حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَکْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ ح و حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّی حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ الْهَادِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ خَبَّابٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا السَّلَامُ عَلَيْکَ قَدْ عَرَفْنَاهُ فَکَيْفَ الصَّلَاةُ قَالَ قُولُوا اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِکَ وَرَسُولِکَ کَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَی إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَبَارِکْ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَی آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ کَمَا بَارَکْتَ عَلَی إِبْرَاهِيمَ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 903
It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri said: "We said: '0 Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H 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: Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammadin 'abdika wa Rasulika kama salayta 'ala Ibrahima, wa barik 'ala Muhammad (wa 'ala ali Muhammadin) kama barakta 'ala lbrahima [0 Allah, send Your grace, honor and mercy upon Muhammad, Your slave and Messenger, as You sent Your (grace, honour and mercy) upon Ibrahim, and send Your blessings upon Muhammad (and the family of Muhammad) as You sent Your blessings upon Ibrahim.'
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020