this additional phrase is recommended, yet it was hidden from all of them, so they neglected it, and all goodness lies in following, and Allāh knows best). I said: What al-Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Ḥajar (may Allāh have mercy on him) concluded regarding the non-legitimacy of using the title "our master" (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) in the prayer upon him, following the noble command, which is also the view of the Ḥanafīs, is what should be adhered to because it is the true evidence of love for him (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam). Say, "If you love me, then follow me; Allāh will love you" (Āl ʿImrān, 31). Therefore, Imām al-Nawawī said in (al-Rawḍah) (1/265): "The most complete prayer upon the Prophet (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) is: O Allāh, send prayers upon Muḥammad..." etc., according to the third type mentioned earlier, and he did not include in it the title "master." The fourth benefit: Know that the first type of the formulas of prayer upon him (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam), as well as the fourth type, is what the Messenger of Allāh (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) taught his Companions when they asked him about how to pray upon him (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam). It has been deduced from this that these are the best forms of prayer upon him (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) because he would not choose for them—or for himself—except the most noble and best. Hence, al-Nawawī asserted in (al-Rawḍah) that if someone swore to pray upon him (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) with the best prayer, he would not fulfill it except with that form, and al-Subkī explained that whoever performs it has certainly prayed upon the Prophet (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) with certainty. And anyone who uses a different wording is uncertain about fulfilling the required prayer because they said: How should we pray upon him? He said: (Say:...) thus making their prayer upon him consist of saying it in that manner. This was concluded by al-Haytamī in (al-Durr al-Manḍūd) (Q 25/2), and then they mentioned (Q 27/1) that the intended purpose is achieved with any of these forms that have come in the authentic ḥadīths