Is it permissible to send blessings upon anyone other than the Messenger, such as saying, “O Allah, send blessings upon Abu Bakr,” for example?
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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,” and 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 exclusively for the Messenger, it is not appropriate to adopt the custom of sending blessings upon anyone other than the Messenger except rarely. Yes, 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,” and 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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