RECITE THE SALAWÂT

A hadîth sharîf reported by Ibn Habbân, Ibn Mâja and Abu Dâwûd (rahimahum-Allâhu ta’âlâ) says, “On Fridays recite the salawât for me repeatedly! The salawât will be conveyed to me.” When it was asked whether it would be conveyed to him after his death, too, the Prophet (sall-Allâhu ta’âlâ ’alaihi wa sallam) answered, “Soil does not rot prophets’ bodies. Whenever a Muslim says the salawât for me, an angel informs me of it and says, ‘So-and-so’s son, so-and-so of your umma sent his salâm and prayed for you.’ ” This hadîth sharîf shows that our Prophet is alive in his shrine in a life which a man of this world cannot understand. Hadrat Zaid ibn Sahl (radî-Allâhu ta’âlâ ’anh) said, “One day, I was enjoying Rasûlullâh’s company. His blessed face was cheerful. I asked why he smiled. ‘Why should I not be happy? Jabrâ’îl gave me good news just a moment ago: Allâhu ta’âlâ has declared that whenever my umma recite a salawât for me once, Allâhu ta’âlâ will send a salawât ten times in reply to them,’ he answered.

Rasûlullâh (sall-Allâhu ta’âlâ ’alaihi wa sallam) is a great favour for the whole Umma after his death, as he was Allahu ta’âlâ’s compassion for his companions in his life. He is the cause of goodnesses.