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1375. It was narrated from Aws bin Aws that the Prophet ﷺ said: “One of the best of your days is Friday. On this day Âdam was created and on this day he died, on this day the Trumpet will be blown, and on this day all creatures will swoon. So send a great deal of Salâh upon me on this day, for your Salâh will be presented to me.” They said: “O Messenger of Allâh, how will our Salâh be presented to you when you have decomposed (after death)?” He said: “Allâh, the Mighty and Sublime, has forbidden the earth to consume the bodies of the prophets, peace be upon them.”(Da'if)
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1. That means, since the day of Friday is a superior day good acts performed on this day are superior too. And saying Salâh upon the Prophet ﷺ is the most superior way of getting closer (to Allâh); it becomes more meritorious on that day. Hence, saying Salâh upon the Prophet ﷺ is a sort of gift, it is presented to him. What could make one understand its merit?
2. "It is forbidden to the earth": the objective of the askers was that after the demise the body does not remain the same. So to whom will the greeting be presented? The import of the Prophet's ﷺ statement is: it will be presented to my body, because the bodies of the Prophets ﷺ do not turn into earth or soil. Upon them be peace!
