Forty Durood – Durood 25

وَﺻَﻠﱠﻰ اﷲُ ﻋَﻠَﻰ اﻟﻨﱠﺒِﻲﱢ اﻷُﻣﱢﻲﱢ

 May Allah Ta’ala shower His special mercy upon Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), the unlettered Nabi.

The Deep love of the Sahaabah for Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)

Once a person came to Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) and said: O Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), my love for you is such that when I think of you, I am overwhelmed with your love, to the extent that I do not find any satisfaction until I see you. O Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), the thought crosses my heart that if Allah Ta’ala has to bless me with Paradise, it will be very difficult for me to see you, for you will be in a lofty position high above where I will not be able to reach.”

Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) consoled him by reciting the following verse in his reply:

وَمَن يُطِعِ اللَّـهَ وَالرَّسولَ فَأُولـٰئِكَ مَعَ الَّذينَ أَنعَمَ اللَّـهُ عَلَيهِم مِنَ النَّبِيّينَ وَالصِّدّيقينَ وَالشُّهَداءِ وَالصّالِحينَ وَحَسُنَ أُولـٰئِكَ رَفيقًا ﴿٦٩﴾

And those who obey Allah Ta’ala and the messenger are in the company of those whom Allah Ta’ala has favoured, the Ambiyaa, the Siddeeqeen, the martyrs, and the Righteous.

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