Question: May Allah reward you. Shaykh, this woman is asking: I am advanced in age and I want to repeat the prescribed dhikr, so what is the best dhikr? Answer: The best dhikr is "La ilaha illa Allah" (There is no god but Allah); this is the best dhikr, along with seeking forgiveness. So you combine the tahlil and the istighfar: فَاعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنبِكَ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ So know, [O Muhammad], that there is no deity except Allah and ask forgiveness for your sin and for the believing men and believing women [Muhammad 47:19] . Yes.

The Best Dhikr

Shaykh Salih ibn Fawzan al-Fawzan

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Question:
May Allah reward you. Shaykh, this woman is asking: I am advanced in age and I want to repeat the prescribed dhikr, so what is the best dhikr?

Answer:
The best dhikr is "La ilaha illa Allah" (There is no god but Allah); this is the best dhikr, along with seeking forgiveness. So you combine the tahlil and the istighfar:

So know, [O Muhammad], that there is no deity except Allah and ask forgiveness for your sin and for the believing men and believing women

فَاعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنبِكَ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ

[Muhammad 47:19]

. Yes.

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6778- أفضل الذكر - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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