Is it permissible to send blessings upon a Muslim as we say, “O Allah, send blessings upon our master Muhammad”?
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The questioner : Is it permissible to send blessings upon a Muslim as we say, “O Allah, send blessings upon our master Muhammad”?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : We mean, “O Allah, send blessings upon our master Muhammad.” Is it permissible to say, “O Allah, send blessings upon Abu Bakr, upon Abu ...”?
The Shaykh : By way of supplication, not by way of dhikr (remembrance of Allah).
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : By way of supplication, not by way of dhikr (remembrance of Allah); that is, we do not make it a habit as we do with the Messenger.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Because it is authentic in the hadith that the wife of Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah said to the Messenger: “Send blessings upon us.” He said:Sunan Abi Dawud 1533Sahih (Al-Albani). This is permissible, but since it has become a general custom among Muslims that sending blessings is specific to the Messenger, one should not make it a habit to send blessings upon anyone other than the Messenger except on a rare occasion. Come on, Professor.
The student : Come on, come on, let's go.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : We mean, “O Allah, send blessings upon our master Muhammad.” Is it permissible to say, “O Allah, send blessings upon Abu Bakr, upon Abu ...”?
The Shaykh : By way of supplication, not by way of dhikr (remembrance of Allah).
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : By way of supplication, not by way of dhikr (remembrance of Allah); that is, we do not make it a habit as we do with the Messenger.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Because it is authentic in the hadith that the wife of Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah said to the Messenger: “Send blessings upon us.” He said:
May Allah send blessing on you and your husband.
صلَّى الله عليك وعلى زوجكThe student : Come on, come on, let's go.
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