All services rendered by words and bodily actions and sacrifice of wealth are due to Allāh. Peace be on thee, O prophet! and the mercy of Allāh and His blessings. Peace be on us and on the righteous servants of Allāh. I bear witness that none deserves to be worshipped but Allāh, and I bear witness that Muḥammad is His servant and His Apostle.

If this is only the intermediate sitting in a prayer of three or four rak‘ahs, the worshipper stands up after the above-mentioned dhikr, but if it is the final sitting, whether in a prayer of two or three or four rak‘ahs, the following dhikr, called al-ṣalā ‘ala-l-Nabiyy, is added:

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Allāh-umma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammad-in wa ‘alā āli Muḥammad-in kamā sallai-ta ‘alā Ibrāhīma wa ‘alā āli Ibrāhima inna-ka Ham-īd-un Majīd. Allāh-umma-bārik ‘alā Muḥammad-in wa alā āli Muḥammad-in kamā bā rakta ‘alā Ibrāhīma wa ‘alā āli Ibrāhīma inna-ka Hamīd-um Majīd. (AD. 2:181).
O Allāh! Exalt Muḥammad and the true followers of Muḥammad as Thou didst exalt, Abraham and the true followers of Abraham; surely Thou art Praised, Magnified. O Allāh! Bless Muḥammad and the true followers of Muḥammad as Thou didst bless Abraham and the true followers of Abraham; surely Thou art Praised, Magnified.

The following prayer is then added :