Salat al-Fatih

Salat al-Fatih, Durood Fatih or Sholawat Fatih

Text of Salat al-Fatih
Author	Ahmad al-Tijani
Working title	صَلَاةُ الْفَاتِحِ
Language	Arabic
Subject	Dhikr, Dua, Wird
Genre	Wazifa
Publication place	Morocco

In Sufism, the Salat al-Fatih (Arabic: صَلَاةُ الْفَاتِحِ, "opener's prayer") is a regular litany (wird) and prayer for Muhammad practiced individually or in congregation by followers (murids) in the Tijaniyya order.^[1][2]

Presentation

Salat al-Fatih is commonly known as Durood Fatih in the Indian subcontinent and Sholawat Fatih in Far East Asia.^[3]

This litany was transmitted to Muslims by the Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abi al-Hasan al-Bakri, a descendant of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq.^[4]

It is also attributed to Sheikh Ahmad al-Tijani, the founder of the Tijaniyya Sufi order, and this prayer is actually recited by millions of Tijaniyya adherents (murids) across the world as part of their daily wird.^[5]

The full text and authentic formula of this litany and prayer for Muhammad is as follows:^[6]

Arabic: اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدِ الْفَاتِحِ لِمَا أُغْلِقَ، وَالْخَاتِمِ لِمَا سَبَقَ، نَاصِرِ الْحَقِّ بِالْحَقِّ، الْهَادِي إِلَى صِرَاطِكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ، وَعَلَى آلِهِ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ وَمِقْدَارِهِ الْعَظِيمِ.

English: O Allah, send prayers upon our master Muhammad, the opener of what was closed, and the seal of what had preceded, the helper of the truth by the Truth, and the guide to Your straight path. May Allah send prayers upon his Family according to his greatness and magnificent rank.

— Tariqa Tijaniyya

See also

• Salawat
• Wazifa
• Lazimi
• Dua
• Dhikr
• Wird
• Tijaniyya

References

1. "Salatul Fatihi". www.tidjaniya.com. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
2. David, Robinson; Jean-Louis, TRIAUD (2005-01-01). La Tijâniyya: Une confrérie musulmane à la conquête de l'Afrique (in French). KARTHALA Editions. ISBN 978-2-8111-2224-9.
3. Studia Missionalia: Vol. 21 (in French). Gregorian Biblical BookShop.
4. Brenner, Louis (1984-01-01). West African Sufi: The Religious Heritage and Spiritual Search of Cerno Bokar Saalif Taal. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-05008-2.
5. Seesemann, Rüdiger (2011). The Divine Flood: Ibrahim Niasse and the Roots of a Twentieth-century Sufi Revival. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-538432-1.
6. Adnani, Jillali El (2007). La Tijâniyya, 1781-1881: les origines d'une confrérie religieuse au Maghreb (in French). Marsam Editions. ISBN 978-9954-21-084-0.

External links

• Explanation of Salat al-Fatih by the mufti Ali Gomaa on YouTube
• Text of Salat al-Fatih of the Tijaniyyah order on YouTube
• Benefits of Salat al-Fatih of the Tijaniyyah order on YouTube
• Salat al-Fatih of the Tijaniyyah order on YouTube
• Salat al-Fatih of the Tijaniyyah order on YouTube