The Month of Safar
The Month of Safar is well-known for bringing bad luck; and nothing can remove bad luck except almsgiving, supplication to Almighty Allah, and traditional
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The Month of Safar is well-known for bringing bad luck; and nothing can remove bad luck except almsgiving, supplication to Almighty Allah, and traditional supplications of seeking His protection against Satan and bad things.
Text and Translation
al-Muhaddis al-Fayz and other scholars have mentioned that if you desire to be saved from the misfortunes and bad luck of the month of Safar, you may repeat the following supplicatory prayer ten times every day in this month:
يَا شَدِيْدَ الْقُوٰى وَ يَا شَدِيْدَ الْمِحَالِ
YAA SHADEEDAL QOWAA WA YAA SHADEEDAL MEHAALE
O Lord of mighty prowess! O One of intense might!
يَا عَزِيْزُ يَا عَزِيْزُ يَا عَزِيْزُ
YAA A’ZEEZO YAA A’ZEEZO YAA A’ZEEZO
O Almighty! O Almighty! O Almighty!
ذَلَّتْ بِعَظَمَتِكَ جَمِيْعُ خَلْقِكَ
ZALLAT BE-A’ZAMATEKA JAMEE-O’ KHALQEKA
All of Your creation is humbled before Your greatness,
فَاكْفِنِيْ شَرَّ خَلْقِكَ
FAKFENEE SHARRA KHALQEKA
so suffice me against the evil of Your creation.
يَا مُحْسِنُ يَا مُجْمِلُ يَا مُنْعِمُ يَا مُفْضِلُ
YAA MOHSENO YAA MUJMELO YAA MUN-E’MO YAA MUFZELO
O Beneficent! O Gracious! O Bestower of blessings! O Giver of bounty!
يَا لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّاۤ اَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ اِنِّيْۤ كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِيْنَ
YAA LAA ELAAHA ILLAA ANTA SUBHAANAKA INNEE KUNTO MENAZ ZAALEMEENA
O One besides whom there is no god except You! Glory be to You, indeed I have been of the wrongdoers.
فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهٗ وَ نَجَّيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْغَمِّ
FASTAJABNAA LAHU WA NAJJAYNAAHO MENAL GHAMME
So We responded to him and delivered him from distress,
وَ كَذٰلِكَ نُنْجِيْ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ
WA KAZAALEKA NUNJIL MO-MENEENA
and thus do We deliver the believers.
وَ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهِ الطَّيِّبِيْنَ الطَّاهِرِيْنَ.
WA SALLAL LAAHO A’LAA MOHAMMADINW WA AALEHIT TAYYEBEENAT TAAHEREENA.
And may the blessings of Allah be upon Muhammad and his pure, immaculate family.
As for Sayyid Ibn Taaoos, he has mentioned a supplicatory prayer that is said at the sight the new moon of Safar.
