Posture 8b. Ad-Durud (Salutations upon the Prophet)
اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ
اَللّٰهُمَّ بَارِكْ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ
Arabic | Transliteration | English Translation |
اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ | Allahumma salli ‘ala Muhammadin wa ‘ala ali Muhammad, kama sallayta ‘ala Ibrahima wa ‘ala ali Ibrahim, innaka Hamidun Majid.
| O Allah, exalt Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as You exalted Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim; indeed You are Most Praiseworthy, Most Glorious.
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اَللّٰهُمَّ بَارِكْ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ | Allahumma barik ‘ala Muhammadin wa ‘ala ali Muhammad, kama barakta ‘ala Ibrahima wa ‘ala ali Ibrahim, innaka Hamidun Majid.
| O Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as You blessed Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim; indeed You are Most Praiseworthy, Most Glorious |
Word-by-Word Meaning
Arabic | Meaning |
اَللّٰهُمَّ | O Allah |
صَلِّ | exalt / send blessings |
عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ | upon Muhammad |
وَعَلَىٰ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ | and upon the family of Muhammad |
كَمَا | just as |
صَلَّيْتَ | You exalted |
عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ | upon Ibrahim |
وَعَلَىٰ آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ | and upon the family of Ibrahim |
إِنَّكَ | Indeed, You are |
حَمِيدٌ | Most Praiseworthy |
مَجِيدٌ | Most Glorious |
note. In the second half of the Durud, only two words change: بَارِكْ (bless) replaces صَلِّ, and بَارَكْتَ (You blessed) replaces صَلَّيْتَ.
Key Points to Remember
- ✅ The Durūd is recited in the final sitting (qaʿdah akhīrah) immediately after the tashahhud, before the closing duʿāʾ and salām.