B.
WHAT IS DUROOD SHAREEF AND THE IMPORTANCE OF DUROOD SHAREEF
Divine
blessings on Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim)
is 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 Wasallim), He is actually blessing him. When
the Malaa'ikah and the Muslims send Durood and Salaams to Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim), they are actually
showing Almighty Allah their respect for the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim).
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 Aakirah. 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 Wasallim). 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 Wasallim).
The
invocation of Blessings on the Holy Prophet (Sallal
Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) is styled in Arabic as "Salawat", in Persian
as "Durood", and in Urdu as "Salawat-o-Salaam".
The
regular recitation of Durood Shareef on Sayyiduna Rasoolullah
(Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) lifts up our hearts on to a plane
of comprehension where we gaze in our new found peace and moral
armour.
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 Wasallim) 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. Hazrat
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 Wasallim) should increase their recital of the Durood Shareef
in patience and perseverance until, through the mercy of
Rasoolullah
(Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim), 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 zikrah
"Have
I not exalted thy name."
Muslims
are a very fortunate people. Allah Ta'ala chose for them the name
of 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 Wasallim) which works wonders.
In the
same manner, the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) 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 Wasallim)
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.
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 a human being. All this
can evaporate with the recitation of Durood Shareef on the Holy
Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) 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 Hazrat Musa (alaihis salaam) walked a very
long distance in the desert during summer at noon. He fainted
due to thirst and hunger. After a while, when he regained his
consciousness, Allah Ta'ala sent Hazrat Jibrael (alaihis salaam)
to go and inquire from Hazrat Musa (alaihis salaam) if he was
thirsty or not. Hazrat 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 Hazrat Moosa (alaihis salaam)
experienced. Hazrat 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 Hazrat 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 Wasallim). Hazrat Musa
(alaihis salaam) thanked Allah Ta'ala and immediately began reciting
Durood Shareef on the Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim).
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 Hazrat Adam (alaihis salaam) saw
Bibi Hawa (radi Allahu anha) he wanted to be close to her, but
Allah Ta'ala sent Hazrat 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 Hazrat
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, Hazrat Muhammad (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim). Hazrat
Adam (alaihis salaam) did so, Bibi Hawa (radi Allahu anha) was
granted to him as his legal and legitimate wife.
The
highest blessings which 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 Wasallim), 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 Wasallim) and his family. It should be clear that
obedience to Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi
Wasallim)
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 Wasallim) 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 which
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 Wasallim).
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 which welds all Muslims into one great brotherhood. Besides,
Arabic is the language of Heaven, it is the language of Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim), it is the language
of the Angels and it is the language of Hazrat Abu-Bakr, Hazrat
Umar, Hazrat Uthman and Hazrat 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.
C. THE EXCELLENCE OF DUROOD SHAREEF AS EXPLAINED IN THE AHADITH
"Hadith" is an Arabic word which means "Holy Sayings".
It is the narration of all the affectionate words of advice uttered by
the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) from time to
time. These sayings (Ahadith) are instructions offered for the guidance
of mankind, and to follow them is as important as daily prayers.
The famous books of Hadith are the following: Sahih
Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Muwatta, Nisaai', Ibn-Majah,
Darmi, Baihaqi and Miskhaat Shareef.
Imam Bukhari (radi Allahu anhu), the compiler of
Bukhari Shareef, took the greatest and painstaking precautions in making
his collections of Ahadith and exerted to his utmost to achieve all
accuracy and reliability as possible. Hence, Ahadith quoted by Imam
Bukhari (radi Allahu anhu) and his work on Ahadith stands as one of the
wonders of intellectual achievement in Islamic History. He wrote all
Ahadith in the sacred Haram of Madina Munawwarah. It is, therefore, that
most of the Ahadith have been taken from the book of Bukhari Shareef.
Important Ahadith of the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu
Alaihi Wasallim) have been included here for the betterment, benefit
guidance and gain of the readers of this book. If followed, the reader
of these sayings will receive a permit to Paradise even in this world.
Every saying opens door to Divine favour and sure success.
1. For every Durood Shareef that you recite, ten sins
are forgiven, ten good deeds are entered into your sheet of actions and
ten position are upgraded.
2. Allah showers ten blessings on the man who recites a
Durood. 3. The first man who will meet the Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi
Wasallim) on the Day of Judgement will be that person who had recited
the Durood maximum number of times in his life time.
4. Those who recite Durood in maximum number will be
nearest and dearest to the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim)
in the next world.
5. If any one is involved in a difficulty then he must recite countless number of Durood Shareefs.
6. Reciting Durood Shareef eradicates poverty and hunger.
7. If the Sawaab of the Durood Shareef is dedicated to
another person, then thatperson will receive the Sawaab, while the
Sawaab of the reciter will not be lessened.
8. Reciting excessive Durood Shareef brings purity.
9. Reciting maximum number of Durood Shareef is full compensation of all sins.
10. Any one who recites excessive Durood Shareef in this world will be safe and sound in the next world.
11. When a prayer is made to Allah it is never accepted
unless praise of Allah Ta'ala and Durood Shareef on the Holy Prophet
(Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) is first of all recited.
12. Those who recite Durood quite often will see Divine Light on the dark Day of Judgement.
13. Three persons will be under the cool shade and the
favours of Allah Ta'ala on the Doom's Day. One who kept the Holy
Prophet's (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) Sunnah alive, one who removed
difficulty of a fellow being and one who recited maximum number of
Durood Shareef in his life time.
14. When you forget anything and your memory fails to recollect it, then recite Durood, you will remember the forgotten thing.
15. Reciting Durood in this world is rewarding in the next.
16. The reciter of 10 Duroods in the morning and 10 in
the evening will receive the help of the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu
Alaihi Wasallim) on the Day of Judgement.
17. One who recites Durood Shareef near the shrine of
the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) is heard by him there
and then alone.
18. Any one who recites Durood is just as one who purchased a slave and freed him.
19. If a Durood is written in a book by someone Angels of Allah shower blessings on him till the Durood remains in that book.
20. The Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) said that he himself recites blessings on one who recites Durood on him.
21. Any one who wants to meet his Allah with a happy face must recite countless number of Durood Shareef.
22. Reward equivalent to a big mountain (Uhad) is given to one who recites one Durood.
23. All people will be presented to the Holy Prophet
(Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) with their habits, natures and distinct
manner, so it is obligatory for a man to recite maximum number of
Durood.
24. Allah is Great and Almighty to forgive all sins of the reciter during the day and night when he recites Durood Shareef.
25. If any one meets in a tragedy, he should recite Durood Shareef in countless numbers.
26. Reciting Durood is like giving something in charity.
27. Reciting maximum number of Durood kills all hardships.
28. Recite Durood Shareef in countless number on Friday, as it is presented to me (the Holy Prophet).
29. Bad deeds of 200 years (equivalent) are obliterated if a man recites 100 Durood on Friday.
30. Anyone who recites Durood will overcome all their troubles.
31. If the name of the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu
Alaihi Wasallim) is mentioned and one who hears it but does not recite
Durood Shareef, understand that he has forgotten the path to Paradise.
32. "I pray for all those who recite Durood on me", said the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim).
33. If any one recites Durood Shareef from any place,
any part of the world from any distance, it actually reaches the Holy
Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) immediately. Allah Ta'ala has
appointed several Angels who are given exclusive duty to collect all
Durood Shareef and present the same before the Holy Prophet (Sallal
Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) immediately.
34. Angels of Allah shower 70 blessings on a man who recites Durood once.
35. Whenever you hear the call of prayers (Azaan) you should recite Durood.
36. Wherever you are, from any quarter of the world,
you must recite Durood as it reaches the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu
Alaihi Wasallim).
37. Ablution is not complete if Durood is not recited on it.
38. The Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim)
said to his wife that any one who hears the name of the Holy Prophet
(Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) and does not recite Durood on him will
not see the beautiful face of Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) on
the Day of the Judgement.
39. Sayyiduna Ali (radi Allahu anhu) reports that
Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) said, "The real miser is he
in whose presence I am mentioned and then he fails to recite Salat on
me".
40. If a person recites 1 000 Durood Shareef daily, he
will never die unless he himself sees his place in Heaven with his own
eyes.
41. The Durood Shareef that is recited by the person is
written with a Golden Pen on a Silver tablet by the Angels. The Angels
then present this Durood Shareef to Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu
Alaihi Wasallim) and proclaim, "O Habeeb of Allah! The son of such and
such a person has presented this gift in your majestic court".
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