The companions of the Prophet ﷺ, may Allah be pleased with all of them, have reported many of his traditions giving good tidings on invoking blessings on him. Some of the related traditions are as under:
“When you hear the Caller to Prayer, repeat what he says and ask for blessings upon me. Whosoever asks for blessings upon me once, Allah blesses him ten times. Thereafter, ask for the rank of go-between (wasila) for me. It is a rank in the Garden reserved for only one of the worshippers of Allah, and I hope that it will be for me. My intercession is granted to whosoever asks for the rank of wasila for me.”
“Whenever anyone hears the Call to Prayer and says, ‘O Allah, Lord of this perfect call and this established prayer, grant Muhammad the rank of go-between (wasila) and excellence, and raise him to the praised station which You have promised him,’ he will receive my intercession on the Day of Resurrection.”
“Whosoever asks for blessings upon me once, Allah blesses him tenfold and ten sins fall from him and he is raised by ten degrees, and ten good deeds are written for him.”
“I met Jibril, who told me, ‘I bring to you good news that Allah has said that whosoever asks for peace for you, He blesses him with peace. Whosoever asks for blessings upon you, Allah blesses him.”
“Whosoever says, ‘O Allah, praise Muhammad and raise him to Your nearness on the Day of Resurrection’ will indeed receive my intercession. Those nearest to me on the Day of Resurrection are those who have said the most prayers upon me.”
“The angels ask forgiveness for whosoever praises me in a letter or book, as long as my name remains on that page.”
“The angels continue to bless anyone who asks for blessings upon me, as long as he continues doing so. Therefore, do so in abundance or even a little.”
Ubayy, son of Ka’b, may Allah be pleased with him, asked the Prophet ﷺ about how much portion of his supplications he should devote to the praise on him. The Prophet ﷺ replied, “Do as much as you like.” Ubayy asked, “A quarter?” He replied, “Do as much as you like, and if you do more, it is better.” Ubayy inquired again, “A third?” He replied, “Do as much as you like, and if you do more, it is better.” Ubayy asked, “Two-thirds? “Again, he replied, “Do as much as you like, and if you do more, it is better.” Whereupon Ubbay said, “O Messenger of Allah, I will devote all my praising for you.” The Prophet ﷺ gave him the good tidings, “Then you will have enough and your sins will be forgiven.”
“Indeed, Jibril has just left me and brought me good news from Allah that He has sent me to give good news that when any of my nation asks for prayers upon me (praise and veneration), Allah and His angels bless that person ten times for doing.”
Abu Bakr Siddique, may Allah be pleased with him, said that the prayer on the Prophet ﷺ wipes out sin in the same way that cold water extinguishes a fire.”
The Consequence of Ignoring the Prayers on the Prophet ﷺ
It is unthinkable that a believer will be so unmindful of his relationship of love to the Prophet ﷺ that he will ignore invoking prayers on him whenever an occasion arises. The Prophet ﷺ has described such an unthankful person in several traditions, including the following:
Once, the Prophet ﷺ, while stepping up on his pulpit, said Ameen three times. It was an unusual occurrence, and on enquiry, he informed that Jibril visited him while he was ascending the pulpit and said, “Whenever your name is mentioned in front of a person and he does not ask for blessings upon you and dies thereafter, that person will enter the Fire. Allah will distance him, say ‘Ameen’, so I said, ‘Ameen’. Jibril told me, ‘When Ramadan comes and it is not accepted from a person and he dies, it is the same, say ‘Ameen’, so I said ‘Ameen’. If someone has two parents, or just one, and does not show kindness and goodness to them and dies, it is the same, say ‘Ameen’ so I said ‘Ameen.”
“A miser is someone who does not supplicate for praise upon me when I am mentioned in his presence.”
“When I am mentioned in the presence of a person and he does not supplicate for praise upon me, he has swerved away from the Path to the Garden.”
“When people gather together, sit and depart without mentioning Allah and supplicating for praise upon His Prophet, a dark shadow falls upon them that will be a cause for regret in the Hereafter. If Allah wills, He will punish them; if He wills, he will forgive them.”
“An element of bad manners towards me is that when I am mentioned in the presence of someone, that person does not supplicate for praise upon me.”