<b>Guidance from the Hadiths:</b><br> 1) It is impermissible for a Muslim to engage in any act of worship until he asks about the way the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) performed it as understood from the Hadith when the Companions asked the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him): “How should we send prayer upon you?”<br> 2) The wordings of the Salāh Ibrāhimiyyah (the wording of invoking peace and blessings upon the Prophet) include asking Allah Almighty to confer peace and blessings upon His Prophet as well as his family, and making Tawassul to Him to confer His peace and blessings upon Muhammad and his family just as He conferred His peace and blessings upon Ibrāhim and his family. This is a valid form of Tawassul; i.e. making Tawassul to Allah Almighty by means of His past actions to do them again in the present.<br> <br> <b>Benefit:</b><br> If someone vows to invoke peace and blessings upon Allah’s Messenger (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) using the best wording, what should he say?<br> Scholars said: “He will not fulfill his vow unless he uses the wording reported in one of the confirmed Hadiths, like those mentioned above, because the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) guided his Ummah to that which he knew was best for them. If there was a wording better than those, the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) would definitely have encouraged his Ummah to use it.”<br> Book of Remembrances (Adhkār)