Sending Salawat
\r\nScholars of Islam have reviewed the many verses (ayahs) and narrations (hadiths) that relate to sending blessings (salawat) upon Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and sifted out many, many benefits of doing so. Here is a small sampling:
\r\n- Believers receive ten blessings from God for every blessing (salawat) sent upon the Prophet
\r\n- God will raise your spiritual rank ten degrees
\r\n- Believers receive the rewards of ten good deeds
\r\n- God will erase ten of your sins
\r\n- A supplication (dua) is more likely to be answered if you close it with a blessing upon the Prophet
\r\n- It is a means to being closer to Prophet Muhammad on the Day of Resurrection
\r\n- It is a means to having God fulfill your needs
\r\n- It will help you to remember something you have forgotten
\r\n- It can protect you from poverty
\r\n- It will lead to better character and manners
\r\n- Your love for Prophet Muhammad, an essential precondition to true faith, will be sustained and increased.
\r\nThese should be more than enough reasons for a wise Muslim to make a regular practice of sending blessings (salawat) upon Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). This is all because God has given us a direct connection to His outpouring of blessings upon Prophet Muhammad and his family by sending our blessings upon them.
\r\nCompiled From:
\r\n "Being Muslim: A Practical Guide" - Asad Tarsin, pp. 131, 132