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Salaat and Salaam Being Conveyed to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam)
Written by user2عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما قال : ليس أحد من أمة محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم يصلي على محمد أو يسلم عليه إلا بُلِّغه : يصلي عليك فلان ويسلم عليك فلان رواه إسحاق بن راهويه في مسنده هكذا موقوفا (القول البديع ص324)
Hazrat Ibnu ‘Abbaas (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) once mentioned the following, “There is no person from the ummah of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) who recites salaat or salaam upon Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) except that it is conveyed to him and he is told, ‘So-and-so has recited salaat upon you, and so-and-so has recited salaam upon you.’”
The Angels which Convey Durood to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam)
Written by user2عن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: إن لله ملائكة سياحين يبلغوني عن أمتي السلام رواه أحمد والنسائي والدارمي وأبو نعيم والبيهقي والخلعي وابن حبان والحاكم في صحيحهما وقال: صحيح الإسناد (القول البديع ص323)
Hazrat ‘Abdullah bin Mas‘ood (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “Indeed Allah Ta‘ala has a group of angels that roam (throughout the earth so that they may search for the gatherings of durood) and convey the durood of my ummah to me.”
عن أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: لا يجلس قوم مجلسا لا يصلون فيه على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إلا كان عليهم حسرة وإن دخلوا الجنة لما يرون من الثواب (القول البديع ص317)
Hazrat Abu Sa‘eed Khudri (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “People do not sit in any gathering in which they do not recite durood upon Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) except that it will be a means of regret for them (on the Day of Qiyaamah), even though they may enter Jannah, on account of them seeing the reward (which they failed to acquire by neglecting to recite durood).”
يَا رَبِّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ دَائِمًا اَبَدًا عَلَى حَبِيْبِكَ خَيْرِ الْخَلْقِ كُلِّهِمِ
عن حسين بن علي بن أبي طالب قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: البخيل الذي من ذكرت عنده فلم يصل علي (سنن الترمذي رقم3546)
Hazrat Husain (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “The real miser is the one in whose presence my name is mentioned, yet he does not recite durood upon me.”
يَا رَبِّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ دَائِمًا اَبَدًا عَلَى حَبِيْبِكَ خَيْرِ الْخَلْقِ كُلِّهِمِ
Being Grateful for the Good that we Received from Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam)
Written by user2عن قتادة مرسلا قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: من الجفاء أن أذكر عند رجل فلا يصلي علي صلى الله علي وسلم أخرجه النميري هكذا من وجهين من طريق عبد الرزاق وهو في جامعه ورواته ثقات (القول البديع ص311)
Hazrat Qataadah (rahimahullah) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said “It is a sign of a person being ill-mannered (and ungrateful) that my name is mentioned in his presence, yet he neglects reciting durood upon me.”
عن كعب بن عجرة قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: احضروا المنبر فحضرنا فلما ارتقى درجة قال: آمين فلما ارتقى الدرجة الثانية قال: آمين فلما ارتقى الدرجة الثالثة قال: آمين فلما نزل قلنا: يا رسول الله لقد سمعنا منك اليوم شيئا ما كنا نسمعه قال: إن جبريل عليه الصلاة والسلام عرض لي فقال: بعدا لمن أدرك رمضان فلم يغفر له قلت: آمين فلما رقيت الثانية قال: بعدا لمن ذكرت عنده فلم يصل عليك قلت: آمين فلما رقيت الثالثة قال: بعدا لمن أدرك أبواه الكبر عنده أو أحدهما فلم يدخلاه الجنة قلت: آمين (المستدرك للحاكم رقم 7256)
Hazrat Ka’b bin ‘Ujrah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports the following: On one occasion, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) called out to the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum), “Come to the mimbar.” When we assembled around the mimbar, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) ascended the first step and said, “Ameen.” He then ascended the second step and said, “Ameen.” Then, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) ascended the third step and said, “Ameen.” After delivering the khutbah, when Rasulullah descended from the mimbar, we asked, “O Rasul of Allah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam)! We heard you say something today that we did not hear you say before (i.e. saying ameen thrice while ascending the mimbar).” Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) replied, “(When I ascended the first step,) Hazrat Jibreel (‘alaihis salaam) appeared before me and said, ‘Woe to him who witnessed the blessed month of Ramadhaan, yet he let it pass without gaining forgiveness (i.e. he did not fulfill the rights of this month).’ I said ameen to this du‘aa. When I ascended the second step, he said, ‘Woe to him before whom your name is mentioned, yet he does not send durood upon you.’ I said ameen to this du‘aa. When I ascended the third step, he said, “Woe to him in whose presence both of his parents or one of them attain old age, yet (due to not serving them) they do not become the means for him to enter Jannah. I said ameen to this du‘aa.”
Muhammed bin Sa‘eed bin Mutarrif (rahimahullah) was a righteous and pious person. He narrated the following incident:
I had made it my ma’mool (fixed daily ‘ibaadah) to recite a certain amount of durood upon Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) every night on retiring to bed. One night, when I was in my room, I completed reciting the durood and fell asleep. As I fell asleep, I had a dream in which I saw that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) entered my room through the door. As he entered, the entire room was illuminated with his mubaarak noor. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) then turned towards me and said, “Present to me this mouth with which you recite abundant durood upon me so that I can kiss it.” I felt shy to present my mouth to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), so I presented my cheek to him. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) then placed his mubaarak mouth on my cheek and kissed it.
The Blessing of the Mubaarak Ahaadith of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam)
Written by user2روى أبو القاسم التيمي في ترغيبه قال: أنبأنا أبو المحاسن الروياني قال: أنبأنا أبو محمد الخبازي سمعت أبا أحمد عبد الله بن بكر بن محمد العالم الزاهد بالشام في جبل لبنان يقول: أبرك العلوم وأفضلها وأكثرها نفعا في الدين والدنيا بعد كتاب الله عز وجل أحاديث رسول الله صلى الله عيه وسلم لما فيها من كثرة الصلاة عليه وأنها كالرياض والبساتين تجد فيها كل خير وبر وفضل وذكر (القول البديع ص287-288)
Abu Ahmed, ‘Abdullah bin Bakr bin Muhammed (rahimahullah), once mentioned, “The knowledge which has the most blessing, which is the greatest knowledge, and is most beneficial in this world and the next, after the knowledge of the kitaab of Allah Ta‘ala, is the knowledge of the Mubaarak Ahaadith of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). One will acquire the most blessings through the Mubaarak Ahaadith on account of the abundant durood that he will recite on Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) when reading the Mubaarak Ahaadith. The Mubaarak Ahaadith of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) are like orchards and gardens in which you will find every form of goodness, righteousness, virtue and zikr.”
يَا رَبِّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ دَائِمًا اَبَدًا عَلَى حَبِيْبِكَ خَيْرِ الْخَلْقِ كُلِّهِمِ
Gaining the Proximity and Intercession of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) on the Day of Qiyaamah
Written by user2عن عبد الله بن مسعود رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: أولى الناس بي يوم القيامة أكثرهم علي صلاة (سنن الترمذي رقم 484)
Hazrat ‘Abdullah bin Mas‘ood (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “The person who will be closest to me (and most deserving of my intercession) on the Day of Qiyaamah will be the one who used to recite the most durood upon me in the world.”
يَا رَبِّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ دَائِمًا اَبَدًا عَلَى حَبِيْبِكَ خَيْرِ الْخَلْقِ كُلِّهِمِ
Honor and Respect for the Blessed Hair of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam)
Written by user2Abu Hafs, ‘Umar bin Hasan Samarqandi (rahimahullah), narrates the following incident in his kitaab, Rownaq-ul-Majaalis:
There was once a wealthy businessman who resided in the city of Balkh and had two sons. After his demise, his two sons divided his estate between them equally.
Included in the estate were three strands of the blessed hair of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). In winding up the estate, each son took one strand, leaving the third strand belonging to both of them. Hence, the elder brother suggested, “Let us cut the third strand into half so that we can each take our share from the strand.” However, the younger brother did not agree to this saying, “No! By Allah, the respect and honor that we are supposed to show to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) is such that it is inappropriate for us to cut the strand of his blessed hair.”
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عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: زينوا مجالسكم بالصلاة علي فإن صلاتكم علي نور لكم يوم القيامة (القول البديع ص278)
Hazrat ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “Beautify your gatherings by reciting durood upon me, for your durood upon me will be a noor for you on the Day of Qiyaamah.”
يَا رَبِّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ دَائِمًا اَبَدًا عَلَى حَبِيْبِكَ خَيْرِ الْخَلْقِ كُلِّهِمِ
عن أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: أيما رجل مسلم لم تكن عنده صدقة فليقل في دعائه: اللهم صل على محمد عبدك ورسولك وصل على المؤمنين والمؤمنات والمسلمين والمسلمات فإنها زكاة وقال: لا يشبع مؤمن خيرا حتى يكون منتهاه الجنة (القول البديع ص274)
Hazrat Abu Sa‘eed Khudri (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasululah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “Whichever Muslim does not have anything to give in sadaqah, he should recite the following durood in his du‘aa as it will be a means of him receiving the reward of sadaqah and it will purify him of his sins.”
اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَرَسُوْلِكَ وَصَلِّ عَلٰى الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالْمُسْلِمِيْنَ وَالْمُسْلِمَاتِ
O Allah! Send durood (i.e. shower Your mercy) upon Muhammed (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), Your slave and Rasul, and shower Your mercy upon all the mu’mineen and muslimeen, males and females.
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) thereafter said, “A believer continues to do good and is never fully satisfied with the good that he carries out until he finally (passes away on imaan and) reaches Jannah.”
عن عبد الرحمن بن سمرة رضي الله عنه قال: خرج علينا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال: إني رأيت البارحة عجبا رأيت رجلا من أمتي يزحف على الصراط مرة ويحبو مرة ويتعلق مرة فجاءته صلاته علي فأخذت بيده فأقامته على الصراط حتى جاوزه (القول البديع ص270)
Hazrat ‘Abur Rahmaan bin Samurah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports, “On one occasion, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) came to us and said, ‘Last night, I saw something extraordinary in a dream. I saw a man from my ummah who was crossing the pul-siraat (the bridge over jahannum). At times, he was crawling, at other times, he was dragging himself on his behind, and sometimes, he was hanging onto the siraat (about to fall into jahannum). Suddenly, his durood that he would recite upon me in the world came to him. It then held his hand, helped him to stand up on the siraat and assisted him to cross over it.”
يَا رَبِّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ دَائِمًا اَبَدًا عَلَى حَبِيْبِكَ خَيْرِ الْخَلْقِ كُلِّهِمِ
عن أنس رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: إن لله سيارة من الملائكة يطلبون حلق الذكر فإذا أتوا عليهم حفوا بهم ثم بعثوا رائدهم إلى السماء إلى رب العزة تبارك وتعالى فيقولون: ربنا أتينا على عباد من عبادك يعظمون آلاءك ويتلون كتابك ويصلون على نبيك محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم ويسألونك لآخرتهم ودنياهم فيقول تبارك وتعالى: غشوهم رحمتي فيقولون: يا رب إن فيهم فلانا الخطاء إنما اغتبقهم اغتباقا فيقول تبارك وتعالى: غشوهم رحمتي فهم الجلساء لا يشقى بهم جليسهم رواه البزار وسنده حسن (القول البديع ص267)
Hazrat Anas (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “There is a group of angels of Allah Ta‘ala that continue to roam throughout the earth, searching for the gatherings of zikr (gatherings of the remembrance of Allah Ta‘ala). When they find such a gathering, they throng around it. Thereafter, they send the leading angels among them to the sky (to report to Allah Ta‘ala). These angels say to Allah Ta‘ala, “O our Lord! We have come to a group of Your servants who regard Your favors as a great bounty upon them, recite Your kitaab, send durood upon Your Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and they beg You for their needs relating to the Aakhirah and dunya.” Allah Ta‘ala replies, “Envelop them in My mercy.” The angels then submit, “O Lord! Among them is so-and-so, who is a great sinner, and he only arrived at the ending of the gathering.” Allah Ta‘ala says, “Envelop all the people of this gathering (including him) in My mercy, for the people in this gathering are such that no person who joins them will be unfortunate and deprived of My mercy.”
يَا رَبِّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ دَائِمًا اَبَدًا عَلَى حَبِيْبِكَ خَيْرِ الْخَلْقِ كُلِّهِمِ