٤ـ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الأَشْعَرِيُّ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْكُوفِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) انْتَهَى إِلَى قَبْرِ النَّبِيِّ (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ أَسْأَلُ الله الَّذِي اجْتَبَاكَ وَاخْتَارَكَ وَهَدَاكَ وَهَدَى بِكَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْكَ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ الله وَمَلائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيماً.
4. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Kufiy from Ali ibn Mahziyar from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Mas’ud who has said the following: “I saw abu ‘ Abd Allah , approaching the grave of the Holy Prophet, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause. He placed his hand on the grave and said, I appeal before Allah who chose you, selected you, guided you and guided through you to grant salawat (favors and compensation to you worthy of your services to Allah’s cause). He (the Imam) then said, ’Allah grants salawat and the angels ask for salawat in favor of the Holy Prophet. O believers, you should also ask salawat in favor the Holy Prophet and (declare, affirm and acknowledge that he is a ‘Alayhi al-Salam and your) submission to (commandments of) the Messenger of Allah.’” 