Worldwide Salawat upon Muhammad Day (SallAllahu 'AlayHi waSallam)

[Saad (سعد)]

Proclamation
of
Worldwide Salawat upon Muhammad Day
~Sall-Allahu 'alayHi waSallam~

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Sunday, November 4, 2012 / 19 Dhu'l Hijja 1433​

ﺑﺴﻢ ﺍﷲ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻦ ﺍﻟﺮﺣﻴﻢ​

Whereas, the sanctity of Islam and Muslims is being violated in myriad ways -innocents are being killed, graves are being desecrated, the social fabric of many Muslim societies is being torn asunder, and the honorable life and legacy of our Prophet, Muhammad, peace upon him, is being assailed in unprecedented and increasingly egregious ways; whereas, collectively, these outrages demonstrate a lack of mercy, compassion and empathy, along with a demeaning of the prophetic legacy; whereas, one of the greatest means we possess to invite the mercy of God into our lives and into our world is the Salawat on the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah upon him); we declare Sunday, November 4, 2012, Worldwide Salawat upon Muhammad Day. (Sall-Allahu 'alayHi waSallam)

To commemorate this day, we encourage all Muslims to gather in their mosques, centers and homes for Magrib prayers and then to individually or collectively recite 2,000 Salawats on the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah upon him) using the following formula:

اللّهُمّ صَلّ عَلَى مُحَمّدٍ

Allahumma Salli 'Alaa Muhammad

(O Allah! Bless Muhammad)​

We believe that by collectively sending tens of millions, if not billions of Salawats on the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah upon him), the silent majority of the world's Muslims can make an unprecedented appeal in the real theater of power. By so doing, we will, Insha Allah, invite the direct aid of our Lord, bring about a cosmic shift that will affect the balance of worldly power and bring about a divine opening that will bring comfort and healing to the hearts of the believers. Join us in this historic event.

PLEDGE HERE: http://www.1billionsalawat.com/​

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[Note: If pledging and reciting 2000 is too much, then recite 1000, or 500 or at least 300. Don't let the 'shaytan of time' or the 'shaytan of effort' fool you; it only takes 3-5 minutes and you have a whole day to do so. Just do it and take part!​

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And share this with all your friends, relatives, associates and on your Facebook/Twitter! Spread the word; remember the incalculable rewards in all this! You will insha' Allah have the pleasure of Allah and His Messenger, Sall-Allahu 'alayHi waSallam - and that's all you need really - plus, for each salawaat you recite, 10 good deeds are written for you, 10 sins are erased, 10 spiritual ranks are raised and Allah Himself sends 10 blessings upon you in return. And a single blessing from the Infinite Allah is Infinite, so what about 10?​

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Plus the more people recite because of you, you will get their rewards in addition to yours!​

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Plus, all scholars of Islam are agreed that Allah may accept or reject any deed, except Salawaat upon His Beloved, Sall-Allahu 'AlayHi waSallam - which He always accepts, because of His unending and incomparable Love for Sayyiduna Muhammad Habibullah, Sall-Allahu 'alayHi waSallam. So all of the rewards above are guaranteed!​

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Plus and most importantly, this is the least you can do - honor the Chosen One, the Celebrated Mercy, the Travelling Light, God bless Him and greet Him with peace, Who suffered so much in Makkah and at Ta'if, just so you could be saved from Allah's infinite wrath and unending torment. Who, God bless Him and greet Him with eternal peace, fought bravely with the unbelievers just so that the message of Islam would reach you. Who, God bless Him and greet Him with peace, lived a life of such excellence that He gave you an example to follow and please God with. Who, God bless Him and greet Him with peace, prayed to Allah 700 times for your forgiveness - and this was when He was standing upon the Throne of Allah, beyond the Cedar-Tree of the Furthermost Boundary, on the Night of Mi'raaj!!! Who else could think about anyone else, let alone an entire ummah, when standing in the Infinite Presence of God, the Eternal, the Beautiful, Himself? - except, of course, Muhammad, the Continuously Praised and Thanked One, Sall-Allahu 'alayHi waSallam! He loves you more than both your parents combined.​

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And as a Pious Scholar once wrote, "Invoking blessing and peace upon the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) is an infinitesimal recompense of his right upon us, and of the thanks which we owe for the grace which Allah has bestowed upon us by sending him (may Allah bless him and give him peace), although what he truly deserves is innumerable, either for us to comprehend or to bestow, or even to will. However Allah, because of His Boundless Generosity, is pleased with his bondsmen even with the small amount of thanks they can offer."]​

 

[anonymous123]

Wonderful idea..Pledged and forwarded. May Allah give us tawfeeq to fulfill it
Jazakallah khair for sharing

 

[Saad (سعد)]

Allahumma Salli 'ala Sayyidina Muhammad, wa 'alaa Aali Sayyidina Muhammadin, kama Sallaita 'ala Sayyidina Ibrahima wa 'alaa Aali Sayyidina Ibrahima, wa Barik 'ala Sayyidina Muhammad, wa 'alaa Aali Sayyidina Muhammadin, kama Baarakta 'ala Sayyidina Ibrahima wa 'alaa Aali Sayyidina Ibrahima, fil-'Alameena, Innaka Hamidum Majid. As-Salaamu 'alayKa Ayyuhan-Nabiyyu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakaatuhu.

TONIGHT (November 4, 2012), AT MAGRIB: 1 BILLION SALAWAT DAY BEGINS

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The Prophet, ﷺ said “whoever forgot to bless me has lost his path to heaven”​

"Prayers upon the Prophet SallAllahu ‘alaiHi wa Sallam is the hallmark of the People of the Sunnah and the Largest Group of Muslims." -- Sayyiduna Imam Zayn-ul-Abideen, 'alayHi rahmah, the Great Grandson of God's Messenger, God bless Him and His House and Companions and greet Them in peace​

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"I am of the opinion that one should send prayers upon the Prophet, SallAllahu ‘alaiHi wa Sallam, in every circumstance." -- Imam As-Shafi'i, 'alayHi Rahmah, Founder of Islamic Jurisprudence and the Shafi'i madhab​

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"All scholars of Islam have agreed on the acceptance and permissibility of Dhikr by heart and by tongue, for the adult men and women, for children, for the one who has ablution [wudhu], and for the one without ablution; even for the woman during her menses. Moreover, dhikr is allowed by all scholars in the form of tasbih [Subhan Allah], tahmid [Alhamdulillah], takbir [Allahu Akbar] and praising and praying for [Salawaat/Durood upon] the Prophet (SallAllahu ‘alaiHi wa Sallam).” -- Shaykh-ul-Islam Imam an-Nawawi, 'alayHi Rahmah​

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"The foundation of Islam is built on praising, glorifying, and treating with dignity the Leader of all the Prophets, SallAllahu ‘alaiHi wa Sallam (one of the greatest means of which is durood/salawaat). Such praise, glorification, and treating with dignity is praise for the entire religion; and its removal is the end of the religion. By not giving such respect to the Prophet, all religion comes to an end.” -- Shaykh-ul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, 'alayHi Rahmah​

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“Why do We Send Prayers of Peace & Blessings Upon the Beloved Prophet of God?”​

© 2012, Afroz Ali

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Amongst the most noble of selfless acts we can undertake is to send prayers of peace and blessings upon the Final Messenger, (upon whom be peace and blessings of God The Exalted). God Almighty establishes this noble act Himself first and foremost; how noble is an act that God The Compassionate Himself confirms to Do! He, The exalted, states:​

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Verily, God and His angels send blessings upon the Prophet: O you who believe! Send blessings upon him and salute him with all due respect to him.”​

[Qur’an 33:56]​

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Above all other reasons, therefore, we must send salutations upon the Prophet because God Almighty has exhorted us to do so. It is His Command. Further, in a vigorously authenticated Hadīth, the Prophet also informs us of its significant benefit:​

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Ubayy bin Ka’ab said “I once told the Messenger of God, (upon whom be peace and blessings of God The Exalted) ‘O Messenger of God, I invoke much. What portion should I offer salutations upon you?’​

The Prophet replied, “However much you wish.”​

To this I asked, “A fourth?”​

He said, “If you wish, but should you increase the number, it will be better for you.”​

I then asked, “A third?”​

He said, “If you wish, but should you increase the number, it is still better for you.”​

I then asked, “A half?”​

He said, “If you wish, but should you increase the number, it is still better for you.”​

I then said, “Indeed in my invocation, I shall make all of my prayers upon you!”​

To this, the Messenger of God replied, “If you do that you will be freed from anxiety and all your wrongs pardoned.” [(Sahih) Hadith, recorded by Tirmidhi]​

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Today’s world is full of corruption, violence and an incessant maligning of God, The Prophets of God and indeed Islam, from both outside attacks and internal transgression (particularly from the transgressing literalists who are stopping people from being part of sending collective salutations upon the Prophet in abundance).​

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And today’s world is also full of people like ourselves feeling helpless. Anxiety and depression is endemic, not to mention our wrongs and shortcomings. Thus, an immediate and a significant benefit is that our invocation to God Almighty for peace and blessings upon His Beloved is a means of healing, Shifa, upon our own selves. In the midst of our wrongdoing, God’s Forgiveness and Grace may not fall upon us, but invoking selflessly for the Prophet is an intercessory means, the very permissible and Divinely approved act of Tawassul, of God’s Mercy and Peace to flow upon ourselves.​

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God of Mercy only wills Mercy when the one sent as mercy is mercifully invoked for. As is mentioned in a tradition, “every matter is between acceptance and rejection, except invocation of peace upon the Prophet”.​

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The erudite Scholar, Shams al-Din al-Sakhawi, one of the foremost student of the Hadith polymath Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, quotes the following in his book, Al-Qawl al-Badī’ fi al-Śalāt ‘ala al-Habīb al-Shafī’ (The Commendable Position Concerning the Sending of Blessings Upon the Beloved Intercessor), regarding why we invoke God to bless his Prophet:​

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Because he is the pure one, without blemish, and we are with flaws and blemishes. So how can the one with flaws praise the one without? Therefore, we ask God to send blessings upon him so that the blessings are from the Pure and Holy Lord upon the Pure Prophet.”​

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This is no small matter. To explain further, in another narration, the Prophet (upon whom be peace and blessings of God The Exalted), said: “Whoever will send one blessing upon me, God will send ten blessings upon him.” [(Sahih) Hadīth, recorded by Muslim]​

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Case in point: invoking peace and blessings upon the Prophet opens the floodgates of peace and blessings upon ourselves. In the midst of a world absent of peace, and starving of blessings, there is no quicker, better and greater way for the Believer of One God to seek His Grace, Protection, Favour and Blessing.​

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Whilst there are specific times that are mentioned to be the most commendable of times to invoke peace and blessings of God The Exalted upon the Prophet, there are absolutely no restrictions if one or a congregation chose to it on any other day or night. This is evidenced by the Qur’anic injunction to send salutations upon him with all and unbounded due of such salutation (taslīma).​

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Further, it is authoritatively mentioned in too many narrations, one of them two of them above, that neither quantum nor time is restricted. Anyone who misleads another to not send salutations upon the Prophet as a means of goodness from God, The Compassionate, is depriving others from the Favours of God, and only the Justice of God can respond to such oppressive deprivation instituted by mere mortals upon others and their own souls.​

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But beyond the benefits one attains in this world (removal of anxiety, harm and anarchy) by the Will of God, The All-Knowing All-Wise of our states and realities, there are benefits beyond this ephemeral world; the reality of such salutation’s objective being the Grace of God in the Hereafter. It would be remiss of us not to remind ourselves of these ultimate benefits. Here are some of the statements of the Prophet of God regarding them: “From those from among my community who send blessings upon me sincerely from his heart, God will shower His blessings upon him ten times, elevate his status by ten, and will have the angels record ten good deeds for him and will erase ten of his sins.” [Hadīth, recorded by Nasa’i]​

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[Saad (سعد)]

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Two extremely important facts must be highlighted regarding this narration. Firstly, the originating phrase “From those from among my community who send blessings upon me” is undoubtedly non-singular. In other words it implies both someone sending the salutations whether alone or as a congregation. Secondly, sending salutations upon the Prophet is a matter of ultimate concern- seeking the approval of God (recorded as good deeds) as well as seeking His forgiveness (erasure of sins). These are not simple matters to be wrongfully dismissed as innovation. These are the foundational objectives of devotional worship of our Exalted Creator.​

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“Without a doubt supplications are stalled between the heavens and the earth, and are not lifted up until the supplicant invokes blessings upon the Prophet (upon whom be peace and blessings of God The Exalted).” [Hadīth, recorded by Tirmidhi]​

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There is not a single Believer who does not hope for his supplication to be answered by the Answerer of supplications. Invoking blessings upon the Prophet when asking our Lord, hastens a response from our Merciful Lord. The Prophet’s intercession with our Lord is a Mercy from our Lord.​

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“The closest people to me on the Day of Resurrection will be those who invoked the most blessings upon me.” [Hadīth, recorded by Tirmidhi]​

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And who from amongst you would not want to be in the company of the Beloved of the Lord, who has been given the authority when no other authority will exist to intercede for us, let alone be closest to him!​

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“Verily, your best day is Friday, so invoke blessings upon me in abundance on this day, for your invocation is presented to me.’ They said, ‘O Messenger of God! How can our invocations be presented to you after your bones have turned to dust? He replied ‘Verily, God has forbidden the earth from consuming the bodies of the Messengers.” [Hadīth, recorded by ibn Majah and others]​

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To this profound reality of the blessed beloved Prophet of God (upon whom be peace and blessings of God The Exalted), it is incumbent to quote from the Divine Speech of God, The Exalted, related to the Prophetic narration above:​

There has without any doubt come to you a Messenger from among yourselves. Grievously serious to him is what you suffer; he is concerned over you, and to the believers he is kind and merciful.​

[Qur’an 9:128]​

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The relevant point to note here is that the Prophet’s concern is continuous and was not limited to a particular time or people, but to all who are from his community til the end of time! There is no question or ambiguity regarding this fact: the Prophet’s concern and care for us remains til the end of time and into the Hereafter. Seek every gathering and every moment of your voluntary and free time and send salutation upon the one whom God does not reject!​

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To continue: “He who invokes blessings upon me, the angels send blessings upon him equal to that which he invoked, so let the worshipper invoke some, or increase upon that.” [Hadīth, recorded by Tirmidhi]​

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Note here, that the Prophet himself authorises not only one or ten salutations, but as many as anyone wishes, that they are permitted to increase it to whatever they are capable of. Whether it is one, one hundred, one million or one billion; the right to send as many salutations upon the Prophet is your God-given right.​

But take heed, that anyone who would either see the sending of salutations upon the Prophet as a wasteful act or a simple matter, or not worthy of gathering for, then the Prophet has also warned us:​

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“He who, when I am mentioned before him, fails to invoke blessings upon me is a miser.”​

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“Disgraced be the person who, when I am mentioned before him, fails to invoke blessings upon me.” [both Hadīths, recorded by Tirmidhi]​

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I urge you to not be part of a mindset or a community that decimates and prevents this honourable act of invoking peace and blessings of God almighty upon His Beloved Prophet. Understand its irreplaceable value and hold on to those who aid and assist you to invoke God’s Peace and Blessings. As the Prophet of God (upon whom be peace and blessings of God The Exalted) said himself:​

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“God, without any doubt, has angels that roam the earth and convey to me the greetings of my community.” [Hadīth, recorded by Tirmidhi]​

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May God’s Grace be upon us all to be blessed to be part of the Prophet’s community, and may God the Exalted bestow His unbounded and overflowing peace and blessings be upon His Beloved Messenger.​

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Allahumma Salli wa Sallim wa Barik 'alaa Sayyidina Muhammadin, Kullama Zakarahuz-Zakiroon.​

Allahumma Salli wa Sallim wa Barik 'alaa Sayyidina Muhammadin, Kullama Ghafala 'An Zikrihil Ghafiloon.​