بسم الله الرحمنالرحيم

The Excellence of Invoking Blessings Upon the Prophet (may

Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him)1

Shaykh Muhammad Al-JazuliTranslated by Arfan Shah Al-Bukhari

Originally released by www.marifah.net 1428 H Revised version 1435 H

Allah (the Exalted) stated in the Qur’ān, “Allah and his angels send blessings on the Prophet: O you who believe, send your blessings on him and salute him with a worthy salutation.”2

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It was related that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) came one day with a cheerful appearance. He said, “Jibril (upon him peace) came to me and said, ‘Are you not pleased that whenever anyone invokes blessings upon you Allah will bless him tenfold. No one will ask Allah to grant you peace, except that Allah will grant them peace tenfold.’”3

1 Excerpted from Dalā’il al-Khayrāt, The Waymarks of Benefits. For further details regarding this incredible work see: http://www.dalail.co.uk/dalail.htm. All hadiths sources have been drawn from Sheikh Nuh Ha Mim Keller's work on Dalail Al-Khayrat 2007.2 Sūrat al-Ahzāb 33.56.3 Al-Nisai, Al-Iraqi reports with good chain.

اليوم ذات جاء وسلم عليه الله صلى الله رسول أن يروىفقال السالم عليه جبريل جاءني إنه فقال وجهه في ترى والبشرىعليه صليت إال أمتك من أحد عليك يصلي ال أن محمد يا ترضى أما

o عشرا عليه سلمت إال أمتك من أحد عليك يسلم وال ، o عشراجيد بإسناد العراقي قال النسائي

He (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, “The nearest people to me are those who invoke the most blessings upon me.”4

أكثرهم : بي الناس أولى إن وسلم عليه الله صلى قالصالة علي

الترمذي

He (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, “An Angel supplicates upon those who invoke blessings upon me for as long as he supplicates. So do little or do much.”5

ما : المالئكة عليه صل{ت علي صل{ى من وسلم عليه الله صلى قالليكثر أو ذلك عند فليقلل علي يصل{ي دام

حسن بإسناد الطبراني و ضعيف ماجه ابن

He (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, “A person is considered miserly if I am mentioned in his presence and he does not invoke blessings upon me.”6

عنده : أذكر أن البخل من المرء بحسب وسلم عليه الله صلى قالعلي يصل{ي وال

غريب صحيح حسن الترمذي

He (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, “Increase your invocation of blessings upon me on Fridays.”7

الجمعة : يوم علي� الصالة أكثروا وسلم عليه الله صلى قالجيد المنذري ماجه ابن

He (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, “Whoever of my nation invokes blessings upon me once, ten good

4 Al-Tirmidhi.5 Ibn Majah weak and Al-Tabarani hassan.6 Al-Tirmidhi Hassan Sahih gharib.7 Ibn Majah - Al-Mudhari said good.

deeds are written for him and ten sins are erased.”8

عشر : له كتبت أمتي من علي صل{ى من وسلم عليه الله صلى قالسيئات عشر عنه ومحيت حسنات

النسائي

8 Al-Nisai.

He (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, “Whoever hears the call to prayer and says: ‘O Allah, Lord of this perfect call and this established prayer, grant Muhammad al-Wasila,9 the lofty rank, and resurrect him in the most praised position that You have promised him’, my intercession for him will be binding on the Day of Judgment.”10

واإلقامة : : األذان يسمع حين قال من وسلم عليه الله صلى وقالالوسيلة o محمدا آت والقائمة والصالة التامة الدعوة هذه رب اللهم

يوم شفاعتي له حلت وعدته الذي o محمودا o مقاما وأبعثه والفضيلةالقيامةالبخاري

He (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, “Whoever invokes blessings upon me in a book, for as long as my name remains in that book an angel will supplicate for him.”11

تزل لم كتاب في عل{ي صل{ى من وسلم عليه الله صلى وقالالكتاب ذلك في إسمي دام ما عليه تصلي المالئكة

ضعيف االوسط في للطبراني العراقي عزاه

Abu Sulayman Al-Darani (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “Whoever wishes to ask Allah to fulfil his need, let him increase his supplications upon the Prophet (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him), then request his need and seal it with further supplications upon the Prophet (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him). Allah will accept the two requests for blessings upon the Prophet and He is too generous to refuse what is in between them.”12

فليكثر حاجته الله يسأل أن أراد من الداراني سليمان أبو وقالحاجته الله يسأل ثم وسلم عليه الله صلى النبي على بالصالة

يقبل الله فإن وسلم عليه الله صلى النبي على بالصالة وليختمبينهما ما يدع أن من أكرم وهو الصالتين

الحلية نعيم ابو

9 A place in heaven that is only worthy for one person.10 Al-Bukhari.11 Al-Iraqi rare and Al-Tabarani as weak.12 Abu Na'yim Al-Hilyah.

It is narrated that the Prophet (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, “Whoever asks Allah to bless me one hundred times on a Friday, is forgiven the sins of eighty years.”13

يوم علي صلى من قال أنه وسلم عليه الله صلى عنه ورويسنة ثمانين خطيئة له غفرت مرة مائة الجمعة

الترمذي

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, “For the one who invokes blessings upon me is a light on the Traverse,14 he who has a light on the Traverse is from the People of the Light and cannot be from the People of the Fire.”15

عليه الله صلى الله رسول أن عنه الله رضي هريرة أبي وعنالصراط على كان ومن الصراط على نور علي{ للمصلي قال وسلم

النار أهل من يكن لم النور أهل منحجر ابن ضعفه االزدي

He (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, “Whoever neglects to ask for blessings upon me has lost the way to heaven. The route to heaven is barred for such a neglectful one whilst it is open for the one who invokes blessings upon me."16

طريق أخطأ فقد علي الصالة نسي من وسلم عليه الله صلى وقالطريق . يخطئ التارك كان وإذا الترك بالنسيان أراد وإنما الجنة

الجنة إلى o سالكا عليه المصلي كان الجنةوالبيهقي ماجه ابن

In a narration from ‘Abdul-Rahman ibn Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, “Jibril (upon him peace) came to me and said, “O 13 Al-Tirmidhi.14 The Bridge over hell that leads to heaven.15 Al-Zadai rated weak by Ibn Hajr.16 Ibn Majah and Al-Bayhaqi.

Muhammad, anyone who invokes blessings upon you is blessed by seventy thousand angels and whoever is blessed by the angels is from the people of heaven.”17

رسول قال قال عنه الله رضي عوف بن الرحمن عبد رواية وفييا فقال السالم عليه جبريل جاءني وسلم عليه الله صلى الله

ومن ملك ألف سبعون الله صل{ى إال أحد عليك يصلي ال محمدالجنة أهل من كان المالئكة عليه صل{ت

سند دون المصطفى شرف

He (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, “The more you supplicate upon me the more you will have in heaven.”18

في o أزواجا أكثركم صالة علي أكثركم وسلم عليه الله صلى وقالالجنة

بثابت ليس

17 Reported in Sharf Al-Mustafa without a chain.18 Not prove.

It was narrated that he (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, “Whenever someone invokes blessings upon me, extolling my right, Allah, Mighty and Majestic, creates an angel from his speech whose wings spread from the east to the west, with feet that are firm upon the lowest world and a neck hovering below the Throne. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says to him, ‘Bless my slave the like of which he asked for blessings upon my Prophet’ and the angel will bless him until the Day of Judgement.”19

oصالة علي صلي من قال أن وسلم عليه الله صلى عنه ورويجناح له o ملكا القول ذلك من وجل عز الله خلق لحقي o تعظيما

السابعة األرض في مقرورتان ورجاله بالمغرب واآلخر بالمشرقصل له وجل عز الله يقول العرش تحت ملتوية وعنقه السفلى

القيامة يوم إلى عليه يصلي فهو نبي علي صلى كما عبدي عليبثابت ليس

He (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, “Nations will come to my Pool on the Day of Rising who I will not know except through their frequent invocation of blessings upon me.”20

يوم الحوض على ليردن قال أنه وسلم عليه الله صلى عنه وروىعلي الصالة بكثرة إال أعرفهم ما أقوام القيامة

بثابت ليس الشفاء كتاب

It was narrated that he (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, “Whoever invokes blessings upon me once, Allah blesses that person ten fold; Whoever invokes blessings ten times for me, Allah blesses him one hundred times; Whoever invokes blessings one hundred times for me, Allah blesses him a thousand times, and whoever asks Allah to bless me a thousand times Allah will prohibit his body from the fire and affirm him with a weighty word in this world and the afterlife. He will enter heaven on the Day of Judgment and his supplications will be a light for him upon the Traverse visible for a distance of five hundred years. 19 No source.20 In Kitab Al-Shifa without source.

Allah will grant him a palace in heaven for every supplication upon me, regardless of how many.”21

واحدة مرة علي صلى من قال أنه وسلم عليه الله صلى عنه وروىالله صلى مرات عشر علي صلى ومن مرات عشر عليه الله صلىمرة ألف عليه الله صلى مرة مائة علي صلى ومن مرة مائة عليه

في الثابت بالقول وثبته جسده الله م حر{ مرة ألف علي صلى ومنصلواته وجاءته الجنة وأدخله المسئلة عند األخرة وفي الدنيا الحياةعام خمسمائة مسيرة الصراط على القيمة يوم له o نورا عليكثر أو ذلك قل الجنة في o قصرا صاله صالة بكل الله وأعطاه

بثابت ليس

The Prophet (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, “Whenever one invokes blessings upon me his request leaves him quickly and passes over the land and sea, through east and west saying, “I am the supplication of so and so who prayed upon Muhammad the Chosen One, the Best of Allah’s Creation.” Then a bird is created from these supplications, which has seventy thousand wings, on every wing there is seventy thousand feathers, on every feather there are seventy thousand heads, on every head there are seventy thousand faces. On Each face there are seventy thousand mouths and in every mouth there are seventy thousand tongues who praise Allah most high in seventy thousand languages. Allah records the reward of all this to him.”22

خرجت إال علي صلى عبد من ما وسلم عليه الله صلى النبي وقالإال غرب وال شرق وال بحر وال بر يبقى فال فيه من مسرعة الصالة

المختار محمد على صلى فالن بن فالن صالة أن وتقول به وتمرالصالة تلك من ويخلق عليه وصلى إال شيء يبقى فال الله خلق خير

كل في ريشة ألف سبعون جناح كل في جناح ألف سبعون له طائرفم كل في فم ألف سبعون وجه كل في وجه ألف سبعون ريشةلغة ألف بسبعين تعالى الله يسبح لسان كل لسان ألف سبعون

كله ذلك ثواب له الله ويكتبأجد لم الفاسي قال

Ali ibn Abu Talib (may Allah ennoble his face) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may 21 No source.22 Al-Fasi said no source.

Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, “Whoever invokes blessings upon me one hundred times on Friday comes with a light on the day of judgement. If this light was divided between creation, all of it would be engulfed.”23

صلى الله رسول قال قال عنه الله رضي طالب أبي بن علي وعنيوم جاء مرة مائة الجمعة يوم علي صلى من وسلم عليه الله

لوسعهم كلهم الخلق بين النور ذلك ق`سم لو نور ومعه القيامة

الحلية نعيم ابو

It was mentioned in another account, “Written on the shank of the Throne is: Whoever longs for Him is shown mercy, whoever requests is given and whoever draws closer to Me through asking for blessings upon Muhammad is forgiven his sins even if they are as plentiful as the foam on the sea.”24

إلي إشتاق من العرش ساق على مكتوب األخبار بعض في ذكرمحمد على بالصالة إلي ب تقر{ ومن أعطيته سألني ومن رحمته

البحر زبد مثل كانت ولو ذنوبه له غفرتأجد لم

23 Abu Na'yim in Al-Hilyah.24 Not found currently.

It was narrated that one of the companions (may Allah be pleased with them all) said, “In every gathering that Muhammad (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) is supplicated upon, a sweet smell emanates until it reaches the clouds of the sky and the angels say, “This is a gathering in which blessings upon Muhammad (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) are being asked for.”25

ما قال أنه أجمعين عليهم الله رضوان الصحابة بعض عن ورويقامت إال وسلم عليه الله صلى محمد على فيه يصلى مجلس منمجلس هذا المالئكة فتقول السماء عنان تبلغ حتى طيبة رائحة منه

وسلم عليه الله صلى محمد على فيه صليأجد لم

It was mentioned in another account, “When the believing slave, male or female, begins with supplication on Muhammad (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) the doors and canopy of the skies open, reaching the Throne. There is no angel in the heavens except it invokes blessings upon Muhammad (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) and requests forgiveness for that servant, as long as Allah wills.”26

بدأ إذا المؤمنة األمة أو المؤمن العبد أن األخبار بعض في ذكرالسماء أبواب له فتحت وسلم عليه الله صلى محمد على بالصالة

إال السموات في ملك يبقى فال العرش إلى حتى والسرادقاتالله شاء ما األمة أو العبد لذلك ويستغفرون محمد على صلى

أجد لم

He said (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him), “Whoever is troubled by some matter, let him increase his salutations upon me because it will remove concerns, sadness, distress and will increase his provisions and his needs will be fulfilled.”27

بالصالة : فليكثر حاجة عليه عثرت من وسلم عليه الله صلى وقالاألرزاق وتكثر والكروب والغموم الهموم تكشف فإنها علي

الحوائج وتقضي25 Not found currently.26 Not found currently.27 Not found currently.

أجد لم

One of the pious said, “I had a scribe for a neighbour, when he died, I saw him in a dream. So I asked, “What did Allah do to you?” He replied, “He forgave me.” “How was that?” He said, “When I used to write the name Muhammad (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) in a book, I would invoke blessings upon him. Thus my Lord gave me what no eye has ever seen, no ear has ever heard and what has never occurred to the hearts of man.”28

في فرأيته فمات اخ نس{ جار لي كان قال أنه الصالحين بعض وعنذلك فبم فقلت لي غفر فقال بك الله فعل ما له فقلت المنامكتاب في وسلم عليه الله صلى محمد إسم كتبت إذا كنت فقال

وال سمعت أذن وال رأيت عين ال ما ربي فأعطاني عليه صليتبشر قلب على خطر

أجد لم

Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, “None of you truly believes until I become more beloved to him than himself, his wealth, his children, his parents and all of mankind.”29

يؤمن ال وسلم عليه الله صلى الله رسول قال قال نه أنس وعنوالناس ووالده وولده وماله نفسه من إليه أحب أكون حتى أحدكم

أجمعينالبخاري

In a narration, Umar ibn Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) is related to have said, “You are more beloved to me, O Messenger of Allah, than everything except the soul that is between my two sides.” He (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) replied, “You are not a believer until I am more beloved to you, than your own self.” Umar (may Allah be pleased wit him) said, “I swear by the One who sent you the Book30, you are more beloved to me than my soul 28 Not found currently.29 Al-Bukhari.30 The Qur’ān.

that is between my two sides.” The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him), “O’ Umar, now your faith is complete.”31

يا إلي أحب أنت عنه الله رضي الخطاب بن عمر حديث وفيصلى له فقال جنبي بين التي نفسي إال شيء كل من الله رسول

نفسك من إليك أحب أكون حتى مؤمنا تكون ال وسلم عليه اللهنفسي من إلى{ أحب ألنت الكتاب عليك أنزل والذي عمر فقال

عمر يا اآلن وسلم عليه الله صلى الله رسول فقال جنبي بين التيإيمانك تم

البخاري

31 Al-Bukhari.

The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) was asked, “How will I become a believer?” and in another narration, “A truthful believer.” He (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, “When you love Allah.” “And when will I love Allah?”“When you love His Messenger.”“And when will I love his Messenger?” “When you follow his way and practices, love what he loves, dislike what he dislikes, befriend his friends and dislike his enemies. People differ in their faith according to their love for me and people differ in their disbelief according to their hatred for me. There is no faith in one that doesn’t love him, there is no faith in one that doesn’t love him, there is no faith in one that doesn’t love him.”32

وفي o مؤمنا أكون متى وسلم عليه الله صلى الله لرسول وقيلالله أحب ومتى فقيل الله أحببت إذا قال o صادقا o مؤمنا آخر لفظ

إتبعت إذا قال رسوله أحب ومتى فقيل رسوله أحببت إذا قالوواليت ببغضه وأبغضت بحبه وأحببت سنته وأستعملت طريقته

قدر على اإليمان في الناس ويتفاوت بعداوته وعاديت بواليتهفي تفاوتهم قدر على الكفر في ويتفاوتون محبتي في تفاوتهم

له . محبة ال لمن إيمان ال أال له محبة ال لمن إيمان ال أال بغضي

أجد لم الفاسي

The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) was asked, “We see humble believers and those who are not humble, what is the reason for this?” He (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, “Whoever finds the sweetness of faith is humble and he who doesn’t is not humble.” “How can we find, attain or acquire such faith?” He (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, “By sincerely loving Allah.” “How is the love of Allah attained or acquired?” He (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, “By loving His Messenger.” So seek out the pleasure of Allah (the Exalted) and the pleasure of His Messenger (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) by loving them."33

32 Al-Fasi said no source.33 Not found currently.

o ومؤمنا يخشع o مؤمنا نرى وسلم عليه الله صلى الله لرسول وقيلومن خشع حالوة إليمانه وجد من فقال ذلك في السبب ما يخشع ال

بصدق . قال وتكتسب تنال أو توجد بم فقيل يخشع لم يجدها لمبحب فقال يكتسب بم أو الله حب يوجد وبم فقيل الله في الحب

حبهما في رسوله ورضاء الله رضاء فالتمسوا رسولهأجد لم

Someone asked the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him), “Who are the family of Muhammad whom we are ordered to love, to honour and be dutiful to?” He (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, “The people of purity and loyalty, those who believe in me, sincerely.” It was asked, “What are their signs?” “The effect of my love is upon every lover internally who is busy with my remembrance after the remembrance of Allah (the Exalted).” And in another narration, “Their signs are that they remain in my remembrance and intensify their asking for blessings upon me.”34

أمرنا الذين محمد آل من وسلم عليه الله صلى الله لرسول وقيلءامن من والوفاء الصفاء أهل فقال بهم والبرور وإكرامهم بحبهم

محبوب كل على محبتي إيثار فقال عالماتهم وما فقيل وأخلص بيإدمان عالمتهم أخرى وفي الله ذكر بعد بذكري الباطن وإشتغال

علي{ الصالة من واإلكثار ذكريأجد لم

Someone asked the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him), “Who has the strongest love for you?” He (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, “The one who believes in me without seeing me. He truly believes in me through yearning and is sincere in his love. The signs of this are that he would love to see me by giving everything he owns away.” And in another narration, "The worlds weight in gold; that is a true believer in me and sincere in his love for me."35

بك اإليمان في القوي{ من وسلم عليه الله صلى الله لرسول وقيلوصدق منه شوق على بي مؤمن فإنه يرني ولم بي آمن من فقالوفي يملك ما بجميع رؤيتي يود {ه أن منه ذلك وعالمة محبتي فيمحبتي في والمخلص o حقا بي المؤمن ذلك o ذهبا األرض بملء أخرى

o صدقاأجد لم

The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) was asked, 34 No source.35 No source.

“Are you aware of the supplication for you by those who are not with you or will come after you? What is their state regarding you?” He (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, “I hear and know the supplication of the people who love me, their supplication and others’ supplications are displayed to me.”36

المصلين صالة أرأيت وسلم عليه الله صلى الله لرسول وقيلأسمع فقال عندك حالهما ما بعدك يأتي ومن عنك غاب ممن عليك

o عرضا غيرهما صالة علي وتعرض وأعرفهم محبتي أهل صالةأجد لم

We pray that Allah accepts this translation, forgives our families, teachers and all the

Muslims. May endless and countless blessings be showered upon the final

Messenger (may Allah bestow upon him peace and blessings), always and forever,

upon his family, the companions, the Awliyah and all the Prophets and Messengers. This translation was completed in April 2007 / 1428 by Arfan Shah (Straight Translations

and Sheikhy notes). It was revised in January 2014/Rabi Al-Awwal 1435.

36 No source.