The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) listens to our Durood

 

The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) listens to our Durood

 

Thus, when the deceased hear from their graves, it should have been that when those who come to the grave to pay their respects, their greetings should have been heard directly, but even those greetings are conveyed through the angel.  Thus, the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said:

 

Translation: For the person who greets Me with Salaam near My grave, an angel is appointed who conveys that Salaam to Me.

 

There is a similar Hadith in Kanz Ul ‘Ummaal:

 

Translation: For the person who greets Me with Salaam near My grave, an angel is appointed by Allah Most High who conveys that Salaam to Me.  That Salaam will be enough for the affairs of this world and the next and I will be that person’s witness on the Day of Judgment. 

 

Imam Sakhawi (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) has written in Al Qaul Ul Bad’ee:

 

Translation:  For the person who recited Durood near My grave, an angel will convey that to Me, who will be appointed for this task and this act will suffice for the affairs of this world and the next.  I will be that person’s witness on the Day of Judgment and will intercede for that person.

 

It is mentioned in that a person would come to the blessed grave of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) and pay his respects.  Hadhrat Hasan bin Hussain (May Allah be well pleased with them) said to him:  You and that person who is doing so in Spain are both equal i.e. the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) is equally aware of both.

 

Thus, the aforementioned Tradition is also mentioned in Al Qaul Ul Bad’ee.

 

We learn from this that those people who pay their respects from far off are also in the presence of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam).  As far as that Hadith is concerned in which the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said that if Salaam is said at My grave, I hear it and angels convey the Salaam of those who are far, then after going through all the aforementioned proofs, answering this is easy.  In this Hadith, the listening of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) is not negated.  He merely described a method through which even those from afar will achieve their objective.

 

It was the custom of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) that as much as possible, He would keep His talk at a level which people could understand.  The majesty of angels was already firmly established in the minds of the listeners.  Thus for the sake of those present, the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said that the Durood of those who are far is conveyed by an angel.

 

[Excerpted from Anwaare Ahmadi of Imam Muhammad Anwaarullah Farooqui]