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Is it permissible to write (SAW) after writing the name Nabi Muhammad?

Published as Writing "sallallahu alaihi wasallam" in full

· 27 Rabiʻ I 1448 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it permissible to write (SAW) after writing the name Nabi Muhammad?

Answer

This does not conform to respect. Respect demands that one writes the full sallallahu alaihi wasallam.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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