Ṣalawāt on the Prophet ﷺ: Ṣalāh Ibrāhīmiyyah (صلاة إبراهيمية); Ḥadīth of Abū Masʿūd ʿUqbah b. ʿAmr

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to us while we were sitting in the company of Saʿīd b. ʿUbādah. Bashīr b. Saʿd said, "Allah has commanded us to send ṣalāh (Allah's praise, mention, forgiveness, blessings) upon you O Messenger of Allah! But how should send ṣalāh upon you?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ kept quiet ˹for such a long time˺ that we wished we had not asked him.

Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Say: allāhuma ṣalli ʿalá muḥammadin wa-ʿalá āli muḥammad, kamā ṣallayta ʿalá āli ibrāhīm, wa-bārik ʿalá muḥammadin wa-ʿalá āli muḥammadin kamā bārakta ʿalá āl ibrāhīma fī al-ʿālamīn, innaka ḥamīdun majīd (O Allah, send ṣalāh upon Muhammad and upon the family/followers of Muhammad just as You sent ṣalāh upon the family/followers of Ibrahim. And bestow blessings upon Muhammad and the family/followers of Muhammad just as You bestowed blessings upon the family/followers of Ibrahim in the world; for You are indeed the One Worthy of All Praise and Majesty),' and ˹sending of the˺ salutation ˹is˺ as you ˹already˺ know."  

أَتَانَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَنَحْنُ فِي مَجْلِسِ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَادَةَ۔ فَقَالَ لَهُ بَشِيرُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ: أَمَرَنَا اللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَنْ نُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، فَكَيْفَ نُصَلِّي عَلَيْكَ؟ قَالَ فَسَكَتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى تَمَنَّيْنَا أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَسْأَلْهُ۔

ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «قُولُوا: (اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَبَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فِي الْعَالَمِينَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ؛ وَالسَّلاَمُ كَمَا قَدْ عَلِمْتُمْ۔»  

Ka'b b. 'Ujra met me and said: Should I not offer you a present (and added): The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to us and we said: We have learnt how to invoke peace upon you; (kindly tell us) how we should bless you. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Say:" O Allah: bless Muhammad and his family as Thou didst bless the family of Ibrahim. Verily Thou art Praiseworthy and Glorious, O Allah."  

أَلاَ أُهْدِي لَكَ هَدِيَّةً خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْنَا قَدْ عَرَفْنَا كَيْفَ نُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْكَ فَكَيْفَ نُصَلِّي عَلَيْكَ قَالَ قُولُوا اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ  

" Should I not offer you a present?"  

عَنِ الْحَكَمِ بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ مِثْلَهُ وَلَيْسَ فِي حَدِيثِ مِسْعَرٍ أَلاَ أُهْدِي لَكَ هَدِيَّةً  

" Bless Muhammad ﷺ" and he did not say:" O Allah I  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ وَبَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَلَمْ يَقُلِ اللَّهُمَّ  

They (the Companions of the Holy Prophet) said: Apostle of Allah, how should we bless you? He (the Holy Prophet) observed: Say:" O 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."  

أَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ نُصَلِّي عَلَيْكَ قَالَ قُولُوا اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى أَزْوَاجِهِ وَذُرِّيَّتِهِ كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَبَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى أَزْوَاجِهِ وَذُرِّيَّتِهِ كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: He who blesses me once, Allah would bless him ten times.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَىَّ وَاحِدَةً صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ عَشْرًا