What is the best form of the prayer upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
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The questioner : Also, some attributes are mentioned regarding Ibrahim; in some narrations it is "upon Ibrahim and upon Ibrahim." Does this narration take precedence over that one?
The Shaykh : No, it appears that we do not adopt this second attribute. As long as the source of the hadith is the same, this is a variation by the narrators.
The questioner : That is, one does not say, "O Allah, send blessings upon Ibrahim and upon Ibrahim," meaning.
The Shaykh : No, the best is to say, "upon Ibrahim and upon the family of Ibrahim."
The questioner : That is, it does not affect the same hadith.
The Shaykh : No, because this is one hadith. They asked him, so he taught them. It is not multiple. The question is about one attribute; some narrators memorized it, and some narrators did not memorize it.
The Shaykh : No, it appears that we do not adopt this second attribute. As long as the source of the hadith is the same, this is a variation by the narrators.
The questioner : That is, one does not say, "O Allah, send blessings upon Ibrahim and upon Ibrahim," meaning.
The Shaykh : No, the best is to say, "upon Ibrahim and upon the family of Ibrahim."
The questioner : That is, it does not affect the same hadith.
The Shaykh : No, because this is one hadith. They asked him, so he taught them. It is not multiple. The question is about one attribute; some narrators memorized it, and some narrators did not memorize it.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2943 - 4600 ما هو الأفضل في صيغة الصلاة على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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