An Analysis of the Book “Salat-o-Salam ka Subut” (“The Proof of Salat and Salam”)

Question

The circulation of the book “Salat-o-Salam ka Subut” (“The Proof of Salat and Salam”) in this locality keeps growing, on account of which the people of bid‘a keep making some progress. For this reason, if Hazrat Aqdas would kindly grant a reply to this book, efforts would be made here to publish it.

Answer

The book “Salat-o-Salam ka Subut” has arrived — masha’Allah, it abounds in intellect and understanding. The issue, however, was whether reciting salat and salam (salawat) after the prayer collectively, standing with hands folded, is established from the proofs of the Sacred Law or not, and whether it is transmitted from the noble Companions ﵃, the mujtahid imams, the great…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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