How to Read Dalayel AlKhayrat
Al-Jazuli's Introduction
Before Beginning
99 Names of the Lord
1st Hizb - Monday
2nd Hizb - Tuesday
3rd Hizb - Wednesday
4th Hizb - Thursday
5th Hizb - Friday
6th Hizb - Saturday
7th Hizb - Sunday
8th Hizb - Monday
Prayers After End
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
Last Quarter
1st Third
2nd Third
Last Third
1st Half
2nd Half
Complete
The book is organized in sections, so that each section “contains diverse praises, invocations, and poetic references seamlessly bound into a flowing unity. ... Its phrases of exquisite beauty express love and devotion to the Chosen One (Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam)" (Adam Larson)
The salawat of Dalayel AlKhayrat are divided to sections for daily reading by one of several ways:
8 Hizbs, or 4 quarters, or 3 thirds, or 2 halves. A prayer section and the names of The Lord and Prophet are to be read before a new beginning of the Salawat, and a prayer section is to be read at the end.
There are several ways to read Dalayel Al-KHayrat:
- In eight sections (hizb), over one week: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
- In four quarters, over four days: 1st 2nd 3rd Last
- In three thirds, over three days: 1st 2nd Last
- In two halves, divided over two days: 1st 2nd
- All together in one sitting: Complete
The du'aa “Before Beginning" Salawat and “After End" of Salawat are to be read every day before and after each hizb or section.
It is also traditional to read the 99 Names of the Lord (Al-Asmaa ul-Husna) (saying “jalla jallallahu” after each name) and the Names of the Prophet (Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam) before beginning a new reeading of the whole Dalayel AlKhayrat.
Example: One hizb a day method:
1. Read the section “Before
Beginning”
2. Read the "99 Names of the Lord"
3. Read the Names of the Prophet (Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam)
4. Read the 1st Hizb
5. Close with “After End”
2. Read the "99 Names of the Lord"
3. Read the Names of the Prophet (Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam)
4. Read the 1st Hizb
5. Close with “After End”
The next day (Tuesday) repeat “Before
Beginning” and
then skip #2 and
#3 and go directly to the 2nd Hizb, and so on for the rest of
the week.
On the following Monday, repeat “Before
Beginning”,
read the final, 8th Hizb, and then have the option to
read the 1st
Hizb
immediately to begin the next week or proceed to “After
End” and
then start over
again from the beginning 1,2,3 etc…
If you are reading one session, or 2 halves, 3 thirds, or 4 quarters, you would follow the same basic pattern, varying only the length of time you spend at #4.
The audio file is divided into hizbs, and is only placed with the hizbs. You can listen to the audio while reading the hizb or by dwnlading the files here.