Is it obligatory to send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when the khatib mentions him on Friday?

The Shaykh : As for the answer to the second question, which is sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) when the khatib mentions him on Friday, we do not see that in any way. First, this contradicts the principle . Second, opening the door to sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) because the khatib mentioned the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) opens another door for us, which is perhaps more important than this first door. It is certain that when the khatib mentions the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), he is remembering Allah (Mighty and Majestic) even more and more. For example, he says, "Allah the Exalted said such and such." In this case, the least that can be said is that, just as we honor our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) as a custom and an act of worship by sending blessings upon him on the occasions of his mention, so it is necessary that we honor the Creator of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) by remembering Him, revering Him, and magnifying Him. For example, if the khatib says on Friday, "Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He)," do we say with him, "Blessed and Exalted is He"? If we say the first thing, we must say the second. And when this door is opened, it will open the door to idle talk, which is prohibited, even if it is enjoining good or forbidding evil. As is known to you all, enjoining good and forbidding evil is obligatory. If the wise Lawgiver dropped this obligation to allow the listeners to focus and pay attention to the sermon, He dropped this obligation from them. A fortiori, He drops from them what is less than that, which is magnifying Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and magnifying His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). This is what I see, and Allah knows best. Perhaps we will hear from some of our brothers present something that supports, adds to, or criticizes what we have said.

Another questioner : A note from our Shaykh, which may be on the questioner's mind:The questioner : The saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) may be what the questioner has in mind.The questioner

The Shaykh : The answer to this has already been given by the questioner. I said that enjoining good and forbidding evil is obligatory, and sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) when he is mentioned repeatedly is obligatory once. But enjoining good and forbidding evil is repeated as the occurrence of evil is repeated, as I said earlier. If the wise Lawgiver dropped this enjoining good and forbidding evil, which is obligatory, then what is less than it is also dropped. So the answer to this has already been given. But perhaps the intention is to remind and alert.

Another questioner : ... meaning a matter ... May Allah reward you.

The Shaykh : Please go ahead.

Another questioner : Allah (Glorified and Majestic is He) says: We recite this verse in the prayer, so we respond to those who say to send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in these places. And also in the prayer, is it prescribed for us to remember Allah a lot? This is from the perspective of our Shaykh, meaning a benefit in ... regarding your words, may Allah reward you.

The Shaykh : These generalities, my brother, are not applied in these specific places, and there are many, many generalities. Yes.