Is There Any Religious Ground For The Duas Of Salat Al-Munjiyah And Salat Al-Tafrijiyah?

Is there any religious ground for the duas of salat al-munjiyah and salat al-tafrijiyah?

Duas of “salat al-munjiyah”, “salat al-tafrijiyah” are not among the duas that are narrated from Prophet Muhammad (saw). These are duas in the form of salat al-salam and were composed long after the ‘Asr al-Sa’adah with reference to the verse in the Holy Qur’an which commands to send salat al-salam upon Prophet Muhammad (saw).

One should send hamd al-sana upon Allah and salat al-salam upon His Prophet before submitting his dua to Allah. The Messenger of Allah (saw) saw that a person who was making dua did not send salat and salam upon him during dua and said, “This person hurried.” Then he called the man and said, “May one of you start dua by sending hamd al-sana upon Allah, then send salat upon His Prophet, after that ask for his wish.” (Abu Davud, Sawm, 23).

The phrase of “salawat” refers to the duas made for Prophet Muhammad (saw) and the wish of Allah’s having mercy, peace and blessings on him. Salawat duas start with the words of “Allahumma salli...” generally. It is known that the mentioned duas start with these words and some worldly and ethereal needs are submitted in these duas by sending salat al-salam to Prophet Muhammad (saw).

According to this, these salawats/duas may be recited all the time without believing that they should be recited in certain numbers and not making a habit of reciting them after prayers.

Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, High Board of Religious Affairs FATWA