Observances For The 15th Shaban (Ref: Mufatih ul Jinan)
This is a most auspicious night’ ln a report from Imam Ja’far a1-Sadiq (as) it is mentioned that Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (as) was asked about the excellence of the night of the 15th Sha’ban. He replied, saying it is the best of nights after the Night of Qadr! During it, God Almighty confers His grace on His servants and forgives them out of His favor and munificence, Therefore, try earnestly to obtain nearness to God during the course of this night. Indeed, it is a night wherein God has sworn by own His sacred Being not to turn away empty-handed any supplicant from His door unless he requests something sinful. It is a night which God Almighty has appointed for us, the family of the Apostle, in the same way that He appointed the Night of Qadr for our Apostle (as)’ therefore, apply yourself to celebrating His praise and supplicating Him on this night.’ Among the blessed events pertaining to this auspicious night is the birth of the Master of the Age and the Imam of the Era, may our spirits be sacrificed for him, at daybreak following this night in the year 255/869 at Samarra (Surra Man Ra’a), an event which has enhanced the excellence of this auspicious night.’
There are several observances pertaining to it:
(1). Recite 40 Times ( Before Maghrib)
(2). Recite Drood 100 times (Before Maghrib)
(3). Ghusl, an act which leads to remission of
(4). Observing the night’s vigil while engaging in prayer, supplication and istighfar as such was the practice of Imam Zayn al-‘Abidin (as). It is stated in a tradition that whoever keeps vigil during this night, his heart shall not die on the day when the hearts die.’
(5). Performing the ziyarat of Imam Husayn (as) which is the most meritorious of observances pertaining to this night and an effective means for forgiveness of It has been said that whoever wishes to shake hands with the spirits of the 124,000 prophets should perform the ziyarah of that Imam on this night. The least one can do in performing this observance is to ascend to the roof of one’s house, and from there , after casting a glance to the right and the left, raise his head toward the sky and greet the Imam with the following words:
It is hoped that whoever greets the Imam in this manner, at whatever time and regardless of his location, there shall be written for him the reward of Hajj pilgrimage and an ‘Umrah.
(6). To recite the following supplication cited by Shaykh Tusi and Sayyid Ibn Tawus, which is tantamount to performing the ziyarah of the Imam of the Age, may Allah’s blessings be upon him:
(7). Recite this supplication:
(8). To recite the supplication recited by the Apostle of Allah (sa) on this night:
(9). Recite Salawat Shabaniya Click here
(10). To recite Dua Kumayl, which has a special relevance for this night. Dua Kumayl
(11). Repeat the following recitals a hundred times,
so that God Almighty may forgive one’s past sins and fulfil one’s needs pertaining to the
world and the Hereafter.
Say x 100
سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلهِ وَ لَا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللهُ وَ اللهُ اَكْبَر
اللہ پاک تر ہے اور حمد اللہ ہی کی ہے اللہ بزرگتر ہے اور نہیں کوئی معبود سواۓ اللہ کے
(12). To perform the prostrations and supplications narrated from the Apostle of Allah (sa), one of the reports which mentions them is that of Aban taghlib, narrated by Shaykh Tusi from Hammad ibn ‘Isa. According to it, Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (as) relates that once the Apostle of Allah (sa) was at ‘A’isha’s apartment on the 15th night of Sha’ban. At midnight the Prophet (sa) rose from his bed for worship. ‘A’isha, waking up soon after him, found that the Prophet had gone out. She thought that the Prophet (s) had left her for another of his wives, and was overcome with jealousy. She got up and wrapping herself in a shawl, went out to look for the Prophet (s) in the apartments of other wives, one after another. While she was looking for him, her eyes fell on the Apostle of Allah (sa) who lay prostrate in the darkness appearing like a cloak lying on the ground, on approaching, she heard the Prophet (sa) say in the state of prostration,
Then he rose and again went down in prostration and A’isha heard him say,
Then laying down each of his cheeks on the ground, he said:
As the Apostle of Allah (s) made to return, ‘A’isha made off to her bed. When the Prophet was back, he heard her breathing heavily and asked why she was breathing hard. Then he said to her, “Don’t you know what night it is? This is the night of the middle of Sha’ban in which every creature’s share of its provision is assigned. During it the terms of their lives are ordained, and those destined to perform hajj pilgrimage during the year are designated. Indeed, God Almighty pardons on this night more of His servants than the number of hair in the fleece of the sheep of the tribe of Banu Kalb, and He sends his angels down from the heaven to Makkah on the earth,”
(13). Write Areeza to Imam Zaman ajtfs
(14). Recite 313 Times
(15). Amaal for Rizq Take 7 grains of wheat or rice
and recite 70 times Ya Razzaq , on each of
these.
Recite salwat at start and at end. And place these grains in wallet or purse.
(16). 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)
Namaz 1: Recite 2 Rakat Prayer after Magrib prayer(before Isha prayer), in each unit recite Surah Fatiha once and recite 7 times Sura Ikhlass.
2 rak’at prayer 1 x 2Niyyat – Qurbatan ilaAllah
Ist Unit – Surah Fatiha once and Surah Ikhlas 7 times
2nd Unit – Surah Fatiha once and Surah Ikhlas 7 times
After salam read this dua 21 times and do not talk to anyone until recitation is completedO 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! (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!
Namaz 2: It is narraed in Iqbal ul Amaal, Recite 4 Rakat Prayer between Maghrib - Esha, in each unitrecites Sura Fatiha once, and Sura Ikhass ten times.After the prayer recite the following 10 times each.
4 rak’at prayer 2 x 2Niyyat – Qurbatan ilaAllah
Ist Unit – Surah Fatiha once and Surah Ikhlas 10 times
2nd Unit – Surah Fatiha once and Surah Ikhlas 10 times
After the prayer recite the following 10 times eachTHEN Sura Ikhlass twenty one times.
Then say the following,10 times
Namaz 3: Offer 6 Unit Prayer after Maghrib (2x3)
Niyyat – Qurbatan ilaAllah
Ist Unit – Surah Fatiha once and Surah Ikhlas 3 times
2nd Unit – Surah Fatiha once and Surah Ikhlas 3 times
After completing each 2 rakah's, Recite Sura Yaseen once and Sura Ikhlas 21 times.
Niyah for each 2 units set:
1) For long life2) For Tauba and Protection against Evil, Obligue, and Difficulties
3) For Rizq
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(1). Recommended Namaz 1 After Isha Prayer,
Shaykh Tusi cites a report in the Misbah about the excellence of the 15th night of
Sha’ban transmitted by Abu Yahya, who says: “l asked my master Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (as)
about the best supplication for this His reply was: ‘After offering the Isha prayer,
perform two rak’ahs with al-fatihah and Surat al-Kafirun in the first, and al-Fatihah
and Suirat al-Tawhid in the second. After salam, say subhanallah 33 times, Alhamdu
lillah 33 times, and Allahu Akbar 34 times.
2 rak’at prayer 1 x 2
Niyyat – Qurbatan ilaAllah
Ist Unit – Surah Fatiha once and Surah Kafirun once2nd Unit – Surah Fatiha once and Surah Ikhlas once
After the prayers: Say
SubhanAllah x 33, AlHamdulillah x 33, AllahuAkbar x 34
Then recite …
Then bow down in sajdah and say
Mention your HAJAT. By God, should you make petitions as numerous as the drops of rain, God, Almighty and Glorious, will answer them by virtue of this observance out of His boundless grace and munificence!’ ”
Namaz 2: On the 15th night also, offer six rak’ahs with three salam in the same manner
6 rak’at prayer 3 x 2Niyyat – Qurbatan ilaAllah
Ist Unit – Surah Fatiha once and Surah (Ya Sin, al-Mulk and al-Tawhid) once
2nd Unit – Surah Fatiha once and Surah (Ya Sin, al-Mulk and al-Tawhid) once
Namaz 3: Perform the prayer of Ja’far al-Tayyar / Salat ul Tabih
Namaz 4: According to the Holy Prophet(saws) it is desirable to pray a 100 Raka’t Namaaz tonight, in 50 sets of 2 Raka’t
100 rak’at prayer 50 x 2Niyyat – Qurbatan ilaAllah
Ist Unit – Surah Fatiha once and Surah Al Ikhlaas 10 times
2nd Unit – Surah Fatiha once and Surah Al Ikhlaas 10 times
After the Namaaz recite the following:Aayaatul Kursi 10 times
Al Faatih’ah 10 times
Subh’aanallah 100 times
Namaz 5: For Sustenance
2 rak’at prayer 1 x 2Niyyat – Qurbatan ilaAllah
Ist Unit – Surah Fatiha once, Ayat ul Kursi once and Surah Ikhlas (Tawheed) 15 Times
2nd Unit – Surah Fatiha once, Ayat ul Kursi once and Surah Ikhlas (Tawheed) 15 Times
After Prayer Recite Darood 100 Times
Namaz 6: For easiness of Death
2 rak’at prayer 1 x 2Niyyat – Qurbatan ilaAllah
Ist Unit – Surah Fatiha once, Surah Takasur once and Surah Ikhlas (Tawheed) 3 Times
2nd Unit – Surah Fatiha once, Surah Takasur once and Surah Ikhlas (Tawheed) 3 Times
Namaz 7: Namaz Hajjat
4 rak’at prayer 2 x 2Niyyat – Qurbatan ilaAllah
Ist Unit – Surah Fatiha once and Ayat e Mulk 7 times
2nd Unit – Surah Fatiha once and Ayat e Mulk 5 times
Ayat MulkAfter Prayer Recite 11 Times
Namaz 8: Recite 2 units Prayer, In First unit , Recite fatiha plus first 3 verses surah baqrah, ayatul kursi and last 3 verses of surah baqrah, In 2nd unit , Recite fatiha once 7 times surah falak, 7 times surah Naas and 7 times surah toheed
2 rak’at prayer 1 x 2Niyyat – Qurbatan ilaAllah
Ist Unit – Surah Fatiha once and Surah Baqarah Verse 1-3, Ayat ul kursi & Verse 284, 285 & 286 once
2nd Unit – Surah Fatiha once and Surah (Falaq, Nas & Ikhlas) 7 times
Namaz 9: Recite 4 Rakat Prayer, In first unit , recite Surah Fatiha and surah Yaseen once, In second unit, recite surah Fatiha and surah Haa’meem Dukhan(حم دخان) once .In third unit, recite Surah Fatiha and Alif laam’meem Sajda(الم سجدہ) once, In Fourth unit , recite Surah Fatiha and Surah Mulk once.
4 rak’at prayer 2 x 2Niyyat – Qurbatan ilaAllah
Ist Unit – Surah Fatiha once and Surah Yasin once
2nd Unit – Surah Fatiha once and Surah Haa’meem Dukhan once
Ist Unit – Surah Fatiha once and Surah Alif laam’meem Sajda once
2nd Unit – Surah Fatiha once and Surah Mulk once
Namaz 10: This prayer is also in Iqbal Aamal quoting Abi Muhammad Harun ibn Musa al Taakbari and in Mufateh ul janaan page 336. Recite four Rakat 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:
4 rak’at prayer 2 x 2Niyyat – Qurbatan ilaAllah
Ist Unit – Surah Fatiha once and Surah of al-Tawheed 100 times
2nd Unit – Surah Fatiha once and Surah of al-Tawheed 100 times
After accomplishment, you may say the following dua:Namaz 11: Offer Namaz e Ameer ul Momineen
Special Duas for Salat Layl on Night of 15 Shaban- Iqbal Aamal
(1). Dua after Salaat ul Layl - Tahajjud This supplication is recited immediately after the Tahajjud / Shab /Layl Salaat at the last hours of night.
(2). Sujood after Salaat Layl - Prophet SawwThe 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).
Then he rose and again went down in prostration and A’isha heard him say,
Then laying down each of his cheeks on the ground, he said:
As the Apostle of Allah (s) made to return, ‘A’isha made off to her bed. When the Prophet was back, he heard her breathing heavily and asked why she was breathing hard. Then he said to her, “Don’t you know what night it is? This is the night of the middle of Sha’ban in which every creature’s share of its provision is assigned. During it the terms of their lives are ordained, and those destined to perform hajj pilgrimage during the year are designated. Indeed, God Almighty pardons on this night more of His servants than the number of hair in the fleece of the sheep of the tribe of Banu Kalb, and He sends his angels down from the heaven to Makkah on the earth,”
(3). IQBAL AAMAL SALAT LAYL SPECIAL DUAS AFTER EACH 2
UNITS 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
After Second 2 Units
After Third 2 Units
After Fourth 2 Units
After Fifth 2 Units before you stand up to say the Al-Vatr prayers:
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:
This is the day of the auspicious birth of our master and the Master of the Era, the twelfth Imam, the Mahdi and the Hujjah, son of al-Hasan al-‘Askari, may Allah’s blessings be upon him and his ancestors. It is mustahab to perform his ziyarah at all times and places, and to supplicate for his early appearance while performing his ziyarah, whose performance in the basement at the shrine at Samarra has been strongly urged. His appearance and assumption of temporal rule are a certainty, and he will fill the world with justice and equity after it has been filled with injustice and oppression.
(1). Recite Ziyarah of Imam Mahdi (ajtfs)
(2). Recite all duas related to Imam Mahdi (ajtfs)
دعائے فرج۔ الٰہی عظم
البلاء
دعائے فرج۔ اللّٰھم
ارزقنا
دعائے فرج۔ الٰہی بحق من
استغاثہ بہ حضور حضرتِ قائم علیہ
السلام
Dua e Nudba
دعائے عہد
(3). Recite Ziarat Aal e Yasin Click here
(4). Recite Ziarat Jamia Kabir Click here
(5). Recite Ziarat Imam Hussain(AS) mentioned in Rajab 15 amal Click here