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Sayyidinā Rāsul'Allah ﷺ Saw A Bee And Asked It How Honey Is Made. The Bee Replied That They Fly Out To Gardens And Collect Pollen And Nectar From The Flowers In Their Mouths, And Then Fly Back To The Hive And Release it, And That Makes Honey.
Sayyidinā Rāsul'Allah ﷺ Then Said To The Bee:
"But The Nectars Have Different Tastes, Some Are Bitter And Others Can Be Sour. But How Do These Become Sweet?
The Bee Replied:
"Allāh ﷻ Has Taught Us To Recite Salawāt Upon You After We Collect The Nectar, Until We Reach Our Hive. The Sweetness Of The Honey Is The Blessing Of The Salawāt We Recite Upon You That Turns Something So Bitter Into Such Sweetness"
Al-Mathnāwī - Shaykh Jalāl Ad-Dīn Rūmī (Rāhimahu Llāh)
إِنَّ اللهَ وَمَلٓائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ يَٓا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ اٰمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا
Inna Allaha wa malaa’ikatihu yasalloona `alaa nabee yaa ayyuhaalladheena-amanoo salloo `alayhi wa sallimoo tasleeman[1]
Indeed, Allah and His angels bestow blessings upon the Nabi... O believers, send blessings (turn to) him and greet him in submission!
This verse makes it compulsory for us to send blessings (give salawat) to our master, the Rasul, the light of insight, Allah’s beloved… Why is this so? The Rasul of Allah (saw) says:
“One who does not show gratitude to others is incapable of showing gratitude to Allah.”[2]
This presents to us one of the deepest truths of Sufism… If we have eradicated at least some of the veils covering the perception of our heart we may see this…
If we can understand the sublimity of the verse “Allah gives to the givers” we will know without doubt that whoever the apparent giver may be, it is always Allah who is giving! And to thank Allah is by thanking the apparent cause through which He has chosen to give! Otherwise, we won’t be thanking the real giver, but a god of our own creation!
Since Allah gave to us through the Rasul of Allah (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM) and showed and enabled us to realize the truth through him, then surely to thank the Rasul of Allah (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM is to thank Allah.
This is why Allah, through the Quran, orders us to thank the Rasul (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM It is also based on this truth that the Rasul ( SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAMas asked that we send blessings to him:
“May he be defaced who hears my name yet does not send blessings to me!”[3]
“The stingiest of the stingiest is he near whom my name is mentioned, yet he does not send blessings to me”[4]
“Prayers are too weak to rise to the heavens, but when I am sent blessings they gain strength and rise (they become worthy of response)…”[5
“The closest ones to me among mankind are those who send the most blessings to me.”[7]
“Whoever forgets to send blessings to me, he will be made to forget the path to Paradise.”[8]
“Whoever sends blessings to me near my grave, I will hear his voice. Whoever sends blessings to me from afar, it will reach me…”[9]
“As long as one who makes a prayer fails to send blessings to the Nabis and Rasuls, his prayer is veiled.”[10]
“Allah has angels who travel throughout the earth and inform me of those who send blessings to me.”[11]
“Allah enlightens the path on the Bridge of Sirat of those who send blessings to me… If one is of the enlightened, he won’t be of the people of fire…”[12]
“If a group of people come together and leave the gathering without remembering Allah or sending blessings to me they will be veiled from Allah!”[13]
“If any of you want to ask for something from Allah, they should first offer hamd to Him in a way that He deserves, then send blessings to His Rasul, and then make his prayer. This is more effective in reaching his goal…”[14]
“Increase your blessings to me on Fridays, for that is the day your blessings are offered to me.”[15]
“Whoever wants to be close to me in Paradise should send blessings to me to that extent.”[16]
“I met with Gabriel, he told me, ‘I have good news: Allah said whoever sends blessings to you He will give blessings to them, whoever gives blessings to you He will give blessings to them’…”[17]
One of the companions of the Rasul of Allah (saw) asked:
“O Rasul of Allah, I send a lot of blessings to you. How much of my time shall I set aside for this?”
The Rasul of Allah replied, “As much as you want.”
“How about a quarter?” the man asked again.
“Do as much as you will… If you increase it willbe better for you!” said the Rasul of Allah (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM
“The closest ones to me among mankind are those who send the most blessings to me.”[7]
“Whoever forgets to send blessings to me, he will be made to forget the path to Paradise.”[8]
“Whoever sends blessings to me near my grave, I will hear his voice. Whoever sends blessings to me from afar, it will reach me…”[9]
“As long as one who makes a prayer fails to send blessings to the Nabis and Rasuls, his prayer is veiled.”[10]
“Allah has angels who travel throughout the earth and inform me of those who send blessings to me.”[11]
“Allah enlightens the path on the Bridge of Sirat of those who send blessings to me… If one is of the enlightened, he won’t be of the people of fire…”[12]
“If a group of people come together and leave the gathering without remembering Allah or sending blessings to me they will be veiled from Allah!”[13]
“If any of you want to ask for something from Allah, they should first offer hamd to Him in a way that He deserves, then send blessings to His Rasul, and then make his prayer. This is more effective in reaching his goal…”[14]
“Increase your blessings to me on Fridays, for that is the day your blessings are offered to me.”[15]
“Whoever wants to be close to me in Paradise should send blessings to me to that extent.”[16]
“I met with Gabriel, he told me, ‘I have good news: Allah said whoever sends blessings to you He will give blessings to them, whoever gives blessings to you He will give blessings to them’…”[17]
One of the companions of the Rasul of Allah (saw) asked:
“O Rasul of Allah, I send a lot of blessings to you. How much of my time shall I set aside for this?”
The Rasul of Allah replied, “As much as you want.”
“How about a quarter?” the man asked again.
“Do as much as you will… If you increase it, it will be better for you!” said the Rasul of Allah (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM
Benefits Of Reciting Durood Sharif
Some of the most prominent advantages of the act of As-Salatu alan-n-Nabi as per the Prophetic Sayings are:
1. Closeness To The Holy Prophet PBUH On the Final Day
Hazrat Abdullah ibn Ma’sud (R.A) narrates that Sayyidina Rasulullah ﷺ said:
“On the day of Qiyamah the person closest to me will be the one who has sent the most Durood unto me.” (Tirmidhi)
The above mentioned Hadith highlights the remarkable standing of Durood e Pak in a believer`s life that it will eventually lead to attaining nearness to the Messenger ﷺ of God on the Day of Resurrection and get benefited from His Mercy and Intercession.
2. Presentation of Durood to Prophet PBUH On Friday
Friday is the most revered and blessed day of the week in Islam, which is even mentioned in the Holy Quran. This day encloses the greatest virtues in gaining the blessings of Allah through different modes of worship like Jummuah prayer and reciting Surah Kahf, and other prayers like Durood Sharif.
“On Fridays, send Durood abundantly on me, as it is presented before me.” (Abu Dawud)
So, Salawat sent on the Holy Prophet ﷺ on the auspicious day of Friday results in great reward in the form of getting prominent near Rasulullah ﷺ as He receives them Himself.
3. Raising of One`s Status By Ten Times
Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al-`As (R.A) reported: I heard the Messenger ﷺ of Allah saying:
“Whoever supplicates Allah to exalt for me, Allah would exalt him ten times.”(Muslim)
It means that carrying out of Durood e Pak brings about elevation in a Muslim`s rank near Allah Talaaby ten times.
In short, Durood e Pak is solely done for asking Allah Talaato bestow His Blessings and Mercy on His Messenger ﷺ in order to show one`s reverence and gratitude for Rasulullah`s ﷺ services to the Religion of Islam. It not only completes the Prophet`s ﷺ right of honor but also results in getting many of bounties and rewards for God, the Exalted in this world and in the hereafter.
Sayyidinā Rāsul'Allah ﷺ Saw A Bee And Asked It How Honey Is Made. The Bee Replied That They Fly Out To Gardens And Collect Pollen And Nectar From The Flowers In Their Mouths, And Then Fly Back To The Hive And Release it, And That Makes Honey.
Sayyidinā Rāsul'Allah ﷺ Then Said To The Bee:
"But The Nectars Have Different Tastes, Some Are Bitter And Others Can Be Sour. But How Do These Become Sweet?
The Bee Replied:
"Allāh ﷻ Has Taught Us To Recite Salawāt Upon You After We Collect The Nectar, Until We Reach Our Hive. The Sweetness Of The Honey Is The Blessing Of The Salawāt We Recite Upon You That Turns Something So Bitter Into Such Sweetness"
Al-Mathnāwī - Shaykh Jalāl Ad-Dīn Rūmī (Rāhimahu Llāh)
إِنَّ اللهَ وَمَلٓائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ يَٓا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ اٰمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا
Inna Allaha wa malaa’ikatihu yasalloona `alaa nabee yaa ayyuhaalladheena-amanoo salloo `alayhi wa sallimoo tasleeman[1]
Indeed, Allah and His angels bestow blessings upon the Nabi... O believers, send blessings (turn to) him and greet him in submission!
This verse makes it compulsory for us to send blessings (give salawat) to our master, the Rasul, the light of insight, Allah’s beloved… Why is this so? The Rasul of Allah (saw) says:
“One who does not show gratitude to others is incapable of showing gratitude to Allah.”[2]
This presents to us one of the deepest truths of Sufism… If we have eradicated at least some of the veils covering the perception of our heart we may see this…
If we can understand the sublimity of the verse “Allah gives to the givers” we will know without doubt that whoever the apparent giver may be, it is always Allah who is giving! And to thank Allah is by thanking the apparent cause through which He has chosen to give! Otherwise, we won’t be thanking the real giver, but a god of our own creation!
Since Allah gave to us through the Rasul of Allah (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM) and showed and enabled us to realize the truth through him, then surely to thank the Rasul of Allah (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM is to thank Allah.
This is why Allah, through the Quran, orders us to thank the Rasul (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM It is also based on this truth that the Rasul ( SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAMas asked that we send blessings to him:
“May he be defaced who hears my name yet does not send blessings to me!”[3]
“The stingiest of the stingiest is he near whom my name is mentioned, yet he does not send blessings to me”[4]
“Prayers are too weak to rise to the heavens, but when I am sent blessings they gain strength and rise (they become worthy of response)…”[5
“The closest ones to me among mankind are those who send the most blessings to me.”[7]
“Whoever forgets to send blessings to me, he will be made to forget the path to Paradise.”[8]
“Whoever sends blessings to me near my grave, I will hear his voice. Whoever sends blessings to me from afar, it will reach me…”[9]
“As long as one who makes a prayer fails to send blessings to the Nabis and Rasuls, his prayer is veiled.”[10]
“Allah has angels who travel throughout the earth and inform me of those who send blessings to me.”[11]
“Allah enlightens the path on the Bridge of Sirat of those who send blessings to me… If one is of the enlightened, he won’t be of the people of fire…”[12]
“If a group of people come together and leave the gathering without remembering Allah or sending blessings to me they will be veiled from Allah!”[13]
“If any of you want to ask for something from Allah, they should first offer hamd to Him in a way that He deserves, then send blessings to His Rasul, and then make his prayer. This is more effective in reaching his goal…”[14]
“Increase your blessings to me on Fridays, for that is the day your blessings are offered to me.”[15]
“Whoever wants to be close to me in Paradise should send blessings to me to that extent.”[16]
“I met with Gabriel, he told me, ‘I have good news: Allah said whoever sends blessings to you He will give blessings to them, whoever gives blessings to you He will give blessings to them’…”[17]
One of the companions of the Rasul of Allah (saw) asked:
“O Rasul of Allah, I send a lot of blessings to you. How much of my time shall I set aside for this?”
The Rasul of Allah replied, “As much as you want.”
“How about a quarter?” the man asked again.
“Do as much as you will… If you increase it willbe better for you!” said the Rasul of Allah (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM
“The closest ones to me among mankind are those who send the most blessings to me.”[7]
“Whoever forgets to send blessings to me, he will be made to forget the path to Paradise.”[8]
“Whoever sends blessings to me near my grave, I will hear his voice. Whoever sends blessings to me from afar, it will reach me…”[9]
“As long as one who makes a prayer fails to send blessings to the Nabis and Rasuls, his prayer is veiled.”[10]
“Allah has angels who travel throughout the earth and inform me of those who send blessings to me.”[11]
“Allah enlightens the path on the Bridge of Sirat of those who send blessings to me… If one is of the enlightened, he won’t be of the people of fire…”[12]
“If a group of people come together and leave the gathering without remembering Allah or sending blessings to me they will be veiled from Allah!”[13]
“If any of you want to ask for something from Allah, they should first offer hamd to Him in a way that He deserves, then send blessings to His Rasul, and then make his prayer. This is more effective in reaching his goal…”[14]
“Increase your blessings to me on Fridays, for that is the day your blessings are offered to me.”[15]
“Whoever wants to be close to me in Paradise should send blessings to me to that extent.”[16]
“I met with Gabriel, he told me, ‘I have good news: Allah said whoever sends blessings to you He will give blessings to them, whoever gives blessings to you He will give blessings to them’…”[17]
One of the companions of the Rasul of Allah (saw) asked:
“O Rasul of Allah, I send a lot of blessings to you. How much of my time shall I set aside for this?”
The Rasul of Allah replied, “As much as you want.”
“How about a quarter?” the man asked again.
“Do as much as you will… If you increase it, it will be better for you!” said the Rasul of Allah (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM
Benefits Of Reciting Durood Sharif
Some of the most prominent advantages of the act of As-Salatu alan-n-Nabi as per the Prophetic Sayings are:
1. Closeness To The Holy Prophet PBUH On the Final Day
Hazrat Abdullah ibn Ma’sud (R.A) narrates that Sayyidina Rasulullah ﷺ said:
“On the day of Qiyamah the person closest to me will be the one who has sent the most Durood unto me.” (Tirmidhi)
The above mentioned Hadith highlights the remarkable standing of Durood e Pak in a believer`s life that it will eventually lead to attaining nearness to the Messenger ﷺ of God on the Day of Resurrection and get benefited from His Mercy and Intercession.
2. Presentation of Durood to Prophet PBUH On Friday
Friday is the most revered and blessed day of the week in Islam, which is even mentioned in the Holy Quran. This day encloses the greatest virtues in gaining the blessings of Allah through different modes of worship like Jummuah prayer and reciting Surah Kahf, and other prayers like Durood Sharif.
“On Fridays, send Durood abundantly on me, as it is presented before me.” (Abu Dawud)
So, Salawat sent on the Holy Prophet ﷺ on the auspicious day of Friday results in great reward in the form of getting prominent near Rasulullah ﷺ as He receives them Himself.
3. Raising of One`s Status By Ten Times
Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al-`As (R.A) reported: I heard the Messenger ﷺ of Allah saying:
“Whoever supplicates Allah to exalt for me, Allah would exalt him ten times.”(Muslim)
It means that carrying out of Durood e Pak brings about elevation in a Muslim`s rank near Allah Talaaby ten times.
In short, Durood e Pak is solely done for asking Allah Talaato bestow His Blessings and Mercy on His Messenger ﷺ in order to show one`s reverence and gratitude for Rasulullah`s ﷺ services to the Religion of Islam. It not only completes the Prophet`s ﷺ right of honor but also results in getting many of bounties and rewards for God, the Exalted in this world and in the hereafter.
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