Datewise Salaahs in the Month of Rajab
As reported in Iqbaal ul-A'maal
2nd Night of Rajab – It has been reported from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon his family): Whosoever recites on the second night of Rajab, a 10 (5x2) Raka’ prayer, reciting in each raka’ Sura Fatiha once and Sura Kafiroon once, Allah will forgive all his sins, big or small, and will write his name among the musalleen until the next year.
3rd Night of Rajab – It has been reported from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon his family): Whoever recites on the third night of Rajab, a 10 (5x2) Raka’ prayer, reciting in each Raka’ Sura Fatiha once and Sura Nasr 5 times, Allah will build him a palace in Jannah, the length and width of which will be 7 times the size of the world.
3rd Day of Rajab - It has been reported from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon his family): Whoever recites on the third day of Rajab, a 4 (2x2) Raka’ prayer, reciting in each Raka’ after Sura Fatiha, Sura Baqarah 163-165, Allah will give him a reward that cannot be described.
4th Night of Rajab – It has been reported from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon his family): Whoever recites on the fourth night of Rajab, a 100 (50x2) raka’ Salaah, in each first Raka' after Sura Fatiha reciting Sura Falaq; in each second Raka' after Sura Fatiha reciting Sura Naas, an angel would descend from each heaven to record the reward for him up until the Resurrection Day when his face shall be as bright as the moon, and he would be given his Record of Deeds to the right hand and he would benefit from an easy reckoning.
5th Night of Rajab - It has been reported from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon his family): Whoever recites on the fifth night of Rajab, a 6 (3x2) Raka’ prayer, reciting in each Raka’ after Sura Fatiha, 25 times Sura Ikhlaas, Allah will give him the reward of 40 prophets, 40 truthful ones, 40 martyrs, and will cause him to pass on the Serat like lightning as if he is riding on a horse made of light.
6th Night of Rajab - It has been reported from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon his family): Whoever recites on the sixth night of Rajab, a 2 Raka' prayer, and in each unit, he recites Sura Fatiha once, and Ayat al-Kursi seven times, a caller from Heaven would call, “O servant of God! You are truly a friend of God indeed. For each letter that you recited in this prayer, there is intercession from the Muslims, you will have seventy-thousand good deeds and each of the good deeds near God are greater than the mountains in this world.”
7th Night of Rajab
The Holy prophet (saws) says that if a person recites 4 unit namaaz on the night of 7th rajab, (such that in each unit after Surah al Hamd recites Surat at Tawheed thrice, Surah alFalaq once, Surah an Naas once. After finishing namaaz recites Salwaat &10 times Tasbeehate Arba’).
Allah will offer him shelter under the Arsh, & give him reward of a person fasting in the month of ramdhan. Till the time he finishes the prayers, the angels pray for his forgiveness. Allah will ease the pangs of death on him & save him from the squeeze in the grave. He will not die unless he sees his place in Paradise, & will be safe from the hardships of Qiyamat.
8th Night of Rajab - It has been reported from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon his family): Whoever recites on the eighth night of Rajab, a 20 (10x2) Raka’ Prayer, in each raka’ after Sura Fatiha, reciting Surah’s Tawheed, Kafiroon and Falaq 3 times each; Allah would reward him the reward of the thankful and the people who persevere and would raise his name amongst the truthful ones and for each letter that he says, Allah would grant him the reward of all the truthful ones and martyrs. It would be as if he recited the whole Quran during the month of Ramadhan. He will be welcomed by seventy angels once he leaves the grave. These angels will give him the glad tidings of Paradise and guide him to it.
9th Night of Rajab - It has been reported from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon his family):
Whoever recites a 2 Raka' of prayer on the ninth night of Rajab and in each unit he
recites the Opening Chapter once, the Al-Takathur Chapter five times, Allah would forgive him, grant him the reward of one-hundred Hajj and Umrah
pilgrimages, send down a million forms of mercy for him, secure him from the
Fire before he moves from his place. Should he die within eighty days, he would be considered a martyr.
10th Night of Rajab - It has been reported from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon his family): Whoever recites on the tenth night of Rajab, a 12 (6x2) Raka' prayer, and in each unit reciting Sura Fatiha once and Sura Ikhlaas three times, Allah would raise a palace for him over a column made of red rubies...In this column there are seven-hundred rooms that are each larger
than this world. All the rooms in it are made of gold, silver, rubies and aquamarine. There are as many houses in this palace as there are stars in the sky with things there that man cannot describe.
11th Night of Rajab - It has been reported from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon his family): Whoever recites on the eleventh night of Rajab, a 12 (6x2) Raka' prayer, and in each unit reciting Sura Fatiha once, and Ayatul Kursi twelve times, Allah will give him the reward of one who has recited the Torah, the Bible, the Psalms, and the Criterion (Quran), and any of the Books which God – the Sublime has revealed to His Prophets. A Caller from the Throne will call, Restart your deeds as indeed God has forgiven you.
12th Night of Rajab - It has been reported from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon his family): Whoever recites on the twelfth night of Rajab, a 2 Raka' prayer, reciting in each unit Sura Fatiha once and Sura Baqara:285-286 ten times, Allah would grant him the reward of those who enjoin to do good and forbid from evil, and the reward of freeing seventy slaves from the progeny of Ishmael, and Allah would grant him seventy mercies.
13th Night of Rajab - It has been reported from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon his family): Whoever recites on the thirteenth night of Rajab, a 10 (5x2) Raka' prayer, reciting in the first Raka' Sura Fatiha and Sura Adiyaat once, and in the other nine units reciting Sura Fatiha and Sura Takathur once each,
Allah would forgive him even if he has been damned by his parents, neither Munkar nor Nakir would not approach or frighten him and he would cross the Bridge like lightning and his Record of Deeds would be handed to his right hand and his Record of Deeds would be made heavier in his favor and he would be granted one-thousand towns in Paradise.
14th Night of Rajab - It has been reported from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon his family): Whoever recites on the fourteenth night of Rajab, a 30 (15x2) Raka' prayer, reciting in each unit Sura Fatiha, Sura Ikhlaas, Aya 110 of Sura Kahf once each,
I swear by Him who controls my life that he would finish his prayer perfectly purified even if his sins are more than the stars in the sky and it would be as if he has recited the whole Book that the Sublime God has sent down.
16th Night of Rajab - It has been reported from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon his family): Whoever recites on the sixteenth night of Rajab, a 30 (15x2) Raka' prayer, reciting in each unit Sura Fatiha and Sura Ikhlaas ten times,
Allah would grant him the reward of seventy martyrs before he finishes his prayer and on the Resurrection Day his brightness would shine and look like the space between Mecca and Medina, and Allah rewards him immunity from the Fire, protection from hypocrisy and frees him from the torture of the grave.
17th Night of Rajab - It has been reported from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon his family): Whoever recites on the seventeenth night of Rajab, a 30 (15x2) Raka' prayer, reciting in each unit Sura Fatiha and Sura Ikhlaas ten times,
Allah would grant him the reward of seventy martyrs before he finishes his prayer.
18th Night of Rajab - It has been reported from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon his family): Whoever recites on the eighteenth night of Rajab, a 2 Raka' prayer, reciting in each unit Sura Fatiha once and Sura Ikhlaas,Sura Falaq and Sura Naas, ten times each,
upon finishing his prayer Allah would tell the angels, I forgive his sins for saying this prayer even if his sins are more than those of a cheating businessman and Allah would place six ditches between him and the Fire the distance between each ditch would be as much as the distance between the sky and the earth.
19th Night of Rajab - It has been reported from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon his family): Whoever recites on the nineteenth night of the month of Rajab, a 4 (2x2) Raka' prayer, reciting in each unit Sura Fatiha once, and 15 times Ayat al-Kursi and 15 times la ilaha illallah,
Allah grants him a reward similar to what He granted Moses. For each letter, he would be granted the reward of a martyr. Allah would resurrect him with angels who give him three glad tidings. First, he would not experience problems at the stopping point in the Hereafter, second there would be no reckoning for him and third he would enter Paradise without any reckoning. And once he stops in front of Allah – the Sublime Allah would greet him and tell him, O my servant! Have no fear or grief since I am pleased with you and Paradise is allowed for you.
20th Night of Rajab - It has been reported from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon his family): Whoever recites on the twentieth night of the month of Rajab, a 2 Raka' prayer, reciting in each unit Sura Fatiha once and Sura Qadr five times,
shall be rewarded the reward of Abraham, Moses, John and Jesus by Allah. Whoever says this prayer shall not be harmed by the genies or men. Allah would look upon him with Mercy.
21st Night of Rajab - It has been reported from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon his family): Whoever recites on the twenty-first night of the month of Rajab, a 6 (3x2) Raka' prayer, reciting in each unit Sura Fatiha once, Sura Kauthar ten times, Sura Ikhlaas ten times,
Allah orders the angels – the Honorable Recorders (Kiraman Katibin) not to record any bad deeds for him for one year and only record his good deeds. I swear by Him who rightfully appointed me to the Prophethood that anyone who loves me and loves Allah and says this prayer – and if he cannot stand up he can pray sitting down – Allah takes pride in it near His angels and says, Indeed I forgive him.
22nd Night of Rajab - It has been reported from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon his family): Recite a 8 (4x2) Raka' prayer, reciting in each unit Sura Fatiha once and Sura Kafiroon seven times.
After finishing the prayer send blessings on the Prophet and his progeny (salawaat) ten times and ask for forgiveness(astaghfirullah Rabbi wa atooboIlayh) ten times.
Rewards-he shall not depart from this world until he sees his place in Paradise. He shall die as a Muslim and shall receive the rewards of seventy Prophets
22nd Rajab Salat from 'Manazeral Akherah by Shaikh Abbas Qummi'
Recite 8 Rak’at (2 rakat X4) in each Rakat after al-Hamd , recite Surah Tawheed 7 times. After finishing Namaaz, recite sawaat 10 times & recite Astaghfirullah Rabbi wa atooboIlayh 10 times.This is reported to be beneficial during death.
23rd Night of Rajab - It has been reported from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon his family): Whoever recites on the twenty-third night of the month of Rajab, a 2 Raka' prayer, reciting in each unit Sura Fatiha once and Sura Dhuha (Chapter 93) five times,
Allah grants him a rank in Paradise for each letter he has recited and for each atheist man or woman a rank for him in Paradise and Allah would also grant him the reward of seventy Hajj pilgrimages, the reward of attending one-thousand funeral processions, the reward of visiting one-thousand patients, plus the reward of fulfilling the needs of one-thousand Muslims.
24th Night of Rajab - It has been reported from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon his family): Whoever recites on the twenty-fourth night of the month of Rajab, a 40 (20x2) Raka' prayer, reciting in each unit Sura Fatiha once and Sura Baqarah Verses 285 and 286 once and Sura Ikhlaas once,
Allah would record the reward of a thousand good deeds, wipe out a thousand of his wrongdoings and raise his rank a thousand degrees. And He would send down a thousand angels from the heavens who raise up their hands and bestow blessings upon him. Allah – the Sublime would grant him health in the world and the Hereafter and t would be as if he has experienced the Night of Destiny.
25th Night of Rajab - It has been reported from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon his family): Whoever recites on the twenty-fifth night of the month of Rajab, a 20 (10x2) Raka' prayer between Maghrib and Isha, reciting in each unit Sura Fatiha once and Sura Baqarah Verses 285 and 286 once and Sura Ikhlaas once,
Allah would protect himself, his wife, his religion, his wealth, his life and his afterlife and he would be forgiven before he moves from his place.
26th Night of Rajab - It has been reported from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon his family): Whoever recites on the twenty-sixth night of the month of Rajab, a 12 (6x2) Raka' prayer, reciting in each unit Sura Fatiha once and Sura Ikhlaas fourty times (in some narrations it has been mentioned four times), would be hugged by the angels and whoever is hugged by the angels would be saved from being stopped at the Bridge, the Reckoning and the Balance. Allah would appoint seventy angels to ask for Allah's forgiveness for him, record rewards for him, and express Allah's greatness for him and they say, "O' my Allah! Please forgive this worshipping servant!" until the morning.
28th Night of Rajab - It has been reported from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon his family): Whoever recites on the twenty-eighth night of the month of Rajab, a 12 (6x2) Raka' prayer, reciting in each unit Sura Fatiha once and Sura A'alaa and Sura Qadr ten times each and after completion of the prayer, recites salawaat and asks forgiveness from Allah 100 times each,
Allah the Glorified would record the reward of the worshipping of the angels for him.
29th Night of Rajab - It has been reported from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon his family): Whoever recites on the twenty-ninth night of the month of Rajab, a 12 (6x2) Raka' prayer, reciting in each unit Sura Fatiha once and Sura A'alaa and Sura Qadr ten times each and after completion of the prayer, recites salawaat and asks forgiveness from Allah 100 times each,
Allah the Glorified would record the reward of the worshipping of the angels for him.
30th Night of Rajab - It has been reported from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon his family): Whoever recites on the thirtieth night of the month of Rajab, a 10 (5x2) Raka' prayer, reciting in each unit Sura Fatiha once and Sura Iklaas ten times,
Allah shall grant him seven towns in Paradise and he would be taken out of the grave with his face shining like the full moon. He would cross the Bridge like glaring lightning and would be saved from the Fire.