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al-Aḥzāb 33:56

Allah and His angels send blessings upon the Prophet ﷺ

إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ۚ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا

"Indeed, Allah and His angels send blessings upon the Prophet. O you who have believed — send blessings upon him, and ask peace upon him."

— al-Aḥzāb 33:56

Context

The verse that institutes the ṣalawāt upon the Prophet ﷺ as a direct divine command. Every scholar agrees on its centrality.

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  1. "and the Mu'awwidhatayn once each, and seeks God's forgiveness a hundred times, and seeks forgiveness for himself and his parents a hundred times, and sends blessings upon the Prophet, peace be upon him, a hundred times, and disavows his own strength and power and seeks refuge with Allah, then says: "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Adam is the chosen of Allah, and His primordial creation, and Ibrahim is the friend of Allah, and Musa is the speaker with Allah, and Isa is the spirit of Allah, and Muhammad is the beloved of Allah," he will receive rewards equal to the number of those who claim God has a child and those who do not."

  2. "of all things it is commendable to add any additional supplication for the good of this world and the hereafter then he sends blessings upon the prophet peace be upon him and does not remain in mecca thereafter if he stays he repeats the tawaf otherwise he sacrifices a sheep chapter if time is short and he fears missing the standing at arafat he should begin with arafat if he enters from the mikat standing there then departing after sunset he performs what we mentioned of staying overnight in muzdalifah and then throwing pebbles in mina when he enters mecca he performs two tawafs intending the first for arrival and the second for visitation then perform"

  3. "bowing with tranquility, standing upright with tranquility, prostration with tranquility, sitting between the two prostrations with tranquility, the final Tashahud, sitting for it, invoking blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad, and the concluding Taslim. The obligatory acts are nine. The Takbir, other than the opening Takbir, saying Samia Allahu liman hamida and Rabbana lakal hamd when rising from bowing, saying Subhana Rabbi al-Azim in bowing, and Subhana Rabbi al-Ala in prostration once each, saying Rabbik Firli in the sitting between the two prostrations once, the first Tashahud, sitting for it, and the intention to exit the prayer with the Taslim."

  4. "from the punishment of the grave, from the trial of the false messiah, and from the trials of life and death. Supplicating with what is mentioned in the reports after invoking blessings upon the Prophet in the final Tashahud, the Kunut in Witr, and the second Taslim in a weak narration. The postures are 25, raising the hands at the opening in bowing, and when rising from it, with the palms at shoulder level, thumbs at the earlobes, and fingertips at the tops of the ears, then letting them fall after raising, placing the right hand over the left below the navel, looking at the place of prostration, reciting aloud and saying, Ameen, reciting silently,"

  5. "Abu Musa al-Madaini mentioned a saying of Ali: "Praise Allah frequently through prayer on Sunday," but without a chain of narrators. Anas ibn Malik narrated from the Prophet: "Whoever seeks forgiveness from Allah ten times and sends blessings upon the Prophet ten times, Allah Almighty will forgive him all his sins. He also narrated that the Prophet said: "Whoever prays twelve rak'ahs on Monday, reciting Al-Fatiha and Ayat al-Kursi in each rak'ah, and upon finishing, recites 'Say: He is Allah, the One' twelve times and seeks forgiveness twelve times, will be called on the Day of Resurrection to receive his reward from Allah."

  6. "and day, when meeting companions, when ascending a height or descending into a valley, upon hearing others proclaiming the tawbiyah in the mosques of the sacred precinct and its surroundings, and one should send blessings upon the Prophet. Peace be upon him, and supplicate for themselves with whatever they wish after completing the tawbiyah. Chapter. Once in ihram, one should not cover their head, wear sewn clothes, or shoes. If they do, they must sacrifice a sheep unless they cannot find a lower garment and sandals. One should not apply perfume to their body or clothes. If done intentionally, they must wash it off and"

  7. "a heavenly caller announces, 'Rise, forgiven, for your sins have been replaced with good deeds. He further stated: "Whenever people sit and do not remember Allah, Glorified and Exalted, nor send blessings upon the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, it becomes a source of regret for them on the Day of Judgment." And David, peace be upon him, said: "My Lord, if You see me passing by the gatherings of the rememberers to the gatherings of the heedless, break my legs to prevent me from reaching them, for it is a blessing that You bestow upon me.""

  8. "As for the remembrances, all of them do not require prostration for forgetfulness except three: the qunut, the first tashahhud, and invoking blessings upon the Prophet within it. This is in contrast to transitional takbirs, remembrances during bowing and prostration, and during rising from them, as the bowing and prostration in their form differ from custom and achieve the meaning of worship even with silence from remembrances and transitional takbirs, as the absence of those remembrances does not change the form of worship."

  9. "Kabbal Ahbar added, Every dawn, 70,000 angels descend, surround the grave, strike with their wings, and send blessings upon the Prophet, peace be upon him. When night falls, another group ascends, and the same number descends and does likewise, until the earth splits and he emerges with 70,000 angels honoring him. It is recommended when visiting graves, to stand with one's back to the chibla, facing the deceased, and to greet them without touching, wiping, or kissing the grave, as these are customs not practiced in Islam."

  10. "Indeed, you are praiseworthy, glorious, and peace as you have been taught. Abdullah bin Mas'ud, may God be pleased with him, advised that when sending blessings upon the Prophet peace be upon him, one should perfect the blessings. He taught, Say, O Allah, bestow your blessings, mercy, and favors upon the leader of the messengers, the imam of the pious, the seal of the prophets, Muhammad your servant and messenger, the leader of goodness and the messenger of mercy."

  11. "has been hasty. Then he called the man or another and said, When any of you prays, let him begin by glorifying his Lord and praising Him, then send blessings upon the Prophet and then supplicate for what he wishes. Similarly, the supplication of Yunus peace be upon him is mentioned by the Prophet peace be upon him. The supplication of my brother Du al-Nun. No distressed person ever supplicated with it except that Allah relieved his distress."

  12. "followed by the surah recitation, transitional takbirs, remembrance in bowing and prostration, and during rising from them. Then comes the first tashahhud and invoking blessings upon the Prophet within it, followed by supplication at the end of the final tashahhud, and then the second tasleem. While grouped under the name of sunnah, they have varying degrees, as four of them can be compensated for by prostration for forgetfulness."

  13. "Before sunrise and before sunset, it is recommended to recite Surah Al-Fatiha, Surah Al-Ikhlas, Surah Al-Falaq, Surah An-Nas, and Ayat Al-Kursi seven times each. Additionally, say 'SubhanAllah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illallah, Allahu Akbar' seven times, send blessings upon the Prophet, peace be upon him, seven times, and ask forgiveness for yourself, your parents, the believers, and the believing women seven times."

  14. "There was no other Muslim in the city, except a Khurasani man, who stayed due to illness and travelled with us. We travelled to Bandar Salawat, spelled with an open B, resting N, open neglected D, resting R, open neglected S, and L, followed by A, and a hanging T, a small town. Our journey continued through rugged terrain with many water bodies and numerous elephants, which do not harm visitors and strangers."

  15. "Now, let's reflect on the virtue of sending blessings upon the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. Allah, the Exalted, has said: "Indeed, Allah and His angels confer blessings upon the Prophet. O you who have believed, ask [Allah to confer] blessing upon him and ask [Allah to grant him] peace. One day, the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, came with good news evident on his face."

  16. "The repetition is reported in the morning and evening without this specific phrasing. It is said that whoever sends blessings upon the Prophet ten times in the morning and evening will receive his intercession on the Day of Judgment, though there is a disconnection in the narration. There is a hadith about repeating "I seek refuge in Allah, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing, from the accursed devil."

  17. "Now, consider this narration from Dabbah ibn Muhsin al-Anzi. Abu Musa al-Ash'ari was our governor in Basra, and whenever he delivered a sermon, he praised Allah and sent blessings upon the Prophet, peace be upon him, and then he would invoke blessings for 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him. This angered me, so I stood up and said, "Why do you speak of him but do not do the same for his companion?"

  18. "Al-Tirmidhi also recorded this narration from Al-Husayn ibn Ali from his father and declared it good and authentic. Regarding the Hadith encouraging the increase of blessings upon the Prophet on Friday, it was recorded by Abu Dawood, Al-Nasa'i, Ibn Majah, Ibn Hibban, and Al-Hakim, who deemed it correct according to the condition of Bukhari, from the narration of Aws ibn Aws."

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