In Which Circumstances is Salawat Not Offered to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Maliki jurist Ibn Habib (d. 238/853) stated that mentioning the name of the Most Noble Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) while slaughtering animals is disliked (makruh).
WHEN IS SALÂTU S-SALÂM NOT OFFERED?
The reason why mentioning the name of the Most Noble Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) while slaughtering an animal is considered disliked is that for an animal’s meat to be permissible, it should only be slaughtered in the name of Allah. Mentioning the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) name at that time may lead to a suspicion like, “Is this animal also slaughtered in the name of the Messenger of Allah?”, which is why it’s considered disliked.
Maliki jurist Sahnun (d. 240/854) also stated that offering salâtu s-salâm to the Most Noble Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) when one experiences astonishment is disliked, saying, “Salatu s-salām is offered to the Messenger of Allah only to gain His pleasure and merit reward.”
Egyptian hadith memorizer and Maliki jurist Asbagh ibn al-Faraj (d. 225/840) narrated that Ibn al-Qasim, a student of Imam Malik (d. 191/806), said:
“There are only two places where the name of Allah is mentioned and no other name is mentioned: one is when slaughtering animals, and the other is after sneezing. In these two places, after mentioning the name of Allah, ‘Muhammadun Rasulullah’ is not said. If someone says ‘Sallallahu alayhi wa alihi wasallam’ in these two places after mentioning the name of Allah, the meat of the slaughtered animal will not be considered haram because the Prophet’s name has been mentioned along with the name of Allah.”
Egyptian Maliki jurist Ashab (d. 204/820) also held this view and stated that offering salâtu s-salâm to the Most Noble Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) when slaughtering animals and after sneezing is not sunnah.
It is noted that Imam Shafi’i did not see any objection to offering salatu s-salām in these two places, even considering it an acceptable behavior. (Aliyyu’l-Kari, Sharh al-Shifa, II, 116)
Imam Nasa’i narrated from Evs ibn Evs among the companions that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that much salatu s-salām be offered on Fridays. (Nasa’i, Jumu’a 5, nr. 1373.)