Welcome to the month of Rajab, this is the privilege and glory for Muslims

darulmaarif.net – Indramayu, 21 December 2025 | 09.00 WIB

Welcome Month of Rajab 1447 HijriahMuslims are again reminded of one noble month (ashhurul hurum) which is full of blessings, forgiveness, and the opportunity for multiple rewards. Rajab is not just a marker of time in the Hijri calendar, but a spiritual momentum to improve oneself, increase worship, and prepare the heart to welcome Ramadan. In this month that is glorified by Allah SWT, there is extraordinary history Isra Mi’raj of the Prophet Muhammad SAW is a reminder that after sorrow there is always glory. Because of this, Rajab is often used as the best time for dhikr, prayer, fasting and giving alms, as well as being the initial month of planting goodness before harvesting charity in the month of Ramadan.

Based on the decision of the Falakiyah Institute PWNU and PCNU throughout Indonesia, 1 Rajab 1447 AH 2025 AD falls on Monday Pon, 22 December 2025 AD. The month of Rajab is one of the glorious months that Muslims have been waiting for. Various practices can be carried out in the month of Rajab, including the glory and privileges of the month of Rajab compared to other months in the Hijriyah calendar.

For Muslims, Islam is a religion full of glory, because Allah SWT himself has established several glorified Haram (Holy) months, and among the months that Allah glorifies is Rajab.

Allah SWT designated the month of Rajab as one of the noble months not without reason, but because it was in the month of Rajab that the event of Isra Mi’raj occurred which was one of the important events for His Majesty Rasulullah SAW, where before Isra Mi’raj was ‘amul huzn (year of sadness) for Rasulullah SAW. When the Prophet Muhammad SAW was overcome with sadness, he lost his beloved people and came under pressure from the Quraish infidels. And with the Isra Mi’raj event, Allah SWT elevated the status of the Prophet as well as a form of respect and recognition for His Majesty’s patience and struggle in spreading the teachings of Islam in the midst of endless pressure and oppression from the Quraish infidels.

And for the sake of the glory of this month, Allah SWT recommends His servants to remember and pray, fast and increase charity in this holy month, and for anyone who practices this, Allah SWT promises a reward that is double compared to other months.

The month of Rajab is included in the list of haram months, aka noble months, as Allah SWT says in the Qur’an:

The number of months with God is twelve months in God’s Book on the day He created the heavens and the earth, four of which are holy months.

Meaning: “Indeed, the number of months according to Allah is twelve months, (as) in Allah’s decree when He created the heavens and the earth, of which there are four months that are forbidden.” (QS At-Taubah Verse 36)

The months that are forbidden are the four holy months outside Ramadhan, namely Dzulqa’dah, Dzulhijjah, Muharram and Rajab.

The importance of the month of Rajab

Among the virtues of the month of Rajab is that Rajab night is one of the best nights for prayer as confirmed by Imam Syafi’i in the book Al-Umm as follows:

We have heard that it is said: Prayers are answered on five nights: on Friday night, Al-Adha night, Al-Fitri night, and the first night of Rajab, and the night of the middle of Sha`ban.

Meaning: “News has reached us that it was once said: Prayers are truly answered on 5 nights: Friday night, the night of Eid al-Adha, the night of Eid al-Fitr, the first night of the month of Rajab and the night of Nishfu Sha’ban.”

Imam Dzun Nun Al-Mishry said:

Rajab is the month of planting, Shaban is the month of watering, and Ramadan is the month of harvesting

Meaning: “Rajab is the month of planting, Sha’ban is the month of watering, and Ramadan is the month of harvesting.”

Everyone reaps what he sows. Whoever wastes his harvest will regret it on harvest day

“Everyone will reap what he sows. Whoever wastes his crops will regret it when the day of harvest comes.”

In the month of Rajab as the month of planting, don’t let us plant evil. At a minimum, if we can’t plant big things, we can start from small things like helping or giving a smile to other people, at least don’t let us harm other people, and as much as possible we don’t hurt anyone, let’s do all of that in the glorious month of Rajab.

Practices of the month of Rajab:

1. Reading Prayers When Entering the Beginning of the Month of Rajab

At the beginning of Rajab, Muslims should welcome it with a number of practices, such as dhikr or prayer. The prayer that Rosululloh Saw read when entering the month of Rajab was:

O Lord, bless us in the months of Rajab and Sha`ban and may we reach Ramadhan.

Meaning: “O Allah, bless us in the month of Rajab and the month of Sha’ban and meet us in the month of Ramadan (See Muhyiddin Abi Zakariya Yahya bin Syaraf An-Nawawi, Al-Adzkâr, Darul Hadis Publishers, Cairo, Egypt)

Not only that, Sheikh Abdul Qodir Al-Jailani in the book Al-Ghunyah narrated that Sayyidina Ali karramallahu wajhah prepared himself for intense worship four nights a year.

Ali radhiyallahu ‘anhu, usually devotes himself to worship on four nights a year, namely the first night of Rajab, the night of breaking the fast, and the night of Al-Adha, and the night of the middle of Sha’ban. Among the prayers in it are:

Meaning: “Sayyidina Ali Karomallohu Wajhah focuses himself on worshiping four nights a year, namely the first night of the month of Rajab, the night of Eid al-Fitr, the night of Eid al-Adha, and the night of Nishfu Sya’ban.

2. Rajab fast

The sunnah of fasting in the month of Rajab is stated in the hadith which recommends fasting in the haram month. And it is known that Rajab is one of the forbidden months, in fact it is classified as the most noble month among the forbidden months. As in the hadith of Abi Daud, Ibn Majah and others:

On the authority of Al-Bahili, I went to the Messenger of Allah, may God bless him and grant him peace, and said, “O Rasulullah, I am the one who came to you in the first year.” He said, “What’s wrong with me when I see your skinny body?” He said, “O Messenger of Allah, I have not eaten.” During the day, I don’t eat it except at night. He said, “Who told you to torture yourself?” I said, “O Messenger of Allah, I am stronger.” He said, “Fasting, the month of patience, and three days after that.” The hottest months

Meaning: “From al-Bahili, I came to the Messenger of Allah, and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, I am the one who came to you last year.’ Rasulullah replied, ‘I see your body is getting thinner.’ He answered, ‘O Messenger of Allah, I don’t eat during the day, I only eat at night.’ Rasulullah asked, ‘Who told you to torture yourself?’ I said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, I am really strong (fasting).’ The Prophet said, “Fasting in the month of patience and three days after that, fasting in the noble month.

3. Give alms

This month of Rajab is also a momentum for Muslims to do good deeds in the month of Rajab with double rewards.

As Rasulullah SAW said:

On the authority of Uqba, on the authority of Salama bin Qais, who attributed it to the Prophet Muhammad SAW, that he said: Whoever gives charity in the month of Rajab, Allah will keep him away from Hell, like a crow that flies chicks from their nest in the air until they die of old age. It is said that crows live for five hundred years

Meaning: “Whoever gives charity in the month of Rajab, Allah will keep him away from the fire of hell as far as the distance of a crow that flies freely from its nest until it dies of old age. According to some opinions, the lifespan of a crow reaches five hundred years.”

Therefore, Muslims should make the month of Rajab a means of remembrance and prayer, fasting, and increasing charity to those in need.

These are the advantages and specialties of the month of Rajab along with the practices that Muslims can do in the month of Rajab.

Hope it is useful. Wallohu a’lam.