How to send prayers upon him, in full
They said they knew how to greet him, but asked how to pray for him.
قُولُوا اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَرَسُولِكَ، كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَبَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ
Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin ʿabdika wa rasūlik, kamā ṣallayta ʿalā āli Ibrāhīm, wa bārik ʿalā Muḥammadin wa ʿalā āli Muḥammad, kamā bārakta ʿalā Ibrāhīma wa āli Ibrāhīm.
“O Allah, send prayers upon Muhammad, Your servant and Messenger, as You sent prayers upon the family of Ibrāhīm. And send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as You blessed Ibrāhīm and the family of Ibrāhīm.”
The full narration
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:We said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! (We know) this greeting (to you) but how shall we invoke Allah for you?" He said, "Say! Allahumma salli ala Muhammadin `Abdika wa rasulika kama- sallaita 'ala all Ibrahim wa barik ala Muhammadin wa'ala all Muhammadin kama barakta 'ala all Ibrahim.' Al-Laith said: 'Ala Muhammadin wa 'ala all Muhammadin kama barakta ala all Ibrahim. Narrated Ibn Abi Hazim and Ad-Darawardi: Yazid said, "Kama sallaita ala Ibrahima wa barik 'ala Muhammad in wa all Muhammadin kama barakta 'ala Abrahima wa all Ibrahim
Source
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī · 4798
- Agreed upon as authentic (al-Bukhārī / Muslim)