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Concerning the Prayer of Benefits [Salaat al-Khair], traditionally performed on the night of mid-Sha’baan.

As for the  ritual prayer traditional for the night of mid-Sha’baan, it consists of one hundred Rak'at, including one thousand repetitions of  “Qul Huwa’llaahu Ahad [Say: ‘He is Allah, Ahad!’]” (that is to say, ten recitations in each cycle [rak’a]).  This prayer is called Salaat al-Khair [the Prayer of Benefits], and its blessings are many and varied. Our righteous predecessors used to gather to perform it in congregation. It contains much merit and rich reward.

It is reported of al-Hasan [al-Basrii] (may Allah bestow His mercy upon him) that he once said:

“Thirty of the Companions of Allah’s Messenger (Sall Allahu alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallim) related to me that Allah will look seventy times upon one who performs this prayer on this night, and with each glance He will fulfill seventy of that person’s needs, the least of them being forgiveness.”

It is also commendable to perform this prayer on the fourteen nights on which vigil is recommended, as we mentioned in [the chapter concerning] the merits of Rajab, so that the worshiper may thereby obtain this grace, this merit and reward.

This brings us to the end of the Sixth Discourse. Praise be to Allah, the Lord of All the Worlds! [al-hamdu li’llaahi Rabbi ‘l-‘aalamiin].

Courtesy of Brother Ruslan Moore At “Al Baz Publications” where the complete translation of Ghunyat Lit Taalibi is available