Stay awake and listen to the museebah (tragedies) of Imam Husayn (peace be upon him), his family and his companions.
The reward of spending this whole night with acts of worship, as per narrations is that one who does so shall be considered having worshipped Almighty Allah with the worship of all the angels. The acts of worship at this night is equal to seventy-years worship.
1.Offer a four unit prayer with Surah al-Fatihah once and Surah al-Tawhid fifty times, (like the prayer of Imam `Ali Amir al-Mu’minin (peace be upon him), which has high reward).
Sayyid Ibn Tawus says after citing this prayer, “When you finish the fourth units, you may mention Almighty Allah, invoke blessings upon the Holy Prophet and his Household, and curse their enemies as many times as possible.
2.Offer a one hundred unit prayer with Surah al-Fatihah once and Surah al-Tawhid three times in each unit. After accomplishment, the following is repeated seventy times:
سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ ٱللَّهُ وَٱللَّهُ أَكْبَرُsubhana allahi walhamdu lillahi wa la ilaha illa allahu wallahu akbaruAll glory be to Allah,all praise be to Allah,there is no god save Allah,Allah is the Greatest
وَلاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَلِيِّ ٱلْعَظِيمِwa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahi al`aliyyi al`azimiand there is neither might nor power save with Allah, the All-high the All-great.
3.Offer a four unit prayer at the last hours of this night, reciting Surah al-Fatihah once and repeating Ayah al-Kursi and Surahs al-Tawhid, al-Falaq, al-Nas ten times each. After accomplishment, Surah al-Tawhid is repeated one hundred times.
4.Offer Salat-ul Tahajjud (Namaz e Shab)
5.Recite Ziyarah ‘Ashura – Dua Alqama
Aamal From Iqbal Aamal
The following prayers and supplications for the night of Ashura are narrated in Al-Mukhtasar Minal Muntakhab,
“On Ashura say four units of prayers. In each unit of the prayer recite the Opening Chapter once, “S Ikhlass 100 times.
It has even been narrated that the Opening Chapter should be recited one-hundred times in each unit and S Ikhlass three times.
Say 100 or 70 times ( as in some narrations)سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ
وَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ
وَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍi.”Glory be to God and Praise be to Him. There is no God but God. And God is the Great. There is no change nor any strength except by God – the Sublime, the Supreme”
ii.I Ask God for forgiveness
iii.Bestow blessings on Muhammad and his Progeny (as)
Then say the following supplications that are highly honored as expressed in Kitab al-Riaz.
