Rajab 1447

Rajab 1447

Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him) encourages us to seek Allah’s forgiveness frequently during the month of Rajab, and he recommends reciting this prayer 3,000 times during the month:

(Repeat the following x3000)

اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَنَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ
Allāhumma innā nastaghfiruka wa natūbu ilayka,
O Allah, we seek Your forgiveness and turn back to You in repentance.
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الْغِيَاثُ لَنَا وَلِلْمُسْلِمِين
Allāhumma antal-ghiyāthu lanā wa lil-muslimīn,
O Allah, You are the only one who comes to our aid and the aid of every Muslim,
فَصَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى عَبْدِكَ وَحَبِيبِكَ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ
fa-ṣalli wa sallim ʿalā ʿabdika wa ḥabībika sayyidinā Muḥammadin wa ālihi wa ṣaḥbihi.
so bestow prayers and peace upon Your servant and beloved, our master Muhammad, and upon his Family and Companions.
. وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَأَغِثْنَا وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ، يَا أَكْرَمَ الْأَكْرَمِين
Wa-ghfir lanā wa aghithnā wal-muslimīn, yā akramal-akramīn.
Forgive us, and come to our aid and the aid of all Muslims. You are the most generous of all.

Post-Isha Rajab Istighfar

In Tarim the following formula is read 70 times in congregation immediately after the Isha Prayer every night in Rajab. The one reading it raises their hands while doing so:

رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي وَتُبْ عَلَيَّ (x70)
Rabbi ‘ghfir li warhamni wa tub 'alayya. (x70)
O Allah forgive me, have mercy upon me, and grant me repentance. (x70)

The Rajab Istighfar

The following is a compilation of istighfār, known in Ḥaḍramawt as Istighfār Rajab, compiled by Ḥabīb Ḥasan, the son of Imām 'Abdullāh bin 'Alawī al-Ḥaddād. It is traditionally read every night in the month of Rajab.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful.
وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ * أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ * أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ * أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ * وَأَتُوبُ إِلَى اللَّهِ * مِنْ جَمِيعِ مَا يَكْرَهُ اللَّهُ * قَوْلًا وَفِعْلًا وَخَاطِرًا وَبَاطِنًا وَظَاهِرًا
May Allah bestow prayers and peace upon our Master Muhammad and upon his Family and Companions. I seek the forgiveness of Allah. I seek the forgiveness of Allah. I seek the forgiveness of Allah for every word, act and thought and every inward and outward action of mine which Allah dislikes.
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيَّ الْقَيُّومَ * وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ
I seek the forgiveness of Allah, the Most Great. There is no deity but Him; the Living, the Sustainer, and I repent to Him.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِمَا قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ * وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ * وَمَا أَسْرَفْتُ * وَمَا أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي * أَنْتَ الْمُقَدِّمُ وَأَنْتَ الْمُؤَخِّرُ * وَأَنْتَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
O Allah forgive me for what I have done previously, what I will do, what I have done in secret and in private, for my excesses and for that about which You have more knowledge than I. You are the one who puts people ahead and puts people behind and You have power over all things.
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ مِنْ جَمِيعِ الذُّنُوبِ وَالْآثَامِ
I seek the forgiveness of Allah, the Possessor of Majesty and Honour, for all my sins and wrongdoings.
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ لِذُنُوبِي كُلِّهَا * سِرِّهَا وَجَهْرِهَا * وَصَغِيرِهَا وَكَبِيرِهَا * وَقَدِيمِهَا وَجَدِيدِهَا * وَأَوَّلِهَا وَآخِرِهَا * وَظَاهِرِهَا وَبَاطِنِهَا * وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ
I seek the forgiveness of Allah for every one of my sins: those committed in private, those committed in public, the small and the large, those committed previously and those committed recently, the first and the last of them, outward and inward sins, and I repent to Him.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ مِنْ كُلِّ ذَنْبٍ تُبْتُ إِلَيْكَ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ عُدْتُ فِيهِ
O Allah I seek Your forgiveness for any sin from which I have repented and then committed again.
وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِمَا أَرَدْتُ بِهِ وَجْهَكَ الْكَرِيمَ فَخَالَطَهُ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ فِيهِ رِضاً
I seek Your forgiveness for any action which I performed initially for Your noble countenance and then something else which is displeasing to You detracted from my sincerity.
وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِمَا وَعَدْتُكَ بِهِ مِنْ نَفْسِي * ثُمَّ أَخْلَفْتُكَ فِيهِ
I seek Your forgiveness for anything that I have promised to do for Your sake and then broken my promise to You.
وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِمَا دَعَانِي إِلَيْهِ الْهَوَى مِنْ قِبَلِ الرُّخَصِ * مِمَّا اشْتَبَهَ عَلَيَّ وَهُوَ عِنْدَكَ حَرَامٌ
I seek Your forgiveness for anything that my caprice has called me to do by taking dispensations in affairs which are dubious, which are in Your sight forbidden.
وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ يَا مَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ * يَا عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ مِنْ كُلِّ سَيِّئَةٍ عَمِلْتُهَا * فِي بَيَاضِ النَّهَارِ وَسَوَادِ اللَّيْلِ * فِي مَلَأٍ وَخَلَاءٍ * وَسِرٍّ وَعَلَانِيَةٍ وَأَنْتَ نَاظِرٌ إِلَيَّ إِذِ ارْتَكَبْتُهَا وَأَتَيْتُ بِهَا مِنَ الْعِصْيَانِ * فَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ * يَا حَلِيمُ * يَا كَرِيمُ * يَا رَحِيمُ
I seek Your forgiveness, there is no deity but You, O Knower of the seen and unseen, for every wrong or act of disobedience that I have committed in broad daylight or in the darkness of the night, in the company of people or whilst alone, in public or in private, in the knowledge that You were gazing upon me as I committed it. I repent to You, O Forbearing One, O Most Generous, O Most Merciful.
وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ مِنَ النِّعَمِ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ بِهَا عَلَيَّ * فَتَقَوَّيْتُ بِهَا عَلَى مَعْصِيَتِكَ
I seek Your forgiveness for deriving strength from the blessings You have bestowed upon me and then using that strength to disobey You.
وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ الَّتِي لَا يَعْرِفُهَا أَحَدٌ غَيْرُكَ * وَلَا يَطَّلِعُ عَلَيْهَا أَحَدٌ سِوَاكَ * وَلَا يَسَعُهَا إِلَّا حِلْمُكَ * وَلَا يُنَجِّينِي مِنْهَا إِلَّا عَفْوُكَ
I seek Your forgiveness for sins which only You know about and only You can see, sins which only Your forbearance can encompass and from which only Your pardon can save me.
وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ مِنْ كُلِّ يَمِينٍ سَلَفَتْ مِنِّي * فَحَنِثْتُ فِيهَا * وَأَنَا عِنْدَكَ مُؤَاخَذٌ بِهَا
I seek Your forgiveness for every oath I have made and then broken, for which I will be taken to account
وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ يَا مَنْ : ﴿ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَٰنَكَ إِنِّى كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ۝ فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلْغَمِّ ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُنجِي ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۝ وَزَكَرِيَّآ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِى فَرْدًا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ ﴾ ﴿ رَبِّ ٱغْفِرْ وَٱرْحَمْ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ ﴾
I seek Your forgiveness, there is no deity but You, transcendent are You, truly I am amongst the wrongdoers. So We responded to him and delivered him from distress; thus do We deliver those who have faith. And remember Zakariyyā, when he cried to his Lord: “O my Lord! Leave me not without offspring, for You are the best of bestowers.” “My Lord! Forgive and have mercy, for You are the Best of those who show mercy.”
وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ مِنْ كُلِّ فَرِيضَةٍ أَوْجَبْتَهَا عَلَيَّ فِي آنَاءِ اللَّيْلِ وَأَطْرَافِ النَّهَارِ * فَتَرَكْتُهَا خَطَأ أَوْ عَمْدًا أَوْ نِسْيَانًا * أَوْ تَهَاوُنًا * أَوْ جَهْلًا وَأَنَا مُعَاقَبٌ بِهَا
I seek Your forgiveness for every obligation which You have requested that I fulfil in the day or the night which I have subsequently neglected out of heedlessness, absentmindedness, forgetfulness or ignorance, and for which I will be punished.
وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ مِنْ كُلِّ سُنَّةٍ مِنْ سُنَنِ سَيِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَخَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّينَ * نَبِيِّكَ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَتَرَكْتُهَا غَفْلَةً * أَوْ سَهْوًا * أَوْ نِسْيَانًا * أَوْ تَهَاوُنًا * أَوْ جَهْلًا * أَوْ قِلَّةَ مُبَالَاةٍ بِهَا
I seek Your forgiveness for every sunnah of the Master of the Messengers, the Seal of the Prophets, Your Prophet our Master Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم which I have left out of heedlessness, absent-mindedness, forgetfulness, ignorance or not caring.
وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ يَا مَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ * وَأَنَّ سَيِّدَنَا مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُكَ وَرَسُولُكَ
I seek Your forgiveness, there is no deity but You, alone without partner, Muhammad is Your slave and messenger.
سُبْحَانَكَ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ * لَكَ الْمُلْكُ وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ * وَأَنْتَ حَسْبُنَا وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ * نِعْمَ الْمَوْلَى وَنِعْمَ النَّصِيرُ * وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ
Transcendent are You, O Lord of the Worlds. To You belongs the dominion and all praise. You are sufficient for us, and You are the best disposer of our affairs. He is the best of those who protect and the best of those who assist. There is no strength nor might except in Allah, the Sublime, the Most Great.
يَا جَابِرَ كُلِّ كَسِيرٍ * وَيَا مُؤْنِسَ كُلِّ وَحِيدٍ * وَيَا صَاحِبَ كُلِّ غَرِيبٍ * وَيَا مُيَسِّرَ كُلِّ عَسِيرٍ * يَا مَنْ لَا يَحْتَاجُ إِلَى الْبَيَانِ وَالتَّفْسِيرِ * وَأَنْتَ عَلَى مَا تَشَاءُ قَدِيرٌ
O Allah, You are the Repairer of every breakage, the Companion of everyone who is alone, the One who brings ease to every difficulty, the One who is not in need of clarification or explanation. You are able to do whatever You will.
وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ تَعَالَى وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ بِعَدَدِ مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَيْهِ * وَبِعَدَدِ مَنْ لَمْ يُصَلِّ عَلَيْهِ
Bestow prayers upon our Master Muhammad to the number of those who bestow prayers upon him, and to the number of those who do not.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى رُوحِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ فِي الْأَرْوَاحِ * اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى تُرْبَةِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ فِي التُّرَبِ * اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى قَبْرِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ فِي الْقُبُورِ * اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى صُورَةِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ فِي الصُّوَرِ * اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى اسْمِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ فِي الْأَسْمَاءِ
O Allah bestow prayers upon the spirit of our Master Muhammad, upon the earth in which our Master Muhammad is buried, upon the grave in which our Master Muhammad lies, upon the physical form of our Master Muhammad and upon the name of our Master Muhammad.
﴿ لَقَدْ جَآءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ عَزِيزٌ عَلَيْهِ مَا عَنِتُّمْ حَرِيصٌ عَلَيْكُم بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ ۝ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَقُلْ حَسْبِىَ ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ ۖ وَهُوَ رَبُّ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ﴾
There has come to you a Messenger from among yourselves, grievous to whom is your burden, concerned (is he) for you; for the believers (he is) full of compassion, merciful. If they turn away then say: Allah is sufficient for me; there is no god but He. On Him do I rely; He is the Lord of the Awesome Throne.
وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ * والْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ * فِي كُلِّ لَحْظَةٍ أَبَدًا * عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ * وَرِضَاءَ نَفْسِهِ * وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ * وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ
May the prayers and peace of Allah be upon our Master Muhammad and upon his Family and Companions. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the Worlds, in every instant forever, the number of His creation, to His satisfaction, the weight of His throne and the amount of ink of His words.