Jamad ul Awwal

Moon Sighting Prayer

Upon sighting the new crescent of Jamad ul Awwal (or within three days — the sooner the better), offer a 2-rakat prayer. Give charity (sadaqah) after the prayer, and Inshallah you will be kept safe throughout the month. - Rakat 1: [Surah al-Fatihah](surah://1) once + [Surah al-Tawhid](surah://112) thirty times - Rakat 2: [Surah al-Fatihah](surah://1) once + [Surah al-Qadr](surah://97) thirty times After salaam, recite the following Quranic verses, then give charity.

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَمَا مِن دَابَّةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا عَلَى اللَّهِ رِزْقُهَا وَيَعْلَمُ مُسْتَقَرَّهَا وَمُسْتَوْدَعَهَا كُلٌّ فِي كِتَابٍ مُّبِينٍ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَإِن يَمْسَسْكَ اللَّهُ بِضُرٍّ فَلَا كَاشِفَ لَهُ إِلَّا هُوَ وَإِن يُرِدْكَ بِخَيْرٍ فَلَا رَادَّ لِفَضْلِهِ يُصِيبُ بِهِ مَن يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ وَهُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ سَيَجْعَلُ اللَّهُ بَعْدَ عُسْرٍ يُسْرًا مَّا شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ وَأُفَوِّضُ أَمْرِي إِلَى اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَصِيرٌ بِالْعِبَادِ لَّا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِي فَرْدًا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْوَارِثِينَ

Bismillāhir raḥmānir raḥīm Wa mā min dābbatin fil arḍi illā 'alallāhi rizquhā wa ya'lamu mustaqarrahā wa mustawda'ahā kullun fī kitābim mubīn Bismillāhir raḥmānir raḥīm Wa in yamsasakallāhu biḍurrin falā kāshifa lahū illā huwa wa in yuridka bikhayrin falā rādda lifaḍlihī yuṣību bihī man yashā'u min 'ibādihī wa huwal ghafūrur raḥīm Bismillāhir raḥmānir raḥīm Sayaj'alullāhu ba'da 'usriy yusrā Mā shā'allāhu lā quwwata illā billāh Ḥasbunallāhu wa ni'mal wakīl Wa ufawwiḍu amrī ilallāh innallāha baṣīrum bil 'ibād Lā ilāha illā anta subḥānaka innī kuntu minaẓ ẓālimīn Rabbi innī limā anzalta ilayya min khayrin faqīr Rabbi lā tadharnī fardan wa anta khayrul wārithīn

In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful. There is no creature on earth but that upon Allah is its provision, and He knows its place of dwelling and place of deposit. All is in a clear record. (Surah Hud 11:6) In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful. And if Allah should afflict you with harm, there is no remover of it except Him; and if He intends good for you, there is no repeller of His grace — He bestows it upon whom He wills of His servants. And He is the Forgiving, the Merciful. (Surah Yunus 10:107) In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful. Allah will bring about ease after hardship. Whatever Allah wills shall come to pass. There is no power except with Allah. Allah is sufficient for us and He is the best Protector. I entrust my affair to Allah; indeed, Allah is All-Seeing of His servants. There is no god but You — glory be to You. Indeed, I have been among the wrongdoers. My Lord, I am in need of whatever good You send down to me. My Lord, do not leave me alone, for You are the best of inheritors.