Forty Durood – Durood 7

اﻟﻠﻬُﻢﱠ ﺻَﻞﱢ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ وﱠﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁلِ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ كَمَا ﺻَﻠﱠﻴـْﺖَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ إِﺑـْﺮَاهِﻴْﻢَ إِﻧﱠﻚَ ﺣَﻤِﻴْﺪٌ ﻣَﺠِﻴْﺪٌ، اﻟﻠﻬُﻢﱠ ﺑَﺎرِكْ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ وﱠﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁلِ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ كَمَا ﺑَﺎرَكْتَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ إِﺑـْﺮَاهِﻴْﻢَ إِﻧﱠﻚَ ﺣَﻤِﻴْﺪٌ ﻣَﺠِﻴْﺪٌ

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). 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). Indeed You are praiseworthy and most glorious.

The Great Honour which Imaam Shaafi’ee (rahimahullah) Received Through him Reciting the Special Durood

In “Rowdhatul Ahbaab”, it is reported that Imaam Isma’eel bin Ebrahim Muzani (rahimahullah) (one of the famous students of Imaam Shaafi’ee (rahimahullah)) had mentioned:

I once saw Imaam Shaafi’ee (rahimahullah) in a dream after his death and asked him, “How did Allah Ta’ala treat you?” Imaam Shaafi’ee (rahimahullah) replied, “Allah Ta’ala has pardoned me and commanded that I be escorted into Paradise with honour and respect. I have acquired all this through the blessings of one particular Durood which I used to recite upon Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam).” I enquired, “Which Durood is that?” Imaam Shaafi’ee (rahimahullah) replied:

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ كُلَّمَا ذَكَرَهُ الذَّاكِرُوْنَ وَكُلَّمَا غَفَلَ عَنْ ذِكْرِهِ الْغَافِلُونَ

O Allah Ta’ala! Bestow mercy upon Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) equivalent to the number of times that people remember him, and bestow mercy upon Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) equivalent to the number of times that people forget to remember him. (Fazaail-e-Durood Pg, 151, Al-Qowlul Badee’ Pg. 489)

يَا رَبِّ صَلِّ وَ سَلِّمْ دَائِمًا أَبَدًا عَلَى حَبِيبِكَ خَيرِ الخَلْقِ كُلِّهِمِ