The Last Wednesday of Ṣafar
Many of the pious state that on the last Wednesday of the month of Ṣafar, Allah sends down the trials and tribulations that will occur throughout the year.These trials and tribulations are spread out accordingly and apportioned to specific people. The pious thus recommend making certain supplications and performing certain devotional acts seeking Allah’s mercy and gentleness during this time to avoid being apportioned any trial or tribulation.
- They recommend praying four rak‘āt (between sunrise and midday with the intention of Ṣalāt al-Ḍuḥā):
In each of the four rak‘āt one should recite Sūrat al-Fātiḥah, followed by:
o Sūrat Al-Kawthar (Chapter 108) 17 times
o Sūrat Al-Ikhlāṣ (Chapter 112) 5 times
o Sūrat Al-Falaq (Chapter 113) once
o Sūrat Al-Nās (Chapter 114) once
- Then this supplication should be recited:
Bismillāh Ar-Raḥmān Ar-Raḥīm, wa ṣalla Allāhu ta‘āla ‘ala Sayyidinā Muḥammadin wa ‘ala ālihi wa ṣaḥbihi wa sallam. {Allāhumma} yā shadīd al-quwā, wa yā shadīd al-miḥāl, yā ‘azīzu dhallat li
‘izzatika jamī‘ khalqik; ikfinī min jamī‘ khalqik, yā muḥsin, yā mujammil, yā mutafaḍḍil, yā mun‘im, yā mukrim – yā man la ilāha illā anta, bi raḥmatika yā arḥam ar-Rāḥimīn.
{Allāhumma} bi sirri’l-Ḥasani wa akhīh, wa Jaddihi wa abīh, ikfinī sharra hadhā al-yawm wa mā yanzilu fīh, yā Kāfī. ﴾Fa say ukfīkahumu Allāhu wa Huwa As-Sam‘ī ul-‘Alīm}.
Wa ḥasbuna Allāhu wa na‘m al wakīl, wa lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāh Al-‘Alī, Al-‘Aẓīm. Wa ṣalla Allāhu ta‘āla ‘ala Sayyidinā Muḥammadin wa ‘ala ālihi wa ṣaḥbihi wa sallam.
