Salawat

 ( Muhammad ) 

Meaning:

In the same book and on the same page, this Hadith is narrated in more detail from "Ka’b ibn Ujrah" (one of the companions of Muhammad)

who said to Muhammad: "We have learned how to greet you, but how should we send blessings upon you?" Muhammad said "you should say":

Meaning:

Note that Al-Bukhari mentions these under the verse 56 of Surah Al-Ahzab: «اِنَّ اللهَ وَ مَلائِکَتَهُ یُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِىِّ یا اَیُّهَا الَّذینَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَیْهِ وَ سَلِّمُوا تَسْلیما», meaning, "Indeed, Allah confers blessing upon the Prophet, and His angels ask. O you who have believed, ask Allah blessing upon him and ask Allah peace".

In the book Sahih Muslim written by Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj, which is the second most famous Hadith reference book for Sunni , it is narrated from “Abi Mas’ud al-Ansari”

that: The Prophet came to us while we were in the assembly of "Sa’d ibn Ibadah", then "Bashir", the son of "Sa’d", said: "O Messenger of God! God has commanded us to send blessings upon you, how should we send blessings upon you?". The Prophet was silent at first, then he said "you should say":

Meaning:

In one of the Sunni Islam interpretation books called "Al-Dur al-Manthur" by Al-Suyuti, which is the most famous book of narration interpretation among Sunnis, the author cites the same narration of "Abu Saeed al-Khudri" from "Sahih al-Bukhari", "Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa'i", "Ibn Majah", and "Ibn Mardavieh" on behalf of Muhammad. In the same book, the same statement of “Abi Mas’ud al-Ansari” has been narrated by Al-Tirmidhi, "Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa'i", and "Ibn Mardavieh". Again, in the same book, the same content is narrated, with slight differences, by "Malik ibn Anas", "Sahih al-Bukhari", "Abu Dawud al-Sijistani", "Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa'i", "Ibn Majah", "Ibn Mardavieh", and several others, on behalf of "Abu Ahmad Sa'idi".

"Ahmad ibn Husayn ibn Ali Bayhaqi Neishaburi" known as "al-Bayhaqi" also narrated numerous narrations in this regard in his famous book "Sunan al-Kubra", some of which clarify the duties of during Salah and during the Tashahhud ( one of the parts of Salah). For example, in a hadith narrated by "Uqbah ibn Amr": A man came and sat in the presence of the Prophet, while we were also with the Prophet. He said: "O Messenger of God! We know the quality of greetings upon you, but how should we send blessings upon you when we pray?" The Prophet remained silent for, until we thought, "I wish this man had not asked such a question." Then the Prophet said:

Meaning:

Then the author "al-Bayhaqi" quotes Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i as saying:

"Al-Bayhaqi" has also cited numerous other regarding how to recite upon Muhammad, both during the Salah and outside of the Salah; In particular, in a Hadith narrated by "Ka'b ibn Ujrah" on behalf of Muhammad, he states:

Meaning:

"Al-Bayhaqi" says in one of the narrations in which there is no mention of Salah:

Therefore, all Muslims, regardless of their sects, are obligated to say the greetings of peace upon Muhammad in the form of «السَّلامَ عَلَیْکَ اَیُّهَا النَّبىُّ وَ رَحْمَهُ الله», meaning, “Peace be unto you O’ prophet and the mercy of God” during the Tashahhud in the Salah, as Muhammad himself used to say.

Although there is a slight difference of opinion among the four major Sunni schools of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam on this matter; In the Shafi'i school and in the Hanbali school, they said: It is obligatory to reciting upon the Prophet of Islam during the second Tashahhud in Salah, while in the Maliki school and in the Hanafi school, consider it as an arbitrary tradition or Sunnah.

This is despite the fact that according to most narrations, including the above narrations, the in the Salah is obligatory upon all .

Muhammad was also reported to have said: "Do not invoke incomplete upon me". His asked him: "What is incomplete ?" He replied them: "When you say: 'O God, send blessing to Muhammad' and then stop on that. Rather say: ٱللَّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ 'Allahumma! send Your blessing to Muhammad and the progeny of Muhammad.""Abd al-Husayn Sharaf al-Din" The right path. The University of Michigan.

According to some researchers, is expressed in more than 210 different Arabic phrases in Islamic sources. The famous mentioned in narrations and are listed below:

is said to be one of the best deeds on Friday, and is said to lighten and open the heart.