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1286. It was narrated that Abû Mas'ûd Al-Anṣârî said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ came to us in the Majlis of Sa'd bin 'Ubâdah and Bashîr bin Sa'd said to him: 'Allâh has commanded us to send Salâh upon you, O Messenger of Allâh; so how should we send
Ṣalāh upon you? The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ remained silent until we wished that he had not asked him. Then he said: 'Say: ‘Allāhumma ṣalli ‘ala Muḥammad wa ‘ala āli Muḥammad, kamā ṣallaita ‘ala āli Ibrāhīm, wa bārik ‘ala Muḥammad wa ‘ala āli Muḥammad kama bārakta ‘ala āli Ibrāhīm fil-ālamīn, innaka ḥamīdun majīd (O Allāh, send Ṣalāh upon Muḥammad and upon the family of Muḥammad, as You sent Ṣalāh upon the family of Ibrāhīm, and send blessings upon Muḥammad and upon the family of Muḥammad as You sent blessings upon the family of Ibrāhīm among the nations. You are indeed Worthy of Praise, Full of Glory).'" And the Ṣalām is as you know.'" (Ṣaḥīḥ)
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Commentary
1. "We have been commanded": The Companions thusly asking the Prophet ﷺ about saying Ṣalāh upon, and their alluding to supplication for peace corroborates that this question was concerning the ritual prayer because supplicating for peace is obligatory within ritual prayer.
2. "Āl" signifies the Prophet's ﷺ Muslim kin, wives, adherents, or the Companions, or the whole nation.
