CONFERRING BLESSINGS UPON THE PROPHET (SAWS)

Allah The Almighty Says (what means):  “Indeed, Allah confers blessing upon the Prophet, and His angels [ask Him to do so]. O you who have believed, ask [Allah to confer] blessing upon him and ask [Allah to grant him] peace.” (Quran 33:56) Ibn Katheer   commented that, in this verse, Allah The Almighty informs His servants of the elevated status of the Prophet   which is such that He praises him in the exalted assembly of the angels who are near Him, and they, in turn, ask Him to send His blessings on him  . Then, Allah The Almighty orders the people of the earth to ask Him to confer blessings upon the Prophet   so that he would be praised by the dwellers of both worlds – heavenly and terrestrial.
In his book Jalaa’ Al-Afhaam, Ibn Ul-Qayyim   said that the implication here, is that if Allah The Almighty sends blessings on the Prophet   and His angels request the same from Him, then so should people. They are more duty-bound to do this, because they are the ones who have been blessed by the message of the Prophet   through which they shall receive honor in this worldly life and the Hereafter.
The meaning of “[conferring] blessings upon the Prophet  ”, was expanded on, by a number of scholars; according to Abu Al-‘Aaaliyah   Allah The Almighty conferring blessings, refers to Him praising the Prophet   in the presence of angels, whereas angels conferring blessings means that they supplicate Allah The Almighty to do so.