The ninth of Dhu’l-hijjah is one of the great days in Islam. On this day, Almighty Allah commanded His servants to obey and worship Him. He thus extended for them the tables of His benevolence and magnanimity. On this day too, Satan becomes abject, lowly, expelled, and angry more than any other day. The conditions for fulfillment or what hinders the acceptance of prayers, are that you must be clean of all things that make you blameworthy when you appear in front of God to pray. The intellect shows that when you want to enter the presence of one of the kings of the time, meet the Prophet (as), or visit someone who is of a high rank, you should prepare yourself in the best way that helps you get closer to them. You should put on your best clothes, show the best temper, and stand or sit in front of them in a way that pleases them. You do your best even though they have no knowledge of your inner thoughts. With these characteristics, this shows how you should deal with the King of your world and your afterlife Who is aware of all the secrets.
Your needs to Him are greater than all that are present in front of you. Once you cleansed yourself and purified your intellect with the water from the clouds of turning to Your Master, and purified your heart with tears of reverence and humbleness for what is yours in this world and the Hereafter, you should make major ritual ablutions as prescribed for the Arafa day as it is one of the most important issues for this day. Make intention for all the ablutions that you may need on this day. Make intention for repentance since you may still have some faults and illnesses of sins, intention for the Arafa day, for demands, for fulfillment of prayers, ec. You should do so before noon so that you may do the noon prayer and the recommended prayers in this state.
You should be more careful about deeds for the Hereafter than deeds for this life. If a king sets an especial day for the people to appear in front of him and presents their needs to him and his chosen servants teach the people what to say and how to act on that day, then the people will make their utmost effort to learn what the chosen servants have taught them with kindness.
Now you are guided by the light of the intellect, the narrations and the guidance of the Prophet. You should know that when you learn all that you need to know when you want to appear in front of the Most Majestic Lord! If you say the supplications when you meet Him but you are thinking about other things then you have surely indicated your ignorance of Him. Then you should be ready for deprivation and condemnation.
Thus you should enter His Presence with the heart and the tongue and all the your parts and organs. When you are in the presence of Him who knows all secrets, your mind and heart should be present when you express these words and you should try that what you say be in line with what you do.
When you exalt Him it should be clear in your thoughts and appearance. It should show that nothing is greater that the Almighty God whom you exalted. Nothing else should be in your mind. When you praise him by saying "Praise be to God‟ you bear witness that praise belongs to Him and He is the most deserved to be praised.
You should try not to have anyone else praised in your mind who may have done you good in this world.When you glorify Him you should not think of glorifying anyone else. Do not let anyone else in your mind. When you exalt Him and recite the Ayat al-Kursi and “Say: He is Allah, the One and Only”1 you should acknowledge that you are confessing to Him and that He is your Lord and you are not concerned with this world.
You should know that you are His servant and are badly in need of Him. You should be so engaged in Him that your inner thoughts indicate it. When you bestow blessings on the Prophet (as), remember that they do not need your bestowal of blessings in your payers after realizing that the Almighty God and the angels bestow blessings upon them. However, it has been reported in the narrations that the gates to the acceptance of prayers and fulfillment of demands is bestowal of blessings upon them in supplications. Once the Almighty God begins to accept your bestowal of blessings upon them, He would be more Merciful and Kind than to not fufill the needs and important issues for which you prayed afterwards.
If you do as we recommended, then you can hope to be a servant who has recognized the rights of his master, confessed to Him, and you may attain His Pleasure and become prosperous in this world and the Hereafter Before Aamal salat ettiquette
The two units of prayer is found in the book of Abi Ali Hassan ibn Muhammad ibn Ismael ibn Muhammad ibn Ashnas Al-Bazzaz – may God have mercy on him. It has been narrated that our Master As-Sadiq Ja‟far ibn Muhammad (as) said, “Whoever says two units of prayer beneath the sky on the Arafa day before leaving the house and confesses to his sins shall attain the salvation which those who pray at Arafa attain and all his past and future sins shall be forgiven.
Another 12 Rakat Salat is reported with Hamd Ayatul kursi & Ikhlass in each rakat then recite some quran & prostrate &
Raise your hands and say the following dua,
“Glory be to Him who is adorned with Might and Prosperity! Glory be to Him who is Kind with Forebearnace! Glory be to Him who counts all things and is aware of all of them. Glory be to Him that glorifications belong to none but Him. Glory be to Lord of Honor and Power! Glory be to the Greatest Great! O‟ Lord! I ask You by the juncture of the Might of Your Throne. And I ask You by Your Grand Name and by the prayers that have been fulfilled. By the Light of Your Face to bestow blessings on Muhammad and his Progeny.”
There are several Tabihaat and Recitations to repeat several times 1.In Iqbal al-A`mal, Sayyid Ibn Tawus says:
Say the following tasbihaat that is reported from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him and his family)
سُبْحَانَ ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلسَّمَاءِ عَرْشُهُ
subhana alladhi fi alssama'i `arshuhu
Glory be to Him Whose Throne is in the heavens.
سُبْحَانَ ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلأَرْضِ حُكْمُهُ
subhana alladhi fi al-ardi hukmuhu
Glory be to Him Whose dominion is on the earth.
سُبْحَانَ ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلْقُبوُرِ قَضَاؤُهُ
subhana alladhi fi alquburi qada'uhu
Glory be to Him Whose decree is in the graves.
سُبْحَانَ ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلْبَحْرِ سَبيلُهُ
subhana alladhi fi albahri sabiluhu
Glory be to Him Whose ways are in oceans.
سُبْحَانَ ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلنَّارِ سُلْطَانُهُ
subhana alladhi fi alnnari sultanuhu
Glory be to Him Whose authority is (clearly shown) in Hellfire.
سُبْحَانَ ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلْجَنَّةِ رَحْمَتُهُ
subhana alladhi fi aljannati rahmatuhu
Glory be to Him Whose mercy is in Paradise.
سُبْحَانَ ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلْقِيَامَةِ عَدْلُهُ
subhana alladhi fi alqiyamati `adluhu
Glory be to Him Whose justice is on the Resurrection Day.
subhana alladhi la malja'a wa la manjan minhu illa ilayhi
Glory be to Him save Whom there is no shelter and no salvation.
2.Then say 100 times:
سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
subhana allahi walhamdu lillahi
All glory be to Allah,all praise be to Allah,
وَلاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ ٱللَّهُ وَٱللَّهُ اَكْبَرُ
wa la ilaha illa allahu wallahu akbaru
there is no god save Allah,and Allah is the Greatest.
3.Then, repeat 100 times Surah al-Tawhid
4. 100 times Ayah al-Kursi2:255-258 and
5.Invoke blessings upon Muhammad and his Household one hundred times-Salwaat.
as'aluka an tusalliya `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin
I beseech You to send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad.
Then, submit your needs and they will be granted, by the permission of Almighty Allah.
Say the following prayer that is reported from Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) who said: If you wish to please Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad (peace be upon them all) you may say the following invocation
اَللَّهُمَّ يَا أَجْوَدَ مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ
allahumma ya ajwada man a`ta
O Allah, O He Who is the most magnanimous of all those who may grant!
وَيَا خَيْرَ مَنْ سُئِلَ
wa ya khayra man su'ila
O He Who is the best of all those who are asked!
وَيَا أَرْحَمَ مَنِ ٱسْتُرْحِمَ
wa ya arhama man isturhima
O He Who is the most Merciful of all those whose mercy may be sought!
Allah is the Greatest incessantly and with eternity
مِمَّا لاَ يُحْصِيهِ ٱلْعَدَدُ
mimma la yuhsihi al`adadu
that no number can describe it,
وَلاَ يُفْنِيهِ ٱلأَمَدُ
wa la yufnihi al-amadu
no eternity can stop it,
وَلاَ يَقْطَعُهُ ٱلأَبَدُ
wa la yaqta`uhu al-abadu
and no eternity can interrupt it.
وَتَبَارَكَ ٱللَّهُ أَحْسَنُ ٱلْخَالِقِينَ
wa tabaraka allahu ahsanu alkhaliqina
Blessed be Allah, the best of creators.
The Prophet (peace be upon him andhis family) Dua on the Day of Arafa
The following is narrated through a chain of documents to my grandfather Abi Ja‟far al-Tusi – may God be pleased with him – in Tahzib ul-Ahkam through a chain of documents to our Master As-Sadiq (as),“God‟s Prophet (as) asked Ali (as), "Do you want me to teach you the supplications for the day of Arafa that the Prophets before me used?" Then say the following:
لا إِلهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَ لَهُ الْحَمْدُ
There is no God but God. He is One and there are no partners for Him. Sovereignty belongs to Him and Praise belongs to Him
He gives life and causes to die. And He is the Everlasting for Whom there is no death and in His Hands is all goodness and He has power over all things.
my God! Truly, my prayer and my service of sacrifice, my life and my death, are all for You. I abstain by You and I hold myself. I get my strength from You
my God! I ask You for the best wind. And I take refuge in You from the evils of things by which winds flow in the air. And I ask You for the best night and day
O‟ my God! Please let a light shine upon my heart, light in my hearing and sight, light in my flesh and bones, light in my veins, position, entrance and exit.
As You protected me from what I could not protect myself except by Your support. Thus, please forgive me for what You could have protected me against if You wished!
O‟ Munificent! O‟ the All-Generous! O‟ Lord of Majesty, Bounty and Honor!”
May God have Mercy upon you! Look at those whom you follow, are guided by their light, and try to be like them when you pray and adhere to their humble characteristics when they pray.
At the last hour of the `Arafah Day, it is recommended to say the following:
يَا رَبِّ إِنَّ ذُنُوبِي لاَ تَضُرُّكَ
ya rabbi inna dhunubi la tadurruka
O my Lord, my sins do not harm You
وَإِنَّ مَغْفِرَتَكَ لِي لاَ تَنْقُصُكَ
wa inna maghfirataka li la tanqusuka
nor will Your forgiveness to me reduce Your Grandeur.
فَأَعْطِنِي مَا لاَ يَنْقُصُكَ
fa'a`tini ma la yanqusuka
So, (please do) grant me that which does not reduce Your Grandeur
(please) then do not deprive me of the reward of those whom are afflicted with misfortunes.
The following is narrated through a chain of documents to Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn al-Valid, on the authority of Al-Qasim ibn Hussein al-Nayshaburi, through a chain of narrators who said that he saw Aba Ja‟far (as) in Arafah with his hands raised towards the sky. He (as) held them up like that until he moved from Arafah towards Mina. The following is reported on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-saf‟far, through a chain of documents on the authority of Ali ibn Davood. “I saw Aba Abdullah (as) in Arafah while he was holding his clothes with his hands, with his head down towards the earth and pointing with the finger of his right hand and was saying, "This is all of me for all my crimes!‟”
The following is reported with a chain of documents on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn al-Valid, with a chain of documents on the authority of Himad ibn Abdullah. Once when I was with Abil-Hassan Musa (as) at sunset, he (as) held his robe with his left hand and said the following,
O‟ Pardoner! If You pardon me it is as You deserve since You are Lord of Pardon. O‟ He who is the best to Pardon me! Please forgive me and my companions.”
Recite just before sunsetDu`a' al-`Asharat as advised by Sayyid Ibn Tawus
