Salawat on the Prophet

The basic form

The shortest complete salawat, and the one people whisper thousands of times a day:

Durood Ibrahim (the full form)

This is what the Prophet taught when the companions asked him "how do we send salawat on you?" It is the exact form we recite in the final sitting of every prayer.

When to send salawat

• In every tashahhud of every prayer.
• Every time the Prophet's name is mentioned.
• On Fridays. The Prophet said to increase salawat on him on Jumu\u2018ah in particular.
• At the start and end of every du\u2019a. Umar said "du\u2019a is stopped between heaven and earth. None of it rises until you send salawat on your Prophet."
• As your default remembrance. Ubayy ibn Ka\u2018b once asked "shall I make all my du\u2019a for you?" The Prophet said "then your concerns are removed and your sins forgiven."

How many times

There is no capped number. Scholars historically recommend 100, 300, or 1000 salawat a day depending on capacity. The clean starting habit: 100 after Fajr, 100 after Maghrib. If that is too much, start with 10 after every prayer. Use a counter so you do not have to keep score in your head.

Common variants

South Asian tradition includes longer expansions like Durood-e-Taj and Durood-e-Akbar. These are not from the Prophet directly; they are later compilations of praise. There is no harm in reading them, but scholars are unanimous that the strongest and most reliable form is Durood Ibrahim above.