عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: من صلي علي واحدة صلي الله عليه عشرا (صحيح مسلم الرقم 408)
Hazrat Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه reports that Hazrat Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “Whoever sends salutations upon me once, Allah will write for him ten virtues (in his book of deeds).
(The Gift of Durood and Salaam)
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Commentary
Shaikhul Hadith, Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya Sahib رحمه الله writes:
“A single mercy from Allah Ta’ala is sufficient for the entire world. Here, Allah Ta’ala is sending ten mercies to the person who sends a single Durood upon Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم. What greater rewards can one hope for? How fortunate are those pious whose routine it was to recite Durood 125 000 times daily as is the case of the elders in our family.” (Fazaail Durood pg.24)
Reaching Lofty Positions through Writing Abundant Durood
Hazrat Ja’far bin Abdullah رحمه الله relates:
“On one occasion, I saw Imaam Abu Zur’ah رحمه الله (a famous scholar of Hadith) in a dream. I saw him in the heavens leading the angels in salaah. I asked him, “O Abu Zur’ah رحمه الله, how did you reach this high position of honour?” He replied, “With this hand of mine, I have written one million Ahaadith, and whenever I wrote the blessed name of Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم, I also wrote Salaat and Salaam, and Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم said, ‘Whoever recites Salaat on me once, Allah Ta’ala bestows ten mercies upon him.’”
According to this calculation, it would mean that (through him writing the Durood one million times), the mercies from Allah would amount to ten million upon him. One can well imagine that when only one mercy from the side of Allah is more valuable than everything on earth, then how fortunate will be the person upon whom ten million mercies of Allah rain upon!
(The Gift of Durood and Salaam pg.159)
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Allamah Suyuti رحمه الله– A Durood Devout
The Pious predecessors have mentioned that one worldly benefit of reciting Durood Shareef is that the person who recites abundant Durood Shareef, Allah Ta’ala will bless him with the honour of seeing Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم in his dream.
Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi رحمه الله writes in his book Nashrut Teeb, “For people who have not seen Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم whilst awake, it is a great consolation and bounty to be able to see him in a dream instead.”(Fazaail Durood pg.90)
Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani حفظه الله mentions, “It is written regarding Allamah Jalaaluddeen Suyuti رحمه الله, a pious scholar of a very high calibre, that Allah Ta’ala blessed him with the vision of Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم thirty five times in his life in a wakeful state. Seeing Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم whilst one is awake is a type of Kashf (a miraculous vision experienced by the pious with the permission of Allah Ta’ala). Somebody asked Allamah Suyuti رحمه الله “Hazrat, we have heard that you have seen Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم thirty five times in your life in a wakeful state? Inform us on account of which action did Allah Ta’ala granted you such a favour?” He رحمه الله replied, “I don’t do any special action. However, it is Allah Ta’ala’s special grace upon me that throughout my life, I recite Durood Shareef upon Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم in abundance. It has been my continuous effort to recite Durood Shareef upon Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم walking, standing, sitting, sleeping, and awakening (in all conditions). It is perhaps due to the blessing of this action that Allah Ta’ala has honoured me in this manner. (Islaahi Khutbaat v.6 pg.104)
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.”