I used to keep up the dhikr for a long time, and after that period I left it off, and I do not know the reason, so I ask for your advice and guidance?
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The questioner:
She says: I used to keep up the dhikr, the daily recitations, the tasbih, and the tahlil for a long time, and after that period I left it off and I do not know the reason, and I want to return to it, but I have not been able to, and I tried but could not. Every time I say I will return to my recitations and the morning and evening dhikr, I find it difficult. So when I resolve to do it, I say a little and then leave it off. The question is: what should I do? May Allah reward you with good, so that I may return to how I was, knowing that I am in the deepest regret over this matter. I ask for your advice and guidance on what to do. May Allah reward you with good and make your knowledge beneficial.
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. There is no doubt that persisting in the prescribed dhikr in the prescribed manner is a great good.
Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Ahzab 33:41] He the Exalted said: [Al-Jumu'ah 62:10] He the Exalted said: [Al-Ahzab 33:35] He the Exalted said: [Al-Baqarah 2:152]. Therefore, making the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) a habit and being consistent in it is among the best of deeds. The questioner mentioned that she used to perform the prescribed dhikr, but eventually it became burdensome for her, and it became difficult for her to return to it a second time. She asks about the remedy by which she can return to the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
Yes. We say that perhaps there are things with this woman that occupy her from the remembrance of Allah and distract her from the remembrance of Allah, such as bad company, and such as looking at things that occupy her from the remembrance of Allah in the media, like the television or video and the like. So she has to avoid these things that occupy her from the remembrance of Allah the Mighty and Majestic, because they are either forbidden matters or permissible matters, but if they occupy her from the remembrance of Allah the Mighty and Majestic, then they are prohibited. He the Exalted said:[Al-Munafiqun 63:9] Yes, so she has to avoid what occupies her from the remembrance of Allah the Mighty and Majestic. This is one thing. The second thing is that she has to accustom herself to the remembrance of Allah the Mighty and Majestic, training herself to it little by little until she becomes accustomed to the remembrance of Allah, grows attached to it, and returns to it. Yes.
She says: I used to keep up the dhikr, the daily recitations, the tasbih, and the tahlil for a long time, and after that period I left it off and I do not know the reason, and I want to return to it, but I have not been able to, and I tried but could not. Every time I say I will return to my recitations and the morning and evening dhikr, I find it difficult. So when I resolve to do it, I say a little and then leave it off. The question is: what should I do? May Allah reward you with good, so that I may return to how I was, knowing that I am in the deepest regret over this matter. I ask for your advice and guidance on what to do. May Allah reward you with good and make your knowledge beneficial.
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. There is no doubt that persisting in the prescribed dhikr in the prescribed manner is a great good.
Allah the Exalted said:
O you who have believed, remember Allah with much remembrance
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ ذِكْرًا كَثِيرًاand remember Allah often that you may succeed.
وَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَand the men who remember Allah often and the women who do so - for them Allah has prepared forgiveness and a great reward.
وَالذَّاكِرِينَ اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَالذَّاكِرَاتِ أَعَدَّ اللَّهُ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةً وَأَجْرًا عَظِيمًاSo remember Me; I will remember you.
فَاذْكُرُونِي أَذْكُرْكُمْYes. We say that perhaps there are things with this woman that occupy her from the remembrance of Allah and distract her from the remembrance of Allah, such as bad company, and such as looking at things that occupy her from the remembrance of Allah in the media, like the television or video and the like. So she has to avoid these things that occupy her from the remembrance of Allah the Mighty and Majestic, because they are either forbidden matters or permissible matters, but if they occupy her from the remembrance of Allah the Mighty and Majestic, then they are prohibited. He the Exalted said:
O you who have believed, let not your wealth and your children divert you from remembrance of Allah. And whoever does that - then those are the losers.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تُلْهِكُمْ أَمْوَالُكُمْ وَلَا أَوْلَادُكُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كنت أحافظ على الأذكار مدة طويلة، وبعد هذه المدة تركت ذلك، ولا أدري ما السبب، فأرجو نصحي وإرشادي ؟ — youtube.com
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