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Dala' i l al-Khayrat

by Abu 'Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Sulayman

ibn Abi Bakr al-Jazuli al-Simlali

(d. 870/1465)

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Dala'il al-Khayrat

Supplement to the arabic text phonetics & english translation

The Beginning of the Dala'il al-Khayrat 5 The Most Beautiful Names 6 Chapter on virtue of the prayer on the Prophet, 13 may Allah bless him and grant him peace The Names of our master Muhammad, may Allah 19 bless Him and grant him peace, which are 201 The Supplication of Intention 32 Section of the Method of Saying the Prayer on the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace The First Hizb on Monday 33 The Second Hizb on Tuesday 43 Beginning of the Second Quarter 53 The Third Hizb on Wednesday 55 Beginning of the Second Third 60 The Fourth Hizb on Thursday 65 Beginning of the Third Quarter 71 The Fifth Hizb on Friday 75 The Sixth Hizb on Saturday 87 Beginning of the Third Third 88 Beginning of the Fourth Quarter 93 The Seventh Hizb on Sunday 97 The Eighth Hizb on Monday 107 Supplication which is recited at the End of the Dala'il al-Khayrat 112

Tranlation by

Aisha Bewley This translation is of

the Moroccan edition

of the Dala'il al-Khayrat.

The text is adjusted to

the page-break of the

published arabic text.

Maroc - Casablanca, 2006

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The Supplication of Intention / Du'á niyyat

Bismillahi rahmani rahím Allahumma inní nawaytu bi saláti 'alá nabí sallá·llahu 'alayhi wa sallam imti-thálán li-amrika wa tasdí-qan li-nabiyyika Muhammadin sallá·llahu 'alayhi wa sallam wa mahabbatan fíhi wa shawqán ilayhi wa ta'dhímán li-qadrihi wa li-kaw-nihi ahlán li-dhalik fataqab-balhá minní bi-fad-lika wa ihsá-nik wa azil hijába-l ghaf-lati man qalbí wáj-'alní min 'ibá-dika sálihín Allahumma zid-hu sharafán 'alá shara-fihi lladhí awlay-tah wa 'izzán 'alá 'izzihi lladhí a'tay-tah wa núrán 'alá núrihi lladhí minhu khalaq-tah wa a'li maqá-matu fí maqá-máti-l mursalín wa dara-jatahu fí dara-játi nabiy-yín Wa as-aluka ridá-ka wa ridá-hu yá rabba-l 'álamín ma-'a-l 'áfiyati dá_-imati wa-l mawti 'alá-l kitábi wa sunnati wa-l jamá-'ati wa kalimatí shahá-dati 'alá tah-qíqi-há min ghayri tabdí-lin wa lá tagh-yír wágh-fir lí má·r-takab-tuhu bi-fad-lika wa júdika wa kara-mik yá_ ar-hama ráhimín wa sallá·llahu 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin khá-timi nabiy-yín wa imámi-l mursalín wa 'alá álihi wa sah-bihi ajma-'ín wa salámun 'ala-l mursalín wa-l hamdu li·llahi rabbi-l 'álamín

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The Supplication of Intention

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, Most Merciful

O Allah! I have made the intention to do the prayer on the

Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in obedience to

Your command and verifying Your Prophet, our master Muhammad,

may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and with love for him and

yearning for him, and exalting his rank as he merits that. So accept it

from me by Your favour and benevolence and remove the veil of

neglect from my heart and make me one of Your righteous slaves.

O Allah! Increase him in honour above the honour which You have

given him, and with might beyond the might that You have given him,

and give him a light beyond his light from which You created. Elevate

his station among the stations of the Messengers, and his rank among

the ranks of the Prophets.

I ask You for Your pleasure and his pleasure, O Lord of the Worlds,

and constant well-being and a death on the Book, the sunna, and the

community and that my shahada is achieved without change or

alteration. Forgive me for what I have committed by your favour,

bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful! May Allah

bless our master Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and Imam of

the Messengers, and his family and all his Companions, and grant

them peace. Peace be upon the Messengers, and praise be to Allah,

the Lord of the worlds.

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The Fifth Hizb on Friday

Wa ás-áluka - Allahumma bi-l asmá-i llatí da-'áka bihá sayyiduná Ádamu

'alayhi salám. Wa bi-l asmá-i llatí da-'áka bihá sayyiduná Núhun 'alayhi salám. Wa bi-l asmá-i llatí da-'áka bihá sayyiduná Húdun 'alayhi salám. Wa bi-l asmá-i llatí da-'áka bihá sayyiduná Ibráhímu 'alayhi salám. Wa bi-l asmá-i llatí da-'áka bihá sayyiduná Sálihun 'alayhi salám. Wa bi-l asmá-i llatí da-'áka bihá sayyiduná Yúnusu 'alayhi salám. Wa bi-l asmá-i llatí da-'áka bihá sayyiduná Ayyúbu 'alayhi salám. Wa bi-l asmá-i llatí da-'áka bihá sayyiduná Ya'qúbu 'alayhi salám. Wa bi-l asmá-i llatí da-'áka bihá sayyiduná Yúsufu 'alayhi salám. Wa bi-l asmá-i llatí da-'áka bihá sayyiduná Músa 'alayhi salám. Wa bi-l asmá-i llatí da-'áka bihá sayyiduná Hárúnu 'alayhi salám. Wa bi-l asmá-i llatí da-'áka bihá sayyiduná Shu-'aybu 'alayhi salám. Wa bi-l asmá-i llatí da-'áka bihá sayyiduná Ismá-'ílu 'alayhi salám. Wa bi-l asmá-i llatí da-'áka bihá sayyiduná Dáwúdu 'alayhi salám. Wa bi-l asmá-i llatí da-'áka bihá sayyiduná Sulaymánu 'alayhi salám.

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The Fifth Hizb on Friday

O Allah, I ask You by the names with which our master Adam

called You, peace be upon him, and by the names by which our

master Nuh called You, peace be upon him, and by the names by

which our master Hud called You, peace be upon him, and by the

names by which our master Ibrahim called You, peace be upon him,

and by the names by which our master Salih called You, peace be

upon him, and by the names by which our master Yunus called You,

peace be upon him, and by the names by which our master Ayyub

called You, peace be upon him, and by the names by which our

master Ya'qub called You, peace be upon him, and by the names by

which our master Yusuf called You, peace be upon him, and by the

names by which our master Musa called You, peace be upon him,

and by the names by which our master Harun called You, peace be

upon him, and by the names by which our master Shu'ayb called

You, peace be upon him, and by the names by which our master

Isma'il called You, peace be upon him, and by the names by which

our master Dawud called You, peace be upon him, and by the names

by which our master Sulayman called You, peace be upon him,

76 Wa bi-l asmá-i llatí da-'áka bihá sayyiduná Zakariyyá-u 'alayhi salám. Wa bi-l asmá-i llatí da-'áka bihá sayyiduná Yahya 'alayhi salám. Wa bi-l asmá-i llatí da-'áka bihá sayyiduná Armiyá-u 'alayhi salám. Wa bi-l asmá-i llatí da-'áka bihá sayyiduná Sha'yá-u 'alayhi salám. Wa bi-l asmá-i llatí da-'áka bihá sayyiduná Ilyásu 'alayhi salám. Wa bi-l asmá-i llatí da-'áka bihá sayyiduná al-Yasa'u 'alayhi salám. Wa bi-l asmá-i llatí da-'áka bihá sayyiduná Dhú-l Kifli 'alayhi salám. Wa bi-l asmá-i llatí da-'áka bihá sayyiduná Yúsha'u 'alayhi salám. Wa bi-l asmá-i llatí da-'áka bihá sayyiduná 'Ísa ibn Maryamu 'alayhi salám. Wa bi-l asmá-i llatí da-'áka bihá sayyiduná Muhammadun salla-llahu 'alayhi wa sallam. Wa 'alá jamí-'i nabí-ína wa-l mursalín. An tusalliya 'alá sayidiná Muhammadin nabiyyik. 'Adada má khalaq-tahu min qabli an takúna samá_-u mab-niyyat. Wa-l ardu mad-hiyyat. Wa-l jibá-lu mursát. Wa-l bihá-ru muj-rát. Wa-l 'uyúnu mun-faji-rat. Wa-l anháru mun-hami-rat wa shamsu mud-hiyat. Wa-l qamaru mudí-á wa-l kawá-kibu mus-taní-rat. ? Kunta hay-thu kunta lá ya'lamu ahadun hay-thu kunta illá anta wah-daka lá sharí-kalak. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada hilmik. Wa salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada 'ilmik. Wa salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada kalimá-tik. Wa salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada ni'matik. Wa salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin mil-a samáwá-tik. Wa salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin mil-a ardik. Wa salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin mil-a 'arshik. ...

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and by the names by which our master Zakariyya called You, peace be

upon him, and by the names by which our master Yahya called You,

peace be upon him, and by the names by which our master Armiya'

called You, peace be upon him, and by the names by which our master

Sha'ya' called You, peace be upon him, and by the names by which our

master Ilyas called You, peace be upon him, and by the names which

our master al-Yasa' called You, peace be upon him, and by the names

by which our master Dhu'l-Kifl called You, peace be upon him, and by

the names by which our master Yusha' called You, peace be upon him,

and by the names by which our master 'Isa ibn Maryam called You,

peace be upon him, and by the names by which our master Muhammad

called You, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and all the

Prophets and Messengers. I ask that You bless our master Muhammad, Your Prophet in quantity

as great as what You created from before the sky was set up, the

earth laid out, the mountains anchored, the seas made to flow, the

fountains gush forth, the rivers poured forth, the sun made visible,

the moon given light, the stars given light, when You were where

You were and no one knows where You were except You alone with

no partner to You.

O Allah bless our master Muhammad in quantity great as Your

forbearance, bless our master Muhammad in quantity as great as Your

knowledge, bless our master Muhammad in quantity as great as Your

words, bless our master Muhammad in quantity as great as Your

blessing, bless our master Muhammad with the capacity of Your heavens

and bless Sayyidina Muhammad with the capacity of Your earth, bless

our master Muhammad with the capacity of Your Throne, bless our

77 Wa salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin zinata 'arshik. Wa salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada má jara bihi-l qalamu fí ummi-l kitab. Wa salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada má khalaqta fí sab-'i samá-wátik. Wa salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada má anta kháliqun fí-hinna ilá yawmi-l qiyámati fí kulli yawmin alfa marrat. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada kulli qat-ratin qatarat min sama-wátika ilá ardik. Min yawmi khalaqta dunyá ilá yawmi-l qiyámati fí kulli yawmin alfa marrat. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada man yu-sabbi-huka wa yu-halli-luk. Wa yu-kabbi-ruka wa yu-'adhimuk. Min yawmi khalaqta dunyá ilá yawmi-l qiyámati fí kulli yawmin alfa marrat. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada anfá-sihim wa alfá-dhihim. Wa salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada kulli nasa-matin khalaqtahá fí-him. Min yawmi khalaqta dunyá ilá yawmi-l qiyámati fí kulli yawmin alfa marrat. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada sahá-bi-l jári-yat. Wa salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada riyá-hi dhá-riyat. Min yawmi khalaqta dunyá ilá yawmi-l qiyámati fí kulli yawmin alfa marrat. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada má habbat 'alayhi riyá-hu wa harrakat-hu mina-l agh-sáni wa-l ash-jár. Wa-l awrá-qi wa thimár. Wa jamí-'i má khalaqta 'alá ardika wa má bayna samá-wátik. Min yawmi khalaqta \ dunyá ilá yawmi-l qiyámati fí kulli yawmin alfa marrat.

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master Muhammad with the weight of Your Throne, bless our master

Muhammad in quantity as great as what Your pen writes in the Mother

of the Book, bless our master Muhammad in quantity as great as what

You created in the seven heavens, and bless our master Muhammad in

quantity as great as what You will create in them until the Day of

Resurrection every day a thousand times.

O Allah, bless our master Muhammad in quantity as great as

every drop which falls from Your heavens to Your earth from the day

You created the world to the Day of Resurrection on every day a

thousand times.


whoever says 'Subhanallah', 'La ilaha illa'llah', 'Allahu akbar', and

exalts You from the day You created the world to the Day of

Resurrection a thousand times every day. O Allah, bless our master Muhammad in quantity as great as their

breaths and words and bless our master Muhammad in quantity as

great as every breath You created in them from the day You created

the world until the Day of Resurrection a thousand times every day.

O Allah, bless our master Muhammad in quantity as great as the

running clouds and bless our master Muhammad in quantity as great as

the scattering winds from the Day You created the world until the Day

of Resurrection a thousand times every day.


what the winds blow upon and what they move of branches, trees,

leaves and fruits and all that You created on Your earth and what is

between Your heavens from the day You created

78 ... Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada nujú-mi samá_-. Min yawmi khalaqta dunyá ilá yawmi-l qiyámati fí kulli yawmin alfa marrat. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin mil-a ardik. Mimmá hama-lat wa aqal-lat min qudra-tik. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada má khalaqta fí sab-'i bi-hárik. Mimmá lá ya'lamu 'ilmahu illá ant. Wa má anta kháli-quhu fíhá ilá yawmi-l qiyámati fí kulli yawmin alfa marrat. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin mil-i sab-'i bi-hárik. ? Wa salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin zinata sab-'i bi-hárik. Mimmá hama-lat wa aqal-lat min qudra-tik. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada am-wáji bihá-rik. Min yawmi khalaqta dunyá ilá yawmi-l qiyámati fí kulli yawmin alfa marrat. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada ramli wa-l hasá. Fí musta-qarri-l aradí-na wa sah-lihá wa jibá-lihá. Min yawmi khalaqta dunyá ilá yawmi-l qiyámati fí kulli yawmin alfa marrat. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada·d-tirá-bi-l miyá-hi-l 'adh-bati wa-l mil-hat. Min yawmi khalaqta dunyá ilá yawmi-l qiyámati fí kulli yawmin alfa marrat. Wa salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada má khalaq-tahu 'ala

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the world until the Day of Resurrection a thousand times every day.


stars of the heavens from the day You created the world until the Day


O Allah, bless our master Muhammad the capacity of Your earth

from what it carries and lifts up from Your power.


what You created in Your seven seas whose knowledge no one knows

except You and what You create in them until the Day of Resurrection

a thousand times every day.


what Your seven seas contain and bless our master Muhammad by

the weight of Your seven seas and what they carry and what is lifted

up from Your power.


waves of Your seas from the day You created the world until the Day



sand and the pebbles on the laid out earth, its plains and mountains

from the day You created the world until the day of Resurrection



turbulence of the sweet and salty waters from the day You created the

world until the Day of Resurrection a thousand times every day and

bless our master Muhammad in quantity as great as what You created

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jadí-di ardika fí musta-qarri-l aradín. Shar-qihá wa ghar-bihá. Sah-lihá wa jibá-lihá. Wa awdi-yatihá wa tarí-qihá. Wa 'ámi-rihá wa ghá-miri-há ilá sá-iri má khalaq-tahu 'alayhá. Wa má fíhá min hasá-tin wa madarin wa hajar. Min yawmi khalaqta dunyá ilá yawmi-l qiyámati fí kulli yawmin alfa marrat. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin nabiyyi 'adada nabá-ti-l ardi min qibla-tihá wa shar-qihá wa ghar-bihá. Wa sahlihá wa jibá-lihá wa awdi-yatihá. Wa ash-járihá wa thimá-rihá. Wa awrá-qihá wa zurú-'ihá. Wa jamí-'i má yakh-ruju min nabá-tihá wa baraká-tihá. Min yawmi khalaqta dunyá ilá yawmi-l qiyámati fí kulli yawmin alfa marrat. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada má khalaqta mina-l jinni wa-l insi wa shayá-tín. Wa má anta kháli-quhu minhum ilá yawmi-l qiyámati fí kulli yawmin alfa marrat. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada kulli sha'ratin fí abdá-nihim wa fí wu-júhi-him wa 'alá ru-úsihim. Mun-dhu khalaqta dunyá ilá yawmi-l qiyámati fí kulli yawmin alfa marrat. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada khafa-qáni tayri wa taya-ráni-l jinni wa shayá-tín. Min yawmi khalaqta dunyá ilá yawmi-l qiyámati fí kulli yawmin alfa marrat. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada kulli bahí-matin khalaq-tahá \ 'alá jadídi ardika min sa-ghírin aw kabír.

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on the surface of Your earth on the stable earths, east and west, its

plains, mountains, valleys, paths, populated parts and desolate parts

and all of what You created on it and what is in it of pebbles, clay and

stones from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection



plants of the earth from its qibla, east and west, plains and mountains,

valleys, trees, fruits, leaves, crops and all which comes forth from its

plants and its blessings from the day You created the world until the

Day of Resurrection a thousand times every day.

O Allah, bless our master Muhammad in quantity as great as what

You created of the jinn, men and shaytans, and what You create of

them until the Day of Resurrection a thousand times every day.


hairs on their bodies and faces and heads since You created the world

until the Day of Resurrection a thousand times every day.


the fluttering of birds and the flying of jinn and shaytans from the

day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection a thousand

times every day.


every beast

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.. . Fí mashá-riqi-l ardi wa maghá-ribihá. Min insi-há wa jinnihá. Wa minná lá ya'lamu 'ilmahu illá ant.

Min yawmi khalaqta dunyá ilá yawmi-l qiyámati fí kulli yawmin alfa marrat. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada

khutá-hum 'alá waj-hi-l ard. Min yawmi khalaqta dunyá

ilá yawmi-l qiyámati fí kulli yawmin alfa marrat. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada man yusallí alayh. Wa salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada man lam yusalli alayh.

Wa salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada-l qatri wa-l matari wa nabát. Wa salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada kulli shay. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin fí layli idhá yagh-shá.

Wa salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin fí nahá-ri idhá tajallá. Wa salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin fí-l á-khirati wa-l ú-lá.

Wa salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin shábbán zakiyyá. Wa salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin kah-lán mar-diyyá. Wa salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin min-dhu kána fí-l mahdi sabiyyá.

Wa salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin hattá lá yabqá mina saláti shay-. Allahumma wa a'ti sayyidiná Muhammadán al-maqá-ma-l ? mahmú-da lladhí wa 'ad-tah.

Alladhí idhá qála saddaq-tah. Wa idhá sa-ala a'taytah. Allahumma wa a'dhim burhá-nah. Wa sharrif bunyá-nah. Wa ab-lij hujja-tah. Wa bayyin fadí-latah.

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which You created on the surface of Your earth of small or great in

the eastern parts of the earth and the western parts of men and of

jinn and of what no one has knowledge of except You from the day

You created the world until the Day of Resurrection a thousand

times every day.

O Allah, bless our master Muhammad in quantity as great as their

footsteps on the earth from the day You created the world until the

Day of Resurrection a thousand times every day.


whoever blesses him and bless our master Muhammad in quantity as

great as whoever does not bless him and bless our master Muhammad

in quantity as great as drops of rain, rainfall and plants, and bless our

master Muhammad in quantity as great as every thing.

O Allah, bless our master Muhammad in the night when it

darkens, bless our master Muhammad in the day when it brightens,

bless our master Muhammad in the next abode and the first,

bless our master Muhammad as a pure youth,

bless our master Muhammad as a pleasing man of maturity,

bless our master Muhammad since he was a child in the cradle and

bless our master Muhammad until nothing remains of blessing.

O Allah, give our master Muhammad the praiseworthy station

which You promised him so that when he speaks, You verify him and

when he asks, You grant it to him.

O Allah, exalt his proof, honour his stature, make his proof

radiant and make his excellence clear.

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Allahumma wa ta-qabbal shafá-atahu fi umma-tih. Wás-ta'milná bi-sunna-tih. Wa tawaf-faná 'alá milla-tih. Wáh-shurná fí zumra-tihi wa tah-ta liwá-ih. Wáj-'alná min ru-faqá-ih. Wa aw-ridná haw-dah. Wás-qiná biká-sih. Wán-fa'ná bi-mahab-batih. Allahumma ámín. Wa as-aluka bi-asmá-ika llatí da-'awtuka bihá. An tusal-liya 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada má wa saftu wa mimmá lá ya'lamu 'ilmahu illá ant. Wa an tarha-maní wa tatú-ba 'alayya wa tu-'áfi-yaní min jamí-'i-l balá-i wa-l balwá-. Wa an tagh-fira lí wa liwá-lidayya wa tar-hama-l múminí-ná wa-l múmi-nát. Wa-l muslimí-na wa-l muslimát. Al-ahyá-i minhum wa-l amwát. Wa an tagh-fira li-'abdika [fulán ibn fulán] al-mudh-nibi-l khátí-i da-'íf. Wa an tatú-ba 'alayh. ? Innaka ghafú-run rahím. Allahumma á-mína yá-rabba-l 'álamín. [ Qá la rasúlu·llahi salla·llahu 'alayhi wa sallama man qara-a hadhi-hi saláta marra-tan wáhi-datan kataba·llahu lahu thawá-ba hajjatin maqbú-latin wa thawá-ba man a'taqa raqa-batan min waladi Ismá'ila 'alayhi salám faya-qúlu·llahu ta-'ála "yá malá-ikatí hadha 'abdun min 'ibá-dí ak-thara saláta 'alá habíbí Muhammadin fawa-'izzatí wa jalálí wa júdí wa majdí wárti-fá-'í la-u'tiyan-nahu bi-kulli harfin salla bihi qasrán fí-l jannati wa layá-tiyanní yawma-l qiyámati tahta liwá-i-l hamdi núru waj-hihi kál-qamari laylata-l badri wa kaffuhu fí kaffi habíbí Muhammadin" hadhá liman qálahá kulli yawmi jumu-'atin lahu hádha-l fadlu wa·llahu dhú-l fadli-l 'adhím. Wa fí riwá-yatin. ] Allahumma inní as-aluka bi-haqqi má hamala kursiy-yaka min 'adha-matika \ wa qudra-tik.

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O Allah, accept his intercession in his community, make us act by

his sunna, make us die in his religion, gather us in his party and under

his banner, make us among his comrades, bring us to his water-basin,

let us to drink from his cup and let us profit by his love, O Allah, Amin. O Allah. I ask You by Your Names by which I called on You, to

bless our master Muhammad in quantity as great as what I have

described and from what none knows except You, and that You show

mercy to me, turn to me, relieve me of all trials and afflictions,

forgive me and my parents, and show mercy to the believers, men and

women, and the Muslims, men and women, living and dead, and that

You forgive Your slave [so-and-so], full of sin and error, weak, and that

You turn to him. You are Forgiving, Merciful. O Allah, Amin, O Lord of the worlds. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,

said, 'If anyone recites this prayer once, Allah will write for him the

reward of an accepted hajj and the reward of someone who frees a

slave from the descendants of Isma'il, peace be upon him." Allah

Almighty says, 'O My angels, this is one of My slaves who does much

blessing of My beloved, Muhammad, so by My Might, My Majesty, My

Generosity, My Glory and My Height, for every letter he prays I will

give him a castle in the Garden, and he will come to Me on the Day of

Resurrection under the Banner of Praise. The light of his face will be

like the full moon and his hand will be in the hand of My beloved,

Muhammad." This is for whoever says it every Friday. He has this

favour, and Allah possesses great favour. In one variant:

O Allah, I ask You by what Your Throne carries of Your sublimity,

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.. . Wa khalá-lika wa bahá-ika wa sultá-nik. Wa bi-haqqi·s-mika-l makh-zú-nu-l maknú-ni lladhí sammayta bihi nafsak. Wa anzal-tahu fí kitá-bik. Wásta-atharta bihi fí 'ilmi-l ghaybi 'indak. An tusalliya 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin 'abdika wa rasúlik. Wa as-aluka bis-mika lladhí ídhá du-'íta bihi ajabt. Wa idhá su-ilta bihi a'tayt. Wa as-aluka bismika lladhí wa da'tahu 'alá layli fa-adh-lam. Wa 'alá nahári fás-tanár. Wa 'alá samá-wáti fásta-qallat. Wa 'ala-l ardi fásta-qarrat. Wa 'ala-l jibá-li fara-sat. Wa 'alá sa'bati fadal-lat. Wa 'alá má-i samá-i fasa-kabat. Wa 'alá sahá-bi fa-amta-rat. Wa as-aluka bimá sa-alaka bihi sayyiduná Muhammadin nabiyyuk. Wa as-aluka bimá sa-alaka bihi sayyiduná Ádamu nabiyyuka wa as-aluka bimá sa-alaka bihi anbiyá-uka wa rusuluk. Wa malá_ika-tuka-l muqarra-bún. Salla·llahu 'alayhi-mu ajma-'ín. Wa as-aluka bimá sa-alaka bihi ahlu tá-'atika ajma-'ún. An tusalliya 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin wa 'alá áli sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada má khalaqta min qabli an takú-na samá-u mab-niyyat. Wa-l ardu mat-hiyyat. Wa-l jibá-lu mur-siyyat. Wa-l 'uyúnu munfa-jirat. Wa-l anhá-ru mun-hamirat. Wa shamsu mud-hiyat. Wa-l qamaru mudí-an wa-l kawá-kibu muní-rat. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin wa 'alá áli sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada 'ilmik. Wa salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin wa 'alá áli sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada hilmik. Wa salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin wa 'alá áli sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada má ah-sáhu lawhu-l mah-fúdhu min 'ilmik.

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power, majesty, radiance and power, and by Your concealed guarded

name by which You named Yourself and revealed it in Your Book, and

You alone possess it in Your knowledge of the Unseen, that You bless

our master Muhammad, Your slave and Messenger, and I ask You by

Your name which when You are called by it, You answer, and when

You are asked by it, You give. I ask You by the name which You

placed over the night so that it darkens and over the day so that it

gives light, and over the heavens so that they are set up and over the

earth so that it is laid out, and over the mountains so that they are

anchored, and over difficulty so there is guidance, and over the

contents of the sky so that it is spilled forth, and over the clouds, so

that they give rain, and I ask You by what our master Muhammad,

Your Prophet, asked You, and I ask You by what our master Adam,

Your Prophet, asked You, and I ask You by what Your Prophets,

Messengers and near angels asked You, may Allah bless all of them. I

ask You by what all the people of Your obedience asked You to bless

our master Muhammad and the family of our master Muhammad in

quantity as great as what You created from before the sky was set up,

the earth laid-out, the mountains anchored, the fountains gushed

forth, the rivers poured forth, the sun brightened, the moon made to

give light and the stars made luminous.

O Allah, bless our master Muhammad and the family of our

master Muhammad in quantity as great as Your knowledge and bless

our master Muhammad and the family of our master Muhammad in

quantity as great as Your forbearance and bless our master

Muhammad and the family of our master Muhammad in quantity as

great as what the Preserved Tablet contains of Your knowledge.

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Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin wa 'alá áli sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada má jará bihi-l qalamu fí ummi-l kitábi 'indak. Wa salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin wa 'alá áli sayyidiná Muhammadin mil-a samá-wátik. Wa salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin wa 'alá áli sayyidiná Muhammadin mil-a ardik. Wa salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin wa 'alá áli sayyidiná Muhammadin mil-a má anta kháliquhu min yawmi khalaqta dunyá ilá yawmi-l qiyámat. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin wa 'alá áli sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada sufúfi-l malá-ikati wa tasbí-hihim wa taqdí-sihim. Wa tahmí-dihim wa tamjí-dihim. Wa takbí-rihim wa tahlí-lihim. Min yawmi khalaqta dunyá ilá yawmi-l qiyámat. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin wa 'alá áli sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada sahá-bi-l jári-yat. Wa riyá-hi dhári-yat. Min yawmi khalaqta dunyá ilá yawmi-l qiyámat. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin wa 'alá áli sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada kulli qat-rati taq-turu min samá-wátika ilá ardik. Wa má taq-turu ilá yawmi-l qiyámat. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin wa 'alá áli sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada má habbati riyáh. Wa 'adada má tahar-rakati-l ash-járu wa-l aw-ráqu wa zar-'u wa jamí-'i má khalaqta fí qará-ri-l hifdh. Min yawmi khalaqta dunyá ilá yawmi-l qiyámat.

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master Muhammad in quantity as great as what the pen writes in the

Mother of the Book which is with You. Bless our master Muhammad

and the family of our master Muhammad with as much as Your

heavens contain and bless our master Muhammad and the family of

our master Muhammad with as much as Your earth contains and bless

our master Muhammad and the family of our master Muhammad with

as much as You create from the day You created the world until the

Day of Resurrection. O Allah, bless our master Muhammad and the family of our

master Muhammad in quantity as great as the ranks of the angels,

their glorification, declaring holy, praising, glorification, and saying

'Allahu Akbar' and 'La ilaha illa'llah' from the day You created the

world until the Day of Resurrection. O Allah, bless our master Muhammad and the family of our

master Muhammad in quantity as great as the running clouds and the

scattering winds from the day You created the world until the Day of

Resurrection. O Allah, bless our master Muhammad and the family of our

master Muhammad in quantity as great as every drop which falls

from Your heavens to Your earth and what falls until the Day of

Resurrection. O Allah, bless our master Muhammad and the family of our

master Muhammad in quantity as great as what the winds blow and

what the trees, leaves and the crops move and all that You created

in the abode of preservation from the Day You created the world

until the Day of Resurrection.

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Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin wa 'alá áli

sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada-l qatri wa-l matari wa nabát.

Min yawmi khalaqta dunyá ilá yawmi-l qiyámat. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin wa 'alá áli

sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada nujú-mi fí samá-.


sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada má khalaqta fí

bi-há-rika sab-'ati mimmá lá ya'lamu 'ilmahu illa ant.

Wa má anta khá-liquhu ilá yawmi-l qiyámat. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin wa 'alá áli

sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada ramli wa-l hasá.

Fí mashá-riqi-l ardi wa ma-ghári-bihá. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin wa 'alá áli

sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada má khalaqta min al-jinni wa-l insi

wa má anta khá-liquhu ilá yawmi-l qiyámat. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin wa 'alá áli

sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada

anfá-sihim wa alfá-dhihim wa alhá-dhihim.


sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada taya-ráni-l jinni wa-l malá-ikat.

Min yawmi khalaqta dunyá ilá yawmi-l qiyámat.

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master Muhammad in quantity as great as the drops of rain and the

rain and the plants from the day You created the world until the Day

of Resurrection.


master Muhammad in quantity as great as the stars in the sky from

the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection.


master Muhammad in quantity as great as what You created in Your

seven seas of which only You have knowledge and what You create

until the Day of Resurrection.

O Allah, bless our master Muhammad and the family of Sayyidina

Muhammad in quantity as great as the sand and pebbles in the

eastern and western parts of the earth.


master Muhammad in quantity as great as what You created of jinn

and men and what You create until the Day of Resurrection.

O Allah bless our master Muhammad and the family of our

master Muhammad in quantity as great as their breaths, words and

utterances from the day You created the world until the Day of

Resurrection.

O Allah, bless Sayyidina Muhammad and the family of Sayyidina

Muhammad in quantity as great as the flying of the jinn and the angels

from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection.

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sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada tuyú-ri wa-l hawámm. Wa 'adada-l

wuhú-shi wa-l aká-mi fí mashá-riqi-l ardi wa maghá-ri-bihá. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin wa 'alá áli

sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada-l ahyá-i wa-l amwát. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin wa 'alá áli

sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada má adhlama 'alayhi laylu

wa ash-raqa 'alayhi nahár.


sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada man yam-shí 'alá rij-layn.

Wa man yam-shí 'alá arba'-.


sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada man salla 'alayhi

mina-l jinni wa-l insi wa-l malá-ikat.


sayyidiná Muhammadin 'adada man lam yusalli 'alayh. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin wa 'alá áli

sayyidiná Muhammadin kamá yajibu an yusallá 'alayh. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin wa 'alá áli

sayyidiná Muhammadin kamá yan-baghí an yusallá 'alayh.

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master Muhammad in quantity as great as the birds and the reptiles

and in quantity as great as the wild beasts and hills in the eastern

and western parts of the earth.


master Muhammad in quantity as great as the living and the dead.


master Muhammad in quantity as great as what the night darkens

and the day shines on from the day You created the world until the

Day of Resurrection.


master Muhammad in quantity as great as what walks on two legs and

what walks on four legs from the day You created the world until the



master Muhammad in quantity as great as whoever blesses him from

jinn, men, and angels from the day You created the world until the



master Muhammad in quantity as great as whoever does not bless him.

O Allah, bless our master Muhammad and the family of Sayyidina

Muhammad as he must be blessed.


master Muhammad as one should bless him.

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sayyidiná Muhammadin hattá lá yabqá shay-un mina saláti 'alayh. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin fí-l awwalín.

Wa salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin fí-l á-khi-rín. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidiná Muhammadin fí-l mala-i-l a'lá

ilá yawmi dín. Má shá-a·llahu lá quwwata illa bi·llahi-l

'aliyyi-l 'adhím.

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master Muhammad until nothing remains of blessing.

O Allah, bless our master Muhammad in the first and bless our

master Muhammad in the last.

O Allah, bless our master Muhammad in the Highest Assembly

until the Day of Repayment. Whatever Allah wills. There is no

strength save with Allah, the High, the Great.

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Du'á-l Khatám Supplication which is recited at the End of Dala'il al-Khayrat

Allahumma·gh-fir laná wa liwá-li-dayná

wa li-mu-allifi hadhá-l kitab. Wár-hamná wár-ham-hum.

Wáh-shurná wa iyyá-hum fí zum-rati nabí-ína wa siddí-qína

yawma-l qiyá-mati bi-fad-lika yá rah-mán. Allahumma salli 'alá sayyidi-l abrá-ri wa-zayni-l

mursa-lína-l akh-yári wa akrami man adh-lama 'alayhi laylu

wa ash-raqa 'alayhi nahár. Allahumma salli 'alá badri tamám. Allahumma salli 'alá núri dhalám. Allahumma salli 'alá miftá-hin dári salám. Allahumma salli 'alá shafí-'i fí jamí-'i-l anám.

Katab-tu kitábí qab-la nutqí bi-khá-tirí

wa qultu li-qalbí an-ta bi-shawqi a'lamu

fa-bal-ligh salámí yá kitábí wa qul lahum

maqá-muku-mu 'indí 'azí-zun mukar-ramu

yá rahmata·llahi in-ní khá-ifun wa-jilun

yá ni'mata·llahi in-ní mufli-su_n 'ání ?

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Supplication which is recited at the End of Dala'il al-Khayrat

O Allah, forgive us and our parents and the author of this book.

Show mercy to us and show mercy to them. Gather us and them in the

company of the Prophets and the true on the Day of Rising by Your

favour, O All-Merciful.

O Allah, bless the Master of the Devout, the Adornment of the

best Messengers, and the noblest of those over whom the night is dark

and the day shines.

O Allah, bless the full moon.

O Allah, bless the light of the darkness.

O Allah, bless the Key of the Abode of Peace.

O Allah, bless the intercessor for all people.

I wrote my book before I articulated my thoughts and said

to my heart, "You have the best knowledge of yearning."

Convey my greeting, O book of mine, and tell them:

"Your position with me is precious and honoured."

O mercy of Allah, I am full of fear.

O blessing of Allah, I'm bankrupt, so help me!

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wa laysa lí 'amalun alfá-l 'alí-ma bihi

siwá mahab-batika-l 'adhmá wa ímání

fa-kun amalí min shar-ri-l hayáti wa mini .

sharri-l ma-máti wa min ih-ráqi juth-mání .

wa kun ghináya lladhí má ba'dahu fala-sun

wa kun faká-kiya min igh-láli 'is-yání ..

tahiy-yatu samadi-l mawlá wa rahma-tuhu

má ghan-nati tayru fí awráqi agh-sáni .

'alayka yá 'urwa-tí-l wuth-qá wayá sanadí

awfá wa man mad-huhu rúhí wa ray-hání Subhána rabbika rabbi-l 'izzati 'ammá yasifún wa salámun 'ala-l

mursalín wa-l hamdu li·llahi rabbi-l 'álamín.

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I have no actions with which to meet the All-Knowing

other than immense love of you and my faith.

Be my hope against the evil of life

and the evil of death and the burning of my body.

Be my wealth after which there is no bankruptcy

and be my release from the fetters of my disobedience.

May the greeting of the Eternal Master and His mercy

for as long as birds sing in the leaves of the boughs

Be upon you, O my firmest handhold, O my most faithful support,

you whose praise is my rest and delight.

Glory be to Your Lord, the Lord of Might, above what they describe and

peace be upon the Messengers. Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.

✾

Phonetic key for the arabic alphabet

( in arabic-alphabetical order )

a b t th j h kh d dh r z s sh s d t dh ’ (‘ayn - with vowels: ‘a ‘u ‘i ) gh f q k l m n w h y

short and long vowels: a á u ú i í

n = nn ( double letters - shadda! ) - (connected)

Tranlation by Aisha Bewley

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