What is the manner of sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?

The questioner : May Allah reward the honorableThe Shaykh : What is the manner of sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? Is it for a person to say: "O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad"? Or "O Allah, send blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and his companions"? Or the famous supplication in the tashahhud: "O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad, as You sent blessings upon Ibrahim and upon the family of Ibrahim, for You are Praiseworthy and Majestic," and so on?

The Shaykh : Sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), it is sufficient to say "O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad," but it is better to say "O Allah, send blessings and peace upon Muhammad," because Allah said in His Book: , so this is the best: to say "O Allah, send blessings and peace upon Muhammad." As for in the prayer, it is better to adhere to the well-known prayer, because the Companions said: and the peace, as you know, is "Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger." And you say "Peace be upon you, O Prophet." And what al-Bukhari narrated from Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) this is the opinion of Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), because it is established in *Muwatta' al-Imam Malik* (may Allah have mercy on him) that 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) mentioned the greetings and then said He mentioned this while on the minbar in the presence of all the Companions, and this was after the death of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Then, did the Companions, during the life of the Messenger, say "Peace be upon you" addressing him? No, because they did not raise their voices with it so that he could hear them, and because among the Muslims, some prayed in their own areas, and some prayed outside the city, in Mecca they prayed, and in every place, and they said "Peace be upon you." So the "ka" here is not for addressing a present person, such that we would say that after the death of the Messenger, the attribute of presence ceased to apply to him. Rather, it is the "ka" of address in "Peace be upon you" due to the strength of the Muslim's mental presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), meaning that by the strength of your mental presence of him, it is as if you are addressing a person in front of you. So sending blessings upon the Prophet is not restricted to the prayer that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) taught his Companions to send blessings upon him with. Rather, if you are in the prayer, let you pray as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded. As for outside the prayer, you say "O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)." And these are the books of the scholars before us; all the books of the scholars say "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said," and some of them say "(peace and blessings be upon him and his family)."