Earning the Intercession of Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم

عن رويفع بن ثابت الأنصاري قال قال رسول اللہ صلى الله عليه وسلم من قال اللهم صل على محمد وانزله المقعد المقرب عندك يوم القيمة وجبت له شفاعتي (مجمع الزوائد رقم 17304)

Ruwayfi bin Thaabit Ansaari رضي الله عنه reports that Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “Whoever says;

أَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَنْزِلْهُ الْمَقْعَدَ الْمُقَرَّبَ عِنْدَكَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ

“O Allah, shower salaat upon Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and grant him the position of nearness with You on the day of Qiyaamah,

shall (certainly) receive my intercession on his behalf”

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An Exemplary Example

Let us say for example that a person has been arrested for some crime and now he has to appear in court before a judge. Now if this accused knows some person who has a lot of influence with the judge, to whom the judge listens and whose words the judge
accepts, is it then not a fact that the accused will try to gain the pleasure, friendship and sympathy of such a person; and even flatter him, in order that he may intercede with the judge? Who among us is there who is not guilty of heinous sins, whereas Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم the intercessor, is the beloved of Allah, the leader among all the Ambiyaa علیهم السلام, the best of all mankind, who has with emphasis promised his intercession in return for a very easy deed, salaat alan Nabi. If we do not take advantage of such generosity then what a great loss to ourselves! How can we still waste our precious time and moments in vain talk, nonsensical conversation, backbiting and other sinful acts. How beneficial would it be for us if we should spend that time in the recitation of salaat alan Nabi.

(Fazaail Durood pg.63)

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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.122)

يَا رَبِّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ دَائِمَاً أَبَدًا عَلَى حَبِيْبِكَ خَيْرِ الْخَلْقِ كُلِّهِمِ