{"id":6413,"date":"2024-07-10T07:43:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T07:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/2024\/07\/10\/direct-address-to-the-prophet-in-the-prayer\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T13:21:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T13:21:09","slug":"direct-address-to-the-prophet-in-the-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/direct-address-to-the-prophet-in-the-prayer\/","title":{"rendered":"Direct Address To The Prophet In The Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Question<\/h3>\n<p>Why do we say in <em>salah<\/em> the following as if the Apostle (pbuh) is alive and present with us? <\/p>\n<div>&#8220;All  compliments, all physical prayer and all monetary worship are for  Allah. Peace be upon you, Oh Prophet, and Allah&#8217;s mercy and blessings.  Peace be on us and on all righteous slaves of Allah. I bear witness that  no one is worthy of worship except Allah And I bear witness that  Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.&#8221; Why and how does it make sense?  Why do we start talking to the Apostle while praying to Allah? Is prayer  not supposed to be addressed to Allah?<\/div>\n<h3>Answer<\/h3>\n<p>The  supplication in the tashahhud usually recited in the prayer is ascribed  to the Prophet (sws). He taught this to the Companions. It does not  necessarily imply that he is present among us alive. This is a form of  expression in Arabic which is used for effect. It expresses force and  direct communication of our intentions for the Prophet of Islam. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Answered by:<\/strong> Tariq Mahmood Hashmi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> 2015-01-17<\/p>\n<button class=\"simplefavorite-button\" data-postid=\"6413\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" style=\"\">Favorite <i class=\"sf-icon-star-empty\"><\/i><\/button>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why do we say in <em>salah<\/em> the following as if the Apostle (pbuh) is alive and present with us? <\/p>\n<div>&#8220;All  compliments, all physical prayer and all monetary worship are for  Allah. Peace be upon you, Oh Prophet, and Allah&#8217;s mercy and blessings.  Peace be on us and on all righteous slaves of Allah. I bear witness that  no one is worthy of worship except Allah And I bear witness that  Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.&#8221; Why and how does it make sense?  Why do we start talking to the Apostle while praying to Allah? 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