The Form of Sending Blessings Upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
He asks and says: What is the method of sending blessings upon the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and is it permissible for us to pray two rak'ahs and, when we intend, say: "I am praying two rak'ahs for the soul of the Messenger Muhammad," and recite in them the tashahhud and a short surah from the Qur'an?
Answer: Sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is not the prayer you mentioned. Sending blessings upon him is to say what he instructed his Ummah to say:Sahih al-Bukhari 3370 This is the sending of blessings upon him (peace and blessings be upon him), when the Companions asked him and said: Mishkat al-Masabih 919, thus he (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed them.
It has various forms, and this is the most complete of them. Among its forms is:Sahih Muslim 406a, this is one form, and among its forms is: Sahih Muslim 407.
And if a Muslim performs one of these forms or what is in their meaning, that is sufficient. However, the best of them is to combine sending blessings upon Muhammad and his family with sending blessings upon Muhammad and his family, saying:Sahih al-Bukhari 3370 This is the most complete of them. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Answer: Sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is not the prayer you mentioned. Sending blessings upon him is to say what he instructed his Ummah to say:
Say: O Allah! Send Your Mercy on Muhammad and on the family of Muhammad, as You sent Your Mercy on Abraham and on the family of Abraham, for You are the Most Praise-worthy, the Most Glorious. O Allah! Send Your Blessings on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as You sent your Blessings on Abraham and on the family of Abraham, for You are the Most Praise-worthy, the Most Glorious.
اللهم صل على محمد وعلى آل محمد، كما صليت على إبراهيم وعلى آل إبراهيم إنك حميد مجيد، اللهم بارك على محمد وعلى آل محمد، كما باركت على إبراهيم وعلى آل إبراهيم إنك حميد مجيدWe asked God’s Messenger this question, “How is blessing to be invoked on you who belong to the prophetic family? God has taught us [only] how to salute you.” He told us to say, “O God, bless Muhammad and Muhammad’s family as Thou didst bless Abraham and Abraham’s family. Thou art indeed praiseworthy and glorious. O God, grant favours to Muhammad and Muhammad’s family as Thou didst grant favours to Abraham and Abraham’s family. Thou art indeed praiseworthy and glorious.”
يا رسول الله! أمرنا الله أن نصلي عليك فكيف نصلي عليك؟ قال: قولوا: اللهم صل على محمد وعلى آل محمد، كما صليت على إبراهيم وعلى آل إبراهيم إنك حميد مجيد، اللهم بارك على محمد وعلى آل محمد، كما باركت على إبراهيم وعلى آل إبراهيم إنك حميد مجيدIt has various forms, and this is the most complete of them. Among its forms is:
O Allah: bless Muhammad and his family as Thou didst bless the family of Ibrahim. Verily Thou art Praiseworthy and Glorious, O Allah.
اللهم صل على محمد وعلى آل محمد كما صليت على آل إبراهيم إنك حميد مجيد، اللهم بارك على محمد وعلى آل محمد كما باركت على آل إبراهيم إنك حميد مجيدO Allah! bless Muhammad, his wives and his offspring as Thou didst bless Ibrahim, and grant favours to Muhammad, and his wives and his offspring as Thou didst grant favours to the family of Ibrahim; Thou art Praiseworthy and Glorious.
اللهم صل على محمد وعلى أزواجه وذريته كما صليت على آل إبراهيم ، وبارك على محمد وعلى أزواجه وذريته كما باركت على آل إبراهيم إنك حميد مجيدAnd if a Muslim performs one of these forms or what is in their meaning, that is sufficient. However, the best of them is to combine sending blessings upon Muhammad and his family with sending blessings upon Muhammad and his family, saying:
Say: O Allah! Send Your Mercy on Muhammad and on the family of Muhammad, as You sent Your Mercy on Abraham and on the family of Abraham, for You are the Most Praise-worthy, the Most Glorious. O Allah! Send Your Blessings on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as You sent your Blessings on Abraham and on the family of Abraham, for You are the Most Praise-worthy, the Most Glorious.
اللهم صل على محمد وعلى آل محمد كما صليت على إبراهيم وعلى آل إبراهيم إنك حميد مجيد، اللهم بارك على محمد وعلى آل محمد كما باركت على إبراهيم وعلى آل إبراهيم إنك حميد مجيدThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.