DALAILUL KHAIRAT THE FAMOUS BOOK OF DUROOD SHARIF

DALAILU`L-KHAIRAAT

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DUA BAD ‘I DALAAIL U`L-KHAIRAAT

BISMILLAH HIRRAHMAAN NIRRAHIIM

Al-hamdu lillahi rabbil-‘alamiin, hasbiyallahu wa ni’mal-wakiil, wala haula wala quwwata illa billahil-‘aliyyil-‘aziim, Allahumma innii ubarri‘u min hauli wa quwwati ilaa haulika wa quwwatik, Allahumma innii ataqarrabu ilaika bissalaati ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘abdika wa nabiyyika wa rasuulika sayyidil-mursaliina Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa aalihii wa sallam wa ‘alaihim ajma‘iina , imtithala…

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The Supplication Of Intention

In the name of Allah, All-Merciful, the Mercy Giving

Praise be to Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala), Lord of the worlds. Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) suffices me, and He is the best Protector. There is no help or power save in Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) the high, the Mighty. Ya Allah, I rid myself of reliance upon any Help or Power save Your Help and Your Power Ya Allah, I intend to ask for blessing upon the Prophets, Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, in obedience

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..Lli amrika wa tassdiqal lahu wa mahabbatan fiihi wa shauqan ilaihi wa ta’ziimal liqadrihi wa likaunihi Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallama ahlal lizalika fata qabbalha minni bi fadhlika waj‘alni min ‘ibadikas-salihina wa waffiqni liqiraa ‘atihaa ‘alad-dawami bijahihii ‘indaka wa Sallallahu ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw wa lihii wa sahbihi ajma‘iina as-taghfirullahal- ‘aziima subhanallahi wal-hamdu lillahi hasbiyallahu wa ni’mal-wakil

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Your command and with faith in Your Prophet, our master Muhamamd (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, loving him and longing for him, extolling the greatness of his rank and because is he deserving of this. Accept this from us through Your Favours and Your Grace, and make the veil of forgetfulness fall frommy heart and make me of Your Righteous slaves. YA Allah, make him more Noble than he already. And make him mightier than he is already. And make his light greater than the light from which You created him. And make his station higher than all the stations of the Messengers. And make his rank higher than all the ranks of the Prophets. And I ask You (Ya Allah) for Your Pleasure and his pleasure. Ya Allah, the Lord of the worlds and eternal Well-being and a death following The Book and the Sunna and that my witnessing of Faith is truly without modification or innovation. Forgive me, through Your Grace, Your Favour Your Generosity and Your Nobility for what I have done, Ya Allah, the Merciful of the Merciful and the blessings and peace of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) be upon our master Muhammad and his family and Companions

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SURAH IKHLAAS

BISMILLAH HIRRAHMAAN NIRRAHIIM

Qul huwallah hu ahad. Allahus samad. Lam yalid. Wa lam yulad. Wa lam yakullahu kufuwan ahad.

SURAH FALAQ

BISMILLAH HIRRAHMAAN NIRRAHIIM

Kull a`udhu birabbil-falaq. Min shaari ma khalaq. Wa min sharri ghaasiqin izaa waqab. Wa min sharrin-naffathaati fil-‘uqad. Wa min sharri haasidin izaa hasad O

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SURAH IKHLAAS

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

Say: “ He is “Allah” the One.Allah is care-free.He begot none and nor was He begotten.And there is none comparable (equal) to Him.

SURAH FALAQ

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

Say : “ I seek refuge in the Rab of Day-break.From the evil of what He created( His creatures).And from the evil of darkness when it prevails.And from the evil of those women who blow into the knots.And from the evil of the envier when he envies.

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SURAH NAAS

BISMILLAH HIRRAHMAN NIRRAHIIM

Kull a`udhu birabbin-naas. Malikin-naas. Ilaahin-nass. Min sharril-waswasil- khannas. Allazi yuwaswisu fi sudurin-naas. Minal-jinnati wan-naas.

SURAH FATIHAH

BISMILLAH HIRRAHMAN HIRRAHIIM

Al-hamdu lillahi rabbil ‘alamiin. Ar-rahman nirrahiim. Maaliki yaumiddiin. ‘Iyyaka na’budu wa ‘iyyaka nasta‘in. ‘Ihdinas-siratal-mustaqim. Siratalladhiina an’amta ‘alaihim ghairil-maghdhubi ‘alaihim walad-dhaallin. Aamiin.

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SURAH NAAS

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

Say: “ I seek refuge in the Rab of the people.King of the people.

Elah of the people. From the evil of sneeking Khannas (Whisperer). Who whispers in the hearts of the people. Of the Jinn and the people.

SURAH FATIHAH

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

All Praise is for Allah the Rab (Raiser) of the worlds. Rahman, the Beneficent, Rahim, the Merciful. The Maalik, the Master of the Day of Judgement. We worship you alone and seek your help only. Conduct us to the right course (path). The course of those who are favoured by You and not the course of those who rage nor of those who slip from the right path.

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ASMAA ‘ULLAHIL-HUSNA

BISMILLAH Al-RAHMAAN Al-RAHIIM

Huwalla-hullazi la ilaaha illa huwar-ramanur-rahiim (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Almaliku (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-Quddus (Jalla Jalaaluhu)Al- Salaamu (Jalla Jalaaluhu)Al-Mu’minu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-Muhaiminu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-‘aziizu (Jalla Jalaaluhu)Al-Jabbaaru (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-Mutakabbiru (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-khaaliqu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-Baari‘u (Jalla Jalaaluhu)Al-Musawwiru (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-ghaffaaru (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-qahhaaru (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-wahhaabu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Ar-razzaaku (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-fattaahu(Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-‘Aliimu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-qaabidhu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-baasitu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-khaafidhu (Jalla Jalaaluhu)

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THE MOST BEAUTIFUL NAME OF ALLAH (SUBHAANAHU WA TA’ALA)

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, ALL-MARCIFUL, THE MERCY GIVING

Allah, the All-Merciful, The Mercy Giving, The king, The Holy, The Saviour, The Guardian of Faith, The Protector, The Mighty, The Compeller, The Victorious, The Creator, The Inventor, The Designer, The Forgiver, The Suduer, The Bestower, The Provider, The Opener, The Knower, The Straitener, The Expander, The Abaser,

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Ar-raafi‘u (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-mu ‘izzu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-muzillu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) As-samii‘u (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-basiiru (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-hakamu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-‘adalu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-latiifu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-khabiiru (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-haliimu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-‘azzimu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-ghafuuru (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Ash-shakuuru (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-‘aliyu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-kabiiru (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-hafiizu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-muqiitu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-hasiibu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-jaliilu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-kariimu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Ar-Raqiibu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-mujiibu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-waasi‘u (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-hakiimu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-waduudu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-majiidu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-baa‘isu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Ash-shahiidu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-haqqu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-wakiilu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-qawiyyu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-matiinu (Jalla Jalaaluhu)

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The Exalter, The Honourer, The Dishonourer, The Allah-Hearing, The Allah-Seeing, The Judge, The Just, The Subtle, The Aware, The Forbearer, The Magnificent, The All-Forgiving, The Benefactor, The High, The Greatest, The Preserver, The Norisher, The Reckoner, The Glorious, The Generous, The Observer, The Responsive, The All-Embracing, The Wise, The Loving, The Majestic, The Resurrector, The Witness, The Truth, The Provident, The Strong,

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Al-waliyu (Jalla jalaaluhu) Al-hamiidu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-muhsi (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-mubdi ‘u (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-mu‘iidu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-muhyii (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-mumiitu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-haiyu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-qayyuumu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-waajidu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-maajidu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-waahidu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-ahadu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) As-samadu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-qaadiru (Jalla jalaaluhu) Al-muqtadiru (Jalla jalaaluhu) Al-muqaddimu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-mu akhiru (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-awwalu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-aakhiru (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Az-zhohiru (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-baatinu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-waali (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-muta’ aali (Jalla Jalaaluhu)Al-barru (Jalla Jalaaluhu) At-tawwaabu (Jalla jalaaluhu) Al-muntaqimu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-‘afuwwu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Ar-ra‘uufu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) maalikul-mulki (Jalla Jalaaluhu) dhul jalaali wal-ikhraam (Jalla Jalaaluhu)

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The Firm, The Protecting Friend, The Praise worthy, The Calculator, The Originator, The Renewer, The Life-giver, The Giver of Death, The Living, The Self-Existing, The Presence, The Most Glorious, The unique, The one, The Eternal, The Able, The All-Powerful, The Expediter, The Delayer, The First, The Last, The Manifest, The Hidden, The Governor, The Supreme, The Good, The Acceptor of Repentance, The Avenger, The Pardoner, The Gentle, The Eternal Sovereign, The Lord of Glory and Nobility,

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Al-muqsitu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-jaami‘u (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-ghaniyyu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-mughni (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-mu’ti (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-maani‘u (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Adh-dhaa-ru (Jalla Jalaaluhu) An-naafi‘u (Jalla Jalaaluhu) An-nuuru (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-haadi (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-badii‘u (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-baaqi (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Al-waarithu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Ar-rashiidu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) As-sabuuru (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Allazi laisa kamislihii shai ‘unn-wa huwas-samii ‘u (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Basiir (Jalla Jalaaluhu) ghufraanaka rabbana wa Ilaikal-masiir (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Ni’mal-maulaa (Jalla Jalaaluhu) wa Ni’man-nasiiru (Jalla Jalaaluhu) samii‘u (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Basiiru (Jalla Jalaaluhu) ‘Aliimu (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Qadiirun (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Muriidun (Jalla Jalaaluhu) Muta kallimu (Jalla Jalaaluhu)

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The Equitable, The Gatherer, The Self-Sufficient, The Enricher, The Giver, The Withholder, The loss-Causer, The Favourer, The Light, The Guide, The Originator, The Everlasting, The Inheritor, The Guide to the Right Path, The Most Patient and great is His Majesty,

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ASMAA ‘UN-NABI (SALLALLAHU TA’AALA ‘ALAIHI WA SALLAM)

Zaalika asmaa ‘u sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa wa maulaana Muhammadin Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam mia’taani wawaahidun-wahiya haazihii Allahumma salli wa sallim wa baarik ‘alaa manis-muhuu sayyiduna Muhammad-un sollahu ‘alaihi wa sallama

sayyiduna Ahmadu (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)

Sayyiduna Haamidun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)

sayyiduna Mahmuudun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)

sayyiduna ahiidun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)

sayyiduna wahiidun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)

sayyiduna Maahin (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)

sayyiduna haashirun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)

sayyiduna ‘aaqibun (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)

sayyiduna toohaa (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)

sayyiduna yaasiin (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)

sayyiduna Tohirun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)..

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Ya Allah, bless, sanctify and grant peace to the one named Muhammad (The Praised One) Allah, s blessing and peace be upon him!

Ya Allah, bless, sanctify and grant peace to the one named Ahmad (The most Praised), Allah, s blessing and peace be upon him!

Ya Allah, bless, sanctify and grant peace to the one named Hamed (The Praiser), Allah, s blessing and peace be upon him!

Ya Allah, bless, sanctify and grant peace to the one named Muhammad (The most highly Praised), Allah, s blessing and peace be upon him. Aheed (name of the Prophet in the Torah) Allah, s blessings and peace be upon him. Waheed (The Unique) Allah, s blessings and peace be upon him. Mah (The effacer), Allah, s blessings and peace be upon him. Hashir (The Gatherer), Allah, s blessings and peace be upon him. ‘Aqib (The last in succession), Allah, s blessings and peace be upon him. Taha (Surah of the Holy Qur‘an), Allah, s blessings and peace be upon him. Tahir (The Pure) Allah, s blessings and peace be upon him…

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ASMAA ‘UN-NABI

Sayyiduna Mutahharun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Tayyibun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Saiyidun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Rasuulun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Nabiyyun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Rasuulur-rahmat i(Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Qayyimu (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Jaami ‘un (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Muqtafin (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Muqaffi (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Rasuulul-malaahimi (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)sayyiduna Rasuulur-raaahatun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Kaamilun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Ikliilun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Mudath-thirun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Muzammilun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna ‘Abdallahi (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Habiibillahi (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Safiyullahi (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Najiyyullahi (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Kaliimullahi (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)sayyiduna Khaatimul-ambiyaa‘i (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Khaatimur-rusuli (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Muhyi (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)…

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Mathir (the Purifier) Allah, s blessings and peace be upon him. Taiyeb (The Good) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Saiyed (The Master) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Rasool (The Messenger) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Nabi (The Prophet) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Rasool ur-Rahma (The Messenger of Mercy) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Qayim (The straight one) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Jami (The collector) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Muqtif (The Selected) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Muqfi (The Best Example) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Rasool al-Malahim (The messenger of fierce Battle) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Rasool al-Rahan (The messenger of Rest) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Kamil (The Perfect) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Iklil (The Crown) Allah, blessings and peace be upon him, Mudathir (The Covered One) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Muzzamil (The One Wrapped Up) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Bdullah (The Slave of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Habibullah (The Beloved of Allah) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Safiyullah (The Intimate of Allah) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Najiyullah (the Confident of Allah) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Kalimullah (The Speaker with Allah(Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Khatim ul-Ambiya (Seal of the Prophet) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Khatim-ur Rasuul (The seal of the Messenger) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Muhyi (the Reviver) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

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DALAILU`L-KHAIRAAT SHAREEF

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Sayyiduna Munjin (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Mudhakkirun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Naasirun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Mansuurun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Nabiyyur-rahmati (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Nabiyyut-taubati (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Hariisun ‘alaikum (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna ma’luumun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna shahiirun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Shaahidun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Shahiidun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Mashhuudun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Bashiirun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Mubash-shirun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Nadhiirun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Mundhirun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Nuurun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Siraajun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Misbaahun (Sallallahu ‘alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Hudan (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Waslam) sayyiduna Mahdiyyu (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Muniirun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna daa‘in (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Mad‘uwwun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)..

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Munji (the Rescuer) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Muthakkir (The Reminder) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Nasir (The Helper) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Mansoor (The Victorious one) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Nabiy ur-Rahman (The Prophet of Mercy) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Nabiy ut-Tauba (The Prophet of Repentance) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Haris Alaykum (The Watchful over you) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Ma’lum( The known One) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Shair (The Famous) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Shahid (The witnesser) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Shaheed (The Witness) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Mashhood (The Attested) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Bashir (The news bringer) Allah’s blessings ad peace be upon him,

Mubashir (The Spreader of Good News) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Nadhiir (The Warner) Allah’s blessing and peace be upon him,

Mundhir (‘Admonisher) Allah’s blessing and peace be upon him,

Nur (The Light) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Siraj (The Lamp) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Misbah (The Lantern) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Huda (The Guidence) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Mahdi (the Rightly Guided One) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Munir (The Illumined One) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Da’a (the Caller) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Madu‘u (The Called One) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

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Sayyiduna Mujiibun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Mujaabun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Hafiyyu (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna ‘Afuwwun (Sollalahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Waliyyu (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayydiduna haqqu (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Waallam) sayyiduna qawiyyu (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Amiinun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Maa’muunun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna kariimun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Mukarramun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)sayyiduna Makiinun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Matiinun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Mubiinun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna mu ‘ammilun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Wasuulun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna zuu-quwwatin (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna zuu-hurmatin (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Zuu-makaanatin (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)sayyiduna Zuu-‘izzin (Sollalahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Zuu-fadhlin(Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Mutaa’un (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Mutii’un (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Qadamun sidqin (Sollalahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)…

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Mujib (the Responsive) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Mujab (The One Responded to) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Hafiy (The Welcoming) Allah’s blessing and peace be upon him,

‘Afw (The over looker of sins) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Wali (The Friend) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Haqq (The Truth) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Qawly (The powerful) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Amin (The Trust Worthy) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Ma’mun (The Trusted) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Karim (The Noble) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Mukarram (The Honored) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Makin (The Firm) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Matin (the stable) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Mubin (The Evident) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Mu’mil (The Hoped for) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Wasul ( The connection) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Dhu Quwa (The Possessor of Power) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Dhu Quwa (the Possessor of Honor) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Dhu Makana (The possessor of Firmness) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Dhu ‘Azz (The Possessor of Might) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Dhu Fadhli (The Possessor of Grace) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Muta’ (The One Obeyed) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Muti’ (The Obedient) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Qadim Sidq (The Foot of Sincerity) Allah’s blessing and peace be upon him,

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Sayyiduna Rahmatun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Bushra (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Ghauthun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Ghaithun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Ghiyaathun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna ni’matulllahi (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Hadiyyatullahi (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Urwatun-wuthqa (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Siraatullahi (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Siraatun-mustaqiimun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Zikrullahi (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Saifullahi (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)sayyiduna Hizbullahi (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Annajmuth-thaaqibu (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Mustafa (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Mujtaba (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)sayyiduna Muntaqa (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Umiyyu (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Mukhtaarun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Ajiirun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Jabbaarun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Abuqaasimi (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Abut-taahiru (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Abut-tayyib (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam

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Rahmah (Mercy) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Bushra (The Good News) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Ghawth (The Redeemer) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Ni’matullah (Blessings of Allah) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Hatiyatullah (the Gift of Allah) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

‘Urwatu Wuthqa (The Trusty Handhold) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Siratullah (The Path of Allah) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Siratumustaqim (The straight Path) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon,

dhikrullah (The Remembrance of Allah) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

sayfullah (The sword of Allah) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Hizbullah (The party of Allah) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Al Najm ath-Taqib (The Piercing Star) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Mustafa (The chosen One) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Mujtaba (The Select) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Muntaqa (The Eloquent) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Umiy (The Unlettered) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Mukhtar (the chosen) Allah’s blessings an peace be upon him,

Ajeer (Allah’s worker) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Jabbar (The Compelling) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Abu Qasim (Father of Qasim) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Abu at Tahir (The Pure Father) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Abu at Taiyeb (The Good Father) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

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Sayyiduna Abu ibrahiima (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Mushaffa’un (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Shafi’un (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Salihun (Sollallhu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Muslihun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Muhaiminun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Sodiqun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Musaddaqun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Sidqun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Sayyidul-mursaliina (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Imaamul-muttaqiina (Sollalahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Qaa’idul-ghurril-muhajjaliina (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Khaliilur-rahmaani (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Barrun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Mubarrun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Wajiihun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Nasiihun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)sayyiduna Naasihun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Waqiilun (Sollalahu ‘Alahi Wasallam) sayyiduna Mutawaqqilun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Kafiilun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Shafiiqun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)…

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Abu Ibraahiim (The Father of Ibraahiim) Allah, s blessings and peace be upon him,

Mushafa (the one whose intercession is accepted) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Shafi’ (The Interceder) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Salih (The Righteous) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Muslih (The conciliator) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Muhaymin (The Guardian) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Sadiq (The Truthful) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Musaddaq (The Confirmer) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Sidq (Sincerity) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Saiyed ul-Mursalin (The Master of Messenger) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Imam ul-Mutaqin (The Leader of the Good Fearing) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Qayid ul-Ghur-il-Muhajjilin (The Guide of the Bright Shinning Ones) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Khalil ur-Rahman (The friend of the Merciful) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Bar (The Pious) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Mubirr (The Venerated) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Wajih (The eminent) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Naseeh (The Adviser) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Nasih (The Counselor) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Wakeel (The Advocate) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Mutawakil (the Reliant on Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Kafeel (The Guarantor) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

Shafeeq (The tender) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

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Sayyiduna Muqiimus-sunnati (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Muqaddasu (Sollahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Ruuhul-qudusi (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Ruuhul-haqqi (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Ruuhul-qisti (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Kaafin (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Muktafin (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Baalighun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Muballighun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Shaafin (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Waasilun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Mausuulun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Saabiqun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Saa’iqun (Sallallahu ‘Alihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Haadin (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Muhdin (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Faadhilun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Mufaddhalun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Muqaddamu (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna ‘Aziizun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Faatihun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Miftaahun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)…

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Muqeem as sunna (The Establisher of the way) Allah, s blessings and peace be upon him, Muqaddis (The sacred) Allah, s blessings and peace be upon him, Ruh ul-Qudus (the Holy Spirit) Allah, s blessings and peace be upon him, Ruh ul Haqq (The Spirit of Truth) Allah, s blessings and peace be upon him, Ruh ul-Qist (The Spirit of Justice) Allah, s blessings and peace be upon him, Kaf (The Qualified) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Muktaf (The broad-shouldered) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Baligh (The Proclaimer) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Mubaligh (The Informer) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Shaf (The Healing) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Wasir (The Inseparable Friend) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Mausool (The one Bound to Allah) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Sabiq (The Foremost) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Sa’iq (The Driver) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Had (The Guide) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Muhd (The Guided) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Muqaddam (Overseer) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Aziz (The Mighty) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Fadil (Outstanding) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Mufaddil (the Favoured) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Fatih (The Opener) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Miftah (The Key) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

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Sayyiduna Miftaahur-rahma (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Miftaahul-janna (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna ‘Alamul-iimaani (Sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) sayyiduna ‘Alamul-yaqiini (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Daliilul-khairaati (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Musahhihul-hasanaati (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Mukiilul-atharaati (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Safuuhun ‘anizzallaati (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Saahibul-shafa’ati (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Saahibul-maqaami (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Saahibul-qadami (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Makhsuusun bil-‘izzi (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Makhsuusun bil-majdi (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Makhsuusun bish-sharfi (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna saahibul-wasiilati (Sollallhu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Saahibus-saifi (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)

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Miftah ur-Rahmah (The Key to Mercy (Allah, s blessings and peace be upon him, Miftah ul-Jannah (The key to the Garden) Allah, s blessings and Peace be upon him, ‘Alam ul-Iman (he thaught the Faith) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, ‘Alam ul-Yaleen (He taught Certainly) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Daleel ul-Khayrat (Guide to Good Things) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Musahih ul-Hasanat (the Verifier of Good Deeds) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Muqeel ul-‘Atharat (The Forewarner of False Steps) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Safooh ‘an az-Zallat (the Pardoner of Oppression) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Sahib ush-Shafa’h (the Possessor of intersession) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Sahib ul-Maqam (The Possessor of the Honored Station) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Sahib ul-Qadam (the Owner of the Footprint) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Makhsoosun bil-‘Azz (Distinguished with Might) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Makhsoosun bil-Majd (Distinguished with Glory) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,Majhsoosun bil-Sharaf (Distinguished with Nobility) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Sahib ul-Waseelah (The Possessor of the (Closest Access) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Sahib us-Sayf (the Owner of the Sword) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

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Sayyiduna Saahibul-fadhiilata (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Saahihibul-izaari (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Saahibul-hujjati (Sollalahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Saahibus-sultaani (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Saahibur-ridaa’i (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Saahibud-darajatir-rafii’ati (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Saahibut-taaji (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Saahibul-mighfari (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Saahibul-liwaa’i (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayiduna Saahibul-mi’raaji (Sollalahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Saahibul-qadhiibi (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Saahibul-buraaqi (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Saahibul-khaatimi (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Saahibul-‘alaamati (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Saahibul-burhaanu (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna Saahibul-bayaani (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)…

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Sahib ul-Fadeelaah (the Possessor of Pre-eminence) Allah, s blessings and peace be upon him, Sahib ul-izar (The Owner of the Cloth) Allah, s blessings and peace be upon him, Sahib ul-Hujjah (the Possessor of Proof) Allah, s blessings and peace be upon him, Sahib ul-Sultan (Possessor of Authority) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Sahib ur-Roda (The Owner of the Robe) Allah, s blessings and peace be upon him, Sahib ud-Darajat ir-Rafi’ (The Possessor of the Lofty Rank) Allah, s blessings and peace be upon him,Sahib ut Taj (The Possessor of the Crown) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Sahib ul-Maghfir (The Possessor of Forgiveness) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Sahib ul-Rewa’ (The Possessor of the Flag) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Sahib ul-Mi’raj (The Master of the Night Journey) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Sahib ul-Qadeeb (The Possessor of the Staff) Sahib ul-Buraq (The Owner of Buraq) Allah, s blessings and peace be upon him, Sahib ul-Khatam (The Owner of the Ring) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Sahib ul-‘Alama (The Owner of the Sing) Allah, s blessings and peace be upon him, Sahib ul-Burhan (The Possessor of the Evidence) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Sahib ul-Bayan (The Possessor of Evident Proof) Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him…

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Sayyiduna fasiihul-lisaani (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)

sayyiduna mutahharul-janaani (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)

sayyiduna Rau’fun (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)

sayyiduna Rahiimun (Sollalahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)

sayiduna Udhunu khairin (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)

sayyiduna sahiihul-islaami (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)

sayyiduna Sayyidul-kaunaini (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)

sayyiduna ‘Ainun-na ‘iimi (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)

sayyiduna ‘Ainul-ghurri (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)

sayyiduna Sa`dullahi (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)

sayyiduna sa`dul-khalqi (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)

sayyiduna Khatiibul-umami (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)

sayyiduna ‘Alamul-hudaa (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)

sayyiduna Kaashiful-kurabi (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)

sayyiduna Raafi‘ur-rutabi (Sollallalhu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)

sayyiduna ‘Izzul-‘arabi (Sollallalhu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)

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Our Master “The Good Communicator” Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Our Master “The Purifier of the Soul” Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Our Master “the Kind” Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him Our Master “The Mercy Giving” Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Our Master “The Good Listener” Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Our Master “The Completer of Islam” Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Our Master “The Master of Two Universes” Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Our Master “The Spring of Bliss” Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Our Master “The Spring of Beauty” Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Our Master “The Joy of Allah” Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Our Master “The Joy of the Creator” Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Our Master “The Preacher to Nations” Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Our Master “The teacher of Guidence” Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Our Master “The Remover of Worries” Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Our Master “The Raiser of Rank” Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, Our Master “The Might of the Arab” Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him,

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Sayyiduna Saahibul-faraji (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) sayyiduna kariimul-makhraji (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam). Allahumma ya rabbi bijaahi nabiyyikal-mustafa. Wa rasuulikal-murtadha. Tahhir quluubana min kulli wasfin-yuba‘iduna ‘ann mushahadatika wa mahabbatika wa amitna ‘alas-sunnati wal-jama‘ati wash-shauqi ilaa liqaa‘ika ya dhaljalaali wal-ikraam. Wa Sallallahu ‘alaa sayyiduna wa maulaana Muhammadin wa ‘alaa aalihi wa sahbihi wa sallama tasliima. wal-hamdu lillahi rabbil-‘alamiin.

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Sahib ul-Farah (the Possessor of Happiness) Allah, s blessings and peace be upon him!

Ya Allah, Ya Lord, for the honor of Your Prophet, Al-Mustafa, and Your Messenger, Al-Murtada, purify our hearts from every characteristic which keep us away from Your Presence and Your Love, and have us pass away following his way and his community, longing to meet You, Ya Owner of Majesty and Nobility!

And the blessing and abundant peace of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) be upon our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), his family and his companion and praise be to Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala), lord of the Worlds!

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Sallallahu ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa-maulana Muhammadinw-wa ‘alaa aalihi wa sahbihii wa sallam. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidina Muhammadinw wa-azwajihii wa-zurriyyatihii kama sallaita ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa-maulanaa ibraahiimaa wa-barik ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa-maulana Muhammadin…

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Section describing the method of salawa uponThe Holy Prophet (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)In the name of Allah, All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) blessings and peace be upon our master and Maula Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and his family and companion! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and his wife and his descendants just as You (Ya Allah) blessed our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) and sanctify our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam…

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-Wa-azwajihii wa-zurriyyatihii kama barakta ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa wa-maulanaa Ibraahiima innaka hamidum-majid. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidina wa-maulana Muhammadinw wa ‘alaa alihi kama sallaita ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa-maulanaa Ibrahima wa-barik ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa maulana Muhammadinw wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa wa-maulana Muhammadin kamaa barakta ‘alaa aali sayyidina wa-maulana Ibrahiima fil ‘alamina Innaka hamidum-majiid. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa maulana Muhammadinw wa aali sayyidinaa…

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Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and his family just as You (Ya Allah) blessed our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) and sanctify our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of Maula Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) just as You (Ya Allah) sanctified Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) and the family of Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) in all the worlds for You (Ya Allah) are the praiseworthy and Mighty! Ya Allah bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) just as You (Ya Allah) blessed our master Ibraahiim(‘Alaihis-salaam) and sanctify our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) just as You (Ya Allah) sanctified our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) for You (Ya Allah) are the praiseworthy, the Mighty! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam…..

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Wa maulana Muhammadin kamaa sallaita ‘alaa sayyidinaa Ibraahiima wa-baarik ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw-wa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin kama barakta ‘alaa sayyidinaa Ibraahiima Innaka hamiidum-majiid. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadi-nin-nabiyyil-ummiyyi wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammad. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘abdika wa rasulik. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw- wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin kamaa sallaita ‘alaa sayyidinaa Ibraahiima wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Ibraahiima innaka…

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Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) just as You (Ya Allah) blessed our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salam) and sanctify Your master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) just as You (Ya Allah) sanctified our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) for You (Ya Allah) are the praiseworthy, the Mighty! Ya Allah, bless our master, the Ummi prophet and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)! Ya Allah bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) just as You (Ya Allah) blessed our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) and the family of our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) for You (Ya Allah).

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Hamiidum-majiid. Allahumma baarik ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin kamaa barakta ‘alaa sayyidinaa Ibraahiima wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Ibraahiima Innaka hamidum-majiid. Allahumma watarah-ham ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin kama tarah-hamta ‘alaa sayyidinaa Ibraahiima wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Ibrahima Innaka hamidum-majiid. Allahumma wata-hannan ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin kamaa tahan-nanta ‘alaa sayyidinaa Ibraahiima wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa…

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You (Ya Allah) are the praiseworthy, the Mighty! Ya Allah, sanctify our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) just as You (Ya Allah) sanctified our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) and the family of Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) for You (Ya Allah) is the praiseworthy, the Mighty! Ya Allah, be merciful to our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) just as You (Ya Allah) were the merciful to our master Abraham (‘Alaihis-salaam) and the families of Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) for You (Ya Allah) are the praiseworthy, the Mighty!Ya Allah, be kind our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) just as You were kind to our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) and the family of our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam)…

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Ibraahiima Innaka hamiidum-majiid. Allahumma wa-sallim ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw wa ‘alaa ali sayyidinaa Muhammadin kama sallamta ‘alaa sayyidinaa Ibraahiima wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Ibraahiima Innaka hamiidum-majiid. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadinw warham sayyidinaa Muhammad-anw wa ‘aala sayyidinaa Muhammadinw wa baarik ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin kamaa sallaita wa rahimta wa barakta ‘alaa sayyidinaa Ibraahiima wa-‘alaa aali sayyidinaa ibraahiima fii….

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For you are the praiseworthy, the Mighty! Ya Allah, grant peace of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) just as You (Ya Allah) granted peace to our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) and the families of our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) for You (Ya Allah) are the praiseworthy, the Merciful! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), and be merciful to our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), and sanctify our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) just as You (Ya Allah) blessed, and were merciful to, and sanctified our master Ibraahiim(‘Alaihis-salaam) and the family of our master Ibraahiim(‘Alaihis-salaam)

ROMANAISED ARABIC

-al ‘alamiina innaka hamiidum-majiid. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadi-nin- nabiyyi wa azwajihii ummahatil mu’miniina wa zurriyyatihii wa ahli baitihii kama sallaita ‘alaa sayyidinaa Ibraahiima innaka hamiidum-majiid. Allahumma barik ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw -wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin kamaa barakta ‘alaa sayyidinaa ibraahiima innaka hamiidum-majiid. Allahumma daahiyal-mad- huwwati wa baariy- al-masmukati wa jabbaral-qulubi ‘alaa fitratiha shaqiyyiha wasa’iidihaj ‘al sharaa’ifa salawatika wana-wamiya…

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In the worlds for You (Ya Allah) are the Praiseworthy, the Mighty!Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi wa sallam), the Prophet, and his wives, the Mothers of the Believers, and his descendants and the People of his House just as You (Ya Allah) blessed our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) for You (Ya Allah) are the Praiseworthy, the Mighty!Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) just as You (Ya Allah) blessed our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) for You (Ya Allah) are the Praiseworthy, the Mighty! Ya Allah, the Leveler of the Plains, the Maker of the Firmament, and the Moulder of Hearts into the good and the bad, grant Your noblest blessings, most fruitful favors,

ROMANISED ARABIC

…barakatika wa ra‘ fata tahannunika ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘abdika wa rasulikal- fatihi limaa ughliqa wal khatimi lima sabaqa wal mu’linil-haqqa bil haqqi waddami ‘i li-jaishatil- abatili kamaa hummila fadh-tala‘a bi amrika bito-‘atika mustaufizan fii mardhotika waa ‘iyanl-liwahyika hafizal-li‘ahdika madhiyan ‘alaa nifazi amrika hattaa auraa qabasan liqaabisin alaa ‘ullahi tasilu bi ahlihii asbabahu bihii hudiyatil qulubu ba’da khaudhatil-fitani wal ithmi wa abhaja mudhihaati…

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And most loving kindness to our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), Your slave and Your Messenger, the Opener of what was locked and the Seal of what had gone before, the Announcer of Truth with Truth, and the Refuter of the forces of falsehood! He took upon himself the responsibility of Your order in obedience to You (Ya Allah), speedily seeking Your Pleasure, earnestly heeding Your Revelation, keeping Your promise, carrying out and executing Your command, so that, by kindling a burning brand for the seeker, his family gains access through him to the blessings of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)! Hearts were guided through him after having entered into discord and sin, and he gladdened with evident signs,….

ROMANISED ARABIC

…al-‘alami wa naa ‘iratil-ahkami wa muniratil-islami fahuwa aminukal-mamuunu wa khazinu ‘ilmikal-makhzuni wa shahiduka yaumaddiini wa ba’ii-thuka ni’matan warasuluka bilhaqqi rahmah. Allahummaf-sah lahu fii ‘adnika wajzihii mudha ‘afatil-khayri min fadhlika muhannatin-lahu ghaira mukaddaratin-min fauzi thawabikal-mahluli wajazili ‘ataa ‘ikal-ma’-luul. Allahumma ‘aali ‘alaa binaa-‘innaasi binaa-ahu wa aqrim-mathwaahu ladaika wa nuzulahu wa atmim lahu nuurahu….

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…With enlightening laws and illuminating Islam! And he is Your Trustworthy One and Safe Custodian of Your Secret knowledge, Your witness on the Day of judgement and Your Envoy, a Favour for us, and Your Messenger, in truth, a Mercy of us! Ya Allah, widen for him his place in Your Eden and reward him doubly with the goodness of Your Favor granting him untarnished felicitations from the victory of Your reward, which is plentiful and fitting, and from Your Lofty Gift! Ya Allah, raise that which he built up over all that mankind has built up and ennoble his place and his sojourn with You (Ya Allah), and complete for ……

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Wajzihi minibti‘a thika lahu maqbuulash-shahaadati wamarziyyal-maqaalati za mantiqin adlin-wa khottatin faslin-waburhaanin aziim. Innallaaha wa malaaikatahu yusolluuna ‘alan-nabi. Yaa ayyuhallaziina aamanu sollu ‘alaihi wa sallimu tasliima. Labbaika Allahumma rabbi wasaadayka salawaatullahil-barrirrahiimi wal-malaaikatil-mukarrabiina wannabiyyena was-siddiqiina wash-shuhadaa‘i was-saalihiina wama sabbah laka min shay-in-yaa rabbal ‘alamiina ‘alaa sayyidina Muhammadin abdillaahi khaatamin-nabiyyiina wasayyidina mursaliina

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His light and reward him with Your approval so that his testimony is accepted and his word is Pleasing to You (Ya Allah), making him the one whose utterance is just and whose course is distinct and whose argument mighty! Verily, Allah and his angles bless the Prophet!. you, who believe, ask (Allah) to bless him and grant him abundant peace! I am here, Ya Allah, at Your service and at Your Command, my Lord! The blessing of Allah (subhaanahu wa ta’ala), the good, the Merciful, and of his closest angles, and of the Prophets and of the sincere ones, and of the martyrs and of the good ones and of whatever else exists which glorifies You (Ya Allah),. Lord of the worlds, are for our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), son of Abdullah (Radhi allah ta’ala anhu), the seal of the Prophets and the master of Messenger…

ROMANSIED ARABIC

…Wa ima mil-muttaqiina warasuuli rabbil-‘alamiinash-shahidil-bashiirid-daa’ii ilaika bi-iznikas-sirajil-muniri wa ‘alaihis-salam. Allahummaj‘al salawatika wabarakatika warahmataka ‘alaa saiyidil-mursaliina wa imamil-muttaqiina wa khatamin-nabiyyina sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘abdika warasulika imamil-khairi waqaa‘idil-khairi warasulir-rahmah. Allahummab ‘ath-hu maqaman-mahmuday- yaghbituhu fiihil-awwaluna wal-akhirun. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidina Muhammadin-inw wa ‘alaa…

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The Leader of the Pious and the Messenger of the Lord of the world, the witness the Bringer of Good Tidings, the caller to You (Ya Alalh) by Your leave, the Lamp, the Illumined one, on him may there be peace! Ya Allah grant Your blessings and Favours and Your Mercy to the master of the Messengers and the Leader of the pious and Seal of the Prophets, our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), Your slave and Your Messenger, the Pioneer of Goodness and Guide to the Goodness, the Messenger of Mercy! Ya Allah send him to the Most Praise Station, the envy of those who came first and those who came last)

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DALAILU’L – KHAIRAAT SHAREEF

ROMANISED

ARABIC

..ali sayyidinaa Muhammadin kama sallaita ‘alaa sayyidina Ibraahiima innaka hamiidum- majiid. Allahumma barik ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin kama barakta ‘alaa sayyidina Ibraahiima innaka hamiidum majiid. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw wa ‘alaa alihi wa asha bihi wa auladihi wa azwaajihi wa zurriyyatihi wa ahli baitihii wa as-harihii wa ansarihi wa ashya-‘ihii wa muhibbiihii wa ummatihii wa ‘alaina ma ‘ahum ajma‘ina yaa arhamar-rahimin. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidina Muhammadin…

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And the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) Just as You (Ya Allah) blessed our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) for You (Ya Allah) are the Praiseworthy, the Mighty! Ya Allah, sanctify our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as You (Ya Allah) sanctified our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) for You (Ya Allah) are the Praiseworthy, the Mighty! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), his family, his companions, his children, his wifes, his descendants, the People of his House, his relations by marriage, his Helpers, his adherents, his lovers, his nation and all of us along with them, Ya Allah Most Merciful of the Merciful! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)…

ROMANISED ARABIC

…’adada man solla ‘alaihi wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada manl-lam yusalli ‘alaihi wa salli ‘alaa sayyidina Muhammadin kamaa amartana bissolati ‘alaihi wasalli ‘alaihi kama tuhibbu an-yusolla ‘alaih. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidina Muhammadinw wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin kama amartanaa annusalliya ‘alaihi. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin kama huwa ahluh. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin kamaa tuhibbu watardhohu

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As many times as those who have asked for blessings upon him and bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as many times as those who have not asked for blessings upon him! And bless him as we have been ordered to ask You (Ya Allah) to bless him and bless him just as You (Ya Allah) like him to blessed! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as we have been ordered to ask for blessings upon him! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as he deserves! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) just as You (Ya Allah) like and just as You (Ya Allah) pleased with.

ROMANISED ARABIC

…Lah. Allahumma yaa rabba sayyidinaa Muhammadinw wa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw wa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadinw wa ‘ati sayyidanaa Muhammada-niddarajata walwasilata filjannah. Allahumma yaa rabba sayyidinaa Muhammadinw wa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadi nijzi sayyidinaa Muhammad-an Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallama ma huwa ahluh. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadinw-wa ‘alaa ahli baiti. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin hatta laa yabqaa mina…

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Ya Allah. Lord of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and grant to master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) the rank of the Closest Access in the Garden! Ya Allah. Lord of the mater Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), reward our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), may Allah (subhaanahu wa ta’ala) bless him and give him peace, just as he deserving! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the People of his house! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) until there remains not…

ROMANISED ARABIC

As-salaati sha‘i. War ham sayyidanaa Muhammad-anw wa aala sayyidinaa Muhammadin hatta laa yabqa minarrahmati shai ‘un. Wa barik ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw wa ‘alaa aali sayyidina Muhammadin hatta laa yabqaa minal-barakati shai-‘un. Wa sallim ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw wa ‘alaa aali sayyidina Muhammadin hatta laa yabqa minassalami shai‘un. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin fil-awwalin. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidina Muhammadin fil-akhirin. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidina Muhammadin fin-nabiyyiin. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin…

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A single drop of blessings! Ya Allah, favour our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) until there remains not a single drop of favour! Ya Allah, have Mercy on our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) until there remains not a single drop of mercy! Ya Allah, grant peace to our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) until there remains not a single drop of peace! Ya Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala), bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) among the First! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) among the last! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) among the Prophets…

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…Fil mursalin. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin filmala-il-‘alaa ilaa yaumiddiin. Allahumma ‘aati sayyidanaa Muhammada-nil -wasilata wal fadhilata washrafa waddarajatal-kabiirat. Allahumma innii aamantu bisayyidina Muhammadinw-walam arahu fala tahrimni filjinani ru’-yatahu warzuqni suhbatahu wata waffani ‘alaa millatihi wa asqini min haudihi mashrabar-rawiyyan saa ‘ighan haanii‘ann-la nazma‘u ba’dahu abadan innaka ‘alaa kulli shai-in qadiir. Allahumma abligh ruha sayyidinaa Muhammad-im-minni tahiyyatanw-wasalama. Allahumma …

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Among the Messengers! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in the Heavenly Assembly until the day of Resurrection! Ya Allah, grant our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) the position of the Closest Access, the Pre-eminence and the noblest and the greatest rank! Ya Allah, I have believe in our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and I have not seen him so do not deprive my heart of a vision of him and provide me with his companionship and have me die on his way and lead me to drink from his Pool plentifully, blissfully, heartily, a drink after which we will never feel thirst, for You (Ya Allah) are the Power of all things!Ya Allah, send to the soul of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) my greetings and my salutations! Ya Allah…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wakamaa amantu bisayyidinaa Muhammadinw-wa lam arahu fala tahrimni filjinani ru‘uyatah. Allahumma taqabbal shafa‘ata sayyidinaa Muhammadi-nil-kubra warfa’ darajatahul-‘ulya wa atihii su’lahu fil akhirati wal ula kama ataita sayyidanaa Ibraahiima wa sayyidanaa muusa. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammmad-inw-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin kama sallaita ‘alaa sayyidinaa ibraahiima wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa ibraahiima wa baarik ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw-wa ‘alaa aali Muhammadin kama barakta ‘alaa sayyidinaa ibraahiima wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa…

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Just as I have believed in our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) without seeing him, so do not deprive my heart of a vision of him! Ya Allah, accept the great intercession of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), raise his rank high and give him that which he asks for in the Hereafter and in this Present life, just as You (Ya Allah) gave to our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) and our Lord Moses (‘alaihis-salaam)! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) just as You (Ya Allah) blessed our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) and the family of Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) and sanctify our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) just as You (Ya Allah) sanctified our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) and the family of our master…

ROMANISED ARABIC

…Ibraahiima innaka hamiidum-majiid. Allahumma salli wa sallim wa baarik ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin-nabiyyika warasulik. Wa sayyidinaa Ibraahiima khalilika wa safiyyika wa sayyidinaa Musa kaliimika wanajiyyik. Wa sayyidinaa ‘isaa ruhika wa kalimatika wa ‘alaa jamii‘i malaaikatika warusulika wa ambiyaa ‘ika wa khiyara tika min khalqika wa asfiyaa ‘ika wa khassatika wa awliyaa ‘ika min ahli ardhika wa samaa‘ik. Wa Sallallahu ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada khalqihii waridha‘a nafsihi wazinata arshihii wa…

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Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam), for You (Ya Allah) are the Praiseworthy, the Mighty! Ya Allah (Ya Allah), bless, sanctify and grant peace to our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), Your Prophet, Your Messenger! And also our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam), Your friend and Pure and our Lord Moses, Your Interlocutor and Intimate! And also our Lord Jesus, Your Spirit and word, all the angels, Messengers and Prophets, the righteous ones from Your creation, the pure ones, the elected ones and Your saints the folk of Your earth and Your Heaven! And may Allah’ s blessings be for our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in all of His creation, to the extent of his pleasure, in the decoration of the Throne,

ROMANISED ARABIC

…Midada kalimatihi wa kama huwa ahluhu wakullama zakarahuz-zaakiruna waghafala ‘an zikrihil-ghafiluna wa ‘alaa ahli baitihii wa itratihiit-taahiriina wa sallama taslima. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw wa ‘alaa azwaajihii wa zurriyatihii wa ‘alaa jamii‘in-nabiyyiina wal-mursaliina walmalaaikatil-muqarrabiina wa jami‘i ‘ibadillahis-salihina ‘adada maa amtaratis-samaa‘u munzu banaitaha wa salli ‘alaa sayyidina Muhammadin ‘adada maa anbatatil-arudhu munzu dahautah. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adadan- nujumi…

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In the ink of His words, to the measure that he deserves, and whenever those who remember him do so and whenever those who neglect to remember him do so, and may these blessings be also for the People of His House and the pure perfumed descendants, on whom may there be peace, over and over again! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and his wives and progeny and all the Prophets and Messengers and closest angels and all the righteous slaves of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) in all the rain the sky has rained since it was formed and bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in everything the Earth has produced since it was spread out! And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as many times as there are star…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Fissamaa‘i fa innaka ahsaitah. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada ma tanaffasatil-arwahu munzu khalaqtah. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada ma khalaqta wa ma takhluqu wa ma ahato bihii ‘ilmuka wa adh ‘afa zalik. Allahumma salli ‘alaihim ‘adada khalqika waridhaa‘a nafsika wazinata arshika wamidada kalimatika wa mablagha’ ‘ilmika wa ayatik. Allahumma salli ‘alaihim solatan tafuqu wa tafdhulu solatal-musallina ‘alaihim minal-khalqi ajma‘ina kafadhlika…

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In the sky and You (Ya Allah) alone there counter!And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in every breath of every soul from the moment You (Ya Allah) created them! And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in everything You (Ya Allah) have already created and in what You (Ya Allah) will create and in whatever is encompassed by Your knowledge and then double all of that! Ya Allah, bless them in all of Your creation and as much as it pleases Yourself, in the decoration of Your Throne, in the ink of Your words and to the extent of Your knowledge and Signs! Ya Allah, bless them, with blessings excellent, and more gracious, with blessings equal to all the requests for blessing ever uttered by the whole of creation just as in like measure.

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ARABIC

-‘Alaa jami‘i khalqik. Allahumma salli ‘alaihim solawatan daa ‘imatan- mustamirratad-dawami ‘alaa marrillayali wal ayyami muttasilatad-dawami lan-qidhaa‘a laha walan-sirama ‘alaa marrilliyali wal ayyami ‘adada kulli waabil-inw watolli. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin nabiyyika wa saiyidina ibraahiima khalilika wa ‘alaa jamii‘i anbiya‘ika wa asfiyaa ‘ika min ahli ardhika wasamaa ‘ika ‘adada khalqika wa ridhaa ‘a nafsika wazinata ‘arshika wa midada kalimatika wa muntaha ilmika wazinata jamii‘i makhluqa tika….

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The whole of creation enjoys Your favour!Ya Allah, bless them, with eternal and permanent blessings, for as long as the duration of all future nights and days, never ending and perpetual, with blessings equal to the duration of all the days and nights which have already passed, with blessings as copious as the rain contained in every downpour and in every shower which have ever fallen! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) Your Prophet, and our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam), Your friend, and all the Prophets and pure ones from the folk of Your earth and Your Heaven, in all of Your creation and as it pleases Yourself, in the decoration of Your Throne, in the ink of Your words, to the extent of Your knowledge and Adornment of Your created beings,

DALAILU`L-KHAIRAAT SHAREEF

ROMANISED ARABIC

Salaatam-mukarratan abadan ‘adada maa ahso ‘ilmuka wa mil ‘a maa ahsoo ‘ilmuka wa adh‘afa ma ahso ‘ilmuka solatan tazidu watafuqu watafdhulu solatal-musalliina ‘alaihim minal-khalqi ajma‘iina kafadhlika ‘alaa jamii‘i khalqik. Thumma tad‘u bihzad-dua‘i fa innahu marjuwwul-lijabati insha ‘allaahu ta‘laa ba’das-salaati ‘alan-nabiyyi Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam. Allahummaj ‘alni mimman-lazima millata nabiyyik sayyidinaa Muhammadin sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallama wa ‘azzoma hurmatahu wa-a-‘azza kalimatahu wa…

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With blessings repeated eternally as much as Your knowledge and to the depth of Your knowledge and then double this! With blessings, Abundant and excellent and gracious blessings equal to all the requests for blessings ever uttered by all of creation just as in like measure the whole of creation enjoys Your favour!(Then make this supplication, for it is to be hoped it will be answered, Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) willing, after asking for blessings upon the Prophet, may Allah (subhaanahu wa ta’ala) grant him peace!)Ya Allah, grant me to be from among those who stick close to the way of Your Prophet, our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), the blessings of Allah (subhaanahu wa ta’ala) be always upon him! Strengthen his holiness, empower his words,

ROMANISED ARABIC
Hafiza ‘ahdahu wa zimmatahu wa nasara hizbahu wada’watahu wa qathara taabi-iihi wafirqatahu wa wafa zumratahu wa lam yukhalif sabilahu wasunnatah. Allahumma innii as‘alukal-istimsaka bisunnatihi wa a‘uzubika minal-inhirafi ‘amma jaa ‘a bih. Allahumma innii as ‘aluka min khairi maa sa ‘alaka minhu saiyidunaa Muhammad-un-nabiyyuka warasuluka Sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallama wa a‘uzubika min sharri mastu’azaka minhu saiyiduna Muhammad-un-nabiyyuka warasuluka Sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam. Allahum-ma’ simni min sharril…

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Protect his promise and security, and give victory to his party and calling and increase those who pledge him and his company allegiance! And grant that we may die in his company and do not allow us to stray from his path and way! Ya Allah, I ask You (Ya Allah) for loyalty to his way and seek refuge in You from all deviation from it!Ya Allah, I ask You (Ya Allah) the good that our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), Your Prophet and Your Messenger, asked of You (Ya Allah), and I seek refuge in You (Ya Allah) from the evil from which our master Muhammad(Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), Your Prophet and Your Messenger, sought refuge, may Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) grant him peace and bless himYa Allah, protect me from the evil…

ROMANISED ARABIC

-alfitani Wa ‘afini min jamii ‘il-mihani wa aslih minni maa zahara wama batona wanaqqi qalbi minal-hiqdi wal hasadi wala taj‘al ‘alayya tibaa ‘atan-liahad. Allahumma innii as-‘alukal-akhza bi ahsani ma ta’lamu watar kalisai ‘i maa ta’lamu wa-as ‘alukat-takaffula birrizqi wazzuhda filkafaafi wal makhraja bilbayani min kulli shubhatinw-walfalaja bis-sowabi fii kulli hujjatinw-wal ‘adla fil-ghadhobi warridaa‘i wattasliima limaa yajri bihil qadhoo‘u wal-iqtisoda fil-faqri wal-ghinaa wat-tawadhu-‘a fil- qawli…

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Of discord and absolve me from all tests and purify me from within and cleanse my heart from hatred and envy and do not allow any one to oppress me! Ya Allah, I ask You (Ya Allah) for the good that You (Ya Allah) know and to let me pass by the evil that You (Ya Allah) know and I ask You (Ya Allah) to provide me with provision, for indifference to being physically satisfied, a clear way out from every uncertainly, a proper stance in every argument, justice in anger and pleasure , peace whatever fate ordains, providence in thought and wealth, humility in my words and actions.

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wal fi‘li wassidqa fil-jiddi wal-hazl. Allahumma inna lii zunuuban fiima baini wabainaka wazunuban fiima baini wabaina khalqi. Allahumma maa kana laka minha fagh-firhu wama kana minha likhalqika fatahammalhu ‘anni wa aghnini bifadhlika innaka waasi- ‘ul-maghfirah. Allahumma nawwir bil ‘ilmi qalbi. wasta’mil bitaa-atika badani. Wakhallis minal-fitani sirri. Washghal bil-‘itibari fiqri. Waqini sharra wasawisish-shaitan. Wa ajirni minhu yaa rahmaanu hatta…

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And sincerity in my seriousness and in my jesting!Ya Allah, indeed there area sins between You (Ya Allah) and me and there are sins between Your creation and me! Ya Allah, what is this for You (Ya Allah), so forgive me my sins and whatever arises from them, bear them for me and enrich me with Your favour, for Your forgiveness spread wide! Ya Allah, enlighten the knowledge of my heart and render my body obedient to You (Ya Allah) and purify me from inner discord and occupy me with contemplation and protect me from the whisperings of Satan and save me from him, …

ROMANISED ARABIC

Laa yaquna lahu ‘alayya sultaan.

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(Ya Allah) the compassionate one, until he no longer has any power over me!

Tuesday

DALAILU’L-KHAIRAAT SHAREEF

ROMANISED ARABIC

AL-HIZBUTHANI FIYAUMITH-THALATHA

Allahumma innii as-aluka min khairi ma ta‘ lamu wa a‘uzu- bika min sharri maa ta’lamu wa astaghfiruka min kulli maa ta’lamu innaka ta’lamu wala na’lamu wa-anta ‘allamul-ghuyyub. Allahummar-hamni min zamani haza wa-ihdaqil-fitani wata-uli- ahlil-jur-ati ‘Alaiya wastidh’a fihim iyya. Allahumma aj-‘alni minka fi ‘iyazim-manii‘inw-wa hirzin hasiinim-min jamii‘i khalqika hatta tubal-lighanii ajali mu‘afa. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa

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Ya Allah , I ask You (Ya Allah) the good of what You (Ya Allah) know and I seek refuge in You (Ya Alalh) from the evil of what You(Ya Alalh) know and I seek Your forgiveness for everything You (Ya Allah) know,for You (Ya Allah) indeed know and we do not know and indeed You (Ya Allah) are the knower of the Unsen! Ya Allah,have mercy on me in this time from the encirclement of discord, from the oppression of the insolent and their deficiencies and all such ill! Ya Allah, give me an unassailable refuge in You(Ya Alalh), an impenetrable protection with You(Ya Alalh) from all of Your creation until I come to a virtuous end! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)

ROMANISED ARABIC

Muhammadinw-wa-‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada man solla ‘alaih. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw-wa-‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada mal-lam yusalli ‘alaihi wa-salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw-wa-‘alaa aalihii sayyidinaa Muhammadin kamaa tambaghis-solatu ‘alaihi wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw- wa-‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin kamaa tajibuss-solatu ‘alaih. Wa-salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw-wa-‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin kama amarta anyusollah ‘alaihi. Wa-salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadi-nilladhi nuruhu minnuri……

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And the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as many times as those who have asked for blessings upon him! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as many times as those who have not asked for blessings upon him and bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) with as much blessings as is fitting for him and bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) with as much blessings as is his due! And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as You (Ya Allah) have ordered him to be blessed! And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) whose light is from the light of light…

ROMANISED ARABIC

-al-anwaari wa-ashraqa bi-shu‘a ‘i sirri-hil-asrar. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw wa-‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadinw wa-‘alaa aahli baitihil-abraari ajma’in. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw wa-‘alaa aalihi bahrii anwarika wa ma’diini asrarika wa lisaani hujjatika wa -‘arusi mamlu-katika wa-imami hadhratika wakhatimi ambiya‘ika solatan tadumu bidawamika watabqa bibaqa‘ika solatan turdhika waturdihi watardha bihaa ‘anna Ya arhamar-rahimiin. Allahumma rabbal-hilli wal-harami…

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And who with a ray of his secret illuminated all Secrets! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and all the chosen people of his House! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family, the sea of Your lights, the mine of Your secrets, the Tongue of Your proof, the Bridegroom of Your kingdom, the leader of Your presence and the seal of Your prophets, with blessings which last as long as You (Ya Allah) last and remain as long as You (Ya Allah) remain, blessings which please You (Ya Allah), which please him, and which make You Ya Allah) please with us, Ya Allah, Maula (helper) of the worlds!Ya Allah, Maula(helper) of the Hill and the Haram…

ROMANISED ARABIC

….warabbal-mash‘aril-harami wa rabbal-baitil harami wa rabbar-rukni wal-maqami abligh li-sayyidinaa wa-maulana Muhammad-im- minnas-salam. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa maulana Muhammadin sayyiddil awwalina wal-akhirin. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa maulana Muhammadin fii kulli waqtinw-wa-hiin. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa maulana Muhammadin filmala ‘il ‘alaa ilaa yaumiddin. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa maulana Muhammadin hatta tarithal-ardha wa man ‘alaiha wa-anta khairul-warithiin.

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Lord of the Sarctuary, Lord of the Sacred House, and Lord of the corner and the station of Ibraahiim (these are all places connected with pilgrimage to macca), send peace from us to our Maula (helper) and master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)! Ya Allah bless our Maula (helper) and master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) the master of the first and the last! Ya Allah bless our lord and master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) at every moment and the instant! Ya Allah, bless our Maula (helper) the master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in the heavenly assembly until the day of judgment! Ya Allah, bless our Maula (helper) master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) until the earth bequeaths itself and what is on it to You (Ya Allah) are the best of those who inherit!

ROMANISED ARABIC

Allahumma salli ‘alaa saiyidinaa Muhammadi-nin-nabiyyil-ummiyyi wa-‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin kama sallaita ‘alaa sayyidinaa Ibraahiima innaka hamiidum majiid. Wa baarik ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadi-nin-nabiyyil-ummiyyi kamaa barakta ‘alaa sayyidinaa Ibraahiima innaka hamiidum majiid. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw-wa-‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada maa ahata bihi ilmuka wajaraa bihii qalamuka wasaba-qat bihi mashii-‘atuka wa-sollat ‘alaihi mala‘ikatuka solatan daa ‘imatam bidawamika baqiyyatan bifadhlika…

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Ya Allah, bless our lord and master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), the Unlettered (not thought to read and write by any human being) Prophet, and the family of Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) just as You (Ya Allah) blessed our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam), for You (Ya Allah) are praiseworthy, the Mighty! And bless our Maula (helper) master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), the Unlettered (not thought to read and write by any human being) Prophet, and the family of Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) just as You (Ya Allah) blessed our master Ibraahiim(Alaihis-salaam), for You (Ya Allah) are praiseworthy, the Mighty! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in all that Your knowledge encompasses, in everything that Your Pen writes, in all that Your will preordains, and as often as Your angels have blessed him, with eternal blessings, lasting as long as You (Ya Allah) last, remaining…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wa ihsanika ilaa abadil-abadi abadal-laa nihayata liabadiyyatihi wala fana‘a lidaimu miyyatih. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada maa ahata bihi ‘ilmuka wa ahsahu kitabuka washahidat bihii malaa ‘ikatuka wardha ‘an ashabihi war-ham ummatahu innaka hamiidum-majiid. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidina Muhammadinw-wa ‘ala aali sayyidinaa Muhammadinw-wa ‘alaa jamii‘i ashabi sayyidinaa Muhammadin. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin wa ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin …

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By Your race and Your Generosity, until the end of eternity, never-ending, with no beginning to them, and no disappearing of them, forever and ever! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as much as You (Ya Allah) know him, as much as Your Book and as much as the witnessing of Your angels and be pleased with his companion and be merciful on his nation for You (Ya Allah) are Praiseworthy, the Mighty! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our Maula (helper) Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), and all the companion of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our Maula (helper) Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)

ROMANISED ARABIC

Kama sallaita ‘alaa sayyidinaa Ibraahiima wa barik killahumma ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhamamd-inw-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhamamd-in kama barakta ‘alaa sayyidinaa Ibrahiima wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Ibraahiima fil-‘alamina innaka hamidum-majiid. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa maulana Muhamamdin ‘adada maa ahata bihi ‘ilmuka. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa maulaana Muhamamd-in ‘adada maa ahsahu kitabuk. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa maulana Muhammadin ‘adada ma nafazat bihi qudratuk. Allahumma salli ‘alaa…

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Just as You bless our master Ibrahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) and bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) just as You (Ya Allah) bless our master Ibrahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) in all the word s for You (Ya Allah) are the Praise worth the Mighty!Ya Allah, bless our master Muhamamd (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as much as You (Ya Allah) know of him! Ya Allah bless our Maula (the helper) and master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as much as Your Book!Ya Allah bless our Maula (the helper) and master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as much as that would exhaust Your power by doing so!Ya Allah, bless our Maula (The helper)…

ROMANISED

Sayyidinaa wa maulana Muhammadin ‘adada ma khassa-sat-hu iradatuk. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa maulana Muhammadin ‘adada ma tawajjaha ilaihi amruka wa nahyuk. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa maulana Muhamamd-in ‘adada ma wasi‘ahu sam‘uk. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa maulana Muhammadin ‘adada ma ahaata bihi basaruk. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa maulana Muhammadin ‘adada ma zakarahuz-zaakirun. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada ma ghafala ‘an zikrihil-ghafilun. Allahumma….

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And master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as much as he distinguished by Your will! Ya Allah bless our Maula and master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as much as he is crowned by Your command and Your prohibition! Ya Allah bless our Maula (the helper) and master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as much as all that is within range of Your Hearing! Ya Allah bless our Maula (the helper) and master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as much as that is encompassed by Your vision! Ya Allah bless our Maula (the helper) and master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as many as those who remember him do so! Ya Allah bless our Maula (the helper) and master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as many times as those who neglect to remember him do so! Ya Allah

ROMANISED ARABIC

Salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa maulana Muhammadin ‘adada qatril-amtar. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa maulana Muhammadin ‘adada auraqil-ashjar. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa maulana Muhammmad-in ‘adada dawaabbil-qifar. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa maulana Muhammadin ‘adada dawaab-bil-bihar. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa maulana Muhammadin ‘adada miyahil-bihar. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa maulana Muhammadin ‘adada ma azlama ‘alaihil-lailu wa adha‘a ‘alaihin-nahar. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa maulana Muhammadin bil-ghuduwwi wal-aasal. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa…..

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Ya Allah, bless our master and Maula (helper) Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), as many times as there are drops of rain! Ya Allah, bless our master and Maula (helper) Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), as many times as there are leaves on the trees! Ya Allah, bless our master and Maula (helper) Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as many times as there are beasts of the desert! Ya Allah, bless our master and Maula (helper) Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), as many times as there are creatures in the sea! Ya Allah, bless our master and Maula (helper) Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), as much as there is water in the sea! Ya Allah, bless our master and Maula (helper) Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as much as all that the night has covered and the day has illuminated! Ya Allah, bless our master and Maula (helper) by morn and by eve! Ya Allah bless our lord and master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)…

ROMANISED ARABIC

…maulana Muhammadin ‘adadar-rimal. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa maulana Muhammadin ‘adadan-nisaa‘i warrijal. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa maulana Muhammad-ir-rida ‘a nafsik. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa maulana Muhammad-im midada kalimatik. Allahumma salli ‘alaa saiyidinaa wa maulaana Muhammad-im mil‘a samawatika wa ardhik. Allhumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa maulaana Muhammadin zinata ‘arshi. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa maulana Muhammadin ‘adada makhluqaatik. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa …

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As many times as there are grains of sands! Ya Allah, bless our master and Maula (helper) Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as many times as there are men and women! Ya Allah, bless our master and Maula (helper) Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as much as pleases You (Ya Allah)! Ya Allah, bless our master and Maula (helper) Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as much as the in of Your words! Ya Allah, bless our master amd Maula (helper) Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) to the fullness of Your heavens and Your earth! Ya Allah, bless our master and Maula (helper) Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in the decoration of Your Throne! Ya Allah, bless our master and Maula (helper) Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as many times as there are created beings! Ya Allah, bless our master and Maula (helper) Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)…

DALAILU’L-KHAIRAAT SHAREEF

ROMANISED

ARABIC

Wa maulana Muhammadin afdhala salawaatik. Allahumma salli ‘alaa nabiyyir-rahmah. Allahumma salli ‘alaa shafii‘il-ummat. Allahumma salli ‘alaa kashifil-ghummah. Allahumma salli ‘alaa mujlil-dhulmah. Allahumma salli ‘alaa mulin-ni’mah. Allahumma salli ‘alaa mu’tir-rahmah. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sahibil-hauzil-maurud. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sohibil-maqamil-mahmud. Allahumma salli ‘alaa saahibil-lilwaa‘il ma‘qud. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sahibi…

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Of the site of witnessing!

Ya Allah, bless the One dressed in nobility and generosity!

Ya Allah, bless the one called Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in Heaven and Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi wasallam) On the earth!

Ya Allah, bless the Possessor of the mole!

Ya Allah, bless the Possessor of the distinguishing mark!

Ya Allah, bless the One dress in miracles!

Ya Allah, bless the One with special leadership!

Ya Allah, bless the One shaded by clouds!

Ya Allah, bless the One who can see equally from behind him as before him!

Ya Allah…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Makanil-mash hud. Allahumma salli ‘alal-mausufi bilkarami waljud. Allahumma salli ‘ala man huwa fissamaa ‘i sayyiduna Mahmuduw-wafil ardhi sayyidunaa Muhammad. Allahumma salli ‘alaa saahibish-shamah. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sahibil-‘alamah. Allahumma salli ‘alal-mausufi bilkaramah. Allahumma salli ‘alal-makhsusi bizza‘amah. Allahumma salli ‘alaa man kana tuzziluhul- ghamamah. Allahumma salli ‘alaa man kana yaraa khalfahu kama yara mann amamah. Allahumma salli…

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With the very best of Your blessings!

Ya Allah, bless the Prophet of Mercy!

Ya Allah, bless the intercessor of his nation!

Ya Allah, bless the Remover of grief!

Ya Allah, bless the clarifier of darkness!

Ya Allah, bless the Master of happiness

Ya Allah, bless the Granter of mercy!

Ya Allah, bless the Owner of visited Pool!

Ya Allah, bless the Owner of the Most Praised Station!

Ya Allah, bless the Owner of the Flag!

Ya Allah, bless the Owner…

ROMANISED ARABIC

‘Alash-shafii‘il-mushaffa‘i yaumal-qiyamah. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sohibid-dhora’ah. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sohibish-shafa‘ah. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sohibil-wasilah. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sohibil-fadhilah. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sohibid-darajatir-rafi‘ah. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sohibil-harawah. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sohibin-na’ lain. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sohibil-hujjajah. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sahibil-burhan. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sohibis-sultaan.

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Bless the One whose intersession is accepted on the Day of Resurrection!

Ya Allah, bless the Possessor of humanity!

Ya Allah, bless the Possessor of intersession!

Ya Allah, bless the Possessor of closest Access!

Ya Allah, bless the Possessor of pre-eminence!

Ya Allah, bless the Possessor of the Lofty Rank!

Ya Allah, bless the Owner of the stalwart staff!

Ya Allah, bless the Owner of the sandals!

Ya Allah, bless the Possessor of sound argument!

Ya Allah, bless the Possessor of convincing reason!

Ya Allah, bless the Possessor of authority!

ROMANISED ARABIC

Allahumma salli ‘alaa sohibit-taaj. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sohibil-mi’raj. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sohibil-qadhiib. Allahumma salli ‘alaa rakibin-najiib. Allahumma salli ‘alaa rakibil-buraaq. Allahumma salli ‘alaa mukhtariqis-sab‘ittibaq. Allahumma salli ‘alash-shafii’ fii jamii‘il-anam. Allahumma salli ‘alaa mann sabbaha fii kaffihit-to’am. Allahumma salli ‘alaa mann baka ilayhil-jiz‘u wahanna lifiraqih. Allahumma salli ‘alaa man tawassala bihi tairul-falat. Allahumma salli…..

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Ya Allah, bless the Owner of the turban!

Ya Allah, bless the Master of the night journey!

Ya Allah, bless the Owner of the scepter!

Ya Allah, bless the Noble Rider!

Ya Allah, bless the Rider of Buraq!

Ya Allah, bless the One who traversed the seven heavens!

Ya Allah, bless the intercessor of all creatures!

Ya Allah, bless the one who held food in his hand, which glorified Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)!

Ya Allah, bless the One for whom a palm trunk wept and sighed at its separation from him!

Ya Allah, bless the One whose mediation was sought by the birds of the desert!

Ya Allah, bless…

ROMANISED ARABIC

‘Alaa mann sabbahat fii kaffihil-hasoh. Allahumma salli ‘alaa mann tashaffa‘a ilaihiz-zabyu bi-afsahil-kalam. Allahumma salli ‘alaa mann kallamahudh-dhabbu fi majlisihii ma‘a ashaabihil-‘alam. Allahumma salli ‘alal-bashirin-nazir. Allahumma salli ‘alas-sirajil-munir. Allahumma salli ‘alaa man shakaa ilaihil-ba’ir. Allahuma salli ‘alaa man tafajjara mim baini asobi ‘ihil-maa’un-namir. Allahumma salli ‘alat-tahiril-mutahar. Allahumma salli ‘alaa nuril-anwaar. Alahahumma salli ‘alaa manin-saqqa lahul-qamar. Allahumma…

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Bless the One who held stones in his hand, which glorified Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)!

Ya Allah, bless the One whose intercession the gazelles sought and whose request were made in human speech!

Ya Allah, bless the One to whom a lizard spoke at an open gathering of the most learned companions!

Ya Allah, bless the Bearer of glad tidings and the Warner!

Ya Allah, bless the Brilliant Lamp!

Ya Allah, bless the One whom a camel made its complaint!

Ya Allah, bless the One for whom sparking water burst forth forth from his fingertips for his companion!

Ya Allah, bless the Pure One, the Purifier!

Ya Allah, bless the Light of Lights1

Ya Allah, bless the One for whom the moon was split open!

Ya Allah…

ROMANISED ARABIC

….Salli ‘alat-tayyibil-mutayyab. Allahumma salli ‘alar-rasulil-muqarrab. Allahumma salli ‘alal-fajris-saati’. Allahumma salli ‘alan-najmith-thaaqib. Allahumma salli ‘alal-‘ur-watil-wusqa. Allahumma salli ‘alaa naziri ahlil-ardh. Allahumma salli ‘alash-shafii ‘i yaumal-ardh. Allahumma salli ‘alas-saqi linnasi minal-haud. Allahumma salli ‘alaa saahibi liwaa‘il-hamd. Allahumma salli ‘alal-mushammiri ‘ann sahidil-jidd. Allahumma salli ‘alal-musta’ aamili fii mardhotika…….

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Bless the One who was good and did Good!

Ya Allah, bless the Messenger close to Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)!

Ya Allah, bless the Breaking Down!

Ya Allah, bless the Shining Stars!

Ya Allah, bless the Trusty Handhold!

Ya Allah, bless the Warner of the folk of the earth!

Ya Allah, bless the intercessor of the Day of Petition!

Ya Allah, bless the One who will give people to drink from the Pool!

Ya Allah, bless the Owner of the Flag of happiness!

Ya Allah, bless the One who was ever ready for Your service!

Ya Allah, bless the One who was strived his utmost…

ROMANISED ARABIC

…ghayatal-juhd. Allahumma salli ‘alan-nabiyyil-khatim. Allahumma salli ‘alar-rasulil-khatim. Allahumma salli ‘alal-mustafal-qaaim. Allahumma salli ‘alaa rasulika abil-qasim. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sohibil-ayat. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sohibid-dalalat. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sohibil-isharat. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sohibil-karamat. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sohibil alamat. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sohibil-bayyinaat. Allahumma salli ‘alaa…

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For Your Pleasure!

Ya Allah, bless the Prophet, the Seal!

Ya Allah, bless the Messenger, the Seal!

Ya Allah, bless the chosen one the Upright one!

Ya Allah, bless Your Messenger, the father of Qasim!

Ya Allah, bless the Possessor of signs!

Ya Allah, bless the Possessor of portents!

Ya Allah, bless the Possessor of indicators!

Ya Allah, bless the Possessor of miracles!

Ya Allah, bless the Possessor of marks!

Ya Allah, bless the Possessor of proofs!

Ya Allah, bless…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Sohibil-mu’jizaat. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sohibi-khawariqil-‘adat. Allahumma salli ‘alaa mun sallamat ‘alaihil-ahjaar. Allahumma salli ‘alaa man sajadat baina yadaihil-ashjaar. Allahumma salli ‘alaa mann tafattaqat min nurihil-azhaar. Allahumma salli ‘alaa mann tobat bibarkatihith-thimar. Allahumma salli ‘alaa manikh-darrat mimm baqiyyati wadhuu ‘i-hil-ashjaar. Allahumma salli ‘alaa mann fadhat min-nurihi jami‘ul-anwar. Allahumma salli ‘alaa…

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The Possessor of marvels!

Ya Allah, bless the Possessor of wondrous events!

Ya Allah, bless the One who was greeted by rocks!

Ya Allah, bless the One before whom trees prostrated!

Ya Allah, bless the One from whose light blossom unfolds!

Ya Allah, bless the One from whose blessing fruit ripens!

Ya Allah, bless the One from whose leftover ablution-water trees become green!

Ya Allah, bless the One…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Mam bissolati ‘alaihi tuhattul-auzar. Allahumma salli ‘alaa mam bissalaati ‘alaihi tunalu manazilul-abrar. Allahumma salli ‘alaa mam bissolati ‘alaihi yurhamul-kibaru wasighar. Allahumma salli ‘alaa mam bissalati ‘alaihi natana’ ‘amu fii hazihid-dari wa fii tilkad-dar. Allahumma salli ‘alaa mam bissolati ‘alaihi tunalu rahmatul-aziizil-ghaffar. Allahumma salli ‘alal-mansuril-mu’aiyad. Allahumma salli ‘alal-mukhtaril-mumajjad. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa maulana Muhammad . Allahumma salli …

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Whose light engulfs all other lights!

Ya Allah, bless the One, the request for blessings upon whom lightens our every load!

Ya Allah, bless the One, the request for blessings upon whom grants mercy to the Young and Old!

Ya Allah, bless the One, the request for blessings upon who bring favor to his house and that house!

Ya Allah, bless the One, the request for blessings upon whom brings mercy fro the All mighty, the Forgiving!

Ya Allah, bless the victorious one, the confirmer!

Ya Allah, bless the chosen One, the Extoller!

Ya Allah, bless…

ROMANISED

ARABIC .’Alaa man kana izaa mashaa fil barril-aqfari ta-‘allaqatil-uhushu bi-azyalih. Allahumma salli ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa alihii wa sahbihi wa sallim taslii-maw-walhamdu lillaahi rabil-‘alamiin O

IBTIDAA ‘UR-RUB ‘ITH-THANI

Alhamdu lillaahi ‘alaa hilmihi ba’da hilmihi wa ‘alaa ‘af-wihi ba’da qudratihi. Allahumma innii ‘auzu bika minal-faqri illaa illaik. Waminaz-zulli illa laka wa minal-kaufi illa minka. Wa ‘auzubika ann aqula zura. au-aghsha fujura. Au

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The one who when he walked in the desert wild creatures would cling to the hem of his cloak! Ya Allah bless and grant abundant peace to him and his family and companion, and praise be to Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala), Lord of all the worlds!

(BIGINNING OF THE SECOND QUARTER)

Praise be to Allah (subhaanahu wa ta’ala) for His forbearance in spite of His knowledge and His clemency in spite of His power! Ya Allah, I seek refuge in You (Ya Allah) all through which is not directed towards You(Ya Alalh)! And from all humility which is not for You (Ya Allah) and from all fear, which is not fear of You (Ya Allah)! And I seek refuge in You (Ya Allah) from telling lies! Or.

DALAILU’L KHAIRAAT SHAREEF

ROMANISED

ARABIC

Akuna bika maghrura. Wa ‘auzubika min shamatatil-‘adaa‘i Wa-‘u-dhaalid-daa‘i wa khaibatir-raja‘i wa zawalin-ni’mati wafujaa-atil-niqmah. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw-wa sallim ‘alaihi wajzihi ‘anna ma huwa ahluhu habiibuka (thalaatha). Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Ibraahiima wa sallim ‘alaihi wajzihi anna ma huwa ahluhu khaliluka (thalaatha). Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin kama sallaita wa rahmita wa barakta ‘alaa sayyidinaa Ibrahiima fil-‘alamina innaka hamiidum-majiid.

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From being dishonest and immoral! Or what I be proud in front of You(Ya Alalh)! And I seek refuge in You (Ya Allah) from gloating over my enemies, from disease, malady and despair, from the waning of favour and from sudden catastrophes! Ya Allah bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and grant him peace and reward him as much as he deserves, and he is Your Beloved! (Three times) Ya Allah bless our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) and grant him peace and reward him as much as he deserves, and he is Your Friend! (Three times) Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) just as You Ya Allah) blessed and were merciful to and bless our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) in all the worlds, for You (Ya Allah) are the praiseworthy the Mighty!

ROMANISED ARABIC

‘Adada khalqika wa ridhaa nafsika wazinata arshika wa midada kalimatik. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada mann solla ‘alaih. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada man-lam yusalli ‘alaih. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada ma sulliya ‘alaih. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin adh-‘aafa ma sulliya ‘alaihi. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin kamaa huwa ahluh. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin kamaa tuhibbu watardho lahu.

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As much as all of Your creations, to the extent of Your Pleasure, in the decoration of Your throne and in the ink of Your words! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as many times as those who have asked for blessing upon him! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as many time as those who have not asked for blessing upon him! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as many times as he has been blessed! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) twice as many times as he has been blessed! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) just as he deserves! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) just as You Ya Allah) love and You (Ya Allah) desire for him.

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DALAILU’L KHAIRAAT SHAREEF

ROMANISED ARABIC

AL-HIZBUS-THAALITHU FI YAUMIL-ARBA’AAI

Allahumma salli ‘alaa ruhi sayyidinaa Muhammadin fil-arwahi wa ‘alaa jasadihi fil-ajsadi wa ‘alaa qabrihi fil quburi wa’alaa ‘alihi wasahbihi wa-sallim. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin kullama zakara-huz-zaakirun. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin kullama ghafala ‘ann zikri-hil-ghaafilun. Allahumma salli wa sallim wabarik ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadi-nin- nabiyyil-ummiyyi wa-azwajihi ummaahatil-Mu’minina wazurriiyatihi wa-ahli baitihii solatan-wa-salamal-la

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Ya Allah, more than other soul in existence, bless the soul of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)! And more than other body in existence, bless the body of master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)! And more than other grave in existence, bless the grave of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)! And bless and grant abundan peace to him, his family and his companion!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) whenever those who remember him do so!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) whenever those who neglect to remember him do so!

Ya Allah, bless, grant peace to and sanctify our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), the Unlettered (not thought to read and write by any human being) Prophet, and also his wives, the Mother of the Believers, his descendants and the People of his House, such blessings and peace…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Yuhso ‘adadu humaa walaa yuqta‘u mada-duhuma. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada maaa ahata bihii ‘ilmuka wa-ahsa‘u kitabuka solatan taqunu laka ridhanw-wali-haqqihiii adaaa-‘aw-wa’atihil wasiilata walfadhilata wad-darajatal rafi‘ata wab-‘ath-hulla hummal maqamal-mahmudal-lazi wa’adtahu wajzihii ‘anna ma huwa ahluhu wa ‘alaa jamii-‘i- ikhwanihi minan-nabiyiina was-siddiqiina wash-shuhadaaa-‘i was-salihin. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw wa-anzilhul-manzilal mukarraba yaumal-kiyaamah. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa …

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Which are measureless and the grant of which is incessant! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in all that is encompassed by Your knowledge, in all that is contain in Your book, with blessings which are a pleasure for You (Ya Allah) and which befit his legitimate right, and grant him the closest access, the pre-eminence and the loftily Rank, and send him Ya Allah to the most praised Station which You (Ya Allah) promised him, and reward his Brother Prophet, and the truthful, the martyrs and the righteous ones! Ya Allah bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and bestow upon him the nearest position on the day of Resurrection! Ya Allah, bless our master…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Muhammadin. Allahumma tawwijhu bitajil-‘izzi warridhaa walkaramah. Allahumma ‘ati li-sayyidinaa Muhammadin afdhala masa-alaka li-nafsihi wa-‘ati li-sayyidinaa Muhammadin afdhala masa-laka lahuuu ahadum-min-khalqika wa‘ati li-sayyidinaa afdhala maaa anta mas‘u-lun-lahuuu ilaa yaumal-qiyaamah. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw-wa sayyidinaaa adaama wa sayyidinaa nuhinw-wasayyidinaa Ibrahiimaa wa sayyidinaa musaa wa sayyidinaa ‘iisaa wamaa bainahum minan-nabiyinaa wal-mursaliina solawatullahi wasalamuhu ‘alaihim ajma’ina (thalatha).

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Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)! Ya Allah, criwn him with the crown of might, satifection and honour! Ya Allah, grant our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ’Alaihi Wasallam) better than anyone of Your creation has ever asked for himself, and grand our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) better than anyone of Your Creation has ever asked for him, and grant our master better than You (Ya Allah) can be asked to grant him until the day if Resurrection! Ya Allah bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), and Adam (‘Alaihis-salaam), and Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam), and Moses (‘Alaihis-salaam), and Jesus (‘Alaihis-salaam), and all the Prophet and Messengers between them, and the blessings and peace of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) be upon all of them! (Three times)

ROMANISED ARABIC

Allahumma salli ‘alaaa abiina sayyidinaaa adama wa-umminaa sayyidatinaa hawwaaa-‘a solata malaaa‘ikatika wa’-‘atihimaa minar-ridhwaani hattaa turdhiyahuma wajzihimalla-humma afdhala ma jazaita bihii abanw-wa-umman ‘an-waladai-hima (thalatha). Allahuma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa jibrila wasayyidinaa mikaa ‘ilaaa wasayyidinaa israqiila wasayyidinaa ‘izraa-‘iilaaa wahamalatil-arshi wa‘alal- malaaa‘ikatil-muqarrabinaa wa‘alaa jamii-‘il-ambiyaaa‘i walmursaliina salawatullahi wasalamuhu alaihim ajma‘in (thalatha). Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin.

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Ya Allah bless our Father Adam (‘Alaihis-salaam) and our Mother Eva (‘Alaihis-salaam), with the blessings of Your angels and grant them Your Pleasure until it pleases them and reward them. Ya Allah, better than You (Ya Allah) have rewarded any Father and Mother on behalf of their children! Ya Allah, bless our master Gabriel (‘Alaihis-salaam), and Mika‘il (‘Alaihis-salaam), and Israfil (‘Alaihis-salaam), and Azrail (‘Alaihis-salaam), and the Bearers of the Throne, and the Angels of Intimacy, and all the Prophet and Messenger, and the blessings and peace of Allah (subhaanahu wa ta’ala) be upon all of them! (Three time) Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) …

ROMANISED ARABIC

‘Adada maa ‘alimta wamil‘a ‘alimta waziinata ma alimta wamidaada kalimaatik. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin solatan- mausulatan bilmazid. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin salaatalla tanqati ‘u abadala-abaadi walaa tabiid. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin solata-kallati sallaita ‘alaiihi wa sallim ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin salama-kallazi sallamta ‘alaihi wajzihii ‘annaa maa huwa ahluh. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin salaatan turdhika waturdhihi watardho bihaq ‘annaa..

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As much as Your knowledge, as much as the depth of Your knowledge, as much as the weight of Your knowledge and as much as the ink of Your words!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), with blessing, which are continuously abundant! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), with blessings, which are never-ending and unceasing!

Ya Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala), bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) with as much blessings as all the blessings You (Ya Allah) have so far bestowed upon him and grant as much peace to our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) with as much peace as You (Ya Allah) have so far granted him and reward him on our behalf as he deserves!

ROMANISED

ARABIC

Wajzihii anna maa huwa ahluh. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammad-im bahri anwarika wama’dini asrarika wa lissani hujjatika wa ‘urusi mamlukatika wa imami hadhratika watirazi mulkika wa khazzaaa ‘ini rahmatika watoriqi shari‘atikal-mutalazzizi bitauhidika insani ‘ainil-wujudi wassababi fii kulli maujudin ‘aini ‘ayani khalqika- mutaqaddimi minnuri dhiyaaa‘ika solatan tadumu bidawamika wa tabqa bibaqaa ‘ika laa mu’tahaa lahaduna ‘ilmika solatan turdhika waturdhihi watardhaa bihaa ‘anna yaa rabba…

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And reward him on our behalf as he deserves! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), the ocean of Your Lights, the Mine of Your Secrets, the Tongue of Your Proof, the Bridegroom of Your Kingdom, the Leader of Your Presence, the Embroidery of Your Dominion, the vault of Your Mercy, the Way of Your Law, the Delight of Your Utility, the Pupil of the Eye of Existence, the Cause of all Existence, the Most Eminent of Your Creation, the Representative of the Light of Your Resplendence, with blessings which last for as long as You (Ya Allah) last and remain for as long as remain, blessings which are limitless apart from Your knowledge thereof, blessings which please You (Ya Allah), which Please him and by which You (Ya Allah) are pleased with us, Ya Allah, the Lord …

ROMANISED ARABIC

-Al ‘alamin. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada maa fii ilmillahi salaatan daaa‘imatan bidawami mulkillah. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin kama sallaita ‘alaa sayyidinaaa Ibraahiimaa wabaarik ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadinw-wa ‘alaaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin kamaa barakta ‘alaaa aaali sayyidinaa Ibraahiima fil-‘aalamiina innaka hamiidum-majiid. ‘Adada khalqika waridhaa ‘a nafsika wazinata ‘arshika wamidada kalimatika wa ‘adada maa zakaraka bihii khalquka fiimaa madho wa ‘adada maa hum zakirunaka bihii fiima baqiya fii kulli…

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Lord of the worlds! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as much as all that which within the knowledge of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala), blessings which are eternal and which last as long as the duration of the kingdom of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) just as You (Ya Allah) blessed our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) and sanctify our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) just as You (Ya Allah) sanctified the family of our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam), in all the worlds, for You (Ya Allah) are the Praise worthy, the Mighty! (And bless him) as much as all of Your creation, to the extent of Your pleasure, in the decoration of Your Throne, and in the ink of Your words and as often as Your creation has remembered You (Ya Allah) in the past and as often as they will remember You (Ya Allah) throughout the rest of time…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Sanatin-washarinw-wa jumu‘atinw-wa yauminw-wa lailatinw-wa sa‘atim-minassa‘ati wa shamminw-wa nafsin-wa tarfatinw-wa lamhatim-minal-abadi ilal-abadi wa abaadid-dunyaa waa abadil-aakhirati wa akthara min zalika laa yanqati‘u awwaluhu wala yanfadu aakhiruh. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘alaa qadri hubbika fiih. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘alaa qadrii ‘inayatika bih. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin haqqa qadrihii wamiqdarih. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin salaatan tunajjina bihaa minn jamii ‘il ahwaali…

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And bless him in every year, in every month, in every week, in every day, in every night in every hour, in every sniff, in every breath, in every blink and in every glance, for ever and ever, for the duration of this world and the duration of the next world, and for longer then this, with a beginning that never ends and an end witch never finishes! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as much as Your love for him! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as befits his legitimate rank! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), with blessings, which serve as a sanctuary for us from all terrors, and oppression, which settle all our affairs,

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wal aafaati wataqdhi lana biha jamii‘al-haajaati watutohiruna biha minn jamii‘is-sayyiaati watarfa‘una biha ‘alal-darajaati watuballighuna bihaaa aqsal-ghaayaati minn jamii‘il khairaati fil- hayaati wa ba’dal-mamaat. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin salaatar-ridhaaa war-dha ‘anashabihii ridhaa ‘ar-ridhaaa. Allahuma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadi-nis-saabiqi lil khalqi nuruhu warahmatun-lil-‘alaamiina zuhuuruhu ‘adada mam-madha min khalqika wamam-baqiya waman sa‘ida minhum waman shaqiya solatan tastaghriqu ….

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Which purify us from all sins, which raise our rank in Your Presence, and which allow us to attain ultimate goodness in this life and after death! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), a blessing of contentment, and be pleased with his companions, a pleasure of contentment! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), whose light preceded all creation, whose appearance is Mercy to all the worlds, as much as all Your creation which has passed and as much as that which remains, as much as those of Your creation who are fortunate and those who are not, blessings which exceed all enumeration

ROMANISED ARABIC

Al-adda watuhiitu bil-haddi salaatan la ghaayata laha wala muntahaa walan-qidhaaa ‘a salaatan dhaaa ‘imatam bidawamika wa ‘alaaa aalihi wa sahbihii wasallim tasliiman-mithla zaalik. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadi-nilladhi mala’ta qalbahu min jalalika wa ‘ainahuu minn jamalika fa-asbaha fariham-mu ‘ayyadam-mansuranw-wa ‘alaaa aalihii-wa sahbihii wasallim tasliman-walhamdu lillaahi ‘alaa zalik. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa maulaana Muhammadin ‘adada auraaqiz-zaituuni wa jami‘ith-thimaar. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa maulaana Muhammadin ……

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And which encompass all limits, blessings with no utmost limit, boundless and ceaseless, blessings which are eternal, as long as Your duration, and like wise bless his family, his companions and grant him and them abundant peace in like measure! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), whose heart is so full with Your Glory, and whose eyes are so full of Your Beauty that he came to be overjoyed, supported and victorious, and bless likewise his family and companion and grant him and them abundant peace, and praise be to Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) for all of that! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as many times as there are leaves on an olive tree and all of its fruit! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)….

DALAILU’L KHAIRAT SHAREEF

ROMANISED ARABIC

‘Adada ma kaana wama yakuunu wa ‘adada maaa azlama ‘alaihil-lailu wa adhaaa ‘a ‘alaihin-nahaar. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidina wa maulaana Muhammadinw wa ‘alaaa aalihii wa azwaajihii wa zurriyatihi ‘adada anfaasi ummati. Allahumma bibarakatis-salaati ‘alaihij-alna bissalaati ‘alaihi minal-faaa‘iziina wa ‘alaa haudihii minal-waaridii nash-shaaribiin. Wabisunnatihii wato‘atihii minal-‘amiliin. Wala tahul bainana wa bainahu yaumal-qiyaamati ya rabbal-‘alamiin. Waghfirlana waliwaalidaina……

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Ya Allah, more than other soul in existence, bless the soul of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)! And more than other body in existence, bless the body of master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)! And more than other grave in existence, bless the grave of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)! And bless and grant abundan peace to him, his family and his companion!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) whenever those who remember him do so!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) whenever those who neglect to remember him do so!

Ya Allah, bless, grant peace to and sanctify our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), the Unlettered (not thought to read and write by any human being) Prophet, and also his wives, the Mother of the Believers, his descendants and the People of his House, such blessings and peace…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wali jamii ‘il-muslimina walhamdu lillaahi rabbil-‘alamiin.

IBTIDAA ‘UTH-THULUTHI-THAANI

Allahumma salli wa sallim wa barik ‘alaa sayyidina Muhammadinw-wa ‘alaaa aali sayyidina Muhammadin akrami khalqika wasiraji ufuqika wa afdhali qaaa‘imim bi haqqikal-mab’uuthi bitaisirika warifqika salaatay-yata waala takraruha wataluhu ‘alal-akwaani anwaaruha. Allahumma salli wasallim wabaarik ‘alaa sayyidina Muhammadinw wa ‘alaaa aali sayyidina Muhammadin afdhala mamduuhim….

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And praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds!

BIGINNING OF THE SECOND THIRD

Ya Allah, bless, grant peace and sanctify our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master, the Noblest of Your Creation, the shining Lamp of the Horizons, the best Upholder of Your Reality, the Envoy of Your Relief and Kindness, with blessings which continue the repeat and permeate their light all over the universes! Ya Allah, Allah, s blessings, grant peace and to sanctify our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), the One praised most by Your words, the noblest One calling to adherence….

ROMANISED ARABIC

Bi qawlika wa ashrafi daa-in-lil-‘ihtisaami bi hablika wa khaatimi ambiyaaa’ika wa rusulika salaatan-tuballighuna fid-daaraini ‘amiima fadhlika wakaramata ridhwanika wawaslik. Allahumma salli wa sallim wa baarik ‘alaa sayyidina Muhammadinw-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidina Muhammadin akramil-kuramaaa‘i min ‘ibadika wa ashrafil- munadiina lituruqi rashadika wa siraaji aqtaarika wa bilaadika sallatan la tafna wala tabiidu tuballighuna biha karaamatal-maziid Allahumma salli wasallim……

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To Your Bond, and Seal of Your Prophets and Messengers, with blessings which permit us to attain both here and hereafter Your general Favour and the honour of Your Pleasure and Union! Ya Allah, bless, grant peace to and sanctify our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), the Noblest of Your Noble slaves, the most Distinguished of the callers to the paths of Your Guidence and the shining Lamp of all regions and countries, with blessings which have no end and no beginning and which through them bring us great favours!

Ya Allah, bless, peace grant…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wa baarik ‘alaa sayyidina Muhammadin wa ‘alaa aali sayyidina Muhammadi-nirrafii‘i maqaamuhul-wajibi ta’ziimuhu wa-ihtiraamuhu salaatan-la tanqati‘u abadan-wala tafna sarmadan-wala tanhasiru ‘adada. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidina Muhammadin wa ‘alaa aali sayyidina Muhammadin kama sallaita ‘alaa sayyidina ibraahiima wa ‘alaa aali sayyidina ibraahiima fil-‘alamiina innaka hamiidun-majiid. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidina Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidina Muhammadin kullama zakarahuz-zaakiruuna wa ghafala ann zikrihil-ghafiluun.

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To the sanctify our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), whose rank is high, whose exaltation and esteem are incumbent upon us, with blessing which are never curtailed and never finish, endless blessings which are immeasurable!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) just as You (Ya Allah) blessed Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) and the family of Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) in all the worlds, for You (Ya Allah) are the Praiseworthy, the Mighty!

And bless, Ya Allah, our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) whenever those who remember him do so and whenever those who neglect to remember him do so!

ROMANISED ARABIC

…Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidina Muhammadin wa ‘alaa aali sayyidina Muhammadin-warham sayyidina Muhammadin wa-aali sayyidina Muhammadin-wa baarik ‘alaa sayyidina Muhammadi-in wa ‘alaa aali sayyidina Muhammadin kama sallaita warahimta wabaarakta ‘alaa sayyidina ibraahiima wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa ibraahiima innaka hamiidun-majiid. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidina Muhammadi-nin-nabiyyil-ummiyit-taahiril-mutahhir wa ‘alaa aalihi wasallim. Allahumma salli ‘alaa mann khatamta bihir-risaalata wa-ayyadtahu binnasri wal-kauthari……

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Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), and have mercy upon our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), and sanctify our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) just as You (Ya Allah) blessed, had mercy and sanctified Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) and the family of Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam), for You (Ya Allah) are the Praiseworthy, the Mighty! Ya Allah bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), the Unlettered (not thought to read and write by any human being) Prophet, the Pure, the immaculate, and his family! Ya Allah, bless the One with t whom You (Ya Allah) sealed Message, and the One to whom You granted victory, the Pool known as kauthar…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wash-shafa‘ah. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa maulaana Muhammadin nabiyyil-huqmi wal-hiqmatis-sirajil-wahhajil-makhsusi bil khuluqil-‘azimi wa khatmur-rusuli zil-mi’raaji wa ‘alaaa aalihi wa ashabihii wa-at ba’ihiis-hissalikina ‘alaa manhajihil-qawim. Fa ‘azimillahumma bihii minhaja nujumil-islami wa masobihiz-zalamil-muhtada bihim fii dhulmatish-shakkid-daaajji salaatan daaa’imatam-mustamirratam-ma talatomat fil-abhuril-amwaaju wa tofa bil-baiti…

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And the intercession!

Ya Allah, bless our master and Maula (helper) Muhammad (Sollallaahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), the Prophet of judiciousness and wisdom, the Brilliant Lamp, the One destined for the Greatest character, the seal of the Messengers, the master of the Night journey, and likewise bless his family, his companions, his Followers, the sincere travelers on the true Path!

Magnify, Ya Allah, through him, the Path of the Stars of Islam (i.e. The companions) and the Lamps(i.e. The Followers),the path signposted by them, the path that dispels the darkness in the murky gloom of the night of doubt!

And send blessing which are eternal and continuous and which last for as long as the waves crash in the oceans….

ROMANISED ARABIC

…al-‘attiiqi minn kulli fajjin ‘amiqil-nilhujjaju wa afdhalus-salaati wattasliimi ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadir-rasulihil-kariimi wasafwatihi minal-ibadi wa shafii ‘il-khalaaa ‘iqi fil mi’adi sohibil-maqamil-mahmudi wal haudhil-maurudin-nahidhi bi ‘aaba ‘irrisalati wattablighil-‘ammi wal-makhsosi bisharafis-si’ayati fissolahil-‘azam. Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa ‘alaaa aalihi solatan daaa‘imatam-mustamirratad-dawami ‘alaa marril-layaali wal-ayyaam. Fa huwa sayyidul-auwaliina wal-aakirina…

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And the Ancient House (the Holy kaaba) circumambulated from all sides by throngs of pilgrims! The best of all blessings and peace be upon our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), the Generous Messenger, His friend among all the slaves, the intercessor for all created beings at the appointed time, owner of the Most Praised station and the Oft-visited Pool, the One who took on the burden of the Message and the responsibility of spreading it far and wide, the One destined for honor and One who strove for the greatest righteousness!

The blessing of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) be upon him and upon his family, eternal and continuous blessings, lasting as long as the passing of all night and all days!

For he is the master of the first and the last…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wa afdhalul-awwaliina wal-aakhiriin. ‘Alaihi afdhalu solatil-musalliin. Wa azkaa salamil-musallimiin. Wa atyabu zikriz-zaakirin. Wa afdholu salawaatillah. Wa ahsanu salawaatillah. Wa ajallu salawaatillah. Wa ajmalu salawaatillah. Wa akmalu salawaatillah. Wa asbaghu salawaatillah. Wa atammu salawaatillah. Wa azharu salawaatillah. Wa ‘a zamu salawaatillah. Wa azkaa salawatillah. Wa atyabu salawatillah. Wa abraku……

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And the better of the first and the last! The best blessings of those who ask for blessing upon him are for him! The purest peace of those who seek peace for him is for him! And the finest thought of those who remember him! And the finest blessings of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)! And the choicest blessings of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)! And the greatest blessings of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)! And the fairest blessings of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)! And the fullest blessings of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)! And the most abundant blessings of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)! And the utmost blessings of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)! And the clearest blessings of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)! And the mightiest blessings of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)! And the sweetest blessings of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)! And the freshest……

ROMANISED ARABIC

Salawaatillah. Wa azkaa salawaatillah. Wa anmaa salawaatillah. Wa aufa salawaatillah. Wa asnaa salawaatillah. Wa ‘alaa salawaatillah. Wa aktharu salawaatillah. Wa ajma ‘u salawaatillah. Wa ‘ammu salawatillah. wa adwamu salawatillah. Wa labqa solawaatillah. wa ‘a azzu salawaatillah. Wa arfa‘u salawaatillah. Wa ‘aazamu salawatillah. ’Alaaa afdhali khalqillah. Wa ahsani khalqillah. Wa a-ajalli khalqillah.

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Blessings of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)! And the holiest blessings of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)!

And the purest blessings of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)!

And the richest blessings of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)!

And the most sincere blessings of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)!

And the matchless blessing of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)!

And the highest blessings of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)!

And the most lavish blessings of Allah (subhaanahu wa ta’ala)!

And the myriad blessings of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)!

And the universal blessings of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)!

And the longest lasting blessings of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)!

And the longest remaining blessings of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)!And the strongest blessings of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)!

And the loftiest blessings of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)!

And the mightiest blessings of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)!

Upon the best of Allah, s creation! The finest of Allah, s creation!The greatest of Allah,s creation!

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wa akrami khalqillah. Wa ajmali khalqillah. Wa akmali khalqillah. Wa atammi khalqillah. Wa ‘azomi khalqillahi indallah. rasulillah. nabiyyillah. Wa habibillah. Wa safiyyillah. Wa najiyyillah. Wa khalilillah. Wa waliyyillah. Wa aminillah. Wa khiyaratillahi min khalqillah. Wa nukhabatillahi min bari ‘atillah. Wa safwatillahi min ambiyaa ‘illaaah. Wa ‘urwatillah. Wa ‘ismatillah. Wa ni’matillah. Wa miftahi rahmatillah. Al-mukhtari…

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The noblest of Allah creation! The fairest of Allah, s creation! The most perfect of Allah, s creation! The most complete of Allah, s creation!

The mightiest of Allah, screation in the sight of Allah! The Messenger of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)! The beloved of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)! The intimate of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)! The confident of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)! The friend of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)! The love One of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)! The trustee of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)! The Boon of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) from the creation of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)!

The choice of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) from the innocent of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)! The confident of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) from the Prophets of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)! The handhold of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)! The modesty of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)! The Favour of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)! The key to the Mercy of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)! The chosen…

DALAILU’L KHAIRAAT SHAREEF

ROMANISED ARABIC

Min-rusulillah. Al-muntakhabi min khalkillahil-faaa‘izi bil matlabi fil marhabi wal marghab. Al-mukhlasi fii ma wuhib. Akrami mab’uth. Assdaqi qaaa’il. Anjahi shaaf’i. Afdholi mushaffa’i nil-amini fii mastudi ‘as-sodiqi fii ma ballaghas-sodi ‘i bi amri rabbihil-mudtoli ‘i bimaa hummil. Aqrabi rusulillahi ilallahi wasilatanw-wa ‘aazamihim ghadan ‘indallahi manzilatanw-wafadhilah. Wa akrami ambiyaaa illahil-kiramis-safwati ‘alallah.

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The chosen One from the messengers of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)!

The Elected One from the creation of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) and the One who succeeds with the requests at times of fear and dread!

The Sincere One in what he is granted!

Most Honored Envoy!

Truest Speaker most successful intercessor!

The best intercessor, the One faithful to his pledge, the One true to his mission, the One who complied with the order of his Lord, and the One who bore his responsibility!

The Messengers of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) with the closest access to Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) and the one whose position and pre-eminence in the sight of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) is greater than that of all Prophets and Messengers!

The most Honored of Allah, s Honored Prophets and the Loved one of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)!

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wa ahabbihim ilallahi wa aqrabihim zulfaa ladaallah. Wa akramil-khalqi ‘alallah. Wa ahzahum wa ardhahum ladallah. Wa ‘alannasi qadra. Wa ‘aazamihim- mahallanw-wa akmalihim-mahasinanw-wa fadlanw-wa afdhalil-ambiyaa ‘i darajatan. Wa akmalihim shari’atanw-wa ashrafil-ambiyaaa‘i nisaabanw-wa abyanihim bayaananw-wa khitaabanw-wa afdhalihim-maulidanw-wa muhajaranw-wa ‘itratanw-wa ashabanw-wa akraminnasi arumatanw-wa ashrafihim jurthumatanw-wa khairihim nafsanw-wa atharihim qalbanw-wa asdaqihim…

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More in love with Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) then them and closer to Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) then them!

The most Honored creation in the sight of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)!

More fortunate and more satisfied then them in the presence of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)! The Highest Ranking of Human Being!

With a position greater then theirs and a kindness and favor more perfect then theirs, and a rank better then all the Prophets!

With a low greater then theirs and whose origin is more noble then all Prophets!

Whose Evidence and Preaching were clearer then theirs and whose birth, migration, perfumed descendants and companions were more gracious then theirs! The most tender Human beings!

Whose origin was nobler then theirs, whose soul was better than theirs, whose heart was pure than theirs, whose word was truer than…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Qawlanw-wa azkaahum fi`lanw-wa athbatihim aslanw-wa awfaahum ahdanw-wa amkanihim majdanw-wa akramihim tab‘anw-wa ahsanihim sun‘anw wa atyabihim far‘anw wa aktharihim to‘atanw-wa sam‘anw-wa ‘alaahum maqamanw-wa ‘ahlaahum kalaamanw-wa azkaahum salaamanw-wa ajalihim qadranw-wa ‘azamihim fakhranw-wa astaahum fajranw-wa arfa‘ihim filmala ‘il ‘aala zikranw-wa asdaqihim wa’ danw-wa aktharihim shukranw-wa ‘alaahum amranw-wa ajmalihim sabranw-wa ahsanihim khairanw-wa aqrabihim yusranw-wa ab ‘adihim makaananw-wa ‘azamihim shanan…

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Then theirs, whose act was purer than theirs, whose descent was more solid than theirs who was more faithful to his pledge than them, whose distinction was more weighty than theirs, whose disposition was more honored than theirs, whose design was finer than theirs, whose branch was better than theirs whose obedience and dutifulness were more than theirs, whose station was higher than theirs, whose speech was more beautiful than theirs, whose peace was purer than theirs, whose rank was more splendid than theirs, whose glory was greater than theirs, whose glory was more resplended than theirs, whose mention in the Celestial Realm was loftier than theirs, whose promise was more profuse sincere than theirs, whose gratitude was more profuse than theirs, whose authority was higher than theirs, whose patience was more beautiful than theirs, whose goodness was finer than theirs, whose ease was …

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wa athbatihim burhaananw-wa arjahihim-miizaananw-wa awwalihim iimaananw-wa au dhahihim bayaananw-wa afsahihim lisaananw-wa azharihim sultana.

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Whose judgement was more balanced than their, whose faith was more advanced than their, whose evidence was clearer than theirs, whose tongue was more eloquent than theirs, and whose authority was more obvious than theirs!

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Thursday

DALAILU’L KHAIRAT SHAREEF

ROMANISED ARABIC

AL-HIZBUR-RAABI ‘U FII YAUMIL-KHAMIIS

Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘abdika wa rasuulika-nabiyyil-ummiyi wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammad. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammad-iuw-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin salaatan takunu laka ridan-walahu jazaa‘aw-walihaqqihii adaa ‘aw-wa atihil-wasiilata walfadhiilata wal maqaamal-mahmuuda nilladhi wa ‘adtahu wajzihi ‘annaa maa huwa ahluhu wajzihii afdhola maa jaazaita nabiyyan ‘ann qaumihii…

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Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), Your slave and Your Messenger, the Unlettered (not thought to read and write by any human beings) Prophet, and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), blessings which are pleasing to You (Ya Allah), a reward for him, and which are his dutiful right, and grant him the Closest access, the Pre-eminence and the Most praised Station which You (Ya Allah) promised him, and reward him on our behalf of his people…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wa rasuulan ‘ann ummatihii wa salli ‘alaa jamii ‘I ikhwaanihii minan-nabiyyiina was-salihiina yaa arhamar-raahimiin. Allahummaj ‘al fadhaaa‘ila solawaatika wa sharaa ‘ifa zakawaatika wa nawaamiya barakaatika wa ‘awaatifa ra’fatika wa rahmatika wata hiyyatika wa fhadhaa‘ila ‘aalaa‘ika ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin sayyidil-mursaliina wa rasuuli rabbil-‘aalamiina qaa‘idil-khairi wa faatihil-birri wa nabiyyir-rahmati wa sayyidil-ummah. Allahummab-‘ath-hu maqaamam- mahmuudan tuzlifu bihii qurbahu wa…

TRANSLATION

Any other Prophet or on behalf of his nation any other Messengers, and bless all his brothers, the Prophet and righteous ones, Most Merciful of the Merciful!Ya Allah, bestow the favors of Your noble blessings and virtues, and the increase of Your benedictions, and the benevolence of Your compassion, and Your Mercy, and Your Salutation, and the favors of Your bounties, upon our master Muhammad, the Master of the Messengers, the Messenger of the lord of the worlds, the Guide to the Goodness, the Opner of Piety, the Prophet of Mercy and the master of the nation! Ya Allah, send him to the Most praised Station, thereby advancing his nearness, comforting his eyes,

ROMANISED ARABIC

Tuqirru-bihii ‘ainahu yaghbituhu bihil-auwaaluna wal-aakhiruun. Allahumma ‘aatihil-fadhla wafadhiilata washarafa walwasiilata waddarajatal-rafiiata walmunzilatash-shaamikhah. Allahumma ‘aati saiyidinaa Muhammada-nilwasiilata waballig-hu maamuulahu waj-alhu auwala shaafi-‘iw-wa-auwala mushaffa’. Allahumma ‘azzim burhaanahu wathaqqil miizaanahu wa ablij hujjatuhu warfa’ fii ahli ‘illiyiina darajatah. Wafii ‘aalal-muqarrabiina manzilatah. Allahumma ahyina ‘alaa sunnatihi. Watawaffanaa ‘alaa millatihi.

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Of those who came first and those who came last!

Ya Allah, grant him divine favour, Divine Grace, divine Honour, the closest Access, the loftly Rank and the High Standing!

Ya Allah grant our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) the closest Access and send him what he hopes for and make him the first intercessor and the first whose intercession is accepted!

Ya Allah Strengthens his proof, make his judgement sound, make his argument shine and raise his rank among the dwellers of the Uppermost Heaven!

And raised his standing among the heights of those who are closest!

Ya Allah, cause us to live according to his way!

And Pass us away following his religion!

ROMANISED ARABIC

Waj-‘alna min ahli shafa‘atih. wah-shurna fi zumratihii wa-auridnaa hu-dhoh. wasqinaa min kaa’sihii ghaira khazaayaa walaa naadimiina walaa shaaqina walaa mubaddiliina walaa mughaiyiriina walaa-faatiniina walaa maftuniina aamiina yaa-rabbal-‘aalamiin. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin wa-‘alaa aali sayyidinaa muhammaddin wa’atihil wasiilata walfadhiilata waddarajatar-rafiiata wab-ath-hul-maqamal-mahmudallazi wa ad tahu ma’a ikhwaanihi-nabiyyiin. Sallallahu ‘alaa

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And make us among the people of his intercession!

And resurrect us in his company and make us to be watered from his pool!

And to drink from his drinking bowl with no disgrace, no regrets, no doubts, and no temptations, amen, Ya Allah the Lord of the worlds!

Ya Allah bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and grant him with the closest access. The pre-eminence and Loftly Rank and send him to the Most Praised Station which You (Ya Allah) promised him with his brother Prophets!

The blessings of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) be upon.

ROMANISED ARABIC

Sayyidinaa Muhammad in-nabiyyil-rahmati wa-sayyidil-ummati wa’alaa abinaa sayyidinaa aadama wa-umminaa sayyidatina hauwaa ‘a waman-waladaa minan-nabiyyiina wassiddiqiina wash-shuhada‘i was-soolihiina wasalli ‘alaa malaaikat‘ika ajma‘iina min ‘aalis-samaawaati wal-ardhiina wa’alainaa ma’ahum yaa-arhamarrahimiin. Allahummagh-firli zunuubi waliwalidayya war-hamhumaa kamaa rabba-yaani saghiiran-walijami-il-mu’miniina wal’muminaati walmuslimiina walmuslimaatil-ahyaa‘i minhum wal-amwaati wataabi’ bainanaa

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Our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), the Prophet of Mercy and the master of the nation, and upon our Father, our master Adam (‘Alaihis-salaam), and upon our Mother, our lady Eve, and upon all the offspring of the Prophets, the truthful ones, the martyrs and all the righteous ones, and bless all Your angels among the folk of the heavens and the Earths and upon us along with them, Ya Allah the Most Merciful of the Merciful!

Ya Allah forgive me my sins and my parents, and bestow mercy upon them even as they cherished me in childhood, and all the believing men and women, the living and the dead, and many blessings ensure for us, Ya Allah the Lord, forgive, bestow, mercy, and You (Ya Allah) are the best of merciful!

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wa bainahum bil khairaati rabbigh fir warham wa anta khairur-rahimiin. wala haula wala quwwata illa billahil-aliyyil-aziim. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin nuuril-anwaari wasirril-asraari wa sayyidil-abraari wa zainil-mursalinal-akhyaari wa akrami man azlama ‘alaihil-lailu wa ashraqa ‘alaihin-nahaaru ‘adada maa nazala min auwalid-dunyaa ilaa aakhirihaa minn qatril-amtoori wa ‘adada maa nabata min auwalid-dunya ilaa aakhirihaa minan-nabaati wal ashjaari salaatan daa’imatan bidawaami mulki…

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Lord, forgive, bestow mercy, and You are the Best of Merciful!

And there is no help or power save through Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala), the High, and the Great!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), the Light of Light, the Secret of Secret, the master of the pious, the adornment of the Messengers, the chosen one, the Most Noble One the night has ever clocked and the day has ever bathed in light, in every drop of rain which has fallen from the beginning of this world until its end, and in every plant and in every tree which have grow from the beginning of this world to its end, blessings which are eternal, lasting as long as…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Allahil-waahidil-qahhaar. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin salaatan tukrimu bihaa mathwaahu watusharrifu bihaa uqbaahu watuballighu bihaa yaumal-qiyaamati munaahu waridhoh. Haazihis-salaatu ta’ziiman-lihaqqika ya sayyidinaa Muhammad. Thalaatha. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin haa ‘irrahmati wa miimayil-mulki wa daalid-dawaamis-sayyidil-kaamilil-faatihil-khaatimi ‘adada maa fi ‘ilmika kaa‘inun auqad kaana kullamaa zakara wazakarahuz-zaakiruuna wa kullamaa ghafala ann zikrika wa zikrihil-ghaafiluun.

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The Dominion of Allah, the One, the Powerful!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), blessings which ennoble his Place of Rest, his final destination, and on the day of Resurrection bring him his heart’s desire and contentment!

These great blessings are You right, Ya Our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), (three times)

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), the ‘Ha’ (the middle letter of Raman) of Mercy, the ‘Mim’ (the first letter of Mulk) of Sovereignty, and the ‘Dal’ (the first letter of Da ‘im) of Eternity, the perfect master, the Opener, the Seal, as much as Your knowledge, now or before, and whenever You (Ya Allah) are remembered and he is remember by those who remember and whenever You (Ya Allah) are forgotten and he is forgotten by those who forget!

ROMANISED ARABIC

Salaatan daa‘imatam bidawaamika baaqiyatann bibaqaa ‘ika la muntahalahaa duuna ‘ilmika innaka ‘alaa kulli shai‘in qadiir (thalaatha). Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadi-nin-nabiyyil-ummiyi wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadi nilladhi huwa abhaa shumuusil-hudaa nuuran-wa abharuha. Wa asyarul-ambiyaa‘i fakhraw-wa ashharu. Wa nuuruhuu azharu anwaaril-ambiyaa ‘i wa ashrafuhaa wa audhahuhaa wa azkal-khaliiqati akhlaaqan-wa ath haruha wa akramuhaa khalqaw-wa ‘aadalu.

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Blessings which are eternal, lasting as long as You (Ya Allah) last, enduring as long as You (Ya Allah) endure, and without end without Your knowledge, for You (Ya Allah) are the Power over all things! (Three Times) Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), the Unlettered (not thought to read and write by any human being) Prophet, and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), him whose light is the most beautiful and most dazzling of all the suns of Guidence! And whose conduct and glory are the best and most renowed of all the Prophets! And whose light is more radiant, nobler and more brilliant than the lights of the Prophets, and who has the purest and most immaculate in creation, and who is the most just and generous creature! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), the Unlettered (not thought to read and write by any human being) Prophet, and the…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Sayyidinaa Muhammadi- nilladhi huwa abhaa minal-qamarit-taa-ammi wa akramu minas-saahhabil-mursalati wal bahril-khidham. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadi-nin-nabiyyil-ummiyyi wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadi-nilladhi qurinatil-barakatu bizaatihii wa muhayyaahu wata ‘attaratil-awaalimu bitiibi zikrihii warayya. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammad-iuw-wa ‘alaa aalihi wa sallim. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammad-iuw-wa baarik ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammad-iuw-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhamamd-iuw-warham sayyidinaa Muhammad-an……

TRANSLATION

The family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), him who is more beautiful than the full moon, more noble than the following clouds and the raging sea! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), the Unlettered (not thought to read and write by any human being) Prophet, and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), him who face the essence are diffused with benediction, and the remembrance of whom perfumes and sweetens all the world! Ya Allah bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and his family! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), and bestow grace upon our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), and bestow mercy upon our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Kamaa sallaita wa baarakta watarahhamta ‘alaa sayyidinaa Ibraahiima wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Ibraahiima innaka hamiidun-majiid. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin abdika wa nabiyyika wa rasuulikan-nabiyyil-ummiyyi wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhamamd. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhamamd-in mil‘ad-dunya wamil‘al aakhirat. Wa baarik ‘alaa sayyidinaaa Muhamamd-in-wa ‘aala aali sayyidinaa Muhamamd-in mil‘ad-dunya wamil‘al aakhira. Warham sayyidanaa Muhammad-aw-wa aali sayyidinaa Muhammad-im-mil‘ad-dunya wa..

TRANSLATION

Just as You blessed, bestow grace and bestowed mercy upon our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) and the family of our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam), for You (Ya Allah) are the Praiseworthy, the Mighty! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), Your slave, Your Prophet and Your Messenger, the Unlettered (not thought to read and write by any human being) Prophet, and the family of our master Muhammad(Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) to the fullness of this world and to the fullness of the next world! Ya Allah, bestow grace upon our master Muhammad(Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) to the fullness of this world and the fullness of the next world! Ya Allah, bestow mercy upon our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad(Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) to the fullness of this world…

DALAILU’L KHAIRAT SHAREEF

ROMANISED ARABIC

Mil‘al aakhira. Wajzi sayyidanaa Muhamamd-aw-wa aala sayyidinaa Muhammadin-mil ‘ad-dunyaa wamil ‘al aakhira. wasallim ‘alaa sayyidinaaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin-mil ‘ad-dunya wamil ‘al aakhira. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhamamd-in kamaa amartanaa ann nusalliya ‘alaih. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhamamd-in kamaa yambaghi ayyusollaa ‘alaih. Allahumma salli ‘alaa nabiyyikal-mustafaa warasuulikal-murtadhoo wa waliyikal-mujtabaa wa amiinika ‘alaa wahyis-samaa. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin akramil-aslaafil-qaa‘imi..

Translation

And to the fullness of the next world! Ya Allah, reward our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) to the fullness of this world and to the fullness of the next world! Ya Allah, grant peace to our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) to the fullness of this world and to the fullness of the next world! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as You (Ya Allah) ordered to ask for blessings upon him! And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as he should be blessed! Ya Allah, bless Your Prophet, the chosen One, Your Messenger, the Satisfied One, Your Friend, the Elected One, and Your Custodian of the celestial Revelation! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), the most noble ancestor,

ROMANISED ARABIC

Bil ‘adli wal inssaafil-man‘uuti fi suuratil-aaraafil-muntakhabi min asslaabish-shiraafi wal butuuniz-zhiraafil-musaffaa mim-mussaassi ‘abdil-muttalibib-ni ‘abdi manaafi nilladhi hadaita bihii minal-khilaafi wabayyanta bihii sabiilal-afaaf . Allahumma innii as-aluka bi afdhali mas-alatika wabi ahabbi asmaa’ ika ilaika wa akramihaa ‘alaika wa bimaa mananta ‘alainaa bisayyidinaa Muhammadin-nabiyyiinaa Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallama fastanqaztanaa bihii minad-dhoolaalati wa amartana bissalaati…

TRANSLATION

The upholder of justice and Equity, the one describe in surah Al-Araf, the one chosen from the noble loins and refined wombs and the one purified by sucking, from Abdul Muttalib (Radhi allah ta’ala anhu), son of Abdul Manaf (Radhi Allah ta’ala anhu), through whom You (Ya Allah) guided from deviation and through whom You made clear the path of forgiveness!

Ya Allah, I beseech You (Ya Allah) by most superior beseeching, in the most loved of Your Names, in the most noble of Your Names, and for the sake of the fact that You (Ya Allah) blessed us with our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), and blessing and peace of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) upon him, saving us through him from error! And for the sake of the fact that You (Ya Allah) ordered us to ask for blessing upon him.

ROMANISED ARABIC

‘Alaihi waja‘alta salaatanaa darajataw-wa kaffaarataw-wa lutfaw-wa manna minn ‘itoo ‘ika fa ad ‘uuka ta’ziiman-liam rika wattiba ‘an-li wasiyyatika wa muntajizal-li mu’ uudika limaa yajibu linabiyyinaaa sayyidinaa Muhamad-in Sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallama fii adaa‘i haqqihi qibalanaa izz aamanna bihii wasaddaqnaahu wattaba’nan-nuurallazii unzila maa’hu wa qulta wa qawlukal-haqqu innallah-ha wa malaa ‘ikatahu yusolluuna ‘alannabi. Yaa ayyuhallaziina aamanu sollu ‘alaihi wa sallimu tasliima. Wa amartal-‘ibaada bissolaah ‘alaa nabiyyihim……

TRANSLATION

And for the sake of the fact that You (Ya Allah) made our asking for blessings upon him a means of raising our rank, a expiation for our sins, and grace and favor for us, Out of obedience to You (Ya Alalh), I call on You, exalting Your command, following Your instruction and fulfilling Your Promise, to render unto our Prophet, our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), the blessings and peace of Allah (subhaanahu wa ta’ala) be upon him, what is his due from us, for we have faith in him and we believe in him and we follow the light which came down with him and You (Ya Allah) said, and Your word is the Truth, Allah(Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) and His angels bless the Prophet. Ya Allah You who believe, ask (Allah)(Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) to bless and grant him abundant peace!

And for the sake of the fact that You (Ya Allah) made obligatory for the slaves to ask for blessings upon their Prophet…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Fariidhata niftaradhtahaa wa amratahum bihaa fanas-aluka bijalaali wajhika wanuuri ‘izmatika wabimaa aujabta ‘alaa nafsika lil-muhsiniina ann tusalliya anta wamalaa‘ikatuka ‘alaa saiyidinaa Muhamamd-in ‘abdika warasuulika wanabiyyika wasafiyyika wakhiyaratika minn khalqika afdhala ma sallaita ‘alaa ahadin-min khalqika innaka hamiidun-majiid. Allahummar fakh darajatahu wa akrim maqaamahuu wathaqqil mizaanahu wa ablij hujjatahuu wa azhir millatahuu wa ajzil thawaabahuu wa azii’ nuurahu wa adim karaamatahuu wa alhiq bihii

TRANSLATION

Making it an obligation and making it binding on them, I ask You (Ya Allah) for the sake of the Majesty of Your Face and the Light of Your Greatness, and for the sake of that which You (Ya Allah) have made binding on You (Ya Allah) in respect of the virtuous, that You (Ya Allah) and Your angels bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), Your slaves, Your Messenger, Your Prophet, Your Pure One and Your Treasure from Your creation, the Best blessing ever bestowed upon any one of Your creation, for You (Ya Allah) are the Praiseworthy, the Mighty!

Ya Allah, raised his rank, ennoble his station, make his judgement sound, refine his proof, make his religion trump, in crease his reward, make his light radiant, and perpetuate his nobility.

ROMANISED ARABIC

Min zurriyyatihii wa ahli baitihii ma taqirru bihii ‘ainuhu wa ‘azzimhu finnabiyyiinal-laziina khalau qablahuu. Allahummaj ‘al sayyidanaa Muhammad-an aktharan-nabiyyiina taba‘aann wa aktharahum wuzaraa‘a wa afdhalahum karaamataw-wanuura. Wa ‘aalaahum darajah. Wa afsahahum fil jannati manzila. Allahummaj‘al fissaabiqiina ghaayatahuu wafil-muntakhaabiina manzila. Wafil muqarrabiina daarahu wafil Mustafaina manzilahu. Allahummaj‘alhu akramal akramiina ‘indaka manzilaw -wa afdhalahum thawaabaw-wa aqrabahum…

TRANSLATION

Join him with his descendants and the People of his House, which will be a comfort for his eyes, and exalt him among all the Prophets who lack his power!

Ya Allah, of all the Prophets make our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) have the greatest number of followers, increase them in strength, and give them the most perfect nobility and light! And raise their Ranks! And widen their abodes in the Garden! Ya Allah, make their goal be among the foremost in faith and their abode among the elite!

And their dwelling place among those who are close and their abode among the chosen ones! Ya Allah, make their abode the most Noble of the Noble in Your Presence and favor them with Your reward, make them…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Majilisaw-wa athbatahum-maqaamaw-wa asswabahum kalaamaw-wa anjahahum mas ‘aslataw-wa afdhalahum ladaika nasiiban-‘azamahum fiimaa indaka raghbataw-wa anzilhu fi ghuruufaatil-fildausi minad-darajaatil-‘ullal-lati laa darajata fauqaha. Allahummaj ‘al sayyidanaa Muhammad-an ashdaqa qaa‘ilin-wa anjaha saa‘ilin-wa auwala shaafi‘iw-wa afdhala mushaffa‘iw-wa shaffi’u fii ummatihii bi-shafaa‘atin-yaghbituhu bihal-auwaluunawal-aakhiruuna waa izaa mayyazta ibaadaka fifadhlin qadha ‘ika faj‘al sayyidanaa Muhammad-an fi….

TRANSLATION

Sit close to You (Ya Allah), strengthen their Stations, reward them with Your word, give their entries success, favor their share in Your Presence, strengthen their longing for what is with You (Ya Allah) and bring them in to the chambers of Fibrous in high rank s above which there is no other rank!

Ya Allah, grant our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) the truest word, the most successful petitioning, the first intercession, the most intercession, and intercede on his behalf for his nation, and intercession that will be the envy of those who came first and those who came last, and distinguish Your slave in the discharge Of Your Decree, and make our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) among the speakers…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Asdaqiina qiilaw-wa fil-ahsaniina ‘amalaw-wa fil-mahdiyiina sabiila. Allahummaj‘al nabiyyanaa lanaa fara tann waj’al haudhahu lanaa mau’idan-li auwaliinaa waa aakhirina. Allahummah-shurnaa fi zumratihii wasta’milnaa bisunnatihii watawaffana ‘alaa millatihii wa ‘arrifnaa wajhahu waj‘alnaa fii zumratihii wahizbii. Allahummajma’ bainanaa wa bainahuu kamaa aamannaa bihii walam narahu walaa tufarriq bainana wa bainahu hattaa tudkhilanaa madkhalahuu waturidanaa haudhahu wataj‘alanaa min-rufaqaa‘ihii ma‘al-mun‘ami ‘alaihim-minan-nabiyyiina wassiddiqiina wash-shuhadaa‘i…

TRANSLATION

Of Truth, the Doers of Goods, and the Guides to the Path!

Ya Allah, grant our Prophet to excess and make his Pool a promise for the first of us and the last of us!

Ya Allah, resurrect us in his company, established us on his way, cause us to die following his tradition, acquaint us with face and make us among his company and party!

Ya Allah, unite us with him for we have believe in him without seeing him, do not separate us from him until the day You (Ya Allah) cause us to enter into his entrance hall, water us at his Pool, and put us in his company along with those favored from among the Prophets, the truthful ones, the martyrs,

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wassalihiina wahasuna ulaa ‘ika rafiiqa. Walhamdu lillahi rabbil-‘alamiin.

IBTIDAA ‘UR-RUB ‘ITH-THAALITHI

Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin nuuril-hudaa wal qaa ‘idi ilal-khairi waddaa‘ii ilar-rushdi nabiyyir-rahmati wa imaamil-muttaqiina warasuuli rabbil-‘aalamiina laa nabiyya ba’dahu kamaa ballagha risaalataka wanasoha li ‘ibaadika watala aiyatika wa aqama hududaka wawaffa bi’ ahdika wa anfaza hukmaka wa amara

TRANSLATION

And the righteous ones, and what a beautiful company that is!

And praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds!

(BEGINNING OF THE THIRD QUARTER)

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), the Light of Guidence, the Guide to Goodness, the caller to Spiritual Direction, the Prophet of Mercy, the Leader of the Pious, the Messenger of the Lord of the worlds, there being no prophet after him, just as he conveyed Your Message, advised Your slaves, recited Your verses, upheld Your Divine Statutes, faithfully discharged Your Covenant, carried out Your judgement, enjoyed Obedience to You (Ya Allah), forbid disobedience to You (Ya Allah), befriended…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Bi too-a‘atika wanahaa ‘ann maghsiyatika wawaalaa waliyyakallazi tuhibbu ann tuwaliyahuu wa ‘aada aduwwakallazi tuhibbu ann tu ‘a, diyahuu wasallallahu ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin. Allahumma salli ‘alaa jasadihii fil ajsaadi wa ‘alaa ruuhihi fil arwaahii wa ‘alaa qabrihi fil qubuuri wa ‘alaa mauqifihi fil mawaaqifii wa ‘alaa mashhadihii fil mashaahidi wa ‘alaa zikrihii iza zukira salaatan minna ‘alaa nabiyyinaaa. Allahumma abligh hu minas-salaama kamaa zukiras-salaamu wassalaamu ‘alan-nabiyyi warahmatullahi ta’la wabakaatu.

TRANSLATION

Your friend whom You (Ya Allah) chose to befriend, and opposed Your enemy whom You (Ya Allah) chose to oppose and the blessings and peace of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) be upon him!

Ya Allah, all of the bodies in existence, bless his body! Of all the souls in existence, bless his soul! Of the entire place in existence, bless his place! Of all tombs in existence bless his tomb, and bless his memory whenever he is remembered, blessings from us on our Prophet!

Ya Allah, convey to him from us peace just as he invoked peace, and peace, mercy and the benediction of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) be upon the Prophet!

ROMANISED ARABIC

Allahumma salli ‘alaa malaa ‘ikatikal-muqarrabiina wa ‘alaa anbiyaa ‘ikal-mutohhariina wa ‘alaa rusulikal-mursaliina wa ‘alaa hamalati arshika wa ‘alaa sayyidinaa jibriila wasayyidinaaa mikaa ‘ala wa sayyidinaa israfiila wasaiyidina malakil-mauti wasayyidinaa ridh waana khaazini jannatika wasayyidinaaa maalikin-wa salli ‘alal-kiraamil-kaatibiina wa salli ‘alaa ahli to ‘atika ajma ‘iina min ahlis-samaawaati wal ardhiin. Allahumma tiahla baiti nabiyyika afdhoola maa aataita ahadan min ahli buyuuti…

TRANSLATION

Ya Allah, bless Your closest angels, Your Purest Prophets, Your Divine Messengers, the Bearers of Your Throne, our master Gabriel (‘Alaihis-salaam), our master Mika‘il (‘Alaihis-salaam), our master Israfil (‘Alaihis-salaam), our master the Angel of Death, our master Ridwam (‘Alaihis-salaam), the Guardian of Your Garden, our master Malek (‘Alaihis-salaam), and bless the noble recording angels, and those in the Heavens!

Ya Allah, give the people of the House of Your Prophet the best ever given to any of the People of the Houses of the Messengers,

DALAILU’L KHAIRAT SHAREEF

ROMANISED ARABIC

Mursaliina wajzi ashaabaa nabiyyika afdhola maa jaazaita ahadan-min as-haabil-mursaliin. Allahummaghfir lil mu’miniina wal mu’minaati wal muslimiina wal muslimaatil-ahyaa‘i minhum wal amwaat. Waghfirlanaa wali ikhwaaninal-laziina sabaquunaa bil iimaani walaa taj‘al fi quluubinaa ghillan-lilladhiina aamanu rabbanaa innaka ra ‘ufur-rahiim. Allahumma salli ‘alan-nabiyyil-haashimyii sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aalihii wasahbihii wasallim tasliima. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin khairil-bariyyati salaatan turdhiika…

TRANSLATION

And reward the companions of Your Prophets the best ever given to any of the companions of the Messengers!

Ya Allah, forgive the believing men and women and the surrendering men and women, the living among them and the dead!

And forgive us and our brothers who came before us in faith and leave not in our hearts, any rancor against those who believe, our Lord, You (Ya Allah) are full of Kindness, Most Merciful!

Ya Allah bless and grant abundant peace to the Hashimi Prophet, our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), and to his family and companions!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), the Best of Creations, blessings which are pleasing to You (Ya Allah), pleasing to him,

ROMANISED ARABIC

Waturdhiihi watardhaa bihaa ‘anna yaa arhamar-rahimiin. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aalihii wasahbihi wasallim tasliiman kathiiran tayyiban mubaarakan fiihi jaziilan jamiilan daa ‘iman bidawaami mulkillah. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaaa Muhammadin wa ‘alaa aalihi mil ‘al fadhaa‘i wa ‘adadan-najuumi fissamaa‘i salaatan tuwaazinus-samaawaati wal ardha wa ‘adada ma khalaqta wamaa anta khaaliquhu ilaa yaumil-qiyaama. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin kamaa sallaita ‘alaa sayyidinaa Ibraahiima…

TRANSLATION

And by which You (Ya Allah) are pleased with us, Ya Allah the Most Merciful of the Merciful! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and his family, and companions, and grant them peace, abundantly, profusely, agreeably, graciously, beautifully, and eternally for as long as the sovereignty of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), to the fullness of the cosmic space, and as many times as there are stars in the sky, blessings which outweigh the heavens and the earth, as much as You (Ya Allah) have created and as much as You (Ya Allah) will create until the day of Resurrection! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) just as You (Ya Allah) blessed our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam)

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wa baarik ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammad-iuw-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin kamaa baarakta ‘alaa sayyidinaa Ibraahiima wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Ibraahiima fil ‘alamiina innaka hamiidun-majiid. Allahumma innii as-alukal-aaf wawal ghafit yata iyata fil lazi niwaldunya wal aakhira. Thalaatha. Allahumma innii as-aluka bihaqqikal-‘aziimi wabihaqqinuuri wajhikal-kariimi wabihaqqi arshikal-aziimi wabimaa hamala kursiyyuka minn ‘aghmatikaa wajalaalika wajamalika wabahaa ‘ika waqudratika…

TRANSLATION

And favor our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) just as favored Ibraahiim and the family of Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) in the worlds, for You (Ya Allah) are the Praiseworthy, the Mighty!

Ya Allah, I beg You (Ya Allah) for forgiveness and well being in my religion, in this life and the next! (Three times)

Ya Allah, over my fault with a beautiful covering! (Three times)

Ya Allah, I ask You (Ya Allah) for the sake of Great Truth and for the sake of the Truth of the light of the Noble Face and for the sake of the Truth of Your Great throne and for the sake of which bears Your Chair from Your strength Oceans, Your Glory Oceans, Your Beauty Oceans, Your light Oceans, Your Might Ocean…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wasultoonika wabihaqqi asmaa ‘ikal-makhzuunatil-maknuuna-tillati lam yattali ‘alaihaa ahadun-min khalqi. Allahumma as-aluka bil-ismilladhi wadho’ tahu ‘alal-laili faaz lama wa ‘alan-nahaari fastanaara rawa ‘alas-samaawaati fastaqallat. Wa ‘alal-ardhi fastaqarrat wa ‘alal-jibaali fa arsat wa ‘alal-bihaari wal audiyati fajarat. Wa ‘alal-uyuuni fanaba‘at. Wa ‘alas-sohaabi fa amtarat. Wa as-alukallahumma bil asmaa ‘il-maktuubati fi jabhati sayyidinaa israafiila ‘alaihis-salaamu…

TRANSLATION

And Your Power Oceans and for the sake of the Truth of Your Preserved and Hidden Names which no one from Your Creation will ever come to know!

Ya Allah, I ask You (Ya Allah) in the Name which when laid upon the night, darkness falls, and when laid upon the day, light appears, and when laid upon the Heavens, they are raised on high! And when laid upon the Earth, it becomes firm! And when laid upon the mountain, they become fixed and when laid upon Oceans and the rivers, they begin to flow!

And when laid upon the springs, they burst forth! And when laid upon the clouds, they shed their rain!

And I ask You, Ya Allah, in the Names written upon the forehead…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wabil asmaa ‘il-maktuubati fi jabhati sayyidinaa jibriila ‘alaihis-salaamu wa ‘alal-malaa‘ikatil-muqarrabiin. Wa as-alukallahumma bil asmaail-maktuubati haulal-arshi wa bil asmaa ‘il-maktuubatihaulal-kursiyyi. Wa as-alukallahumma bil asmil-maktuubi ‘alaa waraqiz-zaituun. (Wa as-alukallahumma bil asmaa ‘il- ‘izaa millati sammaita bihaa nafsaka maa ‘alimtu minha wama lam ‘aalam)

TRANSLATION

Of Israfil (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, and in the Names written on the forehead of Gabriel (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him. And upon all the angels of intimacy!

And I ask You, Ya Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala), in the Names written around the Throne and in the Names written around the Throne and in the Names around the Footstools!

And I ask You, Ya Allah, in the name written on the olive leaf!

And I ask You (Ya Allah), in the Greatest Names, which You (Ya Allah) have named Yourself knowledge of which I have not and which I will never have!

Friday
* Before reading today’s “Manzil” please read Daily Reading.

DALAILUL KHAIRAT SHAREEF

ROMANISED ARABIC

AL-HIZBUL-KHAAMISU FII YAUMIL JUMU ‘A

As-alukalla-humma bil-asmaa‘il-izaamillati sammaita biha nafsaka maa ‘alimta minha wama lam ‘a lam. Wa as-alukalla-humma bil -asmaa-‘illati da‘aka biha sayyidunaa ‘adamu ‘alaihis-salaam. Wabil-asmaa‘illati da‘aka biha sayyidunaa nuhun alaihis-salaam. Wabil-asmaa‘illati da‘aka biha sayyidunaa hudun ‘alaihis-salaam. Wabil-asmaa‘illati da‘aka biha sayyidunaa Ibraahimu ‘alaihis-salaam. Wabil-asmaa‘illati da‘aka biha…

TRANSLATION

Ya Allah, I ask You (Ya Allah) in the majestic names with which You (Ya Allah) have named Yourself, those of which I am aware and those of which I am not aware!

And I ask You, Ya Allah, in the name in which our master Adam (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)!

And I ask You, Ya Allah, in the name in which our master Noah (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)!

And I ask You, Ya Allah, in the name in which our master Hood (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)!

And I ask You, Ya Allah, in the name in which our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)!

And I ask You, Ya Allah, in the name in which our master Salih (‘Alaihis-salaam),

ROMANISED ARABIC

Sayyidunaa saalihun Alaihis-salaam. Wabil-asmaa‘illati da‘aka biha Sayyidunaa yunusu Alaihis-salaam. Wabil-asmaa‘illati da‘aka biha Sayyidunaa ayyubu Alaihis-salaam. Wabil-asmaa‘illati da‘aka biha Sayyidunaa yaquubu Alaihis-salaam. Wabil-asmaa‘illati da ‘aka biha Sayyidunaa yusufu Alaihis-salaam. Wabil-asmaa‘illati da‘aka biha Sayyidunaa musa Alaihis-salaam. Wabil-asmaa‘illati da‘aka biha Sayyidunaa haruuna Alaihis-salaam. Wabil-asmaa‘illati da‘aka biha Sayyidunaa…

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Peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)!

And I ask You, Ya Allah in the name in which our master Junah (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)!

And I ask You, Ya Allah, in the name in which our master Job (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)!

And I ask You, Ya Allah in the name in which our master Jacob (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)!

And I ask You, Ya Allah, in the name in our master Joseph (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)!

And I ask You, Ya Allah) in the name in which our master Moses (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)!

And I ask You, Ya Allah, in the name in our master Aaron (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him. Called You (Ya Allah)!

And I ask You, Ya Allah, in the name in which…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Shua‘ibunn ‘alaihis-salaam. Wabil asmaa‘illati da‘aka biha sayyidunaa Isma ‘iilu ‘alaihis-salaam. Wabil asmaa‘illati da‘aka biha sayyidunaa Daudu ‘alaihis-salaam. Wabil asmaa ‘illati da‘aka biha sayyidunaa Sulaimanu ‘alaihis-salaam. Wabil asmaa‘illati da‘aka biha sayyidunaa Zakariyya alaihis-salaam. Wabil asmaa‘illati da‘aka biha sayyidunaa Yahya alaihis-salaam. Wabil asmaa‘illati da ‘aka biha sayyidunaa armiyaa‘u ‘alaihis-salaam. Wabil asmaa‘illati da ‘aka biha sayyidunaa shayaa ‘u ‘alaihis-salaam.

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Which our master Suaib, peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)!

And I ask You, Ya Allah, in the name in which our master Ismael (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)!

And I ask You, Ya Allah, in the name in which our master Dau’ud (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)!

And I ask You, Ya Allah in the name in which our master Soloman, peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)!

And I ask You, Ya Allah, in the name in which our master Zechariah (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)!

And I ask You, Ya Allah, in the name in which our master Yuunus (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)!

And i ask You, Ya Allah, in the name in which out master Jeremiah (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)!

And I ask You, Ya Allah, in the name in which our master Shaiya (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)!

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wabil asmaa ‘illati da‘aka biha sayyidunaa Ilyaasu ‘alaihis-salaam. Wabil asmaa ‘illati da‘aka biha sayyidunaa-yasa‘u ‘alaihis-salaam. Wabil asmaa‘illati da‘aka biha sayyidunaa Dhulkifli ‘alaihis-salaam. Wabil asmaa ‘illati da‘aka biha sayyidunaa Yusha‘u ‘alaihis-salaam. Wabil asmaa ‘illati da‘aka biha sayyidunaa iisabnu maryama ‘alaihis-salaam. Wabil asma ‘illati da‘aka biha sayyidunaa Muhammad-un Sallallahu alaihis-salaam. Wa ‘alaa jami’il nabiyina walmursalina antusalliyya ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin nabiyyika ‘adada ma khalaqtahu min…

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And I ask You, Ya Allah, in the name in which our master Elias (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)!

And I ask You, Ya Allah, in the name in which our master Esau (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)!

And I ask You, Ya Allah, in the name in which our master Dhu Kifl (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)!

And I ask You, Ya Allah, in the name in which our master Joshua (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)!

And I ask You, Ya Allah, in the name in which our master Jesus (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)! And I ask You, Ya Allah, in the name in which our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), the blessings and peace of Allah (subhaanahu wa ta’ala) be upon him and all the Prophets and Messengers, called You (Ya Allah)! That You (Ya Allah) bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), Your Prophet, in all that You (Ya Allah).

ROMANISED ARABIC

Qabli antakuunas-samaa‘u mabniyyatan wal-jibalu mur tann waljibaaru mujraatan-wal ‘uyunu munfajiratan wal-anhaaru munhamiratan-wash-shamsu mudh-hiyatan wal-qamaru mudhii‘an-wal-kawakibu mustaniiratan kunta haithu kunta laa ya‘lamu ahadun haithun kunta illaa anta wahdaka laa shariika laaka. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada ilmi. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada ‘ilmikai. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adadaka lima tika. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin

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Before the sky was built, the earth was spread out, the mountains were made stable, the seas began there flow, the springs burst forth, the rivers streamed out, the sun shine forth, the moon beamed and the planets were lit up and there where You (Ya Allah) were, You (Ya Allah) were, and no one know where You (Ya Allah) were except You (Ya Allah) alone, Ya Allah You (Ya Allah) have no partner!

Ya Allah, bless our mater Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) to the extent of Your forbearance!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) to the extent of Your knowledge!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as many times as Your words!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam).

ROMANISED ARABIC

‘Adada ni’mati. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidina Muhammadin mil ‘a samawaati. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidina Muhammadin mil‘a ardhi. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidina Muhamamd-in mil‘a arshi. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidina Muhammadin zinata arshi. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidina Muhammadin ‘adada ma jaraa bihil-qalamu fii ummil-kitaab. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidina Muhammadin ‘adada ma khalaqta fi sab‘i samaawaat. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidina Muhammadin ‘adaad maa anta khaaliqun fiihinna ilaa yaumil-qiyaamati fi kulli yaumin alfa marra. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidina Muhammadin

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To the extent of Your favor! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) to the fullness Your skies! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) to the fullness of Your earth! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) to the fullness of Your Throne! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in the decoration of Your Throne! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in all The Pen has written in the Mother of the Book! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as much as You (Ya Allah) have created in Your Seven Heavens! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as much as You (Ya Allah) will create in them until the Day of Resurrection and every day a thousand times! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)

ROMANISED ARABIC

‘Adada kulli qatratin qatarat min samaawaatika ilaa ardhika min-yaumi khalaqtad-dunyaa ilaa yaumil-qiyaamati fi kulli yaumin alfa marra. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada man-yusabbihuka wayuhalliluka wayukabbiruka wayu-‘azzimuka min-yaumi khalaqtad-dunyaa ilaa yaumil-qiyaamati fi kulli yaumin alfa marra. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada anfaasihim wa alfaazihim. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada kulli nasamatin khalaqtaha fiihim min-yaumi khalaqtad-dunyaa ilaa yaumil-kiyaama…

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In every drop of rain that has fallen from Your heavens to Your earth from the day You (Ya Allah) created the world to the Day of Resurrection and every day a thousand!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as many times as those who have glorified You (Ya Allah), declared Your unity, magnified You (Ya Allah) and extolled You (Ya Allah) the day You (Ya Allah) created the world to the Day of Resurrection and every day a thousand times!

Ya Allah, bless our maser Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in every one of their breaths and their utterance!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in every one of their fragrant out breathing from the day You (Ya Allah) created the world to the Day of Resurrection…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Fi kulli yaumin alfa marra. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adadas-sahaabil-jaariyati wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adadar-riyaahiz-zaariyati min-yaumin khalaqtad-dunyaa ilaa yaumil-qiyaamati fi kulli yaumin alfa marra. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adaad ma habbat ‘alaihir-riyaahu wa harrakat hu minal-akhsaani wal ashjaari wal auraaqi wath-thimaari wajamii‘i ma khalaqta ‘alaa ardhika wabaina samaawaatika min-yaumin khalaqtad-dunyaa ilaa yaumil-qiyaamati fi kulli yaumin alfa marra. Allahumma salli ‘alaa …

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And every day a thousand times!

Ya Allah bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in every rolling cloud and bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in every sweeping wind from the day You (Ya Allah) created the world the Day of Resurrection and every day a thousand times!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in the movement of every branch, every tree, every leaf and every fruit stirred by the wind and in every wind-stirred movement of all else that You (Ya Allah) have created on your earth and between Your Heavens from the day You (Ya Allah) created the world to the Day of Resurrection and every day a thousand times!

Ya Allah, bless…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada najuumis-samaa‘i min yaumi khalaqtad-dunyaa ilaa yaumil-qiyaamati fi kulli yaumin alfa marra. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin mil‘a ardhika mimma hamalat wa aqallat min qudrati. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada ma khalaqta fi sab‘i bihaarika mimma la ya’lamu ilmaha illa anta wamaa anta khaaliquhu fiihaa ilaa yaumil-qiyaamati fi kulliyau mil alfa marra. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhamamd-in ‘adada mil ‘a sab‘i bihaarika. Wasalli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin zinata sab‘i bihaarika mimma hamalat…

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Our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in every star in the sky from the day You (Ya Allah) created the world to the Day of Resurrection and every day a thousand times!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as much as the entire earth and what it holds and what it bears of Your Creation!

Ya Allah bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in every thing You (Ya Allah) have Created the seven seas knowledge of which is Your alones and in and in everything You (Ya Allah) created in them until the Day of Resurrection and every day a thousand times! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) to the fullness of Your Seven Seas! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in the adornment of Your Seven Seas in that which they hold…

Roman ARABIC

Wa aqqalat minn qudrati. Allahumma wasalli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada amwaaja bihaarika min-yaumi khalaqtad-dunyaa ilaa yaumil-qiyaamati fi kulli yaumin alfa marra. Allahumma wasolla ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adadar-ramli wal hasoo fi mustaqarril-ardhaini wasahliha wajibaaliha minn-yaumi khalaqtad-dunyaa ilaa yaumil-qiyaamati fi kulli alfa marra. Allahumma wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada idhtiraabil-miyaahil-azbati wal milhati min-yaumi khalaqtad-dunyaa ilaa yaumil-qiyaamati fi kulli yaumi alfa marra.

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And bear of Your creation!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in every wave on Your seas from the day You (Ya Allah) created the world to the Day of Resurrection and every day a thousand times!

Ya Allah, bless our maste Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in every grain of sand in every pebble on the solid ground of the earth, the soft ground of the earth and the mountains of the earth from the day You (Ya Allah) created the world to the Day of Resurrection and every day a thousand times!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in the turbulence existing between salt water and fresh water from the day You (Ya Allah) created the world to the Day of Resurrection and every day a thousand times!

DALAILUL KHAIRAAT SHAREEF

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wasalli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada ma khalaqtahu ‘alaa jadiidi ardhika fi mustaqarril-ardhiina sharqiha wagharbiha wasahliha wajibaaliha wa audiyatiha watariiqiha wa‘aamiriha wa ghaamirihaa ilaa saa‘iri ma khalaqtahu ‘alaiha wama fiiha minn hasaatin-wamadarin-wahajarin-min yaumin khalaaqta dunya ilaa yaumil kiyamati fi kulliyau mill al fa marra. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadininin-nabiyyi ‘adada nabaa til-ardhi qiblatiha washarqiha wagharbiha wasahliha wajibaaliha wa audiyatiha wa ashjaariha wa thimaariha wa auraaqiha…

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Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in everything which You (Ya Allah) have created on the face of Your earth on solid land, in the West and in the East, on soft ground on the mountains, in the streets and on the ways, in populated areas and in waste lands, and in what You (Ya Allah) have created on it and in it every pebble, in every lump of mud and in every stone, from the day You (Ya Allah) created the world to the Day of Resurrection and every day a thousand times!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), the Prophet, in every plant on the earth in the direction of the East and the West, on sift ground, on mountains and in the valleys, and may there be blessings in every tree, in every fruit, in every leaf,

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wa zuruu‘iha wa jamii‘i ma yakhruju min-nabaatiha wa barakaatiha min-yaumi khalaqtad-dunyaa ilaa yaumil-qiyaamati fi kulli yaumin alfa marra. Allahumma wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada ma khalaqta minal-jinni wal-insi wash-shayatiini wamaa anta khaaliquhu minhum ilaa yaumil-qiyaamati fi kulli yaumin alfa marra. Allahumma wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada kulli sha’ratin fii abdaanihim wa fi wujuuhihim wa ‘alaa ru ‘sihim munzu khalaqtad-dunyaa ilaa yaumil-qiyaamati fi kulli alfa marra. Allahumma…

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In every plant, and I other vegetation or verdure that grows from the day You (Ya Allah) created the world to the Day of Resurrection and every day a thousand times!

Ya Allah bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), in every Jinn human and devil You (Ya Allah) have created and every one of them You (Ya Allah) will create until the Day of Resurrection and every day a thousand times!

Ya Allah bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), in every follicle of hair on their bodies, on their faces, and on their heads from the movement You (Ya Allah) created the world to the Day of Resurrection and every day a thousand times!

Ya Allah,

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada khafaqaaniht-toiri wa tairaanil-jinni wash-shayatiini min-yaumi khalaqtad-dunyaa ilaa yaumil-qiyaamati fi kulli yaumi alfa marra. Allahumma wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada kulli bahiimatin khalaqtaha ‘alaa jadiidi ardhika min saghiirin au-kabiirin fi mashaariqil-ardhi wa maghaaribiha min insiha wa jinniha wa mimma la ya’lamu ilmahuu illa anta min-yaumi khalaqtad-dunyaa ilaa yaumil-qiyaamati fi kulli yaumin alfa marra. Allahumma wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada khutaahum ‘alaa wajhi…

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Bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in the flapping of birds, wings, in the flying of the jinn and devils from the day You (Ya Allah) created the world to the Day of Resurrection and every day a thousand times!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in all the cattle You (Ya Allah) have created on the surface of Your earth, both big and small, in the East of the earth and in the West, in all the men and the jinn and in all that of which there is no knowledge expect Yours from the day You (Ya Allah) created the world to the Day of Resurrection and every day a thousand times!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in every ridge on the face of the earth…

ROMANISED ARABIC

ardhi min-yaumi khalaqtad-dunyaa ilaa yaumil-qiyaamati fi kulli yaumin alfa marra. Allahumma wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada man-yusalli ‘alaih. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhamamd-in ‘adadal-qatri wal matori wannabaat. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada kulli sha’in. Allahumma wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhamamd-in fil-laili izaa yaghsha. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin finnahaari izaa tajallaa. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhamamd-in fil aakhirati…

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From the day You (Ya Allah) created the world to the Day of Resurrection and every day a thousand times! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as many times as those who ask for blessings upon him!

And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), as many times who do not ask for blessings upon him!

And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in every raindrop, in every rainfall and in every plant!

And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in every which exists!

And bless our maste Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) at night when it grows dark!

And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in the day when it grows light!

And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in the end…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wal uula. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin shaa‘abban zakiyya. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhamamd-in khalan-mardhiyya. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin munzu kaana fil-mahdi sobiyya. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin hatta la yabqaa minas-salaati sha ‘i. Allahumma wa ‘aati sayyidinaa Muhammada-nil-maqaamal-mahmuudallazi wa adtahullazii izaa qaala saddaqtahu wa izaa saala ‘aatoita. Allahumma wa ‘aazim burhaanahu wa sharrif bunyaanahu wa ablij hujjatahu wa bayyin fadhiilata. Allahumma wa taqabbal shafa ‘atahu fii ummati.

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And at the beginning!

And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in his youth, in his purity!

And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in his middle age!

And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) even in the cradle!

And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) until there remains naught from blessings!

Ya Allah, grant our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) the most Praised Station, which You (Ya Allah) promised to him, the place where when he speaks, You (Ya Allah) vindicate him and when he ask, You give to him!

Ya Allah, accept his intercession for his nation!

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wasta’milna bisunnatihi watawaffana ‘alaa millatihi wahshurna fi zumratihi wa tahta liwaa ‘ihi waj‘alna min-rufaqaa ‘ihi wa auridna haudhohu wasqina bikaasihi wanfa’na bimahabbathii. Allahumma aamiin. Wa as-aluka bi asmaaikallati dautuka bihaa ann tusalliya ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada ma wasaftu a mimma la ya’lamu ‘ilmahuu illaa anta wa ana tarhamani watatuuba ‘alaiya watua’ fiyani min jami ‘i ‘il-balaa‘i wal balwaa‘i wa ann taghfirali waliwalidayya watarhamal-mu’miniina wal mu’minaati wal muslimiina wal muslimaati…

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And establish us on his way, allow us to die in his manner, resurrect us in his company beneath his flag, and make us among his associates, water us at his pool, allow us to drink from his drinking bowl, and enjoy his love!

Ya Allah. Amen!

And I ask You (Ya Allah), in the names in which I have called on You (Ya Allah) to bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), as much as I have outlined and as much as that of which You (Ya Allah) alone have knowledge, to have mercy on me and accept my repentance, absolve me of all trials tribulation, forgive me and my parents and have mercy on the believing men and women, the submitted men and women….

ROMANISED ARABIC

Ahyaa‘i minhum wal amwaati wa ann taghfira li ‘abdika fulaanib-ni fulaanil-muznibil-khaati ‘idh-dhogh fi wa ann tatuuba ‘alaihi innaka ghafuurur-rahiim. Allahumma aamiina ya rabbal-‘alamiin. qaala rasulillahi Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallama man qara ‘a haazihis-salaati marratan-wahhidatan kataballahu lahu thawaaba hajjatin-maqbuulatin-wa thawaaba man aataqa raqabatan min-wuldi ismaiila ‘alaihis-salaamu fayaquulullahu ta’ala ya malaa‘ikati haaza abdun-min ibaadii akthas-salaata ‘alaa habiibi Muhamamd-in fawa…

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The living among them and dead, and forgive the reader of this book, the sincere, the erroneous one the weak one, and accept his repentance, for You (Ya Allah) are the forgiver, the Merciful!

Ya Allah, Amen, Ya Allah the Lord of the worlds!

The Messenger of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala), Allah, s blessings and peace be upon him, says, “whoever read this blessing once, Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) will write for him the reward of an accepted pilgrimage and the reward of feeling a slave from the descendants of Isma‘il (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him. And Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) the Exalted says, “O My angels, this is one of my slaves who has asked for abundant blessings upon my Beloved Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), so through

ROMANISED ARABIC

‘Izzati wa jalaali wa juudi wa majdi wartifa ‘i la ‘uutiyannahu bikulli harfin solla bihi qasran fil jannati wala yatiyanni yaumil-qiyaamati tahta liwaa‘il-hamdi wa nuuru wajhihi kalqamari lailatil-badri wa kaffuhu fi kaffi habiibi Muhammad. Haaza liman qaalaha fi kulli yaumil-jumu‘ati lahu haazal-fadhlu wallahu dhul-fadhlil-aziim. Wafi riwaaya. Allahumma innii as-aluka bihaqqi ma hamala kursiyyuka min azmatika wa qudratika wa jalaalika wa bahaaika wa sultaanika wa bihaqqismikal-makhzuunil-maknuun-nilladhi

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My Power, My Glory, My Generosity, My splendor and My Sublimity, I grant him for every letter of the words asking for blessings a castle in the Garden and I will make him come to me on the Day of Resurrection beneath the Flag of praise, and the light of his face will be like the full moon and he will be hand with My Beloved Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)”

And in other relation:

Ya Allah, I ask You (Ya Allah) for the sake of the truth that carries Your throne from Your Might Oceans, Your Power Oceans, Your Glory Oceans, Your Splendor Oceans and Your Authority Oceans, and for the sake of the truth of Your name, secret and hidden,

ROMANISED ARABIC

Sammaita bihii nafsaka wa anzaltahu fi kitaabika wasta-tharta bihi fi ilmil-ghaibi indaka ann tusalliya ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin abdika wa rasuulika wa as-aluka bismikallazii izaa du‘iita bihii ajabta wa izaa su‘ilta bihii aatait. Wa as-aluka bismikallazi waza’tahu ‘alal-laili fa azlam. Wa ‘alan-nahaari fastanaara wa alas-samaawaati fastaqallat. Wa ‘alal-ardhi fastaqarrat. Wa‘alal-jibaali farasat. Wa ‘alal-sa’bati fazallat. Wa ‘alaa maa‘issamaa ‘i fasakabat. Wa alas-sahaabi…

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which You (Ya Allah) named Yourself and which You (Ya Allah) sent down in Your Book and which You (Ya Allah) alone took for Yourself in the unseen world, that You (Ya Allah) bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) Your slave and Your Messenger, and I ask You (Ya Allah) in the name in which were one to call upon You (Ya Allah), You (Ya Allah) would answer, and in which were one to ask You (Ya Allah) something, You (Ya Allah) would grant it!

And I ask You (Ya Allah) in Your name which when Laid upon the night darkness falls! And when laid upon the Day light arises and when laid upon the heavens they are raised up! And when laid upon the earth it becomes solid and firm! And when laid upon the mountains they form summits! And when laid upon difficulties they are overcome! And when laid upon the water of the sky it pours forth! And when laid upon the clouds…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Fa amtarat. Wa as-aluka bima sa‘alaka bihi sayyidunaa Muhammad-un-nabiyyu. Wa as-aluka bima sa‘alaka bihi sayyidunaa aadamu nabiyyu. Wa as-aluka bima sa‘alaka bihii ambiyaa‘uka wa rusulika wa malaaikatukal-muqarrabuun. Sallallahu ‘alaihim ajmaiin. Wa as-aluka bima sa‘alaka bihii ahlu to’atika ajmaiin. Ann tusalliya ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada ma khalaqta min qabli ann takuunas-samaa‘u mabniyyatan-wal ardhu mut-hiyyatan-wal jibaalu mursiyatan-wa uyuunu munfajiratan-wal anhaaru munhamiratan…

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They rain! And I ask You (Ya Allah) for the sake of what our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), Your Prophet, asked You (Ya Allah) for the sake of! And I ask You (Ya Allah), for the sake of what our master Adam (‘Alaihis-salaam), Your Prophet, asked You for the sake of! And I ask You (Ya Allah), for the sake of what Your Prophet and Your Messenger and Your Closest Angels asked You (Ya Allah) for the fake of! Allah, s blessings upon them all! And I ask You (YA Allah), Of what Your Prophet and Your Messenger and Your Closest Angels asked You (Ya Allah) for the sake of! Allah, s blessings upon them all! And I ask You (Ya Allah), for the sake of what all the Folk of Your obedience asked for, that You (Ya Allah) bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in all that You (Ya Allah) created before the sky was built, the earth was spread out, the mountains were made stable, the seas began to flow, the springs burst open, the rivers poured forth,

DALAILUL KHAIRAT SHAREEF

ROMANISED

ARABIC

Wash-shamsu mudhhiyatan-wal qamaru mudhii‘an wal kawaakibu muniira. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada ilmi. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada hilmi. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhamamd-in-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada maa ahsaahul-lauhul-mahfuuzu min ilmi. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhamamd-in-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhamamd-in ‘adada ma jaraa bihil-qalamu fii ummil-kitaabi inda. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhamamd-in-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhamamd-in-mil‘a…

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The sun shone forth, the moon beamed and the planets were illuminated!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as much as Your knowledge! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as much as Your forbearance! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as much as Your knowledge is registered on the Preserved Table! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as much as the Pen has flowed in the mother of the Book lodged with You (Ya Allah)! And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) to the fullness…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Samaawaati. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin mil‘a ardhi. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin-mil‘a maa anta khaaliquhu min-yaumi khalaqtad-dunyaa ilaa yaumil-kiyaama. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada sufuufil-malaaikati wa tasbiihihim wa taqdiisihim wa tamjiidihim wa takbiirihim wa tahliihim-min-yaumi-khalaqtad-dunyaa ilaa yaumil-kiyaama. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammad-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin…

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Of Your heavens! And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) to the fullness of Your earth! And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in all that You (Ya Allah) have created from the day You (Ya Allah) created this world until the Day of Resurrection!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as many times as the ranks of angels, their glorifications, their sanctifications, their praises, their magnifications, their declaration of Your greatness and Your unity from the day You (Ya Allah) created this world until the Day of Resurrection!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)

ROMANISED ARABIC

Adadas-sahaabil-jaariyati warriyaahiz-zaariyati min-yaumi khalaqtad-dunyaa ilaa yaumil-kiyaama. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada kulli qatratin taqturu min samaawaatika ilaa ardhika wama taqturu ilaa yaumil-kiyaama. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada ma habbatir-riyaahu wa ‘adada ma taharrakatil-ashjaaru wal auraaqu wazzuruu‘u wa jamii‘i ma khalaqta fi qaraaril-hifzi min yaumi khalaqtad-dunyaa ilaa yaumil-kiyaama. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa

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In every rolling cloud and sweeping wind from the day You (Ya Allah) created this world until the Day of Resurrection!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in every drop of rain falling from the Your heavens to Your earth and in all the rain that will fall until the Day of Resurrection!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in the movement of every branch, every tree, every leaf and every plant stirred by the wind and in the wind-stirred movement of everything else that You (Ya Allah) have created in the abode of Safety from the day You (Ya Allah) created the world to the Day of Resurrection!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Muhammadin wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adadal-qatri wal matari wannabaati min-yaumi khalaqtad-dunyaa yaumil-kiyaama. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adadan-najuumu fissamaa‘i min-yaumi khalaqtad-dunyaa ilaa yaumil-kiyaama. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada ma khalaqta fi bihaarikas-sab‘ati mimma la ya’lamu ilmahuu illaa anta wamaa anta khaaliquhuu ilaa yaumil-kiyaama. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adadar-ramli wal hasaa fi…

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And the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in every bead of dew, in every drop of rain and in every plant from the day You (Ya Allah) created this world until the Day of Resurrection!

Ya Allah bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in every star in the sky from the day You (Ya Allah) created this world until the Day of Resurrection! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as much as You (Ya Allah) have created in Your Seven Seas, knowledge which is Yours alone, and as much as that which You (Ya Allah) will create until the Day of Resurrection! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in every grain of sand and in every pebble.

ROMANISED ARABIC

Mashaariqil-ardhi wa magharibiha. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada ma khlaqta minal-jinni wal insi wamaa anta khaaliquhuu ilaa yaumil-kiyaama. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada anfaasihim wa alfaazihim wa alhaazihim-min-yaumi khalaqtad-dunyaa yaumil-kiyaama. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada tairaanil-jinni wal malaaikati min-yaumi khalaqtad-dunyaa ilaa yaumil-kiyaama. Allahumma salli…

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On the earth, East and West!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in every Jinn and human being You (Ya Allah) have created and in every one of them that You (Ya Allah) will create until the Day of Resurrection!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in every one of their breaths, their utterance and their glances from the day You (Ya Allah) created this world until the Day of Resurrection!

Ya Allah bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in the flying of the Jinn and the angels from the day You (Ya Allah) created this world until the Day of Resurrection!

Ya Allah, bless …

ROMANISED ARABIC

‘Alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhamamd-in ‘adadat-tuyuuri wal hawaa‘ammi wa ‘adadal-wuhushi wal aakaami fi mashaariqil-ardhi wa maghaaribi. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhamamd-in ‘adadal-ahyaa’i wal amwaat. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada maa azlama ‘alaihil-lailu wa ashraqa ‘alaihin-nahaaru min-yaumi khalaqtad-duyaa ilaa yaumil-kiyaama. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada man-yamshi ‘alaa rijlaini waman-yamshi…

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Our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in every bird and pest, in every wild beast and in every hill on the earth, East and West!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in the living and the dead! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as much as all the night has covered in darkness and the day has illuminated from the day You (Ya Allah) created this world until the Day of Resurrection! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in every two-legged creature…

ROMANISED ARABIC

‘Alaa araba‘in min-yaumi khalaqtad-dunyaa ilaa yaumil-kiyaama. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammad-iuw-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada man solla ‘alaihi minal-jinni wal insi wal malaa ‘ikati min-yaumi khalaqtad-dunya ilaa yaumil-kiyaama. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammad-iuw-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada man-yusalli ‘alaih. Allahuma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammad-iuw-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhamamd-in ‘adada man-lam yusalli ‘alaih. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammad-iuw-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin kama yajibu ann…

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And in every four-legged creature from the day You (Ya Allah) created this world until the Day of Resurrection! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as many times as the jinn, the human beings and the angels have ask You (Ya Allah) to bless him from the day You (Ya Allah) created this world until the Day of Resurrection!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as many times those who have asked for blessings upon him! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as many times those who have not asked for blessings upon him! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as it is incumbent upon us to ask…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Yusolla ‘alaih. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammad-iuw-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin kama yambaghii an-yusolla ‘alaih. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammad-iuw-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin hatta la yabqa shia‘un-minas-salaata ‘alaih. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin fil-awwaliin. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin fil-aakhiriin. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin fil-mala‘il-aala ilaa yaumid-diin. Ma shaa‘allahu la quwwata illa billahil-aliyyil-aziim.

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You to bless him! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as it is fitting for him to be blessed!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) until all blessings are exhausted!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) among the first!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) among the last!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in the Heavenly Assembly until the Day of Reckoning!

And what Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) wills! There is no power save through Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala), the High, and the Great…

Saturday

* Before reading today’s “Manzil” please read Daily Reading.

DALAILU’L KHAIRAT SHAREEF

ROMANISED ARABIC

AL-HIZBUS-SAADISU FI YUMIS-SABT

Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammad-iuw-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammad-iuw-wa aatihil wasiilata wal-fadhiilata waddarajatar-rafii’ata wab-athu maqaman-Mahmuudan-nilladhii wa-adhtahuu innaka laa tukhliful-miaad. Allahumma ‘azzim shaanahu wa bayyin burhanahu wa ablij hujjatuhu wa bayyin fadhiilatahu wataqabbal shafa-‘atuhu fii ummatihi wasta’milna bisunnatihi yaa rabbal-‘alamiin. Wa yaa rabbal-arshil-‘aziim. Allahumma yaa rabbih-shurna zumratihi watahta liwaa ‘ihi wasqina biqasihi.

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Ya Allah, bless our Maula (helper) Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of lord Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), and grant him with the closest Access, the Pre-eminence, the Lofty Rank, and send him to the most Praised Station which You (Ya Allah) promised him for You (Ya Allah) do not renege on a promise!

Ya Allah, magnified his value, Clarifies his argument, embellishes his proof, makes evident his excellence and accepts his intercession for his Nation and established us on his way, Ya Allah the lord of the worlds!

lord of Mighty throne!

Ya Allah, the lord, Gathers us in his company and beneath his flag, has us drink from his drinking bowl,

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wanfa’na bima-habbatihi aamiina ya rabbal-‘alamiin. Allahumma ya rabbi ballighu annaa afdhalas-salaami wajzihii ‘annaa afdhola maa jazaita bihi nabiyyan ‘an ummatihii ya rabbal-‘alamiin. Allahumma yaa rabbi innii as-aluka ann taghfirali watarhamani wa tatuba ‘alayya watu‘afiyani min jamii‘il-balaa‘i walbalwaa‘il khaariji minal ardhi wannazili minas-samaa‘i innaka ‘alaa kulli sha‘in qadiir. Birahmatika wa antaghfira lilmu’miniina wal-mauminaati wal muslimiina wal muslimaatil-ahyaa‘i minhum wal amwaati waradhi-yallaahu ‘ann azwajihi-

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And avail us of his love, Amen Ya Allah the Lord of the worlds!

Ya Allah, the Lord, bestow upon him, on our behalf, better than You (Ya Allah) have rewarded any Prophet on behalf of his Nation, Ya Allah the Lord of the worlds!

Ya Allah, the Lord, I beseech You (Ya Allah) to forgive me, have mercy on me, accept my repentance and remove from me all earthly and heavenly trials and tribulations, for You (Ya Allah) are the power of all things!

Through Your Mercy forgive the believing men and women and the submitted men and women, the living and the dead, and the Pleasure of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) be with his pure wives,

ROMANISED ARABIC

Tohiraati ummahatil-mu’miniina waradhi yallaahu an as-haabihil ‘aalami ‘a immatil hudaa wama sabiihid-dunya wa-anittabi‘iina watabi’ittabi-iina lahum bi-ihsaanin ilaa yaumiddiini walhamdu lillahi rabil-‘alalimiin.

IBTIDAA ‘UTH-THULUTHIL
Allahumma rabbal-arwaahi wal-ajsaadil baliyyati as-aluka bita‘atil-arwaahir-raji‘ati ilaa ajsaadiha wabita‘atil ajsaadil-multa‘imati bi-uruuqiha bikalimaatika- naafizati fiihim wa-akhzika….

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The Mothers of the believers, and the pleasure of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) be with his companions, the Eminent Leaders of Guidence and Lamp of his Lower Life, and also with the Flowers and the Flowers of the Followers, salutations upon them until the Day of Resurrection, and praise be Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) the Lord of Worlds!

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Ya Allah, Lord of souls and mortal flesh, I ask You (Ya Allah) for the sake of the obedience of souls returning to their bodies (on the Day for Resurrection), and for the sake of the obedience of bodies becoming whole once again, and for the sake of Your words which will order this for the sake of Your exacting of Your rights over them,

ROMANISED ARABIC

Alhaqqa minhum wal-khalaa ‘iqu baina yadaika yantaziruna fasla qadho ‘ika wa yarjuna rahmataka wa-yakhafuna ‘iqabaka an-taj‘ala-nura fii basari wazikraka billaili wannahari ‘alaa lisaani wa ‘amalan saalihan farzuqni. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin kama sallaita ‘alaa sayyidinaa Ibrahiima wabarik‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin kamma baarokta ‘alaa sayyidinaa Ibraahiim. Allahummaj-al salawaatika wabarakaatika ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin kamaa ja-al’taha ‘alaa sayyidinaa Ibraahiima wa’alaa aali sayyidinaa

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And for the sake of Your creatures who are before You waiting for the apportioning of Your decree, hoping for Your Mercy and fearing Your punishment, I ask You (Ya Allah) that bestow light in my eyes, remembrance of You (Ya Allah) during the day and the light upon my tongue, and provide me with good actions!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) just as You blessed our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) and sanctify our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) just as You sanctified our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam)!

Ya Allah, grant Your blessings and Your favors to our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) just as You (Ya Allah) granted them to our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) and the family of our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam),

ROMANISED ARABIC

Ibraahiima innaka hamiidun majiid. Wabaarik ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin kama baarakta ‘alaa sayyidinaa Ibrahiima wa ‘aala aali sayyidinaa ibrahiima innaka hamiidun majiid. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin abdika warasuulika wasalli ‘alal-mu’mininnina walmu’minaati walmuslimiina walmuslimaat. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammad-iuw-wa ‘alaa aalihi ‘adada maa ahaato bihi ‘ilmuka wa aahsaa‘u kitaabuka washahidat bihi malaa ‘ikatuka salaatan daa‘imatan daduumu bidawami mulkillah. Allahumma innii…

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For You (Ya Allah) are the Praiseworthy, the Mighty!

And sanctify our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) just as You (Ya Allah) sanctified our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) and the family of our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam), for You (Ya Allah) is the Praiseworthy, the Mighty!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), Your slave and Your Messenger, and bless the believing men and women and submitted men and women!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and his family as much as all that is encompassed by Your knowledge, all that is contained in Your Book and all that is witnessed by Your angels, blessings which are eternal and which as long as the kingdom of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) lasts!

Ya Allah, I beseech You (Ya Allah)

ROMANISED ARABIC

As-aluka bi asmaaikal-‘izaami ma alimtu minha wama lam aalam wa bil-asmaaillati sammaita biha nafsaka ma alimtu minha wama lam ‘aalam. Ann tusalliya ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin abdika wa nabiyyika wa rasuulika ‘adada ma khalaqta min qabla ann takuunas-samaa‘u mabniyyatan-wal ardhu mad hiyyata-wal jibaalu mursiyatan wal uyyunu munfajiratan-wal anhaaru munhamiratan-wash-shamsu mushriqatan-wal qamaru mudhii‘an-wal kawaakibu mustaniiratan-wal bihaaru mujriyatan-wal ashjaaru muthmiratan. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhamamd-in ‘adaada…

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I beseech You (Ya Allah) in Your Greatest Names, those, which I know, and those, which I don’t know, ad in the Names that You (Ya Allah) have named Yourself, names I know not and names I shall never know!

That You (Ya Allah) bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), Your slave, Your Prophet, and Your Messenger, in all that You (Ya Allah) created before the sky was built, the earth was spread out, the mountains were anchored down, the spring springs burst forth, the river flowed out, the sun blazed forth, the moor, shone out, the planets illuminated the sky, the oceans began to flow and trees gave their fruit!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) to the extent…

ROMANISED ARABIC

‘Ilmi. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada hiimika. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada kalimaatika. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada ni’mati. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada juudi. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada samaawaati. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada ardhika. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada ma khalaqta fi sab ‘I samaawaattika min-malaa ‘ikati. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada ma khalaqta fii ardhika minal-…

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Of Your knowledge! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) to the extent of Your forbearance! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) to the number of Your words! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) to the number of Your Favors! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) to the extent of Your Grace!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) to the extent of Your Generosity! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) to the extent of Your Heavens!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) to the extent of Your Earth! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as many times as all the angels You have created in Your Seven Heavens! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as many times as all the…

ROMANISED ARABIC

-Jinni wal insi wa ghairi hima minal-wahshi wattoiri wa ghairi hima. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada ma jaraa bihil-qalamu fi ilmi ghaibika wama yajri bihii ilaa yaumil-qiyaamati wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adadal-qatri wal matari wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada man-yahmaduka wa yashkuruka wa yuhalliluka wa yumajjiduka wa yashhadu annaka antallahu wasalli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada ma sallaita ‘alaihi anta wamalaa ‘ikatu. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada man solla ‘alaihi min khalqika wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin…

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Jinn and humans, and being other than them, and beast and the birds, and beings other then them, That You (Ya Allah) have Created in Your earth! And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in all that the Pen has written in the knowledge of the Unseen and in all that the Pen will write until the Day of Resurrection and bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in every dewdrop and in every raindrop and bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as often as You (Ya Allah) are praised, as often as You (Ya Allah) are thanked, as often as Your Utility is declared, as often as You (Ya Allah) are magnified, as often as it is witnessed that You (Ya Allah) are indeed Allah(Subhaanahu wa ta’ala), and bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as many time as You (Ya Allah) and Your angels have already blessed him! And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as many times as all those from Your creation You (Ya Allah) have already ask for blessings upon,

ROMANISED ARABIC

‘Adada man lam yusalli ‘alaihi min khalqi. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adadal-jibaali wazzimaali wal hasoo. wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adadash-shajari wa auraaqiha wal madari wa athqaaliha. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada kulli sanatin-wama takhluku fiiha wama yamuutu fiiha. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada ma takhluku kulla yaumin-wama yamuutu fiihi ilaa yaumil-kiyaama. Allahumma wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adadas-sahaabil-jaariyati ma bainas-samaa‘i wal-ardhi wama tamturu minal-miyah. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada……

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Him! And as many times as all those from Your creation who have not asked for blessings upon him! And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in every mountain, in every grain of sand and in every stone! And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in every tree and in every one of their leaves and in the soil and in its weight! And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as many times as there have been years and that which You (Ya Allah) have created in them and that which dies in them! And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in all that You (Ya Allah) create every day and in all that dies every day until the Day of Resurrection! And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in every clouds sailing between the Heavens and the Earth and in every drop of their rain! And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in every….

ROMANISED ARABIC

‘Iir-riyaahir-musakh-kharaati fi mashaariqil-ardhi wa maghaaribiha wa jaufiha wa qiblati. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada najuumis-samaa. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada ma khalaqta fi bihaarika minal-hiitaani waddawaa‘abi wal miyaahi warrimaali wa ghairi zaali. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adadan-nabaati wal-hasaa. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adadan-namli. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhamamd-in ‘adadal-miyaahil-azba. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adadal-miyahil-milha. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa …

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Swirling wind in the East of the Earth and in the West, in the North and in the South!

And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as many times as there are stars in the sky!

And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as many times as all the fish, all the sea-creatures, all the water and all the grains of sand and whatever else there is!

And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in every plant and in every stone!

And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as abundantly as there is fresh water! And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as abundantly as there is saltwater! And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)

DALAILU’L KHAIRAT SHAREEF

ROMANISED ARABIC

Muhammadin ‘adada ni’matika ‘alaa jamii ‘i khalqi. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada niqmatika wa azaabika ‘alaa man kafara bisayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada ma daamatid-dunya wal aakhira. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada ma daamatil-khalaa ‘iqu fil-janna. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada ma daamatil-khalaa ‘iqu finnar. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘alaa qadri ma tuhibbuhu wa tardhaahu. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘alaa qadri ma yuhibbuka wa yardhaaka wa salli ‘alaa…

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As much as the entire Favour shown to the whole of Your creation! And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as much as Your vengeance and Your punishment on those who deny our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), Allah, s blessings and peace be upon him! And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as long as the duration of this world and the next! And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam for as long as Your creatures will stay in the Garden! And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as long as Your creatures will stay in the Fire! And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) equal to Your love for him and Your satisfaction with him! And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) equal to his love for You (Ya Allah) and his satisfaction with You (Ya Allah) and bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam)….

ROMANISED ARABIC

Sayyidinaa Muhammadin abadal-aabidiina wa anzilhul-manzalal-muqarraba indaka wa aatihil-wasiilata wal fadhiilata wash-shafa‘ata waddarajatar-rafiiata wab-athul-maqaamal-mahmuudallazi wa adtahuu innaka tukhliful-miaad. Allahumma inni as-aluka bi annaka maaliki wa sayyidi wa maulaaya wathiqati warajaa ‘i as-aluka bihurmatish-sharil-haraami wal baladil-haraami walmash ‘aril-haraa miwaqabri nabiyyika ‘alaihis-salaamu an tahaba li minal-khairi maala ya’ lamu ilmahuu illaa anta watasrifa anni minas-suu‘i maala ya’lamu ilmahuu illaa…

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Forever and ever and award him the closest Position in Your Presence and grant him the closest Access, the Pre-eminence, the intercession and the Lofty Rank and send him to the Most Praised Station which You (Ya Allah) promised him, for You (Ya Allah) do not renege a promised! Ya Allah, I beseech You (Ya Allah), for the sake of the fact that You (Ya Allah) are my King, my Lord, my Master, my Trust, and my Hope, I beseech You (Ya Allah) for the honor of the Holy Month, the Holy Land, the Holy Sanctuary, and the tomb of the Prophet, peace be upon him, that You (Ya Allah) bestow upon me Good, knowledge of which is Your alone and that You (Ya Allah) remove from me Evil, knowledge of which is…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Anta. Allahumma yaaman-wahaba lisaiyidinaa aadama sayyidinaa shiitq. Wali sayyidinaa Ibraahiima saiyidanaa Isma ‘iila wa sayyidinaa Ishaaq. Wa rodda sayyidinaa yusufa ‘alaa sayyidinaa ya’quuba wayaa man kashafal-balaa‘a ann sayyidinaa ayyub. Wayaa man rodda Muusaa ila ummihi wayaa zaa‘ida sayyidinaal-kadhiri fi ‘ilmi. Wayaa man-wahaba lisayyidinaa da‘uda saiyidina sulaimaana wali sayyidinaa zakariyya sayyidinaa yahya. Wali sayyidatina maryama sayyidana ‘iisa wayaa haafizhoabnati sayyidinaa shughaibin as-‘aluka an tusalli ‘aala sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa jamii‘i…

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Yours alone! Ya Allah, who gave to our master Adam (‘Alaihis-salaam) our mater Seth! And to our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) our master Ismail (‘aalihis-slaam) and our master Isaac (‘Alaihis-salaam)! And who return our master Yusuf (‘Alaihis-salaam) to our master Yacuub (‘Alaihis-salaam) and who removed the trials from our master Ayyuub (‘Alaihis-salaam)! And who return our master Moses (‘Alaihis-salaam) to his nation and who increased our master Khidr (‘Alaihis-salaam) in knowledge! And who gave to our master Dau‘ud (‘Alaihis-salaam) our master Sulaiman (‘Alaihis-salaam) and to our master Zechariah (‘Alaihis-salaam) our master Yahya (‘Alaihis-salaam) the Baptist! And who gave to our lady Mariam (‘Alaihis-salaam) our master Iisa (‘Alaihis-salaam) and who protected the daughter of Shua‘ib (‘Alaihis-salaam)! I ask You (Ya Allah) to bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and all…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Nabiyyiina wal mursaliina wayaa man-wahaba lisayyidinaa Muhammadin Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallamash-shafa‘ata waddarajatar-rafii ‘ata an taghfira li zunuubi watasturali ‘uyuubi kullaha watujiirani minan-naari watujiba li ridhwaanaka wa amaanaka wa ghufraanaka wa ihsaanaka wa tumatti‘aniya fi jannatika ma‘allaziina an‘amta ‘alaihim minan-nabiyyiina wassiddiqiina wash-shuhadaa ‘i wassalihiina innaka ‘alaa kulli sha‘in qadiir. Wa Sallallahu ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aalihi ma az‘ajatir-riyaahu sahaaban-rukaaman-wazaaqa kullu zi ruuhin himaaman-wa ausil..

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The Prophets, and Messengers! And You (Ya Allah) who gave to our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala), blessings and peace be upon him, the Great intercession and the Lofty Rank, I ask You (Ya Allah) to forgive my sins, conceal all my failings, give me sanctuary from the Fire, grant me Your Pleasure and Your Safety and Your Forgiveness and Your Beneficence, and admit me into Your Garden along with those who have Favored, the Prophets, the true ones, the martyrs and the righteous, for You (Ya Allah) are the Power of all existence! And blessing of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) be upon our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and upon his family as often as the wind has stirred the gathered clouds and as often as every thing possessed of soul has tasted…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Salaama li ahlissalaami fi daaris-salaami tahiyyatan wa salaama (Alalhumma afridni lima khalaqtani lahu wala tashghalni bima takaffalta li bihi wala tahrimni wa ana as-aluka wala tu-azzibni wa ana astaghfiru). Thalaatha. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammad-iuw-wa ‘alaa aalihi wa sallim. Allahumma innii as-aluka wa aatawajjahu ilayka bihabiibikal-mustafa indaka ya habiibana ya sayyidinaa Muhammadu inna natawassalu bika ilaa rabbika fashfa’ lana indal-maulal-aziimi ya ni’mar-rasuulut-toohir. Allahumma shaffi’ hu fiina bijaahihi …

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Death and send abundant peace and salutation to the People and peace in the Abode of Peace! Ya Allah, keep me for what You (Ya Allah) created me for and do not let me be occupied with what You (Ya Allah) provide me with and do not deprive me and I ask You (Ya Allah) not to punish me and I seek Your forgiveness! (Three times) Ya Allah, bless ad grant peace to our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and his family! Ya Allah, I ask You (Ya Allah) and turn my face to You (Ya Allah), for the sake of Your Beloved Mustafa (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in Your Presence,. Our beloved, Our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), I seek Your mediation to Your Lord of intercede for us with the Great master,. what a Pure Messenger!

Ya Allah, grant us his intercession!

ROMANISED ARABIC

Indaka. Thalaatha. Wal ‘alna mi khairil-mussalliina wal-musallimmina ‘alaih. Wa min khairil-muqarrabiina minhu walwaaridiina ‘alaihi wa min akhyaaril-muhibbiina fiihi wal mahbubiina ladahi. Wa farrihna bihi fi arasaatil-qiyaama. Waj ‘alhu lana daliilan ilaa jannatin-na‘iimi bila mau’natin-wala mashaqqatin-wala munaaqalshatil-hisaabi waj‘alhu muqbilan ‘alaina wala taj‘alhu ghaadhiban ‘alaina. Waghfirlana waliwaalidaina wali jamii‘il-muslimiinal-ahyaa ‘i minhum wal maiyitiina wa aakhiru da’waanaa anil-hamdu lillahi rabbil-‘alamiin.

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The sake of his honor in Presence! (Three time) and make us the best that ask for blessings and peace upon him! And the best of those who are near to him and who are received by him! And the best of those who are in love with him and are loved I hid presence! And have mercy on us because of him the courtyard of the Day of Resurrection! And make him a sign for us to the Garden of delights, burden less, troublefree, unopposed and make him our welcome! Let him not be angry with us!

And forgive us and our parents and all the submitted ones (the Muslims), living and dead, and our final prayer is praise be to Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala), the Lord of the worlds!

ROMANISED ARABIC

(IBTIDAA‘UR-RUB‘IR-RAABI ‘I)

Fa as-aluka yaa Allahu yaa Allahu ya hayyu yaa qayyuumu ya dhaljalaali wal ikraami laa ilaaha illa anta subhaanaka inni kuntu minaz-zolimiin. As-aluka bima hamala kursiyyuka mi azmatika wa jalaalika wa bahaa ‘ika wa qudratika wa sultaanika wa bihaqqi asmaa ‘ikal-makhzuunatil-maknuunatil-mutahara-tillati lam yatli ‘alaiha ahadun-min khalqika wa bihaqqil-ismilladhi wa dha’atahu ‘alal-laili fazlama wa ‘alan-nahaari fastanaara

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(BEGINNING OF THE FORTH QUARTER )

So I ask You, Ya Allah, Ya Allah,. life,. Everlasting,. Master of Majesty and Honor, there is no god but You (Ya Allah), Glory to You (Ya Allah) I am one lost in the darkness!

I ask You for the sake of that which shoulders Your Throne fro Your Might Oceans, Your Majesty Oceans, Your Beauty Oceans, Your Power Oceans, Your Strength Oceans, and for the sake of reality of Your guarded and hidden and pure Names, which no created being can attain to, and for the sake of reality of the Name which when laid upon the night it darkens, when laid upon the day it lightens,

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wa alas-samaawaati fastaqallat. Wa ‘alal-ardhi fastaqarrat.. Wa ‘alal-bihaari fanfajarat. Wa ‘alal-uyuuni fanaba‘at. Wa ‘alas-sahaabi fa amtarat. Wa as-aluka bil asmaa ‘il-maktuubati fi jabhati sayyidinaa ‘alaihis-salaam. Wa bil-asmaa‘il-maktuubati fi jabhati sayyidinaa Israfiila ‘alaihis-salaam. Wa ‘alaa jamii ‘il- malaa ‘ikati wa as-aluka bil-asmaa il-maktuubati haulal-arshi wa bil-asama‘il-maktuubati haulal-kursiyyi. Wa as-aluka bismikal-azzmil-aazamilladhi

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When laid upon the heavens they rise, when laid upon the earth it made firm, when laid upon the seas they roll, when laid upon the springs they burst forth and when laid upon the clouds they rain!

I ask You (Ya Allah) in the Names written in the forehead of our master Gabriel (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him!

I ask You (Ya Allah) in the Names of the forehead of our master Israfil (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him!

And upon all the angels, and I ask You (Ya Allah) in the Names written around the Throne and in the Names written around the Footstool!

Ya Allah, I ask You (Ya Allah) in the most majestic names with which You (Ya Allah) have…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Sammai ta bihi nafsaka wa as-aluka bihaqqi asmaa ‘ika kulliha ma alimtu minha wama lam ‘aalam. Wa as-aluka bil-asmaa ‘illati da‘aka biha sayyiduna adamu ‘aalaihis-salaam. Wa bil-asmaa ‘illati da‘aka biha sayyiduna nuhun ‘Alaihis-salaam. Wa bil-asmaa ‘illati da‘aka biha sayyiduna soolihun ‘Alaihis-salaam. Wa bil-asmaa ‘illati da‘aka biha sayyiduna ya’ qubuhu ‘Alaihis-salaam. Wa bil-asmaa ‘illati da’aka biha sayyiduna yusufu ‘Alaihis-salaam. Wa bil-asmaa ‘illati da’aka biha sayyiduna yunusu ‘Alaihis-salaam. Wa bil-asmaa ‘illati…

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Named Your self, and in the reality of all Your Names those of which I am aware and those of which I am not aware! And I ask You (Ya Allah), Ya Allah, in the name in our master Adam (’Alaihis-salaam) peace be upon him called You (Ya Allah)! And I ask You (Ya Allah), Ya Allah, in the name in which our master Noah (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)! And I ask You, Ya Allah, in the name in which our master Salih (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)! And I ask You (Ya Allah), Ya Allah, in the name in which our master Yaquub (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)! And I ask You (Ya Allah), Ya Allah, in the name in which our master Yusuf (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)! And I ask You (Ya Allah), Ya Allah, in the name in which our master Yunus (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)!

And I ask You (Ya Allah), Ya Allah, in the name…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Da‘aka biha sayyiduna Musa ‘Alaihis-salaam. Wa bil-asmaa ‘illati da ‘aka biha sayyiduna haaruuna ‘Alaihis-salaam. Wa bil-asmaa ‘illati da’aka biha sayyiduna sha’ibun ‘Alaihis-salaam. Wa bil-asmaa ‘illati da’aka biha sayyiduna Ibraahiima ‘Alaihis-salaam. Wa bil-asmaa ‘illati da’aka biha sayyiduna Ismaiilu ‘Alaihis-salaam. Wa bil-asmaaillati da ‘aka biha sayyiduna da uudu ‘Alahis-salaam. Wa bil-asmaa ‘illati da’aka biha sayyiduna Sulaimaanu ‘Alahis-salaam. Wa bil-asmaa ‘illati da’aka biha sayyiduna Zakariyya ‘Alahis-salaam. Wa bil-asmaa ‘illati …

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Which our master Moses, pace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)! And I ask You, Ya Allah, in the name in which our master Haruun (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)! And I ask You (Ya Allah), Ya Allah, in the name in our master Shua’ib (‘Alaihis-salaam) peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)! And I ask You (Ya Allah), Ya Allah, In the name in our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah), and I ask You (Ya Allah), Ya Allah, in the name in our master Ismael (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)! And I ask You (Ya Allah), Ya Allah, in the name in which our master Dau‘ud (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)! And I ask You (Ya Allah), Ya Allah, in the name in which our master Sulaiman (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)! And I ask You (Ya Allah), Ya Allah, in the name in which our master Zechariah (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)! And I ask You (Ya Allah), Ya Allah, in the name in …

DALAILU’L KHAIRAT SHAREEF

ROMANISED ARABIC

Da ‘aka biha sayyiduna yahya ‘Alaihis-salaam. Wa bil-asmaa ‘illati da ‘aka biha sayyiduna yuusha‘u ‘Alaihis-salaam. Wa bil-asmaa ‘illati da ‘aka biha sayyiduna -khadhiru ‘Alaihis-salaam. Wa bil-asmaa ‘illati da ‘aka biha sayyiduna nilyaasu ‘Alahis-salaam. Wa bil-asmaa ‘illati da ‘aka biha sayyiduna -yasa‘u ‘Alaihis-salaam. Wa bil-asmaa ‘illati da’aka biha sayyiduna dhul-kifli ‘Alaihis-slaam. Wa bil-asmaa ‘illati da’aka biha sayyiduna ‘isa ‘Alaihis-salaam. Wa bil-asmaa ‘illati da’aka biha sayyiduna Muhammad-un Sallallahu ‘alahi wa sallama nabiyyuka…

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Which our master Yahya (‘Alaihis-salaam) the Baptist, peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)! And I ask You (Ya Allah), Ya Allah, in the name in which our master Yusha‘u, peace be upon him, called! And I ask You (Ya Allah), Ya Allah, in the name in our master Khidar (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)! And I ask You (Ya Allah), Ya Allah, in the name in our master Elias (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)! And I ask You (Ya Allah), Ya Allah, in the name in which our master Esau (Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)! And I ask You (Ya Allah), Ya Allah, in the name in which our mastre Dhu kifll (Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)! And I ask You (Ya Allah), Ya Allah, in the name in which our master Jesus (‘Alaihis-salaam) son of Mary, peace be upon him, called You (Ya Allah)! And I ask You (Ya Allah), Ya Allah, in the name in which our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), the blessings and peace of Allah (subhaanahu wa ta’ala) be upon him,

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wa rasuuluka wa habiibuka wa safiyyuka yaa man qaala wa qawluhul-haqqu wallahu khalaqakum wama ta’maluuna wala yasduru ann ahadin-min abiidihi qawlun-wala fi’lun-wala harakatun-wala sukuunun illa waqad fi ilmihi wa qadhaaihi waqadrihi kaifa yakunu kamaa alhamtani wa qadhaitu li bijam ‘i haazal-kitaabi wa yassarta ‘alaiya fiihit-tariiqa wal asbaaba wa nafaita ann qalbi fi haazan-nabiyyil-kariimish-shakka wal irtiyaaba wa ghallabta hubbahu ‘indi ‘alaa hubbi jamii ‘il-aqribaa ‘i wal ahibbaa‘i as-aluka …

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Called You (Ya Allah), Your Prophet, Your Messenger, Your Friend!.

He who said, and his word is true, And Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) created You (Ya Allah) and what You (Ya Allah) do! There is no action, no word, no movement and no inactivity, which originates from His slaves, but that it has already been preordained in His knowledge, His destiny and His Decree!

As I was inspired and destined to compile this book and the method and means were facilitated for me, and all doubts, and misgiving about this noble Prophet were removed from my heart and love for me overcame the love for all relation and love ones,

ROMANISED ARABIC

Ya Allahu ya Allahu ann tarzuqani wakulla man ahabbahu wattaba ‘ahu shafa ‘atahu wa murafaqatahu yaumal-hisaabi min ghairi munaqashatiw-wala azaabin-wala taubiighin-wala itaabin- wa ann taghfirali zunuubi wa tastura uyuubi ya wahhaabu ta ghaffaar. Wa an tuna’ imani binnazri ilaa wajhikal-kariimi fi jumlatil-ahbaabi yaumal-maziidi wath-thawaab. Wa ann tataqabbala minni amali wa ann ta’fuwa ammaa ahaata ilmuka bihi min khatii ‘ati wanisyaani wazalali wa ann tuballighani min ziyaarati qabrihi wattasliimi…

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I ask You, Ya Allah, Ya Allah, Ya Allah, that You (Ya Allah) grant me, and all who love him and follow him, his intercession and his company on the Day of Account without any disputing, any punishment, any reproach, any censure, and forgive me my sins ad conceal my failings, Ya Allah, the Granter, Ya Allah, the Forgiver!

And favor me with a glance at Your Noble ace among the dear ones on the Day of Excess and Reward!

And accept fro me my action and annual all of my failings lapses and mistakes, which You (Ya Allah) have knowledge of and grant me a visit to his tomb…

ROMANISED ARABIC

‘Alaihi wa ‘alaa soohibaihi ghaayata amali bimannika wa fadhlika wa juudika wa karamika ya ra‘ufu ya rahiimu ya walii. Wa ann tujaaziyuhu ‘anni wa ‘ann kulli man aamana bihii wattaba’ahu minal-muslimiina wal muslimaatil-ahyaa ‘i minhum wal amwaati afdhala wa atamma wa a ‘amma ma jaazaita bihii ahadan-min khalqika yaqawiyyu yaa ‘aziizu ya ‘aliyyu wa as-‘alukal-allahumma bihaqqi maa aqsamtu bihii ‘alaika an tusalliya ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammad-iuw-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada maa khalaqta min qabli ann takuunas-samaa ‘u…

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And peace be upon him and his companions to the utmost limit of my hope from Your Favor, Your grace, Your generosity, Your Nobility, Ya Allah the Gracious, Ya Allah the Merciful, Ya Allah the Sovereignty!

And reward him on my behalf of every Muslim man and women, living and dead, who believe in him and follow him, better than, more perfect than and more extensively than You (Ya Allah) have reward anyone from Your creation, Ya Allah the Powerful, Ya Allah the Mighty, Ya Allah the Sublime! And I ask You (Ya Allah), Ya Allah, by the reality of my swearing by You (Ya Allah), that You (Ya Allah) bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in all that You (Ya Allah) created before the sky was built,

ROMANISED ARABIC

Mabniyatan-wa ardhu madhhiyyatan-wal jibaalu ‘ulwiyyataw-wal ‘uyuunu munfajirataw-wal bihaaru musakharataw-wal anhaaru munhamirataw-wash-shamsu mudhiyataw-wal qamaru mudii‘aw-wannajmu muniiraw-wala ya’lamu ahadun haithu takuunu illa anta. Wa ann tusalliya ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihi ‘adada kalaami. Wa ann tusalliya ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihi ‘adada ‘aayaatil-qur‘aani wahuruufihi wa ann tusalliya ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihi ‘adada man yusalli ‘alaihi wa ann tusalliya ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihi ‘adada man-lam-yusalli ‘alaihi wa ann tusalliya ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihi mil‘a ardhika wa ann…

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The earth was spread out, the mountains were raised, the spring burst forth, the Oceans were subdued, the rivers streamed out, the sun shone forth, the moon beamed and the stars illuminated the sky and no one knew where You wee but You (Ya Allah)!

And bless him and his family as many times as there are verses and letters in the Qur‘an!

And bless him and his family as many times as those who ask You (Ya Allah) to bless him and bless him and his family as many time as those who neglect to ask You (Ya Allah) to bless him!

And bless him and his family as much as the earth…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Tusalliya ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihii ‘adada maa jaraa bihil-qalamu fii umil-kitaab. Wa ann tusalliya ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihi ‘adada ma khalaqta fii-sab ‘i samaawaatik. Wa ann tusalliya ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihii ‘adada maa anta khaaliquhu fiihinna ilaa yaumil-qiyaamati fi kulli yaumin alfa marrah. Wa ann tusalliya ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihi ‘adada qatril-matori wa kulli qatratin qatarat mi samaa ‘ika ilaa ardhika min-yaumi khalaqtad-dunyaa ilaa yaumil-qiyaamati fi kulli yaumin alfa marrah.

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And bless him and his family as much as the Pen has written the Mother of the Book!

And bless him and his family as much as You (Ya Allah) have created in Your Seven Heavens!

And bless him and is family as much as You (Ya Allah) will create in them until the Day of Resurrection and every day a thousand times!

And bless him and his family in every single Drop of rain and I the total of all the rain which has fallen from Your sky the earth from the Day You (Ya Allah) created this world until the Day of Resurrection and every day a thousand times!

Sunday

* Before reading today’s “Manzil” please read Daily Reading.

DALAILU’L KHAIRAAT SHAREEF

ROMANISED ARABIC

AL-HIZBUS-SAABIH ‘U FII YAUMIL-AHAD

Wa ann tusalliya ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihii ‘adada man sabbahaka waqaddasaka wasajada laka ‘azzamaka min-yaumi khalaqtad-dunya ilaa yaumil-qiyaamati fi qulli yaumin alfa marrah. Wa ann tusalliya ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihii ‘adada kulli sanatin khalaqtahum fiiha min-yaumi khalaqtad-dunyaa ilaa yaumil-qiyaamati fi kulli yaumin alfa marrah. Wa ann tusalliya ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa ‘alihi ‘adadas-sahabil-jaariya. wa ann tusalliya ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihi ‘adada……

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And bless him and his family as many times as Your glorifires, Your (Ya Allah) worshippers, Your prostrated slave and Your magnifiers, from the day You (Ya Allah) created this world until the Day of Resurrectoin every day a thousand times,

And bless him and his family as many times as the years in which You (Ya Allah) created them, from the day You (Ya Allah) created this world until the Day of resurrection every day a thousand times,

And bless him and his family in every sweeping cloud!

And bless him and his family…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Arriyaahiz-zaariyati min-yaumi khalaqtad-dunyaa ilaa yaumil-qiyaamati fi kulli yaumin alfa marrah. Wa ann tusalliya ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihi ‘adada maa habbatir-riyaahu ‘alaihi waharraq kathu minal-aghsooni wal-ashjaari wa-auraaqith-thimari wal-azhaari wa ‘adada maa khalaqta ‘alaa qaraari ardhika wama baina samaawaatika min-yaumi khalaqtad-dunya ilaa yaumil-qiyaamati fi kulli yaumin alfa marra. Wa ann tusalliya ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihi ‘adada amwaaji min-yaumi khalaqtad-dunya ilaa yaumil-qiyaamati fi kulli yaumin alfa marrah. wa ann tusalliya ‘alaihi……

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In every gusting wind from the day You (Ya Allah) created this world until the Day of Resurrection every day a thousand times!

And bless him and his family in the movement of every branch, every tree, every leaf, every fruit and every follower stirred by the wind, and in every wind stirred movement of all created no the earth and within Your heavens from the day You (Ya Allah) created this world until the Day of Resurrection every day a thousand times!

And bless him and his family in every ocean wave from the day You (Ya Allah) created this world until the Day of Resurrection every day a thousand times!

And bless him and

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wa ‘alaa aalihi ‘adadar-ramli wal-hasoo waqulli hajrin-wamadarin khalaqtahu fi mashaariqil-ardhi wamaghaaribiha sahliha wajibaaliha wa-audiyatiha min-yaumi khalaqtad-dunyaa ilaa yaumil-qiyaamati fi kulli yaumin alfa marrah. Wa ann tusalliya ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihi ‘adada nabaatil-ardhi fi qiblatiha wajaufiha washarqiha wagharbiha wasaaliha wajibaalihaa min shajarin-wa-thamariw-wa auraaqiw-wa zar‘in-wa jamii‘i maa akhrajat wa maa yakhruju minhaa min-nabaatiha wabarakaatiha min-yaumi khlaqtad-dunyaa ilaa yaumil-qiyaamati fi kulli alfa marrah. Wa ann tusalliya ‘alaihi …

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And his family in every grain of sand, in every stone, in every rock and every cloud You (Ya Allah) created in the East and in the West, on lowland and on highland, and in the valleys from the day You (Ya Alalh) created this world until the Day of Resurrection every day a thousand times!

And bless him and his family in every tree, every fruit, every leaf and every plant of the earth, in the South and in the West, on the plains and in the hills, and in everything You (Ya Allah) have prodused from it and in everything You (Ya Allah) will prodused from it from the day You (Ya Allah) created this world until the Day of Resurrection every day a thousand times!

And bless him…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wa ‘alaa aalihi ‘adada maa khalaqta minal-insi wal-jinni wash-shayaatini wamaa anta khaaliquhu minhum ilaa yaumil-qiyaamati fi kulli yaumin alfa marrah. Wa ann tusalliya ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihi ‘adada kulli sha’ratin fi abdaanihim wa ujuunihim wa ‘alaa ru- ‘usihim munzu khalaqtad-dunyaa ilaa yaumil-qiyaamati fi kulli yaumin alfa marrah. Wa ann tusloliya ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihi ‘adada an-faasihim waal-faazihim waal-hazihim min-yaumi khalaqtad-dunyaa ilaa yaumil-qiyaamati fi kulli yaumin alfa marrah. Wa ‘ann tusalliya ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihi ‘adada tairaanil-jinni wakhafaqaani…

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And his family in every human being, every jinn and every devil You (Ya Allah) have created from the day You (Ya Allah) created this world until the Day of Resurrection every day a thousand times!

And bless him and his family in every hair on their bodies, on their faces, and on their heads since the time You (Ya Allah) created this world until the Day of Resurrection every day a thousand times!

And bless him and his family in every one of their breaths, in every one of their utterances and in everyone in their glances, from the day You (Ya Allah) created this world until the Day of Resurrection every day a thousand times!

And bless him and his family in every flight of Jinn and in every human…

ROMANISED ARABIC

All-insi miw-yaumin khalaqtad-dunya ilaa yaumil-qiyaamati fi kulli yaumin alfa marrah. Wa ‘ann tusalliya ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihi’adada kulli bahiimatin khalaqtaha ‘alaa ardhika saghiirataw-wa qabiiratan fi mashaariqil-ardhi wa magharibiha mimma ‘ulima wa mimma la ya’lamu ‘ilmahu illaa anta miw yaumin khalaqtad-dunya ilaa yaumil-qiyaamati fi kulli yaumin alfa marrah. Wa ‘ann tusalliya ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihi ‘adada man-lam salli ‘alaihi wa ‘adaad man lam yusalli ‘alaihi ‘adada man yusalli ‘alaihi ilaa yaumil-qiyaamati fi kulli yaumin alfa marrah. Wa ann tusalliya ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihi ‘adadal-ahyaa‘i…

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Human heartbeat from the day You (Ya Allah) created this world until the Day of Resurrection every day a thousand times!

And bless him and his family in every large and every small creature created by You (Ya Allah) in the West and in the East of Your, those which are known and those which knowledge is Yours, alone from the day You (Ya Allah) created this world until the Day of Resurrection every day a thousand times!

And bless him and his family as many times as those who have ask for blessings upon him and as many times as those who have not and as many times as those who will ask until the Day of Resurrection every day a thousand times!

And bless him and his family in every soul,

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wal amwaati wa ‘adada ma khalaqta minn hitaaniw-wa toiriw-wa namliw-wa nahliw-wa hasharaat. Wa ann tusalliya ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihi fillaili izaa yaghsha wannahaari izaa tajallaa. Wa ann tusalliya ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihi fil-aakhirati wal uula. Wa ann tusalliya ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihi munzu kaana fil-mahdi sabiyyan ilaa ann sora kahlam-mahdiyyan faqabaztahu ilaika ‘adlam-mardhiyyal-litab ‘athahu shafi‘ann hafiyya. Wa ann tusalliya ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa alihi ‘adada khalqika wa ridhaa nafsika wazinata arshika wamidaada kalimaatika wa ann tu’tiyahul-wasiilata…

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Alive and dead, in every insect, in every bird, in every ant, an every bee and in every beast You (Ya Allah) have created! And bless him and his family in every darkening night and in every brightening day! And bless him and his family in the end and in the beginning! And bless him and his family from the time he was in the cradle until his time of maturity when You (Ya Allah) took him to Yourself, justly satisfied, and until You (Ya Allah) finally send him as a welcome intercessor! And bless him and his family in all of Your creation, to the extent of Your Pleasure, in the decoration of Your Throne, in the ink of Your words, and grant him the closest access,

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wal fadhiilata waddarajatar-rafii ‘ata wal haudhal-mauruuda walmaqaamal-mahmuuda wal ‘izzal-mamduuda wa ann tu‘azzima burhaanahu wa ann tusharrifa bunyaanahu wa ann tarfa‘a makaanuhu wa ann tasta’milana yaa maulaana bisunnatihii wa ann tumiitana ‘alaa millatih. Wa ann tahshurana fi zumratihi watahta liwaa‘ihii wa ann taj‘alana min-rufaqaa‘ihi wa ann turidana haudhahu wa ann tasqiyanaa bika’sihii wa ann tanfa’anaa bimahabbatihii wa ann tatuuba ‘alaina wa ann tu ‘afiyanaa minn jamii‘il-balaa‘i walbalwaa‘i wal fitani ma zohara minha wamaa botana wa ann tarhamanaa wa ann ta’fuwa ‘anna…

TRANSLATION

The Pre-eminence, the Lofty Rank, the Oft-visited Pool, the Most Praised Station, and the Greatest standing, and enhance his proof, ennoble his stature, raise his station, and have us,. lord, follow his way and have us die following his religion!

And resurrect us in his company, beneath his flag, put us in his assembly, water us at his Pool, have us drink from his drinking bowl, grant us his love, accept our repentance, remove from us all trials and tribulations, inner and outer discord, and have mercy on us, pardon us and forgive us along……

ROMANISED ARABIC

Watagh-firalanaa wali jamii‘il mu’miniina wal mu’minaati wal muslimiina wal muslimaatil-ahyaa‘i minhum wal amwaati wal hamdu lillahi rabbil-‘aalalamiin. Wahuwa hasbi wani’malwakiilu walaa haula walaa quwwata illaa billahil-‘aliyyil-‘aziim. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin-maa saja‘atil-hamaa ‘imu wahamatil-hawaa ‘imu wasarahatil-bahaa ‘imu wanafa atit-tamaa ‘imu washuddatil-‘amaa ‘imu wanamatil-nawaa ‘imu. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin-maa ablajal-isbaahu …

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Men and women and submitted men and women, the living and the dead, and praise be to Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala), Lord of the worlds!

And He suffices me and He (Ya Allah) is the best of Protectors and there is no help and power save in Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala), the High, and the Mighty!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our Master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in the cooing of coves, in the circling of beast around waterholes, in the grazing of cattle, in the wearing of amulets, in the winding of turbans and in the sleeping of slumbers!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in the breaking dawns…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wa habbatir-riyaahu wa dabbatil-ashbaahu wa ta ‘aqabal-ghuduw-wu warrawaahu watuqullidatis-sifaahu wa’tuqilatir-rimaahu wa sahhatil-ajsadu wal-arwah. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammad-iuw-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammad-im-ma daaratil-aflaaku wa darajatil-ahlaaku wa sabbahtil-amlaak. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammad-iuw-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin kamaa sallaita ‘alaa sayyidinaaa Ibraahiima wa baarik ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin kamaaa baarakta ‘alaa sayyidinaa Ibraahiima fil-‘alamiina innaka hamiidun-majiid.

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In the blowing winds, in the creeping shades, in the succeeding morns and eves, in the girding of amour, in the impounding of lances, and in the healing of bodies and souls!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in the rotation of the celestial bodies, in the overshadowing of darkness and in the glorifying of angels!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) just as You (Ya Allah) blessed our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam), and sanctify our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family just as You (Ya Allah) sanctified our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) in all the worlds, for You (Ya Allah) are the Praiseworthy, the Mighty!

ROMANISED ARABIC

Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammad-iuw-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammad-im-ma tola-‘atish-shamsu wama sulliyatil-khamsu wama ta-allaqa barqun-wa tadaffaqa wadquw-wama sabbaha ra’du. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammad-iuw-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammad-im-mil‘assamaawaati wal ardhi wamil‘a maa bainahuma wamil‘a maa shi’ta minn shai‘inn ba’du. Allahumma kamaaa qaama bi-‘aabaa ‘irrisaalati wastanqazal-khalqa minal-jahaalati wa jaahada ahlal-kufri waddhalaalati wada‘aa ilaa tauhiidika waqaasash-shadaa ‘ida fii irshaadi ‘abiidika fa‘aatihilla-humma …

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Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in the rising sun, in the performing of the five daily prayers, in lighting which strikes, in the falling rain and in the pealing of thunder!

Ya Allah bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) to the fullness of the heavens and the earth and to the fullness of whatever is between them and to the fullness of whatever You (Ya Allah) may have created elsewhere!

Ya Allah, as he bore the responsibility of the Message, delivered creation from ignorance, struggle against the people of unbelief and error, call to Your Unity, endured hardships, in guiding Your slaves, then grant him, Ya Allah…

DALAILU’L KHAIRAAT SHAREEF

ROMANISED ARABIC

Su’lahu waballighu mamuulahu wa aatihil-wasiilata wal-fadhiilata waddarajatar-rafii ‘ata wab-ath-hul-maqaamal mahmuudallazi wa ‘adtahuu innaka la tukhliful-miaad. Allahumma waj ‘alna minal-muttabi’iina lishariiatihil-muttasifiina bima-habbatihil-muhtadiina bihadyihii wasiiratihii watawaffana ‘alaa sunnatihii wala tahrimna fadhla shafa‘atihii wahshurna fii atbaa ‘ihil-ghurril-muhajjaliina wa ashyaa‘ihis-saabiqiina wa ashaabil-yamiini yaa arhamar-raahimiin. Allahumma salli ‘alaa malaa ‘ikatika wal-mukarrabiina wa ‘alaa ambiyaa‘ika wal mursaliina wa ‘alaa…

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Ya Allah, his wishes, fulfill his hopes, and give him the Closest Access, the Pre-eminence, the Lofty Rank, and send him to the most praised Station which You (Ya Allah) promised him, for You (Ya Allah) never renege on a promise!

Ya Allah, make us the followers of his law, those know for their love for him, those guided by his guidance and life, and have us die following his way, do not deny the favour of his intercession, and resurrect us among his followers, those shinning with light, his foremost companions, the companions of the right hand, Ya Allah the most Merciful of the Merciful!

Ya Allah, bless Your angels, Your archangels, Your Prophets and Your Messengers, and all the People obedient to You (Ya Allah),

ROMANISED ARABIC

Ahli toa‘atika ajmaiina waj ‘alna bissalaati ‘alaihim minal-marhumiin. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadi-nil-mab‘uuthi minn tihaamata wal aamiri bil ma’ruufi wal istaqaamati wash-shafii‘i la ahlizzunuubi fi ‘arasotil-qiyaama. Allahumma abligh anna nabiyana washafii ‘ana wahabiibanaa afdhalas-salaati wattas-liimi wab athhul-maqaamal-mahmuudal-kariima wa aatihil-fadhiilata wal wasiilata waddarajatar-rafiia ‘tallati wa ‘adtahu fil mauqifil-‘aziim. Wa sallillaahumma ‘alaihi salaatan daa ‘imatan-muttasilatan tatawaalaa wataduum.

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And may our asking for such blessings be a mercy for us!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), the Envoy from Tihama, the Commander and Upholder of justice, the intercessor for the people of sin on the courtyard of the Day of Resurrection!

Ya Allah, send to our Prophet, our advocate and our Beloved, on our behalf, the finest blessings and peace, and send him to the Most Praised and Noble Station, and grant him the Pre-eminence, the Closest Access and the Lofty Rank which You (Ya Allah) have Promised him on the great Day of Standing!

And bless him, Ya Allah, with blessing eternal, continual, continuous and everlasting!

ROMANISED ARABIC

Allhumma salli ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihi ma laaha baariquw-wa zarra shaariqun-wa waqaba ghaasiquw-wanhamara waadiq. Wa salli ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihii mil ‘allauhi wal fadhaa ‘i wamithla nujuumis-samaa ‘i wa ‘adadal-fathri wal hasoo wa salli ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihii salaatal-la tu ‘addu wala tuhsaa. Allahumma soli ‘alaihi zinata arshika wa mablagha ridhaaka wamidaada kalimaatika wa muntahaa rahmati. Allahumma salli ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihii wa azwaajihii wa zurriyyatihii wa baarik ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihi wa azwaajihii wa zurriyyatihii kamaa sallaita wa baarakta ‘alaa sayyidinaa Ibraahiima wa…

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Ya Allah, bless him and his family in the lightening which strikes, in the day which dawns, in the night which obscures and in the rain which pours!

And bless him and his family to the fullness of the Table and the cosmos and in every star and sky and in every raindrop and in every stone, and bless him and his family with blessings innumerable and incalculable!

Ya Allah, bless him in the decoration of Your Throne, to the full extent of Your Pleasure, in the ink of Your words and to the bounds of Your Mercy!

Ya Allah, bless him and his family, his wives and his descendants, and sanctify him and his family, his wives and his descendants just as You (Ya Allah) blessed and sanctified our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam)…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Ibraahiima innaka hamiidun-majiid. Wa jaazihi ‘anna afdhala ma jaazai-ta nabiyyan ‘ann ummatihii waj ‘alna minal-muhtadiina biminhaaji shari ‘atihii wahdina bihadyihii watawaffana ‘alaa millatihi wahshurna yaumal-faza‘il-akbari minal-aaminiina fi zumratihii wa amitnaa ‘alaa hubbihii wa hubbi aalihii wa ashoobihii wa zurriyyatih. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhamamd-in afdhala ammbiyaa ‘ika wa akrami asfiyaa ‘ika wa imaami auliyaa ‘ika wa khaatimi ambiyaa ‘ika wa habiibi…

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And the families of our master Ibraahiim (‘Alaihis-salaam) for You (Ya Allah) are indeed Praiseworthy, the Mighty!

And reward him, on our behalf, better than You (Ya Allah) have rewarded any Prophet on behalf of his nation, and place us among those guided by following his religion, ad resurrect us on the Day of Greatest!

Terror among the faithful in his company and have us die loving him and loving his family, his companions and his descendants!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), the Finest of Your Prophets, the Noblest of Your Friends, the Leader of Your Saint, the Seal of Your Prophets, the Beloved of the Lord of the worlds, the witness for the Messengers,

ROMANISED ARABIC

Rabbil-‘alamiina washahiidil-mursaliina washafii ‘il-muznibiina wa sayyidi uldi aadama ajma’inal-marfuu ‘izzikri fil malaa ‘ikatil-mukarrabiinal-bashhirin-naziiris-siraajil- muniiris-sodikil-amiinil-haqqil-mubiinir-ra ‘ufir-rahiimi alhaadii ilassiraatil-mustaqiimilladhi aataitatu sab’ann minal-mathaani wal quraanal-aziima nabiyyir-rahmati wahaadil-ummati auwali mann tanshaqqu anhul-ardhu wa yadkhulul-jannata wal mu’ayyadi bisayyidinaa jibriila wa sayyidinaa mikaa’ilal-mubashari…

TRANSLATION

The advocate of the sinners, the master of all the children of Adam (‘Alaihis-salaam), the One mentioned highly among the Highest Angels, the news bringer, the Warner, the shinning Lamp, the truthful One, the trustworthy One, the clear Truth, the compassionate and Merciful One, the guide to the straight Path, and to whom You (Ya Allah) granted the Seven oft-mentioned verses and the Mighty Qur ‘an, the Prophet of Mercy, the guide of the Nation, the first upon whom the earth breathed and the First to enter the Garden, the one supported by our master Gabriel (‘Alaihis-salaam) and our master Michael (‘Alaihis-salaam),

ROMANSIED ARABIC

Bihi fit-tauraati wal injiilil-mustafal-mujtabal-muntakhabi abil-qaasimi sayyidinaa Muhammadib-ni Abdillahib-ni abdil-muttalibib-ni haashim. Allahumma salli ‘alaa malaa‘ikatika wal mukarrabiinal-laziina yusabbihuunal-laila wannahaara laa yafturuuna wala ya’suunallaha maa amarahum wayaf‘aluuna ma yu’maruun. Allahumma wa kamaas-tofaitahum sufaraa‘a ilaa rusulika wa umanaa ‘a ‘alaa wahyika washuhadaa ‘a ‘alaa khalqika wakharaqtalahum kunufa hujuka wa atla’tahum ‘alaa maknuuni

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The One announced in the Torah and in the Gospel, the chosen One, the Elected One, the Selected One, Father of Qasim, our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), son of Abdullah, son of AbdulMuttalib, son of Hashim!

Ya Allah, bless Your highest angels who glorify You (Ya Allah) ceaselessly, night and day, and who never disobey Allah (subhaanahu wa ta’ala) in what He has ordered and who carry out what they have been ordered to do!

Ya Allah, just as You (Ya Allah) have chosen them to be envoys to Your Messengers, Guardians of Your Revelation and Witnesses over Your Creation, and have allowed them to pass the folds of Your Veils, and have given them access to Your hidden unseen Realms,

ROMANISED ARABIC

Ghaibika wakhtarta minhum khazanatan-lijannatika wahamalatan-liarshika waja‘altahum minn akthari junuudika wa faddaltahum ‘alal-waraa waskantahumus-samaawaatil-ulaa wanazzahtahum anil-ma‘asi waddanaa‘aati waqaddastahum anil-naqaaissi wal aafaati fasalli ‘alaihim salaatan daa‘imatan taziiduhum biha fadhlaw-wataj‘aluna li istighfaarihim bihaa ahla. Allahumma wa salli ‘alaa jamii‘i anbiyaa ‘ika warusulikallaziina sharahta suduurahum wa auda’tahum hikmataka watawwaq tahum nubuwwataka wa anzalta…

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And have chosen them to be the Guardians of Your Garden and Bearers of Your throne, and have made them the most numerous of Your Soldiers and have favored them over mortal men, and have populated the High Heavens with them, and have freed them from disobedience and baseness, and have sanctified them from short coming and misfortunes, so bless them eternally and may this request serve as a means of increasing their favour and a means of their asking forgiveness for us!

Ya Allah, bless al of Your Prophets and Messengers whose hearts You (Ya Allah) have opened, to whom You (Ya Allah) have entrusted Your wisdom, whom You (Ya Allah) have empowered with Your Prophet hood,

ROMANISED ARABIC

‘alaihim kutubaka wahadaita bihim khalqaka wa da ‘au ilaa tauhiidika wa shauwaqu ilaa wa’dika wa khauwafu min-wa ‘iidika wa arshadu ilaa sabiilika wa qaamu bihujjatika wadaliilika wasallimil-laahumma ‘alaihim tasliimaw-wahab lana bissalaati ‘alaihim ajran aziimaa. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammad-iuw-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhamamd-in salaatan daa‘imatan-maqbuulatan-tu’addi biha ‘anna haqqahul-‘aziim. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin saahibil-husni waljamaali wal bahjati wal kamaaali wal bahaa ‘i…

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To whom You (Ya Allah) have revealed Your Books, by whom Your creation have been guided, who have to Your Utility, who have looked forward to Your promise and feared Your Threat, who have guided to Your Path, who have up head Your Proof and Your Evidence, and grant them abundant peace, Ya Allah, and through this request for them bestow upon us a mighty reward! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) blessing eternally acceptable and which discharge us of his overwhelming rights over us! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), the Possessor of beauty and handsomeness, of splendor and perfection, of radiance and light….

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wannuuri walwildaani wal huuri wal ghurafiwalqusuri wallisaanish-shakuuri wal qalbil-mashquuri wal ‘ilmil-mashhuuri wal jaishil-mansuuri wal baniina wal banaati wal azwaajit-tohiraati wal uluwwi ‘alad-darajaati wazzamzami wal maqaami wal mash‘aril-haraami wajtinaabil-aathaami watarbiyatil-aitaami wal hajji watilaawatil-qur-aani watasbiihir-rahmaani wasiyaami ramadhaana walliwaa‘ il-ma’quudi wal karami wal juudi walwafaa ‘i bil uhuudi saahibir-raghbati wattarghiibi wal baghlati wal najiibi wal haudhi wal qadhiibi…

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Of youthful servants and houris, of chambers and palaces, of a grateful tongue and a praiseworthy heart, of renowned knowledge and the victorious army, of sons and daughters, of pure wives, of the highest of ranks, of the spring of Zamzam, of the maqam Ibraahiim, of the holy sanctuary, of infallibility, of an orphan’s upbringing, of the Hajj, of the qur‘anic recitation, of glorification of the All-Merciful, of the Ramadan fast, of the Flag, of nobility and generosity, the Fulfiller of promises, the possessor of longing for Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala), the one who kindled such longing in others, the Owner of the mule, of noble birth, of the Pool…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Nabiyyil-auwabin-naatiqi bissowaabil-man‘uuti fil kitaabin-nabiyyi abdillallahin-nabiyyi kanzillallahin-nabiyyi hujjatillallahin-nabiyyi mann ato‘ahu faqad ato‘allahi wa mann asoohu faqad ‘asallaha-an-nabiyyil-‘arabiyyil-qurashiyiz

-zamzamiyyil-makiyyit-tihaami soohibil-wajhil-jamiili wattarfil-kahiili wal khaddil-assiili wal kauthari wassal-sabiili qaahiril-mudhaa-adiina mubiidil-kaafirina wa qaatilil-mushrikiina qaa‘idil-ghurril-muhajjaliina ilaa jannaatin-maiimi wajawaaril-kariimi soohibi sayyidinaa jibriila…

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Of the scepter, the Prophet of Return, the speaker with Reward, the One mentioned in the Book, the Prophet of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala), the Prophet-Treasure of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala), the Prophet-Proof of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala), the Prophet obedience to whom is the same as obedience to Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala), and to whom disobedience to Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala), the Arabian Prophet, the Quraishi Prophet, the zamzami Prophet, the Mecca, Prophet the Tihami Prophet, the possessor of the handsome face, the naturally mascared eyebrows, the noble cheeks, and the Springs of Kawthar and Salsabil, the conqueror of the Arabic speaking peoples, the Destroyer of the unbelievers, the slayer of the polytheists, the Guide to the Divine Garden and Vicinity of the Benevolent (Allah Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) for those with shining faces and shining limbs, the companion of our master Gabriel (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him,…

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ROMANISED ARABIC

‘Alaihis-salaamu warasuuli rabbil-‘aalamiina washafii‘il-muznibiina waghaayatil-ghamaam. Wa misbaahiz-zhalaami waqamarit-tamaami Sallallahu’alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihil-Mustafaina minn athari jibillatin salaatan daa ‘imatan ‘alal-abadi ghaira mudhmahillatin Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihi salaatay-yatajaddadu biha hubuuruhu wayusharrafu biha fil mi ‘aadi ba’thuhu wanushuuruhu faSallallahu ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihil-anjumit-towali ‘i salaatan tajuudu ‘alaihim ajwadal-ghuyuuthil-hawaami ‘i arsalahu minn arjahil-arabi miizaanan-wa audhahiiha …

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The Messenger of the lord of the worlds, the advocate for sinners even though their sins reach the limits of the clouds, the Lamp of the Darkness and the full moon, may Allah, s blessings be upon him and his more purely chosen family blessings eternal and everlasting, never diminishing, the blessings of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) be upon him and his family!

Blessing by means of which his happiness is renewed, his sending and his resurrection on the Promised day are honored!

Bless him and his family, the Rising Stars, blessings more generous than abundant pouring rains!

Send them to the one who of all the Arabs is more just, more eloquent,

ROMANISED ARABIC

Bayaanaw-wa afsoohiha lisaanaw-wa ashmakhihaa iimaanaw-wa ‘aalaaha maqaamaw-wa ahlaaha kalaamaw-wa aufaaha zimaamaw-wa asfaaha raghaama. Fa au dhohat-tariikhota wanasohal-khaliiqota wa shahharal-islaama wa kassaral-asnaama wa azharal-ahkaama wahazoral-haraama wa ‘amma bil-in‘aami Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihi fi kulli mahfilin-wa maqaamin afdhalas-salaati wassalaami Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihi ‘audan-wa ba‘a. Salaatan taquunu zakhiiratan-wa wirdan Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihi salaatan taa ‘ammatan zaakiyataw-wa sallallahu ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihi salaatan-yatba ‘uha…

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Greater in faith, higher in station, more articulate in words, more careful of the rights of others and purer in his aversion for others.

For the enlightened the Path and advised creation, made Islam known and smashed the idols, made justice appear and forbid the prohibited, and spread favours to the whole worlds, the blessings of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) be upon him and his family at every gathering and every spot, the best of Allah, s blessings and peace be upon him and his family over and over again! Blessings, which are a source of treasure, the blessings of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) be upon him and his family, complete and pure blessings, and the blessings of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) be upon him and his family, blessings ensued by fragrances and scent,

ROMANISED ARABIC

Ruuhun-wa rihaanuw-wa ya’qubuha maghfiratuw-wa ridhwaan. Wa sallallahu ‘alaa afdhala mann toba minhun-nijaaru wasama bihil-fakhaaru wastanaarat binuuri jabiinihil-aqmaar. Watadhaa‘alat ‘inda juudi yamiinihil-ghamaa ‘imu wal bihaaru sayyidinaa wanabiyyinaa Muhammadi-nilladhi bibaahirii aayaatihii adhoaa‘atil-anjaadu wal aghwaaru wabimu’jizaati aayytihi nataqal-kitaabu watawaa taratil-akhbaaru sallallahu ‘alaihi wa ‘alaa aalihi wa ashaabihil-laziina haajaru linusratihii wanasoruuhu fi hijratihii fani’mal-muhaajiruuna wa ni’mal-ansooru salaatan…

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Succeeded by forgiveness and satisfaction!

And the blessing of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) be upon the One through whom are lineage was most permeated with goodness, and because of whom was exalted, and through the light of whose cheeks the moons were illuminated! And the generosity of hid right hand illuminated the clouds and seas, our master and Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), who by the splendor of his signs illuminated the highlands and the lowlands, and by the miracles of his signs the Book was enunciated and the Good news was transmitted, the blessings of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) be upon him and his family, and his companions who emigrated to help him and help him to emigrate, and blessed be the Emigrants and blessed be the Helpers…

ROMANISED ARABIC

naamiyatan daa‘iamatan-ma saja‘at fii aikihal-atyaaru wa hama‘at biwablihad-diimatul-midraaru dhoo ‘afallaahu ‘alahi daa‘ima salaati. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammad-iuw-wa ‘alaa aalihit-tayyibiinal-kiraami salaatam-mausuulatan daa ‘imatal-ittisooli bidawaami ziljilaali wal ikraam. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadi-nilladhi huwa qutbul-jalaalati wash-shamsun-nubuwwati warrisaalati walhaadi minadh-dholaalati walmunqizu minal-jahaalati Sallallahu…

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Blessings with grow and are the eternal for as long as birds cool in the forests, rain streams down in abundance, and multiply the eternal blessings upon him!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and his good and noble family with blessing which are perpetual and eternally bound up with the duration of the Owner of Majesty and Nobility!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) who is the Pole of Majesty, the sun if Prophet hood (‘Alaihis-salaam) and the Message, the Guide away from error and the critic of ignorance,

ROMANISED ARABIC

‘Alaihi wasallama salaatan daa‘imatal-ittisooli wattawaali muta‘aaqibatan bita‘aqubil-ayyaami wallayaali.

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The blessings and peace of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) be upon him, eternal blessings bound up with, and successively repeating in accorandancewith, the alternation of days and nights!

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ROMANISED ARABIC

Al-hizbuth-tha minu fi yaumil lith nainii Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadi-nin-nabiyyiz-zaahidi rasuulil-malkis-soomadil-waahidi Sallallahu ‘alaihi wassallama salaatan daa ‘imatan ilaa muntahal-abadi bilan-qitoo ‘in-wala nafaadin salaatan tunjeenaa bihaa min harri jahannama wabai’sal-mihaad. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammidi-nin-nabiyyil-ummiyi wa ‘alaa alihi wasallim salaatan-la yuhsoo lahaa ‘adadun-walaa yu‘addu lahaa madad. Alalahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin salaatan….

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Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), the aesthetic Prophet, the Messenger of only Eternal King, and Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala), s blessing and peace be upon him, blessings which are eternal, and which reach the farthest limit of eternity, with no break and depletion, blessings which save us from the heat of Helfire, an evil resting place!

Ya Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), the Unlettered (not thought to read and write by any human being) Prophet, and his family, blessing which are uncountable and blessing whose supply is not impeded!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), blessing which…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Tukrimu bihaa mathwaahu watuballighu bihaa yaumal-qiyaamati minash-shafaa-‘ati ridhaah. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadi-nin-nabiyil-aseelis-sayyidin-nabililladhi jaa‘a bil-wahyi watanziili wa-audhoha bayaanat-taaviili wa jaa‘ahul-amiinu saiyidunaa Jibriilu alaihis-salaamu bilkaraamati wat-tafdhiili wa asraa bihil-malikul-jaliilu fillailil-bahiimit-toviili fakashafa lahu ‘ann ‘alal-malakuuti wa araahu sanaa‘al jabaruuti wanazhoro ilaa qudratil-hayyid-daa ‘imil-baaqilladhi laa yamuut.

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Which enable his abode and blessings, which procure on the Day of judgement pleasure from his intercession!

Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), the Prophet of noble origin, the highbred master, who came with inspiration revelation, and who clarified the meaning of interpretation, and to whom came the faithful one, our master Gabriel (‘Alaihis-salaam), peace be upon him, with honour and dignity, and who journeyed with him to the King, the Glorious one, on the long dark Night and revealed to him the Heights of the kingdoms of Heavens, and showed him the supremacy of the omnipotence of the Heavens, and who saw the Power of Living, the Eternal, the abiding, the one who never dies!

ROMANISED ARABIC

Sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallama salaatam-maqruunatam-biljamaali wal-husni wal-kamaaali wal-khairi wal-ifdhool. Alalhumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adadal-aqtaar. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammad-iuw-wa‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada waraqil-ashjaar. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammad-iuw-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada zabadil-bihaar. Wa salli ‘alaa Muhammad-iuw ‘adadal-anhaar. Wa salli ‘aala sayyidinaa Muhammad-iuw-wa ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada ramlis-sohaaraa…

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Allah,s blessing and peace be upon him, blessings which are permeated with beauty, with perfection, with goodness and with favour! Ya Allah, bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as many times as there are drops of rain! Ya Allah bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as many times as they are leaves of rain! And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) in as much abundance as there is foam upon the sea! And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as many times as there are rivers! And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and family of our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as there are grains of send in the desert and in the…

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wal qifaar. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammad-iuw-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada thiqlil-jibaali wa ahjaar. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada ahlil-jannati wa ahlinnar. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammad-iuw-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adadal-abraari wal fujjaar. Wa salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aali sayyidinaa Muhammadin ‘adada maa yakhtalifu bihil-lailu wannahar. Waj ‘alilla-humma salaatana ‘alahi hijaabam-min azaabinnaari wa sababal-li‘ibbaahati daaril qaraari innaka antal aziizul-ghaffaar.

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Wilderness! And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as much as the weight of all mountains and all rocks! And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), as many times as there are dwellers of The gardens and dwellers of The Fire! And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as many times as there are righteous and as many times there are corrupt ones! And bless our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) as many times as the right has alternated with the day! And make, Ya Allah, our asking for blessings upon him a shield which give us protection from the punishment of The Fire and a means of us gaining permission to enter the abode of Permanence, for You are the Mighty, the forgiving!

ROMANISED ARABIC

Wa Sallallahu ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammad-iuw-wa ‘alaa aalihit-tayyibiina wa zurriyatihil-mubaarakiina wasohabatihil-akramiina wa azwaajihii ummahaatil-mu’miniina salaatan-mausuulatan tata –rad-dadu ilaa yaumiddiin. Alalhumma salli ‘alaa sayyidil abraari wa zainil mursaliinal akhyaari wal akrami man azlama ‘alahil lailu wa ashraqa ‘alaihin nihaar. Thalaatha. Allahumma yaazal-mannilladhi la yukaafam-tinaanuhu wattau-lilladhi la yujaazaa in‘aamuhu wa ihsaanuhu nas‘aluka bika walanas aluka bihaa ahadin ghairika ‘ann tutliqa…

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And Allah, s blessing and peace be upon him our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and upon his virtuous family, his blessed descendants, his Honoured companions and his wives, Mother of the Believers, blessings which are continual and frequent until the Day of judgement!

Ya Allah, bless the master of righteous, the adornment of the Messengers, the Choicest and Noblest ever to have been cloaked in the darkness of the night or bathed in the light of the day! (Three Times)

Ya Allah, The Master of Favour, Whose strength and might are unequalled, and whose favour and virtue are beyond compare, we ask You (Ya Allah) and nobody else but You (Ya Allah), …

ROMANISED ARABIC
Alsinatanaa ‘I-nassu‘aali watuwaffiqanaa lisalihil-‘aamaali wataj‘alanaa minal-aaminiina yaumar-rajfi wazzalaazili yaa zal-‘izzati waljalaal. As-‘aluka ya nuuran-nuuri qablal-azminati wadduhuur. Antal-baaqi bilazawaali nil-ghaniyyu bilamithaalinil-qudduusut-toohirul-‘aliyyul-qaahirul-lazi la yuhiitu bihi makaanuw-wala yashtamilu ‘alaihizamaan. As‘aluka bi-asmaa ‘ikal-husnaa kulliha wabi‘aazami asmaa ‘ika ilayka wa ashrafiha ‘indaka manzilataw-wa ajzaliha ‘indaka thawaaban-wa asra‘iha minka ijaabatan wabismikal-makhzuunil-maknuuni…

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To loosen our tongue in blessing You (Ya Allah), and grant us success in doing good works, and make us among the trustworthy ones on the Day of convulsions and Earthquakes, Ya Allah the Master of Might and Glory!I ask You (Ya Allah), The Light of the Light, which was before Time and Eternity!You (Ya Allah) are the abiding with no ending, the Rich with no equal, the Holy, the Pure, the High, the Powerful, the One who is neither encompassed by space nor contained by time!I ask You (Ya Allah) in all of Your most beautiful names and in the Greatest of Your names, and for the sake of the rank most noble to You (Ya Allah), and for the sake the reward most plentiful with You (Ya Allah), and for the sake of the promptest response from You (Ya Allah), and in Your protected and Hidden Name,

ROMANISED ARABIC

Al-jaliilil-ajallil-kabiiril-akbaril-aziimil-‘aazamilladhi tuhibbuhu watardha ‘amman da‘aka bihii watastajiibu lahuu duaa‘ah. As alukallahumma bilaa ilaahi illah antal-hannaanul-munnaanu badii‘ussamaawaati wal ardhi dhuljilaali wal ikraami ‘alimul-ghaibi wash-shahaadatil-kabiirul-muta’al. Wa as-‘aluka bi ismikal-azzimil-‘aazamilladhii izaa du‘iita bihii ajabta wa izaa su‘ilta bihii aatoita wa as‘aluka bi-ismikallazii yazillu li‘azamatihil-‘uzamaa‘u wal muluuku wassibaa‘u wal hawaa-ammu wakullu shaiin khaqtahu

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The Most Exalted. the Exalted, the Greatest of the Great, the Most Magnificent of the Magnificent, the One who responds to and satisfies him who calls upon You (Ya Allah) in them and whose prayer is accepted!I ask You, Ya Allah, there is no god but You (Ya Allah), the compassionate the Benefactor, creator of the Heavens and the Earth, Master of Glory and Honor, the knower of the Unseen and the Seen, the Great, the Exalted!I ask You (Ya Allah) in Your Greatest Name in which when we pray, our prayer is granted, and in which when we make a request, our request is granted, and I ask You (Ya Allah) in the name in which we humble with its might the mighty ones the kings, the lions, the reptiles and everything You (Ya Allah) have created

ROMANISED ARABIC

Yaa Allahu ya rabbis-tajib da’wati yaa man-lahul-‘izzatu waljabaruutu yaa zalmulki wal malakuuti ya mann huwa hayyul-la yamuutu subhaanaka rabbi maa ‘aazama shaanaka wa arfa‘a makaanaka anta rabbi ya mutaqaddisan fi jabaruutihii ilaika arghabu wa iyyaaka arhabu ya ‘azzimu yaa kabiiru yaa jabbaaru yaa qaadiru yaa qawwiyun tabarakta yaa ‘aziimu ta‘a laita ya ‘aliimu subhaanaka yaa ‘aziimu subhaanaka yaa jaliilu as-aluka bi-ismikal-‘aziimit-taa‘ammil-kabiiri anl-la tusallito ‘alaina jabbaaran ‘ aniidaw-wala shaitaanan…

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Ya Allah, Ya Allah the Lord, accept my prayer! Ya Allah You (Ya Allah) to whom is the majesty and omnipotence, Ya Allah the Master of Sovereignty and Kingdoms, Ya Allah You (Ya Allah) who are the living who never dies, glory to You (Ya Allah)! Lord, what is greater than Your Rank, higher than Your Position? You (Ya Allah) are my Lord! Ya Allah the Holy One in His omnipotence, I beseech You (Ya Allah) and I fear You (Ya Allah)! Ya Allah the Great, Ya Allah the Majestic, Ya Allah the Powerful, Ya Allah the Almighty, Ya Allah the Strong, You (Ya Allah) have blessed Yourself! Ya Allah the Great One, You (Ya Allah) have exalted Yourself! Ya Allah the knowing One, glory to You (Ya Allah), Ya Allah the Great One, glory to You (Ya Allah)! Ya Allah Splendid One, I ask You (Ya Allah) in Your great, perfect and majestic name, not to give dominion over me to the tyrant, the stubborn one, rebellious Satan,

ROMANISED ARABIC

Mariidaw-walaa insaanan hasuudan-wala dho‘iifan-minn khalqika walaa shadiidan-walaa baa‘arran-walaa fajiranw-wala ‘abiidaw-wala ‘aniidaa. Allahumma innii as-‘aluka fa innii ashhadu annaka antalla-hullazi laa ilaaha illaa antal-waahidul-ahaduss-samadullazi lamyalid walam yulad walam yakullahu kufwan ahad. Ya huwa ya man la huwa illa huwa ya man laa ilaaha ilaaha illa huwa yaa azaliyyu yaa abadiyyu ya dahriyyu ya daimumiyyu ya man huwal-hayyullazi laa yamuutu yaa ilaahana wa ilaaha kulli sha‘in ilaahaw-wahidal-laa ilaaha illaa anta. Allahumma

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An envious man, the weak among Your creation, the oppressive one, the ruinous one, the corrupt one, the enslaved one, or the willful one!Ya Allah, I ask You (Ya Allah) and I bear witness that You (Ya Allah) are Allah, and there is no god but You (Ya Allah), the One, the Only, the Eternal, the One who neither begets nor is begotten, and there is nothing like Him!. He! (Ya Allah) the One who there is no other he but He! (Ya Allah) the One there is no god but He! (Ya Allah) my infinity! (Ya Allah) my Eternity! (Ya Allah) My Everlasting! (Ya Allah) The One who is the Living who does not die! (Ya Allah) Our God and God of every thing, God, Alone, there is no god but You (Ya Allah)!Ya Allah,

ROMANISED ARABIC

Faateros-samaawaati wal ardhi ‘ aalimal-ghaibi wash-shahadatir-rahmaanir-rahiimal-haiyal-qayuumad

-daiyaanal-hannaanal mannaanal-baa ‘I-thal-waaritha dhaljalaali wal ikraam. Quluubul-khalaa‘iki biyadika nawaasiihim ilaika fa anta tazra‘ul-khaira fi quluubihim watamhush-sharra izaa shi’ta minhum. Fa as-‘alukallahumma ann tamhu minn qalbi qulla shain takrahuhuu wa ann tahshuwa qalbi minn khashyatika wama’rifatika warahbatika warragh-bata fiimaa ‘indaka wal ‘amna wal ‘ aafiyata wa’tif

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Creator of the Heavens and Earth, knower of the unseen and the Seen, the compassionate, the Merciful, the Living, the Everlasting, the Judge, the Benefactor, the Munificence, the Reviver, the Inheritor, the master of Glory and Honor!

The hearts of all creatures are between Your hands, we entrust them to You (Ya Allah), for You (Ya Allah) cause goodness to grow in their hearts and You (Ya Allah) erase the evil from them As You (Ya Allah) like! So I ask You (Ya Allah), Ya Allah, that You (Ya Allah) erase from my hearts everything’s that You (Ya Allah) hate and fill my heart with fear of You (Ya Allah), knowledge of You (Ya Allah), awe of You (Ya Allah), longing for what is with You (Ya Allah), and security and Well-being, and have pity on us…

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ROMANISED ARABIC

Alaina bir-rahmati wal barakati minka wa alhimnaas-sawaaba wal hikmah. Fanas ‘alukallahumma ‘ilmal-khaa ‘ifiina wa inaabatal-mukhbitiina wa ikhlaasol-muqiniina wa shukros-sobiriina wataubatos-siddiqiin. Wanas alukallahumma binuuri wajhikallazi malaa arkaana arshika ann tazra‘a fi qalbi ma’rifatika hatta ‘aarifaka haqqa ma’rifataka kamaaa yambaghii ann tu’rafa bihii wasallallahu ‘alaa saiyidinaa Muhammad-iuw-wa nabiyyinaaa wa maulaana Muhammadin khaatimin-nabiyyiina wa imaamil-mursaliina wa ‘alaa…

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With Mercy and blessings from You (Ya Allah), and inspire in us that which is proper and wise!

And I ask You (Ya Allah) , Ya Allah, for the knowledge for those who fear, the repentance of the humble, the sincerity of those who are certain, the gratitude of the patient, and the penitence of all the truthful ones!

And I ask You (Ya Allah), Ya Allah by the light of Your Face which fill every corners of Your Throne, that You (Ya Allah) cause to grow in my heart knowledge of You (Ya Allah) until I know You (Ya Allah), Your true knowledge, in a what that You (Ya Allah) should be known, and the blessings and abundant peace of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) be upon our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), the Seal of the Prophets and Leader of Messengers,

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Aalihii wa sahbihii wasallama tasliimaw-walhamdu lillahi rabbil-‘aalamiin. Wa huwa hasbuna wa ni’mal-wakiilu walaa haula walaa quwwata illa billahil-aliyyil-‘aziim. Allahummagh-fir limu ‘allifihii waliqaari‘ihi walikaatibihii warhamhum waj‘alhum minal-mahshuriina fi zumratin-nabiyyiinaa wassiddiqiina wash-shuhadaa‘i wassalihiina yaumal-qiyaamati bifadhlika yarahmaanu ya rahiim. Waghfi-rillahumma lana waliwaalidainaa wali-ustaaziina wali mashaa‘ikhina wali jamii‘il mu’miniina wal mu’minaati wal muslimiina wal muslimaatil-ahyaa‘i minhum

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And upon the family and his companions, and praise be to Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala), the Lord of the worlds!

Ya Allah, forgive the author and have mercy upon him and make him among those who are gather together in the company of the Prophets and truthful ones, and martyrs and righteous ones, through Your favor, Ya Allah the compassionate One!

And forgive us, Ya Allah, and our parents, our masters, our sheikhs, and all the believing men and women, and surrounding men and women, alive and dead,

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Wal amwaati bi rahmatika yaa arhamar-rahimiin. Thumma tuqra‘u haazihil-kalimaatu arba‘ata ‘ashara marrataw-wahiya haaza. Allahumma salli ‘alaa badrit-tamam. Allahumma salli ‘alaa nuuriz-zholaam. Allahumma salli ‘alaa miftaahi daaris-salam. Allahumma salli ‘alash-shafii‘i fil jamii‘il-anaam. Thumma tuqra‘u haazihil-abyaatul-mansuubatu lilmu‘allifi ya rahmatallahi inni khaaifuw-wajilun ya ni’matallahi inni muflisun ‘aani……

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Through Your mercy, Ya Allah the Most Merciful of the Merciful!

And accept his repentance for You (Ya Allah) are the Forgiving, the Merciful!

Ya Allah, Amen, Ya Allah the Lord of the Worlds!

(Then Read the Following Phrases Fourteen Times Each)

Ya Allah, bless the Perfect full Moon! Ya Allah, bless the Light of the Darkness!

Ya Allah, bless the Key to the Abode of Peace!

Ya Allah, bless the intercessor of all creation!!

Then read the following verses ascribe to the author

O Mercy of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala)! I am afraid, filled with dread,

O Grace of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) I am ruined Help me !

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Wa laisa li ‘amlun alqal-‘aliima bihii

siwaa muhabbatikal-‘uzmaa wa iimaani

faqun amaani minn sharril-hayaati wa minn

shaaril-mamaati wa minn ihraaqi juthmaani

waqun ghinayallazi ma ba’dahu falasun

wakun fakaakiya minn aghlaali issyaani

tahiyyatus-samadil-maulaa warahmatuhu

ma ghannatil-wurqu fii auraaqi aghsaanii

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And I have no goods acts with which to All knowing! But great love for You (Ya Allah) and my faith!Be my protection from the evil of life and from The evil of death and from the burning of my mortal frame!And fulfill my every need saving me from ruin! And be my release from the fetters of disobedience!As abundant as the leave in the leafiness of the boughs,

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‘Alaika ya ‘urwatiyal-uthqa waya sanadi

al-aufaa wa mam-mad-huhu rauhi waraihani

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Upon You (Ya Allah), Ya Allah the Trusty handhold, Ya Allah the My support!

The Faithful One and whomever praise him spiritually and fragrantly!

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THUMMA TUQRA ‘UL FATIHATU LIL MU‘ALLIFI WA HAAZAD DUAA‘U YUQRA’U AQIIBA KHATMI DALAAIL I`LIL KHAIRAT

BISMILLA HIRRAHMAN NIRRAHIM

Alalhumma ashrah bissalaati ‘alaihi suduuronaa. Wa yassir bihaa umuurana. Wa farrij bihaa humumana. Wakshif bihaa ghumumana. Wagh-fir bihaa zunuubana. Waqzi biha duyunana. Wa asslih bihaa ahwaalana. Wa balligh bihaa aamaalana. Wata qabbal biha taubatana. Waghsil biha hubatana. Wansurbihaa hujjatana. Wa tahhir bihaa…

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Then read the Fatihah for the author and the following supplication which is the seal of (The index of Good things)

In the name of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala), all-merciful, the Mercy giving

Ya Allah, through our asking for blessings upon him expands our hearts! And thereby ease our affairs! And dispel our anxieties!

And remove our sorrow! And thereby forgive our sins!

And relieve our debts! And improve our states!

And thereby fulfill our hopes! And accept our repentance!

And cleans ours misdeeds! And thereby help our pleas!

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Alsinata. wa anisi bihaa wahshatana. Warham bihaa ghurbatana. Waj ‘alha nuran baina aidiina wamin khalfina. Wa ann aimaanina. Wa ‘ann shamaa‘ilina. Wamin fauqina wamin tahtina. Wa fi hayaatinaa wa mautinaa wa fi qubuurinaa wa hashrinaa wa nashrina wa zillan fil-qiaamati ‘alaa ru‘usina. Wa thaqqil bihaa mawaaziina hasanatin. Wa -adim barakaatihaa ‘alainaa hatta nalqaa nabiyyinaaa wa sayyidinaa Muhammadin Sallallahu ‘alahi wa ‘alaa ‘alihii wasallama wa nahnu aaminuuna mutma ‘innuuna farihuuna mustab shiruun. Wala tuqarriq bainanaa…

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And purify our tongues! And end our loneliness!

And thereby relieve our separation! And make it a light in front of us and behind us! To our right! And to our left! And about us and beneath us! And in our lives and in our deaths! And in our graves and in our gathering and in our resurrection and shade for us on the Day of Judgement over our heads! And weight down the scales thereby with good actions! And repeat its blessing on us until we meet with our Prophet our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam), Allah, s blessing and peace be upon him and his family and we are believing, we are certain, we are overjoyed and we are the receivers of good news!

And do not separate us…

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Wa bainahu hattaa tudkhilanaa madkhalahu watu’wiyanaa ‘alaa jawaarihil kariimi ma‘allaziina an ‘amta ‘alaihim minan-nabiyyiinaa was-siddiqiinaa wash-shuhadaa‘i was-soolihiina wa-hasuna ‘ulaa‘ika rafiiqa. Allahumma innaa aamanna bihii Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallama walam narahu famattai’na. Allahumma fiddaaraini biru’ yatihii wathabbit qulubanaa ‘alaa mahabbatihi. Wasta’milnaa ‘alaa sunnatihi. Watawaffanaa ‘alaa millatihi. Waashurna fi zumratihin-naajiyati wahizbihil muflihiin. Wanfa’na biman-towat ‘alaihi quluubunaa mim mahabbatihi Sallallahu…

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From him until you make us enter through his entrance hall accommodate us in his noble neighbourhood with those You (Ya Allah) have favoured among the Prophets, the Truthful Ones, the Martyrs and the Righteous Ones, and what a fine company they are! Ya Allah, we have believed in him, the blessings and peace of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) be upon him, without seeing him, so make us enjoy, Ya Allah, a vision of him in the two realms and keep our hearts always in love with him! And establish us upon his way!

And cause us to die following his religion! And resurrect us in his secure company and party of success! And avail us of that love of him, and blessings and peace of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) be upon him, which is locked away in our hearts…

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‘Alaihi wa sallama yauma laa jadda walaa maala walaa baniin. Wa auridnaa haudhahul asfa. Wasqinaa biqaasihil aufa. Wa yassir ‘alaina ziyaarata haramika wa haramihii min qabli ‘ann tumiitana. Wa adim ‘alainal-li-aqaamata biharaamika wa haramihi Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallama ilaa ann natawaffa. Allahumma inna nastashfi‘u bihii ‘alaika iz hauwa aujahush shufa’aa ‘alaik. Wanata-wassalu bihii ilaiki iz huawa ‘azamu man uqsima bihaq-qihii ‘alaika. wanata was bihii ilaika izhua aqrabul wasaaili ilaik.

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On the day when there will be no ancestors, no wealth and no sons (that is, to speak up for us)

And have us drink at his Purest pools!

To drink from his Fullest chalice!

And Facilitate for us a visit to Your Sacred place (Mecca) and his Sacred Place (Medina Shareef) before cause us to die!

And make our stay at Your Sacred Place and His Sacred Place, the blessing and peace of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) be upon him, last until we pass away!

Ya Allah, we seek his intercession with You (Ya Allah), for he is the most lauded intercession with You (Ya Allah)!

And we entreat You (Ya Allah) though him for he is the greatest one to entreat You (Ya Allah)!

We seek access to You (Ya Allah) through him for he is the closest access to You (Ya Allah)!

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Nashku ilaika yaa rabbi qaswata qulubina. Wa qathrata zunubina. Wa toula aamaalina. Wafasaada ‘aamaali. Wataka sulanaa anit to‘aat. Wahujuumanaa ‘alal mukhaalifaat. Fani’mal mushtakaa ilaihi anta ya rabbi bika nastanssiru ‘alaa ‘aadaa ‘ina. Wa ‘ann fusinaa fansurna. Wa ‘alaa fadhlika nata waqqalu fi solaahinaa fala taqilnaa ilaa ghairika yaa rabbana. Allahumma wa ilaa janaabi rasuulika Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallama nantasibu fala tuba‘idna. Wa bibaabika naqifu fala totrut. Wa iyyaaka nas‘alu falaa…

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We complain to You (Ya Allah), Ya Allah the Lord, about the hardness of our hearts!

And the abundance of our sins!

And the extent of our hopes!

And the imperfection of our actions!

And our laziness to do good deeds!

And our haste to commit bad deeds! Bestow upon this plaintiff, You (Ya Allah), Ya Allah the Lord of victory over our enemies!

And help our souls!

And through Your Grace make us rely solely on Your good acts and not upon any thing else, Ya our Lord!

Ya Allah, we associate ourselves with the honour of Your Messenger the blessing and peace of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) be upon him, so do not distance us! And we stop at Your Door so do not turn us away!

And we ask You (Ya Allah) alone so do…

DALAILU’L KHAIRAT SHAREEF

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Tukhaiyibna. Allahummar ham tadharru ‘ anaa waa aamin khaufana. Wata qabbal ‘aamaalanaa wa asslih ahwalana. Waj‘al bito-‘atika ishtighalana. Wa ilal khairi ma‘alana. wahaqqiq biziyaadati aamaalana. Wakhtim bis-sa ‘adati aajaalana. Haadha dhullunaa zhahirum baina yadaika wahaalunaa laa yahfaa ‘alaik. Amartanaa fataraqna. Wanahaitana fartaqabna. Walaa yasa‘unaa illa afwuuk. Fa’fu anna yaa khaira maamuul. Wa akrama mas‘uul. Innaka ghafuwun ghafuurun- rahiimuy-yaa arhamar-raahimiin.

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Do not disappoint us!

Ya Allah, have mercy upon our imploring and allay our fear!

Accept our actions and make us righteous!

Make obedience to You (Ya Allah) our main occupation!

And make us use our wealth only for good!

And fulfill our hopes and more!

And seal our final destinations with happiness!

Thus is our loneliness made clear before You (Ya Allah) and our condition is not hidden from You(Allah)!

You (Ya Allah) have commanded us and we have been remiss!

You (Ya Allah) have forbidden us and we have transgressed!

Nothing is wider then Your clemency!

So pardon us,. Best Fulfiller of Hopes!

And Most Generous Requestee!

For You (Ya Allah) are the pardoner, the forgiver, the merciful,. Most

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Wa Sallallahu ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin-wa ‘alaa aalihi wa sahbihi wa sallama tasliiman-walhamdu lillaahi rabbil ‘alamiin.

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Ya Allah the Most Merciful of the Merciful!

And the blessings and abundant peace of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) be upon our master Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) and upon his family and companions and praise be to Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala), Lord of the worlds!

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DARUUD IKSIIRIL-AAZAM LISAYYIDINAA GAUTHIL – AAZAM

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BISMILLAH HIRRAHMAN NIRRAHIIM

Nahmaduhu wa nusalli ‘alaa rasuulihil-kariim. Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan taqbalu bihaa duaa ‘ana Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyina Muhamamd-in salaatan tasma’u bihaa istagha thatana wa nidaa’anaa Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tusallimu bihaa imaanana Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tuqawwi biha iqaanana Allahumma…

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Salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan taghfiru biha zunubana Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tasturu biha uyuubana Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tahfazuna bihaa min iktisaabis-sayyia ‘ati Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tuwaffiquna bihaa li ‘amalis-salihaati Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tuflihu bihaa ‘amma yurdiina Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan taksibu biha ma yunjiinaa Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa…

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Muhammadin salaatan tujannibu bihaa ‘annash-sharra kullahu Alahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tamnahunaa bihal-khaira kullahu Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tusslihu bihaa ahwalana Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan ta’simuna bihaa anil-ma’siyati wal ghawaayati Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tarzuqunaa bihaa ittiba‘as-sunnati wal jama‘ati Allahumma salli ‘alaa …

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sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tuba’iduna bihaa min iqtiraanil-aafaati Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhamamd-in salaatan takla‘unaa bihaa ‘aniz-zallaati wal hafwaati Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tuhassilu bihaa aamaalana Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tukhallisu bihaa laka ‘amaalana Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin sollatan taj‘alu bihat-taqwaa zaadana Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan taziidu bihaa fi diinika ijtihaadanaa Allahumma…

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Salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhamad-in salaatan tarzuqunaa bihal-istiqaamata fi too‘atika Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin sollatan tamnahunaa bihal-unsa bi-‘ibaadatika Alahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhamamd-in salaatan tuhassinu bihaa niyyatana Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tuhassinu bihaa ikhlaasona Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhamamd-in sollatan tamnahuna biha umniyyatana Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhamamd-in tujiiruna biha min sharril-insi wal jaa‘anni Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan…

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Tu‘iizunaa bihaa min sharrin-nafsi wash-shaitooni Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tahfazunaa bihaa minaz-zillati wal-qillati Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tu‘iizunaa bihaa minal-qaswati wal ghaflati Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tahfazunaa bihaa ‘amma yashghaluna ‘anka Allahumma sollai ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tuwaffiquna biha limaa tuqarribunaa minka Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhamamd-in salaatan taj‘alu bihaa sa’yana mashkuuraw-wa ‘amalanaa maqbuulan Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa…

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Wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tamnahunaa bihaa ‘izzan-wa qubuulan Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan taqto‘u bihaa ‘amman siwaaka ihtiyaajanaa Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tudiimu bihaa bina’maa‘ika ibtihaajanaa Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan takuunu bihaa fi jamii‘i umuurinaa wakiilan Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan takuunu bihaa liqadho‘i hawaa‘ijina kafiilann Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyinaa Muhammd-in salaatan tu‘iizunaa bihaa jamii‘il-balaaya Allahumma salli ‘alaa…

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Sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tamnahunaa bihaa jaziilal-‘atooya Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhamamd-in salaatan tarzuqunaa bihaa ‘aishar-rughadaa‘i Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tamnahunaa bihaa ‘aishas-su‘adaa ‘i Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tusahhilu bihaa ‘alainaa jami‘al-umuuri Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tudiimu bihaa bardal-‘aishi wassuruuri Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhamamd-in salaatan tubaariku bihaa fimaa ‘aataitana Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa…

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Muhammadin salaatan tamnahunaa bihar-ridho‘a bimaa aataina Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tuzakki biha anil-hawaa ha nufuusanaa Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa salaatan tutohhiru bihaa ‘amman siwaaka quluubanaa Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tusogh-ghiru bihad-dunya fi ‘uyuunina Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tu‘azzimu bihaa jalaalaka fi quluubanaa Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan turdhiinaa bihaa bi qadho‘ika Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tuzi‘una bihaa…

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Shukra na’maa‘ka Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tusohhihu bihaa tawakkulanaa wa’timaadana ‘alaika Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tuhaqqiqu bihaa wa uthuqana wa iltijaa‘anaa ilaika Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhamamd-in salaatan turdhiika wa turdhiihi wa tardhoo bihaa ‘anna Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tajiiruna bihaa maafaata minna Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tu‘iizuna bihaa minal-ujbi warriyaa‘i Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tahfazuna bihaa…

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Minal-hasadi wal-kibriyaa ‘i Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tukassiru bihaa shahwaatinaa Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tujzi ‘u bihaa ‘aadaatanaa Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhamamd-in salaatan tasrifu bihaa aniddunya wa lazzaatihaa quluubanaa Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tajma‘u biha fil-ishtiyaaqi ilaika humuumanaa Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tuhishunaa bihaa ‘amman siwaaka Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammd-in salaatan tunisuna biqurbi wilaa‘ika…

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Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhamamd-in salaatan tuqirru bihaa fi munaajaatika ‘uyuunana Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhamamd-in salaatan tuhassinu bihaa bika zunuunana Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhamamd-in salaatan tashrahu bihaa bima’rifatika suduurana Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tudiimu bihaa fi zikrika wa fikrika suruurana Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tarfa‘u bihaa ‘an quluubinal-hujuba wal astaara Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhamamd-in salaatan tamnahunaa bihaa shuhuudaka fi…

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Jamii ‘il-aathaari Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan taqta‘u bihaa hadiitha nufuusinaa bi-‘alaamika Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tubaddilu bihaa hawaajisa quluubinaa bi-ilhaamika Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tufiidhu bihaa ‘alaina jazabaatika Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tashmilunaa biha binaf-haatika Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tuhillunaa bihaa manaazilas-saariina Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tarfa‘u biha manzilatanaa…

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Wa makaanatanaa ladaika Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tas-haqu bihaa fii iraadatika aamaalanaa Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tamhaqu biha fii af‘aalika af’aalana Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tafni bihaa fii sifaatika sifaatina Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tamhu bihaa fi zaatika zawaatinaa Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhamad-in salaatan tuhaqqiqu bihaa ilaika liqaa‘ana Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tudiimu bihaa bitawaturi anwaarika sofaa‘ana Allahumma salli ‘alaa…

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sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan taslukunaa bihaa maslaka au- auliyaa‘iaka Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadinsalaatan turwiinaa bihaa min sharaabi assfiyaa‘ika Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tusilunaa bihaa ilaika Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tudiimu bihaa hu-dhuuranaa ilaika Allahumma soli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tuhauwinu bihaa ‘alainaa sakaraatil-mauti wa ghamaraatihii Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tujiirunaa biha min-waashatil-qabri wakurbatihii Allahumma salli ‘alaa

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‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tamla‘u bihaa qubuuranaa bi-anwaarir-rahmati Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan taj‘alu biha qubuuranaa raudhatam-min-riyaadhil-jannati Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tahshurunaa bihaa ma‘an nabiyyiinaa wassiddiqiina Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhamamd-in salaatan tab‘athuna bihaa ma‘ash-shuhadaa ‘i wassalihiina Allahumma salli’alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tamnahunaa bihaa qurbahu washafa‘atahu Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tufiidhu bihaa…

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‘alainaa barakaatihii Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tahfazuna bihaa min kulli suu‘iiy-yaumal-qiyaamati Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tashmalunaa yaumal-jazaa‘i birrahmati wal-karaamati Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tuthaqqilu bihaa mizaananaa Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa abiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tuthabbitu bihaa ‘alas-siroti aqdaamanaa Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammd-in salaatan tudkhilunaa bihaa jannaatin-na‘iimi bilaa hisaabin Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin salaatan tubiihu lanaa bihannazra ilaa wajhikal-kariimi…

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Ma‘al-ahbaabi Allahumma salli ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhamamd-in salaatan tanhalunaa bihaa hubba aalihi wa ass-haabihii ajma‘iina Allahumma natawassalu ilaika bisayyidil-mursaliina wa shafii‘il-muznibiina nabiyyir-rahmati wa shafii‘il-ummati Allahumma bihurmatihii ‘indaka wabiqadrihi ladaika nas-‘alukal-fauza ‘indal-qadhaa‘i wa nuzuulash-shuhadaa‘i wa ‘aishas-suadaa‘i wannasra ‘alal-‘aadaa‘i wa muraafaqatal-ambiyaa‘i wa nahnu ibaadukad-dhuafaa‘u la na’budu siwaaka walaa natlubu izaa massanad-dhurru illaa iyyaaka faa aamin rau ‘aatina wa ajib da’waatinaa waqdhi haajaatinaa…

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Faghfir zunuubanaa wastur ‘uyuubanaa yaa rahiimu yaa kariimu ya haliimu warhamnaa innaka ‘ala kulli shai‘in qadiiru. Wabil-ijaabati jadiiru. Ni’man-nasiir. Ya aliyu yaa ‘aziimu ya ‘aliimu yaa hakiimu Allahumma innaa ‘abiiduka wa jundum min junuudika muta‘alliquuna bijanaabi nabiyyika mutashaffi‘uuna ilaika bihabiibika ya rabbal-‘alamiina wa Sallallahu ‘alaa sayyidinaa wa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin khaatamin-nabiyiinaa wa imaamil-mursaliina wardha ‘ann aalihii wasahbihii ajma ‘iin. Subhaana rabbika…

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Rabbil-izzati ‘amma yasifuuna wa salaamun ‘alal-mursaliina wal-hamdu lillahi rabbil-‘alamiin.

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THE EXCELLENCE OF DUROOD SHAREEF AS EXPLAINED IN THE HADITH

THE EXCELLENCE OF DUROOD SHAREEF AS EXPLAINED IN THE AHADITH

“Hadith” is an Arabic word which means “Holy Sayings”. It is the narration of all the affectionate words of advice uttered by the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) Muhammad (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) from time to time. These sayings (Ahadith) are instructions offered for the guidance of mankind, and to follow them is as important as daily prayers.

The famous books of Hadith are the following: Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Muwatta, Nisaai’, Ibn-Majah, Darmi, Baihaqi and Miskhaat Shareef.

Imam Bukhari (radi Allahu anhu), the compiler of Bukhari Shareef, took the greatest and painstaking precautions in making his collections of Ahadith and exerted to his utmost to achieve all accuracy and reliability as possible. Hence, Ahadith quoted by Imam Bukhari (radi Allahu anhu) and his work on Ahadith stands as one of the wonders of intellectual achievement in Islamic History. He wrote all Ahadith in the sacred Haram of Madina Munawwarah. It is, therefore, that most of the Ahadith have been taken from the book of Bukhari Shareef.

Important Ahadith of the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) have been included here for the betterment, benefit guidance and gain of the readers of this book. If followed, the reader of these sayings will receive a permit to Paradise even in this world. Every saying opens door to Divine favour and sure success.

1. For every Durood Shareef that you recite, ten sins are forgiven, ten good deeds are entered into your sheet of actions and ten position are upgraded.

2. Allah showers ten blessings on the man who recites a Durood. 3. The first man who will meet the Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) on the Day of Judgement will be that person who had recited the Durood maximum number of times in his life time.

4. Those who recite Durood in maximum number will be nearest and dearest to the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) in the next world.

5. If any one is involved in a difficulty then he must recite countless number of Durood Shareefs.

6. Reciting Durood Shareef eradicates poverty and hunger.

7. If the Sawaab of the Durood Shareef is dedicated to another person, then thatperson will receive the Sawaab, while the Sawaab of the reciter will not be lessened.

8. Reciting excessive Durood Shareef brings purity.

9. Reciting maximum number of Durood Shareef is full compensation of all sins.

10. Any one who recites excessive Durood Shareef in this world will be safe and sound in the next world.

11. When a prayer is made to Allah it is never accepted unless praise of Allah Ta’ala and Durood Shareef on the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) is first of all recited.

12. Those who recite Durood quite often will see Divine Light on the dark Day of Judgement.

13. Three persons will be under the cool shade and the favours of Allah Ta’ala on the Doom’s Day. One who kept the Holy Prophet’s (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) Sunnah alive, one who removed difficulty of a fellow being and one who recited maximum number of Durood Shareef in his life time.

14. When you forget anything and your memory fails to recollect it, then recite Durood, you will remember the forgotten thing.

15. Reciting Durood in this world is rewarding in the next.

16. The reciter of 10 Duroods in the morning and 10 in the evening will receive the help of the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) on the Day of Judgement.

17. One who recites Durood Shareef near the shrine of the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) is heard by him there and then alone.

18. Any one who recites Durood is just as one who purchased a slave and freed him.

19. If a Durood is written in a book by someone Angels of Allah shower blessings on him till the Durood remains in that book.

20. The Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) said that he himself recites blessings on one who recites Durood on him.

21. Any one who wants to meet his Allah with a happy face must recite countless number of Durood Shareef.

22. Reward equivalent to a big mountain (Uhad) is given to one who recites one Durood.

23. All people will be presented to the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) with their habits, natures and distinct manner, so it is obligatory for a man to recite maximum number of Durood.

24. Allah is Great and Almighty to forgive all sins of the reciter during the day and night when he recites Durood Shareef.

25. If any one meets in a tragedy, he should recite Durood Shareef in countless numbers.

26. Reciting Durood is like giving something in charity.

27. Reciting maximum number of Durood kills all hardships.

28. Recite Durood Shareef in countless number on Friday, as it is presented to me (the Holy Prophet).

29. Bad deeds of 200 years (equivalent) are obliterated if a man recites 100 Durood on Friday.

30. Anyone who recites Durood will overcome all their troubles.

31. If the name of the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) is mentioned and one who hears it but does not recite Durood Shareef, understand that he has forgotten the path to Paradise.

32. “I pray for all those who recite Durood on me”, said the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim).

33. If any one recites Durood Shareef from any place, any part of the world from any distance, it actually reaches the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) immediately. Allah Ta’ala has appointed several Angels who are given exclusive duty to collect all Durood Shareef and present the same before the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) immediately.

34. Angels of Allah shower 70 blessings on a man who recites Durood once.

35. Whenever you hear the call of prayers (Azaan) you should recite Durood.

36. Wherever you are, from any quarter of the world, you must recite Durood as it reaches the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim).

37. Ablution is not complete if Durood is not recited on it.

38. The Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) said to his wife that any one who hears the name of the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) and does not recite Durood on him will not see the beautiful face of Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) on the Day of the Judgement.

39. Sayyiduna Ali (radi Allahu anhu) reports that Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) said, “The real miser is he in whose presence I am mentioned and then he fails to recite Salat on me”.

40. If a person recites 1 000 Durood Shareef daily, he will never die unless he himself sees his place in Heaven with his own eyes.

41. The Durood Shareef that is recited by the person is written with a Golden Pen on a Silver tablet by the Angels. The Angels then present this Durood Shareef to Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) and proclaim, “O Habeeb of Allah! The son of such and such a person has presented this gift in your majestic court”.
RESPECT THAT SHOULD BE ACCORDED WHEN RECITINGTHE DUROOD SHAREEF

Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) said: “Without doubt, there is an Angel of Almighty Allah whom Allah has given power to listen to the voices of all the people. Whenever any person reads the Durood Shareef, this Angel delivers the Durood Shareef to me. I then plead to Almighty Allah for the person to receive ten blessings for reading a single Durood Shareef”. (Jami’us Sagheer).

How should one recite the Durood Shareef?
What should be the persons condition and the conditions of his environment? The following points should be taken into account when reciting Durood Shareef:

1. It should be read with utmost humility and respect.

2. The clothes of the reciter should be clean and free from all impurity.

3. The place where the Durood Shareef is to be read should be clean.

4. It is more superior to be in a state of Wudhu while reciting the Durood Shareef. (Not a must, can be recited without Wuduh [Islamic Academy] )

5. It is better to sit in the Tashahudd position as you would sit when in Salaah and recite the Durood Shareef with concentration and the respect due to it.

6. It is preferable to face Madinatul Munawwarah.

7. If possible, one should have sweet fragrance around the place.

8. The reciter should try and understand the meaning of the Durood Shareef.

9. One should possess a clean and untainted intention. One should read with the sole intention of pleasing Almighty Allah and Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim).

10. The person should not be involved in worldly talks.

11. A person should try his level best to follow the example or Sunnah of the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim).

12. When reading Durood Shareef, you should try and imagine that you are sitting in the august presence of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim). Utmost respect and reverence should be displayed.

13. Whenever one hears or recites the Durood Shareef, it should be read and written in full. It is also preferable to kiss one’s thumb and rub them over one’s eyes when hearing the name of the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim). It’s a Sunnah of Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique (Radiallah Tala Anhu).

14. When the reading of the Durood Shareef is completed one should praise Allah Ta’ala that he has given you the opportunity of reading such a great Zikr as the Durood Shareef.

15. Whenever one takes the name of the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim), one should use titles of respect and reverence.

16. As an advantage one should count (if possible) on one’s fingers as Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) often encouraged this practice because on the Day of Qiyamah those same fingers will bear witness at the time when they are questioned.

17. Recite Durood Shareef wherever you are (not in the bathroom or toilet) and during any occasion.

Islamic Academy Note: Above are mostly Mustihibaats. If above conditions cannot be met please do not let them stop you from reciting Durood Shraif. One should recite Durood Sharif whenever possible but avoid places like restrooms, toilets and bathrooms.

VIRTUSE OF DAROOD

BENEFITS OF SALAAT & SALAAM:

*It has come in the hadeeth shareef that when people gather in any gathering and they do not remember Allah Ta’ala nor is durood and salaam sent on His Nabi(Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam),on the Day of Qiyamat their gatherings will be a means of regret even though they have entered jannat, due to being deprived of the reward of the remembrance of Allah and durood and salaam.

*It has been reported in the hadeeth shareef that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said: “Send durood and salaam upon me in abundance on Friday because your durood and salaam is presented before me (especially on the day of Friday).”

*It has been narrated in another hadeeth that whoever sends durood on me on Friday his durood is (especially) and most certainly presented before me.

*It has come in another hadeeth: “Whoever sends salaam to me (especially in a standing position at my Rowdha my soul is returned to me (i.e. I turn my attention to him) until I give the answer to his salaam).”

*In yet another hadeeth it has come that Huzoor Aqdas Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said: “On the Day of Qiyamat the person most nearest to me will be the person who conferred most durood upon me.”

*It has come in another hadeeth that Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said: “A miser is he, before whom my name is mentioned and he does not send durood upon me.”

*It has come in another hadeeth that Huzoor (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) has said: “You should send durood upon me abundantly because this durood is a means of purifying your own self.”

*It has come in another hadeeth that Huzoor Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said: “May that person be disgraced before whom my mention is made and he does not send durood upon me.”

*In one other hadeeth it has come that Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam has said: “Before whomever my name is mentioned he should send durood upon me because that person who sends durood upon me once, Allah Ta’ala will send ten mercies upon him.”
*In another hadeeth Huzoor Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam has said: “Whoever mentions me should send durood upon me.”
*In yet another hadeeth Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam has explained the means of how the durood reaches him, that, verily, there are some angels ordered by Allah who roam around the assemblies and gatherings of the earth and around the Muslims, to present the durood of my ummat before me.

*In another hadeeth Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said: “Once I met Jibraeel Alayhis Salaam and he gave me glad tidings by saying:’Your Lord says: Whoever sends durood upon you I will descend upon him My Special Mercy And whoever sends salaam upon you, then I will descend upon him My Special Peace. On this I performed a Sajda-e-Shukr (ie. prostration of gratitude) in the Court of Allah`.

*In another hadeeth it has been reported that Hazrat Ubay bin Kaab Radiallahu anhu came in the service of Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam and said:
“O Rasulullah! I have devoted (made wakf) all my time of zikr and du’aa in sending durood upon you.’ Huzoor Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said: “Then all your dificulties will be solved, your needs will be fulfilled and your sins will be forgiven… (until the end of the hadeeth)

*It has come in another hadeeth that whoever sends durood upon me once Allah Ta’ala will send ten mercies upon him.

*In yet another hadeeth shareef it has been narrated that one day Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam came;and on the blessed face of Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam the signs of happiness and joy were visible. Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said: “Just now Jibraeel Alayhis Salaam came to me and said that your Lord has said: O Mohammad! Will you not be happy with this good news that from your ummat whoever will send durood upon you once I will send ten mercies upon him and from your ummat whoever sends salaam upon you once I will send peace upon him ten times.’

*It has come in another hadeeth shareef that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said: ‘Whoever sends durood upon me once Allah Taala sends ten mercies upon him, ten of his sins are forgiven, in jannat ten of his stages are raised and ten rewards are written for him.’

*It has come in another hadeeth shareef that the person who sends durood upon Nabi Akram Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam once, Allah and His Angels sends seventy mercies upon him.

* Hazrat Anas Radiallahu anhu says:’That every du’aa is prevented from reaching the Court of Allah until the person making du’aa sends durood upon Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam and upon the family of Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam (then it reaches the Court of Allah and is accepted).

WHAT IS DUROOD SHAREEF AND THE IMPORTANCE OF DUROOD SHAREEF

Divine blessings on Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) is one of the highest and the most meritorious act in our Deen. This “Divine Blessings” is called Durood Shareef. When Almighty Allah sends Durood and Salaams upon Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam), He is actually blessing him. When the Malaa’ikah and the Muslims send Durood and Salaams to Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam), they are actually showing Almighty Allah their respect for the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam). Muslims hope that, through the blessings of the Durood and Salaams, Almighty Allah will forgive them of their sins and increase their status in this world and in the Hereafter. The Malaa’ikah hope that Almighty Allah will increase their status.

Durood is a sure means of Allah Ta’ala granting blessings, peace, prosperity and favours of great magnitude on one who recites Durood Shareef on the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam). The reciter of Durood Shareef receives all the benefits in this world and utmost gain in the next world with addition to the love of the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam).
The invocation of Blessings on the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) is styled in Arabic as “Salawat”, in Persian as “Durood”, and in Urdu as “Salawat-o-Salaam”.

The reciter of Durood Shareef will, after some time, come to realise by himself that it is the spontaneous outpouring of his heart before the Great Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) of Islam, whose love and attachment is needed to get all the present day problems solved and obtain mercy in the next world. The more Durood Shareef we recite, the greater the gain and benefit will be achieved in both the worlds.

Hadhrat Shaikh-e-Akbar Mo’inuddin ibn Arabi (radi Allahu anhu) has stated that, “Those who claim to love and revere the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) should increase their recital of the Durood Shareef in patience and perseverance until, through the mercy of Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam), they have the opportunity of witnessing his blessed countenance”.

The special and exclusive aspect of this prayer is that Durood Shareef is immediately accepted by Allah Ta’ala. No one can doubt its acceptance, as Durood Shareef is being recited by Allah Ta’ala too. Not only this, but He has revealed this secret in the Holy Quran by saying: Wara fa’na laka dhikrak – “Have I not exalted thy name.” Muslims are indeed very fortunate . Allah Ta’ala chose for them Islam as a religion, declared to be comprehensive and final for mankind. The person chose to deliver this message in this specific form and extra-ordinary style of love and hope was the most beloved of Allah Ta’ala and became the Light of Divinity, to be shed upon the entire universe. This Light devastated all the domains of darkness and depression. By reciting Durood Shareef (Salawat) we invite Light and drive away all darkness from our inner soul. Our mind becomes soft and love saturated. If there is softness in everything, it tends beauty to it. People become ugly owing to lack of this essential beauty of the inner part of the mind. This ugliness cannot be glossed over by any amount of cosmetics. It is the Durood Shareef on the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) which works wonders.

In the same manner, the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) taught us Durood Shareef to attain salvation, perfect peace and maximum gain in this world as well as the next. The soul is the soil where the faith of Allah is to be implanted firmly and faithfully which requires continuous recitation of Durood Shareef to thrive and flourish. We have been told by Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) that Durood Shareef is itself Light and when Light enters the soul every aspiration is achieved and every goal is won. Nothing remains thereafter to worry about.

A SELECTION OF DUROOD SHAREEFS

All Durood Shareef are equivalent and give full benefits, but some selected and very promptly accepted and favoured Durood Shareefs are the following:

1. DUROOD-E-IBRAHIMI
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIW WA ALA AALI MUHAMMADIN KAMAA SALLAITA ALA IBRAHIMA WA ALA AALI IBRAHIMA INNAKA HAMIDUM MAJID. ALLAHUMMA BAARIK ALA MUHAMMADIW WA ALA AALI MUHAMMADIN KAMAA BAARAKTA ALA IBRAHIMA WA ALA AALI IBRAHIMA INNAKA HAMIDUM MAJID.

“O Allah, let Your Blessings come upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious”.

The famous companion of the Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim), Hazrat Ka’ab bin Ujrah (radi Allahu anhu), narrates that once it was enquired from Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) as to how blessings should be sent to him. The Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) replied that the blessings be said in the manner (it has been mentioned) above, that is, Durood-e-Ibrahimi.

2. DUROOD-E-NAHARIYA
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA SALAWATAN KAMILATAW WA SALLIM SALAAMAN TAAAMAN ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADINIL LAZI TANHALLU BIHIL UQADU WATAN FARIJU BIHIL KURABU WA TUQDA BIHIL HAWA IJU WA TUNAALU BIHIR RAGHAAA’IBU WAHUSNUL KHAWATIMI WA USTASQAAYAL GHAMAMU BIWAJHIHIL KAREEMI WA ALAAA A’LIHI WASAHBIHI FI KULLI LAMHATIW WA NAFSIN BI ADADA KULLI MA’LUMIL LAKA YAAA ALLAHU YAAA ALLAHU YAAA ALLAHU.

“O Allah! Every moment and in every breath, bestow complete and the best blessings and perfect peace which is endless on Muhammad, our master, and on his descendants and his Companions, and may, for His Sake, all our troubles and tortures be over, calamities ended, and all our needs fulfilled, all our cherished desires attained, and good ends vouch-saved, and clouds are laden with water through the glorious countenance of Prophet. The perfect blessings and peace on the Prophet’s House, his Family and his Companions every instance in number equal to the count of all things in Thy Knowledge”.

Durood-e-Nahariya is a great power. If it is recited daily, it will give such strength and power to the reciter that no one on earth will be able to subdue him. It is a grand success in all the affairs of the world. If this Durood Shareef is recited during days of calamities, Allah Ta’ala will help the reciter from the quarters unknown to the human beings. The reciter will be able to cross every barrier of handicap safely and soundly. In every worldly affair, in every trial and tribulation, success will be his net income.

3. DUROOD-E-FATH
ALLAHUMMA SALLI WASALLIM WABARIK ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADINIL FAATIHI LIMA UGHLIQA WAL KHAATIMI LIMA SABAKA WAN NAASIRIL HAQQA BIL HAQQI WAL HAADI ILA SIRAATIKAL MUSTAQEEMI SALLAL LAAHU ALAIHI WA ALA AALI WA ASHABIHI HAQQA QADRIHI MIQDAARIHIL AZEEM.

“O Allah! May Thy grace, peace and blessings rest on Muhammad, our Master, who opens that which is closed, and closes that which is preceded, who helps truth with truth, and who guided mankind to Thy straight path. May blessings of Allah be on him and his Family and Companions as according to his exalted position befitting his merit and his high rank”.

Actually, this Durood Shareef is in the Holy Quran; but then it was kept a secret. Hazrat Abu-Bakr Siddique (radi Allahu anhu), the first Caliph of Islam, used to recite it daily without fail. Some narrations say that it is because of this Durood that he was awarded the title of “Siddique” which means “Testifier to the Truth”.

Hazrat Abul Muqqarab (radi Allahu anhu) says that a man’s total sins will be washed away if he recites Durood-e-Fath for forty days continuously.

Hazrat Shaikh Muhammad Bakari (radi Allahu anhu) says that the recitation of Durood-e-Fath once a day relieves the reciter from the Fire of Hell.

Hazrat Syed Ahmed Hillam (radi Allahu anhu) says that Durood-e- Fath was the most favourite routine of Hazrat Ghaus-e-Azam, Sheikh Abdul Qaadir Jilani (radi Allahu anhu) of Baghdad Shareef.

The great Saints also say that Durood-e-Fath is actual and real light.

Hazrat Sheikh Yusuf Bin Ismail (radi Allahu anhu) says that this Durood Shareef is the greatest mystery of Allah. It brings 100% success and happiness to the reciter. In fact, this Durood Shareef brings prosperity and favour and solves all the complex problems by the Grace of Allah. When a man recites this Durood Shareef, the Angels of Allah surround him, mercy covers him and peace starts descending on him.

4. DUROOD-E-SHAFI’I
ALLAHUMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIN KULLAMA ZAKARAHUZ ZAAKIRUNA WA KULLAMA GHAFALA UN ZIKRIHIL GHAFILUN.

“O Allah! Shower blessings on Muhammad and his children whenever he is remembered by those who remember him, and shower blessings on Muhammad and family whenever he is not remembered by the negligent, and grant him peace constantly in abundance”.

This Durood Shareef is called Durood-e-Shafi’i because Hazrat Imam Shafi’i (radi Allahu anhu) used to recite it constantly and he received glad tidings of Jannah in this world. This Durood Shareef is of a very great significance. It brings tremendous prosperity, health, happiness and success in this and the next world.

Hazrat Allama Sakhavi (radi Allahu anhu) has written in his book that Abdullah bin Abdul Hakam saw Hazrat Imam Shafi’i (radi Allahu anhuma) in a dream after his death and inquired about life after death. Imam Shafi’i (radi Allahu anhu) told him that because of the continuous recitation of the above Durood Shareef, Allah Ta’ala gave him the most exalted position of the highest grade in Heaven and forgave him. Hazrat Imam Muzni (radi Allahu anhu) has also narrated exactly the same story.

This Durood Shareef is of a very great significance. It brings tremendous prosperity, health and happiness and success in this world and the Aakirah.

5. DUROOD-E-DAWAAMI
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIW WA ALA AALI SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIN ADADA MA FI ILMIL LAAHI SALAWAATAN DAA’IMATAN BIDAWAAMI MULKILLAH.

“O Allah! Shower blessings on Muhammad, our master, in the number that is in Thy knowledge such blessings as may continue for ever eternal as Thy Kingdom”.

This Durood Shareef is of a very great value. If it is recited only once, it amounts to all the rewards of all the Duroods. By reciting this Durood, one gets peace of mind and success in this world as well as in the next. After reciting this Durood Shareef, the reciter can claim that he has recited almost all the Duroods which are in this world known to the people. During days of upheavals, this Durood Shareef brings relief, success and true happiness. It is mostly the Saints and very pious people who recite this Durood after every prayer. They also recommended this Durood Shareef to all the needy.

6. DUROOD-E-TUNAJJINA
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA SAYYIDINA WA MAULANA MUHAMMADIW WA ALA AALI SAYYIDINA WA MAULANA MUHAMMADIN SALAATAN TUNAJJINA BIHA MIN JAMI’IL AHWAALI WAL’AFAATI WA TAQDILANA BIHA MIN JAMI’IL HAAJAATI WATU TAHIRUNA BIHA MIN JAMI’IS SAYYI AATI WATAR FA’UNA BI HAA A’LAD DARAJAATI WATU BAL LIGHUNA BIHA AQSAL GHAAYAATI MIN JAMI’IL KHAIRAATI FIL HAYAATI WABA’DAL MAMAATI INNAKA ALA KULLI SHAY IN QADEER.

“O Allah! Shower blessings on Muhammad, our Master, and his Family such blessings by means of which Thou may relieve us of all anxieties and calamities. Thou may satisfy all our needs. Thou may clean us of all evils and thanks for which Thou may grant us high position and high rank and status in Thy presence, and Thou may lead us to the utmost limit of our aspirations and capacity in whatever is best in this world as well as in the world Hereafter, as Thou has the full Power over everything”.

This Durood Shareef is always a cure for all calamities in the world of worldly affairs. It was taught by Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) himself. To recite this Durood Shareef 70 times during days of calamity, turmoil and trouble, is a must. It works wonders.

The great Scholar, Saint, Jurist and author, Imam ibn-Faikihani (radi Allahu anhu) says that there was once a pious man called Sheikh Moosa Zareer (radi Allahu anhu). He embarked on a voyage by ship. Due to a heavy storm, the ship started sinking. All the passengers on board started crying and clamouring, but Sheikh Moosa Zareer (radi Allahu anhu) went to sleep. He saw the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) in his dream and the Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) directed him and the passengers to recite Durood-e-Tunajjina 1 000 times. Sheikh Moosa Zareer (radi Allahu anhu) got up and started the recitation. As soon as he finished 300 Durood Shareefs, the storm subsided and the ship was saved. The other ship on the high seas sank, but this ship reached its destination safely and soundly. This miracle was a sufficient eye-opener for the members of the ship. It was by the Grace of Allah Ta’ala and Durood-e-Tunajjina that all were saved.

All the Saints have unanimously given verdict that Durood-e-Tunajjina is the best cure of all ills and all calamities of this world.

7. DUROOD-E-QURAANI
ALLAHUMMA SALLI WASALLIM ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIW WA ALA AALI WA ASHABI BI ADADA MA FI JAMI’IL QURAANI HARFAN HARFAN WABI ADADI KULLI HARFIN ALFAN ALFAN.

“O Allah! Send your blessings and peace on Muhammad, our Master, and on his Progeny and his Companions according to the number of every letter in Quran and let each letter carry thousands of blessings and salutations in it”.

This Durood Shareef is a very sacred one. If it is recited after every prayer, it is said that the reciter will receive the Sawaab equivalent to the recital of the entire Holy Quran. After reading the verses of the Holy Quran, this Durood Shareef should be recited 3 times.

8. DUROOD-E-SADAQAH
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIN ABDIKA WA RASOOLIKA WA SALLI ALAL MU’MINEENA WAL MU’MINAATI WAL MUSLIMEENA WAL MUSLIMAATI.

“O Allah! Shower Thy blessings and beneficence on Muhammad, Thy creature and Thy Messenger, and shower beneficence on all men of faith and women of faith, and Muslim men and Muslim women”.

This Durood Shareef is a special one. Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri (radi Allahu anhu), a close companion of the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim), says that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) said: “Whoever does not possess wealth to give in charity, should recite this Durood in his Du’a. It will become a source of (spiritual) cleanliness for him”.

Hazrat Abu Huraira (radi Allahu anhu) says that the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) said: “Allah has said, ‘If you spend I shall spend on you'”. This means that if you spend your money on others – the poor, sick, needy and the orphan – Allah will give you in abundance. But, what if a man has nothing to give in charity? By reading Durood-e-Sadaqah, it will suffice.

9. DUROOD-E-WALI
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADININ NABI YIL UMMI YI WA AALIHI WABAARIK WA SALLIM.

“O Allah! Send blessings on Muhammad, our chief the unlettered Apostle and his Family Thy favours and thy Salutations.

Hazrat Shah Wali’ullah Dehlvi (radi Allahu anhu) said that his father commanded him to recite the above Durood Shareef as it was the best one.

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (radi Allahu anhu), a close companion of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim), has said that if a person recites this Durood eighty times on Friday (after evening prayers), then his sins equivalent to 80 years will be forgiven.

This is a very important Durood Shareef which brings forth immediate success and satisfaction to the heart and the mind.

Hazrat Zarar bin Auzar (radi Allahu anhu), another companion of the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) says that he used to recite this Durood Shareef and fight with the non-believers. In every battle, he saw that success kissed his feet, and he never lost any battle on any day.

10. DUROOD-E-ALI
ALLHUMMAJ AL SALAWAATIKA WA BARAKAATIKA ALA MUHAMMADININ NABI YI WA AZWAAJIHI UMMAHAATIL MU’MINEENA WAZURRIYATIHI WA AHLI BAYTIHI KAMA SALLAYTA ALA IBRAHIMA INNAKA HAMEEDUM MAJEED.

“O Allah! Bestow blessing and bounty on our Prophet and on his wives, who are the Mothers of the Faithful, and on his descendants and on the members of his Household in the manner as Thou conferred blessings on Prophet Ibrahim. Verily, thou art the Praiseworthy and the Glorious”.

Hazrat Ali (radi Allahu anhu) said that if any one wishes that he should get the maximum reward for one Durood alone, then he must recite the above Durood Shareef.

11. DUROOD-E-GHAUSIA
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADINIS SAABIQI LILKHALQI NURUHU WA RAHMATUL LIL AALIMEENA ZUHURUHU ADADA MAMADA MIN KHALQIKA WAMAM BAQIYA WAMAN SAIDA MINHUM WAMAN SHAQIYA SALAWAATAN TASTAGHRIQUL ADDA WATUHEETU BIL HADDI SALAATAN LA GHAAYATA LAHA WALA MUNTAHA WALAN QADAAA’A SALAWAATAN DAAA’IMATAN BIDAWAAMIKA WA ALAAA AALIHI WASAHBIHI WA SALLIMA TASLEEMAM MISLA ZAALIKA.

“O Allah! Send thy blessings on our Master, Muhammad, whose light was created before anything else in this world and whose appearance became mercy and signal boon for all the creatures, equivalent to all those created previously and hereafter equal in number with the lucky and unlucky ones; and send thy blessing and bounties on him in the number which is impossible to be counted even, and which may be spread all over, and also that kindness and mercy which has neither beginning nor end, and which is always fresh and fine with your kindness, and the same blessings on his Family and Companions permanently”.

This Durood Shareef was very dear and near to Hazrat Ghaus-e-Azam, Sheikh Abdul Qaadir Jilani (radi Allahu anhu) of Baghdad Shareef. He ended all his lectures, recitations and writings with this Durood. It is for this reason that it is called Durood-e-Ghausia. It is very sacred, very important, very effective and 100% success.

The Saints says that if a man recites this Durood Shareef 10 times in the morning and 10 times in the evening, Allah Ta’ala fetches him nearer and nearer and loves him a lot. The reciter becomes a Saint himself. Apart from this, he will be safe from all the catastrophes of the world. The Mercy of Allah will start pouring upon him endlessly.

12. DUROOD-E-AKBAR
ALLAHUMMA SALLI WA SALLIM ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADININ NABI YIL UMMIYIL ARABIYIL QURASHIYIL HAASHIMIYIL MAKKIYIL MADANIYI SAAHIBAT TAAJI WAL MI’RAAJI SAHIBIS SARAAYA WAL ATAAYA SAAHIBIL MAKAAMIL MAHMUDI WALHAWDIL MAWRUDI SAAHIBAS SUJUDI LIR RABBIL MA’BUD.

“O Allah! May Thy grace and peace rest upon Muhammad, our Master, the Prophet of Arabia of Quraish Tribe, of Hashmite Family of Mecca and of Madinah, who is the wearer of the Holy Cap, the one who ascended the Heavens and fought holy wars and achieved boons and bounties, the one who has place of praise and who is in-charge of Kausar Fountain, and one ever-bowed in supplication of Allah (and Allah alone)”.

Hazrat Sheikh Mohi’uddin Ibn-e-Arabi (radi Allahu anhu) popularly known as “Sheikh-e-Akbar” has disclosed a number of benefits of this Durood. It is the most sacred, accepted and appreciated of Durood Shareefs.

13. DUROOD-E-NOOR
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIN NURIL ANWAARI WA SIRRIL ASRAARI WA SAYYIDIL ABRAAR.

“O Allah! Shower Thy blessings on our Hazrat Muhammad who is light, actual light and mystery amongst the mysteries, and the leader of excellents”.

This is one of the the best Salawat in this world, and mostly Saints and pious religious leaders recite it daily without fail.

14. DUROOD-E-NABI
ALLAHUMMA SALLI WA SALLIM WA BAARIK ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIW WA AADAMA WA NUH HIW WA IBRAHIMA WA MUSA WA ‘ISA WAMA BAYNAHUM MINAN NABBIYINA WAL MURSALEENA SALAWAATULLAHI WA SALAAMUHU ALAIHIM AJMA’IN.

“O Allah! Grant Thy blessings and Thy peace and Thy bounty to our Hazrat Muhammad, and on Adam, and on Nuh, and on Ibrahim, and on Musa, and on I’sa, and on those Prophets who were sent during the period between each of them. Blessings on Allah and His peace be on them all”.

15. DAROOD-E-TAIYAB
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIN ABDIKA WA RASOOLIKAN NABBIYIL UMMIYI WA ALAAA AALI MUHAMMADIN. ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIN WA ALAAA AALI MUHAMMADIN SALAWAATAN TAKUNU LAKA RIDAW WALAHU JAZAAA’AW WA LIHAQQIHI DAAA AW WA’ATIHIL WASILATA WAL FADILATA WAL MAQAAMAL MAHMUDAL LAZI WA’AD TAHU WA’AJZIHI AFDALA MA JAZAITA NABIYAN AN QAWMIHI WA RASOOLAN AN UMMATIHI WA SALLI ALA JAMI’I IKHWAANIHI MINAN NABBIYINA WAS SAALIHEENA YAA AR HAMAR RAAHIMEEN.

“O Allah! Shower Thy beneficence on Hazrat Muhammad, Thy slave and Thy Messenger, the Prophet who could neither read nor write, and on the House of Muhammad. O Allah! Shower Thy blessings on Muhammad, and on his House such blessings as may earn Thy Pleasure, and as may recompensate him as will be goodly need of his merit, and grant him the way of approach and elevate him to the most glorious positions which Thou has promised, and give him on our behalf the most beautiful requital and a reward more excellent than one granted by Thee to any Prophet on behalf of the people, and shower blessings on his brethren from amongst the Prophets and Righteous, O! The Most Beneficent”.

Hazrat Ibn Abi Assim (radi Allahu anhu) narrates that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) said that if any person recites the above Durood Shareef on 7 Friday nights for 7 times, then the intercession of the Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) is assured for the reciter on the Day of the Judgement.

16. DAROOD-E-ALFI
ALLAHUMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIW WA ALA AALI MUHAMMADIN BI ADADI KULLI ZARRATIM MAA’ATA ALFIN ALFA MARRATIW WABAARIK WA SALLIM.

“O Allah! May Thy beneficence be on Muhammad and on the House of Muhammad in a number equal to a million fold of each atom (that is created by Thee) and Thy blessings be, Thy peace on him”.

This Durood Shareef brings immediate success for the reciter and his entire family. It is a cure of all worldly ills.

17. DUROOD-E-ROOHI
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIM MA DAAMATIS SALAWAATU WAS SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIM MADAAMATIR RAHMATI WA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIM MADAAMATIL BARAKAATU WA SALLI ALA RUHI MUHAMMADIN FIL ARWAAHI WA SALLI ALA SURATI MUHAMMADIN FIS SUWARI WA SALLI ALA ISMI MUHAMMADIN FIL ASMAAA’I WA SALLI ALA NAFSI MUHAMMADIN FIL NUFUSI WA SALLI ALA QALBI MUHAMMADIN FIL QULUBI WA SALLI ALA QABRI MUHAMMADIN FIL QUBURI WA SALLI ALA RAWDATI MUHAMMADIN FIR RIYAADI WA SALLI ALA JASADI MUHAMMADIN FIL AJSAADI WA SALLI ALA TURBATI MUHAMMADIN FIT TURABI WA SALLI ALA KHAIRI KHALQIHI SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIW WA ALA ALIHI WA ASHABIHI WA AZWAAJIHI WAZURIYAATIHI WA AHLI BAYTIHI WA AHBABIHI AJMA’INA BIRAHMATIKA YAAA AR HAMAR RAAHIMEEN.

“O Allah! Shower Thy blessings on Hazrat Muhammad ever and ever until Thy blessings are to be showered. Grant Thy bounty and mercy on Muhammad until Thy bounty is granted and mercy is showered. The most selected favours on the Spirit of Muhammad amongst all persons, on the name of Muhammad amongst all names, on the heart of Muhammad amongst all hearts. Thy most bountiful favours on the grave of Muhammad amongst all graves, on the tomb of Muhammad amongst all the bodies, on the clay of Muhammad (tomb) amongst all clays. May Allah shower His blessings on Muhammad the best of all that and on the descendants of Muhammad, on the Companions of Muhammad, on the friends of Muhammad, and on all his family members, O! Merciful Almighty Allah and Great Merciful”.

This Salawat is usually recited in the graveyard while paying homage to the deceased. When it is recited, Allah showers His blessings on the deceased. When the sons go to the graveyard they should recite the above Durood Shareef on the graves of their father and mother, and all the parents who have passed away.

18. DUROOD-E-SHIFA
ALLAHUMMA SALLI WA SALLIM WA BAARIK ALA RUHI SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIN FI ARWAAHI WA SALLI WASALLIM ALA QALBI SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIN FIL QULUBI WA SALLI WA SALLIM ALA JASADIMUHAMMADIN FIL AJSAADI WA SALLI WA SALLIM ALA QABRI SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIN FI QUBUR.

“O Allah! Shower Thy blessings on the soul of Muhammad amongst all Souls, on the heart of Muhammad amongst all hearts, and on the body of Muhammad amongst all bodies, and on the grave of Muhammad amongst all graves”.

A poor man complained to Hazrat Shahabuddin Ibn Arslan (radi Allahu anhu) about his illness. The disease was incurable. No doctor or physician could even suggest any medicine for his disease. Hazrat Shahabuddin (radi Allahu anhu), who was a very great Saint, listened patiently to this poor man and then told him to recite the above Durood Shareef. The poor man immediately did so and his illness disappeared so quickly as if it was never present. The poor man gladly returned to his house.

19. DUROOD-E-INAAM
ALLAHUMMA SALLI WA SALLIM ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIW WA ALA AALIHI ADADA IN’AAMIL LAAHI WA IFDAA LIHI.

“O Allah! Shower Thy blessings and peace on Muhammad, our Master, and on his progeny according to the number of Thy rewards and Thy bounties”.

Those who wish to visit Madinah Shareef and pay respects to the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) must read this Salawat for 313 times before going to bed. This Durood is the jewel of all Duroods. Its reward is unimaginable.

20. DUROOD-E-AWAL
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIN AFDALI AMBIYAAA’IKA WA AKRAMI AS FIYAAA’IKA MAN FAA DAT MIN NURIHI JAMI’IL ANWAARI WA SAAHIBIL MU’JIZAATI WA SAAHIBIL MAQAAMIL MAHMUDI WA SAYYIDIL AWWALINA WAL AKHIREEN.

“O Allah! Shower Thy beneficence on our Master Muhammad, the most favoured of Thy Prophets and the most honoured of Thy chosen persons, whose radiant life is the source of all light and who is the conferee of miracles and conferee of the most glorious place (Maqaam-e-Mahmood), and who is the leader of the previous and the later”.

Those who recite this Durood Shareef reach the first place before Allah Ta’ala. It is for this reason that this Durood is called Durood-e-Awal (First). Those who read this Durood Shareef daily are rewarded abundantly and all their bad habits evaporate. This Salawat fetches the reciter nearer and nearer to Allah Ta’ala and brings forth all kinds of delight.

21. DUROOD-E-MUQADDDAS
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIN HATTA TARDA WA SALLI ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIN BA’DAR RI DA WA SALLI ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIN ABADAN ABADAN.

“O Allah! Shower Thy blessings on our Master Muhammad, in such a measure that earns Thy pleasure, and shower Thy blessings on our Master Muhammad exceeding that measure which has earned Thy pleasure, and shower Thy blessings on our Master Muhammad forever and forever”.

This is the best Salawat, and if recited regularly, brings one nearer and nearer to Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) in this world as well as in the next.

22. DUROOD-E-TAAJ
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA SAYYIDINA WA MAULANA MUHAMMADIN SAAHIBIT TAAJI WAL MI’RAAJI WAL BURAAQI WAL ALAM. DAA FI’IL BALAAA’I WAL WABAAA’I WAL QAHTI WAL MARADI WAL ALAM. ISMUHU MAKTUBUN MARFU’UN MASHFU’UN MANQUSHUN FIL LAWHI WAL QALAM. SAYYIDIL ARABI WAL AJAM. JISMUHU MUQADDASUN MU’ATTARUN MUTAHHARUN MUNAWWARUN FIL BAYTI WAL HARAM. SHAMSUD DUHAA BADRIT TUJAA SADRIL ULA NURRIL HUDA KHAFIL WARA MISBAAHIZ ZULAM. JAMILISH SHIYAMI SHAFI’IL UMAM. SAAHIBIL JUDI WAL KARAM. WAL LAAHU AASIMUHU WA JIBREELU KHAADIMUHU WAL BURAAQU MARKABUHU WAL MI’RAAJU SAFARUHU WA SIDRATUL MUNTAHA MAQAAMUHU WA QAABA QAWSAYNI MATLUBUHU WAL MATLUBU MAQSUDUHU WAL MAQSUDU MAWJUDUHU SAYYIDIL MURSALEENA KHA TAMIN NABIYYINA SHAFI’IL MUZ NABINA ANEESIL GHARIBEENA RAHMATIL LIL AALAMEENA RAAHATIL AASHIQEENA MURAADIL MUSHTAAQEENA SHAMSIL AARIFINA SIRAAJIS SAALIQEENA MISBAHIL MUQAR RABINA MUHIBBIL FUQARAAA’I WAL GHURABAAA’I WAL MASAAKINA SAYYIDIS SAQALAINI NABIYYIL HARAMAINI IMAAMAL QIBLATAYNI WASILATINA FID DAARAINI SAAHIBI QABAA QAWSAYNI MAHBOOBI RABBIL MASHRIQAYNI WA RABBIL MAGHRIBAYNI JADDIL HASSANI WAL HUSSAINI MAULANA WA MAULAS SAQALAYNI ABIL QAASIMI MUHAMMADINIBNI ADBILAAHI NURUM MIN NURIL LAAHI YAAA AYYUHAL MUSHTAAQUNA BI NURI JAMAALIHI SALLU ALAIHI WA AALIHI WA ASHABIHI WASALLIMU TASLIMAN.

“O Allah! May Thy grace and peace rest upon Hazrat Muhammad, our Master and our patron, the Wearer of Holy Cap, the one who ascended the Heavens, the rider of the Heavenly Steed and holder of the Flag of Divine Unity, the remover of calamity, epidemic, famine, disease, and pain. His name is written in Divine edict, exalted authorised for intercession and inscribed in the Tablet and Pen.

“He is the leader of Arabs and non-Arabs. His body is the most holy, pure, fragrant, full perfected in purity and luminous in the sanctuary of Kaaba and its precincts. He is the sun of the glorious morning light, and the (full beautiful) moon of the dark night, the chief occupant of the highest seat in Heaven, light of guidance, refuge for the creatures, and lamp in the darkness. Of excellent manner, is the intercessor for mankind, one gifted with generosity and magnanimity. Allah is his protector and Angel Jibrael attends on him frequently. The Heavenly Steed is his conveyance and the glorious ascension to Heavens (to meet his Allah) is his last station in his march onwards, his object is to come in the closest company of his Allah, and this object was successfully achieved the point of destination reached and the goal covered.

“He is the most prominent amongst all the apostles, and the last in the line of the Prophets (no Prophet will come after him. I’sa will come in the capacity of his ambassador), the intercessor of Sinners, Mercy indeed for all the domains of existence, comfort for the lovers and the desired object for the yearning souls, the sun of the gnostics, and the shining lamp for those who travel on the road leading to Allah, the lover of the poor and needy, the leader of the Jinns and all mankind, Prophet of the twin sacred centres (Makkah and Madinah), leader of the two exalted positions (Qiblas, the Kaaba of Mecca and of Jerusalem), our Supporter in both the worlds, honoured with Kaaba Kausaine, the beloved of the two east and the west, the grand father of Hazrat Hassan and Hussain, our Patron and the patron of the Jinns and mankind, father of Hazrat Qassim (his son) Muhammad, son of Abdullah, who is the light of Allah’s Light. Therefore, O lovers of light and beauty of Hazrat Muhammad, invoke blessings on him and salute him with worthy salutations.”

If anyone wants to see Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) in his dream, then he should recite Durood-e-Taaj on eleven Friday nights continuously and that too on the advancing stages of the moon. The pre-requisites of the Revision of the Durood are as below:

a. Make Wudhu.
b. Put on clean scentful clothes.
c. Face the Qibla and recite Durood for 170 times, then go to bed.

For the sanctity of the soul, one should recite the Durood seven times after Salaatul Fajr, three times after Salaatul Asr and Esha, each day.

And for overcoming the cruel Rulers and enemies, and to come out of the misery of poverty, one should recite Durood for 40 days continuously, 41 times each day. One who wishes to enhance the avenues of economy in abundance, he or she must make it a routine to revise the Durood seven times each day after Salatul Fajr.

Besides all this, Durood-e-Taaj is panacea of all the present day ills and will enable the reciter to pass a happy and peaceful life for ever.

23. DUROOD-E-DA’IM
ALLAHUMMA SALLIALA MUHAMMADIW WA ALA AALI MUHAMMADIN SALAATAN TAKUNU LAKA RIDAW WALIHAQQIHI ADAAA’AW WA A’TIHIL WASILATA WAL MAQAAMAL MAHMUDAL LAZI WA AD TAHU WAJ ZIHI ANNA MA HUWA AHLAHU WA AJ ZIHI ANNA MIN AFDALI MA JAZAITA NABIYYAN AN UMMATIHI WA SALLI ALA JAMI’I IKHWAANIHI MINAN NABBIYINA WAS SAALIHEEN.

“O Allah! Send blessings upon Muhammad and upon his family the mercy which will be for You a pleasure of fulfilment of Your Right and grant him Wasila and the highest position which You promised him and reward him from us what his is according to his status and reward him from us the highest what You rewarded any Prophet, any Messenger, from his Ummat and send Your blessings for all his brothers from the Messengers and pious people”.

The Hadith of Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) says that if a man recites the above mentioned Durood Shareef 7 times, for 7 Fridays, then the mercy of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) will reach him. (The name “Da’im” means “permanent”. Thus, this Durood Shareef should be recited by every Muslim permanently).

24. DUROOD-E-HAQ
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIW WA ABLIGHUL WASILATA AD DARAJATAR RAFI’ATAL JANNAH.

“O Allah! Shower peace upon our Chief Muhammad and endow him with the means and high status in Heaven”.

This is the highest Durood Shareef and if recited after every prayer and in every prayer, it brings a great deal of reward.

25. DUROOD-E-RADAWIYYA
SALLAL LAAHU ALAN NABIYIL UMMIYI WA AALIHI SALLAL LAAHU ALAIHI WASALLAM. SALAATAW WAS SALAAMAN ALAIKA YA RASOOLALLAH.

The above Durood Shareef should be read 100 times after every Salaah if possible. Especially after Jummah Salaah, the men should stand together facing Medina Shareef and recite this Durood Shareef with absolute respect.

The following benefits are derived from reciting Durood-e- Radawiyya:

1. The reciter is blessed with 300 Mercies of Almighty Allah.
2. Allah Almighty sends peace on him 2 000 times.
3. 5 000 good deeds are written in his Naama-e-Amaal.
4. 5 000 of his sins are forgiven.
5. His status is eleated by 5 000 times.
6. It will be written on his forehead that he is not a Hypocrite.
7. It will be written on his forehead that he is free from the Fire of Jahannum.
8. On the Day of Qayamah, he will be amongst the Shuhadaa (Martyrs).
9. He will gain Barakah in his wealth.
10. There will be Barakah in his children.
11. He will be strong over his enemies.
12. People will have love in their hearts for him.
13. He will see the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) Muhammad (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) in his dream.
14. He will leave this world with Imaan.
15. On the Day of Qiyaamah, Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) will shake hands with him.
16. The intercession of Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) will be compulsory on him.
17. Almighty Allah will be pleased with him in such a way that he will never be displeased.

26. DUROOD DIDAAR-E-MUSTAPHA
ALLAHUMMA SALLI WASALLIM WA BAARIK ALA SAYYIDINA WA MAULANA MUHAMMADININ NABIYYIL UMMIYIL HABEEBIL AALIL QADRIL AZEEMIL JAAHI WA ALA AHLIHI WA SAHBIHI WASALLIM.

“O Allah! Send your Mercy and Blessings upon our master Muhammad who is the beloved and most exalted, and upon his Companions and family.”

The pious people and the Awliya Allah said that whoever recites this Durood Shareef regularly every Thursday night, at least once, then at the time of his or her death, he or she will see the blessed countenance of Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) and when he or she enters the grave, that person will make the Ziarat of Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim). They will see Rasool-e-Paak (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) with his own blessed hands taking him or her in their Qabr.

27. DUROOD SALAATUL SA’AADAT
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA SAYYIDINA WA MAULANA MUHAMMADIN ADADA MAA FI ‘ILMI LAAHI SALAATAN DAAA IMATAM BI DAWAMI MULKILLAH.

“O Allah! Send Your Mercy and Blessings upon our master Muhammad the number which is in the Knowledge of Allah and mercy forever”.

Hazrat Sayed Ali bin Yusuf Madani (radi Allahu anhu), Sheik-ul-Dala’il, narrated from Imam Suyuti (radi Allahu anhu) that he who recites this Durood Shareef once gets the Sawaab of 600 000 Durood Shareefs. He who recites this Durood Shareef everyday one thousand times, will be blessed in both worlds, this world and the Aakirah.

28. DUROOD-E-ISME AZAM
ALLAHU RABBU MUHAMMADIN SALLA ALAIHI WASALLAMA, NAHNU IBBADU MUHAMMADIN SALLA ALAIHI WASALLAMA.

“Allah is the Lord of Muhammad, mercy and blessings upon him. We are the slaves of Muhammad, may mercy and blessings be upon him and Salaams”.

One should make it a habit to recite this Durood Shareef for at least one hundred times daily so that one will be able to see the results of the recitation in this world and in the Hereafter. You will be prosperous and you will never be overcome by your enemies.

29. DUROOD: VIRTUES OF 1 000 DAYS
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA SAYYIDINA WA MAULANA MUHAMMADIW WA ALA AALI SAYYIDINA WA MAULANA MUHAMMADIN KAMA TUHIBBU WA TARDALAHU.

“O Allah! Send Your Mercy and Blessings upon our master Muhammad and upon the family of our master as You love and like for him”.

That person who recites the above Durood Shareef once will be fortunate to be rewarded with virtuous deeds for 1 000 days. Several Angels of Allah Ta’ala keep on writing good deeds for 1 000 days in the person’s mark sheet.

30. DUROOD-E-MALWAAN
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIM MAKHTALAFAL MALWAANI WA TA ‘AAQABAL ASRAANI WAKARRAL JADIDAANI WAS TAQALLAL FARQADAANI WABALIGH RUHAHU WA ARWAAHA AHLI BAYTIHI MINNAT TAHIYATA WAS SALAAMA WA BAARIK WA SALLIM ALAIHI KASEERAN.

“O Allah! Send blessings upon our leader Muhammad as long as there is the interchange of night and day, as long as the morning and the evening follow one behind the other, as long as the night and day repeat themselves jointly, and as long as the two bright stars (of Ursa Minor) remain fixed in their places, send from us our gift and peace on his soul and the souls of his family members and send peace and blessings on him abundantly”.

By reciting this Durood Shareef once, one gets the Sawaab as reciting 10 000 Durood Shareefs. It will take you only 30 seconds to read this Durood Shareef, and you will get the Sawaab for 10 000 Durood Shareefs. By reciting one Tasbeeh of this Durood Shareef 100 X 10 000 = 1 million Duroods! In Ramadaan X 10 = 10 million Duroods!

The Most Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon Him) said, ” after Hadrat Adam (Alayhi As-Salaam) happened to commit the mistake, as a result of which he has transferred from Paradise to this earth, he used to spend all his time weeping, praying , repenting, and once he looked up towards the Heaven and prayed ‘ O ‘ Allah! I beg Thy forgiveness in the name of Muhammad (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon Him).’

” Who is Muhammad (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon Him), asked Allah. He [Adam (Alayhi As-Salaam) replied ‘When you had created me, I saw the words : LA ILAHA ILLALLAH MUHAMMAD-UR-RASOOLALLAH written on your Arsh (Throne of Allah Almighty) and since then I realised that the Most Beloved Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon Him) is the supreme creation of Yours because I saw his name alongside yours’. Then the reply came back ‘ He is to be the last of all Prophets, and will be your descendant. If he were not to be created, you would not have been created. ”

First we must note, that, this significant success came for Hadrat Adam (Alayhi As-Salaam) when he asked Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala for forgiveness in the name of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon Him). When we ask something from Allah Almighty for the sake of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon Him) we are asking Allah Almighty to honour our Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon Him) by granting us our DU’A (prayers) which will lead to success in all walks of life INSHA-ALLAH (God Willing).

From this narrated hadith we can see that the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon Him) is the supreme creation of Allah Almighty. The moon, the entire world, the angels of Allah Almighty and the other magnificent creations of Allah Almighty can’t even begin to compare with the Glory and Beauty of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon Him).

To Allah Almighty the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon Him) is His most dearest and most cherished creation. Imagine then the superiority of the one who follows the Sunnah of the Most Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon Him) and then read Durood Shareef in abundance.

Allah Almighty’s reply ‘ if he were not to be created, you would not have been created,’ is testimony to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala’s highest regard for the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon Him). This high status for the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon Him) is also mentioned in the Gospel of Barnabas – removed from the Bible 300 years before the birth of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon Him), – where it states :

” …. God said : Wait Muhammad, for thy sake I will create Paradise, the world, and a great multitude of creatures, where of I make thee a present, in so much that who shall bless thee, shall be blessed, and who shall curse thee shall be cursed …. ”

In other words, the world and everything included in it and Paradise was created for the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon Him). If the world was created for the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon Him) then it follows that our families, the food we eat and the clothes we wear are all given to us by Allah Almighty because of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon Him).

We are told in Al-Qur’an 14: 08 ‘ …. Allah is Rich (i.e. Free from all needs) ….’, and does not need these things. If common sense prevails, then we should realise, that, if the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon Him) was not created then the world and AL-JANNAH would not have been created. Therefore, if we enter AL-JANNAH it is because of our Most Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon Him). The least we can do in return is to follow his Sunnah and read Durood Shareef in abundance to him.

Let us now examine the second statement in this Gospel prophesising the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon Him). ‘ Who shall bless thee, shall be blessed’, in other words the Gospel commands us to send blessings upon Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon Him). That is, to read Durood Shareef because this is, the most supreme way to send our blessings upon Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon Him).

When we study Al-Qur’an further we realise what is the actual status of the blessed; they are the ones that will enter AL-JANNAH (Paradise). In Al-Qur’an 11:105 it states ‘On the Day it comes, no person shall speak except by His (Allah Almighty’s) Leave. Some among them will be wretched and (others) blessed.’ Clearly then, if we read or memorise and recite Durood Shareef in abundance during our lifetime, then surely we will be amongst the blessed. AMEEN.

We are informed in Al-Qur’an 33:56 that ”Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala) sends His Salaat (Blessings and Honours) on the Prophet (Muhammad) & also His angels. O you who believe! Send your Salaat (blessings) on him (Muhammad) and you should greet him with the Islamic way of greeting (Assalamu ‘Alaykum).” In other words, we are informed in this ayat (verse) of Al-Qur’an to read Durood Shareef and to send Salaam on our Most Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him).

In the eyes of Allah Almighty reading Durood Shareef is of paramount importance, otherwise Allah Almighty would not have commanded us to do so, as is the case in this ayat above. When Allah Almighty Himself, alongwith His Angels is sending Durood Shareef on the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allaha Almighty be upon him), then this is an important duty on the UMMAH to do likewise i.e. to practice what Allah Almighty and His Angels are doing.

It is reported by Hadrat Ka’ab (May Allah Almighty be pleased with him) that 70,000 angels descend on the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa’s (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) Mosque daily, surround it and touch it with their heavenly wings, and continue reciting Durood Shareef and leave for the heavens in the evening. They are replaced by another 70,000 angels who stay till dawn to be replaced by another 70,000 angels in the morning, and each angel cannot return after its initial visit. This process will keep continuing until the Day of Judgement. A rough calculation reveals that to date almost 70 BILLION ANGELS have been sent by Allah Almighty to the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa’s (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) Mosque to read Durood Shareef upon him. And only Allah Almighty knows how many more will be sent until the Day of Judgement. This is indeed an indication of the utmost highest regard Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala) has for His Most Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him). Therefore we must not under-rate the significance, importance and the merits of reading Durood Shareef for our Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him).

The UMMAH is indeed blessed because it has been given the opportunity to send Durood Shareef on the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him). Durood Shareef is a special kind of DU’A, a special kind of DHIKR (remembrance) dear to Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala) as indicated by the following hadith below. Therefore if we read Durood Shareef and ask of something from Allah Almighty, then what we ask for has a better chance of being accepted by Allah Almighty. Hadrat Imam Shaf’i (May Allah Almighty be pleased with him) has declared, ‘ What I love is that one should recite Durood Shareef abundantly under all circumstances.’1 Ghawth Al-A’dham Sayyadina Abd ‘al-Qadir al-Jilani (May Allah Almighty be pleased with him) has declared, ‘ O ‘ faithful make Mosques and Durood Shareef for the Beloved Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) incumbent on you.’2 Allama Qustulani (May Allah Almighty be pleased with him) interpreter of Sahih Al-Bukhari has stated, ‘ The best, the most sublime, the most excellent, the most exquisite, the most consummate recital is the recital of Durood Shareef for the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him).3 Hadrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (May Allah Almighty be pleased with him) has narrated that, ‘Reciting Durood Shareef upon the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) erases sins in the same manner that water extinguishes a fire’.4

It has been narrated in the hadith that ‘ One day when the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) left his house, I [Companion of the Beloved Prophet] followed close behind. He went to an orchard where he offered prayers and prostrated so long that I started weeping thinking that he had expired. The Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) raised his head from Sijda and called me and asked what had happened to me. I told him that as he had been in Sijda for a very long time, I had thought that he had expired and I won’t see him again. The Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) said that he had prostrated himself before Allah Almighty for so long as a token of thanks-giving because He had granted him a reward, which was that if anyone, from his UMMAH will recite Durood Shareef once, Allah Almighty will record 10 VIRTUES in his favour and ERASE 10 HIS/HER SINS.’5

Durood Shareef a Most Valuable Asset

If we have stock, which is an asset to our business, we can sell it to make a profit. Without stock there is no sale and there is no profit. Durood Shareef is an asset and we should regard it as our stock which can benefit us in many ways i.e. Durood Shareef can profit us in the afterlife with a place in Al-Jannah.

Create your own Durood Shareef Policy

In today’s modern society we plan for our future financial security. We have pensions and savings policies whereby we invest money regularly for our future benefit. Yet we don’t consider the merits of creating a Durood Shareef Policy whereby we can invest a small amount of time daily by reading Durood Shareef for our benefit in the Hereafter when we can cash in the policy for a place in Al-Jannah.

We are all Millionaires

We don’t realise it but we are all millionaires. A small sacrifice of our valuable time can lead to remarkable results in the long run. Spending just 5 minutes a day (reading 100+ Durood Shareef) can turn into a million duroods read, during a lifetime of 25-30 years. This is not impossible for any member of the UMMAH of the Most Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him). It is reported in the hadith that ‘ He who recites it (Durood Shareef) 10 times a day is granted 100 blessings and he who recites it 100 times a day, Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala) inscribes on his forehead – that he has immunity from hypocrisy and hell, and he will be counted among the martyrs on the Day of Judgement.’6 During the five regular prayers we read Durood Ibrahim, in every rakat, this totals to 17 times for all 5 prayers. Therefore we can see the importance of reading Durood Shareef on a voluntary basis daily ; to complete the amount required necessary to achieve this high status granted to the UMMAH.

Powerful Duroods to tip the scales in our Benefit

It has been reported in the hadith that if anybody reads the following Durood Shareef 1000 times on the day of Jumma, one will see one’s place (abode) in Al-Jannah before or at the moment of death.

O’ Allah send blessings upon Muhammad (peace be upon him) and the family of Muhammad (peace be upon him) a thousand thousand times.

ALLA HUMMA SALLE ALA MUHAMMADIWWAA ALE HAE ALFA ALFA MARRA – TIHN

A rough calculation reveals that over a period of more than 20 years this is the equivalent of ONE MILLION DUROOD SHAREEF recited. A sacrifice of 30 minutes on the day of Jumma can lead to such a superior blessing from Allah Almighty.

Turn seconds into Millions

In a matter of seconds it is possible to gain millions of DUROOD SAWAAB. Due to Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala’s) blessing we have the opportunity to read a Durood Shareef whereby one can gain the equivalent of 600,000 Durood Shareef Sawaab by reading it just once. Allah Almighty has given us the ability to gain Sawaab, the equivalent to a lifetime of reading Durood Shareef, in a matter of seconds. Therefore, if one reads it several times which will take seconds rather than minutes one can gain millions of Durood Shareef Sawwab immediately and in the process making one’s scales heavier in the right direction. Ideally, this Durood Shareef should be read 1000 times daily for success in this life and the Hereafter.

REF: Dalailul Keirat (P.101)

O’ Allah shower blessings upon Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) our Master in the number that is in Thy knowledge, such that those blessings may continue forever eternal as Thy Kingdom.

ALLAHUMA SALLE ALA SAI-YAE-DAE-NA VA-MAWLANA MUHAMMADIN A-DA-DA MAFI IL-MILLAH-HAE SA LA TAN DA-A-AE MA TAMBAE DA-VA-MAE MOHL KILLAH HAE.

In a matter of seconds one can gain almost 3 years Sawaab keeping 70 Angels occupied with good writing on our behalf.

JAZALLAHO ANNA SAI-YAE-DAE-NA VA-MAWLANA MUHAMMADAN SALALLAHO ALAIHE VASSALLAM MAA HOVA AHA LOHU.

Reference : Mazra ul Hasnat

Alternatively read or memorise and recite the Durood Shareef where we can gain 1000 Days Sawaab for reading it just once.

ALLAHUMA SALLE ALA SAI-YAE-DAE-NA VA MAWLANA MUHAMMADIWWA ALA ALE SAI-YAE-DAE-NA VA MAWLANA MUHAMMADIN KA MA TOH HIBBOH VA TARDA LAHU.

Also there is the 80 Years Sawaab Durood Shareef. Reading this Durood Shareef 80 times after the Fard of the Asar prayer on Friday. Before standing up it results in 80 years Sawaab recorded for the individual and 80 years of sins forgiven by Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala). A sacrifice of about five minutes every week can lead to such blessings from Allah Almighty.

O’ Allah send blessings upon Muhammad (peace be upon him) our chief- the unlettered Apostle, and send blessings upon his family, and Thy favours and Thy salutations.

ALLAHUMA SALLE ALA SAI-YAE-DAE-NA MUHAMMADIN-NINNA BEIYYIL UMMIYYAE VA ALA ALE -HAE VASSALLIM TASSLEEMAN.

Other excellent Duroods recommended by the author are listed below. Reading these Duroods daily in any combination can help us to ‘Tip the Scales in the Right Direction’.

Durood Shafi

Durood Shafi is recommended for reading because it used to be recited by Hadrat Imam Shafi (May Allah Almighty be pleased with him). Consistent reading of this Durood Sahreef can lead to prosperity and success in this life and the Afterlife.

O’ Allah shower blessings upon the Beloved Prophet (peace be upon him) and his children whenever he is remembered by those who remember him and shower blessings upon Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his family whenever he is not remembered by the negligent and grant him peace constantly in abundance.

ALLAH HUMMA SALLE ALA MUHAMMADIN KOLAH MA ZA KA RA HOZA KAE RUH-NA VA KOLAH MA GA FA LA AN ZIK-RAE-HIL GA FAE LUHN

Durood Qurani

Durood Qurani can benefit us by providing us the equivalent of ONE QUR’AN’s SAWAAB by reading it after every prayer.

” O’ Allah send your blessings and peace upon the Beloved Muhammad (peace be upon him) Our Master and on his Children and his Companions in the amount equal to the total letters in the Qur’an and let each carry thousands of blessings with it.”

ALLAH HUMMA SALLE VASSALLIM ALA SAI-YAE-DAE-NA MUHAMMADIWWA ALA ALE-HAE VA AS HA BAE HAE BAE-A-DA-DAE MAFI JA-MEE-IL QURANNAE HARFAN HARFAN VA BAE A-DA-DAE KOLAE HARFIN ALFAN ALFA.

Durood Ali

Durood Ali was regularly read by Hadrat Ali al-Murtaza (peace be upon him) and is recommended because we can gain the sawaab equivalent to the maximum reward for just one Durood read.

” O’ Allah bestow blessings and your bounty upon your Beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and on his wives who are mothers of the faithful and on his descendents and on the members of his household in the manner as Thou sent blessings upon Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him), verily Thou art the Praiseworthy and the Glorious.”

ALLAH HUMMA AJ-AL SA-LA-VA-TAE-KA VA-BA-RA-KA-TAE-KA ALA MUHAMMADAE NINA BIYYAE VA AZ VA JAE HAE UMMA HA TIL MUH-MAE-NEE-NA ZO-RAIYYA-TAE-HAE VA AHA LAE BAI-TAE-HAE KA MA SALLAI TA ALA IBRAHEEMA INNA-KA HAMEEDOMMA-JEED.

Durood Noor

Durood Noor is constantly read by the very pious and is regarded as the best Durood Shareef by such individuals and therefore is recommended for its excellence.

” O’ Allah shower Thy Blessings upon our Beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) who is light, actual light and the mystery amongst the mysteries and the leader of excellents.”

ALLAH HUMMA SALLE ALA SAI-YAE-DAE-NA MUHAMMADIN NOO-RIL AN VA RAE VA SIRIL AS-RA-RAE VA SAI-YAE-DIL AB-RA-RAE.

Ultimate Durood

The following Durood Shareef is perhaps the ultimate in Duroods. We are requesting Allah Almighty to send blessings upon the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) equivalent to every atom created by Allah Almighty in the universe multiplied by a million times, Subhanallah. No computer in the world could cope with the numbers, yet only Allah Almighty knows how many blessings this comes too.

‘ O’ Allah may Thy Benificence be upon the Beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and upon the house of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in a number equal to a Millionfold of each atom created by Thee and Thy Blessings and Thy Peace be upon him’.

ALLAH HUMMA SALLE ALA MUHAMMADIW WA ALA ALE MUHAMMADIN BE ADA-DAE KOLLAY ZARA TIN MIATA ALFA ALFA ALFA MARRATIN WA BARIK WA SALLIM.

Relevance of sending Salaam on the Beloved (Peace and Blessings be upon him)

On the night of Ascension (Meraj), on his approach … the Most Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) greeted Allah Almighty with ‘ Greeting & Pure Blessings unto Allah,’ … Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta’ala) greeted the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) with ‘ Peace be to you, O’ Muhammad.’ He (Peace be upon him) said in reply ‘Peace be with us and with the virtuous servants of God.’ From this narration it should be clear of the significance and importance of sending Salaam on our Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him).

Every day the Ummah of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) send ‘Salam’ to the Noble Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) in their five daily prayers i.e. during every second and last rakat of the prayer during the Jalsa & Quadah. That is :

Peace be on you O Prophet! & the Mercy of Allah & His Blessings

ASSALAMMO ALAIKA AYYU HANNA BIYYU VA RAHMATULLAHHI VA-BARA-KA-TUHU

This works out as 25 Salams daily. When we send ‘Salam’ on the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) replies with ‘Salam’ on us, as stated by Imam al-Ghazali (May Allah be pleased with him).[9] And when the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) replies with ‘Salam’ on us, Allah Almighty gives us peace of mind from our problems and they will disappear as Allah Almighty always honours His Most Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa’s (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) words.

Once the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) bade a tree to come to him. The tree moved and drawing up its roots from the ground walked before him and saluted him with ‘ Peace be on you, Apostle of God.'[10] Even the stones in the streets of Makkah greeted the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) with ‘ Salam.’ We should consider reading this ‘Salam’ as mentioned above, on a voluntary basis outside our regular prayers, or some other methods of ‘ Salam ‘ on the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him).

If we send ‘Salam’ regularly on the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) and read Durood Shareef and follow the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa’s (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) Sunnah, then hopefully, there will be the greeting of ‘ Salam ‘ on us in Al-Jannah as stated in Al-Qur’an 56:26 ‘ But only the saying of Salam (greetings with peace).’

The Significance of Reading Durood Shareef on Thursday Night and Friday

If anybody reads 100 Durood Shareef on Thursday evening then according to Ahadith 70 necessities will be met in this life and 30 in the Hereafter. On every Thursday Allah Almighty sends Angels to the earth in the afternoon. They have silver leaves and golden pens which they use to record the Durood Shareef of the reciter from that afternoon of Thursday till the sunset of Friday.[11] The Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) informed the Ummah, that reading Durood Shareef on Thursday night and Friday is presented to him.[12] The Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) has also informed us the best way to have our prayers answered, and that is to start with and end with Durood Shareef.[13]

Excellent of Laylat al-Qadar

When we are considering purchasing a business, we first need to look at the figures before a decision can be made as to whether or not the business is viable. Similarly if we combine the 600,000 Durood Shareef Sawaab with Laylat al-Qadar the results of the figures are nothing short of a miracle due to the combination of the two superior blessings from Allah Almighty. We are rarely presented with the figures for Dhikr nor do we consider calculating the figures. The following figures are an indication of Allah Almighty’s Supreme Mercy and Blessings upon us.

100 times (5 minutes) Equals 1,800,000,000,000 Durood Shareef Sawaab

In other words just five minutes results in 1.8 Million Million Durood Sawaab or One Thousand & Eight Hundred Billion Durood Sawaab, Insha-Allah! (see below).

100 times read in one day equals :
100 x 600,000 = 60,000,000 Durood Sawaab

One month’s Sawaab Equals :
30 x 60,000,000 = 1,800,000,000 Durood Sawaab

1000 months Sawaab equals : 1000 x 1,800,000,000 =
1,800,000,000,000 Durood Sawaab

Prior Prophets (Peace be upon Them) and their generations couldn’t imagine in their wildest dreams that the Ummah of the Most Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) could gain so much Sawaab for reading Durood Shareef. These methods of calculations and principals also apply to the 1000 days of Sawaab, that Durood Shareef brings, and any other Durood Shareefs for that matter. Any businessman would give his soul for these figures if it was money, yet we can save our souls with this amount of Sawaab.

Negligence of Durood Shareef For Worldly Gain

Al-Qur’an al Kareem 3: 185 informs us that ‘… The life of this world is only enjoyment of deception … ‘ and this again is reiterated in Al-Qur’an 6: 32 ‘ And the life in this world is nothing but play and amusement …’ and again in Al-Qur’an 10: 23 ‘ … brief enjoyment of this worldly life, then (in the end) unto Us is your return and We shall inform you of that which you used to do.’ There are many passages like this in Al-Qur’an al Kareem, here are some more ; Al-Qur’an 13: 26 ‘… the life of this world compared with the Hereafter is but a brief passing enjoyment.’

Al-Qur’an 53: 61 states ‘ wasting your (precious) lifetime in pastime and amusements ‘ and Al-Qur’an 47: 36 states, ‘ The life of this world is but play & pastime; but if you believe and fear Allah & avoid evil, He will grant you, your wages and will not ask you your wealth.’

The key words here in these ayats are mentioned above. Life is too short, as the saying goes: the days, the weeks, months and years are passing at such a speed that we cannot comprehend where they went. Every day that is lost, can’t be regained or replaced, there is no opportunity to return. Every lost day is a lost day spent in Dhikr and is a lost opportunity to tip the scales in our favour.

The results of our efforts are presented to us immediately in this world, when the notes pass through our hands after a hard week’s work. Sometimes, we are unable to see the results of our Dhikr until the Hereafter. For this reason we are pre-occupied with rivalry with one another as stated in Al-Qur’an 57: 20 ‘ Know that the life of this world is only play and amusement, pomp and mutual boasting among you and rivalry in respect of wealth and children …’ However, we can, without difficulty have the best of both worlds Insha-Allah.

These warnings are all those who are pre-occupied with this worldly life. Attention is devoted to the pursuit of wealth and one’s family commitments and not enough attention to our Deen. These warnings are summarised in Al-Qur’an 9: 24 ‘ Say: If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your kindred, the wealth that you have gained, the commerce in which you fear a decline, and the dwellings in which you delight are dearer to you than Allah and His Messenger & striving hard to fight in His Cause, then wait until Allah brings about His Decision (torment). Allah guides not the people who are Al-Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah).’ Therefore we should reflect upon our lives, as narrated in Al-Qur’an 68: 33 ‘ Such is the punishment (in this life), but truly, the punishment in the Hereafter is greater if they but knew.’ And the result of neglecting our Deen will be as stated in Al-Qur’an 56:93-94 ‘ Then for him is an entertainment with boiling water. And burning in Hell fire.’

In other words the most important person in our lives should be the Most Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him). It is a sign of the times that we devote so much time to our businesses, our families and maintaining our homes, yet we cannot sacrifice five minutes for reading Durood Shareef for our Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him). We know more about unimportant people than we do about our Blessed Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) : we know names of many film actors and singers, yet we can’t recite a similar number of names of Allah Almighty and our Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) or even ayats of Al-Qur’an al-Kareem. Why is it that we can sacrifice time for watching television and video, and listening to music, but not for our Deen ? Al-Bukhari 9: 395 states that the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) forbid Quil and Qual i.e backbiting and talking too much about others, yet we are happy to spend time on this activity rather than reading Durood Shareef for 5 minutes a day.

Al-Qur’an 6: 162 states ” Say O’ Muhammad, verily my Salaat, my sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, the Lord of the Alamin (Mankind & Jinn & all that exists) ” After all the sacrifices our Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) made for us, why is it that we can’t sacrifice 5 minutes for reading Durood Shareef, we should be ashamed of ourselves. The least we can do is to follow our Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa’s (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) Sunnah and read Durood Shareef for 5 minutes a day.

Every second counts

To find an extra 5 minutes a day in our busy lives is not difficult. The key to success is to manage our time more efficiently. An opportunity to recite Durood Shareef exists when we are in a queue waiting. Whether this is in a queue at a post office, market, doctor’s surgery or waiting at the traffic lights. Read Durood Shareef during this time or any other spare time. Ideally memorise a powerful Shareef (see above – 600,000 Durood Sawaab) and recite this to gain Sawaab and tip the scales in the right direction Insha-Allah. Don’t think that a few Durood Shareef read or recited is not enough, every time you read, it is never wasted as stated in Al-Qur’an 7: 170 ‘ And to those who hold fast to the Book and perform Salaat (prayers) certainly we shall never waste the rewards of those who do righteous deeds.’ This is also confirmed in Al-Qur’an 50: 18 ‘ Not a word does he/she utter but there is a watcher (recording angels) by him ready to (record it).’ Again in Al-Qur’an 54: 52 ‘ And everything they have done is noted in (their ) Records of (deeds).’ And the reward for those who do righteous deeds is Al-Jannah as mentioned in Al-Qur’an 14:23 ‘ And those who believed & did righteous deeds will be made to enter the Gardens under which rivers flow-to dwell therein forever (i.e. Paradise) with the permission of their Lord. There greetings therein will be Salam (Peace).’ Reading Durood Shareef is a righteous deed and is never wasted. Over time it will add up and result in a considerable amount.

Toppling the Scales (Meezan) in our Favour

Al-Qur’an 7:8-9 states ‘ And the weighting on that day (Day of Resurrection) will be the true weighting so far as those whose scale of good deeds will be heavy they will be the successful (ones) by entering Paradise. As for those whose scales will be light, they are those who will lose them ownselves (by entering Hell) because they denied and rejected our Ayat.’ By memorising, reading and reciting Durood Shareef it is possible that we can benefit ourselves considerably. Each time one reads Durood Shareef the scales get heavier to the right side. Durood Shareef is a blessing from Allah Almighty and each time you read them (see above – Powerful Durood Shareefs) they help you increase your chances of success by tipping the scales over to the right side in your favour, Insha-Allah!

Based on the outcome of the scales, the results of our efforts will be presented to us as stated in Al-Qur’an 56:8-9 ‘ So those on the Right Hand – how (fortunate) will be those on the Right Hand! ( As a respect for them, because they will enter Paradise). And for those on the Left Hand how (unfortunate) will be those on the Left Hand (as a disgrace for them, because they will enter Hell).’ When this happens i.e. the scales tip to the wrong side, then one will blame shaitan but he will respond as mentioned in Al-Qur’an 14:22 ‘ … Verily, Allah promised you a promise of truth. And I too promised you, but I betrayed you. I had no authority over you except that I called you and you responded to me so blame me not but blame yourselves … ‘ It will be too late by then and blaming shaitan will be our only recourse Astaghfurallah. This is also confirmed in Al-Qur’an 36:62 ‘And indeed he (shaitan) did lead astray a great multitude of you. Did you not, then understand ? ‘

Nothing is weightier than the name of Allah Almighty. Therefore, it follows that if one reads Durood Shareef whereby, we are requesting Allah Almighty to send His blessings upon the Most Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) and in the process we are fulfilling our requirements to follow Al-Qur’an 33:56 then our scales will naturally become heavier.

‘On the Day of Judgement Hadrat Adam (alaihi as-salam) will be dressed in a green robe, sitting near the Empyrean and observing the fate of his descendants. He will see one of the followers of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) being taken to Hell, whereupon he will call the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) and the Beloved of Allah said ; ‘ I will gird up my loins and rush after the angels to stop them.’ The angels would say that they could not disobey Allah Almighty’s orders. Then the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) would debase himself before Allah Almighty and remind Him His Promise with the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) not to disgrace him about his Ummah. On this Allah Almighty will order the angels to obey the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) and take that man back to the scale. When his virtues will be re-weighed the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) will produce a white paper of holy light from his pocket and place it along with his other virtues. The scale will turn in the right direction and he will be taken to Paradise. He will thank the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) who will inform the man that the white paper was his Durood Shareef that the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) had preserved for that day.'[14] Subhan-Allah!

Reciting Durood Shareef at the moment of Death

The blessings of Durood Shareef are such that a person destined for Hell can tip the scales over to the right side by reading Durood Shareef, and end up in Al-Jannah. For example, a woman whose daughter had died came to Khawaja Hasan Basri (May Allah Almighty be pleased with him) and said that she wished to see her daughter in a dream. He told her the method to achieve this. Then the woman saw her daughter in Paradise where she informed him that a stranger read Durood Shareef at the graveyard and with Allah Almighty’s Mercy she and 70,000 others were transferred to Al-Jannah.[15]

Once an Israelite (200 year sinner) died and Allah Almighty ordered a proper burial for him. Moses (alyahi as-salaam) complained to Allah Almighty that the Israelite was very sinful and did not deserve pardon & forgiveness. Allah Almighty agreed and added that one day that man had opened the Torah and kissed the name Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) and recited Durood Shareef, so Allah Almighty had forgiven his sins.[16]

These two hadiths give us an indication of the highest regard Allah Almighty has for the reader of Durood Shareef. If the greatest of sinners can be forgiven and enter Al-Jannah through Durood Shareef, then surely there are great blessings for the Ummah if they but considered the merits of this blessed Dhikr along with their prayers.

Al-Qur’an 16: 32 states ‘ Those whose lives the Angels take while they are in a pious state saying to them ‘ Assalamu ‘Alaykum ‘ (Peace be upon you) enter you Paradise, because of that Good which you used to do in the world.’ Clearly then if one is engaged in reading Durood Shareef when one’s time in this world is at an end then he/she is indeed blessed and death will pass easily. It is reported in the hadith that if a person recites Durood Shareef at the time of Death, Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta’ala) will order all creatures to pray for his salvation.[17]

When a true believer is buried in a grave, it welcomes him by saying ‘ You are welcome here, of all the people walking upon Earth, you were the dearest to me. Now that you have been made over to me, you will see my excellent behaviour.’ Then the grave will expand to the farthest point of sight and a door of paradise opens into it. Through this door comes the scented air of the Paradise. Imagine then the welcome the grave will give to the one who recited Durood Shareef on earth. Surely the one who read Durood Shareef constantly all his/her life will be the most welcome to the grave.

Hadrat Jibrail (alayhi as-salaam) came to the Most Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) when he was very worried and said ‘ Almighty Allah has sent His Salaam to you and Has enquired why you look so worried and sad!’ The Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) replied ‘O’ Jibrail (alayhi as-salaam) I am worried about my Ummah as to how they will fare on the Day of Judgement! ‘ ‘ Is it about the non-believers or about the Muslims’ asked Hadrat Jibrail (alayhi as-salaam). ‘About Muslims’ replied the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him). Jibrail (alayhi as-salaam) then took the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) to a graveyard where the people of the tribe of Banu Salama were buried; then he struck a grave with his wing and said ‘stand by the orders of Allah.’ Out of the grave came an extremely handsome man, who stood up and he was reciting LA ILAHA ILLALLAH MUHAMMAD-UR-RASOOLALLAH – ALHAMDOH LILLAH HAE RABIL ALAMEEN. Hadrat Jibrail (alayhi as-salaam) told him to go back to his place which he did. He then struck another grave out of which came an ugly person with a black face and had worried eyes who was saying ‘ Alas there is nothing but sorrow, shame and horror! ‘ Hadrat Jibrail (alayhi as-salaam) told him to go back to his place and then explained to the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) that the people will rise up on the Day of Resurrection in the same state they were at the time of death.

This is confirmed in Al-Qur’an 55: 39 ‘ So on that Day (of Resurrection) no question will be asked of man or jinn as to his sin (because they have already been known from their face, either white-dwellers of Paradise, or black-dwellers of Hell)’ and again in Al-Qur’an 67: 27 ‘ But when they will see it (the torment on the Day of Resurrection) approaching, the faces of those who disbelieve will change and turn black with sadness in grief and it will be said (to them) ‘ This is the promise which you were calling for.’

Imagine then the superiority of a person who is raised reciting Durood Shareef. If we are raised in such a manner and approach our Master Creator Allah Almighty with shame and guilt because of our sins. Al-Bukhari 7: 484 states ‘An adulterer at the time he/she is committing illegal sexual intercourse is not a believer; a person at the time of drinking alcohol is not a believer; a thief at the time of stealing is not a believer.’ Therefore if one dies after committing these sins, without the opportunity to repent, then what a tragedy of tragedies it would be that a Muslim should be raised and brought up as a Muslim but on the Day of Judgement his/her name does not appear in the list of Muslims.

Obtaining Intercession with Durood Shareef

Al-Qur’an 3:164 states ‘Indeed Allah confessed a great favour on the believers when he sent among them a Messenger [Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) ] from among themselves.’ We can repay Allah Almighty’s favour by following the Sunnah of the Most Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) and reading Durood Shareef regularly. This is the least we can do after all the sacrifices the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) made for us. Hadrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (May Allah Almighty be pleased with him) said that I heard the Beloved Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) say that he would intercede for anyone who recites Durood Shareef upon him, on the Day of Judgement.[18] If we genuinely expect the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) to intercede for us then we have to make a positive effort, that is, to follow the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa’s (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) Sunnah and to read Durood Shareef.

Al-Qur’an 7:157 states ‘ … so those who believe in him [Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him)] honour him, help him and follow the Light-Qur’an, which has been sent down with him, it is they who will be successful.’ The best way to honour the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) is to follow his teachings and read Durood Shareef consistently. Thus by doing this we can truly fulfil this ayat’s command to honour our Most Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him).

In one narration it states that the Most Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) asked a bee on how is it that honey is always sweet. Then the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) informed his Companions (May Allah Almighty be pleased with them) that it (the bee) has replied that the bees have a leader whom they obey. When they suck nectar from the flower, their leader starts reading Durood Shareef and the bees join in the chorus. This recitation transforms the bitter tasteless essence of the flowers into delicious sweet honey.[19]

From this narration we can see that even the humble bee, a creation of Allah Almighty honours the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) by reading Durood Shareef. It even knows the status of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him). That is, which is to know, its creation is because of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him).

Angel’s Failure to honour the Beloved Prophet (Peace be upon him)

One day Hadrat Jibrail (alayhi as-salaam) came to the Most Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) and narrated a strange event: ‘I had a chance to visit Khoe Quaf (mountain) where I heard wailing. On further investigation I saw an angel whom I had seen in heaven. This angel lived in honour and glory, 70,000 angels waited on this angel. With every breath of this angel Allah Almighty created another angel. On the Night of Ascension when the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) passed by the throne of this angel, he (the angel) was sitting on it and he did not show respect to him [i.e. did not recite Durood Shareef as the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him)] as he passed by. Consequently, Allah Almighty threw him in disgrace. Now he requested me to recommend his case to Allah Almighty. I appealed to Allah Almighty who said that the angel will have to recite Durood Shareef upon the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) for it to be forgiven. On hearing this verdict the angel started reading Durood Shareef and gradually and quickly his wings and feathers developed and the angel soared into the skies and resumed his throne.

If failure to read Durood Shareef results in such punishment for an angel then what will be the outcome for those who CLAIM to be followers of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) yet are neglecting this blessed Dhikr. Hadrat Abu Huraira (May Allah Almighty be pleased with him) has reported that the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) said, ‘Anyone who forgets to recite Durood Shareef on me forgets the path to heaven.

Also, in another hadith it has been narrated that, ‘ He who does not recite Durood Shareef for me has no faith.'[22] The moral of this narration is that we should always consider reading Durood Shareef as a means of honouring our Most Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him).

Achieving closeness with the Master Creator Allah Almighty

When we read Durood Shareef we are elevated 10 degrees closer to the ARSH of Allah Almighty.[23] If we read Durood Shareef in abundance then we should realise that the more we read the closer we will be to Allah Almighty. Take for example the fortunate pious individuals whose NOOR (Light of Islam) can be seen on their faces. Over a lifetime they are able to read many millions of Durood Shareef, resulting in closeness to Allah Almighty. This is a direct result of Dhikr and especially of reading Durood Shareef in abundance.

Once Allah Almighty sent Divine Revelation to Prophet Moses (Peace be upon him), ‘Do you desire closeness to me; just as your conversation is with your tongue, your fears with your heart, your soul with your body and your sight with your eyes.’ Prophet Moses (Peace be upon him) replied in the affirmative. Them Allah Almighty, ‘If you want this then you should read Durood Shareef constantly on my Most Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him).

Allama Fasl (May Allah Almighty be pleased with him) has narrated that, ‘Allah has made Durood Shareef the means by which we can achieve Allah’s proximity and approval.

Khawaja Ziaullah Naqshbandi Mujaddadi (May Allah Almighty be pleased with him) has said that, ‘Frequent recitation of Durood Shareef …. serves as a passport to Allah Almighty’s proximity and all evils are turned into virtues.

It is also narrated in the hadith that ‘the person who recites Durood Shareef the most will be the nearest to the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him).

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THE VIRTUES AND EXCELLENCE OF DUROOD SHARIF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (P.B.U.H.)

In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.

Among the greatest means of obtaining ease in times of hardship is invocating blessings and peace upon the Prophet of Allah (may Allah bless him and give him peace), which the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) himself clarified for us how in a tradition narrated by Ubai bin Ka’ab (may Allah be pleased with him), who said; ‘I said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, I supplicate often, so how much of my supplication should I devote to you?’ He replied, ‘as you desire’. I said, ‘a quarter of it?’ He said ‘as you desire, but if you were to increase upon this, it would be better for you.’ I said, ‘half of it?’ He said, ‘as you desire, but if you were to increase upon this, it would be better for you.’ I said, ‘two-thirds of it?’ He said again, ‘as you desire, but if you were to increase upon this, it would be better for you.’ Finally I said, ‘and if I dedicate my supplication in its entirety to you?’ He said, ‘then your needs will be satisfied, and your sins forgiven.’[1]

It is clear that he whom Allah satisfies his worldly needs has been truly blessed with Allah’s kindness and mercy. He also has been given security from all that he fears, and has attained the utmost protection from all harm and evils; indeed he is carried aboard the ship of salvation. This means he is secure from all things which create worries and needs, secure from poverty, debt, subjugation, weakness, disease, fear, and all other calamities and disasters; he has guaranteed that his worldly affairs will be upright and good. . And should he obtain, alongside this, forgiveness from the sins and salvation from the perils of the Day of Resurrection, so that he may enter Paradise in peace, he has most certainly guaranteed that his affairs in the Hereafter will be good and upright, too.

What more could the worshipper require besides this? And all of this is obtained through invoking blessings and peace upon the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and give him peace); with it lies the key to guaranteeing goodness in the affairs of this life, and in the Hereafter.

We will now give mention to some of the benefits of invocating blessings and peace upon our Master Muhammad (may Allah bless him and give him peace), by way of drawing from the works of the scholars of Islam, namely Sheikh ibn al-Qayyim, and Sheikh ibn Hajar al-Haytami.

1 Responding to the order of Allah, Exalted and Magnificent.[2]

2 Following the lead of Allah, Exalted and Magnificent in the sending of blessings upon His Messenger (may Allah bless him and give him peace), although the blessings (Salawat) differ, being from us supplication and request, and being from Allah exaltation and ennoblement.

3 Following the Angels in invocation of the Messenger (may Allah bless him and give him peace), also.

4 The attainment of ten blessings from Allah for the one who invokes one blessing upon His Messenger (may Allah bless him and give him peace).[3]

5 He who sends blessing upon the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace), Allah raises him by ten degrees.

6 He also has written for him ten good deeds.

7 He also has erased from his record ten bad deeds.[4]

8 The invocation increases the chance of one’s supplication being answered if it follows the supplication, as the invocation of blessings upon the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) lifts those supplications up to the Lord of the Worlds which were stalled between the heavens and the earth. [5]

9 It is a means to receive the intercession of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace), whether or not a specific intercession is sought.

10 It is a means to have one’s sins forgiven.

11 It is a means for Allah to satisfy his bondman’s worldly needs.

12 It is a means to draw near to the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) on the Day of Resurrection.[6]

13 It compensates for giving charity for those who are too poor to give it.

14 It is a means of fulfilling one’s needs (Qada’ al-Hawa’ij)

15 It is a means to receive the Prophet’s (may Allah bless him and give him peace) blessings, and the Angels likewise.[7]

16 It is a means of purification for he who invokes it.

17 For one who sends blessings on him (may Allah bless him and give him peace) it is glad tidings in his life that he has been granted his place in Paradise as is mentioned by Al-Hafiz Abu Musa in his book on the matter, for which he brought Hadith as evidence.

18 It is a means of salvation from the horrors of the Day of Resurrection, as also mentioned by Abu Musa with evidence.

19 It is a means for the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) to return the blessings and greeting upon he who invokes it.[8]

20 It is a means of ennobling a meeting or gathering and a means to prevent any ill talk or conduct occurring therein, so that it will not return upon its participants as a hardship on the Day of Resurrection.[9]

21 It is a means to remember something which has been forgotten.

22 It is a safeguard against poverty.

23 It saves one from being branded a miser if one were to omit it upon the Prophet’s name (may Allah bless him and give him peace) being mentioned.[10]

24 It saves one from being cursed and disgraced because the one who omits the blessings and prayers upon hearing the Prophet’s name (may Allah bless him and give him peace) risks receiving Allah’s anger.[11]

25 It keeps the one who invokes it steadfast upon the path to Paradise, and keeps he who neglects it from traveling the path.

26 It safeguards a meeting from turning ill; a meeting without the mention of Allah Exalted and His Messenger (may Allah bless him and give him peace), and without the praise and glorification of Allah and the invocation of blessings on His Messenger (may Allah bless him and give him peace) has no blessing nor benefit.

27 It is a cause for the perfection of any speech which begins with the praise of Allah the Exalted and the blessings of His Messenger (may Allah bless him and give him peace).

28 It is a cause for the bondman to find light cast in abundance in his life to guide him on the Straight Path.

29 It refines the worshipper’s character and manners.

30 It is a means for Allah to preserve those in the heavens and the earth praising and commending he who invokes it.

31 It is a means of the worshipper to obtain blessing for himself in his work, life and provision.

32 It is a means of obtaining the mercy of Allah.

33 It sustains, increases and multiplies love for the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and give him peace), which is among the core bases of Faith, without which faith cannot be complete.

34 It earns the Prophet’s (may Allah bless him and give him peace) love for the bondsman.

35 It is a means of the worshipper’s guidance, and a source of vitality for his heart.

36 It causes the worshipper’s name to be shown to the Prophet, and the mention of the worshipper to him (may Allah bless him and give him peace).[12]

37 It is a means for the worshipper to find ease upon crossing the pass over the Hellfire.

38 Invoking blessing and peace upon the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) is an infinitesimal recompense of his right upon us, and of the thanks which we owe for the grace which Allah has bestowed upon us by sending him (may Allah bless him and give him peace), although what he truly deserves is innumerable, either for us to comprehend or to bestow, or even to will. However Allah, because of His Boundless Generosity, is pleased with his bondsmen even with the small amount of thanks they can offer.

39 Invoking blessing and peace upon the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) in itself contains remembrance of Allah the Exalted, and is an expression of thanks to Him and a recognition of His immense favour upon His bondsmen by sending him (may Allah bless him and give him peace).

Appendix

It is narrated[13] that Abu Ja’far, the Commander of the Believers, asked Imam Malik, ‘O Abu Abdullah! Should I face the Qiblah and supplicate, or face the Prophet of Allah (may Allah bless him and give him peace) and supplicate?’ Malik replied, ‘and why would you turn your face away from him, and he is your intercessor, and the intercessor of your father Adam (may peace be upon him) on the Day of Judgement? Face him, and seek his intercession, for Allah has said: “If they had only, when they were unjust to themselves, come unto you and asked Allah’s forgiveness, and the Messenger had asked forgiveness for them, they would have found Allah indeed Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.”’[14]

NOTES
[1] Narrated by Ahmad, Tirmidhi, and Hakim, who declared it to be a rigorously authenticated tradition of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace).

[2] Qur’an 33:56; ‘Verily, Allah and His Angels send blessings on the Prophet: O you who believe! Send blessings on him, and salute him with a worthy salutation.’ (check another translation)

[3] Muslim narrated in his Sahih from Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and give him peace) said ‘he who invokes blessings on me once, Allah sends ten blessings upon him.’

[4] Al-Nisa’i narrated in ‘Invocations of the day and night’, from ‘Umar bin Dinar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) said ‘he of my community who invokes blessings upon me sincerely, Allah will bless him ten fold and raise him ten degrees, and he will have written for him ten good deeds, and erased from his record ten bad deeds.’

[5] Tirmidhi narrated that ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said ‘Verily, supplications are stalled between the heavens and the earth, and are not lifted up until the supplicant invokes blessings upon the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace).’

[6] Tirmidhi related from Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and give him peace) said ‘the closest people to me on the Day of Resurrection will be those who invoked the most blessings upon me.’

[7] Tirmidhi narrated from ‘Amir bin Rani’ah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) said ‘he who invokes blessings upon me, the Angels send blessings upon him equal to that which he invoked, so let the worshipper invoke some, or increase upon that.’

[8] Abu Dawood related in his Sunan from Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) said ‘No-one greets me except that Allah returns my soul to me, so that I may return his greeting.’ He also related, as did Al-Nisa’i and ibn Majah, from Aws bin Aws (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) said ‘Verily, your best day is Friday, so invoke blessings upon me in abundance on this day, for your invocation is shown to me.’ They said, ‘O Messenger of Allah! How can our invocations be shown to you after your bones have turned to dust? He replied ‘Verily, Allah has forbidden the earth from consuming the bodies of the Messengers.’ Al-Nawawi declared them both rigorously authenticated traditions (in his book ‘Al-Adhkar’ and elsewhere).

[9] Tirmidhi said that many of the People of Knowledge considered that if a single man invokes blessings on the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) during a meeting, this will be sufficient for the whole meeting (see Al-Adhkar, number 301)

[10] Tirmidhi related from ‘Ali (may Allah beautify his countenance) that the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) said ‘he who, when I am mentioned before him, fails to invoke blessings upon me is a miser.’

[11] Tirmidhi related from Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and give him peace) said ‘disgraced (Ar. raghima anf) be the man who, when I am mentioned before him, fails to invoke blessings upon me.’

[12] Al-Nisa’i narrated ibn Hibban, al-Dhahabi, al-Hakim, ibn al-Qayyim, and others, all of whom declared it a rigorously authenticated tradition, that ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) related that the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) said ‘Verily, Allah has angels that roam the earth and convey to me the greeting of my Community.’

[13] In al-Sayyid Mustafa al-Bakri’s commentary of the Salawat of Muhammad ibn Abi al-Hasan al-Bakri.

[14] Qur’an 4:64

In the name of Allah, the inspirer of truth. All praise is to Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate, and all blessings and peace to our Master Muhammad, his family, companions, and those who follow them.

Allah most high says “Allah and his angels send blessings on the prophet, o you who believe, send blessings on him and salute him with all respect.” [Qur’an, 33:56]

The messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said “the one in whose presence I am mentioned and does not send blessings on me is a miser.” [reported by Tirmidhi, who declared it well and rigorously authenticated]. The meaning of sending blessings on the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace)

The great 19thCentury Shaykh al-Azhar, Imam Bajuri mentions in his supercommentary (hashiya) on the Sanusiyyain aqida,

“There are three meanings for salat (‘sending blessings’):

The first is purely linguistic and it is prayer (du`a) in it’s most general sense.

The second is purely legal and it is the spoken elements and physical actions that start with the saying Allahu Akbar(‘Allah is most great’) and ends with the greetings of peace (taslim), with specific preconditions. [f: Namely, the ritual prayer.]

The third is both linguistic and legal. According to the majority, it is mercy when attributed to Allah; and seeking forgiveness (istighfar) when attributed to any other than Him, whether angels and others…

As for the word ‘salam’, it’s meaning is security. The purpose of this is to reassuring the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) about what he fears for his nation…Some have explained it as greeting, meaning, when attributed to Allah, that He address him with His beginninglessly eternal speech to indicate the loftiness of his immense rank.” [Ibrahim al-Bajuri, Hashiya al-Bajuri `ala al-Sanusiyya, pg 7, Mustafa al-Babi al-Halabi]

Imam al-Sakhawi, in his Qawl al-Badi`, added that linguistically, the word salat (‘sending blessings’) returns to two meanings. The first is supplication (du`a) and seeking blessings (tabarruk). Allah’s saying, “And pray for them, indeed your prayer is a source of tranquility,” carries this sense. The second meaning is worship. It can also be used to mean seeking forgiveness (istighfar), blessings (baraka), recitation, mercy, and forgiveness. Therefore, the meaning of the word salat depends on the context, as well as the one offering it, and the one it is being directed to.

The ruling of sending the peace and blessing on him (May Allah bless him and give him peace)

Imam Haskafi mentions in his Durr al-Mukhtar concerning sending the peace and blessings on the prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace),

“It is obligatory once in a persons life, without any difference of opinion… and it is differed upon concerning it’s necessity every time he is mentioned (Allah bless him and give him peace) the chosen opinion according to Tahawi is that it is necessary (wajib) every time he is mentioned and the opinion of the school is that is repeating it is recommended [f: that is, saying it once in a session is necessary, and repeating it every time the Prophet’s name is mentioned is recommended].”

Ibn Abidin explains,

“sending of blessings on the prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) is necessary once in each session [where his name is mentioned] … and its repetition is recommended [if the prophet’s name (Allah bless him and give him peace) is repeated].” [radd al-muhtar `ala al-durr al-mukhtar,1:246, bulaq ed.] This was taken from the position verified by Imam Abu’l Barakat al-Nasafi in his al-Kafi and Imam Kamal ibn al-Humam in his Zad al-Faqir.

Places and time when the sending of peace and blessings on the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) is recommended

Imam al-Haskafi mentions,

“it is recommended in all times, when possible.”

Ibn ‘Abidin adds,

“The scholars have specifically mentioned a number of places when it is recommended: ? on Fridays during the day and the night before, in the morning and evening,

? upon entering the mosque and upon exiting,

. when visiting his blessed grave (Allah bless him and give him peace),

? when at Safa and Marwa,

? during the Friday sermon and other sermons [f: the khatib; as for those listening, they do not do so with their tongues, but within themselves],

? after replying to the adhan,

? when the call to commence the prayer is given (iqamah),

? in the beginning, middle and end of a supplication (du`a) [f: because the salat on the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) is accepted by Allah, and He will not reject that which is between it, out of His supreme generosity, as the scholars mention],

? after the du’a of qunut [in the witr prayer],

? when meeting and parting,

? during the ablution,

? when having forgotten something,

? when giving an admonition,

? when commencing and completing the reading of hadith,

? for all authors, students, and teachers,

? people getting married and people marrying others off,

? in letters,

? and before all important matters.” [Radd al-Muhtar, 1:348, Bulaq]

What is the reward and benefit of the peace and blessings

Imam al-Sakhawi records numerous benefits and rewards of sending blessings on the blessed prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace). These include:

1. Allah’s sending blessings on the slave

Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “He who sends blessings on me once, Allah sends him blessings ten times.” [Muslim, Abu Dawud, & Tirmidhi]

Anas ibn Malik (Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “He who sends blessings on me once Allah sends blessings on him ten times and removes from him ten sins and raises him by ten degrees.” [al-Nasa’i].

2. Forgiveness

Abu Kahil relates that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “O Abu Kahil, whoever sends blessings on me three times every day and three times every night out of love for me and longing for me, it is his right on Allah that He forgive him his sins for that day and night.”

3. Sufficiency for one’s worldly and other-worldly affairs for the one who makes all of his prayers blessings on the prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace)

Ubayy ibn Ka`b relates: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, I send much blessings on you. What proportion of my prayer should I devote to you?” He said, “As much as you like.” I said, “A quarter?” He said, “As much as you like, and if you increased it would only be better for you.” I said, “Then a half?” He said, “As much as you like and if you increased then it would only be better for you.” I said, “Then two thirds?” He said, “As much as you like and if you increased it would only be better for you.” I said, “I’ll devote all of my prayers to sending blessings on you.” The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “In that case it will suffice you from your worries and your sins will be forgiven. “ [Reported by Tirmidhi who declared it well authenticated]

4. Attaining intercession of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace)

Abu al-Darda’ relates that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “Whoever sends blessings on me ten times in the morning and ten in the evening will have my intercession on judgement day.” [Tabarani]

Imam al-Sakhawi mentions other benefits, including:

attaining the pleasure of Allah Most High and His mercy,
protection from His anger,
being shaded by Allah’s throne on judgement day,
purification of the heart from hypocrisy,
and seeing our Beloved Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) in one’s sleep. [al-Qawl al-Badi’ fi al-salat ‘ala al-Habib al-Shafi’, 203]
May Allah fill our hearts with love of His beloved Prophet. May He inspire our tongues to send much blessings on him (Allah bless him and give him peace) and guide us to lead our lives in accordance to his exalted and noble sunna.

And Allah alone gives success.

THE EXCELLENCE OF DUROOD SHAREEF AS EXPLAINED IN THE AHADITH

“Hadith” is an Arabic word which means “Holy Sayings”. It is the narration of all the affectionate words of advice uttered by the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) Muhammad (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) from time to time. These sayings (Ahadith) are instructions offered for the guidance of mankind, and to follow them is as important as daily prayers.

The famous books of Hadith are the following: Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Muwatta, Nisaai’, Ibn-Majah, Darmi, Baihaqi and Miskhaat Shareef.

Imam Bukhari (radi Allahu anhu), the compiler of Bukhari Shareef, took the greatest and painstaking precautions in making his collections of Ahadith and exerted to his utmost to achieve all accuracy and reliability as possible. Hence, Ahadith quoted by Imam Bukhari (radi Allahu anhu) and his work on Ahadith stands as one of the wonders of intellectual achievement in Islamic History. He wrote all Ahadith in the sacred Haram of Madina Munawwarah. It is, therefore, that most of the Ahadith have been taken from the book of Bukhari Shareef.

Important Ahadith of the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) have been included here for the betterment, benefit guidance and gain of the readers of this book. If followed, the reader of these sayings will receive a permit to Paradise even in this world. Every saying opens door to Divine favour and sure success.

1. For every Durood Shareef that you recite, ten sins are forgiven, ten good deeds are entered into your sheet of actions and ten position are upgraded.

2. Allah showers ten blessings on the man who recites a Durood. 3. The first man who will meet the Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) on the Day of Judgement will be that person who had recited the Durood maximum number of times in his life time.

4. Those who recite Durood in maximum number will be nearest and dearest to the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) in the next world.

5. If any one is involved in a difficulty then he must recite countless number of Durood Shareefs.

6. Reciting Durood Shareef eradicates poverty and hunger.

7. If the Sawaab of the Durood Shareef is dedicated to another person, then thatperson will receive the Sawaab, while the Sawaab of the reciter will not be lessened.

8. Reciting excessive Durood Shareef brings purity.

9. Reciting maximum number of Durood Shareef is full compensation of all sins.

10. Any one who recites excessive Durood Shareef in this world will be safe and sound in the next world.

11. When a prayer is made to Allah it is never accepted unless praise of Allah Ta’ala and Durood Shareef on the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) is first of all recited.

12. Those who recite Durood quite often will see Divine Light on the dark Day of Judgement.

13. Three persons will be under the cool shade and the favours of Allah Ta’ala on the Doom’s Day. One who kept the Holy Prophet’s (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) Sunnah alive, one who removed difficulty of a fellow being and one who recited maximum number of Durood Shareef in his life time.

14. When you forget anything and your memory fails to recollect it, then recite Durood, you will remember the forgotten thing.

15. Reciting Durood in this world is rewarding in the next.

16. The reciter of 10 Duroods in the morning and 10 in the evening will receive the help of the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) on the Day of Judgement.

17. One who recites Durood Shareef near the shrine of the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) is heard by him there and then alone.

18. Any one who recites Durood is just as one who purchased a slave and freed him.

19. If a Durood is written in a book by someone Angels of Allah shower blessings on him till the Durood remains in that book.

20. The Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) said that he himself recites blessings on one who recites Durood on him.

21. Any one who wants to meet his Allah with a happy face must recite countless number of Durood Shareef.

22. Reward equivalent to a big mountain (Uhad) is given to one who recites one Durood.

23. All people will be presented to the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) with their habits, natures and distinct manner, so it is obligatory for a man to recite maximum number of Durood.

24. Allah is Great and Almighty to forgive all sins of the reciter during the day and night when he recites Durood Shareef.

25. If any one meets in a tragedy, he should recite Durood Shareef in countless numbers.

26. Reciting Durood is like giving something in charity.

27. Reciting maximum number of Durood kills all hardships.

28. Recite Durood Shareef in countless number on Friday, as it is presented to me (the Holy Prophet).

29. Bad deeds of 200 years (equivalent) are obliterated if a man recites 100 Durood on Friday.

30. Anyone who recites Durood will overcome all their troubles.

31. If the name of the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) is mentioned and one who hears it but does not recite Durood Shareef, understand that he has forgotten the path to Paradise.

32. “I pray for all those who recite Durood on me”, said the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim).

33. If any one recites Durood Shareef from any place, any part of the world from any distance, it actually reaches the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) immediately. Allah Ta’ala has appointed several Angels who are given exclusive duty to collect all Durood Shareef and present the same before the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) immediately.

34. Angels of Allah shower 70 blessings on a man who recites Durood once.

35. Whenever you hear the call of prayers (Azaan) you should recite Durood.

36. Wherever you are, from any quarter of the world, you must recite Durood as it reaches the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim).

37. Ablution is not complete if Durood is not recited on it.

38. The Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) said to his wife that any one who hears the name of the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) and does not recite Durood on him will not see the beautiful face of Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) on the Day of the Judgement.

39. Sayyiduna Ali (radi Allahu anhu) reports that Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) said, “The real miser is he in whose presence I am mentioned and then he fails to recite Salat on me”.

40. If a person recites 1 000 Durood Shareef daily, he will never die unless he himself sees his place in Heaven with his own eyes.

41. The Durood Shareef that is recited by the person is written with a Golden Pen on a Silver tablet by the Angels. The Angels then present this Durood Shareef to Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) and proclaim, “O Habeeb of Allah! The son of such and such a person has presented this gift in your majestic court”.
RESPECT THAT SHOULD BE ACCORDED WHEN RECITINGTHE DUROOD SHAREEF

Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) said: “Without doubt, there is an Angel of Almighty Allah whom Allah has given power to listen to the voices of all the people. Whenever any person reads the Durood Shareef, this Angel delivers the Durood Shareef to me. I then plead to Almighty Allah for the person to receive ten blessings for reading a single Durood Shareef”. (Jami’us Sagheer).

How should one recite the Durood Shareef?
What should be the persons condition and the conditions of his environment? The following points should be taken into account when reciting Durood Shareef:

1. It should be read with utmost humility and respect.

2. The clothes of the reciter should be clean and free from all impurity.

3. The place where the Durood Shareef is to be read should be clean.

4. It is more superior to be in a state of Wudhu while reciting the Durood Shareef. (Not a must, can be recited without Wuduh [Islamic Academy] )

5. It is better to sit in the Tashahudd position as you would sit when in Salaah and recite the Durood Shareef with concentration and the respect due to it.

6. It is preferable to face Madinatul Munawwarah.

7. If possible, one should have sweet fragrance around the place.

8. The reciter should try and understand the meaning of the Durood Shareef.

9. One should possess a clean and untainted intention. One should read with the sole intention of pleasing Almighty Allah and Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim).

10. The person should not be involved in worldly talks.

11. A person should try his level best to follow the example or Sunnah of the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim).

12. When reading Durood Shareef, you should try and imagine that you are sitting in the august presence of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim). Utmost respect and reverence should be displayed.

13. Whenever one hears or recites the Durood Shareef, it should be read and written in full. It is also preferable to kiss one’s thumb and rub them over one’s eyes when hearing the name of the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim). It’s a Sunnah of Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique (Radiallah Tala Anhu).

14. When the reading of the Durood Shareef is completed one should praise Allah Ta’ala that he has given you the opportunity of reading such a great Zikr as the Durood Shareef.

15. Whenever one takes the name of the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim), one should use titles of respect and reverence.

16. As an advantage one should count (if possible) on one’s fingers as Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) often encouraged this practice because on the Day of Qiyamah those same fingers will bear witness at the time when they are questioned.

17. Recite Durood Shareef wherever you are (not in the bathroom or toilet) and during any occasion.

Islamic Academy Note: Above are mostly Mustihibaats. If above conditions cannot be met please do not let them stop you from reciting Durood Shraif. One should recite Durood Sharif whenever possible but avoid places like restrooms, toilets and bathrooms.

A SELECTION OF DUROOD SHAREEFS

All Durood Shareef are equivalent and give full benefits, but some selected and very promptly accepted and favoured Durood Shareefs are the following:

1. DUROOD-E-IBRAHIMI
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIW WA ALA AALI MUHAMMADIN KAMAA SALLAITA ALA IBRAHIMA WA ALA AALI IBRAHIMA INNAKA HAMIDUM MAJID. ALLAHUMMA BAARIK ALA MUHAMMADIW WA ALA AALI MUHAMMADIN KAMAA BAARAKTA ALA IBRAHIMA WA ALA AALI IBRAHIMA INNAKA HAMIDUM MAJID.

“O Allah, let Your Blessings come upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious”.

The famous companion of the Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim), Hazrat Ka’ab bin Ujrah (radi Allahu anhu), narrates that once it was enquired from Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) as to how blessings should be sent to him. The Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) replied that the blessings be said in the manner (it has been mentioned) above, that is, Durood-e-Ibrahimi.

2. DUROOD-E-NAHARIYA
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA SALAWATAN KAMILATAW WA SALLIM SALAAMAN TAAAMAN ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADINIL LAZI TANHALLU BIHIL UQADU WATAN FARIJU BIHIL KURABU WA TUQDA BIHIL HAWA IJU WA TUNAALU BIHIR RAGHAAA’IBU WAHUSNUL KHAWATIMI WA USTASQAAYAL GHAMAMU BIWAJHIHIL KAREEMI WA ALAAA A’LIHI WASAHBIHI FI KULLI LAMHATIW WA NAFSIN BI ADADA KULLI MA’LUMIL LAKA YAAA ALLAHU YAAA ALLAHU YAAA ALLAHU.

“O Allah! Every moment and in every breath, bestow complete and the best blessings and perfect peace which is endless on Muhammad, our master, and on his descendants and his Companions, and may, for His Sake, all our troubles and tortures be over, calamities ended, and all our needs fulfilled, all our cherished desires attained, and good ends vouch-saved, and clouds are laden with water through the glorious countenance of Prophet. The perfect blessings and peace on the Prophet’s House, his Family and his Companions every instance in number equal to the count of all things in Thy Knowledge”.

Durood-e-Nahariya is a great power. If it is recited daily, it will give such strength and power to the reciter that no one on earth will be able to subdue him. It is a grand success in all the affairs of the world. If this Durood Shareef is recited during days of calamities, Allah Ta’ala will help the reciter from the quarters unknown to the human beings. The reciter will be able to cross every barrier of handicap safely and soundly. In every worldly affair, in every trial and tribulation, success will be his net income.

3. DUROOD-E-FATH
ALLAHUMMA SALLI WASALLIM WABARIK ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADINIL FAATIHI LIMA UGHLIQA WAL KHAATIMI LIMA SABAKA WAN NAASIRIL HAQQA BIL HAQQI WAL HAADI ILA SIRAATIKAL MUSTAQEEMI SALLAL LAAHU ALAIHI WA ALA AALI WA ASHABIHI HAQQA QADRIHI MIQDAARIHIL AZEEM.

“O Allah! May Thy grace, peace and blessings rest on Muhammad, our Master, who opens that which is closed, and closes that which is preceded, who helps truth with truth, and who guided mankind to Thy straight path. May blessings of Allah be on him and his Family and Companions as according to his exalted position befitting his merit and his high rank”.

Actually, this Durood Shareef is in the Holy Quran; but then it was kept a secret. Hazrat Abu-Bakr Siddique (radi Allahu anhu), the first Caliph of Islam, used to recite it daily without fail. Some narrations say that it is because of this Durood that he was awarded the title of “Siddique” which means “Testifier to the Truth”.

Hazrat Abul Muqqarab (radi Allahu anhu) says that a man’s total sins will be washed away if he recites Durood-e-Fath for forty days continuously.

Hazrat Shaikh Muhammad Bakari (radi Allahu anhu) says that the recitation of Durood-e-Fath once a day relieves the reciter from the Fire of Hell.

Hazrat Syed Ahmed Hillam (radi Allahu anhu) says that Durood-e- Fath was the most favourite routine of Hazrat Ghaus-e-Azam, Sheikh Abdul Qaadir Jilani (radi Allahu anhu) of Baghdad Shareef.

The great Saints also say that Durood-e-Fath is actual and real light.

Hazrat Sheikh Yusuf Bin Ismail (radi Allahu anhu) says that this Durood Shareef is the greatest mystery of Allah. It brings 100% success and happiness to the reciter. In fact, this Durood Shareef brings prosperity and favour and solves all the complex problems by the Grace of Allah. When a man recites this Durood Shareef, the Angels of Allah surround him, mercy covers him and peace starts descending on him.

4. DUROOD-E-SHAFI’I
ALLAHUMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIN KULLAMA ZAKARAHUZ ZAAKIRUNA WA KULLAMA GHAFALA UN ZIKRIHIL GHAFILUN.

“O Allah! Shower blessings on Muhammad and his children whenever he is remembered by those who remember him, and shower blessings on Muhammad and family whenever he is not remembered by the negligent, and grant him peace constantly in abundance”.

This Durood Shareef is called Durood-e-Shafi’i because Hazrat Imam Shafi’i (radi Allahu anhu) used to recite it constantly and he received glad tidings of Jannah in this world. This Durood Shareef is of a very great significance. It brings tremendous prosperity, health, happiness and success in this and the next world.

Hazrat Allama Sakhavi (radi Allahu anhu) has written in his book that Abdullah bin Abdul Hakam saw Hazrat Imam Shafi’i (radi Allahu anhuma) in a dream after his death and inquired about life after death. Imam Shafi’i (radi Allahu anhu) told him that because of the continuous recitation of the above Durood Shareef, Allah Ta’ala gave him the most exalted position of the highest grade in Heaven and forgave him. Hazrat Imam Muzni (radi Allahu anhu) has also narrated exactly the same story.

This Durood Shareef is of a very great significance. It brings tremendous prosperity, health and happiness and success in this world and the Aakirah.

5. DUROOD-E-DAWAAMI
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIW WA ALA AALI SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIN ADADA MA FI ILMIL LAAHI SALAWAATAN DAA’IMATAN BIDAWAAMI MULKILLAH.

“O Allah! Shower blessings on Muhammad, our master, in the number that is in Thy knowledge such blessings as may continue for ever eternal as Thy Kingdom”.

This Durood Shareef is of a very great value. If it is recited only once, it amounts to all the rewards of all the Duroods. By reciting this Durood, one gets peace of mind and success in this world as well as in the next. After reciting this Durood Shareef, the reciter can claim that he has recited almost all the Duroods which are in this world known to the people. During days of upheavals, this Durood Shareef brings relief, success and true happiness. It is mostly the Saints and very pious people who recite this Durood after every prayer. They also recommended this Durood Shareef to all the needy.

6. DUROOD-E-TUNAJJINA
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA SAYYIDINA WA MAULANA MUHAMMADIW WA ALA AALI SAYYIDINA WA MAULANA MUHAMMADIN SALAATAN TUNAJJINA BIHA MIN JAMI’IL AHWAALI WAL’AFAATI WA TAQDILANA BIHA MIN JAMI’IL HAAJAATI WATU TAHIRUNA BIHA MIN JAMI’IS SAYYI AATI WATAR FA’UNA BI HAA A’LAD DARAJAATI WATU BAL LIGHUNA BIHA AQSAL GHAAYAATI MIN JAMI’IL KHAIRAATI FIL HAYAATI WABA’DAL MAMAATI INNAKA ALA KULLI SHAY IN QADEER.

“O Allah! Shower blessings on Muhammad, our Master, and his Family such blessings by means of which Thou may relieve us of all anxieties and calamities. Thou may satisfy all our needs. Thou may clean us of all evils and thanks for which Thou may grant us high position and high rank and status in Thy presence, and Thou may lead us to the utmost limit of our aspirations and capacity in whatever is best in this world as well as in the world Hereafter, as Thou has the full Power over everything”.

This Durood Shareef is always a cure for all calamities in the world of worldly affairs. It was taught by Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) himself. To recite this Durood Shareef 70 times during days of calamity, turmoil and trouble, is a must. It works wonders.

The great Scholar, Saint, Jurist and author, Imam ibn-Faikihani (radi Allahu anhu) says that there was once a pious man called Sheikh Moosa Zareer (radi Allahu anhu). He embarked on a voyage by ship. Due to a heavy storm, the ship started sinking. All the passengers on board started crying and clamouring, but Sheikh Moosa Zareer (radi Allahu anhu) went to sleep. He saw the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) in his dream and the Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) directed him and the passengers to recite Durood-e-Tunajjina 1 000 times. Sheikh Moosa Zareer (radi Allahu anhu) got up and started the recitation. As soon as he finished 300 Durood Shareefs, the storm subsided and the ship was saved. The other ship on the high seas sank, but this ship reached its destination safely and soundly. This miracle was a sufficient eye-opener for the members of the ship. It was by the Grace of Allah Ta’ala and Durood-e-Tunajjina that all were saved.

All the Saints have unanimously given verdict that Durood-e-Tunajjina is the best cure of all ills and all calamities of this world.

7. DUROOD-E-QURAANI
ALLAHUMMA SALLI WASALLIM ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIW WA ALA AALI WA ASHABI BI ADADA MA FI JAMI’IL QURAANI HARFAN HARFAN WABI ADADI KULLI HARFIN ALFAN ALFAN.

“O Allah! Send your blessings and peace on Muhammad, our Master, and on his Progeny and his Companions according to the number of every letter in Quran and let each letter carry thousands of blessings and salutations in it”.

This Durood Shareef is a very sacred one. If it is recited after every prayer, it is said that the reciter will receive the Sawaab equivalent to the recital of the entire Holy Quran. After reading the verses of the Holy Quran, this Durood Shareef should be recited 3 times.

8. DUROOD-E-SADAQAH
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIN ABDIKA WA RASOOLIKA WA SALLI ALAL MU’MINEENA WAL MU’MINAATI WAL MUSLIMEENA WAL MUSLIMAATI.

“O Allah! Shower Thy blessings and beneficence on Muhammad, Thy creature and Thy Messenger, and shower beneficence on all men of faith and women of faith, and Muslim men and Muslim women”.

This Durood Shareef is a special one. Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri (radi Allahu anhu), a close companion of the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim), says that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) said: “Whoever does not possess wealth to give in charity, should recite this Durood in his Du’a. It will become a source of (spiritual) cleanliness for him”.

Hazrat Abu Huraira (radi Allahu anhu) says that the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) said: “Allah has said, ‘If you spend I shall spend on you'”. This means that if you spend your money on others – the poor, sick, needy and the orphan – Allah will give you in abundance. But, what if a man has nothing to give in charity? By reading Durood-e-Sadaqah, it will suffice.

9. DUROOD-E-WALI
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADININ NABI YIL UMMI YI WA AALIHI WABAARIK WA SALLIM.

“O Allah! Send blessings on Muhammad, our chief the unlettered Apostle and his Family Thy favours and thy Salutations.

Hazrat Shah Wali’ullah Dehlvi (radi Allahu anhu) said that his father commanded him to recite the above Durood Shareef as it was the best one.

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (radi Allahu anhu), a close companion of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim), has said that if a person recites this Durood eighty times on Friday (after evening prayers), then his sins equivalent to 80 years will be forgiven.

This is a very important Durood Shareef which brings forth immediate success and satisfaction to the heart and the mind.

Hazrat Zarar bin Auzar (radi Allahu anhu), another companion of the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) says that he used to recite this Durood Shareef and fight with the non-believers. In every battle, he saw that success kissed his feet, and he never lost any battle on any day.

10. DUROOD-E-ALI
ALLHUMMAJ AL SALAWAATIKA WA BARAKAATIKA ALA MUHAMMADININ NABI YI WA AZWAAJIHI UMMAHAATIL MU’MINEENA WAZURRIYATIHI WA AHLI BAYTIHI KAMA SALLAYTA ALA IBRAHIMA INNAKA HAMEEDUM MAJEED.

“O Allah! Bestow blessing and bounty on our Prophet and on his wives, who are the Mothers of the Faithful, and on his descendants and on the members of his Household in the manner as Thou conferred blessings on Prophet Ibrahim. Verily, thou art the Praiseworthy and the Glorious”.

Hazrat Ali (radi Allahu anhu) said that if any one wishes that he should get the maximum reward for one Durood alone, then he must recite the above Durood Shareef.

11. DUROOD-E-GHAUSIA
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADINIS SAABIQI LILKHALQI NURUHU WA RAHMATUL LIL AALIMEENA ZUHURUHU ADADA MAMADA MIN KHALQIKA WAMAM BAQIYA WAMAN SAIDA MINHUM WAMAN SHAQIYA SALAWAATAN TASTAGHRIQUL ADDA WATUHEETU BIL HADDI SALAATAN LA GHAAYATA LAHA WALA MUNTAHA WALAN QADAAA’A SALAWAATAN DAAA’IMATAN BIDAWAAMIKA WA ALAAA AALIHI WASAHBIHI WA SALLIMA TASLEEMAM MISLA ZAALIKA.

“O Allah! Send thy blessings on our Master, Muhammad, whose light was created before anything else in this world and whose appearance became mercy and signal boon for all the creatures, equivalent to all those created previously and hereafter equal in number with the lucky and unlucky ones; and send thy blessing and bounties on him in the number which is impossible to be counted even, and which may be spread all over, and also that kindness and mercy which has neither beginning nor end, and which is always fresh and fine with your kindness, and the same blessings on his Family and Companions permanently”.

This Durood Shareef was very dear and near to Hazrat Ghaus-e-Azam, Sheikh Abdul Qaadir Jilani (radi Allahu anhu) of Baghdad Shareef. He ended all his lectures, recitations and writings with this Durood. It is for this reason that it is called Durood-e-Ghausia. It is very sacred, very important, very effective and 100% success.

The Saints says that if a man recites this Durood Shareef 10 times in the morning and 10 times in the evening, Allah Ta’ala fetches him nearer and nearer and loves him a lot. The reciter becomes a Saint himself. Apart from this, he will be safe from all the catastrophes of the world. The Mercy of Allah will start pouring upon him endlessly.

12. DUROOD-E-AKBAR
ALLAHUMMA SALLI WA SALLIM ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADININ NABI YIL UMMIYIL ARABIYIL QURASHIYIL HAASHIMIYIL MAKKIYIL MADANIYI SAAHIBAT TAAJI WAL MI’RAAJI SAHIBIS SARAAYA WAL ATAAYA SAAHIBIL MAKAAMIL MAHMUDI WALHAWDIL MAWRUDI SAAHIBAS SUJUDI LIR RABBIL MA’BUD.

“O Allah! May Thy grace and peace rest upon Muhammad, our Master, the Prophet of Arabia of Quraish Tribe, of Hashmite Family of Mecca and of Madinah, who is the wearer of the Holy Cap, the one who ascended the Heavens and fought holy wars and achieved boons and bounties, the one who has place of praise and who is in-charge of Kausar Fountain, and one ever-bowed in supplication of Allah (and Allah alone)”.

Hazrat Sheikh Mohi’uddin Ibn-e-Arabi (radi Allahu anhu) popularly known as “Sheikh-e-Akbar” has disclosed a number of benefits of this Durood. It is the most sacred, accepted and appreciated of Durood Shareefs.

13. DUROOD-E-NOOR
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIN NURIL ANWAARI WA SIRRIL ASRAARI WA SAYYIDIL ABRAAR.

“O Allah! Shower Thy blessings on our Hazrat Muhammad who is light, actual light and mystery amongst the mysteries, and the leader of excellents”.

This is one of the the best Salawat in this world, and mostly Saints and pious religious leaders recite it daily without fail.

14. DUROOD-E-NABI
ALLAHUMMA SALLI WA SALLIM WA BAARIK ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIW WA AADAMA WA NUH HIW WA IBRAHIMA WA MUSA WA ‘ISA WAMA BAYNAHUM MINAN NABBIYINA WAL MURSALEENA SALAWAATULLAHI WA SALAAMUHU ALAIHIM AJMA’IN.

“O Allah! Grant Thy blessings and Thy peace and Thy bounty to our Hazrat Muhammad, and on Adam, and on Nuh, and on Ibrahim, and on Musa, and on I’sa, and on those Prophets who were sent during the period between each of them. Blessings on Allah and His peace be on them all”.

15. DAROOD-E-TAIYAB
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIN ABDIKA WA RASOOLIKAN NABBIYIL UMMIYI WA ALAAA AALI MUHAMMADIN. ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIN WA ALAAA AALI MUHAMMADIN SALAWAATAN TAKUNU LAKA RIDAW WALAHU JAZAAA’AW WA LIHAQQIHI DAAA AW WA’ATIHIL WASILATA WAL FADILATA WAL MAQAAMAL MAHMUDAL LAZI WA’AD TAHU WA’AJZIHI AFDALA MA JAZAITA NABIYAN AN QAWMIHI WA RASOOLAN AN UMMATIHI WA SALLI ALA JAMI’I IKHWAANIHI MINAN NABBIYINA WAS SAALIHEENA YAA AR HAMAR RAAHIMEEN.

“O Allah! Shower Thy beneficence on Hazrat Muhammad, Thy slave and Thy Messenger, the Prophet who could neither read nor write, and on the House of Muhammad. O Allah! Shower Thy blessings on Muhammad, and on his House such blessings as may earn Thy Pleasure, and as may recompensate him as will be goodly need of his merit, and grant him the way of approach and elevate him to the most glorious positions which Thou has promised, and give him on our behalf the most beautiful requital and a reward more excellent than one granted by Thee to any Prophet on behalf of the people, and shower blessings on his brethren from amongst the Prophets and Righteous, O! The Most Beneficent”.

Hazrat Ibn Abi Assim (radi Allahu anhu) narrates that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) said that if any person recites the above Durood Shareef on 7 Friday nights for 7 times, then the intercession of the Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) is assured for the reciter on the Day of the Judgement.

16. DAROOD-E-ALFI
ALLAHUMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIW WA ALA AALI MUHAMMADIN BI ADADI KULLI ZARRATIM MAA’ATA ALFIN ALFA MARRATIW WABAARIK WA SALLIM.

“O Allah! May Thy beneficence be on Muhammad and on the House of Muhammad in a number equal to a million fold of each atom (that is created by Thee) and Thy blessings be, Thy peace on him”.

This Durood Shareef brings immediate success for the reciter and his entire family. It is a cure of all worldly ills.

17. DUROOD-E-ROOHI
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIM MA DAAMATIS SALAWAATU WAS SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIM MADAAMATIR RAHMATI WA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIM MADAAMATIL BARAKAATU WA SALLI ALA RUHI MUHAMMADIN FIL ARWAAHI WA SALLI ALA SURATI MUHAMMADIN FIS SUWARI WA SALLI ALA ISMI MUHAMMADIN FIL ASMAAA’I WA SALLI ALA NAFSI MUHAMMADIN FIL NUFUSI WA SALLI ALA QALBI MUHAMMADIN FIL QULUBI WA SALLI ALA QABRI MUHAMMADIN FIL QUBURI WA SALLI ALA RAWDATI MUHAMMADIN FIR RIYAADI WA SALLI ALA JASADI MUHAMMADIN FIL AJSAADI WA SALLI ALA TURBATI MUHAMMADIN FIT TURABI WA SALLI ALA KHAIRI KHALQIHI SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIW WA ALA ALIHI WA ASHABIHI WA AZWAAJIHI WAZURIYAATIHI WA AHLI BAYTIHI WA AHBABIHI AJMA’INA BIRAHMATIKA YAAA AR HAMAR RAAHIMEEN.

“O Allah! Shower Thy blessings on Hazrat Muhammad ever and ever until Thy blessings are to be showered. Grant Thy bounty and mercy on Muhammad until Thy bounty is granted and mercy is showered. The most selected favours on the Spirit of Muhammad amongst all persons, on the name of Muhammad amongst all names, on the heart of Muhammad amongst all hearts. Thy most bountiful favours on the grave of Muhammad amongst all graves, on the tomb of Muhammad amongst all the bodies, on the clay of Muhammad (tomb) amongst all clays. May Allah shower His blessings on Muhammad the best of all that and on the descendants of Muhammad, on the Companions of Muhammad, on the friends of Muhammad, and on all his family members, O! Merciful Almighty Allah and Great Merciful”.

This Salawat is usually recited in the graveyard while paying homage to the deceased. When it is recited, Allah showers His blessings on the deceased. When the sons go to the graveyard they should recite the above Durood Shareef on the graves of their father and mother, and all the parents who have passed away.

18. DUROOD-E-SHIFA
ALLAHUMMA SALLI WA SALLIM WA BAARIK ALA RUHI SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIN FI ARWAAHI WA SALLI WASALLIM ALA QALBI SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIN FIL QULUBI WA SALLI WA SALLIM ALA JASADIMUHAMMADIN FIL AJSAADI WA SALLI WA SALLIM ALA QABRI SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIN FI QUBUR.

“O Allah! Shower Thy blessings on the soul of Muhammad amongst all Souls, on the heart of Muhammad amongst all hearts, and on the body of Muhammad amongst all bodies, and on the grave of Muhammad amongst all graves”.

A poor man complained to Hazrat Shahabuddin Ibn Arslan (radi Allahu anhu) about his illness. The disease was incurable. No doctor or physician could even suggest any medicine for his disease. Hazrat Shahabuddin (radi Allahu anhu), who was a very great Saint, listened patiently to this poor man and then told him to recite the above Durood Shareef. The poor man immediately did so and his illness disappeared so quickly as if it was never present. The poor man gladly returned to his house.

19. DUROOD-E-INAAM
ALLAHUMMA SALLI WA SALLIM ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIW WA ALA AALIHI ADADA IN’AAMIL LAAHI WA IFDAA LIHI.

“O Allah! Shower Thy blessings and peace on Muhammad, our Master, and on his progeny according to the number of Thy rewards and Thy bounties”.

Those who wish to visit Madinah Shareef and pay respects to the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) must read this Salawat for 313 times before going to bed. This Durood is the jewel of all Duroods. Its reward is unimaginable.

20. DUROOD-E-AWAL
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIN AFDALI AMBIYAAA’IKA WA AKRAMI AS FIYAAA’IKA MAN FAA DAT MIN NURIHI JAMI’IL ANWAARI WA SAAHIBIL MU’JIZAATI WA SAAHIBIL MAQAAMIL MAHMUDI WA SAYYIDIL AWWALINA WAL AKHIREEN.

“O Allah! Shower Thy beneficence on our Master Muhammad, the most favoured of Thy Prophets and the most honoured of Thy chosen persons, whose radiant life is the source of all light and who is the conferee of miracles and conferee of the most glorious place (Maqaam-e-Mahmood), and who is the leader of the previous and the later”.

Those who recite this Durood Shareef reach the first place before Allah Ta’ala. It is for this reason that this Durood is called Durood-e-Awal (First). Those who read this Durood Shareef daily are rewarded abundantly and all their bad habits evaporate. This Salawat fetches the reciter nearer and nearer to Allah Ta’ala and brings forth all kinds of delight.

21. DUROOD-E-MUQADDDAS
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIN HATTA TARDA WA SALLI ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIN BA’DAR RI DA WA SALLI ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIN ABADAN ABADAN.

“O Allah! Shower Thy blessings on our Master Muhammad, in such a measure that earns Thy pleasure, and shower Thy blessings on our Master Muhammad exceeding that measure which has earned Thy pleasure, and shower Thy blessings on our Master Muhammad forever and forever”.

This is the best Salawat, and if recited regularly, brings one nearer and nearer to Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) in this world as well as in the next.

22. DUROOD-E-TAAJ
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA SAYYIDINA WA MAULANA MUHAMMADIN SAAHIBIT TAAJI WAL MI’RAAJI WAL BURAAQI WAL ALAM. DAA FI’IL BALAAA’I WAL WABAAA’I WAL QAHTI WAL MARADI WAL ALAM. ISMUHU MAKTUBUN MARFU’UN MASHFU’UN MANQUSHUN FIL LAWHI WAL QALAM. SAYYIDIL ARABI WAL AJAM. JISMUHU MUQADDASUN MU’ATTARUN MUTAHHARUN MUNAWWARUN FIL BAYTI WAL HARAM. SHAMSUD DUHAA BADRIT TUJAA SADRIL ULA NURRIL HUDA KHAFIL WARA MISBAAHIZ ZULAM. JAMILISH SHIYAMI SHAFI’IL UMAM. SAAHIBIL JUDI WAL KARAM. WAL LAAHU AASIMUHU WA JIBREELU KHAADIMUHU WAL BURAAQU MARKABUHU WAL MI’RAAJU SAFARUHU WA SIDRATUL MUNTAHA MAQAAMUHU WA QAABA QAWSAYNI MATLUBUHU WAL MATLUBU MAQSUDUHU WAL MAQSUDU MAWJUDUHU SAYYIDIL MURSALEENA KHA TAMIN NABIYYINA SHAFI’IL MUZ NABINA ANEESIL GHARIBEENA RAHMATIL LIL AALAMEENA RAAHATIL AASHIQEENA MURAADIL MUSHTAAQEENA SHAMSIL AARIFINA SIRAAJIS SAALIQEENA MISBAHIL MUQAR RABINA MUHIBBIL FUQARAAA’I WAL GHURABAAA’I WAL MASAAKINA SAYYIDIS SAQALAINI NABIYYIL HARAMAINI IMAAMAL QIBLATAYNI WASILATINA FID DAARAINI SAAHIBI QABAA QAWSAYNI MAHBOOBI RABBIL MASHRIQAYNI WA RABBIL MAGHRIBAYNI JADDIL HASSANI WAL HUSSAINI MAULANA WA MAULAS SAQALAYNI ABIL QAASIMI MUHAMMADINIBNI ADBILAAHI NURUM MIN NURIL LAAHI YAAA AYYUHAL MUSHTAAQUNA BI NURI JAMAALIHI SALLU ALAIHI WA AALIHI WA ASHABIHI WASALLIMU TASLIMAN.

“O Allah! May Thy grace and peace rest upon Hazrat Muhammad, our Master and our patron, the Wearer of Holy Cap, the one who ascended the Heavens, the rider of the Heavenly Steed and holder of the Flag of Divine Unity, the remover of calamity, epidemic, famine, disease, and pain. His name is written in Divine edict, exalted authorised for intercession and inscribed in the Tablet and Pen.

“He is the leader of Arabs and non-Arabs. His body is the most holy, pure, fragrant, full perfected in purity and luminous in the sanctuary of Kaaba and its precincts. He is the sun of the glorious morning light, and the (full beautiful) moon of the dark night, the chief occupant of the highest seat in Heaven, light of guidance, refuge for the creatures, and lamp in the darkness. Of excellent manner, is the intercessor for mankind, one gifted with generosity and magnanimity. Allah is his protector and Angel Jibrael attends on him frequently. The Heavenly Steed is his conveyance and the glorious ascension to Heavens (to meet his Allah) is his last station in his march onwards, his object is to come in the closest company of his Allah, and this object was successfully achieved the point of destination reached and the goal covered.

“He is the most prominent amongst all the apostles, and the last in the line of the Prophets (no Prophet will come after him. I’sa will come in the capacity of his ambassador), the intercessor of Sinners, Mercy indeed for all the domains of existence, comfort for the lovers and the desired object for the yearning souls, the sun of the gnostics, and the shining lamp for those who travel on the road leading to Allah, the lover of the poor and needy, the leader of the Jinns and all mankind, Prophet of the twin sacred centres (Makkah and Madinah), leader of the two exalted positions (Qiblas, the Kaaba of Mecca and of Jerusalem), our Supporter in both the worlds, honoured with Kaaba Kausaine, the beloved of the two east and the west, the grand father of Hazrat Hassan and Hussain, our Patron and the patron of the Jinns and mankind, father of Hazrat Qassim (his son) Muhammad, son of Abdullah, who is the light of Allah’s Light. Therefore, O lovers of light and beauty of Hazrat Muhammad, invoke blessings on him and salute him with worthy salutations.”

If anyone wants to see Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) in his dream, then he should recite Durood-e-Taaj on eleven Friday nights continuously and that too on the advancing stages of the moon. The pre-requisites of the Revision of the Durood are as below:

a. Make Wudhu.
b. Put on clean scentful clothes.
c. Face the Qibla and recite Durood for 170 times, then go to bed.

For the sanctity of the soul, one should recite the Durood seven times after Salaatul Fajr, three times after Salaatul Asr and Esha, each day.

And for overcoming the cruel Rulers and enemies, and to come out of the misery of poverty, one should recite Durood for 40 days continuously, 41 times each day. One who wishes to enhance the avenues of economy in abundance, he or she must make it a routine to revise the Durood seven times each day after Salatul Fajr.

Besides all this, Durood-e-Taaj is panacea of all the present day ills and will enable the reciter to pass a happy and peaceful life for ever.

23. DUROOD-E-DA’IM
ALLAHUMMA SALLIALA MUHAMMADIW WA ALA AALI MUHAMMADIN SALAATAN TAKUNU LAKA RIDAW WALIHAQQIHI ADAAA’AW WA A’TIHIL WASILATA WAL MAQAAMAL MAHMUDAL LAZI WA AD TAHU WAJ ZIHI ANNA MA HUWA AHLAHU WA AJ ZIHI ANNA MIN AFDALI MA JAZAITA NABIYYAN AN UMMATIHI WA SALLI ALA JAMI’I IKHWAANIHI MINAN NABBIYINA WAS SAALIHEEN.

“O Allah! Send blessings upon Muhammad and upon his family the mercy which will be for You a pleasure of fulfilment of Your Right and grant him Wasila and the highest position which You promised him and reward him from us what his is according to his status and reward him from us the highest what You rewarded any Prophet, any Messenger, from his Ummat and send Your blessings for all his brothers from the Messengers and pious people”.

The Hadith of Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) says that if a man recites the above mentioned Durood Shareef 7 times, for 7 Fridays, then the mercy of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) will reach him. (The name “Da’im” means “permanent”. Thus, this Durood Shareef should be recited by every Muslim permanently).

24. DUROOD-E-HAQ
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIW WA ABLIGHUL WASILATA AD DARAJATAR RAFI’ATAL JANNAH.

“O Allah! Shower peace upon our Chief Muhammad and endow him with the means and high status in Heaven”.

This is the highest Durood Shareef and if recited after every prayer and in every prayer, it brings a great deal of reward.

25. DUROOD-E-RADAWIYYA
SALLAL LAAHU ALAN NABIYIL UMMIYI WA AALIHI SALLAL LAAHU ALAIHI WASALLAM. SALAATAW WAS SALAAMAN ALAIKA YA RASOOLALLAH.

The above Durood Shareef should be read 100 times after every Salaah if possible. Especially after Jummah Salaah, the men should stand together facing Medina Shareef and recite this Durood Shareef with absolute respect.

The following benefits are derived from reciting Durood-e- Radawiyya:

1. The reciter is blessed with 300 Mercies of Almighty Allah.
2. Allah Almighty sends peace on him 2 000 times.
3. 5 000 good deeds are written in his Naama-e-Amaal.
4. 5 000 of his sins are forgiven.
5. His status is eleated by 5 000 times.
6. It will be written on his forehead that he is not a Hypocrite.
7. It will be written on his forehead that he is free from the Fire of Jahannum.
8. On the Day of Qayamah, he will be amongst the Shuhadaa (Martyrs).
9. He will gain Barakah in his wealth.
10. There will be Barakah in his children.
11. He will be strong over his enemies.
12. People will have love in their hearts for him.
13. He will see the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam) Muhammad (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) in his dream.
14. He will leave this world with Imaan.
15. On the Day of Qiyaamah, Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) will shake hands with him.
16. The intercession of Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) will be compulsory on him.
17. Almighty Allah will be pleased with him in such a way that he will never be displeased.

26. DUROOD DIDAAR-E-MUSTAPHA
ALLAHUMMA SALLI WASALLIM WA BAARIK ALA SAYYIDINA WA MAULANA MUHAMMADININ NABIYYIL UMMIYIL HABEEBIL AALIL QADRIL AZEEMIL JAAHI WA ALA AHLIHI WA SAHBIHI WASALLIM.

“O Allah! Send your Mercy and Blessings upon our master Muhammad who is the beloved and most exalted, and upon his Companions and family.”

The pious people and the Awliya Allah said that whoever recites this Durood Shareef regularly every Thursday night, at least once, then at the time of his or her death, he or she will see the blessed countenance of Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) and when he or she enters the grave, that person will make the Ziarat of Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim). They will see Rasool-e-Paak (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) with his own blessed hands taking him or her in their Qabr.

27. DUROOD SALAATUL SA’AADAT
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA SAYYIDINA WA MAULANA MUHAMMADIN ADADA MAA FI ‘ILMI LAAHI SALAATAN DAAA IMATAM BI DAWAMI MULKILLAH.

“O Allah! Send Your Mercy and Blessings upon our master Muhammad the number which is in the Knowledge of Allah and mercy forever”.

Hazrat Sayed Ali bin Yusuf Madani (radi Allahu anhu), Sheik-ul-Dala’il, narrated from Imam Suyuti (radi Allahu anhu) that he who recites this Durood Shareef once gets the Sawaab of 600 000 Durood Shareefs. He who recites this Durood Shareef everyday one thousand times, will be blessed in both worlds, this world and the Aakirah.

28. DUROOD-E-ISME AZAM
ALLAHU RABBU MUHAMMADIN SALLA ALAIHI WASALLAMA, NAHNU IBBADU MUHAMMADIN SALLA ALAIHI WASALLAMA.

“Allah is the Lord of Muhammad, mercy and blessings upon him. We are the slaves of Muhammad, may mercy and blessings be upon him and Salaams”.

One should make it a habit to recite this Durood Shareef for at least one hundred times daily so that one will be able to see the results of the recitation in this world and in the Hereafter. You will be prosperous and you will never be overcome by your enemies.

29. DUROOD: VIRTUES OF 1 000 DAYS
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA SAYYIDINA WA MAULANA MUHAMMADIW WA ALA AALI SAYYIDINA WA MAULANA MUHAMMADIN KAMA TUHIBBU WA TARDALAHU.

“O Allah! Send Your Mercy and Blessings upon our master Muhammad and upon the family of our master as You love and like for him”.

That person who recites the above Durood Shareef once will be fortunate to be rewarded with virtuous deeds for 1 000 days. Several Angels of Allah Ta’ala keep on writing good deeds for 1 000 days in the person’s mark sheet.

30. DUROOD-E-MALWAAN
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIM MAKHTALAFAL MALWAANI WA TA ‘AAQABAL ASRAANI WAKARRAL JADIDAANI WAS TAQALLAL FARQADAANI WABALIGH RUHAHU WA ARWAAHA AHLI BAYTIHI MINNAT TAHIYATA WAS SALAAMA WA BAARIK WA SALLIM ALAIHI KASEERAN.

“O Allah! Send blessings upon our leader Muhammad as long as there is the interchange of night and day, as long as the morning and the evening follow one behind the other, as long as the night and day repeat themselves jointly, and as long as the two bright stars (of Ursa Minor) remain fixed in their places, send from us our gift and peace on his soul and the souls of his family members and send peace and blessings on him abundantly”.

By reciting this Durood Shareef once, one gets the Sawaab as reciting 10 000 Durood Shareefs. It will take you only 30 seconds to read this Durood Shareef, and you will get the Sawaab for 10 000 Durood Shareefs. By reciting one Tasbeeh of this Durood Shareef 100 X 10 000 = 1 million Duroods! In Ramadaan X 10 = 10 million Duroods!

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VIRTUES OF SURAH IKHLAS

Build a palace in jannah virtues of surah ikhlas
Virtues of Surah Ikhlas

From Qutaadah ibn al-Nu’maan (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said that a man stayed up to worship Allaah at the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings of

Allaah be upon him) just before dawn and recited “Qul huwa Allaahu ahad,” but did not recite anything else. In the morning, the man came to the Prophet (peace and

blessings of Allaah be upon him) and told him about this, thinking that perhaps he was not doing enough. The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon

him) said: “By the One in Whose hand is my soul, it is equivalent to one-third of the Qur’aan.” (al-Bukhaari, 4627).

Ahmad reported from Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri that a man said, “O Messenger of Allaah, I have a neighbour who prays at night and he only ever recites ‘Qul huwa Allaahu

ahad’” – as if he did not think much of this. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “By the One in Whose hand is my soul, it is equivalent to

one-third of the Qur’aan.” (al-Musnad, 10965)

Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to his Companions: ‘Could any one of you

not recite one third of the Qur’aan in one night?’ They found the idea too difficult, and said, ‘Who among us could do that, O Messenger of Allaah?’ He said,

‘Allaahu’l-ahad, al- samad [i.e., Soorat al-Ikhlaas] is one third of the Qur’aan.’” (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 4628)

‘Aa’ishah reported that when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) went to bed, he would cup his hands together, blow into them and recite into them

Qul huwa Allaahu ahad [Soorat al-Ikhlaas], Qul a’oodhu bi Rabbi’l-falaq [Soorat al-Falaq] and Qul a’oodhu bi Rabbi’l-naas [Soorat al-Naas] (these are the last 3 soorahs

of the Qur’aan – Translator). Then he would wipe as much of his body as he could with his hands, starting with his head and face, and the front of his body. He would do

this three times. (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 4630)

‘Aa’ishah also reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) sent a man in charge of a small military campaign, and when he recited Qur’aan

whilst leading his companions in prayer, he would always end with Qul huwa Allaahu ahad. When they came back, (his companions) mentioned that to the Prophet

(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), who told them to ask him why he did that. So they asked him, and he said, “Because it is a description of the Most Merciful,

and I love to recite it.” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Tell him that Allaah loves him.” (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 6827)

‘Abd al-Rahmaan ibn Abzaa reported that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to recite Sabbih isma Rabbik al-A’laa (Soorat

al-A’laa, #87), Qul yaa ayyuhaa’l-kaafiroon (Soorat al-Kaafiroon, #109) and Qul huwa Allaahu ahad (Soorat al-Ikhlaas, #112) in his witr prayer, and when he had

finished, he would repeat Subhaan al-Malik al-Quddoos (Glory be to the King, the Holy) three times, making the last vowel long on the third recitation. (Reported by

al-Nisaa’i, 1721)

‘Uqbah ibn ‘Aamir said: “I met the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)… and he said to me, ‘O ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Aamir, shall I not teach you

some Soorahs the like of which have not been revealed in the Tawraat (Torah) or the Zaaboor (Psalms) or the Injeel (Gospel) or in the Qur’aan? There is no night comes

but you should not recite (i.e., every night you should recite) Qul huwa Allaahu ahad [Soorat al-Ikhlaas], Qul a’oodhu bi Rabbi’l-falaq [Soorat al-Falaq] and Qul a’oodhu

bi Rabbi’l-naas [Soorat al-Naas].’” ‘Uqbah said: “So every night I would recite them. It became my duty to recite them, because the Messenger of Allaah (peace and

blessings of Allaah be upon him) had commanded me to do so…” (Musnad Ahmad, 16810)

Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) heard a man reciting Qul huwa Allaahu ahad, and said, “It is his right.’ They asked,

‘O Messenger of Allaah, what is his right?’ He said, ‘Paradise is his right.’ (Reported by Imaam Ahmad, 7669)

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever recites Qul huwa Allaahu ahad ten times, Allaah will build for him a house in Paradise.”

(Saheeh al-Jaami’ al-Sagheer, 6472).

Quran the words of Allah has many virtues. Each of Quran’s Surah is important but some of the Surat’s have special importance. The greatest virtue of Holy Quran is

that it’s one letter recitation is equal to 10 Good deeds. Imagine if we recite only a page Daily, how many deeds we can earn!! SubhanAllah. Some of the virtues of Holy

Quran were mentioned in our previous post: Virtues of Quran part 1 In this post, we will mention Virtues of Surah al-Ikhlas

Build a house in Paradise by Reciting Surat Ikhlas: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever recites Qul huwa Allaahu ahad ten times,

Allaah will build for him a house in Paradise.” (Saheeh al-Jaami’ al-Sagheer, 6472).

Reciting Surah Ikhlas is Equivalent to one third of Qur’an: Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah

be upon him) said to his Companions: ‘Could any one of you not recite one third of the Qur’aan in one night?’ They found the idea too difficult and said: ‘Who among us

could do that, O Messenger of Allaah?’ He said, ‘Allaahu’l-ahad, al- samad [i.e., Soorat al-Ikhlaas] is one third of the Qur’aan.’” (Reported by Bukhari, 4628)

It’s Sunnah to Recite Surat al-Ikhlas before sleeping: Aa’isha (R.A) reported that when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) went to bed, he

would cup his hands together, blow into them and recite into them Qul huwa Allaahu ahad [Soorat al-Ikhlaas], Qul a’oodhu bi Rabbi’l-falaq [Soorat al-Falaq] and Qul

a’oodhu bi Rabbi’l-naas [Soorat al-Naas] (these are the last 3 soorahs of the Qur’an). Then he would wipe as much of his body as he could with his hands, starting with

his head and face, and the front of his body. He would do this three times. (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 4630)

Surah Ikhlas is one-Third of Qur’an: Narrated Qutaadah ibn al-Nu’maan (R.A) who said that a man stayed up to worship Allah at the time of the Prophet (peace and

blessings of Allaah be upon him) just before dawn and recited “Qul huwa Allaahu ahad,” but did not recite anything else. In the morning, the man came to the Prophet

(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and told him about this, thinking that perhaps he was not doing enough. The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of

Allaah be upon him) said: “By the One in Whose hand is my soul, it is equivalent to one-third of the Qur’aan.” (al-Bukhaari, 4627).

The love for Surat Ikhlas: Aa’isha (R.A) also reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) sent a man in charge of a small military campaign,

and when he recited Qur’aan whilst leading his companions in prayer, he would always end with Qul huwa Allaahu ahad. When they came back, (his companions)

mentioned that to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), who told them to ask him why he did that. So they asked him, and he said, “Because it is a

description of the Most Merciful, and I love to recite it.” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Tell him that Allaah loves him.” (Reported by

al-Bukhari, 6827)

Reciting Surat al-Ikhlas every night: Uqbah ibn ‘Aamir (R.A) said “I met the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and he said to me: ‘O

Uqbah ibn ‘Aamir, shall I not teach you some Soorahs the like of which have not been revealed in the Tawraat (Torah) or the Zaaboor (Psalms) or the Injeel (Gospel) or

in the Qur’aan? There is no night comes but you should not recite (i.e., every night you should recite) Qul huwa Allaahu ahad [Soorat al-Ikhlaas], Qul a’oodhu bi

Rabbi’l-falaq [Soorat al-Falaq] and Qul a’oodhu bi Rabbi’l-naas [Soorat al-Naas].’” ‘Uqbah said: “So every night I would recite them. It became my duty to recite them,

because the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) had commanded me to do so…” (Musnad Ahmad, 16810)

Paradise is His Right: Abu Hurayrah (R.A) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) heard a man reciting Qul huwa Allaahu ahad, and

said, “It is his right.’ They asked, ‘O Messenger of Allaah, what is his right?’ He said, ‘Paradise is his right.’ (Reported by Imaam Ahmad, 7669)

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THE VIRTUES OF THE SURAH AL KAUSAR

In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.

Surah 108 Al-Kausar (The Abundance)
has 3 Ayaat and was revealed in Makkah

INNA AATAINA KAL KAUSAR. FASALLI LI RABBIKA WANHAR. INNA SHANIYA KA HU WAL ABTAR. — (O Prophet,) We have granted you the Kauthar1 (Abundance). So pray only for your Lord and sacrifice.2 Indeed, your enemy3 alone is cut off from the root.

The Surah has been so designated after the word al-kauthar occurring in the first verse.

Period of Revelation

Ibn Marduyah has cited Hadrat Abdullah bin Abbas, Hadrat Abdullah bin az-Zubair and Hadrat Aishah as saying that this Surah is Makki. Kalbi and Muqatil also regard it as Makki, and the same is the view held by the majority of commentators. But Hadrat Hasan Basri, Ikrimah, Mujahid and Qatadah regard it as Madani. Imam Suyuti in Al-Itqan has confirmed this same view, and Imam Nawawi in his commentary of the Sahih of Muslim has also preferred the same. The reason for this assumption is the tradition which traditionists of the rank of Imam Ahmad, Muslim, Abu Daud, Nasai, Ibn Abi Shaibah, Ibn al-Mundhir, Ibn Marduyah, Baihaqi and others have related from Hadrat Anas bin Malik, saying: “The Holy Prophet was among us. In the meantime he dozed; then he raised his head, smiling, according to some traditions, the people asked what for he was smiling, according to others, he himself told them that a Surah had just been revealed to him. Then, with Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim, he recited Surah Al-Kauthar; then he asked the people whether they knew what Kauthar was. When they said that Allah and his Messenger had the best knowledge, he said; It is a river which my Lord has granted me in Paradise.” (The details follow under “Kauthar”). The basis of the reasoning from this tradition for this Surah’s being Madani is that Hadrat Anas belonged to Madinah, and his saying that this Surah was revealed in his presence is a proof that it was Madani.

But, in the first place, from this same Hadrat Anas, Imam Ahmad, Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Da’ud, Tirmidhi and Ibn Jarir have related the traditions which say that this river of Paradise (Al-Kauthar) had been shown to the Holy Prophet (upon whom be peace) on the occasion of the mi`raj (ascension) and everyone knows that mi`raj had taken place at Makkah before the hijrah. Secondly, when during the mi`raj the Holy Prophet had not only been informed of this gift of Allah Almighty but also shown it, there was no reason why Surah Al-Kauthar should have be revealed at Madinah to give him the good news of it. Thirdly, if in an assembly of the Companions the Holy Prophet himself had given the news of the revelation of Surah Al-Kauthar which Hadrat Anas has mentioned in his tradition, and it meant that that Surah had been revealed for the first time then, it was not possible that well-informed Companions like Hadrat Aishah, Hadrat Abdullah bin Abbas and Hadrat Abdullah bin Zubair should have declared this Surah to be a Makki revelation and most of the commentators also should have regarded it as Makki. If the matter is considered carefully, there appears to be a flaw in the tradition from Hadrat Anas in that it does not say what was the subject under discussion in the assembly in which the Holy Prophet gave the news about Surah Al-Kauthar. It is possible that at that time the Holy Prophet was explaining something. In the meantime he was informed by revelation that that point was further explained by Surah Al-Kauthar, and he mentioned the same thing, saying that that Surah was revealed to him just then. Such incidents did take place on several occasions, on the basis of which the commentators have opined about certain verses that they were revealed twice. This second revelation, in fact, meant that the verse had been revealed earlier, but on some later occasion the Holy Prophet’s attention was invited to it by revelation for the second time. In such traditions, the mention of the revelation of a certain verse is not enough to decide whether it was revealed at Makkah or Madinah, and when precisely it was revealed.

Had this tradition of Hadrat Anas not been there to cause doubt, the whole content of the Surah Al-Kauthar by itself bears evidence that it was revealed at Makkah, and in the period when the Holy Prophet was passing through extremely discouraging conditions.

Historical Background

Before this in Surahs Ad-Duha and Alam Nashrah we have seen that when in the earliest phase of Prophethood the Holy Prophet (upon whom be peace) was passing through the most trying conditions when the whole nation had turned hostile, there was resistance and opposition on every side, and the Holy Prophet and a handful of his Companions did not see any remote chance of success. Allah in order to console and encourage him at that time had sent down several verses. In Surah Ad- Duha it was said: “And surely the later period (i.e. every later period) is better for you than the former period, and soon your Lord shall give you so much that you shall be well pleased”. In Surah Alam Nashrah: “And We exalted your renown for you.”That is, “Though the enemies are trying to defame you throughout the country, We, on the contrary, have arranged to exalt your name and fame.”And: “The fact is that along with every hardship there is also ease.”That is, “You should not be disheartened by the severity of conditions at this time; this period of hardships will soon pass, and the period of success and victory will follow.”

Such were the conditions in which Allah by sending down Surah Al-Kauthar consoled the Holy Prophet as well as foretold the destruction of his opponents. The disbelieving Quraish said: “Muhammad (upon whom be Allah’s peace) is cut off from his community and reduced to a powerless and helpless individual. According to Ikrimah when the Holy Prophet was appointed a Prophet, and he began to call the people to Islam, the Quraish said: “Muhammad (upon whom be Allah’s peace and blessings) is cut off from his people as a tree is cut off from its root, which might fall to the ground any moment.” (Ibn Jarir). Muhammad bin Ishaq says: “Whenever the Prophet (upon whom be peace) was mentioned before As bin Wa’il as-Sehmi, the chief of Makkah, he used to say: Let him alone for he is only a childless man (abtar) with no male offspring. When he dies, there will be no one to remember him.” Shamir bin Atiyyah says that Uqbah bin Abi Mu’ait, also used to say similar things about the Holy Prophet, (Ibn Jarir). According to Ibn Abbas, once Ka’b bin Ashraf (the Jewish chief of Madinah) came to Makkah and the Quraish chiefs said to him: “Just see this boy, who is cut off from his people; he thinks he is superior to us, whereas we manage the Hajj, look after the Ka’bah and water the pilgrims.” (Bazzar). Concerning this very incident Ikrimah reports that the Quraish had used the words as-sunbur al-munbatir min qaumi-hi (a weak, helpless and childless man who is cut off from his people) for the Holy Prophet. (Ibn Jarir) Ibn Sa’d and lbn Asakir have related that Hadrat Abdullah bin Abbas said; “The eldest son of the Holy Prophet (upon whom be peace) was Qasim; next to him was Zainab, next to her Hadrat Abdullah and next to him three daughters, viz. Umm Kulthum, Fatimah and Ruqayyah. Of them first Hadrat Qasim died and then Hadrat Abdullah. Thereupon As bin Wail said: “His line has come to an end: now he is abtar (i. e. cut of from root).”Some traditions add that As said “Muhammad is abtar: he has no son to succeed him. When he dies, his memory will perish and you will be rid of him.”The tradition from Ibn Abbas, which Abd bin Humaid has related, shows that Abu Jahl also had said similar words on the death of the Holy Prophet’s son, Abdullah. Ibn Abi Hatim has related on the authority of Shmir bin Atiyyah that the same kind of meanness was shown by Uqbah bin Abi Mu’ait by rejoicing at this bereavement of the Holy Prophet. Ata says that when the second son of the Holy Prophet died, his own uncle, Abu Lahab (whose house was next to his) hastened to the pagans and gave them the “good news”: Batira Muhammadun al-lail:”Muhammad has become childless this night, or he is cut off from root.”

Such were the disturbing conditions under which Surah Al-Kauthar was sent down. The Quraish were angry with him because he worshiped and served only Allah and repudiated their idolatry publicly. For this very reason he was deprived of the rank, esteem and honor that he enjoyed among his people before Prophethood and was now as cut off from his community. The handful of his Companions also were helpless, poor people who were being persecuted and tyrannized. Furthermore, he was bereaved by the death of two sons, one after the other, whereat the near relatives and the people of his clan, brotherhood and neighborhood were rejoicing and uttering such words as were disheartening and disturbing for a noble person who had treated even his enemies most kindly. At this Allah just in one sentence of this brief Surah gave him the good news, better news than which has never been given to any man in the world, besides the decision that it will be his opponents who will be cut off from their root and not he.

The full meaning of the word kauthar, as used here, cannot perhaps be expressed in one word in any language of the world. This is an intensive form of the noun kathrat which literally means abundance, but the context in which it has been used does not give the meaning of mere abundance but abundance of good, of spiritual benefits and blessings, and of such abundance which is unbounded and limitless, and it does not imply any one good or benefit or blessing but abundance of countless benefits and blessings.

Have a look again at the background of this Surah given in the Introduction. The enemies thought that Muhammad (upon whom be Allah’s peace and blessings) had been completely ruined: he was cut off from the community and had become utterly helpless and powerless; his trade was ruined; his male children who could perpetuate his name were dead; the message that he presented was such that except for a handful of the people no one in entire Arabia, not to speak of Makkah, was prepared to listen to it therefore, failure and disappointment would be his lot as long as he lived and there would be no one in posterity to remember him when he died. Under such conditions when Allah said: “We have granted you the Kauthar,” it by itself gave the meaning: Your foolish opponents think that you are ruined and deprived of the good things that you enjoyed before Prophethood, but the fact is that We have favored you with unbounded good and countless blessings.” This included the matchless moral qualities which the Holy Prophet was blessed with; this included the great blessings of Prophethood and the Qur’an, the knowledge and wisdom that were granted to him; this included the blessing of Tauhid and also of such a system of life, whose simple and intelligible, rational and natural, and comprehensive principles had the potential to spread throughout the world and of continuing to spread for ever afterwards. This also included the blessing of the exaltation of renown because of which the holy Prophet’s blessed name continues to be exalted throughout the world since 1400 years and will continue to be so exalted till Resurrection.

This also included the blessing that by his preaching eventually such a world-wide community came into being, which became the standard-bearer of Truth in the world for ever, which can claim to have produced the greatest number of the pious, virtuous and noble charactered men in any one nation, and which even when corrupted and deprived has the highest good in it as against every other nation of the world. This also included the blessing that the Holy Prophet during his very lifetime witnessed his invitation and message attaining to the highest success and the preparation of a community which had the power to dominate the world. This also included the blessing that although on his being deprived of the male offspring the enemies thought he would be lost to posterity, yet Allah not only blessed him with the spiritual offspring in the form of Muslims, who will continue to exalt his name in the world till Resurrection but also granted him from his one daughter, Hadrat Fatimah, the natural progeny, who have spread throughout world and whose only mark of distinction and pride is that they trace their descent from him.

These are the blessings which the people have seen and witnessed as to how abundantly Allah has blessed His Holy prophet within the world. In addition, Kauthar also implies two other great blessings which Allah will bestow on him in the Hereafter. We had no means of knowing these; therefore the Holy Prophet (upon whom be peace) himself gave us news of them, and told us that Kauthar also implied them. First, the Fountain of Kauthar, which he will be granted on the Resurrection Day in the Plain of Assembly; second, the River Kauthar, which he will be granted in Paradise. About both such a large number of the Ahadith have been reported from him through such a large number of the reporters that there remains no doubt about their authenticity.

What the Holy Prophet said about the fountain of Kauthar is as follows:

(1) This Fountain will be granted to him on the Resurrection Day when there will be the cry of al-atash, al-atash (thirst, thirst!) on every side. The Holy Prophet’s community will gather together before him at it and will be watered thereby. He himself will be the first to arrive at it and will be occupying the central position.

He has said: “This is a Fountain at which my Ummah will assemble on the Resurrection Day.” (Muslim: Kitab as- Salat Abu Da’ud: Kitab as-Sunnah).

“I shall have arrived at the Fountain before you. ” (Bukhari: Kitab ar-Riqaq and Kitab al-Fitan; Muslim: Kitab al-Fida and Kitab at-Taharah; lbn Majah,: Kitab al Manasik and Kitab az-Zuhd. Musnad Ahmad: Marwiyyat `Abdullah bin Mas’ud `Abdullah bin `Abbas, Abu Hurairah.)

“I shall be there before you and shall bear witness on you, and by God, I am seeing my Fountain even at this time.” (Bukhari: Kitab al-jana-iz Kitab al-Maghazi, Kitab ar-Riqaq).

Addressing an assembly of the Ansar, the Holy Prophet once said: “After me you will meet with selfishness and nepotism, endure it patiently until you meet me at the Fountain. ” (Bukhari: kitab Manaqib al-Ansar and Kitab al-Maghazi; Muslim: Kitab al-Iman; Tirmidhi:Kitab al-Fitan).

“I shall be near the middle of the Fountain on the Resurrection Day.” Muslim: Kitab al-Fada’il).

Hadrat Abu Barzah Aslami was asked: “Have you heard something about the Fountain from the Holy Prophet? He replied: Not once, or twice, or thrice, or four or five times, but over and over again. May Allah deprive of its water the one who be lies it.” (Abu Da’ud: Kitab as-Sunnah).

Ubaidullah bin Ziyad thought that the traditions about the Fountain were false; so much so that he belied all the traditions reported by Hadrat Abu Barzah Aslami, Bara’ bin ‘Azib and `A’idh bin ‘Amr. At last, Abu Sabrah brought out a writing which he had written down after hearing it from Hadrat `Abdullah bin ‘Amr bin al-`As, and it contained this saying of the Holy Prophet: “Beware! your place of meeting me will be my Fountain.” (Musnad Ahmad: Marwiyyat ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr bin al-‘As).

(2) Different dimensions of the Fountain have been given in different traditions, but according to a large number of the traditions it will extend from Aylah (the present Israeli seaport of Ilat) to Sana’a of Yemen, or from Aylah to Adan, or from ‘Amman to `Adan in length, and from Aylah to Juhfah (a place between Jeddah and Rabigh) in breadth. (Bukhari: Kitab ar-Riqaq; Abu Da’ud at Tayalisi: Hadith No. 995; Musnad Ahmad: Marwiyyat Abu Bakr Siddiq and `Abdullah bin `Umar; Muslim: Kasab al-Taharah and Kitab al-Fads il; Tirmidhi Abwab Sifat al-Qiyamah; Ibn Majah: Kitab az-Zuhd). From this it appears that on the Resurrection Day the present Red Sea itself will be turned into the Fountain of Kauthar. And the correct knowledge is only with Allah!

(3) About this Fountain the Holy Prophet has told us that water will be supplied to it from the River Kauthar of Paradise (which is being mentioned below). “Two channels from Paradise will flow into it and supply water to it.” (Muslim: Kitab al-Fada il). According to another tradition: “A canal from the River Kauthar of Paradise will be opened towards this Fountain. ” (Musnad Ahmad Marwiyyat `Abdullah bin Mas`ud).

(4) According to the description of it given by the Holy Prophet its water will be whiter than milk (according to other traditions whiter than silver, and according to still others, whiter than snow), cooler than snow, sweeter than honey; the earth of its bed will be more fragrant than musk; the water jugs set at it will be as numerous as the stars in the sky; the one who drinks from it would never thirst; and the one who is deprived of it will never have his thirst satisfied. These things with a little variation in wording have been reported in numerous Ahadith (Bukhari: Kitab ar-Rigaq; Muslim: Kitab at-Taharah and Kitab al-Fada’il; Musnad Ahmad: Marwiyyat Ibn Mas`ud, Ibn `Umar, `Abdullah bin ‘Amr bin al-`As; Tirmidhi: Abwab Sifat al-Qiyanmah: Ibn Majah: Kitab az-Zuhd; Abu Da’ud: Tayalisi, Ahadith No. 995, 2135).

(5) Concerning it the Holy Prophet warned the people of his time again and again, saying: “after me those from among you who would effect changes in my Way, will be removed from the Fountain and will be disallowed to approach it. I shall say: they are my companions, but it will be said: “Don’t you know what they did after you? Then I too shall discard them and tell them to keep away.” This subject too has been expressed in many traditions. (Bukhari: Kitab ar-Rigaq, Kitab al-Fitan; Muslim: Kitab al-Tahara and Kitab al-Fada’it Musnad Ahmad: Marwiyyat !bn Mas`ud, Abu Hurairah; Ibn Majah: Kitab al-Manasik. The Hadith which Ibn Majah has related in this connection contains very pathetic words. The Holy Prophet said: “Beware! I shall have arrived at the Fountain before you and shall pride myself by your means upon the greater numbers of my Ummah as against other ummahas Do not at that time cause my face to be blackened. Beware: I shall have some people released, and some people shall be separated from me. I shall say: O my Lord, they are my companions. He will reply: Don’t you know what innovations they introduced after you?” According to Ibn Majah, these words were said by the Holy Prophet (upon whom be peace) in his Sermon at `Arafat.

(6) Likewise, the Holy Prophet has also warned the Muslims coming after him till Resurrection, saying: “Whoever from among you will swerve from my Way and effect changes in it, will be removed from the Fountain. I shall say: O Lord, they belong to me, they are the people of my Ummah. In response it will be said: “Don’t you know what changes they effected after you and then turned back on their heels?” Then I too shall turn them away and shall not allow them to approach the Fountain.” Many traditions on this subject are found in the Hadith. (Bukhari: Kitab al-Musaqat, Kitab ar-Rigaq, Kitab al-Fitan; Muslim: Kitab at-Taharah. Katab as-Salat, Kitab al-Fada il; Ibn Majah: Kitab az-Zuhd; Musnad Ahmad: Marwiyyat Ibn `Abbas).

Traditions about this Fountain have been related by more than 50 companions, and the earliest scholars generally have taken it to mean the Fountain of Kauthar. Imam Bukhari has named the last chapter of his Kitab ar-Rigaq as Babun fil hawd wa qual-Allahu inna a `tainak al-Kauthar, and in a tradition from Hadrat Anas there is the explanation that the Holy Prophet said about Kauthar: “It is a Fountain at which my Ummah shall alight. ”

The River Kauthar which the Holy Prophet (upon whom be peace) shall be granted in Paradise, also has been mentioned in a large number of the traditions cf Hadith. Many traditions have been related on the authority of Hadrat Anas in which he says (and in some he explains that he is reporting the exact words of the Holy Prophet himself) that on the occasion of mi’raj; the Holy Prophet was taken round Paradise and shown a river on the banks of which there were vaults of pearls or precious stones carved from within; the earth of its bed was of the strong scented musk. He asked Gabriel, or the angel who took him round, what it was. He replied that it was the River Kauthar, which Allah had granted him. (Musnad Ahmad, Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Da’ud, Tirmidhi, Abu Da’ud Tayalisi, Ibn Jarir)

Again, according to Hadrat Anas, the Holy Prophet was asked (or a person asked him): “What is the Kauthar?’ He replied; “It is a River which Allah has granted me in Paradise. Its earth is musk: its water is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey ” (Musnad Ahmad, Tirmidhi, lbn Jarir)

According to another tradition of Musnad Ahmad, describing the merits of the River Kauthar the Holy Prophet said that at its bottom there are pearls instead of pebbles. Ibn `Umar says that the Holy Prophet said: “The Kauthar is a river in Paradise the banks of which are golden; it flows on pearls and diamonds (i.e. its bed has diamonds instead of pebbles); its earth smells sweeter than musk; its water is whiter than milk (or snow), cooler than snow and sweeter than honey.” (Musnad Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, Ibn Abi Hatim, Darimi, Abu Da’ud Tayalisi, Ibn al-Mundhir, Ibn Marduyah, Ibn Abi Shaibah).

Usamah bin Zaid says that the Holy Prophet once went to visit Hadrat Usamah; he was not at home; his wife entertained him and during the conversation said “My husband has told me that you have been granted a river in Paradise, which is called the Kauthar.” The Holy Prophet replied “Yes, and its bed is of rubies and corals and emeralds and pearls” (Ibn Jarir, Ibn Marduyah. Though the sanad of this tradition is weak, the presence of a large number of traditions dealing with this subject strengthens it).

Besides these marfu traditions, a great many sayings of the Companions and their successors have been related in the Hadith to the effect that the Kauthar implies a river in Paradise. These traditions describe its qualities as have been mentioned above. For instance, the sayings of Hadrat ‘Abdullah bin `Umar, Hadrat `Abdullah bin `Abbas, Hadrat Anas bin Malik, Hadrat `A’ishah, Mujahid and Abul `Aliysh are found in Musnad Ahmad, Bukhari, Tirmidhi, Nasa’i’; and the books of Ibn Marduyah, Ibn Jarir, Ibn Abi Shaibah and other traditionists.

2Different commentaries of it have been reported from different scholars. Some of them take the Prayer to mean the five times obligatory Prayer (salat); some take it to imply the Prayer of `Id al-Adha, and some say that it implies the Prayer itself. Likewise, the meaning of wanhar and sacrifice according to some illustrious scholars, is to place the right hand over the left hand and to fold them on the chest in the Prayer; some say that it implies raising both hands with Allahu Akbar at the commencement of the Prayer; some say that it implies raising both hands at the commencement of the Prayer, at bowing for Ruku ` and after rising from Ruku `; and some say that it means performing the `Id al-Adha Prayer and then offering the animal sacrifice. But if the context in which this command has been enjoined, is considered, its meaning clearly seems to be: “O Prophet, when your Lord has granted you so many and so splendid blessing, then you should perform the Prayer only for His sake and offer sacrifice only for His sake.” This Command was given in the environment when not only the pagans of Quraish but the pagans of entire Arabia and the world worshiped their self-made gods and offered sacrifices at their shrines. Therefore, the intention of the Command is “Contrary to the polytheistic practice, you should remain steadfast to your creed: your Prayer is only for Allah and your sacrifice also is for Him alone, as it has been said at another place: `Declare, O Prophet, my salat and my sacrifice and my life and my death are all for Allah, Lord of the universe, Who has no partner with Him. This is what I have been enjoined, and I am the first to surrender to Him.'(Al-An`am:162-163). This same meaning has been explained of it by Ibn ‘Abbas. `Ata`, Mujahid, `Ikrimah, Hasan Bari, Qatadah, Muhammad bin Ka`b al-Kurzi, Dahhak, Rabi` bin Anas, `Ata` al-Khurasani and many other major commentators (may Allah bless them all) (Ibn Jarir). However, this by itself is correct that when the Holy Prophet (upon whom be peace) enforced by Allah’s command the practice of the `Id al-Adha Prayer and the offering of animal sacrifice at Madinah, he himself gave the first place to the Prayer (salat and the second to the sacrifice, as commanded in the verses: Inna salati wa nusuki and fa-salli li-Rabbika wanhar, and enjoined an the Muslims also to do the same, i.e. they should first perform the Prayer and then offer the sacrifice. This is neither the explanation of this verse nor the occasion of its revelation but a deduction made by the Holy Prophet from these verses and his deduction of injunctions also is a kind of Divine inspiration.

3The word shani’ as used, in the original is derived from sha ‘n, which means the hatred and spite because of which a person may start ill-treating another. At another place in the Qur’an it has been said: “(And O Muslims,) the enmity of any people should not so provoke you as to turn you away from justice.” (AI-Ma’idah: 8). Thus, shani aka implies every such person who blinded by his enmity of the Holy Prophet (upon whom be peace) should bring false accusations against him, slander and defame him and vent his personal spite against him by taunting and scoffing at him in every possible way.

4Huwal abtar: “He himself is abtar”, i.e. though he calls you abtar he in fact himself is abtar. Some explanations of abtar have already been given in the Introduction to the Surah. It is derived from batar which means to cut off, but idiomatically it is used in a comprehensive meaning. In the Hadith, the rak ah of the Prayer which is not coupled with another rak’ah is called butaira’, i.e. the lonely rak ah. According to another Hadith “Every piece of work, which is in any way important, is abtar if it is started without the glorification and praise of Allah”, implying that it is cut off from the root, It has no stability, and it is doomed to failure. A man who fails to achieve his object is abtar as also the one who is deprived of all means and resources. A person who is left with no hope of any good and success in life is also abtar. A person who has been cut off from his family, brotherhood, associates And helpers is also abtar. The word abtar is also used for the man who has no male child, or whose male child or children have died, for after him there remains no one to remember him and he is lost to posterity . after death. In almost all these meanings the disbelieving Quraish called the Holy Prophet (upon whom be peace) abtar. At this, Allah said: “O Prophet, not you but your enemies are abtar.” This was not merely a “reprisal”, but a prophecy out of the most important prophecies of the Qur’an, which literally proved true. when it was made, the people regarded the Holy Prophet as abtar, and no one could imagine how the big chiefs of the Quraish would become abtar, who were famous not only in Makkah but throughout Arabia, who were successful in life, rich in worldly wealth and children, who had their associates and helpers everywhere in the country, who enjoyed intimate relations with all the Arabian tribes, being monopolists in trade and managers of Hajj. But not long afterwards the conditions altogether changed. There was a time when on the occasion of the Battle of the Trench (A.H. 5) the Quraish had invaded Madinah with the help of many Arabian and Jewish tribes, and the Holy Prophet being besieged had to resist the enemy by digging a trench around the city. After only three years, in A.H. 8, when he attacked Makkah, the Quraish had no helper and they had to surrender helplessly. After this within a year or so the whole Arabia came under his control, deputations of tribes from all over the country began to visit him to take the oaths of allegiance and his enemies were left utterly helpless and resourceless. Then they were so lost to posterity that even if their children survived, none of them today knows that he is a descendant of Abu Jahl, Abu Lahab, As bin Wail, or `Uqbah bin Abi Mu`ait, the enemies of Islam, and even if he knows it, he is not prepared to claim that his ancestors were those people. On the contrary, blessings are being invoked on the children of the Holy Prophet (upon whom be peace) throughout the world; millions and millions of Muslims take pride in bearing relationship to him; hundreds of thousands of people regard it as a mark of honor and prestige to have descended not only from him but from his family and even the families of his Companions. Thus, some one is a Sayyid, another an ‘Alavi, and `Abbasi, a Hashmi, a Siddiqi, a Faruqi, an `Uthmani, a Zubairi, or an Ansari, but no one is an Abu Jahli or Abu Lahabi. History has proved that not the Holy Prophet Muhammad (upon whom be Allah’s peace and blessings) but his enemies were, and are, abtar. “

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Importance and Virtues of Zikr
Allah says in the Qur’an “Remember Allah abundantly, in order that you become successful”
Quran (Surah 8: Verse 45)

“Only in the remembrance of Allah (swt) will your heart find peace”
Quran (Surah 13: Verse 28)

“Those men and women who engage much in Allah’s praise. for them Allah has prepared forgiveness and a Great Reward”
Quran (Surah 33: Verse 35)

“When any group of men remember Allah, angels surround them and mercy covers them, tranquility descends upon them, and Allah mentions them to those who are with Him.” (Muslim)

We also know that remembering Allah is of the greatest deed:

“The rememebrence of Allah (swt) is the greatest (deed)”
Quran (Surah 29: Verse 45)

and of the the worst things we can do is not to remember Allah:

“Satan has mastered them and caused them to forget the Remembrance of Allah. Those are satan’s party; and satan’s party shall assuredly be the losers”
Quran (Surah 58: Verse 19)

“Whosoever turns away from the Remembrance of Allah, He will hurl him into a stern punishment”.
Quran (Surah 72: Verse 17)

“Whosoever turns away from My remembrance, his life will be made tight and narrow on the Day of Resurrection We shall raise him blind”
Quran (Surah 20: Verse 124)

Allah tells us to remember him no matter what we do whether that be lying or sitting down:

“They are the most wise who remember Allah, standing sitting and lying down”
Quran (Surah 4: Verse 190)

We should remember Allah no matter what we are doing and we should ALWAYS try to keep our tongues moist with his rememberance and glorification. However we cannot glorify him in the toilet.

That is why we are recommended to haste in doing whatever we have to do in the toilet so that we can continue to add to our good deed accounts.

The tongue is connected to the heart and we should try not to merely get into the habit of glorifying him with only the tongue but we should try and make connection to the heart whenever we are glorifying and praising him.

All good deeds are not rewarded the same. They are dependant upon how much sincerety and khushoo a person has whilst doing the good action as well as the intention of the good act.

So we should all endevour to try and make a connection from our tongues to our hearts especially in Salah and try not to make our minds wonder elsewhere otherwise it is said that we are robbing our Salah and therefore lessening the reward for it. Same way with zikr we should make a connection with the heart to get the full benefits from zikr aswell as more of a reward from it.

Here are some very beneficial Zikr’s that we can all do especially in the remaining days of this Ramadhan and throughout the year everyday and we should try to every minute and second.

Some beneficial dhikr include:

Subhan’Allah- ‘Praise be to Allah’
Al-Hamdullilah- ‘Thanks be to Allah’
Allahu Akbar – ‘Allah is the Greatest.’
La ila ha illallah- There is no worthy of worship except allah

Abu haraira(ra) Narrates: Prophet(saw) said: whoever says: Subhanallahi Wa Bihamdihi – (I deem Allah free of any resemblances to anything whatever in any repeat, and I glorify his praises) one hundred times a day will have his sins forgiven even though they may be as much as the foam of the sea – (Bukhari,b73:c19)

Another naration says a date palm will be planted for him in Paradise (Tirmidhi)

Read much of this Zikr:

Subhaan-Allahi walhamdu-lillaahi, wa laa ilaa-ha illa-la ill-lal-lahu wallahu Akbar, walaa haula wala quoow-wata illa billa hil-Aliyyil-azeem.

“Glory is for Allaah and all Praise is due to Allah. There is none worthy of worship except Allaah. Allaah is the greatest. There is no power and no strength except with Allaah the Most High, the Great.”

Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said: “Is anyone of you incapable of earning one thousand Hasanah (rewards) a day?” Someone from the gathering asked, “How can anyone of us earn a thousand Hasanah?” Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said: “Glorify Allah a hundred times by just saying “Subhanallah” and a Good deeds will be written for you, or a thousand sins will be wiped away.”
[Muslim 4:2073]

Hadhrat Abu Dharr [Ra] narrated that Rasulallah [Saw] said: “Should I not tell you of one treasure of the unlimited treasures of Paradise?” I replied spontaneously “Oh Rasulallah (Saw) that would be an honour indeed!” Rasulallah (Saw) said: “That rare treasure is LA HAWLA WA LA QUWWATA ILLA BILLAH.” (“The strength to do good and to refrain from evil comes from the grace and mercy of Allah!”) – (Ibn Majah)

A Phrase that Comes with Rewards in the Millions:

On the authority of Abdullah ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet said,”Whoever enters a market and says:

‘Laa ilaaha ill Allah waHdahu laa shareeka lah, lahul mulku wa lahul Hamdu yuHyi wa yumeetu wa huwa Hayyun laa yamoot, bi yadihil khayr, wahuwa ‘alaa kulli shay’in qadeer’

{There is nothing worthy of worship but Allah, He is alone without partner, to Him belongs the dominion and the praise, he causes life and death and He is the Living One and will never die. In His Hand is all good, and He is over all things capable.}

Allah will write for him a million good deeds, erase a million of his bad deeds and build for him a house in Jannah .”And in another narration, which is also classed as hasan, instead of mentioning that Allah will build a house in Jannah, it states,”and he will be raised one million levels.” {Tirmidhi}.

Also:

Earn OVER One Million good deeds in just 5 minutes this Ramdhan

Its VERY easy to Earn 500 good deeds a day in Ramadhan.

If you were to manage 500 good deeds every day of Ramadan, you would receive (70 times 500 = 35000) multiplied by 30 days……….1,050,000 deeds! One million fifty thousand deeds!

Just say Subhanallah 100 times, Alhamdullilah 100 times, Allahu Akbar 100 times, La ilaha il Allah 100 times and Astaghfar allah 100 times.

Imagine how much we can earn by doing MUCH more than this!

Also:

Heres another BRILLIAAANT one whenever you go the the market. In modern day terms if you ever go to the shops, supermarket, high street or shopping centre or mall:

On the authority of Abdullah ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet said,”Whoever enters a market and says:

‘Laa ilaaha ill Allah waHdahu laa shareeka lah, lahul mulku wa lahul Hamdu yuHyi wa yumeetu wa huwa Hayyun laa yamoot, bi yadihil khayr, wahuwa ‘alaa kulli shay’in qadeer’

There is nothing worthy of worship but Allah, He is alone without partner, to Him belongs the dominion and the praise, he causes life and death and He is the Living One and will never die. In His Hand is all good, and He is over all things capable.}

Allah will write for him a million good deeds, erase a million of his bad deeds and build for him a house in Jannah .”And in another narration, which is also classed as hasan, instead of mentioning that Allah will build a house in Jannah, it states,”and he will be raised one million levels.” {Tirmidhi}.

Abu Sa’id (ra) said that Rasullilah (salalahi alahi wasalam) said, “Whoever says:

Radeetu billahi rabban, wa bil-Islaami deenan, wa bi-Muhammadin rasoolan

Jannah becomes obligatory for him (to enter). [Abu-Dawud]

– Best said in Morning and Evening with “Nabiyan wa rasoolan”

The Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi Wa Salam one day said to Ali Radi Allaho Anho: Ya Ali! Do these five things before going to bed at night:

1. Give 4000 Dinaars in Sadaqa and then sleep
2. Read one complete Quran and then sleep
3. Pay the price for Janna’h and then sleep
4.. Make two people happy with each other when they are upset and then sleep
5. Do one hajj and then sleep

Hazrat Ali Radi Allaho Anho said, Ya Rasulallah SallAllaho Alaihi Wa Salam! This looks impossible, how will I be able to do it? Then the prophet Sallalaho Alaihi Wa Salam replied:

4 times reading surah Fatiha is equals to four thousand Dinaars giving in Sadaqa.

3 times reading surah Ikhlas (Qul hu Allahu Ahad) is equals to one complete Quran.

3 times reading any durood shareef (Shortest: SallAllaho Alaihi Wa Salam) is the price of jannat.

10 times Astagfirullah (or any istighfar) is equals to making two unhappy people happy with each other.

4 times third Kalima is equal to performing one Hajj.
After this Ali Radi Allaho Anho said, Ya RasulAllah SallAllaho Alaihi Wa Salam! Now I will do all these before going to bed.

Taken from Majmua e Wazaif

The Prayer (Salaah) where Miswaak is used is 70 times more rewarding that the prayer (Salaah) that Miswak is not used (Hazrat Ayesha- Mishkat)

So in this month thats 70×70= 4,900 times more rewward for each Salaah! Subhanallah

So lets get brushinggg

There is not much time left in this blessed month so lets do as much as we can for every deed is multiplied by SOOOO MUCH!!

Easy Zikr which is light on the tongue but heavy on the scales!

All of these Dhikr are so easy and light on the tongue but SO heavy on the scales!

Earn a thousand good deeds in Minutes

Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said: “Is anyone of you incapable of earning one thousand Hasanah (rewards) a day?” Someone from the gathering asked, “How can anyone of us earn a thousand Hasanah?” Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said: “Glorify Allah a hundred times by just saying “Subhanallah” and a Good deeds will be written for you, or a thousand sins will be wiped away.” (Muslim 4:2073)

One of the Rare Treasures of Paradise

Hadhrat Abu Dharr [Ra] narrated that Rasulallah [Saw] said: “Should I not tell you of one treasure of the unlimited treasures of Paradise?” I replied spontaneously “Oh Rasulallah (Peace be upon him) that would be an honour indeed!” Rasulallah (Saw) said: “That rare treasure is LA HAWLA WA LA QUWWATA ILLA BILLAH.” (“The strength to do good and to refrain from evil comes from the grace and mercy of Allah!”) -(Ibn Majah)

Hadrat Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that “my beloved friend” (the Holy Prophet Muhammad, may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him) has enjoined five things upon me. He has commanded me to love and be close to the poor and the downtrodden, and he has commanded me to look at those in the world who are of lower rank than me, and not at those who are of higher rank, and he has commanded me to be kind to the kinsman and to preserve and keep intact the bond of kinship, and he has commanded me not to ask for anything from anyone as a favour and he has commanded me to speak the truth at all times though it may be bitter for others, and he has commanded me to care nothing for the rebuke of those who revile and villify in the path of Allah, and he has commanded me to recite much the Kalima of: Laa Hawla wa laa Qawwuta Illaa Billah (there is no power or strength but in Allah) because all these things are from the treasure-house (of Allah) which is under the ninth heaven. (Ahmad)

A Date Palm planted in Paradise for the one who Recites this

Hadhrat Jaa’bir [Ra] narrated that Rasulallah(Peace be upon him) said: “For the person who recites SUB-HAN’ALLAH HIL AZEEM WA BI-HAM’DIHI, [Pure and perfect is Allah in his glory and praise], – A date palm will be planted for him in Paradise” (Tirmidhi)

Another Narration says:

Forgiveness for Sins Even Though they are like the Foam of the Sea:

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Apostle said, “Whoever says, ‘Subhan Allaahi Wa bihamdihi, {Allah is free from imperfection and His is the praise}. One hundred times a day, will be forgiven all his sins even if they were as much as the foam of the sea. (Bukhari, Book #75, Hadith #414)

We Can Earn Over a BILLION Rewards in Just a Few Seconds!

Narrated ‘Ubaadah that the Messenger of Allah said, “Whoever seeks forgiveness for the believing men and believing women, Allah will write for him a good deed for each believing man and believing woman.” (Tabarrani)

That Which Shall Have no Equal on the Day of Resurrection:

Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah’s Apostle said, ”Whoever says one hundred times in a day:

“Laa ilaaha illallaah wahdahuu laa shareeka lahu, lahu-l-mulk wa lahu-l-hamd wa huwa ‘alaa kulli shai’in qadeer,”

(“None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, the Alone Who has no partners, to Him belongs Dominion and to Him belong all the Praises, and He has power over all things (i.e. Omnipotent)”,}

he will get the same reward as given for manumitting ten slaves; and one hundred good deeds will be written in his accounts, and one hundred sins will be deducted from his accounts, and it (his saying) will be a shield for him from Satan on that day till night, and nobody will be able to do a better deed except the one who does more than he.” (Bukhari, Book #75, Hadith #412)

Four Phrases that are Heavier on the Scales than an Entire Morning of Dhikrullah (Remembrance of Allah):

The Mother of the Believers, Juwairiyah bint Al-Harith reported that the Prophet came out from my apartment in the morning as I was busy in performing the dawn prayer. He came back in the forenoon and found me sitting there. The Prophet said, ”Are you still in the same position as I left you.” I replied in the affirmative. Thereupon the Prophet said, “I recited four phrases three times after I had left you. If these are to be weighed against all you have recited since morning, these will be heavier. These are:

Subhan-Allah Wa bihamdihi, ‘adada khalqihi, wa rida-a nafsihi, wa zinatah ‘arshihi, wa midada kalimatihi

(Allah is free from imperfection and I begin with His praise, as many times as the number of His creatures, in accordance with His Good Pleasure, equal to the ink that may be used in recording the words (for His Praise).” (Muslim)

A Phrase that Comes with Rewards in the MILLIONS:

On the authority of Abdullah ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet said: “Whoever enters a market and says:

‘Laa ilaaha ill Allah Wahdahu laa shareeka lah, lahul Mulku Wa lahul Hamdu yuhyi Wa yumeetu Wa huwa Hayyun laa yamoot, bi yadihil khayr, wahuwa ‘alaa kulli shay’ in qadeer’

{There is nothing worthy of worship but Allah, He is alone without partner, to Him belongs the dominion and the praise, he causes life and death and He is the Living One and will never die. In His Hand is all good, and He is over all things capable.)

Allah will write for him a million good deeds erase a million of his bad deeds and build for him a house in Jannah.”

And in another narration, instead of mentioning that Allah will build a house in Jannah, it states, “and he will be raised one million levels.” (Tirmidhi).

Reciting Tasbeeh, (Subhanballah), Tahmeed (Alhamdolillah) and Takbeer Allahu Akbar), and enjoining what is Good and forbidding what is evil, and praying Salaatul Duha (Breakfast prayer).,

It was narrated from Abu Dharr that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “For every bone of the son of Adam a charity must be given each day. Every Tasbeehah (saying Subhaan Allah -Glory be to Allah) is a charity, every Tahmeedah (saying Al-hamdu Lillaah -praise be to Allah) is a charity, every tahleelah (saying Laa ilaaha ill-Allah -There is no god but Allah) is a charity, every takbeerah (saying Allaahu akbar -Allah is Most Great) is a charity, enjoining what is good is a charity, forbidding what is evil is a charity, and two Rak’ahs (Nafil) offered in the mid-morning (Duha) is sufficient.” (Muslim, 720)

The Virtues of Reciting Tasbih at-I-Fatima

A well-known Tradition of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) has it that the Prophet’s beloved daughter (and Hazrat Ali’s (Ra) wife), Hazrat Fatima (Ra), used to perform all the domestic duties with her own hands. She had even to draw water from the well and to carry it home and to grind the corn in the millstone. One day she begged the holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) to provide her with a domestic servant upon which the Prophet (Peace be upon him) observed, “I will tell you of something that will serve you better than a domestic servant. Recite Subhaa-nallaah 33 times, Alhamdu lillaah 33 times, and Allahu Akbar 34 times after each Salaah and on retiring to bed. This will be of greater value to you than a servant.”

Another Tradition says, “Whoever will recite after each Salaah 33 times Subhaa-nallaah, 33 times Alhamdu lillaah, and 34 times Allahu Akbar, and, at the end of it, the Kalima of ‘Laa ilaaha illal laahu wahdahu laa sharika lahu lahul mulku wa-lahul hamdu wa huwa alaa kulli shay-in qadeer’. (There is no Allah but one Allah. He is alone. No partner hath. He Him belongs sovereignty and unto Him belongs Praise and He is all-Powerful) all his sins will be forgiven even if they be as profuse as the foam of the sea.”

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Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: “The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: ‘There are two qualities, no Muslim man acquires them but he will enter Paradise, and they are simple and easy. He should glorify Allah (say Subhaan Allah) ten times immediately after each prayer, and praise Him (say Al-hamdu Lillaah) ten times and magnify Him (say Allaahu Akbar) ten times.’

I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) counting this on his fingers. He said: ‘That makes one hundred and fifty on the tongue and one thousand five hundred (hasanaat) in the scales.

[Translator’s note: each of three phrases repeated ten times makes thirty; multiplied by the number of daily prayers, which is five, makes one hundred and fifty. Each of these good deeds of the tongue will be rewarded with ten hasanaat which will be added to the total of good deeds to be weighed in the balance or scales on the Day of Judgement].

Glorifying Allah 100 times when one goes to bed

When you go to bed, glorify Him and praise Him and magnify Him One hundred times: that will be one hundred on the tongue and a thousand in the scales.

Who among you does 2,500 bad deeds in one day?’ They said: ‘How could we not count (our sins)?’ He said: ‘The Shaytaan comes to any one of you whilst he is praying and says, Remember this, remember that, until he finishes his prayer and does not do (this dhikr), or he comes to him when he is lying down and makes him sleepy, until he falls asleep (without doing this dhikr).’” (Sunan al-Tirmidhi, 3332).

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If a person says “Subhanallah” (glory be to Allah) 100 times, a thousand good deeds are recorded for him and a thousand bad deeds are wiped away. (Muslim)

Jannat becomes obligatory for the one who Recites the following

Abu Sa’id (Ra) said that Rasullallah (Peace be upon him) said, “Whoever says:

Radeetu billahi rabban, Wa bil-Islaami deenan, Wa bi-Muhammadin rasoolan

Jannah becomes obligatory for him (to enter). (Abu-Dawud)

– Best said in Morning and Evening with “Nabiyan wa rasoolan”

The Virtues of Reciting the First Kalimah

The declaration of belief in the oneness of Allah or kalimah tayyibah

Laa ilaaha ill-Allah

(There is no worthy of worship except Allah)

This should be read as much as possible all the time where we are and whatever were doing as long as it is not in the toilet.

Hadrat Zaid bin ‘Arqam (Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “Whoever says Laa ilaaha illal-laah…sincerely will enter the Paradise.”

It was said: And what is the [sign of] sincerity? He said: “That this kalimah stops him from those things which Allah has forbidden.” (Tabaraani in Awsat-ul-Kabeer)

“Do you not see how Allah puts forth the likeness of a good word (kalimah tayyibah)? It is like a good tree, whose root is firmly fixed and whose branches reach to the sky. It brings forth its fruit in all seasons by the command of its Lord. And Allah sets forth parables for men, so that they may take heed. And the likeness of an evil word (kalimah khabeetha- a word of shirk) is like an evil tree, which is uprooted from the face of the earth, and has no stability.” (Qur’an: 24-26)

Virtues of Reciting the Third Kalimah:

The word of glorification or the Kalima-e-Tamjeed

Subhana-llahi, wa-l-hamdu li-llahi, Wa la ilaha illa-llahu, wa-llahu akbar. Wa la hawla Wa la quwwata illa bi-llahi-l-‘aliyyi-l-‘azim

(Glory be to Allah. And praise be to Allah. And there is no god except Allah. And Allah is the Greatest. And there is no power and no strength except with Allah, the Most High, And Most Great)

Ibn Mas’ood (Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “When I met Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) in the night of Mi’raaj (Night of ascension) he asked me to convey his Salaam to my Ummah and to tell them that the Paradise has a fertile soil and sweet water, and is like a vast field. And its plants are [the words above].”

Another version says: “Whoever recites the words above, a tree in Paradise is planted for him for each word he says.” (Virtues of Dhikr; Tirmidhi)

Virtues of reading the Fourth Kalimah:

The word of Oneness of Allah or the Kalima-e-Tawhid:

La ilaha illa-llahu wa?dahu la sharika lahu lahu-l-mulku Wa lahu-l-hamdu yu?yi Wa yumitu Wa huwa ?ayyu-lla yamutu abadan abada, ?u-l-jalali wa-l-ikram, biyadihi-l-khayr, wa huwa ‘ala kulli Shay’in qadir.

(There is no god except Allah, Who is Alone and has no partners. For Him is the Dominion and for Him is all praise. He gives life and causes death. And He is living and will never ever die. Owner of Majesty and Honour: In His Hands is all goodness. And He has power over all things)

Abu Hurairah (Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “A person who recites: Laa ilaaha illal-laahu wahdahu laa shareeka lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa huwa ‘alaa kulli shay-in qadeer, a hundred times daily will have reward equal to that of freeing ten slaves and one hundred good deeds will be written for him, and one hundred of his sins will be lifted from him, and for the whole day, he will remain immune from the Shaytaan until the evening, and on the Day of Judgment, no one will exceed him in merit except one who has done [these phrases] more.” (Agreed Upon)

Or you can get yourself a mini Qur’an and pray it wherever you are and here are the virtues of Qur’an:

Reward for Reciting each letter of Holy Qur’aan.

It was narrated that ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Mas’ood said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever reads a letter of the Book of Allah will be credited with a good deed, and a good deed gets a tenfold reward. I do not say that Alif-Laam-Meem is a letter, rather alif is a letter, laam is a letter and meem is a letter.” (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2910)

Surah Fathiha The Mother of the Qur’an and a cure for every disease

Abu Sulaiman says that once a group of Companions were in an expedition (ghazwa) when they happened to come across an epileptic person, who was unconscious. One of the Companions recited Surah Al-Fatiha and blew in his ear. The epileptic person immediately cured. When Sayyidana Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was informed of this, he said: “It (Surah Al-Fathiha) is “The Mother of the Qur’an” (Umm al-Qur’an) and is a cure for every disease.”

[This narration has been recorded by Ath-Thua’lbi from Abu Sulaiman, who narrated it from Muawiya bin Saleh (RA), Tafseer Mazhari 1:31]

Surah Mulk which protects one from the Torment of the Grave

It was narrated that Abdullah ibn Mas’ud said: Whoever reads Tabarakallahi Biyadihil Mulk [i.e. Surah al-Mulk] every night, Allah will protect him from the torment of the grave. At the time of the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) we used to call it al-mani’ah (that which protects). In the Book of Allah it is a surah which, whoever recites it every night has done very well. (an-Nasa’i)

Surah Zilzalah worth half of the Qur’an

Abdullah Ibn ‘Abbas and Anas Ibn Malik (Ra) reported that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said, ‘Whoever recited Surah Zilzilah (99) would get the reward of reciting half the Qur’an. Whoever recited Surah al Kaafirun (109) would get a reward as if reading a quarter of the Qur’an. Whoever recited Surah al Ikhlas (112)would get a reward as if reading one third of the Qur’an’. (At-Tirmidhi 2818/A)

Surah Iklhas worth a third of the Qur’an

Abu Sa’id al-Khudri (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said to his Companions, “Are any of you unable to recite a third of the Qur’an in a night?” That was difficult for them and they said, “Which of us is able to do that, Messenger of Allah?” He said, “[The surah] ‘Say: He is Allah, Absolute Oneness, Allah, the Everlasting Sustainer of all’ (112) constitutes a third of the Qur’an.’” (Sahih al-Bukhari 6:61 #534, Riyad as-Salihin by Imam an-Nawawi Ch.183 #1010)

Surah Iklhas recited 200 times daily gets forgiveness of 50 years of sin

Anas ( RA) reported the Prophet (Peace be upon him) as saying, “If anyone recites two hundred times daily, Qul huwallahu ahad the sins of fifty years will be wiped out, unless he is in debt.” (At-Tirmidhi and Darami).

The latter version has ‘fifty times’ and he did not mention ‘unless he is in debt’

Surah al Falaq and An Naas protection from Jinn and evil eye

The Prophet (Peace be upon him) used to seek refuge from the jinn as well as from the evil eye until Surah al Falaq and An Naas were revealed. When they were sent down, he utilised them and left other things. [At-Tirmidhi #1984, Riyad as-Salihin by Imam an-Nawawi Ch.183 #1014]

Good manners are the Heaviest on the good deed scales

Abu Darda (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said, “Nothing will be heavier on the Day of Resurrection in the Scale of the believer than good manners. Allah hates one who utters foul or coarse language.”

So let us be the best towards others and be humble!

Let us also remember Allah as much as we can!

We will regret the Seconds we wasted without remembering Allah

Hadhrat Mu’az [RA] narrated Rasulallah (Peace be upon him) said: “The Inhabitants of Paradise will not be grief stricken or sorrowful about anything they did in the life of the world except for the time they spent without being in the remembrance of Allah” (Tabaraani)

Do Dhikr of Allah even if its on Comfortable beds

Hadhrat Abu Saeed Khudri (Ra) narrates that Rasulullah (Peace be upon him) said:

“There are many people reclining on comfortable beds and making the Dhikr of Allah on earth. Allah will grant them elevated ranks (in the Aakhirah).” (Ibn Habbaan)

Those indulging in luxury should not abstain from Dhikrullah. They too should be constantly engaged in the remembrance of Allah whilst enjoying the comforts of the bounties which whilst enjoying the comforts of the bounties which Allah has bestowed on them and Allah will give them elevated ranks in the hereafter.

Do so much Dhikr that people think your mad

Hadhrat Abu Saeed Khurdi (Ra) also narrates that Rasulullah (Peace be upon him) said:

“Engage in the Dhikr of Allah in such abundance that people comment that ‘you are insane’.” (Ahmed, Abu Ya’la, Ibn Habbaan)

Remember Allah in the places where people don’t usually remember Allah

It is mentioned in hadith that in a place where people are oblivious to dhikir, remembrance of Allah is like being steadfast in jihad, when others are running away. (Targhib, p. 193, vol. 3 ref. Bazar and Tibrani)

Excellence of Pronouncing La llaha illa-Allah Sincerely

Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “When a servant of Allah utters the words la ilaha illa’Allah (there is none worthy of worship except Allah) sincerely, the doors of heaven open up for these words until they reach the Throne of Allah, so long as its utterer keeps away from the major sins.” (Tirmizhi, who says it is a hasan gharib hadith)

Abu Hurairah also reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “Renew your faith.” “How can we renew our faith?” they asked. The Prophet, peace be upon him, replied, “Say always, ‘La ilaha ill-Allah’.” (Reported by Ahmad with a sound chain of authorities)

Jabir reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “The best remembrance of Allah is to repeat La ilaha ill-Allah and the best prayer is alhamdu li-Allah (All Praise is due to Allah).” (Reported by Nasa’i, Ibn Majah, and Al-Hakim, who considers its chain sound)
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Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “There are two phrases that are light on the tongue but heavy on the scale of rewards and are dear to (Allah) the Gracious One. These are, subhanallah wa bi-hamdihi (All Glory is to Allah and all Praise to Him), and subhanallah al-azim (Glorified is Allah, the Great).” (Muslim, Bukhari, and Tirmizhi) Abu Hurairah also reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “I love repeating subhanallah, wal-hamdulillah, wa la-ilaha ill-Allah, wa-Allahu akbar (Glorified is Allah, all praise is due to Allah, and there is no God but Allah, Allah is the greatest) more than all that the sun shines upon.” (Muslim and Tirmizhi)

Abu Zharr reported, “the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, ‘Shall I tell you the words that Allah loves the most?’ I said, ‘Yes, tell me, O Messenger of Allah.’ He said, ‘The words most dear to Allah are subhan-Allah wa bihamdihi (Glorified is Allah with all praise due to Him)’.” This is narrated by Muslim and Tirmizhi. In Tirmizhi’s version, we also find the following: “The words most dear to Allah which He has chosen for His angels are subhana Rabbi wa bihamdihi, subhana Rabbi wa bihamdihi (Glorified is my Lord with all praise due to Him, Glorified is my Lord with all praise due to Him).”

Jabir reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “Whoever says Subhan-Allah-al-Azim wa bihamdihi (Glorified is Allah, the Great, with all praise due to Him), will have a palm tree planted for him in Paradise.” (Reported by Tirmizhi who considers it a sound hadith.)

Abu Sa’id reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “Perform the enduring goods deeds more frequently.” The asked, “What are these enduring deeds?” The Prophet, peace be upon him, replied, At-Takbir, (Saying Allahu akbar i.e., Allah is the greatest) At-Tahlil, (Saying la ilaha ill-Allah, i.e., there is no god but Allah) At-Tasbih, (Saying subhan-Allah meaning, Exalted and far removed is Allah from any weakness) al-hamdu li-Allah, (This means: All praise belongs to Allah alone) and la hawla wala quwwata illa billah. (There is no power nor any authority except with the permission of Allah) This is reported by An-Nasa’i and Al-Hakim, who consider its chain of authorities sound.

Abdallah reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “During the Night Journey I met Ibrahim who said to me, ‘O Muhammad, convey my greetings to your ummah, and tell them that the Paradise is of pure land, its water is sweet, and its expanse is vast, spacious and even. And its plants are Subhan-Allah, wal-hamdulillah, wala ilah illallah, wa-Allahu akbar’.”

Samura ibn Jundab reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “The dearest phrases to Allah are four: Subhan Allah, (Glorified is Allah), al-Hamdulillah (All praise be to Allah), Wa la ilaha ill-Allah (There is no God but Allah), and Allah-o-Akbar (Allah is the Greatest). There is no harm in beginning them in any order you choose while remembering Allah.” (Muslim)

Abu Mas’ud reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “If anyone recites the last two verses of Surat al-Baqarah, they will suffice for him,” (Bukhariand Muslim) that is, these two verses will bring him a reward equivalent to that of a night prayer, and will safeguard him from any hurt during that night. Ibn Khuzaimah in his Sahih has also mentioned it under the chapter “The Recitation of the Qur’an Equivalent in Reward to a Night Prayer.”

Abu Sa’id reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, asked, “Can anyone of you recite a third of the Qur’an during the night?” The Companions considered this rather difficult and they said, “Who among us can do so, O Prophet of Allah?” Thereupon the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “(Say He is Allah, the One and Only; Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is he begotten; and there is none like unto Him.” (The reference here is to recitation of Surah 112 (Suratul Ikhlas) of the Qur’an, which the Prophet, peace be upon him, described as equivalent to reciting one-third of the Qur’an. This hadith is reported by Bukhari, Muslim, and Nasa’i)

Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “Whoever says, ‘La llaha illa-Allahu wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamd wa huwa ‘ala kulli shai’in qadir’ a hundred times during a day will have a reward equivalent to the reward for freeing ten slaves. Besides, a hundred good deeds will be recorded for him and a hundred bad deeds of his will be wiped off, and it will be a safeguard for him from Satan that day until evening, and no one will be better in deeds than such a person except he who does more than that.” (Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmizhi, Nasa’i, and Ibn Majah) In the version of Muslim, Tirmizhi, and Nasa’i, we find this addition: “And whoever says subhan Allah wa bi-hamdihi a hundred times during a day, will have all his sins wiped off even if they were as numerous as the foam on the surface of the sea.”
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Anas reported that he heard the Prophet, peace be upon him, saying that Allah says, “O son of Adam, whatever you asked Me and expect from Me I forgave – respecting that which you owed to Me – and I don’t care [how great this was]. O Son of Adam, even if your sins pile up to the sky and then you seek My forgiveness I will forgive you, and O son of Adam, even if you have an earthful of sins but you meet Me without associating any other thing with Me I will forgive you.’ (Reported by Tirmizhi, who considers it a hasan sahih hadith)

Abdallah b. ‘Abbas said, “If one supplicates without fail for forgiveness from Allah, He finds a way out for him to get out of every distress and difficulty, and gives him sustenance through ways utterly unthought of.” (Reported by Abu Daw’ud, Nasa’i, Ibn Majah, and Al-Hakim, who says its chain of authorities is sound.)
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Juwairiyah (One of the wives of the Prophet, peace be upon him) reported that one day the Prophet, peace be upon him, left her apartment in the morning as she was busy observing her dawn prayer in her place of worship. He came back in the forenoon and she was still sitting there. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said to her, “You have been in the same place since I left you?” She said, “Yes.” Thereupon the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “I recited four words three times after I left you and if these were to be weighed against what you have recited since morning these would outweigh them, and these words are: Subhanallah wa bihamdihi ‘adada khalqihi wa rida’ nafsihi wa zinata ‘arshihi wa midada kalimatihi (hallowed be Allah and praise is due to Him to the extent of the number of His creation and to the extent of His pleasure and to the extent of the weight of His Throne and to the extent of ink used in recording words for His Praise).” (Reported by Muslim and Abu Daw’ud)

Sa’d ibn Abu Waqqas reported that once the Prophet, peace be upon him, saw a woman who had some date-stones or pebbles which she was using as beads to glorify Allah. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said to her, “Let me tell you something which would be easier and more excellent for you than that.” So he told her to say instead Subhan-Allah ‘adada ma khalaqa fil-ard wa subhan Allah ‘adada ma khalaqa bayna zhalika wa subhan-Allah ‘adada ma huwa khaliq wa Allahu akhar mithla zhalik wa la ilaha illa-Allahu mithla zhalik wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa mithla zhalik (Glory be to Allah as many times as the number of what He has created in Heaven, Glory be to Allah as many times as the number of what He has created on Earth, Glory be to Allah as many times as the number of what He has created between them, Glory be to Allah as many times as the number of that which He is creating, Allah is the most great a similar number of times, praise be to Allah a similar number of times, and There is no god but Allah a similar number of times, and there is no might and no power except with Allah a similar number of times).” (Reported by the Compilers of the Sunan and Al-Hakim, who says it is a sound hadith according to the criterion of Muslim)

Ibn ‘Umar reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, told them, “A servant of Allah said ‘My Lord! All praise is for You as much as Your Glory and Sublime Majesty rightly deserve. ‘ This was too much for the two angels to record. They did not know how to record it. So they soared to the heaven and said, ‘Our Lord! Your servant has said something which we don’t know how to record?’ Allah asked them–and, of course, He knew what the servant had said–‘What did My servant say?’ They said, ‘He has said, “My Lord! All praise is for You as much as Your Glory and Sublime Majesty rightly deserve.” Allah said to them, ‘ Write it down as My servant has said until he should meet Me and I reward him for it’.’ (Reported by Ahmad and Ibn Majah)
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Yusairah reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, commanded them (the emigrant women) to be regular in remembering Allah by saying, “Allah is the most great,” “Glory be to Allah, the Holy,” and “There is no God but Allah,” and never to be forgetful of Allah and His Mercy, and to count them on their fingers, for the fingers will be questioned and will speak. (Reported in the Sunan and by Al-Hakim with a sound chain of authorities)

Abdallah b. ‘Amr b. al-‘As reported, “I saw the Prophet, peace be upon him, counting the glorifications of Allah on his right hand’s fingers.” (Reported in the Sunan)

Here are some Tasbih’s that you can do and with it are the hadith. It is best of you contemplate and ponder over the greatness of Allah whilst reciting these although you will still be rewarded if you don’t but there is more reward for imagining Allah in front of you watching you rememebr him and glorify him.

Earn a thousand good deeds in Minutes

Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said: “Is anyone of you incapable of earning one thousand Hasanah (rewards) a day?” Someone from the gathering asked, “How can anyone of us earn a thousand Hasanah?” Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said: “Glorify Allah a hundred times by just saying “Subhanallah” and a Good deeds will be written for you, or a thousand sins will be wiped away.” (Muslim 4:2073)

One of the Rare Treasures of Paradise

Hadhrat Abu Dharr [Ra] narrated that Rasulallah [Saw] said: “Should I not tell you of one treasure of the unlimited treasures of Paradise?” I replied spontaneously “Oh Rasulallah (Peace be upon him) that would be an honour indeed!” Rasulallah (Saw) said: “That rare treasure is LA HAWLA WA LA QUWWATA ILLA BILLAH.” (“The strength to do good and to refrain from evil comes from the grace and mercy of Allah!”) -(Ibn Majah)

Hadrat Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that “my beloved friend” (the Holy Prophet Muhammad, may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him) has enjoined five things upon me. He has commanded me to love and be close to the poor and the downtrodden, and he has commanded me to look at those in the world who are of lower rank than me, and not at those who are of higher rank, and he has commanded me to be kind to the kinsman and to preserve and keep intact the bond of kinship, and he has commanded me not to ask for anything from anyone as a favour and he has commanded me to speak the truth at all times though it may be bitter for others, and he has commanded me to care nothing for the rebuke of those who revile and villify in the path of Allah, and he has commanded me to recite much the Kalima of: Laa Hawla wa laa Qawwuta Illaa Billah (there is no power or strength but in Allah) because all these things are from the treasure-house (of Allah) which is under the ninth heaven. (Ahmad)

A Date Palm planted in Paradise for the one who Recites this

Hadhrat Jaa’bir [Ra] narrated that Rasulallah(Peace be upon him) said: “For the person who recites SUB-HAN’ALLAH HIL AZEEM WA BI-HAM’DIHI, [Pure and perfect is Allah in his glory and praise], – A date palm will be planted for him in Paradise” (Tirmidhi)

Another Narration says:

Forgiveness for Sins Even Though they are like the Foam of the Sea:

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Apostle said, “Whoever says, ‘Subhan Allaahi Wa bihamdihi, {Allah is free from imperfection and His is the praise}. One hundred times a day, will be forgiven all his sins even if they were as much as the foam of the sea. (Bukhari, Book #75, Hadith #414)

We Can Earn Over a BILLION Rewards in Just a Few Seconds!

Narrated ‘Ubaadah that the Messenger of Allah said, “Whoever seeks forgiveness for the believing men and believing women, Allah will write for him a good deed for each believing man and believing woman.” (Tabarrani)

That Which Shall Have no Equal on the Day of Resurrection:

Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah’s Apostle said, ”Whoever says one hundred times in a day:

“Laa ilaaha illallaah wahdahuu laa shareeka lahu, lahu-l-mulk wa lahu-l-hamd wa huwa ‘alaa kulli shai’in qadeer,”

(“None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, the Alone Who has no partners, to Him belongs Dominion and to Him belong all the Praises, and He has power over all things (i.e. Omnipotent)”,}

he will get the same reward as given for manumitting ten slaves; and one hundred good deeds will be written in his accounts, and one hundred sins will be deducted from his accounts, and it (his saying) will be a shield for him from Satan on that day till night, and nobody will be able to do a better deed except the one who does more than he.” (Bukhari, Book #75, Hadith #412)

Four Phrases that are Heavier on the Scales than an Entire Morning of Dhikrullah (Remembrance of Allah):

The Mother of the Believers, Juwairiyah bint Al-Harith reported that the Prophet came out from my apartment in the morning as I was busy in performing the dawn prayer. He came back in the forenoon and found me sitting there. The Prophet said, ”Are you still in the same position as I left you.” I replied in the affirmative. Thereupon the Prophet said, “I recited four phrases three times after I had left you. If these are to be weighed against all you have recited since morning, these will be heavier. These are:

Subhan-Allah Wa bihamdihi, ‘adada khalqihi, wa rida-a nafsihi, wa zinatah ‘arshihi, wa midada kalimatihi

(Allah is free from imperfection and I begin with His praise, as many times as the number of His creatures, in accordance with His Good Pleasure, equal to the ink that may be used in recording the words (for His Praise).” (Muslim)

A Phrase that Comes with Rewards in the MILLIONS:

On the authority of Abdullah ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet said: “Whoever enters a market and says:

‘Laa ilaaha ill Allah Wahdahu laa shareeka lah, lahul Mulku Wa lahul Hamdu yuhyi Wa yumeetu Wa huwa Hayyun laa yamoot, bi yadihil khayr, wahuwa ‘alaa kulli shay’ in qadeer’

{There is nothing worthy of worship but Allah, He is alone without partner, to Him belongs the dominion and the praise, he causes life and death and He is the Living One and will never die. In His Hand is all good, and He is over all things capable.)

Allah will write for him a million good deeds erase a million of his bad deeds and build for him a house in Jannah.”

And in another narration, instead of mentioning that Allah will build a house in Jannah, it states, “and he will be raised one million levels.” (Tirmidhi).

Reciting Tasbeeh, (Subhanballah), Tahmeed (Alhamdolillah) and Takbeer Allahu Akbar), and enjoining what is Good and forbidding what is evil, and praying Salaatul Duha (Breakfast prayer).,

It was narrated from Abu Dharr that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “For every bone of the son of Adam a charity must be given each day. Every Tasbeehah (saying Subhaan Allah -Glory be to Allah) is a charity, every Tahmeedah (saying Al-hamdu Lillaah -praise be to Allah) is a charity, every tahleelah (saying Laa ilaaha ill-Allah -There is no god but Allah) is a charity, every takbeerah (saying Allaahu akbar -Allah is Most Great) is a charity, enjoining what is good is a charity, forbidding what is evil is a charity, and two Rak’ahs (Nafil) offered in the mid-morning (Duha) is sufficient.” (Muslim, 720)

The Virtues of Reciting Tasbih at-I-Fatima

A well-known Tradition of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) has it that the Prophet’s beloved daughter (and Hazrat Ali’s (Ra) wife), Hazrat Fatima (Ra), used to perform all the domestic duties with her own hands. She had even to draw water from the well and to carry it home and to grind the corn in the millstone. One day she begged the holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) to provide her with a domestic servant upon which the Prophet (Peace be upon him) observed, “I will tell you of something that will serve you better than a domestic servant. Recite Subhaa-nallaah 33 times, Alhamdu lillaah 33 times, and Allahu Akbar 34 times after each Salaah and on retiring to bed. This will be of greater value to you than a servant.”

Another Tradition says, “Whoever will recite after each Salaah 33 times Subhaa-nallaah, 33 times Alhamdu lillaah, and 34 times Allahu Akbar, and, at the end of it, the Kalima of ‘Laa ilaaha illal laahu wahdahu laa sharika lahu lahul mulku wa-lahul hamdu wa huwa alaa kulli shay-in qadeer’. (There is no Allah but one Allah. He is alone. No partner hath. He Him belongs sovereignty and unto Him belongs Praise and He is all-Powerful) all his sins will be forgiven even if they be as profuse as the foam of the sea.”

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Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: “The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: ‘There are two qualities, no Muslim man acquires them but he will enter Paradise, and they are simple and easy. He should glorify Allah (say Subhaan Allah) ten times immediately after each prayer, and praise Him (say Al-hamdu Lillaah) ten times and magnify Him (say Allaahu Akbar) ten times.’

I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) counting this on his fingers. He said: ‘That makes one hundred and fifty on the tongue and one thousand five hundred (hasanaat) in the scales.

[Translator’s note: each of three phrases repeated ten times makes thirty; multiplied by the number of daily prayers, which is five, makes one hundred and fifty. Each of these good deeds of the tongue will be rewarded with ten hasanaat which will be added to the total of good deeds to be weighed in the balance or scales on the Day of Judgement].

Glorifying Allah 100 times when one goes to bed

When you go to bed, glorify Him and praise Him and magnify Him One hundred times: that will be one hundred on the tongue and a thousand in the scales.

Who among you does 2,500 bad deeds in one day?’ They said: ‘How could we not count (our sins)?’ He said: ‘The Shaytaan comes to any one of you whilst he is praying and says, Remember this, remember that, until he finishes his prayer and does not do (this dhikr), or he comes to him when he is lying down and makes him sleepy, until he falls asleep (without doing this dhikr).’” (Sunan al-Tirmidhi, 3332).

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If a person says “Subhanallah” (glory be to Allah) 100 times, a thousand good deeds are recorded for him and a thousand bad deeds are wiped away. (Muslim)

Jannat becomes obligatory for the one who Recites the following

Abu Sa’id (Ra) said that Rasullallah (Peace be upon him) said, “Whoever says:

Radeetu billahi rabban, Wa bil-Islaami deenan, Wa bi-Muhammadin rasoolan

Jannah becomes obligatory for him (to enter). (Abu-Dawud)

– Best said in Morning and Evening with “Nabiyan wa rasoolan”

The Virtues of Reciting the First Kalimah

The declaration of belief in the oneness of Allah or kalimah tayyibah

Laa ilaaha ill-Allah

(There is no worthy of worship except Allah)

Hadrat Zaid bin ‘Arqam (Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “Whoever says Laa ilaaha illal-laah…sincerely will enter the Paradise.”

It was said: And what is the [sign of] sincerity? He said: “That this kalimah stops him from those things which Allah has forbidden.” (Tabaraani in Awsat-ul-Kabeer)

“Do you not see how Allah puts forth the likeness of a good word (kalimah tayyibah)? It is like a good tree, whose root is firmly fixed and whose branches reach to the sky. It brings forth its fruit in all seasons by the command of its Lord. And Allah sets forth parables for men, so that they may take heed. And the likeness of an evil word (kalimah khabeetha- a word of shirk) is like an evil tree, which is uprooted from the face of the earth, and has no stability.” (Qur’an: 24-26)

Virtues of Reciting the Third Kalimah:

The word of glorification or the Kalima-e-Tamjeed

Subhana-llahi, wa-l-hamdu li-llahi, Wa la ilaha illa-llahu, wa-llahu akbar. Wa la hawla Wa la quwwata illa bi-llahi-l-‘aliyyi-l-‘azim

(Glory be to Allah. And praise be to Allah. And there is no god except Allah. And Allah is the Greatest. And there is no power and no strength except with Allah, the Most High, And Most Great)

Ibn Mas’ood (Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “When I met Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) in the night of Mi’raaj (Night of ascension) he asked me to convey his Salaam to my Ummah and to tell them that the Paradise has a fertile soil and sweet water, and is like a vast field. And its plants are [the words above].”

Another version says: “Whoever recites the words above, a tree in Paradise is planted for him for each word he says.” (Virtues of Dhikr; Tirmidhi)

Virtues of reading the Fourth Kalimah:

The word of Oneness of Allah or the Kalima-e-Tawhid:

La ilaha illa-llahu wa?dahu la sharika lahu lahu-l-mulku Wa lahu-l-hamdu yu?yi Wa yumitu Wa huwa ?ayyu-lla yamutu abadan abada, ?u-l-jalali wa-l-ikram, biyadihi-l-khayr, wa huwa ‘ala kulli Shay’in qadir.

(There is no god except Allah, Who is Alone and has no partners. For Him is the Dominion and for Him is all praise. He gives life and causes death. And He is living and will never ever die. Owner of Majesty and Honour: In His Hands is all goodness. And He has power over all things)

Abu Hurairah (Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “A person who recites: Laa ilaaha illal-laahu wahdahu laa shareeka lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa huwa ‘alaa kulli shay-in qadeer, a hundred times daily will have reward equal to that of freeing ten slaves and one hundred good deeds will be written for him, and one hundred of his sins will be lifted from him, and for the whole day, he will remain immune from the Shaytaan until the evening, and on the Day of Judgment, no one will exceed him in merit except one who has done [these phrases] more.” (Agreed Upon)

Or you can get yourself a mini Qur’an and pray it wherever you are and here are the virtues of Qur’an:

Reward for Reciting each letter of Holy Qur’aan.

It was narrated that ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Mas’ood said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever reads a letter of the Book of Allah will be credited with a good deed, and a good deed gets a tenfold reward. I do not say that Alif-Laam-Meem is a letter, rather alif is a letter, laam is a letter and meem is a letter.” (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2910)

Surah Fathiha The Mother of the Qur’an and a cure for every disease

Abu Sulaiman says that once a group of Companions were in an expedition (ghazwa) when they happened to come across an epileptic person, who was unconscious. One of the Companions recited Surah Al-Fatiha and blew in his ear. The epileptic person immediately cured. When Sayyidana Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was informed of this, he said: “It (Surah Al-Fathiha) is “The Mother of the Qur’an” (Umm al-Qur’an) and is a cure for every disease.”

[This narration has been recorded by Ath-Thua’lbi from Abu Sulaiman, who narrated it from Muawiya bin Saleh (RA), Tafseer Mazhari 1:31]

Surah Mulk which protects one from the Torment of the Grave

It was narrated that Abdullah ibn Mas’ud said: Whoever reads Tabarakallahi Biyadihil Mulk [i.e. Surah al-Mulk] every night, Allah will protect him from the torment of the grave. At the time of the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) we used to call it al-mani’ah (that which protects). In the Book of Allah it is a surah which, whoever recites it every night has done very well. (an-Nasa’i)

Surah Zilzalah worth half of the Qur’an

Abdullah Ibn ‘Abbas and Anas Ibn Malik (Ra) reported that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said, ‘Whoever recited Surah Zilzilah (99) would get the reward of reciting half the Qur’an. Whoever recited Surah al Kaafirun (109) would get a reward as if reading a quarter of the Qur’an. Whoever recited Surah al Ikhlas (112)would get a reward as if reading one third of the Qur’an’. (At-Tirmidhi 2818/A)

Surah Iklhas worth a third of the Qur’an

Abu Sa’id al-Khudri (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said to his Companions, “Are any of you unable to recite a third of the Qur’an in a night?” That was difficult for them and they said, “Which of us is able to do that, Messenger of Allah?” He said, “[The surah] ‘Say: He is Allah, Absolute Oneness, Allah, the Everlasting Sustainer of all’ (112) constitutes a third of the Qur’an.’” (Sahih al-Bukhari 6:61 #534, Riyad as-Salihin by Imam an-Nawawi Ch.183 #1010)

Surah Iklhas recited 200 times daily gets forgiveness of 50 years of sin

Anas ( RA) reported the Prophet (Peace be upon him) as saying, “If anyone recites two hundred times daily, Qul huwallahu ahad the sins of fifty years will be wiped out, unless he is in debt.” (At-Tirmidhi and Darami).

The latter version has ‘fifty times’ and he did not mention ‘unless he is in debt’

2Surah al Falaq and An Naas protection from Jinn and evil eye

The Prophet (Peace be upon him) used to seek refuge from the jinn as well as from the evil eye until Surah al Falaq and An Naas were revealed. When they were sent down, he utilised them and left other things. [At-Tirmidhi #1984, Riyad as-Salihin by Imam an-Nawawi Ch.183 #1014]

Good manners are the Heaviest on the good deed scales

Abu Darda (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said, “Nothing will be heavier on the Day of Resurrection in the Scale of the believer than good manners. Allah hates one who utters foul or coarse language.”

Let us remember Allah as much as we can!

We will regret the Seconds we wasted without remembering Allah

Hadhrat Mu’az [RA] narrated Rasulallah (Peace be upon him) said: “The Inhabitants of Paradise will not be grief stricken or sorrowful about anything they did in the life of the world except for the time they spent without being in the remembrance of Allah” (Tabaraani)

Do Dhikr of Allah even if its on Comfortable beds

Hadhrat Abu Saeed Khudri (Ra) narrates that Rasulullah (Peace be upon him) said:

“There are many people reclining on comfortable beds and making the Dhikr of Allah on earth. Allah will grant them elevated ranks (in the Aakhirah).”
(Ibn Habbaan)

Those indulging in luxury should not abstain from Dhikrullah. They too should be constantly engaged in the remembrance of Allah whilst enjoying the comforts of the bounties which whilst enjoying the comforts of the bounties which Allah has bestowed on them and Allah will give them elevated ranks in the hereafter.

Do so much Dhikr that people think your mad

Hadhrat Abu Saeed Khurdi (Ra) also narrates that Rasulullah (Peace be upon him) said:

“Engage in the Dhikr of Allah in such abundance that people comment that ‘you are insane’.” (Ahmed, Abu Ya’la, Ibn Habbaan)

Remember Allah in the places where people don’t usually remember Allah

It is mentioned in hadith that in a place where people are oblivious to dhikir, remembrance of Allah is like being steadfast in jihad, when others are running away. (Targhib, p. 193, vol. 3 ref. Bazar and Tibrani)

Surat al-ikhlas ???? ?? ???? ???????

Praise be to allah, and may the peace and blessings of allah be upon our beloved prophet (pbuh)

“in the name of allah, most gracious, most merciful. Say: he is allah, the one. Allah, the eternal, absolute. He begets not, nor is he begotten; and there is none like unto him.”

It was reported that the reason behind the revelation of this surah is that once the disbelievers of mecca came to the prophet (pbuh) and said: “o mohamed! Describe your lord to us. What is he made of? Is he made of gold, of silver, or corrundum?” this surah was revealed as an answer to their questions. Some scholars, however, are of the opinion that this surah was revealed twice. Once in mecca, and the second time in medina when the jews came to the prophet (pbuh) and again asked him to describe allah to them.

This surah is called al-ikhlas – purity (of faith) or sincerity. Al-ikhlas is not merely the name of this surah, but also the description of its contents, for it deals exclusively with tawheed. The other chapters of the holy quran generally have been designated a name as a result of a word or incident that occurred in them. But in this surah the word ikhlas is not mentioned. It has been given this name in view of its meaning and subject matter. Whoever understands it, and believes in its teaching, will rid themselves of shirk (polytheism) completely.

Say: he is allah, the one in this verse, allah is addressing his messenger (pbuh) to say to the disbelievers who ask the question that allah is one, and has no partners. That means there is no-one who resembles allah in any way whatsoever – his attributes, his actions, or his nature. This is different, of course, from the jews or christians who ascribe sons to allah!

Allah, the eternal, absolute this means that allah, alone, is the source of help and support at all times – in adversity and prosperity – and that we should turn to no-one else except allah. His is the highest authority. Allah stands not in need of any of his creation, but his creation are in need of him.

He begets not, nor is he begotten which means that he does not have, nor is he in need of, sons or daughters since everything is at his command: when he determines a matter, he merely says to it be and it is! This counters the christian belief that jesus (isa)(pbuh) was the son of god; and the jews who claimed that hosiah was the son of god; and the arabs – prior to the time of the prophet (pbuh) – who used to think that the angels were the daughters of allah! Nor was allah born of a father or mother since he is the first, with no beginning, and the last, with no ending!

There is none like unto him which means that nothing whatsoever resembles allah in any way – be it his creation, or in his actions, attributes and nature. He is the creater and owner of everything!

Now let us reflect upon the many merits and benefits of this surah which were outlined in many ahadith. Briefly, these are:

1. Surat al-ikhlas is equivalent to a third of the quran. In the hadith, abu hurairah (mabpwh) narrated that the prophet (pbuh) said: “gather around for i will recite to you a third of the quran.” then when people had gathered, the prophet (pbuh) came out and recited surat qul hu-wallaahu ‘ahad, and then went back in. People then said to one another: “it must have been news from heaven which made him go back in.” the prophet (pbuh) then came out again and said: “i have told you that i will recite to you a third of the quran. Verily, it is equivalent to a third of the quran.” (surat al-ikhlas) in another hadith abi ad’dardaa (mabpwh) narrated that the prophet (pbuh) said: “would any of you be unable to read a third of the quran in one night?” the people replied: “how could a person read a third of the quran?” the prophet (pbuh) said: “surat qul hu-wallaahu ‘ahad is equivalent to a third of the quran.” in a hadith narrated by abi sa’eed al-khudri (mabpwh) a man once heard another man reciting surat qul hu-wallaahu ‘ahad, repeating it again and again. In the morning, the man came to the prophet (pbuh) and mentioned that occurrence. The man had apparently not appreciated the importance of what he had heard, but the prophet (pbuh) turned to him and said: “by the one who possesses my soul! It is equivalent to a third of the quran.”

2. The increase of the recitation of surat al-ikhlas is a means of attaining the love of allah in a hadith narrated by aisha (mabpwh), the prophet (pbuh) once appointed a man in command of a brigade and this man was leading his men in prayer and he used to conclude his prayers by reading surat qul hu-wallaahu ‘ahad. Upon their return, they mentioned this fact to the prophet (pbuh). He (pbuh) in turn said: “ask him why he did that.” they asked the man, and he replied: “because it contains the attributes of the most compassionate and i love reading it.” the prophet (pbuh) then said: “inform him that allah loves him.”

3. Surat al-ikhlas is a means of entering paradise. In a hadith abu hurairah (mabpwh) said: “i arrived with the prophet (pbuh) and he heard a man reciting surat qul hu-wallaahu ‘ahad, and when he finished reading it, the prophet (pbuh) said: ‘inevitable!’ so i asked: ‘what is inevitable, o messenger of allah?’ he (pbuh) said: ‘paradise!’ i wanted to go and give the man the glad tidings, but i was afraid that i would miss lunch with the prophet (pbuh), and when i returned later, the man had gone.” in another hadith, narrated by anas (mabpwh), a man came to the prophet (pbuh) and said: “i love surat qul hu-wallaahu ‘ahad.” the prophet (pbuh) said: “your love of it has granted you paradise.” in another hadith, the prophet (pbuh) said: “whoever goes to bed at to sleep and lies on his right side and he recites surat qul hu-wallaahu ‘ahad 100 times, on the day of judgement the lord, praise be to him, will say to him: ‘o my servant! Enter paradise on your right.'”

4. Whoever recites this surah ten times, allah will build for him a dwelling in paradise. In a hadith narrated by mu’ad ibn anas (mabpwh), the prophet (pbuh) said: “whoever reads surat qul hu-wallaahu ‘ahad ten times, allah will build for him a house in paradise.” omar (mabpwh) then said: “then we will increase our recitation of it.” the prophet (pbuh) said: “allah is more kind and more generous.”

5. Surat al-ikhlas is a means of forgiveness of sins. In a hadith narrated by anas (mabpwh), the prophet (pbuh) said: “whoever reads surat qul hu-wallaahu ‘ahad every day two hundred times, allah will grant him one thousand five hundred rewards and will erase from him the sins of fifty years, unless he has debts.”

6. Surat al-ikhlas is a means of eradicating poverty. It was narrated in the hadith that the prophet (pbuh) said: “whoever reads surat qul hu-wallaahu ‘ahad when he enters his house, poverty will be eradicated from the family of that household and neighbours.” in another hadith, the prophet (pbuh) said: “whoever forgets to mention the name of allah when he starts his meal, then he should read surat qul hu-wallaahu ‘ahad after he finishes his meal.”

7. The constant recitation of surat al-ikhlas increases the presence of the angels at the time of death. In a hadith narrated by abu ummamah (mabpwh), the angel gibrael came to the prophet (pbuh) whilst in tabuk and said: “o mohamed! Go and attend the funeral of mu-a’weyah al-muzani (mabpwh).” the prophet (pbuh) went and the angel gibrael came down amongst 70,000 angels. Then the angel gibrael stretched his right wing over the mountains and they lowered themselves in humbleness, and he stretched his left wing over the earth and it lowered itself in humbleness to the point where he could see mecca and medina. Then the prophet (pbuh), gibrael and the angels offered prayer on that companion and when the prophet (pbuh) finished the prayer, he said: ‘o gibrael! How did mu-a’weyah reach this status?’ and angel gibrael replied: ‘by reading surat qul hu-wallaahu ‘ahad whilst sitting, walking and riding.'”

8. There are many benefits in reading surat al-ikhlas ten times at the end of every compulsory prayer in the hadith, the prophet (pbuh) said: “whoever accomplishes three things with a sound iman will enter paradise from any of its gates, and will be married to the pure wives of his choice. He who forgives a murderer of kin; he who settles debts on another person secretly; and he who recites ten times after every compulsory prayer surat qul hu-wallaahu ‘ahad.” abu bakr (mabpwh) said: “or even doing any of these, o messenger of allah?” the prophet (pbuh) then said: “or one of them.”

9. Whoever reads surat al-ikhlas one hundred thousand times, allah will set him free it was narrated by anas (mabpwh) that the prophet (pbuh) said: “whoever reads surat qul hu-wallaahu ‘ahad one hundred thousand times would have bought himself from allah, and a caller from allah will announce in heaven and on earth: ‘verily, so-and-so has been set free by allah, so whoever owes him anything, let him claim it from allah.'”

“and who is better in speech than one who calls (people) to allah, does righteous deeds, and says i am one of the muslims(c41-v33)

Virtues of ‘Subahanallahi Wabihamdihi’

Light on the Tongue But Heavy on the Scales

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, “There are two statements that are light for the tongue to remember, heavy in the Scales and are dear to the Merciful: `Subhan-Allahi wa bihamdihi, Subhan-Allahil-Azim [Glory be to Allah and His is the praise, (and) Allah, the Greatest is free from imperfection)’.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Expression that is most loved by Allah

Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said to me, “Shall I tell you the expression that is most loved by Allah?” It is `Subhan-Allahi wa bihamdihi’ (Allah is free from imperfection and His is the praise)’.”[Sahih Muslim].

Obliterating Sins of the extent of the foam of the ocean

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, “And he who utters: `Subhan-Allahi wa bihamdihi (Allah is free from imperfection and His is the praise)’ one hundred times a day, his sins will be obliterated even if they are equal to the extent of the foam of the ocean.”[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. Commentary: Here sins mean minor sins and those which do not relate to the rights of people.

A Palm-tree will be planted in Jannah

Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said, “For him who says: `Subhan-Allahi wa bi hamdihi (Allah is free from imperfection, and I begin with praising Him, and to Him),’ a palm-tree will be planted in Jannah.”[At-Tirmidhi].

Commentary: Jannah is so vast that we cannot even imagine its vastness. The planting of trees in return for the Praise and Glorification of Allah is, therefore, neither something difficult nor surprising. So, there should not be any hesitation in accepting it as a fact. Some people take it is as a metaphor for a plentiful reward.

Meanings of “Al-`Adheem”
[Based on: The Qur’an, Tafsir Ibn Kathir and “Tauheed of the Prophets and Messengers” (tapes) by Ali al-Timimi]

Al-`Adheem. This name has two meanings to it. The first is that all the meanings of perfection and greatness belong to Allaah subhaanahu wa ta`aalaa and none else. His knowledge is perfect and all encompassing, his power is perfect and all encompassing, nothing weakens Him and His wisdom is perfect. The second meaning is that nobody should be therefore glorified or worshipped except for Allaah. And that any praise you give to the creation is because Allaah has given that quality to the object praised. So praise is again really due to Allaah. Understanding this makes a person subdued and makes him realize his need to worship the Creator of the universe and all that it contains.

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THE JANNAH

Paradise Heaven and Jannah In Islam

Our final destination is the life of the Hereafter. Where we end up, Jannah (Paradise) or Jahannam (Hell-fire) depends on what we worked towards in this life. Paradise

is the aim and the hope of every Muslim. But like trying to attain any goal, in order to achieve success, one must have a well-defined plan, and it must be implemented to

be successful.

Allah says,
O you who believe! Be careful of (your duty to) Allah and seek means of nearness to Him and strive hard in His way that you may be successful. [5:35]

To prepare for our journey, we need to find out what our destination is like; who are its people, and most importantly, how to get there.

The Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) told us that within Paradise are things that no eyes have ever seen, nor ears have ever heard, and that things in it are beyond our

imagination and comprehension, but we all have our own personal ideas of what eternal bliss would probably be like.

Allah has also described Paradise in many places in the Qur’an, so let us now take a look at what He has in store for the believers.

Description in the Qur’an of Paradise

“The description of Paradise which the Muttaqoon have been promised is that in it are rivers of water, the taste and smell of which are never changed. Rivers of milk the

taste of which will remain unchanged. Rivers of wine that will be delicious to those who drink from it and rivers of clear, pure honey. For them will be every kind of fruit

and forgiveness form their Lord.” [ 47:15]

“And their recompense shall be Paradise, and silken garments, because they were patient. Reclining on raised thrones, they will see there neither the excessive heat of

the sun, nor the excessive bitter cold, (as in Paradise there is no sun and no moon). The shade will be close upon them, and bunches of fruit will hang low within their

reach. Vessels of silver and cups of crystal will be passed around amongst them, crystal-clear, made of silver. They will determine the measure of them according to their

wishes. They will be given a cup (of wine) mixed with Zanjabeel, and a fountain called Salsabeel. Around them will (serve) boys of perpetual youth. If you see them, you

would think they are scattered pearls. When you look there (in Paradise) you will see a delight (that cannot be imagined), and a Great Dominion. Their garments will be of

fine green silk and gold embroidery. They will be adorned with bracelets of silver, and their Lord will give them a pure drink.” [76:12-21]

“And those foremost (In Tawheed and obedience to Allah and His Messenger in this life) will be foremost (in Paradise). They will be those nearest to Allah in the

Gardens of Delight. A multitude of those (the foremost) will be from the first generation (who embraced Islam) and a few of those (the foremost) will be from the later

(generations). They will be reclining, face to face, on thrones woven with gold and precious stones. They will be served by immortal boys, with cups and jugs, and a glass

from the flowing wine, from which they will have neither any headache, nor any intoxication. They will have fruit from which they may choose, and the flesh of fowls that

they desire. There will be Houris with wide, lovely eyes (as wives for the pious), like preserved pearls, a reward for deeds that they used to do. They will hear no vain or

sinful speech (like backbiting, etc.) but only the saying of: Salam, Salam, (greetings of peace). And those on the Right Hand, who will be those on the Right Hand? They

will be among thorn-less lote-trees among Talh (banana trees) with fruits piled one above another, in long-extended shade, by constantly flowing water, and fruit in plenty,

whose season is not limited, and their supply will not be cut off. They will be on couches or thrones raised high. Verily, We have created for them (maidens) of equal age,

loving (their husbands only). For those on the Right Hand.” [56:10-38]

“Verily, the dwellers of Paradise that Day, will be busy in joyful things. They and their wives will be in pleasant shade, reclining on thrones. They will have therein fruits

(of all kinds), and all that they will ask for. (It will be said to them): “Salamun” (Peace be on you), a Word from the Lord, Most Merciful.” [36:55-58]

Can you imagine?

Wearing the finest silk clothing and sitting on chairs made of gold and precious stones? Those who disbelieve in the words of Allah, say that this is all a fairy-tale, made up

by a would-be prophet. But we know, that Allah is the Truthful and that His Messenger, sallallahu alayhe wa sallam, spoke only what was revealed to from the Most

Truthful. And even though Allah describes Paradise for us in the Qur’an,

He still says,
“So no soul knows the delights of the eyes which is hidden for them; a reward for what they did.” [32:17]

Description of Paradise in the Hadith

Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri narrated that the Messenger of Allah (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said,
“The people of Paradise will look at the dwellers of lofty mansions (i.e. a superior place in Paradise) in the same way as one looks at a brilliant star, far away in the East

or in the West of the horizon. This is because of their superiority over one another (in reward).” One of the people asked, “O Allah’s Messenger, are these lofty mansions

for the Prophets which no one else can reach?”

The Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) replied, “No! By Allah, in whose Hands is my life, these are for men who believe in Allah and also believe in the Messenger.”

[Bukhari and Muslim]

Abu Musa al-Ash’ari narrated that the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said, “Verily, for the believers in Paradise, are tents made of a single hollow pear. The length

of which would be sixty miles long from all sides, their wives being therein. The believer will go around them (i.e., visit them) and they will not be able to see each other.”

[Sahih al-Jami]

Abu Hurairah said that the Messenger of Allah (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said,
“There is not a tree in Paradise, except that its trunk is made of gold.” [Sahih al-Jami]

Anas ibn Malik narrated that the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said,
“Verily in Paradise there is a market in which (the inhabitants of Paradise) will come to every Friday. The North wind will blow and scatter fragrances on their faces and

on their clothes. This will add to their beauty and their attractiveness. They will then go back to their families after having an added luster to their beauty and their

attractiveness. Their families will say to them, ‘By Allah you have been increased in beauty and loveliness after leaving us,’ and they will say, ‘By Allah you too have

increased in beauty and attractiveness after us.'” (Muslim)

Jabir ibn Abdullah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said,
“(I saw in a dream that) I entered Paradise, and behold, there was a palace built of gold. I asked, ‘Whose is this palace?’ They (the angels) replied, ‘For a man from the

Quraysh.’ So I thought it might be I, so I asked, ‘And who is he?’ They said, ‘Umar Ibnul Khattab.’ Nothing stopped me form entering it except your Ghirah (sense of

honor).” Umar said, “My Ghirah would never be offended by you, O Messenger of Allah.” [Sahih al-Bukhari and Muslim]

Anas ibn Malik said that Allah’s Apostle (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said,
“I entered Paradise and found myself by a river, by its edges were tents of pearls. Then I tapped with my hands where the water was running, and there was then a

beautiful smell of Musk. I asked, ‘What is this O Gabriel?’ He said, ‘This is Kawthar (river in Paradise) which Allah has given to you.'” [Sahih al-Jami]

Who Are the People of Paradise?

We could go on and on, for the ahadith are vast in numbers, about the Prophet’s descriptions of Paradise. But a place that has houses built with gold and silver bricks:

where its dirt is made of rubies and sapphires and its inhabitants wear only the finest silk garments, sounds like a pretty exclusive neighborhood to me. Who are these

people who will be allowed to live in this enchanting place? The Jews say the Jews. The Christians say the Christians.
But Allah says,
“And they say: ‘None shall enter Paradise unless he be a Jew or a Christian.’ Those are their (vain) desires. Say, ‘Produce your proof if you are truthful.’ [2:111]

He also says,
“(Namely) those whose lives the angels take in a state of purity, saying (to them), ‘Peace be on you, enter you the Garden, because of (the good) which you did (in the

world).” [16:32]

Always in the Qur’an when Allah mentions those who will attain Paradise, He mentions the believers, not the Muslims. He (subhanahu wa ta’ala) says, “Indeed the

Muttaqoon will be amongst the Gardens and water-springs.” [15:45]

He also says,
“Verily, the Muttaqoon will be in a place of security, among Gardens and Springs, dressed in fine silk and (also) in thick silk, facing each other. This is how it shall be, and

We shall marry them to Houris with wide, lovely eyes. They will request therein for every kind of fruit in peace and security.” [44:51-55]

So who are the believers and how do we become one of them? Allah says,
“They believe in Allah and the Last Day, and they enjoin what is right and forbid the wrong and they strive with one another in hastening to good deeds, and those are

among the good.” [3:114]

He (subhanahu wa ta’ala) also says of the believers,
“But the Apostle and those who believe with him strive hard with their property and their persons; and these it is who shall have the good things and these it is who shall

be successful.” [9:88]

He goes on to say,
“Allah has purchased of the believers their persons and their goods; for theirs (in return) is the Garden (of Paradise): they fight in His cause, and slay and are slain: a

promise binding on Him in truth, through the Law, the Gospel, and the Qur’an: and who is more faithful to his covenant than Allah? Then rejoice in the bargain, which you

have concluded: that is the achievement supreme.” [9:111]

Of the believers, He also says,
“But those who have faith and work righteousness, they are companions of the Garden: Therein shall they abide (forever).” [2:82]

O slaves of Allah know that being among this illustrious group of people who will live in this place of tranquility and bliss is not something easily attained.

Allah says,
“Or do you think that you shall enter the Garden (of bliss) without such (trials) as came to those who passed away before you? They encountered suffering and adversity,

and were so shaken in spirit that even the Apostle and those of faith who were with him cried, ‘When (will come) the help of Allah?’ Ah! Verily, the help of Allah is

(always) near!” [2:214]

What Allah and His Messenger (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) convey to us is that the people of Paradise are the God-conscious, and the God-fearing. Not everyone, who

says, Lord, Lord, will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, just as not everyone who professes the Shahadah, will enter Paradise.

Only those who fear Allah as He ought to be feared, and are motivated by that fear to do acts of righteousness will attain success. The one who is conscious of His Lord,

in every aspect of his life, and turns to Him in true submission, will have purchased for himself safety and security on a day, when there will be none, except with Allah.

He does not cause a soul to suffer fear twice, the fear of Him in this world, and the fear on The Day of Judgment. About this, the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu alayhe

wa sallam, said,
“Allah says, ‘I do not combine for my servants two states of fear, or two states of safety. So if he feels safe from Me in this world I will cause him to fear on The Day of

Judgment, and if he fears Me in the world, I will cause him to be safe on The Day of Judgment.'” [Sahih al-Jami]

It is important, therefore, that Muslims know the characters of those who will be the inheritors of Paradise. But it is unfortunate that many of today’s Muslims understand

that it is enough for one to pronounce the Shahadah by his tongue for him to be entitled to enter Paradise regardless of whether he lived according to Islam or not! But the

Shahadah means and requires more than the mere utterance of it. Actually this fact is one of the most mentioned aspects of Islam in the Qur’an and Sunnah. The essence

of Eman is deed. Deeds of the heart and deeds of the tongue and other body parts. Deeds that are to be continued till one leaves this world. That was the reason why the

Arabs of Makkah refused to pronounce it. They fully appreciated its implication. They knew it concerned authority and understood that they had to govern their deeds and

lives with it. Yet many of those who repeat it today lead life styles that do not resemble those described in the Qur’an and practiced by the Prophet, sallallahu alayhe wa

sallam, and his companions. The Qur’an warns us that deeds are the basis on which we are to be judged, not only the utterance of the Shahadah,
“It is not by your wishes nor the wishes of the People of the Book: whoever does wrong shall be punished for it, and he will find none other than Allah as a protector or

helper.” [4:123]

So entering Paradise requires that we live as believers and die as Muslims. That takes knowledge, dedication and determination to see it through to its completion. The fist

step is belief in Allah and His Messenger, and the flip side to that is leaving all acts of shirk; this means directing all acts of ibadah to none but Allah, subhanahu wa ta’ala,

whether it be wearing talismans, supplicating to others than Allah or simply showing off. The next step is obeying Allah and His Messenger, avoiding bid’ah and

innovations, and carrying out all compulsory acts of worship that He has prescribed. Once we are steadfast and regular in what we must do, we can then proceed to the

next level of eman and worship, by doing the things that we have been encouraged to do. By increasing out acts of worship, and remembrance of Allah we will leave off

sin and help safeguard ourselves from a Fire, the fuel of which is men and stones.

We Should Also Strive to:

Protect our minds from thoughts, which are evil, because evil actions begin with evil thoughts.

Protect our eyes by lowering our gazes and not looking at forbidden things.

Protect our ears from lewd or evil speech where there is sin. We should also avoid listening to lies, gossip, music, slander, or blasphemy.

Protect our tongues by saying always what is correct and true, and keeping it moist with the remembrance of Allah, and keeping away from backbiting and other evil

speech.

Protect our stomachs by eating the halal and keeping away from the haram. We should beware of eating usury, carrion, and swine or drinking intoxicants or taking drugs.

Protect our hands from taking what does not belong to us, or from doing harm to another Muslim.

Protect our legs from taking us to evil and corruption and an ultimate doom.

Protect our private parts from unlawful sexual intercourse.

Protect our wealth by not squandering it or holding on to it too tightly.

Protect our oaths, witnesses and trusts by not breaching or breaking a contract or pledge knowingly. We should not exceed our agreements, testify to falsehood or break

our trusts.

Protect our families and children by keeping them away from the things that may be harmful and that may corrupt their minds and their souls.

Now, it is true that only Allah knows who the believers are, but that should not stop us from striving to be among their numbers. For the believers will have eternal bliss

and complete success, because of the things that they did in this life. Allah says,
“So no soul knows the delight of the eyes which is hidden for them; a reward for what they did.” [32:17]

We now stand at the start of the race, so let us run forward quickly to the finish line, where the gates of Paradise will be open for those who strive as they should. The

Messenger of Allah, sallallahu alayhe wa sallam, who said,
“Paradise is surrounded by hardship and the Hellfire is surround by wishes and desires,” has described the road to eternal bliss. [Sahih al-Jami]

Despite this, Allah and His Messenger have left breadcrumbs along the path, for us to follow to make our journey easier. All roads may lead to Rome, but not all paths

lead to Allah and His Paradise. We must plan our journey by using only the road map given to us by Allah and His Messenger, sallallahu alayhe wa sallam.

Ways That Lead To Paradise:

Belief and Righteous Deeds are two of the best routes to Jannah (Paradise). The door of righteous deeds is wide and the ways of obtaining rewards are vast, as Allah

says,
“And those who believe and do good deeds they are the inhabitants of Paradise, in it they shall abide.”
[2:82]

Taqwa is the fear of the Most Merciful, and acting in accordance with the Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu alayhe wa sallam. That is, hoping

for the reward of Allah and avoiding disobedience of His Guidance and fearing His Punishment. For Allah says,
“Surely those of taqwa shall be in the midst of Gardens and fountains.” [15:45]

The Prophet, sallallahu alayhe wa sallam, also said,
“The most common thing which leads people to Paradise is taqwa of Allah and good conduct, and the most common thing which leads people to the Hell Fire is the mouth

and the private parts.” [at-Tirmidhi]

Obedience of Allah and His Messenger is a sure way to Paradise. Allah, subhanahu wa ta’ala, says,
“And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger, He will cause him to enter Gardens beneath which rivers flow, and whoever turns back, He will chastise him with a

painful chastisement.” [48:17]

Allah’s Messenger, sallallahu alayhe wa sallam, also said,
“All of my followers will enter Paradise except those who refuse.” It was asked, “O Messenger of Allah, who would refuse?” He said, “He who obeys me enters

Paradise and he who disobeys me has refused.” [Sahih al-Bukhari]

Fighting in the Path of Allah with one’s goods and soul. For Allah says,
“O you who believe, shall I lead you to a merchandise which may deliver you from a painful chastisement? You shall believe in Allah and His Messenger, and struggle

hard in Allah’s Cause with your property and your lives; that is better for you, if you but knew! He will forgive you your sins and cause you to enter Gardens beneath

which rivers flow, and goodly dwellings in Gardens of perpetuity; that is the mighty achievement.” [61:10-12]

Repentance erases what came before it as the Prophet, sallallahu alayhe wa sallam, said,
“The one who repents form sin is like the one who never sinned.” [Sahih Al-Jami]

And Allah says,
“Except such as repent and believe and do good, these shall enter the Garden, and they shall not be dealt with unjustly in any way.” [19:60]

There are countless other means, from building a mosque to seeking Islamic knowledge to obeying our husbands and raising righteous children. All it takes is our time and

sincere efforts. With all that Allah has described, it may seem daunting to us at times, that we will ever make it. Emaan rises and falls, and with it our good deeds. But we

should never lose hope in Allah, for the only one who loses hope in Allah is the one who disbelieves.

So even though we may feel that we are at the bottom of the pile, the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) gives us hope. He said,
“Mousa, alayhes salam, asked his Lord, ‘Who amongst the inhabitants of Paradise will be the lowest in rank?’ He (subhanahu wa ta’ala) said, ‘He is a man who will come

after the people have entered Paradise and it will be said to him: Enter Paradise.’ He will say, ‘How my Lord? Indeed, the people have settled in their apartments and

taken their shares.’ It will be asked of him, ‘Would you be pleased if there was a kingdom for you like the kingdoms of the earth?’ He will say, ‘I would be pleased, my

Lord.’ He will say, ‘And for you is the like of that, and the like of it, and the like of it.’ He will say at the fifth time, ‘I am pleased, my Lord.’ He will say, ‘This is for you

and ten times like it, and for you is what you desire for yourself and what is pleasurable to your eye.’ He will say, “I am pleased my Lord.” [Muslim]

This is what Allah has for the least among us. But despite all the glorious castles, the beautiful clothes and mates we will posses, inshaAllah, He still has in store for the

believers the greatest honor awaiting them in Paradise. Suhaib ibn Sinan narrated that the Prophet, sallallahu alayhe wa sallam, said,
“When the inmates of Paradise enter Paradise and the inmates of Hellfire will enter Hell, the announcer will say, ‘O people of Paradise, verily you have a promise with

Allah and He wishes to fulfill His promise to you.’ They will ask, ‘What is His promise? Has He not made our balances heavy (with good deed), whitened our faces,

admitted us into Paradise, and delivered us from the Hellfire?’ Then the screen will be removed and they will look towards Him. By Allah He will not give them a thing

more beloved to them and more comforting to their eyes, than the gaze of Himself.” [Sahih al-Jami]

We were created in Paradise, we came out of it and we will inshaAllah go back to it. It is our destination and we shall reach it. But we have to do what Allah has asked

us to do, for Paradise is not cheap. The price is true eman that is shown in obedience to Allah according to the sunnah of his Prophet, sallallahu alayhe wa sallam. The

companions understood that. Their efforts were all for the life of the Hereafter and they gave only what was necessary to this worldly life. As Muslims, everything we

do, can be, and should be worship of Allah. Whether we’re working at the office to provide for our families; cooking a meal; raising our children, or simply resting, through

remembrance of Allah and supplication, we can transform these earthly necessities into fruits that will bear for us in the life of the Hereafter.

So let us keep our eyes on the prize, and strive hard for it, for Allah says,
“And (as for) those who strive hard for Us, We will most certainly guide them in Our ways; and Allah is most surely with the doers of good.” [29:69]

Description of Paradise
Paradise described in the Qur’an

Allah has created Human beings to worship Him, to obey Him, to know Him and to love Him. He did not leave them alone. From His immense Mercy, He reveled books

and religions to them and sent Prophets and Messengers to explain these books and Messages. There is nothing that leads to goodness and success in this life and the

hereafter that the Messengers did not mentions, and similarily there is nothing that lead to the anger and wrath of Allah that they did not warn from and called to avoid.

Allah who has forbidden oppression on Himself and on His creatures, is also the Most Wise the Most Merciful and the Oft Forgiving. He promised that those who would

obey Him and His messengers would be rewarded by al-Jannah (Paradise) and His pleasure on them, and those who disobeyed Him and His messengers, and contended

with the Messenger and followed paths other than the path of the believers they also shall be rewarded justly and fairly with Hell Fire wal-`iyaathu biLLAH (we seek

protection and refuge in Allah from that).

We have seen how horrible was the punishment of the people who disobey Allah whether in their graves, before the Day of judgement, during the Day of Judgement, and

after the the Day of Judgement in Hell Fire wal-`iyathu biLLAH.

It is crystal clear for us that we cannot sustain Hell Fire, and I am sure that after reading this brief message that describes al-Jannah (Paradise) it will be crystal clear for

us that we cannot deprive ourselves from going to Jannah (deprive by committing sins and disobeyying Allah, otherwise going to Jannah or jahannam is a matter that

belongs to Allah and only Him)

Some misguided Sufis say that they worship Allah not fearing His Hell or seeking His Jannah but for the sake of worship because He is worthy of worship. This is clear

misguidance and going astray from the path of the Messengers and the Believers. These people cannot be better, purer, more knoweledgeble, and more pious than the

best of mankind, our Prophet Mohammad salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam who TAUGHT US AND ORDERED US to ask Allah for His Jannah, and to seek protection in

Allah from His Jahannam, and WHO HIMSELF wept and cried when he talked about Jahannam and was affraid from it, and WHO HIMSELF wanted to enter Jannah

when
the angels took him to it. Islam is a balanced religion, the religion of the middle, the religion of justice and fairness.

Ahlu-Sunnah wal-Jama`a believe in Allah, believe that there is none worthy of worship but Him, and we do worship Him because he is worthy of worship, and we do

worship Him because HE ordered us to do so, and we do worship Him seeking protection in Him from His Hell Fire, and we do worship Him seeking to enter His Jannah

and to look at His Generous Face.

How can we not seek to enter al-Jannah and it is the real success, it is the house of eternity, the house of lasting joy and happiness, the house where there is no sorrow,

no pain, no death but just pleasure and enjoyment and above all there is in Jannah the PLEASURE OF ALLAH on its inhabitants. It is in Jannah where the believers

would see their LORD, where they will meet with the Messengers and their companions, and the Martyrs.

What is this Jannah that Allah promised to the righteous ?

I-al-Jannah described in al-Qur’an

Surah: 2. al-Baqara

25. But give glad tidings to those who believe and work righteousness that their portion is Gardens beneath which rivers flow. Every time they are fed with fruits

therefrom they say: “Why this is what we were fed with before” for they are given things in similitude; and they have therein companions (pure and holy); and they abide

therein (for ever).

133. Be quick in the race for forgiveness from your Lord and for a garden whose width is that (of the whole) of the heavens and of the earth prepared for the righteous.

Surah: 3. Aali Imran

15. Say: shall I give you glad tidings of things far better than those? For the righteous are Gardens in nearness to their Lord with rivers flowing beneath; Therein is their

eternal home; with spouses purified and the good pleasure of Allah, for in Allah’s sight are (all) His servants.

Surah: 4. an-Nisaa

57. But those who believe and do deeds of righteousness We shall soon admit to gardens with rivers flowing beneath their eternal home: therein shall they have

companions pure and holy: We shall admit them to shades cool and ever deepening.

Surah: 6. al-a`raf

43. And We shall remove from their hearts any lurking sense of injury; beneath them will be rivers flowing; and they shall say: “Praise be to Allah Who hath guided us to

this (felicity): never could we have found guidance had it not been for the guidance of Allah: indeed it was the truth that the apostles of our Lord brought unto us.” And

they Shall hear the cry: “Behold! the garden before you! Ye have been made its inheritors for your deeds (of righteousness).”

44. The companions of the garden will call out to the companions of the fire: “We have indeed found the promises of our Lord to us true: have you also found your Lord’s

promises true?” They shall say “yes”; but a crier shall proclaim between them: “the curse of Allah is on the wrong- doers;

Surah: 9. at-Tawbah

72. Allah hath promised to believers men and women gardens under which rivers flow to dwell therein and beautiful mansions in gardens of everlasting bliss. But the

greatest bliss in the Good Pleasure of Allah: that is the supreme felicity.

Surah: 13. ar-Ra’d

23. Gardens of perpetual bliss: they shall enter there as well as the righteous among their fathers their spouses and their offspring: and angels shall enter unto them from

every gate (with the salutation):

35. The parable of the Garden which the righteous are promised! beneath if flow rivers: perpetual is the enjoyment thereof and the shade therein: such is the End of the

Righteous; and the End of Unbelievers is the Fire.

Surah: 14. Ibrahim

23. But those who believe and work righteousness will be admitted to Gardens beneath which rivers flow to dwell therein for aye with the leave of their Lord: their

greeting therein will be: “Peace!”

Surah: 15. al-Hijr

45. The righteous (will be) amid Gardens and fountains (of clear-flowing water).

46. (Their greeting will be): “Enter ye here in Peace and Security.”

47. And We shall remove from their hearts any lurking sense of injury: (they will be) brothers (joyfully) facing each other on thrones (of dignity).

48. There no sense of fatigue shall touch them nor shall they (ever) be asked to leave.

Surah: 16. an-Nahl

31. Gardens of Eternity which they will enter: beneath them flow (pleasant) rivers: they will have therein all that they wish: thus doth Allah reward the righteous

Surah: 18. al-Kahf

31. For them will be Gardens of Eternity; beneath them rivers will flow; they will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and they will wear green garments of fine silk

and heavy brocade; they will recline therein on raised thrones. How good the recompense! How beautiful a couch to recline on!

Surah: 22. al-Hajj 14. Verily Allah will admit those who believe and work righteous deeds to Gardens beneath which rivers flow: for Allah carries out all that He plans.

23. Allah will admit those who believe and work righteous deeds to Gardens beneath which rivers flow: they shall be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and pearls;

and their garments there will be of silk.

Surah: 25. al-Furqaan

15. Say: “Is that best or the eternal Garden promised to the righteous? For them that is a reward as well as a goal (of attainment).

16. “For them there will be therein all that they wish for: they will dwell (there) for aye: a promise to be prayed for from thy Lord.”

Surah 35. Fatir

32. Then We have given the Book for inheritance to such of our servants as We have chosen: But there are among them some who wrong their own souls; some who

follow a middle course; and some who are, by Allah’s leave, foremost in good deeds; That is the highest grace.

33. Gardens of Eternity will they enter: therein will they be adorned with bracelets of Gold and pearls; And their garments there will be of silk.

34. And they will say:”Praise be to Allah, who has removed from us (all) sorrow: for our Lord is indeed Oft-Forgiving Reasy to appreciate (service):

35. “Who has, out of His bounty, settled us in a home that will last: no toil Nor sense of wearness shall touch us therein.”

Surah: 37. as-Saaffaat

40. But the sincere (and devoted) servants of Allah

41. For them is a Sustenance Determined

42. Fruits (Delights) and they (shall enjoy) honor and dignity.

43. In Gardens of Felicity.

44. Facing each other on Thrones (of dignity):

45. Round will be passed to them a Cup from a clear-flowing fountain

46. Crystal-white of a taste delicious to those who drink (thereof)

47. Free from headiness; nor will they suffer intoxication therefrom.

48. And beside them will be chaste women; restraining their glances with big eyes (of wonder and beauty).

49. As if they were (delicate) eggs closely guarded.

50. Then they will turn to one another and question one another.

51. One of them will start the talk and say: “I had an intimate companion (on the earth)

52. “Who used to say `What! art thou amongst those who bear witness to the truth (of the Message)?

53. ” `When we die and become dust and bones shall we indeed receive rewards and punishments?'”

54. (A voice) said: “Would ye like to look down?”

55. He looked down and saw him in the midst of the Fire.

56. He said: “By Allah! thou wast little short of bringing me to perdition!

57. “Had it not been for the Grace of my Lord I should certainly have been among those brought (there)!

58. “Is it (the case) that we shall not die

59. “Except our first death and that we shall not be punished?”

60. Verily this is the supreme achievement!

61. For the like of this let all strive who wish to strive.

Surah: 38. Saad

49. This is a Message (of admonition): and verily, For the righteous, is a beautiful place of (final) return,-

50. Gardens of eternity, whose doors will (ever) be open to them;

51. Therein will they recline (at ease); therein can they call (at pleasure) for fruit in abundance,ad (delicious) drink;

52. And beside them will be Chaste women restraining their glances, (companions) of equal age.

53. Such is the Promise made to you for the Day of Account!

54. Truly such will be our Bounty (to you); It will never fail;-

Surah: 39. az-Zumar

71. The Unbelievers will be led to Hell in crowds; until when they arrive there its gates will be opened and its Keepers will say “Did not apostles come to you from among

yourselves rehearsing to you the Signs of your Lord and warning you of the meeting of this Day of yours?” The answer will be: “True: but the Decree of Punishment has

been proved true against the Unbelievers!”

72. (To them) will be said: “Enter ye the gates of Hell to dwell therein: and evil is (this) abode of the arrogant!”

73. And those who feared their Lord will be led to the Garden in crowds: until behold they arrive there; its gates will be opened: and its Keepers will say: “Peace be upon

you! Well have ye done! Enter ye here to dwell therein.”

74. They will say: “Praise be to Allah Who has truly fulfilled His promise to us and has given us (this) land in heritage: we can dwell in the Garden as we will: how

excellent a reward for those who work (righteousness)!”

75. And thou wilt see the angels surrounding the Throne (Divine) on all sides saying Glory and Praise to their Lord. The Decision between them (at Judgment) will be in

(perfect) justice. And the cry (on all sides) will be “Praise be to Allah the Lord of the Worlds!”

Surah: 41. Fussilat (Ha-Mim)

30. In the case of those who say “Our Lord is Allah” and further stand straight and steadfast the angels descend on them (from time to time): “Fear ye not!” (they

suggest) “nor grieve! but receive the Glad Tidings of the Garden (of Bliss) the which ye were promised!

31. “We are your protectors in this life and in the Hereafter: therein shall ye have all that your souls shall desire; therein shall ye have all that ye ask for!

Surah: 43. az-Zukhruuf

68. My devotees! no fear shall be on you that Day nor shall ye grieve

69. (Being) those who have believed in Our Signs and bowed (their wills to Ours) in Islam.

70. Enter ye the Garden ye and your wives in (beauty and) rejoicing.

71. To them will be passed round dishes and goblets of gold: there will be there all that the souls could desire all that the eyes could delight in: and ye shall abide therein

(for aye).

72. Such will be the Garden of which ye are made heirs for your (good) deeds (in life).

73. Ye shall have therein abundance of fruit from which ye shall have satisfaction.

Surah: 44. ad-Dukhaan

51. As to the Righteous (they will be) in a position of Security

52. Among Gardens and Springs;

53. Dressed in fine silk and in rich brocade they will face each other;

54. So; and We shall Join them to Companions with beautiful big and lustrous eyes.

55. There can they call for every kind of fruit in peace and security;

56. Nor will they there taste Death except the first Death; and He will preserve them from the Penalty of the Blazing Fire

57. As a Bounty from thy Lord! That will be the supreme achievement!

Surah: 47. Muhammed (salla Allhu alaihi wa sallam)

15. (Here is) a Parable of the Garden which the righteous are promised: in it are rivers of water incorruptible: rivers of milk of which the taste never changes; rivers of

wine a joy to those who drink; and rivers of honey pure and clear. In it there are for them all kinds of fruits and Grace from their Lord. (Can those in such Bliss) be

compared to such as shall dwell for ever in the Fire and be given to drink boiling water so that it cuts up their bowels (to pieces)?

Surah: 55. ar-Rahman

46. But for such as fear the time when they will stand before (the Judgment Seat of) their Lord there will be two Gardens

47. Then which of the favors of your Lord will ye deny?

48. Containing all kinds (of trees and delights)

49. Then which of the favors of your Lord will ye deny?

50. In them (each) will be two Springs flowing (free);

51. Then which of the favors of your Lord will ye deny?

52. In them will be Fruits of every kind two and two.

53. Then which of the favors of your Lord will ye deny?

54. They will recline on Carpets whose inner linings will be of rich brocade: the Fruit of the Gardens will be Near (and easy of reach).

55. Then which of the favors of your Lord will ye deny?

56. In them will be (Maidens) Chaste restraining their glances whom no man or Jinn before them has touched

57. Then which of the favors of your Lord will ye deny?

58. Like unto rubies and coral.

59. Then which of the favors of your Lord will ye deny?

60. Is there any Reward for Good other than Good?

61. Then which of the favors of your Lord will ye deny?

62. And besides these two there are two other Gardens

63. Then which of the favors of your Lord will ye deny?

64. Dark green in color (from plentiful watering).

65. Then which of the favors of your Lord will ye deny?

66. In them (each) will be two springs pouring forth water in continuous abundance:

67. Then which of the favors of your Lord will ye deny?

68. In them will be Fruits and dates and pomegranates:

69. Then which of the favors of your Lord will ye deny?

70. In them will be fair (companions) good beautiful

71. Then which of the favors of your Lord will ye deny?

72. Companions restrained (as to their glances) in (goodly) pavilions

73. Then which of the favor of your Lord will ye deny?

74. Whom no man or Jinn before them has touched

75. Then which of the favors of your Lord will ye deny?

76. Reclining on green Cushions and rich Carpets of beauty.

77. Then which of the favors of your Lord will ye deny?

Surah: 56. al-Waaqi`ah

10. And those Foremost (in Faith) will be Foremost (in the Hereafter).

11. These will be those Nearest to Allah:

12. In Gardens of Bliss:

13. A number of people from those of old

14. And a few from those of later times.

15. (They will be) on Thrones encrusted (with gold and precious stones).

16. Reclining on them facing each other.

17. Round about them will (serve) youths of perpetual (freshness).

18. With goblets (shining) beakers and cups (filled) out of clear- flowing fountains:

19. No after-ache will they receive therefrom nor will they suffer intoxication:

20. And with fruits any that they may select;

21. And the flesh of fowls any that they may desire.

22. And (there will be) Companions with beautiful big and lustrous eyes- –

23. Like unto Pearls well-guarded.

24. A Reward for the Deeds of their past (Life).

25. No frivolity will they hear therein nor any taint of ill

26. Only the saying “Peace! Peace.”

27. The Companions of the Right Hand what will be the Companions of the Right Hand?

28. (They will be) among lote trees without thorns

29. Among Talh trees with flowers (or fruits) piled one above another

30. In shade long-extended

31. By water flowing constantly

32. And fruit in abundance

33. Whose season is not limited nor (supply) forbidden

34. And on Thrones (of Dignity) raised high.

35. We have created (their Companions) of special creation.

36. And made them virgin-pure (and undefiled)

37. Beloved (by nature) equal in age

38. For the companions of the Right Hand.

39. A (goodly) number from those of old

40. And a (goodly) number from those of later times.

Surah: 69. al-Haaqqah

19. Then He that will be given his Record in his right hand will say: “Ah here! read ye my Record!

20. “I did really understand that my Account would (one Day) reach me!”

21. And he will be in a life of Bliss

22. In a Garden on high

23. The Fruits whereof (will hang in bunches) low and near.

24. “Eat ye and drink ye with full satisfaction; because of the (good) that ye sent before you in the days that are gone!”

Surah: 76. al-Insaan

5. As to the Righteous they shall drink of a Cup (of Wine) mixed with Kafur

6. A Fountain where the Devotees of Allah do drink making it flow in unstinted abundance.

7. They perform (their) vows and they fear a Day whose evil flies far and wide.

8. And they feed for the love of Allah the indigent the orphan and the captive

9. (Saying) “We feed you for the sake of Allah alone: No reward do we desire from you nor thanks.

10. “We only fear a Day of distressful Wrath from the side of our Lord.”

11. But Allah will deliver them from the evil of that Day and will shed over them a light of Beauty and a (blissful) Joy.

12. And because they were patient and constant He will reward them with a Garden and (garments of) silk.

13. Reclining in the (Garden) on raised thrones they will see there neither the sun’s (excessive heat) nor (the moon’s) excessive cold.

14. And the shades of the (Garden) will come low over them and the bunches (of fruit) there will hang low in humility.

15. And amongst them will be passed round vessels of silver and goblets of crystal

16. Crystal-clear made of silver: they will determine the measure thereof (according to their wishes).

17. And they will be given to drink there of a Cup (of Wine) mixed with Zanjabil

18. A fountain there called Salsabil.

19. And round about them will (serve) youths of perpetual (freshness): if thou seest them thou wouldst think them scattered Pearls.

20. And when thou lookest it is there thou wilt see a Bliss and a Realm Magnificent.

21. Upon them will be green Garments of fine silk and heavy brocade and they will be adorned with Bracelets of silver; and their Lord will give to them to drink of a Wine

Pure and Holy.

22. “Verily this is a Reward for you and your Endeavor is accepted and recognized.”

Surah: 77. al-Mursalaat

41. As to the righteous, they shall be amidst (cool) shades and springs (of water)

42. And (they shall have) fruits, -all they desire.

43. “Eat ye and drink ye to your heart’s content:For that ye worked (righteousness).

44. Thus do We certainly reward the doers of good.

Surah: 78.an-Naba’

31. Verily for the righteous there will be a fulfillment of (the Heart’s) desires;

32. Gardens enclosed and Grape-vines;

33. Companions of Equal Age;

34. And a Cup full (to the Brim).

35. No Vanity shall they hear therein nor Untruth

36. Recompense from thy Lord a Gift (amply) sufficient

Surah: 83. at-Tatfeef

18. Nay verily the Record of the Righteous is (preserved) in `Illiyin.

19. And what will explain to thee what `Illiyin is?

20. (There is) a Register (fully) inscribed.

21. To which bear witness those Nearest (to Allah).

22. Truly the Righteous will be in Bliss:

23. On Thrones (of Dignity) will they command a sight (of all things):

24. Thou wilt recognize in their Faces the beaming brightness of Bliss.

25. Their thirst will be slaked with Pure Wine sealed:

26. The seal thereof will be Musk: and for this let those aspire who have aspirations:

27. With it will be (given) a mixture of Tasnim:

28. A spring from (the waters) whereof drink those Nearest to Allah.

Surah: 88. al-Ghaashiyah

8. Other) faces that Day will be joyful.

9. Pleased with their Striving

10. In a Garden on high

11. Where they shall hear no (word) of vanity:

12. Therein will be a bubbling spring:

13. Therein will be Thrones (of dignity) raised on high.

14. Goblets placed (ready).

15. And Cushions set in rows

16. And rich carpets (All) spread out.

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THE IMPORTANCE OF ZIKIR REMEMBRANCE ALLAH

DHIKR IS THE GREATEST OBLIGATION AND A PERPETUAL DIVINE ORDER

Dhikr of Allah is the most excellent act of Allah’s servants and is stressed over a hundred times in the Holy Qur’an. It is the most praiseworthy work to earn Allah’s pleasure, the most effective weapon to overcome the enemy, and the most deserving of deeds in reward. It is the flag of Islam, the polish of hearts, the essence of the science of faith, the immunization against hypocrisy, the head of worship, and the key of all success.There are no restrictions on the modality, frequency, or timing of dhikr whatsoever. The restrictions on modality pertain to certain specific obligatory acts which are not the issue here, such as Salat. The Shari`a is clear and everyone knows what they have to do. Indeed, the Prophet said that the People of Paradise will only regret one thing: not having made enough dhikr in the world! Are not those who are making up reasons to discourage others from making dhikr afraid of Allah in this tremendous matter?

Allah says in His holy Book: “O Believers, make abundant mention of ALLAH!” (33:41) And He mentions of His servants “Those who remember their Lord standing, and sitting, and lying on their sides” (3:191), in other words at all times of the day and night. He said (3:190-191): “The creation of heaven and earth and the changes of night and day are signs for people who have wisdom: — consider who is described as having wisdom — Those who remember (and recite and call) Allah standing up, sitting, and lying on their sides.” `A’isha said, as narrated by Muslim, that the Prophet mentioned/remembered Allah at all times of the day and night.

The Prophet said: “If your hearts were always in the state that they are in during dhikr, the angels would come to see you to the point that they would greet you in the middle of the road.” Muslim narrated it. Imam Nawawi in his Sharh sahih muslim commented on this hadith saying: “This kind of sight is shown to someone who persists in meditation (muraqaba), reflection (fikr), and anticipation (iqbal) of the next world.”

Mu`adh ibn Jabal said that the Prophet also said: “The People of Paradise will not regret except one thing alone: the hour that passed them by and in which they made no remembrance of Allah.” Narrated by Bayhaqi in Shu`ab al-iman (1:392 #512-513) and by Tabarani. Haythami in Majma` al-zawa’id (10:74) said that its narrators are all trustworthy (thiqat), while Suyuti declared it hasan in his Jami` al-saghir (#7701).

Allah placed His remembrance above prayer in value by making prayer the means and remembrance the goal. He said:

“Lo! Worship guards one from lewdness and iniquity, but verily, remembrance of Allah is greater/more important.” (29:45)

“He is successful who purifies himself, and remembers the name of his Lord, and so prays.” (87:14-15)

“So establish prayer for My remembrance.” (20:14)

Ibn Hajar in his Fath al-bari (1989 ed. 11:251) relates Qadi Abu Bakr Ibn al-`Arabi’s explanation that there is no good deed except with dhikr as a precondition for its validity, and whoever does not remember Allah in his heart at the time of his sadaqa or fasting, for example, then his deed is incomplete: therefore dhikr is the best of deeds because of this.

Dhikr is, therefore, something of tremendous importance. Abu Hurayra said that the Prophet said, Peace be upon him: “The earth and everything in it is cursed, except for dhikr and what attends dhikr, and a teacher (of dhikr) and a student (of dhikr).” Narrated by Tirmidhi who said it is hasan, Ibn Majah who said the same, Bayhaqi, and others. Suyuti cites it in al-Jami` al-saghir from al-Bazzar’s similar narration from Ibn Mas`ud and he declared it sahih. Tabarani also narrated it in al-Awsat from Abu al-Darda’.

By the words “the world and everything in it” is meant here all that claims status or existence apart from Allah instead of in Him. In fact, all creation does dhikr because Allah said that all creation does praise to Him constantly, and tasbih is a kind of dhikr. Allah said of the Prophet Yunus, when the whale swallowed him: “Had he not been one of My glorifiers (musabbihin), he would have remained inside the whale’s stomach until Judgment Day.” (37:143-144)

The one who engages in dhikr has the highest rank of all before Allah. The people who call on Allah without distraction have been mentioned in Qur’an, as well as the effect that calling has on their heart: “In houses which Allah has allowed to be raised to honor and for His Name to be remembered in them; He is glorified there day and night by men whom neither trade nor sale can divert from the rememberance of Allah” (24:36-37). “Those who believe, and their hearts find satisfaction in the rememberance of Allah: By remembering Allah, truly satisfaction comes to the heart” (13:28).

During the night of Isra’ and Mi`raj, the Prophet was taken up to a point where he heard the screeching of the Pens (writing the divine Decree). He saw a man who had disappeared into the light of the Throne. He said: “Who is this? Is this an angel?” It was said to him, no. He said: “Is it a Prophet?” Again the answer was no. He said: “Who is it then?” The answer was: “This is a man whose tongue was moist with Allah’s remembrance in the world, and his heart was attached to the mosques, and he never incurred the curse of his father and mother.” Shaykh Muhammad `Alawi al-Malaki cited it in his collated text of the sound narrations on that topic entitled al-Anwar al-bahiyya min isra’ wa mi`raj khayr al-bariyya.

In Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah, and Ibn Hibban declared it fair (hasan): A man came to the Prophet and said, “O Rasulallah, the laws and conditions of Islam have become too many for me. Tell me something that I can always keep (i.e. in particular, as opposed to the many rules and conditions that must be kept in general).” By reading that the man said there were too many conditions to keep, one must understand that he was unsure that he could keep them all. He wanted something that he would be sure to keep always. The Prophet said: “(I am advising you in one thing:) Keep your tongue always moist with dhikrullah.”

It is well-known in Islam that the best work in the path of Allah is jihad. Yet the Prophet, Peace be upon him, placed dhikr even above jihad in the following authentic hadiths.

Abu al-Darda’ narrates: The Prophet once asked his companions: “Shall I tell you about the best of all deeds, the best act of piety in the eyes of your Lord, which will elevate your status in the Hereafter, and carries more virtue than the spending of gold and silver in the service of Allah or taking part in jihad and slaying or being slain in the path of Allah? The dhikr of Allah.” Related in the Malik’s Muwatta’, the Musnad of Ahmad, the Sunan of Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, and the Mustadrak of Hakim. Al-Bayhaqi, Hakim and others declared it sahih.

Abu Sa`id narrates: The Prophet was asked, “Which of the servants of Allah is best in rank before Allah on the Day of resurrection?” He said: “The ones who remember him much.” I said: “O Messenger of Allah, what about the fighter in the way of Allah?” He answered: “Even if he strikes the unbelievers and mushrikin with his sword until it broke, and becomes red with their blood, truly those who do dhikr are better than him in rank.” Related in Ahmad, Tirmidhi, and Bayhaqi.

`Abd Allah ibn `Umar said that the Prophet used to say: “Everything has a polish, and the polish of hearts is dhikr of Allah. Nothing is more calculated to rescue from Allah’s punishment than dhikr of Allah.” He was asked whether this did not apply also to jihad in Allah’s path, and he replied: “Not even if one should ply his sword until it breaks.” Bayhaqi narrated it in Kitab al-da`awat al-kabir as well as in his Shu`ab al-iman (1:396 #522), also al-Mundhiri in al-Targhib (2:396) and Tibrizi mentions it in Mishkat al-masabih, at the end of the book of Supplications.

Meanings of Dhikr

The word dhikr has many meanings. It means:

– Allah’s Book and its recitation;

– Prayer;

– Learning and teaching: The author of Fiqh al-sunna said:

Sa’id ibn Jubayr said, “Anyone engaged in obeying Allah is in fact engaged in the remembrance of Allah.” Some of the earlier scholars tied it to some more specified form. `Ata said, “The gatherings of dhikr are the gatherings where the lawful and the prohibited things are discussed, for instance, selling, buying, prayers, fasting, marriage, divorce, and pilgrimage.”

Qurtubi said, “Gatherings of dhikr are the gatherings for knowledge and admonition, those in which the Word of Allah and the sunnah of His Messenger, accounts of our righteous predecessors, and sayings of the righteous scholars are learned and practised without any addition or innovation, and without any ulterior motives or greed.”

– Invocation of Allah with the tongue according to one of the formulas taught by the Prophet or any other formula;

– Remembrance of Allah in the heart, or in both the heart and the tongue.

We are concerned here with the last two meanings, that of mention of Allah, as in the verse, “The believers are those who, when they hear Allah mentioned, their hearts tremble” (al-Anfal), and the Prophet’s saying in Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah from Ibn Jubayr: “The best dhikr is La ilaha illallah.” The Prophet did not say, “the best dhikr is making a lecture”; or “giving advice”; or “raising funds.” We are also concerned here with the meaning of remembrance through the heart, as in the verse: “The men and women who remember Allah abundantly” (33:35). The Prophet both praised and explained what is in the latter verse when he said, as it is related in Muslim, “The single-hearted are foremost.” When he was asked, “O Messenger of Allah, who are the single-hearted?” he replied, “The men and women who remember Allah abundantly.” The Prophet further elucidated the role of the heart in effecting such remembrance when he said to Abu Hurayra: “Go with these two sandals of mine and whoever you meet behind this wall that witnesses that there is no god except Allah with certitude in his heart, give him glad tidings that he will enter Paradise.” (Narrated by Muslim.)

Dhikr may sometimes mean both inner remembrance and outward mention, as in the verse “Remember Me, and I shall remember you” (2:152) when it is read in the light of the hadith qudsi, “Those that remember Me in their heart, I remember them in My heart; and those that remember Me in a gathering (i.e. that make mention of Me), I remember them (i.e. make mention of them) in a gathering better than theirs.” We return to the explanation of that important hadith further below. Suffice it to say that, broadly speaking, there are three types of dhikr: of the heart, of the tongue, and of the two together.

Ibn Hajar in Fath al-Bari (1989 ed. 11:251) explained that what is meant by dhikr in Abu al-Darda’s narration of the primacy of dhikr over jihad is the complete dhikr and consciousness of Allah’s greatness whereby one becomes better, for example, than those who battle the diebelievers without such recollection.

In another hadith narrated by Bukhari, the Prophet compared doers of dhikr among non-doers, to those who are alive among those who are dead: mathalu al-ladhi yadhkuru rabbahu wa al-ladhi la yadhkuru rabbahu mathalu al-hayyi wa al-mayyit. (Book of da`awat ch. 66 “The merit of dhikrullah”) Ibn Hajar comments it thus in his Fath al-Bari (1989 ed. 11:250):

What is meant by dhikr here is the utterance of the expressions which we have been encouraged to say, and say abundantly, such as the enduring good deeds — al-baqiyat al-salihat — and they are: subhan allah, al-hamdu lillah, la ilaha illallah, allahu akbar and all that is related to them such as the hawqala (la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah), the basmala (bismillah al-rahman al-rahim), the hasbala (hasbunallahu wa ni`ma al-wakil), istighfar, and the like, as well as invocations for the good of this world and the next.

Dhikrullah also applies to diligence in obligatory or praiseworthy acts, such as the recitation of Qur’an, the reading of hadith, the study of the Science of Islam (al-`ilm), and supererogatory prayers.

Dhikr can take place with the tongue, for which the one who utters it receives reward, and it is not necessary for this that he understand or recall its meaning, on condition that he not mean other than its meaning by its utterance; and if, in addition to its utterance, there is dhikr in the heart, then it is more complete; and if there is, added to that, the recollection of the meaning of the dhikr and what it entails such as magnifying Allah and exalting Him above defect or need, it is even more complete; and if all this takes place inside a good deed, whether an obligatory prayer, or jihad, or other than that, it is even more complete; and if one perfects one’s turning to Allah and purifies one’s sincerity towards Him: then that is the farthest perfection.

Fakhr al-Din al-Razi said: “What is meant by the dhikr of the tongue is the expressions that stand for tasbih, tahmid, and tamjid — exaltation, praise, and glorification. As for the dhikr of the heart, it consists in reflection on the proof-texts that point to Allah’s essence and His attributes, on those of the obligations including what is enjoined and what is forbidden so that one may examine the rulings that pertain to them, and on the secrets of Allah’s creation. As for dhikr of the limbs, it consists in their being immersed in obedience, and that is why Allah named prayer: “dhikr” when He said: “When the call is proclaimed on Jum`a, hasten earnestly to the dhikr of Allah” (62:9). It is reported from some of the Knowers of Allah that dhikr has seven aspects:

dhikr of the eyes, which consists in weeping (buka’);

dhikr of the ears, which consists in listening (isgha’);

dhikr of the tongue, which consists in praise (thana’);

dhikr of the hands, which consists in giving (`ata’);

dhikr of the body, which consists in loyalty (wafa’);

dhikr of the heart, which consists in fear and hope (kawf wa raja’);

dhikr of the spirit, which consists of utter submission and acceptance (taslim wa rida’).”

Loudness in dhikr

The Prophet praised a man who was awwah — literally: one who says ah, ah! — that is: loud in his dhikr, even when others censured him. Ahmad narrated with a good chain in his Musnad (4:159) from `Uqba ibn `Amir: “The Prophet said of a man named Dhu al-bijadayn: innahu awwah, He is a man who says ah a lot. This is because he was a man abundant in his dhikr of Allah in Qur’an-recitation, and he would raise his voice high when supplicating.”

Allah said of the Prophet Ibrahim: “Verily, Ibrahim is awwah and halim” (9:114, 11:75), that is, according to Tafsir al-jalalayn: “Crying out and suffering much, out of fear and dread of his Lord.” [halim = merciful, gentle.] The Prophet prayed to be awwah in the following invocation: rabbi ij`alni ilayka awwahan, “O Allah, make me one who often cries out ah to you.” Narrated by Tirmidhi (book of da`awat #102, hasan sahih), Ibn Majah (Du`a’ #2), and Ahmad (1:227) with a strong chain [Yahya ibn Sa`id al-Qattan < Sufyan al-Thawri < Shu`ba < `Amr ibn Murra < `Abd Allah ibn al-Harith < Taliq ibn Qays al-Hanafi < Ibn `Abbas] with the following wording:

The Prophet used to supplicate thus: “O my Lord! help me and do not cause me to face difficulty; grant me victory and do not grant anyone victory over me; devise for me and not against me; guide me and facilitate guidance for me; make me overcome whoever rebels against me; O my Lord! make me abundantly thankful to You (shakkaran laka), abundantly mindful of You (dhakkaran laka), abundantly devoted to You (rahhaban laka), perfectly obedient to You (mitwa`an ilayks), lowly and humble before You (mukhbitan laka), always crying out and turning back to You (awwahan muniban)!….”

Gatherings of Collective, Loud Dhikr

The hadith qudsi already quoted, “Those that remember Me in a gathering,” makes gatherings of collective, loud dhikr the gateway to realizing Allah’s promise “Remember Me, and I shall remember you.” It is no wonder that such gatherings receive the highest praise and blessing from Allah and His Prophet, Peace be upon him, according to many excellent and authentic hadiths.

In Bukhari and Muslim: The Prophet said that Allah has angels roaming the roads to find the people of dhikr, i.e. those who say La Ilaha Illallah and similar expressions, and when they find a group of people (qawm) reciting dhikr, they call each other and encompass them in layers until the first heaven — the location of which is in Allah’s knowledge. (This is to say, an unlimited number of angels are going to be over that group. He didn’t say: “when they find one person.” Therefore it is a must to be in a group to get this particular reward.) Allah asks His angels, and He knows already (but he asks in order to assure it and make it understandable for us) “What are my servants saying?” (He did not say “servant,” but `ibadi, “servants” in the plural.) The angels say: “They are praising You (tasbih) and magnifying Your Name (takbir) and glorifying You (tahmid), and giving You the best Attributes (tamjid).” (Can you say that all this is a lecture or a study group? Can you say that this is silent? Rather, this is saying “Alhamdulillah” and all kinds of other dhikr.) Allah says: “Have they seen Me?” The angels answer: “O our Lord! They did not see You.” He says: “(They are praising Me without seeing Me,) what if they see Me!” The angels answer: “O our Lord, if they saw You, they are going to do more and more worship, more and more tasbih, more and more takbir, more and more tamjid!” He says: “What are they asking?” Angels say: “They are asking Your Paradise!” He says: “Did they see Paradise?” They say: “O our Lord, no, they have not seen it.” He says: “And how will they be if they see it?” They say: “If they see Paradise, they are going to be more attached and attracted to it!” He says: “What are they fearing and running away from?” (When we are saying, “Ya Ghaffar (O Forgiver), Ya Sattar (O Concealer),” it means that we are fearing Him because of our sins. We are asking Him to hide our sins and forgive us.) They say: “They are fearing and running away from hellfire.” He says: “And have they seen hellfire?” They say: “O our Lord, no, they did not see hellfire.” He says: “And how will they be if they see fire and hell?” They say: “If they see your fire, they are going to be running from it more and more, and be even more afraid of it.” (Now listen to this carefully:) And Allah says: “I am making you witness (and does Allah need witnesses? He needs no witness since He said: “Allah is sufficient as witness.” Why make the angels witnesses? Does Allah change His word? “Making you witness” here means, “Assuring you”) that I have forgiven them.” (Why has Allah forgiven them? Because, as the beginning of the hadith states, they are a group of people reciting the Names of Allah and remembering Him with His dhikr.) One of the angels says: “O my Lord, someone was there who did not belong to that group, but came for some other need.” (That person came for some other purpose than dhikr, to ask someone for something.) Allah says: “Those are such a group that anyone who sits with them — no matter for what reason — that person will also have his sins forgiven.”

The late Imam Ahmad Mashhur al-Haddad (d. 1416/1995) said in his book Miftah al-janna (cf. transl. Mostafa Badawi, Key to the Garden, Quilliam Press p. 107-108):

This hadith indicates what merit lies in gathering for dhikr, and in everyone present doing it aloud and in unison, because of the phrases: “They are invoking You” in the plural, and “They are the people who sit,” meaning those who assemble for remembrance and do it in unison, something which can only be done aloud, since someone whose dhikr is silent has no need to seek out a session in someone else’s company.

This is further indicated by the hadith qudsi which runs: “Allah says: I am to my servant as he expects of Me, I am with him when he remembers Me. If he remembers Me in his heart, I remember him to Myself, and if he remembers me in an assembly, I mention him in an assembly better than his…” (Bukhari and Muslim) Thus, silent dhikr is differentiated fron dhikr said outloud by His saying: “remembers Me within himself,” meaning: “silently,” and “in an assembly,” meaning “aloud.”

Dhikr in a gathering can only be done aloud and in unison. The above hadith thus constitutes proof that dhikr done outloud in a gathering is an exalted kind of dhikr which is mentioned at the Highest Assembly (al-mala’ al-a`la) by our Majestic Lord and the angels who are near to Him, “who extol Him night and day, and never tire” (21:20).

The affinity is clearly evident between those who do dhikr in the transcendent world, who have been created with an inherently obedient and remembering nature, namely the angels, and those who do dhikr in the dense world, whose natures contain lassitude and distraction; namely, human beings. The reward of the latter for their dhikr is that they be elevated to a rank similar to that of the Highest Assembly, which is sufficient honor and favor for anyone.

Allah has bestowed a special distinction upon those who remember Him. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “The single-hearted (al-mufarridun) have surpassed all.” They asked, “Who are these single-hearted people, O Prophet of Allah?” He replied, “Those men and women who remember Allah unceasingly.” (Muslim)

The mountain has overtaken the people because the mountain is reciting dhikr also. Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya in Madarij al-salikin explains that the term mufarridun has two meanings here: either the muwahidun, the people engaged in tawhid who declare Allah’s Oneness as a group (i.e. not necessarily alone), or those whom he calls ahad furada, the same people as (single) individuals sitting alone (in isolation). From this example it is evident that in the explanation of Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyya, sittings of dhikr can be in a group, and can be all alone. In another explanation of mufarridun also cited by Ibn Qayyim, the meaning is ‘those that tremble from reciting dhikrullah, entranced with it perpetually, not caring what people say or do about them.’ This is because the Prophet said: udhkur Allaha hatta yaqulu majnun “Remember / mention Allah as much as you want, until people say that you are crazy and foolish” (Narrated by Ahmad in his Musnad, Ibn Hibban in his Sahih, and al-Hakim who declared it sahih); that is: do not care about them!

The mufarridun are the people who are really alive. Abu Musa reported, “The likeness of the one who remembers his Lord and the one who does not remember Him is like that of a living to a dead person.” (Bukhari)

Ibn `Umar reported that the Prophet said: “When you pass by the gardens of Paradise, avail yourselves of them.” The Companions asked: “What are the gardens of Paradise, O Messenger of Allah?” He replied: “The circles of dhikr. There are roaming angels of Allah who go about looking for the circles of dhikr, and when they find them they surround them closely.” Tirmidhi narrated it (hasan gharib) and Ahmad.

Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri and Abu Huraira reported that the Prophet, peace by upon him, said, “When any group of men remember Allah, angels surround them and mercy covers them, tranquility descends upon them, and Allah mentions them to those who are with Him.” Narrated by Muslim, Tirmidhi, Ahmad, Ibn Majah, and Bayhaqi.

Muslim, Ahmad, and Tirmidhi narrate from Mu`awiya that the Prophet went out to a circle of his Companions and asked: “What made you sit here?” They said: “We are sitting here in order to remember / mention Allah (nadhkurullaha) and to glorify Him (wa nahmaduhu) because He guided us to the path of Islam and he conferred favours upon us.” Thereupon he adjured them by Allah and asked if that was the only purpose of their sitting there. They said: “By Allah, we are sitting here for this purpose only.” At this the Prophet said: “I am not asking you to take an oath because of any misapprehension against you, but only because Gabriel came to me and informed me that Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, was telling the angels that He is proud of you!” Note that the hadith stated jalasna — we sat — in the plural, not singular. It referred to an association of people in a group, not one person.

Shahr ibn Hawshab relates that one day Abu al-Darda’ entered the Masjid of Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem) and saw people gathered around their admonisher (mudhakkir) who was reminding them, and they were raising their voices, weeping, and maiking invocations. Abu al-Darda’ said: “My father’s life and my mother’s be sacrificed for those who moan over their state before the Day of Moaning!” Then he said: “O Ibn Hawshab, let us hurry and sit with those people. I heard the Prophet say: If you see the groves of Paradise, graze in them, and we said: O Messenger of Allah, what are the groves of Paradise? He said: The circles of remembrance, by the One in Whose hand is my soul, no people gather for the remembrance of Allah Almighty except the angels surround them closely, and mercy covers them, and Allah mentions them in His presence, and when they desire to get up and leave, a herald calls them saying: Rise forgiven, your evil deeds have been changed into good deeds!” Then Abu al-Darda’ made towards them and sat with them eagerly. The hafiz Ibn al-Jawzi relates it with his chain of transmission in the chapter entitled: “Mention of those of the elite who used to attend the gatherings of story-tellers” of his book al-Qussas wa al-mudhakkirin (The Story-tellers and the Admonishers) ed. Muhammad Basyuni Zaghlul (Beirut: dar al-kutub al-`ilmiyya, 1406/1986) p. 31.

The above shows evidence for the permissibility of loud dhikr, group dhikr, and the understanding of dhikr as including admonishment and the recounting of stories that benefit the soul. And Allah knows best.

Types and frequency of Dhikr

Because dhikr is the life of the heart, Ibn Taymiyya is quoted by his student Ibn Qayyim as saying that Dhikr is as necessary for the heart as water for the fish. Ibn Qayyim himself wrote a book, al-Wabil al-sayyib, on the virtues of dhikr, where he lists more than one hundred such virtues, among them (Quoted in Maulana M. Zakariyya Kandhalvi, Virtues of Dhikr (Lahore: Kutub Khana Faizi, n.d.) p. 74-76:

– It induces love for Allah. He who seeks access to the love of Almighty Allah should do dhikr profusely. Just as reading and repetition is the door of knowledge, so dhikr of Allah is the gateway to His love.

– Dhikr involves muraqaba or meditation, through which one reaches the state of ihsan or excellence, wherein a person worships Allah as if he is actually seeing Him.

– The gatherings for dhikr are gatherings of angels, and gatherings without dhikr are gatherings of Satan.

– By virtue of dhikr, the person doing dhikr is blessed, as also the person sitting next to him.

– In spite of the fact that dhikr is the easiest form of worship (the movement of the tongue being easier than the movement of any other part of the body), yet it is the most virtuous form.

– Dhikr is a form of Sadaqa — charity. Abu Dharr al-Ghifari said: “The Messenger of Allah said: “Sadaqa is for every person every day the sun rises.” I said: “O Messenger of Allah, from what do we give sadaqa if we do not possess property?” He said: “The doors of sadaqa are takbir (i.e. to say: Allahu Akbar, Allah is Greater); Subhan Allah (Allah is exalted high); al-hamdu lillah (all praise is for Allah); La ilaha illallah (there is no god other than Allah); Astaghfirullah (I seek forgiveness from Allah); enjoining good; forbidding evil…. These are all the doors of sadaqah from you which is prescribed for you, and there is a reward for you even in sex with your wife.” Narrated by Ahmad and Ibn Hibban, and there is something of similar effect in Muslim.

All words of praise and glory to Allah, extolling His Perfect Attributes of Power and Majesty, Beauty and Sublimeness, whether one utters them by tongue or says them silently in one’s heart, are known as dhikr or remembrance, of Allah. He has commanded us to remember Him always and ever. Allah says:

“O you who believe! Celebrate the praises of Allah, and do so often; and glorify Him morning and evening.” (33:41-42)

If anyone remembers Allah, He remembers that person:

“Remember me, I shall remember you.” (2:152)

Remembrance of Allah is the foundation of good deeds. Whoever succeeds in it is blessed with the close friendship of Allah. That is why the Prophet, peace be upon him, used to make remembrance of Allah at all times. When a man complained, “The laws of Islam are too heavy for me, so tell me something that I can easily follow,” the Prophet told him, “Let your tongue be always busy with the remembrance of Allah.” [Narrated by Ahmad with two sound chains, also Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah through other chains, and Ibn Hibban who declared it sahih as well as al-Hakim.]

The Prophet, peace be upon him, would often tell his Companions, “Shall I tell you about the best of deeds, the most pure in the sight of your Lord, about the one that is of the highest order and is far better for you than spending gold and silver, even better for you than meeting your enemies in the battlefield where you strike at their necks and they at yours?” The Companions replied, “Yes, O Messenger of Allah!” The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “Remembrance of Allah.” (Narrated by Tirmidhi, Ahmad, and Hakim who declared its chain of narrators sound.)

Remembrance of Allah is also a means of deliverance from Hell Fire. Mu’adh reported, “The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, ‘No other act of man is a more effective means for his deliverance from the chastisement of Allah than the remembrance of Allah.” (Narrated by Ahmad.)

Ahmad also reports that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said: “Whatever you say in celebration of Allah’s Glory, Majesty, and Oneness, and all your words of Praise for Him gather around the Throne of Allah. These words resound like the buzzing of bees, and call attention to the person who uttered them to Allah. Don’t you wish to have someone there in the presence of Allah who would call attention to you?”

The required amount of dhikr is as much as possible

Allah ordered that He should be remembered abundantly. Describing the wise men and women who ponder His signs, the Qur’an mentions:

“Those who remember Allah standing, sitting and on their sides,” (3:191), and

“Those men and women who engage much in Allah’s praise. For them has Allah prepared forgiveness and a great reward.” (3:191, 33:35)

The author of Fiqh al-Sunna mentioned that Mujahid explained: “A person cannot be one of ‘those men and women who remember Allah much’ as mentioned in the above verse of the Qur’an, unless he or she remembers Allah at all times, standing, sitting, or lying in bed,” and that when asked how much dhikr one should do to be considered as one of “those who remember Allah much,” Ibn as-Salah said that “much” is “when one is constant in supplicating, in the morning and evening and in other parts of the day and the night as reported from the Prophet, peace be upon him.”

Concerning the above Qur’anic verses `Ali ibn Abu Talha relates that Ibn `Abbas said, “All obligations imposed upon man by Allah are clearly marked and one is exempted from them only in the presence of a genuine cause. The only exception is the obligation of dhikr. Allah has set no specific limits for it, and under no circumstances is one allowed to be negligent of it. We are commanded to ‘remember Allah standing, sitting and reclining on your sides,’ in the morning, during the day, at sea or on land, on journeys or at home, in poverty and in prosperity, in sickness or in health, openly and secretly, and, in fact, at all times throughout one’s life and in all circumstances.”

We see by the above evidence that there is no such thing as too much dhikr. The Prophet is related to say: “He who loves something mentions it much.” (Narrated by Abu Nu`aym in the Hilya and Daylami in Musnad al-firdaws. Sakhawi cites it in al-Maqasid al-hasana p. 393 #1050 and does not comment upon it.) We love Allah and His Prophet, and therefore we mention Allah and His Prophet. No one may declare a limit to such mention except those who do not have such love and they are undoubtedly the enemies of Islam.

Imam Ghazali said in the fortieth book of his Ihya’ entitled “The Remembrance of Death and The Afterlife” (p. 124 in the translation of T.J. Winter, `Abd al-Hakim Murad):

It is man’s soul and spirit that constitute his real nature… Upon death his state changes in two ways. Firstly he is now deprived of his eyes, ears and tongue, his hand, his feet and all his parts, just as he is deprived of family, children, relatives, and all the people he used to know, and of his horses and other riding-beasts, his servant-boys, his houses and property, and all that he used to own. There is no distinction to be drawn between his being taken from these things and these things being taken from him, for it is the separation itself which causes pain….

If there was anything in the world in which he had found consolation and peace, then he will greatly lament for it after he dies, and feel the greatest sorrow over losing it. His heart will turn to thoughts of everything he owned, of his power and estates, even to a shirt he used to wear, for instance, and in which he took pleasure.

However, had he taken pleasure only in the remembrance of Allah, and consoled himself with Him alone, then his will be great bliss and perfect happiness. For the barriers which lay between him and his Beloved will now be removed, and he will be free of the obstacles and cares of the world, all of which had distracted him from the remembrance of Allah. This is one of the aspects of the difference between the states of life and death.

On the same topic Imam Habib al-Haddad said (Key to the Garden p. 104):

Time and days are a man’s capital, while his inclinations, desires, and various ambitions are the highway robbers. The way in which one profits on this journey lies in succeeding in coming to Allah and in attaining everlasting happiness, while one loses by being veiled from Allah, and being consigned to the painful torment of the Fire.

For this reason the intelligent believer transforms all his breaths into acts of obedience, and interrupts them only with the dhikr of Allah.

The importance of silent dhikr

The author of Fiqh al-sunna writes:

The purpose of dhikr is to purify hearts and souls and awaken the human conscience. The Qur’an says:

“And establish regular prayer, for prayer restrains from shameful and unjust deeds, and remembrance of Allah is the greatest thing in life, without doubt.” (29:45)

In other words, the remembrance of Allah has a greater impact in restraining one from shameful and unjust deeds than just the formal regular prayer. This is so because when a servant opens up his soul to his Lord, extolling His praise, Allah strengthens him with His light, increasing thereby his faith and conviction, and reassuring his mind and heart. This refers to:

“those who believe, and whose hearts find satisfaction in the remembrance of Allah, for without doubt in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction.” (13:28)

And when hearts are satisfied with the Truth, they turn to the highest ideals without being deflected by impulses of desire or lust. This underscores the importance of dhikr in man’s life. Obviously it would be unreasonable to expect these results just by uttering certain words, for words of the tongue unsupported by a willing heart are of no consequence. Allah Himself has taught us the manner in which a person should remember Him, saying:

“And do bring your Lord to remembrance in your very soul, with humility and in reverence, without loudness in words, in the mornings and evening, and be not of those who are unheedful.” (7:205)

This verse indicates that doing dhikr in silence and without raising one’s voice is better. Once during a journey the Prophet, peace be upon him, heard a group of Muslims supplicating aloud. Thereupon the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “Give yourselves a respite, you are not calling upon someone deaf or absent. Surely He Whom you are calling upon is near you and He listens to all. He is nearer to you than the neck of your mount.” [Muslim]

This hadith underlines the love and awe a person should feel while engaged in dhikr.

It is related from Sa`d that the Prophet said: “The best dhikr is the hidden dhikr, and the best money is what suffices.” Ahmad narrates it in his Musnad, Ibn Hibban in his Sahih, and Bayhaqi in Shu`ab al-iman. Nawawi said the hadith was not firmly established.

In the Fatawa fiqhiyya of al-Haytami (p. 48): He was asked about Nawawi’s saying at the end of the chapter entitled “Dhikr Gatherings” in his Commentary on Sahih Muslim: “Dhikr of the tongue with presence of the heart is preferable to dhikr of the heart [without].” Ibn Hajar said: “It is not because dhikr of the heart is an established worship in the lexical sense [i.e. consisting in specific formulae] that it is preferable, but because through it one intently means, in his heart, to exalt and magnify Allah above all else. That is the meaning both of the aforementioned saying of Nawawi and of the saying of some that “There is no reward in dhikr of the heart.” By denying there is a reward in it, one means “There is no reward in the words, which are not uttered”; and by establishing that there is reward in it, one means “in the fact that the heart is present,” as we have just said. Consider this, for it is important. And Allah knows best.”

According to the Naqshbandi masters, dhikr in the heart is more useful for the murid or student for it is more efficient in shaking the heart from indifference and awakening it. Shah Naqshband said: “There are two methods of dhikr; one is silent and one is loud. I chose the silent one because it is stronger and therefore more preferable.”

Shaykh Amin al-Kurdi said in his book Tanwir al-qulub (Enlightenment of Hearts) p. 522:

Know that there are two kinds of dhikr: “by heart” (qalbi) and “by tongue” (lisani). Each has its legal proofs in the Qur’an and the Sunna. The dhikr by tongue, which combines sounds and letters, is not easy to perform at all times, because buying and selling and other such activities altogether divert one’s attention from such dhikr. The contrary is true of the dhikr by heart, which is named that way in order to signify its freedom from letters and sounds. In that way nothing distracts one from his dhikr: with the heart remember Allah, secretly from creation, wordlessly and speechlessly. That remembrance is best of all: out of it flowed the sayings of the saints.

That is why our Naqshbandi masters have chosen the dhikr of the heart. Moreover, the heart is the place where the Forgiver casts his gaze, and the seat of belief, and the receptacle of secrets, and the source of lights. If it is sound, the whole body is sound, and if it is unsound, the whole body is unsound, as was made clear for us by the Chosen Prophet.

Something that confirms this was narrated on the authority of `A’isha: “Allah favors dhikr above dhikr seventyfold (meaning, silent dhikr over loud dhikr). On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will bring back human beings to His account, and the Recording Angels will bring what they have recorded and written, and Allah Almighty will say: See if something that belongs to my servant was left out? The angels will say: We left nothing out concerning what we have learnt and recorded, except that we have assessed it and written it. Allah will say: O my servant, I have something good of yours for which I alone will reward you, it is your hidden remembrance of Me.” Bayhaqi narrated it.

Also on the authority of `A’isha: “The dhikr not heard by the Recording Angels equals seventy times the one they hear.” Bayhaqi narrated it.

On Seclusion (khalwa, `uzla)

Silent dhikr is the dhikr of the servant who secludes himself away from people. Narrated Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri: A bedouin came to the Prophet and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! Who is the best of mankind?” The Prophet said, “A man who strives for Allah’s Cause with his life and property, and also a man who lives (all alone) in a mountain path among the mountain paths to worship his Lord and save the people from his evil.” (English Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 76, Number 501) [Arabic: Ja’a a`rabiyyun ila al-nabi faqala ya rasulallahi ayyu khayru al-nas? qala rajulun jahidun bi nafsihi wa malih…]

Abu Sa`id al-Khudri said: I heard the Prophet say: “There will come a time upon the people when the best property of a Muslim man will be his sheep which he will take to the tops of mountains and to the places of rainfall to run away with his Religion far from trials. (English Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 76, Number 502) [Arabic: ya’ti `ala al-nasi zamanun khayru mali al-rajuli al-muslim…]

Malik narrates in his Muwatta’: that Humayd ibn Malik ibn Khuthaym was sitting with Abu Hurayra in his land of al-`Aqiq when a group of the people of Madina came to him. They dismounted and came to him. Humayd said: Abu Hurayra said [to me]: “Go to my mother and say to her: Your son send his salam and asks you to send us a little food.” I went and she gave me three loaves of bread and some olive oil and salt. I carried it to them. When I put it in front of them Abu Hurayra said: “Allahu akbar. Praise be to Allah Who has sated us with bread after the time when our only food was the two black ones: water and dates.” The people did not leave anything except they ate it. When they went away, he said: “Son of my brother: be kind to your sheep, wipe their mucus from them, improve their pastures, and pray in their vicinity, for they are from the animals of Paradise. By the One in Whose hand is my soul, there will soon come a time upon people when the flock of sheep will be dearer to its owner than the sons of Marwan [= human company?].”

Muslim and Tirmidhi narrate on the authority of Abu Hurayra who said: “While on the road to Mecca the Prophet passed on top of a mountain called Jumdan (= frozen in its place), at which time he said: Move on (siru)! Here is Jumdaan Mountain: and the single-minded (al-mufarridun) are foremost. They said: What are the single-minded? He said: The men and women who remember Allah much (al-dhakirun Allah kathiran wa al-dhakirat).” Muslim related it in his Sahih, beginning of the book of Dhikr.

The version in Tirmidhi has: The Prophet said: “The single-minded (al-mufarridun) are foremost. They said: What are the single-minded? He said: Those who dote on the remembrance of Allah and are ridiculed because of it (al-mustahtirun bi dhikr Allah), and whose burdens the dhikr removes from them (yada`u `anhum al-dhikru athqalahum), so that they come to Allah fluttering (fa ya’tun Allaha khifaqan).”

al-Mundhiri said in al-Tharghib wa al-tarhib [The Encouragement to Good and the Discouragement from Evil]: “These are the ones who are fired up with the remembrance of Allah (al-muwalla`un bi dhikrillah).”

Nawawi writes in Sharh Sahih Muslim, Bk. 48, Ch. 1, Hadith 4: “Some pronounced it mufridun (= those who isolate themselves)… Ibn Qutayba and others said: The original meaning of this is those whose relatives have died and they have become single (in the world) with regard to their passing from them, so they have remained remembering Allah the Exalted. Another narration has: They are those who are moved at the mention or remembrance of Allah (hum al-ladhina ihtazzu fi dhikrillah), that is, they have become fervently devoted and attached to His remembrance. Ibn al-I`rabi said: ‘It is said that “a man becomes single” (farada al-rajul) when he becomes learned, isolates himself, and concerns himself exclusively with the observance of Allah’s orders and prohibitions.'”

Dhikr in isolation or seclusion (khalwa) is corroborated by the hadith in Bukhari: “Seven people will be shaded by Allah…” The seventh is: “A person who remembers Allah in seclusion (dhakara Allaha khaaliyan) and his eyes get flooded with tears.”

In Tirmidhi: `A’isha relates: “In the beginnings of Allah’s Messenger’s Prophethood, at the time Allah desired to bestow honor upon him and mercy upon His servants through him, he would not have any vision except it came to pass as surely as the sun rises. He continued like this for as long as Allah wished. Most beloved to him was seclusion (al-khalwa) and there was nothing he loved more than to be alone in seclusion.” Tirmidhi narrates it and said: hasan sahih gharib. Bukhari and Muslim narrate something very similar through different chains and the word khala’ is used instead of khalwa.

Ibn Hajar said in Fath al-Bari in the commentary on Bukhari’s chapter on seclusion:

Ibn al-Mubarak relates in Kitab al-raqa’iq from Shu`ba from Khubayb ibn `Abd al-rahman from Hafs ibn `Asim that `Umar said: “Take your part of fortune from seclusion.” And what a good saying is al-Junayd’s saying, may Allah grant us the benefit of his baraka: “Undergoing the difficulty of seclusion is easier than mixing with society unscathed.” al-Khattabi said in his “Book of Seclusion” (Kitab al-`uzla): “If there were not in seclusion other than safety from backbiting and the sight of what is forbidden but cannot be eliminated, it would have been enough of an immense good.” Bukhari’s title [Chapter on Seclusion As Rest From Keeping Company Towards Evil] refers to the hadith cited by al-Hakim from Abu Dharr from the Prophet with a fair (hasan) chain: “Isolation is better than to be sociable in committing evil.” However, what is usually retained is that it is a saying of Abu Dharr or Abu al-Darda’. Ibn Abi `Asim cited it… al-Qushayri said in his Risala: “The method of the one who enters seclusion is that he must have the belief that he is keeping people from his evil, not the reverse, for the former presupposes belittlement of himself, which is the attribute of the humble, while the latter indicates that he considers himself better than others, which is the attribute of the arrogant.”

Abu Bakr ibn al-`Arabi writes in Sharh Sahih Tirmidhi, Book 45 (da`awat), Ch. 4:

If it is said that the times have become so corrupt that there is nothing better than isolating oneself, we say: one isolates oneself from people in one’s actions, while he keeps mixing with them with his physical body, however, if he cannot succeed, then at that time he isolates himself from them physically but without entering into monasticism (ya`taziluhum bi badanihi wa la yadkhulu fi al-rahbaniyya) which is condemned and rejected by the Sunna.

Dhikr with the name “ALLAH”

Allah said in His Book: “And mention the name of your Lord and devote yourself to Him with a complete devotion” (73:8). Qadi Thana’ullah Panipati said in his Tafsir Mazhari (10:111): “Know that this verse points to the repetition of the name of the Essence (ism al-dhat),” that is: “Allah.” The same meaning is intimated also by the end of verse 6:91 in Surat al-An`am: “Say ALLAH. Then leave them to their play and vain wrangling.”

The Prophet said: “The Hour will not rise before Allah, Allah is no longer said on earth.” And through another chain: “The Hour will not rise on anyone saying: Allah, Allah.” Muslim narrated both in his Sahih, Book of Iman (belief), chapter 66 entitled: dhahab al-iman akhir al-zaman “The Disappearance of Belief at the End of Times.”

Imam Nawawi said in his commentary on this chapter: “Know that the narrations of this hadith are unanimous in the repetition of the name of Allah the Exalted for both versions, and that is the way it is found in all the authoritative books.” (Sharh Sahih Muslim, Dar al-Qalam, Beirut ed. vol. 1/2 p. 537)

Imam Muslim placed the hadith under the chapter-heading of the disappearance of belief (iman) at the end of times although there is no mention of belief in the hadith. This shows that saying “Allah, Allah” stands for belief. Those who say it show belief, while those who don’t say it, don’t show belief. Therefore those who fight those who say it, are actually worse than those who merely lack belief and do not say “Allah, Allah.”

Nawawi highlights the authenticity of the repetition of the form to establish that the repetition of the words “Allah, Allah” are a sunna ma’thura (practice inherited from the Prophet and the Companions) as it stands. Ibn Taymiyya’s claim that the words must not be used alone but obligatorily in contruct, e.g. with a vocative form (“Ya Allah”), contradicts the Sunna.

One who knows that the dhikr “Allah, Allah” has been mentioned by the Prophet himself, is not at liberty to muse whether it was used by the Companions or not in order to establish its basis. It suffices for its basis to establish that the Prophet said it.

One who knows that Allah, Allah is a dhikr used by the Prophet, is not at liberty to object to similar forms of dhikr such as HU and HAYY and HAQQ. “To Allah belong the most beautiful names, so call Him by them” (7:180). As for the hadith of the ninety-nine names, it does not limit the names of Allah to only ninety-nine, as Nawawi made clear in his commentary of that hadith.

It is established that Bilal used to make the dhikr Ahad, Ahad while undergoing torture. Ibn Hisham says in his Sira: Ibn Ishaq narrates [with his chain of transmission] saying: “Bilal was a faithful Muslim, pure of heart… Umayya ibn Khalaf used to bring him out in the hottest part of the day and throw him on his back in the open valley and have a great rock put on his chest; the he would say to him: You will stay here until you die or deny Muhammadand worship al-Lat and al-`Uzza. He used to say while he was enduring this: ahad, ahad — One, One!” Ibn Hajar cites it in al-Isaba (1:171 #732).

It is noteworthy that the Siddiqi translation of Sahih Muslim mistranslates the first narration cited above as: “The Hour (Resurrection) would not come so long as Allah is supplicated in the world” and the second as “The Hour (Resurrection) would not come upon anyone so long as he supplicates Allah.” This is wrong as translation goes, although it is right as a commentary, since saying Allah, Allah is supplicating Him, as is all worship according to the hadith of the Prophet: “Supplication: that is what worship is.” (Tirmidhi and others narrate it.) However, concerning accuracy in translation, the word form highlighted by Nawawi must be kept intact in any explanation of this hadith. It is not merely “supplicating Allah.” It is saying: Allah, Allah according to the Prophet’s own words.

Dhikr “hu”, “hayy”, “haqq”

– “Hu” and “Hayy” are a pronoun and name of Allah Almighty in the Qur’an according to ayat al-Kursi:

Allahu la ilaha illa HU AL-HAYY al-Qayyum (2:255)

Allah! There is no god except HE, the LIVING the Self-Subsistent

– “Haqq” is one of the names of Allah in the hadith in Bukhari and Muslim enumerating the ninety-nine Names (see below).

Furthermore, the Prophet prayed to Allah with the following invocations:

(a) “Labbayka ilah al-Haqq” [At your command, O the God of Truth]. It is narrated in the book of Hajj in al-Nasa’i’s Sunan, and in the book of Manasik in Ibn Majah’s.

(b) “Anta al-Haqq” [You are Truth]. Bukhari and Muslim.

– Allah said: “Wa lillahi al-asma’ al-husna fad`uhu biha” : To Allah belong the Most beautiful Names, so call Him with them (7:180). These names are not confined to ninety-nine, as Nawawi explicitly stated in his commentary on the hadith in Bukhari and Muslim whereby the Prophet said: “Inna lillahi ta`ala tis`atan wa tis`ina isman, mi’atan illa wahidan, man ahsaha dakhala al-jannat…”: “There are ninety-nine names which belong to Allah, one hundred less one, whoever memorizes (or recites) them enters Paradise…”

– The Prophet used to call Allah by ALL His Names: “Allahumma inni ad`uka bi asma’ika al-husna kulliha”: O Allah, I invoke You with all of Your beautiful Names. Narrated by Ibn Maja, book of Du`a; and by Imam Malik in his Muwatta’, Kitab al-Shi`r.

Dhikr in Dim Surroundings

– Allah said to the Prophet: “Wa min al-layli fa tahajjad bihi nafilatan laka” : “And some part of the night awake for it, a largess for thee” (17:79), and He said: “Lo! the vigil of the night is a time when impression is more keen and speech more certain.” (73:6).

The superiority of prayer at night is knows in all books of hadith and fiqh because of the elimination of worldly distractions at that time. That is why Imam Ghazali wrote on that topic: “The root of thought is the eye… He whose niyyat (intention) is fine and who aims high cannot be diverted by what occurs in front of him, but he who is weak fall prey to it. The medicine is to cut off the roots of these distractions and to shut up the eyes, to pray in a dark room, not to keep anything in front which may attract attention and not to pray in a decorated place. For this reason, the saints used to worship in dark, narrow and unspacious rooms.” Ihya’ `Ulum al-Din, Book of Salat.

Movement during dhikr

We have already mentioned above the version of the hadith of Muslim whereby the Prophet praised the mufarridun or those who are single-minded in their remembrance of Allah: Nawawi said: Another narration has: “They are those who shake or are moved at the mention or remembrance of Allah (hum al-ladhina ihtazzu fi dhikrillah), that is, they have become fervently devoted and attached to His remembrance.”

Imam Habib al-Haddad said in Key to the Garden (p. 116):

Dhikr returns from the outward feature which is the tongue to the inward which is the heart, in which it becomes solidly rooted, so that it takes firm hold of its members. The sweetness of this is tasted by the one who has taken to dhikr with the whole of himself, so that his skin and heart are softened. As Allah said: “Then their skins and their hearts soften to the remembrance of Allah” (39:23).

The “softening of the heart” consists in the sensitivity and timidity that come as a result of nearness and tajalli [manifestation of one or more divine attributes]. Sufficient is it to have Allah as one’s intimate companion!

As for the “softening of the skin.” this is the ecstasy and swaying from side to side which result from intimacy and manifestation, or from fear and awe. No blame attaches to someone who has reached this rank if he sways and chants, for in the painful throes of love and passion he finds something which arouses the highest yearning….

The exhortation provided by fear and awe brings forth tears and forces one to tremble and be humble. These are the states of the righteous believers (abrar) when they hear the Speech and dhikr of Allah the Exalted. “Their skins shiver” (39:23), and then soften with their hearts and incline to dhikr of Him, as they are covered in serenity and dignity, so that they are neither frivolous, pretentious, noisy, or ostentatious. Allah the Exalted has not described them as people whose reasons have departed, who faint, dance, or jump about.

Hadiths on the Virtues of Dhikr

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet said: “When a servant of Allah utters the words la ilaha illallah (there is no god except Allah) sincerely, the doors of heaven open up for these words until they reach the Throne of Allah, so long as its utterer keeps away from the major sins.” (Narrated by Tirmidhi, who says it is hasan gharib. al-Mundhiri included in al-Targhib 2:414)

Abu Hurayra also reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “Renew your faith.” “How can we renew our faith?” they asked. The Prophet replied: “Say always: la ilaha illallah.” (Narrated by Ahmad with a fair chain of authorities)

Jabir reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said: “The best remembrance of Allah is to repeat la ilaha illallah and the best prayer (du’a) is al-hamdu lillah (all praise belongs to Allah).” (Narrated by Nasa’i, Ibn Majah, and Hakim who declared its chain sound)

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet said: “There are two phrases that are light on the tongue but heavy on the scale of rewards and are dear to the Gracious One. These are: subhan Allah wa bi hamdihi, “Glorified is Allah with all praise to Him,” and subhan Allah al-`azim, “Glorified is Allah, the Great.” (Narrated by Bukhari, Muslim, and Tirmidhi)

Abu Hurayra also reported that the Prophet said: “I love repeating: subhan Allah, wa al-hamdu lillah, wa la ilaha illallah, wallahu akbar: “Glorified is Allah, and Praise be to Allah, and There is no God but Allah, and Allah is most Great,” more than all that the sun shines upon.” (Narrated by Muslim and Tirmidhi)

Abu Dharr reported that the Prophet said: “Shall I tell you the words that Allah loves the most?” I said: “Yes, tell me, O Messenger of Allah.” He said: “The words dearest to Allah are: subhan Allah wa bi hamdihi “Glorified is Allah with all praise to Him.” (Narrated by Muslim and Tirmidhi)

In Tirmidhi’s version, we also find the following: “The words most dear to Allah which He has chosen for His angels are: subhana rabbi wa bi hamdihi subhana rabbi wa bi hamdihi, “Glorified is my Lord with all praise to Him, Glorified is my Lord with all praise to Him!”

Jabir reported that the Prophet said: “Whoever says: “Glorified is Allah, the Great, with all praise to Him” will have a palm tree planted for him in Paradise.” (Narrated by Tirmidhi, who said it is hasan)

Abu Sa`id reported that the Prophet said: “Perform the enduring goods deeds (al-baqiyat al-salihat) more frequently.” They asked, “What are these enduring good deeds?” The Prophet replied: Takbir [allahu akbar], Tahlil [la ilaha illallah], Tasbih [subhan allah], al-hamdu lillah, and la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah. (Narrated Nasa’i and Hakim, who said its chain is sahih.)

`Abd Allah ibn Mas`ud reported that the Prophet said: “During the Night Journey I met Ibrahim who said to me: O Muhammad, convey my greetings to your Community, and tell them that the Paradise is of pure land, its water is sweet, and its expanse is vast, spacious and even. And its seedlings are:

subhan allah: Glory to Allah

wa al-hamdu lillah: and Praise to Allah

wa la ilaha illallah: and there is no god but Allah

wallahu akbar: and Allah is greatest.

(Narrated by Tirmidhi and Tabarani whose version adds: “There is no power nor strength save through Allah.”)

Samura ibn Jundub reported that the Prophet said: “The dearest phrases to Allah are four: subhan Allah, wa al-hamdu lillah, wa la ilaha illallah, wallahu akbar: “Glorified is Allah, and Praise be to Allah, and There is no God but Allah, and Allah is most Great,” There is no harm in beginning them in any order you choose while remembering Allah.” (Narrated by Muslim)

Ibn Mas`ud reported that the Prophet said: “If anyone recites the last two verses of Surat al- Baqara at night (2:285-286), they will suffice for him.” (Narrated by Bukhari and Muslim). That is, these two verses will bring him a reward equivalent to that of a night prayer, and will safeguard him from any hurt during that night. Ibn Khuzayma in his Sahih mentioned it under the chapter “The Recitation of the Qur’an Equivalent in Reward to a Night Prayer.”

Abu Sa`id al-Khudri narrated that the Prophet asked: “Can anyone of you recite a third of the Qur’an during the night?” The Companions considered this difficult and they said: “Who among us can do so, O Prophet of Allah?” Thereupon the Prophet said: “Allah, the One, the Eternally-Besought [i.e. surat al-Ikhlas] is a third of the Qur’an.” (Narrated by Bukhari and Muslim)

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet said: “Whoever says: la ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahu al-mulku wa lahu al-hamd, wa huwa `ala kulli shay’in qadir — There is no god but Allah, alone, without partner. His is the sovereignty, and His the praise, and He has power over everything — a hundred times a day will have a reward equivalent to the reward for freeing ten slaves. In addition, a hundred good deeds will be recorded for him and a hundred bad deeds of his will be wiped off, and it will be a safeguard for him from Satan that day until evening, and no one will be better in deeds than such a person except he who does more than that.” (Narrated by Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi, Nasa’i and Ibn Majah)

In the version of Muslim, Tirmidhi, and Nasa’i, we find this addition: “Whoever says: subhan Allah wa bi hamdihi — Glorified is Allah with all praise to Him — a hundred times during a day, will have all his sins wiped off even if they were as numerous as the foam on the surface of the sea.”

Istighfar

Anas reported that he heard the Prophet saying that Allah says, “O son of Adam, whatever you asked Me and expect from Me I forgave — respecting that which you owed to Me — and I don’t care (how great this was). O Son of Adam, even if your sins pile up to the sky and then you seek My forgiveness I will forgive you, and O son of Adam, even if you have an earthful of sins but you meet Me without associating any other thing with Me I will forgive you.” (Narrated by Tirmidhi who said it is hasan sahih.)

`Abd Allah ibn `Abbas said: “If one supplicates without fail for forgiveness from Allah, He finds a way out for him to get out of every distress and difficulty, and gives him sustenance through ways utterly unthought of.” (Narrated by Abu Dawud, Nasa’i, Ibn Majah, and Hakim, who said its chain of authorities is sound.)

Juwayriyya bint al-Harith, one of the wives of the Prophet, reported that one day the Prophet left her apartment in the morning as she was busy observing her dawn prayer in her place of worship. He came back in the forenoon and she was still sitting there. The Prophet said to her: “You have been in the same place since I left you?” She said: “Yes.” Thereupon the Prophet said: “I recited four words three times after I left you and if these are to be weighed against what you have recited since morning these would outweigh them, and these words are:

subhan allahi wa bi hamdihi `adada khalqihi wa rida nafsihi wa zinata `arshihi wa midada kalimatihi

“Glory to Allah and praise to Him to number of His creation and to the extent of His pleasure and to the extent of the weight of His Throne and to the extent of ink used in recording words for His Praise.” (Muslim and Abu Dawud)

Ibn `Umar reported that the Prophet told them, “A servant of Allah said: ya rabbi laka al-hamdu kama yanbaghi li jalali wajhika wa li `azimi sultanik. My Lord! All praise belongs to You as much as befits Your Glory and Sublime Majesty. This was too much for the two angels to record. They did not know how to record it. So they soared to the heaven and said: Our Lord! Your servant has said something which we don’t know how to record. Allah asked them — and, of course, He knew what the servant had said: What did My servant say? They said: He said: My Lord! All praise belongs to You as much as befits Your Glory and Sublime Majesty. Allah said to them: Write it down as My servant has said until he should meet Me and I reward him for it.” (Narrated by Ibn Majah)

Abdullah ibn `Amr ibn al-As said: “I saw the Prophet counting the glorifications of Allah on his right hand’s fingers.” (Narrated by Tirmidhi who said hasan gharib, Nasa’i, Abu Dawud, and Ahmad.)

Yusayra bint Yasir reported that the Prophet commanded them (the Emigrant women) to be regular in remembering Allah by saying tahlil (la ilaha illallah) and tasbih (subhan allah) and taqdis (allahu akbar) and never to be forgetful of Allah and His Mercy, and to count them on their fingers, for the fingers will be questioned and will speak. (Narrated by Ahmad, Tirmidhi who said it is gharib, Abu Dawud, and al-Hakim. Shawkani in Nayl al-awtar 2:316 said that Suyuti declared sound (sahih) its chain of transmission.)

Use of prayer-beads (masbaha, sibha, tasbih)

Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas reported that once the Prophet saw a woman who had some date-stones or pebbles which she was using as beads to glorify Allah. The Prophet said to her, “Let me tell you something which would be easier or more excellent for you than that.” So he told her to say instead:
subhan allahi `adada ma khalaqa fi s-sama’,
subhan allahi `adada ma khalaqa fi al-ard,
subhan allahi `adada ma khalaqa bayna dhalik,
subhan allahi `adada ma huwa khaliq,
Allahu akbaru ‘adada ma khalaqa fi al-sama’,
Allahu akbaru ‘adada ma khalaqa fi l-‘ard,
Allahu akbaru ‘adada ma khalaqa bayna dhalik,
Allahu akbaru ‘adada ma huwa khaliq,
al-hamdu lillahi `adada ma khalaqa fi al-sama’,
al-hamdu lillahi `adada ma khalaqa fi l-‘ard,
al-hamdu lillahi `adada ma khalaqa bayna dhalik,
al-hamdu lillahi `adada ma huwa khaliq,
la ilaha illallahu `adada ma khalaqa fi al-sama’,
la ilaha illallahu `adada ma khalaqa fi al-ard,
la ilaha illallahu `adada ma khalaqa bayna dhalik,
la ilaha illallahu `adada ma huwa khaliq,
la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahi `adada ma khalaqa fi al-sama’,
la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahi `adada ma khalaqa fi al-ard,
la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahi `adada ma khalaqa bayna dhalik,
la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahi `adada ma huwa khaliq.
“Glory be to Allah as many times as the number of what He has created in Heaven,
Glory be to Allah as many times as the number of what He has created on Earth,
Glory be to Allah as many times as the number of what He has created between them,
Glory be to Allah as many times as the number of that which He is creating.”
and then repeat all of the above four times but substituting “Glory be to Allah” by:
– “Allah is the most great” in the first repetition,
– “Praise be to Allah” in the second repetition,
– “There is no god but Allah” in the third repetition, and
– “There is no change and no power except with Allah” in the fourth repetition. (Narrated by Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi who said it is hasan, Ibn Majah, Ibn Hibban in his Sahih, al-Nasa’i, and al-Hakim, who said it is sahih according to the criterion of Muslim. Dhahabi concurred.)

Safiyya bint Huyayy the Prophet’s wife said: The Prophet came in to see me and in front of me there were four thousand date-stones with which I was making tasbih [counting subhan Allah]. He said: “You make tasbih with so many! Shall I teach you what surpasses your number of tasbih?” She said: “Teach me!” He said: “Say: Subhan Allah `adada khalqihi — Glory to Allah the number of His creation.” Narrated by Tirmidhi who said it is gharib, and both al-Hakim and Suyuti declared it sahih.

Allah says in His Holy Book to His Holy Prophet, “Remind people, for reminding benefits them.” The reminder of Muslims has various forms, public and private. A public form of this reminder is the adhan. The masbaha or sibha or tasbih, or prayer-beads, has had since the earliest Companions the function of a private reminder. It is for that reason that the tasbih was called by them mudhakkir or mudhakkira — “reminder,” and there is a narration traced to the Prophet whereby he said: ni`ma al-mudhakkir al-sibha: “What a good reminder are the prayer-beads!” Shawkani narrates it from `Ali ibn Abi Talib as evidence for the usefulness of prayer-beads in Nayl al-awtar (2:317) from Daylami’s narration in Musnad al-firdaws with his chain, and Suyuti cites it in his fatwa on prayer-beads in al-Hawi li al-fatawi (2:38).

The statement propagated nowadays by “Salafis” whereby counting dhikr on beads is an innovation, is undoubtedly false. The use of beads for counting dhikr is definitely established as a practice allowed by the Prophet and a Sunna of the Companions. This is proven by the sahih hadith of Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas, who related that the Prophet once saw a woman using some datestones or pebbles (nawan aw hasan), and did not prohibit her to use them. This hadith is found in Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Nisa’i, Ibn Maja, Ibn Hibban, and Hakim. Dhahabi declared it sahih. Another sahih hadith to that effect was related by Safiyya, who was seen by the Prophet, Peace be upon him, counting “Subhan Allah” on four thousand date stones. This hadith is found in Tirmidhi, Hakim, and Tabarani, and was confirmed as sahih by Suyuti. It is also related from the Prophet’s freedman, Abu Safiyya, that a mat would be spread for him and a basket made of palm leaves brought which was filled with pebbles with which he would make tasbih until mid-day. Then it would be taken away, and then brought back after he had prayed, and he would make tasbih again until evening. This is narrated in Ibn Hajar’s Isaba (7:106 #652) with his chain, who says that Bukhari narrates it [in his Tarikh], as well as al-Baghawi through two chains. Shawkani cites it, as seen below.

Shawkani said in Nayl al-awtar (2:316-317):

The Prophet justified the counting of dhikr on the fingers by the fact that the fingers will be questioned and will speak, that is, they will witness to that effect. It follows that counting tasbih on them, because of this aspect, is better than using dhikr-beads or pebbles. But the two other hadiths [of Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas and Safiyya bint Huyayy] indicate the permissibility of counting tasbih with date-stones and pebbles, and similarly with dhikr-beads because there is no distinguishing factor between them in the Prophet’s stipulation to the two women concerning it, and no disapproval of it. As for directing to what is better: this does not negate permissibility (la yunafi al-jawaz). There are reports to that effect.

It is related in Hilal al-Haffar’s monograph through Mu`tamar ibn Sulayman from Abu Safiyya the Prophet’s freedman that a mat would be spread for him and a basket made of palm leaves brought which was filled with pebbles with which he would make tasbih until mid-day. Then it would be taken away, and then brought back after he had prayed, and he would make tasbih again until evening. Imam Ahmad narrates it in Kitab al-zuhd [with his chain].

Ahmad also narrates from al-Qasim ibn `Abd al-Rahman that Abu al-Darda’ had a bag filled with date-stones and that whenever he prayed the noon prayer he would bring them out one by one and make tasbih on them until they were finished.

Ibn Sa`d in his Tabaqat narrates [with his chains] that Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas used to count tasbih on pebbles, and that Fatima bint al-Husayn ibn `Ali ibn Abi Talib used to make tasbih with a thread stringed with knots, and that Abu Hurayra made tasbih with a string of pebbles (al-nawa al-majmu`).

`Abd Allah the son of Imam Ahmad narrated in Zawa’id al-zuhd that Abu Hurayra had a thread stringed with one thousand knots and that he would not sleep until he had counted tasbih on them.

al-Daylami narrates in Musnad al-firdaws through Zaynab bint Sulayman ibn `Ali, and from Umm al-Hasan bint Ja`far from her father from her grandfather from `Ali, and it is traced back to the Prophet: “What a good reminder are the prayer-beads!”

Suyuti related reports with their chains in his monograph on the subject entitled al-Minha min al-sibha and it is part of his collected fatwas. He says towards the end of it: “It is not related from any one of the Salaf nor the Khalaf that it is forbidden to count tasbih on the sibha (dhikr-beads). On the contrary, most of them used to count tasbih on it, and they did not consider it disliked.”

The Indian hadith scholar Zakariyya al-Khandlawi similarly relates in his book Hayat al-sahaba that Abu Hurayra said: “I recite istighfar (formula of asking forgiveness) 12,000 times daily” and that, according to his grandson, he had a piece of thread with 1,000 knots and would not go to sleep until he had said subhan allah (Glory to Allah) on all of these knots. According to her grand-daughter through Imam al-Husayn, Fatima also used to count her dhikr on a thread with knots.

Mawlana Zakariyya continues, “It is well-known that many other Companions of the Prophet, Peace be upon him, used beads in their private devotions, such as Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas himself, Abu Safiyya the slave of the Prophet, Abu Sa`d, Abu Darda’, and Fatima, May Allah be pleased with them all. Stringing or not stringing the beads together does not make any difference.”

It is well-established that counting dhikr is a Sunna of the Prophet, Peace be upon him. He himself advised his wives, `Ali, and Fatima to count tasbih (subhan allah), tahmid (al-hamdu lillah), and takbir (allahu akbar) thirthy-three times each before going to bed at night. Ibn `Amr relates that he saw the Prophet, count the times he said subhan allah on his right hand. This does not mean that it is not allowed to use the left also, as the Prophet simply said: “Count [the dhikr] on your fingers.”

Imam Suyuti recounted in one of his fatwas entitled al-Minha fi al-sibha (The profit derived from using dhikr-beads) the story of `Ikrima, who asked his teacher `Umar al-Maliki about dhikr-beads. `Umar answered him that he had also asked his teacher Hasan al-Basri about it and was told: “Something we have used at the beginning of the road we are not desirous to leave at the end. I love to remember Allah with my heart, my hand, and my tongue.” Suyuti comments: “And how should it be otherwise, when the prayer-beads remind one of Allah Most High, and a person seldom sees prayer-beads except he remembers Allah, which is among the greatest of its benefits.”

As for Albani’s statements against the prayer-beads, his rejection of the hadith ni`ma al-mudhakkir al-sibha (see his Silsila da`ifa #83), and his astounding claim that whoever carries dhikr-beads in his hand to remember Allah is misguided and innovating, then we direct the reader to their refutation in Mahmud Sa`id’s Wusul al-tahani bi ithbat sunniyyat al-sibha wa al-radd `ala al-albani (The alighting of mutual benefit and the confirmation that the dhikr-beads are a Sunna, and the refutation of Albani).

As for the idea that the prayer-beads come from Buddhism or Christianity, it was one of the Hungarian scholar Ignaz Goldziher’s (fl. 1897 CE) legacies to orientalism.

Invoking blessings on the Prophet (salawat)

Allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa `ala ali muhammadin wa sallim. O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the Family of Muhammad, and grant them peace!

We have already expounded elsewhere on the fact that there is no such thing as invoking too much salawat on the Prophet and that we should be clear of anyone who makes such a claim. We will only mention here some evidence on this topic by way of a reminder.

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet said: “If people sit in an assembly in which they do not remember Allah nor invoke a blessing on the Prophet, it will be a cause of grief for them on the Day of Judgment.” (Narrated by Tirmidhi, who graded it hasan.)

The author of Fath al-`allam said: “This hadith proves that it is incumbent on one to remember Allah and invoke blessings on the Prophet while sitting in an assembly, for whether we take the words “cause of grief” to mean torment of fire or any other chastisement, obviously a punishment is incurred only when an obligatory act is neglected or a forbidden act is committed, and here it is both the remembrance of Allah and the invoking of blessings on His Prophet that are apparently incumbent.”

Excerpts on the remembrance of Allah from `Abd al-Rahman al-Sufuri’s (d. 894)
NUZHAT AL-MAJALIS WA MUNTAKHAB AL-NAFA’IS
(The Pleasant Gatherings and the Select Precious Matters)

Allah, the Exalted, said: “Verily in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest!” (13:28). If it is asked: How is the meaning of this verse reconciled with that of His saying: “They only are the true believers whose hearts feel fear (wajilat = tremble or shake) when Allah is mentioned” (8:2), the answer is that in the latter the purpose of Allah’s mention is to bring to mind His greatness and the intensity of His vengeance against those who disobey Him. This verse was revealed at a time when the Companions had a disagreement concerning the spoils of the battle of Badr. Therefore the mention or the remembrance of what is fearsome became appropriate. As for the former verse, it concerns whoever Allah guided and who has turned to Allah with love. Therefore the mention of Allah’s mercy became appropriate.

The two meanings of fearsomeness and mercy are reunited in Surat al-Zumar: “Allah hath now revealed the fairest of statements, a Scripture consistent, wherein promises of reward are paired with threats of punishment, whereat doth creep the flesh of those who fear their Lord, so that (thumma = and then) their flesh and their hearts soften to Allah’s reminder (or: to the celebration of Allah’s praises; or: to Allah’s remembrance)” (39:23), meaning, to Allah’s mercy and generosity.

The Prophet said: “He who remembers Allah much, Allah loves him,” and he said: “The night that I was enraptured to my Lord I passed by a man extinguished within the light of Allah’s Throne. I asked, Who is this, and is he an angel? I was told No, and I asked again, Is it a Prophet? I was told No, and I said, Who then? It was said: This is a man who, while he was in the world, his tongue was constantly moist with the mention of Allah and his heart was attached to the mosques.”

On the authority of Mu`adh ibn Jabal, the Prophet said that Allah said: “No servant of Mine mentions me in himself except I mention him in an assembly of My angels, and he does not mention Me in an assembly except I mention him in the Highest Company.”

On the authority of Abu Hurayra who said that while on the road to Mecca the Prophet passed on top of a mountain called Jumdan, at which time he said: “Move on, for here is Jumdan which has overtaken the single-minded.” They said: “What are the single-minded (mufarridun)? He said: “The men and women who remember Allah much” (33:35). Muslim related it.

The version in Tirmidhi has: “It was said: And what are the single-minded? He replied: Those who dote on the remembrance of Allah and are ridiculed because of it, whose burden the dhikr removes from them, so that they come to Allah fluttering!”

Al-Mundhiri said in al-Targhib wa al-tarhib (The encouragement to good and the discouragement from evil]: “The single-minded and those who dote on the dhikr and are ridiculed for it: these are the ones set afire with the remembrance of Allah.”

The Prophet said:

“The-one-who-mentions-or-remembers-Allah among those who forget Him is like a green tree in the midst of dry ones”;

“The one who mentions or remembers Allah among those who forget Him, Allah shows him his seat in Paradise during his life”;

“The one who mentions or remembers Allah among those those who forget Him is like the fighter behind those who run away”;

“The one who mentions or remembers Allah among those who forget Him, Allah looks at him with a look after which He will never punish him”;

“The one who mentions or remembers Allah among those who forget Him is like a light inside a dark house”;

“The one who mentions or remembers Allah among those who forget Him, Allah forgives him sins to the amount of every eloquent and non-eloquent speaker,” that is, the number of animals and human beings;

“The one who mentions or remembers Allah in the the marketplace, will have light in every hair of his on the Day of Resurrection.”

The Sufis say that:

– dhikr has a beginning, which is a truthful application;1

– it has a middle, which is a light that strikes;

– its has an end, which is a piercing difficulty;

– it has a principle, which is purity;

– it has a branch, which is loyalty;

– it has a condition, which is presence;

– it has a carpet, which is righteous action;

– it has a peculiar characteristic, which is the Manifest

Opening [cf. 48:1].

Abu Sa`id al-Kharraz2 said: “When Allah desires to befriend a servant of His, He opens the door of dhikr for that servant. After the latter takes pleasure in dhikr, He opens the door of proximity for him. After that, He raises him to the meetings of intimacy and after that he makes him sit on a throne of Oneness. Then He removes the veils from him and He makes him enter the abode of Singleness and unveils Majesty and Sublimity to him. When the servant beholds Majesty and Sublimity, he remains without “he”. He becomes extinguished, immune to the claims and pretensions of his ego, and protected for Allah’s sake.”

Someone else said: “Dhikr is the medicine (lit. tiryaq = triacle) of the sinners, the familiarity of the estranged, the treasure of those who practice reliance, the repast of those who possess certitude, the adornment of those who are connected, the starting-point of knowers, the carpet of those brought near Him, and the intoxicant of lovers.”

The Prophet also said: “Remembrance of Allah is firm knowledge of one’s belief, immunity from hypocrisy, a fortress against satan, and a guarded refuge from the fire.” It was mentioned by al-Layth al-Samarqandi.

Ibn al-Salah was asked about the measure by which the servant is estimated to be among “those who remember Allah much”. He said: “If he perseveres in the forms of dhikr inherited in the Sunna morning and evening and in the various times and occasions, then he is of those who remember Allah much.”

Musa said: “O my Lord! Are you near, so that I may speak to you intimately, or are you far, so that I may call out to you?” Allah inspired to him: “I am sitting next to the one who remembers Me.” He said: “O my Lord, we are sometimes in a state of major impurity and we hold You in too high regard to dare remember You at that time.” He replied: “Remember me in every state.” Ghazali mentioned it in the “Ihya”.

(`Abd al-Rahim ibn al-Hasan) al-Isnawi (al-Shafi`i, 1305-1370 CE) said in his Alghaz (Riddles): “A man in a state of minor impurity is forbidden from certain forms of dhikr, as illustrated by the nullification of the act of worship incurred when entering such a state during the Friday sermon, because ritual purity is a condition for its validity.”

Someone related in Qushayri’s Risala (Treatise on tasawwuf) that he entered a jungle and found a man remembering Allah while attended by a huge beast. He asked: “What is this?” The man replied: “I have asked Allah to empower one of His dogs to watch me in case I became heedless from remembering Him.”…

On the Dhikr of Inanimate Objects

“The seven heavens and the earth and all that is therein praise Him, and there is not a thing but hymneth his praise; but ye understand not their praise. Lo! He is ever Clement, Forgiving.” (17:44)

Ibrahim al-Nakha`I3 said concerning Allah’s saying: “There is not a thing but hymneth his praise” (17:44): “Everything praises Him, including the door when it squeaks.” Someone else said: “The verse is general, and it applies particularly to the one endowed with speech, as in Allah’s saying: “Everything was destroyed,”4 whereas the houses of `Ad were not destroyed, and in His saying concerning Sheba (Balqis): “And I have been given all things” whereas she had not been given Sulayman’s kingdom.”

It was also said that the verse (17:44) has a universal meaning whereby the one endowed with speech glorifies Allah by word, while the silent one glorifies through his state. This is by virtue of his being in existence: he testifies to His Maker through having been made.

I have seen in Taj al-Din Ibn al-Subki’s Tabaqat al-shafi`iyya al-kubra — may Allah be pleased with him, that the interpretation favored by our school (Shafi`is) is that all things make glorification through actual utterance, because such a thing is not impossible and it is indicated by many proof-texts. Allah the Exalted said: “We have placed the mountains under his dominion, they praise Allah at nightfall and at sunrise.” The mountains’ glorification through actual utterance does not necessitate that we hear it. I have seen in al-Wujuh al-musfira `an ittisa` al-maghfira [The Faces Made Radiant By the Vastness of Mercy] the following commentary: “It is more likely that they literally glorify, except that this phenomenon is hidden from the people and is not perceived except through the rupture of natural laws. The Companions heard the glorification of food and other objects placed before the Prophet.

“Concerning Allah’s saying at the end of the verse: “Lo! He is ever Clement, Forgiving”: it applies to the state of those addressed by the verse in three ways. First, in the vast majority of cases people are distracted from glorifying Allah the Exalted, unlike the heavens and the earth and all that is therein: these distracted ones become in need of clemency and forgiveness. Second, they do not understand the praise of all these objects, and this may be because they do not sufficiently contemplate and reflect upon them: they become in need of clemency and forgiveness. Third, the fact that they do not hear their praise may cause them to feel contempt towards them and drive them to neglect their rights: they again become in need of clemency and forgiveness.

“Without doubt he who beholds with full understanding the glorification of things in existence, honors and magnifies them in respect to this glorification, even if the Lawgiver ordered him to disdain them in another respect.”

The author of al-Wujuh al-musfira cited the following story: “One of Allah’s slaves sought to perform the purification from going to stool with stones. He took one stone, and Allah removed the veil from his hearing so that he was now able to hear the stone’s praise. Out of shame he left it and took another one, but he heard that one praising Allah also. And every time he took another stone he heard it glorifying Allah. Seeing this, at last he turned to Allah so that He would veil from him their praise to enable him to purify himself. Allah then veiled him from hearing them. He proceeded to purify himself despite his knowledge that the stones were making tasbih, because the one who reported about their tasbih is the same Law-giver who ordered to use them for purification. Therefore in the concealment of tasbih there is a far-reaching wisdom.”

This is true, and I also saw in Fakhr al-Din Razi’s Tafsir that what the scholars have agreed upon is that whoever is not alive is not empowered with speech, and it has been firmly established that inanimate objects praise Allah through the medium of their state. And Allah knows best.5

Six Benefits of Dhikr (Remembrance of Allah)
The Ranks of Dhikr

One of the commentators of Qur’an said concerning Allah’s saying: “But among them are some who wrong themselves and among them are some who are lukewarm, and among them are some who outstrip others through good deeds, by Allah’s leave” (35:32) that they are respectively the rememberer by tongue, the rememberer by heart, and the one who never forgets his Lord.

Ibn `Ata’ Allah6 said: “The one who utters the Word of Oneness needs three lights: the light of guidance, the light of sufficiency, and the light of divine help. Whoever Allah graces with the first light, he is immune (ma`sum) from associating a partner to Allah; whoever Allah graces with the second light, he is immune from committing great sins and indecencies; and whoever Allah graces with the third light, he is protected (mahfuz) from the corrupt thoughts and motions that typify those given to heedless actions. The first light belongs to “the ones who wrong themselves,” the second to “those that are lukewarm,” and the third to “the ones who outstrip others through good deeds.”

Al-Wasiti7 was asked about the remembrance of Allah, may Allah have mercy on him. He said: “It is the exiting from the battlefield of heedlessness into the outer space of direct vision (mushahada) on the mount of victory over fear and intensity of love.”

One of the special attributes of the remembrance of Allah is that it has been placed in direct correspondence with Allah’s own remembrance of us. Allah the Exalted said: “Remember Me, and I shall remember you” (2:152). Musa said – peace be upon him: “O my Lord, where do you dwell?” He replied: “In the heart of my believing servant.”8 The meaning of this is the heart’s rest brought about by His remembrance. Something like this will be mentioned in the last chapter on love (mahabba) insha Allah.

Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyya9 said – may Allah be well pleased with him: “Verily the angels lower their gaze in the presence of the rememberer of Allah, just as the people lower their gaze before lightning.”
Remittance of Sins Through Dhikr

It is related that a servant of Allah will join the gatherings of dhikr with sins the like of mountains and then rise and leave one such gathering with nothing left of them to his name. This is why the Prophet called it one of the groves of Paradise when he said: “If you pass by the groves of Paradise, be sure to graze in them,” and someone said: “What are the groves of Paradise?” to which he replied: “The circles of dhikr.” It will be mentioned again in the chapter on Allah-wariness (taqwa) insha Allah.

`Ata’ said – may Allah the Exalted have mercy on him: “Whoever sits in a gathering in which Allah is remembered, Allah will remit for him ten evil gatherings of his.”

Abu Yazid al-Bistami was told – may Allah be well pleased with him: “I have entrusted you with a secret for which you shall render Me an account under the Tree of Bliss (shajarat tuba),” whereupon he said: “We are under that tree as long as we remain in the remembrance of Allah.”10

It is related on `Ali’s authority – may Allah be well pleased with him – that Allah manifests Himself (yatajalla) to the rememberers during dhikr and the recitation of Qur’an. The Prophet said: “No group gathers and remembers Allah seeking nothing other than Him except a caller from heaven calls out to them: “Arise forgiven, for your bad deeds have been turned into good ones!”” Abu al-Darda’ said that the Prophet said: “Allah verily will raise on the Day of resurrection people bearing light in their faces, carried aloft on pulpits of pearl, whom the people will envy. They are neither prophets nor martyrs.” Upon hearing this a beduin Arab fell to his knees and said: “Show them to us (ajlihim), O Prophet of Allah!” – that is: “describe them for us.” He replied: “They are those who love one another for Allah’s sake alone. They come from many different tribes, countries, and cities. They gather together for the remembrance of Allah the Exalted, remembering Him.”

Someone said concerning Allah’s saying with reference to Sulayman — peace be upon him: “I verily will punish him with hard punishment” (27:21) that it means: “Verily I shall drive him far from the gatherings of dhikr”… Al-Junayd said — may Allah be well pleased with him — concerning Allah’s saying: “And (He is the One) Who causeth me to die, then giveth me life again” (26:81), that this means: “He causes me to die with heedlessness (of Him), then He causes me to live with remembrance (of Him).” Al-Hasan al-Basri said — may Allah have mercy on him: “No people sit remembering Allah the Exalted with one of the people of Paradise in their midst except Allah grants him to intercede for all of them.”
Dhikr of the Frogs

Dawud said – peace be upon him: “I shall praise Allah with a kind of praise that none among his creatures ever used before.” Thereupon a frog called out to him: “Do you pride yourself before Allah for your praise, while for seventy years my tongue has been moist from remembering Him, and I have eaten nothing in the past ten nights because I kept busy uttering two words?” Dawud said: “What are these two words?” The frog replied: “O Praiser of Thyself with every tongue, O remembered One in every place!”

It is related in Nuzhat al-nufus wa al-afkar [The Recreation of Minds and Thoughts] that an angel once said to Dawud: “O Dawud, understand what the frog is saying!” whereupon he heard it saying: “Glory and praise to You to the farthest boundary of Your knowledge!” Dawud said: “By the One Who made me a Prophet, verily I shall sing my Lord’s praise in this way.” The commentators have said that the frogs’ words are: “Glory to the King, the Holy One!” (subhan al-malik al-quddus) while al-Baghawi has: “Glory to my Lord Most Holy!” (subhana rabbi al-quddus), and of `Ali’s words – may Allah be well pleased with him – is “Glory to the One Who is worshipped in the abysses of the sea!”
Dhikr of the Prophet Jonah

`Ali said – may Allah be well pleased with him: “In the time of Jonah – peace be upon him – was a frog which had lived past the age of four thousand years. It never rested from glorifying Allah. One day it said: “O my Lord, no-one glorifies You like I do!” Jonah said: “O my Lord, I say what it says!” and he said: “Glory to You by the number of times each of your creatures says “Glory to You,” and glory to You by the number of times each of Your creatures does not say “Glory to You,” and glory to You according to the expanse of Your knowledge and the light of Your countenance and the adornment of Your throne and the reach of Yours words!”
The Plagues of Egypt

The frog in a dream represents the righteous person. The frog poured water over Ibrahim’s fire – peace be upon him – to help put it out. As for a multitude of frogs, they represent punishment.

The Exalted said: “So We sent them the flood and the locusts and the vermin and the frogs and the blood — a succession of clear signs. But they were arrogant and became guilty” (7:133). Al-Razi said: “… The nation of Pharaoh said to Musa – peace be upon him: “Whatever signs you bring us, to us it is nothing other than mere magic and we shall not believe in you.” Musa invoked Allah against them, and Allah sent down the flood upon them day and night. They sought help from Pharaoh, who sought help from Musa, who sought help from Allah. Allah then withheld the rain from them and sent down the winds. The earth grew vegetation and fruit in over-abundance. When they saw this they said: “Is this what we were anxious about? It is a great good for us!” and they disbelieved again. Allah then sent the locusts upon them, and they ate up all the vegetation until hardship became extreme and the sun was covered by the swarm of locusts. They sought help from Musa who sought help from his Lord. Allah then sent a wind which hurled the locusts into the sea. At this they said: “Whatever is left from what we had planted is enough for us,” and they disbelieved again. Allah then sent the lice upon them. Sa`id ibn Jubayr said this is the maggot which issues from wheat. Tha`labi said it is a kind of tick. `Ata’ al-Khurasani said it is the well-known lice, and it was also said that it means mosquitoes, and also wingless locusts. They did not leave a single green leaf except they ate it, and something like smallpox smote the bodies of the people. They sought help from Musa who sought help from his Lord. Allah sent a hot wind which burnt the lice. They still did not believe, so Allah sent upon them a swarm of frogs as thick as a pitch-dark night. The frogs entered their plantations, their food, and their beds cubit by cubit. They sought help from Musa again, and he sought help from his Lord. Allah caused the frogs to die and he sent down rain which carried them to the sea. They still disbelieved. Allah then sent down blood upon them so that their rivers ran red with blood. It is also said that Allah inflicted a state of permanent nosebleed upon them. For seven days they drank blood. Then they said: “O Musa, if you remove the filth (al-rijz) from us verily we shall pledge our belief for you.” [Cf. 7:134: “If thou removest the terror from us we verily will trust thee and will let the Children of Israel go with thee.”] Sa`eed ibn Jabir said that the “filth” (or “terror”) was a sixth kind of punishment which is the plague, while others said that it is an expression for the five kinds already mentioned. Al-Razi said – and this is the strongest opinion: “Wahb said that they underwent each affliction for a period of forty days.”
Lengthening the Pronounciation of LA ILAHA ILLALLAH

Ibn `Abbas said — may Allah be well pleased with him and his father — that the Prophet said: “The day Allah created the heavens and the earth he created an angel and ordered him to say: “There is no god except Allah alone” (LA ILAHA ILLALLAH). The angel lengthens his delivery as he utters it and will not rest from this until the trumpet is blown.” One of the Companions said that whoever says: “No god except Allah” and lengthens his pronounciation intending thereby to magnify Allah, Allah will remit four thousand grave sins for him, and if he did not commit four thousand, Allah will remit the difference for his family and neighbors. It is related in the hadith: “Whoever says “No god except Allah” and lengthens his pronounciation intending thereby to magnify Allah, four thousand of his sins are struck thereby from the register of his sins.” Hence it is praiseworthy to lengthen one’s pronounciation upon uttering it, as Nawawi said, may Allah the Exalted have mercy upon him. The Prophet also said: “Whoever lengthens his pronounciation upon saying “No god except Allah,” Allah will make him dwell in Paradise in the Abode of Majesty by which he has named Himself when He said: “There remaineth but the countenance of thy Lord of Might and Glory” (55:27), and Allah will grant him to behold His gracious countenance.”

Anas ibn Malik said – may Allah be well pleased with him – from the Prophet: “O human beings! Whoever says “No god except Allah” in astonishment at something, Allah creates from each letter of his utterance a tree with as many leaves as the days of this world, each leaf asking forgiveness for him and praising Allah on his behalf until the Day of judgment.”… It has been related that this phrase has on the side of Iblis the effect which a gangrenous sore would have on the side of a human being. al-Qadi `Iyad11 relates in the “Shifa” from Ibn `Abbas that written on the door of Paradise is the inscription: “There is no god but Allah alone, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah: Whoever says this, I shall not punish him.”

I saw the following account as part of the explanation of Allah’s saying: “And speak (O Musa and Aaron) unto him (Pharaoh) a gentle word” (20:44): Musa said: “O Lord, how can a word be gentle?” Allah replied: “Say to him: “Would you like a good compromise? You have followed your own self for four hundred and fifty years; follow our intent but for one year, and Allah will forgive you all your sins. If not one year, then one month; if not, one week; if not, one single day; if not, one single hour. If you do not (wish to humor us) for all of an hour, then say in a single breath: “There is no god but Allah” so that I shall be able to bring peace to you.”

After Musa conveyed the message, Pharaoh gathered his armies and said to them: “I am your Most High Lord!” (79:24) At this the heavens and the earth shook and pleaded before Allah the Glorious and Exalted that Pharaoh be put to death. Allah said: “He is like the dog: only the stick is good for him. O Musa, cast your staff” (cf. 7:117, 27:10, 28:31). Musa cast his staff (which became a huge snake) and the magicians (of Pharaoh’s court) immediately submitted. Pharaoh fled to his bedchamber. Musa said: “If you don’t come out, I shall order it to enter where you are.” Pharaoh said: “Give me a little respite.” Musa answered: “I have no permission to respite you.” But Allah the Exalted inspired to him: “Respite him, for verily I am the Clement, I do not hasten to punish.”

Pharaoh began to relieve himself forty times a day while previously he would relieve himself only once every forty days. Musa gave him a respite. When the day came Pharaoh exceeded his bounds and rebelled. Allah therefore “seized him and made him an example for the afterlife and the former” (79:25); that is, He punished him with drowning because of his former word (“I am your Most High Lord”) and He punished him with Gehenna because of his latter word, when he said: “I know not that ye have a god other than me” (28:38). Ibn `Abbas said: “This is the former word, while the other came later, and between them lay forty years.”

I saw mentioned in the book Zumrat al-`ulum wa zuhrat al-nujum (The Array of the Sciences and the Brightness of Stars) from the Prophet: He said: “Gabriel told me: “I stood in wait before Allah at the time Pharaoh said: “And what is the Lord of the Worlds?” (26:23) whereupon I outstretched two of my wings to smite him with punishment, but Allah the Exalted said: “Wait, O Gabriel! He hastens to punish who fears the lapse of time.”

It was also mentioned in that book that when Pharaoh said: “I am your Lord the Most High” (79:24) Gabriel wanted to shake the earth from under his feet, but when he sought permission from his Lord the Exalted He did not give it to him and ordered him to ignore Pharaoh instead.

Al-`Ala’I12 said in his explanation of the sura of the Story (al-qasas) that Iblis entered Pharaoh’s presence as the latter was in the bath and said: “O Pharaoh, I enticed you with every transgression, but I never told you to claim absolute Lordship!” Then he gave him forty lashes and left him in anger. Pharaoh said to him: “O Iblis, should I take back this claim?” He replied: “It would not be right for you to take it back after making it.”

A group of the disbelievers of Quraysh gathered among whom was the Pharaoh of this Community — Abu Jahl — at Abu Talib’s house during the latter’s last illness. Abu Jahl said to him: “You know what has taken place between us and your brother’s son. Therefore obtain what is rightfully ours from him and what is righfully his from us before you die.” Abu Talib called the Prophet and said: “O my nephew, these are the nobility of your people, so leave them be and they shall leave you be.” He replied: “Do they agree to obey me if I ask them to say but one word?” Abu Jahl said — may Allah curse him: “Nay, we shall obey you if you ask us to say ten!” The Prophet then said: “Say: La ilaha illallah,” whereupon they said: “Are you asking us to reduce all our gods to only one? Truly you are asking us for the strangest thing!” and they dispersed. Abu Talib said: “O Muhammad, you have asked them for nothing excessive.” That is: You have not asked them for anything difficult.

Concerning Allah’s saying: “Judge aright between us and be not unjust (lit. do not exceed the proper bounds)” (38:22) — that is: Do not swerve in your judgment — the Prophet hoped that his uncle would profess Islam, so he said to him: “Say it (the phrase: There is no Allah but Allah alone), so that I will be permitted to intercede for you on the Day of the rising.” Abu Talib replied: “Were it not that people — that is: the Quraysh — might think that I said it out of fear (of death), indeed I would say it.” More will be said about this matter in the section on the Prophet’s miracles insha Allah.

Al-Razi said in his explanation of the sura of Cattle (al-an`am): “Abu Talib said: “Ask me to say other than this because your people hate it.” The Prophet replied: “I will never say other than this even if they were to dislodge the sun from its place and put it in my hand.” They said: “Then stop cursing our gods, otherwise we will curse you and Him Who orders you to do this,” whereupon Allah’s saying was revealed: “Revile not those unto whom they pray beside Allah lest they wrongfully revile Allah through ignorance” (6:109).

If it is said: “To curse the idols is among the most meritorious acts of obedience to Allah; why then did Allah forbid it?” The answer is: Allah forbade it because cursing them might lead to the gravest of transgressions — exalted is Allah far above the saying of wrong-doers — namely cursing Allah and His Messenger, and it is an obligation to take precautions against it.

Allah’s Similes For the Phrase of Oneness

Allah compared the Phrase of Declaring Oneness (kalimat al-tawhid):

– to water because water cleanses: similarly this phrase cleanses from sins;

– to soil because the soil gives forth much in exchange for a single seed: similarly this phrase multiplies its return;

– to fire because fire burns and this phrase burns sins;

– to the sun because the latter sheds light on the worlds, and this phrase illumines even the grave;

– to the moon because it dispels the darkness of night, and this phrase sheds light with the same certainty;

– to the stars because they are guides for travellers, and this phrase is a guide for the people of misguidance to follow the right way;

– to the date palm when He said: “A goodly tree, its root set firm, its branches reaching into heaven, giving its fruit at every season by permission of its Lord” (14:24-25).

– The date palm does not grow in every land; similarly this phrase does not grow in every heart.

– The date palm is the tallest fruit tree: similarly the root of this phrase is in the heart and the top of its branches are under the Throne.

– The value of the fruit does not diminish because of the pit: similarly the value of the believer does not diminish despite the disobedience lodged between himself and Allah the Exalted.

– The bottom of the date palm is thorns while its top is moist dates; similarly the initial stages of this phrase are duties, and whoever fulfills them reaches the fruit which is to behold Allah the Exalted.

The Phrase of Oneness is the key to the Garden of Paradise; “every key must have teeth,”13 and its teeth are to forsake all that is forbidden and do what is ordained. Allah the Exalted says: “Therefore know that there is no god but Allah alone” (47:19) and the Prophet said: “Whoever said: There is no god but Allah alone, taking care that it is unalloyed (mukhlisan bihi) and from the heart, enters Paradise.” It was asked in what being-unalloyed (ikhlas) consisted. He said: “In barring one from what Allah the Exalted has declared forbidden.” The Prophet also said: “O Abu Hurayra! Every good deed on your part shall be weighed on the Day of rising except the Witnessing that there is no god but Allah alone, for verily it can never be placed in the Balance.”

The king of the Byzantines wrote to our Master `Umar ibn al-Khattab – may Allah be well please with him: “O Commander of the Faithful, Allah’s Messenger has related to me that you have a certain tree whose fruit grows like the ears of donkeys, then splits into clusters more beautiful than pearls, then turns green so that it resembles emerald, then reddens and yellows like fragments of gold and ruby, and when it ripens it is more delicious than the soft honey-cake (faludhaj), and when it dries it is nourishment for the dwellers and provision for the travellers. If he spoke the truth, then verily this is a tree from Paradise!” `Umar ibn al-Khattab wrote back: “Yes, he spoke the truth, and this is also the tree under which `Isa was born (cf. 19:23) and therefore it never invokes another god together with Allah.”

Al-Razi said that there is a relation and a resemblance between the palm tree on the one hand and animals and human beings on the other which does not exist between the latter and the other types of trees; this is why the Prophet said: “Honor your stepmother the palm tree for she was created from the remainder of Adam’s clay.” This is because when Adam fell to earth his hair grew long and his body became soiled, whereupon Gabriel came with scissors, cut his hair and nails, removed the dirt from his body, and buried everything in the ground. Then Adam slept and when he woke up he saw that Allah had created the palm tree by his side: its body– that is its trunk — was from his body, its fiber or luffa was from his hair, and its stalks were from his nails. It drinks from the top down while other trees drink from the bottom up.

Our Master `Ali said — may Allah be well pleased with him: “The first tree that stood on the face of the earth is the palm-tree.” Allah the Exalted mentioned it in the Qur’an : “Tall date-palms with shoots of fruit stalks, piled one over another” (50:10).14

The Prophet used to tell people to eat balah or green dates together with tamr or dried ripe dates15 for when the sons of Adam eat them shaytan is angry and says: “The sons of Adam are eating the new together with the old!” This is because green dates are cold and dry while dried ripe ones are hot and moist, and each possesses benefits that complement those of the other. The Prophet would join together cucumbers, rutab or fresh ripe dates, sha`ir or barley bread, and tamr or dry ripe dates, as well as mix cold water with honey and drink it on an empty stomach. All this makes for lasting good health, because good health endures when (foods of) hot and cold (elements) are joined. Physicians forbid eating fish together with eggs, or fish together with yogurt, and they forbid drinking honey with cold water after eating fish or before sleep, also drinking water after sexual intercourse, and entering the bath after drinking milk. Al-Samarqandi said in “Bustan al-`arifin” (The Orchard of Gnostics): “Whoever enters the bath on a full stomach and becomes afflicted with colic has no-one to blame but himself.”

The Prophet said: “Let the one who fasts break his fast with rutab or fresh ripe dates,” for fasting weakens the stomach and the liver, and sugar reaches the liver fastest because it likes sugar and accepts it, especially rutab. The Prophet said: “When the (time of) rutab comes, wish me well, O `A’isha.”

Tamr or dry ripe dates are the best food in any land. The pith of the palm (jummar) confines the stomach and helps against jaundice and fever. Adding to its benefit is the consumption of ginger preserve following it. Finally, there is nothing better than rutab for the menstruating woman, and nothing better than honey for the sick.

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BEAUTIFUL ZIKIR

Beautiful Dhikr
A collection of various forms of dhikr and tasbih from the Sunnah.

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ وَ بِحَمْدِهِ – SubhanAllahi wa biHamdihi (Glory be to Allah and Praise Him).

Whoever says (the above) at morning and evening time, one hundred times, none shall come on the Day of Resurrection with anything better except someone who has said the same or more.[1]

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ وَ بِحَمْدِهِ – SubhanAllah wa biHamdihi (Glory be to Allah and Praise Him).

Whoever says (the above) a hundred times during the day, his sins are wiped away, even if they are like the foam of the sea.[2]

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ وَ بِحَمْدِهِ – SubhanAllahi wa biHamdihi (Glory be to Allah and Praise Him)

Abu Dharr reported that the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said, “Shall I tell you the words that Allah loves the most?” I said: “Yes, tell me, O Messenger of Allah.” He said: “The words dearest to Allah are: subhanAllah wa bihamdihi.[3]

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ الْعَظِيمِ وَ بِحَمْدِهِ – SubhanAllahi ‘l-`adheem wa biHamdihi (Glory be to Allah, The Supreme, and Praise Him)

A palm tree is planted for the reciter [of the above] in Paradise.[4]

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ وَ بِحَمْدِهِ ، سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ الْعَظِيمِ – SubhanAllahi wa biHamdihi, Subhan-Allahi ‘l-`adheem (Glory be to Allah, and Praise, Glory be to Allah, the Supreme)

Prophet Muhammad said: “Two words are light on the tongue, weigh heavily in the balance, they are loved by the Most Merciful One.”[5]

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ – SubhanAllah (Glory be to Allah)

Whoever recites [the above] one Hundred times, a thousand good deeds are recorded for him or a thousand bad deeds are wiped away.[6]

لا حَوْلَ وَ لا قُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللّهِ – La Hawla wa la Quwatta illa Billah (There is no Might or Power except with Allah)

[the above is] a treasure from the treasures of Paradise.[7]

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ ، والْحَمْدُللّهِ ، وَ لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ ، وَ اللّهُ اَكْبَرُ – SubhanAllah, walHamdulilah, wa La illaha ilAllahu, waAllahu Akbar (Glory be to Allah, All Praise is for Allah, There is No God but Allah, Allah is the Greatest)

The above are mentioned as the four most beloved words to Allah. It does not matter with which one of them is begun.[8]

Abu Sa`id reported that the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said, “Perform the enduring goods deeds (al-baaqiyaat al-SaliHaat) more frequently.” They asked, “What are these enduring good deeds?” The Prophet replied: Takbir [Allahu Akbar], Tahlil [la ilaha illallah], Tasbih [Subhan’Allah], alhamdulillah, and la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah.[9]

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ ، والْحَمْدُللّهِ ، وَ لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ ، وَ اللّهُ اَكْبَرُ – SubhanAllah, walHamdulilah, wa La illaha ilAllahu, waAllahu Akbar (Glory be to Allah, All Praise is for Allah, There is No God but Allah, Allah is the Greatest)

Prophet Muhammad said: “For me to say (the above) is dearer to me and all that the sun rises upon (ie the whole world).”[10]

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ ، والْحَمْدُللّهِ ، وَ لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ ، وَ اللّهُ اَكْبَرُ ، وَ لا حَوْلَ وَ لا قُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللّهِ – SubhanAllah, walHamdulilah, wa La illaha ilAllahu, waAllahu Akbar, wa la Hawla wa la quwwata illa billah (Glory be to Allah, All Praise is for Allah, There is No God but Allah, Allah is the Greatest, There is no might or any power Except with Allah)

(The above) are the good deeds which endure [al-baqiyaatuS-SaliHaat]

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ ، والْحَمْدُللّهِ ، وَ لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ ، وَ اللّهُ اَكْبَرُ ، وَ لا حَوْلَ وَ لا قُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللّهِ – SubhanAllah, walHamdulilah, wa La illaha ilAllahu, waAllahu Akbar, wa la Hawla wa la quwwata illa billah (Glory be to Allah, All Praise is for Allah, There is No God but Allah, Allah is the Greatest, There is no might or any power Except with Allah)

Abd Allah ibn Mas’ud reported that the Prophet said: “During the Night Journey I met Ibrahim (alayhis salam) who said to me: ‘O Muhammad, convey my greetings to your Community, and tell them that the Paradise is of pure land, its water is sweet, and its expanse is vast, spacious and even. And its seedlings are SubhanAllah, walhamdulilah, wa la ilaha ilAllah, waAllahu Akbar (the above).’”[11]

الْحَمْدُللّهِ – Alhamdulilah (All Praise is for Allah) – Verily the best supplication is (above).[12]

لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ – La illaha ilAllah(u) (There is No God But Allah)

The best form of remembrance is (above).[13]

لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ – La illaha ilAllah(u) (There is No God But Allah)

Abu Huraira reported that the Prophet said: “When a servant of Allah utters the words la ilaha illallah (there is no God except Allah) sincerely, the doors of heaven open up for these words until they reach the Throne of Allah, so long as its utterer keeps away from the major sins.”[14]

لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ – La illaha ilAllah(u) (There is No God But Allah)

Abu Huraira reported that the Prophet said, “Renew your faith.” “How can we renew our faith?” they asked. The Prophet replied: “Say always: la ilaha illallah.”[15]

لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَ لَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَ هُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ – La illaha ilAllahu, waHdahu la shareeka lahu, lahul Mulku, wa lahul Hamd, wa Huwa ala kulli shaiy’in Qadeer (There is No God But Allah Alone, who has no partner. His is the dominion and His is the raise, and He is Able to do all things)

Whoever says the above ten times, will have the reward for freeing four slaves from the Children of Isma’il .[16]

لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَ لَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَ هُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ – La illaha ilAllahu, waHdahu la shareeka lahu, lahul Mulku, wa lahul Hamd, wa Huwa ala kulli shaiy’in Qadeer (There is No God But Allah Alone, who has no partner. His is the dominion and His is the raise, and He is Able to do all things)

Whoever says the above one Hundred times, has the reward of freeing ten slaves, a hundred good deeds are recorded for him and a hundred bad deeds are wiped away and he has gained refuge from the devil that day until evening and none shall come with anything better except someone who has done more.[17]

لَآ اِلهَ اِلاَّ اللّهُ وَاحِدًا اَحَدًا صَمَدًا لَّمْ يَتَّخِذْ صَاحِبَةً وَّ لاَ وَلَدًا وَّ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَّوْ كُفُوًا اَحَدٌ – La illaha ilAllahu, Wahidda(n), Ahada(n), Samada(n), lam yatakhidh sahiba(n). Wa la walada, wa la yak(n)ul-lahu kufuwan Ahad (There is no God except Allah, the One and Only, the Eternal, Who has not taken a partner nor a son. And there is none like unto Him)

Whoever says the words above ten times, then 40,000 (forty thousand) good deeds will be recorded for him.[18]

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْْقَيُّومُ وَ أَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ – Astaghfirullah al-‘Adheemal-ladhi la ilaha illa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyum wa atubu ilaih (I seek the forgiveness of Allah the Mighty, Whom there is none worthy except Him, the Living, The Eternal, and I repent unto Him)

Whoever says the above words, Allah will forgive him even if he deserted the army’s ranks.[19]

اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّى لاَ إِلهَ إِلاَ أَنْتَ ، خَلَقْتَنِى وَ أنَا عَبْدُكَ وَ أنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ ما اسْتَطَعْتُ ، أعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِ مَا صَنَعْت ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَىَّ وَ أبُوءُ بِذَنْبى فَاغْفِرْ لِى فإِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ – Allahumma anta Rabbi la ilaha illa anta, Anta Khalaqtani wa ana abduka, wa ana ‘ala ahdika wa wa’dika mastata’tu, A’udhu bika min Sharri ma sana’tu, abu’u Laka bini’matika ‘alaiya, wa Abu Laka bidhanbi faghfirli innahu la yaghfiru adhdhunuba illa anta (O Allah! You are my Lord! None has the right to be worshipped but You. You created me and I am Your slave, and I am faithful to my covenant and my promise as much as I can. I seek refuge with You from all the evil I have done. I acknowledge before You all the blessings You have bestowed upon me, and I confess to You all my sins. So I entreat You to forgive my sins, for nobody can forgive sins except You.)

The above du’a is known as the Sayyid al-Istighfar and is the most superior way of asking for forgiveness from Allah. Whoever says it during the day with firm faith in it, and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise; and if somebody recites it at night with firm faith in it, and dies before the morning, he will be from the people of Paradise.[20]

If someone implements ten verses of the Qur’an, He/She will not be considerate amongst the negligent on the Day of Judgment.[21]

If someone implements one hundred verses of the Qur’an, He/She will be considered among the obedient on the Day of Judgment.[22]

If someone implements one thousand verses of the Qur’an, He/She will be amongst the extremely rich on the Day of Judgement.[23]

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[1] Sahih Muslim, #4:42071.

[2] Sahih al-Bukhari; #7:168, Sahih Muslim; #4:2071.

[3] Muslim and at-Tirmidhi.

[4] at-Tirmidhi; 5:511, al-Hakim.

[5] Sahih al-Bukhari; #7:67, Sahih Muslim, #4:2071.

[6] Sahih Muslim; #4:2073.

[7] Sahih al-Bukhari; al-Fath al-Bari #11:213, Sahih Muslim #4:2076.

[8] Sahih Muslim; #3:1685.

[9] an-Nasa’i and Hakim, who said its chain is sahih.

[10] Sahih Muslim; #4:2072.

[11] at-Tirmidhi and Tabarani whose version adds: “There is no power nor strength save through Allah”.

[12] Sahih Muslim; #4:2073.

[13] Sahih Muslim; #4:2073.

[14] at-Tirmidhi, who says it is hasan gharib. al-Mundhiri included in al-Targhib #2:414.

[15] Ahmad with a fair chain of authorities.

[16] Sahih al-Bukhari; 7:67, Sahih Muslim; #4:2071.

[17] Sahih al-Bukhari; #4:95, Sahih Muslim; #4:2071.

[18] Ahmad.

[19] Abu Dawud 2/85, at-Tirmidhi 5/569, Al-Hakim who declared it authentic and adh-Dhahabi agreed with him 1/511.

[20] Sahih al-Bukhari 8, 75 #318.

[21] Abu Dawud, Ibn Hibban – sahih.

[22] Abu Dawud, Ibn Hibban – sahih.

[23] Abu Dawud, Ibn Hibban – sahih.

 

 

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THE EXCELLENCE OF ZIKIR REMEMBRANCE OF ALLAH

Beautiful dhikr we can make everyday

SubhanAllahi wa BiHamdihi
(glory be to Allah and I praise him)

Whoever says (the above) at morning and evening time, one hundred times, none shall come on the day of resurrection with anything better except someone who has said

the same or more.
[muslim]

other authentic narrations also say that the one who repeats the above dhikr 100 times a day, his/her sins will be wiped away, even if they are like the foam of the sea.
[bukhari]

SubhanAllahil Adheem wa biHamdihi
(Glory be to Allah, the supreme, and I praise him)

A palm tree is planted for him in paradise.
[tirmidhi]

SubhanAllah
(Glory be to Allah)

Whoever says the above 100 times, a thousand good deeds are recorded for him, and a thousand bad deeds are wiped away.
[Muslim]

SubhanAllah, walHamdullilah, wa La Ilaha Illa Allah, waAllahu akbar.
(Glory be to Allah, All praise is for Allah, there is no God but Allah, Allah is the greatest)

The above are mentioned as the 4 most beloved words to Allah s.w.t.
[Muslim]

The prophet s.a.w said that to say (the above) is dearer to him than all that the sun rises upon (i.e the whole world).
[Muslim]

Alhamdullilah
(All praise is for Allah)

-Verily the best supplication is above.
[Muslim]

La Illaha IllAllah(u)
(There is no God but Allah)

-The best form of rememberance is above
[Muslim]

La Illaha IllAllahu, waHdahu la shareeka Lah, Lahul Mulku, wa lahul Hamd, Wa huwa ‘ala kuli shay’in Qadeer
(there is no God but Allah, who has no partner, his is the dominion, and to him is all praise, and he is able to do all things)

-Whoever says the above 100 times has the reward of freeing 10 slaves, a hundred good deeds are written for him and a hundred bad deeds are wiped away, and he has

gained refuge from the devil that day until the evening, and none shall come with anything better except one who has done more.

[Bukhari, Muslim]

Astaghfurillah al-Adheemal-ladhi la illaha illa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyum wa atubu ilay.
(I seek the forgiveness of Allah the almighty, whom there is none worthy except him, the Living, the Eternal, and I repent unto him)

Whoever says the above, Allah s.w.t will forgive him even if he deserted the army’s ranks.
[Abu Dawud, at-tirmidhi, declared authentic by Al Hakim and Al Dhahabi]

Allahumma anta Rabbi la ilaha illa anta, Anta Khalaqtani wa ana abduka, wa ana ‘ala ahdika wa wa’dika mastata’tu, A’udhu bika min Sharri ma sana’tu, abu’u Laka

bini’matika ‘alaiya, wa Abu Laka bidhanbi faghfirli innahu la yaghfiru adhdhunuba illa anta.
(O Allah you are my Lord, there is no God but You, You created me and I am your slave, and i am faithful to my covenant and my promise as much as I can. I seek

refuge with you from all evil I have done. I acknowledge before you all the blessings you have bestowed upon me, and I confess to you all my sins. So I entreat you

forgive my sins, for nobody can forgive sins except You.)

The Prophet s.a.w said “The most superior way of asking for forgiveness from Allah is (the above), The Prophet s.a.w added. “If somebody recites it during the day with

firm faith in it, and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise; and if somebody recites it at night with firm faith in it, and dies before

the morning, he will be from the people of Paradise.”
[Bukhari, 75:318]

A collection of various forms of dhikr and tasbih from the Sunnah.

– SubhanAllahi wa biHamdihi (Glory be to Allah and Praise Him).

Whoever says (the above) at morning and evening time, one hundred times, none shall come on the Day of Resurrection with anything better except someone who has

said the same or more.[1]

– SubhanAllah wa biHamdihi (Glory be to Allah and Praise Him).

Whoever says (the above) a hundred times during the day, his sins are wiped away, even if they are like the foam of the sea.[2]

– SubhanAllahi wa biHamdihi (Glory be to Allah and Praise Him)

Abu Dharr reported that the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said, “Shall I tell you the words that Allah loves the most?” I said: “Yes, tell me, O Messenger of Allah.”

He said: “The words dearest to Allah are: subhanAllah wa bihamdihi.[3]

– SubhanAllahi ‘l-`adheem wa biHamdihi (Glory be to Allah, The Supreme, and Praise Him)

A palm tree is planted for the reciter [of the above] in Paradise.[4]

– SubhanAllahi wa biHamdihi, Subhan-Allahi ‘l-`adheem (Glory be to Allah, and Praise, Glory be to Allah, the Supreme)

Prophet Muhammad said: “Two words are light on the tongue, weigh heavily in the balance, they are loved by the Most Merciful One.”[5]

– SubhanAllah (Glory be to Allah)

Whoever recites [the above] one Hundred times, a thousand good deeds are recorded for him or a thousand bad deeds are wiped away.[6]

– La Hawla wa la Quwatta illa Billah (There is no Might or Power except with Allah)

[the above is] a treasure from the treasures of Paradise.[7]

– SubhanAllah, walHamdulilah, wa La illaha ilAllahu, waAllahu Akbar (Glory be to Allah, All Praise is for Allah, There is No God but Allah, Allah is the Greatest)

The above are mentioned as the four most beloved words to Allah. It does not matter with which one of them is begun.[8]

Abu Sa`id reported that the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said, “Perform the enduring goods deeds (al-baaqiyaat al-SaliHaat) more frequently.” They asked, “What

are these enduring good deeds?” The Prophet replied: Takbir [Allahu Akbar], Tahlil [la ilaha illallah], Tasbih [Subhan’Allah], alhamdulillah, and la hawla wa la quwwata

illa billah.[9]

– SubhanAllah, walHamdulilah, wa La illaha ilAllahu, waAllahu Akbar (Glory be to Allah, All Praise is for Allah, There is No God but Allah, Allah is the Greatest)

Prophet Muhammad said: “For me to say (the above) is dearer to me and all that the sun rises upon (ie the whole world).”[10]

– SubhanAllah, walHamdulilah, wa La illaha ilAllahu, waAllahu Akbar, wa la Hawla wa la quwwata illa billah (Glory be to Allah, All Praise is for Allah, There is No God

but Allah, Allah is the Greatest, There is no might or any power Except with Allah)

(The above) are the good deeds which endure [al-baqiyaatuS-SaliHaat]

– SubhanAllah, walHamdulilah, wa La illaha ilAllahu, waAllahu Akbar, wa la Hawla wa la quwwata illa billah (Glory be to Allah, All Praise is for Allah, There is No God

but Allah, Allah is the Greatest, There is no might or any power Except with Allah)

Abd Allah ibn Mas’ud reported that the Prophet said: “During the Night Journey I met Ibrahim (alayhis salam) who said to me: ‘O Muhammad, convey my greetings to

your Community, and tell them that the Paradise is of pure land, its water is sweet, and its expanse is vast, spacious and even. And its seedlings are SubhanAllah,

walhamdulilah, wa la ilaha ilAllah, waAllahu Akbar (the above).’”[11]

– Alhamdulilah (All Praise is for Allah) – Verily the best supplication is (above).[12]

– La illaha ilAllah(u) (There is No God But Allah)

The best form of remembrance is (above).[13]

– La illaha ilAllah(u) (There is No God But Allah)

Abu Huraira reported that the Prophet said: “When a servant of Allah utters the words la ilaha illallah (there is no God except Allah) sincerely, the doors of heaven open

up for these words until they reach the Throne of Allah, so long as its utterer keeps away from the major sins.”[14]

– La illaha ilAllah(u) (There is No God But Allah)

Abu Huraira reported that the Prophet said, “Renew your faith.” “How can we renew our faith?” they asked. The Prophet replied: “Say always: la ilaha illallah.”[15]

– La illaha ilAllahu, waHdahu la shareeka lahu, lahul Mulku, wa lahul Hamd, wa Huwa ala kulli shaiy’in Qadeer (There is No God But Allah Alone, who has no partner.

His is the dominion and His is the raise, and He is Able to do all things)

Whoever says the above ten times, will have the reward for freeing four slaves from the Children of Isma’il .[16]

– La illaha ilAllahu, waHdahu la shareeka lahu, lahul Mulku, wa lahul Hamd, wa Huwa ala kulli shaiy’in Qadeer (There is No God But Allah Alone, who has no partner.

His is the dominion and His is the raise, and He is Able to do all things)

Whoever says the above one Hundred times, has the reward of freeing ten slaves, a hundred good deeds are recorded for him and a hundred bad deeds are wiped away

and he has gained refuge from the devil that day until evening and none shall come with anything better except someone who has done more.[17]

– La illaha ilAllahu, Wahidda(n), Ahada(n), Samada(n), lam yatakhidh sahiba(n). Wa la walada, wa la yak(n)ul-lahu kufuwan Ahad (There is no God except Allah, the

One and Only, the Eternal, Who has not taken a partner nor a son. And there is none like unto Him)

Whoever says the words above ten times, then 40,000 (forty thousand) good deeds will be recorded for him.[18]

– Astaghfirullah al-‘Adheemal-ladhi la ilaha illa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyum wa atubu ilaih (I seek the forgiveness of Allah the Mighty, Whom there is none worthy except

Him, the Living, The Eternal, and I repent unto Him)

Whoever says the above words, Allah will forgive him even if he deserted the army’s ranks.[19]

– Allahumma anta Rabbi la ilaha illa anta, Anta Khalaqtani wa ana abduka, wa ana ‘ala ahdika wa wa’dika mastata’tu, A’udhu bika min Sharri ma sana’tu, abu’u Laka

bini’matika ‘alaiya, wa Abu Laka bidhanbi faghfirli innahu la yaghfiru adhdhunuba illa anta (O Allah! You are my Lord! None has the right to be worshipped but You. You

created me and I am Your slave, and I am faithful to my covenant and my promise as much as I can. I seek refuge with You from all the evil I have done. I acknowledge

before You all the blessings You have bestowed upon me, and I confess to You all my sins. So I entreat You to forgive my sins, for nobody can forgive sins except You.)

The above du’a is known as the Sayyid al-Istighfar and is the most superior way of asking for forgiveness from Allah. Whoever says it during the day with firm faith in it,

and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise; and if somebody recites it at night with firm faith in it, and dies before the morning,

he will be from the people of Paradise.[20]

If someone implements ten verses of the Qur’an, He/She will not be considerate amongst the negligent on the Day of Judgment.[21]

If someone implements one hundred verses of the Qur’an, He/She will be considered among the obedient on the Day of Judgment.[22]

If someone implements one thousand verses of the Qur’an, He/She will be amongst the extremely rich on the Day of Judgement.[23]

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[1] Sahih Muslim, #4:42071.

[2] Sahih al-Bukhari; #7:168, Sahih Muslim; #4:2071.

[3] Muslim and at-Tirmidhi.

[4] at-Tirmidhi; 5:511, al-Hakim.

[5] Sahih al-Bukhari; #7:67, Sahih Muslim, #4:2071.

[6] Sahih Muslim; #4:2073.

[7] Sahih al-Bukhari; al-Fath al-Bari #11:213, Sahih Muslim #4:2076.

[8] Sahih Muslim; #3:1685.

[9] an-Nasa’i and Hakim, who said its chain is sahih.

[10] Sahih Muslim; #4:2072.

[11] at-Tirmidhi and Tabarani whose version adds: “There is no power nor strength save through Allah”.

[12] Sahih Muslim; #4:2073.

[13] Sahih Muslim; #4:2073.

[14] at-Tirmidhi, who says it is hasan gharib. al-Mundhiri included in al-Targhib #2:414.

[15] Ahmad with a fair chain of authorities.

[16] Sahih al-Bukhari; 7:67, Sahih Muslim; #4:2071.

[17] Sahih al-Bukhari; #4:95, Sahih Muslim; #4:2071.

[18] Ahmad.

[19] Abu Dawud 2/85, at-Tirmidhi 5/569, Al-Hakim who declared it authentic and adh-Dhahabi agreed with him 1/511.

[20] Sahih al-Bukhari 8, 75 #318.

[21] Abu Dawud, Ibn Hibban – sahih.

[22] Abu Dawud, Ibn Hibban – sahih.

[23] Abu Dawud, Ibn Hibban – sahih.

ISTIGHFAAR ( to seek Forgiveness )

Istighfar is alsi an important type of dhikr. Allah comanded the holy prophet saw to seek forgiveness from him which is called istighfar, he has said :

فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَاسْتَغْفِرْهُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ تَوَّاباً

then glorify the praise of your lord and seek for his forgiveness. surely he is ever lenting. (an Nasr 110:3)

Allah gave the same command to general body of believer by sayin:
وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوا لِأَنفُسِكُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ اللَّهِ هُوَ خَيْراً وَأَعْظَمَ أَجْراً وَاسْتَغْفِرُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

“and whatever good you forward for your souls, you shall find itwith Allah better and greater in recompense. and seek forgiveness of Allah. Surely Allah is forgiving,

merciful. ( al Muzammil 73:20)

According to Hazrat Abu Sa’id Khudri R.a the prophet Saw said : (when he wasthrown out) the devil said: by your might, my lord, i shall continues to lead your servants

astray as long as ther souls are intheir bodies.”
Allah saw said: by my Might, Glory and Exalted station, i shall continue to pardon them as long as they ask my Forgiveness. ( Ahmed)

the holy Prophey saw has said: Whoever recites even if he has abscnded from jihad, he will be forgiven

ASTAGHFIRULLAH ALLAZI LAAILAAHA ILLAA HUWAL HAYYUL QAYYUMU WA ATOOBU ILAIHI

” i seek the forgiveness of Allah, besideswhom there is no god (is is he alone), the ever-living, the eternal and I repent to him.”

According to a hadith if anyone cherishes that his deed of records make him happy he must make a frequenr recital of istighfar.

the words of Istighfar are as given above but if soneone does not remember them he may say simply frequently:

ALLAHUMMAGHFIRLEE ( My lord Forgive me)

The Prophet said, “Nobody who enters Paradise likes to go back to the world even if he got everything on the earth, except a Mujahid who wishes to return to the world

so that he may be martyred ten times because of the dignity he receives (from Allah).”

VIRTUES OF ZIKR

A Sahabi once said, “0, Rasulullah, (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WASALLAM), I know that the commandments of Sharee-at are many, but of these tell me the one that I

may practice assiduously throughout my life.” The Prophet, (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WASALLAM), replied, “Keep your tongue always moist (i.e. busy) with the zikr

of Allah.” According to another Hadith, Harat Mu’aaz (Radhiyal-laho anho) has said, “Once at the time of my departure from Rasulullah (Sallallahu ALAIHI

WASALLAM), I asked him to advise me of that action which is most pleasing to Almighty Allah: whereupon he replied, “At the time of your death, your tongue should be

busy with zikr of Almighty Allah.”

Note: By “my departure”, Hadhrat Mu’aaz (Radhiyal-laho anho) refers to the occasion when he was appointed by the Holy Prophet (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI

WASALLAM) as the Governor of Yemen and sent there for teaching and propagating Islaam. It was at the time of that farewell that Rasulullah (SALLALLAHU

ALAIHI WASALLAM) had given him some parting instructions.

By saying that “the commandments of Sharee-at are many”, the Sahabi had meant that although observance of every commandment is imperative, to specialize and attain

perfection in each and every one is difficult; and so he wanted that Rasulullah (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WASALLAM), may recommend him something of over-riding

importance which he might hold fast to, and practice at all times and in all conditions of sitting, standing or walking.

According to another Hadith, a person who possesses the following four things is truly blessed, from the worldly as well as spiritual point of view:—

1. A tongue ever absorbed in the zikr of Almighty Allah.
2. A heart filled with gratitude of Allah.
3. A body capable of undergoing hardships.
4. A wife who does not betray her husband’s trust in respect of her chastity and his wealth.

The phrase “moist tongue” according to some Ulama means excessive utterance (of zikr) and, idiomatically, it is used to convey excessive glorification and praise. But in

my (the author’s) humble opinion it can have another meaning as well. It is always very sweet and pleasant to talk of one’s beloved, as is the common feeling and

experience of every lover. On this basis, the phrase “moist tongue” would, therefore mean that one should glorify with love the name of Almighty Allah, so as to feel

love’s sweetness in the mouth.

I have observed many times that when some of my religious elders do zikr aloud, the flavour of the sweetness enjoyed by them is so transmitted to the listeners that their

mouths also feel the sweetness and they share the ecstasy likewise. But this phenomenon is possible only where there is a genuine yearning for zikr, and the tongue is

accustomed to excessive zikr. It is stated in one Hadith that the proof of one’s love for Almighty Allah lies in one’s love for the zikr of Allah, and in the same way lack of

zikr betrays lack of attachment with Almighty Allah.

Hadhrat Abu Darda (Radhiyallaho anho) said that those who keep their tongues wet with the zikr of Allah, will enter paradise smiling.

The Prophet said, “Nobody who enters Paradise likes to go back to the world even if he got everything on the earth, except a Mujahid who wishes to return to the world

so that he may be martyred ten times because of the dignity he receives (from Allah).”

A collection of various dhikrs from the sunnah.

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ وَ بِحَمْدِهِ
SubhanAllahi wa biHamdihi
(Glory be to Allah and I Praise Him)

Whoever says (the above) at morning and evening time, one hundred times, none shall come on the Day of Resurrection with anything better except someone who has

said the same or more
[Muslim; 4:42071]

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ وَ بِحَمْدِهِ
SubhanAllah wa biHamdihi
(Glory be to Allah and I Praise Him)

a hundred times during the day, his sins are wiped away, even if they are like the foam of the sea
[Sahih al-Bukhari; 7:168, Muslim; 4:2071]

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ وَ بِحَمْدِهِ
SubhanAllahi wa biHamdihi
(Glory be to Allah and I Praise Him)

Abu Dharr reported that the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said, “Shall I tell you the words that Allah loves the most?” I said: “Yes, tell me, O Messenger of Allah.”

He said: “The words dearest to Allah are: subhanAllah wa bihamdihi
[Muslim and at-Tirmidhi]

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ الْعَظِيمِ وَ بِحَمْدِهِ
SubhanAllahil adheem wa biHamdihi
(Glory be to Allah, The Supreme, and I Praise Him)

a palm tree is planted for him in Paradise
[at-Tirmidhi; 5:511, al-Hakim]

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ وَ بِحَمْدِهِ ، سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ الْعَظِيمِ
SubhanAllahi wa biHamdihi, SubhanAllahil adheem
(Glory be to Allah, and Praise, Glory be to Allah, the Supreme)

Muhammad (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said: “Two words are light on the tongue, weigh heavily in the balance, they are loved by the Most Merciful One”
[Sahih al-Bukhari; 7:67, Muslim; 4:2071]

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ
SubhanAllah
(Glory be to Allah)

one Hundred times, a thousand good deeds are recorded for him or a thousand bad deeds are wiped away
[Muslim; 4:2073]

لا حَوْلَ وَ لا قُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللّهِ
La Hawla wa la Quwatta illa Billah
(There is no Might or Power except with Allah)

mentioned in hadith as “a treasure from the treasures of Paradise”
[Sahih al-Bukhari; al-Fath al-Bari; 11:213, Muslim; 4:2076]

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ ، والْحَمْدُللّهِ ، وَ لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ ، وَ اللّهُ اَكْبَرُ
SubhanAllah, walHamdulilah, wa La illaha ilAllahu, waAllahu Akbar
(Glory be to Allah, All Praise is for Allah, There is No God but Allah, Allah is the Greatest)

– The above are mentioned as the four most beloved words to Allah. It doesnt matter which of them is begun with
[Muslim; 3:1685]

Abu Saiid reported that the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said, “Perform the enduring goods deeds (al-baqiyat al-salihat) more frequently.” They asked, “What are

these enduring good deeds?” The Prophet replied: Takbir [Allahu Akbar], Tahlil [la ilaha illallah], Tasbih [Subhan’Allah], alhamdu lillah, and la hawla wa la quwwata illa

billah.
[an-Nasa’i and Hakim, who said its chain is sahih]

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ ، والْحَمْدُللّهِ ، وَ لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ ، وَ اللّهُ اَكْبَرُ
SubhanAllah, walHamdulilah, wa La illaha ilAllahu, waAllahu Akbar
(Glory be to Allah, All Praise is for Allah, There is No God but Allah, Allah is the Greatest)

– Muhammad (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said: ‘For me to say (the above) is dearer to me and all that the sun rises upon (ie the whole world)
[Muslim; 4:2072]

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ ، والْحَمْدُللّهِ ، وَ لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ ، وَ اللّهُ اَكْبَرُ ، وَ لا حَوْلَ وَ لا قُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللّهِ
SubhanAllah, walHamdulilah, wa La illaha ilAllahu, waAllahu Akbar, wa la Hawla wa la quwwata illa billah
(Glory be to Allah, All Praise is for Allah, There is No God but Allah, Allah is the Greatest, There is no might or any power Except with Allah)

– The good deeds which endure are (the above)

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ ، والْحَمْدُللّهِ ، وَ لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ ، وَ اللّهُ اَكْبَرُ ، وَ لا حَوْلَ وَ لا قُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللّهِ
SubhanAllah, walHamdulilah, wa La illaha ilAllahu, waAllahu Akbar, wa la Hawla wa la quwwata illa billah
(Glory be to Allah, All Praise is for Allah, There is No God but Allah, Allah is the Greatest, There is no might or any power Except with Allah)

– AbdAllah ibn Mas’ud reported that the Prophet said: “During the Night Journey I met Ibrahim (alayhis salam) who said to me: O Muhammad, convey my greetings to

your Community, and tell them that the Paradise is of pure land, its water is sweet, and its expanse is vast, spacious and even. And its seedlings are SubhanAllah,

walhamdulilah, wa la ilaha ilAllah, waAllahu Akbar (the above)
[at-Tirmidhi and Tabarani whose version adds: “There is no power nor strength save through Allah”]

الْحَمْدُللّهِ
Alhamdulilah
(All Praise is for Allah)

– Verily the best supplication is (above).
[Muslim; 4:2073]

لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ
La illaha ilAllah(u)
(There is No God But Allah)

– The best form of remembrance is (above).
[Muslim; 4:2073]

لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ
La illaha ilAllah(u)
(There is No God But Allah)

– Abu Huraira (radiAllahu anhu) reported that the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said:

“When a servant of Allah utters the words la ilaha illallah (there is no God except Allah) sincerely, the doors of heaven open up for these words until they reach the

Throne of Allah, so long as its utterer keeps away from the major sins.
[at-Tirmidhi, who says it is hasan gharib. al-Mundhiri included in al-Targhib 2:414]

لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ
La illaha ilAllah(u)
(There is No God But Allah)

– Abu Huraira (radiAllahu anhu) reported that the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said, “Renew your faith.” “How can we renew our faith?” they asked. The Prophet

replied:
“Say always: la ilaha illallah.”
[Ahmad with a fair chain of authorities]

لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَ لَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَ هُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
La illaha ilAllahu, waHdahu la shareeka lahu, lahul Mulku, wa lahul Hamd, wa Huwa ala kulli shaiy’in Qadeer
(There is No God But Allah Alone, who has no partner. His is the dominion and His is the raise, and He is ABle to do all things)

– whoever says the above ten times, will have the reward for freeing four slaves from the Children of Isma’il (alayhis salam)
[Sahih al-Bukhari; 7:67, Muslim; 4:2071]

لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَ لَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَ هُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
La illaha ilAllahu, waHdahu la shareeka lahu, lahul Mulku, wa lahul Hamd, wa Huwa ala kulli shaiy’in Qadeer
(There is No God But Allah Alone, who has no partner. His is the dominion and His is the raise, and He is ABle to do all things)

– whoever says the above one Hundred times, has the reward of freeing ten slaves, a hundred good deeds are recorded for him and a hundred bad deeds are wiped away

and he has gained refuge from the devil that day until evening and none shall come with anything better except someone who has done more.
[Sahih al-Bukhari; 4:95, Muslim; 4:2071]

لَآ اِلهَ اِلاَّ اللّهُ وَاحِدًا اَحَدًا صَمَدًا لَّمْ يَتَّخِذْ صَاحِبَةً وَّ لاَ وَلَدًا وَّ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَّوْ كُفُوًا اَحَدٌ
La illaha ilAllahu, Wahidda(n), Ahada(n), Samada(n), lam yatakhidh sahiba(n). Wa la walada, wa la yak(n)ul-lahu kufuwan Ahad
(There is no God except Allah, the One and Only, the Eternal, Who has not taken a partner nor a son. And there is none like unto Him)

Whoever says the words above ten times, then 40,000 (forty thousand) good deeds will be recorded for him
[Ahmad]

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْْقَيُّومُ وَ أَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ
Astaghfirullah al-‘Adheemal-ladhi la ilaha illa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyum wa atubu ilai
(I seek the forgiveness of Allah the Mighty, Whom there is none worthy except Him, the Living, The Eternal, and I repent unto Him)

Whoever says the above words, Allah will forgive him even if he deserted the army’s ranks

[Abu Dawud 2/85, at-Tirmithi 5/569, Al-Hakim who declared it authentic and ath-Thahabi agreed with him 1/511]

اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّى لاَ إِلهَ إِلاَ أَنْتَ ، خَلَقْتَنِى وَ أنَا عَبْدُكَ وَ أنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ ما اسْتَطَعْتُ ، أعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِ مَا صَنَعْت ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَىَّ وَ

أبُوءُ بِذَنْبى فَاغْفِرْ لِى فإِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
Allahumma anta Rabbi la ilaha illa anta, Anta Khalaqtani wa ana abduka, wa ana ‘ala ahdika wa wa’dika mastata’tu, A’udhu bika min Sharri ma sana’tu, abu’u Laka

bini’matika ‘alaiya, wa Abu Laka bidhanbi faghfirli innahu la yaghfiru adhdhunuba illa anta
(O Allah! You are my Lord! None has the right to be worshipped but You. You created me and I am Your slave, and I am faithful to my covenant and my promise as

much as I can. I seek refuge with You from all the evil I have done. I acknowledge before You all the blessings You have bestowed upon me, and I confess to You all

my sins. So I entreat You to forgive my sins, for nobody can forgive sins except You.)

The above du’a is known as the Sayyid al-Istighfar and is the most superior way of asking for forgiveness from Allah.

Whoever says it during the day with firm faith in it, and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise; and if somebody recites it at

night with firm faith in it, and dies before the morning, he will be from the people of Paradise.
[Sahih al-Bukhari 8, 75 #318]

If someone implements ten verses of the Qur’an, He/She will not be considerate amongst the negligent on the Day of Judgment
[Abu Dawud, Ibn Hibban – sahih]

If someone implements one hundred verses of the Qur’an, He/She will be considered among the obedient on the Day of Judgment.
[Abu Dawud, Ibn Hibban – sahih]

If someone implements one thousand verses of the Qur’an, He/She will be amongst the extremely rich on the Day of Judgement.
[Abu Dawud, Ibn Hibban – sahih]

Beautiful Dhikr

A collection of various forms of dhikr and tasbih from the Sunnah.

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ وَ بِحَمْدِهِ – SubhanAllah wa biHamdihi (Glory be to Allah and Praise Him).
Whoever says (the above) a hundred times during the day, his sins are wiped away, even if they are like the foam of the sea. [Sahih al-Bukhari; #7:168, Sahih Muslim;

#4:2071]

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ وَ بِحَمْدِهِ – SubhanAllahi wa biHamdihi (Glory be to Allah and Praise Him)
Abu Dharr reported that the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said, “Shall I tell you the words that Allah loves the most?” I said: “Yes, tell me, O Messenger of Allah.”

He said: “The words dearest to Allah are: subhanAllah wa bihamdihi. [ Muslim and at-Tirmidhi.]

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ الْعَظِيمِ وَ بِحَمْدِهِ – SubhanAllahi ‘l-`adheem wa biHamdihi (Glory be to Allah, The Supreme, and Praise Him)
A palm tree is planted for the reciter [of the above] in Paradise. [at-Tirmidhi; 5:511, al-Hakim]

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ وَ بِحَمْدِهِ ، سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ الْعَظِيمِ – SubhanAllahi wa biHamdihi, Subhan-Allahi ‘l-`adheem (Glory be to Allah, and Praise, Glory be to Allah, the

Supreme)
Prophet Muhammad said: “Two words are light on the tongue, weigh heavily in the balance, they are loved by the Most Merciful One.” [Sahih al-Bukhari; #7:67, Sahih

Muslim, #4:2071]

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ – SubhanAllah (Glory be to Allah)
Whoever recites [the above] one Hundred times, a thousand good deeds are recorded for him or a thousand bad deeds are wiped away. [Sahih Muslim; #4:2073.]

لا حَوْلَ وَ لا قُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللّهِ – La Hawla wa la Quwatta illa Billah (There is no Might or Power except with Allah)
[the above is] a treasure from the treasures of Paradise. [Sahih al-Bukhari; al-Fath al-Bari #11:213, Sahih Muslim #4:2076]

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ ، والْحَمْدُللّهِ ، وَ لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ ، وَ اللّهُ اَكْبَرُ – SubhanAllah, walHamdulilah, wa La illaha ilAllahu, waAllahu Akbar (Glory be to Allah, All Praise is

for Allah, There is No God but Allah, Allah is the Greatest)
The above are mentioned as the four most beloved words to Allah. It does not matter with which one of them is begun. [Sahih Muslim; #3:1685]

Abu Sa`id reported that the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said, “Perform the enduring goods deeds (al-baaqiyaat al-SaliHaat) more frequently.” They asked, “What

are these enduring good deeds?” The Prophet replied: Takbir [Allahu Akbar], Tahlil [la ilaha illallah], Tasbih [Subhan’Allah], alhamdulillah, and la hawla wa la quwwata

illa billah.

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ ، والْحَمْدُللّهِ ، وَ لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ ، وَ اللّهُ اَكْبَرُ – SubhanAllah, walHamdulilah, wa La illaha ilAllahu, waAllahu Akbar (Glory be to Allah, All Praise is

for Allah, There is No God but Allah, Allah is the Greatest)
Prophet Muhammad said: “For me to say (the above) is dearer to me and all that the sun rises upon (ie the whole world).” [Sahih Muslim; #4:2072]

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ ، والْحَمْدُللّهِ ، وَ لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ ، وَ اللّهُ اَكْبَرُ ، وَ لا حَوْلَ وَ لا قُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللّهِ – SubhanAllah, walHamdulilah, wa La illaha ilAllahu, waAllahu

Akbar, wa la Hawla wa la quwwata illa billah (Glory be to Allah, All Praise is for Allah, There is No God but Allah, Allah is the Greatest, There is no might or any power

Except with Allah)
(The above) are the good deeds which endure [al-baqiyaatuS-SaliHaat]

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ ، والْحَمْدُللّهِ ، وَ لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ ، وَ اللّهُ اَكْبَرُ ، وَ لا حَوْلَ وَ لا قُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللّهِ – SubhanAllah, walHamdulilah, wa La illaha ilAllahu, waAllahu

Akbar, wa la Hawla wa la quwwata illa billah (Glory be to Allah, All Praise is for Allah, There is No God but Allah, Allah is the Greatest, There is no might or any power

Except with Allah)
Abd Allah ibn Mas’ud reported that the Prophet said: “During the Night Journey I met Ibrahim (alayhis salam) who said to me: ‘O Muhammad, convey my greetings to

your Community, and tell them that the Paradise is of pure land, its water is sweet, and its expanse is vast, spacious and even. And its seedlings are SubhanAllah,

walhamdulilah, wa la ilaha ilAllah, waAllahu Akbar (the above).’” [at-Tirmidhi]

الْحَمْدُللّهِ – Alhamdulilah (All Praise is for Allah) – Verily the best supplication is (above). [Sahih Muslim; #4:2073]

لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ – La illaha ilAllah(u) (There is No God But Allah)
Abu Huraira reported that the Prophet said: “When a servant of Allah utters the words la ilaha illallah (there is no God except Allah) sincerely, the doors of heaven open

up for these words until they reach the Throne of Allah, so long as its utterer keeps away from the major sins.” [at-Tirmidhi]

لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ – La illaha ilAllah(u) (There is No God But Allah)
Abu Huraira reported that the Prophet said, “Renew your faith.” “How can we renew our faith?” they asked. The Prophet replied: “Say always: la ilaha illallah.”

[Ahmad]

لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَ لَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَ هُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ – La illaha ilAllahu, waHdahu la shareeka lahu, lahul Mulku, wa lahul

Hamd, wa Huwa ala kulli shaiy’in Qadeer (There is No God But Allah Alone, who has no partner. His is the dominion and His is the raise, and He is Able to do all things)
Whoever says the above ten times, will have the reward for freeing four slaves from the Children of Isma’il . [Sahih al-Bukhari; 7:67, Sahih Muslim; #4:2071]

لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَ لَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَ هُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ – La illaha ilAllahu, waHdahu la shareeka lahu, lahul Mulku, wa lahul

Hamd, wa Huwa ala kulli shaiy’in Qadeer (There is No God But Allah Alone, who has no partner. His is the dominion and His is the raise, and He is Able to do all things)
Whoever says the above one Hundred times, has the reward of freeing ten slaves, a hundred good deeds are recorded for him and a hundred bad deeds are wiped away

and he has gained refuge from the devil that day until evening and none shall come with anything better except someone who has done more. [Sahih al-Bukhari; #4:95,

Sahih Muslim; #4:2071]

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْْقَيُّومُ وَ أَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ – Astaghfirullah al-‘Adheemal-ladhi la ilaha illa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyum wa atubu

ilaih (I seek the forgiveness of Allah the Mighty, Whom there is none worthy except Him, the Living, The Eternal, and I repent unto Him)
Whoever says the above words, Allah will forgive him even if he deserted the army’s ranks. [Abu Dawud 2:85, at-Tirmidhi 5:569]

اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّى لاَ إِلهَ إِلاَ أَنْتَ ، خَلَقْتَنِى وَ أنَا عَبْدُكَ وَ أنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ ما اسْتَطَعْتُ ، أعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِ مَا صَنَعْت ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَىَّ وَ

أبُوءُ بِذَنْبى فَاغْفِرْ لِى فإِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ – Allahumma anta Rabbi la ilaha illa anta, Anta Khalaqtani wa ana abduka, wa ana ‘ala ahdika wa

wa’dika mastata’tu, A’udhu bika min Sharri ma sana’tu, abu’u Laka bini’matika ‘alaiya, wa Abu Laka bidhanbi faghfirli innahu la yaghfiru adhdhunuba illa anta (O Allah!

You are my Lord! None has the right to be worshipped but You. You created me and I am Your slave, and I am faithful to my covenant and my promise as much as I

can. I seek refuge with You from all the evil I have done. I acknowledge before You all the blessings You have bestowed upon me, and I confess to You all my sins. So I

entreat You to forgive my sins, for nobody can forgive sins except You.)
The above du’a is known as the Sayyid al-Istighfar and is the most superior way of asking for forgiveness from Allah. Whoever says it during the day with firm faith in it,

and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise; and if somebody recites it at night with firm faith in it, and dies before the morning,

he will be from the people of Paradise.[Sahih al-Bukhari 8, 75 #318]

If someone implements ten verses of the Qur’an, He/She will not be considerate amongst the negligent on the Day of Judgment. [Abu Dawud, Ibn Hibban]

If someone implements one hundred verses of the Qur’an, He/She will be considered among the obedient on the Day of Judgment. [Abu Dawud, Ibn Hibban]

If someone implements one thousand verses of the Qur’an, He/She will be amongst the extremely rich on the Day of Judgement. [Abu Dawud, Ibn Hibban]

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