Discover the Virtues of Reading Salawat on Friday: A Path to Forgiveness

The Virtues of Reading Salawat on Friday ~ Hi readers! In several previous articles, I have explained many aspects of Salawat, such as its importance, how it erases sins, and the virtue of writing Salawat in a book. In this article, I will discuss the virtues of reading Salawat on Friday. A Muslim can benefit enormously from reciting Salawat on this day, and it's essential for us to recognize this significance. That's why I wrote this article.

Before I delve deeper into the virtues of reading Salawat on Friday, I would like to mention that we can find explanations in various hadiths. However, I will not quote all the hadiths that address this topic. Instead, I will highlight three significant hadiths.

Hadith on the Virtues of Reading Salawat on Friday

The three hadiths regarding the virtues of reading Salawat on Friday are as follows:

قَالَ رَسُوْلُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَيَّ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ أَلْفَ مَرَّةٍ لَمْ يَمُتْ حَتَّى يَرَى مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ

The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, said, "Whoever reads Salawat to me on Friday a thousand times will not die until he sees his place in Heaven."

عَنْ أَبِيْ ذَرٍّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُوْلُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَيَّ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ غُفِرَتْ لَهُ ذُنُوْبُ مِائَتَى عَامٍ

From Abu Dharr radliyallahu anhu, he said, "The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, said, 'Whoever reads Salawat to me on Friday, all his sins committed over the past two hundred years will be forgiven.'"

عَنْ أَبِيْ هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُوْلُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: الصَّلَاةُ عَلَيَّ نُوْرٌ عَلَى الصِّرَاطِ, مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَيَّ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ ثَمَانِيْنَ مَرَّةٍ غَفَرَ اللهُ لَهُ ذُنُوْبَ ثَمَانِيْنَ سَنَةٍ

From Abu Hurairah radliyallahu anhu, he said, "The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, said, 'Reading Salawat to me is light on the Sirat (bridge to Heaven). Whoever reads Salawat to me on Friday eighty times, Allah will forgive all his sins committed over the past eighty years.'"

Conclusion

Dear Readers! If we understand the three hadiths mentioned above, we can conclude several important points:

• Reading Salawat is a ritual for washing away sins according to Islam.
• The conditions on the Sirat (the bridge to Heaven in Islam) are extremely dark, and Salawat can serve as a light to illuminate it.
• We are strongly encouraged to recite Salawat on Friday, as it can erase all our sins from over the years, as explained in the three hadiths.

Dear Readers! That is a brief explanation of the virtues of reading Salawat on Friday. Do you understand? If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!

Read Also: Questions and Answers About Salawat in Islam

I think that's all for this article. May it be beneficial. Ameen!

See you again in the next article!