A Special Salawat upon Particular Prophets after Tarawih

Question

In our locality the following custom has long been in practice: after the Tarawih prayer a few people, among whom are children and adults, at the place for reciting salat (?) — that is, after the adhan has been called, on the minbar or in the courtyard of the mosque — facing the qibla, in a loud voice, placing their index fingers in both ears, recite salat and salam upon certain particular noble Prophets ﵈ in the following order, one after another: [ar](١) الصلاة والسلام عليك يا حضرت آدم صفي الله[/ar] [ar](٢)

Answer

Reciting salat and salam upon the Prophets ﵈, and especially upon the blessed Messenger ﷺ, is a cause of nearness [to Allah] and is their right; its virtues are found abundantly in the hadiths. But the method written in the question is established neither from the noble hadith nor from fiqh, nor is it transmitted from the pious predecessors, nor from the noble Companions, nor…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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