Can We Say “Sayyidina” in Salat Ibrahimiyya during Prayer?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad

Question

Should we say “Sayyiduna” during the al-Salat al-Ibrahimiyya (The Abrahamic prayer), or is it better not to do that?

Answer

Thank you for your question.

In the Shafi‘i school, it is recommended to say “Sayyidina” during the Abrahamic Prayer.

The Reliance of the Traveller states,

“The optimal way is to say: ‘0 Allah, bless Muhammad and the folk of Muhammad as You blessed Ibrahim and the folk of Ibrahim. And show grace to Muhammad and the folk of Muhammad as You did to Ibrahim and the folk of Ibrahim in the worlds, for You are truly the Most Praiseworthy and Noble.’ (A: It is desirable to add before each mention of the names Muhammad and Ibrahim the word ‘sayyidina’ (our liegelord). The hadith ‘Do not liegelord me in the prayer’ is a forgery containing corrupt Arabic.)” [Keller, The Reliance of the Traveller]

May Allah give you the best of this world and the next.
[Ustadha] Shazia Ahmad
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Ustadha Shazia Ahmad lived in Damascus, Syria, for two years, where she studied aqidah, fiqh, tajweed, tafsir, and Arabic. She then attended the University of Texas at Austin and completed her Master’s in Arabic. Afterward, she moved to Amman, Jordan, where she studied fiqh, Arabic, and other sciences. She later moved back to Mississauga, Canada, where she lives with her family.