عن أبي الدرداء قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: من صلى علي حين يصبح عشرا وحين يمسي عشرا أدركته شفاعتي يوم القيامة (مجمع الزوائد رقم ۱۷۰۲۲)
Hazrat Abu Darda رضي الله عنه reports that Sayyiduna Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم said; “Whoever recites ten Durood upon me in the morning and ten Durood upon me in the evening, he will receive my intercession on the Day of Qiyaamah.”
(The Gift of Durood and Salaam pg.79)
Allamah Sakhaawi رحمه الله mentions not only this Hadith but many others too, wherein Sayyiduna Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم said that those who recite Salaat will have the good fortune of his intercession.
Hazrat Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه reports that Sayyiduna Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم said;
“On the day of Qiyaamah I shall be the intercessor for the one who recites salaat on me.”
Note that in this Hadīth there is no mention of any number of Salaat Alan Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم . According to another Hadīth related by Hazrat Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه , after the Salaat Alan Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم in the obligatory Salaah, it is mentioned that Sayyiduna Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم said;
“I shall become his witness and intercede on his behalf.”
(Fazaail Durood pg.36)
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A Repayment to Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم
Hāfiz Izzuddeen bin Abdus Salaam رحمه الله says;
“Our Durood upon Sayyiduna Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم is by no means to be considered as an intercession by us on his behalf, because we are not in any way fit to intercede on his behalf.
In reality, Allah Ta’ala جل جلاله has ordered us to repay our benefactor for some of his favours and generosity. No other benefactor has been more generous to us than Sayyiduna Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم. Due to the fact that we have been unable to repay him for his generosity, Allah Ta’ala جل جلاله has seen our weakness and shown us the correct manner of repaying Sayyiduna Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم, and that is by reciting Durood upon him.
Since we are unable to fulfil this command of Allah Ta‘ala جل جلاله in the correct manner, we beg of Allah Ta’ala جل جلاله to convey Durood upon Sayyiduna Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم according to His (Allah Ta‘ala جل جلاله) Majesty and Exalted position.”
(The Gift of Durood and Salaam pg.28)
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Reflections
We as the Ummah of our Beloved Sayyiduna Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم cannot thank Allah Ta‘ala جل جلاله enough for being under the shade of His Mahboob صلى الله عليه وسلم. If after receiving these glad tidings for a simple deed that takes but a few seconds; we still slip into neglect and laziness, it is indeed a sign of great misfortune. We need to understand the status of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah صلى الله عليه وسلم and the sheer compassion from Allah Ta’ala جل جلاله where He searches for simple deeds to ensure our salvation. It is a plea that we become punctual with Durood Shareef and exhort our family and friends towards being steadfast on the bounty of Durood Shareef.
May Allah Ta’ala جل جلاله grant us the tawfeeq to adopt courage in making Durood Shareef an integral feature of our lives. آمين
يَا رَبِّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ دَائِمَاً أَبَدًا عَلَى 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.