# Salawaat on Imam Muhammad Baqir ibn Ali (a)

- **Arabic title:** الصلاة على محمد الباقر عليه السلام
- **Type:** Dua
- **Categories:** [Friday](https://duasonline.org/category/friday.md), [Salawat](https://duasonline.org/category/salawat.md)
- **When:** Friday
- **Recitation:** a recorded Arabic recitation, on the web page
- **Web page:** https://duasonline.org/dua/salawaat07-imammohammed-baqir-as

## Preface

Ziaraat & Salawaat Upon Ahl al-Bayt (a)

Salawaat Upon Imam Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir

Ziaraat & Salawaat Upon Ahl al-Bayt (a)

the Cleaver of Knowledge (a)

Within the recommended rites on Fridays, Shaykh al-Tusi, in his book of Misbah al-Mutahajjid, has mentioned the following from Imam Hasan Askari (a):

## Source

Arabic text, translation and transliteration from [duas.org](https://www.duas.org/imam-mohammed-baqir-as.html), which also hosts the recitation.

## Text

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

1. اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ\
   *allahumma salli \`ala muhammadi ibni \`aliyyin*\
   O Allah, (please) send blessings upon Muhammad the son of Ali

2. بَاقِرِ ٱلْعِلْمِ وَإِمَامِ ٱلْهُدَىٰ\
   *baqiri al\`ilmi wa imami alhuda*\
   the splitter of knowledge, the leader to true guidance,

3. وَقَائِدِ أَهْلِ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ\
   *wa qa'idi ahli alttaqwai*\
   the chief of the people of piety,

4. وَٱلْمُنْتَجَبِ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ\
   *walmuntajabi min \`ibadika*\
   and the superbly selected from among Your servants.

5. اَللَّهُمَّ وَكَمَا جَعَلْتَهُ عَلَماً لِعِبَادِكَ\
   *allahumma wa kama ja\`altahu \`alaman li\`ibadika*\
   O Allah, as You have made him sign for Your servants,

6. وَمَنَاراً لِبِلاَدِكَ\
   *wa manaran libiladika*\
   lantern in Your lands,

7. وَمُسْتَوْدَعاً لِحِكْمَتِكَ\
   *wa mustawda\`an lihikmatika*\
   depot of Your wisdom,

8. وَمُتَرْجِماً لِوَحْيِكَ\
   *wa mutarjiman liwahyika*\
   and interpreter of Your revelations,

9. وَأَمَرْتَ بِطَاعَتِهِ\
   *wa amarta bita\`atihi*\
   and You ordered (us) to obey him,

10. وَحَذَّرْتَ عَنْ مَعْصِيَتِهِ\
   *wa hadhdharta \`an ma\`siyatihi*\
   warned (us) against disobeying him;

11. فَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِ يَا رَبِّ\
   *fasalli \`alayhi ya rabbi*\
   so also (please), O Lord, send blessings upon him

12. أَفْضَلَ مَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَىٰ أَحَدٍ\
   *afdala ma sallayta \`ala ahadin*\
   with the most excellent blessings that You have ever sent upon any

13. مِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ أَنْبِيَاءِكَ وَأَصْفِيَاءِكَ\
   *min dhurriyyati anbiya'ika wa asfiya'ika*\
   of the offspring of Your Prophets, Elite Ones,

14. وَرُسُلِكَ وَأُمَنَائِكَ\
   *wa rusulika wa umana'ika*\
   Messengers, and trustees.

15. يَا رَبَّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ\
   *ya rabba al\`alamina*\
   O Lord of the worlds!

## Related

- [Ziyarat of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (a)](https://duasonline.org/dua/ziyarat-imam-mohammed-baqer.md)
- [Salawaat on Imam Ja'far ibn Muhammad (a)](https://duasonline.org/dua/salawaat08-imamjafar-sadiq-as.md)
- [Salawaat on Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha (a)](https://duasonline.org/dua/salawaat10-imamali-ridha-as.md)
- [Friday Ziyarat and Salawat on the Ahl al-Bayt (a)](https://duasonline.org/dua/friday-ziyarat-salawaat.md)