صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مُحَمَّد حَتَّى يَقُوْلَهَا سَبْعِيْنَ مَرَّةً فَاَجَابَهُ مَلَكٌ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْكَ يَا فُلَانٌ لَمْ يَسْقُطْ لَكَ حَاجَة

In the book Shuʿab al-Īmān, it is mentioned that whoever stands by the grave of the Prophet Muhammad صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and recites this verse:

اِنَّ اللّٰہَ وَ مَلٰٓئِکَتَہٗ  یُصَلُّوْنَ عَلَی النَّبِیِّ ؕ یٰۤاَیُّہَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا صَلُّوْا عَلَیْہِ  وَ سَلِّمُوْا  تَسْلِیْمًا (۵۶)

Allah and His Angels send blessings upon the Prophet. O you who believe! Send blessings upon him and much salutations.^[1]

And after this, he recites ṣalāt 70 times upon the Prophet, an angel then calls out to him exclaiming, “May Allah have mercy upon you, O person! May no need of yours remain unfulfilled.”^[2]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                     صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Intentions for the speech

The final Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated, اَفْضَلُ الْعَمَلِ اَلنِّيَّۃُ الصَّادِقَۃُ – “A truthful intention is the best action.”^[3] O those who love Allah’s Messenger! Make good intentions before every action, as this can be a means of entering Paradise. Before listening to this speech, make good intentions. For example:

*    I will listen to the entire speech to gain knowledge of Islam.

*    I will sit in a respectful manner.