" In response to this, the methods of pronouncing Salat and darud that the Holy Prophet taught to many people on different occasions are as follows: Ka'b bin'Ujrah: Allahumma salli ala Muhammad-in wa ala al-i Muhammad-in kama sallaita ala Ibrahima wa ala al-i Ibrahima irmaka Hamidum-Majid, wa barik 'ala Muhammad-in wa ala al-i Muhammad-in kama barakta 'ala Ibrahima wa 'ala al-i Ibrahima innaka Hamid-um-Majid | Lexically, there is a difference between the words al and ahl |
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Melayu - Basmeih : Sesungguhnya Allah dan malaikatNya berselawat memberi segala penghormatan dan kebaikan kepada Nabi Muhammad saw; wahai orangorang yang beriman berselawatlah kamu kepadanya serta ucapkanlah salam sejahtera dengan penghormatan yang sepenuhnya• Another group holds that it is absolutely wajib to recite it in the Prayer but not necessarily in the tashahhud | Swahili - Al-Barwani : Hakika Mwenyezi Mungu na Malaika wake wanamsalia Nabii Enyi mlio amini Msalieni na mumsalimu kwa salamu• The greater one's appreciation of Islam and the Faith, the greater will one be appreciative of the favours of the Holy Prophet himself; and the greater one's appreciation of the favours of the Holy Prophet, the more often will he pronounce the darud and salat on him |
The word Salat when used with the associating panicle 'ala gives three meanings: 1 To be inclined to some body, to attend to him with love, and to bend over him; 2 to praise somebody; and 3 to pray for somebody.
Their argument is this: Allah Himself has used the word salat in respect of those who were not prophets at several places in the Qur'an, e | 'Niggardly is the person who dces not send darud on me when I am mentioned before him |
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All these daruds agree in meaning despite the difference in wording |
Ahmad, Bukhari, Nasa'i Ibn Majah.
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