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۔»  

"When a third of the night had passed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood and said: 'O you people! Remember Allah! Remember Allah! The Rajifah is coming, followed by the Radifah, death and what it brings is coming, death and what it brings is coming!'"

Ubay said that I said, "O Messenger of Allah! I send a lot of Ṣalāt upon you. How much of my Ṣalāt should I make for you?" He said, "As you wish." I said, "˹How about˺ a fourth?" He said, "As you wish, but if do more, it would be better for you." I said, "˹How about˺ one-half?" He said, "As you wish, but if you do more, it would be better for you." I said, "Then ˹how about˺ two-thirds?" He said, "As you wish, but if you do more, it would be better for you."

I said: "Should I make all of my ˹duʿāʾ as˺ Ṣalāt for you?" He said, "˹If you do this˺ it would be sufficient for your concerns and it would be forgiveness for your sins."  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا ذَهَبَ ثُلُثَا اللَّيْلِ قَامَ فَقَالَ: «يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ، اذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ! اذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ! جَاءَتِ الرَّاجِفَةُ، تَتْبَعُهَا الرَّادِفَةُ، جَاءَ الْمَوْتُ بِمَا فِيهِ! جَاءَ الْمَوْتُ بِمَا فِيهِ!»

قَالَ أُبَىٌّ قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنِّي أُكْثِرُ الصَّلاَةَ عَلَيْكَ، فَكَمْ أَجْعَلُ لَكَ مِنْ صَلاَتِي؟ فَقَالَ: «مَا شِئْتَ۔» قَالَ قُلْتُ: الرُّبُعَ؟ قَالَ: «مَا شِئْتَ، فَإِنْ زِدْتَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ۔» قُلْتُ: النِّصْفَ؟ قَالَ: «مَا شِئْتَ، فَإِنْ زِدْتَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ۔» قَالَ قُلْتُ: فَالثُّلُثَيْنِ؟ قَالَ: «مَا شِئْتَ، فَإِنْ زِدْتَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ۔»

قُلْتُ: أَجْعَلُ لَكَ صَلاَتِي كُلَّهَا؟ قَالَ: «إِذًا تُكْفَى هَمَّكَ وَيُغْفَرُ لَكَ ذَنْبُكَ۔»