Is it permissible to limit the absolute dhikr to a specific number?
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Question:
He has his final question. He says: Three years ago, I complained to one of the righteous men among us about my constant fluctuation between worship and the matters of this world, and my lack of tranquility in my worship, such as fasting and prayer. I have been fasting and praying for ten years, and the temptations of this world are many. This man said to me: Follow this method, perhaps your heart will find peace. Say: "O Allah, send blessings upon our master Muhammad and upon his family and his companions, and peace," one hundred times. Say: "I seek forgiveness from Allah, the Great, who has no god but He, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer, and I repent to Him," one hundred times. Say: "There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise. He gives life and causes death, and He is over all things competent," one hundred times. Is this correct or not? And is this what is intended by the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Ar-Ra'd: 28]?
Answer:
There is no doubt that increasing the remembrance of Allah, seeking forgiveness, and sending blessings and peace upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) are among the greatest causes for the tranquility of hearts, their comfort, their settling upon Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and finding solace in Him (Mighty and Majestic), and the removal of alienation, fluctuation, and confusion. So this man who advised you has done well with this advice.
But there is no fixed limit for seeking forgiveness, nor a fixed limit for sending blessings upon the Prophet. Rather, you should increase your sending of blessings upon him (peace and blessings be upon him), and it is not specified as one hundred. Rather, you should increase your sending of blessings and peace upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and seek forgiveness frequently, one hundred times, more, or less. As for limiting it to one hundred, there is no basis for that. But you should increase your sending of blessings and peace upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while standing, while sitting, at night and by day, on the road and in the house. For Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said: [Al-Ahzab: 56].
And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 408 So increase in that and be glad of good. There is no fixed limit. Send blessings upon the Prophet as is easy for you: ten, twenty, thirty, one hundred, a thousand, more or less, according to what is easy, without a fixed limit.
Likewise, seek forgiveness frequently; for you are commanded to do so. Allah said: : [al-Baqarah: 199], and He said: : [Hud: 3].
So seeking forgiveness has a great status. In another hadith, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 3819Da'if (Darussalam) And it was reported from him (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: Sunan Abi Dawud 1517Sahih (Al-Albani) So this has a great status. You should increase in seeking forgiveness at all times. And you should say after every prayer, "I seek forgiveness from Allah" three times from the moment you conclude the prayer. And after that, you say: Sunan Abi Dawud 1512Sahih (Al-Albani) When you conclude the prayer, you seek forgiveness three times, and you say: "O Allah, You are Peace and from You is peace. Blessed are You, O Owner of Majesty and Honor." The Prophet (may Allah send blessings and peace upon him) would begin with this when he concluded the prayer in the five daily prayers. And you should increase in seeking forgiveness at night and by day, or between the day and the night, and at the end of the day. All of this is required.
As for "There is no god but Allah," there is an authentic hadith regarding it: This is something established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). It is established in the two Sahihs from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: Sahih Muslim 2693 — meaning he frees her — .
And this is a great virtue. It should be maintained every day. Al-Tirmidhi (may Allah have mercy on him) added in a narration: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3553Sahih (Darussalam), with a sound chain. So this is a great dhikr, its benefit is great, and its virtue is large. You say it every day, whether at the beginning of the day, or at its end, or in the middle, or at night: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3553Sahih (Darussalam) It has a great virtue in this.
And so "Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi, Subhan Allah al-Azim" (Glory be to Allah and His praise, Glory be to Allah the Great) has a great virtue. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 3806Sahih (Darussalam) And so "Subhan Allah al-Azim wa bihamdihi" (Glory be to Allah the Great and His praise) the number of His creation, "Subhan Allah rida nafsihi" (Glory be to Allah the pleasure of His soul), "Subhan Allah wazn 'Arshihi" (Glory be to Allah the weight of His Throne), "Subhan Allah" (Glory be to Allah) three times, has a great virtue.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered upon Juwayriyyah one day while she was in her place of worship in her prayer niche after the Fajr prayer. He entered upon her in the late morning and said: She said: Yes. He said: .
And so "Subhan Allah, al-hamdu lillah, la ilaha illa Allah, wa Allahu Akbar" (Glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah, there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest) has a great good. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 2137a And he (may Allah send blessings and peace upon him) said: Sahih Muslim 2695 And he also (may Allah send blessings and peace upon him) said: Sunan an-Nasa'i 924Hasan (Darussalam).
So, my brother, you should increase in these adhkar. By them, hearts find tranquility, by them, conditions become straight, by them, one is successful in righteous deeds and sincere repentance from other sins. So you should fear Allah and be upright upon His religion, and beware of sins constantly. And you should repent to Allah for the sins and evil deeds that have passed. And you should increase in these adhkar, and in sending blessings and peace upon the Messenger of Allah (may Allah send blessings and peace upon him). Be glad of good, be glad of a good outcome, and be glad of the rectification of the heart and its expansion, and the removal of fluctuation and confusion. This is His promise (Mighty and Majestic) to whoever is upright upon His command and hastens to His obedience, and increases in His remembrance and in sending blessings upon His Messenger (may Allah send blessings and peace upon him). May Allah grant us and you uprightness, and protect us and you from the whispers of Satan, and guide us all to His straight path. And there is no power and no strength except by Allah.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good
He has his final question. He says: Three years ago, I complained to one of the righteous men among us about my constant fluctuation between worship and the matters of this world, and my lack of tranquility in my worship, such as fasting and prayer. I have been fasting and praying for ten years, and the temptations of this world are many. This man said to me: Follow this method, perhaps your heart will find peace. Say: "O Allah, send blessings upon our master Muhammad and upon his family and his companions, and peace," one hundred times. Say: "I seek forgiveness from Allah, the Great, who has no god but He, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer, and I repent to Him," one hundred times. Say: "There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise. He gives life and causes death, and He is over all things competent," one hundred times. Is this correct or not? And is this what is intended by the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Unquestionably, by the remembrance of Allah hearts are assured."
أَلا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُAnswer:
There is no doubt that increasing the remembrance of Allah, seeking forgiveness, and sending blessings and peace upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) are among the greatest causes for the tranquility of hearts, their comfort, their settling upon Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and finding solace in Him (Mighty and Majestic), and the removal of alienation, fluctuation, and confusion. So this man who advised you has done well with this advice.
But there is no fixed limit for seeking forgiveness, nor a fixed limit for sending blessings upon the Prophet. Rather, you should increase your sending of blessings upon him (peace and blessings be upon him), and it is not specified as one hundred. Rather, you should increase your sending of blessings and peace upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and seek forgiveness frequently, one hundred times, more, or less. As for limiting it to one hundred, there is no basis for that. But you should increase your sending of blessings and peace upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while standing, while sitting, at night and by day, on the road and in the house. For Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:
Indeed, Allah confers blessing upon the Prophet, and His angels [ask Him to do so]. O you who have believed, ask [Allah to confer] blessing upon him and ask [Allah to grant him] peace.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًاAnd the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
He who blesses me once, Allah would bless him ten times.
من صلّى علي واحدة صلّى الله عليه بها عشرًاLikewise, seek forgiveness frequently; for you are commanded to do so. Allah said: :
and ask forgiveness of Allah. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
وَاسْتَغْفِرُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌAnd [saying], "Seek forgiveness of your Lord and repent to Him, [and] He will let you enjoy a good provision for a specified term and give every doer of favor his favor
وَأَنِ اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ ثُمَّ تُوبُوا إِلَيْهِ يُمَتِّعْكُمْ مَتَاعاً حَسَناً إِلَى أَجَلٍ مُسَمّىً وَيُؤْتِ كُلَّ ذِي فَضْلٍ فَضْلَهُSo seeking forgiveness has a great status. In another hadith, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever persists in asking for forgiveness, Allah will grant him relief from every worry, and a way out from every hardship, and will grant him provision from (sources) he could never imagine.
من لزم الاستغفار جعل الله له من كل همٍ فرجًا، ومن كل ضيقٍ مخرجًا، ورزقه من حيث لا يحتسبIf anyone says: "I ask pardon of Allah than Whom there is no deity, the Living, the eternal, and I turn to Him in repentance," he will be pardoned
من قال أستغفر الله الذي لا إله إلا هو الحي القيوم وأتوب إليه ثلاث مرات غفرت خطاياه"O Allah, You are As-Salam, and from you is As-Salam. You are blessed, O One of Magnificence and Generosity."
اللهم أنت السلام، ومنك السلام، تباركت يا ذا الجلال والإكرامAs for "There is no god but Allah," there is an authentic hadith regarding it:
Whoever says it one hundred times, it is equivalent to freeing ten slaves, and Allah will write for him one hundred good deeds, and erase from him one hundred bad deeds, and he will be protected from Satan on 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.
أن من قالها مائة مرة كانت له عدل عشر رقاب، وكتب الله له مائة حسنة، ومحى عنه مائة سيئة، وكان في حرزٍ من الشيطان في يومه ذاك حتى يمسي، ولم يأت أحدٌ بأفضل مما جاء به إلا رجلٌ عمل أكثر من عمله'Amr b. Maimun reported: He who uttered:" There is no god but Allah, the One, having no partner with Him, His is the Sovereignty and all praise is due to Him and He is Potent over everything" ten times, he is like one who emancipated four slaves from the progeny of Isma'il. Rabi' b. Khuthaim narrated a hadith like this. Sha'bi reported: I said to Rabi': From whom did you hear it? He said: From 'Amr b. Maimun. I came to 'Amr b. Maimun and said to him: From whom did you hear this hadith? He said: from Ibn Abi Laila. I came to Ibn Abi Laila and said to him: From whom did you hear this hadith? He said: From Abu Ayyub Ansari, who narrated from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ).
من قال لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له له الملك وله الحمد وهو على كل شيء قدير 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 Satan on 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.
وكتب الله له مائة حسنة، ومحى عنه مائة سيئة، وكان في حرزٍ من الشيطان في يومه ذاك حتى يمسي، ولم يأت أحدٌ بأفضل مما جاء به إلا رجلٌ عمل أكثر من عملهAnd this is a great virtue. It should be maintained every day. Al-Tirmidhi (may Allah have mercy on him) added in a narration:
He gives life and causes death.
يحيي ويميتNone has the right to be worshipped by Allah, Alone, without partner, to Him belongs all that exists, and to Him belongs the praise, [He gives life and causes death,] and He has power over all things
لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له له الملك وله الحمد يحيي ويميت وهو على كل شيء قديرNone has the right to be worshipped by Allah, Alone, without partner, to Him belongs all that exists, and to Him belongs the praise, [He gives life and causes death,] and He has power over all things
لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له له الملك وله الحمد يحيي ويميت وهو على كل شيء قديرAnd so "Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi, Subhan Allah al-Azim" (Glory be to Allah and His praise, Glory be to Allah the Great) has a great virtue. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Two words which are light on the tongue and heavy in the Balance, and beloved to the Most Merciful: Subhan-Allah wa bi hamdihi, Subhan-Allahil-'Azim (Glory and praise is to Allah, glory is to Allah the Almighty).
كلمتان خفيفتان على اللسان ثقيلتان في الميزان حبيبتان إلى الرحمن سبحان الله وبحمده سبحان الله العظيمThe Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered upon Juwayriyyah one day while she was in her place of worship in her prayer niche after the Fajr prayer. He entered upon her in the late morning and said:
I have remained in the place where you left me.
ما زلت في مكانك الذي تركتك عليهI have said three times after you words that, if weighed against what you recited during the night, would outweigh them: Glory be to Allah the Magnificent and by His praise, [in number] equal to His creation; Glory be to Allah, [who is] pleased with Himself; Glory be to Allah, [in weight] equal to His Throne; Glory be to Allah, [in number] equal to the ink of His words.
لقد قلت بعدك كلمات ثلاث مرات، لو وزنت بما قلتي من ذو الليل لوزنتهن، سبحان الله العظيم وبحمده عدد خلقه، سبحان الله رضى نفسه، سبحان زنة عرشه، سبحان الله مداد كلماتهAnd so "Subhan Allah, al-hamdu lillah, la ilaha illa Allah, wa Allahu Akbar" (Glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah, there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest) has a great good. 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 أكبرThe uttering of (these words):" Exalted is Allah (He is free from imperfection), all praise is due to Allah, there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest," is dearer to me than anything over which the sun rises.
لأن أقول سبحان الله والحمد لله ولا إله إلا الله والله أكبر أحب إليّ مما طلعت عليه الشمسSubhanAllah, wal-hamdulilah, wa la illaha ill-Allah, wa Allahu Akbar, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa Billahil-aliy al-azim (Glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah, there is none worthy of worship except Allah, Allah is Most Great, and there is no power and no strength except with Allah the Exalted and Magnificent )
الباقيات الصالحات سبحان الله، والحمد لله، ولا إله إلا الله، والله أكبر، ولا حول ولا قوة إلا باللهSo, my brother, you should increase in these adhkar. By them, hearts find tranquility, by them, conditions become straight, by them, one is successful in righteous deeds and sincere repentance from other sins. So you should fear Allah and be upright upon His religion, and beware of sins constantly. And you should repent to Allah for the sins and evil deeds that have passed. And you should increase in these adhkar, and in sending blessings and peace upon the Messenger of Allah (may Allah send blessings and peace upon him). Be glad of good, be glad of a good outcome, and be glad of the rectification of the heart and its expansion, and the removal of fluctuation and confusion. This is His promise (Mighty and Majestic) to whoever is upright upon His command and hastens to His obedience, and increases in His remembrance and in sending blessings upon His Messenger (may Allah send blessings and peace upon him). May Allah grant us and you uprightness, and protect us and you from the whispers of Satan, and guide us all to His straight path. And there is no power and no strength except by Allah.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good
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