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The Prohibition on Abbreviating the Salaah and Salaams upon the Prophet (sallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) |
Thursday, 14 January 2010 |
Compiled by Moosaa ibn John Richardson An important clarification on abbreviating the salaah and the salaams upon the beloved Prophet, sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam and the impermissibility of it. A compilation of statements from the scholars of the past and present on this erroneous action. "The author, Shaykh Zakariyyaa Al-Ansaaree, then mentioned that Imaam An-Nawawee related that there is consensus among those who are relied upon that it is legislated to send salaah upon the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) in speech as well as writing. So therefore, it not from the Sunnah to use symbols or abbreviations in place of it. "
In the Name of Allaah, may the Salaah and Salaam of Allaah be upon His Final Messenger, to proceed:
(إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ۚ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا ﴿٥٦ "Verily Allaah and His Angels send salaah on the Prophet. O you who believe! Invoke salaah upon him, as well as a complete salaam!" (33:56) Bakr Aboo Zayd said, "The safe practice, the way of true love, (seeking) reward (from Allaah), respect and honor for the Prophet of this nation is to send the salaah and salaam upon him when he is mentioned (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam), carrying out the order of Allaah and the guidance of his Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam). For this reason, written abbreviations or symbols used to represent salaah and salaam upon the Messenger (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) are prohibited. Some examples of these are: SAAD (ص), SAAD-'AYN-MEEM (صعم), SAAD-LAAM-'AYN-MEEM (صلعم), SAAD-LAAM-MEEM (صلم), SAAD-LAAM-YAA'-WAAW (صليو), and SAAD-LAAM-'AYN." [7] These example are all used in some 'Arabic books. The English equivalents of these abbreviations would be: SAAWS, SAW, PBUH, and the likes. 'Abdul-Qaadir Al-Maghribee said, "As for SAAD-LAAM-'AYN-MEEM (صلعم), it seems as if it was invented in the 9th century after Hijrah. In the explanation of the Alfiyyah of Al-'Iraaqee, a book about the sciences of Hadeeth, the author says, "Abbreviations must be avoided, as well as neglecting it." This means that one should stay away from symbols and not abbreviate it by removing some of its letters, rather he should employ it ("sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam") fully in his speech and writing. The author, Shaykh Zakariyyaa Al-Ansaaree, then mentioned that Imaam An-Nawawee related that there is consensus among those who are relied upon that it is legislated to send salaah upon the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) in speech as well as writing. So therefore, it not from the Sunnah to use symbols or abbreviations in place of it. Then Shaykh Al-Ansaaree mentioned that the first one to use a symbol for it, his hand had been cut off, and Allaah's Refuge is sought…" [8] Ibn Hajr Al-Haythamee said, "The word "SAAD-LAAM-'AYN-MEEM" (صلعم) is not permissible. Rather, it is binding on us to send the salaah and the salaam." [9] Al-Fayrooza- Ahmad Shaakir said, may Allaah have mercy on him, "It is the absurd tradition of some of the later generations that they abbreviate the writing of 'sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam.'" [11] Some of the ignorant nussaakh who were just paid to copy books (by writing) used to abbreviate the salaah and salaam on the messenger with "SAAD-LAAM-'AYN-MEEM" (صلعم) in a connected way so that it looked like a word in 'arabic: SAL'AMA (صلعم). So then some of them began to guess at its meaning, thinking it was a 4-lettered verb (rubaa'ee), ie. "kaan An-Nabiyyu sal'ama fee baytihi..." guessing at the meaning: "it must be a word for sitting with a certain posture" etc. wallaahul-musta'aan.
[1] Sending salaah on the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) means that one invokes Allaah to praise him and mention his high status to the angels. See Jalaal Al-Afhaam (p.253) of Ibn Al-Qayyim, Fat-hul-Baaree (11/179-197) of Ibn Hajr, or Ibn Katheer's tafseer to verse 33:56. [11] the Musnad of Imaam Ahmad (#5088, 9/105) [12] from a handwritten answer given to me by the shaykh (I have it on file #AAWA004 dated 1423/6/24) [13] Original Source: http://www.salafita Compiled and translated by Moosaa ibn John Richardson
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