You cannot miss a single letter or character, right? And this is also true of any other email they have to send to. Now look at the long email names Muslims use, for example: all know someone has to memorize and type each and every one of those 65 letters & characters exactly right, every time. The fact is, all of this is transliteration using the English letters to represent the Arabic, and then taking the first letter to represent the word that the Muslim is too lazy to type or he doesn't know how to spell. Some people will type the word "Allah" and then put "SWT" as though this is better.īut the non-Muslim thinks you are talking about some new "god" named "Allah swat". This is the transliteration of "Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala" as "ASWT". I do not like it, but it is an abbreviation of "Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Salam".Īlso, when Muslims are talking about Allah, The Exalted, The Majestic and Sublime and they just type, "ASWT". This is a very sad innovation for the lazy, internet Muslims who think it is OK to do this. Now someone could think there is a Prophet named "saws". Imagine someone writes, "When the Prophet (SAWS) said." Some knowledgeable Muslims have made efforts to always spell it out and make sure anyone whether Muslim or non-Muslim, knew what we were saying and what we mean, and how important it is for us to say this.Ĭonsider this, someone who is reading a forwarded copy of an email comes across this statement, "The Prophet PBUH, said." Now they are going to think there is some Prophet named PBUH and try to pronounce it - "Pebooh" or "PaBU".Īnd about saying "SAWS" after the Prophet's name? Or when referring to him indirectly?Īctually, there is no such thing in Arabic as "SAWS". However, if someone only translates it as, "Muhammad (Peace and blessings be upon him)" this should be no problem and could still have rewards with Allah.īut just typing four letters PBUH (for Peace Be Upon Him), certainly does not show much respect or care for on the part of the one who is too lazy or uneducated to know the words. But for sure, I don't want to take a chance and for sure, I need all the rewards I can get, insha’Allah.Īccording to scholars, it is better to say, "Muhammad, Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam" and then you can say, " Peace and blessings be upon him" to take the most reward and avoid falling into the category of those who are mentioned by the angel Jibril to be cursed. There is also rewards for saying this and especially making Du’a for him (Peace and blessings be upon him), as much as you can on many occasions, such as Fridays.īut is it mandatory to say it each and every time we here the name of our Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings be upon him)? We see it is very important to pronounce these words upon saying the name of our Prophet (Peace and blessings be upon him). How important is it to say, "Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam" after the name of our Prophet (Peace and blessings be upon him)?Īctually, there is a Hadith, wherein the Prophet (Peace and blessings be upon him), said, "Ameen" and when his companions asked him what he meant by just saying "Ameen", he replied, "The angel Gabriel (Jibril), peace be upon him, said to me, "There is a curse of Allah upon the one who hears your name and does not say, "Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam " (Peace and blessings be upon him), and I said, 'Ameen'." It does not store any personal data.Can Muslims use shortcuts like: PBUH, SWT, SAWS, ASWTA in emails? What about 786? The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.
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