اَلۡـحَـمۡـدُ   لِـلّٰـہِ  رَبِّ  الۡـعٰـلَـمِیۡنَ   وَ  الـصَّـلٰـوۃُ   وَ  الـسَّـلَامُ  عَـلٰی   سَـیِّـدِ   الۡـمُـرۡ  سَـلِـیۡنَ

اَمَّـا  بَــعۡـدُ   فَـاَعُـوۡذُ   بِـا لـلّٰـہِ   مِـنَ   الـشَّـیۡـطٰنِ   الـرَّجِیۡمِؕ    بِـسۡمِ   الـلّٰـہِ   الـرَّحۡـمٰنِ   الـرَّحِـیۡمِؕ

Agonies of Death

Excellence of Salat-‘Alan-Nabi صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہ وَسَلَّم (Durood Sharif)

Listen to the excellence of Salat-‘Alan-Nabi, mentioned on page 201 and 202 of a 271-page book named ‘Aab-e-Kawsar’ (in Urdu) publication of Maktaba-tul-Madinah and make a firm intention to recite Durood Sharif in abundance. It is stated: One patient was in the state of agony of death (i.e., he was about to die); his friend came to him for the purpose of nursing. Having seen his condition, he asked about the agony of death. ‘I am not feeling any pain’, the patient replied, ‘because I have heard from the scholars that the one who recites Durood Sharif in abundance, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will relieve him of agony of death.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب           صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! Surely, those Islamic brothers are very fortunate who keep on reciting Durood Sharif while standing, sitting, walking, in the state of wakefulness or sleep, with Wudu (ablution) or without Wudu. اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ With the blessing of reciting maximum number of Durood Sharif, agonies of death will be overcome and also the matters of the grave and Hereafter will be overcome with ease. اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ.

بیٹھتے اُٹھتے جاگتے سوتے                        ہو اِلٰہی مرا شعار درود

جان نکلے تو اس طرح نکلے          تجھ پر اے غمزدوں کے یار درود

دل میں جلوے بسے ہوئے تیرے               لب سے جاری ہو بار بار درود

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب           صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! Let’s make good intentions for attaining reward before listening to the Bayan. It is the saying of our Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم that, ‘نِيَّةُ الۡمُؤۡمِنِ خَيۡرٌ مِّنۡ عَمَلِه’ The intention of a believer is better than his action. (Al-Mu’jam-ul-Kabeer, vol. 6, pp. 185, Hadis 5942)

Two Madani pearls

§  Without a good intention, no reward is granted for a good deed.

§  The more righteous intentions one makes, the greater reward he will attain.