Is the sending of blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the middle tashahhud done with the phrase: “O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad”?
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The questioner : Is the sending of blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the middle tashahhud done with the phrase: “O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad”?
The Shaykh : The correct view is that the middle tashahhud, which is actually the first one, is not the middle one, because the prayer does not have three tashahhuds for us to speak of a middle, a beginning, and an end. The first tashahhud is the beginning. The correct view is that it is not prescribed, and what is prescribed in this tashahhud is brevity. The hadith of Ibn Mas’ud and the hadith of Ibn Abbas also do not mention sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). That only came in the hadith of Ka’b ibn Ujrah, where the Companions asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): How do we send blessings upon the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)? He said: Say so-and-so.
As for the final tashahhud, yes, it is prescribed to send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) in it, as well as the well-known, transmitted supplication that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded. The one praying should say: “I seek refuge in Allah from the punishment of the Hellfire, from the punishment of the grave, from the trial of life and death, and from the trial of the false messiah.” This is said after sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) by saying: “O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad, as You sent blessings upon Ibrahim and upon the family of Ibrahim. Indeed, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad, as You sent blessings upon Ibrahim and upon the family of Ibrahim. Indeed, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious.” Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. We conclude this session with this question. The questioner says.
The Shaykh : The correct view is that the middle tashahhud, which is actually the first one, is not the middle one, because the prayer does not have three tashahhuds for us to speak of a middle, a beginning, and an end. The first tashahhud is the beginning. The correct view is that it is not prescribed, and what is prescribed in this tashahhud is brevity. The hadith of Ibn Mas’ud and the hadith of Ibn Abbas also do not mention sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). That only came in the hadith of Ka’b ibn Ujrah, where the Companions asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): How do we send blessings upon the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)? He said: Say so-and-so.
As for the final tashahhud, yes, it is prescribed to send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) in it, as well as the well-known, transmitted supplication that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded. The one praying should say: “I seek refuge in Allah from the punishment of the Hellfire, from the punishment of the grave, from the trial of life and death, and from the trial of the false messiah.” This is said after sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) by saying: “O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad, as You sent blessings upon Ibrahim and upon the family of Ibrahim. Indeed, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad, as You sent blessings upon Ibrahim and upon the family of Ibrahim. Indeed, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious.” Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. We conclude this session with this question. The questioner says.