عن أبي طلحة الأنصاري رضي الله عنه قال أصبح رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يوما طيب النفس يرى في وجهه البشر قالوا يا رسول الله أصبحت اليوم طيب النفس يرى في وجهك البشر قال أجل أتاني آت من ربي عز وجل فقال من صلى عليك من أمتك صلاة كتب الله له عشر حسنات ومحا عنه عشر سيئات ورفع له عشر درجات ورد عليه مثلها
(سنن النسائى، الرقم: 1283، ورجاله موثقون كما في القول البديع صـ 248)
Hazrat Abu Talhah رضي الله عنه relates: One morning, Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم came to us in a state of happiness, to such an extent that the joy and happiness beamed from his blessed countenance. The Sahabaah رضي الله عنهم enquired, “O Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم we notice that you are very pleased today. The happiness can be clearly seen on your blessed face.”
Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم replied, “Yes indeed, a messenger came to me from my Lord with the following message, ‘Whosoever from amongst your Ummah recites Durood upon you once, Allah Ta‘ala جل جلاله will record for him ten righteous deeds, erase and pardon ten sins, raise his rank in Jannah by ten stages and reply to his Durood in a similar manner (i.e. Allah Ta‘ala جل جلاله will send ten mercies and blessings upon him).’”
(The Gift of Durood and Salaam pg.44)
Glad Tidings from the Side of Rasulullah
Hazrat Muhammad Utbi رحمه اللہ relates:
I entered Madinah Munawwarah, and presented myself before the mubaarak grave of Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم . Subsequently, I had seen a villager arrive. He seated his camel at the door of the Musjid and presented himself before the mubaarak grave of Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم. He offered his Salaam with utmost humility and love, and supplicated to Allah Ta‘ala جل جلاله in dua in a beautiful way.
He then said, “O Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم , may my parents be sacrificed for you! Indeed, Allah Ta‘ala جل جلاله had divinely selected you as his final messenger and revealed wahi (revelation of the Qur’aan Majeed) to you. He revealed to you such a unique book (the Qur’an Majeed), that encompasses the knowledge of the former and the latter Ambiyaa and Rasuls علیهم السلام. Allah Ta‘ala جل جلاله has stated in the Qur’an Majeed, and His word is the truth:
And if, they (the servants of Allah Ta‘ala جل جلاله) after wronging themselves (through committing sins), had come to you, [O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم ], and begged Allah Ta‘ala’s forgiveness, and the Messenger had sought forgiveness on their behalf, they would have surely found Allah Ta‘ala جل جلاله Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.
(Surah An Nisaa:64)
The villager then said, “O Nabi of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم , I have come to your grave in compliance with the verse of Allah Ta‘ala جل جلاله. I admit that I have wronged myself by committing excessive sins and I beg you to intercede on my behalf before Allah Ta‘ala جل جلاله .”
He then turned to the mubaarak grave and poured out his heart reciting the following couplets:
يَا خَيْرَ مَنْ دُفِنَتْ بِالْقَاعِ أَعْظُمُهُ ** فَطَابَ مِنْ طِيْبِهِنَّ الْقَاعُ وَالْأَكَمُ
O the greatest from all those who are buried beneath the earth! From the splendid fragrance emitting from your mubaarak limbs, the mountains and plains become fragranced.
أَنْتَ النَّبِيُّ الَّذِيْ تُرْجٰى شَفَاعَتُهُ ** عِنْدَ الصِّرَاطِ إِذَا مَا زَلَّتِ الْقَدَمُ
You are that Nabi whose intercession is hoped for at the crucial moment when the feet will slip on the bridge over Jahannum (i.e. the pul siraat)
نَفْسِيْ الْفِدَاءُ لِقَبْرٍ أَنْتَ سَاكِنُهُ ** فِيْهِ الْعَفَافُ وَفِيْهِ الْجُوْدُ وَالْكَرَمُ
May my life be sacrificed for that grave wherein you are residing, in it is buried the embodiment of purity, nobility and generosity.
وَ صَاحِبَاكَ لَا أَنْسَاهُمَا أَبَدًا ** مِنِّيْ السَّلَامُ عَلَيكُمْ مَا جَرٰى الْقَلَمُ
I will never forget your two illustrious companions (Hazrat Abu Bakr and Hazrat Umar [رضي الله عنهما] ) as long as the pen (of taqdeer) continues writing. May salutations and Salaams be conveyed to you all from my side.
After reciting these beautiful words in praise and honour of Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم , the villager mounted his conveyance and began to leave.
Muhammad Utbi (the narrator of the incident) says, “I was overcome by sleep, and in a vision, I was blessed with the vision of Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم . Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم addressed me saying, ‘O Utbi! Hasten towards the villager and give him the glad tidings from my side that Allah Ta‘ala has forgiven his sins.’” (Al Qawl-ul-Badee pg. 342)
(The Gift of Durood and Salaam pg.119)
يَا رَبِّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ دَائِمَاً أَبَدًا عَلَىْ حَبِيْبِكَ خَيْرِ الْخَلْقِ كُلِّهِمِ
“O Sustainer, shower Salaat and Salaam forever and ever upon Your beloved, who is the best of all creation.”
جَزَی اللہُ عَنَّا نَبِيَّنَا مُحَمَّدًا صَلَّی اللہُ عَلَیْه وسَلَّمَ بِمَا هُوَ أَھْلُهُ
May Allah Ta’ala جل جلاله reward our Nabi Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم on our behalf such a reward that is due to Him.