu minka
and say no to those who do not try to get in advance (remain behind) for obtaining the bounties from You.

وَهَا أَنَا ذَا عُبَيْدُكَ الْفَقِيرُ إلَيْكَ
wa ha ana dha `ubayduka alfaqiru ilayka
I, a modest needy bondman,

الْمُؤَمِّلُ فَضْلَكَ وَمَعْرُوفَكَ،
almu´ammilu fadlaka wa ma`rufaka
am hopeful of Your obligingness and kindness.

فَإنْ كُنْتَ يَا مَوْلايَ تَفَضَّلْتَ فِي هذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ
fain kunta ya mawlaiya tafaddalta fi hadhihi allaylati `ala ahadin min khalqika
Indeed if You, O My Master, bestows a favor on any one, in this night, from among Your created beings,

وَعُدْتَ عَلَيْهِ بِعَائِدَةٍ مِنْ عَطْفِكَ
wa `udta `alayhi bi`a’idatin min `atfika
and multiply profits and gains for him out of love and affection,

فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
fasalli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin
please send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad:

الطَّيِّبِينَ الطَّاهِرِينَ الْخَيِّرِينَ الْفَاضِلِينَ،
alttiyyibina alttahirina alkhayyrina alfadilina
the pure, the immaculate, the virtuous, and the righteous;

وَجُدْ عَلَيَّ بِطَوْلِكَ وَمَعْرُوفِكَ
wa jud `alayya bitawlika wa ma`rufika
and then let me have enough and be contented on account of Your liberality and obligingness,

يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ،
ya rabba al`alamina
O Lord of the worlds!

وَصَلَّى اللّهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ خَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّينَ
wa salla allahu `ala muhammadin khatami alnnabiyyina
May Allah send blessings upon Muhammad, the seal of the Prophets,

وَآلِهِ الطَّاهِرِينَ
wa alihi alttahirina
and upon his Household, the immaculate,

وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيماً
wa sallama tasliman
and may He exalt them very much.

إنَّ اللّهَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ.
inn allaha hamidun majidun
verily, Allah is worthy of all praise, full of all glory.

اللّهُمَّ إنِّي أَدْعُوكَ كَمَا أَمَرْتَ
allahumma inni ad`uka kama amarta
O Allah: I am praying You as You ordered me to do,

فَاسْتَجِبْ لِي كَمَا وَعَدْتَ
fastajib li kama wa`adta
So, (please) respond to me as You promised.

إنَّكَ لا تُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَادَ.
innaka la tukhlifu almi`ada
verily, You never break Your promise.

The Holy Prophet (sawa) used to recite the following in Sajdah tonight after the Shab / Tahajjud prayers:
It can also be recited tonight after praying a 10 Raka’t Namaaz in 5 sets of 2 Raka’t each;
in each Raka’t recite
Soorah Al Faatih’ah once, and
Soorah Al Ikhlaas 10 times]

It is recommended to do the prostrations and say the supplications that are reported from the Holy Prophet (a.s).


سَجَدَ لَكَ سَوَادِي وَخَيَالِي،
sajada laka sawady wa khayali
Prostrating before You are my body and my shadow

وَآمَنَ بِكَ فُؤَادِي،
wa amana bika fu´adi
and my heart is in full faith of You

هذِهِ يَدَايَ وَمَا جَنَيْتُهُ عَلَى نَفْسِي،
hadhihi yadaiya wa ma janaytuhu `ala nafsi
These are my two hands and this is what I have committed against myself,

يَا عَظِيمُ تُرْجَى لِكُلِّ عَظِيمٍ
ya `azimu turja likulli `azimin
O the All-great: You are hoped for all enormous things;

اغْفِرْ لِيَ الْعَظِيمَ
aghfir liya al`azima
Please, forgive me my serious offences

فَإنَّهُ لا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ الْعَظِيمَ إلاَّ الرَّبُّ الْعَظِيمُ.
fa’innhu la yaghfiru aldhdhanba al`azima illa alrrabbu al`azimu
because none can forgive the serious sin except the All-great Lord.


The Holy Prophet (a.s) then raised his head and then prostrated himself again, saying:

أَعُوذُ بِنُورِ وَجْهِكَ الَّذِي أَضَاءَتْ لَهُ السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالأَرَضُونَ،
a`udhu binuri wa jhika alladhy ada‘at lahu alssamawatu wal-araduna
I seek the protection of the light of Your Face that has lit the heavens and the earth

وَانْكَشَفَتْ لَهُ الظُّلُمَاتُ،
wankashafat lahu alzzulumatu
and has removed all darkness

وَصَلَحَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرُ الأَوَّلِينَ وَالآخِرِينَ
wa salaha `alayhi amru al-awwalina wal-akhirina
and has made active all the affairs of the past and the coming generations

مِنْ فُجْأَةِ نَقِمَتِكَ،
min fuj-ati naqimatika
against Your sudden chastisement

وَمِنْ تَحْوِيلِ عَافِيَتِكَ،
wa min tahwili `afiyatika
and against withdrawing the good health that You have granted me

وَمِنْ زَوَالِ نِعْمَتِكَ.
wa min zawal-i ni`matika
and against the vanishing of Your bounties.

اللّهُمَّ ارْزُقْنِي قَلْباً تَقِيّاً نَقِيّاً
allahumma arzuqny qalban taqiyyan naqiyyan
O Allah: (please) grant me a heart that is pious and pure,

وَمِنَ الشِّرْكِ بَرِيئاً
wa mina alshshirki bari’an
and is released from polytheism,

لا كَافِراً وَلا شَقِيّاً.
la kafiran wa la shaqiyyan
and is neither atheist nor unhappy.


The Holy Prophet (a.s) then attached his face to the ground and said:

عَفَّرْتُ وَجْهِي فِي التُّرَابِ
`affartu wajhy fi altturabi
I am putting my face on the ground

وَحُقَّ لِي أَنْ أَسْجُدَ لَكَ
wa huqqa li an asjuda laka
and it is my duty to prostrate myself before You


Holy Prophet (a.s) then said, “Do you know what this night is? This is the night of the half of Sha`ban. At this night, shares of provisions are distributed, ages are decided, and the pilgrims are appointed. Verily, Almighty Allah, at this night, forgives as many of His creatures as the hairs of the goats of Kalb Tribe. Almighty Allah also orders angels to descend to the earth, to Makkah, at this night.”
SALAT LAYL- SPECIAL DUAS after each 2 Units -Book Iqbal Aamal
The following is narrated based on documents on the authority of my grandfather Abi Ja‟far al-Tusi – may God be pleased with him – about deeds for the middle of Sha‟ban.
After First 2 Units

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ شَجَرَةِ النُّبُوَّةِ وَ مَوْضِعِ الرِّسَالَةِ
Allahumma salli ‘ala Muhammadin wa Aali Muhammad, shajaratin-nubuwwati wa mawdi‘ir-risalah.
O Allah! Send blessings upon Muhammad and his progeny, the tree of Prophethood and the position of the Prophetic mission.

وَ مُخْتَلَفِ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَ مَعْدِنِ الْعِلْمِ وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِ الْوَحْيِ
Wa mukhtalafil-mala’ikati wa ma‘dinil-‘ilmi wa Ahlal-Baytil-wahy.
And the place where angels descend, the source of knowledge, and the Household of revelation.

وَ أَعْطِنِي فِي هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ أُمْنِيَّتِي وَ تَقَبَّلْ وَسِيلَتِي
Wa a‘tinī fī hādhihi al-laylati umniyyatī wa taqabbal wasīlatī.
Grant me my wish on this night and accept my supplication.

فَإِنِّي بِمُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلِيٍّ وَ أَوْصِيَائِهِمَا إِلَيْكَ أَتَوَسَّلُ وَ عَلَيْكَ أَتَوَكَّلُ
Fa innī bi-Muhammadin wa ‘Aliyyin wa awsiyā’ihimā ilayka atawassalu wa ‘alayka atawakkalu.
For indeed, I seek intercession through Muhammad, Ali, and their successors, upon You do I rely.

وَ لَكَ أَسْأَلُ يَا مُجِيبَ الْمُضْطَرِّينَ يَا مَلْجَأَ الْهَارِبِينَ
Wa laka as’alu yā Mujībal-mudtarrīn, yā malja’al-hāribīn.
And to You, I ask, O Answerer of the distressed, O refuge of the fugitives.

وَ مُنْتَهَى رَغْبَةِ الرَّاغِبِينَ وَ نَيْلِ الطَّالِبِينَ
Wa muntahā raghbatir-rāghibīn wa naylit-tālibīn.
The ultimate desire of those who seek and the grantor of requests.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَاةً كَثِيرَةً طَيِّبَةً
Allahumma salli ‘ala Muhammadin wa Aali Muhammad salātan kathīratan tayyibah.
O Allah! Send abundant and pure blessings upon Muhammad and his progeny.

تَكُونُ لَكَ رِضًا وَ لِحَقِّهِمْ قَضَاءً
Takūnu laka ridan wa lihaqqihim qadhā’an.
That pleases You and fulfills their due rights.

اللَّهُمَّ اعْمُرْ قَلْبِي بِطَاعَتِكَ وَ لَا تُخْزِنِي بِمَعْصِيَتِكَ
Allahumma a‘mur qalbī bi-tā‘atik wa lā tukhzinī bi-ma‘ṣiyatik.
O Allah! Fill my heart with Your obedience and do not disgrace me through disobedience.

وَ ارْزُقْنِي مُوَاسَاةَ مَنْ قَتَّرْتَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ رِزْقِكَ
Wa arzuqnī muwāsāta man qattarta ‘alayhi min rizqik.
Grant me the ability to support those whose sustenance You have limited.

بِمَا وَسَّعْتَ عَلَيَّ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ فَإِنَّكَ وَاسِعُ الْفَضْلِ
Bimā wassa‘ta ‘alayya min faḍlik fa innaka wāsi‘ul-faḍl.
With the abundance You have granted me from Your grace, for indeed You are Most Generous.

وَازِعُ الْعَدْلِ لِكُلِّ خَيْرٍ أَهْلٌ
Wāzi‘ul-‘adli likulli khayrin ahl.
The One who upholds justice and is worthy of all goodness.


After Second 2 Units

اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الْمَدْعُوُّ وَ أَنْتَ الْمَرْجُوُّ وَ رَازِقُ الْخَيْرِ وَ كَاشِفُ السُّوءِ
Allahumma Antal-mad‘ū wa Antal-marjū wa rāziqul-khayri wa kāshifus-sū’.
O Allah! You are the One who is called upon, the One who is hoped for, the Provider of goodness, and the Remover of affliction.

الْغَفَّارُ ذُو الْعَفْوِ الرَّفِيعِ وَ الدُّعَاءِ السَّمِيعِ
Al-Ghaffāru Dhul-‘Afwi ar-Rafī‘, wa ad-du‘ā’is-samī‘.
The Most Forgiving, the Possessor of Pardon, the Exalted, and the Hearer of supplications.

أَسْأَلُكَ فِي هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ الْإِجَابَةَ وَ حُسْنَ الْإِنَابَةِ
As’aluka fī hādhihil-laylati al-ijābata wa husnal-inābah.
I ask You on this night for an answered prayer and sincere return to You.

وَ التَّوْبَةَ وَ الْأَوْبَةَ وَ خَيْرَ مَا قَسَمْتَ فِيهَا
Wa at-tawbata wa al-awbata wa khayra mā qasamta fīhā.
For repentance, turning back to You, and the best of what You have decreed in it.

وَ فَرَقْتَ مِنْ كُلِّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ
Wa faraqta min kulli amrin ḥakīm.
And from every wise decree that You have determined.

فَأَنْتَ بِحَالِي زَعِيمٌ عَلِيمٌ وَ لِي وَ بِي‌ رَحِيمٌ
Fa Anta bi-ḥālī za‘īmun ‘alīmun, waliyyun wa bī raḥīm.
For You are fully aware of my condition, my Guardian, and Most Merciful to me.

امْنُنْ عَلَيَّ بِمَا مَنَنْتَ بِهِ عَلَى الْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ
Umnun ‘alayya bimā mananta bihi ‘alal-mustad‘afīna min ‘ibādik.
Bestow upon me what You have granted to the oppressed among Your servants.

وَ اجْعَلْنِي مِنَ الْوَارِثِينَ وَ فِي جِوَارِكَ مِنَ اللَّابِثِينَ
Wa aj‘alnī minal-wārithīn wa fī jawārika minal-lābithīn.
And make me among the inheritors, residing near You for eternity.

فِي دَارِ الْقَرَارِ وَ مَحَلِّ الْأَخْيَارِ
Fī dāril-qarāri wa maḥallil-akhyār.
In the abode of permanence and the dwelling of the righteous.

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سُبْحَانَ الْوَاحِدِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُهُ
Subḥānal-wāḥid alladhī lā ilāha ghayruh.
Glory be to the One, there is no god but Him.

الْقَدِيمِ الَّذِي لَا بَدْءَ لَهُ الدَّائِمِ الَّذِي لَا نَفَادَ لَهُ
Al-qadīmil-ladhī lā bad’a lah, ad-dā’im alladhī lā nafāda lah.
The Eternal, who has no beginning, the Everlasting, who never ends.

الدَّائِبِ الَّذِي لَا فَرَاغَ لَهُ الْحَيِّ الَّذِي لَا يَمُوتُ
Ad-dā’ib alladhī lā farāgha lah, al-ḥayy alladhī lā yamūt.
The Constant, who is never unoccupied, the Living, who does not die.

خَالِقِ مَا يُرَى‌ وَ مَا لَا يُرَى
Khāliqi mā yurā wa mā lā yurā.
The Creator of what is seen and what is unseen.

عَالِمِ كُلِّ شَيْ‌ءٍ بِغَيْرِ تَعْلِيمٍ
‘Ālimi kulli shay’in bighayri ta‘līm.
The Knower of all things without being taught.

السَّابِقِ فِي عِلْمِهِ مَا يَهْجُسُ الْمَرْءُ فِي وَهْمِهِ‌
As-sābiqi fī ‘ilmihī mā yahjusu al-mar’u fī wahmih.
The One whose knowledge precedes whatever a person imagines in his mind.

سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى‌ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ‌
Subḥānahu wa ta‘ālā ‘ammā yushrikūn.
Glory be to Him, and Exalted is He above what they associate with Him.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ سُؤَالَ مُعْتَرِفٍ بِبَلَائِكَ الْقَدِيمِ
Allāhumma innī as’aluka su’āla mu‘tarifin bibalā’ikal-qadīm.
O Allah! I ask You as one who acknowledges Your ancient trials.

وَ نَعْمَائِكَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ خَيْرِ أَنْبِيَائِكَ
Wa na‘mā’ika an tuṣalliya ‘alā Muḥammad khayri anbiyā’ik.
And Your blessings, that You bestow prayers upon Muhammad, the best of Your prophets.

وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ أَصْفِيَائِكَ وَ أَحِبَّائِكَ
Wa ahli baytihi aṣfiyā’ika wa aḥibbā’ik.
And his household, Your chosen ones and beloved ones.

وَ أَنْ تُبَارِكَ لِي فِي لِقَائِكَ
Wa an tubārika lī fī liqā’ika.
And that You bless me in my meeting with You.

After Fourth 2 Units

يَا كَاشِفَ الْكَرْبِ وَ مُذَلِّلَ كُلِّ صَعْبٍ
Yā Kāshifal-karb wa mudhallila kulli ṣa‘b.
O Remover of distress and Subduer of every hardship.

وَ مُبْتَدِئَ النِّعَمِ قَبْلَ اسْتِحْقَاقِهَا
Wa mubtadi’an-ni‘am qabla istiḥqāqihā.
And the One who initiates blessings before they are deserved.

وَ يَا مَنْ مَفْزَعُ الْخَلْقِ إِلَيْهِ وَ تَوَكُّلُهُمْ عَلَيْهِ
Wa yā man mafza‘ul-khalqi ilayhi wa tawakkuluhum ‘alayh.
O He to whom creation flees for refuge and upon whom they rely.

أَمَرْتَ بِالدُّعَاءِ وَ ضَمِنْتَ الْإِجَابَةَ
Amarta bid-du‘ā’i wa ḍaminta al-ijābah.
You commanded supplication and guaranteed the response.

فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
Faṣalli ‘alā Muḥammad wa āli Muḥammad.
So bestow blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad.

وَ ابْدَأْ بِهِمْ فِي كُلِّ خَيْرٍ
Wa ibda’ bihim fī kulli khayr.
And begin with them in every goodness.

وَ افْرِجِ هَمِّي وَ ارْزُقْنِي بَرْدَ عَفْوِكَ
Wa afrij hammī wa arzuqnī barda ‘afwik.
Relieve my distress and grant me the coolness of Your pardon.

وَ حَلَاوَةَ ذِكْرِكَ وَ شُكْرَكَ وَ انْتِظَارَ أَمْرِكَ
Wa ḥalāwata dhikrik wa shukrik wa intizāra amrik.
And the sweetness of Your remembrance, gratitude, and awaiting Your command.

انْظُرْ إِلَيَّ نَظْرَةً رَحِيمَةً مِنْ نَظَرَاتِكَ
Unẓur ilayya naẓratan raḥīmatan min naẓarātik.
Look upon me with a merciful glance from among Your glances.

وَ أَحْيِنِي مَا أَحْيَيْتَنِي مَوْفُوراً مَسْتُوراً
Wa aḥyinī mā aḥyaytanī mawfūran mastūrā.
And let me live as long as You keep me alive, in abundance and protected.

وَ اجْعَلِ الْمَوْتَ لِي جَذَلًا وَ سُرُوراً
Wa aj‘alil-mawta lī jadhalan wa surūrā.
And make death for me a joy and a delight.

وَ اقْدِرْ لِي وَ لَا تُقَتِّرْ فِي حَيَاتِي
Wa aqdir lī wa lā tuqattir fī ḥayātī.
Grant me sustenance and do not restrict my provision.

إِلَى حِينِ وَفَاتِي حَتَّى أَلْقَاكَ مِنَ الْعَيْشِ سَئِماً
Ilā ḥīni wafātī ḥattā alqāka minal-‘ayshi sā’iman.
Until the time of my death, so that I meet You weary of this life.

وَ إِلَى الْآخِرَةِ قَرِماً
Wa ilal-ākhirati qariman.
And longing for the Hereafter.

إِنَّكَ عَلى‌ كُلِّ شَيْ‌ءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Innaka ‘alā kulli shay’in qadīr.
Indeed, You have power over all things.


After Fifth 2 Units before you stand up to say the Al-Vatr prayers:

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَ‌ الشَّفْعِ وَ الْوَتْرِ وَ اللَّيْلِ إِذا يَسْرِ
Allāhumma Rabba ash-shaf‘ wa al-watr wa al-layli idhā yasr.
O Allah, Lord of the even and the odd, and the night as it passes.

بِحَقِّ هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ الْمَقْسُومِ فِيهَا بَيْنَ عِبَادِكَ مَا تَقْسِمُ
Biḥaqqi hādhihi al-laylati al-maqsūm fīhā bayna ‘ibādika mā taqsim.
By the right of this night in which You distribute among Your servants what You will.

وَ الْمَحْتُومِ فِيهَا مَا تَحْتِمُ
Wa al-maḥtūm fīhā mā taḥtim.
And that which is decreed in it, as You ordain.

أَجْزِلْ فِيهَا قِسَمِي
Ajzil fīhā qismī.
Grant me an abundant share in it.

وَ لَا تُبَدِّلِ اسْمِي وَ لَا تُغَيِّرْ جِسْمِي
Wa lā tubaddil ismī wa lā tughayyir jismī.
Do not change my name, nor alter my body.

وَ لَا عَنِ الرُّشْدِ عَمًى
Wa lā ‘ani ar-rushdi ‘amā.
And do not lead me away from guidance into blindness.

وَ اخْتِمْ لِي بِالسَّعَادَةِ وَ الْقَبُولِ
Wa akhtim lī bis-sa‘ādati wa al-qabūl.
Seal my fate with happiness and acceptance.

يَا خَيْرَ مَرْغُوبٍ إِلَيْهِ وَ مَسْئُولٍ
Yā khayra marghūbin ilayhi wa mas’ūl.
O the best One to whom we turn and from whom we ask.


In Qunoot in Vitr
Then stand up to say the Al-Vatr prayers. Once you finish the qunoot supplications for the Al-Vatr prayer and while you are still standing up before bending down say the following supplications:

اللَّهُمَّ يَا مَنْ شَأْنُهُ الْكِفَايَةُ وَ سُرَادِقُهُ الرِّعَايَةُ
Allāhumma yā man shā’nuhu al-kifāyah wa surādīquhu ar-ri‘āyah.
O Allah, the One whose affair is sufficiency, and His sanctuary is care.

يَا مَنْ هُوَ الرَّجَاءُ وَ الْأَمَلُ وَ عَلَيْهِ فِي الشَّدَائِدِ الْمُتَّكَلُ
Yā man huwa arrajā’u walamalu wa ‘alayhi fī ashshadā’id almuttaqal.
O the One who is hope and expectation, and upon whom we rely in hardships.

مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَ أَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ
Massaniyaddurru wa anta arḥamu arrāḥimīn.
I have been touched by harm, and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.

وَ ضَاقَتْ عَلَيَّ الْمَذَاهِبُ وَ أَنْتَ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ
Wa ḍāqat ‘alayya almadhāhibu wa anta khayru arrāziqīn.
And the paths have become narrow for me, and You are the best of providers.

كَيْفَ أَخَافُ وَ أَنْتَ رَجَائِي وَ كَيْفَ أَضِيعُ وَ أَنْتَ لِشِدَّتِي وَ رَخَائِي
Kayfa akhāfu wa anta rajā’ī wa kayfa aḍī‘u wa anta lishiddatī wa rakhā’ī.
How should I fear when You are my hope, and how should I be lost when You are my strength in difficulty and ease?

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِمَا وَارَتِ الْحُجُبُ مِنْ جَلَالِكَ وَ جَمَالِكَ
Allāhumma innī as’aluka bimā wāratilḥujubu min jalālika wa jamālika.
O Allah, I ask You by what is veiled by the curtains of Your Majesty and Your Beauty.

وَ بِمَا أَطَافَ الْعَرْشُ مِنْ بَهَاءِ كَمَالِكَ
Wa bimā aṭāfa al‘arshu min bahā’i kamālika.
And by what the Throne is surrounded by of the splendor of Your perfection.

وَ بِمَعَاقِدِ الْعِزِّ مِنْ عَرْشِكَ الثَّابِتِ الْأَرْكَانِ
Wa bimā‘āqidi al‘izz min ‘arshika aththābitilarkan.
And by the places of honor in Your Throne, with its firm pillars.

وَ بِمَا تُحِيطُ بِهِ قُدْرَتُكَ مِنْ مَلَكُوتِ السُّلْطَانِ
Wa bimā tuḥīṭu bihi qudratuka min malakūti assultān.
And by what Your power encompasses from the dominion of sovereignty.

يَا مَنْ لَا رَادَّ لِأَمْرِهِ وَ لا مُعَقِّبَ لِحُكْمِهِ
Yā man lā rādda liamrihi wa lā mu‘aqqiba liḥukmih.
O the One whose command cannot be turned back, and whose judgment is not reversed.

اضْرِبْ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَ أَعْدَائِي سِتْراً مِنْ سِتْرِكَ
Idhrib baynī wa bayna a‘dā’ī sitran min sitrik.
Place between me and my enemies a veil from Your veiling.

وَ كَافِيَةً مِنْ أَمْرِكَ
Wa kāfiyatan min amrik.
And a sufficiency from Your command.

يَا مَنْ لَا تَخْرِقُ قُدْرَتَهُ عَوَاصِفُ الرِّيَاحِ
Yā man lā takhriqu qudratahu ‘awāṣifu arriyāḥ.
O the One whose power is not breached by the storms of the winds.

وَ لَا تَقْطَعُهُ بَوَاتِرُ الصِّفَاحِ
Wa lā taqṭa‘uhu bawātiru asṣifāḥ.
And whose course is not cut by the sudden blows of the spears.

وَ لَا تَنْفُذُ فِيهِ عَوَامِلُ الرِّمَاحِ
Wa lā tanfuḏu fīhi ‘awāmilu arrimāḥ.
And whose being is not pierced by the forces of the spears.

يَا شَدِيدَ الْبَطْشِ يَا عَالِيَ الْعَرْشِ
Yā shadīda albaṭshi yā ‘ālīya al‘arsh.
O the One of severe grip, O the Exalted of the Throne.

اكْشِفْ ضُرِّي يَا كَاشِفَ ضُرِّ أَيُّوبَ
Ikshif ḍurrī yā kāshifa ḍurri Ayyūb.
Remove my hardship, O One who removed the hardship of Job.

وَ اضْرِبْ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَ مَنْ يَرْمِينِي بِبَوَائِقِهِ
Wa iḍrib baynī wa bayna man yarmīnī bibawā’iqih.
And strike between me and those who target me with their evil plans.

وَيَسْرِي إِلَيَّ طَوَارِقُهُ بِكَافِيَةٍ مِنْ كَوَافِيكَ
Wa yasrī ilayya ṭawāriquhu bikāfiyatim min kawāfīki.
And let his calamities approach me with the sufficiency of Your protection.

وَ وَاقِيَةٍ مِنْ دَوَاعِيكَ
Wa wāqiyatan min dawā‘īki.
And protect me from the destructive forces of Your will.

وَ فَرِّجْ هَمِّي وَ غَمِّي
Wa farrij hammi wa ghammi.
Relieve my distress and my sorrow.

يَا فَارِجَ غَمِّ يَعْقُوبَ
Yā fārija ghammi Y‘aqūb.
O Reliever of the grief of Jacob.

وَ اغْلِبْ لِي مَنْ غَلَبَنِي
Wa aghlib lī man ghalabanī.
And give me victory over those who have wronged me.

يَا غَالِباً غَيْرَ مَغْلُوبٍ
Yā ghāliban ghayra maghlūb.
O the One who triumphs, never defeated.

وَ رَدَّ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِغَيْظِهِمْ لَمْ يَنالُوا خَيْراً
Wa radda Allāhu alladhīna kafarū bighayẓihim lam yanālū khayran.
And Allah returned those who disbelieved with His wrath, and they did not attain any good.

وَ كَفَى اللَّهُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الْقِتَالَ
Wa kafā Allāhu almu’minīn alqitāl.
And Allah sufficed the believers in the battle.

وَ كانَ اللَّهُ قَوِيًّا عَزِيزاً
Wa kāna Allāhu qawiyyāan ‘azīzāan.
And Allah is Strong, Almighty.

فَأَيَّدْنَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا عَلى‌ عَدُوِّهِمْ فَأَصْبَحُوا ظَاهِرِينَ
Fa ayyadnā alladhīna āmanū ‘alā ‘adūhīm faaṣbaḥūẓāhirīn.
Then We supported those who believed against their enemies, and they became victorious.

يَا مَنْ نَجَّى نُوحاً مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ
Yā man najjā Nūḥan min alqawmi azẓālimīn.
O the One who saved Noah from the oppressive people.

وَ يَا مَنْ نَجَّى لُوطاً مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الْفَاسِقِينَ
Wa yā man najjā Lūṭan min alqawmi alfāsiqīn.
And O the One who saved Lot from the sinful people.

يَا مَنْ نَجَّى هُوداً مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الْعَادِينَ
Yā man najjā Hūdān min alqawmi al‘Ādīn.
And O the One who saved Hud from the people of ‘Ād.

يَا مَنْ نَجَّى مُحَمَّداً مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الْمُسْتَهْزِئِينَ
Yā man najjā Muḥammadan min alqawmi almustahzi’īn.
And O the One who saved Muhammad from the mocking people.

أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّ شَهْرِنَا هَذَا وَ أَيَّامِهِ
As’aluka biḥaqqi shahrinā hādhā wa ayyāmihi.
I ask You by the right of this month and its days.

الَّذِي كَانَ رَسُولُكَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يَدْأَبُ فِي صِيَامِهِ وَ قِيَامِهِ
Alladhī kāna rasūlukā ṣallā Allāhu ‘alayhi wa ālihī yad’abu fī ṣiyāmihī wa qiyāmihī.
In which Your Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, was diligent in fasting and standing in prayer.

مَدَى سِنِيهِ وَ أَعْوَامِهِ
Madā sinīhī wa a‘wāmihī.
Throughout his years and seasons.

أَنْ تَجْعَلَنِي فِيهِ مِنَ الْمَقْبُولِينَ أَعْمَالَهُمْ
An taj‘alani fīhī min almaqbūlīn a‘mālahum.
That You make me among those whose deeds are accepted in it.

الْبَالِغِينَ فِيهِ آمَالَهُمْ
Albālighīn fīhī āmālahum.
And those who reach their hopes in it.

وَ الْقَاضِينَ فِي طَاعَتِكَ آجَالَهُمْ
Wa alqaḍīn fī ṭā‘atikā ājālahum.
And those whose term in Your obedience is completed.

وَ أَنْ تُدْرِكَ بِي صِيَامَ الشَّهْرِ الْمُفْتَرَضِ
Wa an tudrikī bī ṣiyāma ashshahri almuftaraḍī.
And that I complete the fast of the obligatory month.

شَهْرِ الصِّيَامِ عَلَى التَّكْمِلَةِ وَ التَّمَامِ
Shahri asṣiyāmi ‘alā attakmīlati wa attamām.
The month of fasting, completed in perfection.

وَ اسْلَخْهَا بِانْسِلَاخِي مِنَ الْآثَامِ
Wa aslakḥahā biansilākhī min alāthām.
And cleanse it by my removal from sins.

فَإِنِّي مُتَحَصِّنٌ بِكَ ذُو اعْتِصَامٍ
Fa innī mutaḥaṣṣinun bika dhū i‘tiṣāmin.
For indeed, I am fortified with You, holding fast to You.

بِأَسْمَائِكَ الْعِظَامِ وَ مُوَالاةِ أَوْلِيَائِكَ الْكِرَامِ
Biasmā’ika al‘iẓāmī wa muwālāti awliyā’ika alkrāmī.
By Your great names, and the love of Your noble allies.

أَهْلِ النَّقْضِ وَ الْإِبْرَامِ
Ahlin naqdī wa alibrām.
The people of breaking and binding.

إِمَامٍ مِنْهُمْ بَعْدَ إِمَامٍ مَصَابِيحِ الظَّلَامِ
Imāmīn minhum ba‘da imāmin maṣābīḥi azzalām.
A leader from them after another, the lights in the darkness.

وَ حُجَجِ اللَّهِ عَلَى جَمِيعِ الْأَنَامِ
Wa ḥujajillāhi ‘alā jamī‘ilanām.
And the proofs of Allah over all of creation.

عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْكَ أَفْضَلُ الصَّلَاةِ وَ السَّلَامُ
‘Alayhim minkā afḍalu aṣṣalāti wa assalām.
Upon them, the best of blessings and peace from You.

اللَّهُمَّ وَ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّ الْبَيْتِ الْحَرَامِ
Allāhumma wa innī as’aluka biḥaqqi albayti alḥarām.
O Allah, and I ask You by the right of the Sacred House.

وَ الرُّكْنِ وَ الْمَقَامِ وَ الْمَشَاعِرِ الْعِظَامِ
Wa arrukni wa almaqāmi wa almashā‘iri al‘iẓām.
And by the corner, and the standing place, and the sacred sites.

أَنْ تَهَبَ لِيَ اللَّيْلَةَ الْجَزِيلَ مِنْ عَطَائِكَ
An tahiba lī allaylata aljazīla min ‘aṭā’ika.
That You grant me abundant gifts this night from Your bounty.

وَ الْإِعَاذَةَ مِنْ بَلَائِكَ
Wa ali‘ādhata min balā’ika.
And protection from Your afflictions.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ
Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammadin wa ālī baytihi alawṣiyā’i.
O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of his household, the chosen ones.

الْهُدَاةِ الدُّعَاةِ الرُّعَاءِ
Alhudātī addu‘ātī arru‘ā’i.
The guides, the callers to the truth, the shepherds.

وَ أَنْ لَا تَجْعَلَ حَظِّي مِنْ هَذَا الدُّعَاءِ تِلَاوَتَهُ
Wa an lā taj‘ala ḥaẓī min hādha addu‘ā’i tilāwatih.
And do not make my portion from this supplication its recitation.

وَ اجْعَلْ حَظِّي مِنْهُ إِجَابَتَهُ
Wa aj‘al ḥaẓī minhu ijābatah.
But make my portion from it its acceptance.

إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Innaka ‘alā kulli shay’in qadīr.
Indeed, You are capable of all things.


Arabic in para with Quran ayat refrences
اللَّهُمَّ يَا مَنْ شَأْنُهُ الْكِفَايَةُ وَ سُرَادِقُهُ الرِّعَايَةُ يَا مَنْ هُوَ الرَّجَاءُ وَ الْأَمَلُ وَ عَلَيْهِ فِي الشَّدَائِدِ الْمُتَّكَلُ‌ مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَ أَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ‌
وَ ضَاقَتْ عَلَيَّ الْمَذَاهِبُ‌ وَ أَنْتَ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ‌ كَيْفَ أَخَافُ وَ أَنْتَ رَجَائِي وَ كَيْفَ أَضِيعُ وَ أَنْتَ لِشِدَّتِي وَ رَخَائِي
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِمَا وَارَتِ الْحُجُبُ مِنْ جَلَالِكَ وَ جَمَالِكَ وَ بِمَا أَطَافَ الْعَرْشُ مِنْ بَهَاءِ كَمَالِكَ وَ بِمَعَاقِدِ الْعِزِّ مِنْ عَرْشِكَ الثَّابِتِ الْأَرْكَانِ وَ بِمَا تُحِيطُ بِهِ قُدْرَتُكَ مِنْ مَلَكُوتِ السُّلْطَانِ
يَا مَنْ لَا رَادَّ لِأَمْرِهِ وَ لا مُعَقِّبَ لِحُكْمِهِ‌ اضْرِبْ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَ أَعْدَائِي سِتْراً مِنْ سِتْرِكَ وَ كَافِيَةً مِنْ أَمْرِكَ يَا مَنْ لَا تَخْرِقُ قُدْرَتَهُ عَوَاصِفُ الرِّيَاحِ وَ لَا تَقْطَعُهُ بَوَاتِرُ الصِّفَاحِ وَ لَا تَنْفُذُ فِيهِ عَوَامِلُ الرِّمَاحِ
يَا شَدِيدَ الْبَطْشِ يَا عَالِيَ الْعَرْشِ اكْشِفْ ضُرِّي يَا كَاشِفَ ضُرِّ أَيُّوبَ وَ اضْرِبْ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَ مَنْ يَرْمِينِي بِبَوَائِقِهِ وَ يَسْرِي [و يسر] إِلَيَّ طَوَارِقُهُ بِكَافِيَةٍ مِنْ كَوَافِيكَ وَ وَاقِيَةٍ مِنْ دَوَاعِيكَ وَ فَرِّجْ هَمِّي وَ غَمِّي يَا فَارِجَ غَمِّ يَعْقُوبَ وَ اغْلِبْ لِي مَنْ غَلَبَنِي يَا غَالِباً غَيْرَ مَغْلُوبٍ‌ وَ رَدَّ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِغَيْظِهِمْ لَمْ يَنالُوا خَيْراً وَ كَفَى اللَّهُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الْقِتالَ وَ كانَ اللَّهُ قَوِيًّا عَزِيزاً فَأَيَّدْنَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا عَلى‌ عَدُوِّهِمْ فَأَصْبَحُوا ظاهِرِينَ‌ يَا مَنْ نَجَّى نُوحاً مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ‌ [وَ] يَا مَنْ نَجَّى لُوطاً مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الْفَاسِقِينَ يَا مَنْ نَجَّى هُوداً مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الْعَادِينَ يَا مَنْ نَجَّى مُحَمَّداً مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الْمُسْتَهْزِئِينَ
أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّ شَهْرِنَا هَذَا وَ أَيَّامِهِ الَّذِي كَانَ رَسُولُكَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يَدْأَبُ فِي صِيَامِهِ وَ قِيَامِهِ مَدَى سِنِيهِ وَ أَعْوَامِهِ أَنْ تَجْعَلَنِي فِيهِ مِنَ الْمَقْبُولِينَ أَعْمَالَهُمْ الْبَالِغِينَ فِيهِ آمَالَهُمْ وَ الْقَاضِينَ فِي طَاعَتِكَ آجَالَهُمْ وَ أَنْ تُدْرِكَ بِي صِيَامَ الشَّهْرِ الْمُفْتَرَضِ شَهْرِ الصِّيَامِ عَلَى التَّكْمِلَةِ وَ التَّمَامِ وَ اسْلَخْهَا بِانْسِلَاخِي مِنَ الْآثَامِ فَإِنِّي مُتَحَصِّنٌ بِكَ ذُو اعْتِصَامٍ بِأَسْمَائِكَ الْعِظَامِ وَ مُوَالاةِأَوْلِيَائِكَ الْكِرَامِ أَهْلِ النَّقْضِ وَ الْإِبْرَامِ إِمَامٍ مِنْهُمْ بَعْدَ إِمَامٍ مَصَابِيحِ الظَّلَامِ وَ حُجَجِ اللَّهِ عَلَى جَمِيعِ الْأَنَامِ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْكَ أَفْضَلُ الصَّلَاةِ وَ السَّلَامُ
اللَّهُمَّ وَ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّ الْبَيْتِ الْحَرَامِ وَ الرُّكْنِ وَ الْمَقَامِ وَ الْمَشَاعِرِ الْعِظَامِ أَنْ تَهَبَ لِيَ اللَّيْلَةَ الْجَزِيلَ مِنْ عَطَائِكَ وَ الْإِعَاذَةَ مِنْ بَلَائِكَ اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ الْهُدَاةِ الدُّعَاةِ الرُّعَاءِ وَ أَنْ لَا تَجْعَلَ حَظِّي مِنْ هَذَا الدُّعَاءِ تِلَاوَتَهُ وَ اجْعَلْ حَظِّي مِنْهُ إِجَابَتَهُ‌ إِنَّكَ عَلى‌ كُلِّ شَيْ‌ءٍ قَدِيرٌ.
“ O‟ my God! O‟ He whose Loftiness is written on the borders of the Curtains of the royal court. O‟ He who is hope and aspirations and a place to turn to for all who are in hardship
“…Truly distress has seized me, but You are the Most Merciful of those that are merciful.”1
The roads have become restricted for me but “You are the best Sustainer (of our needs).”2
Why should I fear while You are my hope. How should I be at a loss while You are my savings for times of hardship.
O‟ my God! I ask You by Your Glory and Beauty that are behind veils, by the Splendor of Your Perfection that has encircled the Throne and by the juncture of the Might of Your Throne, with steadfast pillars and by the Dominion of Your Authority over which Your Power has control!
O‟ He whose Orders none can reverse and whose decrees none can procrastinate! Please let there be a cover from Your Cover and a protector between me and my enemies by Your Order.
O‟ He whose Power even destructive winds cannot overcome, sharp swords cannot harm Him, and fine spears cannot penetrate Him. O‟ Mighty of Assault! O‟ Exalted in the Throne!
Please remove my harms – O‟ Remover of harm from Job (as)1! Please place a barrier between me and those who wish to flood me with misfortunes and direct destructive events towards me by Your Sufficiency and Your Protection.
Please relieve me from my worries and sorrow – O‟ He who gave comfort to Jacob‟s sorrow! Please let me overcome those who wish to overcome me – O‟ Conqueror who cannot be overcome!
“And Allah turned back the Unbelievers for (all) their fury: no advantage did they gain; and enough is Allah for the believers in their fight. And Allah is full of Strength, able to enforce His Will.”2
“…But We gave power to those who believed, against their enemies, and they became the ones that prevailed.”3
O‟ He who saved Noah (as) from the oppressive people. O‟ He who saved Lot (as) from the corrupt people. O‟ He who saved Hud (as) from the oppressive people. O‟ He who saved Muhammad (as) from the people who made fun of him.
I ask You for the sake of this month and its days during which Your Prophet (as) used to fast and stay up at nights to worship all during his noble lifetime, to record me amongst those whose deeds are accepted, whose hopes are fulfilled, and have spent their life in Your Obedience. Let me fast all the obligatory fasting month completely and perfectly, so that my sins get all wiped out along with its passage.
I take refuge in You by Your Grand Names, and the friendship of Your Noble Trustees (as) who are in charge of the affairs. Each of them being a Divine Leader (as) after the other. They are the Lights in darkness and God‟s Proofs over all people. May the best of Your Peace and Blessings be upon them (as).
O‟ my God! I ask You for the sake of the Sacred House, Rukn and Maqam4 and the grand Signs to grant me on this night of Your Abundant Donations, and withhold from me Your Calamities. O‟ my God! Please bestow Your Blessings on Muhammad and his Progeny (as). Please do not let my share of this be just reciting this prayer. Rather, let its fulfillment be my share as indeed You have power over all things.‟ ”
1 The Holy Qur‟an: Al-Anbiya 21:83.
2 The Holy Qur‟an: Al-Ma'ida 5:114.
1 Ayoub
2 The Holy Qur‟an: Al-Ahzab 33:25.
3 The Holy Qur‟an: Saf 61:14.
4 Referring to the holy places in the House of God in Ka'ba, i.e. the Station of Abraham, etc.


This night is blessed with the birth of
Imam Mahdi Al Qaem (ajtfs)
On this night, one should be busy in Ziyarat, Munajat and asking our desires and complaining of our separation from our awaited Imam. Our supplications and Salat should always be performed with the thought in the back of our minds of the distance from our leader however we should also keep in mind and be thankful to Allah swt that we are blessed with such a guide. All Duas related to Imam Mahdi (atfs)
Duas for the Day and Night of 15 Shaban

Write an Ariza(Letter)to Imam

Dua Nudbah

Isteghasa to Imam

Ziyarat Aal e Yasin

Ayatullah Wahid Khurasani lecture on 15 Shaban
Transcript

One must seek closeness to Imam al-Mehdi (may Allah hasten his return) the Hujjah of our Time; Wali al-‘Amr; the Greatest Secret (of Allah); the possessor of the divine Occultation and inviter to the message of the Prophet; the Successor of all Prophets and the Successor of all Successors of the Prophets; the physical manifestation of the Justice of Allah; the Flag of Guidance; the one who will destroy all corruption and oppression and those who oppose the truth; the destroyer of the enemies of Allah - the misguided and the disbelievers; the one who will purify the Earth of deviation and worship of the self; the greatest sign of Allah; the one who acts as the connection between the heavens and the earth; our Imam, Master and Qaim, al-Mahdi - may my soul and the souls of all of those in the universe be sacrificed for him.