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Sunan Abi Dawud 976 — Salawat
Sending Salat Upon The Prophet (saws) After The Tashah-hud
Salawat Ibrahimiyyah: How to Send Blessings on the Prophet
Sunan Abi Dawud : 976
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 976
حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَةَ، قَالَ قُلْنَا أَوْ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَمَرْتَنَا أَنْ نُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْكَ وَأَنْ نُسَلِّمَ عَلَيْكَ فَأَمَّا السَّلاَمُ فَقَدْ عَرَفْنَاهُ فَكَيْفَ نُصَلِّي عَلَيْكَ قَالَ " قُولُوا اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَبَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ " .
Ka'b bin 'Ujrah Narrated from:
We said or the people said: Messenger of Allah, you have commanded us to invoke blessing on you and to salute you. As regards salutation we have already learnt it. How should we invoke blessing? He said: Say: “O Allah, bless Muhammad and Muhammad’s family as Thou didst bless Abraham and Abraham’s family. O Allah, grant favours to Muhammad and Muhammad’s family as Thou didst grant favours to Abraham; Thou art indeed praiseworthy and glorious.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 976In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 587English translation : Book 2, Hadith 971
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 976
This hadith is about Salawat Ibrahimiyyah, the wording used to invoke blessings on the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم). Ka’b b. ‘Ujrah says the people asked the Messenger of Allah how to invoke blessing upon him, since they had learned salutation. The Prophet taught them to say: O Allah, bless Muhammad and Muhammad’s family as You blessed Abraham and Abraham’s family, and grant favor to Muhammad and Muhammad’s family as You granted favor to Abraham. The wording ends by praising Allah as praiseworthy and glorious. For search terms like how to send blessings on Prophet Muhammad, Salawat Ibrahimiyyah, and durood in prayer, this hadith gives the answer in the Prophet’s own taught words. It stays focused on asking Allah to bless and favor him and his family.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Companions asked how to invoke blessings on the Prophet.
- The Prophet taught a specific wording for Salawat.
- The wording mentions Muhammad, his family, Abraham, and Abraham’s family.
- The supplication ends with praise of Allah.
