Fatwa

Durood or Darood

Fatwa #1007 Category: Miscellaneous Country: United Kingdom Date: 9th November 2023
Fatwa #1007 Date: 9th November 2023
Category: Miscellaneous
Country: United Kingdom

Question

Assalamu Alaykum Mufti Sahib,

Is the correct word ‘Durood’ or ‘Darood’?

 

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

The correct Persian/Urdu pronunciation is ‘Durood’ (with a dhamma on the daal).[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mufti Bilal Pandor

Concurred by
Mufti Nabeel Valli

Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah
Lusaka, Zambia

www.daruliftaazambia.com

[1] درود durūd

P درود durūd, s.f.(m.?), Benediction, blessing, mercy; prayer; praise (esp. of Mohammad); thanksgiving; congratulation; salutation:—durūd bhejnā (-ko or -par), To send benedictions or blessings, &c., to bless:—durūd paṛhnā (-par ?), To pronounce a benediction or blessing (on), to bless, to pray (for); to praise.