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The most popular salaat from Lataaif i'l 'Arshiyyah is:

Allahumma Salli wa Sallim billisaani'l jaami'ah
Fi'l hadhrati'l waasi'ah
'Alaa 'Abdika'l jaami'i li'lkamaalaati'l insaaniyyah
Al waasi'i fi'l mashaahidi'r roohiyyah
'Adada'l harakaati wa's sakanaat
Wa'l khataraati wallahadhaat
Wa 'adada'l musalleena 'alaih
Wa 'adada salawaatihim
Wa 'adada'z zaakireena lahu
Wa 'adada azkaarihim
Salaatan yaqirru nuruhaa fee udhunee falaa ta'see
Wa yaqirru nuruhaa fee 'aynee falaa ta'see
Wa yaqirru nuruhaa fee lisaanee falaa ya'see
Wa yaqirru nuruhaa fee qalbee falaa ya'see
Wa yaqirru nuruhaa fee jasadee kullihi falaa ya'see

Allahumma awsilnee ilaa haalatin
Laa ya'malu feehaa qalbee bimukhaalafah
Wa laa yahummu bihaa
Wa laa tuqaarifu feehaa jawaarihee ma'siyah
Wa ballighnee ilaa maqaamin
Laa yafturu feehi qalbee 'an taa'atin lak
Mardhiyyatin ladayk maqboolatan 'indak
Wa laa tanfakku jawaarihee feehe
'An 'amalin saalihin khaalisin liwajhika maqboolin ladayk
Yaa Arhama'r Raahimeen

O Allah! Bestow blessings and peace
that are invoked by all tongues in a vast gathering
on Your servant (the noble Prophet),
who combined in himself all admirable human qualities:
such extensive blessings as are witnessed in the realm of souls;
in every situation, in every thought, in every moment;
as many times as the number of those who invoke blessings on him
and the number of such invocations,
and as many times as the number of those who remember him
and the number of such rememberances,
such blessings whose spiritual light
may abide in my ears, in my eye, on my tongue,
in my heart and indeed in my whole body
so that neither my body nor these its parts disobey Allah.

O Allah! Let me reach to the situation
where my heart does not act contrary to Your Wishes,
does not cause me any anxiety,
and does not temp my limbs to disobedience;
and let me reach a position
in which my heart does not slacken in Your obedience,
is pleasing in Your Presence, acceptable before You;
and let my limbs not separate from good deeds
done sincerely to please You,
that are acceptable in Your Presence,
O The Most Merciful of those who show mercy.

As can be seen, this salaat is in two parts. The first part is the salaat itself which is there in Lataaif i'l 'Arshiyyah. The second part is dua (invocation). Although it is not in Lataaif i'l 'Arshiyyah, it is generally recited after this salaat and is contained in many other kutub (books) such as Azkaar wa'l Awraad (Regular Voluntary Invocations) compiled by Shaykh Muhyuddin bin AbdulRahman bin Muhammad of Zanzibar.

This salaat has become so famous that it is recited at the end of every gathering of ilm (learning), zikr (rememberance of Allah), and mawlid (birth) celebration of the beloved Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam by the muhibbeen (loving disciples). One reason perhaps why this salaat has taken such a hold is that it is one of the easier salawaat of Imam al-Habshi to recite and understand! And of course, its spiritual benefits are all too obvious for everyone to witness. Indeed, Al-Habib al-Qutb Ahmad bin Abibakar bin Sumeit Naf'an Allahu Bih (1277-1343 A.H) who was the Chief Kadhi of Zanzibar took this salaat so much to heart that he wrote a sharh (appreciation) on it in Arabic.