Tag Archives: Salutations

February, 2021

• 18 February

  Salutations [durud] at the grave of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)

  Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? من صلى علي عند قبري وكل الله بها ملكا يبلغني، وكفي أمر دنياه، وآخرته، وكنت له يوم القيامة شفيعا أو شهيدا

January, 2021

• 28 January

  ‘Ali’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) statement regarding istisqa

  Question What is the reference of this narration and what is the meaning of ‘Go out’? “When you go out, praise God and praise Him for what is His worthy of, and send salutations to the Prophet, and ask forgiveness, for Istisqa is seeking forgiveness.”

November, 2020

• 25 November

  Reciting Quran, praising Allah, sending salutations and seeking forgiveness

  Question Is this narration suitable to quote? قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: من قرأ القرآن وحمد الرب، وصلى على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، واستغفر ربه فقد طلب الخير مكانه

August, 2020

• 17 August

  An unreliable narration on the virtue of salutation being equal to battle and Hajj

  Question Is this authentic? “When a man sends salutations (durud), he gets the reward of four hundred jihad and each battle is equivalent to four hundred Hajj”

March, 2020

• 24 March

  Salutations (durud) to stop a plague

  Question Is the following correct and what is the reference? ‘Allamah Sakhawi (rahimahullah) has written: “Abundance of durud (salutations) upon Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) stops a plague”

November, 2019

• 22 November

  Salutations (durud) will rescue a person on the sirat (bridge)

  Question Sayyiduna ‘Abdur Rahman bin Samurah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reports, “On one occasion, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) came to us and said, ‘Last night, I saw something extraordinary in a dream. I saw a man from my ummah who was crossing the sirat [the bridge over Jahannam]. At times, he was crawling, at other times, he was dragging himself on …
• 15 November

  Salutations (durud) two hundred times on Friday

  Question Please verify the authenticity of this Hadith: Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever recites salutations (durud) two hundred (200) times on the day of Jumu’ah, his sins of two hundred (200) years will be forgiven.”

August, 2019

• 26 August

  Salutations (durud) is a means of ‘afiyah

  Question What is authenticity of following narration? من صلى علي فتح الله عليه بابا من العافية

May, 2019

• 21 May

  A query regarding Tasbih Fatimi and five du’as taught to Fatimah (radiyallahu ‘anha)

  Question I heard the following wazifah/du’as that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) had given to Sayyidah Fatimah (radiyallahu ‘anha) when she went to ask him for some help, if we read it as well it will help make our work easy for us as well as ease our tiredness: 1. Tasbih Fatimi: 33 x SubhanAllah 33 x Alhamdulillah 34 x …
• 9 May

  Translation of the Hadith on the benefit of salutations

  Question What is the translation of this Hadith? عن الطفيل بن أبي بن كعب، عن أبيه، قال قال رجل يا رسول الله أرأيت إن جعلت صلاتي كلها عليك؟ قال إذن يكفيك الله ما أهمك من دنياك وآخرتك

April, 2019

• 17 April

  Warning of sitting in gatherings which are void of the remembrance of Allah or salutations (durud)

  Question Is this narration authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “If people sit in a gathering in which they do not remember Allah nor send salutations on Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), such a gathering becomes a cause of dismay and loss for them. If Allah wills, He will punish them and if He wills, He will forgive them”

March, 2019

• 1 March

  Fruit from a unique tree in Jannah for those who send abundant salutations (durud)

  Question What is the authenticity of this Hadith? خلق الله تعالى في الجنة شجرة ثمرها أكبر من التفاح، وأصغر من الرمان، ألين من الزبد، وأحلى من العسل، وأطيب من المسك، وأغصانها من اللؤلؤ الرطب، وجذوعها من الذهب، وورقها من الزبرجد لا يأكل منها إلا من أكثر من الصلاة على محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم

November, 2018

• 27 November

  The form of salutation [durud] of Imam Shafi’i (rahimahullah)

  Question What is the authenticity of this salutation of Imam Shafi’i? اللهم صل على محمد كلما ذكره الذاكرون وغفل عن ذكره الغافلون Ibn Bunan Al Asbahani (rahimahullah) said, “I saw Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) in my dream, and asked him, ‘Muhammad ibn Idris Ash Shafi’, your [distant] relative, have you benefitted him in any specific way?’ Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa …