For the whole family
We come together in the park to express our love for the Prophet ﷺ: reading his seerah, learning from his life, and singing salawat together. Then we share a potluck picnic while the children play.
Dates and places are shared in the group first.
What happens
We read about his life together and take lessons from it for our own.
We sing salawat upon him together, out under the trees.
Everyone brings something to share, and we eat together on the grass.
While the grown-ups linger, the children run off and play together.
A practice of the Sahabah
The Companions praised the Prophet ﷺ in poetry, often in front of him. In his masjid in Madinah there were two pulpits: one from which the Prophet ﷺ taught, and one set up for his poet, Hassan ibn Thabit, to stand and recite in his praise.
When we gather to read his story and sing salawat, we are walking in their footsteps.
Sunan Abi Dawud 5015; Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi 2846
And a plate to share, if you can.