The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to us while we were in the gathering of Saad ibn Ubadah. Bashir ibn Saad said to him, “Allah ﷻ has commanded us to send salah upon you, O Messenger of Allah, so how should we send salah upon you?” He said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ remained silent until we wished that he had not asked him.

Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Say: ‘O Allah, send salah upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad as You sent salah upon the family of Ibrahim; and bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad as You blessed the family of Ibrahim among all the worlds. Indeed, You are Praiseworthy, Glorious. And the salam is as you have already learned.’"

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۔»