The excellences of reciting ṣalāt upon the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم

The second Caliph of Islam, ꜤUmar b. al-Khaṭṭāb رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ explains,

اِنَّ الدُّعَاءَ مَوْقُوْفٌ بَیْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْاَرْضِ لَا یَصْعَدُ مِنْہُ شَیْءٌ حَتّٰی تُصَلِّیَ عَلٰی نَبِیِّکَ صَلَّی اللہُ عَلَیْہِ واٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ

 “Indeed, dua is suspended between the sky and Earth. Nothing of it ascends until you send ṣalāt upon your Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.” ^[1]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                     صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers, before listening to the speech, let’s first of all make good intentions for attaining the Divine pleasure and earning rewards. The Beloved Prophetصَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم  has said, ‘اَفْضَلُ الْعَمَلِ اَلنِّيَّۃُ الصَّادِقَۃُ’ The greatest deed is a truthful intention.^[2]

An important point

For righteous and permissible work, the more we make good intentions, the more we attain reward.

Intentions of listening to Bayan

1.   Lowering my eyes, I will listen to the Bayan attentively.

2.   Instead of resting against a wall, etc., I will sit in the Attahiyyaat position as long as possible with the intention of showing respect for religious knowledge.

3.   When I hear صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب, اُذۡكُرُوا اللّٰه, تُوۡبُوۡا اِلَى اللّٰه, etc., I will reply loudly with the intention of gaining reward and pleasing those who make Sada [call out] loudly.