MERITS OF GREETING THE HOLY PROPHET (S)

According to numerous narrations, the Holy Prophet (s) is informed about the greeting of those who greet him and the prayers of those who invoke Allah’s blessings upon him wherever they are. In this respect, a Hadith reads that an angel is commissioned to respond to everyone who says,

صلّى اللّه على محمّد و اله و سلّم

by saying, “peace be upon you, too.” That angle, then, tells the Holy Prophet (s) that so-and-so has greeted him; therefore, the Holy Prophet (s) says, “May peace be upon him, too.”

According to a considerable narration, the Holy Prophet (s) has said, “He who visits my tomb after my death will be considered to have immigrated to me in my lifetime. If you cannot visit my tomb, you can send me greetings, for they reach me.”

Too many are the other narrations that carry the same meaning.

In the previous chapter of the Ziyarahs of the Holy Infallibles (‘a) on the days of the week, I have mentioned two forms of ziyarah of the Holy Prophet. Yu may refer to them to win the rewards of reciting them.( )

It is also advisable to repeat the following words that Imam ‘Ali (‘a) mentioned in one of his sermons on Friday, as is cited in the book of al-Rawzah min al-Kafi, representing an invocation of Allah’s blessings upon the Holy Prophet (s):

اِنَّ اللّٰهَ وَ مَلائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ يَا اَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَ سَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيما اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ بَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ تَحَنَّنْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ سَلِّمْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَاَفْضَلِ مَا صَلَّيْتَ وَ بَارَكْتَ وَ تَرَحَّمْتَ وَ تَحَنَّنْتَ وَ سَلَّمْتَ عَلَى اِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ آلِ اِبْرَاهِيمَ اِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ اللّٰهُمَّ اَعْطِ مُحَمَّدا الْوَسِيلَةَ وَ الشَّرَفَ وَ الْفَضِيلَةَ وَ الْمَنْزِلَةَ الْكَرِيمَةَ اللّٰهُمَّ اجْعَلْ مُحَمَّدا وَ آلَ مُحَمَّدٍ اَعْظَمَ الْخَلائِقِ كُلِّهِمْ شَرَفا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَ اَقْرَبَهُمْ مِنْكَ مَقْعَدا وَ اَوْجَهَهُمْ عِنْدَكَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ جَاها وَ اَفْضَلَهُمْ عِنْدَكَ مَنْزِلَةً وَ نَصِيبا اللّٰهُمَّ اَعْطِ مُحَمَّدا اَشْرَفَ الْمَقَامِ وَ حِبَاءَ السَّلامِ وَ شَفَاعَةَ الْاِسْلامِ اللّٰهُمَّ وَ اَلْحِقْنَا بِهِ غَيْرَ خَزَايَا وَ لا نَاكِثِينَ وَ لا نَادِمِينَ وَ لا مُبَدِّلِينَ اِلَهَ الْحَقِّ آمِينَ.

At the end of the current section of the book, another form of invoking Allah’s blessing upon the Holy Prophet and his Household will be cited.