Allah and the angels sends durood on the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) Oh you who believe you too send durood on the Prophet'
Al Quran 33:56
He
who has forgotten to read the Durood Shareef, has truly forgotten the
path to Jannah
(Al Qolul Badi)
Hadith 1
Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) said, "Without
doubt, there is an Angel of Almighty Allah whom Allah has given power
to listen to the voices of all the people. Whenever any persons reads
a Durood Shareef, this Angel delivers the Durood Shareef to me. I
then plead to Almighty Allah for the person to receive ten blessing
for reading a single Durood Shareef". (Jaami'us Sagheer)
Hadith 2
Sayyiduna Abu Darda (radi Allahu anhu) narrates that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah
(sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) said, "Increase the Durood Shareef
on the Day of Jummah for it is a Day of Witnessing. It is a day when
the Durood Shareef is presented to me. For that person who reads the
Durood Shareef, his voice reaches me wherever he is". When it was
inquired as to whether he would hear the voice even after leaving
this world, Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) replied,
"Yes, even after I have departed because Almighty Allah has made it
Haraam upon the earth to devour the bodies of the Ambiya". (Jalaa'ilul
Ifhaam)
Hadith 3
It is reported that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam)
was once asked about those who read the Durood Shareef after he had
passed away. He replied, "I listen personally to the Durood Shareef
of those who love me, while the Durood Shareef of others is presented
to me". (Al Qolul Badi)
Hadith 4
Sayyiduna Abu Amaama (radi Allahu anhu) narrates that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah
(sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) said, "Almighty Allah has promised
me that after I pass away, He will give me the power to listen to
every person who reads the Durood Shareef, even though I will be in
Madinatul Munawwarah and my followers will be the East and West. O
Abu Amaama, the entire creation has been placed in my tomb and I will
see and hear all creation. He who reads the Durood Shareef ten times
will receive a hundred rewards in return". (Durratun Naasiheen)
Hadith 5 If anybody reads 100 Durood
Shareef on Thursday evening then according to Ahadith,
70 necessities will be met in this life and 30 in the Hereafter.
On every Thursday Allah Almighty sends Angels to the earth in the
afternoon.
They have silver leaves and golden pens which they use to record the
Durood Shareef of the reciter from that afternoon of Thursday till
the sunset of Friday.[11] The Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace
and Blessings of Allah Almighty be upon him) informed the Ummah, that
reading Durood Shareef on Thursday night and Friday is presented to
him.
The Beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah
Almighty be upon him) has also informed us the best way to have our
prayers answered, and that is to start with and end with Durood Shareef.
The message of Allah Ta'ala to Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi
wasallam) has come down to us in the form of the Holy Quran and the
teachings of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam)
have reached us in the form of the Ahadith. Let us see what both the
Holy Quran and Ahadith say about Durood Shareef (Salawat):
Innalllaha wa Malaa'ikatahu Yu salluna allan nabiyi. Ya Ayyuhal ladheena
aamanu sallu alaihi wasallimu tasleema.
Almighty Allah says: "Surely
Allah and His Angels send blessings on the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu
alaihi wasallam). O you who believe! Send Blessings (Durood) and Salutations
(Salaams) on the Prophet with worthy Salutation". (Surah al-Ahzab:
56)
In this verse of the Holy Quran, Almighty Allah, His Malaa'ikah (Angles)
and the Muslims have been mentioned as sending Durood upon Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam). So, Durood Shareef is
actually "a Du'a in praise of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sallal laahu
alaihi wasallam)."
Hadhrat Anas (radi Allahu anhu) narrates that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah
(sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) said: "He who reads a single Durood
upon me, Almighty Allah blesses him ten times, ten of his sins are
forgiven, and he is increased ten times in stages (internally). (Mishkaat)
Hadhrat Abdullah ibn Ma'sud
(radi Allahu anhu) also narrates that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal
laahu alaihi wasallam) said: "On the Day of Qiyamah, the closest to
me from among the people will be those who have read the most amount
of Durood Shareef". (Tirmidhi)
It is now evident
that the recitation of Durood Shareef (Salawat) is in perfect obedience
to the Divine Command and in complete conformity with the teachings
of Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) of Islam. There is
no scope to choose anything else when we have with us the words of
Allah Ta'ala and His Apostle, Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu
alaihi wasallam)
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The one who recites this Durood
Sharif once, will receive the reward (sawab) of reciting
600,000 durood sharifs.
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WHAT IS DUROOD SHAREEF AND THE IMPORTANCE OF DUROOD SHAREEF
Divine blessings
on Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) is one of
the highest and the most meritorious act in our Deen. This "Divine
Blessings" is called Durood Shareef. When Almighty Allah sends Durood
and Salaams upon Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam),
He is actually blessing him. When the Malaa'ikah and the Muslims send
Durood and Salaams to Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam),
they are actually showing Almighty Allah their respect for the Holy
Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam). Muslims hope that, through
the blessings of the Durood and Salaams, Almighty Allah will forgive
them of their sins and increase their status in this world and in
the Hereafter. The Malaa'ikah hope that Almighty Allah will increase
their status.
Durood is a sure means of Allah Ta'ala granting blessings, peace,
prosperity and favours of great magnitude on one who recites Durood
Shareef on the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam). The reciter
of Durood Shareef receives all the benefits in this world and utmost
gain in the next world with addition to the love of the Holy Prophet
(sallal laahu alaihi wasallam).
The invocation of Blessings on the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi
wasallam) is styled in Arabic as "Salawat", in Persian as "Durood",
and in Urdu as "Salawat-o-Salaam".
The reciter of Durood Shareef will, after some time, come to realise
by himself that it is the spontaneous outpouring of his heart before
the Great Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) of Islam, whose love
and attachment is needed to get all the present day problems solved
and obtain mercy in the next world. The more Durood Shareef we recite,
the greater the gain and benefit will be achieved in both the worlds.
Hadhrat Shaikh-e-Akbar Mo'inuddin ibn Arabi (radi Allahu anhu) has
stated that, "Those who claim to love and revere the Holy Prophet
(sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) should increase their recital of the
Durood Shareef in patience and perseverance until, through the mercy
of Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam), they have the opportunity
of witnessing his blessed countenance".
The special and exclusive aspect of this prayer is that Durood Shareef
is immediately accepted by Allah Ta'ala. No one can doubt its acceptance,
as Durood Shareef is being recited by Allah Ta'ala too. Not only this,
but He has revealed this secret in the Holy Quran by saying:
Wara fa'na laka dhikrak - "Have I not exalted thy name."
Muslims are indeed very fortunate . Allah Ta'ala chose for them
Islam as a religion, declared to be comprehensive and final for mankind.
The person chose to deliver this message in this specific form and
extra-ordinary style of love and hope was the most beloved of Allah
Ta'ala and became the Light of Divinity, to be shed upon the
entire universe. This Light devastated all the domains of darkness
and depression. By reciting Durood Shareef (Salawat) we invite Light
and drive away all darkness from our inner soul. Our mind becomes
soft and love saturated. If there is softness in everything, it tends
beauty to it. People become ugly owing to lack of this essential beauty
of the inner part of the mind. This ugliness cannot be glossed over
by any amount of cosmetics. It is the Durood Shareef on the Holy Prophet
(sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) which works wonders.
In the same manner,
the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) taught us Durood Shareef
to attain salvation, perfect peace and maximum gain in this world
as well as the next. The soul is the soil where the faith of Allah
is to be implanted firmly and faithfully which requires continuous
recitation of Durood Shareef to thrive and flourish. We have been
told by Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) that
Durood Shareef is itself Light and when Light enters the soul every
aspiration is achieved and every goal is won. Nothing remains thereafter
to worry about.
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The one who recites this Durood Sharif once, will have his sins
forgiven equivalent to 80 years
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Human spirit today
is depressed everywhere and mankind has come to the edge of destruction,
decay and devastation. Everyone is engulfed in untold miseries and
tragedies of a very great magnitude. Troubles and tortures, pain,
poverty, hunger, ill-health, frustrations and accidents have broken
the back of the human society. All this can evaporate with the recitation
of Durood Shareef on the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam)
who has clearly proclaimed that Durood Shareef is the panacea of all
ills and that if any one comes across a calamity he should recite
Durood Shareef in the maximum number.
Allah Ta'ala has promised
that if anyone recites Durood only once, He showers ten blessings
on the reciter immediately. It is narrated that once Hadhrat Musa
(alaihis salaam) walked a very long distance in the desert during
summer at noon. He lost his consciousness due to thirst
and hunger. After a while, when he regained his consciousness, Allah
Ta'ala sent Hadhrat Jibrael (alaihis salaam) to go and inquire from
Hadhrat Musa (alaihis salaam) if he was thirsty or not. Hadhrat Musa
(alaihis salaam) replied that he was thirsty. Allah Ta'ala told him
that the thirst on the Day of Judgement will be a million times more
than what Hadhrat Moosa (alaihis salaam) experienced. Hadhrat Musa
(alaihis salaam) was told that if he wished to get rid of that thirst
on the hottest Day of Judgement, he would have to do one thing. When
Hadhrat Musa (alaihis salaam) enquired as to what should be done,
Allah Ta'ala told him that he should recite Durood Shareef in abundance
on His last Prophet, Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam).
Hadhrat Musa (alaihis salaam) thanked Allah Ta'ala and immediately
began reciting Durood Shareef on the Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal
laahu alaihi wasallam).
From the above fact it
is quite clear that Allah Ta'ala has given orders even to his Ambiya
to recite Salawat on the last and final Prophet of Islam, and that
Durood Shareef is not only panacea and a solution to the ills of this
world but in the next too.
In another story, it is
narrated that when Hadhrat Adam (alaihis salaam) saw Bibi Hawa (radi
Allahu anha) he wanted to be close to her, but Allah Ta'ala sent Hadhrat
Jibrael (alaihis salaam) to stop him. Allah Ta'ala told him that if
he wanted to take Bibi Hawa (radi Allahu anha) as his wife, he should
first pay Mahr (dowry). On his inquiry as to what the Mahr was, Allah
Ta'ala told Hadhrat Jibrael (alaihis salaam) to inform him that the
best way of paying the dowry is for him to recite Durood Shareef 3
times on His last Prophet, Hadhrat Muhammad (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam).
Hadhrat Adam (alaihis salaam) did so, Bibi Hawa (radi Allahu anha)
was granted to him as his legal and legitimate wife.
The highest blessing that
Islam has conferred on man is the concept of Tauheed or Unity of Allah
in its purest form. This has been furnished to mankind through Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam), the last of the Prophets.
It is a cardinal duty of every Muslim man and woman, young and old
to entertain the highest respect, regard, love and esteem for the
Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) and his family. It should be
clear that obedience to Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi
wasallam) is always to be charged with intense love and highest regard
for him, for it is through love and esteem that truth can be comprehended
and communion with the Creator can be vouch-safed. In fact, love is
the motive force, reverence dissolves and implicit obedience to the
Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) which is the natural outcome.
It is therefore incumbent on those who love him, to pray to Allah
Ta'ala and His Angels in wishing for him peace according to the Divine
Command. This will reshape the life that is otherwise infested with
turmoil. The reciter will get countless and matchless benefits in
both the Worlds and can claim to be the lover of Holy Prophet (sallal
laahu alaihi wasallam).
As Muslims we should recite
Durood Shareef in the Arabic language. Islam seeks to create a unified
outlook and it is in the Arabic language alone that welds all Muslims
into one great brotherhood. Besides, Arabic is the language of Heaven,
it is the language of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam),
it is the language of the Angels and it is the language of Hadhrat
Abu-Bakr, Hadhrat Umar, Hadhrat Uthman and Hadhrat Ali (radi Allahu
anhuma). The daily recitation of Durood Shareef has a tremendous effect
on the human head, heart, mind and person. It purifies thoughts and
intensifies actions. It makes passages for perfect peace and personal
satisfaction.
