Heavenly Jewels

mercy upon himselfand Allah � fills the hearts ofpeople with love for him. None will have enmity with him but the person who has N ifaaq in his heart." (Kashful-Gumma) The Noble Messenger � also states, "Allah sends Durood ten times on the person who recites Durood upon me once, erases ten sins and elevates his rank ten times. " (Nasaaz) Amiser is he who does not send Durood upon me when I am mentioned before him. (Tirmizi) The person most closest to me on the Day of Qayaamat will be the one who readsDurood on me in profusion ." (Nasaai) There are some angels ofAllah that travel throughout the earth and present the Salaam ofmyUmmah to me." (Nasaai) Hazrath Ubai bin Kaab4f<, states that he asked, "Ya Rassoollalah! I make Dua and zikr abundantly. How much of time should I appoint for reciting Durood upon you?" He answered, "As much as you wish." When Hazrat Ubai 4f<, rtp lied a quarter, the Holy Prophet � said, "As much as you wish and if you increase it then this will be better for you". This was the same answer given when he said that he would appoint half ofhis time for Durood andwhen he submitted that he would appoint all of his time for it, Rassoollalah � said, "ff this is so then Allah will suf iceforyour works andforgiveyoursins."(Tirmizi) In short, after completing the Faraaidh, Waaj ibaat, Naf1 Namaaz and Tilaawat of the Holy Quraan, reciting Durood Shareef is a means of immense reward andmercy fromAllah £. A FEWMASAAIL Rule- To recite Durood once in a l i fe span is Fardh and reciting it in every gathering of Zikr i s Waajib irrespective of wether the blessed name was taken by one ' s self or heard from somebody else. If the blessed name is mentioned 1 00 times in a gathering, still too must 231