What Is the Hadith Basis for Laylat al-Raghāʾib?

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☘️🌱 Could you please provide the chain of transmission for Laylat al-Raghāʾib? I remember a question about this being raised in Kahf before.

Dear esteemed teacher,

Could you please provide the chain of transmission for Laylat al-Raghāʾib? I remember a question about this being raised in Kahf before.

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🌷🔅بسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحيمِ 🔅🌷

🔆Peace be upon you.

☘️ #Answer 3321☘️🔆From النَّبِيِّ ع فِي ذِكْرِ فَضْلِ شَهْرِ رَجَبٍ مَا هَذَا لَفْظُهُ وَ لَكِنْ لَا تَغْفُلُوا عَنْ أَوَّلِ لَيْلَةٍ جُمُعَةٍ فِيهِ [منه‏] فَإِنَّهَا لَيْلَةٌ تُسَمِّيهَا الْمَلَائِكَةُ لَيْلَةَ الرَّغَائِبِ وَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّهُ إِذَا مَضَى ثُلُثُ اللَّيْلِ لَمْ يَبْقَ مَلَكٌ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا يَجْتَمِعُونَ فِي الْكَعْبَةِ وَ حَوَالَيْهَا وَ يَطَّلِعُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ اطِّلَاعَةً فَيَقُولُ لَهُمْ يَا مَلَائِكَتِي سَلُونِي مَا شِئْتُمْ فَيَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا حَاجَتُنَا إِلَيْكَ أَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِصُوَّامِ رَجَبٍ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى قَدْ فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ صَامَ يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ أَوَّلَ خَمِيسٍ مِنْ رَجَبٍ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي بَيْنَ الْعِشَاءِ وَ الْعَتَمَةِ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَ كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ بِتَسْلِيمَةٍ يَقْرَأُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ مَرَّةً وَ إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ مَرَّةً فَإِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ صَلَّى عَلَيَّ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً يَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ الْأُمِّيِّ [الْهَاشِمِيِ‏] وَ عَلَى آلِهِ ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ وَ يَقُولُ فِي سُجُودِهِ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً سُبُّوحٌ قُدُّوسٌ رَبُّ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَ الرُّوحِ ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ وَ يَقُولُ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ وَ ارْحَمْ وَ تَجَاوَزْ عَمَّا تَعْلَمُ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَلِيُّ الْأَعْظَمُ ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ سَجْدَةً أُخْرَى فَيَقُولُ فِيهَا مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ فِي السَّجْدَةِ الْأُولَى ثُمَّ يَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ حَاجَتَهُ [فِي سُجُودِهِ‏] فَإِنَّهُ تُقْضَى إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ الَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَا يُصَلِّي عَبْدٌ أَوْ أَمَةٌ هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ إِلَّا غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ جَمِيعَ ذُنُوبِهِ وَ لَوْ كَانَتْ ذُنُوبُهُ مِثْلَ زَبَدِ الْبَحْرِ وَ عَدَدَ الرَّمْلِ وَ وَزْنَ الْجِبَالِ وَ عَدَدَ وَرَقِ [Papers] الْأَشْجَارِ وَ يُشَفَّعُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فِي سَبْعِ مِائَةٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ مِمَّنْ قَدِ اسْتَوْجَبَ النَّارَ فَإِذَا كَانَ أَوَّلُ لَيْلَةِ نُزُولِهِ إِلَى قَبْرِهِ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ ثَوَابَ هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةِ فِي أَحْسَنِ صُورَةٍ بِوَجْهٍ طَلِقٍ وَ لِسَانٍ ذَلِقٍ فَيَقُولُ يَا حَبِيبِي أَبْشِرْ فَقَدْ نَجَوْتَ مِنْ كُلِّ شِدَّةٍ فَيَقُولُ مَنْ أَنْتَ فَمَا رَأَيْتُ أَحْسَنَ وَجْهاً مِنْكَ وَ لَا شَمِمْتُ رَائِحَةً أَطْيَبَ مِنْ رَائِحَتِكَ فَيَقُولُ يَا حَبِيبِي أَنَا ثَوَابُ تِلْكَ الصَّلَاةِ الَّتِي صَلَّيْتَهَا لَيْلَةَ كَذَا فِي بَلْدَةِ كَذَا فِي شَهْرِ كَذَا فِي سَنَةِ كَذَا جِئْتُ اللَّيْلَةَ لِأَقْضِيَ حَقَّكَ وَ آنَسَ وَحْدَتَكَ وَ أَرْفَعَ عَنْكَ وَحْشَتَكَ فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ ظَلَّلْتُ فِي عَرْصَةِ الْقِيَامَةِ عَلَى رَأْسِكَ وَ إِنَّكَ لَنْ تُعْدَمَ الْخَيْرَ مِنْ مَوْلَاكَ أَبَدا

Iqbāl al-Aʿmāl (old edition), vol. 2, p. 632

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Ali Saʿi (Abdullah Mishkat), [26.01.23 19:20]

☘️🔆أنَّ النَّبِيَّ ص قَالَ لَا تَغْفُلُوا عَنْ أَوَّلِ جُمُعَةٍ مِنْ رَجَبٍ فَإِنَّهَا لَيْلَةٌ تُسَمِّيهَا الْمَلَائِكَةُ لَيْلَةَ الرَّغَائِبِ وَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّهُ إِذَا مَضَى ثَلَاثُ اللَّيْلِ اجْتَمَعَتْ مَلَائِكَةُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ فِي الْكَعْبَةِ وَ حَوْلَهَا فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى يَا مَلَائِكَتِي سَلُونِي مَا شِئْتُمْ فَيَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا حَاجَتُنَا أَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِصُوَّامِ رَجَبٍ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى قَدْ فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ قَالَ ص مَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ يَصُومُ أَوَّلَ خَمِيسٍ مِنْ رَجَبٍ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي بَيْنَ الْعِشَاءَيْنِ لَيْلَةَ الْجُمُعَةِ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَ كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ بِتَسْلِيمَةٍ يَقْرَأُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ الْحَمْدَ مَرَّةً وَ الْقَدْرَ ثَلَاثاً وَ التَّوْحِيدَ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ فَإِذَا سَلَّمَ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ وَ يَقُولُ فِي سُجُودِهِ سُبُّوحٌ قُدُّوسٌ رَبُّ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَ الرُّوحِ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ وَ يَقُولُ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ وَ ارْحَمْ وَ تَجَاوَزْ عَمَّا تَعْلَمُ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَلِيُّ الْأَعْظَمُ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ أُخْرَى وَ يَقُولُ فِيهَا مَا قَالَهُ فِي الْأُولَى ثُمَّ يَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى فِي سُجُودِهِ حَاجَتَهُ تُقْضَى إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى ثُمَّ قَالَ ص وَ الَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَا يُصَلِّ عَبْدٌ أَوْ أَمَةٌ هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ إِلَّا غَفَرَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى لَهُ ذُنُوبَهُ وَ لَوْ كَانَتْ مِثْلَ زَبَدِ الْبَحْرِ وَ عَدَدِ الرَّمْلِ وَ زِنَةِ الْجِبَالِ وَ عَدَدِ وَرَقِ الْأَشْجَارِ وَ شَفَعَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فِي سَبْعِمِائَةٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ مِمَّنْ قَدِ اسْتَوْجَبَ النَّار

*Al-Balad al-Amīn wa al-Dirʿ al-Ḥaṣīn*, text, p. 169

Ali Saei (Abdullah Mishkat), [26.01.23 19:20]

☘️🔆 الْحَسَنُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ بْنِ الْمُطَهَّرِ الْعَلَّامَةُ فِي إِجَازَتِهِ لِبَنِي زُهْرَةَ بِإِسْنَادٍ ذَكَرَهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص رَجَبٌ شَهْرُ اللَّهِ وَ شَعْبَانُ شَهْرِي وَ رَمَضَانُ شَهْرُ أُمَّتِي ثُمَّ قَالَ مَنْ صَامَهُ كُلَّهُ اسْتَوْجَبَ عَلَى اللَّهِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَشْيَاءَ مَغْفِرَةً لِجَمِيعِ مَا سَلَفَ مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ وَ عِصْمَةً فِيمَا بَقِيَ مِنْ عُمُرِهِ وَ أَمَاناً مِنَ الْعَطَشِ يَوْمَ الْفَزَعِ الْأَكْبَرِ فَقَامَ شَيْخٌ ضَعِيفٌ وَ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص- إِنِّي عَاجِزٌ عَنْ صِيَامِهِ كُلِّهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص صُمْ أَوَّلَ يَوْمٍ مِنْهُ فَإِنَّ الْحَسَنَةَ بِعَشْرِ أَمْثَالِهَا وَ أَوْسَطَ يَوْمٍ مِنْهُ وَ آخِرَ يَوْمٍ مِنْهُ فَإِنَّكَ تُعْطَى ثَوَابَ مَنْ صَامَهُ كُلَّهُ وَ لَكِنْ لَا تَغْفُلُوا عَنْ لَيْلَةِ أَوَّلِ جُمُعَةٍ مِنْهُ فَإِنَّهَا لَيْلَةٌ تُسَمِّيهَا الْمَلَائِكَةُ لَيْلَةَ الرَّغَائِبِ- وَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّهُ إِذَا مَضَى ثُلُثُ اللَّيْلِ لَا يَبْقَى مَلَكٌ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا وَ يَجْتَمِعُونَ فِي الْكَعْبَةِ وَ حَوَالَيْهَا وَ يَطَّلِعُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ فَيَقُولُ لَهُمْ يَا مَلَائِكَتِي سَلُونِي مَا شِئْتُمْ فَيَقُولُونَ يَا رَبَّنَا حَاجَتُنَا إِلَيْكَ أَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِصُوَّامِ رَجَبٍ- فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَدْ فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ يَصُومُ يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ- أَوَّلَ خَمِيسٍ مِنْ رَجَبٍ- ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي مَا بَيْنَ الْعِشَاءِ وَ الْعَتَمَةِ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً “1” فَإِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ صَلَّى عَلَيَّ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً يَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلَى آلِهِ- ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ وَ يَقُولُ فِي سُجُودِهِ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً سُبُّوحٌ قُدُّوسٌ رَبُّ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَ الرُّوحِ- ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ وَ يَقُولُ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ وَ ارْحَمْ وَ تَجَاوَزْ عَمَّا تَعْلَمُ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَلِيُّ الْأَعْظَمُ- ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ سَجْدَةً “2” وَ يَقُولُ فِيهَا مَا قَالَ فِي الْأُولَى ثُمَّ يَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ حَاجَتَهُ فِي سُجُودِهِ فَإِنَّهَا تُقْضَى قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ الَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَا يُصَلِّي عَبْدٌ أَوْ أَمَةٌ هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ إِلَّا غُفِرَ لَهُ جَمِيعُ ذُنُوبِهِ وَ لَوْ كَانَتْ مِثْلَ زَبَدِ الْبَحْرِ “3” وَ يُشَفَّعُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فِي سَبْعِ مِائَةٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ مِمَّنِ اسْتَوْجَبَ النَّارَ الْحَدِيثَ.

*Wasāʾil al-Shīʿa*, vol. 8, p. 99

Ali Saei (Abdullah Mishkat), [26.01.23 19:21]

أَقُولُ قَدْ رَوَى الْعَلَّامَةُ ره فِي إِجَازَتِهِ الْكَبِيرَةِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الدَّرْبِيِّ عَنِ الْحَاجِّ صَالِحٍ مَسْعُودِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَبِي الْفَضْلِ الرَّازِيِّ الْمُجَاوِرِ بِمَشْهَدِ مَوْلَانَا أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع قَرَأَهَا عَلَيْهِ فِي مُحَرَّمٍ سَنَةَ ثَلَاثٍ وَ سَبْعِينَ وَ خَمْسِمِائَةٍ عَنِ الشَّيْخِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَلِيلِ الرَّازِيِّ عَنْ شَرَفِ الدِّينِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ سَدِيدِ الدِّينِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ النَّيْسَابُورِيِّ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنِ الْحَاجِّ Masmūsam عَنْ أَبِي الْفَتْحِ نُورْخَانَ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ الْأَصْفَهَانِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ بْنِ رَاشِدٍ الشِّيرَازِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْبَصْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ خَلَفِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الصَّنْعَانِيِّ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ الطُّوسِيِّ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَا مَعْنَى قَوْلِكَ رَجَبٌ شَهْرُ اللَّهِ قَالَ لِأَنَّهُ مَخْصُوصٌ بِالْمَغْفِرَةِ فِيهِ تُحْقَنُ الدِّمَاءُ وَ فِيهِ تَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَى أَوْلِيَائِهِ وَ فِيهِ أَنْقَذَهُمْ مِنْ نِزَاعِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَنْ صَامَهُ كُلَّهُ اسْتَوْجَبَ عَلَى اللَّهِ ثَلَاثَ أَشْيَاءَ مَغْفِرَةً لِجَمِيعِ مَا سَلَفَ مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ وَ عِصْمَةً فِيمَا يَبْقَى مِنْ عُمُرِهِ وَ أَمَاناً مِنَ الْعَطَشِ يَوْمَ الْفَزَعِ الْأَكْبَرِ فَقَامَ شَيْخٌ ضَعِيفٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص إِنِّي عَاجِزٌ عَنْ صِيَامِهِ كُلِّهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص صُمْ أَوَّلَ يَوْمٍ مِنْهُ فَإِنَّ الْحَسَنَةَ بِعَشْرِ أَمْثَالِهَا وَ أَوْسَطَ يَوْمٍ مِنْهُ وَ آخِرَ يَوْمٍ مِنْهُ فَإِنَّكَ تُعْطَى ثَوَابَ صِيَامِهِ كُلِّهِ وَ لَكِنْ لَا تَغْفُلُوا عَنْ لَيْلَةِ أَوَّلِ خَمِيسٍ مِنْهُ فَإِنَّهَا لَيْلَةٌ تُسَمِّيهَا الْمَلَائِكَةُ لَيْلَةَ الرَّغَائِبِ وَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّهُ إِذَا مَضَى ثُلُثُ اللَّيْلِ لَمْ يَبْقَ مَلَكٌ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا وَ يَجْتَمِعُونَ فِي الْكَعْبَةِ وَ حَوَالَيْهَا وَ يَطَّلِعُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ اطِّلَاعَةً فَيَقُولُ لَهُمْ يَا مَلَائِكَتِي اسْأَلُونِي مَا شِئْتُمْ فَيَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا حَاجَاتُنَا إِلَيْكَ أَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِصُوَّامِ رَجَبٍ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَدْ فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ يَصُومُ يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ أَوَّلَ خَمِيسٍ مِنْ رَجَبٍ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي مَا بَيْنَ الْعِشَاءَيْنِ وَ الْعَتَمَةِ  Twelve [اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ] رَكْعَةً يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَ كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ بِتَسْلِيمٍ يَقْرَأُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَ إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ  Twelve [اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ] مَرَّةً فَإِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ صَلَّى عَلَيَّ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً وَ يَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلَى آلِهِ ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ وَ يَقُولُ فِي سُجُودِهِ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً رَبِّ اغْفِرْ وَ ارْحَمْ وَ تَجَاوَزْ عَمَّا تَعْلَمُ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَلِيُّ الْأَعْظَمُ ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ سَجْدَةً أُخْرَى فَيَقُولُ فِيهَا مَا قَالَ فِي الْأُولَى ثُمَّ يَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ حَاجَتَهُ فِي سُجُودِهِ فَإِنَّهَا تُقْضَى قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ الَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ- لَا يُصَلِّي عَبْدٌ أَوْ أَمَةٌ هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ إِلَّا غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ جَمِيعَ ذُنُوبِهِ وَ لَوْ كَانَ ذُنُوبُهُ مِثْلَ زَبَدِ الْبَحْرِ وَ عَدَدَ الرَّمْلِ وَ وِزَانَ الْجِبَالِ وَ عَدَدَ وَرَقِ الْأَشْجَارِ وَ يُشَفَّعُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فِي سَبْعِمِائَةٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ مِمَّنْ قَدِ اسْتَوْجَبَ النَّارَ فَإِذَا كَانَ أَوَّلُ لَيْلَةٍ فِي قَبْرِهِ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ ثَوَابَ هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةِ فِي أَحْسَنِ صُورَةٍ فَيَجِيئُهُ بِوَجْهٍ طَلِقٍ وَ لِسَانٍ ذَلِقٍ فَيَقُولُ يَا حَبِيبِي أَبْشِرْ فَقَدْ نَجَوْتَ مِنْ كُلِّ سُوءٍ فَيَقُولُ مَنْ أَنْتَ فَوَ اللَّهِ مَا رَأَيْتُ وَجْهاً أَحْسَنَ مِنْ وَجْهِكَ وَ لَا سَمِعْتُ كَلَاماً أَحْسَنَ مِنْ كَلَامِكَ وَ لَا شَمِمْتُ رَائِحَةً أَطْيَبَ مِنْ رَائِحَتِكَ فَيَقُولُ يَا حَبِيبِي أَنَا ثَوَابُ تِلْكَ الصَّلَاةِ الَّتِي صَلَّيْتَهَا فِي لَيْلَةِ كَذَا مِنْ شَهْرِ كَذَا فِي سَنَةِ كَذَا جِئْتُكَ هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةَ لِأَقْضِيَ حَقَّكَ وَ أُونِسَ وَحْدَتَكَ وَ أَرْفَعَ وَحْشَتَكَ فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ ظَلَلْتُ فِي عَرْصَةِ الْقِيَامَةِ عَلَى رَأْسِكَ فَأَبْشِرْ فَلَنْ تُعْدَمَ الْخَيْرَ أَبَداً.

Biḥār al-Anwār (Beirut ed.), vol. 95, p. 395

Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat), [29 Jan 2023, 22:40]

Accepted Answer

It is reported from the Prophet (peace be upon him) concerning the merits of the month of Rajab, in these words:

“But do not neglect the first Friday night of the month. The angels call it the Night of Ragha’ib. When one-third of the night has passed, every angel in the heavens and on earth gathers at the Ka‘ba and around it. God gazes upon them and says, ‘My angels, ask Me for whatever you wish.’ They reply, ‘Our Lord, our one request of You is that You forgive those who fast in Rajab.’ Then God, blessed and exalted is He, says, ‘I have granted it.’

“Then the Messenger of God (peace be upon him) said: ‘Anyone who fasts on the first Thursday of Rajab and then performs twelve rak‘ahs between the evening prayer and the night prayer, separating every two rak‘ahs with a salutation of peace, and recites al-Fatiha once, إنا أنزلناه فی لیله القدر three times, and قل هو الله أحد twelve times in each rak‘ah; then, when he has finished the prayer, invokes blessings upon the Prophet seventy times, saying اللهم صل على محمد النبی الأمی [الهاشمی‏] و على آله; then prostrates and says سبوح قدوس رب الملائکه و الروح seventy times; then raises his head and says رب اغفر و ارحم و تجاوز عما تعلم إنک أنت العلی الأعظم; then prostrates once more and says what he said in the first prostration, and asks God for what he needs [in his prostration]—his request will be granted, God willing.

“By Him in whose hand is my soul, no man or woman performs this prayer without God forgiving all their sins, even if they are as numerous as the foam of the sea, the grains of sand, the weight of the mountains, or the leaves of the trees. On the Day of Resurrection, they will intercede for seven hundred members of their family who had deserved the Fire. On the first night after they are laid in the grave, God will send them the reward of this prayer in the fairest form, with a radiant face and a fluent tongue. It will say, ‘My beloved, rejoice: you have been delivered from every hardship.’ They will ask, ‘Who are you? I have never seen a face more beautiful than yours, or smelled a fragrance sweeter than yours.’ It will reply, ‘My beloved, I am the reward of that prayer you performed on such-and-such a night, in such-and-such a place, in such-and-such a month and year. I have come tonight to repay you, keep you company in your solitude, and lift your loneliness from you. When the Trumpet is blown, I will cast my shade over you in the plain of Resurrection. You will never be deprived of goodness from your Lord.’”

*Iqbal al-A‘mal* (old edition), vol. 2, p. 632

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:

“Do not neglect the first Friday of Rajab, for the angels call it the Night of Ragha’ib. When one-third of the night has passed, the angels of the heavens and the earth gather at the Ka‘ba and around it. God, exalted is He, says, ‘My angels, ask Me for whatever you wish.’ They reply, ‘Our Lord, our one request is that You forgive those who fast in Rajab.’ God, exalted is He, says, ‘I have granted it.’

“Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: ‘Anyone who fasts on the first Thursday of Rajab and performs twelve rak‘ahs between the two evening prayers on Friday night, separating every two rak‘ahs with a salutation of peace, and recites al-Fatiha once, al-Qadr three times, and al-Tawhid twelve times in each rak‘ah; then, after the prayer, invokes blessings upon Muhammad and his family seventy times, saying اللهم صل على محمد و آله; then prostrates and says سبوح قدوس رب الملائکه و الروح seventy times; then raises his head and says رب اغفر و ارحم و تجاوز عما تعلم إنک أنت العلی الأعظم seventy times; then prostrates again and says what he said in the first prostration, and asks God, exalted is He, for what he needs while prostrating—his request will be granted, God willing.

“By Him in whose hand is my soul, no man or woman performs this prayer without God, exalted is He, forgiving their sins, even if they are as numerous as the foam of the sea, the grains of sand, the weight of the mountains, or the leaves of the trees. On the Day of Resurrection, they will intercede for seven hundred members of their family who had deserved the Fire.”

*Al-Balad al-Amin wa al-Dir‘ al-Hasin*, text, p. 169

Al-Hasan ibn Yusuf ibn al-Mutahhar, al-‘Allama, in his ijaza to the Banu Zuhra, through a chain of transmission he cites, reports:

The Messenger of God (peace be upon him) said: “Rajab is God’s month, Sha‘ban is my month, and Ramadan is the month of my community.” He then said: “Whoever fasts the entire month will be entitled to three things from God: forgiveness for all past sins, protection for the rest of their life, and safety from thirst on the Day of Great Terror.”

An elderly, frail man stood and said, “O Messenger of God (peace be upon him), I am unable to fast the entire month.” The Messenger of God (peace be upon him) replied: “Fast its first day, for every good deed is multiplied tenfold; fast its middle day and its last day, and you will be given the reward of one who fasted the whole month.

“But do not neglect the first Friday night of the month. The angels call it the Night of Ragha’ib. When one-third of the night has passed, no angel remains in the heavens or on earth without gathering at the Ka‘ba and around it. God gazes upon them and says, ‘My angels, ask Me for whatever you wish.’ They reply, ‘Our Lord, our one request of You is that You forgive those who fast in Rajab.’ God, mighty and sublime, says, ‘I have granted it.’

“Then the Messenger of God (peace be upon him) said: ‘Anyone who fasts on the first Thursday of Rajab and performs twelve rak‘ahs between the evening prayer and the night prayer, then, when the prayer is finished, invokes blessings seventy times, saying اللهم صل على محمد و على آله; then prostrates and says سبوح قدوس رب الملائکه و الروح seventy times; then raises their head and says رب اغفر و ارحم و تجاوز عما تعلم إنک أنت العلی الأعظم; then prostrates once more and says what they said in the first prostration, and asks God for what they need while prostrating—their request will be granted.

“The Messenger of God (peace be upon him) said: ‘By Him in whose hand is my soul, no man or woman performs this prayer without all their sins being forgiven, even if they are as numerous as the foam of the sea. On the Day of Resurrection, they will intercede for seven hundred members of their family who had deserved the Fire.’” [End of report]

*Wasa’il al-Shi‘a*, vol. 8, p. 99

I say: The Allama—may God have mercy on him—transmitted in his major ijaza, from al-Hasan ibn al-Darbi, from al-Hajj Salih Mas‘ud ibn Muhammad and Abu al-Fadl al-Razi, who was residing at the shrine of our master, the Commander of the Faithful—peace be upon him. He read it to him in Muharram of the year 573. It was transmitted from Shaykh Ali ibn Abd al-Jalil al-Razi, from Sharaf al-Din al-Hasan ibn Ali, from Sadid al-Din Ali ibn al-Hasan, from Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad al-Naysaburi, from al-Husayn ibn Ali, from al-Hajj Masmusam, from Abu al-Fath Nurkhan Abd al-Wahid al-Isfahani, from Abd al-Wahid ibn Rashid al-Shirazi, from Abu al-Hasan al-Hamadhani, from Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Sa‘id al-Basri, from his father, from Khalaf ibn Abdullah al-San‘ani, from Humayd al-Tusi, from Anas ibn Malik, who said:

The Messenger of God—peace and blessings be upon him—said, “What do you mean when you say that Rajab is the month of God?” He replied, “Because it is singled out for forgiveness. In it, bloodshed is restrained; in it, God accepts the repentance of His friends; and in it, He delivers them from their adversaries.”

The Messenger of God—peace and blessings be upon him—then said, “Whoever fasts the whole month of Rajab earns three things from God: forgiveness for all his past sins, protection from sin for the remainder of his life, and safety from thirst on the Day of the Greatest Terror.”

An elderly, frail man stood up and said, “O Messenger of God, I am unable to fast the whole month.” The Messenger of God—peace and blessings be upon him—replied, “Fast its first day, for a good deed is worth ten times as much; then fast its middle day and its last day, and you will be granted the reward of fasting the whole month.

“But do not neglect the first Thursday night of the month, for it is a night the angels call the Night of Ragha’ib. When a third of the night has passed, no angel remains in the heavens or on earth without gathering at the Ka‘ba and around it. God looks upon them and says, ‘My angels, ask Me for whatever you wish.’ They say, ‘Our Lord, our need of You is that You forgive those who fast in Rajab.’ God, Mighty and Exalted, says, ‘I have done so.’

“The Messenger of God—peace and blessings be upon him—then said, ‘There is no man or woman who fasts on the first Thursday of Rajab and then, between the evening prayer and the late-night prayer, performs twelve units of prayer—separating each pair of units with a salutation—and recites in each unit al-Fatiha once, “Indeed, We sent it down on the Night of Decree” three times, and “Say: He is God, One” twelve times, then, after finishing the prayer, invokes blessings upon me seventy times, saying, اللهم صل على محمد و على آله, then prostrates and says seventy times in prostration, رب اغفر و ارحم و تجاوز عما تعلم إنک أنت العلی الأعظم, then performs another prostration and says in it what he said in the first, and then asks God for his need while prostrating, but that it will be granted.

“By Him in whose hand is my soul, no servant of God, man or woman, performs this prayer without God forgiving all their sins, even if their sins were as numerous as the foam of the sea, the grains of sand, the weight of mountains, or the leaves of trees. On the Day of Resurrection, they will intercede for seven hundred members of their family who had incurred the Fire.

“On the first night in their grave, God will send them the reward of this prayer in the most beautiful form. It will come to them with a radiant face and eloquent tongue, and say, ‘My dear one, rejoice: you have escaped every evil.’ They will ask, ‘Who are you? By God, I have never seen a face more beautiful than yours, heard words more beautiful than yours, or smelled a fragrance more delightful than yours.’ It will say, ‘My dear one, I am the reward for the prayer you performed on such-and-such night of such-and-such month, in such-and-such year. I have come to you tonight to repay you, keep you company in your solitude, and relieve your loneliness. When the Trumpet is blown, I will remain above your head in the gathering place of the Resurrection. Rejoice, for you will never be deprived of goodness.’”

*Bihar al-Anwar*, Beirut edition, vol. 95, p. 395

, [29.01.23 22:40]

What Is the Hadith Basis for Laylat al-Raghāʾib?

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