عن عبد الرحمن بن سمرة قال: خرج رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال: إني رأيت البارحة عجبا…. ورأيت رجلا من أمتي يزحف على الصراط مرة ويجثو مرة ويتعلق مرة فجاءته صلاته علي فأخذت بيده فأقامته على الصراط حتى جاوز (مجمع الزوائد رقم 11764)
Hazrat Abdur Rahmaan bin Samurah رضي الله عنه reports: On one occasion, Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم came to us and said, “Last night, I saw something extraordinary in a dream. I saw a man from my Ummah who was crossing the pul-siraat (the bridge over Jahannum). At times, he was crawling, at other times, he was dragging himself on his behind, and sometimes, he was hanging onto the siraat (about to fall into Jahannum). Suddenly, his Durood that he would recite upon me in the world came to him. It then held his hand, helped him to stand up on the siraat and assisted him to cross over it.”
(The Gift of Durood and Salaam pg.49)
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An Incident of a Face Changing Colour
In Ihyaa Uloomiddeen, Imaam Ghazaali رحمه الله relates this incident as narrated by Abdul Waahid bin Zaid Basri رحمه الله who says:
I once went on a journey to perform hajj. With me, a certain person travelled as my companion. All the time, whether walking, sitting or standing, he continued to recite Durood upon Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم. I therefore asked him the reason for his abundant recitation of Durood. He replied:
When I performed my first hajj, my father accompanied me. On our return, we reached one of the resting places and slept there. While we were there, I had seen a dream in which someone was telling me, “Wake up, your father has passed away and his face has turned black.” I awoke in great distress, and when I removed the cloth from the face of my father, I discovered that he had indeed passed away and that his face was turning black. This filled me with great sorrow and I was overcome with fear. I fell asleep and again dreamt that four dark skinned men with iron rods, about to torment him, were sitting by his head. At that point, a handsome man dressed in two green sheets passed by and chased these four men away. He then stroked the face of my father with his hands and said to me, “Rise up (and rejoice), for Allah Ta’ala جل جلاله has changed the colour of your father’s face. It is now white.” I said to him in great joy and happiness, “May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, who are you?” He replied, “My name is Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم.” Since then, I never stopped reciting Durood upon Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم.
(The Gift of Durood and Salaam pg.134)
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Taleem of Seeratul Mustafa صلى الله عليه وسلم Daily at Home
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee Saahib حفظه الله has advised that daily we should make taleem at home of Seeratul Mustafa especially during these days(this was at the time of the Covid 19 pandemic). He then mentioned the following incident;
“During the time when Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi رحمه الله was engaged in the compilation of Nashrut-Teeb, Thanabowan was afflicted by a plague. It was noticed that on the day when Hazrat Thaanwi رحمه الله wrote any portion of this kitab, there would be no reports of people passing away due to the plague. However, on the day when Hazrat Thaanwi رحمه الله did not write any portion of the kitab, reports of many people passing away would be heard. When this observation reached Hazrat Thaanwi رحمه الله via many people, he would not leave out writing this kitab on any day. It was through the barakah (blessings) of writing about the great virtues and esteemed position of Hazrat Rasulullah صل الله عليه وسلم during that time that Allah Ta‘ala caused the plague to come to an end.
In the same vain, we should at least try and make taleem of Seeratul Mustafa daily at home. In this way Insha Allah we will be reading about the noble personality of Rasulullah صل الله عليه وسلم in our homes.
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 اللهُ عَنَّا نَبِيَّنَا مُحَمَّدًا صَلَّی اللهُ 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.