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PHRASES AFTER INTENDING THE SALAT 

The following phrases are said by many schools of thought in Islam after the intention to pray and before Surah Al-Fatiha.  Variations of these phrases also exist depending on the Islamic school of thought. (These phrases are said only by the Sunni Islamic schools of thought.  The Shi'a (Ja'fari and Zaidi) say Al-Fatiha directly after saying the intention of the Salat.)

Glory be to You, Lord, and Yours is the Praise;

سبحانك اللهم وبحمدك

Blessed is Your Name; Exalted is Your Majesty

تبارك إسمك وتعالى جدك

and there is no Deity Except You

ولا إله غيرك

I Take Refuge in Allah from Sheitan the Doomed

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم

In Allah's Name, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

 

MEANING OF THE WORDS

Glory be to You 

(Subhaanaka)

سبحانك

O'Lord

(Allahumma)

اللهم

And Yours is the Praise

(Wa Bi-Hamdik)

وبحمدك

Blessed

(Tabaaraka)

تبارك

Your Name

(Is'muk)

إسمك

And Exalted

(Wa Ta'aala)

وتعالى

Your Majesty

(Jadduk)

جدك

And there is no Deity

(Wala Ilaaha)

ولا إله

Except You

(Ghayruk)

غيرك

I take refuge

(A'udhu)

أعوذ

 in Allah

(Bi-llaahi)

بالله

From

(Min)

 من

 

Sheitan

(Al-Sheitan)

الشيطان

The doomed

(Al-Rajeem)

الرجيم

In the name of

(Bism)

بسم

Allah

(Allah)..

الله

The Gracious

(Al-Rahman)

الرحمن

The Merciful

(Al-Rahim)

الرحيم

 

 

AL-TASHAH'HUD

Al-Tashah'hud is said when a praying person sits down after perform­ing either two Rak'as or at the end of the Salat.

Al-Tasleem is said following the Tashah'hud at the end of the Salat.

Tashah'hud can be said in one of two different versions depending on the Islamic school of thought the person follows.  Either way, the words and the phrases are beautiful and reflect the full glorification of the Almighty. (For more detail see Book 11 of the Series of Islamic Books for Beginners.)

 

Al-Tashah'hud

Greetings be to Allah, and all Worship and all Goodness.

التحيات لله والصلوات والطيبات

Peace, Blessings, and Allah's Grace

السلام عليك أيها النبي

be Unto you O' Prophet

ورحمة الله وبركاته

Peace be Unto us

السلام علينا

and Unto the Good Servants of Allah

وعلى عباد الله الصالحين

I Declare That There is no Deity Except Allah

أشهد أن لاإله إلا الله

He is One and Without a Partner

وحده لا شريك له

and I Declare That Muhammad is His Servant and Messenger

وأشهد أن محمداً عبده ورسوله

 

Words of Al-Tashah'hud

The Greetings

(Al-Tahiyyatu)

التحيات

To Allah

(Lil-Llaahi)

لله

And all Worship

(Wa-Salawaatu)

والصلوات

And all Goodness

(Wal Tayyibaatu)

والطيبات

Peace be

(As-Salaamu)

السلام

Unto you

(Alayka)

عليك

O' You

(Ayyuha)

أيها

Prophet

(Nabiyyo)

النبي

And the grace of

(Wa Rahmatul)

ورحمة

Allah

(Allahi)

الله

And His blessings

(Wa Barakatuh)

وبركاته

Peace be

(As-Salaamu)

السلام

Unto us

(Alayna).

علينا

And unto

(Wa Ala)

وعلى

The servants of

(Ibaadil)

عباد

Allah

(Allah)

الله

The righteous

(Al Saaliheen)

الصالحين

I declare

(Ash'hadu)

أشهد

That

(Ann)

أن

There is no

(Laa)

لا

Deity

(Ilaaha)

إله

Except

(Illa)

إلا

Allah

(Allah)

الله

He is One

(Wahdahu)

وحده

Without

(Laa)

لا

Partner

(Shareeka)

شريك

To Him

(Lahu)

له

and I declare

(Wa Ash'hadu)

وأشهد

That

(Anna)

أن

Muhammad

(Muhammadan)

محمداً

His servant

(Abduhu)

عبده

And His messenger

(Wa Rasooluh).

ورسوله

 

 

 

AL-TASLEEM

 Al-Tasleem is said following the Tashah'hud at the end of the Salat.

Tasleem can be said in one of two different versions depending on the Islamic school of thought the person follows.  Either way, the words and the phrases are beautiful and reflect the full glorification of the Almighty. (For more detail see Book 11 of the Series of Islamic Books for Beginners. )

 

Al-Tasleem

O' Lord!  Bless Muhammad

اللهم صلِّ على محمدٍ 

and the Descendants of Muhammad

وآل محمد

As You have Blessed Ibrahim..

كما صليت على إبراهيم

and the Descendants of Ibrahim

وآل إبراهيم

And Bless Muhammad and the Descendants of Muhammad

وبارك على محمدٍ وآل محمد

As You have Blessed Ibrahim

كما باركت على إبراهيم  

and the Descendants of Ibrahim in the Worlds

وآل إبراهيم في العالمين

Verily You are the One to be Praised and Glorified

إنك حميدٌ مجيد

 

Words of Al-Tasleem

O' Lord

(Allahumma)

اللهم

Bless

(Salli Ala)

صلِّ على

Muhammad

(Muhammad)

محمدٍ

And upon

(Wa Ala)

على

The Descendants

(Aali)

وآل

Muhammad

(Muhammad)

محمد

As you have

(Kama)

كما

Blessed

(Sallayta)

صليت

Unto

(Ala)

على

Ibrahim

(Ibrahim)

إبراهيم

And upon

(Wa Ala)

وعلى

The descendants

(Aali)

آل

Ibrahim

(Ibrahim)

إبراهيم

And Bless

(Wa Baarik)

وبارك

Upon

(Ala)

على

Muhammad

(Muhammad)

محمد

And upon

(Wa Ala)

وعلى

The Descendants

(Aali)

آل

Muhammad

(Muhammad)

محمد

As

(Kama)

كما

You have Blessed

(Baarekta)

باركت

Upon

(Ala)

على

Ibrahim

(Ibrahim)

إبراهيم

And upon

(Wa Ala)

وعلى

The Descendants

(Aali)

آل

Ibrahim

(Ibrahim)

إبراهيم

In

(Fi)

في

The Worlds

(Al-Aalameen)

العالمين

Verily You are

(Innaka)

إنك

The one to be praised

(Hameedun)

حميدٌ

And Glorified

(Majeed)

مجيد

 


 

SECOND VERSION OF TASHAH'HUD

Some schools of thought in Islam say the Tashah'hud as follows:  (This is the Shi'a version (Ja'fari).  See also Book of Salat of the Series of Islamic Books for Beginners.)

 

A Second Version of Tashah'hud

In Allah's Name and by His Power.

 بسم الله وبالله

The Praise Belongs to Him, and the Best Names are His

 والحمد لله وخير الأسماء لله

I Declare That There is no Deity Except Allah,

 أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله

He is One without a Partner

وحده لا شريك له

And I Declare that Muhammad is His Servant and Messenger

 وأشهد أنَّ محمداً عبده  ورسوله

O Lord! Bless Muhammad

 أللهم صلِّ على محمدٍ

and the Descendants of Muhammad

وآلِ محمد

 

Words of the Second Version of Tashah'hud

In the name of

(Bismil).

بسم

Allah

(Allah)

الله

And by His power

(Wa Billaah)

وبالله

And the praise

(Wal Hamdu)

والحمد

Belongs to Allah

(Lillaah)

لله

And the best

(Wa Khayrul)

وخير

Names

(Asmaa'i)

الأسماء

Belong to Allah

(Lillaah)

لله

I declare

(Ash'hadu)

أشهد

That

(Ann)

أنْ

There is no

(Laa)

لا

Deity

(Ilaaha)

إله

Except

(Illa)

إلا

Allah

(Allah)

الله

He is One

(Wahdahu)

وحدهُ

Without

(Laa)

لا

A partner

(Shareeka)

شريك

To Him

(Lahu)

لهُ

O' Lord

(Allahumma)

أللهم

Bless

(Salli)

صلِّ

Upon

(Ala)

على

Muhammad

(Muhammad)

محمدٍ

And upon

(Wa Ala)

وعلى

The descendants

(Aali)

آل

Muhammad

(Muhammad)

محمد

 

 

SECOND VERSION OF AL-TASLEEM

Some Islamic schools of thought say the Tasleem as follows:  (This is the Shi'a version (Ja'fari).  See also Book of Salat of the Series of Islamic Books for Beginners.)

A Second Version of Tasleem

May Peace be Unto you, O Prophet

 السلام عليك أيها النبيُّ

And Allah's Mercy and Blessings

 ورحمة اللهِ وبركاته

May Peace be Unto us and Unto the Righteous Servants of Allah

 السلام علينا وعلى عباد الله الصالحين

May Allah's Peace and Mercy be Unto you

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

 

Words of the Second Version of Tasleem

Peace (Al-Salaamu)

السلام

Be unto you (Alayka)

عليك

O' (Ayyuha)

أيها

Prophet (Nabiyyo)

النبيُّ

And the mercy (Wa-Rahmatul)

ورحمة

Allah (Allahi)

الله

And His blessings (Wa Barakatuh)

وبركاته

Peace (Al-Salaamu)

السلام

Unto us (Alayna)

علينا

And unto (Wa Ala)

وعلى

The servants (Ibaad)

عباد

Allah (Allah)

الله

The righteous (Al-Saaliheen)

الصالحين

Peace (Al-Salaamu)

السلام

Unto you (Alaikum)

عليكم

And Allah's mercy (Wa Rahmatul Allah

 ورحمة الله

 

 

OTHER VARIATIONS IN SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT

The Tashah'hud mentioned previously showed one difference among various Islamic schools of thought.  There are other differences too such as in the third and fourth Rak'a some Islamic schools of thought give the option to either say Surah Al-Fatiha or to say the following phrases three times: (This is the choice of the Shi'a (Ja'fari) School of thought (Ahlul Bayt).  See Book of Salat in the Series of Islamic Books for Beginners.)

 

Other Variant in School of Thought

Glory be to Allah and all the Praise is His And there is no Deity except Allah, and Allah is the Greatest

 سبحان الله والحمد لله

 ولا إله إلا الله والله أكبر

Meaning of the Words

Glory be

(Subhaana)

سبحان

Allah

(Allahi)

الله

And the praise

(Wal Hamdu)

والحمد

Belongs to Allah

(Li-Llaahi)

لله

And there is no

(Wa Laa)

ولا

Deity

(Ilaaha)

إله

Except

(Illa)

إلا

Allah

(Allah)

الله

And Allah

(Wa Laahu)

والله

The greatest

(Akbar)

أكبر

 

 

Another variation is that on trying to get up from the second sujood (prostration) they say: (This is the choice of the Shi'a (Ja'fari) School of thought (Ahlul Bayt).  See Book of Salat in the Series of Islamic Books for Beginners.)

 

Other Variant in School of Thought

By Allah's Authority and Might I stand up and sit down

بحول الله وقوته أقوم وأقعد

Meaning of the Words

By authority

(Bi-Howli)

بحول

Allah

(Allahi)

الله

And His might

(Wa Quwwatih)

وقوته

I stand up

(Aqoomu)

أقوم

And sit down

(Wa Aq'ud)

وأقعد