Thread by @abzndat

[THREAD]

Ibn-ul-Qayyim collected 39 benefits of sending Salawat upon the Beloved Prophet ﷺ in his book

📚Jalaa ul Afhaam

1- Responding to the order of Allāh, Exalted and Magnificent.

2- Following the order of Allāh, Exalted and Magnificent in the sending of blessings upon His Messenger, although the blessings (requesting Blessings) differ, being from us supplication and request, and being from Allāh exaltation and ennoblement.

3- Following the Angels in invocation of the Messenger ﷺ also.

4- The attainment of ten blessings from Allah for every one blessing upon the Messengerﷺ.

5- He who sends blessing upon the Prophet ﷺ Allāh raises him by ten levels.

6- He also has written for him ten good deeds.

7- He also has erased from his record ten bad deeds.

8- The invocation increases the chance of one’s supplication being answered if it follows the supplication, as the invocation of blessings upon the Prophet ﷺ raises those supplications up to the Lord of the Worlds which were stalled between the heavens and the earth.

9- It is a means to receive the intercession of the Prophet ﷺ
whether or not a specific intercession is sought.

10- It is a means to have one’s sins forgiven.

11- It is a means for Allāh to satisfy his servant’s worldly needs.

12- It is a means to draw near to the Prophet ﷺ on the Day of Resurrection.

13- It compensates for giving charity for those who are too poor to give it.

14- It is a means of fulfilling one’s needs (Qada’ al-Haajah).

15 – It is a means to receive the Prophet’s blessings, and the Angels likewise.

16- It is a means of purification for he who invokes it.

17- For one who sends blessings on him it is glad tidings in his life that he has been granted his place in Paradise.

18- It is a means of salvation from the terror of the Day of Resurrection.

19- It is a means for the Prophet ﷺ
to return the blessings and greeting upon he who invokes it.

20- It is a means to purify a meeting or gathering and a means to prevent any ill talk or conduct occurring therein.

21- It is a means to remember something which has been forgotten.

22- It is a safeguard against poverty.

23- It saves one from being branded a miser or stingy

24- It saves one from being cursed and disgraced because the one who neglects the blessings and prayers upon hearing the Prophet’s name risks receiving Allāh’s anger.

25- It keeps the one who invokes it steadfast upon the path to Paradise, and keeps he who neglects it from traveling the path.

26- It safeguards a believer on the Siraat (bridge over Hellfire) and makes their feet firm

27- It is a cause for the perfection of any speech which begins with the praise of Allāh the Exalted and the blessings of His Messenger.

28- It is a cause for the slave to find light cast in abundance in his life to guide him on the Straight Path.

29- It refines the worshiper’s character and manners.

30- It is a means for Allāh to preserve those in the heavens and the earth praising and commending he who invokes it.

31- It is a means of the worshiper to obtain blessing for himself in his work, life and provision.

32- It is a means of obtaining the mercy of Allāh.

33- It sustains, increases and multiplies love for the Messenger of Allāhﷺ,
which is among the core bases of faith, without which faith cannot be complete.

34- It earns the Prophet’s love for the servant of Allāh.

35- It is a means of the worshiper’s guidance, and a source of vitality for his heart.

36- It causes the worshiper’s name to be shown to the Prophet ﷺ, and the mention of the worshiper to him.

37- It is a means for the worshiper to find ease upon crossing the pass over the Hellfire.

38- Invoking blessing and peace upon the Prophet ﷺ is his right upon us.

39- Invoking blessing and peace upon the Prophet ﷺ in itself contains remembrance of Allāh the Exalted, and is an expression of thanks to Him and a recognition of His immense favor upon His slaves by sending him to us.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا

"Indeed, Allah and His Angels send blessings upon the Prophet. O you who believe! Send blessings on him and greet him (with) greetings".[33:56]

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ طِبِّ الْقُلُوبِ وَدَوَائِهَا وَ عَافِيَةِ اْلاَبْدَانِ وَ شِفَائِهَا وَ نُورِاْلاَبْصَارِ وَ ضِيَائِهَا وَ عَلَى اَلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَ سَلِّمْ

O Lord! Send blessings on our Master Muhammad, The medicine of hearts and their cure, The health of bodies and their healing, The light of eyes and their illumination, and upon his family, companions, and send peace.

ﷺ