It is highly recommended to watch the new moon of Ramaแธฤn at the first night of it. Moreover, some scholars have decided this act as obligatory.
Supplication 1
When your eyes fall on the new moon, you must not point to it; rather, you should turn yourself towards the kiblah direction, raise both your hands towards the sky, and address the new moon with the following words:
It has been narrated that when the Holy Prophet (ุตูู ุงููู ุนููู ูุนูู ุขูู ูุณูู ) would see the new moon of Ramaแธฤn, he would turn his face to the kiblah direction and say the following:
It is recommended, at the sight of the new moon of Ramaแธฤn, to say the supplication No. 43 of al-Sahifah al-Kamilah al-Sajjadiyyah. Sayyid Ibn Tawus narrated that Imam Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-โAbidin(ุนููู ุงูุณูุงู ), once, gazed at the new moon of Ramaแธฤn while he was walking. He therefore stopped and said the following:
It is recommended to offer a two unit prayer reciting in each unit Surah al-Fฤtiแธฅah and Surah al-Anโam (Chapter 6) and to pray Almighty Allah for security against apprehensions and ailments.
Supplication 4
It is recommended to say the aforementioned supplication that begins with:
This supplication has been mentioned within the rites of the last night of Shaโban.
Supplication 5
It is recommended to say the following supplication while raising the hands after the Maghrib Prayer. The supplication has been reported in al-Iqbal from Imam Muhammad and Jawad al-Taqi(ุนููู ุงูุณูุงู ):
It is recommended to say the following supplication that is reported from Imam Jaโfar al-Sadiq(ุนููู ุงูุณูุงู ) as is mentioned in the book of al-Iqbal:
According to a Hadith, the Holy Prophet (ุตูู ุงููู ุนููู ูุนูู ุขูู ูุณูู ) used to say this supplication at the beginning of Ramaแธฤn.
Supplication 8
The Holy Prophet (ุตูู ุงููู ุนููู ูุนูู ุขูู ูุณูู ) is also reported to have said the following supplication at the first night of Ramaแธฤn:
It is recommended to say the supplication known as Dua al-Jawshan al-Kabir at the first night of Ramaแธฤn.
Dua al-Hajj
It is recommended to say the supplication known as Dua al-Hajj, which has been previously mentioned above.
Supplications before commencing the recitation of Holy Qur'an
It is highly advisable to recite the Holy Qurโan very frequently at the first hours of Ramaแธฤn. In this respect, it has been narrated that Imam Jaโfar al-Sadiq(ุนููู ุงูุณูุงู ) used to say the following supplication before he would start reciting the Holy Qurโan:
It is recommended to bathe oneself in flowing water and to pour on the head thirty handfuls of water, for such a deed brings about security against all pains and ailments up to the next year.
Wash face with rose water
It is recommended to wash oneโs face with a handful of rose water so as to be saved against humiliation and poverty, and to pour some of it on the head so as to be saved from pleurisy.
2 rakat prayer and alms
It is recommended to offer the prayer of the first of the month that consists of two units and to give alms after that.
2 rakat prayer
It is recommended to offer a two-unit prayer at the first of which Surah al-Fฤtiแธฅah and Surah al-Fath (No. 48) should be recited and at the second, Surah al-Fฤtiแธฅah and any other Surah. If one offers this prayer, Almighty Allah will save him from all evils and will keep him under His custody up to the next year.
Supplication 1
When the dawn breaks forth, it is recommended to say the following supplication:
If one has not had the opportunity to say it at night, it is recommended to say the supplication No. 44 of al-Sahifah al-Kamilah al-Sajjadiyyah, which has been previously cited.
Supplication 2
In his book of Zad al-Maโad, โAllamah al-Majlisi has mentioned that al-Kulayni, al-Tusi, and others, through an authentic chain of authority, have reported Imam Musa al-Kazim (ุนููู ุงูุณูุงู ) as saying, โSay the following supplication in the month of Ramaแธฤn (on the first day of it, as is understood by scholars), for whoever prays Almighty Allah with this supplication purely and without associating any false purposes or showing off, will be saved throughout that year from all seditious and misleading matters as well as all afflictions that may injure his religion or his body. In addition, Almighty Allah will save him from the evils of all the misfortunes that will take place that year.โ The supplication is as follows: