What is the authenticity of the circulated WhatsApp message that promises nine beneficial things for daily life, such as: "Do you want happiness: Pray on time," and "Do you want blessings: Send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)"?
What is stated in the message is generally correct, with two observations: First, the most complete encouragement for acts of worship is achieved by mentioning their original purposes, not secondary benefits. For example, the purpose of fasting is piety, as Allah Almighty says: "so that you may become righteous." And the purpose of reciting the Quran slowly and distinctly (tartīl) is guidance and reward, not merely relaxation. Second, spreading the Book and the Sunnah and the established religious sciences is more preferable and better than inventing messages that may contain errors or whose blessings may not be as great as the blessings of revelation and the sayings of the righteous predecessors.
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