This chapter gathers the hadith on sending salat upon the Prophet, asking Allah to exalt his mention and bless him. The Arabic phrase is the salah 'ala an-Nabi, and the chapter shows it is both a command and a privilege, with its own etiquette and taught wordings. The central promise is one of reciprocity: ask Allah to honor him, and Allah honors you in return.
Notice how the hadith move from why we do it to how. First the rewards and warnings (nearness to him, blessings returned tenfold, and a rebuke for the one who hears his name and stays silent), then the precise forms the Companions were taught when they asked exactly how to send blessings. Read these as an invitation to keep the Prophet's mention alive on the tongue, especially on Fridays and after prayer.
Hadith 1397
'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:
وعن عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص، رضي الله عنهما أنه سمع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: "من صلى علي صلاة، صلى الله عليه بها عشرًا" ((رواه مسلم)).
I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: "Whoever supplicates Allah to exalt my mention, Allah will exalt his mention ten times." [Muslim].
In plain words
Whoever asks Allah to honor the Prophet, Allah honors that person ten times over. Sending blessings on him returns to you many times multiplied.
Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 1397 In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 1
Hadith 1398
Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
وعن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: “أولى الناس بي يوم القيامة أكثرهم علي صلاة" رواه الترمذي وقال حديث حسن.
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The people who will be nearest to me on the Day of Resurrection will be those who supplicate Allah more often for me." [At-Tirmidhi].
In plain words
The closest people to the Prophet on the Day of Resurrection are those who asked Allah to bless him most often. Frequent blessings on him draw you nearer to him.
Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 1398 In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 2
Hadith 1399
Aus bin Aus (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
وعن أوس بن أوس، رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: "إن من أفضل أيامكم يوم الجمعة، فأكثروا على من الصلاة فيه، فإن صلاتكم معروضة علي" فقالوا: يا رسول الله، كيف تعرض صلاتنا عليك وقد أرمت؟ قال: يقول: بلىت، قال: "إن الله عز وجل حرم على الأرض أجساد الأنبياء" رواه أبو داود بإسناد صحيح.
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Among the best of your days is Friday; so supplicate Allah more often for me in it, for your supplications will be displayed to me." He was asked: "O Messenger of Allah! How will our blessings be displayed to you when your decayed body will have mixed with the earth?" He (ﷺ) replied, "Allah has prohibited the earth from consuming the bodies of the Prophets." [Abu Dawud].
In plain words
Friday is among the best days, so send abundant blessings on the Prophet then, as they are presented to him. It encourages making this a regular Friday habit.
Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 1399 In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 3
Hadith 1400
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: "رغم أنف رجل ذكرت عنده فلم يصلِ علي" رواه الترمذي وقال حديث حسن.
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "May his nose soil with dust in whose presence mention is made of me and he does not supplicate for me." [At-Tirmidhi].
In plain words
A strong rebuke is voiced for the person who hears the Prophet mentioned yet does not ask Allah to bless him. When you hear his name, respond with blessings.
Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 1400 In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 4
Hadith 1401
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
وعنه رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: "لا تجعلوا قبري عيدًا وصلوا علي، فإن صلاتكم تبلغني حيث كنتم" رواه أبو داود بإسناد صحيح.
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Do not make my grave a place of festivity, and supplicate Allah for me, for your supplication reaches me wherever you are." [Abu Dawud].
In plain words
He asks that we send blessings upon him wherever we are, since our greetings reach him, rather than treating his grave as a place of recurring gatherings. Connection to him is through supplication, not location.
Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 1401 In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 5
Hadith 1402
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
وعنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: "ما من أحد يسلم علي إلا رد الله علي روحي حتى أرد عليه السلام" ((رواه أبو داود بإسناد صحيح)).
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Whenever someone greets me, Allah returns the soul to my body (in the grave) and I return his greeting." [Abu Dawud].
In plain words
Whenever someone greets the Prophet, he is enabled to return that greeting. Your salam upon him does not go unanswered.
Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 1402 In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 6
Hadith 1403
'Ali (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
وعن علي رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: " البخيل من ذكرت عنده، فلم يصلِ علي" ((رواه الترمذي وقال: حديث حسن صحيح)).
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The miser is the one in whose presence I am mentioned but he does not supplicate for me." [At- Tirmidhi].
In plain words
The truly stingy person, he says, is the one who hears him mentioned but withholds blessings upon him. Generosity here costs nothing but a few words.
Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 1403 In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 7
Hadith 1404
Fadalah bin 'Ubaid (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
وعن فضالة بن عبيد رضي الله عنه قال: سمع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم رجلا يدعو في صلاته لم يمجد الله تعالى، ولم يصلِ على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم "عجل هذا" ثم دعاه فقال له -أو لغيره: إذا صلى أحدكم فليبدأ بتحميد ربه سبحانه، والثناء عليه، ثم يصلي على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ثم يدعو بعد ما شاء" رواه أبو داود والترمذي وقال حديث صحيح.
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) heard some one supplicating after his prayer without praising Allah and without supplicating Allah for the Prophet (ﷺ). With regard to him, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "This man rushed." Then he called him and said, "When any one of you have performed Salat (prayer) and wants to supplicate, let him praise Allah first then glorify Him in the beginning and then he should supplicate Allah for me. Then he may supplicate for whatever he likes." [Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi].
In plain words
He gently corrected someone who supplicated after prayer without first praising Allah and sending blessings on the Prophet. The taught order is: praise Allah, send blessings on the Prophet, then ask for what you wish.
Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 1404 In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 8
Hadith 1405
Abu Muhammad Ka'b bin 'Ujrah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
وعن أبي محمد كعب بن عجرة رضي الله عنه قال: خرج علينا النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقلنا: يا رسول الله، قد علمنا كيف نسلم عليك، فكيف نصلي عليك؟ قال: "قولوا: اللهم صلِ على محمد، وعلى آل محمد، كما صليت على آل إبراهيم، إنك حميد مجيد. اللهم بارك على محمد وعلى آل محمد، كما باركت على آل إبراهيم، إنك حميد مجيد" ((متفق عليه)).
The Prophet (ﷺ) came to us and we asked him, "O Messenger of Allah, we already know how to greet you (i.e., say As-salamu 'alaikum), but how should we supplicate for you?" He (ﷺ) said, "Say: 'Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammadin, wa 'ala 'ali Muhammadin, kama sallaita 'ala 'ali Ibrahima, innaka Hamidum Majid. Allahumma barik 'ala Muhammadin, wa 'ala 'ali Muhammadin, kama barakta 'ala 'ali Ibrahima, innaka Hamidum Majid [O Allah, exalt the mention of Muhammad and the family of Muhammad as you exalted the family of Ibrahim. You are Praised and Glorious. O Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad as You blessed the family of Ibrahim. You are Praised and Glorious."' [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
In plain words
The Companions knew how to greet the Prophet but asked how to send blessings on him. He taught them the words of the salah that link him and his family to the blessing on Ibrahim and his family.
Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 1405 In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 9
Hadith 1406
Abu Mas'ud Al-Badri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
وعن أبي مسعود بن عبادة البدري، رضي الله عنه، قال: أتانا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، ونحن في مجلس سعد بن عبادة رضي الله عنه، فقال له بشير بن سعد: أمرنا الله تعالى أن نصلي عليك يا رسول الله، فكيف نصلي عليك؟ فسكت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، حتى تمنينا أنه لم يسأله، ثم قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: "قولوا اللهم صلِ على محمد وعلى آل محمد كما صليت على آل إبراهيم وبارك على محمد وعلى آل محمد كما باركت على آل إبراهيم إنك حميد مجيد، والسلام كما قد علمتم" ((رواه مسلم)).
We were sitting in the company of Sa'd bin 'Ubadah (May Allah be pleased with him), when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to us. Bashir bin Sa'd said: "O Messenger of Allah! Allah has commanded us to supplicate for you, but how should we do that?" The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) kept silent. We were much perturbed over his silence and we wished he did not asked him this question. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Say: 'O Allah, exalt the mention of Muhammad and the family of Muhammad as you exalted the family of Ibrahim. And bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad as You blessed the family of Ibrahim. You are the Praised, the Glorified,' and the method of greeting (i.e., Salam) is as you know." [Muslim].
In plain words
Asked how to send blessings on the Prophet, he taught the wording asking Allah to honor and bless Muhammad and his family as He did the family of Ibrahim. It gives the believer the exact form to use.
Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 1406 In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 10
Hadith 1407
Abu Humaid As-Sa'idi (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
وعن أبي حميد الساعدي رضي الله عنه قال: قالوا: يا رسول الله كيف نصلي عليك؟ قال: "قولوا: اللهم صلِ على محمد، وعلى أزواجه وذريته، كما صليت على آل إبراهيم، وبارك على محمد، وعلى أزواجه وذريته، كما باركت على إبراهيم، إنك حميد مجيد" ((متفق عليه)).
The Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "O Messenger of Allah! How should we supplicate for you?" He (ﷺ) replied, "Say: 'Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammadin wa 'ala azwajihi wa dhurriyyatihi, kama sallaita 'ala Ibrahima; wa barik 'ala Muhammadin wa 'ala azwajihi wa dhurriyyatihi, kama barakta 'ala Ibrahima, innaka Hamidum-Majid (O Allah sent Your Salat (O Allah, exalt the mention of Muhammad and his wives and offspring as You exalted the mention of the family of Ibrahim, and bless Muhammad and the wives and the offspring of Muhammad as you blessed the family of Ibrahim. You are the Praised, the Glorious'." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
In plain words
When the Companions asked how to send blessings on him, he gave a wording that included his wives and offspring, again tied to the blessing on the family of Ibrahim. Another taught form of sending salah on the Prophet.
Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 1407 In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 11