Aamal-e-Sahar

First: It is highly advisably not to neglect having the early dawn meal (suhur) even if a single date or a drink of water are had. The best food in the early dawn meal is fine flour and dates. A Hadith reads that Almighty Allah and His angels bless those who implore for His forgiveness at the last hours of night and have the early dawn meal.” — Second: It is recommended to recite Surah al-Qadr at early dawn (sahar), for a Hadith reads that any believer who recites Surah al-Qadr at the early dawn meal and the breaking the fast meal (iftar) will be decided as sacrificing his blood for the sake of Almighty Allah between these two times. — Third: The highly considerable supplicatory prayer known as Dua <ref=1:34>al-Baha</ref> is reported from Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Rida(a.s.) who said, “This is the supplicatory prayer that Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) used to say at the last hours of Ramadan nights.” — Fourth: In Misbah al-Mutahajjid, it has been narrated on the authority of Abu-Hamzah al-Thumali that Imam Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-’Abidin (a.s.) used to offer prayers at the nights of Ramadan wholly. At the last hour of Ramadan nights, he used to say the following supplicatory prayer: <ref=3:1039>Dua Abu Hamza Thumali</ref> — Fifth: <ref=3:1040>Dua Ya Uddati</ref> — Sixth: It is recommended to say the supplicatory prayer known as <ref=3:1297>Dua Nabi Idris</ref> which has been mentioned by Shaykh al-Tusi and Sayyid Ibn Tawus. The gentle readers are thus advised to find this supplicatory prayer in the books of Misbah al-Mutahajjid or Iqbal al- A’mal. — Seventh: It is recommended to say the following supplicatory prayer, which is considered the shortest supplicatory prayer to be said at the last hours of Ramadan nights. It is also mentioned in Iqbal al- A’mal <ref=3:1296>Dua Ya Mafzai</ref> — Eighth: As mentioned in Iqbal al-A’mal, it is recommended to say the following doxology: <ref=3:39>Tasbih for the time of Sahar</ref>

سُبْحانَ مَنْ يَعْلَمُ جَوارِحَ القُلُوبِ سُبْحانَ مَنْ يُحْصِي عَدَدَ الذُّنُوبِ سُبْحانَ مَنْ لا يَخْفى عَلَيْهِ خافِيَةٌ فِي السَّماواتِ وَالأَرْضِينَ سُبْحانَ الرَّبِّ الوَدُودِ سُبْحانَ الفَرْدِ الوِتْرِ سُبْحانَ العَظِيمِ الأَعْظَمِ سُبْحانَ مَنْ لايَعْتَدِي عَلى أَهْلِ مَمْلَكَتِهِ سُبْحانَ مَنْ لا يُؤاخِذُ أَهْلَ الأَرْضِ بِأَلْوانِ العَذابِ سُبْحانَ الحَنّانِ المَنَّانِ سُبْحانَ الرَّؤوفِ الرَّحِيمِ سُبْحانَ الجَبَّارِ الجَوادِ سُبْحانَ الكَرِيمِ الحَلِيمِ سُبْحانَ البَصِيرِ العَلِيمِ سُبْحانَ البَصِيرِ الواسِعِ سُبْحانَ الله عَلى اقْبالِ النَّهارِ سُبْحانَ الله عَلى ادْبارِ النَّهارِ سُبْحانَ الله عَلى أدْبارِ اللَّيْلِ وَإِقْبالِ النَّهارِ [٣] ولَهُ الحَمْدُ وَالمَجْدُ وَالعَظَمَةُ وَالكِبْرِياءُ مَعَ كُلِّ نَفَسٍ وَكُلِّ طَرْفَةِ عَيْنٍ وَكُلِّ لَمْحَةٍ سَبَقَ فِي عِلْمِهِ سُبْحانَكَ مِلَْ ما أَحْصى كِتابُكَ سُبْحانَكَ زِنَةَ عَرْشِكَ سُبْحانَكَ سُبْحانَكَ سُبْحانَكَ!