…IT WILL BE BETTER FOR YOU. PAGE 1 OF 2 ‘Ubayy ibn Ka’ab asked the Messenger of Allah (PBUH): “‘O Messenger of Allah, I send salaat upon you abundantly, so how much (from my du’a) should I send salaat upon you?’ The Prophet (PBUH) replied, ‘However much you want’. To this I asked, ‘a fourth?’ He said, ‘Whatever you want, but if you increase (in this), it will be better for you’. I then asked, ‘a half?’ He said, ‘Whatever you want, but if you increase (in this), it will be better for you’. I then asked, ‘a third?’ He said, ‘Whatever you want, but if you increase (in this), it will be better for you’. I then said, ‘I’ll make all of my salaat upon you (in my dua)’. To this, he replied, ‘If you do that, you will be sufficed from your concerns, and you will be forgiven for your sins’.” Sending salawat upon the Prophet (PBUH) is from the greater deeds of ibadah; and performing it abundantly is amongst the reasons to attain goodness and invite blessings to one’s own self, and a defence against evil and calamities. The above hadeeth reflects the great care and attention the Companions paid towards it and showed keenness and responsibility for it. The hadeeth indicates a necessity for us to praise the Prophet (PBUH) by invoking Allah to send peace and blessings upon him. Shaykhil-Islam, Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah’s Mercy be upon him) said,“…and the questioner asked, ‘how much salaat should I send upon you?’ meaning ‘from my du’a, so this ‘salaat’ from the point of language is du’a. As Allah the Most High Said, “…and invoke Allah for them. Verily! Your invocations are a source of security for them.”[At-Tawbah, 103] The Prophet (PBUH) said, “O Allah, send salah upon the family of Abi ‘Awfa”. And a woman asked the Prophet (PBUH), “O Messenger of Allah, invoke salah upon me and my husband”, at which he said, “may Allah send salah upon you and your husband”. The meaning of such a request from the questioner is that, “O Messenger of Allah, make a du’a by which goodness is granted (to us), and evil is warded off. Thus (the implication of the original question by ‘Ubayy ibn Ka’ab), ‘how much of my du’a is due for you?” He replied, “’However much you want’, until the Companion concluded, “I’ll make all of my du’a as salaat upon you”. To which the Prophet (PBUH) said, “If you do that, you will be sufficed from your concerns (of dunya and akhirah), and you will be forgiven for your sins”. And in another narration we find it (with the ending) as: –“Therefore Allah suffices whatever of your concerns from the matters of dunya and akhirah.” This is the main purpose (of du’a) by which man seeks to achieve goodness for himself and push away from himself, all types of harms. Indeed du’a has an impact in fulfilling needs and removing fears; this is an explanation of that position.” [end of quote] The hadeeth doesn’t mean (and Allah knows best) that people leave making du’a for themselves and the believers, but it refers to sending plentiful salaat upon the Prophet (PBUH) and proclaiming its virtues, and understanding the favours gained through it. Muslims must strive in obedience to him , and increase in their making du’a as it is from the most beloved deed to Allah; and to increase seeking mercy for themselves and all believing men and women. Such is (also) the resulting benefit of sending salaat upon the Prophet that has been explained clearly in the texts. KEEP READING TO THE NEXT PAGE 2 OF 2
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