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Detailed Ruling On Writing DAROOD SHARIF

The document discusses the importance of writing Durood Sharif (blessings and salutations upon the Prophet Muhammad) in full rather than using abbreviations when mentioning the Prophet. It provides perspectives from several Islamic scholars who say using abbreviations like SAW or PBUH is forbidden, inappropriate, disrespectful, and can even lead to kufr (disbelief) if done with the intention of belittling the Prophet. Writing Durood Sharif in full is mustahab (recommended) and brings greater reward from Allah.

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Detailed Ruling On Writing DAROOD SHARIF

The document discusses the importance of writing Durood Sharif (blessings and salutations upon the Prophet Muhammad) in full rather than using abbreviations when mentioning the Prophet. It provides perspectives from several Islamic scholars who say using abbreviations like SAW or PBUH is forbidden, inappropriate, disrespectful, and can even lead to kufr (disbelief) if done with the intention of belittling the Prophet. Writing Durood Sharif in full is mustahab (recommended) and brings greater reward from Allah.

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From:

Noori ([email protected])
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 6:50:00 AM
To: [email protected]

I was just exploring around Internet and I find many websites and articles
where people are doing a great mistake and disrespect in their ignorance!!
They use the Abbreviation of Durood Sharif i.e. SAW, PBUH, RA, AS
(ma'azALLAH) instead of writing the Durood o Salam completely...
Abbreviating the Salutation with Suad , Sal'am and etc. is strictly
forbidden. In this century, leaving aside the ordinary person, even the socalled "learned" and "intellectuals" are guilty of such. Some write, while
others, and some only. Some people, in place of write or just to save a drop of
Ink, fraction of paper or a second of time, people are depriving themselves in
reaping great excellence and reward. They have instead chosen misfortune.
Imam al-Nawawi, the great Muhaddith and Shafii Faqih (Allah have mercy on
him) states in his introduction to the commentary of Sahih Muslim:
It is praiseworthy (mustahab) for a person writing Hadith that..at the
mentioning of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace), he
writes Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam in full and not merely using
abbreviations, and neither sufficing on one of the two, i.e. Salat & Salam.
[Sharh Sahih Muslim, 1/39]
Thus, when one writes the name of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him &
give him peace), one should avoid using abbreviations such as SAW, PBUH or
something similar. It is inappropriate and disrespectful to do so. The love for
the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) requires that one
never tires, both verbally or in writing, from sending blessings and salutations
upon him (Allah bless & and grant him eternal peace).
Qadhi Iyadh al-Maliki (Allah have mercy on him) mentions a Hadith wherein
the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said:
Whosoever sends blessings upon me in a book, the angels seek forgiveness
for him until my name remains in that book. [Narrated by al-Tabrani in his
al-Awsat, See:al-Shifa by Qadhi Iyadh, P: 557]

Hence, although the requirement would be fulfilled if one verbally sent


blessings and salutations upon the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him &
grant him peace), but when one writes the name of the beloved of Allah, one
should also send blessings upon him in writing. I think its important to aware
people with the Laws of Shari'ah regarding writing Short forms of Durood
Shareef i.e.S.A.W ... Suad a ... Sal'am and etc.
Hence, to write S.A.W after the name of the Beloved Prophet Syyeduna
Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) or A.S in place of Alaihis Salaam is
really a sign of being deprived, because Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam or Alaihis
Salaam etc. is Durood and we decide to make abbreviations for Durood.

Hadrat Imam Jalaaludin Suyooti (Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu) said,


"The person who first introduced the practice of using abbreviation for
Durood had his hands cut off"
Allamah Sayyad Tahtawi (radi Allahu anhu), making a marginal note in "Durre-Mukhtar" states, and this quotation is also found in "Fatawa Tatar Khaniah",
"A person who writes such abbreviation with the name of any Prophet,
become a Kafir."
Note: It means belittling and this deals with the integrity of the Prophets and
to belittle the integrity of Prophets in indeed Kufr. It is beyond doubt that to
have the intention of belittling the status of the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi wa
Sallam is definitely Kufr and the above ruling pertains to such a condition or
intention. The above ruling does not apply to those who, out of sheer laziness
and ignorance, use such abbreviations. But, indeed, such persons are
misfortunate, ill-fated and unlucky.
At this point, the great Imam and Wali, A'la Hazrat Imam Ahmed Rida alQadiri (radi Allahu anhu) comments by saying:
Obviously, the pen is also a language and to write any meaningless words in
place of is like hearing the sacred name of the glorious Prophet SallAllahu
Alaihi wa Sallam and mumbling some meaningless thing. Allah, the Almighty
and Powerful, states :
"What was already commanded, the oppressors had changed it to something

else. So We sent on them punishment from the sky in retaliation to their


transgression." [Para 1, Ruku 2]
There Allah has ordered Bani Israel to say (Say our sins be decreased), they
said (We got wheat). This word has a meaning and is still a Blessing of Allah
(Wheat), but just because of changing the words, it caused the displeasure of
Allah and His destruction by His Punishment.
Here the order is: "O you who Believe! Salute your Nabi SallAllahu Alaihi wa
Sallam and send Durood and Salutations onto him."
And this order is compulsory every time that you hear, say or write the sacred
name of the Holy Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi wa Sallam. The fulfilment of the
above command when writing the sacred name is to write , but, instead, this
was changed to which has absolutely no meaning. Do you not fear the Azab of
Allah descending upon you? May Allah save us from this Azab! Aameen!
This concerns the Durood Sharif or Salawat whose excellence is so great that
its abbreviation has a reason of Kufr in it.
Now lets deal with the Sahabas and Awliya Allah (radi Allahu anhum). After
writing their names, instead of writing the meaningless letters are written.
This is condemned by the Learned Ulema as Makrooh and a reason of
misfortune. Sayyid Allamah Tahtawi (radi Allahu anhu) states:
"It is Makrooh to abbreviate when writing . Write it in full."
Imam Nowawi (radi Allahu anhu), in his commentary of "Muslim Sharif"
states:
"One who indulges in this act is stripped from a very great benefit (Khair) and
has lost a great reward."
Likewise, when writing and is writing. This too is nonsensical and
unfortunate. We should abstain from such acts. May Allah guide us all to
success. Aameen!

Following are few extracts in Urdu from Fatawa Razaviyya regarding the
above discussed matter:


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][Fatawa Razaviyyah, Vol 6, Page 220
I hope that the people will take a notice to my humble request. May ALLAH
give us more strength to propagate the true message of Islam i.e. recognized
by the name of Maslak-e-AlaHadrat Radi ALLAHu Taala Anho today.

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