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Riyadh al-Salihin from the words of the Master of the Messengers, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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The Book of Praising and Thanking Allah the Exalted.

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Chapter: The Virtue of Praise and Gratitude.

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Allah the Exalted said:

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“Therefore remember Me, I will remember you. Give thanks to Me, and reject not Me.” (2:152)

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And He the Exalted said:

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"If you are grateful, I will surely increase you [in favor]."

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And He the Exalted said:

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"And say, 'Praise to Allah.'"

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And He the Exalted said:

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“Their prayer therein will be: Glory be to Thee, O Allah! and their greeting therein will be: Peace. And the conclusion of their prayer will be: Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds!” (10:10)

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On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him:

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That the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was brought on the night he was taken on the Night Journey (Isra'),

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two vessels, one containing wine and the other milk.

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He looked at them both,

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and he took the milk.

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Gabriel said:

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"Praise be to Allah, who has guided you to the natural disposition (fitrah).

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Had you taken the wine, your Ummah would have gone astray."

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Narrated by Muslim.

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The fitrah:

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Steadfastness upon the true religion.

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From the benefits of the hadith:

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Confirmation of the Night Journey (Isra') of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.

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Allah’s granting success to His Prophet, peace be upon him,

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by choosing that which aligns with the fitrah.

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Clarification of the superiority of milk over other foods.

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Clarification that the worst of drinks is wine.

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The destruction of nations through wine,

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for it is the mother of all evils.

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The recommendation of praising Allah the Exalted

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whenever a servant receives a manifest or hidden blessing,

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or when an evil is averted from him.

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So, praise be to Allah in the beginning and the end.

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And on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him,

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from the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, who said:

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"Every significant matter that does not begin with the praise of Allah

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is severed [of blessing]."

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Narrated by Abu Dawud.

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"Significant matter" means any affair of importance in the Shari'ah.

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"Severed" means deficient.

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From the benefits of the hadith:

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It is among the etiquettes of the Muslim to begin his speech or action with the praise of Allah the Exalted.

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It is best to combine the Basmalah (saying Bismillah) and the praise of Allah.

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It is recommended to begin with the Basmalah and the praise

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if the action or speech is permissible, recommended, or obligatory.

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It is disliked if the act is disliked,

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and forbidden if the act is forbidden.

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And on the authority of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, may Allah be pleased with him:

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:

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"When a servant's child dies,

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Allah the Exalted says to His angels:

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'Have you taken the child of My servant?'

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They reply, 'Yes.'

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He says:

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'Have you taken the fruit of his heart?'

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They reply, 'Yes.'

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He says:

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'What did My servant say?'

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They reply: 'He praised You and said, "To Allah we belong and to Him we shall return."'

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Allah the Exalted says:

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'Build for My servant a house in Paradise,

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and name it the House of Praise.'"

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Narrated by al-Tirmidhi.

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And on the authority of Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:

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"Indeed, Allah is pleased with the servant

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who eats a meal and praises Him for it,

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or drinks a drink and praises Him for it."

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Narrated by Muslim.

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The Book of Invoking Blessings upon the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.

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Chapter: The Virtue of Invoking Blessings upon the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.

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Allah the Exalted said:

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“Lo! Allah and His angels shower blessings on the Prophet. O ye who believe! Ask blessings on him and salute him with a worthy salutation.” (33:56)

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“Lo! Allah and His angels shower blessings on the Prophet. O ye who believe! Ask blessings on him and salute him with a worthy salutation.” (33:56)

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On the authority of Abdullah Ibn 'Amr Ibn al-'As, may Allah be pleased with them both:

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That he heard the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, say:

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"Whoever invokes one blessing upon me,

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Allah will invoke ten blessings upon him for it."

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Narrated by Muslim.

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From the benefits of the hadith:

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Encouragement to invoke blessings upon the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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because it contains great reward and abundant goodness.

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A good deed is rewarded tenfold.

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“The likeness of those who spend their wealth in Allah's way is as the likeness of a grain which groweth seven ears, in every ear a hundred grains. Allah giveth increase manifold to whom He will. Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing.” (2:261)

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Invoking blessings and peace upon the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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is a cause for Allah's mercy upon the servant.

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And on the authority of Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him:

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That the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:

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"The people closest to me on the Day of Resurrection

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are those who invoked the most blessings upon me."

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Narrated by al-Tirmidhi.

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"The people closest to me"

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means those most specific to me and nearest to me,

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and most entitled to my intercession.

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"Those who invoked the most blessings upon me"

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means in this world.

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From the benefits of the hadith:

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The high status of the one who frequently invokes blessings upon the Prophet, peace be upon him, on the Day of Resurrection.

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Ibn Hibban said:

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"In this report is evidence that the people closest to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, on the Day of Resurrection

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are the people of hadith,

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for there is no group in this Ummah who invoke more blessings upon him than they do."

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And on the authority of Aws Ibn Aws, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:

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"Among the best of your days is Friday,

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so invoke many blessings upon me on it,

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for your blessings are presented to me."

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They said, "O Messenger of Allah,

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how will our blessings be presented to you when you have decayed?"

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He said, "You mean worn away."

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He said, "Indeed, Allah the Almighty has forbidden the earth to consume the bodies of the Prophets."

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Narrated by Abu Dawud.

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And on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:

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"May the nose of a man be rubbed in the dust in whose presence I am mentioned, yet he does not invoke blessings upon me."

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Narrated by al-Tirmidhi.

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"Rubbed in the dust" means stuck to the dirt [in humiliation].

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From the benefits of the hadith:

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The obligation of invoking blessings and peace upon the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, when he is mentioned.

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Invoking blessings and peace upon the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, in word and deed

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is a cause for honor and dignity in this world and the Hereafter,

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and abandoning it is a cause for humiliation and insignificance.

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And on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:

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"Do not make my grave a place of celebration (festival),

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but invoke blessings upon me,

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for your blessings reach me wherever you are."

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Narrated by Abu Dawud.

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"Do not make my grave a place of celebration"

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means do not take it as a place of visitation to which you undertake journeys.

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From the benefits of the hadith:

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It is not permissible to undertake journeys specifically to the grave of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him;

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rather, journeys are undertaken to his mosque,

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because it is one of the three mosques for which there is textual evidence.

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So, when a servant reaches the mosque of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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it is recommended for him to visit the grave.

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The encouragement to invoke blessings and peace upon the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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wherever the servant may be,

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for it reaches him, peace be upon him.

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And on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him:

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That the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:

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"There is no one who sends peace upon me

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except that Allah restores my soul to me

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so that I may return the greeting."

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Narrated by Abu Dawud.

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From the benefits of the hadith:

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The soul of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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is not permanently settled in his noble body,

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but it is restored to him so that he may return the greeting to those among the Muslims who greet him.

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The life of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, in his grave

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is the most perfect life a human experiences in the Barzakh (interspace),

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but it is a life that does not resemble the life of this world,

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so its reality is known only to Allah the Almighty.

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The encouragement to invoke blessings and peace upon the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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so that the servant may be honored by the response of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.

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And on the authority of 'Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:

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"The miser is the one in whose presence I am mentioned, yet he does not invoke blessings upon me."

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Narrated by al-Tirmidhi.

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From the benefits of the hadith:

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Stinginess is a bad trait and an ugly quality,

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which applies to both material things and personal attributes.

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A man may be stingy regarding wealth,

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and he may be stingy regarding mentioning his Lord

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and invoking blessings and peace upon the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.

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The point of similarity:

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The former is stinginess and withholding of dirhams and dinars,

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and the latter is stinginess and withholding of beautiful praise for Allah the Exalted,

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and supplication and glorification for the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.

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Thus, they share the trait of withholding and blocking goodness.

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And on the authority of Fadalah Ibn 'Ubayd, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, heard a man supplicating in his prayer;

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he did not glorify Allah the Exalted,

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nor did he invoke blessings upon the Prophet, peace be upon him.

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:

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"This one has been hasty."

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Then he called him,

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and said to him or to someone else:

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"When one of you prays,

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let him begin by praising his Lord the Almighty and extolling Him,

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then let him invoke blessings upon the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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then let him supplicate after that with whatever he wishes."

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Narrated by Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi.

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From the benefits of the hadith:

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The recommendation to begin supplication with the praise of Allah the Exalted

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and the invocation of blessings and peace upon the Prophet of Allah, peace be upon him.

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It is disliked to be hasty in supplication.

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Invoking blessings upon the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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is among the causes for the answering of supplication.

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And on the authority of Abu Muhammad Ka'b Ibn 'Ujrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

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The Prophet, peace be upon him, came out to us,

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and we said, "O Messenger of Allah,

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we have learned how to greet you,

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so how should we invoke blessings upon you?"

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He said:

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"Say:

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'O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad,

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as You sent blessings upon the family of Abraham;

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You are indeed Worthy of Praise, Full of Glory.'

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'O Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad,

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as You blessed the family of Abraham;

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You are indeed Worthy of Praise, Full of Glory.'"

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Agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim.

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Abu Mas'ud al-Badri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported:

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The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came to us,

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while we were sitting in the gathering of Sa'd ibn 'Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him).

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Bashir ibn Sa'd said to him,

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"Allah the Exalted has commanded us to invoke blessings upon you, O Messenger of Allah,

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so how should we invoke blessings upon you?"

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The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) remained silent,

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until we wished that he had not asked him.

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Then the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said,

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"Say:

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'O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad,

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as You sent blessings upon the family of Ibrahim.

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And bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad,

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as You blessed the family of Ibrahim.

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Indeed, You are Praiseworthy, Glorious.'

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And the salutation is as you have already been taught."

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Narrated by Muslim.

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Abu Humayd al-Sa'idi (may Allah be pleased with him) reported:

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They said,

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"O Messenger of Allah, how should we invoke blessings upon you?"

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He replied,

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"Say:

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'O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad, his wives, and his offspring,

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as You sent blessings upon the family of Ibrahim.

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And bless Muhammad, his wives, and his offspring,

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as You blessed the family of Ibrahim.

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Indeed, You are Praiseworthy, Glorious.'"

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Agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim.

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Among the benefits of the hadith:

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The manner of invoking blessings and peace upon the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) is fixed by divine instruction (tawqifiyyah).

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It is not permissible to add to it.

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It is evidence of the virtue of invoking blessings upon the Prophet (peace be upon him),

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in view of the command to do so,

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and the concern of the Companions to ask about its proper form.

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Riyadh al-Salihin.