Category: Salawat

Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Mu’akhir

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 مُؤَخِّرُ صَلِّ على عَبْدِكَ و حَبِيبِكَ سَيِّدِنا مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ آخِرِ النَّبِيِّينَ في البَعْثِ و على آلِهِ و صَحْبِهِ و سَلِّمْ تَسْلِيماً وأَخِّرْ بِهِ عَنِّي كُلَّ سُوْءٍ في الدَّارَيْنِ تَأْخِيرَاً

O Allah, the One who sets back who He wills, bestow abundant prayers and peace upon Your slave and beloved, our Master the Prophet Muhammad, the last Prophet to be sent, and upon his Family and Companions, and by him drive away from me all evil in the two abodes.

 

Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Muqaddim

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 مُقَدِّمُ صَلِّ على عَبْدِكَ و حَبِيبِكَ سَيِّدِنا مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ المُقَدَّمِ و على آلِهِ و صَحْبِهِ و سَلِّمْ تَسْلِيماً وقَدِّمْنِي بِهِ في مَرَاتِبِ العُبُودِيِّةِ و الطَّاعَةِ لَكَ تَقْدِيماً

O Allah, the One who gives precedence to some over others, bestow abundant prayers and peace upon Your slave and beloved, our Master Muhammad, the Prophet who has been given absolute precedence, and upon his Family and Companions, and by him give me precedence in the stations of servitude and obedience to You.

Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Fard (the Matchless)

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 فَرْدُ صَلِّ على عَبْدِكَ و حَبِيبِكَ سَيِّدِنا مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ الفَرْد و على آلِهِ و صَحْبِهِ و سَلِّمْ تَسْلِيماً وأَفْرِدْنِي بِهِ لما خَلَقْتَنِي لَهُ و اجْعَلْ لي بِذَلِكَ عِزَّاً و مَجْداً فَرِيداً

O Allah, O Matchless One, bestow abundant prayers and peace upon Your slave and beloved, our Master Muhammad, the matchless Prophet and upon his Family and Companions, and by him devote me completely to that for which You have created me and bless me with honour and matchless nobility.

 

Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Ahad (the Unique)

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 أحَدُ صَلِّ على عَبْدِكَ و حَبِيبِكَ سَيِّدِنا مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ الأَحْمَد و على آلِهِ و صَحْبِهِ و سَلِّمْ تَسْلِيماً وأَشْهِدْنِي بِهِ سِرَّ الأَحَدِيِّةِ لَكَ إِشْهَادا

O Allah, O Unique One, bestow abundant prayers and peace upon Your slave and beloved, our Master Muhammad, the Prophet who praises You the most and upon his Family and Companions, and by him allow me to completely witness the secret of Your uniqueness.

Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Wahid (the 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 واحِدُ صَلِّ على عَبْدِكَ و حَبِيبِكَ سَيِّدِنا مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ الواحِد و على آلِهِ و صَحْبِهِ و سَلِّمْ تَسْلِيماً واجْعَلْنِي بِهِ رَاسِخَ القَدَمِ فيِ حَقِيقَةِ التَّوْحِيدِ مَنَّاً مِنْكَ عَظِيماً

O Allah, O One, bestow abundant prayers and peace upon Your slave and beloved, our Master Muhammad, the unique Prophet and upon his Family and Companions, and by him bless me with complete witnessing of Your Oneness purely out of Your immense bounty.

Salawat of Habib Ibrahim bin ‘Aqil bin Yahya

The following prayers upon the Prophet ﷺ are composed by Habib Ibrahim bin `Aqil bin Yahya (may Allah have mercy upon him and benefit us by him).

Habib Ibrahim said:

“Every act of worship is liable to be ruined by ostentation (riya’) except bestowing prayers upon the Prophet ﷺ because it is a means of intercession and it is accepted by Allah whatever the state of the person.” Continue reading Salawat of Habib Ibrahim bin ‘Aqil bin Yahya

Selected Salawat: The Possessor of the Highest Station

Habib Kazim al-Saqqaf (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him) recommends reciting the following prayer upon the Prophet ﷺ . It should be recited at least twice in the morning or evening, or ideally ten times. If someone recites it consistently, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ will be with them at the time of death and the pains of the throes of death will be reduced. Continue reading Selected Salawat: The Possessor of the Highest Station

Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Majid (the Magnificent)

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 Majid (the Magnificent)

Habib ‘Abdullah bin Husayn’s Prayer for the Removal of Hardships

This is Habib ‘Abdullah bin Husayn bin Tahir’s prayer which has been tried and tested for the removal of hardships:

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ و عَلَى آلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ صَلاةَ عَبْدٍ قَلَّتْ حِيلَتُهُ و رَسُولُ اللهِ وَسِيلتُهُ  وأَنْتَ لها يا إِلهي و لِكُلِّ كَرْبٍ عَظِيمٍ فَفَرِّجْ ما أَنا فيِهِ بِسِرِّ :بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم

O Allah, bestow prayers upon our Master Muhammad and upon the Family of our Master Muhammad, the prayers of a slave who has no way out and the Messenger of Allah is his only intermediary. My Lord, You are here for this and for every great calamity, so remove the hardship that I am in through the secret of: ‘In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful.’