The Virtue of Sending Blessings upon the Prophet and Determining Their Number
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The questioner:
A questioner asks, and this is a hadith found in the book al-Zawajir by Ibn Hajar regarding the virtue of sending blessings upon the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in such-and-such a manner, saying: to the end of the hadith.
The Shaykh:
It has no basis in sleep; it is not authentic in sleep. Sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is a confirmed sunnah (recommended practice). You will find it in some places, and Allah the Exalted says:[Al-Ahzab 33:56] Amen. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon him, and upon his family and his Companions.
(Peace and blessings be upon him). And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 408. So it is a nearness to Allah and a great act of worship. Increasing in it is required. It is obligatory when he (peace and blessings be upon him) is mentioned, as in the hadith: "Do not make my grave a festival." When you hear the mu'adhdhin (the one who calls to prayer), you send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then you say: Sahih al-Bukhari 4719. And regarding the status of Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab: "You do not break the appointment." It is prescribed on Friday; one increases in it on Friday and its night. Yes.
As for determining one hundred blessings, or two hundred, or four, this has no basis in an authentic hadith from the scholars. Rather, one increases in sending blessings upon him, even thousands upon thousands. One increases in sending blessings and peace upon him if Allah makes it easy for him. There is no fixed limit for this. Whoever sends blessings upon him, Allah sends blessings upon him by that number.
The questioner:
And if it is ten, ten are added; if it is ten, ten are added.
The Shaykh:
I do not know of any analysis in this matter. Rather, one sends blessings as much as is easy, and there is no limit.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
Al-Bayhaqi narrated it with a chain in which it says: "You do not break the appointment." Al-Bayhaqi graded it with a chain that is not problematic. Yes.
A questioner asks, and this is a hadith found in the book al-Zawajir by Ibn Hajar regarding the virtue of sending blessings upon the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in such-and-such a manner, saying:
Whoever sends blessings upon the Messenger one hundred times, a purity from hypocrisy is written for him between his eyes.
من صلى على الرسول مئة مرة كتب له بين عينيه برية من النفاق.The Shaykh:
It has no basis in sleep; it is not authentic in sleep. Sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is a confirmed sunnah (recommended practice). You will find it in some places, and Allah the Exalted says:
Indeed, Allah confers blessing upon the Prophet, and His angels [ask Him to do so]. O you who have believed, ask [Allah to confer] blessing upon him and ask [Allah to grant him] peace.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا(Peace and blessings be upon him). And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
He who blesses me once, Allah would bless him ten times.
من صلى على واحدة صلى الله عليه بها عشرO Allah, the Lord of this complete call and of this prayer, which is going to be established! Give Muhammad Al-Wasila and Al-Fadila
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ هَذِهِ الدَّعْوَةِ التَّامَّةِ وَالصَّلاَةِ الْقَائِمَةِ آتِ مُحَمَّدًا الْوَسِيلَةَ وَالْفَضِيلَةَAs for determining one hundred blessings, or two hundred, or four, this has no basis in an authentic hadith from the scholars. Rather, one increases in sending blessings upon him, even thousands upon thousands. One increases in sending blessings and peace upon him if Allah makes it easy for him. There is no fixed limit for this. Whoever sends blessings upon him, Allah sends blessings upon him by that number.
The questioner:
And if it is ten, ten are added; if it is ten, ten are added.
The Shaykh:
I do not know of any analysis in this matter. Rather, one sends blessings as much as is easy, and there is no limit.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
Al-Bayhaqi narrated it with a chain in which it says: "You do not break the appointment." Al-Bayhaqi graded it with a chain that is not problematic. Yes.
Source
واجب الرجل والمرأة — islamhouse.com (1:12:26)
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