Why send durood on prophet(saws).
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ASAKWRB,
I have
a question, why should we mention PBUH when our beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAWS)
name is taken as we all know that after ALLAH, we people believe in what our
Prophet has said and we follow, In Allah’s sight he is highly honored before
all of us, what does it mean by PBUH or SAWS, is it compulsory if we take the
name
of our
Beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) we should tell PBUH or Sallal la hu AWS, why
this should be told and what is the reason behind it, as we all know he is the
Greatest among all human beings and whole world knows it, pls clarify this
doubt.
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Answer:
Why send durood on
prophet(saws)
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
Your Question: I have
a question, why should we mention PBUH when our beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAWS)
name is taken
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 33 Surah Ahzaab verse 56:
Allah and His Angels send blessings on the
Prophet: O ye that believe! Send ye blessings on him and salute him with all
respect.
A simple and straightforward answer regarding the question
‘why’ should the believers send salutations unto the Prophet (saws) whenever
his name is mentioned would be because that is the Precise Command and Guidance
of Allah Subhanah, the Lord and Creator of the Worlds!
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 26 Surah
Shuaraa verses 75-85:
75 He (Prophet Ibraheem (a.s.s)) said: "Do ye then see (the false
deities) whom ye have been worshipping
76 Ye and your fathers before you?
77 For they are enemies to me; not so the
Lord and Cherisher of the Worlds;
78 Who created me and it is He Who guides
me;
79 Who gives me food and drink
80 And when I am ill it is He Who cures me;
81 Who will cause me to die and then to live
(again);
82 And Who I hope will forgive me my faults
on the Day of Judgment...
83 O my Lord! Bestow wisdom on me and join
me with the righteous;
84 Grant me honorable
mention on the tongue of truth among the later generations;
85 Make me one of the inheritors of the
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 19 Surah
Maryam verses 49-50:
49 When he (Prophet Ibraheem (a.s.)) had turned away from them and from
those whom they worshipped besides Allah, We bestowed on him Ishaq and Yaqoob,
and each one of them We made a Prophet.
50 And We bestowed of Our Mercy on them (Prophets Ibraheem (a.s.),
Ishaq (a.s.), and Yaqoob (a.s.)), and We
granted them lofty honor on the tongue of truth (the future generations of
believers).
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 37 Surah
Saafaat verses 78-81:
78 And We left (this
blessing) for him (Prophet Nuh (a.s.)) among generations to come in later times:
79 "Peace and salutation to Nuh among
the nations!"
80 Thus indeed do We reward those who do right.
81 For he was one of Our believing servants.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 37 Surah
Saafaat verses 129-131:
129 And We left (this blessing) for him (Prophet Elias (a.s.))
among generations (to come) in later times:
130 "Peace and salutation to such as
Elias!"
131 Thus indeed do We reward those who do right.
132 For He was one of Our believing servants.
Now regarding the wisdom why one is commanded and guided
to send salutations to the Prophet (saws)…..
Without an iota of a doubt, Allah Subhanah has Promised
time and time again in His Glorious Message that He will honor and bestow
unimaginable rewards on His true believers on the Day of Judgment and in the
eternal life of the Hereafter…..but there are a chosen few slave servants of The
Most Gracious, who because of their deeds and their sacrifices in the Cause of
Allah Subhanah are nominated by their Lord Most Bounteous to be honored not
only in the Hereafter, but also till the end of time in this world itself!
One of the ways or methods of this superb and pristine
honor of the Lord is that these chosen and righteous slave-servants of Allah
Subhanah are granted ‘honorable mention’ by the tongues of the generations of
believers to come till the end of time!
It is the unresolved dream and the ultimate wish of every
‘king’ or ‘leader’ in this world that he leaves behind him a legacy which will
last the annuls of time! To fulfill this
dream and wish of theirs, they build palaces like ‘The Buckingham Palace’ and
the ‘Palace of Versailles’ etc, or they build monuments like the ‘Pyramids’ or
the ‘Taj Mahal’ or the ‘Qutb Minar’, etc. It is possible that their legacy
might last amongst the future generations as long as the monuments they had
built may last…..but when Allah Subhanah, the Lord of the Worlds, desires and
wishes to honor one amongst His chosen slaves in this world, He Commands and
Guides all those who believe in Him and the Last Day, to sincerely love,
respect, follow, and make an ‘honorable mention’ of these righteous and pious
slaves of the Lord Most Majesic, Most Supreme!
This honorable rank, and status, and honor, and legacy will remain
secured in the hearts and upon the tongues of the believers till the end of
time Insha Allah, and will far far outlast the comparative momentary legacy of
the monuments built by the worldly kings and leaders!
Your
Question: what does it mean by PBUH or SAWS,
‘(Pbuh)’ is the short form of ‘Peace be upon him (Prophet
Mohamed (saws))’, and ‘(Saws)’ is the short for ‘Sall-Allah o Alayhe wa-Salaam’
(May the Blessings of Allah and Peace be upon him (Prophet Mohamed (saws)).
Your
Question: is it compulsory if we take the name of our Beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) we
should tell PBUH or Sallal la hu AWS,
Allah Subhanah Himself and His Angels sends blessings on
the Noble Prophet (saws), and The Lord Most High has commanded those who
believe to also send their salutations unto their Prophet (saws)…..
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 33 Surah Ahzaab verse 56:
Allah and His Angels send blessings on the
Prophet: O ye that believe! Send ye blessings on him and salute him with all
respect.
Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet (saws)
said, "When any Muslim sends greetings upon me, Allah returns my soul to
me so that I may respond to his greetings." (Related by Abu Dawud)
Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet
(saws), "Do not turn my grave into a site of festivities, but send
salutations to me for your salutations are raised to me wherever you might
be." (Related by Abu Daw'ud)
Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-'As reported that he
heard the Prophet (saws) saying, "If anyone invokes blessings upon me
once, Allah will bestow blessings upon him ten times over."
Related by Muslim.
Ibn Masud reported that the Prophet (saws)
said, "The people nearest to me on the Day of Judgment will be the ones
most conscientious in invoking blessings upon me." Related by Tirmidhi.
Abu Hurairah reports that the Prophet (saws)
said, "May the nose of the person in whose presence I am mentioned be
covered with dirt if he does not invoke blessings upon me.”
Related by Tirmidhi.
Abu Dharr al-Ghaffari narrated that the
Prophet (saws) said, 'The most miserly amongst people is the one who fails to
invoke blessings upon me when my name is mentioned in his or her presence.’
In light of the above quoted guidance of the Quran and the
Sunnah, the absolute majority of the scholars and jurists in Islam are of the
opinion that sending the salutations upon the Noble Prophet Mohamed (saws)
every time his (saw’s) blessed name is mentioned in their presence is
considered a ‘wajib’ or obligatory act in
Shariah. And Allah Alone Knows
Best.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan