Is Recitation Of “Durood Shareef درود شریف” Proved By The Holy Quran Or By Hadees?

       Is Recitation Of “Durood Shareef درود شریف” Proved By The Holy Quran Or By Hadees?                                                             

Answer:

 There are countless "Ahaadees" (Prophetic sayings) in respect of "Durood Shareef (invocation of Allaah's blessings on the Holy Prophet) and the Holy Quran says: 

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِيِّۚ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ صَلُّواْ عَلَيۡهِ وَسَلِّمُواْ تَسۡلِيمًا

"Innallahawa Malaa-ikatahoo Yu-Salloona 'Alan Nabeiy. Yaaa Aieyuhal Lazeena Aamanoo Salloo 'Alaiehiwa Sallimoo Tasleemaa".

(Undoubtedly, Allaah and His Angels shower blessings on this Communicator of unseen news (Prophet). O' you believers! invoke on him blessings profusely and salute him in the best way).

This Quranic verse clearly and concisely states:

1. Durood Shareef is greater than all Divine commands and injunctions, for, no other command carries the wording of 

 "Allaah and His Angels do it and you also do so" than Durood Shareef.

2. All Angels sans any exception send benedictions and blessings upon him.

3. This command addresses only to the believers.

4. This command of Allaah Almighty is absolute one without any exemption or exclusion that it should be recited at such and such time and should not be recited at so and so time.

5. Whatever time Durood Shareef درود شریف is recited it will be deemed to have been done in compliance to the said command.

6. Every time the believer recites Durood Shareef he will earn the reward of obligatory act (Farz,), as this Divine command embraces all other commands. 

The more he recites it the more he gains the reward of Farz act. For instance, the recitation of only one Quranic verse is obligatory in one Rak'at of a prayer but if the whole Quran is recited therein it will still come under Farz and the believer will earn the reward accordingly.

فَٱقۡرَءُواْ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِۚ

"Faqra-oo Maa Ta-yassaraMinal Quran"

(Recite from the Quran as much as is easy for you)

is applicable to all this.

7. Complete Durood Shareef is only that one which contains "Salaat-o-Salaam" i.e. 

'Durood and Salaam (blessing, benediction and peace, salutation) as the Quranic verse stresses on the recitation of both Durood and Salaam.

8. The Holy Quran has not fixed any "Seeghah" (a particular form of words) for Durood Shareef. So the recitation of every that "Seeghah" is lawful which combines Durood and Salaam.

9. The Quranic verse has not fixed, determined any form, gathering or sitting for the recitation of Durood Shareef. 

So it can be recited in sitting or standing posture, in privacy or in public or with public i.e. in chorus and in low voice or aloud which is a lawful, commendable and praiseworthy act in Shari'ah.

 

10. The recitation of "Salaat-o-Salaam صلوٰۃ السلام" by the lovers and votaries of the Holy Prophet in "Meelaad" programms, gatherings standing in chorus is also in deference to this absolute command. To deny or oppose it is tantamount to creating new Shari'ah.