Category: Salawat

Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Muta’al (The Exalted One)

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.

اللَّهُمَّ يا اللهُ يا مُتَعَالِ صَلِّ على عَبْدِكَ و حَبِيبِكَ سَيِّدِنا مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ الَّذي تَعَالَتْ رُتْبَتُهُ و مَكَانَتُهُ و على آلِهِ و صَحْبِهِ و سَلِّمْ تَسْلِيماً و ارْفَعْنا في مَرَاتِبِ قُرْبَكَ العَالِيَةِ رِفْعاً

O Allah, the Exalted One, bestow abundant prayers and peace upon Your slave and beloved, our Master Muhammad, the Prophet whose rank and station are exalted and upon his Family and Companions, and raise us in the lofty ranks of closeness to You.

How can I be with the Messenger ﷺ ?

Habib Ali al-Jifri (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him) gives us five ways we can be with the Messenger ﷺ

Allah points the believers to a great and noble matter: the honour of being with the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.

Allah says:

Those who obey Allah and the Messenger are with those that Allah has favoured – of the Prophets, the people of immense truthfulness, the martyrs and the pious. They are the best of company![1] Continue reading How can I be with the Messenger ﷺ ?

Salat for the Visit of Nabi Allah Hud

This is a prayer upon the Prophet ﷺ composed by Habib Muhammad al-Haddar to be read by those visiting the Prophet Hud (peace be upon him). 

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ و سَلِّمْ في كُلِّ لَحْظَةٍ أَبَداً عَدَدَ ذَرَّاتِ الوُجُود

عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ و على نَبِيِّ اللهِ هُود و على آلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ و على آلِ نَبِيِّ اللهِ هُود

‘O Allah, bestow prayers and peace in every instant for eternity upon our Master Muhammad and upon the Prophet of Allah, Hud, upon the family and followers of our Master Muhammad and upon the family and followers of the Prophet of Allah, Hud.’

Muhammad ﷺ: the First, the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden

Among Allah’s beautiful names are the First (al-Awwal), the Last (al-Akhir), the Manifest (al-Zahir) and the Hidden (al-Batin). Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him) explains why the Prophet ﷺ  is also the First, the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden.

“Your Lord is the First, the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden. The Prophet  ﷺ is also First, the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden. On the night of the Isra’ and Mi`raj, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ  was greeted by one of the Prophets as follows: “Peace be upon you, the First One; peace be upon you, the Last One; peace be upon you the Manifest One; peace be upon you, the Hidden One.” Continue reading Muhammad ﷺ: the First, the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden

Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Batin (the Hidden One)

On the night of the Isra’ and Mi’raj, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was greeted by one of the Prophets as follows: “Peace be upon you, the First One; peace be upon you, the Last One; peace be upon you the Manifest One; peace be upon you, the Hidden One.” In this salat, Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him and benefit us by him) calls upon Allah by His name, the Hidden One, and asks him to bestow prayers upon His hidden Prophet. Continue reading Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Batin (the Hidden One)

Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Zahir (the Manifest)

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.

حَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ الظَّاهِر و على آلِهِ و صَحْبِهِ و سَلِّمْ تَسْلِيماً وأَرِنا في حَيَاتِنا ظُهُورَ دِينِهِ على الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ و أَظْهِرْ لَنَا بِهِ خَفِيِّاتِ المَعَانِي في الفَهْمِ عَنْكَ و اجْعَلْ أَسْرَارَ عِنَايَتِكَ و عِنَايَتِهِ بِنا عَلَيْنا ظَاهِرَة

O Allah, the Manifest One, bestow abundant prayers and peace upon Your slave and beloved, our Master Muhammad, the triumphant Prophet and upon his Family and Companions, and let us see in our lives the triumph of his religion over all other religions.  By him make manifest to us hidden meanings directly from You and make the secrets of Your care and his manifest upon us.

 

Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Akhir (the Last)

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.

اللَّهُمَّ يا اللهُ يا آخِر صَلِّ على عَبْدِكَ و حَبِيبِكَ سَيِّدِنا مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ المَبْعُوثِ إلى آخِرِ الأُمَمِ و خَيْرِها و على آلِهِ و صَحْبِهِ و سَلِّمْ تَسْلِيماً واجْعَلْنا بِهِ مِنْ خَواصِّ أَنْصَارِهِ و وُرَّاثِهِ في آخِرِ الزَّمَنِ و مِنْ أَقْرَبِ النَّاسِ إِلَيْهِ و أَسْعَدِهِمْ بِهِ في اليَوْمِ الآخِرِ جُوداً و كَرَماً

O Allah, the Last, bestow abundant prayers and peace upon Your slave and beloved, our Master Muhammad, the Prophet who was sent to the last and best nation, and upon his Family and Companions, and by him make us among the elite of those who support him and inherit from him in the last days. Make us among the closest of people to him and those that receive the most from him on the Last Day, out of Your generosity and kindness.

Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Awwal (the First)

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.

اللَّهُمَّ يا اللهُ يا أَوَّلُ صَلِّ على عَبْدِكَ و حَبِيبِكَ سَيِّدِنا مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ الأَوَّل في الخَلْقِ و الشَّفاعَةِ و مَرَاتِبِ السِّيادَةِ  على خَلْقِ أَجْمَعِينَ و على آلِهِ و صَحْبِهِ و سَلِّمْ تَسْلِيماً واجْعَلْنِي بِهِ في أَوَائِلِ أَهْلِ الْكَرَمِ عَلَيْكَ و الفَضْلِ مِنْكَ و أَوَائِلِ أَهْلِ اتِّبَاعِهِ فَضْلاً و إِحْسَاناً

O Allah, the First, bestow abundant prayers and peace upon Your slave and beloved, our Master the Prophet Muhammad, the first to be created and to intercede, the one given leadership over the whole of creation, and upon his Family and Companions, and by him make me among the first who receive Your generosity and bounty and among the first of his followers out of Your bounty and kindness.