The Benefits of Abundant Dhikr Before Sleep and Books of Dhikr
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Question:
She says: I glorify Allah, praise Him, magnify Him, and declare His oneness, and I conclude with "Blessed is Allah" frequently before I sleep. I want you to clarify the benefits of this for me. May Allah reward you with good. Also, which books do you advise me to consult to gain these benefits, especially regarding supplications? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Yes, increasing the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is a good thing. Allah the Exalted said: "Remember Allah with much remembrance"[Al-Ahzab 33:41-42]. He the Exalted said: "So remember Me; I will remember you. And remember Me and do not deny Me." He the Exalted and Sublime said: [Al-Anfal 8:45], and so on from the verses and hadiths that have come regarding the beginning of remembrance, such as his saying (peace and blessings be upon him), in what he narrated from his Lord (Mighty and Majestic), that Allah the Exalted and Sublime says: "Whoever..." Sahih Ibn Hibban 6:21, meaning the angels. So increasing the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), especially at the time of sleeping and waking up, is a good deed and has great virtue. This starts with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), for he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to remember Allah in all his states. This is regarding remembrance in general. As for the specific acts at the time of sleeping, it is authentic in the hadith that he , based on his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) that whoever recites it when he sleeps, a protector from Allah will remain with him, and no Shaytan will approach him until he wakes up. Likewise, he recites Surat al-Ikhlas and the two Mu'awwidhat (chapters of protection), and repeats them. If he recites them, he blows into his palms and wipes with them what is in front of his body, his face, and what is in front of his body. This is good and is sufficient, following the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), for he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do that. And he says: "O Allah, I have placed my side to You and..." Sahih al-Bukhari 247, making this the last thing he says, as it came in the hadith. And he says: "He said..." , and it was also narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). And if he sits up when waking from sleep, he remembers Allah (Mighty and Majestic) by saying: "There is no god but Allah." And if he recites the verses at the end of Surat al-Imran: [Ali 'Imran 3:190], as in [Ali 'Imran 3:190] al-Bukhari, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did that.
And if he also says: "O Allah," or if he says: "In the name of Allah we live and in the name of Allah we die," or if he says: "Praise be to Allah who gives us life after He has killed us, and to Him is the resurrection. Praise be to Allah who has sufficed me and provided for me. Praise be to Allah who has fed me and given me drink," all of this has been reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
As for the book that contains these dhikr and others, the books on this are many, praise be to Allah.
But among the best of them is Al-Adhkar al-Tayyib by the scholar Ibn al-Qayyim, and also Al-Adhkar al-Tayyib by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, and also Al-Adhkar by Imam al-Nawawi. These are noble books, and their authors are great imams among the imams of Islam. So if the questioner has one of them, let her consult it. Yes. May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah do you good.
She says: I glorify Allah, praise Him, magnify Him, and declare His oneness, and I conclude with "Blessed is Allah" frequently before I sleep. I want you to clarify the benefits of this for me. May Allah reward you with good. Also, which books do you advise me to consult to gain these benefits, especially regarding supplications? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Yes, increasing the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is a good thing. Allah the Exalted said: "Remember Allah with much remembrance"
(41) O you who have believed, remember Allah with much remembrance (42) And exalt Him morning and afternoon.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ ذِكْرًا كَثِيرًا وَسَبِّحُوهُ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًاremember Allah much that you may be successful.
وَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ"Whoever remembers Me within himself, I remember him within Myself, and whoever remembers Me in a gathering, I remember him in a gathering better than them."
ذكرني بنفسي في نفسه ذكرته في نفسي، ومن ذكرني في ملأ ذكرته في ملأ خير منهمHe recites the Verse of the Throne
يقرأ آية الكرسيAllahumma aslamtu wajhi ilaika, wa fauwadtu `Amri ilaika, wa alja'tu Zahri ilaika raghbatan wa rahbatan ilaika. La Malja'a wa la manja minka illa ilaika. Allahumma amantu bikitabika-l-ladhi anzalta wa bina-biyika-l ladhi arsalta
أسلمت وجهي إليك وهو وصف أمري إليك وألجأت ظهري إليك إرادة ورهبة إليك لا ملجأ ولا منجأ منك إلا إليك اللهم آمنت بكتابك الذي أنزلت وبنبيك الذي أرسلت"In Your name, my Lord, I have placed my side, and by You I raise it. If You take my soul, have mercy on it, and if You release it, protect it, as You protect Your righteous servants." This is
باسمك ربي وضعت جنبي وبك أرفعه، وإن أمسكت نفسي فارحمها، وإذا أغفرتها فاحفظها، بما تحفظ به عبادك الصالحين، فهذاIndeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth
إِنَّ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِthe night and the day are signs
اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ لَآيَاتٍAnd if he also says: "O Allah," or if he says: "In the name of Allah we live and in the name of Allah we die," or if he says: "Praise be to Allah who gives us life after He has killed us, and to Him is the resurrection. Praise be to Allah who has sufficed me and provided for me. Praise be to Allah who has fed me and given me drink," all of this has been reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
As for the book that contains these dhikr and others, the books on this are many, praise be to Allah.
But among the best of them is Al-Adhkar al-Tayyib by the scholar Ibn al-Qayyim, and also Al-Adhkar al-Tayyib by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, and also Al-Adhkar by Imam al-Nawawi. These are noble books, and their authors are great imams among the imams of Islam. So if the questioner has one of them, let her consult it. Yes. May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah do you good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، إني أسبح وأحمد وأكبر الله كثيراً وأختم بتبارك قبل نومي فما فوائد ذلك وبأي الكتب تنصحوني لأخذ...؟ — youtube.com
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