عن عبدالله بن مسعود أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: أولي الناس بي يوم القيامة أكثرهم علي صلاة (سنن الترمذي الرقم 484)
Hazrat Abdullah bin Masood رضى الله عنه reports that Hazrat Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “The person who will be closest to me (and most deserving of my intercession) on the day of Qiyamah will be the one who used to recite the most Durood upon me in the world.”
(The Gift of Durood and Salaam pg.47)
Commentary
Hazrat Moulana Abdul Hameed Sahib حفظه الله explains,
“The Ulama have explained 3 meanings of being close to Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم.
The first meaning is that the person will be the closest to Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم physically on the horrible and dreadful day of Qiyamah! What a sense of security, that on that dreadful day to have place near Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم, where there will be peace and tranquility and security of all types! It is up to us how much closer we would like to be, by sending more Duroods and with love and affection, so much closer we will be!
The second meaning explained is that Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم will have more love for the person who sends more Duroods. Who does not want the love of Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم. Allaahu Akbar! A person will give the world and what it contains, his life and the life of his parents and all in the world for the love of Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم, but it is so easy to get it, just increase in the numbers of Durood with love and affection and concentration!”
Moulana further explains,
“The truth of the matter is how much more a person is loved by Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم, so much more he gets the Tawfiq to read Durood and then how much more love he is getting, with so much more love and affection he will be reading his Durood, and how much more love there will be forthcoming so much he will be practising on Sunnats and propagating them and the whole of Deen! May Allah make us from amongst His beloved ones, by His mercy and kindness! Ameen!
The third meaning is that so much more he will get the intercession of Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم. Allaahu Akbar! Who does not want and or is not going to be in need of the intercession of Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم on the dreadful day of Qiyamah?! How much more Durood we will read, so much more we will get the intercession of Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم.
(Salawat Upon Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم pg.86)
يَا رَبِّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ دَائِمَاً أَبَدًا عَلَىْ حَبِيْبِكَ خَيْرِ الْخَلْقِ كُلِّهِمِ
“O Sustainer, shower Salaat and Salaam forever and ever upon Your beloved, who is the best of all creation.”
جَزَی اللہُ عَنَّا نَبِيَّنَا مُحَمَّدًا صَلَّی اللہُ عَلَیْه وسَلَّمَ بِمَا هُوَ أَھْلُهُ
May Allah Ta’ala جل جلاله reward our Nabi Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم on our behalf such a reward that is due to Him.