The ruling on sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his parents, and doing so aloud
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Question:
We know that there is a gathering for the remembrance of Allah, and we have established a gathering called the gathering for sending blessings upon the Prophet. So we say: “O Allah, send blessings upon our master Muhammad, and upon his parents, and peace,” or “O Allah, send blessings upon our master Muhammad, and upon his family and companions, and peace,” depending on the imam. Is this gathering permissible? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Sending blessings upon the parents of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is not permissible; because the parents of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) died upon the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, so one does not send blessings upon them, nor make supplication for them. It is established from him (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:Sahih Muslim 976a And he said to a man who asked him about his father: Sahih Muslim 203 So it is not permissible to send blessings upon them, nor to make supplication for them. But you send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) by saying: “O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad,” “O Allah, send blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad,” “upon our master Muhammad...” This is good. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih Muslim 408 at any time.
As for establishing special gatherings for sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with a collective voice and collective wording, this has no basis. But if you hear someone sending blessings upon the Prophet, send blessings upon him (peace and blessings be upon him). If you hear someone mentioning the Prophet, send blessings upon him (peace and blessings be upon him) while you are on your way, in your house, or in the mosque, sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Because the Prophet ﷺ says:Sahih Muslim 408 And Allah says in His great Book, the Qur'an: [Al-Ahzab: 56]. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon him, and upon his family and his companions.
And if you say: “O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad, and upon his family and his companions,” or “O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad, and upon his wives and his descendants,” all of this is good. The intention is sending blessings upon him, and upon his family; all of this is good.
As for mentioning his parents... no, and his parents are not included in his family; because they did not submit to Islam, so they are not included in his family. His family means the people of his household from among the Muslims, and his followers. They are his followers, and the good people of his household, like Fatimah, and his wives, and Ali, and al-Hasan, and al-Husayn, and others from the Banu Hashim who submitted to Islam. They are of his family. As for his two parents, they are not of his family upon whom blessings are sent and for whom supplication is made; because they died upon the religion of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
We know that there is a gathering for the remembrance of Allah, and we have established a gathering called the gathering for sending blessings upon the Prophet. So we say: “O Allah, send blessings upon our master Muhammad, and upon his parents, and peace,” or “O Allah, send blessings upon our master Muhammad, and upon his family and companions, and peace,” depending on the imam. Is this gathering permissible? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Sending blessings upon the parents of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is not permissible; because the parents of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) died upon the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, so one does not send blessings upon them, nor make supplication for them. It is established from him (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:
I sought permission to beg forgiveness for my mother, but He did not grant it to me.
استأذنت ربي أن أستغفر لأمي؛ فلم يأذن ليVerily my father and your father are in the Fire.
إن أبي، وأباك في النارHe who blesses me once, Allah would bless him ten times.
من صلى علي واحدة؛ صلى الله عليه بها عشرًاAs for establishing special gatherings for sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with a collective voice and collective wording, this has no basis. But if you hear someone sending blessings upon the Prophet, send blessings upon him (peace and blessings be upon him). If you hear someone mentioning the Prophet, send blessings upon him (peace and blessings be upon him) while you are on your way, in your house, or in the mosque, sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Because the Prophet ﷺ says:
He who blesses me once, Allah would bless him ten times.
من صلى علي واحدة؛ صلى الله عليه بها عشرًاIndeed, Allah confers blessing upon the Prophet, and His angels [ask Him to do so]. O you who have believed, ask [Allah to confer] blessing upon him and ask [Allah to grant him] peace.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًاAnd if you say: “O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad, and upon his family and his companions,” or “O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad, and upon his wives and his descendants,” all of this is good. The intention is sending blessings upon him, and upon his family; all of this is good.
As for mentioning his parents... no, and his parents are not included in his family; because they did not submit to Islam, so they are not included in his family. His family means the people of his household from among the Muslims, and his followers. They are his followers, and the good people of his household, like Fatimah, and his wives, and Ali, and al-Hasan, and al-Husayn, and others from the Banu Hashim who submitted to Islam. They are of his family. As for his two parents, they are not of his family upon whom blessings are sent and for whom supplication is made; because they died upon the religion of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
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