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 Wajid (the One Who Possesses Everything)
Category: Salawat
Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Qayyum (the Self-Existing)
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 Qayyum (the Self-Existing)
Salat of Habib Muhammad bin Aydarus al-Habashi
This salat was composed by Habib Muhammad bin Aydarus al-Habashi, may Allah have mercy upon him. Habib Muhammad was born in al-Hawtah, Hadramawt, but he later moved to Indonesia and died in Surabaya in 1337 (1919 CE). He was one of the closest students of Habib Ali al-Habashi, and he is responsible for compiling Habib Ali’s salawat in the book, Majma` al-Lata’if al-`Arshiyah. Continue reading Salat of Habib Muhammad bin Aydarus al-Habashi
Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Hayy (the Living)
Sayyidi Habib Umar (may Allah preserve him and benefit us by him), asks Allah, the Living, through His Beloved ﷺ to bless us with the station of the martyrs, those who are alive in the presence of their Lord.
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 Hayy (the Living)
On Bestowing Abundant Prayers Upon the Prophet ﷺ
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
We have been instructed to bestow abundant prayers upon the Prophet ﷺ. How many prayers would be regarded as being abundant? Is it better to repeat a short formula so as to bestow more prayers or should I also read some longer prayers?
Some scholars say 300 prayers would be regarded as ‘abundant’. Others say 700. So try to read either number according to your ability. You should choose a prayer that you can repeat easily while also reading some other prayers even if they are long.
Selected Salawat: Prayers upon the One Whose Heart Never Sleeps ﷺ
Through prayers upon the Beloved ﷺ, the one whose heart never sleeps, Sayyidi al-Habib `Umar (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him) teaches us to ask for the best and sweetest of things: Continue reading Selected Salawat: Prayers upon the One Whose Heart Never Sleeps ﷺ
Seeking Allah’s Support through His Beloved ﷺ
In this prayer, Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him) teaches us to seek Allah’s support for ourselves and all Muslims through His Beloved, to whom Allah promised His mighty support. Continue reading Seeking Allah’s Support through His Beloved ﷺ
Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Muhyi (the Giver of Life)
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 Muhyi (the Giver of Life)
Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Mu’id (the Returner)
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 Mu’id (the Returner)
Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Mubdi’ (the Initiator)
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 Mubdi’ (the Initiator)