Is it prescribed for the imam to secretly send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when he reaches the verse of Allah the Exalted: “O you who believe, send blessings upon…”?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible for the imam to remain silent so that he can send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) secretly while reciting the words of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Ahzab 33:56]
Answer:
This is in the voluntary prayer, and it is reported for the voluntary prayer. As for the obligatory prayer, was it not reported that he supplicates at the verse of mercy, seeks refuge at the verse of punishment, and sends blessings upon the Prophet? This is what was reported for the obligatory prayer. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible for the imam to remain silent so that he can send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) secretly while reciting the words of Allah the Exalted:
O you who have believed, ask [Allah to confer] blessing upon him and ask [Allah to grant him] peace.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًاAnswer:
This is in the voluntary prayer, and it is reported for the voluntary prayer. As for the obligatory prayer, was it not reported that he supplicates at the verse of mercy, seeks refuge at the verse of punishment, and sends blessings upon the Prophet? This is what was reported for the obligatory prayer. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [470 -582] هل يشرع للإمام أن يصلي على النبيﷺ سرا إذا مر على قوله تعالى(يا أيها الذين آمنوا صلوا..)؟ — youtube.com
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