# Sahifa Sajjadiyya 2: Blessings Upon Muhammad and His Household

- **Arabic title:** الصحيفة السجادية 2 — الصلاة على محمد وآله
- **Type:** Dua
- **Categories:** [Sahifa Sajjadiyya](https://duasonline.org/category/sahifa-sajjadiyya.md), [Salawat](https://duasonline.org/category/salawat.md)
- **Recitation:** none yet
- **Web page:** https://duasonline.org/dua/sahifa-02-salawat

## Origin

Imam Zayn al-Abidin (a), al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya, supplication 2: blessings upon Muhammad and his Household. Transmitted through the chain given in the Sahifa's preface; standard printed editions.

## Source

Arabic text, translation and transliteration from [duas.org](https://www.duas.org/mobile/sahifasajjadia-dua2-blessings-upon-prophet.html).

## Text

Each line gives the Arabic, then the transliteration in italics, then the English.

1. وَالْحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي مَنَّ عَلَيْنَا بِمُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيِّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ\
   *Wa-al-ḥamdu lillāhi alladhī manna ‘alaynā bi-Muḥammadin nabīyhi ṣallā Allāhu ‘alayhi wa ālihi*\
   Praise be to Allah, who favored us with Muhammad, His Prophet—may Allah's blessings be upon him and his family,

2. دُونَ ٱلْاُمَمِ ٱلْمَاضِيَةِ وَٱلْقُـرُونِ السَّالِفَةِ،\
   *dūna al-umam al-māḍiyati wa-al-qurūni al-sālifah,*\
   unlike the nations of the past and the generations that have gone before.

3. بِقُدْرَتِهِ الَّتِي لَا تَعْجِزُ عَنْ شَيْ‏ءٍ وَ إِنْ عَظُمَ،\
   *bi-qudratihi allatī lā ta‘jizu ‘an shay’in wa in ‘aẓuma,*\
   By His power, which nothing, however great, can render helpless,

4. وَ لا يَفُوتُهَا شَيءٌ وَإنْ لَطُفَ،\
   *wa lā yafūtuhā shay’un wa in laṭuf,*\
   and from which nothing, however subtle, can escape.

5. فَخَتَمَ بِنَاعَلَى جَمِيع مَنْ ذَرَأَ،\
   *fakhatama binā ‘alā jamī‘i man dhara’,*\
   Thus, He concluded all of creation with us,

6. وَ جَعَلَنَا شُهَدَاءَ عَلَى مَنْ جَحَدَ،\
   *wa ja‘alanā shuhadā’a ‘alā man jaḥad,*\
   and made us witnesses against those who denied,

7. وَكَثَّرَنا بِمَنِّهِ عَلَى مَنْ قَلَّ.\
   *wa kaththaranā bi-mannihi ‘alā man qall.*\
   and, by His grace, multiplied us over those who were few.

8. اللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ أَمِينِكَ عَلَى وَحْيِكَ،\
   *Allāhumma faṣalli ‘alā Muḥammadin amīnika ‘alā waḥyika,*\
   O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad, Your trustee of Your revelation,

9. وَنَجِيبِكَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ،\
   *wa najībika min khalqika,*\
   Your chosen one from Your creation,

10. وَ صَفِيِّكَ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ،\
   *wa ṣafīyika min ‘ibādika,*\
   and Your pure one from Your servants,

11. إمَامِ الرَّحْمَةِ وَقَائِدِ الْخَيْرِ،\
   *imāmi ar-raḥmati wa qā’idi al-khayri,*\
   the leader of mercy and the guide to goodness,

12. وَ مِفْتَاحِ الْبَرَكَةِ،\
   *wa miftāḥi al-barakah,*\
   and the key to blessings.

13. كَمَا نَصَبَ لِأَمْرِكَ نَفْسَهُ،\
   *kamā naṣaba li-amrika nafsahu,*\
   Just as he dedicated himself to Your command,

14. وَ عَرَّضَ فِيْكَ لِلْمَكْرُوهِ بَدَنَهُ،\
   *wa ‘arraḍa fīka lil-makrūhi badanahu,*\
   and exposed his body to harm for Your sake,

15. وَكَاشَفَ فِي الدُّعَآءِ إلَيْكَ حَامَّتَهُ،\
   *wa kāshafa fī ad-du‘ā’i ilayka ḥāmmatahu,*\
   and faced his close kin openly in calling to You,

16. وَحَارَبَ فِي رِضَاكَ أسْرَتَهُ،\
   *wa ḥāraba fī riḍāka usratahu,*\
   and fought his own family for Your pleasure,

17. وَقَطَعَ فِىْ إحْياءِ دِينِكَ رَحِمَهُ،\
   *wa qaṭa‘a fī iḥyā’i dīnika raḥimahu,*\
   and severed his ties for the revival of Your religion,

18. وَ أَقْصَى الْأَدْنَيْنَ عَلَى جُحُودِهِمْ،\
   *wa aqṣā al-adnayn ‘alā juḥūdi him,*\
   and distanced those closest to him for their denial,

19. وَ قَرَّبَ الْأَقْصَيْنَ عَلَى اسْتِجَابَتِهِمْ لَكَ،\
   *wa qarraba al-aqṣayn ‘alā istijābatihim laka,*\
   and drew near those most distant for their response to You,

20. وَ وَالَى فِيكَ الْأَبْعَدِينَ،\
   *wa wālā fīka al-ab‘adīn,*\
   and befriended the furthest for Your sake,

21. وَ عَادَى فِيكَ الْأَقْرَبِينَ.\
   *wa ‘ādā fīka al-aqrabīn.*\
   and antagonized the closest for Your sake.

22. وَ أَدْأَبَ نَفْسَهُ فِي تَبْلِيغِ رِسَالَتِكَ،\
   *wa ad’aba nafsahu fī tablīghi risālatika,*\
   And he tirelessly exerted himself in conveying Your message,

23. وَأَتْعَبَهَا بِالدُّعآءِ إِلٰى مِلَّتِكَ،\
   *wa at‘abahā bi-ad-du‘ā’i ilā millatika,*\
   and wearied himself with calling to Your faith,

24. وَ شَغَلَهَا بِالنُّصْحِ لِأَهْلِ دَعْوَتِكَ،\
   *wa shaghala ha bi-an-nuṣḥi li-ahli da‘watika,*\
   and occupied himself with advising the people of Your call.

25. وَهَاجَرَ إِلٰى بِلاَدِ الْغُرْبَةِ،\
   *wa hājara ilā bilādi al-ghurbah,*\
   He migrated to a foreign land,

26. وَمَحَلِّ النَّأْيِ عَنْ مَوْطِنِ رَحْلِهِ،\
   *wa maḥalli an-na’yi ‘an mawṭini raḥlihi,*\
   a place far from his homeland,

27. وَمَوْضِـعِ رِجْلِهِ وَ مَسْقَطِ رَأْسِهِ،\
   *wa mawḍi‘i rijlihi wa masqaṭi ra’sihi,*\
   and the walkway of his steps, his birthplace and of his forefathers,

28. وَمَأْنَسِ نَفْسِهِ،\
   *wa ma’nasi nafsihi,*\
   and the comfort of his soul,

29. إِرَادَةً مِنْهُ لِإِعْزَازِ دِينِكَ،\
   *irādatan minhu li-i‘zāzi dīnika,*\
   with the intention of giving Your religion glory,

30. واسْتِنْصَاراً عَلَى أَهْلِ الْكُفْرِ بِكَ،\
   *wa istinṣāran ‘alā ahli al-kufri bika,*\
   and seeking Your help against the people of disbelief in You.

31. حَتَّى ٱسْتَتَبَّ لَهُ مَا حَاوَلَ فِي أَعْدَائِكَ،\
   *ḥattā istatabba lahu mā ḥāwala fī a‘dā’ika,*\
   Until what he strove for against Your enemies was established for him,

32. وَاسْتَتَمَّ لَهُ مَا دَبَّرَ فِي أَوْلِيآئِكَ،\
   *wa istatamma lahu mā dabbara fī awliyā’ika,*\
   and what he planned for Your friends(awliya) was completed for him.

33. فَنَهَدَ إلَيْهِمْ مُسْتَفْتِحاً بِعَوْنِكَ،\
   *fanahada ilayhim mustaftiḥan bi-‘awnika,*\
   So he rose against them, seeking victory with Your help,

34. وَمُتَقَوِّياً عَلَى ضَعْفِهِ بِنَصْرِكَ،\
   *wa mutaqawwiyan ‘alā ḍa‘fihi bi-naṣrika,*\
   and strengthening himself against his weakness with Your victory.

35. فَغَزَاهُمْ فِي عُقْرِ دِيَارِهِمْ،\
   *fa-ghazāhum fī ‘uqri diyārihim,*\
   He raided them in the heart of their homes,

36. وَهَجَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ فِي بُحْبُوحَةِ قَرَارِهِمْ،\
   *wa hajama ‘alayhim fī buḥbūḥati qarārihim,*\
   and attacked them in the midst of their settled places,

37. حَتَّى ظَهَرَ أَمْرُكَ وَعَلَتْ كَلِمَتُكَ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ.\
   *ḥattā ẓahara amruka wa ‘alat kalimatuka wa law kariha al-mushrikūn.*\
   until Your command became manifest and Your word was exalted, even though the polytheists disliked it.

38. اَللَّهُمَّ فَارْفَعْهُ بِمَا كَدَحَ فِيكَ إِلٰى الدَّرَجَةِ الْعُلْيَا مِنْ جَنَّتِكَ،\
   *Allāhumma farfa‘hu bimā kadaḥa fīka ilā ad-darajati al-‘ulyā min jannatika,*\
   O Allah, for his striving in Your cause, raise him to the highest rank in Your Paradise,

39. حَتَّى لاَ يُسَاوَى فِي مَنْزِلَةٍ،\
   *ḥattā lā yusāwā fī manzilah,*\
   so that he is not equaled in station,

40. وَلا يُكَاْفَأَ فِي مَرْتَبَةٍ،\
   *wa lā yukāfa’a fī martabah,*\
   and not matched in rank,

41. وَلَا يُوَازِيَهُ لَدَيْكَ مَلَكٌ مُقَرَّبٌ وَلَا نَبِيٌّ مُرْسَلٌ.\
   *wa lā yuwāziyahu ladayka malakun muqarrabun wa lā nabīyun mursal.*\
   and no close angel or sent prophet can be his equal in Your presence.

42. وَعَرِّفْهُ فِي أَهْلِهِ الطَّاهِرِينَ وَاُمَّتِهِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ حُسْنِ الشَّفَاعَةِ،\
   *Wa ‘arrifhu fī ahlihi aṭ-ṭāhirīna wa ummatihi al-mu’minīna min ḥusni ash-shafā‘ah,*\
   And grant him, in the presence of his purified family and his believing nation, the best of intercession,

43. أَجَلَّ مَا وَعَدْتَهُ،\
   *ajalla mā wa‘adtahu,*\
   the most magnificent of what You have promised him.

44. يَا نَافِذَ الْعِدَةِ،\
   *yā nāfidha al-‘idah,*\
   O You who fulfill promises,

45. يَا وَافِىَ الْقَوْلِ،\
   *yā wāfiya al-qawl,*\
   O You who are true to Your word,

46. يَا مُبَدِّلَ السَّيِّئَاتِ بِأَضْعَافِهَا مِنَ الْحَسَنَاتِ،\
   *yā mubaddila as-sayyi’āti bi-aḍ‘āfihā mina al-ḥasanāt,*\
   O You who exchange bad deeds for many times their like in good deeds.

47. إنَّكَ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ الْجَوَادُ اَلْكَرِيمُ.\
   *innaka dhū al-faḍli al-‘aẓīmi al-jawādu al-karīm.*\
   Truly, You are the Possessor of immense favor, the Generous, the Bountiful.

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