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“The Salutation (for the Deliverance) of the Soul” [salatu-r ruh] is customarily recited at the graveyard, especially at the final resting abodes of one’s parents, ancestors, relatives and teachers.

It is also known as durud-e-dawami. A shorter version without the first three lines is known as durud-e-shifa. Extracts of this benediction also appear in the Salawat compendium of Imam al-Jazuli, Dala’ilu-l Khayrat.

Many spiritual guides have stated that this salutation is equivalent to 1,000 salawat. Our Shaikhuna Dr. Taika Shu’aib al-Kirkari al-Siddiqi has mentioned the following benefits in relation to this salutation in his prayer book, “Al-Munjiyat”:

Reciting it once is equal to reciting the whole of the Dala’ilu-l Khayrat
Reciting it 3 times at a graveyard will provide its occupants relief from the trials of the grave for 80 years
Reciting it 4 times protects the dead from all tribulations of the grave till the Day of Judgement.
Reciting it 24 times for one’s parents would deem one to have discharged one’s duties to them. Such parents would be visited by a thousand angels
Reciting it daily brings about purification of the heart, immense beneficial effects on the body and soul, and an exalted position here and in the hereafter
Success is from Allah.

Salutation (for the Deliverance) of the Soul
اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّى عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ مَادَامَتِ الصَّلَوٰت، وَصَلِّى عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ مَادَامَتِ الرَّحْمَة، وَصَلِّى عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ مَادَامَتِ الْبَرَكَاة، وَصَلِّى عَلٰى رُوحِ مُحَمَّدٍ فِى الْاَرْوَاحِ، وَصَلِّى عَلٰى صُورَةِ مُحَمَّدٍ فِى الصُّوَرِ، وَصَلِّى عَلٰى اِسْمِ مُحَمَّدٍ فِى الْاَسْمَآءِ، وَصَلِّى عَلٰى نَـفْسِ مُحَمَّدٍ فِى النُّفُوْسِ، وَصَلِّى عَلٰى قَلْبِ مُحَمَّدٍ فِى الْقُلُوْبِ، وَصَلِّى عَلٰى قَبْرِ مُحَمَّدٍ فِى الْقُبُوْرِ، وَصَلِّى عَلٰى رَوْضَةِ مُحَمَّدٍ فِى الرِّ يَاضِ، وَصَلِّى عَلٰى جَسَدِ مُحَمَّدٍ فِى الْاَجْسَادِ، وَصَلِّى عَلٰى تُرْبَةِ مُحَمَّدٍ فِى التُّرَابِ، وَصَلِّى عَلٰى اُمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ فِى الْاُمَمِ، وَصَلَّى اللّٰهُ وَسَلَّمَ وَبَارَكَ عَلٰى خَيْرِ خَلْقِهٖ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ اٰلِهِ وَاَصْحَابِهِ وَاَزْوَاجِهِ وَذُرِّيَاتِهِ وَاَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ وَاَحْبَابِهِ اَجْمَعِيْنَ، بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَآ اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ،

Allâhumma salli ‘alâ Muhammadin mâdâmati-s salawât, wa salli ‘alâ Muhammadin mâdâmati-r rahmah, wa salli ‘alâ Muhammadin mâdâmati-l barakâh,

wa salli ‘alâ rûhi Muhammadin fi-l arwâh, wa salli ‘alâ sûrati Muhammadin fi-s suwar, wa salli ‘alâ ismi Muhammadin fi-l asmâ’, wa salli ‘alâ nafsi Muhammadin fi-n nufûs, wa salli ‘alâ qalbi Muhammadin fi-l qulûb, wa salli ‘alâ qabri Muhammadin fi-l qubûr, wa salli ‘alâ rawdati Muhammadin fi-r riyâd, wa salli ‘alâ jasadi Muhammadin fi-l ajsâd, wa salli ‘alâ turbati Muhammadin fi-t turâb, wa salli ‘alâ ummati Muhammadin fi-l umam,

wa salla-Llahu wa sallama wa bâraka ‘alâ khairi khalqihi sayyidinâ Muhammadin wa âlihi wa ashâbihi wa azwâjihi wa dhurriyâtihi wa ahli baytihi wa ahbâbihi ajma’în, bi-rahmatika yâ arhama-r râhimîn, wa-l hamdulillâhi rabbi-l ‘âlamîn.

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O Allāh, invoke benedictions upon the praised one till Your benedictions are completed, Your mercy is exhausted, and Your blessings are fulfilled.

And whelm the soul of the praised one, from amongst all spirits, with Your choicest benedictions; ennoble the appearance of the praised one, from amongst all forms, with Your choicest benedictions; exalt the name of the praised one, from amongst all appellations, with Your choicest benedictions; exalt the quintessence of the praised one, from amongst all essence, with Your choicest benedictions; illuminate the heart of the praised one, from amongst all bosoms, with Your choicest benedictions; enwrap the resting abode of the praised one, from amongst all graves, with Your choicest benedictions; shower the garden of the praised one, from amongst all fields, with Your choicest benedictions; clothe the body of the praised one, from amongst all beings, with Your choicest benedictions; perfume the dust of the praised one, from amongst all earth, with Your choicest benedictions; and honour the nation of the praised one, from amongst all people, with Your choicest benedictions.

May Allāh invoke benedictions, bestow peace, and shower blessings upon the best of His Creation, our liege-lord Muhammad, and on his pure family, noble companions, faithful wives, blessed progeny, protected household, and ardent lovers. Through Your Mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful. And praise be to Allāh, Lord of all the Worlds.

And Allah is the Guide.