And prayers and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.

The reader: Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
He (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "The chapter on the command to send blessings upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). From 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say:

Whoever sends Salat upon me, Allah sends Salat upon him ten times.

من صلى علي صلاة صلى الله عليه بها عشرًا

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 485Sahih (Darussalam)

Narrated by Muslim. And from Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

The person closest to me on the Day of Judgement is the one who sent the most Salat upon me.

أولى الناس بي يوم القيامة أكثرهم علي صلاة

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 484Hasan (Darussalam)

Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, who said: "A good hadith." And from Aws ibn Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Among the best of your days is Friday; so supplicate Allah more often for me in it , for your supplications will be displayed to me." He was asked: "O Messenger of Allah! How will our blessings be displayed to you when your decayed body will have mixed with the earth?" He (ﷺ) replied, "Allah has prohibited the earth from consuming the bodies of the Prophets."

قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: إن من أفضل أيامكم يوم الجمعة فأكثروا علي من الصلاة فيه فإن صلاتكم معروضة علي، قالوا: يا رسول الله وكيف تعرض صلاتنا عليك وقد أرمت؟ قال: يقول: بليت، قال: إن الله حرم على الأرض أجساد الأنبياء

Riyad as-Salihin 1399

Narrated by Abu Dawud with a sound chain".

The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
These three hadiths explain the virtue of sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). We have previously discussed the meaning of sending blessings upon him. The first hadith is from 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This means: If you say, "O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad," Allah will send blessings upon you ten times, and Allah will praise you in the highest assembly ten times. This indicates the virtue of sending blessings upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), and it indicates the high rank of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with Allah, as He rewards the one who sends blessings upon Him with ten times his deed, sending blessings upon him ten times. As for the second hadith, the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) informed that the people closest to him are those who send the most blessings upon him. The people closest to him on the Day of Resurrection, and nearest to him, are those who send blessings upon him (peace and blessings be upon him). The one who sends the most blessings upon the Prophet is the closest person to him on the Day of Resurrection. This also encourages sending many blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). As for the third, it is the hadith of Aws ibn Aws that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to send many blessings upon him on Friday, and he informed that our blessings are presented to him. They are presented to him and it is said, "So-and-so ibn so-and-so sent blessings upon you," or they are presented to him and it is said, "A man from your Ummah sent blessings upon you." Allah knows best. Does He specify the one sending blessings or not? The important point is that they are presented to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). They said: "O Messenger of Allah, how are our blessings presented to you when you have perished?" This means: I have been destroyed. He said: The Prophets (peace and blessings be upon them), no matter how long they remain in the earth, the earth does not consume them. As for other than the Prophets, the earth consumes them, but Allah the Exalted may honor some of the dead so that the earth does not consume them, even if they are delayed. However, we are not certain that anyone is not consumed by the earth except the Prophets (peace and blessings be upon them). In these three hadiths, there is encouragement to send many blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), especially on Friday. But sending the most blessings upon him is at all times, for if you send blessings upon him once, Allah sends blessings upon you ten times. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon Your servant and Messenger Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.