Ramadan Articles - Blessings of Qiyaam in the Nights of Ramadan - III

Quran recited in the threeRak'ahs)units of prayer( ofWitr:
14- It is aSunnah)Prophetic tradition( to read in the firstRak'ahof
the three:}Exalt the Name of your Lord, The Most High{]Quran 87[, the
second:}Say, "O disbelievers{]Quran 109[,the third:}Say, "He is
Allaah, ]who is[ One{]Quran 112[ and sometimes add:}Say, "I seek
refuge in the Lord of daybreak{]Quran 113[ and}Say, "I seek refuge in
the Lord of mankind{]Quran 114[
It was also proved that the Prophet,, once recited a hundred verses of
the ChapterAn-Nisaa'in oneRak'ahofWitr.
Supplication ofQunoot:
15- One should recite the supplication that the Prophet,, taught his
grandson Al-Hasan ibn Ali, may Allaah be pleasedwith both of them,
whichis:
"O Allaah, guide me among those You have guided, grant me security
among those You have granted security, take me into Your charge among
those You have taken into Your charge, bless me in what You have
given, guard me from theevil of what You have decreed, for You decree,
and nothing is decreed for You. He whom You befriend is not humbled
and he whom You take as enemy is never honored. Blessed and Exalted
You are, our Lord.There is no refuge from You except to You."
One may ask Allaah The Almighty to confer blessings and peace upon the
Prophet,.)There is no harm in adding other permissible, good and valid
supplications(.
16- There is no harm in reciting the supplication ofQunootafter bowing
and adding other supplications such as invoking against the
disbelievers, and asking Allaah The Almighty to confer peace and
blessings upon the Prophet,. It is permissible to pray for Muslims in
the second half ofRamadanas this was proved to be done by theImaamsin
the caliphate of 'Umar. It was mentioned in the above narration by
'Abdullaah ibn 'Ubayd Al Qaari"They used to invoke against the
disbelievers in the middle saying: 'O Allaah, destroy the disbelievers
who are trying to prevent people from following Your path, whodeny
Your messengers and who do not believe in Your promise. Make them
disunited, fill their hearts with terror and send Your wrath and
punishment against them, O Lord of Truth(."'Then, he would ask Allaah
The Almighty to confer peace and blessings upon the Prophet,, pray for
Muslims with as much good as he can, then seek forgiveness for the
believers.
After that, he would say,"O Allaah, it is You whom we worship, to You
we pray and prostrate, for Your sake we strive and toil. We place our
hope in Your mercy, O our Lord, and we fear Your mighty punishment,
for Your punishment will certainly overtake the one whom You have
taken as an enemy."Then, he would sayTakbeerand fall in prostration.
What to say at the end ofWitr:
17- It is from theSunnah)Prophetic tradition( to say at the end
ofWitr)before or afterTasleem(,"O Allaah, I seek refuge in Your good
pleasure from Your Anger, and in Your forgiveness from Your
punishment, and I seek refuge in Your mercy from Your wrath. I cannot
count the praise due to You. You are as You have praised Yourself."
18- When he makesTasleem, he would say,"Glory be to The Sovereign, The
Most Holy")thrice(, elongating the syllables and raising his voice the
third time.
The twoRak'ahsafterWitr:
19- One may perform twoRak'ahs)afterWitrif he wishes(, for they are
proved to have been performed by the Prophet,. Rather, he said:"This
travelling is exhausting and difficult, so after anyone of you prays
Witr, let him pray two Rak'ahs. If he wakes up, this is fine;
otherwise, these two Rak'ahs will be counted for him."
20- TheSunnahis to recite in them:}When theearth is shaken with
its]final[ earthquake{]Quran 99[ and}Say, "O disbelievers{]Quran 109[.