But when this word is used for the servants, whether angels or men, it will be in alI the three meanings | In my opinion the correct interpretation is this though the real knowledge is with Allah : Allah blessed the Prophet Abraham in particular with something with which He has blessed no one else in the world, and it is this: AlI those human beings who regard the Prophethood and the Revelation and the Book as the source of guidance are agreed on the leadership of the Prophet Abraham, whether they are Muslims or Christians or Jews |
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Abu Humaid Sa'idi:Allahumma salli ala Muhammad-in wa azwaji-hi wa dhurriyati-hi kama sallaita ala Ibrahima wa 'ala al-i Ibrhima wa barik ala Muhammad-in wa azwaji-hi wa dhurriyat-hi kama barakta 'ala al-i Ibrahima irmaka Hamid-um-Majid | Imam Abu Hanifah, Imam Malik and the majority of the scholars hold that the pronouncing of the Salat is obligatory only once in a life time |
A few points concerning them should be understood clearly: First, in aII these the Holy Prophet tells the Muslims that the best way of sending darud and Salat on him is that they should pray to Allah, saying, "O God: send darud on Muhanunad.
29Such were the conditions when Allah sent down this verse, as if warn the people: "However Bard the disbelievers and the hypocrites and the polytheists might try to vilify and slander My Prophet with a view to frustrating his mission, they are bound to suffer disgrace and humiliation in the end, for I am kind to him, and the angels, who are administering the entire universe, are his supporters and admirers | They say that it has become a convention with the Muslims to use salat-o-salam exclusively for the Prophets |
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So much so that the Holy Prophet's love can be impressed in our hearts only by Allah's help; otherwise Satan can turn us away from him by every kind of evil suggestion sand suspicions | , These differences only pertain to the darud's being obligatory in status or otherwise |
Therefore, there is no other way of doing full justice to sending of darud and salat on the Holy Prophet than that we should supplicate Allah to send salat on him.
therefore, implore You to send it on my behalf and take from me whatever service You will in this regard | " Secondly, the Holy Prophet did not want to have this prayer reserved for onlv himself bat included his followers and his wives and offsprings also |
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Thus, from al-Muhammad is excluded every such person who is not on the way of Muhammad upon whom be Allah's peace and blessings , whether he be a member of his household, and in it is included every such person, who is following in his footsteps, whether he is not even distantly related to him by blood | Therefore, it should not be used for those who are not prophets |
' In this verse, Muslims have been commanded two things: 1 Sallu alaihi; and 2 sallimu taslima.
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