04 Nov 2021 By Know Muslim
It should however be noted that the ways of offering DAROOD to the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم by Allah and His servants are quite different from each other. Allah's act of offering DAROOD means that He is showering mercy and blessings on the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم direct. As regards a servant's act of
offering DAROOD, it means that he is praying to Allah for showering His mercy and blessing on His Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم. It occurs in a Hadith that when this verse was revealed the Noble Companions رضي الله عنهم: asked the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم:
"0 Prophet Allah! In this verse there are injunctions for us that we should offer to His Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم (i) DAROOD and (ii) SALAM. We know the way of offering SALAM, as we bid you SALAM when we call on you صلى الله عليه و سلم by saying: اسلام علیکم ورحمت اللہ وبرکاتہ. YOU have also taught us the way of reciting SALAM, as we recite it in the Tashah-hud (تشھد) in the sittings after the second the third and fourth Rak'ats in Salat. What is the way of offering DAROOD on you صلى الله عليه و سلم?
The Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم? taught them that they should offer DAROOD in these words:
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ .إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ
0 Allah, send DAROOD on Muhammad and on the household of Muhammad as You sent DAROOD on Ibrahim and on the household of Ibrahim. You are indeed Highly praised, Magnificent (Sahi Muslim)
This contains an indication that the servant of Allah is helpless and too incompetent to offer DAROOD. He cannot
do full justice to this job on account of his own incompetency ,on account of the enormity of the obligations lying on the Shoulder of the kindness, mercy and sympathy of the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم, and his صلى الله عليه و سلم own high status, attributes, accomplishments and nearness to Almighty Allah. The
servant should, therefore, confess his helplessness at the very outset and pray to Allah to offer DAROOD to His beloved Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم.
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