Nassar, Nahla (2020). "The Dala'il al-khayrat of al-Jazuli". Explore Islamic Art Collections . Retrieved 2020-11-28. When we cannot compare these great works that the scholars engage in and weigh which one is better than the other. So the scholars of hadith served this Ummah by gathering the words that had emanated from the noble mouth of the Prophet ﷺ and they gathered them and collected them and spread them in the Ummah. It is not incumbent to follow every caller to Allah; the true caller to Allah is he who propagates with spiritual insight. Death and Burial

and your shaykhs and your family and anyone else you would like to thawab-(blessings) of your reading to go to also. The needy one Yusuf al-Nabhani, Allah forgive him, his parents and all those who pray for their forgiveness says: It is evident to me that Imam al-Jazuli (Allah be pleased with him) after his authoring the Dala’il al-Khayrat continued to review it. Each time it became clear to him that a word should be changed to another word he would do so, and this would be narrated from him by his students despite the earlier editions having spread with the earlier wording, and so on and so forth up to the time of his death (Allah be pleased with him).

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Yes it is possible that some wordings present in other than the al-Sahliyyah edition might be preferred to it due to their common usage or due to another reason. A Lavishly Illuminated Copy of al-Jazuli's Dala'il al-Khayrat". Khalili Collections . Retrieved 2020-11-28. One day, Imam al-Jazuli went to a nearby well to perform his ablution. He could not find any means to draw the water from the well. While he was in this state of perplexity, a young girl was watching him from above. She yelled, “You’re the one whom people praise so much, yet you are unable to figure out how to draw water from the well!” Then she came down and spat into the water, until it rose up and overflowed onto the ground. Imam al-Jazuli performed his ablution then asked her, “How did you attain this rank?” She replied, “By conveying blessings upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.” Dala'il al-Khayrat ('The Guide to Happiness') - Discover Islamic Art - Virtual Museum". Explore Islamic Art Collections. 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-08-11 . Retrieved 2021-08-11.

For the santri and followers of the tarekat, Dalailul Khairat's wirid is a very famous wirid. This wirid is usually given through a diploma process, namely the tradition of giving teachings or practices from generation to generation with a clear chain of sanad. Teachers who do diplomas are called Mujiz. When the diploma is carried out, the lineage of the Dalailul Khairat's sanad wirid is usually included sequentially which is connected to the author of this wirid, Sheikh Muhammad bin Sulaiman al-Jazuli. Imam al-Jazuli found that the scholars have served the prophetic inheritance in so many different ways, so he sought to gather a comprehensive collection of different modes of sending blessings upon the Prophet ﷺ. This Android application is an explanation of the book Dalailul Khairat by Imam Abi Abdillah Muhammad Bin Sulaiman Al-Jazuli. In PDF format. Al-Jazuli then moved east to Medina where he would recite the whole of the Dala'il al-Khayrat twice daily at Muhammad's grave in al-Masjid an-Nabawi. The Dala'il Khayrat has since been seen as a testament of love and passionate longing for Muhammad. He revealed that he was the ‘Renewer of his era’ (Mujaddid) and he opposed the methods of the scholars, who themselves were corrupt and averse to spiritual refinement, causing the people to go astray.Imam al-Jazuli became known throughout the entire country. Many people repented and turned to Allah under his spiritual guidance. Before his death he left many of his students qualified to guide others. One of his foremost followers was Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd al-Haqq, who is said to have encompassed the secrets of ultimate reality. Some sources say he had a total of over 12,000 students with others putting that figure over 20,000. Sayings Historically in both the Haramain, in the Haram al-Makki and the Haram al-Madini, after Asr on a daily basis, both in Mecca and Madina with particular attention in the city of the beloved Messenger ﷺ, in Madina al-Munawwara, after Asr daily there would be a gathering of Dalail al-Khayrat. And these gatherings lasted for hundreds of years. For over 300 years. And there would be a Shaykh appointed for this gathering would be known as the Shaykh al-Dalail and this continued generation after generation. He later moved to a place called Afughal, south of Essaouira. Fearing the imam’s growing influence and following his criticism of the local authorities for taking money from the Portuguese, the governor of Asafi asked him to leave the city. Imam al-Jazuli prayed against the people of Asafi, and after two years, the Portuguese conquered the city and expelled the local population. Seeing the error of their ways, the people of Asafi approached the imam, hoping for his pardon. He told them they would be forgiven after 40 years. In the year 984/1576, 40 years later, the Muslims retook Asafi.

Due to this much difference has occurred in the editions of the Dalail…However the matter is straightforward, as the first editions which the author transmitted are in of themselves accurate, even though other than them were preferred by him later. Thus it is from likes of something being ‘good’ or ‘better’… the main body of the text containing the prayers on the Prophet ﷺ, which are nowadays divided into eight Ahzab, portions which are linked to eight successive days (Monday-Monday) Now tell me, if you pray on the Prophet ﷺ, half an hour every day, holding your subah, say “Allahumma salli ʿala Sayyidina Muhammadin wa ʿala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallim. Allahumma salli ʿala Sayyidina Muhammadin fi l-awwalin. Allahumma salli ʿala Sayyidina Muhammadin fi l- akhirin. Allahumma salli ʿala Sayyidina Muhammadin ʿala qadri hubbika fih” and on and on like this. If you do this for half an hour, I guarantee to you that you’re going to take on his character ﷺ. You’re going to have rahmah. You’re going to have hilm. You’re going to have sabr. You’re going to have karam. You’re going to have some of his qualities ﷺ poured in your heart directly from Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala because you turned to Rasulallah ﷺ. You’re mentioning his name. He emphasised personal discipline and refinement of the ego. As a spiritual master, he required his students to adopt the patched cloak and staff. They were required to fast, practice solitary devotion and adhere to his methods of discipline. His aim was to transform his students into perfected saints. One of the most significant moments in his life was his meeting with the great scholar and Sufi from Fes, Shaykh Ahmad Zarruq (d. 1493). Shaykh Ahmad Zarruq was a master of fiqh and had great knowledge of Sufism. Imam al-Jazuli benefitted immensely as his student, studying Maliki fiqh texts and receiving knowledge of Muhammadan subtleties and realities. Later LifeAn Exceptional Copy of al-Jazuli's Dala'il al-Khayrat". Khalili Collections . Retrieved 2020-11-28. The author of Dalail al-Khayrat, Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Jazuli who was born in the year 807 after the Hijra and he died in the year 870 after the Hijra. So he lived in the 9th century Hijri and he gathered this work Dalail al-Khayrat. Khtam in Honour of the Shaykh who authored the Book this is a lso a request from the author too as the end of se ction 8.