Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنِي فِي الصَّلَاةِ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا الْمَرْءُ الْمُسْلِمُ صَلَّى عَلَيْهِ فِي صَلَاتِهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ التَّيْمِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ رَبِّهِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ أَخِي بَلْحَارِثِ بْنِ الْخَزْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ أَقْبَلَ رَجُلٌ حَتَّى جَلَسَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَنَحْنُ عِنْدَهُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَمَّا السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ فَقَدْ عَرَفْنَاهُ فَكَيْفَ نُصَلِّي عَلَيْكَ إِذَا نَحْنُ صَلَّيْنَا فِي صَلَاتِنَا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ قَالَ فَصَمَتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى أَحْبَبْنَا أَنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَمْ يَسْأَلْهُ فَقَالَ إِذَا أَنْتُمْ صَلَّيْتُمْ عَلَيَّ فَقُولُوا اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ الْأُمِّيِّ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَآلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَبَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ الْأُمِّيِّ كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ.
English Translation
Ya'qub narrated to us, he said: My father narrated to us, from Ibn Ishaq, who said: And Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn al-Harith al-Taymi narrated to me, concerning sending blessings upon the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, when a Muslim man sends blessings upon him in his prayer - from Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Zayd ibn Abd Rabbih al-Ansari, brother of Bal-Harith ibn al-Khazraj, from Abu Mas'ud Uqbah ibn Amr, who said: A man came forward until he sat before the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, while we were with him, and said, "O Messenger of Allah, as for the greeting of peace upon you, we already know it, but how do we send blessings upon you when we pray in our prayers, 'May Allah send blessings upon you'?" He said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, remained silent until we wished the man had not asked him. Then he said, "When you send blessings upon me, say: O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad, the unlettered Prophet, and upon the family of Muhammad, as You sent blessings upon Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim, and bless Muhammad, the unlettered Prophet, as You blessed Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim; indeed You are Praiseworthy, Glorious."