Ways of The Prophet (S.A.W)

BLESSING OF DARUD

The most attractive and charming aspect of the darud is that through it, the lovers of the Prophet can be blessed with a vision of him. Certain forms of Salat (durud) have been in the daily routine of pious and devoted persons of high eminence. Sheikh Abdul Haqq of Delhi has mentioned in his Targhib-us-salat: One should say two rak’ahs of nafil prayers on Friday night. In each rak’ah, he should recite the ayatul-Kursi (Throne ayah) eleven times after Salam (salutation) he should recite the under mentioned darud:

(O ALLAAH! Bless Muhammad, the Prophet who could neither read nor write, and on his family on his companions, and grant Thy peace on them).

The said Sheikh has also mentioned: If anyone performs two rak’ahs and recites in each rak’ah Surat-ul-Ikhlas, twenty five times and after salam says the following durud, a thousand times, hen he will be blessed with a vision of the Prophet.

May ALLAAH bless the Prophet who could neither read nor write. He has further mentioned that recitation of the following durud while going to bed will lead to a vision of the Prophet:

‘O ALLAAH! Bless on our Syedina Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) who is the ocean of Thy light, the mine of Thy secrets, the tongue of Thy arguments, the bridegroom of Thy kingdom, the leader to Thy Presence, the treasurer of Thy mercy, the path of Thy law, the relisher of Thy oneness, the pupil of the eye of existence, the cause of all that exists, the eyes of Thy creation, the one born on the light of Thy manifestation, blessings that are co-extensive with Thy being eternal, co-exists with Thy existence, having no end other than in Thy knowledge, blessings that please Thee, please him and through which Thou art pleased with us, O Lord of All Creation”

The Sheikh has mentioned that saying the following durud a few times at the times of going to bed also brings a vision of the Prophet. (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam)

‘O ALLAAH! The Lord of what is to be permitted and what is to be forbidden, the Lord of Baitul Haram, Ruku and Maqam, Convey to our Syedina (Head) and master, Muhammad our greetings. [Zadus-Sa’id]

In Manahijul Hasanat, there is a quotation from Ibn-i-Fakihami’s book Fajr-e-Munir that a pious old man Sheikh Saleh Musa Aziz who was blind narrated to him (lbn-e-Fakihani) an event that had occurred to him once; A ship in which I was present, was about to sink. At that moment I felt drowsy, in that state, the Prophet taught me the following durud and said, “Let the people on the ship say a thousand times.” We had not yet said it even three hundred times when the ship was out of the trouble. This durud which is called Salat Tunjina is given below:

ALLAAH’s messenger as saying, “If anyone invokes a blessing on Muhammad saying

‘O ALLAAH’ Cause him to occupy the place near Thee on the day of resurrection, he will be guaranteed my intercession’. [Ahmad]

Hadrat Abu Hurairah (Radi Allaahu Ta’ala Anhu) narrated,

‘O ALLAAH! Bless our Sayid Muhammad and through those blessings, save us from all fear and disaster, grant us all our needs, remove all evil from us, raise us to high ranks near Thyself, make us attain all good in this world and after death, for Thou hast power over all things. The blessings of this durud are innumerable. It gives protections from all ills and epidemics, and gives the heart a peculiar serenity and repose. It has been in the daily routine of many pious and devoted men.’ [Zadus Sa’id]

Rawifi-bin Sabit (Radi Allaahu Ta’ala Anhu) narrated ALLAAH’s messenger as saying: If anyone would like to have the fullest measure granted to him when he invokes blessing on us, the members of Prophet’s family he should say,

‘O ALLAAH! Bless Muhammad, the Prophet, his wives, who are the mothers of the faithful, his offspring and the people of his house as thou did bless the family of Ibrahim  Thou art indeed praiseworthy and glorious.’ [Abu Dawud, Mishkat]

Imam Bukhari has mentioned a Maroof tradition in Al-QaultJi Badi’ on the authority of lbn Abi ‘Asim that the prophet said; My intercession is assured for anyone who says the following durud seven times on every Friday for seven successive Fridays. [Annotations on Dalail-Zadus Said]

O ALLAAH! Bless Muhammad Thy servant and messenger, the Prophet who could neither read nor write, and on his family. O ALLAAH! Bless Muhammad and his family with the blessing that may be Thy pleasure and his reward and that may recompense him, and give him vasila (intercession) and fazila (excellence) and a praised station that Thou hast promised him, and give him on our behalf the best recompense that Thou hast ever given from a people to its Prophet: and from an Ummah to its apostle; and bless all his brother Prophets and pious men - 0 Thou Most Merciful of all.’ [Zadus Sa’id]

Hadrat Umar (Radi Allaahu Ta’ala Anhu) narrated; the prophet said, Jibraeel  taught me these phrases of durud enumerating them on the fingers of my hand and told me, these have been sent down by ALLAAH, the Exalted in this form; these phrases are:

‘O ALLAAH! Bless Muhammad and his descendants as Thou did bless Hadrat Ebrahim  and his descendants. Thou art indeed praiseworthy and glorious. O ALLAAH grant favours to Muhammad and his descendants as Thou didst grant favours to Ebrahim and his descendents. Thou art indeed Praiseworthy and Glorious.

O ALLAAH! Be merciful on Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) and his  descendants, as Thou hadst been on Ebrahim  and his descendants. Thou art indeed Praiseworthy and Glorious.

O ALLAAH! Greet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) and his descendants as Thou didst greet Ebrahim  and his descendants. Thou art indeed Praiseworthy and Glorious.

Hadrat Abdullah bin Masud (Radi Allaahu Ta’ala Anhu) narrated that ALLAAH’s messenger said: Whenever you have to invoke blessings on me, then say like this:

‘O ALLAAH!’ Bless Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) the Prophet, who could neither read nor write, and his descendants as Thou didst bless Ebrahim and his descendants. O ALLAAH! Grant favours to Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) and his descendants as Thou didst grant favours to Ebrahim  and his descendants. Thou art indeed Praiseworthy and Glorious. [Musnad Ahmad-lbn Habban, Ma’rif -ul- Hadis]

Hadrat Abu Humaid al-Sa’idi (Radi Allaahu Ta’ala Anhu) narrated that when some people asked ALLAAH’s messenger how they should invoke blessing on him he told them to say,

O ALLAAH! Bless Muhammad, his wives and his offsprings as Thou didst bless the descendants of Ebrahim  and grant favour to Muhammad, his wives and his offspring as Thou didst grant favours to the descendants of Ebrahim  Thou are indeed Praiseworthy and Glorious. [Bukhari, Muslim]

Hadrat Zaid bin Harisah (Radi Allaahu Ta’ala Anhu) narrated that he asked the Prophet as to how to invoke blessing on him, He replied when you invoke blessings on me, put your heart and soul into it and say:

‘O ALLAAH! Bless Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) and his descendants; and grant favours to Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) and his descendants as Thou didst grant favours to Ebrahim  and his descendants. Thou art indeed Praiseworthy and Glorious.’

Hadrat Abu Hurairah (Radi Allaahu Ta’ala Anhu) narrated the messenger of ALLAAH as saying:

Whoever invoked blessings on me in the following words:

O ALLAAH! Bless Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) and his descendants as Thou did bless Ebrahim  and his descendants, and grant favours to Muhammad and his descendants as Thou did grant favours to Ebrahim  and his descendants, and be merciful to Muhammad and his descendants as Thou had been merciful to Ebrahim  and his descendants, then on the day of resurrection I shall bear witness and intercede in his favour.[Ma’rif -ul- Hadis]