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قَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ
عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: مَنْ نَّسِىَ الصَّلاةَ عَلَىَّ فَقَدْ اَخْطَأَ
طَرِيْقَ الْجَنَّة
Sallallahu
‘alaihi wa Sallam said: "whoever forgot to ask for prayers
upon me has lost his
path to heaven.”
إِنَّ
اللهَ
وَمَلاَئِكَتَه
يُصَلُّوْنَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ أمَنُوْا صَلُّوْا
عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوْا تَسْلِيْمًا
“The Lord and
His angels send prayers
upon the Prophet: O ye that believe! Send ye prayers upon him and
salute him with all respect” (Al-Ahzab 33:56)قَالَ رَسُولُ
اَلَلّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ
وَسَلَّمَ: إِنَّ أَوْلَى
النَّاسِ بِيْ يوم القيامة أَكْثَرُهُمْ عَلَىَّ صَلَاةً
Rasulullah
Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam said: "The person most deserving of me on
the day of resurrection is the one who asks for prayers upon me the
most"The foundation of Islam is built on praising, glorifying, and treating with dignity the leader of all the prophets, Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam. Such praise, glorification, and treating with dignity is praise for the entire religion; and its removal is the end of the religion. By not giving such respect to the prophet, all religion comes to an end. (Ibn Taymiyya in: “al-Sarim al maslul `ala shatim al-rasul” (The sword drawn against he who disrespects the messenger))
Throughout history Muslims have manifested their love for the prophet (Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam) by adhering to God’s command: “Send ye prayers upon him and greet him with all respect” (33:57) صَلُّوْا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوْا تَسْلِيْماً
We are ordered to ask for The Lord's prayers and blessings upon Sayyidina Mohammed (Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam) as an expression of our love for him, which is in turn an indication of our deep faith. The Lord commanded us to do so in order to reward us by praying upon us and blessing us in return if we follow His command.
There is no specific formula for asking for prayers upon Sayyidina Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam). Following The Lord's command, Muslim scholars and poets over the ages have produced prayer manuals of utmost beauty and eloquence, consisting of collections from the Qur’an and hadith, and scholars' original compositions.
| And more beautiful than you my eyes have never seen | وأَجْمَلُ مِنْكَ لَمْ تَرَ قَطُّ عَينِي |
| And more complete than you women have never born | وأَكمَلُ مِنْكَ لَمْ تَلِد النِسَاءٌ |
| You were created free of all flaws, | خُلِقتَ مُبَرّأً مِنْ كُلِ عَيبٍ |
| As if you were created as you please | فكَأنّكَ قَدْ خُلِقتَ كَمَا تَشَاءُ |
| (Hassan
Ibn Thabet) |
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| He achieved supremacy by his completeness |
بَلَغَ العُلَا بِكَمَالِهِ |
| He cleared all darkness by his beauty |
كَشَفَ الدُجَى بِجَمَالِهِ |
| Honorable were all his characteristics |
حَسُنَتْ جَمِيع خِصَالِهِ |
| Send prayers upon him and his family |
صَلّوُا عَلَيِهِ وآلِهِ |
In salawat.net
we attempt
to
demonstrate
the rewards and benefits for
asking for prayers upon Rasulullah and the importance of loving him, Sallallahu
'alaihi
wa Sallam.
Salawat.net currently contains new translations of some of the great books of Salawat upon Rasulullah and his praise:
- A new translation of the book of “Dalayel Al-Khayrat” (Evidences of Goodness) by Al-Jazuli'
- The first English translation of excerpts from “Kunooz Al-Asras” (Treasures of Secrets) by AlHaroushy
- A new translations of "The Burda" poem by Al-Busiri
- A few Salawat from the litanies of The Grand Sheikh Mohyeddin Ibn Araby
Some audio files can be played while reading the pages of Dalayel Al-Khayrat and Al-Burda, and are available for download here.
If you have any suggestions or corrections or additional Salawat upon Rasulullah (Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam) you would like to share, please contact us.