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regarding the virtues of blessings /salt0 and salutations /salm0 should be written, in

the same manner the Virtues of the Qurn was written" After the demise of the

$haykh, -awln Abdul A!! constantly reminded me and pressed upon me the

need to fulfil this re5uest and this humble servant was desirous of attaining this greatfortune too, despite his shortcomings" 'ther elders besides $hh (sn /may Allh

have mercy on him0 were also insistent upon this" However, this humble servant was

so overawed by the most glorious status of the 9eader of both worlds, %ride of the

%rophets e, that whenever & intended to write, & feared & might write something

inappropriate to the lofty status of the -essenger e"

:hilst still in this state of evasion, & visited H.i7! last year upon the insistence of

beloved -awln -uh.ammad (;suf /may Allh have mercy on him0 and by the

grace of Allh, & performed my fourth h.a77"


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the warnings for not conferring salutations and blessings upon the %rophet e, the

fourth chapter will be on miscellaneous points and the fifth chapter will consist of

stories" -ay Allh grant people the ability to confers.altand salm abundantly" By

reading this book, every reader will realise how great a treasure s.alt and salm is andhow those who are negligent therein deprive themselves of such an immense fortune"

CHAPTER ONE: VIRTUES OF BLESSINGS ANDSALUTATIONS

The most important and foremost virtue is the command and order of Allh Himself"

Allh says in the CurDnE

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Verily, Allah a! Hi" a#el" $%&er 'le""i#" % he r%he: O y%* +h%

'eliee- C%&er 'le""i#" % hi., a! #ree hi. +ih a #%%!ly "al*ai%/

(0*r2 33:45)

Allh has ordained many different commands in the CurDn such as prayer /salh0,

fasting, pilgrimage /hajj0 etc" He has also described the noble characteristics of many


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blessed %rophets and honoured them" After creating $ayyidun dam u, He ordered

the angels to prostrate towards him" However, nowhere has Allh stated in any

command or in any honour that He is also a participant in this act and that the

believers should follow suit" This respect is solely for the 9eader of both worlds, the%ride of the :orld e" Allh first attributes the act of conferring s.alt towards Himself

and after attributing it towards His angels, finally orders the believers that they too

should also confer s.alt upon him"

:hat virtue could be greater than Allh and His angels also participating with the

believers in this act #urthermore, those with knowledge of Arabic know that the

verse begins with the particle innaadding great emphasis to its meaning and the future

and present tenses have also been used, indicative of continuity" &n other words, it is

most certain that Allh and His angels are constantly conferring blessings upon the

oble %rophet e"

Allma $akhw /may Allh have mercy on him0 writes, >The verse, being in the

present and future tenses which denote continuity and permanence, establishes that

Allh and His angels are always conferring blessings upon the oble %rophet e"?

The author ofRhal-Baynwrites, >$ome scholars have written that the meaning of

Allh conferring His blessings is raising the oble %rophet eto the %raised $tation

/Al-a!m al-ahm"0, which is the station of intercession, and the s.alt of the

angels is praying for the oble %rophetDs e status to be elevated and seeking

forgiveness for the oble %rophetDs e followers" The meaning of the believers

conferring blessings is following the oble %rophet e, having love for him and

mentioning his beautiful 5ualities" This honour granted by Allh to the oble %rophet

eis much greater than the respect shown to $ayyidun dam uby means of ordering

the angels to prostrate before him, because Allh Himself is engaged in this honour of


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the oble %rophet e, whereas only the angels were ordered to prostrate before

$ayyidun dam u"?

The intelligent will realize that such an honour has been bestowed

upon neither any other Prophet, nor his followers.

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Allh the Exalted confers blessings upon him. Thereby, his

excellence is manifest to all the creation.

The scholars have noted that the oble %rophet eis being addressed with nabin this

verse rather than with his name -uh.ammade, as in the case of other %rophets who

have been mentioned by name" This is out of paramount respect and esteem of the

oble %rophet e" &n one place where the oble %rophet eand $ayyidun &brhm u

have been mentioned together, the oble %rophet e is mentioned by nab and$ayyidun &brhm uis mentioned by name" Allh says,

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Allh ordered the believers to confer s.alt upon the oble %rophet e" The oble

%rophet e taught the method thereto re5uest Allh to eternally confer his infinite

mercies upon him, for the blessings and mercies of Allh are boundless" This is also

from the mercy of Allh that the further blessings he confers upon the oble %rophetedue to our re5uest are attributed to us, as though we had conferred them, when in

reality Allh alone is conferring s.alt" :ho possibly had the ability to present the

oble %rophet ewith the gift of blessings, befitting his lofty status

$hh Abdul Cdir / may Allh have mercy on him0 writes, >1e5uesting Allh to

shower His mercy and blessings upon His oble %rophet eand his household is a

great act of virtue" -ercy befitting the oble %rophetDs edescends upon him and by

conferring once, tenfold blessings are conferred upon the suppliant" &t is now the

choice of the suppliant how much he wishes to ac5uire"? /The h.adth $hh Abdul

Cdir /may Allh have mercy on him0 is referring to will be mentioned under h.adth

three0"

:e also understand from this that the ob7ection some ignorant people raise that the

verse is ordering the believers to confer blessings upon the oble %rophet e, whilst

the believers say, >' Allh, confer blessings upon the oble %rophet e,? is ridiculous"

[Their ob7ection is that] the very action Allh ordained upon the believers was

returned by the believers to Allh"

#irstly, when the ompanions yasked the oble %rophet ehow to implement the

CurDnic order after this verse was revealed, this was the method taught by the oble

%rophet e, as mentioned above" $econdly, our re5uesting Allh to confer His choicest

blessings is much greater than anything we could present to the oble %rophet eon

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Allma $akhw / may Allh have mercy on him0 writes inAl-Qa#l al-Ba" , >&t is

written in the book of Amr -us.t.af Turkamn H.anaf /may Allh have mercy onhim0 that if one asks what wisdom is there in Allh ordering us to confer s.alt when

we counter this order by saying, ' Allh, confer s.alt upon -uh.ammade,D asking

Allh instead to confer His s.alt /&nsalhwe say, ' Allh confer blessings upon

-uh.ammadD, instead of & confer blessings upon -uh.ammadD0, the answer is that the

oble %rophet eis faultless" 'n the contrary, we are full of faults and defects from

head to toe" $o how is it possible for one full of defects to rightfully praise he who is

pure from all blemishes Hence, we re5uest Almighty Allh that He personallyconfers s.alt upon the oble %rophete, so that the s.alt upon our pure %rophete

emanates from the 9ord most pure"?

9ikewise, it is narrated from Allma ayshp;r / may Allh have mercy on him0 in

his bookAl-%atif #a al-&ikamthat a person should not say >& confer blessings upon

-uh.ammad? in hissalh, as the person is not worthy of this" &nstead, he should

re5uest his 9ord to confer blessings upon the oble %rophet e, in which case, Allh is

in reality conferring blessings upon the oble %rophet e and allegorically, it is

attributed towards us as a supplication"

&bn Ab H.a7alah /may Allh have mercy on him0 also mentions something to the sameeffect" He says that when Allh ordered us to confer blessings but our blessings could

not reach the due right, we made this re5uest to Allh He alone truly knows what

befits the status of the %rophet e" This is the same as in the supplication of the oble

%rophet eE >' Allh, & cannot fully praise (ou" (ou are as (ou have praised (ourself"?


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Allma $akhw / may Allh have mercy on him0 says, >'nce this point has been

established, oneDs s.alt upon the oble %ropheteshould be conferred in the manner

taught to us by the oble %rophet e" This is how oneDs ranks will be elevated" onfer

blessings abundantly, giving this act its due importance and with steadfastness, for anabundance of s.alt is from amongst the signs of love for the oble %rophet e"

:hoever loves something mentions it fre5uently"?

Allma $akhw / may Allh have mercy on him0 has also narrated from &mm ayn

al6 bidn / may Allh have mercy on him0 that conferring s.alt upon the oble

%rophet eabundantly is a sign of the %eople of $unna /ahl al-sunna0"

Allma ur5n / may Allh have mercy on him0 writes in 'harhal-a#hib, >The

purpose of conferring s.alt is to gain pro=imity with Allh by obeying His order, and

to fulfil a portion of the rights of the oble %rophet ebinding upon us"?

H.fi!. &!!uddin &bn Abdus $alm / may Allh have mercy on him0 says, >'ur

conferring of s.alt is not an intercession for the oble %rophete, for how can we

possibly intercede on his behalf The fact is that Allh has ordered us to repay a

benefactor for his favours, and there is no greater benefactor than our beloved %rophet

e" As we were incapable of repaying the oble %rophet efor his favours, Allh pitied

our weakness and taught us how to repay the oble %rophet e by ordaining the

conferring of s.alt" $ince we were incompetent of this too, we beseeched Allh that

He Himself should reward the oble %rophet ein a manner that befits His ma7esty"?

The aforementioned verse of the CurDn orders the believers to confer s.alt, whereby

the scholars have deemed the conferring ofs.alt to be compulsory"


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/This will be discussed in detail in hapter #our under the first point0"

Allma 1! / may Allh have mercy on him0, in hisAl-(afsr al-)abr,has discussed

an ob7ection which may arise at this point :hen Allh and His angels confer s.alt

upon the oble %rophet e, what need is there for us to do so The answer to this is

that our conferring of s.alt upon the oble %ropheteis not because he is in need of it

in any way" &f this were the case, then the angels would not need to confer s.alt after

Allh had conferred it" 'ur conferring of s.alt is rather an e=pression of reverence for

the oble %rophet e" $imilarly, Allh has commanded the believers to remember Him,

when Allh is in no need of this remembrance"

H.fi!. &bn H.a7ar /may Allh have mercy on him0 has written that some people

5uestioned him as to why the word s.alt has been attributed to Allh in the CurDnic

verse and not the word salm" He replied that it maybe because salm has two

meaningsE /i0 supplication /ii0 to follow and obey" Both meanings are correct withrespect to the believers, and thus they have been given this order" However, the latter

meaning is improper with respect to Allh and His angels and for this reason, salm

has not been attributed to them"

Allma $akhw / may Allh have mercy on him0 has mentioned a very frightening

incident regarding this verse" He narrates that Ah.mad (amni /may Allh have mercy

on him0 said, >& was in $an " & saw that a large gathering was surrounding a person"


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had he read this that he became dumb, was struck with leprosy and was left blind and

paralysed"?

This story contains a severe warning" -ay Allh protect us from disrespecting Him,

His Holy Book and His oble %rophets" 'ut of our ignorance and disregard, we are

oblivious to what we utter" -ay Allh save us from His wrath"

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Say: Prai"e 'e % Allah, a! ea$e % Hi" "era" +h%. He ha" $h%"e

(&%r Hi" ;e""a#e)/ (0*r2


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narrated on the authority of Abdurrah.mn bin ayd bin Aslam that >His chosen

servants? are the %rophets, as substantiated by the CurDnic versesE

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Gl%ri&ie! 'e y%*r L%r!, he L%r! %& ;a>e"y, &r%. +ha hey a""%$iae %

Hi./ A! ea$e 'e *% he "e %e"/ A! all rai"e % All2h, L%r! %& he

+%rl!"/ (Al?S@2&&2 3


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Sayyi!*2 A' H*rayra tha he ;e""e#er %& All2h e"ai!, h%eer

$%&er" %e 'le""i# *% .e, All2h $%&er" e 'le""i#" *% hi./

'ne blessing and mercy from Allh is sufficient for the whole world, let alone ten

blessings in return for conferring s.alt once" :hat could be a greater virtue of s.alt

that one is granted ten blessings from Allh for conferring one blessing How

fortunate are those elders who confer one hundred and twenty five thousand blessings

upon the oble %rophet eon a daily basis, 7ust as & have heard regarding some of theelders of my family"

Allma $akhw / may Allh have mercy on him0 has narrated on the authority of

$ayyidun mir bin 1ab a t that the oble %rophet esaid, >:hoever confers s.alt

upon me once, Allh confers ten mercies upon him" &t is at your discretion to confer as

little or as much as you wish"? A h.adth to the same effect has been narrated on the

authority of $ayyidun Abdullh bin Amr y, with the addition that Allh and His

angels confer ten blessings"

Allma $akhw / may Allh have mercy on him0 has narrated h.adths of the same

sub7ect on the authority of a number of ompanions y" ~lsewhere, he writes, >&n the

same manner Allh has mentioned the %rophetDs ename alongside His own name in

the declaration of faith /shah"a0, and stated obedience and love of the oble %rophet

eto be His obedience and love, He has also coupled conferring blessings upon him e

with His own blessings upon him" Thus, 7ust as Allh has said, 1emember me, & shall

remember youD, with regards to s.alt upon the oble %rophet e, the person who

confers one blessing upon the %rophet e, Allh in return confers ten blessings"?


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&nAl-(ar*hb, it is narrated on the authority of $ayyidun Abdullh bin Amr ythat

whoever confers s.alt upon the oble %ropheteonce, Allh and His angels confer

seventy blessings upon him"

'ne should understand at this point that if differing amounts of reward are mentioned

for a particular deed /eg" ten rewards are promised in one h.adth and seventy in

another0, some scholars are of the opinion that because AllhDs favours on the

followers of -uh.ammadeincreased on a daily basis, the narrations which mention

greater reward are the latter h.adths" Thus, it is as though Allh initially promised ten

rewards and then increased this to seventy" 'ther scholars have interpreted this

difference with respect to to various people, times and conditions" /This topic has

already been discussed in the Virtues of 'alhunder the difference narrated in the

reward of twenty five or twenty seven for congregational s.alh0" 1egarding the h.adth

which mentions seventyfold reward, -ull Al Cr / may Allh have mercy on him0

writes that this maybe specific to conferring blessings on #riday, because in another

h.adth it is narrated that the reward for good deeds increases seventyfold on #riday"

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jzUF Z FS jK Z _W\ QF U IUF ZWMUF Y xF

Sayyi!*2 Aa" tarrae" ha he N%'le Pr%he e"ai!, The er"% i

+h%"e re"e$e I a. .ei%e! "h%*l! $%&er 'le""i#" *% .e/ h%eer

$%&er" 'le""i#" *% .e %$e, All2h $%&er" e 'le""i#" *% hi./ I

%e arrai%, he N%'le Pr%he e"ai!, h%eer $%&er" %e 'le""i#

*% .e, All2h $%&er" e 'le""i#" *% hi., &%r#ie" e %& hi" "i" a!

eleae" hi" "a*" e&%l!/

Allma -undhir / may Allh have mercy on him0 has also narrated a similar h.adth

on the authority of $ayyidun Bar t inAl-(ar*hbwith the addition that the suppliant

receives the reward of freeing ten slaves" &n a h.adth recorded by T.abrni, it is

narrated, >:hoever confers one blessing upon me, Allh confers ten blessings upon

him" :hoever confers ten blessings upon me, Allh confers one hundred blessingsupon him" :hoever confers one hundred blessings upon me, Allh writes #reedom

from hypocrisy and freedom from the HellfireD on the suppliantDs forehead" 'n the

8ay of udgement, this person will be resurrected with the martyrs"?

Allma $akhw / may Allh have mercy on him0 has narrated on the authority of

$ayyidun Ab; Hurayra t that the oble %rophet e said, >:hoever confers ten

blessings upon me, Allh will confer one hundred blessings upon him" :hoever

confers one hundred blessings upon me, Allh will confer one thousand blessings

upon him, and whoever confers more due to love and devotion, & shall intercede for

him on the 8ay of udgement and be a witness for him"?


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This has also been narrated on the authority of $ayyidun Abdurrah.mn bin Awf t

with different wording" He says, >#rom amongst four or five of us, at least one of us

would always remain with the oble %rophet eto attend to his needs" 'ne day the

oble %rophet e went into a garden and & followed him" The oble %rophet e

performe s.alh therein and prostrated for such a long time that & feared the oble

%rophet ehad passed away" & began crying due to this fear and went close to the

oble %rophet eto observe him" After the oble %rophet earose from prostration, he

asked, ' Abdurrah.mn, what is the matterD

& replied, ' -essenger of Allh, you performed such a long prostration that & feared

you had passed away"D

The oble %rophet ereplied, Allh has bestowed a favour upon me with regards to

my followers" &n gratitude for this favour, & prostrated for so long" Allh has informed

me that whoever confers one blessing upon me, He will record ten good deeds for him

and forgive ten of his sins"D?

&n a narration of the same incident, the oble %rophet e asked, >' Abdurrah.mn,

what is the matter? $ayyidun Abdurrah.mn t e=pressed his fear"

The oble %rophet ereplied, >ibrl ucame to me a short while ago and said, :ould

it not please you that Allh has said that whoever confers blessings upon you, Allh

will confer blessings upon him and whoever confers salutations upon you, Allh shall

confer salutations upon himD? /Al-(ar*hb0

Allma $akhw / may Allh have mercy on him0 has also narrated a similar h.adth

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$ayyidun Ab; T.alh.a Ans.rt narrates, >'nce the oble %rophet ecame to us and he

was e=tremely happy"

The ompanions ysaid, ' -essenger of Allh, we see that you are very happytoday"D

The oble %rophet ereplied, (es, indeed" & have received a message from my 9ord"

Allh has said that whoever from amongst my followers confers one blessing upon

me, Allh shall record ten good deeds for him, forgive ten of his sins and raise his

status tenfold"D?

&n another narration of the same incident it is narrated, >:hoever from amongst your

followers confers one blessing, & shall confer ten blessings upon him" :hoever

confers salutations once, & shall confer salutations upon him ten times"?

Another narration of the same incident says, >'ne day the oble %rophetDs eblessed

face was radiant with happiness and his pleasure was 5uite noticeable"

The ompanions ysaid, ' -essenger of Allh, the happiness apparent on your face

today has never been seen before"D

The oble %rophet ereplied, :hy should it not be so A few moments earlier, ibrl

ucame to me and informed me, :hoever from amongst your followers confers one

blessing upon you, Allh in return will write ten good deeds in his book of deeds,

forgive ten of his sins, raise his status tenfold and an angel shall repeat to him what he

said"DD

The oble %rophet esaid, & asked ibrl uregarding this angel"D


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ibrl ureplied, >Allh has appointed an angel until the 8ay of udgement whose duty

it is to pray for whoever confers blessings upon you by saying -ay Allh confer

blessings upon you too"D? /Al-(ar*hb0

Allma $akhw / may Allh have mercy on him0 has 5uestioned that when according

to the CurDnic verse h%"%eer +ill $%.e +ih a ir*e, &%r hi. here "hall 'e

e li6e here%& (Al?A$2. 5:15) the reward of every good deed is tenfold, what

then is the special virtue ofsalt

According to this humble servant, the answer is 5uite simple the ten deeds received as

promised by the CurDnic verse are separate to the ten blessings from Allh as an an

additional favour" Allma $akhw / may Allh have mercy on him0 has answered his

own 5uestion by saying that AllhDs ten blessings upon the suppliant are much greater

than the ten blessings the suppliant conferred upon the oble %rophet e" #urthermore,

oneDs status being elevated tenfold, forgiveness of ten sins, ten good deeds in the bookof good deeds and the reward e5uivalent to that of freeing ten slaves are all additional

rewards"

H.akm al6&n the same way we understand from the e=plicit wording of

the h.adth that by conferring one blessing ten mercies are revealed, the CurDn

indicates that disregarding the most lofty status of the oble %rophet e /:e seek

AllhDs protection therefrom0 earns a person ten curses from Allh" Thus, Allh said

the following ten words regarding :ald bin -ughra in punishment for his mockery

&allf s#earer, mahn "ishonourable, hamm. "efamer, masshin bi namm

s/rea"er of slan"er, mannil lil khayr hin"erer of *oo", muta" tres/asser, athm

sinner, utull *ross, .anm i*noble, muka"hib lil yt belier of the Qurni0

1erses /The latter meaning belier of the CurDnic versesD is understood from the


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following wordsE And thus, because he is owner of riches and children, when 'ur

revelations are rehearsed to him he says, >#ables of the ancient?0"

The ten words which H.akm al6


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Sayyi!*2 A'!*ll2h i' ;a" ! tarrae" ha he ;e""e#er %& All2h e

"ai!, I!ee!, h%"e $l%"e" % .e % he Day %& *!#e.e +ill 'e h%"e

+h% $%&er 'le""i#" *% .e he .%"/

Allma $akhw / may Allh have mercy on him0 narrates inAl-Qa#l al-Ba" from

Al-3urr al-una..am that the oble %rophet esaid, >He who confers blessings upon

abundantly from amongst you will be the closest to me on the 8ay of udgement"?

&n a h.adth of $ayyidun Anas t, it is narrated that at every stage on the 8ay of

udgement, the closest person to the oble %rophet eshall be that person who confers

the most blessings upon him"

/This topic will be discussed in hapter two under the third h.adth0"

&t has also been narrated that the oble %rophet esaid, >onfer blessings upon me

abundantly, for you shall first be 5uestioned regarding me in the grave"?

&n another h.adth, it is narrated, >onferring blessings upon me shall be a source of

light on the 8ay of udgement in the darkness of the Bridge" :hoever wishes for his

deeds to be weighed in a very large scale should abundantly confer blessings upon

me"? A h.adth on the authority of $ayyidun Anas t narrates that the person most

protected from the horrors of the 8ay of udgement and the various stages therein will

be the person who confers the most blessings upon the oble %rophet ein this life"


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&n +" al-'a " , it is narrated on the authority of $ayyidun Anas t that the oble

%rophet esaid, >:hoever confers blessings upon me abundantly shall be in the shade

of the Throne"?

Allma $akhw / may Allh have mercy on him0 narrates a h.adth of the oble

%rophet ewherein three people are promised the shade of AllhDs Throne on the 8ay

of udgement, the day on which there will be no shade e=cept for His shade" The first

is the person who removes a difficulty from a person in affliction" The second is he

who revives a practiceof the oble %rophet e" The third is the person who abundantly

confers blessings upon the %rophet e"

&n another h.adth, Allma $akhw / may Allh have mercy on him0 narrates on the

authority of $ayyidun Beautify your

gatherings with salt, for conferringblessings upon me shall be a light for you on the

8ay of udgement"?

Allma $akhw /may Allh have mercy on him0 narrates from Qt al-Qulb that

conferring in abundance means at least three hundred times" The e=alted -awln

1ashd Ah.mad 2angawh /may Allh have mercy on him0 would also instruct his

disciples to confer blessings at least three hundred times, as we shall mention in

hapter Three under the third h.adth"


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Ab; :hoever confers blessings upon me in a book /i"e" in writing0, the angels shall

continue conferring blessings upon him as long as my name remains in this book"?

T.abrni also narrates that the oble %rophet esaid, >:hoever confers ten blessings

upon me in the morning and ten blessings in the evening shall be blessed with my

intercession on the 8ay of udgement"?

&t is narrated from &mm -ustaghfir /may Allh have mercy on him0 that the oble

%rophet esaid, >The person who confers one hundred blessings upon me daily, one

hundred of his needs shall be fulfilled thirty in this world and the rest in the

Hereafter"?


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Sayyi!*2 A'!*ll2h 'i ;a" ! tarrae" ha he N%'le Pr%he e"ai!,

All2h ha" $erai a#el" +h% r%a. he earh a! $%ey he "al*ai%" %&

.y &%ll%+er" % .e/

This has also been narrated on the authority of many other ompanions y" Allma

$akhw /may Allh have mercy on him0 has narrated on the authority of $ayyidun

Al t that some of the angels of Allh travel the ~arth and convey the blessings of the

oble %rophetDs efollowers to him"

&n Al-(ar*hb, a h.adth is narrated on the authority of $ayyidun H.asan t that theoble %rophet e said, >onfer blessings upon me wherever you are" &ndeed, your

blessings reach me"? 'n the authority of $ayyidun Anas t the oble %rophet e is

reported to have said, >:hoever confers blessings upon me, then indeed these

blessings reach me and in return, & confer blessings upon that person" #urthermore, ten

good deeds are written for him"?


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&nishkt al-asbhit is narrated on the authority of $ayyidun Ab; Hurayra t that

the oble %rophet esaid, >onfer blessings upon me, as your blessings reach me"?

(


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such has conferred blessings upon you"? The oble %rophet ethen said, >&n reward

for every blessing, Allh confers ten mercies upon him"?

Another h.adth narrates something similar Allh has granted one of the angels the

power to hear the speech of the whole creation" This angel will remain at the oble

%rophetDs e grave until the 8ay of udgement and whenever someone confers

blessings upon the oble %rophet e, the angel mentions that person by his name and

his fatherDs name and informs the oble %rophet e that this person has conferred

blessings upon him" Allh has promised the oble %rophet ethat He shall confer ten

blessings upon the person who confers one blessing upon him"

&n another h.adth wherein this angel is mentioned, the oble %rophet eis reported to

have said, >& re5uested my 9ord to confer ten blessings upon whoever confers one

blessing upon me" Allh accepted my re5uest"?

&t is also narrated on the authority of $ayyidun Ab; Allh confers ten blessings upon the person who confers one blessing upon

me" An angel is assigned to this blessing who then conveys it to me"?

The oble %rophet esaid is reported to have said on the authority of $ayyidun Anas

t, >:hoever confers blessings upon me on the day or night of #riday, Allh will fulfil

one hundred of his needs, and appoint an angel to convey it to me in my grave, 7ust as

you present gifts to one another"?


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o ob7ection should arise as to why this h.adth indicates that only one angel is

appointed upon the oble %rophetDs eblessed grave to convey everyoneDs blessings

and salutations to him, whereas the previous h.adth stated that there are many angels

of Allh who travel the ~arth to convey the salutations of the oble %rophets e

followers" The angel appointed at the blessed grave has the sole duty of conveying the

salutations of the oble %rophetDs efollowers, and the angels who travel the ~arth

search for the gatherings of remembrance and wherever they come across blessings

upon the oble %rophet e, they then convey these blessings to him"

&t is common knowledge that if a message is sent to a senior /pious person0 and this

message is mentioned in a gathering, each person present considers it a privilege and

honour that he should convey this message" & have witnessed this many a time in the

gatherings of my seniors and pious elders" Then what can be said regarding the

conveying of blessings to the 9eader of Both :orlds and %ride of the %rophets e

Thus, however many angels convey the blessings, it will be considered ade5uate"

(9)

LzL RzL N ZYLQ Lt F N GN L L WLL WLeLM ZV IL L IVKL Q OL

NN IYNWjWLZV IL L IVKL Q OLL NN L z \L

Rz Z WUF GUF Z FS _WRF Z ZXj\UF xF

Sayyi!*2 A' H*rayra t arrae" ha he ;e""e#er %& All2h e "ai!,


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h%eer $%&er" 'le""i#" *% .e 'y .y #rae, I hear hi" 'le""i#" a!

+heeer 'le""i#" are $%&erre! *% .e &r%. a !i"a$e, hey are

$%eye! % .e/

Allma $akhw / may Allh have mercy on him0 has narrated numerous h.adths to

the same effect in Al-Qa#l al-Ba" that when a person confers blessings from a

distance, an appointed angel conveys it to the oble %rophet e, and the blessings

conferred upon him from near are heard by the oble %rophet himself e" 1egarding

the person who confers blessings from a distance, the previous narrations discuss indetail that an angel is appointed to convey these blessings to the oble %rophet e" The

second point mentioned in this h.adth, that the blessings conferred close to the blessed

grave are heard by the oble %rophet ehimself, is a matter of great pride, honour and

pleasure for the suppliant"

Allma $akhw /may Allh have mercy on him0 narrates inAl-Qa#l al-Ba" that

$ulaymn bin $uh.aym /may Allh have mercy on him0 said, >& saw the oble %rophet

ein a dream" & asked, ' -essenger of Allh, do you understand the salutations of

those who come to your grave and confer salutations upon youD

The oble %rophet ereplied, >(es, & understand and & also reply to their salutations"?

&brhm bin $haybn /may Allh have mercy on him0 says, >After completing the hajj,

& travelled to -adna -unawwara and went to the blessed grave of the oble %rophet

e" & conferred salutations and heard $alutations upon you too /#a alayka l-salm0D

from within the blessed chamber"?


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-ull Al Cr / may Allh have mercy on him0 says that without a doubt, it is better

to confer blessings close to the blessed grave than conferring from a distance, as the

humility and presence of mind and heart when conferring at close pro=imity is not

found at a distance"

The author ofa.hire &a!!/may Allh have mercy on him0 commenting on this

h.adth says, >&epersonally hear the blessings of the person who is close [to the grave]

without any intermediary and the blessings of the distant suppliant conveyed through

the traveling angels" However, & reply in every case" #rom this, we learn the virtue of

conferring salutations upon the oble %rophet e and the honour granted to the

suppliant, especially one who confers salutations abundantly" &f a person were to

receive a reply to even one of the salutations conferred in a whole lifetime, it would be

sufficient privilege, let alone a response to every salutations"

4 "o not e5/e0t a res/onse for my e1ery salutation$ 61en one re/ly to a hun"re"

salutations is suffi0ient$7

Allma $akhw /may Allh have mercy on him0 has e=pressed this point by saying,>&t is sufficient for the honour of any person that his name be mentioned with

goodness in the presence of the oble %rophet e"?

The following verse of poetry has been said regarding this pointE


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zL L L UW\LNMO zLL L Q OLLWOL VLLRL_ FLL GLN RL_ WL jL

8ne #ho is blesse" #ith as mu0h as his thou*ht 0rossin* your min"

has e1ery ri*ht to /ri"e himself an" to /ro0ee" in ha//iness$

y mention is better than my o#n bein*, for 4 ha1e been mentione" in su0h a

*reat *atherin*$

The fact that the oble %rophet e hears the blessings personally is not a point of

5uestion, as the %rophets /blessings and salutations be upon them0 are alive in their

graves"

Allma $akhw has written inAl-Qa#l al-Ba" , >:e believe and confirm that the

oble %rophet eis alive in his grave and that the earth cannot decompose his blessed

body, and there is a consensus ijm on this point"?

&mm Bayha5 /may Allh have mercy on him0 has written a book in discussion on the

life of the oble %rophets /blessings and salutations be upon them0 [after death]"

$ayyidun Anas t narrates in a h.adth that the %rophets /blessings and salutations be

upon them0 are alive in their graves and they perform s.alh therein" Allma $akhw

/may Allh have mercy on him0 has narrated this through many different chains of

narration" &mm -uslim /may Allh have mercy on him0 has narrated on the authority

of $ayyidun Anas t that the oble %rophet esaid, >'n the ight of Ascension, &

passed by -;s uwho was standing in prayer in his grave"? &mm -uslim also

narrates that the oble %rophet esaid, >& saw myself amongst a group of %rophets


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/blessings and salutations be upon them0, and & saw s uand &brhm ustanding in

prayer"?

After the oble %rophet edeparted this world, $ayyidun Ab; Bakr t came close to

the oble %rophet e, removed the cloth that was covering his blessed face, and then

addressed the oble %rophet esaying, >-ay my mother and father be sacrificed for

your sake, ' -essenger of Allh -ay Allh not collate two deaths upon you The

one death which was destined for you has passed"? /Bukhr0

Allma $uy;t. /may Allh have mercy on him0 has written a book discussing the life

of the %rophets /blessings and salutations be upon them0 [after death]"

/This topic will also be discussed under the third h.adth of hapter Three, wherein it

will be e=plained that Allh has forbidden the earth from decomposing the bodies of

the %rophets /blessings and salutations be upon them00"

Allma $akhw /may Allh have mercy on him0 writes in Al-Qa#l al-Ba" , >&t is

commendable to confer blessings abundantly when one sights the trees and buildings

of -adna -unawwara" As one approaches nearer the blessed city, so should one

increase the conferring of blessings, for these are the places of revelation and wherein

the CurDn was revealed" $ayyidun ibrl uand $ayyidun -kDl ufre5uented this

place and the blessed soil of -adna contains the 9eader of -ankind e" #rom here the

religion of Allh and the way /sunna0of the oble %rophet espread" This is the home

of all good and virtue" 'ne should fill oneDs hearts with respect and awe upon arrival,

as though you are going to meet the oble %rophet e, for it is definite that the oble

%rophet ewill hear oneDs salutations" Arguments and futile talk should be avoided"

Thereafter, one should approach the blessed grave from the direction of the !ibla,


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stand at a distance of four armDs length from the grave keeping oneDs ga!e lowered and

then confer the following salutations with utmost humility, respect and sincerityE

L G N L W RLL jIL L NV UFLZV \LW RLL jIL L NV UFL

LzL jL WRLL jIL L NV UFL IL zL jL WRLL jIL L NV UFL

L j\L WRLL jIL L NV UFL QL jI L z N UF LjVL WRLL jIL L NV UFL

L L G N L W RLL jIL L NV UFL QL jj\MVUF LLW L WRLL jIL L NV UFL

L jIL L NV UFL QL jIV L N UF z N UF LWLWRLL jIL L NV UFL QL j ULWL UF

L jL YL IL L L L jIL L NV UFL zN RSLWRLL jIL L NV UFL zN j LWRL

WXLOV YN FzL W

VUF

Lq FL Y

L I

LL L

LjILL NV UF

L QL Rz W

VUF

NV UFL QL jLq YLL WL K YLIL L L L jIL L NV UFL QL jMO} N UF

F W \L z W L L QL jI L z N UFL WjL\L F z W L IL L L L jIL L

L FLqL QL j UW V UFWj\LLqL WOL LL YL F L GN L WRLWMV L

IVKL L OV YNQ L GN L L OG LQ LL zL L LW L IVN L jIL L

Z L jIL L IVKL L _L G INWL UF L z Q L L LL WL IVNL _L zN FSVUF

W OL L jL YLL L L YLL L L YLQL Rz F Z L jIL L IVKL L QL jUVL F

QL O L WLSLLML F W L L QL jLq YL

IL UF QL O L YL IL L IVKL


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V L UL _ YLNXL YL ULWXLL UFL LL UF QL O L WLzL`V LL ULL V UF

IL Q O N NzL jL L N MNjO YLL N UNG N L L xNN\ L L VYLNXL YLL

L OVN F L L LL L LWOLL F L RVYLL L ULW L z UF L IVLLL VYLNXL YLL

Z V L WqL L xWXLq L _ YLZ \LMRLW OL L RLWXL P V

_L G INOF N ILOL RV

/IMO z WMO Z GMUF xz0

$alutations upon you, ' -essenger of Allh"

$alutations upon you, ' %rophet of Allh"

$alutations upon you, ' AllhDs chosen servant"

$alutations upon you, ' Best of AllhDs creation"

$alutations upon you, ' Beloved of Allh"

$alutations upon you, ' 9eader of all the -essengers"

$alutations upon you, ' $eal of all %rophets"

$alutations upon you, ' -essenger of the 9ord of all the worlds"

$alutations upon you, ' 9eader of those of radiant faces, hands and feet /a

distinguishing sign of the believers the parts of the body washed in

ablution shall be e=tremely radiant on the 8ay of udgement0"

$alutations upon you, ' Bearer of the glad6tidings of %aradise"


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$alutations upon you, ' He who warned of the Hellfire"

$alutations upon you and your most virtuous household"

$alutations upon you and your chaste wives, the -others of the Believers"

$alutations upon you and all your ompanions"

$alutations upon you and all the %rophets, all the -essengers and all of

AllhDs pious bondsmen"

' -essenger of Allh, may Allh reward you on our behalf, greater than

the reward he bestowed upon any prophet on behalf of his people and any

messenger on behalf of his followers"

-ay Allh confer blessings upon you whenever those engaged in your

remembrance remember you and whenever those who neglect your

remembrance are in their negligence"

-ay Allh confer blessings upon you amongst those who have alreadypassed"

-ay Allh confer blessings upon you amongst those who are yet to come,

blessings better, more pure and perfect than that Allh has ever conferred

upon anyone in His whole creation, 7ust as He saved us from deviation

through you and granted us the ability to see after blindness and ignorance,

through your guidance" & bear witness that there is none worthy of worshipbesides Allh and & bear witness that you are the servant of Allh, His

-essenger, His Trusted 'ne and the most honoured from amongst all His

creation" & bear witness that you have conveyed the message, fulfilled the

trust, truly fulfilled the right of wishing good for your followers, and you

have strived in the path of Allh as is the right to do so"

' Allh, grant him more than anything those who aspire should wish for"


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/&mm awaw /may Allh have mercy on him0 has mentioned this with more wording

in hisansik0$

After this, supplicate for yourself and all believing men and women" Thereafter,

confer salutations upon the two respected 'haykhs, $ayyidun Ab; Bakr t and

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However, according to this humble servant the word salt /blessing0 has also been

mentioned in numerous narrations" H.adth eight mentions that the oble %rophet e

hears the blessings /salt0 of the person who confers blessings close to his grave, and

this has been narrated in many other h.adths"

Thus, my opinion is that it is preferable to confer both blessings /salt0 and salutations

/salm0 together" &n other words say, >-ay blessings and salutations be upon you '

-essenger of Allh, -ay blessings and salutations be upon you ' %rophet of Allh

/as-saltu #a s-salmu alayka y raslallh, as-saltu #a s-salmu alayka y

nabiyyallh0,? instead of 7ust, >-ay salutations be upon you ' -essenger of Allh,

-ay salutations be upon you ' %rophet of Allh /as-salmu alayka y raslallh, as-

salmu alayka y nabiyyallh 0"? 9ikewise, it is better to add the word as-saltuwith

as-salmu throughout$ &n this manner, the opinions of Allma $akhw /may Allh

have mercy on him0 and Allma B7 /may Allh have mercy on him0 will be acted

upon at once"

&n 9af al-9af, it is mentioned that Ab; Abdullh -uh.ammad bin Abdullh bin

H.usayn $mur H.anbal /may Allh have mercy on him0 wrote inAl-usta# ib after

mentioning the eti5uettes under the chapter on visiting the %rophetDs egrave, >ome

close to the blessed grave and face it, keeping the pulpit to your left side"? Thereafter,

Allma $mur H.anbal / may Allh have mercy on him0 e=plains the method of

salutations and supplication and writes that one should sayE

V UF jIL L L j\MLU L WL Z L INL VVNLN jLYLLZ L

Q L U W XL L\qL YLWLL LzL L UF ZL U L q G N_ YLL UNL L Fz L ON L jV\L


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WjLL Z xNWLYLL j\MLL jULNqV GL LYLZ Ve

>' Allh, (ou have said to (our %rophet ein the CurDn, I& hey,+he hey ha! +r%#e! heir "%*l", ha! $%.e % y%* a!

'e##e! he &%r#iee"" %& All2h a! he ;e""e#er ha! 'e##e!

&%r#iee"" &%r he., hey +%*l! "*rely hae &%*! All2h % 'e

Relei#, ;%" ;er$i&*l/ (Al?Ni"2 :5) & have come to (our

%rophet eseeking (our forgiveness, thus & beseech (ou that (ou

make (our forgiveness compulsory for me, 7ust as you made it

compulsory for he who came to the oble %rophet ein his lifetime"' Allh, & turn to (ou through the intermediary of (our %rophet e"?

(=)

L Q

ZLYNQ ^

LtL G

NLWRLN INL WL

LGIL`V

UF zN YNZ

L WLL zJ UF N IN L WOL L WLLZ GILKL Q O L ULN Lq YLL LL jIL L

L WOL L WLL ` MUF N IN L UVz jL GLXN LV _ {LL WOL

V _ {LL WOL L WLQ jLINJUWLN IN L UVz jL GLXN LV _ {L

L JL L NFL WLWXL IVN Z GILKL L ULN Lq YLN IN L UVz jL GLXN LL \NLL ULzN VL RNL

Z WUF K W WUF Y jzUF Z SMUF F SOzUF xF

Rz


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Sayyi!*2 U'ayy i' Ka ' t "ay", I a"6e!, O ;e""e#er %& All2h, I +i"h

% $%&er 'le""i#" *% y%* i a'*!a$e/ H%+ .*$h %& .y i.e "e a"i!e

&%r "*li$ai% "h%*l! I !e%e % hi" *r%"e

The N%'le Pr%he erelie!, A" .*$h a" y%* +i"h/

I a"6e!, A &%*rh

The N%'le Pr%he erelie!, A" .*$h a" y%* +i"h, a! i& y%* .a6e a

i$rea"e herei i "hall 'e 'eer &%r y%*/

I &*rher eM*ire!, A hal&

The N%'le Pr%he ea#ai "ai!, A" .*$h a" y%* +i"h, a! i& y%* .a6e a

i$rea"e herei i "hall 'e 'eer &%r y%*/

I a"6e!, T+% hir!"

The N%'le Pr%he erelie!, A" .*$h a" y%* +i"h, a! i& y%* .a6e ai$rea"e herei i "hall 'e 'eer &%r y%*/

I "ai!, I "hall !e%e all .y i.e % $%&erri# 'le""i#" *% y%*/

The N%'le Pr%he e"ai!, I ha $a"e, all y%*r +%rrie" +ill 'e re.%e!

a! y%*r "i" +ill 'e &%r#ie/

The meaning of the h.adth is apparent" $ayyidun


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Allma $akhw /may Allh have mercy on him0 narrates from &mm Ah.mad /may

Allh have mercy on him0 that a person asked, >' -essenger of Allh, how would itbe if & were to dedicate all my time to conferring blessings upon you?

The oble %rophet ereplied, >&n that case, Allh shall suffice you for all your needs

in this life and the Hereafter"?

Allma

$akhw /may Allh have mercy on him0 has narrated the same re5uest beingmade by a number of ompanions y, and there is no ob7ection in many ompanions y

making this re5uest"

Allma $akhw /may Allh have mercy on him0 says that because conferring

blessings and salutations consists of the remembrance of Allh and honouring the

oble %rophet e, it is in reality similar to the h.adth wherein the oble %rophetesays

that Allh says, >:hoever is unable to supplicate because of remembering me

e=cessively /i"e" he does not have time to supplicate as he is constantly remembering

Allh0, & shall grant him more than & grant the supplicators"?

The author ofa.hire &a!! /may Allh have mercy on him0 has written that thereason behind this is that when a person channels his desire into what pleases Allh

and gives AllhDs pleasure precedence over his own pleasure, Allh suffices for him in

all his needs" :hoever is for Allh, then Allh is his /man kna lillhi kn allhu

lah0" :hen $haykh Abdul :ahhb -utta5 / may Allh have mercy on him0 bid

farewell to $haykh Abdul H.a55 / may Allh have mercy on him0 before his visit to

-adna -unawwara, he advised, >now that on this 7ourney there is no worship after

the completion of your compulsory duties greater than conferring blessings upon theoble %rophet e" Try to spend all your time therein and do not engage in anything


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else"? $haykh Abdul H.a55 / may Allh have mercy on him0 asked him to fi= a number

for him" The $haykh replied, >&t is not necessary to fi= an amount confer with such

profusion that your tongue is always moist, and you become totally dyed in its colour

and absorbed therein"?

'ne should not think that this h.adth proves that it is more beneficial to confer

blessings instead of all other supplications and litanies" #irstly, there is a clear

indication in the h.adth that he [$ayyidun


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Lq FV SOL G RL G INNNLFzV UF WXL N \LLNLq FzV UF N qN z LLG RLL WL WL N W`L YL

A Day "hall $%.e +he he M*a6i# +ill M*a6e/ A! here +ill &%ll%+ i he

eJ 'la"/ Hear" ha !ay +ill 'e hr%''i#/ Their l%%6" +ill 'e !%+$a"/

(al?N2ic2 :hoever


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confers blessings upon me, & shall intercede for him on the 8ay of udgement"? &n this

h.adth, the promise of intercession is not e=clusive to a fi=ed number ofblessings"

$ayyidun Ab; Hurayra t narrates the following words after narrating the blessings

conferred in prayer [in the final sitting], >'n the 8ay of udgement, & shall be a

witness for him and intercede for him"?

$ayyidun 1uwayfi bin Thbit

t narrates that the oble %rophet e said, >-yintercession will become incumbent upon whoever confers the following blessingsE

LG RLL LM L zV LN UF LL L UF N U YLV VL ON IL L KL VOL WjLUF

8 Allh, 0onfer blessin*s u/on uhamma" ean" besto# u/on him the station

of /ro5imity #ith :ou on the 3ay of ;u"*ement"?

Allma $akhw /may Allh have mercy on him0 has narrated on the authority of

$ayyidun Ab; Hurayra ythat the oble %rophet esaid, >:hoever confers blessings

upon me by my grave, & hear his blessings, and whenever blessings are conferred upon

me from a distance, Allh appoints an angel to convey these blessings to me" All the

worldly needs of this person and all needs of the Hereafter shall be sufficed for, and &

shall be a witness for him or intercede for him on the 8ay of udgement"?


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This h.adth shows that the oble %ropheteshall be a witness for some and intercede

for others" #or e=ample, the oble %rophet eshall be a witness for the residents of

-adna and intercede for others, or be a witness for the obedient and intercede for the

sinful, as Allma $akhw /may Allh have mercy on him0 has mentioned"

(11)

LL W L Q Ly F N GN L L WL ULWLeZV IL L IVKL \ L Q O WOL

V L Q L zV UF Lq L WXL ZL jL RNVL ILOL WXL L zL L V GILKL

\ L z \LULWXL FG \NL FULWL LL L L W\LLWMLJL N G NjLLVqL L

NMNj L WXL zJ LLL WXL IW

LU zN L L

j\ Q z^ xM Z |zUF MO Z ZIRUF WM\UF Q ZI^ GY qzY

R\UF GUF Z FS xzj ZWMUF

Sayyi!a*2 8i"hah y arrae" ha he Pr%he e "ai!, N% "era$%&er" 'le""i#" *% .e eJ$e ha a a#el a"$e!" +ih he"e 'le""i#"

re"ei# he. 'e&%re All2h/ O*r L%r! .%" EJale! he %r!er", Ta6e

he"e 'le""i#" % he #rae %& .y "era, +h% "hall "ee6 &%r#iee"" %

'ehal& %& he "*lia a! +h% "hall 'e lea"e! +ih hi"/


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&n +" al-'a ", it is narrated from Al-a#hib al-%a"unniyya that on the 8ay of

udgement, a certain believer will have less good deeds" The oble %rophet e will

place a small piece of paper the si!e of a fingertip on the scale, whereby the pan of

good deeds will become heavy" The believer will say, >-ay my parents be sacrificedfor your sake" :ho are you How beautiful your appearance and character are?

The oble %rophet ewill reply, >& am your prophet and these are the blessings you

conferred upon me" & have recompensed them in your time of need"?

'ne should not 5uestion how a parchment the si!e of a fingertip can weigh down thescale, because sincerity is of significance to Allh" The more sincerity in oneDs action,

the more it shall weigh" &n the h.adth commonly known as ha"th al-bit!a,a piece of

paper with the declaration of faith /shah"a0 written upon it will outweigh ninety nine

books of bad deeds, each book so big that it stretches out as far as the eye can see"

& have discussed the abovementioned h.adth in detail in hapter Two of the Virtues of

Remembran0e[the fourteenth h.adth] refer to it for more detail" Therein is the e=tra

wording, >othing can be heavier than AllhDs name"? 'ther narrations in the Virtues

of Remembran0eall prove that sincerity is of weight in the eyes of Allh"

/&n hapter #ive, this will be discussed in more detail under the twentieth story0"

(1)

N UF jL Z YLQ Lt GN L Q LeWL RJYLL WLNVYL


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W L NZ NjLILLLKL xNLM Q N RLULI ON qN LQ

WX YZ[X \] ^_ `]b c d]ZX[X \] ^_ ` fg Q b X] j_ kb mXn]g mo^p [_ fg

WX Y fXq] ^_ `b c d] X fXq] ^_ `]bQN O} N UF N \L RLL L WLL GLL WXL V{L

L MVL UF xNWXL LMON _L G N RLVL Fz jL

ZGjUF xF^ Rz Z WUF jzUF Z FS jK Z _W\ QF xF

W\IU zUF F U UF Z

Sayyi!*2 A' Sa 7! Kh*!r7 t arrae" ha he ;e""e#er %& All2h e

"ai!, hi$heer ;*"li. !%e" % hae ayhi# % #ie i $hariy "h%*l!

"ay, Allh, confer blessings upon !uh"ammad, your ser#ant and your

!essenger, and confer blessings upon the belie#ing men and the belie#ingwomen, the !uslim men and !uslim women.$Thi" "hall 'e a $hariy &%r hi"

er"%/ He &*rher "ai!, The 'elieer i" eer "aiae! +ih a$" %&

ri#he%*"e"" *il Para!i"e 'e$%.e" hi" a'%!e/

Allma $a

khw /may Allh have mercy on him0 has written that H.fi!.&bn H.ibbn/may Allh have mercy on him0 has written the following chapter6heading on this

h.adthE hapter regarding the conferring of blessings being e5uivalent to charity

when not having money in oneDs possession"D

There is a difference of opinion amongst the scholars as to whether giving charity is

more virtuous or conferring blessings upon the oble %rophet e" $ome scholars have


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said that conferring blessings upon the oble %rophet e holds more virtue than

charity, because the obligation of charity is only binding upon people whereas Allh

and His angels are also engaged in the act of conferring blessings on the oble

%rophet e" Allma $akhw /may Allh have mercy on him0 differs with this view"

Allma $akhw /may Allh have mercy on him0 has narrated on the authority of

$ayyidun Ab; Hurayra ythat the oble %rophet esaid, >onfer blessings upon me,

for conferring blessings upon me is like giving charity"? &n another h.adth, it is

narrated, >onfer blessings upon me in abundance, for it is a charity for you"?

#urthermore, it has been narrated on the authority of $ayyidun Al t that the oble

%rophet e said, >(our blessings upon me are a source of protection for your

supplications, a means of pleasing your 9ord and a charity for your deeds /i"e" a means

to cleanse and increase them0"? $ayyidun Anas t narrates that the oble %rophet e

said, >onfer blessings upon me, for your blessings upon me are an e=piation for yoursins and are an act of charity"?

As for the final portion of the h.adth /the believer does not become satisfied0, the

author ofishkt al-asbhhas narrated this under the virtues of knowledge, and

the author ofir!t al-afthand others have interpreted khayr/goodness0 to mean

knowledge, despite the word khayrholding a wider meaning which encompasses

every good deed"

The meaning is clear" A true believer is never content with his good deeds" He is

always striving to perform any act of virtue by employing any possible method" Thus,

if he does not have any monetary charity, he will earn the virtue of charity byconferring blessings upon the oble %rophet e"


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According to this humble servant, it is better to interpret khayrin its wider conte=t so

as to include knowledge and other good deeds" However, the author of a.hire&a!!in following with the author ofir!t al-afthand has taken khayrto mean

knowledge" Thus he writes, >A believer is never satiated with khayri"e" knowledge" &n

other words, he remains in search of knowledge until he dies and eventually enters

%aradise as a result" This h.adth contains glad6tidings for one who seeks knowledge

that he shall depart this world with faith,if Allh wills" &n trying to secure this virtue,

some of the friends of Allh continued seeking knowledge until the end of their lives,

despite having already learnt a substantial amount of knowledge" #urthermore, thefield of knowledge is e=tensive" 'ne may be engaged in teaching or writing but in

reality, such a person will be earning the reward of seeking knowledge"?

CONCLUSION

& briefly conclude this chapter, having discussed two verses of the CurDn and ten

h.adths" The narrations discussing the virtues of conferring blessings and salutations

are many and to mention all of them in this concise book is an arduous task"

-oreover, even if there were not a single virtue, the favours of the oble %rophet

/-ay Allh confer blessings upon him, his family, his ompanions, his followers, and

may He bless them and send salutations upon them0 upon his followers are such thatthey are neither countable nor is it in our capacity to fulfil these rights" Therefore,

regardless of how much the suppliant were to be engaged in this blessed act it would

still be less, let alone the fact that Allh out of His grace grants countless rewards and

favours for fulfilling this obligation"


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To begin with, Allma $akhw briefly mentioned the rewards promised for

conferring blessings upon the oble %rophet e" He writes, >hapter Two pertaining to

the reward of blessings on the %rophet eE AllhDs conferring of blessings upon the

suppliant, conferring of blessings by the angels and by the oble %rophet ehimself,an atonement of the suppliantDs sins, purification of his deeds, increase in his status,

forgiveness for his sins, the blessing itself seeking forgiveness on behalf of the

suppliant, reward e5uivalent to one carat /e5uivalent to -ount


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other virtues all of which encourage one of understanding to engage therein, he who is

eager to make provision of good deeds and who seeks to en7oy the fruit of such

provisions"?

After briefly mentioning this at the beginning of the chapter, Allma $akhw /may

Allh have mercy on him0 discusses the narrations of each point in detail, some of

which have already passed in hapter 'ne and some of which will be discussed in

hapter Two"

After writing these narrations, Allma $akhw / may Allh have mercy on him0 says,

>&n these h.adths, there is clear evidence for the nobility of this worship" AllhDs

blessings upon the suppliant are tenfold and his good deeds increase, his sins are

atoned and his status is elevated" Thus, confer as many blessings and salutations as

possible upon the 9eader of all 9eaders and the #ountain of %rosperity e, for he eis

the means of attaining happiness and the best of bestowals, and a means of protectionfrom all harm" &n return for your every blessing upon him are ten blessings from the

Almighty 9ord of the ~arths and Heavens and blessings from His noble angels"?

~lsewhere, he reports that &flsh /may Allh have mercy on him0 said, >:hat could be

a greater means of gaining the intercession [of the oble -essenger e] and which

deed could be more beneficial than conferring blessings and salutations upon the

oble %rophet e, upon whom Allh and His angels also confer blessings Allh has

chosen him for His pro=imity in this life and the Hereafter" Blessings upon the oble

%rophet e are an immense light and a trade wherein there is no loss" onferring

blessings and salutations has remained the daily practice of the friends of Allh" Thus,

be as steadfast as possible in conferring blessings and salutations upon him" As a

result, you will be freed from the path of deviation, your deeds will be purified, your


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hopes will be fulfilled, your heart will be illuminated, you will attain the pleasure of

Allh and you will be at peace on the horrific and terrifying 8ay of udgement"?

virtues of durood

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