Ruling on the remembrance of Allah by saying: “O Most Gentle” and “O Ever-Living, the Sustainer” one hundred times

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Question:
This is a message sent by one of the listening brothers. He says, Hasan Ali from Sudan. The brother Hasan asks and says: If I am saying these dhikr, guide me regarding the ruling on what I have done. Are these, for example, daily recitations? I say in the day: “There is no god but Allah” one hundred times, “O Most Gentle!” one hundred times, and “O Ever-Living, the Sustainer” one hundred times. Guide me: are these dhikr prescribed, or not?

Answer:
As for the remembrance of Allah one hundred times, this is a recommended practice (sunnah) that is prescribed. It is established from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:

Whoever says: “There is no god but Allah, alone, having no partner, to Him belongs the dominion, and to Him belongs the praise, and He is over all things competent,” one hundred times in a day, Allah will write for him one hundred good deeds, erase from him one hundred bad deeds, and it will be for him the equivalent of ten slaves—meaning he frees them—and he will be protected from Shaytan for that day until he becomes evening, and no one will come with anything better than what he brought except a man who did more work than his work.

من قال: لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك، وله الحمد، وهو على كل شيء قدير في يوم مائة مرة، كتب الله له مائة حسنة، ومحا عنه مائة سيئة، وكانت له عدل عشر رقاب -يعتقها- وكان في حرز من الشيطان يومه ذلك حتى يمسي، ولم يأت أحد بأفضل مما جاء به إلا رجل عمل أكثر من عمله

This was narrated by the two Shaykhs in the two Sahihs.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

Whoever says: "La ilaha illal-lah wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahu-l-mulk wa lahul- hamd wa huwa 'ala kulli shai'in qadir," one hundred times will get the same reward as given for manumitting ten slaves; and one hundred good deeds will be written in his accounts, and one hundred sins will be deducted from his accounts, and it (his saying) will be a shield for him from Satan on that day till night, and nobody will be able to do a better deed except the one who does more than he.

من قال: لا إله إلا الله، وحده لا شريك له، له الملك، وله الحمد، وهو على كل شيء قدير، في يوم مائة مرة كانت له عدل عشر رقاب -يعني: يعتقها- وكتب الله له مائة حسنة، ومحا عنه مائة سيئة، وكان في حرز من الشيطان يومه ذلك حتى يمسي، ولم يأت أحد بأفضل مما جاء به إلا رجل عمل أكثر من عمله

Sahih al-Bukhari 6403

Whether he says it at the beginning of the day, in the middle of the day, or at the end of the day.
But it is better for it to be at the beginning of the day so that he obtains the great virtue at the start of the day, and so that he is protected from Shaytan for that day. If he does it at the beginning of the day, it is more complete and better.
As for “O Most Gentle! O Ever-Living, O Sustainer!” one hundred times, there is no evidence for this. He says: “O Most Gentle, be gentle with me; O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, have mercy on me.” There is no harm in repeating it as much as he wishes; there is no specified limit, and there is no specified number. But “O Most Gentle! O Most Gentle!” alone, without anything else, is not prescribed. “O Most Gentle, be gentle with me; O Most Gentle, have mercy on me; O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, have mercy on us.” He makes du'a. As for “O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, O Merciful,” without asking, he says: “O Most Merciful, O Merciful, forgive me; have mercy on me; O Allah, forgive me.” As for “Allah, Allah” or “O Most Gentle,” or “O...,” meaning: he adds to it a du'a, “O Most Gentle, be gentle with us, have mercy on us; O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, have mercy on us; O Allah, be gentle with us.” Yes.

The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.

Source binbaz.org.sa

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