Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.

Abundant salawat brings blessings and forgiveness

“Allah tabarik wa ta'ala will send ten salawat on him.”

The khateeb, at 3:07

In one sentence

The khutbah teaches that abundant salawat on Prophet Muhammad brings divine blessings, forgiveness, spiritual closeness, and increased love for him.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Introduces the Qur'anic command to send salawat and salam upon the Prophet.
  2. Explains established forms of salawat and presents a formula attributed to Abu Bakr Siddiq.
  3. Describes promised rewards, including ten divine blessings for one salawat.
  4. Explains how salawat is conveyed to the Prophet and incorporated into personal dua.
  5. Describes pious predecessors' abundant Friday practice and its connection to closeness on Judgment Day.
  6. Encourages salawat whenever the Prophet's name is mentioned and recommends family recitation, including children.
Try this week
Recite salawat abundantly, especially whenever the Prophet's name is mentioned.
Begin and end personal duas with hamd and salawat.
Increase salawat from the night of Jumu'ah through Friday until Maghrib.
Establish family recitation gatherings, including children, followed by dua.
Use one of the established salawat formulas taught in the sermon and hadith.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Whoever recites durut once upon me Allah tabarik wa ta'ala will send ten salawat on him”
IAGD · Rochester Hills, MI
Play from 3:07
“When you have salawat in the beginning And at the end of your dua Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala Never rejects salawat on prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam”
IAGD · Rochester Hills, MI
Play from 6:52
“The more you said Salawat on prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam That will be better for you Other than any nafil ibadah”
IAGD · Rochester Hills, MI
Play from 9:37
“from the night of Jummah they start they continue not only themselves the whole family even the children they also become part of it”
IAGD · Rochester Hills, MI
Play from 15:10