The Meaning of Salla Allahu ‘Alayhi Wasallam – Sheikh Salim Al-Taweel

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وأصلي وأسلم على رسولك وآل رسولك And I ask Allāh to bless and bestow peace upon Your messenger and his family. أصلي صلاة العبد على نبينا محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم هو دعاء الله أن يثني على عبده One’s Salat on the Prophet Mohammed ﷺis to ask Allāh to praise His slave (Mohammed, peace be upon Him). صلاة الله على عبده هو ثناء الله عليه Allāh’s Salat upon His slave is Allah’s praise on him. إن الله وملائكته يصلون على النبي Indeed, Allāh and His angels make Salat on the prophet ﷺ. الله صلى على عبده يعني يثني عليه في الملأ الأعلى Allāh has made Salat on His slave, meaning that He praises Him in front of the most exalted group (i.e. from the angels). طيب صلاتنا نحن نسأل الله أن يصلي Alright, our Salat, we ask Allāh to make Salat: نقول اللهم صل We say “O Allāh, make Salat,” أو نقول صلى الله على نبينا محمد Or we say “Sala Allāhu on our Prohet Mohammed”. فنسأل الله أن يثني على نبيه محمد So, we ask Allāh to praise His Prophet Mohammed ﷺ. وسلم ندعو له بالسلامة And Sallam, [meaning] we ask Allāh to bestow peace and safety upon him. السلامة في دينه السلامة في أتباعه السلامة في سنته Peace and safety in religion. Peace and safety for his followers and his Sunnah. السلامة من العذاب من الآفات من النقصان Peace and safety from punishment, calamities, shortcomings. على رسولك Upon your Messenger. الرسول هو الذي أرسله الله بالهدى ودين الحق A Messenger is the one whom Allāh has sent with guidance and the religion of truth. يصطفي ويختار من البشر He picks and chooses from people. فيوحي إليه بالوحي Then, He inspires Him with divine revelation, فيرسله ويبعثه so He sends him (as His messenger). وآل رسولك يعني قرابة الرسول And Your Messenger’s Aal, meaning His relatives.