✅ Answer: Pay attention to the following narrations:

1⃣عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ حَنْظَلَةَ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ زَوَالُ الشَّمْسِ نَعْرِفُهُ بِالنَّهَارِ فَکَیْفَ لَنَا بِاللَّیْلِ فَقَالَ لِلَّیْلِ زَوَالٌ کَزَوَالِ الشَّمْسِ قَالَ فَبِأَیِّ شَیْءٍ نَعْرِفُهُ قَالَ بِالنُّجُومِ إِذَا انْحَدَرَتْ.

📚 Al-Faqih, Vol. 1, p. 227

Umar ibn Hanzala asked Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, saying: We recognize the zenith of the sun during the day! But how do we recognize the zenith or midnight?! The Imam said: The night has a zenith just like the sun! He said: How do we recognize it? He said: With the stars, when they descend from above to below (i.e., set)!

Sheikh Hurr Amili, in explaining this hadith, says:

أَقُولُ: الْمُرَادُ النُّجُومُ الَّتِی طَلَعَتْ أَوَّلَ اللَّیْلِ وَ تَغِیبُ فِی آخِرِهِ.

I say: The intended stars are those that rise at the beginning of the night and disappear at its end!

2⃣عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ الْقَرَوِیِّ عَنْ أَبَانٍ عَنْ أَبِی بَصِیرٍ عَنْ أَبِی جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ: دُلُوکُ الشَّمْسِ زَوَالُهَا وَ غَسَقُ اللَّیْلِ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الزَّوَالِ مِنَ النَّهَارِ.

📚 Mustatrafat al-Sara’ir, p. 94, Hadith 7

Imam Baqir, peace be upon him, said: 'The decline of the sun' is its zenith, and the 'darkness of the night' is like the zenith or midday!

3⃣قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ الْحَلَبِيُّ عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا : وَ غَسَقُ اللَّيْلِ نِصْفُهَا بَلْ زَوَالُهَا

📚 Tafsir al-Ayyashi, Vol. 2, p. 309, Hadith 139

Imam Baqir or Imam Sadiq, peace be upon them, said: 'The darkness of the night' is its midpoint, or rather, its zenith!

✅ According to the above narrations and others, midnight, also referred to as 'ghasaq al-layl,' is the zenith or midpoint of the night, corresponding to the 'duluk al-shams,' which is the midpoint or zenith of the day.

✅ Although in narration 1⃣, the time of midnight is described as the time of 'the descent of the stars,' determining midnight with this sign requires both further clarification from the infallible and general knowledge, making it impractical for most Shia to use.

However, since it is clear from the above narrations and others that midnight, or the zenith of the night, or 'ghasaq al-layl,' occurs when the night reaches its midpoint, one can calculate the approximate time of midnight by determining the duration between the legal sunset (maghrib shar'i), which according to narrations marks the beginning of the night, and the dawn (fajr), which marks the end of the night.

✅ You can find the beginning of the night, which is the legal sunset (maghrib shar'i), in the following links:

https://t.me/porseshvapasokhe/1622

https://t.me/porseshvapasokhe/657

✅ You can find narrations about the dawn (fajr), which marks the end of the night, in this link:

https://t.me/porseshvapasokhe/3440

✅ Therefore, to determine the legal midnight, it is sufficient to calculate the time difference in hours and minutes between the legal sunset (maghrib shar'i) and the beginning of the legal dawn (fajr shar'i), then find its midpoint to determine the legal midnight.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَجِّلْ لِوَلِیِّکَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْعَافِیَةَ وَ النَّصْر

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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

And hasten their relief

Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings

As the believers are aware, this year, due to low rainfall, we are all facing the severe consequences of water scarcity and drought, which will affect all aspects of life.

Although the pain of the absence of the Imam of the Time, peace be upon him, is far more grievous than any other pain for us all, considering the recommendation of the Ahl al-Bayt, peace be upon them, to pray during hardships and calamities, I have decided to remind all my religious brothers and sisters about praying for rain.

The most comprehensive and best prayer for seeking rain that can be found in all narrational and even non-narrational writings of the people of Islam, and indeed all religions, is the 19th prayer of the Sahifa Sajjadiyya.

Therefore, I earnestly request and implore all respected members of the channel and everyone who receives this message to continuously pray to the divine court with the 19th prayer of the Sahifa Sajjadiyya from now until sufficient rain falls, so that, God willing, we may be recipients of divine mercy and forgiveness. And since the relief of our Master, the Imam of the Time, peace be upon him, is our most important prayer, we pray for the hastening of his relief at the beginning and end, and with the 19th prayer of the Sahifa Sajjadiyya, we request rain from the Lord of the worlds.

We ask the Lord of the worlds, by the right of Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, to send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad and to forgive us the sins that cause the withholding of rain from the sky.

✅ I kindly request that this text be shared in all your channels and groups so that, God willing, more people may join in praying for the hastening of the relief and for rain, and we may soon witness the signs of relief and rainfall.

✅ It is necessary to first send blessings (salawat) and pray for the hastening of our Master’s relief:

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَجِّلْ لِوَلِیِّکَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْعَافِیَةَ وَ النَّصْرَ

Then we recite the 19th prayer of the Sahifa Sajjadiyya, which Imam Sajjad, peace be upon him, recited during drought:

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

أللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا الْغَيْثَ، وَ انْشُرْ عَلَيْنَا رَحْمَتَكَ بِغَيْثِكَ الْمُغْدِقِ، مِنَ الْسَّحَابِ الْمُنْسَاقِ لِنَبَاتِ أَرْضِكَ الْمُونِقِ فِي جَمِيعِ الآفَاقِ، وَ امْنُنْ عَلَى عِبَادِكَ بِإينَاعِ الثَّمَرَةِ، وَ أَحْيِ بِلَادَكَ بِبُلُوغِ الزَّهَرَةِ، وَ أَشْهِدْ مَلائِكَتَكَ الْكِرَامَ السَّفَرَةَ بِسَقْيٍ مِنْكَ نَافِعٍ دَائِمٍ غُزْرُهُ، وَاسِعٍ دِرَرُهُ وَابِلٍ سَرِيعٍ عَاجِلٍ، تُحْيِي بِهِ مَا قَدْ مَاتَ، وَ تَرُدُّ بهِ مَا قَدْ فَاتَ، وَ تُخْرِجُ بِهِ مَا هُوَ آتٍ، وَ تُوَسِّعُ بِهِ فِي الأقْوَاتِ، سَحَاباً مُتَرَاكِماً هَنِيئاً مَرِيئاً طَبَقاً مُجَلْجَلًا غَيْرَ مُلِثٍّ وَدْقُهُ، وَ لا خُلَّبٍ بَرْقُهُ.

أللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا غَيْثاً مُغيثَاً مَرِيعاً مُمْرِعاً عَرِيْضَاً وَاسِعاً غَزِيراً، تَرُدُّ بِهِ النَّهِيضَ، وَ تَجْبُرُ بِهِ الْمَهِيضَ.

أللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا سَقْياً تُسِيلُ مِنْهُ الظِّرابَ، وَ تَمْلَأُ مِنْهُ الْجِبَابَ، وَ تُفَجِّرُ بِهِ الأنْهَارَ، وَ تُنْبِتُ بِهِ الأشْجَارَ، وَ تُرْخِصُ بِهِ الأسْعَارَ فِي جَمِيعِ الأمْصَارِ، وَ تَنْعَشُ بِهِ البَهَائِمَ وَ الْخَلْقَ، وَ تُكْمِلُ لَنَا بِهِ طَيِّبَاتِ الرِّزْقِ، وَ تُنْبِتُ لَنَا بِهِ الزَّرْعَ، وَ تُدِرُّ بِهِ الضَّرْعَ، وَ تَزِيدُنَا بِهِ قُوَّةً إلَى قُوَّتِنَا

أللَّهُمَّ لا تَجْعَلْ ظِلَّهُ عَلَيْنَا سَمُوماً، وَ لَا تَجْعَلْ بَرْدَهُ عَلَيْنَا حُسُوماً، وَ لَا تَجْعَلْ صَوْبَهُ عَلَيْنَا رُجُوماً، وَ لا تَجْعَلْ مَاءَهُ عَلَيْنَا اُجَاجاً.

أللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَ ارْزُقْنَا مِنْ بَرَكَاتِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الأرْضِ، إنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْ ءٍ قَدِيرٌ.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَجِّلْ لِوَلِیِّکَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْعَافِیَةَ وَ النَّصْرَ

✅ Reciting all the above prayers takes two minutes. God willing, may we understand the importance of this matter and dedicate at least two minutes daily, especially during times when prayers are more likely to be answered, to this important prayer, and share this text with others so we may achieve better and faster results. God willing.

✅ It is recommended that this post be shared in religious channels and groups so more people can join in prayer. God willing.

✅ Also refer to and take note of the following link:

https://t.me/porseshvapasokhe/2007