Sending Salutations Upon The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

"Verily, Allah and His angels shower blessings on the Prophet. O Believers! send blessings upon him and salute him with a worthy salutation". (Qur'aan - 33:56)

al-Salamu `alayka ya Rasul Allah	Peace be upon you O Messenger of Allah
al-Salamu `alayka ya Nabi Allah	Peace be upon you O Prophet of Allah
al-Salamu `alayka ya Khiyarat Allah	Peace be upon you O Elect of Allah
al-Salamu `alayka ya Khayr Allah	Peace be upon you O Goodness of Allah
al-Salamu `alayka ya Habib Allah	Peace be upon you O Beloved of Allah
al-Salamu `alayka ya Nadhir	Peace be upon you O Warner
al-Salamu `alayka ya Bashir	Peace be upon you O Bearer of Glad Tidings
al-Salamu `alayka ya Tuhr	Peace be upon you O Purity
al-Salamu `alayka ya Tahir	Peace be upon you O Pure One
al-Salamu `alayka ya Nabi al-Rahma	Peace be upon you O Prophet of Mercy
al-Salamu `alayka ya Nabi al-Umma	Peace be upon you O Prophet of the Community
al-Salamu `alayka ya Abu Qasim	Peace be upon you O Father of Qasim
al-Salamu `alayka ya Rasul Rabb al-`Alamin	Peace be upon you O Messenger of the Lord of the Worlds
al-Salamu `alayka ya sayyid al-mursalin wa ya khatam al- nabiyyin	Peace be upon you O Master of Messengers and Seal of Prophets
al-Salamu `alayka ya Khayr al-Khala'iqi ajma`in	Peace be upon you O Best of All Creatures
al-Salamu `alayka ya Qa'id al-Ghurri al-Muhajjalin	Peace be upon you O Leader of the Bright-faced ones
al-Salamu `alayka wa `ala Alika wa Ahli baytika wa Azwajika wa Dhurriyyatika wa Ashabika ajma`in	Peace be upon you and upon your Family, the People of your House, your Wives, your Children, and all your Companions
al-Salamu `alayka wa `ala Sa'ir al-Anbiya'i wa Jami`i `Ibad Allah al-Salihin	Peace be upon you and upon all the Prophets and Allah's righteous Servants
Jazak Allahu Ya Rasulallahi `anna Afdala jaza Nabiyyan wa Rasulan `an Ummatihi	May Allah reward you, O Messenger of Allah, with the best reward a Prophet or a Messenger ever received on behalf of his Community
Wa Sallallahu `alayka wa Sallama kulla ma dhakaraka dhakirun wa ghafala `an dhikrika ghafilun	Blessings and Peace of Allah upon you every time one remembers you and every time one fails to remember you
Afdala wa Akmala wa Atyaba ma Salla wa Sallama `ala Ahadin min al-Khalqi ajma`in	With the best, most perfect, and choicest of blessings and peace ever bestowed upon anyone in creation
Ashhadu an La Ilaha Illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah	I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah alone, without partner
Wa ashhadu annaka `Abduhu wa Rasuluhu wa Khiyaratuhu min khalqihi	And I bear witness that you are His servant, His Messenger, His Elect among all creatures
Wa ashhadu annaka qad ballaghta al-Risala wa addayta al-Amana wa nasahta al-Umma wa jahadta fillahi haqqa jihadih	And I bear witness that you have conveyed the Message and fulfilled the trust and counseled the Community and striven for Allah with the most truthful striving
Allahumma atihi al-wasilata wa al-fadilata wa ib`athhu maqaman mahmudan al-ladhi wa`adtah	O Allah! Grant him the Means and the Excellent Gift and Raise him to the Exalted Station You have promised him
Wa atihi nihayata ma yanbaghi an yas'aluhu al-sa'ilun	And grant him the goal of what those who beseech You must beseech for him
Allahumma salli `ala Sayyidina Muhammadin `abdika wa rasulika al-Nabiyyi al-Ummi wa `ala Ali Sayyidina Muhammadin wa Azwajihi wa dhurriyyatih	O Allah! Send blessings on our Master Muhammad Your servant and Messenger, the Unlettered Prophet, and upon the Family of our Master Muhammad, his Wives and his Children
Kama sallayta `ala Sayyidina Ibrahima wa `ala Ali Sayyidina Ibrahima	As you have sent blessings on our Master Ibrahim and on the Family of our Master Ibrahim
Wa barik `ala Sayyidina Muhammadin al-nabiyyi al-ummi wa `ala Ali Sayyidina Muhammadin wa Azwajihi wa dhurriyyatih	And send benedictions on our Master Muhammad Your servant and Messenger, the Unlettered Prophet, and upon the Family of our Master Muhammad, his Wives and his Children
Kama barakta `ala Sayyidina Ibrahima wa `ala Ali Sayyidina Ibrahima fi al-`alamina innaka Hamidun Majid	As you have sent benedictions on our Master Ibrahim and on the Family of our Master Ibrahim in the worlds, for You are truly the most praiseworthy and noble.

The Prophet (salallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said:

Frequently send salutations on me on Friday during the day and night. Whoever sends one salutation on me, Allaah will send ten to him.

Imam Ibnul-Qayyim (rahimahullaah), who wrote a book about the virtues of sending salutations on Prophet Muhammad (salallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam), listed some benefits for practicing the above hadeeth:

1. Doing this act is following Allaah's order

2. Sending Salutations on the Prophet agrees with Allaah's. And if they differ then our salutations are du'aa and request. Allaah's salutation raises the Prophet's rank and is a praise for him.

3. Sending salutations on the Prophet (salallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) is an act the Angels do.

4. Sending salutations on the Prophet (salallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) raises your rank ten levels.

5. Sending salutations on the Prophet (salallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) removes ten bad deeds and adds ten good deeds to your record.

6. Sending salutations on the Prophet (salallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) is a means to draw you closer to the Prophet (salallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) on the Day of Judgment.

7. Sending salutations on the Prophet (salallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) allows him to return the same salutation to you.

8. Sending salutations on the Prophet (salallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) is a way to earn Allaah's mercy.

9. Sending salutations on the Prophet (salallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) saves you from being stingy in giving him salutations.

10. Sending salutations on the Prophet (salallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) with the du'aa after the Adhaan earns you the right for his intercession on the Day of Judgment.