The Virtue of Dhikr and the Exhortation to It
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Question:
Tell me about the verses that exhort to dhikr?
Answer:
The verses that exhort to dhikr are numerous in the Book of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) , among them is His saying, the Exalted: [Al-Ahzab: 41-42], a verse from Surat al-Ahzab, and among them is His saying, the Exalted: [Al-Ahzab: 35]. This verse in Surat al-Ahzab contains His promise to them of a great reward and forgiveness for their remembrance of Allah and for their performance of these good deeds.
And likewise His saying, the Exalted: [Al-Jumu'ah: 10], and His saying, the Exalted: [Al-Baqarah: 152]. All of these contain exhortation to the remembrance of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) .
Therefore, the believer should increase in the remembrance of Allah. The remembrance of Allah is done through tasbih, tahlil, tahmid, takbir, istighfar, and du'a'.
And the best of that is: Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illa Allah, and Allahu Akbar. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 2137a And among that is: La ilaha illa Allah wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul mulku wa lahul hamd, yuhyi wa yumit, wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the authentic hadith: Riyad as-Salihin 1411.
And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 6403 meaning: she frees it . This is a great, authentic hadith narrated by the two Shaykhs in the two Sahihs, and the hadiths regarding dhikr are very numerous.
My advice and counsel to everyone who hears this speech is to increase in the remembrance of Allah in all circumstances, and to strive in that on the road, in the mosque, in the house, in the car, in the plane, in the train, in every place, hoping for the reward of Allah and fearing His punishment (Glorified and Exalted is He) .
May Allah provide all of you with success and guidance.
The presenter: O Allah, amen.
Tell me about the verses that exhort to dhikr?
Answer:
The verses that exhort to dhikr are numerous in the Book of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) , among them is His saying, the Exalted:
(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 وَأَصِيلًاIndeed, the Muslim men and Muslim women, the believing men and believing women, the obedient men and obedient women, the truthful men and truthful women, the patient men and patient women, the humble men and humble women, the charitable men and charitable women, the fasting men and fasting women, the men who guard their private parts and the women who do so, and the men who remember Allah often and the women who do so - for them Allah has prepared forgiveness and a great reward.
إِنَّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمَاتِ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالْقَانِتِينَ وَالْقَانِتَاتِ وَالصَّادِقِينَ وَالصَّادِقَاتِ وَالصَّابِرِينَ وَالصَّابِرَاتِ وَالْخَاشِعِينَ وَالْخَاشِعَاتِ وَالْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ وَالْمُتَصَدِّقَاتِ وَالصَّائِمِينَ وَالصَّائِمَاتِ وَالْحَافِظِينَ فُرُوجَهُمْ وَالْحَافِظَاتِ وَالذَّاكِرِينَ اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَالذَّاكِرَاتِ أَعَدَّ اللَّهُ لَهُمْ مَغْفِرَةً وَأَجْرًا عَظِيمًاAnd likewise His saying, the Exalted:
And when the prayer has been concluded, disperse within the land and seek from the bounty of Allah, and remember Allah often that you may succeed.
فَإِذَا قُضِيَتِ الصَّلاةُ فَانتَشِرُوا فِي الأَرْضِ وَابْتَغُوا مِنْ فَضْلِ اللَّهِ وَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَSo remember Me; I will remember you. And be grateful to Me and do not deny Me.
فَاذْكُرُونِي أَذْكُرْكُمْ وَاشْكُرُوا لِي وَلا تَكْفُرُونِTherefore, the believer should increase in the remembrance of Allah. The remembrance of Allah is done through tasbih, tahlil, tahmid, takbir, istighfar, and du'a'.
And the best of that is: Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illa Allah, and Allahu Akbar. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The dearest phrases to Allah are four: Subhan Allah (Hallowed be Allah), Al-Hamdulillah (Praise be to Allah), La ilaha illa-Allah (There is no deity but Allah), Allahu Akbar (Allah is Greater).
أحب الكلام إلى الله أربع: سبحان الله، والحمد لله، ولا إله إلا الله، والله أكبرHe who utters ten times: 'La ilaha illallahu, wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahulmulku wa lahulhamdu, wa Huwa 'ala kulli sha'in Qadir (there is no true god except Allah. He is One and He has no partner with Him. His is the sovereignty and His is the praise, and He is Omnipotent),' he will have a reward equal to that for freeing four slaves from the progeny of Prophet Isma'il.
من قال: لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك وله الحمد، وهو على كل شيء قدير عشر مرات كان كمن أعتق أربعة أنفس من ولد إسماعيلAnd he (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
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 رقابAnd Allah will write for him one hundred good deeds, and erase from him one hundred bad deeds, and he will be protected from Shaytan on that day until he becomes evening, and no one will come with anything better than what he came with except a man who did more than his work.
وكتب الله له مائة حسنة، ومحا عنه مائة سيئة، وكان في حرز من الشيطان في يومه ذلك حتى يمسي ولم يأت أحد بأفضل مما جاء به إلا رجل عمل أكثر من عملهMy advice and counsel to everyone who hears this speech is to increase in the remembrance of Allah in all circumstances, and to strive in that on the road, in the mosque, in the house, in the car, in the plane, in the train, in every place, hoping for the reward of Allah and fearing His punishment (Glorified and Exalted is He) .
May Allah provide all of you with success and guidance.
The presenter: O Allah, amen.
Source
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