What is the meaning of "O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad," and what is the meaning of the blessing of Allah?
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The Shaykh : And I am now asking, I ask each one of us: what is the meaning of "O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad"? We must know the meaning. O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad.
The questioner : The prayer of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, is His mentioning [the Prophet] in the highest assembly and His praising him.
The Shaykh : Well done. The prayer of Allah upon our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)—"O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad"—means: O Allah, praise him in the highest assembly and mention him with excellence. The prayer of Allah upon His servant does not mean His mercy, although some scholars said that the prayer from Allah is mercy. But this is the weaker position, because Allah said:[Al-Baqarah 2:157] And the conjunction implies difference, so one does not interpret the other with what differs from it. For example, the division we took from the categories of seeking nearness to Allah through a means: seeking nearness to Allah through the names of Allah and through the attributes of Allah the Exalted.
The questioner : The prayer of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, is His mentioning [the Prophet] in the highest assembly and His praising him.
The Shaykh : Well done. The prayer of Allah upon our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)—"O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad"—means: O Allah, praise him in the highest assembly and mention him with excellence. The prayer of Allah upon His servant does not mean His mercy, although some scholars said that the prayer from Allah is mercy. But this is the weaker position, because Allah said: