The Virtue of the Gatherings of Dhikr and the Meaning of the Hadith: "Those are the people with whom their companion does not become wretched"
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The questioner:
And may Allah bless you. This is a listener to the program who has used the code name Abu 'Ammar. He says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the virtue of the gatherings of dhikr? And what is the meaning of the hadithSahih Muslim 2689? And is listening to the Qur'an radio broadcast considered one of the gatherings of dhikr?
The Shaykh:
The gatherings of dhikr are those in which there is the remembrance of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) through tasbih, tahlil, takbir, and tahmid. Likewise, the gatherings of knowledge are, in reality, gatherings of dhikr. Attending them brings much good; a person benefits from what he learns and gains from the good he hears there, and he earns reward. The meaning of the statement of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), "They are a people with whom their companion does not become wretched," is that they are the people of the gatherings of dhikr. Whoever attends them is enveloped by mercy.
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
And wretchedness departs from him.
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, Honorable Shaykh. So, does listening to the Qur'an radio broadcast count as listening to the Qur'an radio?
The Shaykh:
It is a type of gathering of dhikr, because when a person listens to what is broadcast on the Qur'an radio—such as recitations, Prophetic hadiths, discussions, lessons, and fatwas—it is as if he is present in one of the gatherings of dhikr, receiving the good that he receives there. Yes.
And may Allah bless you. This is a listener to the program who has used the code name Abu 'Ammar. He says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the virtue of the gatherings of dhikr? And what is the meaning of the hadith
for they are a people the seat-fellows of whom are in no way unfortunate.
هم القوم لا يشقى بهم جليسهمThe Shaykh:
The gatherings of dhikr are those in which there is the remembrance of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) through tasbih, tahlil, takbir, and tahmid. Likewise, the gatherings of knowledge are, in reality, gatherings of dhikr. Attending them brings much good; a person benefits from what he learns and gains from the good he hears there, and he earns reward. The meaning of the statement of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), "They are a people with whom their companion does not become wretched," is that they are the people of the gatherings of dhikr. Whoever attends them is enveloped by mercy.
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
And wretchedness departs from him.
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, Honorable Shaykh. So, does listening to the Qur'an radio broadcast count as listening to the Qur'an radio?
The Shaykh:
It is a type of gathering of dhikr, because when a person listens to what is broadcast on the Qur'an radio—such as recitations, Prophetic hadiths, discussions, lessons, and fatwas—it is as if he is present in one of the gatherings of dhikr, receiving the good that he receives there. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/188 — archive.org (23:52)
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