Allahumma Salli `ala Sayyidina Muhammadin
Tibbil qulubi wa dawaa’iha
Wa nuril absari wa diya’iha
Wa `afiyatil abdaani wa shifaa’ha
Wa `ala Aalihi wa Sahbihi wa Sallim.
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O Lord! Send blessings on our master Muhammad,
The medicine of hearts and their cure,
The light of eyes and their illimunation,
The health of bodies and their healing,
And upon his family, companions, and send peace.
Wassalam,
Faraz Rabbani,
Amman, Jordan.
faraz@tazkiya.net
The Fiqh of Sending Peace & Blessings on the Prophet (Allah bless him with the best of blessings and give him the most perfect of peace, and upon his family, companions, and followers)
In the name of Allah, the inspirer of truth. All praise is to Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate, and all blessings and peace to our Master Muhammad, his family, companions, and those who follow them.
Allah Most High says “Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet, O you who believe, send blessings on him and salute him with all respect.” [Qur’an, 33:56]
The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said “The one in whose presence I am mentioned and does not send blessings on me is a miser.” [Reported by Tirmidhi, who declared it well and rigorously authenticated].
The meaning of sending blessings on the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace)
The great 19th Century Shaykh al-Azhar, Imam Bajuri mentions in his supercommentary (hashiya) on the Sanusiyya in aqida,
“There are three meanings for salat (‘sending blessings’):
The first is purely linguistic and it is prayer (du`a) in it's most general sense.
The second is purely legal and it is the spoken elements and physical actiosns that start with the saying Allahu Akbar (‘Allah is most great’) and ends with the greetings of peace (taslim), with specific preconditions. [f: Namely, the ritual prayer.]
The third is both linguistic and legal. According to the majority, it is mercy when attributed to Allah; and seeking forgiveness (istighfar) when attributed to any other than Him, whether angels and others…
As for the word 'salam', it's meaning is security. The purpose of this is to reassuring the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) about what he fears for his nation…Some have explained it as greeting, meaning, when attributed to Allah, that He address him with His beginninglessly eternal speech to indicate the loftiness of his immense rank.” [Ibrahim al-Bajuri, Hashiya al-Bajuri `ala al-Sanusiyya, pg 7, Mustafa al-Babi al-Halabi]
Imam al-Sakhawi, in his Qawl al-Badi`, added that linguistically, the word salat ('sending blessings') returns to two meanings. The first is supplication (du`a) and seeking blessings (tabarruk). Allah’s saying, “And pray for them, Indeed you prayer is a source of tranquillity,” carries this sense. The second meaning is worship. It can also be used to mean seeking forgiveness (istighfar), blessings (baraka), recitation, mercy, and forgiveness. Therefore, the meaning of the word salat depends on the context, as well as the one offering it, and the one it is being directed to.