The ruling on sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during prayer
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This is a letter from Yahya al-Sayyid Ali, an Egyptian working in Iraq. It contains a question: In truth, he presents it as something established, saying that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 64:549 The questioner says: And when I pray the two evening prayers, I pray while the radio is next to me, and I pray along with the Nida al-Islam broadcast. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is mentioned next to me, meaning his description is recited while I am in prayer. Should I send blessings upon him during the prayer, or does that diminish my prayer? Please inform us, may Allah reward you.
Answer: There is no harm in that. If you are in your prayer, there is nothing wrong if his mention (peace and blessings be upon him) passes by: send blessings upon him, there is nothing wrong—“May Allah send blessings upon him.” It has come in the authentic hadith:Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 646 Jibril said this to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 646.
So sending blessings upon him (peace and blessings be upon him) when he is mentioned is prescribed. Some scholars said: it is obligatory. And not sending blessings upon him is a type of ugly stinginess. The hadith mentioned has a basis. So it is a blameworthy, ugly stinginess for the mention of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to pass by you and then you do not send blessings upon him (peace and blessings be upon him). The Sunnah for the believer, when he hears his mention (peace and blessings be upon him), is to send blessings upon him.
And likewise in his prayer, at the end of the prayer, and in the first tashahhud, he sends blessings upon him (peace and blessings be upon him). And likewise on Friday, he increases in sending blessings upon him (peace and blessings be upon him). And likewise after the adhan, he sends blessings upon him (peace and blessings be upon him), then he says: “O Allah, Lord of this perfect call…” to the end of it. And it is prescribed to send blessings upon him (peace and blessings be upon him) constantly. In the authentic hadith, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 408. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you. But my point of wonder in the question, Your Eminence the Shaykh, is that our brother mentioned that he prays with the radio, the Maghrib and Isha prayers from the Haram. What is the ruling on this prayer of his?
The Shaykh: If he is following it, it is not permissible. But if he is listening, or his prayer coincides with the radio being on, this does not invalidate it. However, he should turn it off so that it does not disturb him. If he is praying, he should silence the radio so that there is no disturbance. When he is finished, he turns it on. But if the intention is that he is imitating, following the prayer of the Haram, this is not permissible. Rather, he prays independently, not following the Haram.
The presenter: This is understood from his question.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
The most stingly of the stingy is the one who is mentioned in his presence and he does not send blessings upon me
أبخل البخلاء من ذكرت عنده ولم يصل عليAnswer: There is no harm in that. If you are in your prayer, there is nothing wrong if his mention (peace and blessings be upon him) passes by: send blessings upon him, there is nothing wrong—“May Allah send blessings upon him.” It has come in the authentic hadith:
Similar to 644 except it has "Shame on" rather than "Wretched is;"
رغم أنف امرئ ذكرت عنده فلم يصل عليكSimilar to 644 except it has "Shame on" rather than "Wretched is;"
رغم أنف امرئ ذكرت عنده ولم يصل عليكSo sending blessings upon him (peace and blessings be upon him) when he is mentioned is prescribed. Some scholars said: it is obligatory. And not sending blessings upon him is a type of ugly stinginess. The hadith mentioned has a basis. So it is a blameworthy, ugly stinginess for the mention of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to pass by you and then you do not send blessings upon him (peace and blessings be upon him). The Sunnah for the believer, when he hears his mention (peace and blessings be upon him), is to send blessings upon him.
And likewise in his prayer, at the end of the prayer, and in the first tashahhud, he sends blessings upon him (peace and blessings be upon him). And likewise on Friday, he increases in sending blessings upon him (peace and blessings be upon him). And likewise after the adhan, he sends blessings upon him (peace and blessings be upon him), then he says: “O Allah, Lord of this perfect call…” to the end of it. And it is prescribed to send blessings upon him (peace and blessings be upon him) constantly. In the authentic hadith, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
He who blesses me once, Allah would bless him ten times.
من صلى علي واحدة صلى الله عليه بها عشراًThe presenter: May Allah reward you. But my point of wonder in the question, Your Eminence the Shaykh, is that our brother mentioned that he prays with the radio, the Maghrib and Isha prayers from the Haram. What is the ruling on this prayer of his?
The Shaykh: If he is following it, it is not permissible. But if he is listening, or his prayer coincides with the radio being on, this does not invalidate it. However, he should turn it off so that it does not disturb him. If he is praying, he should silence the radio so that there is no disturbance. When he is finished, he turns it on. But if the intention is that he is imitating, following the prayer of the Haram, this is not permissible. Rather, he prays independently, not following the Haram.
The presenter: This is understood from his question.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
Source
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