Restricting the prayer upon the Prophet in the tashahhud to “O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad”
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: One of the pillars of the prayer is sending blessings upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Is it permissible to restrict oneself to the phrase “O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad” and consider that sufficient?
The Shaykh:
That is the minimum, but follow what has been transmitted. They said, “O Messenger of Allah, we have learned how to greet you, but how do we send blessings upon you?” He said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 1292Hasan (Darussalam) and so on. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) taught them that, so you should recite the Ibrahimiyyah prayer that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) taught his Companions.
Another questioner:
Allahu Akbar. Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh:
Praise be to Allah.
Another questioner:
Allah is the Greatest. O peace, Allah is the Greatest. I bear witness that there is no god but I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. Hurry to prayer, hurry to prayer. Hurry to success, hurry to success. Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. There is no god but Allah.
The Shaykh:
There is no god. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: One of the pillars of the prayer is sending blessings upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Is it permissible to restrict oneself to the phrase “O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad” and consider that sufficient?
The Shaykh:
That is the minimum, but follow what has been transmitted. They said, “O Messenger of Allah, we have learned how to greet you, but how do we send blessings upon you?” He said:
and say: Alahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala ali Muhammad (O Allah, send salah upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad).
قولوا اللهم صل على محمد وعلى آل محمدAnother questioner:
Allahu Akbar. Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh:
Praise be to Allah.
Another questioner:
Allah is the Greatest. O peace, Allah is the Greatest. I bear witness that there is no god but I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. Hurry to prayer, hurry to prayer. Hurry to success, hurry to success. Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. There is no god but Allah.
The Shaykh:
There is no god. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن ذلك اتخاذها عيدًا — islamhouse.com (1:01:56)
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