Dala'il al-Khayrat - Shaykh Babikir Ahmed

Bismillah irahma-nirrahim

Dala'il al-Khayrat
Also known as: "The Guide of Good Deeds and the Brilliant Burst of Light
in the Rememberance of Blessings on the Prophet (saws)"

A famous collection of prayers for Prophet Muhammad (saws)

Written by Scholar
Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Jazuli al-Simlali (d.1465)

Roman-Transliteration (Arabic):
Allahumma salli ala Muhammadin
sahibil husni wal jamali wal bahjati wal
kamali wal baha'i wan nuri wal wildani
wal huri wal gurafa wal qusuri wa
lisanish shakuri wal qalbil mashquri
walilmil mashhuri wal jayshil mansuri
wal banina wal banati wal azwajit
tahirati wal uluwwi aladdarajati
wazzamzami walmaqami walmash'aril
harami wajtinabilasami watar biyatil
aytami wal hajji wa tilawatil qur'ani wa
tasbihir rahmani:

Wasiyami ramazana wal liwa'il-maqudi
wal karami. Wal judi wal wafa'i bil
uhudi. Sahibil ragbati wattargibi. Wal
baglatiwan najibi. Wal hawzi wal
qadibin nabiyyil awwabin natiqi
bissawabil manuti fil kitabin nabiyyi
abdillahin nabiyyi kanzillahih nabiyyi
hujjatillahin nabiyyi man ata'ahu faqad
ata'allaha wa man asahu faqad asallahan
nabiyyil arabiyyil qurashiyyiz
zamzamiyyil makkiyyit tihamiyyi.

Sahibil wajhil jamili, wattarfil kahili,
wal khaddil asili, wal Kawsari was
salsabili, qahiril mudaddina, mubidil
kafirina, wa qatilil mushrikina. Qa'idil
gurril muhajjalina ila jannatina'imi wa
jiwarilkarimi. Sahibi Jibrila alayhi
salamu wa Rasuli rabbil alamina wa
shafi'il muznibina wa gayatilgamami wa
misbahizzalami wa qamarittamami.

Sallallahu alayhi wa ala alihil
Mustafayna min athari jibillatin. Salatan
da'imatan alal abadi gayra
mudmahillatin. Sallallahu alayhi wa ala
alihi.

English Translation:
O Allah, praise Muhammad, the
possessor of beauty and handsomeness,
of splendor and perfection, of radiance
and light, of youthful servants and
houris, of chambers and palaces, of a
grateful tongue and a praiseworthy heart,
of renowned knowledge and victorious
army, of sons and daughters, of pure
wives, of the Highest of ranks, of the
spring of Zamzam, of the Maqam
(station of) Ibrahim, of the Holy
Sanctuary, of infallibility, of an orphan's
upbringing, of the pilgrimage, of the
Quranic recitation, of the glorification of
the Most Merciful,

Of the fast of Ramadan, of the flag, of
nobility and generosity. The fulfiller of
promises, the possessor of longing for
Allah, the one who kindled such longing
in others, the owner of the mule (his
mount), of noble birth, of the pool, of the
scepter, the prophet of return, the
speaker with reward, the one mentioned
in the Book, the prophet and worshipper
of Allah, the prophet and treasure of
Allah, the prophet and proof of Allah,
the prophet of obedience to whom is the
same as obedience to Allah, and to
whom disobedience is the same as
disobedience to Allah, the prophet of
Arabia, the Korayshi prophet, the
Zamzami prophet, the Meccan prophet,
the Tihami prophet.


The possessor of the most handsome
face, the naturally mascara eyebrows,
the noble cheeks, and springs of
Kawthar (Prophetic pool/lake in
Paradise) and Salsabil, the conqueror of
the Arabic speaking peoples, the
destroyer of the unbelievers, the slayer
of the polytheists, the guide to the
Divine Garden and vicinity of the
Merciful for those with shining faces and
shining limbs, the companion of our
master Gabriel peace be upon him, the
messenger of the Lord of the Worlds, the
advocate for sinners even though their
sins reach the limits of the clouds. The
lamp of the darkness and the full moon.

May the peace and blessings of Allah be
upon him and upon his most pure chosen
family, blessings that are both eternal
and everlasting, never diminishing.
Blessings by means of which his
happiness is renewed, his sending and
his resurrection on the Promised Day are
honored. Bless him and his family.

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