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== Method of Prayer ==
== Method of Prayer ==
For performing this prayer, a person should perform [[ghusl]] on one of the Sundays of Dhu l-Qa'da and perform [[wudu]] (or perform wudu before ghusl) and then perform two two-rak'a prayers, each simliar to a [[fajr prayer]] with the intention of the prayer of Sunday in Dhu l-Qa'da. One should recite [[Qur'an 1]] once, [[Qur'an 112]] three times, [[Qur'an 114]] once and then [[Qur'an 113]] once in each rak'a. After the four rak'as, one should repent (saying a [[dhikr]] such as ''Astaghfirullah-a wa atub-u ilayh'') seventy times, and say the dhikr ''La hawl-a wa la quwwat-a illa billah'' once and then recite the following supplication, "''Ya 'Aziz-u ya Ghaffar-u-ghfir-li dhunubi wa dhunub-a jami' al-mu'minin wa-l-mu'minat-I fa innah-u la yaghfir-u-dhunub-a illa ant''."
For performing this prayer, a person should perform [[ghusl]] on one of the Sundays of Dhu l-Qa'da and perform [[wudu]] (or perform wudu before ghusl) and then perform two two-rak'a prayers, each simliar to a [[fajr prayer]] with the intention of the prayer of Sunday in Dhu l-Qa'da. One should recite [[Qur'an 1]] once, [[Qur'an 112]] three times, [[Qur'an 114]] once and then [[Qur'an 113]] once in each rak'a. After the four rak'as, one should repent (saying a [[dhikr]] such as ''Astaghfirullah-a wa atub-u ilayh'') seventy times, and say the dhikr ''La hawl-a wa la quwwat-a illa billah'' once and then recite the following supplication, "''Ya 'Aziz-u ya Ghaffar-u-ghfir-li dhunubi wa dhunub-a jami' al-mu'minin wa-l-mu'minat-I fa innah-u la yaghfir-u-dhunub-a illa ant''."<ref>Qummī, ''Mafātīḥ al-jinān'', p. 344.</ref>


== Merits of the Prayer ==
== Merits of the Prayer ==
Many [[reward]]s are mentioned for this prayer including a hadith from the [[Holy Prophet (s)]], "whoever performs this prayer, his [[repentance]] will be accepted, his sins will be forgiven, his enemies on the [[Day of Judgment]] will be satisfied, he will die having faith, his religion and faith will not be taken away from him, his grave will become wide and illuminated, his parents will be pleased with him, God's forgiveness will include his parents and his descendants, his daily sustenance will increase, the angel of death will be easy on him upon dying, he will pass away easily, etc."
Many [[reward]]s are mentioned for this prayer including a hadith from the [[Holy Prophet (s)]], "whoever performs this prayer, his [[repentance]] will be accepted, his sins will be forgiven, his enemies on the [[Day of Judgment]] will be satisfied, he will die having faith, his religion and faith will not be taken away from him, his grave will become wide and illuminated, his parents will be pleased with him, God's forgiveness will include his parents and his descendants, his daily sustenance will increase, the angel of death will be easy on him upon dying, he will pass away easily, etc."<ref>Qummī, ''Mafātīḥ al-jinān'', p. 344.</ref>


== Time of the Prayer ==
== Time of the Prayer ==
The time for performing this prayer is a Sunday in [[Dhu l-Qa'da]] at any hour of the day. According to the last phrase of the [[supplication]], if it is performed on a Sunday in other months, it will have the same [[reward]]s.
The time for performing this prayer is a Sunday in [[Dhu l-Qa'da]] at any hour of the day. According to the last phrase of the [[supplication]], if it is performed on a Sunday in other months, it will have the same [[rewards]].<ref>Qummī, ''Mafātīḥ al-jinān'', p. 344.</ref>


== Hadith Source of the Prayer ==
== Hadith Source of the Prayer ==
In ''[[Iqbal al-a'mal]]'', section of the recommended actions in the month of Dhu l-Qa'da, [[Sayyid b. Tawus]] transmitted a hadith which is the hadith source of this prayer from [[Anas b. Malik]] from the Prophet (s).
In ''[[Iqbal al-a'mal]]'', section of the recommended actions in the month of Dhu l-Qa'da, [[Sayyid b. Tawus]] transmitted a hadith which is the hadith source of this prayer from [[Anas b. Malik]] from the Prophet (s).<ref>Ibn Ṭāwūs, ''Iqbāl al-aʿmāl'', vol. 1, p. 308.</ref>


This hadith is [[mursal hadith|mursal]] and weak regarding the [[chain of transmission]], but based on the [[rule of tasamuh]] in the arguments of traditions, performing this prayer is valid and a person who performs it will achieve the mentioned merits by the will of [[God]].
This hadith is [[mursal hadith|mursal]] and weak regarding the [[chain of transmission]], but based on the [[rule of tasamuh]] in the arguments of traditions, performing this prayer is valid and a person who performs it will achieve the mentioned merits by the will of [[God]].
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