Best dhikr remembrance of Allah.
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I want to know the best "Zikr of Allaah" tht we can easily do
in all dayz...
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Answer:
Best dhikr
remembrance of Allah
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 33 Surah
Ahzaab verses 41-42:
41 O ye who believe! Celebrate
the ‘Dhikr’ (Remembrance) of Allah and do this (as) much (as possible);
42 And glorify Him morning and evening.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 29 Surah
Ankabut verse 45:
45 Recite what is sent of the Book (Al-Quran) by inspiration to thee
and establish regular prayer, for prayer restrains from shameful and unjust
deeds; and the ‘Dhikr’ (Remembrance)
of Allah is the greatest (thing in life) without doubt. And Allah Knows
all that ye do.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 13 Surah
Raad vers 28:
28 Those who believe, their hearts find satisfaction in the ‘Dhikr’ of
Allah: for without doubt, (only) in
the ‘Dhikr’ of Allah do hearts find satisfaction!
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah
Baqarah verse 152:
152 Then do ye remember Me; I will remember you. Be grateful to Me and reject not faith.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 43 Surah
Zukhruf verse 36:
36 If anyone withdraws
himself from ‘Dhikr’ of (Allah) Most Gracious, We appoint for him a Shaytaan to be an intimate companion to him!
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 63 Surah
Munafiqoon verse 9:
9 O ye who believe! Let
not your wealth or your children divert you from the ‘Dhikr’ of Allah. If any act thus, the
(severe) loss is their own!
Hadrat Said ibn Jubair (r.a.) reported that
the Messenger of Allah (saws) said: "Anyone engaged in obeying Allah is in
fact engaged in the ‘Dhikr’ (Remembrance) of Allah."
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 9.502 Narrated by Abu Huraira
The Prophet (saws) said, "Allah, The
High and Exalted, Says: 'I am just as My slave thinks I am, and I am with him
if He remembers Me. If he remembers Me
in himself, I too, remember him in Myself; and if he remembers Me in a group of
people, I remember him in a group that is better than they (the Angels); and if
he comes one span nearer to Me, I go one cubit nearer to him; and if he comes
one cubit nearer to Me, I go a distance of two outstretched arms nearer to him;
and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running!'"
Hadrat Abu Sa'id
Al-Khudri (r.a.) and Hadrat Abu Hurairah (r.a.) reported that the Prophet
(saws) "When any group of men do ‘Dhikr’ (Remembrance) of Allah, the Angels
surround them and mercy covers them, tranquility descends upon them, and Allah
mentions them to those who are with Him (the Angels)."
The Prophet (saws) said, "The devotees
have surpassed all." The companions asked, "Who are these exceptional
people (‘Mufarridoon’), O Messenger of Allah (saws)?" The Prophet (saws)
replied, "Those men and women who remember Allah unceasingly."
Related by Muslim.)
Hadrat Abu Musa Al-Ashari (r.a.) reported
that the Prophet (saws) said: "The likeness of the one who remembers his
Lord and the one who does not remember Him is like that of a living to a dead
person!''
Related by Bukhari.
A man came to the Messenger of Allah (saws)
and complained, "The laws of Islam are too heavy for me, so tell me
something that I can easily follow". The Prophet (saws) told him, "Let your
tongue be always busy with the Remembrance of Allah."
The Prophet (saws) would often tell his companions,
"Shall I tell you about the best of deeds, the most pure in the Sight of
your Lord, about the one that is of the highest rank and is far better for you
than spending gold and silver, even better for you than meeting your enemies in
the battlefield where you strike at their necks and they at yours?" The companions
replied, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah (saws)!" The Prophet (saws) said,
"The ‘Dhikr’ (Remembrance) of Allah.''
Related by Tirmidhi, Ahmad, and Al-Hakim.
Hadrat Mu'adh (r.a.) reported that the
Prophet (saws) said, 'No other act of man is a more effective means for his
deliverance from the Chastisement of Allah than the Remembrance of
Allah.''
Related by Ahmad.
Ahmad reports that the Prophet (saws) said,
"Whatever you say in the Celebration of Allah's Glory, Majesty, and
Oneness, and all your words of Praise for Him gather around the Majestic Throne
of Allah. These words resound like the buzzing of bees, and call attention to
the person who uttered them to Allah. Don't you wish to have someone there in
the presence of Allah who would call attention to you?"
Your
Question: Brother I want to know the best "Zikr of Allaah" tht
we can easily do in all dayz...
Allah Says
in the Holy Quran Chapter 29 Surah Ankabut verse 45:
45 Recite what is sent of the Book (Al-Quran) by inspiration to thee
and establish regular prayer, for prayer restrains from shameful and unjust
deeds; and the ‘Dhikr’ (Remembrance)
of Allah is the greatest (thing in life) without doubt. And Allah Knows
all that ye do.
The biggest form of ‘Dhikr’ or bringing Allah Subhanah to
Remembrance are obviously prayers and the recitation of the Glorious Quran….and
each and every deed or act one does in the obedience of the Laws of the Lord
Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
There are literally innumerable words and phrases taught
by Allah and His Messenger (saws) which one can say in the Remembrance of their
Lord Most Majestic, Most Supreme, but if one were to choose the very best
phrase amongst them, it would have to be:
The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: "The
best worship is that of the Day of Arafah, and the best thing that I (saws) and
other Prophets before me have said is: 'La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika
lahu, lahul mulk, wa lahul hamd, wa huwa 'ala kuli sha'in qadeer. (There is no
god except Allah Alone, He has no partner, to Him Alone belongs the Dominion,
to Him Alone belongs All Praise, and He Alone Has Absolute Power over
everything"'
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 8.412 Narrated by Abu Huraira
Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "Whoever
says: 'La ilaha illal-lah wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahu-l-mulk wa lahu-l-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 account, and one hundred sins will be deducted from his account, and it
(his saying) will be a shield for him from the Shaytaan on that day till night,
and nobody will be able to do a better deed except the one who declares it more
than he."
Other than the ‘Tahleel’ (Laa ilaaha illalaah or there is
no god but Allah), ‘Tasbeeh’ (Subhan-Allah or Glory to Allah), ‘Tahmeed’
(Alhamdolillah or Praise be to Allah), and ‘Takbeer (Allah-o-Akbar or Allah is
the Greatest), another phrase of ‘Dhkir’ or Remembrance highly recommended and
constantly made by the Messenger of Allah (saws) himself is:
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 8.415 Narrated by Abu Hurairah
The Prophet (saws) said, "There are two
expressions which are very easy for the tongue to say, but they are very heavy
in the ‘Scales’ (with Allah Subhanah) and are very dear to The Lord Most
Beneficent; and they are, 'Subhan Allah Al-'Azim and 'Subhan Allah wa
bihamdihi.' (Glory be to the Lord Most Magnificent, Glory be to the Lord and
all Praise to Him).
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan