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903. It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri said: "We said: 'O Messenger of Allâh! We know what it means to send greetings upon you, but what does it mean to send peace and blessings upon you?' He said: 'Say: "'Allâhumma salli 'ala Muhammadin 'abdika wa Rasulika kamâ salayta 'ala Ibrâhima, wa bârik 'ala Muhammad (wa 'ala âli Muhammadin) kamâ bârakta 'ala Ibrâhima [O Allâh, send Your grace, honor and mercy upon Muhammad, Your slave and Messenger, as You sent Your (grace, honour and mercy) upon Ibrâhim, and send Your blessings upon Muhammad (and the family of Muhammad) as You sent Your blessings upon Ibrâhim]."
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Commentary
a. Allâh says in the Qur'ân:
"Allâh sends His Salât (grace, honor and mercy) on the Prophet, and also His angels (ask Allâh to bless him). O you who believe! Send your Salât on (ask Allâh to bless) him, and send your greetings to him with due respect." (33:56). On the Companions' asking about the manner to do it, the Prophet ﷺ taught them the words mentioned in the Hadith.
b. On receiving the command to send their blessings and greetings, the Companions abstained from coining their own phraseology and, instead,
they asked the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ himself to teach them the best way to do it.
c. The word Âl is often taken to mean the children. But, in the phraseology of the Shari'ah, the term covers all those people who love some great personality and follow his footsteps.
