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Ṣalāt al-Fātiḥ

attributed to Muḥammad al-Bakrī · central to the Tijāniyya

صلاة الفاتح

A short blessing on the Prophet, central to the Tijānī order, and disputed outside it.

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1. The blessing

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ١ 1. Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā sayyidinā MuḥammadinO God, bless our master Muḥammad,Ya Allah, limpahkanlah salawat kepada junjungan kami Muhammad,Ya Allah, cucurkanlah selawat ke atas penghulu kami Muhammad,Allah'ım, efendimiz Muhammed'e salât eyle,Ô Dieu, bénis notre maître Muḥammad,Oh Dios, bendice a nuestro señor Muḥammad,اے اللہ، ہمارے سردار محمد پر درود بھیج،خدایا، بر سرور ما محمد درود فرست،الْفَاتِحِ لِمَا أُغْلِقَ٢ 2. al-fātiḥi limā ughliqathe opener of what was closed,pembuka apa yang tertutup,pembuka apa yang tertutup,kapalı olanı açana,celui qui ouvre ce qui était fermé,el que abre lo que estaba cerrado,جو بند کو کھولنے والے ہیں،گشاینده‌ی آنچه بسته شد،وَالْخَاتِمِ لِمَا سَبَقَ٣ 3. wa-l-khātimi limā sabaqathe seal of what came before,penutup apa yang telah lalu,penutup apa yang terdahulu,geçmişi mühürleyene,le sceau de ce qui a précédé,el sello de lo que precedió,جو گزشتہ پر مہر لگانے والے ہیں،پایان‌بخش آنچه پیشی گرفت،نَاصِرِ الْحَقِّ بِالْحَقِّ٤ 4. nāṣiri l-ḥaqqi bi-l-ḥaqqihelper of the truth by the truth,penolong kebenaran dengan kebenaran,penolong kebenaran dengan kebenaran,hakkı hak ile savunana,celui qui soutient la vérité par la vérité,el que socorre la verdad con la verdad,جو حق کے ذریعے حق کے مددگار ہیں،یاری‌گر حق به حق،وَالْهَادِي إِلَى صِرَاطِكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ٥ 5. wa-l-hādī ilā ṣirāṭika l-mustaqīmiguide to Your straight path,pemberi petunjuk ke jalan-Mu yang lurus,pemberi petunjuk ke jalan-Mu yang lurus,dosdoğru yoluna iletene,le guide vers Ta voie droite,el guía hacia Tu camino recto,اور تیرے سیدھے راستے کی طرف رہنمائی کرنے والے ہیں،و راهنما به راه راست تو،وَعَلَى آلِهِ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ وَمِقْدَارِهِ الْعَظِيمِ٦ 6. wa-ʿalā ālihi ḥaqqa qadrihi wa-miqdārihi l-ʿaẓīmiand his family, as befits his rank and his great measure.dan kepada keluarganya, selayak kedudukan dan ukurannya yang agung.dan ke atas keluarganya, selayak kedudukan dan ukurannya yang agung.ve ailesine, kadrinin ve büyük ölçüsünün hakkınca.ainsi que sa famille, à la mesure de son rang et de sa grandeur.y a su familia, conforme a su rango y a su inmensa medida.اور ان کی آل پر، ان کے مقام اور عظیم مقدار کے شایانِ شان۔و بر خاندانش، چنان‌که شایسته‌ی قدر و اندازه‌ی بزرگ اوست.

The prayer and where it comes from

Nabhānī (Afḍal al-ṣalawāt) quotes al-Ṣāwī as saying it is attributed to Sīdī Muḥammad al-Bakrī. The Tijānī order holds it at the centre of its litanies. A Tijānī account says it was brought by an angel on a tablet to al-Bakrī, and given by the Prophet to Aḥmad al-Tijānī.

Nabhānī also records large claims about its reward. We pass these on only as reports, because they are much of what the argument is about.

Also known as: Salat al-Fatih · Salatul Fatihi · Salat ul-Fatih · Durood al-Fatih · صلاة الفاتح لما أغلق.

The objections

IslamQA (no. 108382) rejects the Tijānī path and this prayer's place in it. AskImam, a Ḥanafī site, says the wording is not found in any hadith, but may be recited so long as no one treats it as established by hadith. We report these views and do not rule between them.

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This edition

We compared the wording in Nabhānī's Afḍal al-ṣalawāt and Jāmiʿ al-ṣalawāt and a Moroccan edition, read as machine text on the Internet Archive; we have not yet checked their page images or a Tijānī manual. The form here is the one in the Moroccan edition. Clause notes give the others.

The English and the notes are AI, and no person has reviewed them.

The vowelling and Latin reading are AI too.

The Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Melayu, Türkçe, Français, Español, اردو, فارسی translations are AI too and unreviewed, and need a native speaker's reading.

The whole prayer: Arabic and Latin reading, to copy or print

Ṣalāt al-Fātiḥ

صلاة الفاتح

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ

الْفَاتِحِ لِمَا أُغْلِقَ

وَالْخَاتِمِ لِمَا سَبَقَ

نَاصِرِ الْحَقِّ بِالْحَقِّ

وَالْهَادِي إِلَى صِرَاطِكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ

وَعَلَى آلِهِ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ وَمِقْدَارِهِ الْعَظِيمِ

Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin

al-fātiḥi limā ughliqa

wa-l-khātimi limā sabaqa

nāṣiri l-ḥaqqi bi-l-ḥaqqi

wa-l-hādī ilā ṣirāṭika l-mustaqīmi

wa-ʿalā ālihi ḥaqqa qadrihi wa-miqdārihi l-ʿaẓīmi

Arabic: see This edition. Vowelling and Latin reading: AI (Claude Opus 5.5, 5 Nov 2026), not reviewed by a person.

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