Last Hours of Thursday

 

 

Shaykh al-Tusi has recorded that it is recommended to say the following prayer of forgiveness at the last hour of Thursdays:

أَسْتَغْفِرُ ٱللَّهَ الَّذِي لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ

astaghfiru allaha alladhi la ilaha illa huwa

I pray the forgiveness of Allah; there is no god but He,

ٱلْحَيُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ

alhayyu alqayyumu

the Ever-living, the Self-Subsisting,

وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ

wa atubu ilayhi

and I repent to Him

تَوْبَةَ عَبْدٍ خَاضِعٍ

tawbata `abdin khadi`in

as a slave who is submissive,

مِسْكِينٍ مُسْتَكِينٍ

miskinin mustakinin

acquiescent, and poor,

لاَ يَسْتَطيعُ لِنَفْسِهِ صَرْفاً وَلاَ عَدْلاً

la yastati`u linafsihi sarfan wa la `adlan

not controlling for himself any harm or profit,

وَلاَ نَفْعاً وَلاَ ضَرّاً

wa la naf`an wa la darran

or benefit or damage

وَلاَ حَيَاةً وَلاَ مَوْتاً وَلاَ نُشُوراً

wa la hayatan wa la mawtan wa la nushuran

and not controlling death nor life, nor raising (the dead) to life.

وَصَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ

wa salla allahu `ala muhammadin

May Allah send peace upon Muhammad

وَعِتْرَتِهِ ٱلطَّيِّبينَ ٱلطَّاهِرينَ

wa `itratihi alttayyibina alttahirina

and his Household; the pure, the immaculate,

ٱلْأَخْيَارِ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ

al-akhyari al-abrari

the choicest, and the pious;

وَسَلَّمَ تَسْليماً

wa sallama tasliman

and may He spread thorough blessings over them.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِوَجْهِكَ ٱلْكَريمِ

allahumma inni as'aluka biwajhika alkarimi

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

وَٱسْمِكَ ٱلْعَظيمِ

wasmika al`azimi

and in the name of Your Sublime Name

أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ

an tusalliya `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

to send blessings to Muhammad and his Household

وَأَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي ذَنْبِيَ ٱلْعَظيمَ

wa an taghfira li dhanbiya al`azima

and to forgive me my grave sin.

 

 

It is recommended to recite Surah al-Jumu`ah (No. 62) in the first unit of the Maghrib (Sunset) and `Isha' (Evening) obligatory Prayers, and to recite Surah al-Tawhid (No. 112) in the second unit of the Maghrib Prayer and Surah al-A`la (No. 87) in the second unit of the `Isha' Prayer. 

 

 

Shaykh al-Tusi has recorded that it is recommended to say the following prayer of forgiveness at the last hour of Thursdays:

أَسْتَغْفِرُ ٱللَّهَ الَّذِي لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ

astaghfiru allaha alladhi la ilaha illa huwa

I pray the forgiveness of Allah; there is no god but He,

ٱلْحَيُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ

alhayyu alqayyumu

the Ever-living, the Self-Subsisting,

وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ

wa atubu ilayhi

and I repent to Him

تَوْبَةَ عَبْدٍ خَاضِعٍ

tawbata `abdin khadi`in

as a slave who is submissive,

مِسْكِينٍ مُسْتَكِينٍ

miskinin mustakinin

acquiescent, and poor,

لاَ يَسْتَطيعُ لِنَفْسِهِ صَرْفاً وَلاَ عَدْلاً

la yastati`u linafsihi sarfan wa la `adlan

not controlling for himself any harm or profit,

وَلاَ نَفْعاً وَلاَ ضَرّاً

wa la naf`an wa la darran

or benefit or damage

وَلاَ حَيَاةً وَلاَ مَوْتاً وَلاَ نُشُوراً

wa la hayatan wa la mawtan wa la nushuran

and not controlling death nor life, nor raising (the dead) to life.

وَصَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ

wa salla allahu `ala muhammadin

May Allah send peace upon Muhammad

وَعِتْرَتِهِ ٱلطَّيِّبينَ ٱلطَّاهِرينَ

wa `itratihi alttayyibina alttahirina

and his Household; the pure, the immaculate,

ٱلْأَخْيَارِ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ

al-akhyari al-abrari

the choicest, and the pious;

وَسَلَّمَ تَسْليماً

wa sallama tasliman

and may He spread thorough blessings over them.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِوَجْهِكَ ٱلْكَريمِ

allahumma inni as'aluka biwajhika alkarimi

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

وَٱسْمِكَ ٱلْعَظيمِ

wasmika al`azimi

and in the name of Your Sublime Name

أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ

an tusalliya `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

to send blessings to Muhammad and his Household

وَأَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي ذَنْبِيَ ٱلْعَظيمَ

wa an taghfira li dhanbiya al`azima

and to forgive me my grave sin.

 

 

It is recommended to recite Surah al-Jumu`ah (No. 62) in the first unit of the Maghrib (Sunset) and `Isha' (Evening) obligatory Prayers, and to recite Surah al-Tawhid (No. 112) in the second unit of the Maghrib Prayer and Surah al-A`la (No. 87) in the second unit of the `Isha' Prayer. 

 

 

Shaykh al-Tusi has recorded that it is recommended to say the following prayer of forgiveness at the last hour of Thursdays:

أَسْتَغْفِرُ ٱللَّهَ الَّذِي لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ

astaghfiru allaha alladhi la ilaha illa huwa

I pray the forgiveness of Allah; there is no god but He,

ٱلْحَيُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ

alhayyu alqayyumu

the Ever-living, the Self-Subsisting,

وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ

wa atubu ilayhi

and I repent to Him

تَوْبَةَ عَبْدٍ خَاضِعٍ

tawbata `abdin khadi`in

as a slave who is submissive,

مِسْكِينٍ مُسْتَكِينٍ

miskinin mustakinin

acquiescent, and poor,

لاَ يَسْتَطيعُ لِنَفْسِهِ صَرْفاً وَلاَ عَدْلاً

la yastati`u linafsihi sarfan wa la `adlan

not controlling for himself any harm or profit,

وَلاَ نَفْعاً وَلاَ ضَرّاً

wa la naf`an wa la darran

or benefit or damage

وَلاَ حَيَاةً وَلاَ مَوْتاً وَلاَ نُشُوراً

wa la hayatan wa la mawtan wa la nushuran

and not controlling death nor life, nor raising (the dead) to life.

وَصَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ

wa salla allahu `ala muhammadin

May Allah send peace upon Muhammad

وَعِتْرَتِهِ ٱلطَّيِّبينَ ٱلطَّاهِرينَ

wa `itratihi alttayyibina alttahirina

and his Household; the pure, the immaculate,

ٱلْأَخْيَارِ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ

al-akhyari al-abrari

the choicest, and the pious;

وَسَلَّمَ تَسْليماً

wa sallama tasliman

and may He spread thorough blessings over them.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِوَجْهِكَ ٱلْكَريمِ

allahumma inni as'aluka biwajhika alkarimi

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

وَٱسْمِكَ ٱلْعَظيمِ

wasmika al`azimi

and in the name of Your Sublime Name

أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ

an tusalliya `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

to send blessings to Muhammad and his Household

وَأَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي ذَنْبِيَ ٱلْعَظيمَ

wa an taghfira li dhanbiya al`azima

and to forgive me my grave sin.

 

 

It is recommended to recite Surah al-Jumu`ah (No. 62) in the first unit of the Maghrib (Sunset) and `Isha' (Evening) obligatory Prayers, and to recite Surah al-Tawhid (No. 112) in the second unit of the Maghrib Prayer and Surah al-A`la (No. 87) in the second unit of the `Isha' Prayer.