Friday
According to narrations, the best words that are advisably said in Shaโban are the implorations for the forgiveness of Almighty Allah (i.e. istighfar). Hence, to implore for Almighty Allahโs forgiveness seventy times a day in Shaโban is equal to imploring for His forgiveness seventy thousand times a day in the other months.
The Holy Prophet (ุตูู ุงููู ุนููู ูุนูู ุขูู ูุณูู ) is also reported as saying, โIf one observes fasting each Monday and Thursday in Shaโban, Almighty Allah will grant forty of his needs - twenty appertained to the worldly life and twenty to the Hereafter.โ
It is recommended to recite the following form of invocation of blessings upon the Holy Prophet and his Household that is reported from Imam Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Sajjad (i.e. Imam Zayn al-โAbidin) each midday in Shaโban and at the fifteenth night of it: