IMPORTANCE OF RECITING DUROOD
Hazrat Aws ibn Aws (Radhy Allahu Anhu) reported that Sayyidina Rasūlullāh ﷺ said:
“The best of your days is Friday (Jumu’ah). On this day Adam was created and on this day he died, on this day the Trumpet will be blown and on this day all of creation will swoon. So send a lot of blessings upon me, for your blessings will be shown to me.”
They said, “O Messenger of Allah, how will our blessings upon you be shown to you when you have turned to dust?” He ﷺ said, “Allah has forbidden the earth to consume the bodies of the Prophets, peace be upon them.” [Narrated by Abu Dawood, 1047]
Shaykh Mohammad Khushhal Qaddas Allahu Sirrahu (May Allah sanctify his secret) advised his disciples (mureeds) to recite lots of durood (salawaat) on our beloved Prophet ﷺ. Shaykh Khushhal QSA himself would recite 10,000 durood (salawaat) daily and would present the entire count as a gift to Sayyidina Rasūlullāh ﷺ, which he performed daily for over 50 years.
Since we are blessed to have reached Friday (Jum’ah) in the blessed month of Rabi al-Awwal, we should do our best to recite the most durood (salawaat) as possible for the love of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’la and his Habib ﷺ.
O’Lord strengthen me with patience and perseverance,
and never let my hands slip from my connection to Hazrat Khushhal QSA
Sabr o Istiqlal Se Hum Sab Ko Thu Mazbooth Rakh,
Ya Ilahi Haath Se Choote Na Damaan E Khushhal
DUROOD TANJEENA
The story begins with the great aashiq-e-Rasul Shaykh Musa al-Darir (QSA) who was sailing on a ship in the ocean with a group of people. Suddenly, a very powerful storm known at that time as al-Iqlabiyya appeared which was known to destroy ships and drown everyone. All the people on the ship began panicking and started screaming in fear of drowning to death.
Shaykh Musa al-Darir (QSA) had so much trust in Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala that he went to sleep knowing that everything was already predestined. In his dream, he saw the Prophet ﷺ who told him “Tell all the people in the ship to say the following 1,000 times.”
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ صَلاَةً تُنْجِينَا بِهَا مِنْ جَمِيعِ الْأَهْوَالِ وَالْآفَاتِ ❁ وَتَقْضِى لَنَا بِهَا جَمِيعَ الْحَاجَاتِ ❁ وَتُطَهِّرُنَا بِهَا مِنْ جَمِيعِ السَّيِّئَاتِ❁ وَتَرْفَعُنَا بِهَا عِنْدَكَ أَعْلَى الدَّرَجَاتِ ❁ وَتُبَلِّغُنَا بِهَا أَقْصَى الْغَايَاتِ ❁ مِنْ جَمِيعِ الْخَيْرَاتِ ❁ فِى الْحَيَاةِ وَبَعْدَ الْمَمَاتِ
Allahumma ṣalli ʿala Sayyidinā Muḥammadin ṣalātan tunjīnā bihā min jamīʿi l-ahwāli wa l-āfāt, wa taqḍī lanā bihā min jamīʿi l-ḥājāt, wa tuṭahhirunā bihā min jamīʿi s-sayyi'āt, wa tarfaʿunā bihā ʿindaka āʿlā d-darajāt, wa tuballighunā bihā aqṣā l-ghāyāt, min jamīʿi l-khayrāt, fī l-ḥayāti wa baʿda l-mamāt
O’Allah bless our Master, Muhammad with such a blessing that it will remove us from all our trials and tribulations, fulfill for us every need, purify us from every sin, raise us to high spiritual stations and allow us to reach the highest limit in all matters of goodness in this life and the next
When Shaykh Musa al-Darir (QSA) woke up, he quickly told all the passengers about his dream. The people immediately gathered together and began reciting the Salawaat. By the time, they had recited it 300 times, the storm calmed down and went away by the blessings of prayers upon our Prophet ﷺ.
This Salawaat (Durood) is recited all over the world, and is known to be very powerful. The shuyukh have recommended that it be recited 1,000 times during times of difficulty for relief. This Durood also appears in the third chapter of the famous Dala’il Khayrat by Imam al-Jazuli.
(The Mainstay: Commentary on Qasida Al-Burdah by Shaykh Ibn Ajeeba, and translated by Shaykh Abdul Aziz Suraqah)
THE GREAT BENEFIT OF SENDING PRAYERS UPON THE PROPHET ﷺ
Hazrat Ubayy Ibn Ka'b (Radhy Allahu Anhu) asked "O Messenger of Allah! I intend to send abundant prayers upon you. How much should I do?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "As much as you like."
Hazrat Ubayy Ibn Ka'b (Radhy Allahu Anhu) asked, "A quarter (of my supplications)?" The Prophet ﷺ said, ""As much as you wish. But if you were to increase it, it would be better."
Hazrat Ubayy Ibn Ka'b (Radhy Allahu Anhu) then asked, "A third?" The Prophet ﷺ said, ""As much as you wish. But if you were to increase it, it would be better."
Hazrat Ubayy Ibn Ka'b (Radhy Allahu Anhu) asked, "Half?" The Prophet ﷺ said, ""As much as you wish. But if you were to increase it, it would be better."
Hazrat Ubayy Ibn Ka'b (Radhy Allahu Anhu) asked again, "Two thirds?" The Prophet ﷺ said, ""As much as you wish. But if you were to increase it, it would be better."
Hazrat Ubayy Ibn Ka'b (Radhy Allahu Anhu) said, "O Messenger of Allah! Then I will dedicate all my prayers to you." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Then all your needs will be taken care of, and your sins will be forgiven." (Sunan al-Tirmidhi).
Khawaja Mohammad Khushhal’s (Q.S.A) daily practice was to begin reciting salawaat (durood) from the adhan of Fajr. He would recite “Allahuma Salli ‘ala Sayyidina wa Mawlana Muhammadin wa ‘ala aaali Sayyidina wa Mawlana Muhammadin wa barik wa Sallam.”
Before the adhan of Maghrib could be heard, he would have completed 10,000 salawaat. This was one of his daily practices for over 50 years.
Ishq de Mahboob ka hum ko ya Ilahul Alameen,
Sayyidatina Masooma Hazrat Fatima ke Wastey
O’Lord of all the worlds, give us sincere love for your Beloved,
for the sake of Sayyidatina Fatima Az-Zahra RA
Silsila - E - Aaliya Khushhaliya !!
