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Sunan Abi Dawud 980 — Sending Blessings
Sending Salat Upon The Prophet (saws) After The Tashah-hud
Sending Blessings on the Prophet: Abu Mas’ud Salawat Hadith
Sunan Abi Dawud : 980
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 980
حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نُعَيْمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْمُجْمِرِ، أَنَّ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، - وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ زَيْدٍ هُوَ الَّذِي أُرِيَ النِّدَاءَ بِالصَّلاَةِ - أَخْبَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَتَانَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي مَجْلِسِ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَادَةَ فَقَالَ لَهُ بَشِيرُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ أَمَرَنَا اللَّهُ أَنْ نُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَكَيْفَ نُصَلِّي عَلَيْكَ فَسَكَتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَتَّى تَمَنَّيْنَا أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَسْأَلْهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " قُولُوا " . فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَى حَدِيثِ كَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَةَ زَادَ فِي آخِرِهِ " فِي الْعَالَمِينَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ " .
Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to us in a meeting of Sa’d b. ‘Ubadah. Bashir b. Sa’d said to him: Allah has commanded us to invoke blessings on you, Messenger of Allah. How should we invoke blessings on you? The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) kept silence so much so that we wished he would not ask him. Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Say. He then narrated the tradition like that of Ka’b b. ‘Ujrah. This version adds in the end: In the universe, Thou art praiseworthy and glorious.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 980In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 591English translation : Book 2, Hadith 975
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 980
This hadith reports a careful question about sending blessings on the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم). Abu Mas’ud al-Ansari says the Messenger of Allah came to them in the meeting of Sa’d b. ‘Ubadah. Bashir b. Sa’d said that Allah had commanded them to invoke blessings on him, and asked how to do it. The Prophet remained silent for a while, then taught the wording like the report of Ka’b b. ‘Ujrah. This version adds “in the universe” before the praise of Allah as praiseworthy and glorious. For search terms like sending blessings on Prophet Muhammad, Salawat Ibrahimiyyah, and how to recite durood, the hadith shows that the Companions asked, waited, and learned the wording from the Prophet himself.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Companions asked how to send blessings on the Prophet.
- The Prophet paused, then taught the wording of Salawat.
- This version adds the phrase “in the universe” at the end.
- The report connects Salawat with praise of Allah.
