Sunday, 29 May 2011
Al-Quran 33:56 states that “Indeed Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet; O People who Believe! Send blessings and abundant salutations upon him. (Everlasting peace and unlimited blessings be upon the Holy Prophet Mohammed.)” . In other words, we are informed in this ayat (verse) of Al-Quran to read Durood Sharif and to send Salam on our Holy Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Sallallahu Alaihi Vasallam).
In the eyes of Almighty Allah Subhanavata'ala , reading Durood Sharif is of paramount importance, otherwise Almighty Allah Subhanavata'ala would not have commanded us to do so, as is the case in this ayat above. When Almighty Allah Subhanavata'ala Himself, along with His Angels is sending Durood Sharif on the Holy Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Sallallahu Alaihi Vasallam), then this is an important duty on the UMMAH to do likewise i.e. practice what Allah Almighty and His Angels are doing, thereby fulfilling the Sunnah of Allah Himself.
- 70 Billion Angels sent for Durood Sharif
In the book ‘Aab-e-Kauthar’, the hadith states: it is reported by Hazrat Ka’ab (Radhiyallahu Anhu) that 70,000 angels descend on the Holy Prophet Muhammad Mustafa’s (Sallallahu Alaihi Vasallam) mosque daily, surround it and touch it with their heavenly wings, and continue reciting Durood Sharif and leave for the heavens in the evening. They are replaced by another 70,000 angels who stay till dawn to be replaced by another 70,000 angels in the morning, and each angel cannot return after its initial visit. This process will keep continuing until the Day of Judgement. A rough calculation reveals that to date almost 70 BILLION ANGELS have been sent by Allah Subhanavata'ala to the Holy Prophet Muhammad Mustafa’s (Sallallahu Alaihi Vasallam) mosque to read Durood Sharif upon him.
This is indeed an indication of the utmost highest regard Almighty Allah Subhanavata'ala has for his beloved Holy Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Sallallahu Alaihi Vasallam). Therefore we must not under-rate the significance, importance and the merits of reading Durood Sharif for our Holy Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Sallallahu Alaihi Vasallam).
The UMMAH is indeed blessed because it has been given the opportunity to send Durood Sharif on Holy Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Sallallahu Alaihi Vasallam). Durood Sharif is a special kind of DU’A, a special kind of ZIKR (rememberance) dear to Allah Tallah as indicated by the following hadith below. Therefore if we read Durood Sharif and ask of something from Almighty Allah , then what we ask for has a better chance of being accepted by Almighty Allah .
- Hazrat Imam Shafi (Radhiyallahu Anhu) has declared, ‘What I love is that one should recite Durood Sharif abundantly under all circumstances’.
- Shah Abdul Qadir Jilani (Radhiyallahu Anhu) has declared, ‘ O’faithful! make mosques and Durood Sharif for the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Vasallam) incumbent on you’.
- Allama Qustulani (Radhiyallahu Anhu) interpreter of Sahih Al-Bukhari has stated, ‘The best, the most sublime, the most excellent, the most exquisite, the most consummate recital is the recital of Durood Sharif for the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Vasallam).
- Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (Radhiyallahu Anhu) has narrated that, ‘Reciting Durood Sharif upon the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Vasallam) erases sins in the same manner that water extinguishes a fire'.
It has been narrated in the hadith by Hazrat Abdul Rahman Bin Auf (Radhiyallahu Anhu) that ‘Oneday when the Holy Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Sallallahu Alaihi Vasallam) left his house, I followed close behind. He went to an orchard where he offered prayers and prostrated so long that I started weeping thinking that he had expired. The Holy Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Sallallahu Alaihi Vasallam) raised his head from Sijda and called me and asked what had happened to me. I told him that as he had been in Sijda for a very long time, I had thought that he had expired and I won’t see him again. The Holy Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Sallallahu Alaihi Vasallam) said that he had prostrated himself before Almighty Allah so long as a token of thanks-giving because He had granted him a reward, which was that if anyone, from his UMMAH will recite Durood Sharif once, Allah Subhanavata'ala will record 10 VIRTUES in his favour and ERASE 10 OF HIS/HER SINS.
