Fixing and Encouraging Salawat after ‘Asr on Friday

Question

What is the ruling on reciting salawat aloud after the Friday prayer? Concerning the ruling on loud salawat, tasbih, tahlil and takbir in congregational form that is set out in “al-Minhaj al-Wadih”, that is, “Rah-e Sunnat” (“The Path of the Sunna”) (pp. 116–123), a certain Deobandi — who in belief and practice follows the way of the Ahl al-Sunna and is also a graduate of Deoband — tells me, citing “Shami”, that salawat after the Friday prayer, aloud and congregationally, is not bid‘a.

Answer

Salawat is correct both quietly (sirran) and aloud (jahran): it is rewarded, a cause of elevation of ranks, and a means of nearness [to Allah]; on Friday it has been especially emphasised. However, reciting it aloud in congregational form is established neither by hadith nor by fiqh — even though the noble Companions ﵃ gathered in the mosque five times [a day], and apart from…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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