Salawat Upon Prophet and His Family During Supplication

Here are 6 SaHeeH (Authentic) aHaadeeth that discusses the importance of sending salawaat (prayers) upon Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) and His family (عليهم السلام) whenever you supplicate.

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ وَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي نَجْرَانَ جَمِيعاً عَنْ صَفْوَانَ الْجَمَّالِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ كُلُّ دُعَاءٍ يُدْعَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِهِ مَحْجُوبٌ عَنِ السَّمَاءِ حَتَّى يُصَلَّى عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

From Safwaan Al-Jammaal from Abee `Abd Allaah (عليه السلام) said: “Every supplication supplicated to Allaah (عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ) is concealed from the heavens until he prays upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad”
Source:

1.     Al-Kulayni, Al-Kaafi, vol. 2, pg. 493, hadeeth # 10

Grading:

1.       Al-Majlisi said this hadeeth is SaHeeH
à Mir’aat Al-`Uqool, vol. 12, pg. 99

وَ عَنْ أَبِي عَلِيٍّ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَنْ أَبِي أُسَامَةَ زَيْدٍ الشَّحَّامِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ص فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَجْعَلُ لَكَ ثُلُثَ صَلَاتِي لَا بَلْ أَجْعَلُ لَكَ نِصْفَ صَلَاتِي لَا بَلْ أَجْعَلُهَا كُلَّهَا لَكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِذاً تُكْفَى مَئُونَةَ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ

From Muhammad bin Muslim from Abee `Abd Allaah (عليه السلام) that a man came to the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) and said, “O Messenger of Allaah, I have made a third of my prayers for you, no, rather I have made half of my prayers for you, no, rather I made all of it for you” So the Messenger of Allaah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said: “You have enough supplies for this world and the hereafter”
Source:

1.     Al-Kulayni, Al-Kaafi, vol. 2, pg. 491, hadeeth # 3

Grading:

1.       Al-Majlisi said this hadeeth is SaHeeH
à Mir’aat Al-`Uqool, vol. 12, pg. 90

وَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ سَيْفٍ عَنْ أَبِي أُسَامَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مَا مَعْنَى أَجْعَلُ صَلَاتِي كُلَّهَا لَكَ قَالَ يُقَدِّمُهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ كُلِّ حَاجَةٍ فَلَا يَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ شَيْئاً حَتَّى يَبْدَأَ بِالنَّبِيِّ ص فَيُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ يَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ حَوَائِجَهُ

From Abee BaSeer said, I asked Abaa `Abd Allaah (عليه السلام): “What is the meaning of, ‘I make all of my prayers for you?’ he (عليه السلام) said: ‘He presents it between the hands of every need, and he does not ask Allaah (عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ) for anything until he begins with the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) and prays upon him (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) then he asks Allaah for his needs”
Source:

1.     Al-Kulayni, Al-Kaafi, vol. 2, pg. 492, hadeeth # 4

Grading:

1.       Al-Majlisi said this hadeeth is SaHeeH
à Mir’aat Al-`Uqool, vol. 12, pg. 92

وَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ مُرَازِمٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي جَعَلْتُ ثُلُثَ صَلَاتِي لَكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ خَيْراً فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي جَعَلْتُ نِصْفَ صَلَاتِي لَكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ ذَاكَ أَفْضَلُ فَقَالَ إِنِّي جَعَلْتُ كُلَّ صَلَاتِي لَكَ فَقَالَ إِذَنْ يَكْفِيَكَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مَا أَهَمَّكَ مِنْ أَمْرِ دُنْيَاكَ وَ آخِرَتِكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ كَيْفَ يَجْعَلُ صَلَاتَهُ لَهُ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع لَا يَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَّا بَدَأَ بِالصَّلَاةِ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ

From Muraazim said, Aboo `Abd Allaah (عليه السلام) said: “That a man came to the Messenger of Allaah and said: “O Messenger of Allaah, I make a third of my prayers for you” So he (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said: “For you is good.” So he said to him (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم): “O Messenger of Allaah, I make half of my prayers for you” So he (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said: “That is better” So he (the man) said: “I make all of my prayers for you”. So he (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said: “Allaah (عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ) will be accordingly sufficient for what troubles (you) from the affairs of your world and the hereafter” So the man said to him (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم): “May Allaah grant you well being, how can he make prayers for him?” So Aboo `Abd Allaah (عليه السلام) said: “He will not ask Allaah (عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ) except beginning with the prayers upon Muhammad and his family”
Source:

1.     Al-Kulayni, Al-Kaafi, vol. 2, pg. 493, hadeeth # 12

Grading:

1.       Al-Majlisi said this hadeeth is Hasan Kal-SaHeeH (Good like SaHeeH)
à Mir’aat Al-`Uqool, vol. 12, pg. 99

وَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ لَا يَزَالُ الدُّعَاءُ مَحْجُوباً حَتَّى يُصَلَّى عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

From Hishaam bin Saalim from Abee `Abd Allaah (عليه السلام) said: “No supplication will be removed from being concealed until he prayers upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad”
Source:

1.     Al-Kulayni, Al-Kaafi, vol. 2, pg. 491, hadeeth # 1

Grading:

1.       Al-Majlisi said this hadeeth is Hasan Kal-SaHeeH
à Mir’aat Al-`Uqool, vol. 12, pg. 86

Here is a hadeeth with a SaHeeH chain of narrators from Al-Toosi’s Al-Amaalee:

الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الطُّوسِيُّ فِي الْأَمَالِي عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْمُفِيدِ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ قُولَوَيْهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ إِذَا دَعَا أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِالصَّلَاةِ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ع فَإِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ع مَقْبُولَةٌ وَ لَمْ يَكُنِ اللَّهُ لِيَقْبَلَ بَعْضَ الدُّعَاءِ وَ يَرُدَّ بَعْضاً

From Abaan bin `Uthmaan from Abee `Abd Allaah said: “When any of you supplicates, he should begin it with prayers upon the Prophet, for prayers upon the Prophet is accepted and Allaah does not accept a part of a supplication and rejects (another) part”
Source:

1.     Al-Toosi, Al-Amaalee, Majlis # 6, pg. 172, hadeeth # 42 (in majlis) #290 (in book)