The Description of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) Prayer and the Description of Sending Blessings Upon the Prophet

Question:
Finally, this questioner says: I hope you, may you be rewarded, will clarify for me the prayer of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the other point is: what is the formula for sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?

Answer:
As for the description of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) prayer, it is recorded and preserved in the authentic hadiths. It is that he (peace and blessings be upon him), when he stood for prayer, would say the takbir of entering prayer, raise his hands, then place his hands on his chest, grasping his left hand with his right hand, and position them on his chest. Then he would begin with what was reported from him (peace and blessings be upon him), such as saying: “Glory is to You, O Allah, and praise, Blessed is Your name, Exalted is Your majesty, and there is no god but You,” or other opening supplications reported from him (peace and blessings be upon him). Then he would seek refuge with Allah from the accursed Shaytan, then say: “In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate.” Then he would recite al-Fatihah, and after it, he would recite whatever was easy for him from the Qur’an. If the prayer was two units, like the Fajr prayer, or if the prayer was more than two units, then in the last two units, or in the last unit of the Maghrib prayer, he would restrict himself to reciting al-Fatihah. Then he would bow, straighten his back, place his hands on his knees, with each hand on a knee, fingers spread, and straighten his back, may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him. His head would be level with his back, neither lowered nor raised. Then he would say: “Glory is to my Lord, the Most Great,” and repeat that, and supplicate to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, for forgiveness. Then he would raise his head from the bowing and say: “Allah hears the one who praises Him.” Then he would say: “Our Lord, to You is praise,” straightening himself up, and prolonging the standing until the one present would think he had forgotten, prolonging the standing. Then he would say: “O Allah, our Lord, to You is praise,” until the end of it. Then he would prostrate on seven limbs: his forehead, his nose, his hands, his knees, and the tips of his feet. He would say: “Glory is to my Lord, the Most High,” and repeat that three times, and supplicate with whatever was easy for him of supplication. He would persist in prostration and increase in supplication, because it is a time when supplication is answered. Then he would raise his head and say: “Allah is the Greatest,” and sit in the position of iftirash, placing his hands on his thighs, and saying: “My Lord, forgive me, my Lord, forgive me,” and repeat that three times or more. Then he would prostrate the second prostration like the one before it. Then he would pray the rest of the prayer in this manner, with tranquility, with humility, and with the heart turning to Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. This is the description of his prayer (peace and blessings be upon him) as it was reported. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . In the final tashahhud, he would say: “O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad” . This is the formula for sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the final tashahhud. As for sending blessings and peace upon him other than in the tashahhud, it is sufficient to say: “May Allah send blessings and peace upon him.” Is this sufficient? Yes.