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“He (Abu Mas'ud Badri) said, „We went to the Messenger of Allah,
praise and peace be upon him, and we were accompanied by
Sa'ad, the son of Ubadah and Bashir the son of Sa'ad who asked
the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, „O Messenger of Allah,
praise and peace be upon him, we are commanded by Allah to
supplicate for blessings upon you, how should we supplicate for
blessings upon you?‟ The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be
upon him, remained silent until we wished he had not asked him this
question.
After a while the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him,
said, „Say: O Allah, praise Muhammad and the family of Muhammad
as You praised the family of Abraham. You are indeed the Praised,
the Glorious. O Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of
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praise and peace be upon him, and we were accompanied by
Sa'ad, the son of Ubadah and Bashir the son of Sa'ad who asked
the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, „O Messenger of Allah,
praise and peace be upon him, we are commanded by Allah to
supplicate for blessings upon you, how should we supplicate for
blessings upon you?‟ The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be
upon him, remained silent until we wished he had not asked him this
question.
After a while the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him,
said, „Say: O Allah, praise Muhammad and the family of Muhammad
as You praised the family of Abraham. You are indeed the Praised,
the Glorious. O Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of
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