Allah mentions in the Quran : "Verily Allah and His angels recite Salaat on the Nabi. O you who believe, call for Allah's blessings on him and greet him saying peace be unto you." (Surah Ahzaab, verse 56)

In the Quran Allah mentioned commands regarding other prophets like fasting, Haj, etc. For Adam Alaihis Salaam, for example, Allah explains how the angels were commanded to prostrate before him. However, at no time except in the case of the Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam did Allah say that He Himself performs an act and the believers are now ordered to follow suit. How great an honour is this for the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam and how honourable an act it is for the believers to emulate!

The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said : "Whosoever recites Salaat on me once, on him shall Allah recite Salaat ten times." (Muslim)

The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said : "In whose presence my name is mentioned he should recite Salaat on me. Whoever recites Salaat on me once, on him shall Allah send ten mercies, forgive him ten sins and raise his rank ten times." (Ahmad, Nasai)

The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said : "The nearest people to me on the day of Qiyamah will be those who recited most Salaat on me." (Tirmidhi)

The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said : "Allah has certain angels wandering all over the earth in order to convey to me the Salaat of my Ummah." (Nasai)

The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said : "Whenever anyone recites Salaat on me at my grave , I hear it and when anyone recites Salaat on me from afar it is conveyed to me." (Baihaqi)

There are numerous hadith explaining the virtues of Durood. Only a few have been mentioned above.

A sign that one loves the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam is that a person recites Durood in abundance. Like an Arab saying goes : "One who loves a thing remembers it much." When we recite Durood we are asking Allah to repay our benefactor for some of his favours upon us. He is our greatest benefactor. We cannot truly repay him and we, thus, beg Allah to convey Salaat upon him.

Durood cleanses the heart of evil and hypocrisy. It pardons sins and raises the rank of a person. A person who recites Durood often will attain intercession on the day of Qiyamah. No matter how much Durood a person recites it will remain too little because of the numerous favours that the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam has rendered to his Ummah.