Did it come from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said, “O Allah, send blessings upon our master Muhammad”?
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The questioner : Some people say in the tashahhud: “O Allah, send blessings upon our master.” Did it come from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said, “our master Muhammad”?
The Shaykh : “O Allah, send blessings with us” did not come.
The questioner : By other proofs.
The Shaykh : The prayer of salutation was not mentioned here, but there is no harm in us answering, even though there is no place for this question since it was not mentioned. We say that the statement of the one who says, “O Allah, send blessings upon our master Muhammad,” is not valid, not sound, and not befitting; rather, it is closer to religious innovation than to the Sunnah. It is a correction of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the Companions when they asked how to pray upon him. What did he say? He said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 1292Hasan (Darussalam)
The Shaykh : “O Allah, send blessings with us” did not come.
The questioner : By other proofs.
The Shaykh : The prayer of salutation was not mentioned here, but there is no harm in us answering, even though there is no place for this question since it was not mentioned. We say that the statement of the one who says, “O Allah, send blessings upon our master Muhammad,” is not valid, not sound, and not befitting; rather, it is closer to religious innovation than to the Sunnah. It is a correction of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the Companions when they asked how to pray upon him. What did he say? He said: