❖ Virtue of Sending Salat (Durud) and Its Portion in Supplication – Reference to an Authentic Hadith
Source: Qur’an wa Hadith ki Roshni mein Ahkam wa Masail, Vol. 1, Page: 485❀ The Question
A Companion, after hearing from the Prophet ﷺ about the virtue of sending Salat (Durud), said:“O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! I will divide my supplication into four parts: one part for sending Salat upon you, and three parts for making du‘a for myself.”
The Prophet ﷺ replied:
“If you increase it, it will be better for you.”
The Companion then said:
“I will divide my supplication into two parts: one part for sending Salat upon you, and one part for myself.”
… and so on.
The purpose of the question: To know whether this hadith is authentic, and in which book it is recorded, so that we may also devote our supplications to sending Salat upon the Prophet ﷺ.
❀ The Answer
Alhamdulillah, was-salatu was-salamu ‘ala Rasoolillah, amma ba‘d!Yes, this hadith is authentic, and it is recorded in the following books:
✿ Jami‘ al-Tirmidhi, Bab: Sifat al-Qiyamah
✿ al-Mustadrak by al-Hakim, Vol. 2, p. 421
ھذا ما عندي والله أعلم بالصواب
(This is what I hold, and Allah knows best what is correct.)
