Hadith 1
الطبرسی بسنده عن أنس بن مالك عن أبي طلحة قال دخلت على النبي ص فلم أره أشد استبشارا منه يومئذ و لا أطيب نفسا قلت يا رسول الله ما رأيتك قط أطيب نفسا و لا أشد استبشارا منك اليوم
فقال: و ما يمنعني و قد خرج آنفا جبرائيل من عندي قال قال الله تعالى :من صلى عليك صلاة صليت بها عليه عشر صلوات و محوت عنه عشر سيئات و كتبت له عشر حسنات9
Allame Tabarsi narrates with the chain of narration from Anas Ebn Malek from Abu Talhe, "I entered in the presence of the Prophet and saw him extremely happy and pleased like I have never seen him before. I told him: I have never seen you this happy before.
He told me, “Why should I not be happy, as Gabriel has just left and (before he left) said: God told me that whoever sends a Salawat on you I will send Salawat upon him and I will purify him from ten sins and I will write ten good deeds for him.”
Hadith 2
البحرانی بسنده عن إسحاق بن فروخ مولى آل طلحة، قال: قال أبو عبد الله (عليه السلام): «يا إسحاق بن فروخ، من صلى على محمد و آل محمد عشرا صلى الله عليه و ملائكته مائة مرة، و من صلى على محمد و آل محمد مائة مرة صلى الله عليه و ملائكته ألفا، أما تسمع قول الله عز و جل: هُوَ الَّذِي يُصَلِّي عَلَيْكُمْ وَ مَلائِكَتُهُ لِيُخْرِجَكُمْ مِنَ الظُّلُماتِ إِلَى النُّورِ وَ كانَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَحِيماً «الاحزاب 43».10
Alameh Bahrani narrates from Eshagh Ibn Farrokh with the chain of narration: Imam Sadiq told me: “Whoever sends ten Salawat on Prophet Mohammad and his Ahlul Bayt, the angels will send hundred Salawat on him. Whoever sends hundred Salawat on Prophet Mohammad and his Ahlul Bayt, the Angels will send a thousand Salawat on him.
Have you heard the saying of Allah the Almighty, “He it is who sends Salawat (His blessings) on you, and His angels too (ask Allah to bless and forgive you), that He may bring you out from darkness (of disbelief and polytheism) into light (of Belief and Islamic Monotheism). And He is Ever Most Merciful to the believers.”(Al-Ahzab 43).”
Hadith 3
البحرانی بسنده عن أبي بصير، عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام)، قال:قال: «إذا ذكر النبي (صلى الله عليه و آله) فأكثروا الصلاة عليه، فإنه من صلى على النبي صلاة واحدة صلى الله عليه ألف صلاة في ألف صف من الملائكة، و لم يبق شيء مما خلق الله إلا صلى على العبد لصلاة الله عليه و صلاة ملائكته، فمن لم يرغب في هذا فهو جاهل مغرور، قد برىء الله منه، و رسوله و أهل بيته».11
Alameh Bahrani narrates from Abu Basir from Abu Abdullah (Imam Sadiq), “When you say the name of the Prophet, send lots of Salawat on him. Indeed, whoever sends one Salawat on the Prophet, Allah will send a thousand Salawats on him in the form of a thousand queues of angels and nothing from God’s creation remains unless it will send Salawat on that servant. So, whoever does not like to send Salawat, he is the ignorant and arrogant. Truly Allah and his Prophet and his Ahlul Bayt abandon him and hate him”
Hadith 4
البحرانی بسنده عن محمد بن مسلم، عن أحدهما (عليهما السلام)، قال: «ما في الميزان شيء أثقل من الصلاة على محمد و آل محمد، و إن الرجل لتوضع أعماله في ميزانه فيميل به، فيخرج (صلى الله عليه و آله) الصلاة عليه، فيضعها في ميزانه فيرجح».12
Alameh Bahrani narrates from Mohammad Ibn Moslem from Imam Baqir or Imam Sadiq with the chain of narration, there is nothing heavier than Salawat in the scale of actions.
Hadith 5
البحرانی بسنده عن صفوان الجمال، عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) ،قال: «كل دعاء يدعى الله عز و جل به محجوب عن السماء حتى يصلى على محمد و آل محمد».همان 489
Alameh Bahrani narrates from Safvan the owner of camels with the chain of narration from Imam Sadiq. He said, “All supplications to Allah will remain in a veil from the sky until a Salawat is sent to Mohammad and his Households”2
البحرانی بسنده عن أبي جعفر (عليه السلام)، قال: «إن ملكا من الملائكة سأل الله أن يعطيه سمع العباد فأعطاه، فذلك الملك قائم حتى تقوم الساعة، ليس أحد من المؤمنين يقول: صلى الله على محمد و آله و سلم، إلا و قال الملك: و عليك السلام. ثم يقول الملك: يا رسول الله، إن فلانا يقرئك السلام. فيقول رسول الله (صلى الله عليه و آله): و عليه السلام».15
Al-Bahrani narrates with a chain of narration from Abu Ja’far (Imam Baqir), one angel from God’s angels asked God to give him the ability of hearing all the sayings of Allah’s servant and God gave him this ability. This angel will last until the end of time. There is no one who says: ‘the peace and the passage of Allah to Mohammad and his households’ unless this angel will say: ‘peace be upon you’. The angel will then convey the peace and greeting to Prophet Muhammad who will reply peace and greetings to him.
The Real Meaning Behind The Salam And Salawat
Sending salutations and obedience
البرقی بسنده عن أبي بصير، قال: سألت أبا عبد الله (عليه السلام) عن قول الله عز و جل: إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَ مَلائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَ سَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيماً، قال: «الصلاة عليه، و التسليم له في كل شيء جاء به».16
Al-Barqi narrates with the chain of narrations from Abi Basir that he said: I asked Abu abdu Allah(Imam Sadiq) about the verse, “Allah sends His Salawat (Graces, Honours, Blessings, Mercy, etc.) on the Prophet (Muhammad) and also His angels too (ask Allah to bless and forgive him). O you who believe! Send your Salawat on (ask Allah to bless) him and be totally obedient to him”4. “Send salutations on him and show obedience to him in everything he brought us,” Imam answered5.
It is a direct order by Allah Talaa
Allah will in return give you more than what you expected
Allah will raise you in status to angelic levels
You add 10 Hasanat to your good deeds
Allah will raise you 10 levels higher
You will get 10 Mercies from Allah
10 of your sins are forgiven by Allah
The likelihood of the dua that you make for yourself being accepted increases
It is a means to receive intercession by the Prophet (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM) himself
Salawat is like making Istighfar
Sending Salawat will satisfy your worldly needs in this dunya
It compensates for charity if you are financially unable to give charity
It is a means of angels sending Salaam on your behalf
It is a purifier of your intentions
It is a means of receiving glad tidings, that you have a place reserved for you in Jannah
It is a means of protection from terror on the day of judgement
It is a means of being greeted by Prophet Muhammad (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM
) himself
In a gathering, it is a means of purifying that meeting and a means of preventing any evil talk
It helps you remember what you forgot
It is a means of safe guarding you from poverty
It removes stinginess from your heart
It protects you from the evil of others
It keeps you firm on the Sirat Ul Mustiqeem
It perfects any speech
It is a means of light in the darkness of the day of judgement
It gives you better character, refines your akhlaq and softens the heart
It is a means of earning the love of Allah (SWT)
It is a protection from the Wrath of Allah
It increases your barakah
It brings Rahmah into your heart
It increases the Prophet’s love to you
It increases your love to RasuluAllah (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM
It lengthen ones life
Your name will be mentioned to RasuluAllah (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM
It is RasuluAllah’s (SAW) right upon you
It assists in being brought out of Jahannam
It mentioned the Dhikr of Allah
According to your level of sincerity, it will measure our distance from the Prophet (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM) in Jannah.
الطبرسی بسنده عن أنس بن مالك عن أبي طلحة قال دخلت على النبي ص فلم أره أشد استبشارا منه يومئذ و لا أطيب نفسا قلت يا رسول الله ما رأيتك قط أطيب نفسا و لا أشد استبشارا منك اليوم
فقال: و ما يمنعني و قد خرج آنفا جبرائيل من عندي قال قال الله تعالى :من صلى عليك صلاة صليت بها عليه عشر صلوات و محوت عنه عشر سيئات و كتبت له عشر حسنات9
Allame Tabarsi narrates with the chain of narration from Anas Ebn Malek from Abu Talhe, "I entered in the presence of the Prophet and saw him extremely happy and pleased like I have never seen him before. I told him: I have never seen you this happy before.
He told me, “Why should I not be happy, as Gabriel has just left and (before he left) said: God told me that whoever sends a Salawat on you I will send Salawat upon him and I will purify him from ten sins and I will write ten good deeds for him.”
Hadith 2
البحرانی بسنده عن إسحاق بن فروخ مولى آل طلحة، قال: قال أبو عبد الله (عليه السلام): «يا إسحاق بن فروخ، من صلى على محمد و آل محمد عشرا صلى الله عليه و ملائكته مائة مرة، و من صلى على محمد و آل محمد مائة مرة صلى الله عليه و ملائكته ألفا، أما تسمع قول الله عز و جل: هُوَ الَّذِي يُصَلِّي عَلَيْكُمْ وَ مَلائِكَتُهُ لِيُخْرِجَكُمْ مِنَ الظُّلُماتِ إِلَى النُّورِ وَ كانَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَحِيماً «الاحزاب 43».10
Alameh Bahrani narrates from Eshagh Ibn Farrokh with the chain of narration: Imam Sadiq told me: “Whoever sends ten Salawat on Prophet Mohammad and his Ahlul Bayt, the angels will send hundred Salawat on him. Whoever sends hundred Salawat on Prophet Mohammad and his Ahlul Bayt, the Angels will send a thousand Salawat on him.
Have you heard the saying of Allah the Almighty, “He it is who sends Salawat (His blessings) on you, and His angels too (ask Allah to bless and forgive you), that He may bring you out from darkness (of disbelief and polytheism) into light (of Belief and Islamic Monotheism). And He is Ever Most Merciful to the believers.”(Al-Ahzab 43).”
Hadith 3
البحرانی بسنده عن أبي بصير، عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام)، قال:قال: «إذا ذكر النبي (صلى الله عليه و آله) فأكثروا الصلاة عليه، فإنه من صلى على النبي صلاة واحدة صلى الله عليه ألف صلاة في ألف صف من الملائكة، و لم يبق شيء مما خلق الله إلا صلى على العبد لصلاة الله عليه و صلاة ملائكته، فمن لم يرغب في هذا فهو جاهل مغرور، قد برىء الله منه، و رسوله و أهل بيته».11
Alameh Bahrani narrates from Abu Basir from Abu Abdullah (Imam Sadiq), “When you say the name of the Prophet, send lots of Salawat on him. Indeed, whoever sends one Salawat on the Prophet, Allah will send a thousand Salawats on him in the form of a thousand queues of angels and nothing from God’s creation remains unless it will send Salawat on that servant. So, whoever does not like to send Salawat, he is the ignorant and arrogant. Truly Allah and his Prophet and his Ahlul Bayt abandon him and hate him”
Hadith 4
البحرانی بسنده عن محمد بن مسلم، عن أحدهما (عليهما السلام)، قال: «ما في الميزان شيء أثقل من الصلاة على محمد و آل محمد، و إن الرجل لتوضع أعماله في ميزانه فيميل به، فيخرج (صلى الله عليه و آله) الصلاة عليه، فيضعها في ميزانه فيرجح».12
Alameh Bahrani narrates from Mohammad Ibn Moslem from Imam Baqir or Imam Sadiq with the chain of narration, there is nothing heavier than Salawat in the scale of actions.
Hadith 5
البحرانی بسنده عن صفوان الجمال، عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) ،قال: «كل دعاء يدعى الله عز و جل به محجوب عن السماء حتى يصلى على محمد و آل محمد».همان 489
Alameh Bahrani narrates from Safvan the owner of camels with the chain of narration from Imam Sadiq. He said, “All supplications to Allah will remain in a veil from the sky until a Salawat is sent to Mohammad and his Households”2
البحرانی بسنده عن أبي جعفر (عليه السلام)، قال: «إن ملكا من الملائكة سأل الله أن يعطيه سمع العباد فأعطاه، فذلك الملك قائم حتى تقوم الساعة، ليس أحد من المؤمنين يقول: صلى الله على محمد و آله و سلم، إلا و قال الملك: و عليك السلام. ثم يقول الملك: يا رسول الله، إن فلانا يقرئك السلام. فيقول رسول الله (صلى الله عليه و آله): و عليه السلام».15
Al-Bahrani narrates with a chain of narration from Abu Ja’far (Imam Baqir), one angel from God’s angels asked God to give him the ability of hearing all the sayings of Allah’s servant and God gave him this ability. This angel will last until the end of time. There is no one who says: ‘the peace and the passage of Allah to Mohammad and his households’ unless this angel will say: ‘peace be upon you’. The angel will then convey the peace and greeting to Prophet Muhammad who will reply peace and greetings to him.
The Real Meaning Behind The Salam And Salawat
Sending salutations and obedience
البرقی بسنده عن أبي بصير، قال: سألت أبا عبد الله (عليه السلام) عن قول الله عز و جل: إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَ مَلائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَ سَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيماً، قال: «الصلاة عليه، و التسليم له في كل شيء جاء به».16
Al-Barqi narrates with the chain of narrations from Abi Basir that he said: I asked Abu abdu Allah(Imam Sadiq) about the verse, “Allah sends His Salawat (Graces, Honours, Blessings, Mercy, etc.) on the Prophet (Muhammad) and also His angels too (ask Allah to bless and forgive him). O you who believe! Send your Salawat on (ask Allah to bless) him and be totally obedient to him”4. “Send salutations on him and show obedience to him in everything he brought us,” Imam answered5.
It is a direct order by Allah Talaa
Allah will in return give you more than what you expected
Allah will raise you in status to angelic levels
You add 10 Hasanat to your good deeds
Allah will raise you 10 levels higher
You will get 10 Mercies from Allah
10 of your sins are forgiven by Allah
The likelihood of the dua that you make for yourself being accepted increases
It is a means to receive intercession by the Prophet (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM) himself
Salawat is like making Istighfar
Sending Salawat will satisfy your worldly needs in this dunya
It compensates for charity if you are financially unable to give charity
It is a means of angels sending Salaam on your behalf
It is a purifier of your intentions
It is a means of receiving glad tidings, that you have a place reserved for you in Jannah
It is a means of protection from terror on the day of judgement
It is a means of being greeted by Prophet Muhammad (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM
) himself
In a gathering, it is a means of purifying that meeting and a means of preventing any evil talk
It helps you remember what you forgot
It is a means of safe guarding you from poverty
It removes stinginess from your heart
It protects you from the evil of others
It keeps you firm on the Sirat Ul Mustiqeem
It perfects any speech
It is a means of light in the darkness of the day of judgement
It gives you better character, refines your akhlaq and softens the heart
It is a means of earning the love of Allah (SWT)
It is a protection from the Wrath of Allah
It increases your barakah
It brings Rahmah into your heart
It increases the Prophet’s love to you
It increases your love to RasuluAllah (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM
It lengthen ones life
Your name will be mentioned to RasuluAllah (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM
It is RasuluAllah’s (SAW) right upon you
It assists in being brought out of Jahannam
It mentioned the Dhikr of Allah
According to your level of sincerity, it will measure our distance from the Prophet (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM) in Jannah.
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