Laylatul Qadr
general ACTS FOR All nights
Ghusl - It is recommended to bathe oneself at each of the Qadr Nights. According to ‘Allamah al-Majlisi, it is preferable to perform the bathing at sunset so as to be ready for the Isha’ Prayer with bathing.
It is recommended to offer a two-unit prayer reciting at each unit Surah al-Faatehah once and repeating Surah al-Tawheed seven times. After the accomplishment of the prayer, the following imploration should be repeated seventy times
استغفر اللّه و اتوب اليه
According to a Hadith reported from the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.), Almighty Allah will forgive the one who offers this prayer and will forgive his parents before he leaves his place.
It is recommended to open a copy of the Holy Qur’an between one’s hands and say the following:
اللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّي اَسْاَلُكَ بِكِتَابِكَ الْمُنْزَلِ
وَ مَا فِيهِ وَ فِيهِ اسْمُكَ الْاَكْبَرُ
وَ اَسْمَاؤُكَ الْحُسْنَى
وَ مَا يُخَافُ وَ يُرْجَى
اَنْ تَجْعَلَنِي مِنْ عُتَقَائِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ
Then, one may pray to God to fulfill one’s desires.
It is recommended to put a copy of the Holy Qur’an on the head and say the following:
اللّٰهُمَّ بِحَقِّ هٰذَا الْقُرْآنِ
وَ بِحَقِّ مَنْ اَرْسَلْتَهُ بِهِ
وَ بِحَقِّ كُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ مَدَحْتَهُ فِيهِ
وَ بِحَقِّكَ عَلَيْهِمْ
فَلا اَحَدَ اَعْرَفُ بِحَقِّكَ مِنْكَ
Then, one should repeat each of the following ten times:
بِكَ يَا اللّٰهُ
بِمُحَمَّدٍ
بِعَلِيٍّ
بِفَاطِمَةَ
بِالْحَسَنِ
بِالْحُسَيْنِ
بِعَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ
بِمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ
بِجَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ
بِمُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ
بِعَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَى
بِمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ
بِعَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ
بِالْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ
بِالْحُجَّةِ
One should then pray to Almighty Allah to fulfill one’s desires.
It is advisable to visit the holy tomb of Imam al-Husayn (a.s.) on these nights. A Hadith, in this respect, reads that at the Qadr Nights, a caller from the heavens will call from the Seventh Sky and, specifically, from the center of the Holy Throne that Almighty Allah shall forgive whoever visits the tomb of al-Husayn (a.s.).
It is highly advisable to spend the whole three Qadr Nights with acts of worship. A Hadith reads that one who spends the whole Qadr Nights with acts of worship will have all his sins forgiven even if they are as many as stars, as heavy as mountains, and as weighty as seawater.
In order to win its remarkable reward, it is recommended to offer the one hundred-unit prayer. It is preferable to recite in these units Surah al-Faatehah once and repeat Surah al-Tawheed ten times.
It is recommended to say the following supplicatory prayer:
اللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّي اَمْسَيْتُ لَكَ عَبْدا دَاخِرا
لا اَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِي نَفْعا وَ لا ضَرّا
وَ لا اَصْرِفُ عَنْهَا سُوءا
اَشْهَدُ بِذَلِكَ عَلَى نَفْسِي
وَ اَعْتَرِفُ لَكَ بِضَعْفِ قُوَّتِي وَ قِلَّةِ حِيلَتِي
فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
وَ اَنْجِزْ لِي مَا وَعَدْتَنِي
وَ جَمِيعَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ
مِنَ الْمَغْفِرَةِ فِي هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ
وَ اَتْمِمْ عَلَيَّ مَا آتَيْتَنِي
فَاِنِّي عَبْدُكَ الْمِسْكِينُ الْمُسْتَكِينُ
الضَّعِيفُ الْفَقِيرُ الْمَهِينُ
اللّٰهُمَّ لا تَجْعَلْنِي نَاسِيا لِذِكْرِكَ فِيمَا اَوْلَيْتَنِي
وَ لا [غَافِلا] لِاِحْسَانِكَ فِيمَا اَعْطَيْتَنِي
وَ لا آيِسا مِنْ اِجَابَتِكَ وَ اِنْ اَبْطَاَتْ عَنِّي
فِي سَرَّاءَ [كُنْتُ] اَوْ ضَرَّاءَ
اَوْ شِدَّةٍ اَوْ رَخَاءٍ
اَوْ عَافِيَةٍ اَوْ بَلاءٍ
اَوْ بُؤْسٍ اَوْ نَعْمَاءَ
اِنَّكَ سَمِيعُ الدُّعَاءِ
Al-Kaf’ami has narrated that Imam Zayn al-’Abidin(a.s.) used to say this supplicatory prayer very frequently at the Qadr Nights while sitting, standing, genuflecting, and prostrating.
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