“Congratulate me, for I have been granted a verse which is more beloved to me than the world and what it contains.” ^[1]

Mufti Aḥmad Yār Khan NaꜤīmī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه comments:

This verse is clear praise of the beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. The believers have been commanded to send ṣalāt upon the beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم here. The amazing thing is that Allah Almighty has given numerous commands in the noble Quran, for example, regarding prayer, fasting, hajj, etc., but He has never stated that “We do this and Our angels also do this, and O believers, you should too.” It is only in relation to ṣalāt upon the beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم that this has been mentioned.

The reason for this is apparent; it is because there is no such action that is carried out by Allah Almighty and is also done by His bondsmen. There is no doubt that we cannot do what Allah Almighty can do, and Allah Almighty is transcendent above that which we do. If there is anything which is done by Allah Almighty, the angels, and which the believers have been commanded to do, then it is to send ṣalāt upon the beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. Just as the eyes of people converge on the crescent moon of Eid, then the gazes of creation focus on Madina, and so too does the mercy of Allah Almighty.^[2]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                     صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! Keep in mind that although the same word has been attributed to Allah Almighty, the angels, and the believers, the meaning will differ depending on whom it is ascribed to.