It is reported that we should send blessings upon him on many occasions, such
as following the call to prayer, as in the Hadith recorded by Imam Ahmad from
`Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al-`As, who said that he heard the Messenger of Allah
say:
«إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ
مُؤَذِّنًا فَقُولُوا مِثْلَمَا يَقُولُ، ثُمَّ صَلُّوا عَلَيَّ، فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ
صَلَّى عَلَيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ بِهَا عَشْرًا، ثُمَّ سَلُوا اللهَ لِيَ
الْوَسِيلَةَ، فَإِنَّهَا مَنْزِلَةٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ لَا تَنْبَغِي إِلَّا لِعَبْدٍ
مِنْ عِبَادِ اللهِ، وَأَرْجُو أَنْ أَكُونَ أَنَا هُوَ، فَمَنْ سَأَلَ لِيَ
الْوَسِيلَةَ حَلَّتْ عَلَيْهِ الشَّفَاعَة»
(When you hear the Mu'adhdhin, repeat what he says, then send Salah upon me,
for whoever sends Salah upon me, Allah will send Salah upon him tenfold. Then
ask Allah to grant me Al-Wasilah, which is a status in Paradise to which only
one of the servants of Allah will be entitled, and I hope that I will be the
one. Whoever asks Allah for Al-Wasilah for me, it will be permitted for me to
intercede for him.) This was recorded by Muslim, Abu Dawud, At-Tirmidhi and
An-Nasa'i. Other occasions when we should send Salah upon the Prophet include
when entering or exiting the Masjid, because of the Hadith recorded by Imam
Ahmad from Fatimah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah who said: "When the
Messenger of Allah entered the Masjid, he would send Salah and Salam upon
Muhammad, and say,
«اللْهُمَّ اغْفِرْ
لِي ذُنُوبِي وَافْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِك»
(O Allah, forgive me my sins and open for me the gates of Your mercy) When he
exited, he would send Salah and Salam upon Muhammad, and say,
«اللْهُمَّ اغْفِرْ
لِي ذُنُوبِي وَافْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ فَضْلِك»
(O Allah, forgive me my sins and open for me the gates of Your bounty.)'' We
should also send Salah upon him during the Funeral prayer. The Sunnah is to
recite Surat Al-Fatihah following the first Takbir, to send Salah upon the
Prophet during the second Takbir, to make supplication for the deceased during
the third Takbir, and in the fourth Takbir to say, "O Allah, do not deprive us
of his reward, and do not test us after him.'' Ash-Shafi`i, may Allah have mercy
on him, recorded that Abu Umamah bin Sahl bin Hunayf was told by one of the
Companions of the Prophet that the Sunnah in the funeral prayer is for the Imam
to pronounce the Takbir, then to recite Surat Al-Fatihah silently after the
first Takbir, then to send Salah upon the Prophet then to offer sincere
supplication for the deceased, but not to recite any Qur'an in any of the
Takbirs, then to conclude by saying Salam silently. An-Nasa'i also recorded this
from Abu Umamah, who said, "This is from the Sunnah,'' and he mentioned it.
According to the correct view, such a statement reported from a Companion
carries the ruling of Marfu`
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