The 15th Night of Ramadhan

Text and Translation

There are many recommended acts dedicated to this blessed night:

First: it is recommended to bathe oneself at this night.

Second: it is recommended to visit the holy tomb of Imam al-Husayn (a).

Third: it is recommended to offer a six-unit prayer, reciting at each unit Surahs [al-Fatihah](A5), [Yasin](A40), [al-Mulk](A71), and [al-Tawheed](A116).

Fourth: it is recommended to offer a one-hundred-unit prayer, reciting at each unit Surah al-Fatihah once and repeating Surah al-Tawheed ten times. In al-Muqni'ah, Shaykh al-Mufid has reported Imam Ali, Ameer al-Momineen (a), as saying, "Whoever offers this prayer, Almighty Allah will appoint for him ten angels protecting him from his human and jinn enemies, and will also appoint thirty angels to secure him against Hellfire at the hour of his death."

Fifth: when he was asked about the rewards of one who attends at the holy tomb of Imam al-Husayn (a) at the fifteenth night of Ramadan, Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (a) said, "Congratulations be to him! At the fifteenth night of Ramadan, one who attends at the tomb of Imam al-Husayn (a) and offers a ten-unit prayer after the obligatory Isha Prayer, other than the Night Prayer (Salat al-Layl), reciting in each unit Surah al-Fatihah once and repeating Surah al-Tawheed ten times, and then seeks Almighty Allah's protection against Hellfire — if he does this, Almighty Allah will include him with those whom He releases from Hellfire, and he will not die before he sees in a dream angels conveying to him the good tidings of entering Paradise and security against Hellfire."

The fifteenth of Ramadan: on the fifteenth of Ramadan, AH 2, Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) was born.

In the words of Shaykh al-Mufid, Imam Muhammad al-Taqi (a) was born on the fifteenth of Ramadan, AH 195 — though it is widely known that Imam Muhammad al-Taqi was not actually born on this date. Anyhow, the fifteenth of Ramadan is a blessed day; to give alms and do righteous deeds on this day brings great merit.