6/65. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 1637 — Salawat on Friday
What was narrated concerning the death and burial of the Prophet (SAW)
Hadith About Salawat on Friday Witnessed by Angels
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1637
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1637
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ سَوَّادٍ الْمِصْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِلاَلٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَيْمَنَ، عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ نُسَىٍّ، عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " أَكْثِرُوا الصَّلاَةَ عَلَىَّ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَإِنَّهُ مَشْهُودٌ تَشْهَدُهُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ وَإِنَّ أَحَدًا لَنْ يُصَلِّيَ عَلَىَّ إِلاَّ عُرِضَتْ عَلَىَّ صَلاَتُهُ حَتَّى يَفْرُغَ مِنْهَا " . قَالَ قُلْتُ وَبَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ قَالَ " وَبَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَرَّمَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ أَنْ تَأْكُلَ أَجْسَادَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ " . فَنَبِيُّ اللَّهِ حَىٌّ يُرْزَقُ .
Abu Darda’ Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Send a great deal of blessing upon me on Fridays, for it is witnessed by the angels. No one sends blessing upon me but his blessing will be presented to me, until he finishes them.” A man said: “Even after death?” He said: “Even after death, for Allah has forbidden the earth to consume the bodies of the Prophets, so the Prophet of Allah is alive and receives provision.’”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1637In-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 205English translation : Vol. 1, Book 6, Hadith 1637
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1637
This Hadith about salawat on Friday is close in meaning to another report in this batch, but it gives a special detail: Friday is witnessed by the angels. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم told people to send a great deal of blessing upon him on Fridays. He said no one sends blessing upon him except that it is presented to him until the person finishes. When asked whether this also happens after death, he said yes. He then stated that Allah has forbidden the earth to consume the bodies of the Prophets, and the report says that the Prophet of Allah is alive and receives provision. The Hadith encourages frequent salawat with special attention to Friday.
What we learn from this hadith
- Send many blessings upon the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم on Friday.
- The Hadith says Friday is witnessed by angels.
- Blessings sent upon him are presented to him until the person finishes.
- The report affirms that the earth does not consume the bodies of the Prophets.
