What is the ruling on sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the first tashahhud?
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The questioner : O esteemed Shaykh, what is the ruling on sending blessings upon the Prophet in the first tashahhud?
The Shaykh : The scholars have differed regarding sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) in the first tashahhud:
Some said: It is a recommended practice (sunnah), and some said: It is not a recommended practice. This is the correct view, that it is not a recommended practice, because when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught Ibn Abbas and Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with them both) the tashahhud, he did not mention sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in it. But when it was said to him:As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 64:548.
Then, a hadith was reported in the Sunan collections, which Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned in *Zad al-Ma'ad*: Al-Radhf: hot stones.
The stronger position is that one does not add to the saying: "And Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger."
The Shaykh : The scholars have differed regarding sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) in the first tashahhud:
Some said: It is a recommended practice (sunnah), and some said: It is not a recommended practice. This is the correct view, that it is not a recommended practice, because when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught Ibn Abbas and Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with them both) the tashahhud, he did not mention sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in it. But when it was said to him:
O Messenger of Allah, teach us how to greet you, and how do we send blessings upon you? He said: Say, "O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad."
يا رسول الله علمنا كيف نسلم عليك، فكيف نصلي عليك؟ قال: قولوا اللهم صل على محمدThen, a hadith was reported in the Sunan collections, which Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned in *Zad al-Ma'ad*:
That the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) used to shorten this sitting until it was as if he were sitting on hot stones.
أن النبي صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم كان يخفف هذا الجلوس حتى كأنما جلس على الرضفThe stronger position is that one does not add to the saying: "And Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger."