ALMISKEENAH

“O you Mercy for the worlds! Out of the ocean of certitude

Do you grant pearls to the dustborn, peace to the fishes!”

(Rumi Diwan no. 2443)

 

 

To send Durood on our Noble Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wasallam is the most loved deed and the most pleasing from of worship. Hafiz Shamsuddin Sakhawai Rahmatullah alaihi collected Ahadith on the virtues and blessings of Durood in ‘Al-Qaul-ul-Badi’.  The following is a summary of these virtues and blessings.

“When we send Durood on our Noble Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wasallam we derive these blessings:

·         Allah Ta’ala showers His mercy and His Angels and our Noble Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wasallam send their blessings on the one reciting Durood.

·         Durood is an atonement of omissions.

·         There is an increase in good deeds and they are purified.

·         Ranks are elevated.

·         Sins are forgiven.

·         Durood itself seeks forgiveness for the recitor.

·         A reward equal to Jabal Uhud is credited to his account; this reward is known as the Reward of Qeerat.

·         His reward is measured in the most perfect of Scales.

·         The person whose wazifah is nothing but recital of Durood finds that all his affairs of this world and the Hereafter are looked after for him.

·         Lapses by him are obliterated.

·         Recital of Durood is superior (in terms of reward) to the releasing of slaves from bondage.

·         Because of recital of Durood, the recitor is relieved from the horror of the Day of Resurrection.

·         The Noble Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wasallam will be the witness of the recitor, and intercession will be obligatory on him SallAllahu alaihi wasallam.

·         He will obtains the pleasure of Allah Ta’ala’s Mercy.

·         He will be safe from Allah Ta’ala’s anger.

·         He will be assured of a place in the shade of the Throne of Allah Ta’ala.

·         On the Day of Judgement, the Balance will tilt for him towards pious deeds.

·         He will find a place at the fountain of Kawthar.

·         He will not feel thirsty and will be secure from the Fire.

·         He will pass over the bridge of Sirat swiftly.

·         Before his death, he will see the precincts of his abode in Jannah.

·         He will wed a Houri of Jannah.

·         The recital of Durood is more meritorious than participating in Jihad of twenty ghazwat.

·         For a poor person who cannot pay it, Durrod is as though he offered sadaqah.

·         Durood is Zakat and purity.

·         As a result of its blessings, wealth increases.

·         More than one hundred desires are fulfilled.

·         This is a form of worship that is pleasing to Allah Ta’ala, more than any other form of worship.

·         It is an ornament for gatherings.

·         It removes poverty and deficiency of livelihood.

·         By virtue of it, opportunities are found to do good.

·         More than any other, the recitor of Durood attains nearness to our Noble Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wasallam.

·         Its recital bequeaths benefits not only to the recitor but also to his children and their children.

·         He also gains benefit to whom its reward is bequeathed by the recitor.

·         Durood draws its recitor nearer to Allah Ta’ala and His Messenger SallAllahu alaihi wasallam.

·         It is Nur.

·         By virtue of its recital, the reader gains the upper hand over his enemies.

·         It cleanses the heart of hypocrisy and rust.

·         It creates love in the heart for the reader.

·         The recitor sees the Noble Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wasallam in his dreams, Insha’Allah.

·         It protects the reader from backbiting of others.

·         In short, it is among those deeds that are most blessed of all deeds and most superior. These deeds are rewarded in this life and in the Hereafter.

Apart from these, there are many benefits and rewards of Durood that are enough to induce a person of understanding who is eager to amass good deeds and receive beautiful fruits as rewards, through deeds that guarantee such high excellences, noble praises, and numerous benefits that cannot be expected of any other deed or saying. Mat Allah Ta’ala bless him and give him peace, complete peace.”

 

Shaykh Abdul Haqq Muhaddis Dehlavi Rahmatullah alaihi wrote in his ‘Jazb-ul-Quloob ila Diyar-il-Mahboob’ that many Shuyukh have coined eloquent words for Durood. The following are from this collection.

“O Allah! Bless Muhammad among the foremost. And bless Muhammad among the successors. And bless Muhammad among the Prophets. And bless Muhammad among the Messengers. And bless Muhammad among the Angels, until the Day of Judgement. O Allah! Grant Muhammad the waseelah and excellence and nobility and the higher status. And send him to the Praiseworthy position. O Allah! I have believed in Muhammad and have not seen him so do not deprive me of his sight in Paradise. Let his love be my portion. Cause me to die in his faith. And give me to drink from his fountain, a drink that is tasteful, pleasing and blessed, such that after that I may never feel thirsty. Indeed, You are the powerful over all things. O Allah! Convey to the soul of Muhammad, and his family, greetings from us. O Allah! As I have believed in him, and not seen him, so do not deprive me of seeing him in Paradise.”

“O Allah! Bless Muhammad who is a mine of generosity and nobility and a fountainhead of knowledge and wisdom, and bless his family and his Companions, and send peace upon him.”

O Allah! Bless our master Muhammad and the family of our master Muhammad, the unlettered Prophet whom You have sent as a mercy to the worlds and chosen over the entire creation, so much blessings that equal Your knowledge and fills up all that You know and is equal to the weight of all that You know, and is equal to Your creation and fourfold of every atom, repeating a thousand times, at every breath, second, moment, and on every flicker of the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth. And on his family and his Companions. And peace be upon him.”

“O Allah! Bless Muhammad until the days and nights keep changing, and the noon and the afternoon follow each other, and the nights and days keep arriving, and the stars keep up the company of one another. And convey to his soul, and to the souls of the people of his house, our greetings and salutations.”

“My wish is this, that when I die

I still may smile,

And while I go, Muhammad’s name

Be on my tongue.”

(Shakil Badayuni) 

JUMA’AH MUBARAK!

All good is from Allah Ta’ala whereas mistakes are from this humble speck. May Allah Ta’ala Bless all readers, bringing you all closer to Him and His Rasul SallAllahu alaihi wasallam.  May He accept our humble efforts and grant us the capacity to be good and do good. Ameen.