أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِیسَی عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِی نَصْرٍ الْبَزَنْطِیِّ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ کَثِیرٍ النَّوَّاءِ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: إِنَّ نُوحاً رَکِبَ السَّفِینَهَ أَوَّلَ یَوْمٍ مِنْ رَجَبٍ فَأَمَرَ مَنْ مَعَهُ أَنْ یَصُومُوا ذَلِکَ الْیَوْمَ وَ قَالَ مَنْ صَامَ ذَلِکَ الْیَوْمَ تَبَاعَدَتْ عَنْهُ النَّارُ مَسِیرَهَ سَنَهٍ وَ مَنْ صَامَ سَبْعَهَ أَیَّامٍ أُغْلِقَتْ عَنْهُ أَبْوَابُ النِّیرَانِ السَّبْعَهُ وَ مَنْ صَامَ ثَمَانِیَهَ أَیَّامٍ فُتِّحَتْ لَهُ أَبْوَابُ الْجَنَّهِ الثَّمَانِیَهُ وَ مَنْ صَامَ خَمْسَهَ عَشَرَ یَوْماً أُعْطِیَ مَسْأَلَتَهُ وَ مَنْ زَادَ زَادَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ.

1. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to us by Sa’d b. Abdillah from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Isa from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Abi Nasr al-Bazanti from Aban b. Uthman from Katheer al-Nawwa’ from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “Nuh (a.s.) boarded his ark on the first of Rajab and ordered his companions to fast on that day. He said that Hell goes away to a distance of one year from one who fasts on this day. One who fasts for seven days all the seven doors of Hell would be closed for him. One who fasts for eight days all eight doors of Paradise would be opened for him. One who fasts for fifteen days would have his problems solved. One who fasts for more than this Allah, the Mighty and Sublime would grant him a greater reward.

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِیزِ الْمُهْتَدِی عَنْ سَیْفِ بْنِ الْمُبَارَکِ بْنِ یَزِیدَ مَوْلَی أَبِی الْحَسَنِ مُوسَی ع عَنْ أَبِیهِ الْمُبَارَکِ عَنْ أَبِی الْحَسَنِ قَالَ: رَجَبٌ نَهَرٌ فِی الْجَنَّهِ أَشَدُّ بَیَاضاً مِنَ اللَّبَنِ وَ أَحْلَی مِنَ الْعَسَلِ مَنْ صَامَ یَوْماً مِنْ رَجَبٍ سَقَاهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْ ذَلِکَ النَّهَرِ.

2. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to me by al-Hassan b. al-Hussain b. Abd al-Aziz al-Muhtadi from Sayf b. al-Mubarik b. Yazid slave of Abi al-Hassan Musa (a.s.) from his father al-Mubarik from Abi al-Hassan who said: “Rajab is a river of Paradise whiter than milk and sweeter than honey. One who observes one fast in the month of Rajab, Allah, the Mighty and Sublime would satisfy him with this river.”

وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ قَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ ع رَجَبٌ شَهْرٌ عَظِیمٌ یُضَاعِفُ اللَّهُ فِیهِ الْحَسَنَاتِ وَ یَمْحُو فِیهِ السَّیِّئَاتِ مَنْ صَامَ یَوْماً مِنْ رَجَبٍ تَبَاعَدَتْ عَنْهُ النَّارُ مَسِیرَهَ مِائَهِ سَنَهٍ وَ مَنْ صَامَ ثَلَاثَهَ أَیَّامٍ وَجَبَتْ لَهُ الْجَنَّهُ.

3. Imam Musa Kadhim (a.s.) says, “Rajab is a glorious month. Allah doubles good deeds and wipes the sins in this month. One who observes one fast in Rajab, Hell would go away from him to a distance of a year and Paradise would be made obligatory on one who fasts for three days.”

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الرَّازِیُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِیُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِیٍّ الْمُفْتِی قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی الْحُسَیْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْوَرْدِیُّ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ یَحْیَی بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِیُّ بْنُ عَاصِمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی أَبُو هَارُونَ الْعَبْدِیُّ عَنْ أَبِی سَعِیدٍ الْخُدْرِیِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَلَا إِنَّ رَجَباً شَهْرُ اللَّهِ الْأَصَمُّ وَ هُوَ شَهْرٌ عَظِیمٌ وَ إِنَّمَا سُمِّیَ الْأَصَمَّ لِأَنَّهُ لَا یُقَارِبُهُ شَهْرٌ مِنَ الشُّهُورِ حُرْمَهً وَ فَضْلًا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَ کَانَ أَهْلُ الْجَاهِلِیَّهِ یُعَظِّمُونَهُ فِی جَاهِلِیَّتِهَا فَلَمَّا جَاءَ الْإِسْلَامُ لَمْ یَزْدَدْ إِلَّا تَعْظِیماً وَ فَضْلًا أَلَا إِنَّ رَجَباً شَهْرُ اللَّهِ وَ شَعْبَانَ شَهْرِی وَ رَمَضَانَ شَهْرُ أُمَّتِی- أَلَا فَمَنْ صَامَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ یَوْماً إِیمَاناً وَ احْتِسَاباً اسْتَوْجَبَ رِضْوَانَ اللَّهِ الْأَکْبَرَ وَ أَطْفَأَ صَوْمُهُ فِی ذَلِکَ الْیَوْمِ غَضَبَ اللَّهِ وَ أَغْلَقَ عَنْهُ بَاباً مِنْ أَبْوَابِ النَّارِ وَ لَوْ أُعْطِیَ مِلْ ءَ الْأَرْضِ ذَهَباً مَا کَانَ بِأَفْضَلَ مِنْ صَوْمِهِ وَ لَا یَسْتَکْمِلُ لَهُ أَجْرَهُ بِشَیْ ءٍ مِنَ الدُّنْیَا دُونَ الْحَسَنَاتِ إِذَا أَخْلَصَهُ لِلَّهِ وَ لَهُ إِذَا أَمْسَی عَشْرُ دَعَوَاتٍ مُسْتَجَابَاتٍ إِنْ دَعَا بِشَیْ ءٍ فِی عَاجِلِ الدُّنْیَا أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ وَ إِلَّا ادَّخَرَ لَهُ مِنَ الْخَیْرِ أَفْضَلَ مَا دَعَا بِهِ دَاعٍ مِنْ أَوْلِیَائِهِ وَ أَحِبَّائِهِ وَ أَصْفِیَائِهِ- وَ مَنْ صَامَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ یَوْمَیْنِ لَمْ یَصِفِ الْوَاصِفُونَ مِنْ أَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ وَ الْأَرْضِ مَا لَهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مِنَ الْکَرَامَهِ وَ کُتِبَ لَهُ مِنَ الْأَجْرِ مِثْلُ أُجُورِ عَشَرَهٍ مِنَ الصَّادِقِینَ فِی عُمُرِهِمْ بَالِغَهً أَعْمَارُهُمْ مَا بَلَغَتْ وَ شُفِّعَ یَوْمَ الْقِیَامَهِ فِی مِثْلِ مَا یُشَفَّعُونَ فِیهِ وَ یَحْشُرُهُ مَعَهُمْ فِی زُمْرَتِهِمْ حَتَّی یَدْخُلَ الْجَنَّهَ وَ یَکُونَ مِنْ رُفَقَائِهِمْ- وَ مَنْ صَامَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ ثَلَاثَهَ أَیَّامٍ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ بَیْنَهُ وَ بَیْنَ النَّارِ خَنْدَقاً أَوْ حِجَاباً طول [طُولُهُ] مَسِیرَهُ سَبْعِینَ عَاماً وَ یَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عِنْدَ إِفْطَارِهِ لَقَدْ وَجَبَ حَقُّکَ عَلَیَّ وَ وَجَبَتْ لَکَ مَحَبَّتِی وَ وَلَایَتِی أُشْهِدُکُمْ یَا مَلَائِکَتِی أَنِّی قَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ وَ مَا تَأَخَّرَ وَ مَنْ صَامَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ أَرْبَعَهَ أَیَّامٍ عُوفِیَ مِنَ الْبَلَایَا کُلِّهَا مِنَ الْجُنُونِ وَ الْجُذَامِ وَ الْبَرَصِ وَ فِتْنَهِ الدَّجَّالِ وَ أُجِیرَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ وَ کُتِبَ لَهُ مِثْلُ أَجُورِ أُولِی الْأَلْبَابِ التَّوَّابِینَ الْأَوَّابِینَ وَ أُعْطِیَ کِتابَهُ بِیَمِینِهِ* فِی الْعَابِدِینَ فِی أَوَائِلِ الْعَابِدِینَ- وَ مَنْ صَامَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ خَمْسَهَ أَیَّامٍ کَانَ حَقّاً عَلَی اللَّهِ أَنْ یُرْضِیَهُ یَوْمَ الْقِیَامَهِ وَ بُعِثَ یَوْمَ الْقِیَامَهِ وَ وَجْهُهُ کَالْقَمَرِ لَیْلَهَ الْبَدْرِ وَ کُتِبَ لَهُ عَدَدَ رَمْلِ عَالِجٍ حَسَنَاتٌ وَ أُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّهَ بِغَیْرِ حِسابٍ وَ یُقَالُ لَهُ تَمَنَّ عَلَی رَبِّکَ مَا شِئْتَ- وَ مَنْ صَامَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ سِتَّهَ أَیَّامٍ خَرَجَ مِنْ قَبْرِهِ وَ لِوَجْهِهِ نُورٌ یَتَلَأْلَأُ أَشَدُّ بَیَاضاً مِنْ نُورِ الشَّمْسِ وَ أُعْطِیَ سِوَی ذَلِکَ نُوراً یَسْتَضِی ءُ بِهِ أَهْلُ الْجَمْعِ یَوْمَ الْقِیَامَهِ وَ بُعِثَ مِنَ الْآمِنِینَ یَوْمَ الْقِیَامَهِ حَتَّی یَمُرَّ عَلَی الصِّرَاطِ بِغَیْرِ حِسَابٍ وَ یُعَافَی مِنْ عُقُوقِ الْوَالِدَیْنِ وَ قَطِیعَهِ الرَّحِمِ- وَ مَنْ صَامَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ سَبْعَهَ أَیَّامٍ فَإِنَّ لِجَهَنَّمَ سَبْعَهَ أَبْوَابٍ یُغْلِقُ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ بِصَوْمِ کُلِّ یَوْمٍ بَاباً مِنْ أَبْوَابِهَا وَ حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ جَسَدَهُ عَلَی النَّارِ وَ مَنْ صَامَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ ثَمَانِیَهَ أَیَّامٍ فَإِنَّ لِلْجَنَّهِ ثَمَانِیَهَ أَبْوَابٍ یَفْتَحُ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِصَوْمِ کُلِّ یَوْمٍ بَاباً مِنْ أَبْوَابِهَا وَ قَالَ لَهُ ادْخُلْ مِنْ أَیِّ أَبْوَابِ الْجِنَانِ شِئْتَ- وَ مَنْ صَامَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ تِسْعَهَ أَیَّامٍ خَرَجَ مِنْ قَبْرِهِ وَ هُوَ یُنَادِی لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ لَا یُصْرَفُ وَجْهُهُ دُونَ الْجَنَّهِ وَ خَرَجَ مِنْ قَبْرِهِ وَ لِوَجْهِهِ نُورٌ یَتَلَأْلَأُ لِأَهْلِ الْجَمْعِ حَتَّی یَقُولُوا هَذَا نَبِیٌّ مُصْطَفًی وَ إِنَّ أَدْنَی مَا یُعْطَی أَنْ یَدْخُلَ الْجَنَّهَ بِغَیْرِ حِسَابٍ- وَ مَنْ صَامَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ عَشَرَهَ أَیَّامٍ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ جَنَاحَیْنِ أَخْضَرَیْنِ مَنْظُومَیْنِ بِالدُّرِّ وَ الْیَاقُوتِ یَطِیرُ بِهِمَا عَلَی الصِّرَاطِ کَالْبَرْقِ الْخَاطِفِ إِلَی الْجِنَانِ وَ یُبَدِّلُ اللَّهُ سَیِّئَاتِهِ حَسَنَاتٍ وَ کُتِبَ مِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِینَ الْقَوَّامِینَ لِلَّهِ بِالْقِسْطِ وَ کَأَنَّهُ عَبَدَ اللَّهَ مِائَهَ عَامٍ صَابِراً قَائِماً مُحْتَسِباً- وَ مَنْ صَامَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ یَوْماً لَمْ یُوَافِ اللَّهُ یَوْمَ الْقِیَامَهِ عبد [عَبْداً] أَفْضَلَ مِنْهُ إِلَّا مَنْ صَامَ مِثْلَهُ أَوْ زَادَ عَلَیْهِ- وَ مَنْ صَامَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ أحد [اثْنَیْ] عَشَرَ یَوْماً کُسِیَ یَوْمَ الْقِیَامَهِ حلتان [حُلَّتَیْنِ] خضراوان [خَضْرَاوَیْنِ] مِنْ سُندُسٍ وَ إِسْتَبْرَقٍ وَ یُجَبَّرُ بِهِمَا لَوْ دُلِّیَتْ حُلَّهٌ مِنْهُمَا إِلَی الدُّنْیَا لَأَضَاءَتْ مَا بَیْنَ شَرْقِهَا وَ غَرْبِهَا وَ صَارَتِ الدُّنْیَا أَطْیَبَ مِنْ رِیحِ الْمِسْکِ وَ مَنْ صَامَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ ثَلَاثَهَ عَشَرَ یَوْماً وُضِعَتْ لَهُ یَوْمَ الْقِیَامَهِ مَائِدَهٌ مِنْ یَاقُوتٍ أَخْضَرَ فِی ظِلِّ الْعَرْشِ قَوَائِمُهَا مِنْ دُرٍّ أَوْسَعُ مِنَ الدُّنْیَا سَبْعِینَ مَرَّهً عَلَیْهَا صَحَائِفُ الدُّرِّ وَ الْیَاقُوتِ فِی کُلِّ صَحِیفَهٍ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ لَوْنٍ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ لَا یُشْبِهُ اللَّوْنُ اللَّوْنَ وَ لَا الرِّیحُ الرِّیحَ فَیَأْکُلُ مِنْهَا وَ النَّاسُ فِی شِدَّهٍ شَدِیدَهٍ وَ کَرْبٍ عَظِیمٍ- وَ مَنْ صَامَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ أَرْبَعَهَ عَشَرَ یَوْماً أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ مِنَ الثَّوَابِ مَا لَا عَیْنٌ رَأَتْ وَ لَا أُذُنٌ سَمِعَتْ وَ لَا خَطَرَ عَلَی قَلْبِ بَشَرٍ مِنْ قُصُورِ الْجِنَانِ الَّتِی بُنِیَتْ بِالدُّرِّ وَ الْیَاقُوتِ- وَ مَنْ صَامَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ خَمْسَهَ عَشَرَ یَوْماً وَقَفَ یَوْمَ الْقِیَامَهِ مَوْقِفَ الْآمِنِینَ فَلَا یَمُرُّ بِهِ مَلَکٌ وَ لَا رَسُولٌ وَ لَا نَبِیٌّ إِلَّا قَالُوا طُوبَی لَکَ أَنْتَ آمِنٌ مُقَرَّبٌ مُشَرَّفٌ مَغْبُوطٌ مَحْبُورٌ سَاکِنُ الْجِنَانِ وَ مَنْ صَامَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ سِتَّهَ عَشَرَ یَوْماً کَانَ فِی أَوَائِلِ مَنْ یَرْکَبُ عَلَی دَوَابَّ مِنْ نُورٍ تَطِیرُ بِهِمْ فِی عَرْصَهِ الْجِنَانِ إِلَی دَارِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَ مَنْ صَامَ سَبْعَهَ عَشَرَ یَوْماً مِنْ رَجَبٍ وُضِعَ لَهُ یَوْمَ الْقِیَامَهِ عَلَی الصِّرَاطِ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مِصْبَاحٍ مِنْ نُورٍ حَتَّی یَمُرَّ عَلَی الصِّرَاطِ بِنُورِ تِلْکَ الْمَصَابِیحِ إِلَی الْجِنَانِ تُشَیِّعُهُ الْمَلَائِکَهُ بِالتَّرْحِیبِ وَ السَّلَامِ وَ مَنْ صَامَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ ثَمَانِیَهَ عَشَرَ یَوْماً زَاحَمَ إِبْرَاهِیمَ فِی قُبَّتِهِ فِی جَنَّهِ الْخُلْدِ عَلَی سُرُرِ الدُّرِّ وَ الْیَاقُوتِ- وَ مَنْ صَامَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ تِسْعَهَ عَشَرَ یَوْماً بَنَی اللَّهُ لَهُ قَصْراً مِنْ لُؤْلُؤٍ رَطْبٍ بِحِذَاءِ قَصْرِ آدَمَ وَ إِبْرَاهِیمَ ع فِی جَنَّهِ عَدْنٍ وَ یُسَلِّمُ عَلَیْهِمَا وَ یُسَلِّمَانِ عَلَیْهِ تَکْرِمَهً لَهُ وَ إِیجَاباً لِحَقِّهِ وَ کَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِکُلِّ یَوْمٍ یَصُومُ مِنْهَا کَصِیَامِ أَلْفِ عَامٍ وَ مَنْ صَامَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ عِشْرِینَ یَوْماً فَکَأَنَّمَا عَبَدَ اللَّهَ عِشْرِینَ أَلْفَ عَامٍ وَ مَنْ صَامَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ إِحْدَی وَ عِشْرِینَ یَوْماً شُفِّعَ یَوْمَ الْقِیَامَهِ فِی مِثْلِ رَبِیعَهَ وَ مُضَرَ کُلُّهُمْ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْخَطَایَا وَ الذُّنُوبِ وَ مَنْ صَامَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ اثْنَیْنِ وَ عِشْرِینَ یَوْماً نَادَی مُنَادٍ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ أَبْشِرْ یَا وَلِیَّ اللَّهِ بِالْکَرَامَهِ الْعَظِیمَهِ وَ مُرَافَقَهِ الَّذِینَ أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَیْهِمْ مِنَ النَّبِیِّینَ وَ الصِّدِّیقِینَ وَ الشُّهَداءِ وَ الصَّالِحِینَ وَ حَسُنَ أُولئِکَ رَفِیقاً وَ مَنْ صَامَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ ثَلَاثَهً وَ عِشْرِینَ یَوْماً نُودِیَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ طُوبَی لَکَ یَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ نَصِبْتَ قَلِیلًا وَ نَعِمْتَ طَوِیلًا طُوبَی لَکَ إِذَا کُشِفَ الْغِطَاءُ عَنْکَ وَ أَفْضَیْتَ إِلَی جَسِیمِ ثَوَابِ رَبِّکَ الْکَرِیمِ وَ جَاوَرْتَ الْخَلِیلَ فِی دَارِ السَّلَامِ- وَ مَنْ صَامَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ أَرْبَعَهً وَ عِشْرِینَ یَوْماً فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِهِ مَلَکُ الْمَوْتِ یراءی [تَرَاءَی] لَهُ فِی صُورَهِ شَابٍّ عَلَیْهِ حُلَّهٌ مِنْ دِیبَاجٍ أَخْضَرَ عَلَی فَرَسٍ مِنْ أَفْرَاسِ الْجِنَانِ وَ بِیَدِهِ حَرِیرٌ أَخْضَرُ مُمَسَّکٌ بِالْمِسْکِ الْأَذْفَرِ بِیَدِهِ قَدَحٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مَمْلُوءٌ مِنْ شَرَابِ الْجِنَانِ فَسَقَاهُ إِیَّاهُ عِنْدَ خُرُوجِ نَفْسِهِ وَ هَوَّنَ بِهِ عَلَیْهِ سَکَرَاتِ الْمَوْتِ أَلَماً ثُمَّ یَأْخُذُ رُوحَهُ فِی تِلْکَ الْحَرِیرَهِ فَیَفُوحُ مِنْهَا رَائِحَهٌ یَسْتَنْشِقُهَا أَهْلُ سَبْعِ سَمَاوَاتٍ فَیَظَلُّ فِی قَبْرِهِ رَیَّانَ وَ یُبْعَثُ مِنْ قَبْرِهِ رَیَّانَ حَتَّی یَرِدَ حَوْضَ النَّبِیِّ ص وَ مَنْ صَامَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ خَمْسَهً وَ عِشْرِینَ یَوْماً فَإِنَّهُ إِذَا خَرَجَ مِنْ قَبْرِهِ تَلَقَّاهُ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَکٍ بِیَدِ کُلِّ مَلَکٍ مِنْهُمْ لِوَاءٌ مِنْ دُرٍّ وَ یَاقُوتٍ وَ مَعَهُمْ طَرَائِفُ الْحُلِیِّ وَ الْحُلَلِ فَیَقُولُونَ یَا وَلِیَّ اللَّهِ النَّجَاهُ إِلَی رَبِّکَ فَهُوَ مِنْ أَوَّلِ النَّاسِ دُخُولًا فِی جَنَّاتِ عَدْنٍ مَعَ الْمُقَرَّبِینَ الَّذِینَ رَضِیَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ وَ رَضُوا عَنْهُ ذلِکَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِیمُ- وَ مَنْ صَامَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ سِتَّهً وَ عِشْرِینَ یَوْماً بَنَی اللَّهُ لَهُ فِی ظِلِّ الْعَرْشِ مِائَهَ قَصْرٍ مِنْ دُرٍّ وَ یَاقُوتٍ عَلَی رَأْسِ کُلِّ قَصْرٍ خَیْمَهٌ حَمْرَاءُ مِنْ حَرِیرِ الْجِنَانِ یَسْکُنُهَا نَاعِماً وَ النَّاسُ فِی الْحِسَابِ وَ مَنْ صَامَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ سَبْعَهً وَ عِشْرِینَ یَوْماً أَوْسَعَ اللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ الْقَبْرَ مَسِیرَهَ أَرْبَعِمِائَهِ عَامٍ وَ مَلَأَ جَمِیعَ ذَلِکَ مِسْکاً وَ عَنْبَراً- وَ مَنْ صَامَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ ثَمَانِیَهً وَ عِشْرِینَ یَوْماً جَعَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بَیْنَهُ وَ بَیْنَ النَّارِ تِسْعَهَ خَنَادِقَ کُلُّ خَنْدَقٍ مَا بَیْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَ الْأَرْضِ مَسِیرَهَ خَمْسِمِائَهِ عَامٍ- وَ مَنْ صَامَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ تِسْعَهً وَ عِشْرِینَ یَوْماً غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ وَ لَوْ کَانَ عَشَّاراً وَ لَوْ کَانَتِ امْرَأَهً فَجَرَتْ سَبْعِینَ مَرَّهً بَعْدَ مَا أَرَادَتْ بِهِ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ الْخَلَاصَ مِنْ جَهَنَّمَ لَیَغْفِرُ اللَّهُ لَهَا وَ مَنْ صَامَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ ثَلَاثِینَ یَوْماً نَادَی مُنَادٍ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ یَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ أَمَّا مَا مَضَی فَقَدْ غُفِرَ لَکَ فَاسْتَأْنِفِ الْعَمَلَ فِیمَا بَقِیَ- وَ أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِی الْجِنَانِ کُلِّهَا فِی کُلِّ جَنَّهٍ أَرْبَعِینَ أَلْفَ مَدِینَهٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فِی کُلِّ مَدِینَهٍ أَرْبَعُونَ أَلْفَ قَصْرٍ فِی کُلِّ قَصْرٍ أَرْبَعُونَ أَلْفَ أَلْفِ بَیْتٍ فِی کُلِّ بَیْتٍ أَرْبَعُونَ أَلْفَ أَلْفِ مَائِدَهٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ عَلَی کُلِّ مَائِدَهٍ أَرْبَعُونَ أَلْفَ أَلْفِ قَصْعَهٍ فِی کُلِّ قَصْعَهٍ أَرْبَعُونَ أَلْفَ أَلْفِ لَوْنٍ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ وَ الشَّرَابِ لِکُلِ طَعَامٍ وَ شَرَابٍ مِنْ ذَلِکَ لَوْنٌ عَلَی حِدَهٍ وَ فِی کُلِّ بَیْتٍ أَرْبَعُونَ أَلْفَ أَلْفِ سَرِیرٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ طُولُ کُلِّ سَرِیرٍ أَلْفُ ذِرَاعٍ فِی أَلْفَیْ ذِرَاعٍ عَلَی کُلِّ سَرِیرٍ جَارِیَهٌ مِنَ الْحُورِ عَلَیْهَا ثَلَاثُمِائَهِ أَلْفِ ذُؤَابَهٍ مِنْ نُورٍ تَحْمِلُ کُلَّ ذُؤَابَهٍ مِنْهَا أَلْفُ أَلْفِ وَصِیفَهٍ یُغَلِّفُهَا بِالْمِسْکِ وَ الْعَنْبَرِ إِلَی أَنْ یُوَافِیَهَا صَائِمُ رَجَبٍ هَذَا لِمَنْ صَامَ شَهْرَ رَجَبٍ کُلَّهُ- قِیلَ یَا نَبِیَّ اللَّهِ فَمَنْ عَجَزَ عَنْ صِیَامِ رَجَبٍ لِضَعْفٍ أَوْ لِعِلَّهٍ کَانَتْ بِهِ أَوِ امْرَأَهٌ غَیْرُ طَاهِرَهٍ یَصْنَعُ مَا ذَا لِیَنَالَ مَا وَصَفْتَ قَالَ یَتَصَدَّقُ فِی کُلِّ یَوْمٍ بِرَغِیفٍ عَلَی الْمَسَاکِینِ وَ الَّذِی نَفْسِی بِیَدِهِ إِنَّهُ إِذَا تَصَدَّقَ بِهَذِهِ الصَّدَقَهِ کُلَّ یَوْمٍ یَنَالُ مَا وَصَفْتُ وَ أَکْثَرَ إِنَّهُ لَوِ اجْتَمَعَ جَمِیعُ الْخَلَائِقِ کُلُّهُمْ مِنْ أَهْلِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ عَلَی أَنْ یُقَدِّرُوا قَدْرَ ثَوَابِهِ مَا بَلَغُوا عُشْرَ مَا یُصِیبُ فِی الْجِنَانِ مِنَ الْفَضَائِلِ وَ الدَّرَجَاتِ- قِیلَ یَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَمَنْ لَمْ یَقْدِرْ عَلَی هَذِهِ الصَّدَقَهِ یَصْنَعُ مَا ذَا لِیَنَالَ مَا وَصَفْتَ قَالَ یُسَبِّحُ اللَّهَ کُلَّ یَوْمٍ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَجَبٍ إِلَی تَمَامِ ثَلَاثِینَ یَوْماً بِهَذَا التَّسْبِیحِ مِائَهَ مَرَّهٍ سُبْحَانَ الْإِلَهِ الْجَلِیلِ سُبْحَانَ مَنْ لَا یَنْبَغِی التَّسْبِیحُ إِلَّا لَهُ سُبْحَانَ الْأَعَزِّ الْأَکْرَمِ سُبْحَانَ مَنْ لَبِسَ الْعِزَّ وَ هُوَ لَهُ أَهْلٌ.

4. The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) says, “Know that Rajab is a great month of Allah. It is called Asam because there is no month so dear and excellent for Allah except this. It was respected even during the time of ignorance. When Islam arrived, it too increased the greatness and excellence of this month. Know that Rajab is the month of Allah, Shaban is my month and Ramadan is the month of my Ummah. Know that if a faithful person fasts seeking reward from Allah he has gained lots of pleasure of Allah. The fast of that person would end the anger of Allah upon him; a door of Hell would be closed for him. The reward of this fast with pure intention is better than giving an earth filled with gold as charity. No object in this world can make his reward complete except good deeds. As soon as night falls, Allah would fulfill his ten wishes. If he prays for worldly life his prayers would be accepted. One who prays for His friends, lovers and chosen people, Allah would accept his prayers. One who observes two fasts in the month of Rajab nothing in the earth and heavens can imagine the greatness of that person. He would get the reward of a truthful person who has never lied in his whole life-time. He would appear on the Day of Judgment in the similar state. That person would do intercession of others along with other truthful people till they all enter Paradise and settle down with those truthful persons. One who fasts for three days in Rajab, Allah would erect a barrier between him and Hell whose distance would be equal to travel of seventy years. Allah would say at the time of Iftar, ‘You have right upon Me and My love for you has become obligatory. O angels! I hold you witness that I have forgiven his sins from start till the end’. One who fasts for four days in the month of Rajab, he will remain safe from calamities like the evils of Jinns, leprosy, leucoderma, mischief of Dajjal and the punishment of grave. He would get the reward of wise persons who repent. He would be handed over the scroll of deeds in his right hand and made to stand in the first row of worshippers. One who fasts for five days in the month of Rajab it is the duty of Allah to please him on the Day of Judgment. His face would be shinning like the full moon when he is resurrected on the Day of Judgment. Rewards equal to the number of grains of sand would be written for him and he would be made to enter Paradise without any accounting. He would be given choice to ask whatever he wants from Allah. One who fasts for six days in the month of Rajab, his face would be brighter than sun when he is resurrected on the Day of Judgment. Apart from this, he would be given extra light, which would light up all those gathered on that day. He would be gathered along with protected people and would pass through the Sirat Bridge without any accounting. His sins as great as disobeying parents and breaking relations will be forgiven. One who fasts for seven days in the month of Rajab, Allah would close all seven doors of Hell for him and prohibit the fire of Hell for his body. One who fasts for eight days in the month of Rajab, Allah would open all eight doors of Paradise for him one by one and he would be given choice to enter Paradise from whichever door he wishes. One who fasts for nine days in Rajab would come out of his grave saying Laa ilaaha illallaah and would not see anything except Paradise. The light of his face would brighten the people gathered on that day and people would think of him as a prophet. The minimum reward given to him at that time is entrance to Paradise without any accounts. One who fasts for ten days in Rajab would be given two emerald wings decorated by illuminating pearls and rubies. He would enter Paradise flying over the Sirat Bridge with the help of these wings. He would be counted among the just and dear ones of Allah. He is like one who prayed for a hundred years with the pure intention of seeking reward from Allah. One who fasts for eleven days in Rajab, there would be no one greater in front of Allah than him except one who has fasted more than him. One who fasts for twelve days in Rajab would be made to wear two dresses of brocade and silk. If one of those dresses is brought to this world it would illuminate the world from east to west and scent the world with fragrance better than musk. One who observes thirteen fasts in Rajab, a table would be spread under the shade of the Divine throne and a number of eatables would be laid on it for him. The span of this table would be seventy times the area of this earth. Trays made of brocade and rubies will be laid on it. Every tray would have seventy thousand types of eatables each having distinct aroma and color. That person would have food from this table while others would be involved in a great difficulty. One who fasts for fourteen days in Rajab, Allah would grant him huge palaces made of pearls and rubies of such kind that eyes have neither seen nor ears heard about nor can a human mind imagine them. One who fasts for fifteen days in Rajab would stand at the place of faithful people. Every angel, messenger and apostle passing by him would say, ‘Congratulations, for you are in peace, near to Allah, honest, fortunate and happy and would rest in gardens’. One who fasts for sixteen days in Rajab would be among those who are first to ride upon the vehicles of bright light. He would fly from Paradise to the door of Mercy in these vehicles. One who observes seventeen fasts in Rajab, seventy thousand lamps would be illuminated for him at the Sirat Bridge so that he enters Paradise passing the bridge in the light of these lamps. Angels would welcome him saying, ‘Well done’ and ‘Peace be upon you’. One who fasts for eighteen days in Rajab would be given a place on the thrones made of pearls and rubies in the Minaret of Ibrahim in Paradise. One who fasts for nineteen days in the month of Rajab, Almighty Allah would construct a palace of pearls for him facing the palaces of Adam (a.s.) and Ibrahim (a.s.). He would salute them and they too would salute him and respect his position. He would be given the reward of a thousand fasts for each fast. One who observes fast for twenty days in Rajab it is as if he has worshipped Allah for a thousand years. One who fasts for twenty-one days in Rajab, on the Day of Judgment he would get to intercede for people numbering the sinners of Rabi and Mudhir tribes. One who fasts for twenty-two days in Rajab a caller would give call from heaven, ‘O friend of Allah! There are glad- tidings for you. There is great honor for you in Allah’s eyes. You are friend of prophets, truthful ones, martyrs and the virtuous upon whom Allah has revealed His bounties and mercy. They are your best friends’. One who fasts for twenty-three days in Rajab a call would be given from heaven, ‘O slave of Allah! You are fortunate. You have taken less pain and you are getting much more benefit. The veil is taken off from you. You are rewarded greatly by your Lord. You will be a neighbor of Khaleel (Prophet Ibrahim) in Darus Salaam. One who observes fast for twenty-four days in Rajab the Angel of death would come to him in the form of a handsome youth wearing a green brocade dress mounted on a green horse of Paradise. He would be holding a golden cup decorated with a green silk more fragrant than musk filled with the pure wine of Paradise. He would make that person drink that wine while taking his soul away. The difficulties at death-bed would be eased for him and his soul would be wrapped in green silk. Such a sweet fragrance would come out if it that all the inhabitants of seven heavens would be scented with it. He would remain satisfied in his grave as well as when he would be resurrected until he reaches the cistern of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.). One who fasts for twenty-five days in Rajab would be surrounded by seventy thousand angels, each holding an umbrella made of pearls and rubies when he is resurrected from the grave. They would have ornaments and excellent dresses. They would say, ‘O dear one of Allah! Let us go to Him soon’. Then he would go to Paradise first along with the dear ones of Allah. Indeed it is a great success. One who fasts for twenty-six days in Rajab the Almighty Allah would build a hundred palaces of pearls and rubies under the shade of His throne. There would be a tent made of red silk of Paradise in front of each palace. While people would be busy in accounting of their deeds, this person would rest over here peacefully. One who observes fast for twenty- seven days in Rajab, the Almighty Allah will expand his grave to the distance covered in four hundred years and the whole area would be fragranced with Amber and Musk. One who fasts for twenty-eight days in Rajab Allah would create a distance of nine barriers between him and the fire of Hell. The width of each barrier is equal to the distance covered in five hundred years between the earth and heaven. For a person who fasts for twenty-nine days in Rajab Allah would forgive him even if he would have robbed every man on the order of an unjust or even if she is a woman who has been unchaste seventy times. One who fasts for thirty days in the month of Rajab a caller would call out, ‘O slave of Allah! Your past sins are forgiven. Your deeds can have a new beginning’. Allah would grant him all the gardens and every garden would have forty thousand cities. Every city would have forty palaces and every palace would have forty thousand houses and every house will have forty thousand dining tables and every dining table would have forty thousand dishes and every dish would have forty thousand types of cuisines each having a distinct color and aroma. Every house will have forty thousand golden thrones and the span of those thrones would be equal to two thousand hands. A virgin Hoorul Ein would be seated on each throne having three hundred thousand dazzling hair on their heads and each lock of hair would be held by one thousand slave-girls who will be scenting it with musk and amber so that the person who fasted during Rajab comes near her. All this is for the person who fasted for the whole month of Rajab.” Someone asked, “O Messenger of Allah! What should a person do who is not able to observe fast for the whole month due to weakness, menstruation or some other reason?” The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “They should give food to poor as charity. I swear by Him in Whose control is my life that they would get much more than what I have said if they give charity daily. All the creatures of this earth and the heavens cannot even estimate one-tenth of the reward, which that person would get in Paradise.” Someone asked, “O Messenger of Allah! What should a person do who is not able to pay charity also?” The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “He should recite the following Tasbeeh of Allah a hundred times daily for thirty days in the month of Rajab: ‘Sub-h’aanal ilaahil jaleeli sub-h’aana mallaa yambaghit tasbeeh’u illaa lahu sub-h’aanal a-a’zzil akrami sub-h’aana mallabisal i’zza wahuwa lahu ahl’.

أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الصَّقْرِ عَنْ أَبِی طَاهِرٍ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَمْزَهَ بْنِ الْیَسَعِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ بَکَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِی الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ع قَالَ: بَعَثَ اللَّهُ مُحَمَّداً ص لِثَلَاثٍ مَضَیْنَ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَجَبٍ فَصَوْمُ ذَلِکَ الْیَوْمِ کَصَوْمِ سَبْعِینَ عَاماً. قال سعد بن عبد الله کان مشایخنا یقولون إن ذلک غلط من الکاتب و هو أنه لثلاث لیال بقین من رجب

5. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Sa’d b. Abdillah who said it was narrated to me by Ahmad b. al-Hassan b. al-Saqr from Abi Tahir Muhammad b. Hamzah b. al-Yasaa’ from al-Hassan b. Bakkar from Abi al-Hassan al-Ridha (a.s.) who said: “The Almighty Allah appointed Muhammad (s.a.w.s.) as His Apostle after three nights of the month of Rajab had passed. Hence observing fast on this day has reward equal to fasting seventy years.” Saad bin Abdullah says that according to our elders, there is a mistake and the real saying is that Allah appointed him as apostle when three nights were left in the month of Rajab.