Prayers

Sending Prayers upon the Prophet ﷺ: The Key to Happiness

Sending Salawat (praises upon Prophet Muhammad ﷺ) carries immense benefits for the soul. When we engage in Salawat, we invite the light and blessings of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ into our hearts. This divine light purifies our soul, beautifies our character, and removes negativity from within us. The Salawat acts as a cleansing process, washing away imperfections and elevating our spiritual station.

By reciting Salawat, we resonate at a higher frequency, which helps to keep negative energies and influences away. The sound vibration of Salawat penetrates our entire being, filling us with divine light and positive energy. This practice not only brings us closer to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ but also helps us in times of difficulty. The light of the Prophet ﷺ takes away darkness from our hearts, bringing us peace and protection.

Moreover, Salawat is a form of divine connection and communication with the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. When we send blessings upon him, he responds with blessings upon us, erasing our sins and elevating our spiritual state. This act of praising the Prophet ﷺ with love and respect opens the doors to divine mercy and blessings.

– Salawat brings an invitation of nobility to the soul.
– It brings light and blessings of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to the soul.
– Salawat fragrances and beautifies the heart, removing bad character.
– The light of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ washes away imperfections as we recite Salawat.
– Salawat is a 100% accepted supplication, with Prophet Muhammad ﷺ saying “Ameen” to our prayers.
– It teaches us the love of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, even if we may not fully understand it at first.
– Salawat invites the presence of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, bringing immense humility and blessings.
– It elevates the spiritual station of the believer tenfold.
– The light and reality of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ purifies and sanctifies the believer.
– Salawat is a continuous flow of reality, with the light of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ always present.
– It brings the attention of Allah and the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, offering double protection.
– Salawat helps in dispelling falsehood and bringing truth into our lives.
– It should become second nature to constantly recite Salawat for immediate protection.
– Belief in the unseen, angels, and heavenly realms is strengthened through Salawat.
– Salawat helps in becoming familiar with the unseen energies and realities around us.
– It instills a sense of faith and connection with the divine through constant remembrance.
– Salawat brings peace, blessings, and light into the heart and soul of the believer.
– The practice of Salawat is a lifeline that connects the believer to the love of Allah and His Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.

In essence, Salawat is a powerful spiritual practice that uplifts the soul, strengthens our connection to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, and brings us closer to Allah’s divine light and mercy. May we always engage in Salawat with sincerity and love, seeking the blessings and guidance of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in all aspects of our lives.

-From the teachings of Mawlana Shaykh Nurjan Mirahmadi QS

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Salat Ibrahimiya (The Prayer of Ibrahim)

Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa ʿāla āli Muḥammad(in), kamā ṣallayta ʿalā Ibrāhīma wa ʿāla āli Ibrāhīm(a), innaka Ḥamīdun Majīd. Allāhumma bārik ʿalā Muḥammadin wa ʿāla āli Muḥammad(in), kamā bārakta ʿalā Ibrāhīma wa ʿāla āli Ibrāhīm(a), innaka Ḥamīdun Majīd.

O Allah, send prayers upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad just as You have sent prayers upon Ibrahim and upon the family of Ibrahim, verily You are the Praiseworthy, the Glorious. O Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad just as You have blessed Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim, verily You are the Praiseworthy, the Glorious.

Salat Al Fatih (The Prayer of the Opener)

Allāhumma ṣalli ᶜalā Sayyīdinā Muḥammadini ‘l-Fāṭiḥi limā ughliq wa ‘l-khātimi limā sabaq, nāṣiri ‘l-ḥaqqi bi ‘l-ḥaqqi wa ‘l-hādī ilā ṣirātika ‘l-mustaqīm wa ᶜalā ālihi ḥaqqa qadrihi wa miqdārihi ’l-ᶜaẓīm.

O Allāh! Bless our Master Muhammad who opened what was closed and who sealed what had gone before; he makes the truth victorious by the truth and he is the guide to Your Straight Path, and bless his Household as it befits his immense stature and splendor.

Salawat Al-Fatih, also known as Salatul Fatihi, carries immense blessings and benefits for the one who recites it. This salawat brings an invitation of nobility to the soul, inviting the light and blessings of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ into our hearts. It serves to cleanse the heart and purify the soul from any imperfections, as the light of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ washes away all negativity and bad character within.

When we recite Salawat Al-Fatih, it is as if we are making 600,000 recitations of Dala’il al-Khayrat, a highly esteemed collection of prayers. The salawat is a means of invoking blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, who is described as the Opener of what was closed and the Sealer of what had gone before. By reciting this salawat, we invite the Truth to be victorious in our lives and seek guidance on the Straight Path.

The salawat brings peace, tranquility, and the secret of eternal life, as the angels bring peace and blessings with each recitation. It is a means of connecting with the immense mercy and blessings of Allah, as Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is the Mercy to the worlds. By reciting Salawat Al-Fatih, we honor the Prophet’s humility and invite his noble presence into our lives, purifying and sanctifying our hearts.

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Durood Nariya

Allāhumma ṣalli ṣalātan kāmilatan, wa sallim salāman tāman, ʿalā Sayyidinā Muḥammadin illadhī tanḥallu bihi l-ʿuqad(u), wa tanfariju bihi l-kurab(u), wa tuqḍā bihi l-ḥawā’ij(u), wa tunālu bihi r-raghā’ibu wa ḥusnu l-khawātim(i), wa yustasqa l-ghamāmu bi-wajhihi l-karīm(i), wa ʿalā ālihi wa ṣaḥbihi fī kulli lamḥatin wa nafasin bi-ʿadadi kulli mʿalūmin lak(a).

O Allah, send a perfect prayer and complete greeting of peace upon our master Muhammad — the one by whom problems are solved, and anxieties are relieved, and needs are fulfilled, and aspirations are attained and good endings are received, and by whose noble face the clouds give rain — and upon his Family and Companions, with every glance and every breath, by the number of everything that is known to You.

Prayer of Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA)

Salawaatullaahi taala wa malaa’ikatihi wa anbiyaaihi wa rusulihi wa jami`ee khalqihi `alaa Muhammadin wa `alaa aali Muhammad `alayhi wa `alayhimu ‘s-salaam wa rahmatullaahi taala wa barakaatuh.

Blessings of Allah Almighty, of His Angels, of His Prophets, of His Messengers, and all Creation be upon Muhammad (ﷺ) and the family of Muhammad (ﷺ),may the Peace and Mercy of Allah Almighty and His Blessings be upon upon him and upon them.

Sayyidina `Ali رضي الله ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽٰ عنه , the cousin of the Prophet of Allah ﷺ was reported to have said:
“If you read this salawat three times daily and a hundred times on Jumu`ah, it will be as if you have read the salawat of all Creation, including ins, jinn, angels, and anything that makes salawat on Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ, and the Prophet ﷺ will take you by the hand to Paradise.“

How profound this is SubhanAllah.

The Best Salutation

Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā sayyidinā Muḥammadinil-ladhi malaʼ-ta qalbahu min jalālika wa ʻaynayhi min jamālika fa aṣ-baha fariḥan masrūra muʻayyadan mansūrā.

O Allāh, bless our master Muhammad whose heart You have filled with Your splendour and His eyes with Your beauty. Thus, he became happy and rejoiced and supported and victorious.

Shaykh Abu Abdullāh bin N‘umān قدس سرّه has been reported to have said: “I have been blessed a hundred times with the sight of the Noble Prophet sallallāhu alayhi wasallam. The last time that I had this honor I inquired : O Messenger of Allāh, which is the best Durūd that may be sent to you?”. Above is the prayer.

Prayer to Receive the love of the Messenger ﷺ

Ṣallallāhu ‘alā Ḥabibihi ṣallallāhu ‘alā Muḥammad

Blessings of Allah be upon His beloved, Blessings of Allah be upon Muhammad

Salawat of Mawlana Sheikh Nazim قدس سرّه

اللهم صلي و سلم على نبينا محمدٍ عليه السلام صلاةً تدوم و تهدى إليه ما مر الليال و طول الدوام

Allâhumma salli wa sallim `alâ nabiyyinâ Muhammad `alayhi ‘s-salâm, salâtan tadûmu wa tuhda ilayh mâ marra ‘l-layâli wa thûla ‘d-dawâm

” This Salat’us salaam given from RasoolAllah ﷺ to Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Sultanu’l Awliyaa and Seals of Awliyaa Grandshaykh because it’s the only Salat’us salaam. The one who will use it, for sure already well practised by Grandshaykh and Mawlana Shaykh and by it if you say and repeat it with sincerity and love, you will see in front of you no more anything existing. Only a Green light of RasoolAllah ﷺ will be dressing you and your heart. ” – Sheikh Adnan Kabbani قدس سرّه

Prayer for Light in the Heart

Allāhumma Yā Wāḥidu Yā Aḥad, ṣalli ‘ala sayyidina Muḥammadin ṣalatan tu‘addu wa lā tuḥaddu yunawwiru bihā qalbi wa rūhi wal jasad. Wa ‘ala ālihi wa sallim

O Allāh, O One, O Unique One, bless our master Muhammad, a blessing uncountable and limitless, and illuminate by it my heart, my soul, and my body and likewise bless his family and send peace.

Prayer for Protection against the Nafs and Shaytan

Allāhumma ṣalli ʻalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin mufarriqi firaqil kufri waṭ-ṭugyāni wa mushat-tatin bi-ghāyatin juyūshil qarīni was shayṭāni wa ʻalā ali sayyidina Muḥammadin wa bārik wa sallim.

O Allāh bless Muhammad who is the one to demolish the parties of disbelief and
transgression, and the one to scatter the armies of Shaytān. And on the family of
Muhammad, and confer Your favour and peace

Reports from Shaykh Sa‘āduddīn Hamvi قدس سرّه indicated that if one is tempted from their Nafs (their ego telling them things they don’t like), lust/desires, or shaytan, they should be consistent in reciting this durood.

Salawat Nuraniyyah

Allahumma salli wa sallim wa baarik `ala Sayyidina wa Mawlana Muhammadin shajarati ’l-asli ’n-nooraaniyyati wa lam`atil qabdati ’r-rahmaaniyyati wa afdali ‘l-khaleeqati ’l-insaaniyyati wa ashrafi ’s-soorati ’l-jismaaniyyati wa m`adini ’l-asraari ‘r-rabbaniyyati wa khazaaini ’l-`uloomi ’l-istifaaiyyati, saahibi ’l-qabdati ’l-asliyya wa ’l-bahjati ’s-saniyya wa ’r-rutbati ’l-`aliyya, man indarajati ’n-nabiyyoona tahta liwaa’ihi, fahum minhu wa ilayhi, wa salli wa sallim wa baarik `alayhi wa `ala aalihi wa sahbihi `adada maa khalaqta wa razaqta wa amatta wa ahyayta ilaa yawmi tab`athu man afnayta wa sallim tasleeman katheera wa ‘l-hamdulillahi rabbi ‘l-`alameen.

O Allah! Exalt, greet and bless our master and liege lord Muhammad (ﷺ), the Tree of Original Light, the Sparkle of the Handful of Divine Mercy, the Best of All Humankind, the Noblest of Physical Frames, the Vessel of the Lord’s Secrets and Storehouse of the Sciences of the Elect, the Possessor of the Original Divine Grasp, Resplendent Grace, and Uppermost Rank, under whose flag line up all the prophets, so that they are from him and point to him. Bless, greet and sanctify him and his Family and Companions, to the number of all that You have ever created, sustained, caused to die, and caused to live again, to the Day You resurrect those You reduced to dust, and greet him with an abundant and endless greeting. Glory and praise belong to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds!

It was reported that when the righteous person Muhammad al-Talmaysani رضي الله ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽٰ عنه had completed Dala’il al-Khayrat 100,000 times, he had a dream where he saw the noble, final messenger of Allah ﷺ telling him: “O Muhammad al-Talmaysani! If you read the Salat an-Nuraniyya of Ahmad al-Badawi, it will be as if you have completed Dala’il al-Khayrat 800,000 times!”