Reading salam in the name of Prophet Muhammed s. w.a.s is right?
Answer
(Fatwa: 806/806/M=1431)
When the name of the holy Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) is pronounced then sending durood and salam to him is mustahab. But the ongoing method of salat o salam (reciting durood loudly while standing believing him hazir w nazir i.e. omnipresent and omniscient is wrong, and it must be avoided.
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best
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