The Ruling on sending Prayers on the Prophet during the Prayer, while the Imam is reciting

Question :

Is it permissible to send prayers on the Prophet when the Imam recites: O you who believe! Send your Salah on him (Muhammad and greet him with the greeting (of As-Salam).?

Answer:

If you are behind the Imam in prayer and he is reciting aloud, you must be silent and listen to his recitation and do not speak while he is reciting, even if it be mentioning Allah or a supplication, according to Allah's Words:

So when the Qur'an is recited, listen to it and be silent, that you may receive mercy.

And the scholars agree that this Verse refers to prayer, while it has been reported in a Hadith:

"When the Imam says: "Allahu Akbar", then say "Allāhu Akbar" and when he recites, be silent.

However, if the Imam recites this Verse during the Friday Khutbah, or 'Eid, or you heard someone recite it while you are not praying, or you recited it yourself, then it is lawful for you to confirm it by sending prayers on the Prophet, just as it is lawful at all other times, and in that there is great virtue.

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