Durood – A Form of Purification

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال صلوا علي فإنها زكاة لكم واسألوا الله لي الوسيلة فإنها درجة في أعلى الجنة لا ينالها إلا رجل وأرجو أن أكون أنا هو (مسند أحمد، الرقم: 8770، وفي مجمع الزوائد (الرقم: 1877): رواه البزار وفيه داود بن علبة ضعفه ابن معين والنسائي وغيرهما ووثقه ابن نمير وقال موسى بن داود الضبي: حدثنا داود بن علبة وأثنى عليه خيرا وقال ابن عدي: هو في جملة الضعفاء ممن يكتب حديثه)

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “Recite Durood upon me, for certainly it is a form of purification for you. Ask Allah Ta‘ala to grant me the position of “waseelah”, which is a rank in the highest stages of Paradise that is reserved for only one person, and I hope that I am the one who is blessed with this honour and position.”

Face Transformed to a Swine

In Nuzhatul Majaalis, the following incident is recorded:

A man and his son were on a journey. On the way, the father passed away and his face was transformed to that of a swine. The son, seeing this, cried bitterly and made dua to Allah Ta’ala for the welfare of his father.

The son soon fell asleep and saw a man telling him, “Your father used to consume interest, and it is for this reason that you now see his face in this condition. But rejoice, for Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) has interceded on his behalf, for whenever he heard the blessed name of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), he recited Durood upon him. Through the intercession of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), his face has now been restored to its original form.”  (Nuzahatul Majaalis 2/82)