We have been told that Dua` or supplication to Allah is not accepted until we recite Darud Shairf in it.
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We
have been told that Dua` or supplication to Allah is not accepted until we
recite Darud Shairf in it. It is said that recitation of Darud at the starting
and ending of supplication is a sure way of having prayers answered by Allah
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regards,
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Answer:
Dua accepted only
with durood
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
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Hell Fire. Ameen.
Your Question: We
have been told that Dua` or supplication to Allah is not accepted until we
recite Darud Shairf in it.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2
Surah Baqarah verse 186:
And if
My servants ask you, O Prophet,
concerning Me, tell them that I am quite
near to them. I hear and answer
the prayer of the suppliant, when he
calls on Me. So let them
respond to My call and believe in Me.
(Convey this to them), perhaps
they may be guided aright!
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 2257 Narrated by Abu Sa'id al-Khudri
The Prophet (saws) said, "Any Muslim who
makes a supplication containing nothing which is sinful, or which involves
breaking ties of relationship, will be
given for it by Allah one of three things: He will give him swift answer, or
store it up for him in the next world, or turn away from him an equivalent
amount of evil." Those who heard it
said they would then make many supplications and he (saws) replied that Allah
was more ready to answer than they were to ask.
Nu'man b. Bashir reported that the Prophet
(saws), said, "Verily supplication is worship."
Narrated by Ahmad and Sunan.
Abu Hurairah reported, "The Prophet
(saws) said, "Nothing is more dear to Allah than one's supplication to
Him.''
Narrated by Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah.
There is absolutely no condition or obligation on the
believers that they ‘have to’ send ‘durood’ on the Noble Prophet (saws)
everytime or before or after they call upon their Merciful Lord in
supplication; but if one does so it will obviously be considered a better way
of making supplication.
The recitation of the ‘durood’ and the making of a
supplication by calling upon their Lord have no relation to each other; one may
make as many supplications as one likes to His Lord Most Gracious, and may
recite as many ‘duroods’ as one likes on the Noble Prophet; for indeed the
‘durood’ is nothing more than a supplication to Allah Subhanah for the Prophet
(saws) and his family. It would only
befit a believer who wishes to make a supplication for himself, that he should
also make a supplication to His Lord to honor and bless the Prophet (saws) who
taught us this beautiful ‘deen’ or way of life called Islam.
But there is absolutely nothing in the authentic and
established Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws) regarding the recitation of
the ‘durood’ 3/5/7/11 times with or after every supplication! If while making supplication for himself one
does not recite the ‘durood’ for any reason, his supplication will still be
valid and accepted by the Lord if He Wills; but if while making supplication
for himself, a believer also makes supplication and recites the ‘durood’ for
the Noble Prophet (saws), he would earn himself a much bigger reward, Insha
Allah.
Your Question: We
also know that supplication in Sijdah or prostrate position is most acceptable
to Allah SWT. My question is that, is it be permissible to recite Darud during
Sijdah?
The Prophet (saws) said, 'The closest one of
you comes to his Lord is while he is prostrating, (therefore) make many
supplications therein.' And he (saws) also said, 'I have prohibited you from
reciting (Quran) while bowing or prostrating. During the bowing, Glorify the
Lord. During the prostrations, strive your hardest in making supplications.
Most likely, you will be listened to."
Related by Ahmad and Muslim.
The Messenger of Allah (saws) guided the believers that
the closest one comes to their Lord is in their state of prostration; thus one
should strive to make as many supplications as one wishes and pleases unto
their Lord in the state of prostration.
Other than reciting the Glorious Quran, one may extol,
praise and glorify the Lord Most High and make as many supplications as one
wills and pleases in the state of prostration.
The ‘durood’ is no more than a supplication unto the Lord
to bless and honor the Noble Prophet (saws); thus there is absolutely no harm
in reciting the durood in prostrations, if one wishes to do so.
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
Wister