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Durood o Salaam on Prophet Muhammad sallallahu

alayhe wasallam

Sending Blessings & Peace Upon the Prophet

Muhammad [saw]

The Last Messenger of Allah, Muhammad [saw] is the greatest benefactor of

humanity and a source of guidance for all Muslims. Loving him is an essential part
of faith.

Narrated Anas bin Malik ؓ , the Prophet [saw] said “None of you will have faith till he
loves me more than his father, his children and all mankind.” (Agreed Upon )

The best way to express love for the Prophet [saw] is to send peace and blessings
upon him. Regarding this, Allah says in the Holy Quran:

“Indeed, Allah confers blessing upon the Prophet, and His angels [ask Him to do
so]. O you who have believed, ask [Allah to confer] blessing upon him and ask
[Allah to grant him] peace.” (Chapter 33, Surah Al-Ahzab, Ayah 56)

‘Durood’ is a Persian word which has been adapted into Urdu. The equivalent for
‘Durood’ in Arabic is ‘Salaah’, which means blessings, mercy and supplications.
When attributed to Allah , the meaning of ‘Salaah’ is that He sends His Grace and
Blessings on the Prophet [saw]. With regards to the angels and people, it means
that they make supplication to Allah to confer His blessings upon the Prophet
[saw].

Reciting
‫ﺻﻠﯽ اﻟﻠﮧ ﻋﻠﯿﮧ وﺳﻠﻢ‬ (‘sallallahu alyihi wa sallam’) whenever the name of the Prophet
[saw] is heard, written or read is an act of great virtue and excellence.

Virtues of Invoking Blessings and Peace Upon the

Prophet [s.aw]
Elevation of Status
Anas bin Malik ؓ relates that the Prophet [saw] said, “He who sends blessings on me
once Allah sends blessings on him ten times and removes from him ten sins and
raises him by ten degrees.” (Sunan Nasai)

Worthy of Intercession
Abu al-Darda’ ؓ relates that the Messenger of Allah [saw] said, “Whoever sends
blessings on me ten times in the morning and ten times in the evening will have my
intercession on the Day of Judgment.”
(Sahih al-Jami’ as-Sagheer)

Relief from Misery and Sorrow

Ubayy bin Ka`b ؓ relates: I said, “O Messenger of Allah [saw], I send much blessings
on you. What proportion of my prayer should I devote to (sending blessings on)
you?” He said, “As much as you like.”
I said, “A quarter?” He said, “As much as you like, and if you increased it would only
be better for you.”
I said, “Then a half?” He said, “As much as you like and if you increased then it
would only be better for you.”
I said, “Then two thirds?” He said, “As much as you like and if you increased it
would only be better for you.”
I said, “I’ll devote all of my prayers to sending blessings on you.” The Prophet
[saw] said, “In that case it will suffice you from your worries and your sins will be
forgiven.”
(Jami’ Tirmidhi)

Source of Blessings
‘Abdurrahman bin ‘Auf ؓ relates that the Messenger of Allah [saw] went out once and
he followed him until he entered a grove of palm trees and prostrated. His
prostration was so long that ‘Abdurrahman feared that Allah had taken his soul.
‘Abdurrahman came to look at him and he raised his head and said: “What is wrong,
Abdurrahman?” Abdurrahman mentioned what had happened, and the Prophet
[saw] said: “Gabriel ؑ came to me and said: ‘Shall I not give you glad tidings? Allah
says to you, “Whoever sends blessings upon you, I confer blessings upon him.
Whoever sends salutations to you, I send peace on him.”’ Therefore, I prostrated to
Allah in thanks”.
(Musnad Ahmed and Al-Hakim)

Acceptance of Supplications
Abdullah bin Mas’ud ؓ narrates: I was once praying, and the Prophet [saw], Abu
Bakrؓ and Umar ؓ (were all present). When I sat down (in the final tashahhud), I
praised Allah, then sent salaams on the Prophet [saw], then started praying for
myself. At this, the Prophet [saw] said:
‘Ask (in this manner) and you shall be given! Ask, and you shall be given it!’
(Jami’ Tirmidhi)

Increase in Reward
Abu Huraira ؓ relates that the Prophet [saw] said, “Whoever sends blessings on me
once, Allah writes ten good deeds in his book of deeds.” (Fadal as-Salaah ala
an-Nabi)
Disadvantages of Not Sending Peace & Blessings

(Durood o Salaam) Upon the Prophet [saw]

• Ali ؓ reported: The Messenger of Allah [saw] said, “The one in whose presence I
am mentioned and does not send blessings on me is a miser.” (Jami’ Tirmidhi)
• Abdullah bin Abbas ؓ narrates that the Messenger of Allah [saw] said: “Whosoever
forgot to send peace and blessings on me strayed from the path of Jannah.” (Sunan
Ibn Majah)
• Anas bin Malik ؓ stated that the Messenger of Allah [saw] said: “No supplication is
responded to until blessings are sent upon me.” (Sahih al- Jami’ as- Sagheer)

Occasions for Invoking Blessings

There is no restriction of time and place, nor are there any special requirements for
sending peace and blessings on the Prophet [saw].
• No matter when or where a believer supplicates for blessings and peace on the
Prophet [saw], it is delivered to him ( Musnad Ahmed)
• The Prophet [saw] has taught us to send peace and blessings upon him in the last
part (tashahhud) of the salaah (Jami’ Tirmidhi)
• It is prescribed (masnoon) to send peace and blessings upon the Messenger of
Allah [saw] after the second takbeer of the funeral prayers (Musnad Shaf’i)
• Sending peace and blessings upon the Prophet [saw] after hearing the call to
prayer (adhaan) and before making supplications is a means of receiving ten
blessings from Allah (Sahih Muslim)
• The supplication for peace and blessings made at the grave of the blessed
Prophet [saw] is conveyed to him by the angels appointed for this purpose. (Sahih
al-Jami’ as-Sagheer)
• Supplications for the Prophet [saw] made on Fridays are presented to him. (Sahih
al-Jami’ as-Sagheer)
• The etiquette of making supplications, which have a greater likelihood of
acceptance, is to first praise Allah , then send peace and blessings upon the
Prophet [saw] and then supplicate (Jami’ Tirmidhi)
• It is recommended (masnoon) to send blessings upon the Prophet of Allah [saw]
in every gathering because gatherings where this is not done may become a means
of chastisement from Allah (Jami’ Tirmidhi)
• Sending blessings on the Prophet [saw] ten times in the morning and ten times in
the evening will be a source of intercession on the Day of Judgment (Sahih al-Jami’
as-Sagheer)
• It is recommended to send blessings on the Prophet [saw] at the beginning of
sermons and preaching, at gathering of learning (especially when ahadith of the
Prophet [saw] are being taught), at the time of engagement or marriage, when
writing and at the beginning of every righteous deed. It will be a cause for attaining
Allah’s pleasure and mercy and facilitate the task at hand.
Inauthentic Practices

In matters of religion, one should avoid inauthentic and innovative practices, and
not waste one’s time and energies on them in order to avoid loss on the Day of
Judgment.

• The Messenger of Allah [saw] stated “If somebody innovates something which is
not in harmony with the principles of our religion, that thing is rejected.” (Agreed
Upon)
• Hafidh bin Hajar says that it is preferable to use the words taught by the
Messenger of Allah [saw] himself.
• Imam Nawawi states that the prescribed (masnoon) way of sending blessings
� ‫ ﻣُ َﺤ �ﻤ ٍﺪ ﻋَ ﻠَﻰ َﺻ �ﻞ‬. Thus we should only use
(durood) upon the Prophet [saw] is ‫اﻟﻠﻬُ �ﻢ‬
those words which have been taught to us by the Prophet [saw] in authentic
traditions (sahih ahadith).
• Supplication for blessings upon the Prophet [saw] that are not proven by the
authentic traditions should be avoided, like Durood Taj, Durood Muqaddas, Durood
Akbar, Durood Lakhi, Durood Mahi, Durood Tanjeena and so on.
• Sending blessings on the Prophet [saw] before the call to prayer (adhaan), and
aloud in congregation after obligatory prayers is not proved from any authentic
tradition.

Prescribed Method of Salutation

• Narrated Abdullah bin Mas’ud ؓ: We used to say in the prayer: ‘As-Salam be on

Allah, As-Salam be on so-and so.’ So one day the Prophet [saw] said to us, “Allah
Himself is As-Salam; when anyone of you sits during his prayer, he should say:
ِ � ِ‫ﻼمُ ﻋَ ﻠَ ْﻴﻨَﺎ َوﻋَ ﻠَﻰ ِﻋ َﺒﺎد‬
�‫ا‬ َ ‫اﻟﺴ‬ ِ � ‫ﻼمُ ﻋَ ﻠَ ْﻴ َﻚ �اﻳ� ﻬَ ﺎ اﻟﻨ ِ�ﺒ �ﻲ َو َر ْﺣ َﻤ ُﺔ‬
� ، ُ‫ا� َوﺑ ََﺮﻛَﺎ ُﺗﻪ‬ َ ‫اﻟﺴ‬ ُ ‫اﻟﻄ �ﻴ َﺒ‬
� ،‫ﺎت‬ ُ ‫اﻟﺼﻠَ َﻮ‬
� ‫ات َو‬ ُ ‫اﻟﺘ� ِﺤ �ﻴ‬
ِ � ِ ‫ﺎت‬
� ‫� َو‬
ُُ‫ا� َو �ا ْﺷﻬَ ﺪُ �ان� ﻣُ َﺤ �ﻤﺪً ا ﻋَ ْﺒﺪُ ُه َو َر ُﺳﻮﻟﻪ‬ َ � �
ُ � �‫ ا ْﺷﻬَ ﺪُ ا ْن ﻻَ �اﻟﻪَ �اﻻ‬،‫ﻴﻦ‬ َ ‫اﻟﺼﺎﻟ ِِﺤ‬ �
“‘All the compliments are for Allah and all the prayers and all the good things (are
for Allah). Peace be on you, O Prophet [saw], and Allah’s mercy and blessings (are
on you). And peace be on us and on the good (pious) worshipers of Allah. I testify
that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad [saw] is
His slave and Messenger’. So, when you have said this, then you have surely sent
the greetings to every good (pious) worshipper of Allah, whether he be in the
Heaven or on the Earth.”
(Sahih Bukhari)

• Fatima ؓ says that whenever the Prophet of Allah [saw] entered the mosque he
recited:
‫اب َر ْﺣ َﻤﺘِ َﻚ‬ ْ ‫ﻮﺑﻲ َو‬
َ ‫اﻓﺘَ ْﺢ ﻟِﻲ �اﺑ َْﻮ‬ ِ ‫اﻏﻔِ ْﺮ ﻟِﻲ ُذ ُﻧ‬ � �‫ا‬
ْ ‫اﻟﻠﻬُ �ﻢ‬ ِ � ‫ﻮل‬ َ َ ‫اﻟﺴ‬ ِ � ‫ِﺑ ْﺴ ِﻢ‬
ِ ‫ﻼمُ ﻋَ ﻠﻰ َر ُﺳ‬ � ‫ا� َو‬
“I enter the mosque in the name of Allah; Peace be upon the Messenger of Allah
[saw]. O Allah! Forgive my sins and open the gates of mercy for me. ”
And when he left the mosque, he recited these words:
َ ‫اب َﻓ ْﻀﻠ‬
‫ِﻚ‬ ْ ‫ﻮﺑﻲ َو‬
َ ‫اﻓﺘَ ْﺢ ﻟِﻲ �اﺑ َْﻮ‬ ِ ‫اﻏﻔِ ْﺮ ﻟِﻲ ُذ ُﻧ‬ � �‫ا‬
ْ ‫اﻟﻠﻬُ �ﻢ‬ ِ � ‫ﻮل‬ َ َ ‫اﻟﺴ‬ ِ � ‫ِﺑ ْﺴ ِﻢ‬
ِ ‫ﻼمُ ﻋَ ﻠﻰ َر ُﺳ‬ � ‫ا� َو‬
“I exit (from the mosque) in the name of Allah; Peace be upon the Messenger of
Allah [saw]. O Allah! Forgive my sins and open Your gates of bounties for me.”
(Sunan Ibn Majah)

• It is narrated by Aisha ؓ that the Prophet [saw] after finishing his prayers would
recite these words three times:
َ ‫� َر �ب ْاﻟﻌَ ﺎﻟَ ِﻤ‬
‫ﻴﻦ‬ ِ � ِ ُ‫ِﻴﻦ َو ْاﻟ َﺤ ْﻤﺪ‬
َ ‫ﻼمٌ ﻋَ ﻠَﻰ ْاﻟﻤُ ْﺮ َﺳﻠ‬ َ ‫ﺎن َر �ﺑ َﻚ َر �ب ْاﻟﻌِ �ﺰةِ ﻋَ �ﻤﺎ ﻳَ ِﺼ ُﻔ‬
َ ‫ﻮن َو َﺳ‬ َ ‫ُﺳ ْﺒ َﺤ‬
“Exalted is your Lord, the Lord of might, above what they describe; and peace upon
the messengers. And praise to Allah , Lord of the worlds.” (Jami’ Tirmidhi)

• Whenever Abdullah bin Umar ؓ returned from a journey, he would visit the grave of
the Messenger of Allah [saw] and make the following supplication:
ِ � ‫ﻮل‬
�‫ا‬ َ َ ‫اﻟﺴ‬
ِ ‫ﻼمُ ﻋَ ﻠ ْﻴ َﻚ ﻳَ ﺎ َر ُﺳ‬ �
“Peace be upon you O Messenger of Allah [saw]!” (Fadal as-Salaah ala an-Nabi)

Conveying of Salutations & Response

• It was narrated by Abdullah bin Mas’ud ؓ that the Messenger of Allah [saw] said:
“Some angels appointed by Allah go around on earth, and convey to me the
salutations (salaam) sent by my ummah.” (Sunan Nasai)

• Narrated Abu Huraira ؓ: The Prophet [saw] said: “If any one of you greets me, Allah
returns my soul to me and I respond to the greeting” (Sunan Abu Dawud)

In the life of barzakh (stage of afterlife before Day of Judgment), the salutations
(salaam) are conveyed to the Prophet [saw] through appointed angels. How is that
possible? Regarding this we have not been given any knowledge. We should be firm
in our belief that Allah has Supreme Power and nothing is impossible for Him; and
that we should accept without questions matters which have not been revealed to
us.

Prescribed Words of Blessings for the Prophet [saw]

� ، ٌ‫ �ا �ﻧ َﻚ َﺣ ِﻤﻴﺪٌ َﻣ ِﺠﻴﺪ‬،‫ﻴﻢ‬
1. ‫اﻟﻠﻬُ �ﻢ‬ َ ِ ‫ﺖ ﻋَ ﻠَﻰ �اﺑ َْﺮ‬ َ ‫ ﻛ َ َﻤﺎ َﺻ �ﻠ ْﻴ‬،‫آل ﻣُ َﺤ �ﻤ ٍﺪ‬ َ َ � �
َ ‫اﻫ‬
ِ ‫آل �اﺑ َْﺮ‬
ِ ‫ﻴﻢ َوﻋَ ﻠﻰ‬ َ ‫اﻫ‬ ِ ‫ َوﻋَ ﻠﻰ‬،‫اﻟﻠﻬُ �ﻢ َﺻﻞ ﻋَ ﻠﻰ ﻣُ َﺤ �ﻤ ٍﺪ‬
ٌ‫ �ا �ﻧ َﻚ َﺣ ِﻤﻴﺪٌ َﻣ ِﺠﻴﺪ‬،‫ﻴﻢ‬
َ ‫اﻫ‬
ِ ‫آل �اﺑ َْﺮ‬ َ ِ ‫ﺖ ﻋَ ﻠَﻰ �اﺑ َْﺮ‬َ ْ‫ ﻛ َ َﻤﺎ ﺑَﺎ َرﻛ‬،‫آل ﻣُ َﺤ �ﻤ ٍﺪ‬ َ َ
ِ ‫ َوﻋَ ﻠﻰ‬،‫ﻴﻢ‬ َ ‫اﻫ‬ ِ ‫ َوﻋَ ﻠﻰ‬،‫َﺎركْ ﻋَ ﻠﻰ ﻣُ َﺤ �ﻤ ٍﺪ‬ِ ‫ﺑ‬
“O Allah! Send Your mercy on Muhammad [saw] and on the family of Muhammad
[saw], as You sent Your mercy on Abraham and on the family of Abraham, for You
are the Most Praise-worthy, the Most Glorious. O Allah! Send Your blessings on
Muhammad [saw] and the family of Muhammad [saw], as You sent your blessings
on Abraham and on the family of Abraham, for You are the Most Praise-worthy, the
Most Glorious.”
(Sahih Bukhari)
َ َ ‫ ﻛ َ َﻤﺎ َﺻ �ﻠ ْﻴ‬،‫اﺟ ِﻪ َو ُذر� ﻳ� ﺘِ ِﻪ‬ � �
ِ ‫َﺎركْ ﻋَ ﻠَﻰ ﻣُ َﺤ �ﻤ ٍﺪ َو �ا ْز َو‬
2. ،‫اﺟ ِﻪ َو ُذر� ﻳ� ﺘِ ِﻪ‬ ِ ‫ َوﺑ‬،‫ﻴﻢ‬ َ ‫اﻫ‬ِ ‫آل �اﺑ َْﺮ‬
ِ ‫ﺖ ﻋَ ﻠﻰ‬ ِ ‫اﻟﻠﻬُ �ﻢ َﺻﻞ ﻋَ ﻠَﻰ ﻣُ َﺤ �ﻤ ٍﺪ َو �ا ْز َو‬
ٌ‫ �ا �ﻧ َﻚ َﺣ ِﻤﻴﺪٌ َﻣ ِﺠﻴﺪ‬،‫ﻴﻢ‬ َ ‫اﻫ‬ِ ‫آل �اﺑ َْﺮ‬ َ َ ْ‫ﻛ َ َﻤﺎ ﺑَﺎ َرﻛ‬
ِ ‫ﺖ ﻋَ ﻠﻰ‬
“O Allah! Send Your mercy on Muhammad [saw] and on his wives and on his off
spring, as You sent Your mercy on the family of Abraham; and send Your blessings
on Muhammad [saw] and on his wives and on his offspring, as You sent Your
blessings on the family of Abraham, for You are the Most Praise-worthy, the Most
Glorious.”
(Sahih Bukhari)
3. ‫َﺎركْ ﻋَ ﻠَﻰ‬ َ ِ ‫ﺖ ﻋَ ﻠَﻰ �اﺑ َْﺮ‬َ ‫آل ﻣُ َﺤ �ﻤ ٍﺪ ﻛ َ َﻤﺎ َﺻ �ﻠ ْﻴ‬ َ ْ َ � � َ
ِ ‫ﻴﻢ َوﺑ‬َ ‫اﻫ‬ِ ‫آل �اﺑ َْﺮ‬
ِ ‫ﻴﻢ َوﻋَ ﻠﻰ‬
َ ‫اﻫ‬ ِ ‫اﻟﻠﻬُ �ﻢ َﺻﻞ ﻋَ ﻠﻰ ﻣُ َﺤ �ﻤ ٍﺪ اﻟﻨ ِ�ﺒ �ﯽ اﻻُﻣ� �ﻲ َوﻋَ ﻠﻰ‬
َ ِ ‫ﺖ ﻋَ ﻠَﻰ �اﺑ َْﺮ‬ َ ْ
ٌ‫ﻴﻢ �ا �ﻧ َﻚ َﺣ ِﻤﻴﺪٌ َﻣ ِﺠﻴﺪ‬
َ ‫اﻫ‬
ِ ‫آل �اﺑ َْﺮ‬
ِ ‫ﻴﻢ َوﻋَ ﻠﻰ‬
َ ‫اﻫ‬ ِ ‫ﻣُ َﺤ �ﻤ ٍﺪ اﻟﻨ ِ�ﺒ �ﯽ اﻻُﻣ� �ﻲ َوﻋَ ﻠﻰ‬
َ ْ‫آل ﻣُ َﺤ �ﻤ ٍﺪ ﻛ َ َﻤﺎ ﺑَﺎ َرﻛ‬
“O Allah! Send Your mercy on Muhammad [saw] the unlettered Messenger and on
the family of Muhammad [saw], as You sent Your mercy on Abraham and on the
family of Abraham. And send Your blessings on Muhammad [saw] the unlettered
Messenger and the family of Muhammad [saw], as You sent your Blessings on
Abraham and on the family of Abraham. Verily You are the Most Praise-worthy, the
Most Glorious.”
(Al Mustadrak ala as-Sahihain lil-Hakim)
4. ‫آل ﻣُ َﺤ �ﻤ ٍﺪ ﻛ َ َﻤﺎ‬ َ َ
ِ ‫َﺎركْ ﻋَ ﻠﻰ ﻣُ َﺤ �ﻤ ٍﺪ َوﻋَ ﻠﻰ‬
ِ ‫ َوﺑ‬،‫ﻴﻢ‬
َ ‫اﻫ‬
ِ ‫آل �اﺑ َْﺮ‬
ِ ‫ﺖ ﻋَ ﻠﻰ‬ َ ‫اﻟﻠﻬُ �ﻢ َﺻ �ﻞ ﻋَ ﻠَﻰ ﻣُ َﺤ �ﻤ ٍﺪ ﻋَ ْﺒﺪِ كَ َو َر ُﺳﻮﻟ‬
َ َ ‫ ﻛ َ َﻤﺎ َﺻ �ﻠ ْﻴ‬،‫ِﻚ‬ �
‫ﻴﻢ‬ ِ ‫ﺖ ﻋَ ﻠَﻰ �اﺑ َْﺮ‬
َ ‫اﻫ‬ َ ْ‫ﺑَﺎ َرﻛ‬
“O Allah! Send Your mercy on your servant and messenger, Muhammad [saw], as
You sent Your mercy on the family of Abraham; and send Your blessings on
Muhammad [saw] and on the family of Muhammad [saw], as You sent Your
blessings on Abraham.”
(Sahih Bukhari)
5.
َ َ � �
ِ ‫اﻟﻠﻬُ �ﻢ َﺻﻞ ﻋَ ﻠﻰ ﻣُ َﺤ �ﻤ ٍﺪ اﻟﻨ ِ�ﺒ �ﻲ اﻻُﻣ� �ﻲ َوﻋَ ﻠﻰ‬
‫آل ﻣُ َﺤ �ﻤ ٍﺪ‬
“O Allah! Bestow Your mercy upon Muhammad [saw] the unlettered Messenger and
the family of Muhammad [saw]”
(Sunan Abu Dawud)
6.
َ َ � �
ِ ‫ َوﻋَ ﻠﻰ‬،‫اﻟﻠﻬُ �ﻢ َﺻﻞ ﻋَ ﻠﻰ ﻣُ َﺤ �ﻤ ٍﺪ‬
‫آل ﻣُ َﺤ �ﻤ ٍﺪ‬
“O Allah! Send Your mercy on Muhammad [saw] and on the family of Muhammad
[saw]” (Sunan Nasai)

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