Concluding the supplication with the prayer upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
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The third question of Fatwa No. ( 7447 )
Q 3: I read in a book that the supplication is not accepted by Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) unless one concludes his supplication with the prayer upon the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Is there any evidence for this?
A 3: The prayer upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is prescribed at the beginning of the supplication, along with praising and extolling Allah, based on the hadith of Fadalah ibn 'Ubayd regarding this, and the generality of Allah's command to pray upon His Prophet in His saying:[Al-Ahzab 33:56] . The prayer upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is among the causes for the acceptance of supplication, but it is not a condition for the acceptance of supplication. The hadith that states: ) is weak and does not serve as a proof. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q 3: I read in a book that the supplication is not accepted by Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) unless one concludes his supplication with the prayer upon the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Is there any evidence for this?
A 3: The prayer upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is prescribed at the beginning of the supplication, along with praising and extolling Allah, based on the hadith of Fadalah ibn 'Ubayd regarding this, and the generality of Allah's command to pray upon His Prophet in His saying:
Indeed, Allah confers blessing upon the Prophet, and His angels [ask Him to do so]
إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّIndeed, the supplication is suspended between the heavens and the earth until the supplicant prays upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
إن الدعاء موقوف بين السماء والأرض حتى يصلي الداعي على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم
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