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- It is completely within the Shari'ah to recite
Salutations and Blessings upon Allah's Messenger (sallal laahu alaihi
wasallam) as is evident in the following Quranic verse: "Undoubtedly,
Allah and His Angels send blessings on the Prophet (the Communicator of Unseen
News), O you who believe! Send upon him blessings and salute him fully well in
abundance". (Surah al-Ahzab, Verse 56)
- Here, in the above verse, Allah Taala at the very outset
attributed Salawat (recital of blessings) on our Beloved Nabi Hazrat Muhammad (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam), first to Himself (Sunnat-i-Ilaahi), then to
His Angels (Sunnat-i-Malaa'ika), and after this enjoined on the Muslims
(Sunnat-i-Mu'mineen) to do the same.
- It is stated in the commentary of the Qur'aan, "Tafseer-i-Rooh al-Bayaan": "Some 'Ulama are of the opinion that the meaning of
Allah's blessing is to raise Hazrat Muhammad Mustapha (sallal laahu alaihi
wasallam) to Maqaam-i-Mahmood (Glorious Station), the place from where he will
intercede to Almighty Allah on behalf of his Ummat; the Angels' blessing means
their prayer for enhancing the position of Hazrat Muhammad Mustapha (sallal
laahu alaihi wasallam) and beseeching forgiveness for his followers. Blessings
on the path of the believers means to obey, love and eulogize him."
- The honour and reverance shown to Hazrat Muhammad (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam)
is of a much greater degree than shown to
Hazrat Adam (alaihis salaam) to whom only Angels were made to bow down
(in honour). For in honouring Hazrat Muhammad Mustapha (sallal laahu alaihi
wasallam) Allah Taala has also attributed it to Himself, whereas in the
case of Hazrat Adam (alaihis salaam) Allah Taala asked only the Angels
to show honour.
- The Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) said: "Increase your recitation of DUROOD on me on Friday because on this day
Angels present themselves to me. There is no servant of Allah who recites
SALUTATIONS upon me, except that his voice reaches me from wherever he is".
The Companions asked even after your departure? He replied, "Yes after my
departure too, because Allah has made it Haraam upon the earth to consume the
bodies of the Prophets". (Jila-ul Ifhaam)
- "On Fridays recite the Salawat for me repeatedly! The
Salawat will be conveyed to me." (Ibn Habbaan, Ibn Majah) When it was
asked whether the Salawat would be conveyed to him after his Wisaal also, the
Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) answered, "Soil does not rot
Prophets' bodies. Whenever a Muslim says the Salawat for me, an Angel informs me
of it and says, 'So-and-so's son, so-and-so of your Ummah sent his Salaam and
prayed for you.'"
- Allah's Messenger (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) came out and met Hazrat Abu Talha
(radi Allahu anhu). The latter
rose and went to him saying: "My father and mother be sacrificed for you, O
Messenger of Allah! I see joy and delight in your countenance?" The Prophet
(sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam) said: "Yes, for Gabriel has just come to me
saying: O Muhammad, whoever among your Community invokes blessings upon you
once, Allah records for Him ten meritorious deeds, erases from his register ten
evil deeds, and raises him ten degrees because of it." (al-Sakhawi, al-Qawl
al-Badi)
- The Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam)
said: "Invoke blessings upon me abundantly on Friday because it is a day that
is (particularly) witnessed and the Angels witness it (abundantly). As soon as a
person invokes blessings on me his invocation is shown to me until he ends it."
Hazrat Abu al-Darda' (radi Allahu anhu) said: "Even after (your)
death?" The Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) replied:
"Verily, Allah has forbidden the earth to consume the bodies of Prophets."
(Ibn Majah)
- The Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) says in a Hadith,
"Definitely there are many Angels of Allah that sojourn the
earth and bring the Salaam of my Ummat to me". (Nisaai; Ibn Habban)
- Hazrat 'Abd ar-Rahman bin 'Auf (radi Allahu anhu)
says that one day the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) came
and entered a date garden. There he performed a very long prostration. Hazrat
'Abd ar-Rahman (radi Allahu anhu) feared that Allah Taala had caused him
to leave this world. He drew close to him and began to look at him. The Holy
Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) raised his holy head from the
prostration and asked what had happened to him. He disclosed his fear to him. At
this, the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) said that Hazrat
Jibra'il (alaihis salaam) asked whether he should not give him glad
tidings that Allah Taala said that He would send blessings to the person who
recited the Holy Qur'an on him and peace and security to the person who bade
Salutations to him. (Ahmad)
- These are just a few Ahaadith. It is established beyond
any doubt that the recitation of Salawat and Salaam has its origin in the Quran
and Hadith.
- Some people say that it is wrong to send Salaam to
the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) in the form of a Naat (Verses
in Praise of the Prophet).
- Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) had
amongst his Ashaab, poets who used to refute the slanders of the enemies and
eulogize (praise) the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam).
Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) liked the poetry of Hazrat
Hassan ibn Thabit (radi Allahu anhu) the most. He offered the Mimbar to
Hazrat Hassan (radi Allahu anhu), who would censure the enemies and
praise Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) on the Mimbar.
Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) on hearing the poetry of
Hazrat Hassan (radi Allahu anhu) prayed, "Allahumma ayyidhu bi rooh
hil Qudus!" (O Allah, let the holy spirit (Jibrael) be his helper (in
recitation) (Mishkaat)
- When Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam)
made Hijra and entered Madina, the people sang out, "Tala`a al-badru `alayna,
Min thaniyyat al-wada`, Wajaba al-shukru `alayna, Ma da`a lillahi da`". Ulama from time immemorial have been writing and reciting Naat and Qasaa'id in
Praise of Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) in a variety of
languages.
- Some people say that it is wrong to send Salawat and
Salaam because those who read Salaam put a chair in the gathering and say that
the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) is sitting on the chair whilst
the Salaam is being read. The curse of Allah is on those liars! No true Muslim
has ever done such a thing.
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