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How sound is the Hadith: "Whoever invokes blessings upon me once, Allah will invoke blessings upon him ten times. Whoever invokes blessings upon me ten times, Allah will invoke blessings upon him a hundred times. And whoever invokes blessings upon me a hundred times, Allah will write for him, between his eyes, acquittal from hypocrisy and acquittal from the Fire, and Allah will house him on the Day of Resurrection with the martyrs"? Does the one who invokes blessings enjoy the same blessings as the martyrs? And what is the intended manner of invoking blessings upon the Prophet in the Hadith?

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The aforementioned Hadith was narrated by Al-Tabarani and deemed weak by Al-Albani, so it is not authentically established. As for the manner of invoking blessings upon the Prophet, peace be upon him, the most correct way is the Ibrahimi prayer (Salat al-Ibrahimiya), based on the Prophet's saying: "Say: O Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as You blessed the family of Abraham, You are indeed Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, bestow Your grace upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as You bestowed Your grace upon the family of Abraham, You are indeed Praiseworthy and Glorious." It is also permissible to invoke blessings upon him with phrases not explicitly mentioned, such as saying: "O Allah, bless, grant peace, and bestow Your grace upon Muhammad."

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