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==The Significance and Merits of Salawat== | ==The Significance and Merits of Salawat== | ||
According to some hadiths, the prophets preceding his highness Muhammad (s) would utter Salawat. As stated in a hadith, Salawat promoted [[Ibrahim (a)]] to higher spiritual degrees. It is narrated from the Prophet (s) that; 'Whoever sends Salawat upon me, the angels would send him Salawat, many or few, just as he does.' As stated in some other hadiths, among them a hadith narrated from [[Imam al-Rida (a)]], Salawat wipes out one's sins. | According to some hadiths, the prophets preceding his highness Muhammad (s) would utter Salawat. As stated in a hadith, Salawat promoted [[Ibrahim (a)]] to higher spiritual degrees.<ref>'Amili, ''Wasa'il al-shi'a'', vol.7 p.194</ref> It is narrated from the Prophet (s) that; 'Whoever sends Salawat upon me, the angels would send him Salawat, many or few, just as he does.<ref>'Amili, ''Wasa'il al-shi'a'', vol.7 p.194</ref>' As stated in some other hadiths, among them a hadith narrated from [[Imam al-Rida (a)]], Salawat wipes out one's sins.<ref>'Amili, ''Wasa'il al-shi'a'', vol.7 p.194</ref> | ||
===Salawat in Quran=== | ===Salawat in Quran=== | ||
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===Salawat in Ritual Prayers=== | ===Salawat in Ritual Prayers=== | ||
Salawat is a compulsory [[dhikr]] in the ritual prayers, and every Muslim is obliged to utter Salawat in the [[tashahud]] of his [[daily prayers]], and salute [[the Prophet (s)]] and his family with the special phrase. According to reliable hadiths, deliberate abandonment of this Salawat invalidates the prayer. | Salawat is a compulsory [[dhikr]] in the ritual prayers, and every Muslim is obliged to utter Salawat in the [[tashahud]] of his [[daily prayers]], and salute [[the Prophet (s)]] and his family with the special phrase. According to reliable hadiths, deliberate abandonment of this Salawat invalidates the prayer.<ref>Saduq, ''Man la yahduruhu al-faqiq'', vol.2 p.183</ref> | ||
===In Hadiths=== | ===In Hadiths=== | ||
In relation to Salawat, many divine and worldly rewards are mentioned in hadith sources, in many which there are separate chapters in regard to Salawat and its features and significance. It is reported in ''[[al-Kafi]]'', the most reliable hadith source of [[Shi'a]], that: | In relation to Salawat, many divine and worldly rewards are mentioned in hadith sources, in many which there are separate chapters in regard to Salawat and its features and significance. It is reported in ''[[al-Kafi]]'', the most reliable hadith source of [[Shi'a]], that: | ||
Whoever sends ten Salawats upon Muhammad and his family, God and His angels will send him a hundred salutations, and whoever sends a hundred Salawats upon Muhammad and his family, God and His angels will send him a thousand. | Whoever sends ten Salawats upon Muhammad and his family, God and His angels will send him a hundred salutations, and whoever sends a hundred Salawats upon Muhammad and his family, God and His angels will send him a thousand.<ref>Kulayni, ''al-Kafi'', vol.2 p.493</ref> | ||
In his book ''[[Wasa'il al-shi'a|Wasa'il al-Shi'a]]'', [[Shaykh Hurr al-'Amili]] (and also in the epilog of this book called ''[[Mustadrak al-wasa'il]]'', by [[Mirza Hussayn Nuri]]) has compiled several chapters titled as; the character of Salawat, saying Salawat out loud, and so forth. Also [[al-'Allama al-Majlisi]] has reported 67 hadiths in the chapter of; the merits of Salawat upon the Prophet and his family, in his book ''[[Bihar al-anwar]]'', which is the greatest hadith source of Shi'a. | In his book ''[[Wasa'il al-shi'a|Wasa'il al-Shi'a]]'', [[Shaykh Hurr al-'Amili]] (and also in the epilog of this book called ''[[Mustadrak al-wasa'il]]'', by [[Mirza Hussayn Nuri]]) has compiled several chapters titled as; the character of Salawat,<ref>'Amili, ''Wasa'il al-shi'a'', vol.7 p.196</ref> saying Salawat out loud,<ref>'Amili, ''Wasa'il al-shi'a'', vol.7 p.193</ref> and so forth. Also [[al-'Allama al-Majlisi]] has reported 67 hadiths in the chapter of; the merits of Salawat upon the Prophet and his family, in his book ''[[Bihar al-anwar]]'', which is the greatest hadith source of Shi'a.<ref>Majlisi, ''Bihar al-anwar'', vol.91 p.47-73</ref> | ||
In the sixth chapter of the first volume of ''[[Kanz al-'ummal]]'', which is a Sunni hadith collection, 119 hadiths are narrated in regard to Salawat and its significance and virtues. | In the sixth chapter of the first volume of ''[[Kanz al-'ummal]]'', which is a Sunni hadith collection, 119 hadiths are narrated in regard to Salawat and its significance and virtues. | ||