40 Conditions For Attaining The Vision – The Prerequisites For Seeing the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ In A Dream

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ has informed us that it is possible to see him in a dream: “Whoever sees me in a dream has truly seen me, for Satan cannot imitate me.” Ibn Majah He ﷺ also said: “Whoever sees me in his dream will (soon) see me whilst awake” Bukhari and Muslim The Ulema have … Continue reading 40 Conditions For Attaining The Vision – The Prerequisites For Seeing the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ In A Dream →

The virtues and benefits of ‘salat’ and ‘salam’ – Part 6

How to make salat and salam part of your life It is important to regularly send salat and salam on the Prophet in order that we can attain the benefits. Consistency is vital. Everyone should aim to: Have a daily wird/wazifa (litany) of salat and salam. We should dedicate a portion of our day to this and never miss it.We … Continue reading The virtues and benefits of ‘salat’ and ‘salam’ – Part 6 →

The virtues and benefits of ‘salat’ and ‘salam’ – Part 5

How to perform Salat and Salam There is no single way of performing salat and salam. In fact, since the time of the Prophet ﷺ thousands of formulas of salat and salam have been composed. The various formulas of salat and salam include: Formulas taught by the Prophet ﷺ himselfFormulas composed by the SahabaFormulas composed by the Ulema and Awliya after the time of the Sahaba Formulas taught by the Prophet ﷺ himself There … Continue reading The virtues and benefits of ‘salat’ and ‘salam’ – Part 5 →

The virtues and benefits of ‘salat’ and ‘salam’ – Part 4

The virtues and benefits of salat and salam (continued) Enumerating the benefits of salawat is impossible since only Allah Most High knows the true extent of the rewards and benefits this noble act brings about for the reciter. Some of the famous benefits were mentioned in the previous post but now we will mention many … Continue reading The virtues and benefits of ‘salat’ and ‘salam’ – Part 4 →

The virtues and benefits of ‘salat’ and ‘salam’ – Part 3

The virtues and benefits of salat and salam It is impossible to fully enumerate the benefits of this immense and noble act of worship which Allah has commanded us to perform. Nonetheless the Ulema of Islam throughout the centuries have compiled books mentioning some of these benefits. One of the scholars recently did a search … Continue reading The virtues and benefits of ‘salat’ and ‘salam’ – Part 3 →

The virtues and benefits of salat and salam – Part 2

The legal ruling (hukm) of salat and salam Every action we do has a legal ruling in the sharia. Some actions are obligatory (fard) like the five daily prayers. Other actions are emphasised Sunnahs (Sunnah muakadah) like using the miswak during wudu or recommended (mustahab) like fasting on Mondays. Similarly, certain actions are disliked (makruh) … Continue reading The virtues and benefits of salat and salam – Part 2 →

The virtues and benefits of ‘salat’ and ‘salam’ – Part 1

Last year I delivered a short presentation on this topic. I decided to type up some notes based upon that presentation so other people can also benefit. Below is part 1: Salat and salam - A Quranic command اِنَّ اللّٰهَ وَمَلٰٓـئِكَتَهٗ يُصَلُّوۡنَ عَلَى النَّبِىِّ ؕ يٰۤـاَيُّهَا الَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا صَلُّوۡا عَلَيۡهِ وَسَلِّمُوۡا تَسۡلِيۡمًا‏“Indeed, Allah and His … Continue reading The virtues and benefits of ‘salat’ and ‘salam’ – Part 1 →