Salawat

It is a divine order that good is rewarded with good. After Allah Ta'ala whose favours are beyond calculation, it is the one who was sent by Allah Ta'ala as the mercy to the worlds, Muhammad PBUH the last Messenger who was the greatest benefactor mankind has ever had. In this day, when neither have we the ability to see nor converse with the Prophet PBUH we have either forgotten his favours upon us, or we do not appreciate them. One must remember, however, that truth, even if ignored or forgotten, still remains the truth. The Prophet PBUH was sinless, and had the guarantee of Allah's Ta'ala eternal and infinite love, yet he spent night after night, day after day, begging Allah Ta'ala for our salvation. The physical torture hurled at him by the opposition for propagating Islam, the psychological anguish suffered by him when seeing his beloved followers persecuted and the mental torment undertaken by him in his unending concern for his people are all but a small part of the debt that we owe to this selfless man PBUH. And yet, Allah Ta'ala has not only commanded the sending of salutations upon the Prophet PBUH, but in fact Divine generosity knows no bounds in respect to the reward in lieu of it. For instance one Hadith states, "Whoever prays once for blessings upon Muhammad is blessed himself ten times over by the One who sent him." Muslim This is Allah's Ta'ala sheer blessing upon us that we should be rewarded for thanking Allah's Messenger PBUH for what he has done for us. As love for the Messenger is a part of Eman, so should we make Salawat upon him a part of our daily routine.