sends His Salat and Salam upon the Prophet
is a virtuous action and a reason that Allaah
forgives sins and takes away worries:
would get up and call out, "O people, remember Allah. The Rajifah (i.e., the first Blowing of the Trumpet which will shake the whole universe and thus cause all life to cease) has come, followed by Ar-Radifah (i.e., the second Blowing of the Trumpet which will restore life and thus mark the Resurrection Day). Death has approached with all that it comprises. Death has approached with all that it comprises." I said: "O Messenger of Allah
, I frequently invoke Allah to elevate your rank. How much of my supplications should I devote to you?" He said, "You may devote as much as you wish." When I suggested a quarter, he said, "Do whatever you wish, but it will be better for you if you increase it." I suggested half, and he said, "Do whatever you wish, but it will be better for you if you increase." I suggested two- thirds, and he said, "Do whatever you wish but it will be better for you if you increase it." I said, "Shall I devote all my supplications invoking Allah to elevate your rank?" He said, "Then you will be freed from your worries and your sins will be forgiven."The best way to send durood, is the way that the Prophet, the one upon whom durood is to be sent, taught his companions when they asked him. This has been narrated via many sound narrators, in authentic hadeeth. There are also some other versions of durood/salawaat with slightly different wordings in authentic hadeeth. These are the reports that we should be acting upon. While we are not limited to those reports, to believe that another type of durood/salawaat other than those mentioned in the authentic hadeeth is superior in reward, to the extent of the above, implies the prophet
fell short in conveying to us what was of such tremendous benefit to us.
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Laila:
Ka`b bin Ujrah met me and said, "Shall I not give you a present I got from the Prophet?" `Abdur- Rahman said, "Yes, give it to me." I said, "We asked Allah's Messenger (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) saying, 'O Allah's Messenger (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam)! How should one (ask Allah to) send blessings on you, the members of the family, for Allah has taught us how to salute you (in the prayer)?' He said, 'Say: O Allah! Send Your Mercy on Muhammad and on the family of Muhammad, as You sent Your Mercy on Abraham and on the family of Abraham, for You are the Most Praise-worthy, the Most Glorious. O Allah! Send Your Blessings on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as You sent your Blessings on Abraham and on the family of Abraham, for You are the Most Praise-worthy, the Most Glorious.' "
حَدَّثَنَا قَيْسُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ، وَمُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو قُرَّةَ، مُسْلِمُ بْنُ سَالِمٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عِيسَى، سَمِعَ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَبِي لَيْلَى، قَالَ لَقِيَنِي كَعْبُ بْنُ عُجْرَةَ فَقَالَ أَلاَ أُهْدِي لَكَ هَدِيَّةً سَمِعْتُهَا مِنَ النَّبِيِّ، صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْتُ بَلَى، فَأَهْدِهَا لِي. فَقَالَ سَأَلْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ الصَّلاَةُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ عَلَّمَنَا كَيْفَ نُسَلِّمُ. قَالَ " قُولُوا اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ، وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ، اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ، وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَعَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ ".
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 3370
In-book reference: Book 60, Hadith 49
USC-MSA web (English) reference: Vol. 4, Book 55, Hadith 589
In the above hadeeth, this durood is called a gift from the prophet. What better gift than one from the Prophet
himself?
Let us send our blessings on our beloved prophetin the ways the best of creation
taught us, and no way is better than the way he
taught.
and seek His forgiveness as much as possible.
ease your troubles, Aameen.this is not the right section for discussion . So , pl. start a thread in general section.
I started it in general section but it was deleted in a minute. I dunno why.
and welcome to the forum.Ubayy bin Ka'b (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
When one- third of the night would pass, Messenger of Allah would get up and call out, "O people, remember Allah. The Rajifah (i.e., the first Blowing of the Trumpet which will shake the whole universe and thus cause all life to cease) has come, followed by Ar-Radifah (i.e., the second Blowing of the Trumpet which will restore life and thus mark the Resurrection Day). Death has approached with all that it comprises. Death has approached with all that it comprises." I said: "O Messenger of Allah , I frequently invoke Allah to elevate your rank. How much of my supplications should I devote to you?" He said, "You may devote as much as you wish." When I suggested a quarter, he said, "Do whatever you wish, but it will be better for you if you increase it." I suggested half, and he said, "Do whatever you wish, but it will be better for you if you increase." I suggested two- thirds, and he said, "Do whatever you wish but it will be better for you if you increase it." I said, "Shall I devote all my supplications invoking Allah to elevate your rank?" He said, "Then you will be freed from your worries and your sins will be forgiven."
[At- Tirmidhi].
Arabic/English book reference : Book 1, Hadith 580
However, we must be careful of using a particular form of durood and believing that we have to repeat it a certain number of times, without there being any evidence for this. In general, durood is a form of dhikr and you can say it as much as you like. And the best forms are those that have been taught to us in the Sunnah:
himself explained the religion to his Companions, and everything that we need to understand the religion has been conveyed. Nobody can bring anything new into it. Nobody can change or take anything away. The religion has been completed by Allaah
and the Prophet
fulfilled his duty to teach and convey. Allaah
tells us in Surah Al-Mai'dah (interpretation of the meaning):
revealed the Qur'an as a guidance to all of mankind, and He is the most eloquent, clear, concise and knowledgeable in His Speech. He is more capable of clearly explaining His Words than His creation is. The purpose of speech is for understanding otherwise it is useless. Allaah
is far exalted from such a thing. Didn't Allaah
say, (interpretation of the meaning):
tells us, interpretation of the meaning:
has mentioned the signs by which His close friends or awliya’ may be known. They are eemaan and taqwa. Allaah
says (interpretation of the meaning):
, and whoever is not like that is not a close friend of Allaah
. If he has some faith and piety then he is a friend of Allaah to some extent. Anybody who is putting themselves before Allaah
or the Prophet
is clearly not a close friend of Allaah
.
and complaining about one’s situation to him. This implies that the Prophet
can hear the call of those who call upon him in any place, and that he helps those who seek his help, and that he can relieve their distress. The Prophet
was not able to do this when he was alive, so how about after his death? He does not know the unseen, and he does not possess the power to cause harm or bring benefits to himself or to others. Rather people should not call on anyone except Allaah
; they should not seek the help of anyone except Him; they should not place their hopes in anyone except Him; they should not put their trust in anyone except Him. Allaah
alone is the One in Whose hand is sovereignty and goodness, and He is Able to do all things. That is greater reason to use the versions of durood narrated in the Sunnah.
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