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The first night of Shaww¡l is one of the blessed nights. Many narrations have referred to the great merits
and rewards of those who spend this night, as a whole, with acts of worship. Moreover, some narrations have
mentioned that this night is not less blessed than the Qadr Night. The devotional acts at this night are as
follows:
First: It is recommended to bathe oneself at sunset.
Second: It is recommended to spend the whole night with offering prayers, supplicating, imploring for
forgiveness, and staying at mosques.
Third: It is recommended to say the following doxology after the obligatory Maghrib Prayer, `Ish¡' Prayer,
Fajr Prayer, and the `«d al-Fi§r Prayer:
O Lord of favor and bounty! y¡ dh¡ almanni wal§§awli ﻝﹺﭐﻟﻄﱠﻮ ﻭﻦﺎ ﺫﹶﺍ ﭐﻟﹾﻤﻳ
O Lord of magnanimity! y¡ dh¡ alj£di ﻮﺩﺎ ﺫﹶﺍ ﭐﻟﹾﺠﻳ
O He Who has chosen
Mu¦ammad and granted him
victory!
y¡ mu¥§afiya mu¦ammadin wa
n¡¥irah£ ﻩﺮﻧﹶﺎﺻ ﻭﺪﻤﺤ ﻣﻲﺼﹾﻄﹶﻔﺎ ﻣﻳ
(Please) send blessings to
¥alli `al¡ mu¦ammadin wa ¡li
ﺁﻝﹺ ﻭﺪﻤﺤﻠﹶﻰٰ ﻣﺻﹶﻞﱢ ﻋ
Mu¦ammad and the Household
ﺪﻤﺤﻣ
mu¦ammadin
of Mu¦ammad
Then, it is recommended to prostrate oneself and repeat the following statement one hundred times:
O Lord of favoring and bounty! y¡ dh¡ almanni wal§§awli ﻝﹺﭐﻟﻄﱠﻮ ﻭﻦﺎ ﺫﹶﺍ ﭐﻟﹾﻤﻳ
O He Who has selected
y¡ mu¥§afiya mu¦ammadin ¥all¡
ٰﺪ ﺻﹶﻠﱠﻰﻤﺤ ﻣﻲﺼﹾﻄﹶﻔﺎ ﻣﻳ
Mu¦ammad, peace of Allah be
ﻪﺁﻟ ﻭﻪﻠﹶﻴ ﻋﭐﻟﻠﱠﻪ
all¡hu `alayhi wa ¡lih¢
upon him and his Household,
O Allah! O Allah! O Allah! y¡ all¡hu y¡ all¡hu y¡ all¡hu ﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ ﻳﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ ﻳﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪﻳ
O Beneficent! O Allah! y¡ ra¦m¡nu y¡ all¡hu ﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ ﻳﻤٰﻦﺣﺎ ﺭﻳ
O Merciful! O Allah! y¡ ra¦¢mu y¡ all¡hu ﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ ﻳﺣﻴﻢﺎ ﺭﻳ
O Sovereign! O Allah! y¡ maliku y¡ all¡hu ﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ ﻳﻚﻠﺎ ﻣﻳ
O Most Holy! O Allah! y¡ qudd£su yall¡hu ﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ ﻳﻭﺱﺎ ﻗﹸﺪﻳ
O Peace! O Allah! y¡ sal¡mu y¡ all¡hu ﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ ﻳﻼﻡ
َ ﺎ ﺳﻳ
O Giver of security! O Allah! y¡ mu'minu y¡ all¡hu ﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ ﻳﻦﻣﺎ ﻣﺆﻳ
O All-prevailing! O Allah! y¡ muhayminu y¡ all¡hu ﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ ﻳﻦﻤﻴﻬﺎ ﻣﻳ
O Almighty! O Allah! y¡ `az¢zu y¡ all¡hu ﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪﺰﻳﺰﹸ ﻳﺎ ﻋﻳ
O Omnipotent! O Allah! y¡ jabb¡ru y¡ all¡hu ﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ ﻳﺎﺭﺒﺎ ﺟﻳ
O All-great! O Allah! y¡ mutakabbiru y¡ all¡hu ﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ ﻳﺮﺘﹶﻜﹶﺒﺎ ﻣﻳ
O Creator! O Allah! y¡ kh¡liqu y¡ all¡hu ﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ ﻳﻖﺎ ﺧﹶﺎﻟﻳ
O Inventor! O Allah! y¡ b¡ri'u y¡ all¡hu ﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ ﻳﺎﺭﹺﺉﺎ ﺑﻳ
O Shaper! O Allah! y¡ mu¥awwiru y¡ all¡hu ﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ ﻳﺭﺼﹶﻮﺎ ﻣﻳ
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O Allah! O Allah! O Allah! y¡ all¡hu yall¡hu yall¡hu ﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ ﻳﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ ﻳﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪﻳ
O Lord-Nourisher! O Lord-
Nourisher! O Lord-Nourisher! y¡ rabbi y¡ rabbi y¡ rabbi ﺏﺎ ﺭ ﻳﺏﺎ ﺭ ﻳﺏﺎ ﺭﻳ
O He Who sends down blessing! y¡ munzila albarak¡ti ﻛﹶﺎﺕﺮﻨﹾﺰﹺﻝﹶ ﭐﻟﹾﺒﺎ ﻣﻳ
To You only are all desires
turned. bika tunzalu kullu ¦¡jatin ﺔﺎﺟ ﺗﹸﻨﹾﺰﹶﻝﹸ ﻛﹸﻞﱡ ﺣﺑﹺﻚ
I beseech You in the name of
as'aluka bikulli ismin f¢
ﺨﹾﺰﹸﻭﻥﻲ ﻣﻢ ﻓ ﺑﹺﻜﹸﻞﱢ ﭐﺳﺎﻟﹸﻚﺍﺳ
every name treasured in Your
ﻙﻨﹾﺪﺐﹺ ﻋﭐﻟﹾﻐﹶﻴ
makhz£ni alghaybi `indaka
invisible collection,
Ninth: It is recommended to offer a prayer of fourteen units and to recite S£rah al-F¡ti¦ah once, ªyah al-
Kurs¢ once, and S£rah al-Taw¦¢d three times at each unit. The reward of offering each unit of this prayer is as
same as the reward of forty-year worship as well as the reward of each and every one who has observed
fasting and offered prayers in this month.
Tenth: In Mi¥b¡¦ al-Mutahajjid , Shaykh al-±£s¢ says: At the last hour of this night, you may bathe yourself
and sit in your prayer-place until dawn.