The reward of sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)

Sayyiduna Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us, and signs of joy were evident on his blessed face. We said: "O Messenger of Allah, today we see signs of joy on your blessed face; has something special happened?" He said: "The angel came to me and said: 'O Muhammad, your Lord says: Are you not pleased that if anyone of your Ummah sends blessings upon you once, I will send down mercy upon him ten times, and whoever sends salam upon you once, I will send peace upon him ten times?'" the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Why would I not be pleased with that?"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Amir bin Rabi'ah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever sends blessings upon me, the angels keep sending mercy upon him as long as he keeps sending blessings upon me. So it is up to the servant whether he earns many supplications of the angels or few."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Aws bin Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Among the most excellent of your days is Friday. On it Adam was created, on it the Trumpet will be blown, and on it the Swoon will come. So send abundant blessings upon me on that day, for your blessings are presented to me." A man said: "O Messenger of Allah, how will our blessings be presented to you when, after your passing, you will have become part of the earth?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty has forbidden the earth to consume the bodies of the prophets."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Whoever sends blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), ten good deeds are written for him, ten of his sins are forgiven, and he is raised ten degrees.

Yazid al-Raqashi said: An angel has the duty that wherever anyone sends blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he conveys his blessing to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), saying: "So-and-so of your Ummah has sent blessings upon you."

It is narrated from al-Hasan that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Send abundant blessings upon me on Friday, for they are presented to me."

It is narrated from al-Hasan that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is enough stinginess for a man that I am mentioned in his presence and he does not send blessings upon me."

It is narrated from al-Sha'bi that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever sends blessings upon me once, Allah Almighty sends down mercy upon him ten times."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever sends blessings upon me once, Allah Almighty sends down mercy upon him ten times and forgives ten of his sins."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Send blessings upon me, for your sending blessings upon me is a means of purification for you."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty has angels who roam about the earth and convey to me the salam of my Ummah."

Sayyiduna Ubayy (bin Ka'b) (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A man said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "What if I make all my supplication a sending of blessings upon you?" He said: "Then Allah will suffice you in all that concerns you of the affairs of your world and your Hereafter."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When my Lord gave me good news concerning my Ummah, I prostrated. That good news was that if anyone of my Ummah sends blessings upon me once, Allah Almighty will write ten good deeds in his record of deeds and forgive ten of his sins."