Month of Rajab

Hasan ibn Ali ibn Fazzaal narrated on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ali ibn Moosa al-Reza (a) that, “Paradise is assured for whoever fasts on the first day of the month of Rajab hoping to be rewarded by Allah - Mighty and Majestic be He -۔ The intercession of whoever fasts on one of the middle days of that month on behalf of as many people as there are in the Rabee’ and Mozar tribes will be accepted. Allah, Mighty and Glorified be He, will make whoever fasts on the last day of that month one of the kings in Paradise. Also Allah, Mighty and Glorified be He, will accept his intercession on behalf of his father, mother, son, daughter, sister, paternal uncle, paternal aunt, maternal uncle, maternal aunt, friends and neighbors, even if some of them deserve the Fire.”

Abdus Salaam ibn Saaleh al-Harawi narrated on the authority of Imam Reza (a) that he (a) said: “One who observes fast on the first day of the month of Rajab, Allah is pleased with him when he meets Allah. One who observers two fasts in the month of Rajab, Allah will be pleased with him when he meets Allah. One who observes three fasts in the month of Rajab, All will be pleased with him and he will be agreed with him confessing the status of this month and will meet his Lord on the Day of Judgment. One who observes fast for seven days in the month of Rajab, Allah will open all the seven gates of Heaven for his soul so that after his death he could be elevated to the highest place in Paradise. One who observes fast for eight days in the month of Rajab, eight gates of Paradise shall be opened for him. One who observes fast for fifteen days in the month of Rajab, all his demands will be fulfilled by Allah except that the prayer should not be for the severing of ties in kinship (Qat’e Rahm) and who observes fast for the whole month of Rajab his sins will be forgiven as the one who would have come out of his mother’s womb sinless and the fire of hell will not touch him and he will enter Paradise along with virtuous persons.” Imam Reza (a) said…

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Late Shaheed narrated: Visiting the shrines of all the Divine Leaders (Imams) on special occasions and visiting the shrine of Imam Reza (a) in the month of Rajab is recommended and without doubt it is one of the best deeds. It has been documented through reliable proofs in the book ‘Oyoon Akhbaar al-Reza (a)’ and ‘Kaamel al-Ziyaaraat’ on the authority of Muhammad ibn Sulaiman, “I asked Aba-Ja’far Muhammad ibn Ali al-Reza (a) about a man who has gone on his obligatory pilgrimage and has then gone on his Umrah (supererogatory) pilgrimage, and Allah, the Highest, has granted him success in performing both his obligatory and his Umrah pilgrimages. He has then gone to Medina and has expressed his submission to the Holy Prophet (a). He then went to visit your forefather, the Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (a), knowing that he is rightfully the proof of Allah for His creatures, and the gate from which we must go to Him. Then he greeted him (Ali (a)). Then he went to visit Aba Abdullah Hussain ibn Ali (a), and greeted him. Then he went to Baghdad and greeted Abil Hasan Moosa (a). Then he went back to his hometown. If once again Allah, the Highest, has granted him the opportunity to go on pilgrimage, then a pilgrimage to whom is better under these conditions? Should he who has already performed his Hajj pilgrimage go on pilgrimage to the Kaaba, or should he journey towards Khorasan to greet and visit the shrine of your father Ali ibn Moosa al-Reza (a)?” Aba Ja’far (a) replied, “Yes. It is better for him to go towards Khorasan to greet my father (a). However, this should be done in the month of Rajab. It is not appropriate for him to do this now. Indeed if he does so, both of us will be blamed by the ruler.”

Ziyarat-e-Rajabiya.

It has been narrated in the rites of month of Shaban that the best occasion for the visitation of the shrine of Imam Hussain (a) is 15th of Rajab and 15th of Shaban compared to other occasions.