BLESSINGS OF SALAT AND SALAM
BLESSINGS OF SALAT AND SALAM
No matter how hard Satan makes you feel lazy, read this booklet completely and refresh your Iman [faith].
Excellence of conveying 40 Ahadees to others
The most Revered and Renowned Prophet has stated, ‘If any person memorises 40 Ahadees pertaining to the Islamic matters for conveying [them] to my Ummah, Allah will resurrect him as an Islamic scholar on the Day of Resurrection, and I will be an Intercessor and a witness for him.
(Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 2, pp. 270, Hadees 1726)
Above-mentioned blessed Hadees refers to the conveying of 40 Ahadees to the people whether these blessed Ahadees are not memorized. (Ashi’a-tul-Lam’aat, vol. 1, pp. 186)
Hence, with the intention of attaining the excellence mentioned in the blessed Hadees, 40 blessed sayings of the Beloved and Blessed Prophet are presented containing the virtues of Salat-‘Alan-Nabi
Blessed sayings of Beloved Mustafa
Whoever recites Salat upon me one time, Allah sendsten blessings upon him. (Sahih Muslim, pp. 216, Hadees 408) The person closest to me on the Day of Judgement will be the one who would have recited Salat upon me abundantlyin the world. (Sunan-ut-Tirmiżi, vol. 2, pp. 27, Hadees 48
Whoever recites Salat upon me once; Allah sends ten mercies upon him and writes ten virtuous deeds in his book of deeds. (Sunan-ut-Tirmiżi, vol. 2, pp. 28, Hadees 484)
The angels keep sending mercies upon a Muslim until he continues to recite Salat upon me. Now, it is the person’s choice whether he recites less or more.(Sunan Ibn Majah, vol. 1, pp. 490, Hadees 907)
[The Noblest Prophet said to a person performing Salah followed by the glorification of Allah and the recitation of Salat: ‘Make Du’a [supplication], it will be answered; ask for, it will be granted.’(Sunan Nasa`ee, pp. 220, Hadees 1281)
[Sayyiduna] Jibra`eel humbly said to me that Allah says: ‘O Muhammad Are you not pleased with this thing that when your Ummati sends Salam upon you one time, I send Salam upon him tenfold.’ (Sunan Nasa`ee, pp. 222, Hadees 1292)
Whoever recites Salat upon me once; Allah sends ten mercies upon him, forgives ten sins and elevates his rank by ten times.’ (Sunan Nasa`ee, pp. 222, Hadees 1294)
Whoever recites Salat upon me one time, Allah sends ten mercies upon him. And whoever recites Salat upon me ten times, Allah sends 100 blessings upon him and whoever recites Salat upon me 100 times, Allah will write between both of his eyes that he is free from hypocrisy and the hellfire; and Allah will keep him with the martyrs on the Day of Judgement.(Al-Mu’jam-ul-Awsat, vol. 5, pp. 252, Hadees 2735)
Whoever recites Salat upon me fifty times a day; I will shake hands with him on the Day of Judgement.(Al-Qurbah Ila Rab-bil-‘Aalameen, pp. 90, Hadees 90)
Whoever recites Salat upon me thousand times a day; he will not die until he sees his place in Jannah.(Attargheeb fi Fada`il-ul-A’maal, pp. 14, Hadees 19)
Whoever recites Salat upon me three times in a day and three times in the night showing devotion and affection towards me, it is upon the mercy of Allah to forgive the sins he committed during that day and night.(Al-Mu’jam-ul-Kabeer, vol. 18, pp. 362, Hadees 928)
Recite Salat upon me wherever you are as your Salat reaches me. (Al-Mu’jam-ul-Kabeer, vol. 3, pp. 82, Hadees 2729)
Undoubtedly your names along with your identity are presented to me. Therefore, recite excellent Salat upon me (i.e., with most beautiful words). (Musannaf ‘Abdur Razzaq, vol. 2, pp. 140, Hadees 3116)
Indeed (Sayyiduna) Jibra`eel gave me [this] glad tidings: Whoever recites Salat upon you, Allah sends mercy to him and whoever sends Salam [salutations] to you, Allah sends peace to him. (Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal, vol. 1, pp. 407, Hadees 1664)
Sayyiduna Ubayy Bin Ka’b humbly said, ‘If I (give up all my Awraad and Wazaaif1 and) devote all of my time reciting Salat-‘Alan-Nabi.’ Upon this, the Prophet of Rahmah said, ‘This will be sufficient to remove your worries and your sins will be forgiven.’ (Sunan-ut-Tirmiżi, vol. 4, pp. 207, Hadees 2465)
Whoever recited Salat upon me ten times during the day and ten times during the night, will attain my intercession on the Day of Judgement. (Majma’-uz-Zawaid, vol. 10, pp. 163, Hadees 17022)
Recite Salat upon me in abundance, undoubtedly your recital of the Salat upon me is a means of purification for you. (Musnad Abi Ya’la, vol. 5, pp. 458, Hadees 6383)
When people who love each other for the pleasure of Allah meet together, shake hands [with each other] and recite Salat-‘Alan-Nabi the past and future sins of both of them are forgiven before they separate from each other. (Musnad Abi Ya’la, vol.3, pp.95, Hadees 2951
Whoever recites the following Salat, my intercession becomes Wajib for him:
Translation: O Allah ! Descend Your blessing upon the Noblest Prophet and grant him the great closeness in Your court on the Day of Judgement. (Al-Mu’jam-ul-Kabeer, vol. 5, pp. 25, Hadees 4480) Whoever writes Salat upon me in a book, angels will continue to make Istighfar (seek forgiveness) for him as long as my name remains in it. (Al-Mu’jam-ul-Awsat, vol. 1, pp. 497, Hadees 1835)