What is the ruling on one who writes [ص] or [صلعم] instead of (peace and blessings be upon him), or (ع) instead of (peace be upon him) for 'Ali ibn Abi Talib?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, and may prayers and peace be upon the noblest of the prophets and messengers.
We find the letter ص; some students write it, or most of them write ص or صلعم, or we find some books.
The Shaykh : I mean when the Prophet is mentioned.
The questioner : I mean when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is mentioned.
The Shaykh : After saying "May Allah send prayers and peace upon him and his family," he says: صلعم.
The questioner : (peace and blessings be upon him) or [ص].
The Shaykh : or [ص].
The questioner : Similarly, for "may Allah be pleased with him," they write, for example, the letter 'ayn, like for 'Ali ibn Abi Talib.
The Shaykh : No, 'Ali ibn Abi Talib is not "may Allah be pleased with him."
The questioner : May Allah honor his face.
The Shaykh : They write the letter 'ayn as a symbol for "peace be upon him" instead of saying "peace be upon him"; they write ع.
The questioner : Or similarly, "May Allah honor his face" for 'Ali ibn Abi Talib.
The Shaykh : You have, by Allah's will, combined several questions.
The questioner : It is one question, a single comprehensive one.
The Shaykh : In any case, it is not befitting for a person, when mentioning the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), to write ص or صلعم. The scholars of hadith terminology disliked doing that and said: either write "May Allah send prayers and peace upon him," or leave it; leave it, say nothing, and let the prayer come from the reader or the listener. As for indicating "peace be upon him" with the letter 'ayn, this is less severe than indicating "May Allah send prayers and peace upon him" with the letter sad.
Then, regarding 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), if you say "Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)," that is better than saying "peace be upon him," and better than saying "May Allah honor his face," because Allah's pleasure with a servant is the highest of stations and the best thing for a person.
For this reason, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said to the people of Paradise: "What do you desire?" They mention Allah's blessings upon them, and He says:Sahih al-Bukhari 6549 Allah's pleasure with a servant is the great goal.
But the Rafidah, out of ignorance, came to say for 'Ali "peace be upon him," or yes, or "May Allah honor his face," yes.
The questioner : And the students, regarding dictation, the dictation subject?
The Shaykh : For the students, it is said: write "May Allah send prayers and peace upon him." And it is also better to write "May Allah send prayers and peace upon him and his family," because when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 64:825.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
We find the letter ص; some students write it, or most of them write ص or صلعم, or we find some books.
The Shaykh : I mean when the Prophet is mentioned.
The questioner : I mean when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is mentioned.
The Shaykh : After saying "May Allah send prayers and peace upon him and his family," he says: صلعم.
The questioner : (peace and blessings be upon him) or [ص].
The Shaykh : or [ص].
The questioner : Similarly, for "may Allah be pleased with him," they write, for example, the letter 'ayn, like for 'Ali ibn Abi Talib.
The Shaykh : No, 'Ali ibn Abi Talib is not "may Allah be pleased with him."
The questioner : May Allah honor his face.
The Shaykh : They write the letter 'ayn as a symbol for "peace be upon him" instead of saying "peace be upon him"; they write ع.
The questioner : Or similarly, "May Allah honor his face" for 'Ali ibn Abi Talib.
The Shaykh : You have, by Allah's will, combined several questions.
The questioner : It is one question, a single comprehensive one.
The Shaykh : In any case, it is not befitting for a person, when mentioning the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), to write ص or صلعم. The scholars of hadith terminology disliked doing that and said: either write "May Allah send prayers and peace upon him," or leave it; leave it, say nothing, and let the prayer come from the reader or the listener. As for indicating "peace be upon him" with the letter 'ayn, this is less severe than indicating "May Allah send prayers and peace upon him" with the letter sad.
Then, regarding 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), if you say "Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)," that is better than saying "peace be upon him," and better than saying "May Allah honor his face," because Allah's pleasure with a servant is the highest of stations and the best thing for a person.
For this reason, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said to the people of Paradise: "What do you desire?" They mention Allah's blessings upon them, and He says:
I will bestow My pleasure and contentment upon you so that I will never be angry with you after for-ever.
أحل عليكم رضواني فلا أسخط عليكم بعده أبداBut the Rafidah, out of ignorance, came to say for 'Ali "peace be upon him," or yes, or "May Allah honor his face," yes.
The questioner : And the students, regarding dictation, the dictation subject?
The Shaykh : For the students, it is said: write "May Allah send prayers and peace upon him." And it is also better to write "May Allah send prayers and peace upon him and his family," because when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:
Teach us how to send prayers upon you? He said: Say: "O Allah, send prayers upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad."
علمنا كيف نصلي عليك ؟ قال : قولوا : اللهم صل على محمد وعلى آل محمدThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good.