Praise be to Allaah.

In the answer to question no. 105330 we stated that it is prescribed to send blessings on the angels.

But in the tashahhud doing that is not prescribed, because what must be done is to recite only that which was proven from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), without adding anything to it.

Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan was asked: Should blessings be sent on the angels in the tashahhud as they are sent on the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)?

He replied:

No, the blessings that are mentioned in the tashahhud should be limited only to that which is narrated, but when we say al-salaamu ‘alayna wa ‘ala ‘ibaad-Allaah al-saaliheen (may peace be upon us and upon all the righteous slaves of Allaah), that includes every righteous slave in heaven and on earth, which includes the angels.