Rituals For First Night & Day of the Holy month of Ramadan

- Take a Bath (Ghusl). It is advisable to take ghusl and wash one's head thirty times, with a palmful of water each time.

- Recite a 2 unit prayers: In each unit recite Sura Fatiha & Sura 6 In- a'am. Then invoke Allah (swt) to keep you safe from any illnesses in the year.

- Recite supplication of the last night of Shaban.

- Recite the supplications for sighting of the moon.

- Recite the following 5 supplications:

a. Allahumma Ya Man Yamliku, b. Allahumma Rabba Shahr Ramadan, c. Allahumma Inna Hadha Shahr,
d. Allahumma Innahu Qad Dakhala, e. Alhamdulilahil Lazee Akramna

- Recite supplication no 44 from Sahifa Sajjadiya to welcome month of Ramadan.
- Recite Jawshan Kabeer.
- Recite the Hajj Supplication.

- It is highly advisable to recite the Holy Qur'an very frequently at the first hours of Ramadan. It has been narrated that Imam Ja`far al- Sadiq (a.s) used to say this supplication before & after reciting Quran

Resort to Tawassul to Ahlulbayt (as)

a) Allahumma Ya Man Yamliku

After the Maghrib Prayer raise your hands and recite this supplication: (reported in ‘al- Iqbal’ from Imam Mohammad Jawad al- Taqi (as).

O Allah: O He Who controls the management of all affairs;

and He has power over all things.

O He Who knows the stealth of looks

and that which breasts conceal and that which selves hide;

and He is the Knower of subtleties, the Aware.

O Allah: (please do) include us with those who intend and carried out their intentions;

and do not include us with those who are unhappy due to their laziness

or with those who depend upon unreal hopes.

O Allah: (please do) cure our bodies from ailments

and help us carry out the deeds that You have made incumbent upon us to do

so that when this month, which is Your month, elapses, we shall have carried out all the duties that
You have made obligatory upon us to do.

O Allah: (please do) help us observe fasting in this month;

and guide us to practice the acts of worship (perfectly);

and grant us vigor to offer prayers;

and do not preclude us from reciting (the Holy Qur'an);

and make easy for us to give alms.

O Allah: (please) do not inflict us with fatigue, tiredness, ailment, or injury.

O Allah: (please do) grant us the food with which we break our fasting from Your sustenance that is legally gotten.

O Allah: (please do) make easy for us the gaining of Your sustenance that You decide for us;

and facilitate for us Your act that You decide for us;

and make it pure, empty of sins,

and free from offenses and flaws.

O Allah: (please) do not feed us except the good that is neither bad nor forbidden;

and (please do) make the sustenance that You decide for us be legal, carrying neither filth nor diseases.

O He Who knows the secret in the same was as He knows the public;

O He Who confers upon His servants with benevolence;

O He Who has power over all things

and has acquaintance with all things;

(please do) bestow upon us with (ceaseless) reference to You;

and keep us away Your difficulty;

and make us obtain Your ease;

and guide us to the right path;

and lead us to the righteousness;

and protect us against misfortunes;

and safeguard us against sins and faults.

O He save Whom none forgives the grave sins

and He save Whom none can relieve from hardships;

O the most Merciful of all those who show mercy

and the most Generous of all those who show generosity;

(please do) send blessings upon Muhammad and his Household—the pure;

and decide our fasting as acceptable

and as connected to piety and godliness.

And, similarly, (please do) decide our efforts as praiseworthy,

our acts of worship as admissible,

our reciting of the Qur'an as raised (to the heavens),

and our supplications as responded.

And (please do) guide us to the most excellent way;

and save us from difficulties;

and facilitate for us the easy end;

and elevate our ranks;

and double the rewards for our good deeds;

and accept our fasting and prayers;

and react to our supplications;

and forgive our sins;

And overlook our wrongdoings

and make us of the successful worshippers;

and do not include us with those who earn Your anger nor of those who go astray,

so that when the month of Ramadan elapses,

You shall have accepted our fasting and acts of worship,

blessed our deeds,

forgiven our sins,

and doubled our shares from all good things.

Verily, You are the God Who responds,

the Lord Who is Nigh,

and You encompass all things

b) Allahumma Rabba Shahr Ramadan
It is recommended to say the following supplication reported from Imam Ja`far al- Sadiq (a.s) as is mentioned in the book of ‘al- Iqbal’:

O Allah, the Lord of the month of Ramadan,

the Revealer of the Qur'an

This is the month of Ramadan

in which You revealed the Qur'an

And revealed therein chapters of true guidance and distinction (between the right and the wrong).

O Allah: make us observe fast in its days

and remain awake in its nights to pray.

O Allah: let it be peaceful for us,

keep us in sound condition for it,

let it take upon itself the supervision of our affairs to give us ease and well- being

and while taking decisions,

From among Your inevitable decisions

And from among that which You decide from the wise affairs,

At the Grand Night

From the act that is neither rejected nor altered,

write my name in the list of those pilgrims of Your Sacred House

whose pilgrimage receives Your approval,

whose efforts are appreciated,

whose sins are forgiven,

whose wrongdoings are overlooked,

and while making decisions and rendering possible things and events

make possible for me long life,

and enough lawful means of livelihood.

c) Allahumma Inna Hadha Shahr

It is advisable to say the supplication mentioned by Sayyid Ibn Tawus in ‘Iqbal al- A`mal’:

O Allah: This month of Ramadan,

in which You revealed the Qur'an,

As guidance for people and clear proofs of true guidance and distinction (between the right and the wrong),

Has commenced.

O Allah: in this month, I seek Your protection against Satan, the accursed,

And against his tricks and his ruses,

And his deception and his trickeries,

And his parties and his riding forces,

And his on foot forces and his evil inspirations,

And against straying off after being guided,

And against atheism after belief,

And against hypocrisy and showing off and felonies,

And against the evil of the whisperings of the slinking Devil,

Who whispers into the hearts of men;

From among the jinn and the men.

O Allah: and confer upon me with the fasting and the doing of acts of worship during this month,

And with the doing of acts of obedience to You,

And to Your Messenger and the Men in Authority,

May peace be upon him and them,

And the doing of whatever act that takes me near You,

And (please) take me away from acts of disobedience to You.

And confer upon me in this month with repentance, turning to You, and responding to Your
instructions.

And protect me in it against backbiting and lethargy and failure.

And respond my prayers in it.

And grant me well- being for my body and my intellect.

And grant me time to do acts of obedience to You as well as acts that take me near You.

O the All- generous; O the All- magnanimous.

O the All- generous:

(please) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

Peace be upon him and them,

And do all that to us,

O the most Merciful of all those who show mercy.

d) Allahumma Innahu Qad Dakhala

O Allah: Surely, the month of Ramadan has begun.

O Allah; O the Lord of the month of Ramadan

in which You have revealed the Qur'an

making it a guidance to people and clear proofs of the guidance and the distinction.

So, O Allah, please bless us in the month of Ramadan,

help us observe fasting and offer prayers in it,

and accept from us.

e) Alhamdulilahil Lazee Akramna

According to a Hadith, the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s) used to say this supplication at the beginning of Ramadan month:

All praise be to Allah Who has honored us with you- the blessed month.

O Allah: (please do) grant us strength to observe fasting and practice acts of worship in this
month;

and make our steps firm

and assist us against the unbelieving people.

O Allah: You are surely the One; therefore, You have not son.

And You are the eternally Besought of all; therefore, nothing is like You.

And You are the Almighty; therefore; nothing can overcome You.

And You are the Self- sufficient while I am poor.

And You are the Master while I am (Your) slave.

And You are the All- forgiving while I am guilty.

And You are the All- merciful while I am mistaken.

And You are the Creator while I am (Your) creature.

And You are the Ever- living while I am mortal.

I thus beseech You in the name of Your mercy

that You may forgive me, have mercy upon me, and excuse my offenses,

for You have power over all things.

 Rituals For the First "Day "of the Holy month of Ramadan

Perform Ghusl in flowing water and splash thirty palmfuls of water on the head. This is a cause for prevention of illnesses throughout the year. Wash your face with a palm full of rose water to avoid poverty and distress and splash a palm full on the head.

Recite two units in the first of which, after the recitation of Sura Hamd, recite Sura Ikhlaas thirty times, and in the second after the recitation of Sura Hamd recite Sura Qadr thirty times and after the prayers give alms. Whoever does so,  will have purchased from Allah swt his safety for the month.

If supplication 44 in Sahifa Sajjadiya was not recited on the first night, it should be recited in the day.

Recite two units, in the first of which after Sura Hamd recite Sura Fath (Sura no 48). In the second rakat after the recitation of Sura Hamd recite any sura you wish. Allah will keep away form you all evil during the year and keep you in his protection until the following year.

Recite this supplication after Fajar:

O Allah: the month of Ramadan has commenced,

And You have made obligatory upon us to observe fasting during it,

And You revealed the Qur'an in it,

As guidance for people and clear proofs of true guidance and distinction (between the right and the wrong).

O Allah: (please) help us observe fasting in it,

And accept it from us,

And receive it from us (with acceptance)

And keep it sound for us with easiness and good health from You.

You verily have power over all things.

In his book of ‘Zad al- Ma`ad’, `Allamah al- Majlisi has mentioned that al- Kulayniy, al-Tusi, and others, through an authentic series of narrators, have reported Imam Musa al- Kazim (a.s) as saying, “Say the following supplication on the first day of in the month of Ramadan for if one prays Almighty Allah with this supplication purely and without associating any false purposes or showing off, he will be saved, throughout that year, from all seditious and misleading matters as well as all afflictions that may injure his religion or his body; and Almighty Allah will save him from the evils of all the misfortunes that will occur in that year.” The supplication is as follows:

O Allah I beseech You, in the name of Your name before which everything kneels down

in the name of Your mercy which encompasses everything;

in the name of Your greatness which dwarfs everything;

in the name of Your power which subdues everything;

in the name of Your control which dominates everything;

in the name of Your omnipotence which overreaches and possesses everything;

in the name of Your knowledge which knows everything;

O Light, O Holy,

O Ever Foremost, before everything;

O Ever- living after all things.

O Allah, O Beneficent,

send blessings on Muhammad and on the Household of Muhammad,

and forgive me for my sins which alter the course of the flowing bounties;

forgive me for my sins which bring in punishment;

forgive me for my sins which cut off hope;

forgive me for my sins which give a chance to the enemies to lay hands on me;

forgive me for my sins which render the prayers unacceptable,

forgive me for my sins which make me liable to suffer misfortunes;

forgive me for my sins which let the galloping venom from above takes hold of me;

forgive me for my sins which lay bare that which had been sealed and forgotten;

forgive me for my sins which whip off destruction;

forgive me for my sins which leave behind remorse in its trail;

forgive me for my sins which tear up my integrity to pieces;

and surround me with Your impregnable protective covering which never goes out of order,

and keep me safe from the evil which may frighten me by threats, day in and day out, throughout this
year.

O Allah, the Lord of the seven heavens

and the seven (layers of) the earth and all that is therein and all that is between them,

the Lord of the Great Throne,

the Lord of the seven oft- repeated verses and the matchless Quran,

The Lord of (Archangels) Israfil, Michael, and Gabriel,

and the Lord of Muhammad, blessings of Allah be on him and on his Household, the Chief of the Messengers, the Last Prophet.

I beseech You in Your name and in name of that which You referred to Yourself

O the Greatest, You are He who distributes bounties freely, protects the frightened, adds more and more to the free gifts,

Repels all avoided things,

Gives all abundant things,

doubles the recompense of good deeds done occasionally or frequently.

You do what You wills.

O Omnipotent, O Allah, O Beneficent,

send blessings on Muhammad and on his Household

and surround me, during this year, with Your protection,

let Your light beautify my face,

let Your love draw me closest to You,

let Your pleasure to reach me

As well as Your excellent generosity,

And Your weighty rewards

Give me from the good that You have

and from the good You gives to any one from among Your creation;

and with that kind of Your protection keep me safe.

O He who (alone) settles all complaints,

O He who (alone) sees clearly through what hearts and minds desire secretly,

O He who (alone) knows full well that which is kept undisclosed,

O He who (alone) protects from misfortunes (whenever He wills),

O He who (alone) is the oft- forgiving compassionate,

O He who (alone) overlooks faults,

let me depart from this world adhering to the disposition and creed of Prophet Abraham,

following the religion and way of life of Muhammad (blessings of Allah be on him and on his Household)

the best departure, in love of Your friends,

cut off with Your enemies.

O Allah keep me far off, during his year, from that general course of life, in words or deeds, which removes me to a distance far away from You.

and keep me close to that general course of life, in words and deeds, which bring me nearest to You, during this year,

O the Most Merciful of all those who show mercy.

Prevent me from a mode of action, in words and deeds, if done, it is feared, will produce evil as a result,

on account of which I am scared of Your logical aversion;

and I am afraid lest Your kind disposition may change direction

and I am restrained from obtaining my share of good fortune,

O Compassionate, O Merciful.

O Allah keep me, throughout this year, under Your protection,

nearest Your closeness, right inside Your shelter,

and cover and clad me with Your protective covering

and give me Your love and kindness as a free gift;

verify whoso takes refuge with You is loved and looked after thoroughly;

glorious and sublime is Your praise;

and there is no god other than You.

O Allah give me insight to follow the example of the upright (from among Your trusted friends) who penetrated more deeply in every matter and carried it out to perfection;

and let me be closely tied up with them;

and believe that which they said on Your behalf truthfully,

I take refuge with You O my Allah from that which may surround me in a state of seige within the enclosure of errors, ignorance,

disintegration, daydreaming,

swallowing up in carnal desires,

(because of which) there is a barrier between me and Your mercy and pleasure;

it consigned me to oblivion,

and invited Your displeasure and censure.

so that it helps me to obtain Your nearness and Your pleasure.

O Allah prepare me to do good under all circumstances,

O Allah just as You did everything possible (nothing is impossible for Him) to help Your Prophet Muhammad (blessings of Allah be on him and on his Household) put terror in the hearts of his enemies,

removed his anxieties,

dispersed his troubles,

proved true the promise You made with him,

and carried out to completion the undertaking You took up for him;

(O Allah) in like manner keep me safe from fearful things and events, during this year,

and from its logical consequences - outrage, havoc,

confusion, evil,

sorrow; and the economic distress it perpetuates;

and through Your mercy make available for me conclusive welfare

from the everlasting bounties till to the last moment of my life.

I put forward a petition to You just like a person who has transgressed and did wrong to (others), but surrenders and makes a clean confession.

I beseech You to forgive those earlier sins

which are counted by Your Preserving Angels

and which have been recorded by Your appointed Angels;

And, O Allah, protect me against sinning

In the rest of lifetime up to my death

O Allah! O Beneficent! O Merciful!

Send blessings on Muhammad and on the Household of Mohammad,

and give me as a gift that which I have asked for and for which I turned to You (alone) with hope and expectation,

because it was You who ordered me to pray You

And thus You have promised of response.

O the most Merciful of all those who show mercy.