On Prayers Upon the Prophet

Prayers upon the Prophet ﷺ are among the most important devotions by which the devout have approached Allah. Due to this, many scholars have written treatises and even books on its rulings and merits. It is also for that reason that Qadi 'Iyad devoted a section of his celebrated work, al-Shifa, to it. While the section is short, it provides a valuable entry into such literature, distilling for the seeker all the rules and benefits in brief expressions and beneficial narration. We have selected this section for quick study and review, which will serve today's busy student and the person on the go. Al-Shifā bi Taʿrīf Ḥuqūq al-Muṣṭafā, directly translated as, ‘The Remedy (or Cure) Through Recognizing the Rights of the Chosen One’, is one of the most celebrated works in the genre of Shamā’il. It stands uniquely amongst the works of Qāḍī ʿIyād as his most celebrated effort with many surviving manuscripts and commentaries found throughout the Islamic world. Shamā’il is a genre of works that