Category: Allah’s Beautiful Names

Allah says: “Those who patiently persevere will receive a reward without measure.” (39:10) In this prayer, Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him and benefit us by him), teaches us to ask Allah through the Prophet, the most patient of people, to make us among those who patiently persevere and thus receive a reward without measure. Continue reading Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Sabur (the Most Patient)

This prayer is taken from Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz’s collection of prayers using Allah’s beautiful names in which he calls upon Allah by His beautiful names and then asks Him to bestow prayers upon His Beloved by those names. Finally, he asks Allah for a portion of those attributes which belong to Allah and which He has bestowed upon His Messenger ﷺ. Continue reading Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Rashid (the Guide to what is right)

Allah says: “then We gave the Book as inheritance to those whom We chose of Our servants.” (35:32) In this prayer, Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him and benefit us by him), teaches us to seek our portion of that inheritance. Continue reading Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Warith (the Inheritor)

This prayer is taken from Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz’s collection of prayers using Allah’s beautiful names in which he calls upon Allah by His beautiful names and then asks Him to bestow prayers upon His Beloved by those names. Finally, he asks Allah for a portion of those attributes which belong to Allah and which He has bestowed upon His Messenger ﷺ. In this prayer, he calls upon Allah, the Wondrous to bestow prayers upon His Beloved, the most wondrous of His creation in every sense. Continue reading Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Badi’ (the Wondrous)

Every morning the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would ask his Lord to make him someone who was rightly guided and a guide to others. In this prayer, Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him and benefit us by him) teaches us to seek guidance for ourselves and others from Allah through the means and light of our guide, His Beloved ﷺ. Continue reading Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Hadi (the Guide)

In this prayer, Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him) teaches us to call upon the Bestower of Bounty and to ask for an immense portion of that bounty (fadl). The Prophet ﷺ is also described as al-Mutafaddil, the generous distributor of Allah’s bounty. Continue reading Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Mutafaddil (Bestower of Bounty)

Every morning the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would ask his Lord to place light in his heart and in all his affairs. In this prayer, Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him and benefit us by him) teaches us to seek that same light from Allah through the means and light of His Beloved ﷺ. Continue reading Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Nur (the Light)

The Prophet said ﷺ: “All creatures are Allah’s dependants, and the most beloved to Allah are those most beneficial to His dependants.”

Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him) teaches us to ask Allah by His name, the One Who benefits (al-Nafi’) and by His Prophet ﷺ who is the source of all benefit, that He makes us among those who benefit the creation the most. Continue reading Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Nafi’ (the One Who Benefits)     

This prayer is taken from Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz’s collection of prayers using Allah’s beautiful names in which he calls upon Allah by His beautiful names and then asks Him to bestow prayers upon His Beloved by those names. Finally, he asks Allah for a portion of those attributes which belong to Allah and which He has bestowed upon His Messenger ﷺ. Continue reading Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Mani’ (the Preventer)

This prayer is taken from Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz’s collection of prayers using Allah’s beautiful names in which he calls upon Allah by His beautiful names and then asks Him to bestow prayers upon His Beloved by those names. Finally, he asks Allah for a portion of those attributes which belong to Allah and which He has bestowed upon His Messenger ﷺ. Continue reading Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Mughni (the One Who makes people independent)