رَاتِبُ الْإِمَامِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَلَوِي الْحَدَّادِ
The Ratib of Imam ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAlawī al-Ḥaddād
الِافْتِتَاحُ وَسُورَةُ الْفَاتِحَةِ
Opening and Sūrat al-Fātiḥah
الْفَاتِحَةُ إِلَىٰ حَضْرَةِ النَّبِيِّ مُحَمَّدٍ،
Al-Fātiḥah, dedicated to the presence of the Prophet Muhammad,
صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
may Allah bless him and his family and grant him peace.
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ.
I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the accursed.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ ﴿١﴾
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ﴿٢﴾
All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all worlds,
الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ ﴿٣﴾
the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful,
مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ ﴿٤﴾
Master of the Day of Judgment.
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ ﴿٥﴾
You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help.
اِهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ ﴿٦﴾
Guide us along the straight path—
صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ،
the path of those You have blessed,
غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ. ﴿٧﴾
not those who have incurred Your anger, nor those who have gone astray.
آيَةُ الْكُرْسِيِّ: سُورَةُ الْبَقَرَةِ ٢٥٥
Āyat al-Kursī — Qur’an 2:255
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ،
Allah—there is no god but Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all.
لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ،
Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him.
لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ،
To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth.
مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ،
Who can intercede with Him except by His permission?
يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ،
He knows all that lies before them and all that lies behind them.
وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ،
They grasp nothing of His knowledge except what He wills.
وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ،
His Seat (Kursī) encompasses the heavens and the earth.
وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ. ﴿٢٥٥﴾
Preserving them does not burden Him. He is the Most High, the Magnificent.
خَوَاتِيمُ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ: الْآيَتَانِ ٢٨٤ وَ٢٨٥
The closing passage of al-Baqarah — Qur’an 2:284–285
لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ،
To Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth.
وَإِنْ تُبْدُوا مَا فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ،
Whether you reveal what is within you or conceal it,
يُحَاسِبْكُمْ بِهِ اللَّهُ،
Allah will call you to account for it.
فَيَغْفِرُ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ،
He forgives whom He wills and punishes whom He wills.
وَاللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ. ﴿٢٨٤﴾
Allah has power over all things.
آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ رَبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ،
The Messenger believes in what his Lord has sent down to him, as do the believers.
كُلٌّ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ،
Each believes in Allah, His angels, His Books, and His messengers.
لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِنْ رُسُلِهِ،
“We make no distinction between any of His messengers.”
وَقَالُوا سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا،
They say, “We hear and obey.
غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ. ﴿٢٨٥﴾
Grant us Your forgiveness, our Lord; to You is our return.”
خَاتِمَةُ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ: الْآيَةُ ٢٨٦
The final verse of al-Baqarah — Qur’an 2:286
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا،
Allah does not burden any soul beyond its capacity.
لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ،
It receives the good it has earned and bears the consequences of the wrong it has done.
رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِنْ نَسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا،
“Our Lord, do not hold us accountable if we forget or make a mistake.
رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا،
Our Lord, do not lay a heavy burden upon us,
كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِنَا،
as You laid upon those before us.
رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ،
Our Lord, do not burden us with what we have no strength to bear.
وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا،
Pardon us, forgive us, and have mercy on us.
أَنْتَ مَوْلَانَا فَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ. ﴿٢٨٦﴾
You are our Protector, so grant us victory over those who disbelieve.”
آمِينَ.
Amen.
الْأَذْكَارُ
Invocations of remembrance
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ،
There is no god but Allah alone, without any partner.
لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ،
All sovereignty and all praise belong to Him.
يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ. [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]
He gives life and causes death, and He has power over all things. [3 times]
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ،
Glory be to Allah, and all praise belongs to Allah.
وَلَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ. [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]
There is no god but Allah, and Allah is greater than all. [3 times]
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ،
Glory be to Allah, and praise be to Him.
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ. [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]
Glory be to Allah, the Magnificent. [3 times]
رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتُبْ عَلَيْنَا،
Our Lord, forgive us and turn to us in mercy.
إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ. [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]
You are the One who ever accepts repentance, the Ever-Merciful. [3 times]
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ،
O Allah, bless Muhammad.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمْ. [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]
O Allah, bless him and grant him peace. [3 times]
أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ. [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]
I seek refuge in Allah’s perfect words from the evil of what He has created. [3 times]
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ،
In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing can cause harm,
فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ،
on earth or in heaven.
وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ. [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]
He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. [3 times]
رَضِينَا بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا،
We are content with Allah as our Lord,
وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيًّا. [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]
with Islam as our religion, and with Muhammad as our Prophet. [3 times]
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ،
In the name of Allah, and all praise belongs to Allah.
وَالْخَيْرُ وَالشَّرُّ بِمَشِيئَةِ اللَّهِ. [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]
Good and evil occur by Allah’s will. [3 times]
آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ،
We believe in Allah and the Last Day.
تُبْنَا إِلَى اللَّهِ بَاطِنًا وَظَاهِرًا. [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]
We turn in repentance to Allah, inwardly and outwardly. [3 times]
يَا رَبَّنَا وَاعْفُ عَنَّا،
O our Lord, pardon us,
وَامْحُ الَّذِي كَانَ مِنَّا. [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]
and erase the wrongs we have committed. [3 times]
يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ،
O Lord of Majesty and Generosity,
أَمِتْنَا عَلَىٰ دِينِ الْإِسْلَامِ. [٧ مَرَّاتٍ]
let us die in the faith of Islam. [7 times]
يَا قَوِيُّ يَا مَتِينُ،
O Strong One, O Firm in strength,
اِكْفِ شَرَّ الظَّالِمِينَ. [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]
protect us from the evil of those who do wrong. [3 times]
أَصْلَحَ اللَّهُ أُمُورَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ،
May Allah set right the affairs of the Muslims,
صَرَفَ اللَّهُ شَرَّ الْمُؤْذِينَ. [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]
and turn away the evil of those who cause harm. [3 times]
يَا عَلِيُّ يَا كَبِيرُ،
O Most High, O Most Great,
يَا عَلِيمُ يَا قَدِيرُ،
O All-Knowing, O All-Powerful,
يَا سَمِيعُ يَا بَصِيرُ،
O All-Hearing, O All-Seeing,
يَا لَطِيفُ يَا خَبِيرُ. [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]
O Most Gentle, O All-Aware. [3 times]
يَا فَارِجَ الْهَمِّ، يَا كَاشِفَ الْغَمِّ،
O Reliever of anxiety, O Remover of sorrow,
يَا مَنْ لِعَبْدِهِ يَغْفِرُ وَيَرْحَمُ. [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]
O You who forgive Your servant and show mercy. [3 times]
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ رَبَّ الْبَرَايَا،
I seek forgiveness from Allah, Lord of all creation.
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ مِنَ الْخَطَايَا. [٤ مَرَّاتٍ]
I seek Allah’s forgiveness for my sins. [4 times]
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ. [٥٠ مَرَّةً]
There is no god but Allah. [50 times]
الصَّلَاةُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ وَالدُّعَاءُ لِآلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ
Blessings upon the Prophet and prayers for his family and Companions
مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،
Muhammad is Allah’s Messenger. May Allah bless him and grant him peace,
وَشَرَّفَ وَكَرَّمَ وَمَجَّدَ وَعَظَّمَ،
and bestow upon him honour, dignity, glory, and greatness.
وَرَضِيَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَىٰ عَنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ الْمُطَهَّرِينَ،
May Allah Most High be pleased with the purified members of his household,
وَأَصْحَابِهِ الْمُهْتَدِينَ،
his rightly guided Companions,
وَالتَّابِعِينَ لَهُمْ بِإِحْسَانٍ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ.
and those who follow them in goodness until the Day of Judgment.
سُورَةُ الْإِخْلَاصِ [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]
Sūrat al-Ikhlāṣ — Sincerity [3 recitations]
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ﴿١﴾
Say, “He is Allah, the One;
اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ ﴿٢﴾
Allah, the One on whom all depend.
لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ﴿٣﴾
He neither begets nor was begotten,
وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ ﴿٤﴾
and no one is comparable to Him.”
سُورَةُ الْفَلَقِ [مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً]
Sūrat al-Falaq — Daybreak [1 recitation]
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ ﴿١﴾
Say, “I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak,
مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ﴿٢﴾
from the evil of what He has created,
وَمِنْ شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ﴿٣﴾
and from the evil of darkness when it settles,
وَمِنْ شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ ﴿٤﴾
and from the evil of those who blow upon knots,
وَمِنْ شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ ﴿٥﴾
and from the evil of an envier when they envy.”
سُورَةُ النَّاسِ [مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً]
Sūrat al-Nās — Humankind [1 recitation]
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ ﴿١﴾
Say, “I seek refuge in the Lord of humankind,
مَلِكِ النَّاسِ ﴿٢﴾
the Sovereign of humankind,
إِلَٰهِ النَّاسِ ﴿٣﴾
the God of humankind,
مِنْ شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ ﴿٤﴾
from the evil of the whisperer who withdraws—
الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ ﴿٥﴾
who whispers into the hearts of humankind—
مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ ﴿٦﴾
from among jinn and humankind.”
الْفَاتِحَةُ لِلنَّبِيِّ وَلِلْإِمَامِ الْمُهَاجِرِ
Fātiḥah dedication for the Prophet and Imam al-Muhājir
الْفَاتِحَةُ إِلَىٰ رُوحِ سَيِّدِنَا وَحَبِيبِنَا وَشَفِيعِنَا،
Al-Fātiḥah, dedicated to the soul of our master, beloved, and intercessor,
رَسُولِ اللَّهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ،
Allah’s Messenger, Muhammad ibn ʿAbdullāh,
وَآلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ وَأَزْوَاجِهِ وَذُرِّيَّتِهِ وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ،
and to his family, his Companions, his wives, his descendants, and his household;
وَإِلَىٰ رُوحِ سَيِّدِنَا الْمُهَاجِرِ إِلَى اللَّهِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عِيسَىٰ،
and to the soul of our master Aḥmad ibn ʿĪsā, who emigrated for Allah’s sake,
وَأُصُولِهِ وَفُرُوعِهِمْ؛
his ancestors and their descendants.
أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُعْلِي دَرَجَاتِهِمْ فِي الْجَنَّةِ،
May Allah raise their ranks in Paradise,
وَيُكْثِرُ مِنْ مَثُوبَاتِهِمْ وَيُضَاعِفُ حَسَنَاتِهِمْ،
increase their rewards, and multiply the reward of their good deeds.
وَيَحْفَظُنَا بِجَاهِهِمْ وَيَنْفَعُنَا بِهِمْ،
May He protect us through their standing with Him and benefit us through them,
وَيُعِيدُ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ بَرَكَاتِهِمْ وَأَسْرَارِهِمْ،
and renew for us a share in their blessings and spiritual mysteries,
وَأَنْوَارِهِمْ وَعُلُومِهِمْ وَنَفَحَاتِهِمْ،
their lights, their knowledge, and their breaths of spiritual grace,
فِي الدِّينِ وَالدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ.
in our faith, in this life, and in the life to come.
تُقْرَأُ سُورَةُ الْفَاتِحَةِ.
Recite Sūrat al-Fātiḥah, given in full at the beginning.
لِلْفَقِيهِ الْمُقَدَّمِ وَآلِ أَبِي عَلَوِي
For al-Faqīh al-Muqaddam and the family of Abū ʿAlawī
الْفَاتِحَةُ إِلَىٰ رُوحِ سَيِّدِنَا الْأُسْتَاذِ الْأَعْظَمِ،
Al-Fātiḥah, dedicated to the soul of our master, the great teacher,
الْفَقِيهِ الْمُقَدَّمِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ بَاعَلَوِي،
al-Faqīh al-Muqaddam, Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī Bā ʿAlawī,
وَأُصُولِهِ وَفُرُوعِهِمْ،
his ancestors and their descendants,
وَجَمِيعِ سَادَاتِنَا آلِ أَبِي عَلَوِي وَأُصُولِهِمْ وَفُرُوعِهِمْ؛
and all our masters of the family of Abū ʿAlawī, their ancestors and descendants.
أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُعْلِي دَرَجَاتِهِمْ فِي الْجَنَّةِ،
May Allah raise their ranks in Paradise,
وَيُكْثِرُ مِنْ مَثُوبَاتِهِمْ وَيُضَاعِفُ حَسَنَاتِهِمْ،
increase their rewards, and multiply the reward of their good deeds.
وَيَحْفَظُنَا بِجَاهِهِمْ وَيَنْفَعُنَا بِهِمْ،
May He protect us through their standing with Him and benefit us through them,
وَيُعِيدُ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ بَرَكَاتِهِمْ وَأَسْرَارِهِمْ،
and renew for us a share in their blessings and spiritual mysteries,
وَأَنْوَارِهِمْ وَعُلُومِهِمْ وَنَفَحَاتِهِمْ،
their lights, their knowledge, and their breaths of spiritual grace,
فِي الدِّينِ وَالدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ.
in our faith, in this life, and in the life to come.
تُقْرَأُ سُورَةُ الْفَاتِحَةِ.
Recite Sūrat al-Fātiḥah, given in full at the beginning.
لِسَادَاتِنَا الصُّوفِيَّةِ
For our Sufi masters
الْفَاتِحَةُ إِلَىٰ أَرْوَاحِ سَادَاتِنَا الصُّوفِيَّةِ،
Al-Fātiḥah, dedicated to the souls of our Sufi masters,
أَيْنَمَا كَانُوا وَحَلَّتْ أَرْوَاحُهُمْ،
wherever they may have been and wherever their souls have come to rest,
مِنْ مَشَارِقِ الْأَرْضِ إِلَىٰ مَغَارِبِهَا؛
from the eastern reaches of the earth to its western reaches.
أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُعْلِي دَرَجَاتِهِمْ فِي الْجَنَّةِ،
May Allah raise their ranks in Paradise,
وَيُكْثِرُ مِنْ مَثُوبَاتِهِمْ وَيُضَاعِفُ حَسَنَاتِهِمْ،
increase their rewards, and multiply the reward of their good deeds.
وَيَحْفَظُنَا بِجَاهِهِمْ وَيَنْفَعُنَا بِهِمْ،
May He protect us through their standing with Him and benefit us through them,
وَيُعِيدُ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ بَرَكَاتِهِمْ وَأَسْرَارِهِمْ،
and renew for us a share in their blessings and spiritual mysteries,
وَأَنْوَارِهِمْ وَعُلُومِهِمْ وَنَفَحَاتِهِمْ،
their lights, their knowledge, and their breaths of spiritual grace,
فِي الدِّينِ وَالدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ.
in our faith, in this life, and in the life to come.
تُقْرَأُ سُورَةُ الْفَاتِحَةِ.
Recite Sūrat al-Fātiḥah, given in full at the beginning.
لِلْإِمَامِ صَاحِبِ الرَّاتِبِ
For the Imam who composed the Ratib
الْفَاتِحَةُ إِلَىٰ رُوحِ سَيِّدِنَا صَاحِبِ الرَّاتِبِ،
Al-Fātiḥah, dedicated to the soul of our master, the composer of this Ratib,
قُطْبِ الْإِرْشَادِ وَغَوْثِ الْعِبَادِ وَالْبِلَادِ،
the spiritual axis of guidance, a source of aid for people and lands,
الْحَبِيبِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَلَوِي بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَدَّادِ،
al-Ḥabīb ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAlawī ibn Muḥammad al-Ḥaddād,
وَأُصُولِهِ وَفُرُوعِهِمْ؛
his ancestors and their descendants.
أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُعْلِي دَرَجَاتِهِمْ فِي الْجَنَّةِ،
May Allah raise their ranks in Paradise,
وَيُكْثِرُ مِنْ مَثُوبَاتِهِمْ وَيُضَاعِفُ حَسَنَاتِهِمْ،
increase their rewards, and multiply the reward of their good deeds.
وَيَحْفَظُنَا بِجَاهِهِمْ وَيَنْفَعُنَا بِهِمْ،
May He protect us through their standing with Him and benefit us through them,
وَيُعِيدُ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ بَرَكَاتِهِمْ وَأَسْرَارِهِمْ،
and renew for us a share in their blessings and spiritual mysteries,
وَأَنْوَارِهِمْ وَعُلُومِهِمْ وَنَفَحَاتِهِمْ،
their lights, their knowledge, and their breaths of spiritual grace,
فِي الدِّينِ وَالدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ.
in our faith, in this life, and in the life to come.
تُقْرَأُ سُورَةُ الْفَاتِحَةِ.
Recite Sūrat al-Fātiḥah, given in full at the beginning.
الْفَاتِحَةُ الْعَامَّةُ وَالدُّعَاءُ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ
The general Fātiḥah dedication and prayer for Muslims
الْفَاتِحَةُ إِلَىٰ أَرْوَاحِ كَافَّةِ عِبَادِ اللَّهِ الصَّالِحِينَ،
Al-Fātiḥah, dedicated to the souls of all Allah’s righteous servants,
وَوَالِدِينَا وَمَشَائِخِنَا فِي الدِّينِ وَذَوِي الْحُقُوقِ عَلَيْنَا،
our parents, our teachers in religion, and all those to whom we owe a duty;
وَأَمْوَاتِ أَهْلِ هَذِهِ الْبَلْدَةِ،
and to the deceased of this town,
مِنْ أَهْلِ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ أَجْمَعِينَ،
all those who affirmed, “There is no god but Allah”;
وَإِلَىٰ أَرْوَاحِ أَمْوَاتِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَأَحْيَائِهِمْ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ؛
and to the souls of all Muslims, living and departed, until the Day of Judgment.
أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ لَهُمْ وَيَرْحَمُهُمْ،
May Allah forgive them and have mercy on them,
وَيُفَرِّجُ كُرُوبَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَيَرْحَمُهُمْ وَيَشْفِي مَرْضَاهُمْ،
relieve the Muslims’ hardships, show them mercy, and heal their sick.
وَيَجْمَعُ شَمْلَهُمْ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ وَيُؤَلِّفُ ذَاتَ بَيْنِهِمْ،
May He unite them in guidance and bring harmony to their relationships,
وَيُوَلِّي عَلَيْهِمْ خِيَارَهُمْ وَيَصْرِفُ عَنْهُمْ شِرَارَهُمْ،
place the best of them in authority over them, and keep the worst away from them.
وَيَكْفِينَا وَإِيَّاهُمْ شَرَّ الْفِتَنِ وَالْمِحَنِ،
May He protect us and them from the harm of trials and tribulations,
وَالْمُؤْذِينَ وَالْمُعْتَدِينَ مِنْ قَرِيبٍ أَوْ بَعِيدٍ،
and from those who harm or attack, whether near or far.
وَيُرْخِي أَسْعَارَهُمْ وَيُغَزِّرُ أَمْطَارَهُمْ،
May He make their prices affordable and their rainfall abundant,
وَيُعْطِي كُلَّ سَائِلٍ مِنَّا وَمِنْكُمْ سُولَهُ،
and grant each of us, and each of you, what we ask for,
عَلَىٰ مَا يُرْضِي اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ،
in a way that pleases Allah and His Messenger.
وَيَفْتَحُ عَلَيْنَا فُتُوحَ الْعَارِفِينَ،
May He grant us the spiritual openings of those who know Him,
وَيَخْتِمُ لَنَا بِالْحُسْنَىٰ وَهُوَ رَاضٍ عَنَّا،
and bring our lives to a blessed end, pleased with us,
فِي خَيْرٍ وَلُطْفٍ وَعَافِيَةٍ؛
in goodness, gentleness, and well-being.
وَإِلَىٰ حَضْرَةِ النَّبِيِّ مُحَمَّدٍ،
And al-Fātiḥah, dedicated to the presence of the Prophet Muhammad,
صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
may Allah bless him and his family and grant him peace.
تُقْرَأُ سُورَةُ الْفَاتِحَةِ.
Recite Sūrat al-Fātiḥah, given in full at the beginning.
خَاتِمَةُ الرَّاتِبِ
The conclusion of the Ratib
وَبَعْدَ قِرَاءَةِ الْفَاتِحَةِ يَرْفَعُ يَدَهُ وَيَدْعُو بِمَا شَاءَ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ:
After reciting al-Fātiḥah, raise your hand, pray as you wish, then say:
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ رِضَاكَ وَالْجَنَّةَ،
O Allah, we ask You for Your good pleasure and Paradise,
وَنَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ سَخَطِكَ وَالنَّارِ. [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]
and we seek refuge in You from Your displeasure and the Fire. [3 times]
اِنْتَهَى الرَّاتِبُ.
The Ratib ends here.
الزِّيَادَاتُ بَعْدَ الرَّاتِبِ
Additional supplications after the Ratib
اِنْتَهَى الرَّاتِبُ وَيُزَادُ بَعْدَهُ:
The Ratib ends here; the following is added after it:
يَا عَالِمَ السِّرِّ مِنَّا، لَا تَهْتِكِ السِّتْرَ عَنَّا،
O Knower of our hidden secrets, do not lift the veil that conceals our faults.
وَعَافِنَا وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَكُنْ لَنَا حَيْثُ كُنَّا. [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]
Grant us well-being, pardon us, and be our support wherever we may be. [3 times]
جَزَى اللَّهُ عَنَّا سَيِّدَنَا مُحَمَّدًا،
May Allah reward our master Muhammad on our behalf,
صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَيْرًا،
(may Allah bless him and grant him peace) with goodness.
جَزَى اللَّهُ عَنَّا سَيِّدَنَا مُحَمَّدًا،
May Allah reward our master Muhammad on our behalf,
صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ. [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]
(may Allah bless him and grant him peace) as he deserves. [3 times]
جَزَى اللَّهُ عَنَّا سَيِّدَنَا وَنَبِيَّنَا مُحَمَّدًا،
May Allah reward our master and Prophet Muhammad on our behalf,
صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَىٰ آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ،
may Allah bless him, his family, and his Companions, and grant them peace,
أَفْضَلَ مَا جَازَىٰ نَبِيًّا عَنْ أُمَّتِهِ.
with the finest reward He has ever given a prophet on behalf of his community.
يَا اللَّهُ بِهَا، يَا اللَّهُ بِهَا،
O Allah, grant it to us; O Allah, grant it to us:
يَا اللَّهُ بِحُسْنِ الْخَاتِمَةِ. [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]
O Allah, grant us a good end to our lives. [3 times]
بَعْدَ قِرَاءَةِ الْوِرْدِ اللَّطِيفِ أَوْ أَحَدِ الرَّاتِبَيْنِ
After al-Wird al-Laṭīf or either of the two Ratibs
يَقُولُ:
Say:
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ،
I seek forgiveness from Allah, besides whom there is no god,
الرَّحْمَٰنُ الرَّحِيمُ،
the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful,
الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ الَّذِي لَا يَمُوتُ،
the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all, who never dies,
وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ، رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي. [٧٧ مَرَّةً]
and I turn to Him in repentance. My Lord, forgive me. [77 times]
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ. [٢٧ مَرَّةً]
I ask Allah to forgive all believing men and women. [27 times]
Reading and translation notes
Every Arabic line is followed immediately by its English translation. A repetition count applies to the complete formula ending at that count, even when the formula spans several paired lines. The short surahs have their own recitation instructions. Each closing Fātiḥah cue refers to the complete opening surah.
The Arabic has been fully vocalized for connected reading, including grammatical endings. Normal pause forms apply when stopping. Long vowels and silent letters follow ordinary Arabic spelling; the Qur’anic passages use readable imlāʾī spelling rather than a facsimile of muṣḥaf orthography. Line divisions and punctuation are reading aids. The source’s occasional shifts between “his ancestors” and “their descendants” have been retained.
This is a fresh English translation of the Arabic, including the Qur’anic passages. “Allah” is retained throughout; al-Raḥmān and al-Raḥīm are rendered “the All-Merciful” and “the Ever-Merciful.” Kursī is translated “Seat,” with the Arabic retained because its interpretation is discussed in Qur’anic commentary. Laṭīf, rendered “Most Gentle,” also conveys subtle awareness and care.
In the closing prayers, quṭb is rendered “spiritual axis,” ghawth as “a source of aid,” asrār as “spiritual mysteries,” and futūḥ as “spiritual openings.” Al-Faqīh al-Muqaddam means “the foremost jurist”; al-Ḥabīb is the honorific “the beloved.” The elliptical “O Allah, grant it to us” is read in light of the following request for a good end to life. These are translation choices, not additions to the Arabic.
Source and scope
The complete Arabic sequence follows Khulāṣat al-Madad al-Nabawī, compiled by Habib Umar bin Muhammad bin Hafiz: printed pp. 110–119 (PDF pp. 106–115). It includes Qur’an 2:284, fifty repetitions of the tahlīl, the five Fātiḥah dedications printed in that edition, and the explicitly marked post-Ratib additions. The later passage mentioning “either of the two Ratibs” is reproduced as printed.
The two supplied PDFs were used for comparison. The expanded Fātiḥah conclusion includes later additions, as explained by Habib Umar in the Muwasala answer linked below; not every concluding dedication is attributed here to Imam al-Haddad. The English wording in this document is an independent translation, not an official translation issued by the source publisher.
Official source: Khulāṣat al-Madad al-Nabawī
The complete Arabic source PDF
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