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Section : Invoking Blessings on the Prophet. Allah says, “Allah and His angels send blessings to the Prophet, O you who believe! Send blessings to him, and salute him with all respect.”
Section : What is Meant by Invoking Blessings on the Prophet?. Abual-‘Aliyah said, “Allah’s sending blessings to the Prophet, peace be upon him, means that He praises him in front of the angels, and the blessings of angels mean their…
Section : Sending Salutations to the Prophet on Hearing His Name. Is this Obligatory?. Some Muslim scholars hold that it is obligatory to send salutations to the Prophet, i.e. invoke blessings upon him, each time one hears his name mentioned.…
Section : Invoking Allah’s Blessings Upon the Prophet when Writing his Name. The scholars hold it desirable to invoke Allah’s blessings upon the Prophet, peace be upon him, each time one writes his name. But this is not mentioned in…
Section : Invoking Blessings Upon the Prophets. It is preferred to invoke Allah’s blessings upon the Prophets and angels separately. As to others than the Prophets, there is consensus among scholars that Allah’s blessings may be invoked for them along…
Section : How to Invoke Blessings and Peace Upon the Prophet. Abu Mas’ud Al-Ansari reported the following account from Bashir ibn Sa’d: “I asked Prophet, peace be upon him, ‘O Messenger of Allah, Allah has commanded us to invoke blessings…
Section : Going on a Journey. Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “Travel and be sound in health, and fight (in the cause of Allah) and be enriched.” (Ahmad. Almanawi considers this a sound hadith)
Section : Leaving One’s House for What is Dear to Allah. Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “No one leaves his home without two banners waiting at his door, one of them in the hands…
Section : Consultation and Istikharah Before Setting out on a Journey. Istikhara (Arabic) means to ask Allah to guide one to the right thing concerning any affair in one’s life, especially when one has to choose between two permissible alternatives.…
Section : How to make Istikharah. For this purpose one should pray two non-obligatory raka’at of prayer, even if they are of the regular sunnah prayers or a prayer for entering the mosque, and so on, during any time of…
Section : Travelling on Thursday is Preferred. Bukhari reports that the Prophet, peace be upon him, seldom set out on a journey except on Thursday.
Section : Offering Two Raka’at Before the Journey. Al-Mut’am ibn al-Miqdam reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “No one leaves anything behind with his family better than the two raka’at of prayers that he offers with them…
Section : It is Preferred to have Companions for the Journey. Ibn ‘Umar reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, forbade loneliness, i.e., that a man should sleep alone at night, or go on a journey alone. (Ahmad) Umar…
Section : Asking the Traveller “Pray for Us”. ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab reports, “I sought permission of the Prophet, peace be upon him, to perform ‘umrah. He gave me permission and said, ‘My brother, do not forget me in your prayers.”…
Section : Supplications for a Journey. It is preferred for a traveller to say when leaving home, “Bismillahi tawakaltu ‘alallah wa la haula wala quwwata illa billah, Allahumma inni auzhu bika an adilla au udalla au azilla au uzalla au…