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Al-Ahzab (The Combined Forces)

Verse 56of 73

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا﴿٥٦

Translation (Sahih International)

Indeed, Allah confers blessing upon the Prophet, and His angels [ask Him to do so]. O you who have believed, ask [Allah to confer] blessing upon him and ask [Allah to grant him] peace.

Word-by-word meaning

إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
وَمَلَـٰٓئِكَتَهُۥwamalāikatahuand His Angels
يُصَلُّونَyuṣallūnasend blessings
عَلَىʿalāupon
ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚl-nabiyithe Prophet
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you who believe
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaO you who believe
ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūO you who believe
صَلُّوا۟ṣallūSend blessings
عَلَيْهِʿalayhion him
وَسَلِّمُوا۟wasallimūand greet him
تَسْلِيمًاtaslīman(with) greetings

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Command to say Salah upon the ProphetAl-Bukhari said: "Abu Al-`Aliyah said: "Allah's Salah is His praising him before the angels, and the Salah of the angels is their supplication." Ibn `Abbas said: "They send blessings." Abu `Isa At-Tirmidhi said: "This was narrated from Sufyan Ath-Thawri and other scholars, who said: `The Salah of the Lord is mercy, and the Salah of the angels is their seeking forgiveness.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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