Riyad al-Salihin - Al-Nawawi - (1/483)

14 – The Book of Sending Blessings upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ

243 – Chapter: The Command to Invoke Blessings upon Him, the Merit Thereof, and Some of Its Accepted Forms

Allah the Exalted says: “Indeed, Allah and His angels send blessings upon the Prophet. O you who believe, invoke blessings upon him and greet him with peace.” (al-Ahzāb 56).

1405 – ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ, may Allah be pleased with them both, reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, “Whoever sends one blessing upon me, Allah will send ten blessings upon him in return.” Reported by Muslim.

1406 – Ibn Masʿūd, may Allah be pleased with him, related that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “The people who will be closest to me on the Day of Resurrection are those who invoked the most blessings upon me.” Reported by al-Tirmidhī, who graded it ḥasan (sound).

1407 – Aws ibn Aws, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Among the best of your days is Friday, so increase your blessings upon me on that day, for your blessings are presented to me.” They asked, “O Messenger of Allah, how will our blessings be presented to you when you have decomposed (1)?” He replied—meaning when the body has decayed—“Allah has forbidden the earth to consume the bodies of the prophets.” Reported by Abū Dāwūd with an authentic chain of transmission.

(1) That is, it has turned into decayed dust; see the earlier discussion at no. 1165.

١٤- كِتَابُ الصَّلَاةِ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ٢٤٣- بَابُ الْأَمْرِ بِالصَّلَاةِ عَلَيْهِ وَفَضْلِهَا وَبَعْضِ صِيَغِهَا قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى : ﴿ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ، يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا ﴾ [ الأحزاب : ٥٦ ] . ١٤٠٥ - وعن عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عنهما ، أنه سَمِعَ رسول الله ﷺ ، يقول : « مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَيَّ صَلَاةً ، صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ بِهَا عَشْرًا » رواه مسلم . ١٤٠٦ - وعن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه ، أن رسول الله ﷺ قال : « أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَكْثَرُهُمْ عَلَيَّ صَلَاةً » رواه الترمذي وقال : حديث حسن . ١٤٠٧ - وعن أوس بن أوس رضي الله عنه ، قال : قال رسول الله ﷺ : « إِنَّ مِنْ أَفْضَلِ أَيَّامِكُمْ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ ، فَأَكْثِرُوا عَلَيَّ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ فِيهِ ، فَإِنَّ صَلَاتَكُمْ مَعْرُوضَةٌ عَلَيَّ » . قال : قالوا : يا رسول الله وكيف تُعْرَضُ صَلَاتُنَا عَلَيْكَ وَقَدْ أَرَمْتَ (١) ؟! قال : يقول بَلِيتَ قال : « إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَرَّمَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ أَجْسَادَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ » رواه أبو داود بإسناد صحيح .

(١) أي : صرت رميماً . وتقدم برقم ١١٦٥ .