Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality
عن أبي هريرة قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: من صلى علي في كتاب لم تزل الملائكة تستغفر له ما دام اسمي في ذلك الكتاب (المعجم الأوسط للطبراني، الرقم: ١٨٣٥، وسنده ضعيف كما في كشف الخفاء، الرقم: ٢٥١٨)
Hazrat Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “Whoever sends Durood upon me through writing the Durood in a kitaab, the angels continue seeking forgiveness on his behalf as long as my name remains in that kitaab.”
Happiness of Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)
Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) once said to Hazrat Abbaas (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)[the uncle of Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam)], “I was more pleased with your Islam than the Islam of my father, for your Islam gave more pleasure to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) than the Islam of my father.” (Sharhu Ma’anil Aathaar 3/321)
An Incident of a Face Changing Colour
In Ihyaa Uloomiddeen, Imaam Ghazaali (rahimahullah) relates this incident as narrated by Abdul Waahid bin Zaid Basri (rahimahullah) who says:
I once went on a journey to perform hajj. With me, a certain person travelled as my companion. All the time, whether walking, sitting or standing, he continued to recite Durood upon Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). I therefore asked him the reason for his abundant recitation of Durood. He replied:
When I performed my first hajj, my father accompanied me. On our return, we reached one of the resting places and slept there. While we were there, I had seen a dream in which someone was telling me, “Wake up, your father has passed away and his face has turned black.” I awoke in great distress, and when I removed the cloth from the face of my father, I discovered that he had indeed passed away and that his face was turning black. This filled me with great sorrow and I was overcome with fear.
I fell asleep and again dreamt that four dark skinned men with iron rods, about to torment him, were sitting by his head. At that point, a handsome man dressed in two green sheets passed by and chased these four men away. He then stroked the face of my father with his hands and said to me, “Rise up (and rejoice), for Allah Ta’ala has changed the colour of your father’s face. It is now white.” I said to him in great joy and happiness, “May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, who are you?” He replied, “My name is Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam).” Since then, I never stopped reciting Durood upon Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). (Ihyaau Uloomid Deen 4/507)
يَا رَبِّ صَلِّ وَ سَلِّم دَائِمًا أَبَدًا عَلَى حَبِيبِكَ خَيرِ الخَلْقِ كُلِّهِمِ
