Last Night of Ramadan (Ramaḍān)
First: It is recommended to bathe oneself at this night.
Second: It is recommended to visit the holy tomb of Imam al-Husayn (a.s.).
Third: It is recommended to recite Surahs al-An’am (No. 6), al-Kahf (No. 18), and Yasin (No. 36). It is also recommended to repeat the following imploration one hundred times:
اَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ وَ اَتُوبُ اِلَيْهِ
Fourth: It is recommended to say the following supplicatory prayer that is reported by al-Kulayni from Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq(a.s.):
اللّٰهُمَّ هٰذَا شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِي اَنْزَلْتَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنَ وَ قَدْ تَصَرَّمَ وَ اَعُوذُ بِوَجْهِكَ الْكَرِيمِ يَا رَبِّ اَنْ يَطْلُعَ الْفَجْرُ مِنْ لَيْلَتِي هَذِهِ اَوْ يَتَصَرَّمَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ وَ لَكَ قِبَلِي تَبِعَةٌ اَوْ ذَنْبٌ تُرِيدُ اَنْ تُعَذِّبَنِي بِهِ يَوْمَ اَلْقَاكَ
Fifth: Sayyid Ibn Tawus has reported Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq(a.s.) as saying:
اللّٰهُمَّ لا تَجْعَلْهُ آخِرَ الْعَهْدِ مِنْ صِيَامِي لِشَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ وَ اَعُوذُ بِكَ اَنْ يَطْلُعَ فَجْرُ هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ اِلا وَ قَدْ غَفَرْتَ لِي
Almighty Allah will forgive him before it dawns and will confer upon him with the bliss of submission before Him (i.e. Almighty Allah)
Sixth:
Sayyid Ibn Tawus and al-Kaf’ami have reported the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) as saying, “At the last night of Ramadan, one may offer a prayer consisting of ten units at each of which Surah al-Faatehah is recited once and Surah al-Tawheedrepeated ten times. In the genuflection of the prayer (ruku’) and prostration (sujud), the following doxology may be repeated ten times:
سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ وَ الْحَمْدُ ﷲِ وَ لَا اِلَہَ اِلَّا اﷲ وَ اﷲ اَکْبَر
After each couple of units, one may say the Tashahhud and Taslim statements. After the accomplishment of the ten units, one may say the Taslim statement and repeat ISTEGFAAR one thousand times
After that, one may prostrate and say the following:
يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ يَا ذَا الْجَلالِ وَ الْاِكْرَامِ يَا رَحْمَانَ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ وَ رَحِيمَهُمَا يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ يَا اِلَهَ الْاَوَّلِينَ وَ الْآخِرِينَ اغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَ تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا صَلاتَنَا وَ صِيَامَنَا وَ قِيَامَنَا
Transliteration:
First: It is recommended to bathe oneself at this night.
Second: It is recommended to visit the holy tomb of Imam al-Husayn (a.s.).
Third: It is recommended to recite Surahs al-An’am (No. 6), al-Kahf (No. 18), and Yasin (No. 36). It is also recommended to repeat the following imploration one hundred times:
اَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ وَ اَتُوبُ اِلَيْهِ
Fourth: It is recommended to say the following supplicatory prayer that is reported by al-Kulayni from Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq(a.s.):
اللّٰهُمَّ هٰذَا شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِي اَنْزَلْتَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنَ وَ قَدْ تَصَرَّمَ وَ اَعُوذُ بِوَجْهِكَ الْكَرِيمِ يَا رَبِّ اَنْ يَطْلُعَ الْفَجْرُ مِنْ لَيْلَتِي هَذِهِ اَوْ يَتَصَرَّمَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ وَ لَكَ قِبَلِي تَبِعَةٌ اَوْ ذَنْبٌ تُرِيدُ اَنْ تُعَذِّبَنِي بِهِ يَوْمَ اَلْقَاكَ
Fifth: Sayyid Ibn Tawus has reported Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq(a.s.) as saying:
اللّٰهُمَّ لا تَجْعَلْهُ آخِرَ الْعَهْدِ مِنْ صِيَامِي لِشَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ وَ اَعُوذُ بِكَ اَنْ يَطْلُعَ فَجْرُ هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ اِلا وَ قَدْ غَفَرْتَ لِي
Almighty Allah will forgive him before it dawns and will confer upon him with the bliss of submission before Him (i.e. Almighty Allah)
Sixth:
Sayyid Ibn Tawus and al-Kaf’ami have reported the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) as saying, “At the last night of Ramadan, one may offer a prayer consisting of ten units at each of which Surah al-Faatehah is recited once and Surah al-Tawheedrepeated ten times. In the genuflection of the prayer (ruku’) and prostration (sujud), the following doxology may be repeated ten times:
سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ وَ الْحَمْدُ ﷲِ وَ لَا اِلَہَ اِلَّا اﷲ وَ اﷲ اَکْبَر
After each couple of units, one may say the Tashahhud and Taslim statements. After the accomplishment of the ten units, one may say the Taslim statement and repeat ISTEGFAAR one thousand times
After that, one may prostrate and say the following:
يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ يَا ذَا الْجَلالِ وَ الْاِكْرَامِ يَا رَحْمَانَ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ وَ رَحِيمَهُمَا يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ يَا اِلَهَ الْاَوَّلِينَ وَ الْآخِرِينَ اغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَ تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا صَلاتَنَا وَ صِيَامَنَا وَ قِيَامَنَا
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