Step 11 of 13
Sending Blessings on the Prophet ﷺ
After the final tashahhud the one praying sends blessings on the Prophet ﷺ. Allah says, ﴿إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ۚ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا﴾ (“Indeed Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet. O you who believe, send blessings on him and greet him with peace.”)
Ka'b ibn 'Ujrah reported that the companions said, "O Messenger of Allah, we know how to greet you with peace, but how do we send blessings on you?" He taught them the words below, known as the Abrahamic blessing (al-salah al-ibrahimiyyah).
After this it is sunnah to make a du'a of one's choosing before the salam, asking Allah for the good of this world and the next.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ، وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ، اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ، وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَعَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ
Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammadin wa 'ala ali Muhammad, kama sallayta 'ala Ibrahima wa 'ala ali Ibrahim, innaka hamidun majid. Allahumma barik 'ala Muhammadin wa 'ala ali Muhammad, kama barakta 'ala Ibrahima wa 'ala ali Ibrahim, innaka hamidun majid.
O Allah, send Your blessings on Muhammad and on the family of Muhammad, as You sent blessings on Ibrahim and on the family of Ibrahim; You are Praiseworthy, Glorious. O Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as You blessed Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim; You are Praiseworthy, Glorious.
The four schools differ on some details. Show them
Each school's ruling, with the schools that share it named together.
Is sending blessings on the Prophet ﷺ in the final tashahhud a pillar?
The schools are split two and two.
Show each school
- SunnahHanafi · Maliki
- Pillar (rukn)Shafi'i · Hanbali
- Hanafi
- It is sunnah in the prayer; the obligation to send blessings on the Prophet ﷺ is fulfilled outside it.
- Maliki
- It is sunnah in the final sitting, in the relied-upon view of the school.
- Shafi'i
- It is a pillar after the final tashahhud; the least that suffices is "Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad".
- Hanbali
- It is a pillar in the relied-upon view of the school; another narration from Ahmad makes it sunnah.
- Qur'an 33:56
- Sahih al-Bukhari 3370 Sahih · in the two Sahihs
- Sahih al-Bukhari 6357 Sahih · in the two Sahihs
- Sahih Muslim 405Sahih · in the two Sahihs
What the hadith grades mean
- Sahih (authentic): an unbroken chain of trustworthy, precise narrators, free of hidden flaws or contradiction. It is acted upon.
- Hasan (good): like sahih, but a narrator's precision is slightly lighter. It is also accepted and acted upon. "Hasan sahih" means it reaches sahih by its routes.
- Da'if (weak): a break in the chain or a narrator who is not reliable enough. It is not used to establish beliefs or rulings.
- Very weak (munkar, matruk): a seriously flawed chain or a narrator accused of lying. It is not relied on at all.
- Mawdu' (fabricated): falsely attributed to the Prophet ﷺ. It may not be narrated as his words except to warn against it.
- The two Sahihs: every hadith with a full chain in Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim is accepted as sahih by the scholars of hadith.
- Historical report: biographies and histories (Ibn Ishaq, Ibn Sa'd, al-Tabari) record events with chains that are often incomplete. They are used for the story, not for rulings.
- Hadith scholars grade a narration; the four madhhabs do not. Where a hadith carries a ruling, the page shows which schools act on it.
The positions of the four schools are summarised from their standard references and are pending review by a qualified scholar. Follow the school you were taught, and for your own situation, ask a scholar.
Create a free account to keep your place as you go. Create a free account · Sign in