Durood salawaat & who are included in ale mohamed and signifcance
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Dear Burhan,
What is salawaat, 'Allahumma salle-ala
mohammadeen wa'la ale mohammedeen wabareek wasalleem'. Is this
correct? If it is than who is/are 'ale mohammed'? Does this include
Hazrat Abu Bakr, Hazrat Umar, Hazrat
Uthmaan and Hazrat Ali? Please explain me the complere relevance
of salawaat.
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Durood salawaat &
wo are included in and signifcance
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no
person, no grave, no prophet, no imam,
no dai, nobody!) worthy of
worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad(saws) is His
slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Allah Subhanah has commanded the believers in the
Quran, to ask Allah to send His Blessings
on Prophet Mohamed (saws), and to
salute him with all respect.
Q-1:
What is salawaat, 'Allahumma salle-ala mohammadeen wa'la ale mohammedeen
wabareek wasalleem'. Is this correct?
Allah says in the Quran Chapter 33 Surah
Ahzab verse 56:
Indeed,
Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet (Mohamed
(saws)). O you who believe, you should also (ask Allah to) send blessings
on him; and salute him with all
respect.
Al-Muwatta Hadith Hadith
9.70
Yahya related that Abu Masud al Ansari said, "The Messenger
of Allah (saws), came to us at the gathering of Sad ibn Ubada. Bashir ibn Sad said to him, 'Allah has
ordered us to ask for blessings on you, Messenger of Allah. How should we do it?' The Messenger of Allah(saws), remained
silent until we wished we had not asked him.
Then he told us to say, 'O
Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of
Muhammad as You blessed Ibrahim, and
give baraka to Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as You gave baraka to the family of Ibrahim. In all the worlds You are worthy of Praise
and Glorious,' and then give the taslim as you have learnt."
(Allahumma salli ala Muhammad wa ali Muhammad kama sallaita
Ibrahim, wa baraka ala Muhammad wa ali Muhammad kama baraktaala ali Ibrahim.
Fi'l alamin, innaka Hamidu'm - Majid.)
Prayer
for peace and blessings upon the Prophet (saws), may be said in any form.
If someone were to say: "O Allah, bless Muhammad," it would
suffice to fulfill the command Allah has laid on the believers, in the Holy Quran. It is better, however, to pray the salawat as taught to the
believers by the Messenger of Allah (saws),
as quoted in the above authentic narration above.
Q-2: If it is than who is/are 'ale
mohammed'? Does this include Hazrat Abu Bakr, Hazrat Umar, Hazrat Uthmaan
and Hazrat Ali?
The word
aal is family is generally used for the family or members of the
household; but may also be used at
times to mean the people or followers of someone.
Thus
aale Mohamed (saws) would mean the family and members of the household of his
immediate family; like his wifes, his children, his grand-children, etc.
And it
could also mean, the followers of
Mohamed (saws); and that would then
include all the believers.
Although
Hadrat Abu Baqr and Hadrat Umar were the father-in-laws of the Noble Prophet
(saws), and Hadrat Uthmaan and Hadrat
Ali were the sons-in law of the Prophet (saws); they would not be included in the immediate family.
But if
one were to take the broad meaning of the term aal to mean the followers of
the Prophet (saws); then all the
believers would be included.
Allah
Subhanah uses the word aale in various places in the Quran to mean both the
family of and the followers of.
Proof of
Allah using the term aal to mean the family of in the Holy Quran:
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 19 Surah Maryam verses 5-6:
(Zakariah prayed): I now fear the evil ways of my kinsmen after
me, and my wife is barren. I therefore, pray Thee to bless me by Your Grace, with a successor, who may
inherit my heritage, as well as of the descendants
of (aale) Yaqoob; and O
Lord, make him a desirable person.
Evidence
of Allah using the term aal to mean the followers of in the Holy Quran:
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 40 Surah Mumin verses 45-46:
At last, Allah saved the
believer from all the evil plots that the people devised against him, and the followers of (aale)
Pharaoh themselves were encompassed by the horrible scourge. It is the fire of Hell before which they
are presented morning and evening. And
when the Hour of Resurrection comes, it
will be commanded : Admit the followers of (aale) Pharaoh
to the severest torment.
Q-3: Please explain me
the complere relevance of salawaat.
Allah
Subhanah has commanded the believers in the Holy Quran, to send salutations (durood or salawaat) to
the Prophet (saws). In the verse
quoted above (Ahzaab:56) Allah, the Exalted, informed His servants about the revered status that His Prophet
and servant occupies with Him in the higher assembly. He revealed that He praises him in the company of the angels
close to Him, and that the angels pray for him, and that He has commanded the inhabitants of the lower world to
send their salutations and greetings to the Prophet, so that the lower and the higher worlds would join together in
his praise.
There are
several narrations of the Messenger of Allah (saws), whereby he declares the significance and reward of those who send
the salutations to him.
Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-'As reported that he heard the Prophet
(saws), saying, "If anyone invokes blessings upon me once, Allah will bestow blessings upon him ten
times over." (Related by Muslim)
Ibn
Mas'ud reported that the Prophet (saws), said,
"The people nearest to me on the Day of Judgment will be the ones
most conscientious in invoking blessings upon me." (Related by Tirmidhi).
Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet (saws), said, "Do not
turn my grave into a site of festivities,
but send greetings to me for your greetings are raised to me wherever
you might be." (Reported by Abu Daw'ud)
Aus reported that the Prophet (saws), said, "The best of
your days is Friday, so send more and more greetings to me on it, for your
greetings are presented to me."
(Related by Abu Daw'ud and Nasa'i)
Ahmad recorded that Abu Talha Al Ansari said, "The Prophet
(saws), woke up one day cheerful and
beaming. His companions
exclaimed, 'O Prophet of Allah, you
woke up today cheerful and beaming.'
He replied, 'Yes! A messenger (Hadrat Jibrael a.s.) of Allah, the Mighty
and the Glorified, came to me and said,
"If anyone from your ummah sends you a salutation, Allah will record for him ten good
deeds, wipe off ten of his sins, and raise him thereby ten degrees in rank, and He will return his salutation with a
similar salutation".'
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allahs Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
Burhan