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)
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:
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Rasulullah (Sallallahu
‘alaihi wa Sallam) you
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