100 times a day, according to circumstances. I say: "Allahumma salli
'ala Muhammadin wa aali Muhammad (O Allah, send blessings upon
Muhammad and the family of Muhammad)." There are some people who tell
me that my sending blessings upon the Messenger of Allah is lacking.
Can you tell us - may Allah reward you with good - what is the ideal
way to send blessings upon the master of mankind, and is the way I am
doing it really lacking?
Praise be to Allah.
Sending blessings upon the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be
upon him) is one of the greatest acts of worship encouraged in Islam,
and it is one of the most beneficial supplications for a person in
this world and the hereafter, and it is one of the requirements of
loving, venerating and respecting the Prophet (blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him) and giving him his rights.
With regard to the ideal way of sending blessings upon the master of
mankind (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), there are a number
of ways of doing that, which you can find in the bookSifat Salaat
an-Nabi (sall-Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam) by al-'Allaamah al-Albaani
(may Allah have mercy on him), p. 165 of the edition published by
Maktabat al-Ma 'aarif in Riyaadh [this book is available in English
asThe Prophet's Prayer Described]. Among the soundest and most
well-known of these ways are the two ways that the Prophet (blessings
and peace of Allah be upon him) taught his Companions (may Allah be
pleased with them) when they asked him how they should send blessings
upon him (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). These two ways
are as follows:
~1~
"Allaahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aali Muhammad kama salayta
'ala Ibraaheem wa 'ala aali Ibraaheem, innaka hameedun majeed.
Allaahumma baarik 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aali Muhammad kama baarakta
'ala Ibraaheem wa 'ala aali Ibraaheem, innaka hameedun majeed(O
Allaah, send prayers upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad, as
You sent prayers upon Ibraaheem and upon the family of Ibraaheem; You
are indeed Worthy of Praise, Full of Glory. O Allaah, send blessings
upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad as You sent blessings
upon Ibraaheem and upon the family of Ibraaheem; You are indeed Worthy
of Praise, Full of Glory)."
Narrated by al-Bukhaari (3700) and Muslim (406) from the hadeeth of
Ka'b ibn 'Ajrah (may Allah be pleased with him).
~2~
"Allaahumma salli 'ala Muhammadin wa 'ala azwaajihi wa dhurriyyatihi
kama salayta 'ala Ibraaheem, wa baarik 'ala Muhammadin wa 'ala
azwaajihi wa dhurriyyatihi kama baarakta 'ala aali Ibraaheem, innaka
hameedun majeed(O Allaah, send Yoursalaah(grace, honour and mercy)
upon Muhammad and upon his wives and offspring, as You sent
Yoursalaahupon Ibraaheem, and send Your blessings upon Muhammad and
upon his wives and offspring, as You sent Your blessings upon the
family of Ibraaheem. You are indeed Praiseworthy, Most Glorious)."
Narrated by al-Bukhaari (3369) and Muslim (407) from the hadeeth of
Abu Humayd as-Saa'idi (may Allah be pleased with him).
The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) did not choose
anything but that which is noblest and best.
See:Rawdat at-Taalibeenby an-Nawawi (11/66);Fath al-Baariby Ibn Hajar
(11/166);Sifat Salaat an-Nabi (sall-Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam)by
al-Albaani, p. 175;al-Mawsoo'ah al-Fiqhiyyah al-Kuwaitiyyah, 27/97
It is better to vary the phrases used, switching between the versions
that have been narrated, sometimes reciting one and sometimes reciting
another, so as to follow the Sunnah and sharee'ah, and so that always
reciting one version does not lead to neglecting another which is also
proven, and because there are many other benefits in doing so which
will not be attained by always reciting only one and not the other.
But we should point out that it is not prescribed to combine and mix
these phrases so as to produce a combination of all of them in one;
rather that is contrary to the Sunnah, as was stated by a number of
scholars.
See:Majmoo' al-Fataawaby Ibn Taymiyyah (22/335, 458; 24/242,
247);Jala' al-Ifhaamby Ibn al-Qayyim (p. 373 );Qawaa'id Ibn Rajab(p.
14);ash-Sharh al-Mumti'by Ibn 'Uthaymeen (2/56, 65; 3/29, 98).
All of this has to do with sending blessings upon him (blessings and
peace of Allah be upon him) after the Tashahhud in the prayer.
With regard to sending blessings upon him (blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him)) by saying "Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammadin wa aali
Muhammad(O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of
Muhammad) outside of the prayer, if what your friend means is that it
is lacking in comparison to the complete wording that has been
narrated, then this is correct. But if what he meant was that it is
not valid or that it does not count as sending blessings upon the
Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), then that is not
the case; rather it is sending blessings upon the Prophet (blessings
and peace of Allah be upon him) and its wording is correct and
fulfills the purpose. The scholars still say, "Allahumma salli 'ala
Muhammad" or "sall-Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam(may Allah send blessings
and peace upon him)" and the like. The matter is broad in scope, in
sha Allah.
Al-Haafiz ibn Hajar stated inFath al-Baari(11/166) that the majority
of scholars think that any wording that fulfills the purpose of
sending blessings upon him is acceptable, but in the prayer one should
keep to the wording that has been narrated and not omit any part of
it, so as to be sure of following the Sunnah and what is narrated from
the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him).
With regard to this wording also, it is restricted to sending
blessings (salaah) and not salaam, whereas Allah, may He be glorified,
has instructed us to send both blessings and greeting of peace upon
him, as He says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Allah sends His Salat (Graces, Honours, Blessings, Mercy, etc.) on
the Prophet (Muhammad SAW) and also His angels too (ask Allah to bless
and forgive him). O you who believe! Send your Salat on (ask Allah to
bless) him (Muhammad SAW), and (you should) greet (salute) him with
the Islamic way of greeting (salutation i.e. As-Salamu Alaikum)"
[al-Ahzaab 33:56].
The scholars have stated that it is makrooh for a person to always
mention salaah (blessings) without salaam (greeting of peace), or to
always mention salaam without salaah. But if he mentions both of them,
or mentions salaah on its own sometimes, or salaam on its own
sometimes, then he is fallowing the verse. And Allah knows best.
See:Fath al-Baari, 11/167
And Allah knows best.
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