5 Angels

Ibn ‘Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, mentioned that with every believer is five guardian angels, one on his right recording good deeds, one on his left recording bad deeds, one in front of him instructing goodness, one behind him repelling bad from him, and one at his forelock recording blessings on the Prophet, upon him be peace and blessings, and conveying it to the Messenger, upon him be peace and blessings. It is said that there are sixty angels with him. It is also said that there are one hundred and sixty that repel devils from him. [source: Maraqi al-Falah, Imam Shurunbulali]

Let’s give this angel that records salawat upon the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) some work to do, especially since it’s Yawm ul Jummu’ah.

Allahumma Salli ‘alaa Sayyidina Muhammad-in
As-Saabiqi li’lkhalqi nuruhu
Wa Rahmatullil ‘aalameena dhuhuruhu
‘Adada man madhaa min khalqiqa wa man baqiya
Wa man sa’ida minhum wa man shaqiya
Salaatan tastagriqu’l ‘adda wa tuhitu bi’l haddi
Salaatan laa gaayata lahaa wa laa muntahaa wa lanqidha’a
Salaatan daaimatan bidawaamika
Wa ‘alaa aalihi wa sahbihi wa sallim tasleeman mithla dhaalik

O Allah! Bestow blessings on our master Muhammad
whose light was created first,
and whose appearance is a mercy for all the worlds,
as many times as the number of Your creations past and yet to come
among those that are blessed and those that are unfortunate;
such blessings that are unlimited and unbounded,
countless, endless, never finishing;
such blessings as everlasting as You,
and on his family and companions,
and in the same manner complete salutations as well.
As-Salaatu’l Gauthiyyah by Shaykh ‘Abdul Qadir al-Jilani