| Salat al-Fatih, Durood Fatih or Sholawat Fatih | |
| Author: | Ahmad al-Tijani |
| Title Working: | صَلَاةُ الْفَاتِحِ |
| Country: | Morocco |
| Language: | Arabic |
| Subject: | Dhikr, Dua, Wird |
| Genre: | Wazifa |
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]
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]