Salat al-Ibrahimiyya (the Prayer of Ibrahim)

َ َ َ َ َ ْ ٰ َ َ َ ْ َّ َ َ َ َّ َُ َ َ َ َّ َ ُ ٰ َ َ ّ َ َّ ُ َّ
ِ ‫آل �ﻤ ٍﺪ ❁ ﻛﻤﺎ ﺻﻠﻴﺖ ﻰﻠﻋ ِإﺑﺮا ِﻫﻴﻢ وﻰﻠﻋ‬
‫آل‬ ٰ ٰ
ِ ‫الﻠﻬﻢ ﺻ ِﻞ ﻰﻠﻋ �ﻤ ٍﺪ وﻰﻠﻋ‬
َّ َُ َ َ َ َّ َ ُ ٰ َ َ ْ َ َّ ُ َّ ٌ َ ٌ َ َ َّ َ ‫إﺑْ َﺮا ِﻫ‬
❁ ‫آل �ﻤ ٍﺪ‬ ِ ٰ
‫ﻰﻠﻋ‬ ‫و‬ ‫ﺪ‬
ٍ ‫ﻤ‬ � ‫ﻰﻠﻋ‬ ‫ك‬‫ﺎر‬ِ ‫ﺑ‬ ‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬ ‫الﻠ‬ ❁ ‫ﺪ‬ ‫ﻴ‬� ِ ‫ﺪ‬ ‫ﻴ‬‫ﻤﺣ‬
ِ ‫ﻚ‬ ‫ﻧ‬ ‫إ‬
ِ ❁ ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ِ
ٌ َ ٌ َ َ َّ ْ َٰ َ َ َ َ ْ ٰ َ َ َ ْ َ َ َ َ
‫�ﻴﺪ‬ ِ ‫ﻤﺣﻴﺪ‬ِ ‫آل ِإﺑﺮا ِﻫﻴﻢ ❁ ِإﻧﻚ‬
َ َ
ِ ‫ﻛﻤﺎ ﺑﺎر�ﺖ ﻰﻠﻋ ِإﺑﺮا ِﻫﻴﻢ وﻰﻠﻋ‬
Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa ʿalā āli Muḥammad(in), kamā ṣallayta ʿalā
Ibrāhīma wa ʿalā āli Ibrāhīm(a), innaka Ḥamīdun Majīd. Allāhumma bārik ʿalā
Muḥammadin wa ʿalā āli Muḥammad(in), kamā bārakta ʿalā Ibrāhīma wa ʿalā āli
Ibrāhīm(a), innaka Ḥamīdun Majīd.

O Allah, send prayers upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad just as You
have sent prayers upon Ibrahim and upon the family of Ibrahim, verily You are the
Praiseworthy, the Glorious. O Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad just as
You have blessed Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim, verily You are the Praiseworthy, the
Glorious.

Version 2
َٰ َ َ َ َ ْ ٰ َ َ َ ْ َّ َ َ َ َّ َُ َٰ َ َ َّ َ ُ ٰ َ َ ّ َ َّ ُ َّ
ِ ‫آل �ﻤ ٍﺪ ❁ ﻛﻤﺎ ﺻﻠﻴﺖ ﻰﻠﻋ ِإﺑﺮا ِﻫﻴﻢ وﻰﻠﻋ‬
‫آل‬ ِ ‫الﻠﻬﻢ ﺻ ِﻞ ﻰﻠﻋ �ﻤ ٍﺪ وﻰﻠﻋ‬
ِٰ َ َ ‫ﺖ‬
َ‫ﻰﻠﻋ إﺑْ َﺮا ِﻫﻴﻢ‬ َ �ْ ‫ﺎر‬
َ َ‫ﻰﻠﻋ آل ُ�َ َّﻤﺪ ❁ َﻛ َﻤﺎ ﺑ‬ ٰ َ َ َ َّ َ ُ ٰ َ َ ْ َ َ
‫و‬ ‫ﺪ‬ ‫ﻤ‬ � ‫ﻰﻠﻋ‬ ‫ك‬‫ﺎر‬ �‫و‬ ❁ َ
‫ﻴﻢ‬‫ﻫ‬ ‫ا‬‫ﺮ‬َ ْ ‫إﺑ‬
ٍ ِ ٍ ِ ِ ِ
ٌ َ ٌ َ َ َّ َ َ َْ ْ‫ﻰﻠﻋ آل إﺑ‬ ََ َ
‫�ﻴﺪ‬ِ ‫ﺪ‬ ‫ﻴ‬ ‫ﻤﺣ‬
ِ ‫ﻚ‬ ‫ﻧ‬ ‫إ‬
ِ ❁ � ‫ﻤ‬
ِ ‫ﺎل‬ ‫ﻌ‬ ‫اﻟ‬ ‫ﻲﻓ‬ َ
‫ﻴﻢ‬
ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﻫ‬ ‫ا‬‫ﺮ‬َ ٰ ‫و‬
Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa ʿalā āli Muḥammad(in), kamā ṣallayta ʿalā
Ibrāhīma wa ʿalā āli Ibrāhīm(a), wa bārik ʿalā Muḥammadin wa ʿalā āli Muḥammad(in),
kamā bārakta ʿalā Ibrāhīma wa ʿalā āli Ibrāhīm(a) fi l-ʿālamīn(a), innaka Ḥamīdun
Majīd.

O Allah, send prayers upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad just You as
have sent prayers upon Ibrahim and upon the family of Ibrahim, and bless Muhammad and
the family of Muhammad just as You have blessed Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim in all
the worlds, verily You are the Praiseworthy the Glorious.

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 Version 3
ْ َ َ َّ َ ُ َٰ َ َ ّ ّ ُ ّ ّ َّ َ ُ َ َ َ ْ َ َّ َ ُ ٰ َ َ ّ َ َّ ُ َّ
‫اﺟ ِﻪ‬ َ
ِ ‫آل �ﻤ ٍﺪ وأزو‬ ِ ‫� وﻰﻠﻋ‬ ِ ِ ‫الﻠﻬﻢ ﺻ ِﻞ ﻰﻠﻋ �ﻤ ٍﺪ �ﺒ ِﺪك ورﺳﻮلِﻚ اﻨﻟ ِ ِﻲﺒ اﻷ‬
َّ َُ ََٰ ْ َ َ ْ َ َ َ َ َ ْ ٰ َ َ َ َّ َ َ َ َّ ّ َُ
ِ �‫آل ِإﺑﺮا ِﻫﻴﻢ ❁ و‬ ِ ‫وذ ِر� ِﺘ ِﻪ ❁ ﻛﻤﺎ ﺻﻠﻴﺖ ﻰﻠﻋ ِإﺑﺮا ِﻫﻴﻢ وﻰﻠﻋ‬
‫ﺎرك ﻰﻠﻋ �ﻤ ٍﺪ‬ َ َ ٰ
َٰ َ َ َ َ ْ ٰ َ َ َ ْ َ َ َ َ َّ ّ َُ ْ َ َ َّ َ ُ َٰ َ َ ّ ّ ُ ّ ّ َّ
‫اﺟ ِﻪ وذ ِر� ِﺘ ِﻪ ❁ ﻛﻤﺎ ﺑﺎر�ﺖ ﻰﻠﻋ ِإﺑﺮا ِﻫﻴﻢ وﻰﻠﻋ‬ َ
ِ ‫آل �ﻤ ٍﺪ وأزو‬ ِ ‫� وﻰﻠﻋ‬ ِ ِ ‫اﻨﻟ ِ ِﻲﺒ اﻷ‬
ٌ َ ٌ َ َ َّ َ َ َْ َ ‫آل إﺑ ْ َﺮا ِﻫ‬
‫�ﻴﺪ‬ِ ‫ﺪ‬ ‫ﻴ‬‫ﻤﺣ‬
ِ ‫ﻚ‬ ‫ﻧ‬ ‫إ‬
ِ ❁ � ‫ﻤ‬ ِ ‫ﺎل‬ ‫ﻌ‬ ‫اﻟ‬ ‫ﻲﻓ‬ ِ ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ِ ِ
Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin ʿabdika wa rasūlika n-nabīyyi l-ummīyyi wa ʿalā āli
Muḥammadin wa azwājihi wa dhurrīyatih(i), kamā ṣallayta ʿalā Ibrāhīma wa ʿalā āli
Ibrāhīm(a), wa bārik ʿalā Muḥammadi n-nabīyyi l-ummīyyi wa ʿalā āli Muḥammadin wa
azwājihi wa dhurrīyatih(i), kamā bārakta ʿalā Ibrāhīma wa ʿalā āli Ibrāhīma fi l-
ʿālamīn(a), innaka Ḥamīdun Majīd.

O Allah, send prayers upon Muhammad, Your servant and Messenger, the unlettered
Prophet, and send prayers upon the family of Muhammad and his wives and progeny, just as
You have sent prayers upon Ibrahim and upon the family of Ibrahim; and bless Muhammad
the unlettered Prophet and the family of Muhammad and his wives and progeny, just as you
have blessed Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim in all the worlds, verily You are the
Praiseworthy, the Glorious.

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َّ َُ َٰ َ َ َّ َ ُ ٰ َ َ ّ َ َّ ُ َّ
‫آل �ﻤ ٍﺪ‬ ِ ‫الﻠﻬﻢ ﺻ ِﻞ ﻰﻠﻋ �ﻤ ٍﺪ وﻰﻠﻋ‬
Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa ʿalā āli Muḥammad(in)
O Allah, send prayers upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad

َ َ َ َ َ ْ ٰ َ َ َ ْ َّ َ َ َ
َ‫ﻰﻠﻋ آل إﺑ ْ َﺮا ِﻫﻴﻢ‬
ٰ
ِ ِ ‫ﻛﻤﺎ ﺻﻠﻴﺖ ﻰﻠﻋ ِإﺑﺮا ِﻫﻴﻢ و‬
kamā ṣallayta ʿalā Ibrāhīma wa ʿalā āli Ibrāhīm(a)
just as You have sent prayers upon Ibrahim and upon the family of Ibrahim

ٌ َ ٌ َ َ َّ
‫�ﻴﺪ‬
ِ ‫ﻤﺣﻴﺪ‬
ِ ‫ِإﻧﻚ‬
innaka Ḥamīdun Majīd
verily You are the Praiseworthy, the Glorious

َّ َُ ٰ َ َ َ َّ َ ُ ٰ َ َ ْ َ َّ ُ َّ
‫آل �ﻤ ٍﺪ‬ ِ ‫ﺎرك ﻰﻠﻋ �ﻤ ٍﺪ وﻰﻠﻋ‬ ِ ‫الﻠﻬﻢ ﺑ‬
Allāhumma bārik ʿalā Muḥammadin wa ʿalā āli Muḥammad(in)
O Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad

ََ َ َ َ ْ ََٰ َ ْ َ َ َ َ
َ‫ﻰﻠﻋ آل إﺑْ َﺮا ِﻫﻴﻢ‬
ٰ
ِ ِ ‫ﻛﻤﺎ ﺑﺎر�ﺖ ﻰﻠﻋ ِإﺑﺮا ِﻫﻴﻢ و‬
kamā bārakta ʿalā Ibrāhīma wa ʿalā āli Ibrāhīm(a)
just as You have blessed Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim

ٌ َ ٌ َ َ َّ
‫�ﻴﺪ‬
ِ ‫ﻤﺣﻴﺪ‬
ِ ‫ِإﻧﻚ‬
innaka Ḥamīdun Majīd
verily You are the Praiseworthy, the Glorious

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About this Prayer
Salat al-Ibrahimiyya (Arabic: ‫ ;ﺻﻼة اﻻﺑراھﯾﻣﯾﺔ‬The Prayer of Ibrahim), commonly known as Durood
Ibrahim in South Asia is a prayer upon the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬that was revealed by the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬himself. It
has been related in various hadith books such as Bukhari and Muslim where it is mentioned that it is
the best and most complete form of salutation upon the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬. It is usually recited in salah after
reciting tashahhud whilst in the sitting position. There are a number of different wordings of the
prayer; we have related three of the most common ones.

The great Maliki scholar Shaykh Ahmad al-Sawi (d. 1241 AH/1825 CE) said:

“Al-Bukhari narrated in some of his books that the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said, ‘Whosoever utters this prayer, it
shall be a witness for him on the Day of Resurrection and I shall intercede for him.’”

This hadith is sound (hasan) and its narrators are all found in Sahih al-Bukhari.

Others have mentioned that reading this prayer 1000 times will result in one seeing the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬
in a dream.

This prayer mentioned in the hadith doesn’t include the word “master” (Sayyid) before the name of
the Prophet Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬. Regarding this, Imam Shams al-Din al-Ramli al-Shafi (d.1004 AH/1595 CE)
said in his commentary in al-Minhaj:

“It is best to mention the word “master” (Sayyid) because it consists of mentioning what we have been
ordered to say with an additional statement of fact, which is proper etiquette (adab). Mentioning it is
therefore superior to omitting it…”

Imam Ahmad ibn Hajar al-Haytami said in al-Jawhar al-Munazzam, ‘There is no harm in adding the
phrase ‘our master’ (Sayyiduna) before the name Muhammad; indeed, it is proper etiquette toward
him ‫ﷺ‬, even if mentioned within the obligatory prayer.’

The great Imam Shihab al-Din al-Qastallani (d. 923 AH/1517 CE) said the following regarding Salat al-
Ibrahimiyya in al-Mawahib al-Ladunniyyah:

“The scholars have inferred from the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬that this prayer is the best, since he taught his
Companions its wording after they asked him about it. The path of excellence, therefore, is to invoke
with it.”

References
1. The Muhammadan Litanies: Prayers upon the Prophet Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬for Invocation and Reflection
- From the works of Shaykh Yusuf al-Nabahani. Translation and Notes by Abdul Aziz Suraqah.