When You Recite Salawat/Durood in abundance. You can Have Wilayah or Walayah.

■ When You Recite Salawat/Durood in abundance. You can Have Wilayah or Walayah. There are Two Types of Sainthood.

If You recite in abundance You can have General Wilayah (Wilayah ‘Ammah). This is granted to all believers who recite Salawat in abundance.

As Allah ﷻ mentions in the Qur’an:

اَللّٰہُ وَلِیُّ الَّذِیۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا ۙ یُخۡرِجُہُمۡ مِّنَ الظُّلُمٰتِ اِلَی النُّوۡرِ۬ؕ وَ الَّذِیۡنَ کَفَرُوۡۤا اَوۡلِیٰٓـُٔہُمُ الطَّاغُوۡتُ ۙ یُخۡرِجُوۡنَہُمۡ مِّنَ النُّوۡرِ اِلَی الظُّلُمٰتِ ؕ اُولٰٓئِکَ اَصۡحٰبُ النَّارِ ۚ ہُمۡ  فِیۡہَا خٰلِدُوۡنَ

Allah is the Guardian of the believers. He brings them out of (all kinds of) darkness and takes them towards the light. And those who are disbelievers, their supporters are satans who take them out of the light (of truth) into the darkness (of evil). It is they who are the inmates of Hell. They will dwell there forever.‏

(الْبَقَرَة‏ – Al-Baqarah [2 : 257])

If you reciting Salawat non-stop then there is chance of Special Wilayah (Wilayah Khassah). This is reserved for the pious (Muttaqeen) and those who tread the spiritual path (Arbab al-Suluk).

Allah ﷻ says:

اِنۡ اَوۡلِیَآؤُہٗۤ اِلَّا الۡمُتَّقُوۡنَ وَ لٰکِنَّ اَکۡثَرَہُمۡ لَا یَعۡلَمُوۡنَ

Its friends (i.e., guardians) are only the righteous people, but most of them do not know (this truth).‏

(الْأَنْفَال‏ – Al-Anfāl [8 : 34])

This special sainthood involves spiritual elevation, annihilation (Fana), and subsistence (Baqa) due to abundance of Salawat/Durood.

1. Wilayah with Fath (Opening):
This is nearness to Allah ﷻ

2. Wilayah with Kasr (Breaking):
This is the quality that makes the reciter of Salawat “beloved” and accepted among people, causing others to be drawn to them. Many shows karamah acts are part of this type, but the blessings people receive are an outcome of the first type (Wilayah with Fath).

Some reciter of Salawat receive only one of these types. Some are granted both in abundance. In others, one type may dominate over the other. It depend upon you how much you recite in abundance.

In the Naqshbandi order, Wilayah with Fath always outweighs Wilayah with Kasr. When a great reciter of Salawat leaves this world, they leave behind their Salawat Wilayah with Kasr for a sincere devotee, while taking their Wilayah with Fath with them. Occasionally, if someone makes a mistake, their Wilayah with Kasr may be withdrawn.

To attain spiritual blessings and the closeness of Allah ﷻ, abundant recitation of Salawat/Durood is essential. It purifies the heart, increases acceptance among people, and brings one closer to Allah ﷻ. Make it a habit to recite:

اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَّعَلَىٰ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

May Allah ﷻ grant us both types of Wilayah and allow us to follow the footsteps of His close friends.