During a
visit to Madina Munawwarah[1], I was sitting in the
courtyard, on the marble floor outside Masjidun Nabawi[2]
(Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam), near the
Raudha Mubarak[3]. I was looking at the Green
Dome, and in deep thought. A doctor, from Johannesburg, walked by. After
greeting me with Salaam, he asked me as to what I was watching.
I replied : ‘The flights coming into Madina Shareef.’
He replied : ‘No planes are permitted to fly in the
vicinity of the Haram Shareef.’
I explained : ‘The
flights are the flights of the angels, who have collected the Durood[4]
and Salaam[5]
of millions of Muslims, throughout the world, and who are now conveying these
to Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam).’
The Hadeeth
Shareef mentions : ‘Verily Allah has certain angels wandering all over the earth. They
convey to me the Salaat of my Ummah.’[6]
…This should
not be difficult to understand in this day and age of advanced technology.
Thousands of people are making phone calls to people in different cities and
countries of the world. Within seconds, there is a connection and the person is
able to speak.
Rasulullah’s (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam) Ihsaan (favour)
upon us is tremendous. Durood Shareef should therefore become our daily
practice as it develops that connection with Nabi (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam).
Using the
remarkable gift of imagination, one should imagine the angels conveying one’s
Durood Shareef in the court of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam), or imagine standing
before the Raudha Mubarak and
personally presenting Salaat and Salaam to the Master of all men, the
Seal of all the Prophets, the Crown of the Believers, the Illuminator of the
universe, the Leader of the pious, the Protector and Guide of the Believers and
the Beloved of Allah Ta’ala, Sayyidina[7]
Muhammad (Sallallaahu
‘alayhi wasallam).
This noble
and lofty Ibaadah[8] of conveying Salaat
and Salaam with sincerity, attention and meditation will create a ‘kaifiyyat’ or special feeling within
the heart as well as gain one the Qurb[9]
of Allah Ta’ala, since Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam) is the Beloved of Allah
Ta’ala.
Moreover, the
person who conveys Salaat and Salaam becomes the beneficiary to many, many
bounties, in this world and the next. Some of these are :
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Sins are forgiven,
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Stages elevated in the hereafter,
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Protection from Jahannum,
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Protection from harm,
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Intercession of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam),
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Securing the pleasure of Allah Ta’ala,
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Attracting blessings in wealth,
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Dispelling poverty
Durood
Shareef also draws the Rahmah (mercy)
of Allah Ta’ala and invites Barakah (blessings)
into our homes, businesses, and lives, as well as grants relief from various
anxieties.
Through the
recitation of Durood Shareef, our duas (supplications) are also accepted,
Insha-Allah.
By Hazrat
Maulana Yunus Patel Saheb
(Rahmatullahi ‘Alayh)
[1] Madina Munawwarah : The Enlightened City
[2] Masjidun Nabawi: The
Sacred Mosque of the Messenger (Sallallaahu
‘alayhi wasallam).
[3] Raudha Mubarak : Blessed garden (in reference to Nabi’s (Sallallaahu
‘alayhi wasallam) grave)
[4] Durood/Salaat : Seeking Allah’s Blessings on Nabi (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam).
[5] Salaam : Salutation to the Messenger (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam).
[6] Nasa’ee
[7] Sayyidina : Our
Leader
[8] Ibaadah : Worship
[9] Qurb : proximity,
nearness.
