On Which Occasion Or Which Time Is Recitation Of Durood Shareef "Mustahab"?

     On Which Occasion Or Which Time Is               Recitation Of Durood Shareef "Mustahab"?

                                        

Answer: 

It is "Mustahabمستحب " (commendable act) to invoke Allah's blessings on the Holy Prophet (recitation of Durood Shareef) as profusely as one can. A companion of the Holy Prophet Hazrat

Ubaiy bin Ka'ab (may Allah be pleased with him) said, as reported in "Tirmizi Shareef, that I told the Holy Prophet that I spend most of my time in Du'aa and sought his opinion as to how much time of my Du'aa should I devote to Durood Shareef.

 The Holy Prophet emphasised to devote as much time as I can. I suggested a quarter. 

He said: "whatever you wish but if you increase it will do you good. I suggested two-thirds. 

He said: "whatever you wish but if you further increase it will be better for you. 

Then I submitted: O' Messenger of Allah! I will devote all my Du'aa to the recitation of Durood Shareef.

 Thereupon the Holy Prophet remarked: if it is so then Allah Almighty will ease you of your difficulties and forgive you your sins.

Undoubtedly, one cannot gain so many blessings and benefits from Du'aa for oneself as he earns by reciting Durood Shareef. 

Invocation of Allaah's blessings on the Holy Prophet is, no doubt, a Du'aa for the Holy Prophet but actually it is for his whole Ummah because every believer is spiritually attached to him.

 It is no denying the fact that one talks frequently about and speaks high of his ideal. The Holy Prophet is the ideal of ideal ones. So his "Zikr" (renown, praise) should surpass all others' 

Zikr i.e. Almighty Allaah's benedictions and blessings should be invoked on him extensively.

The religious scholars have described the recitation of Durood Shareef on the following occasions: 

On Jum'ah day, at Jum'ah night, in the morning, evening (night) when entering a mosque, stepping out of mosque, on visiting the sacred shrine of the

Holy Prophetسیّدنا محمد صلّی اللہ علیہ وسلم , on "Safaa" and "Marwah" hills (in holy Makkah).

 After responding to "Azaan", on meeting and separating from each other,one another.

 In the beginning and end of a sitting, gathering, during performance of ablution, when one forgets something, on delivering religious lecture (Wa'z).

 At the outset of learning,reading and teaching particularly "Ahaadees Shareef (Prophetic sayings) should be preceded and followed by Durood Shareef.

 On writing a question or "Fatvaa" (religious verdict), on writing a book, at the time of 'Nikaah" (marriage) and engagement and when starting or undertaking a big or important work.