Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 1298
أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّوْرَقِيُّ، وَعَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ الأَعْمَشُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي شَقِيقٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ كُنَّا إِذَا جَلَسْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الصَّلاَةِ قُلْنَا السَّلاَمُ عَلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ السَّلاَمُ عَلَى فُلاَنٍ وَفُلاَنٍ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ تَقُولُوا السَّلاَمُ عَلَى اللَّهِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ السَّلاَمُ وَلَكِنْ إِذَا جَلَسَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَقُلِ التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ وَالصَّلَوَاتُ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى عِبَادِ اللَّهِ الصَّالِحِينَ فَإِنَّكُمْ إِذَا قُلْتُمْ ذَلِكَ أَصَابَتْ كُلَّ عَبْدٍ صَالِحٍ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ ثُمَّ لْيَتَخَيَّرْ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ بَعْدُ أَعْجَبَهُ إِلَيْهِ يَدْعُو بِهِ " .
Ya‘qub ibn Ibrahim al-Dawraqi and ‘Amr ibn ‘Ali narrated to us—and these are the words of the latter. They both said: Yahya narrated to us: Sulayman al-A‘mash narrated to us: Shaqiq narrated to me, from ‘Abd Allah, who said: When we sat with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) during the prayer, we used to say, “Peace be upon Allah from His servants; peace be upon so-and-so and so-and-so.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Do not say, ‘Peace be upon Allah,’ for Allah is al-Salam [the Source of Peace]. Rather, when one of you sits, let him say: ‘All greetings, prayers, and good words belong to Allah. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and Allah’s mercy and blessings. Peace be upon us and upon Allah’s righteous servants.’ When you say that, it reaches every righteous servant in the heavens and the earth. ‘I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger.’ Then let him choose whichever supplication he likes and make it afterward.”
Translation notes
The opening words quoted as the companions’ former formula, “Peace be upon Allah from His servants,” are retained as transmitted; the Prophet’s correction immediately follows.