A benefit mentioned by al-Suyuti regarding the sending of blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the second sermon on Friday.
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The student: May you live long, O Shaykh. Regarding the sending of blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the Friday sermon that you mentioned, al-Suyuti mentioned a benefit in *Tarikh al-Khulafa* (History of the Caliphs), quoting from al-Asma'i: "That the Abbasid Caliph al-Mahdi was the one who introduced the saying: 'Know, O servants of Allah, that Allah has commanded you with a command in which He began with Himself, and followed with His angels who glorify His majesty, so He said, the Exalted of those who speak, the All-Knowing: [Al-Ahzab 33:56]' to the end of the rhymed prose.
He said: "He was the first to introduce this, and then the preachers followed it until this day", as al-Suyuti states. So this was introduced by the Caliph al-Mahdi and did not exist before.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good. In which book?
The student: In *Tarikh al-Khulafa* (History of the Caliphs).
The Shaykh : *Tarikh al-Khulafa* (History of the Caliphs).
Indeed, Allah confers blessing upon the Prophet, and His angels [ask Him to do so]
إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّHe said: "He was the first to introduce this, and then the preachers followed it until this day", as al-Suyuti states. So this was introduced by the Caliph al-Mahdi and did not exist before.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good. In which book?
The student: In *Tarikh al-Khulafa* (History of the Caliphs).
The Shaykh : *Tarikh al-Khulafa* (History of the Caliphs).