In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
Assalam'o'alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu
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(SOURCE: BOOK OF RIYADUS-SALIHEEN)
The Book of Supplicating Allah to Exalt the Mention of Allah's Messenger (PBUH)
Allah, the Exalted, says:
"Allah exalts the mention of His Messenger (PBUH) and His angels supplicate Him to do so. O you who believe! supplicate Allah to exalt his mention and to grant him safety and security. (Qur'an 33:56)
"Allah exalts the mention of His Messenger (PBUH) and His angels supplicate Him to do so. O you who believe! supplicate Allah to exalt his mention and to grant him safety and security. (Qur'an 33:56)
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Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al-`As (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying: "Whoever supplicates Allah to exalt my mention, Allah will exalt his mention ten times.''
[Muslim].
Commentary: Recitation of Salat upon the Prophet (PBUH) means the recitation of benediction. Such as the one recited in Salat "O Allah, have mercy on Muhammad...)'' It is a prayer for mercy and exaltation of the Prophet (PBUH) which is highly meritorious. (At-Tirmidhi, Hadith Hasan)
[Muslim].
Commentary: Recitation of Salat upon the Prophet (PBUH) means the recitation of benediction. Such as the one recited in Salat "O Allah, have mercy on Muhammad...)'' It is a prayer for mercy and exaltation of the Prophet (PBUH) which is highly meritorious. (At-Tirmidhi, Hadith Hasan)
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Ibn Mas`ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: "The people who will be nearest to me on the Day of Resurrection will be those who supplicate Allah more often for me.''
[At-Tirmidhi].
Commentary: "Nearest to me'' signifies "those who are most entitled to my intercession''. Thus, this Hadith has also
an inducement for very frequent recitation of Salat on the Prophet (PBUH).
[At-Tirmidhi].
Commentary: "Nearest to me'' signifies "those who are most entitled to my intercession''. Thus, this Hadith has also
an inducement for very frequent recitation of Salat on the Prophet (PBUH).
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Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "May his nose soil with dust in whose presence mention is made of me and he does not supplicate for me.''
[At-Tirmidhi].
Commentary: "May his nose soil with dust'' means to suffer humiliation and disgrace. That is "may such person be
humiliated and disgraced who hears my name and does not invoke Allah's blessings upon me.'' Those who merely
kiss thumbs of their hands can also be the addressee of this saying because they do not supplicate Allah for the
Prophet (PBUH) while what is in fact ordained is salutation, and not kissing of thumbs. The latter gesture has not
been ordained in any Hadith. Some religious scholars regard the salutation obligatory while others hold that it
desirable.
[At-Tirmidhi].
Commentary: "May his nose soil with dust'' means to suffer humiliation and disgrace. That is "may such person be
humiliated and disgraced who hears my name and does not invoke Allah's blessings upon me.'' Those who merely
kiss thumbs of their hands can also be the addressee of this saying because they do not supplicate Allah for the
Prophet (PBUH) while what is in fact ordained is salutation, and not kissing of thumbs. The latter gesture has not
been ordained in any Hadith. Some religious scholars regard the salutation obligatory while others hold that it
desirable.
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Fadalah bin `Ubaid (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) heard some
one supplicating after his prayer without praising Allah and without supplicating Allah for the Prophet (PBUH).
With regard to him, the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "This man rushed.'' Then he called him and said, "When
any one of you have performed Salat (prayer) and wants to supplicate, let him praise Allah first then glorify Him in
the beginning and then he should supplicate Allah for me. Then he may supplicate for whatever he likes.''
[Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi].
Commentary: "Fi salatihi" means that after the Salat or at the end of Salat, he heard someone invoking Allah.
Similarly, "idha salla ahadukum'' means when one completes the Salat and invokes Allah. In any case, it is necessary
to praise Allah and supplicate Him for the Prophet (PBUH) before invoking Allah.
one supplicating after his prayer without praising Allah and without supplicating Allah for the Prophet (PBUH).
With regard to him, the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "This man rushed.'' Then he called him and said, "When
any one of you have performed Salat (prayer) and wants to supplicate, let him praise Allah first then glorify Him in
the beginning and then he should supplicate Allah for me. Then he may supplicate for whatever he likes.''
[Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi].
Commentary: "Fi salatihi" means that after the Salat or at the end of Salat, he heard someone invoking Allah.
Similarly, "idha salla ahadukum'' means when one completes the Salat and invokes Allah. In any case, it is necessary
to praise Allah and supplicate Him for the Prophet (PBUH) before invoking Allah.
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Abu Muhammad Ka`b bin `Ujrah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) came to us
and we asked him, "O Messenger of Allah, we already know how to greet you (i.e., say As-salamu `alaikum), but
how should we supplicate for you?'' He (PBUH) said, "Say: `Allahumma salli `ala Muhammadin, wa `ala `ali
Muhammadin, kama sallaita `ala `ali Ibrahima, innaka Hamidum Majid. Allahumma barik `ala Muhammadin, wa
`ala `ali Muhammadin, kama barakta `ala `ali Ibrahima, innaka Hamidum Majid [O Allah, exalt the mention of
Muhammad and the family of Muhammad as you exalted the family of Ibrahim. You are Praised and Glorious. O
Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad as You blessed the family of Ibrahim. You are Praised and
Glorious.'''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary: In this Hadith, the Salam means the supplication which is recited in At-Tashahhud. The Companions
of the Prophet (PBUH) used to recite it in At-Tashahhud in the manner taught by him. When Almighty Allah
ordained Muslims to supplicate for the Prophet (PBUH), it raised the question in their minds as to the wordings of
the benediction (as they already knew how to greet him). They asked the Prophet (PBUH) and he taught it. Invoking
Allah's blessings upon the Prophet (PBUH) should be done in the manner which he (PBUH) has taught us, because
in doing so we get the reward of following the guidance of the Prophet (PBUH).
and we asked him, "O Messenger of Allah, we already know how to greet you (i.e., say As-salamu `alaikum), but
how should we supplicate for you?'' He (PBUH) said, "Say: `Allahumma salli `ala Muhammadin, wa `ala `ali
Muhammadin, kama sallaita `ala `ali Ibrahima, innaka Hamidum Majid. Allahumma barik `ala Muhammadin, wa
`ala `ali Muhammadin, kama barakta `ala `ali Ibrahima, innaka Hamidum Majid [O Allah, exalt the mention of
Muhammad and the family of Muhammad as you exalted the family of Ibrahim. You are Praised and Glorious. O
Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad as You blessed the family of Ibrahim. You are Praised and
Glorious.'''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary: In this Hadith, the Salam means the supplication which is recited in At-Tashahhud. The Companions
of the Prophet (PBUH) used to recite it in At-Tashahhud in the manner taught by him. When Almighty Allah
ordained Muslims to supplicate for the Prophet (PBUH), it raised the question in their minds as to the wordings of
the benediction (as they already knew how to greet him). They asked the Prophet (PBUH) and he taught it. Invoking
Allah's blessings upon the Prophet (PBUH) should be done in the manner which he (PBUH) has taught us, because
in doing so we get the reward of following the guidance of the Prophet (PBUH).
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