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The virtue of sending blessings upon the Prophet ﷺ

Guidance 1

He ﷺ said: “Whoever sends blessings upon me once, Allah the Most High will send ten mercies upon him.”

  1. Sahih Muslim, no. (384), Sunan Abi Dawud, no. (523), Sunan at-Tirmidhi, no. (3614), Sunan an-Nasa'i, no. (678).

Guidance 2

The Prophet ﷺ said: “Do not make my grave a place of festival, and send blessings upon me; wherever you are, your blessings reach me.”

  1. Sahih, Sunan Abi Dawud, no. (2042), and al-Albani graded it Sahih in “Sahih Abi Dawud” (6/282) no. (1780).

Guidance 3

The Prophet ﷺ said: “The miser is the one in whose presence I am mentioned and he does not send blessings upon me.”

  1. Sahih, Sunan at-Tirmidhi, no. (3546), and al-Albani graded it Sahih in his notes on “Hidayat ar-Ruwat” (1/420) no. (893); something similar is in al-Qadi Isma'il's “Fadl as-Salat ala an-Nabi ﷺ” no. (16), and al-Albani graded it Sahih in his research on it.

Guidance 4

The Prophet ﷺ said: “Allah has some angels who travel about the earth; they convey to me the greetings of peace of my Ummah.”

  1. Sahih, Sunan an-Nasa'i, no. (1282), Fadl as-Salat ala an-Nabi ﷺ of al-Qadi Isma'il, no. (21), and al-Albani graded it Sahih in “as-Sahihah” no. (2853).

Guidance 5

The Prophet ﷺ said: “Whenever anyone greets me with peace, Allah the Most High returns my soul to me so that I may return his greeting.”

  1. Hasan, Sunan Abi Dawud, no. (2041), and al-Albani graded it Hasan in “Sahih Abi Dawud” (6/281) no. (1779).