Authentic Hadith pertaining to SUPPLICATIONS UPON THE PROPHET Praise and peace be upon him Extracted from Imam Nawawi’s Reference “The Gardens of Righteousness” translated and presented by Shaykh Ahmad Darwish, Anne (Khadeijah) Stephens Allah.com Muhammad.com Mosque.com ©1984-2012 Darwish Family. All rights reserved BOOK 19 REWARD Allah, the Exalted says: “Allah and His angels praise and venerate the Prophet. Believers, praise and venerate him and pronounce peace upon him in abundance.” 33:56 Koran REWARD OF SUPPLICATING FOR BLESSING UPON THE PROPHET |H 1426 “Whosoever supplicates for blessings upon me, Allah sends down blessings on him ten times." Muslim with a chain up to Abdullah the son of Amr, the son of Al 'As who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. HOW TO BE NEAR TO THE PROPHET ON THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT |H 1427 “The nearest to me on the Day of Judgement will be those who supplicate most for blessings upon me.” Tirmidhi with a chain up to ibn Mas'ud who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. SUPPLICATIONS ARE CONVEYED TO THE PROPHET, praise and peace be upon him, EACH FRIDAY |H 1428 “The best of your days is Friday, so supplicate for blessings upon me frequently on that day, because your supplications are conveyed to me. He was asked, ‘O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, how will our supplication be conveyed to you when you will have mixed with the earth?’ He answered, ‘Allah has forbidden the earth to consume the bodies of the Prophets.’" Abu Daud with a chain up to Aus, the son of Aus who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. HUMILATION FALLS UPON THOSE WHO DO NOT SUPPLICATE WHEN THE PROPHET'S NAME IS MENTIONED |H 1429 “May humiliation be upon the person in whose presence mention is made of me and he does not supplicate for blessings upon me.” Tirmidhi with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. SUPPLICATE FOR BLESSINGS ON THE PROPHET, praise and peace be upon him AT HIS TOMB |H 1430 “Do not make my tomb a place of festivity but supplicate for blessings upon me because your blessings will reach me, wherever you may be.” Abu Daud with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. PROPHET MUHAMMAD, praise and peace be upon him, RESPONDS TO YOUR SUPPLICATION |H 1431 “Whenever anyone supplicates for blessings upon me Allah will restore my soul to me so that I will respond to his supplication.” Abu Daud with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. A DEFINITION OF A MISER |H 1432 “A miser is one who does not supplicate for blessings upon me when I am mentioned in his presence.” Tirmidhi with a chain up to Ali who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. MERITORIOUS SUPPLICATION AFTER THE CALL FOR PRAYER |H 1055 “Whosoever hears the call for prayer and supplicates, 'O Allah, Lord of this perfect call and of the prayer about to offered, give to Muhammad (the rank of) wasila (intercession) and exaltation and raise him to the praiseworthy rank that You have promised him' it becomes incumbent upon me to intercede for him on the Day of Judgement.” Bukhari with a chain up to Jabir who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. EXALT ALLAH, THEN SUPPLICATE FOR THE PROPHET, praise and peace be upon him, AFTER PRAYER |H 1433 “When the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, heard someone supplicate in his prayer without exalting Allah and without supplicating for blessings upon him, he commented, ‘That one was in a hurry.’ Then he called him and said to him, or to someone beside him, ‘When one of you is supplicating he should begin by praising and exalting his Lord, then you should supplicate for blessings upon the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, and then supplicate as he wishes.’" Abu Daud and Tirmidhi with a chain up to Fuzala, the son of Ubaid who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. HOW TO SUPPLICATE FOR THE PROPHET, praise and peace be upon him |H 1434 “The Prophet of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, came to us and we asked him: ‘O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, we know how to greet you but how should we praise you?’ He answered, ‘Say: O Allah, praise Muhammad and the family of Muhammad as You praised the family of Abraham. You are indeed the Praised, the Glorious. O Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad as You blessed the family of Abraham, for You are the Praised, the Glorious." Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Muhammad Ka'ab, the son of Ujrah who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. PRAYER UPON THE PROPHET, praise and peace be upon him |H 1435 “He (Abu Mas'ud Badri) said, ‘We went to the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, and we were accompanied by Sa'ad, the son of Ubadah and Bashir the son of Sa'ad who asked the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, ‘O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, we are commanded by Allah to supplicate for blessings upon you, how should we supplicate for blessings upon you?’ The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, remained silent until we wished he had not asked him this question. After a while the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said, ‘Say: O Allah, praise Muhammad and the family of Muhammad as You praised the family of Abraham. You are indeed the Praised, the Glorious. O Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad as You blessed the family of Abraham, for You are the Praised, the Glorious. As for asking the peace it is as you have been taught (and ask for peace abundantly). Muslim with a chain up to Abu Mas'ud Badri who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. A SUPPLICATION ON THE PROPHET, praise and peace be upon him |H 1436 “The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, was asked, ‘How should we invoke blessings upon you?’ He replied, ‘Say: O Allah, praise Muhammad, his wives and his descendants as You praised Abraham and bless Muhammad, his wives and his descendants as You blessed Abraham. Indeed You are the Praised, the Glorious.’" Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Humaid Sa'idi who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. INDEX SUPPLICATIONS UPON THE PROPHET Praise and peace be upon him BOOK 19 REWARD KORAN REWARD OF SUPPLICATING FOR BLESSING UPON THE PROPHET HOW TO BE NEAR TO THE PROPHET ON THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT SUPPLICATIONS ARE CONVEYED TO THE PROPHET, praise and peace be upon him, EACH FRIDAY HUMILATION FALLS UPON THOSE WHO DO NOT SUPPLICATE WHEN THE PROPHET'S NAME IS MENTIONED SUPPLICATE FOR BLESSINGS ON THE PROPHET, praise and peace be upon him AT HIS TOMB PROPHET MUHAMMAD, praise and peace be upon him, RESPONDS TO YOUR SUPPLICATION A DEFINITION OF A MISER MERITORIOUS SUPPLICATION AFTER THE CALL FOR PRAYER EXALT ALLAH, THEN SUPPLICATE FOR THE PROPHET, praise and peace be upon him, AFTER PRAYER HOW TO SUPPLICATE FOR THE PROPHET, praise and peace be upon him PRAYER UPON THE PROPHET, praise and peace be upon him A SUPPLICATION ON THE PROPHET, praise and peace be upon him