Responding to the order of Allah, Exalted and Magnificent.[2]
Following the lead of Allah, Exalted and Magnificent in the sending of blessings upon His Messenger (may Allah bless him and give him peace), although the blessings (Salawat)differ, being from us supplication and request, and being from Allah exaltation and ennoblement.
Following the Angels in invocation of the Messenger (may Allah bless him and give him peace), also.
The attainment of ten blessings from Allah for the one who invokes one blessing upon His Messenger (may Allah bless him and give him peace).[3]
He who sends blessing upon the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace), Allah raises him by ten degrees.
He also has written for him ten good deeds.
He also has erased from his record ten bad deeds.[4]
The invocation increases the chance of one’s supplication being answered if it follows the supplication, as the invocation of blessings upon the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) lifts those supplications up to the Lord of the Worlds which were stalled between the heavens and the earth. [5]
It is a means to receive the intercession of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace), whether or not a specific intercession is sought.
It is a means to have one’s sins forgiven.
It is a means for Allah to satisfy his bondman’s worldly needs.
It is a means to draw near to the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) on the Day of Resurrection.[6]
It compensates for giving charity for those who are too poor to give it.
It is a means of fulfilling one’s needs (Qada’ al-Hawa’ij)
It is a means to receive the Prophet’s (may Allah bless him and give him peace) blessings, and the Angels likewise.[7]
It is a means of purification for he who invokes it.
For one who sends blessings on him (may Allah bless him and give him peace) it is glad tidings in his life that he has been granted his place in Paradise as is mentioned by Al-Hafiz Abu Musa in his book on the matter, for which he brought Hadith as evidence.
It is a means of salvation from the horrors of the Day of Resurrection, as also mentioned by Abu Musa with evidence.
It is a means for the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) to return the blessings and greeting upon he who invokes it.[8]
It is a means of ennobling a meeting or gathering and a means to prevent any ill talk or conduct occurring therein, so that it will not return upon its participants as a hardship on the Day of Resurrection.[9]
It is a means to remember something which has been forgotten.
It is a safeguard against poverty.
It saves one from being branded a miser if one were to omit it upon the Prophet’s name (may Allah bless him and give him peace) being mentioned.[10]
It saves one from being cursed and disgraced because the one who omits the blessings and prayers upon hearing the Prophet’s name (may Allah bless him and give him peace) risks receiving Allah’s anger.[11]
It keeps the one who invokes it steadfast upon the path to Paradise, and keeps he who neglects it from traveling the path.
It safeguards a meeting from turning ill; a meeting without the mention of Allah Exalted and His Messenger (may Allah bless him and give him peace), and without the praise and glorification of Allah and the invocation of blessings on His Messenger (may Allah bless him and give him peace) has no blessing nor benefit.
It is a cause for the perfection of any speech which begins with the praise of Allah the Exalted and the blessings of His Messenger (may Allah bless him and give him peace).
It is a cause for the bondman to find light cast in abundance in his life to guide him on the Straight Path.
It refines the worshipper’s character and manners.
It is a means for Allah to preserve those in the heavens and the earth praising and commending he who invokes it.
It is a means of the worshipper to obtain blessing for himself in his work, life and provision.
It is a means of obtaining the mercy of Allah.
It sustains, increases and multiplies love for the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and give him peace), which is among the core bases of Faith, without which faith cannot be complete.
It earns the Prophet’s (may Allah bless him and give him peace) love for the bondsman.
It is a means of the worshipper’s guidance, and a source of vitality for his heart.
It causes the worshipper’s name to be shown to the Prophet, and the mention of the worshipper to him (may Allah bless him and give him peace).[12]
It is a means for the worshipper to find ease upon crossing the pass over the Hellfire.
Invoking blessing and peace upon the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) is an infinitesimal recompense of his right upon us, and of the thanks which we owe for the grace which Allah has bestowed upon us by sending him (may Allah bless him and give him peace), although what he truly deserves is innumerable, either for us to comprehend or to bestow, or even to will. However Allah, because of His Boundless Generosity, is pleased with his bondsmen even with the small amount of thanks they can offer.
Invoking blessing and peace upon the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) in itself contains remembrance of Allah the Exalted, and is an expression of thanks to Him and a recognition of His immense favour upon His bondsmen by sending him (may Allah bless him and give him peace).
Whoever bestows abundant prayers upon the Prophet ﷺ will be guaranteed ten things:
1. They will receive what they ask for
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2. They will die upon la ilaha illa Allah
3. They will see the Prophet ﷺ
4. They will have felicity in this life
5. Their children will be blessed
6. Their provision will be made easy
7. They will be protected from suffering in this life
8. They will be close to the Prophet ﷺ
9. They will receive the greatest type of care from Allah
10. Allah and the Prophet ﷺ will be pleased with them
You are following the way of Allah azza wa jal and His Honorable Angels.
“Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet.” (33:56)
Both angels on your rigth and left write in your favour!!!
(amplification of reward, removal of sins and receiving the blessings of Allah).
The Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
“Whoever supplicates Allah to exalt my mention (i.e., send salah),
Allah will exalt his mention (i.e., send salah) ten times
and remove from him ten sins
and raise him ten degrees.”
[reported by Abdullah bin ‘Amr bin Al-’As (May Allah be pleased with them)Muslim]
Your salah on him reaches him sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam.
The Messenger of Allah sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said:
“Allah has angels who go around on earth, conveying to me the salaam of my ummah.”
We have lost our chance in this life to see and interact with our Messenger sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam, but out of Allah’s Great Mercy He has allowed our duaa to reach him no matter how far or close we are to his grave.
[It was narrated that Abdullah ibn Mas’ood (may Allah be pleased with him)Sunan Nasaa'i, Saheeh Al-Albani]
The Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam will return your greeting.
The Messenger of Allah sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said,
“There is not one of you who sends his greetings upon me except that Allah returns the soul to my body (in the grave) and I return his greeting.”
[reported by Abu Hurayrah (May Allah be pleased with him) Abu Dawood, Saheeh Al-Albani]
Jibreel alayhi salaam will send salah and salaam upon you.
Abdur Rahman ibn Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) said, I came to the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam while he was in prostration and he elongated his prostration and then said,
“Jibreel came to me and he said, ‘whoever sends blessings (salah) upon you, I will send blessings on him, and whoever sends greetings (salaam) upon you, I will send greetings upon him,’ so I prostrated out of thankfulness to Allah.’”
[Haakim, Saheeh Al-Albani]
Answering of one’s duaa.
Most of us do not know that duaa is suspended between the heavens and earth until we send salawat on the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam. Umar radi Allahu anhu said,
“Duaa is suspended between heaven and earth and none of it is taken up until you send blessings upon your Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam.”
[At-Tirmidhi, Hasan Al-Albani]
The scholars state that it is recommended (mustahabb) to include salawat in our duaa for the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam.
The Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam invited the believers to make salah on him.
It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said:
“Do not take your houses as graves and do not take my grave as a place of festivity (which you visit repeatedly). Send blessings upon me for your greeting will reach me no matter where you are.”
[Abu Dawood, Saheeh Al-Albani]
You will not be among the humiliated.
Abu Hurayrah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said,
“May his nose soil with dust in whose presence mention is made of me and he does not supplicate for me.”
[At-Tirmidhi, Saheeh Al-Albaani]
Imam Nawawi rahimahullah states the saying ‘may his nose be rubbed in dust’ means to suffer humiliation and disgrace. That is “may such person be humiliated and disgraced who hears my name and does not invoke Allah’s blessings upon me.”
You will not be among the miserly.
Ali (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said,
“The miser is the one in whose presence I am mentioned but he does not supplicate for me.”
[At-Tirmidhi, Saheeh Al-Albani]
You will not be among those that Jibreel alayhi salaam made duaa against and the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam replied “Ameen”
It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) ascended the minbar and said: “Ameen, ameen, ameen.” It was said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, you ascended the minbar and said, ‘Ameen, ameen, ameen.” He said: “Jibreel came to me and said: ‘If Ramadan comes and a person is not forgiven, he will enter Hell and Allah will cast him far away. Say Ameen.’ So I said Ameen. He said: ‘O Muhammad, if both or one of a person’s parents are alive and he does not honour them and he dies, he will enter Hell and Allah will cast him far away. Say Ameen.’ So I said Ameen. He said: ‘If you are mentioned in a person’s presence and he does not send blessings upon you and he dies, he will enter Hell and Allah will cast him far away. Say Ameen.’ So I said Ameen.”
[ibn Hibbaan, Saheeh Al-Albani]
You will be among the closest to the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam on a Day that will cause a child’s hair to become grey.
Ibn Mas’ood (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said: “The people who will be nearest to me on the Day of Resurrection will be those who supplicate Allah more often for me.”
[At-Tirmidhi, Hasan li ghayrihi Al-Albani]
Imam Nawawi rahimahullah states, “Nearest to me” signifies “those who are most entitled to my intercession”.
Allah will love you and forgive you
because following the sunnah of the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam. Allah says,
“Say (O Muhammad to mankind): “If you (really) love Allah then follow me , Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” (3:31)
Your love for the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam will increase.
When you love someone, your mind is filled with thoughts of them. By constantly making duaa for the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam
whenever his name is mentioned, you are making a conscious effort to remember him. Put in the effort to internalize the salawat whenever you make them and understand who you are making duaa for,
and inshaAllah your love for him will increase tremendously, alayhi salaatu wa salaam.
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Why do we Send Salawat on the Prophet?
Of the greatest blessings that Allah ta’ala has given to mankind is sending the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam as our guide and the Qur’an as our Book.
Allah ta’ala describes this bounty that He gave to the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam in the Qur’an,
وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ
and We have raised for you your mention. (94:4)
Allah azza wa jal says,
إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا
Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O you that believe! Send your blessings on him, and salute him with all respect. (33:56)
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The Messenger of Allah sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam loved this ummah so much so that on his deathbed he kept repeating “ummati, ummati“, “my Ummah! my Ummah!”
He is the one who said, “I wish to see my brothers!”
The Companions said, “O Messenger of Allah! Are not we your brothers?”
He sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said, “You are my Companions, but my brothers are those who have not come into the world yet.” [Muslim]
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He is the one who made duaa for you after every prayer!
A’ishah radi Allahu anha narrated
“Once, when I saw the Prophet in a good mood,
I said to him: “O Messenger of Allah! Supplicate to Allah for me!
” So, he said: “O Allah! Forgive ‘A’ishah her past and future sins, what
One who sends salawat on the Holy Prophet(saw),then Allah and the angels will send blessings upon that person.
One who sends salawat resembles the angels , and thus as a result of this one is also entitled to a part of the special mercy that the angels receive due to the recitation of the salawat.
One who sends salawat on the Prophet and his family,reaches to a point where he becomes the friend of Allah (khalilul’llah) due to the great status that the salawat itself has.
Recitation of the salawat will result in one being closer to the Prophet(saw) on the day of judgement.
One who recites Salawat everyday and night will be worthy of receiving the intercession of the Holy Prophet on the day of judgement.
When we say”O Allah ,send blessings on Muhammad(saw) and the family of Muhammad(saw)”then the Prophet replies to us by saying ,”And upon you be peace.”
One attains the pleasure of Allah and becomes close to the Holy Prophet(saw) by the recitation of this salawat.The 6th Imam,Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-sadiq(peace be upon him ,quoted his fore-fathers reaching to the Holy Prophet as having said the following ,”Your sending Salawat upon me results in the acceptance of your requests and desires and Allah becomes pleased with you” Also the Prophet has said that,”The most worthiest of the Day of judgement will be those who sent the most salawat upon me in the world.”
Recitation of Salawat entitles one to receive benefits both in this world and in the next
Some of the worldy benefits are the following:
a)For every 100 salawat recited,100 legitimate desires and wishes will be fulfilled by Allah(SWT)
b)When one recites salawat out loud,hypocrisy will be moved from one’s heart.
c)The duas of one will become pure and sincere.
d)Poverty will be removed from one.
e)If one can not find something or has forgotten where he put something .then by the recitation of salawat .it will be brought back or found
f)Salawat degrades the shaitan and puts out the fire of hell.
Some of the benefits in the next world :
a)One who sends 10 salawat,Allah and the angels send 1000 salawat upon him ,and whoever Salawat sends 1000 salawat upon ,the fire of hell won’t affect him.
The worthiest and closest person to the Prophet(saw) on the day of Judgement will be the one who send the most salawat upon him in this world.
Intercession by the Prophet(saw) will become compulsory upon the one who recited salawat upon Muhammad and his family(peace be upon him and his family)
)Salawat degrades the shaitan and puts out the fire of hell.
Some of the benefits in the next world :
a)One who sends 10 salawat,Allah and the angels send 1000 salawat upon him ,and whoever Salawat sends 1000 salawat upon ,the fire of hell won’t affect him.
The worthiest and closest person to the Prophet(saw) on the day of Judgement will be the one who send the most salawat upon him in this world.
Intercession by the Prophet(saw) will become compulsory upon the one who recited salawat upon Muhammad and his family(peace be upon him and his family)
On the day of judgement ,salawat will appear as a light(nur) on the person’s head ,right side,left side and above him.
One who recites the salawat ,Allah will give him the reward of 72 martyrs(shahid)
The heaviest thing on the day of judgement will be the salawat (recited by a person)and it will also light up his grave.
One must remember that this reciting just as with other acts of worship must be with complete sincerity and not for any other reason other than seeking the pleasure of Allah(SWT) and acting in compliance to his command
The Prophet Mohamad said:
'The invocation of blessings on me is a light on the Sirat'
(The Scale of Wisdom ~ Rayshahri, pg 644, #3671 & Kanz al Ummal #2149)
Following the lead of Allah, Exalted and Magnificent in the sending of blessings upon His Messenger (may Allah bless him and give him peace), although the blessings (Salawat)differ, being from us supplication and request, and being from Allah exaltation and ennoblement.
Following the Angels in invocation of the Messenger (may Allah bless him and give him peace), also.
The attainment of ten blessings from Allah for the one who invokes one blessing upon His Messenger (may Allah bless him and give him peace).[3]
He who sends blessing upon the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace), Allah raises him by ten degrees.
He also has written for him ten good deeds.
He also has erased from his record ten bad deeds.[4]
The invocation increases the chance of one’s supplication being answered if it follows the supplication, as the invocation of blessings upon the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) lifts those supplications up to the Lord of the Worlds which were stalled between the heavens and the earth. [5]
It is a means to receive the intercession of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace), whether or not a specific intercession is sought.
It is a means to have one’s sins forgiven.
It is a means for Allah to satisfy his bondman’s worldly needs.
It is a means to draw near to the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) on the Day of Resurrection.[6]
It compensates for giving charity for those who are too poor to give it.
It is a means of fulfilling one’s needs (Qada’ al-Hawa’ij)
It is a means to receive the Prophet’s (may Allah bless him and give him peace) blessings, and the Angels likewise.[7]
It is a means of purification for he who invokes it.
For one who sends blessings on him (may Allah bless him and give him peace) it is glad tidings in his life that he has been granted his place in Paradise as is mentioned by Al-Hafiz Abu Musa in his book on the matter, for which he brought Hadith as evidence.
It is a means of salvation from the horrors of the Day of Resurrection, as also mentioned by Abu Musa with evidence.
It is a means for the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) to return the blessings and greeting upon he who invokes it.[8]
It is a means of ennobling a meeting or gathering and a means to prevent any ill talk or conduct occurring therein, so that it will not return upon its participants as a hardship on the Day of Resurrection.[9]
It is a means to remember something which has been forgotten.
It is a safeguard against poverty.
It saves one from being branded a miser if one were to omit it upon the Prophet’s name (may Allah bless him and give him peace) being mentioned.[10]
It saves one from being cursed and disgraced because the one who omits the blessings and prayers upon hearing the Prophet’s name (may Allah bless him and give him peace) risks receiving Allah’s anger.[11]
It keeps the one who invokes it steadfast upon the path to Paradise, and keeps he who neglects it from traveling the path.
It safeguards a meeting from turning ill; a meeting without the mention of Allah Exalted and His Messenger (may Allah bless him and give him peace), and without the praise and glorification of Allah and the invocation of blessings on His Messenger (may Allah bless him and give him peace) has no blessing nor benefit.
It is a cause for the perfection of any speech which begins with the praise of Allah the Exalted and the blessings of His Messenger (may Allah bless him and give him peace).
It is a cause for the bondman to find light cast in abundance in his life to guide him on the Straight Path.
It refines the worshipper’s character and manners.
It is a means for Allah to preserve those in the heavens and the earth praising and commending he who invokes it.
It is a means of the worshipper to obtain blessing for himself in his work, life and provision.
It is a means of obtaining the mercy of Allah.
It sustains, increases and multiplies love for the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and give him peace), which is among the core bases of Faith, without which faith cannot be complete.
It earns the Prophet’s (may Allah bless him and give him peace) love for the bondsman.
It is a means of the worshipper’s guidance, and a source of vitality for his heart.
It causes the worshipper’s name to be shown to the Prophet, and the mention of the worshipper to him (may Allah bless him and give him peace).[12]
It is a means for the worshipper to find ease upon crossing the pass over the Hellfire.
Invoking blessing and peace upon the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) is an infinitesimal recompense of his right upon us, and of the thanks which we owe for the grace which Allah has bestowed upon us by sending him (may Allah bless him and give him peace), although what he truly deserves is innumerable, either for us to comprehend or to bestow, or even to will. However Allah, because of His Boundless Generosity, is pleased with his bondsmen even with the small amount of thanks they can offer.
Invoking blessing and peace upon the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) in itself contains remembrance of Allah the Exalted, and is an expression of thanks to Him and a recognition of His immense favour upon His bondsmen by sending him (may Allah bless him and give him peace).
Whoever bestows abundant prayers upon the Prophet ﷺ will be guaranteed ten things:
1. They will receive what they ask for
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2. They will die upon la ilaha illa Allah
3. They will see the Prophet ﷺ
4. They will have felicity in this life
5. Their children will be blessed
6. Their provision will be made easy
7. They will be protected from suffering in this life
8. They will be close to the Prophet ﷺ
9. They will receive the greatest type of care from Allah
10. Allah and the Prophet ﷺ will be pleased with them
You are following the way of Allah azza wa jal and His Honorable Angels.
“Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet.” (33:56)
Both angels on your rigth and left write in your favour!!!
(amplification of reward, removal of sins and receiving the blessings of Allah).
The Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
“Whoever supplicates Allah to exalt my mention (i.e., send salah),
Allah will exalt his mention (i.e., send salah) ten times
and remove from him ten sins
and raise him ten degrees.”
[reported by Abdullah bin ‘Amr bin Al-’As (May Allah be pleased with them)Muslim]
Your salah on him reaches him sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam.
The Messenger of Allah sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said:
“Allah has angels who go around on earth, conveying to me the salaam of my ummah.”
We have lost our chance in this life to see and interact with our Messenger sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam, but out of Allah’s Great Mercy He has allowed our duaa to reach him no matter how far or close we are to his grave.
[It was narrated that Abdullah ibn Mas’ood (may Allah be pleased with him)Sunan Nasaa'i, Saheeh Al-Albani]
The Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam will return your greeting.
The Messenger of Allah sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said,
“There is not one of you who sends his greetings upon me except that Allah returns the soul to my body (in the grave) and I return his greeting.”
[reported by Abu Hurayrah (May Allah be pleased with him) Abu Dawood, Saheeh Al-Albani]
Jibreel alayhi salaam will send salah and salaam upon you.
Abdur Rahman ibn Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) said, I came to the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam while he was in prostration and he elongated his prostration and then said,
“Jibreel came to me and he said, ‘whoever sends blessings (salah) upon you, I will send blessings on him, and whoever sends greetings (salaam) upon you, I will send greetings upon him,’ so I prostrated out of thankfulness to Allah.’”
[Haakim, Saheeh Al-Albani]
Answering of one’s duaa.
Most of us do not know that duaa is suspended between the heavens and earth until we send salawat on the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam. Umar radi Allahu anhu said,
“Duaa is suspended between heaven and earth and none of it is taken up until you send blessings upon your Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam.”
[At-Tirmidhi, Hasan Al-Albani]
The scholars state that it is recommended (mustahabb) to include salawat in our duaa for the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam.
The Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam invited the believers to make salah on him.
It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said:
“Do not take your houses as graves and do not take my grave as a place of festivity (which you visit repeatedly). Send blessings upon me for your greeting will reach me no matter where you are.”
[Abu Dawood, Saheeh Al-Albani]
You will not be among the humiliated.
Abu Hurayrah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said,
“May his nose soil with dust in whose presence mention is made of me and he does not supplicate for me.”
[At-Tirmidhi, Saheeh Al-Albaani]
Imam Nawawi rahimahullah states the saying ‘may his nose be rubbed in dust’ means to suffer humiliation and disgrace. That is “may such person be humiliated and disgraced who hears my name and does not invoke Allah’s blessings upon me.”
You will not be among the miserly.
Ali (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said,
“The miser is the one in whose presence I am mentioned but he does not supplicate for me.”
[At-Tirmidhi, Saheeh Al-Albani]
You will not be among those that Jibreel alayhi salaam made duaa against and the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam replied “Ameen”
It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) ascended the minbar and said: “Ameen, ameen, ameen.” It was said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, you ascended the minbar and said, ‘Ameen, ameen, ameen.” He said: “Jibreel came to me and said: ‘If Ramadan comes and a person is not forgiven, he will enter Hell and Allah will cast him far away. Say Ameen.’ So I said Ameen. He said: ‘O Muhammad, if both or one of a person’s parents are alive and he does not honour them and he dies, he will enter Hell and Allah will cast him far away. Say Ameen.’ So I said Ameen. He said: ‘If you are mentioned in a person’s presence and he does not send blessings upon you and he dies, he will enter Hell and Allah will cast him far away. Say Ameen.’ So I said Ameen.”
[ibn Hibbaan, Saheeh Al-Albani]
You will be among the closest to the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam on a Day that will cause a child’s hair to become grey.
Ibn Mas’ood (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said: “The people who will be nearest to me on the Day of Resurrection will be those who supplicate Allah more often for me.”
[At-Tirmidhi, Hasan li ghayrihi Al-Albani]
Imam Nawawi rahimahullah states, “Nearest to me” signifies “those who are most entitled to my intercession”.
Allah will love you and forgive you
because following the sunnah of the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam. Allah says,
“Say (O Muhammad to mankind): “If you (really) love Allah then follow me , Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” (3:31)
Your love for the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam will increase.
When you love someone, your mind is filled with thoughts of them. By constantly making duaa for the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam
whenever his name is mentioned, you are making a conscious effort to remember him. Put in the effort to internalize the salawat whenever you make them and understand who you are making duaa for,
and inshaAllah your love for him will increase tremendously, alayhi salaatu wa salaam.
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Why do we Send Salawat on the Prophet?
Of the greatest blessings that Allah ta’ala has given to mankind is sending the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam as our guide and the Qur’an as our Book.
Allah ta’ala describes this bounty that He gave to the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam in the Qur’an,
وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ
and We have raised for you your mention. (94:4)
Allah azza wa jal says,
إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا
Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O you that believe! Send your blessings on him, and salute him with all respect. (33:56)
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The Messenger of Allah sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam loved this ummah so much so that on his deathbed he kept repeating “ummati, ummati“, “my Ummah! my Ummah!”
He is the one who said, “I wish to see my brothers!”
The Companions said, “O Messenger of Allah! Are not we your brothers?”
He sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said, “You are my Companions, but my brothers are those who have not come into the world yet.” [Muslim]
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He is the one who made duaa for you after every prayer!
A’ishah radi Allahu anha narrated
“Once, when I saw the Prophet in a good mood,
I said to him: “O Messenger of Allah! Supplicate to Allah for me!
” So, he said: “O Allah! Forgive ‘A’ishah her past and future sins, what
One who sends salawat on the Holy Prophet(saw),then Allah and the angels will send blessings upon that person.
One who sends salawat resembles the angels , and thus as a result of this one is also entitled to a part of the special mercy that the angels receive due to the recitation of the salawat.
One who sends salawat on the Prophet and his family,reaches to a point where he becomes the friend of Allah (khalilul’llah) due to the great status that the salawat itself has.
Recitation of the salawat will result in one being closer to the Prophet(saw) on the day of judgement.
One who recites Salawat everyday and night will be worthy of receiving the intercession of the Holy Prophet on the day of judgement.
When we say”O Allah ,send blessings on Muhammad(saw) and the family of Muhammad(saw)”then the Prophet replies to us by saying ,”And upon you be peace.”
One attains the pleasure of Allah and becomes close to the Holy Prophet(saw) by the recitation of this salawat.The 6th Imam,Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-sadiq(peace be upon him ,quoted his fore-fathers reaching to the Holy Prophet as having said the following ,”Your sending Salawat upon me results in the acceptance of your requests and desires and Allah becomes pleased with you” Also the Prophet has said that,”The most worthiest of the Day of judgement will be those who sent the most salawat upon me in the world.”
Recitation of Salawat entitles one to receive benefits both in this world and in the next
Some of the worldy benefits are the following:
a)For every 100 salawat recited,100 legitimate desires and wishes will be fulfilled by Allah(SWT)
b)When one recites salawat out loud,hypocrisy will be moved from one’s heart.
c)The duas of one will become pure and sincere.
d)Poverty will be removed from one.
e)If one can not find something or has forgotten where he put something .then by the recitation of salawat .it will be brought back or found
f)Salawat degrades the shaitan and puts out the fire of hell.
Some of the benefits in the next world :
a)One who sends 10 salawat,Allah and the angels send 1000 salawat upon him ,and whoever Salawat sends 1000 salawat upon ,the fire of hell won’t affect him.
The worthiest and closest person to the Prophet(saw) on the day of Judgement will be the one who send the most salawat upon him in this world.
Intercession by the Prophet(saw) will become compulsory upon the one who recited salawat upon Muhammad and his family(peace be upon him and his family)
)Salawat degrades the shaitan and puts out the fire of hell.
Some of the benefits in the next world :
a)One who sends 10 salawat,Allah and the angels send 1000 salawat upon him ,and whoever Salawat sends 1000 salawat upon ,the fire of hell won’t affect him.
The worthiest and closest person to the Prophet(saw) on the day of Judgement will be the one who send the most salawat upon him in this world.
Intercession by the Prophet(saw) will become compulsory upon the one who recited salawat upon Muhammad and his family(peace be upon him and his family)
On the day of judgement ,salawat will appear as a light(nur) on the person’s head ,right side,left side and above him.
One who recites the salawat ,Allah will give him the reward of 72 martyrs(shahid)
The heaviest thing on the day of judgement will be the salawat (recited by a person)and it will also light up his grave.
One must remember that this reciting just as with other acts of worship must be with complete sincerity and not for any other reason other than seeking the pleasure of Allah(SWT) and acting in compliance to his command
The Prophet Mohamad said:
'The invocation of blessings on me is a light on the Sirat'
(The Scale of Wisdom ~ Rayshahri, pg 644, #3671 & Kanz al Ummal #2149)
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