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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتابBook of Morning Supplications
بَابُ الصَّلاةِ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَChapter: Sending Blessings on the Prophet ﷺ
Hadith 643
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنْ بُرَيْدِ بْنِ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ ، سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : ”مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَيَّ وَاحِدَةً صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ عَشْرًا ، وَحَطَّ عَنْهُ عَشْرَ خَطِيئَاتٍ.“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever sends blessings upon me once, Allah will send ten mercies upon him and will erase ten of his sins."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is our benefactor. It is through him that we have been blessed with the wealth of the religion of Islam; therefore, he is more deserving of love and respect than all other human beings. It is his right that he be loved even more than one’s own life, for it is he who gave us awareness of life itself. Because of his teachings, there is true life. Therefore, it is obligatory to remember him in our supplications. The way to do this is to send abundant blessings and salutations (salat and salam) upon him. As a result of sending blessings, not only are the ranks of the Messenger sallallahu alayhi wa sallam elevated, but Allah’s mercies also descend upon the one who recites them.
➋ For sending blessings (salat and salam), no specific time or particular form is necessary; rather, at every moment, blessings can be sent upon him. However, on certain occasions—such as during prayer (salah), supplication (dua), or upon hearing his name—it is necessary to send blessings. If one does not do so, he is considered sinful.
➌ There are three ways in which blessings and salutations (salat and salam) may be recited:
* The first is to suffice with those very words of blessings that the beloved Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam himself taught. No alteration, addition, or omission should be made to them. This is the most virtuous, because along with the reward of sending blessings, there is also the reward of following the Sunnah.
* The second way is to recite blessings with self-composed words. If there is no shirk (associating partners with Allah) or exaggeration in them, then doing so is permissible, but it is neither praiseworthy nor preferred.
* The third way is to recite blessings with self-composed words in which there are polytheistic (shirk) expressions and exaggeration, such as in Qasidah Burdah or many other blessings invented by the people of innovation (ahl al-bid‘ah). This way is impermissible and forbidden; instead of reward, it will incur sin—not because of the blessings themselves, but because of shirk and exaggeration.
➊ The Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is our benefactor. It is through him that we have been blessed with the wealth of the religion of Islam; therefore, he is more deserving of love and respect than all other human beings. It is his right that he be loved even more than one’s own life, for it is he who gave us awareness of life itself. Because of his teachings, there is true life. Therefore, it is obligatory to remember him in our supplications. The way to do this is to send abundant blessings and salutations (salat and salam) upon him. As a result of sending blessings, not only are the ranks of the Messenger sallallahu alayhi wa sallam elevated, but Allah’s mercies also descend upon the one who recites them.
➋ For sending blessings (salat and salam), no specific time or particular form is necessary; rather, at every moment, blessings can be sent upon him. However, on certain occasions—such as during prayer (salah), supplication (dua), or upon hearing his name—it is necessary to send blessings. If one does not do so, he is considered sinful.
➌ There are three ways in which blessings and salutations (salat and salam) may be recited:
* The first is to suffice with those very words of blessings that the beloved Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam himself taught. No alteration, addition, or omission should be made to them. This is the most virtuous, because along with the reward of sending blessings, there is also the reward of following the Sunnah.
* The second way is to recite blessings with self-composed words. If there is no shirk (associating partners with Allah) or exaggeration in them, then doing so is permissible, but it is neither praiseworthy nor preferred.
* The third way is to recite blessings with self-composed words in which there are polytheistic (shirk) expressions and exaggeration, such as in Qasidah Burdah or many other blessings invented by the people of innovation (ahl al-bid‘ah). This way is impermissible and forbidden; instead of reward, it will incur sin—not because of the blessings themselves, but because of shirk and exaggeration.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 643
