47/34. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3220 — Salawat Upon the Prophet
Regarding Surat Al-Ahzab
Hadith About Salawat Upon the Prophet and His Family
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3220
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3220
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مُوسَى الأَنْصَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ نُعَيْمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْمُجْمِرِ، أَنَّ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ الأَنْصَارِيَّ، وَعَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ زَيْدٍ الَّذِي، كَانَ أُرِيَ النِّدَاءَ بِالصَّلاَةِ أَخْبَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَتَانَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَنَحْنُ فِي مَجْلِسِ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَادَةَ فَقَالَ لَهُ بَشِيرُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ أَمَرَنَا اللَّهُ أَنْ نُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْكَ فَكَيْفَ نُصَلِّي عَلَيْكَ قَالَ فَسَكَتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَتَّى تَمَنَّيْنَا أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَسْأَلْهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " قُولُوا اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَبَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فِي الْعَالَمِينَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ وَالسَّلاَمُ كَمَا قَدْ عُلِّمْتُمْ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ وَأَبِي حُمَيْدٍ وَكَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَةَ وَطَلْحَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ وَأَبِي سَعِيدٍ وَزَيْدِ بْنِ خَارِجَةَ وَيُقَالُ ابْنُ جَارِيَةَ وَبُرَيْدَةَ . قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Came To Us While We Were Sitting In A Gathering Of Sa'D Bin 'Ubadah. Bashir Bin Sa'D Said: 'Allah Ordered Us To Say Salat Upon You, So How Do We Say Salat Upon You?'" The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Was Silent, Until We Thought That We Had Not Even Asked Him.Then The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: 'Say: O Allah! Send Salat Upon Muhammad And Upon Muhammad'S Family Just As You Have Sent [Upon Ibrahim And] Upon Ibrahim'S Family. And Bless Muhammad And Muhammad'S Family Just As You Have Blessed [Ibrahim And] Ibrahim'S Family Among The Nations. Indeed You Are Praised, The Glorious.' And The Salam Is As You Have Learned.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3220In-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 272English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3220
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3220
This hadith about salawat upon the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم records a question asked in a gathering of Sa'd bin Ubadah. Bashir bin Sa'd said that Allah had ordered them to say salat upon the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, so he asked how they should say it. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم stayed silent for a while, until they wished the question had not been asked. Then he taught them to say: O Allah, send salat upon Muhammad and upon Muhammad’s family as You sent salat upon Ibrahim’s family, and bless Muhammad and Muhammad’s family as You blessed Ibrahim’s family among the nations. The hadith also says that the salam is as they had already learned. It is a key narration for learning the wording of salawat Ibrahimiyyah.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Companions asked how to fulfill Allah’s command of sending salat upon the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم taught a clear wording for salawat upon him and his family.
- The wording connects blessings upon Muhammad’s family with blessings upon Ibrahim’s family.
- Asking sincere questions can lead to guidance that benefits many believers.
