Sending Salawat on the Prophet
Total Hadiths 7
Authentic Hadiths on Sending Salawat on the Prophet
These authentic prophetic narrations highlight the profound rewards, methods, and blessings of sending Salawat upon the Prophet Muhammad. According to the texts, the Prophet emphasized that Friday is among the most excellent days, urging believers to invoke many blessings upon him because these Salawat are directly submitted to him. When asked how this is possible after death, he explained that Allah has prohibited the earth from consuming the bodies of the Prophets. The texts also detail how to say the Salat through the comprehensive Abrahamic blessing. Furthermore, Abdullah bin Mas'ud narrated that the person closest to the Prophet on the Day of Judgment will be the one who sent the most Salawat upon him, while another account shows the Prophet directly invoking blessings upon a woman and her husband at her request.
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1530
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1530
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْعَتَكِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَىَّ وَاحِدَةً صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ عَشْرًا " .
Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone invokes blessings on me once, Allah will bless him ten times.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1530In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 115English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1525
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1531
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1531
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجُعْفِيُّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الأَشْعَثِ الصَّنْعَانِيِّ، عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ مِنْ أَفْضَلِ أَيَّامِكُمْ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَأَكْثِرُوا عَلَىَّ مِنَ الصَّلاَةِ فِيهِ فَإِنَّ صَلاَتَكُمْ مَعْرُوضَةٌ عَلَىَّ " . قَالَ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَكَيْفَ تُعْرَضُ صَلاَتُنَا عَلَيْكَ وَقَدْ أَرِمْتَ قَالَ يَقُولُونَ بَلِيتَ . قَالَ " إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى حَرَّمَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ أَجْسَادَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ " .
Aws b. Aws reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Among the most excellent of your days is Friday; so invoke many blessings on me on that day, for your blessing will be submitted to me. They (the Companions) asked: Messenger of Allah, how can our blessings be submitted to you, when your body has decayed? He (ﷺ) said: Allah has prohibited the earth from consuming the bodies of Prophets.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1531In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 116English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1526
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1533
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1533
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، عَنْ نُبَيْحٍ الْعَنَزِيِّ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ امْرَأَةً، قَالَتْ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَلِّ عَلَىَّ وَعَلَى زَوْجِي . فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْكِ وَعَلَى زَوْجِكِ " .
Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: A woman said to the Prophet (ﷺ): Invoke blessing on me as well as on my husband. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: May Allah send blessing on you and your husband.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1533In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 118English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1528
