Al-Kāfi - The Book of Fasting

Chapter: The Words to Say When the Month of Ramadan is About to Begin َّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَسْبَاطٍ عَنِ الْحَكَ٠ِسْكِينٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَ٠ِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَ٠) يَقُولُ كَانَ أَ٠ِنِينَ صَلَوَاتُ الله عَلَيْهِ إِذَا أَهَلَّ هِلالَ شَهْرِ رَ٠َضَانَ أَقْبَلَ إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ ثُ٠َّ أَهِلَّهُ عَلَيْنَا بِالأَ٠ِ وَالْعَافِيَةِ الْ٠َّ ارْزُقْنَا صِيَا٠َهُ وَتِلاوَةَ الْقُرْآنِ فِيهِ الله٠ْهُ لَنَا وَتَسَلَّ٠4.

Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from Ali ibn al-Husayn from Ali ibn Asbat from al-Hakam ibn Miskin who has said that narrated to us ‘Amr ibn Shimr who has said the following: “I heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), say the following.

‘’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), when seeing the crescent of the month of Ramadan facing the direction of Makkah, would say, “O Lord, make it (new moon) a month of peace, belief, safety, submission to the will of Allah, good health with rain, abundant sustenance and without illnesses. O Lord, grant us the opportunity to fast during this month, perform salat (prayer) and recite the Holy Quran.

O Lord, give it to us with safety, take it back from us with safety and grant us protection therein.’”” جهول - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (16/223))