Salaat Ghufaila Recited between Magrib and Isha

Recite 4 Rak'ats Nafilah (2X2) after Maghrib, 2 of which can be Ghufaylah

It is recommended not to say anything (other than supplications) in the space of time between the obligatory and Nafila sunset prayers.

Surah al-Kaferoon (No. 109) should be recited in the first unit and Surah al-Tawhid in the second.

In the third and fourth units, it is optional to recite any other Surah desired.As in other Nafila

It is also sufficient to recite Surah al-Fatihah alone in each unit. It is advisable to recite the Surahs with audible voice,

It is also recommended to repeat the following prayer seven times in the last prostration (sajdah) of all supererogatory prayers each night, especially at the night before Friday):

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي اسْالُكَ بِوَجْهِكَ ٱلْكَرِيـمِ

allahumma inni as'aluka biwajhika alkarimi

O Allah, I surely beseech You in the name of Your Honorable Face,

وَٱسْمِكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

wasmika al`azimi

Your Tremendous Name,

وَمُلْكِكَ ٱلْقَدِيـمِ

wa mulkika alqadimi

and Your Timeless Kingdom,

انْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ

an tusalliya `ala muhammadin wa alihi

to send blessings to Muhammad and his Household

وَ انْ تَغْفِرَ لِي ذَنْبِيَ ٱلْعَظِيمَ

wa an taghfira li dhanbiya al`azima

and to forgive my enormous sin;

إِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ ٱلْعَظِيمَ إِلاَّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ

innahu la yaghfiru al`azima illa al`azimu

for none can forgive the enormous save the All-tremendous (Lord).

You may then repeat the following ten times:

مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّهُ

ma sha'a allahu

Only that which Allah wills shall come to pass!

لاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِٱللَّهِ

la quwwata illa billahi

There is no strength save with Allah.

اَسْتَغْفِرُ ٱللَّهَ

astaghfiru allaha

I pray the forgiveness of Allah.

Additonal Recitations in 3rd & 4th Unit of the Nafila of Magrib prayer it is advisable to recite in the third unit Surah al-Fatihah and the following verses, which are the first six verses of Surah al-Hadid (No. 57):

سَبَّحَ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلارْضِ

sabbaha lillahi ma fi alssamawati wal-ardi

Whatever is in the heavens and the earth declares the glory of Allah,

وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ.

wa huwa al`azizu alhakimu

and He is the Mighty, the Wise.

لَهُ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلارْضِ

lahu mulku alssamawati wal-ardi

His is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth;

يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ

yuhyi wa yumitu

He gives life and causes death;

وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ.

wa huwa `ala kulli shay'in qadirun

and He has power over all things.

هُوَ ٱلاوَّلُ وَٱلآخِرُ

huwa al-awwalu wal-akhiru

He is the First and the Last

وَٱلظَّاهِرُ وَٱلْبَاطِنُ

walzzahiru walbatinu

and the Ascendant (over all) and the Knower of hidden things,

وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ.

wa huwa bikulli shay'in `alimun

and He is Cognizant of all things.

هُوَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلارْضَ

huwa alladhi khalaqa alssamawati wal-arda

He it is who created the heavens and the earth

فِي سِتَّةِ ايَّامٍ

fi sittati ayyamin

in six periods,

ثُمَّ ٱسْتَوَىٰ عَلَىٰ ٱلْعَرْشِ

thumma istawa `ala al`arshi

and He is firm in power;

يَعْلَمُ مَا يَلِجُ فِي ٱلارْضِ

ya`lamu ma yaliju fi al-ardi

He knows that which goes deep down into the earth

وَمَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا

wa ma yakhruju minha

and that which comes forth out of it,

وَمَا يَنْزِلُ مِنْ ٱلسَّمَاءِ

wa ma yanzilu min alssama'i

and that which comes down from the heaven

وَمَا يَعْرُجُ فِيهَا

wa ma ya`ruju fiha

and that which goes up into it,

وَهُوَ مَعَكُمْ ايْنَ مَا كُنْتُمْ

wa huwa ma`akum ayna ma kuntum

and He is with you wherever you are;

وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ.

wallahu bima ta`maluna basirun

and Allah sees what you do.

لَهُ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلارْضِ

lahu mulku alssamawati wal-ardi

His is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth;

وَإِلَىٰ اللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ ٱلامُورُ.

wa ila allahi turja`u al-umuru

and to Allah are (all) affairs returned.

يُولِجُ ٱللَّيْلَ فِي ٱلنَّهَارِ

yuliju allayla fi alnnahari

He causes the night to enter in upon the day,

وَيُولِجُ ٱلنَّهَارَ فِي ٱللَّيْلِ

wa yuliju alnnahara fi allayli

and causes the day to enter in upon the night,

وَهُوَ عَلِيمٌ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ.

wa huwa `alimun bidhati alssuduri

and He is Cognizant of what is in the hearts.

It is also advisable to recite in the fourth unit of the nafila sunset prayer Surah al-Fatihah and the following holy verses, which are the last four verses of Surah al-Hashr (No. 59):

لَوْ انْزَلْنَا هٰذَا ٱلْقُرْآنَ عَلَىٰ جَبَلٍ

law anzalna hadha al-qur'ana `ala jabalin

Had We sent down this Qur'an on a mountain,

لَرَايْتَهُ خَاشِعاً مُتَصَدِّعاً مِنْ خَشْيَةِ اللَّهِ

lara'aytahu khashi`an mutasaddi`an min khashyati allahi

you would certainly have seen it falling down, splitting asunder because of the fear of Allah,

وَتِلْكَ ٱلامْثَالُ نَضْرِبُهَا لِلنَّاسِ

wa tilka al-amthalu nadribuha lilnnasi

and We set forth these parables to men

لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

la`allahum yatafakkaruna

that they may reflect.

هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِي لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ

huwa allahu alladhi la ilaha illa huwa

He is Allah besides Whom there is no god;

عَالِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَادَةِ

`alimu alghaybi walshshahadati

the Knower of the unseen and the seen;

هُوَ ٱلرَّحْمٰنُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

huwa alrrahmanu alrrahimu

He is the Beneficent, the Merciful.

هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِي لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ

huwa allahu alladhi la ilaha illa huwa

He is Allah, besides Whom there is no god;

ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْقُدُّوسُ

almaliku alquddusu

the King, the Holy,

ٱلسَّلاَمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُ ٱلْمُهَيْمِنُ

alssalamu almu'minu almuhayminu

the Giver of peace, the Granter of security, Guardian over all,

ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْجَبَّارُ ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرُ

al`azizu aljabbaru almutakabbiru

the Mighty, the Supreme, the Possessor of every greatness.

سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

subhana allahi `amma yushrikuna

Glory be to Allah from what they set up with Him.

هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْخَالِقُ ٱلْبَارِئُ ٱلْمُصَوِّرُ

huwa allahu alkhaliqu albari'u almusawwiru

He is Allah the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner;

لَهُ ٱلاسْمَاءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

lahu al-asma'u alhusna

His are the most excellent names;

يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلارْضِ

yusabbihu lahu ma fi alssamawati wal-ardi

whatever is in the heavens and the earth declares His glory;

وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ.

wa huwa al`azizu alhakimu

and He is the Mighty, the Wise.

As in other Nafila , it is sufficient to recite Surah al-Fatihah alone in each unit. It is advisable to recite the Surahs with audible voice,

You may then do the Thanksgiving prostration & recite

شُكْراً شُكْراً شُكْراً

shukran shukran shukran

Thanks, thanks, thanks.

Al-Kulayni has reported Imam al Sadiq (`a) as saying: When you finish the nafila sunset prayer, you may pass your hand over your forehead and repeat the following prayer three times:

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِي لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاََّ هُوَ

bismillahi alladhi la ilaha illa huwa

In the Name of Allah save Whom there is no god,

عَالِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَادَةِ

`alimu alghaybi walshshahadati

the Knower of the unseen and the seen,

ٱلرَّحْمٰنُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

alrrahmanu alrrahimu

the All-beneficent, and the All-merciful.

اللَّهُمَّ اذْهِبْ عَنِّيَ ٱلْهَمَّ وَٱلْحَزَنَ

allahumma adhhib `anniya alhamma walhazana

O Allah, (please) take away from me grief and distress.