Shortest durood sharif:
Read and copy a concise Durood Sharif taught in Sunan an-Nasa’i, with Arabic text, English and Urdu meanings, transliteration, Quranic guidance and authentic hadith references.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa ʿalā āli Muḥammad
What Is This Short Durood?
A concise form of sending blessings upon Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and his family.
This Durood is a short and easy form of Salawat: asking Allah to send His blessings upon Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and the family of Muhammad ﷺ.
The wording is reported in Sunan an-Nasa’i 1292 from Musa bin Talha, through Zaid bin Kharijah رضی اللہ عنہ.
Muslims may send Salawat upon the Prophet ﷺ frequently. However, a fixed claim that this wording must be read exactly 1,000 times daily, or that it guarantees particular worldly results, should not be attributed to this hadith because the narration itself does not state those claims.
Meaning and Transliteration
English meaning, Urdu translation and pronunciation of the short Durood.
O Allah, send Your blessings upon Muhammad ﷺ and upon the family of Muhammad ﷺ.
اے اللہ! حضرت محمد صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم اور آلِ محمد پر اپنی رحمتیں اور برکتیں نازل فرما۔
Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa ʿalā āli Muḥammad.
Allahumma Salli Ala Muhammadin Wa Ala Aali Muhammad.
اللَّهُمَّ
صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ
وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
Sending Durood in the Quran
Allah commands believers to invoke blessings and peace upon the Prophet ﷺ.
Surah Al-Ahzab
Quran 33:56إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَـٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا
Allah bestows honour and blessings upon the Prophet, and His angels pray for him. Believers are commanded to invoke blessings upon him and greet him with peace.
بے شک اللہ اور اس کے فرشتے نبی پر درود بھیجتے ہیں۔ اے ایمان والو! تم بھی ان پر درود بھیجو اور خوب سلام بھیجو۔
Short Durood in Hadith
The narration from Sunan an-Nasa’i 1292.
Send Salawat and Strive in Dua
Hasanصَلُّوا عَلَيَّ وَاجْتَهِدُوا فِي الدُّعَاءِ، وَقُولُوا: اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
Musa bin Talha reported from Zaid bin Kharijah that he asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ instructed him to send Salawat upon him, strive earnestly in supplication, and say: “O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad.”
حضرت زید بن خارجہ رضی اللہ عنہ سے روایت ہے کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا: مجھ پر درود بھیجو، دعا میں خوب کوشش کرو، اور کہو: اے اللہ! محمد صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم اور آلِ محمد پر رحمت نازل فرما۔
View the full Arabic narration with chain
أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الأُمَوِيُّ، فِي حَدِيثِهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ طَلْحَةَ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ زَيْدَ بْنَ خَارِجَةَ قَالَ أَنَا سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: صَلُّوا عَلَيَّ وَاجْتَهِدُوا فِي الدُّعَاءِ وَقُولُوا اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
Reference Numbering Note
The current reference is Sunan an-Nasa’i 1292, Book 13, Hadith 114. An older English volume-based numbering system lists it as Hadith 1293. Printed Urdu editions may use a different sequence.
Virtue of Sending Durood
An authentic reward mentioned in Sahih Muslim.
Ten Blessings for One Salawat
Sahih Muslim 408مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَيَّ وَاحِدَةً صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ عَشْرًا
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught that whoever sends blessings upon him once, Allah sends blessings upon that person ten times.
Avoid Unsupported Guarantees
Sending Salawat is a blessed act of worship, and Muslims may recite it frequently. However, a specific daily number or a guaranteed result concerning wealth, health, success or every personal problem should not be presented as a prophetic promise without a reliable Quranic or hadith reference.
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