عن ابن عباس قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم :من قال جزي الله عنا محمدا صلى الله عليه وسلم بما هو أهله اتعب سعين كاتبا الف صباح (حلية الأولياء ٢٠٦/٣)
Hazrat Ibnu Abbaas رضي الله عنه narrates that Hazrat Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “Whoever recites the following (Durood), he will (engage and) tire seventy angels (in recording the reward of the Durood recited) for a thousand days.”
ُجَزَي اللُه عَنَّا مُحَمَّدًا صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُه
May Allah Ta’ala جل جلاله reward Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم on our behalf as he is worthy (i.e. a reward that befits his esteemed position).
(The Gift of Durood and Salaam pg.62)
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Durood Before Sleeping
Ulama mention that when a person lies in bed before sleeping, he should first recite the Masnoon Duas and thereafter Durood Shareef until he falls asleep. In this way, his last word uttered before sleeping will be Durood Shareef. This is such an action which requires no extra effort or difficulty and no extra time allocation required for its completion. This is because when a you lay down to sleep, you cannot engage in any work. So you might as well continuously recite Durood Shareef until you fall asleep so that your last action for that day is a good deed. There is a great need to also make this one’s habit.
This is one of the Mustahabb occasions for reciting Durood Shareef which Ulama have explained. We should endeavour to make it part of our daily schedule.
(Islaahi Khutbaat pg.101)
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No Amount is Too Little
There is an incident of a pious servant who had the habit of reciting the following Durood Shareef seven times before going to sleep daily.
ُجَزَي اللُه عَنَّا مُحَمَّدًا صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُه
Once on the occasion of Hajj, after finishing his Umrah he fell asleep, exhausted, without reciting the Durood Shareef. Whilst asleep he saw Sayyiduna Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم in his dream who asked him why he had forgotten for his daily allocation of Durood. He immediately woke up and recited the Durood Shareef.
The dream was interpreted as Sayyiduna Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم saying that the Durood is indeed reaching him صلى الله عليه وسلم.
Hence the need is that, instead of becoming complacent by the fact that we cannot recite excessive amount of Durood, let us try and make a concerted and consistent effort to recite Durood Shareef regularly. Most certainly our Durood will also reach Sayyiduna Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم and we will also enjoy the numerous virtues of Durood.
May Allah Ta’ala جل جلاله grant us the tawfeeq of making the recitation of Durood Shareef a regular feature of our lives.
آمين يارب العالمين
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.