It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Mas’ud al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us while we were in the gathering of Sayyiduna Sa’d bin ‘Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him). Then Bashir bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him:“O Messenger of Allah! Allah has commanded us to send blessings upon you, so how should we send blessings upon you?”Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent until we wished that he had not asked him (this) question. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Say «اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَبَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فِي الْعَالَمِينَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ» O Allah! Send blessings upon Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and upon the family of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) as You sent blessings upon the family of Ibrahim (peace be upon him), and send blessings upon Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and upon the family of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) as You sent blessings upon the family of Ibrahim (peace be upon him), and the greeting (al-tahiyyat) is as you have learned.”