The Durood of Hadhrat Abdullah bin Mas’ood (Radhiallahu Anhu)

عن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال إذا صليتم على رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم فأحسنوا الصلاة فإنكم لا تدرون لعل ذلك يعرض عليه  قال فقالوا له فعلمنا قال قولوا اللهم اجعل صلواتك ورحمتك وبركاتك على سيد المرسلين وإمام المتقين وخاتم النبيين محمد عبدك ورسولك إمام الخير وقائد الخير ورسول الرحمة اللهم ابعثه مقاما محمودا يغبطه فيه الأولون والآخرون  اللهم صل على محمد وعلى آل محمد كما صليت على إبراهيم وعلى آل إبراهيم إنك حميد مجيد اللهم بارك على محمد وعلى آل محمد كما باركت على إبراهيم وعلى آل إبراهيم إنك حميد مجيد  رواه ابن ماجه موقوفا بإسناد حسن (الترغيب و الترهيب رقم 2588)

Hadhrat Abdullah bin Mas’ood (Radhiallahu Anhu) reports: “When you recite Durood upon Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), then recite Durood in the best of manners (complete devotion, concentration, love and respect), for certainly you do not know perhaps that Durood of yours will be presented before him.” The students of Hadhrat Abdullah bin Mas’ood (Radhiallahu Anhu) asked: “Teach us how to recite Durood on Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam).” Hadhrat Abdullah bin Mas’ood (Radhiallahu Anhu) replied: “Recite the following:

أَللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ صَلَوَاتِكَ وَرَحْمَتَكَ وَبَرَكَاتِكَ عَلَى سَيِّدِ المرسَلِينَ وَإِمَامِ المتَّقِينَ وَخَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّينَ محَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَرَسُولِكَ إِمَامِ الخَيرِ وَقَائِدِ الخَيرِ وَرَسُولِ الرَّحْمَة اللَّهُمَّ ابْعَثْهُ مَقَامًا مَّحْمُودًا يَغْبِطُهُ فِيهِ الْأَوَّلُونَ وَالْآخِرُون  اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى محَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ محَمَّدٍ كَمَا صَلَّيتَ عَلى إبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَى آلِ إبرَاهِيمَ إنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيد اللَّهُمَّ بَارِك عَلَى محَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ محَمَّدٍ كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلى إِبرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَى آلِ إبراهيمَ إنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيد

O Allah, shower your special blessings and mercies upon the leader of the Messengers,the Imaam of all the pious servants, and the seal of the Ambiyaa, Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) your servant and messenger, the imaam of all good and virtue and the messenger of mercy. O Allah, elevate him to the highest of positions, and make him worthy of the position of Maqaam Mahmood, in such a way that the former and the latter of the entire creation will all envy him. 

O Allah, shower Your mercy upon Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), as You showered Your mercy upon Hadhrat Ebrahim (Alaihis Salaam) and the family of Hadhrat Ebrahim (Alaihis Salaam). Indeed You are praiseworthy and most glorious. O Allah, shower Your blessings upon Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), as You showered Your blessings upon Hadhrat Ebrahim (Alaihis Salaam) and the family of Hadhrat Ebrahim (Alaihis Salaam). Indeed You are praiseworthy and most glorious.

The Durood of Shibli after Every Salaah

Allamah Sakhaawi (Rahmatullahi Alayh) reports from Abu Bakr bin Muhammad (Rahmatullahi Alayh): “While I was once in the presence of Shaikh Abu Bakr bin Mujaahid (Rahmatullahi Alayhi) and it so happened that Shaikh Shibli (Rahmatullahi Alayhi) arrived. Abu Bakr bin Mujaahid (Rahmatullahi Alayhi) rose from his seat, stepped forward, embraced the saint and kissed his forehead in honour. I asked him: “How is it that you bestow such honour on Shaikh Shibli (Rahatullahi Alayhi) when you and all the Ulama of Baghdad are of the opinion that he is a mad man?” Abu Bakr bin Mujaahid (Rahmatullahi Alayhi) replied: “I have only done that which I saw Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) do to him.”

He then related the following dream: “I had seen Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) in a dream and Shaikh Shibli appeared. Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) rose and kissed him on his forehead. When I asked the reason for this great honour, Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) replied: “After every salaah, this man used to recite the following verse:

 لَقَد جاءَكُم رَسولٌ مِن أَنفُسِكُم عَزيزٌ عَلَيهِ ما عَنِتُّم حَريصٌ عَلَيكُم بِالمُؤمِنينَ رَءوفٌ رَحيمٌ ﴿١٢٨﴾

Verily the Messenger has come to you from among yourselves, it greatly causes him pain that you fall into distress and hardship, who is extremely anxious for your welfare, for the believers he is full of compassion and mercy.

He thereafter would recite the following durood:

صلى الله عليك با محمد صلى الله عليك يا محمد صلى الله عليك يا محمد

Abu Bakr (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) continues: “After having seen this dream, I met Shibly (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) and asked him, “What durood do you recite upon Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) after salaah?” The reply he gave was exactly the same as I had seen in my dream” (Fazaail Durood)