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ترجمۂ کنزالایمان: اللہ کے نام سے شروع جو نہایت مہربان رحم والا

Translation: Allah in the name of the most Affectionate the Merciful

Du’a for Reading the Book or Islamic Lesson

Read the following Du’a (supplication) before studying a religious book or Islamic lesson , you will remember whatever you study.

Translation:Ya Allah! Open the portal of knowledge and wisdom for us, and have mercy on us! O the one who is the most honourable and glorious! (Al-Mustaraf, vol. 1, pp. 40)

Note: Recite Durud Sharif once before and after the Du’a.

ترجمۂ کنزالایمان:اور اگر جب وہ اپنی جانوں پر ظلم کریں تو اے محبوب تمہارے حضور حاضر ہوں اور پھر اللہ سے معافی چاہیں اور رسول ان کی شفاعت فرمائے تو ضرور اللہ کو بہت توبہ قبول کرنے والا مہربان پائیں۔

                                                                                                      

Translation of Kanzul Iman:And if when they do justice unto their souls, then O beloved! They should come to you and then beg forgiveness of Allah and the messenger should intercede for them then surely, they would find Allah Most Relenting, Merciful (4:64)

Excellence of Durud Shareef

The Noble Rasool صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم has stated, ‘Whoever recites Salat upon me one time, Allah عزوجل sends ten mercies upon him.’ (Sahih Muslim, pp. 166, vol. 1)

Virtues of Reciting Durood Shareef as Mentioned in Hadith

There are very many Ahadith in regards to the virtues and excellence of reciting Durood Shareef. For the sake of blessings, some of them are being presented.

Hadith 1: It is reported in Muslim from Abu Hurairah رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘Almighty Allah will send down Durood (blessings) ten times upon a person who sends Durood upon me once.’

Hadith 2: It is reported in Nasa’i from Anas رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘One who sends Durood upon me once, Almighty Allah will send down ten Durood (blessings) upon him, remove ten of his sins and exalt him by ten folds.’

Hadith 3: Imam Ahmed reports on the authority of Abdullah ibn Amr رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما that if a person sends Durood once upon the Beloved Rasool صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم , Almighty Allah and the Angels will send Durood (blessings) seventy times upon him.

Hadith 4: It is in Durr-e-Mukhtar on the narration of Asbahani, from Anas رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم  said, ‘If one sends Durood once upon me and it is accepted, then (by virtue of this) Almighty Allah will erase eighty years of his sins.’

Hadith 5: It is reported in Tirmizi from Abu Mas’ud رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘The closest to me on Qiyaamat will be the one who sent the most Durood upon me.’

Hadith 6: It is reported in Nasa’i and Daarimi from Ibn Mas’ud رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم  said, ‘There are some special Angels of Almighty Allah who journey through the earth and they pass the Salaams of my Ummat to me.’

Hadith 7: It is reported in Tirmizi from Ibn Mas’ud رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم  said, ‘May his nose be rubbed in the dust[1] who got themonth of Ramadaan and it passed before he could be forgiven, and may his nose be rubbed in the dust, who got the company of both or one of his parents in their old-age and they were not able to enter him into Jannat[2], and may his nose be rubbed in the dust, before whom my name is taken and he does not send Durood upon me.’

Hadith 8: It is reported in Tirmizi from Ali رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘He is a complete miser, before whom I am remembered and he does not send Durood upon me.’

Hadith 9: It is reported in Nasa’i and Daarimi that Abu Talha رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ says that once Huzoor  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم arrived, and there were signs of happiness on the Holy Face of Huzoor  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم and he صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم  said, ‘Jibra’eel (alaihis salaam) came to me and said, Your Rab says, are you not pleased that whosoever in your Ummat sends Durood upon you, I will send ten Durood upon him and whosoever in your Ummah sends Salaam upon you, I will send ten Salaam upon him.’

Hadith 10: It is reported in Tirmizi that Ubay bin Ka’ab رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ says, ‘I said, Ya Rasool’Allah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم , I ask a lot of Dua, so how much time should I allocate in this (Dua) for sending Durood upon Huzoor صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم ?’, He  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘As you wish’, I said, ‘a quarter’, He  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘as you wish, but if you increase it, it is more beneficial to you’, so I said, ‘half’, He  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘as you wish, but if you increase it, it is better and more beneficial to you’, so I said, ‘two thirds and He  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘as you wish, but if you increase it, it is of greater benefit to you’ so I said, ‘Then I should set aside the entire (time in Dua) for Durood’ and He  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘If this is the case, then it will be sufficient for all your needs, and it will allow your sins to be forgiven.’

Hadith 11: It is reported in Ahmed from Ruwayfa’ رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that the Beloved Rasool  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘My intercession becomes Waajib on one who recites Durood and says this’:

اَللّٰھُمَّ اَنْزِلْہُ الْمَقْعَدَ الْمُقَرَّبَ عِنْدَکَ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَۃِ

Hadith 12: It is reported in Tirmizi from Ameer ul Momineen, Farooq-e-Azam رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that, ‘Dua is suspended between the sky and earth, and does not ascend until Durood is sent upon Nabi  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم.’

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[1] The word ‘may his nose be rubbed in the dust’ is an expression in the Arabic language, which denotes deprivation and degradation.

[2] In other words, deprived is he, who got to be in the presence of his parents in their old-age but did not serve and obey them so as to enter Jannat by virtue of this.

Ya Allah عزوجل of Mustafa  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم! We make sincere Dua that  blesses us all with strength in Imaan and true love for the Holy Prophet  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلمand for all those who follow that which has been taught and commanded by Him. Amin! (Source: Extracted from Bahaar-e-Shariat Volume 3)

Courtesy: Imam Mustafa Raza Research Center

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