to Allah (swt), unlike any other
rank. However his rank is
permanently the highest and is also
the one that Allah (swt) mentioned
in the Qur’an “And was a distance
of two bows or nearer (53:9)”. So
asking with a need from Allah by
the Salat on Muhammad (s.a.w) so
he can raise the rank of Muhammad
(s.a.w) and make it high to the
people, where the people will
recognize the great status of
Muhammad (s.a.w) and that will
only happen during the appearance
of Imam Mahdi (as.). And when
Imam Mahdi (a.s) appears he shall
spread 25 letters from his
knowledge so he can teach the
people about tawheed
(monotheism), the messengers,
books of Allah (swt), angels and the
creation of Allah (swt) and also
teach them about who Muhammad
(s.a.w) really is.
So when we say “Allah humma sale ala Muhammad wa Ale
Muhammad”, we are actually
saying ‘O Allah reveal the truth of
Muhammad and the family of
Muhammad, and reveal for us the
greatest rank of Muhammad and the
family of Muhammad’ –as if we are
saying ‘O Allah hasten the
appearance of Muhammad and the
family of Muhammad and O Allah
reveal the justice, truth, tranquility
and eliminate inequity, corruption
and oppression."
And what I have learned from
Imam Al-Mahdi (a.s) is "In the
Name of Allah, the Merciful and the
Beneficent, there is no power around
us except with Allah, the High, the
Great, Allah humma salle ala
Muhammad wa Ale Muhammad
(wa Salam Tasleema) greet him
with a thorough greeting”. And
whoever says it 50 times, he shall
not be recorded as someone who is
absentminded on that day, and
whoever says it 100 times it will be
recorded that he shall be one of the
“Thakireen (in the day of
judgement) who mention Allah
(swt) many times.” And whoever
says it 1000 times he shall be
amongst the winners with Allah
(swt) and with Imam Al-Mahdi (a.s)
The Holy Qur’an (33:56)
"Allah and the angels send salat on
the (Nabi) Prophet (s.a.w), O You
who believe! Send your salat on him
and greet him with a thorough
greeting."
So this means that true believers ask
for a need from Allah (swt) so that
he can Sali (raise the rank of
Muhammad (sawas) and say Allah
humma salle ala Muhammad wa
Ale Muhammad wa salam tasleema.
And the meaning salam tasleema
means to give them security and
safety. And the security of it, is
pledging allegiance to the Qa’im
Mahdi (a.s), and the safety is the
nation of the Qa’im a.s.
The Holy Qur’an (3:97)
“And whoever enters it, becomes
secure”.
The Holy Qur’an (34:18)
“And travel within it day and night
safely”.
Another Question after this was
asked in response to this meaning
and is as follows:
“Allah humma salle ala
Muhammad wa Ale Muhammad
kama salait ala Ibrahim wa ala ale Ibrahim”. It is known that
Muhammad (s.a.w) and his Ahlul
Bayt (a.s) are better than Ibrahim
(a.s) and the Family of Ibrahim (a.s),
so how can it be asking for a need
from Allah that he raised the rank of
Muhammad (s.a.w) and the family
of Muhammad (a.s) like how He
raised the rank of Ibrahim (a.s) and
the family of Ibrahim (a.s).
Should not they (Muhammad
(s.a.w) and his Ahlul Bayt a.s)) be
better than Ibrahim and the family
of Ibrahim (a.s)?
Answer given by Ahmad Al-Hassan
(a.s) “Salat on Muhammad and the
family of Muhammad means to ask
Allah (swt) to hasten the
appearance of Muhammad and the
family of Muhammad (a.s), so that
their Qa