Chapter on the Supplication upon the Appearance of the Crescent Moon

And from him, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from Ali ibn al-Hasan, from Ali ibn Asbat, from al-Hakam ibn Miskin, who said: Amr ibn Shimr narrated to us, saying: I (narrator) heard Abu Abdillah عليه السلام, saying: “When the crescent of the month of Ramadan appeared, the Commander of the Faithful عليه السلام, peace be upon him, would turn toward the qiblah and say, ‘O Allah سبحانه وتعالى, bring it upon us with security, faith, safety, Islam, and encompassing well-being. O Allah سبحانه وتعالى, grant us its fasting, its standing, and the recitation of the Quran within it. O Allah سبحانه وتعالى, keep it sound for us, receive it from us, and keep us safe within it.’”