| | Assalamualaikum,
This piece is taken from a website called
www.the-heart.net
I know it is a bit long, but it gives an indication as to where we stand to benefit from performing Dhikr alone or in a group(recommended).
Din Abd Majid
What The Qur'an Says About Dhikr-Allah
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Those who remember Allah while standing , sitting, and lying on their sides" (3:191)
(Quran and Durud Shareef Khatam falls into it)
"Those men and women who engage much in Allah's praise. For them has Allah prepared forgiveness and a great reward." (33:35)
(Quran and Durud Shareef Khatam falls into it)
"He is successful who purifies himself, and remembers the name of his Lord, and so prays." (87:14-15)
Allah Ta'ala said in His Book: "And mention the name of your Lord and devote yourself to Him with a complete devotion" (73:8).
"Those who believe, and whose hearts find comfort in the remembrance of Allah! " Behold in the Remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction." (13-28)
" O ye who believe let not your riches or your children divert you from the Remembrance of Allah if any act thus, the loss is their own." (63:9)
" Then do ye remember Me I will remember you." (2-152)
" Men whom neither traffic nor merchandise can divert from Remembrance of Allah nor from regular Salaat, nor from regular practice of Zakaat." (24-37)
"He who turns away from the remembrance of His Lord He will cause him to undergo a severe Penalty." (72-17)
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What Ahadith Say About Dhikr-Allah
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Hadith Qudsi, "Those that remember Me in their heart, I remember them in My heart; and those that remember Me in a gathering (i.e. that make mention of Me), I remember them (i.e. make mention of them) in a gathering better than theirs."
Dhikr in a gathering can only be done aloud and in unison. The above hadith thus constitutes proof that dhikr done outloud in a gathering is an exalted kind of dhikr which is mentioned at the Highest Assembly (al-mala' al-a`la.)
Hadhrat Jabir (Radi Allahu anhu) reported that the Prophet (Peace be upon him), said: "The best remembrance of Allah is to repeat la ilaha illallah and the best prayer (du'a) is al-hamdu lillah (all praise belongs to Allah)."
(Narrated by Nasa'i, Ibn Majah, and Hakim who declared its chain sound)
In Bukhari and Muslim: The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said that Allah Ta'ala has angels roaming the roads to find the people of dhikr, i.e. those who say La Ilaha Illallah and similar expressions, and when they find a group of people (qawm) reciting dhikr, they call each other and encompass them in layers until the first heaven -- the location of which is in Allah's knowledge. (This is to say, an unlimited number of angels are going to be over that group).
This is further indicated by the hadith Qudsi which runs: "Allah says: I am to my servant as he expects of Me, I am with him when he remembers Me. If he remembers Me in his heart, I remember him to Myself, and if he remembers me in an assembly, I mention him in an assembly better than his..." (Bukhari and Muslim)
Thus, silent dhikr is differentiated fron dhikr said outloud by His saying: "Remembers Me within himself," meaning: "silently," and "in an assembly," meaning "aloud."
The Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: hatta yaqulu majnun "Remember Allah Ta'ala as much as you want, until people say that you are crazy and foolish"
(Narrated by Ahmad in his Musnad, Ibn Hibban in his Sahih, and al-Hakim who declared it sahih); that is: do not care about them!
Ibn `Umar (Radi Allahu Anhu) reported that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: "When you pass by the gardens of Paradise, avail yourselves of them." The Companions asked: "What are the gardens of Paradise, O Messenger of Allah?" He replied: "The circles of dhikr. There are roaming angels of Allah who go about looking for the circles of dhikr, and when they find them they surround them closely."
(This include Quran and Durud Shareef Khatam). Tirmidhi narrated it (hasan gharib) and Ahmad.
Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri and Abu Huraira (Radi Allahu anhum ajma'een)reported that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said, "When any group of men remember Allah, angels surround them and mercy covers them, tranquility descends upon them, and Allah mentions them to those who are with Him." Narrated by Muslim, Tirmidhi, Ahmad, Ibn Majah, and Bayhaqi.
Muslim, Ahmad, and Tirmidhi narrate from Mu`awiya (Radi Allahu anhu) that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) went out to a circle of his Companions and asked: "What made you sit here?" They said: "We are sitting here in order to remember / Allah (nadhkurullaha) and to glorify Him (wa nahmaduhu) because He guided us to the path of Islam and he conferred favours upon us." Thereupon he adjured them by Allah and asked if that was the only purpose of their sitting there. They said: "By Allah, we are sitting here for this purpose only." At this the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: "I am not asking you to take an oath because of any misapprehension against you, but only because Jibraeel ('alahis salam) came to me and informed me that Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, was telling the angels that He is proud of you!" Note that the hadith stated jalasna -- we sat -- in the plural, not singular. It referred to an association of people in a group, not one person.
The Prophet, peace be upon him, 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 order 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!" The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "Remembrance of Allah." (Narrated by Tirmidhi, Ahmad, and Hakim who declared its chain of narrators sound
The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: "He who loves something mentions it much".
Qadi Thana'ullah Panipati said in his Tafsir Mazhari (10:111): "Know that this verse points to the repetition of the name of the Essence (ism al-dhat)," that is: "Allah." The same meaning is intimated also by the end of verse 6:91 in Surat al-An`am: "Say ALLAH. Then leave them to their play and vain wrangling."
Almighty Allah says, I treat my slave (man) according to his expectation from Me and I am with him when he remember Me. If he remembers Me in his heart I remember him in my heart . If he remember Me in a gathering
I remember him in a better and nobler gathering (i e Angels). If he comes
closer to Me by one span I go towards him a cubit's length. If he comes
closer to Me by one cubit length I go towards him an arm's length, if he
walks towards Me, I run unto him
Rasulullah (Messenger of Allah) The Prophet Muhammad (Sallalahu alehi wasalim) Peace be upon him) has once said: to companions
"Shall I tell you something that is the best of all deeds, constitute
the best of piety in the eyes of your LORD (ALLAH),will elevate your status in
the hereafter life (jannah) and carries more virtous than the spending of
gold and silver in the service of allah or taking part in JIHAD and slaying
or being slain in the path of Allah "The companion begged to be informed of
such an act .the prophet (sallallaho alaihe wasallam) replied
"its Zikr of Almighty Allah"
"its Zikr of Almighty Allah"
"its Zikr of Almighty Allah"
"its Zikr of Almighty Allah"
"There are many a people who do zikr of Almighty Allah, while lying down comfortably in their
soft beds,and for this they will be rewarded with the highest position in
the paradise by Almighty Lord"
"The contrast between a person who glorifies Almighty Allah and one who does not remember him is like that between the living and dead"
"If a person has a lot of wealth and distributes it amongst the needy ,while the
other person is only busy with the zikr of allah ,the latter who is engaged
in zikr is the better of the two."
"Those who are admitted to Jannah (Paradise) will not repent over any thing of this world ,except the time spent without zikr in their life."
"No other action of a person can surprass zikr of almighty allah in saving him from the punishment in the grave."
"One who is too weak to bear the strain of keeping awake at midnight( in the worship of allah) is too misery to spend his wealth in the path of allah and is too cowardly to take part in JIHAD is advised to remain engaged in the zikr of allah".
"Almighty Allah says Do My zikr for some time after fajr and asr salaat ,and I will look after your Interest.
"I know of a kalimah such that if any body recites it with sincerity of belief in it and dies hell become forbidden for him This kalimah is La illaha illalla
"Whoever recites La illaha illalla any time during day or night his sins are remitted from his account and the virtues are written instead.
Lengthening the Pronounciation of LA ILAHA ILLALLAH
Ibn `Abbas said -- may Allah be well pleased with him and his father -- that
the Prophet said: "The day Allah created the heavens and the earth he
created an angel and ordered him to say: "There is no god except Allah
alone" (LA ILAHA ILLALLAH). The angel lengthens his delivery as he utters it
and will not rest from this until the trumpet is blown." One of the
Companions said that whoever says: "No god except Allah" and lengthens his
pronounciation intending thereby to magnify Allah, Allah will remit four
thousand grave sins for him, and if he did not commit four thousand, Allah
will remit the difference for his family and neighbors. It is related in the
hadith: "Whoever says "No god except Allah" (LA ILAHA ILLALLAH). and
lengthens his pronounciation intending thereby to magnify Allah, four
thousand of his sins are struck thereby from the register of his sins."
Hence it is praiseworthy to lengthen one's pronounciation upon uttering it,
as Nawawi said, may Allah the Exalted have mercy upon him. The Prophet also
said: "Whoever lengthens his pronounciation upon saying "No god except
Allah," Allah will make him dwell in Paradise in the Abode of Majesty by
which he has named Himself when He said: "There remaineth but the
countenance of thy Lord of Might and Glory" (55:27), and Allah will grant
him to behold His gracious countenance."
Anas ibn Malik said - may Allah be well pleased with him - from the Prophet:
"O human beings! Whoever says "No god except Allah" in astonishment at
something, Allah creates from each letter of his utterance a tree with as
many leaves as the days of this world, each leaf asking forgiveness for him
and praising Allah on his behalf until the Day of judgment."... It has been
related that this phrase has on the side of Iblis the effect which a
gangrenous sore
Rasullallah (sallallaho alaihe wasallam) said "There is a pillar of 'Nur'
(Divine Light) in front of a Arshi Elahi (The throne of Allah) when somebody
recites La illaha illala , this pillar starts shaking .when Allah asks it
to stop shaking it says "How can I stop when the reciter of the kalimah has
not yet been granted forgiveness" Thereupon Allah says,'Well i have forgive
him ,' and then that pillar stops shaking
The Prophet Isa (Jesus) (Alayhis salam) had said the deeds of the Nation of
Muhammad (sallallaho alaihe wasallam) would be reckoned weightiest
on the day of judgement ,because their tongues are accustomed to the
recitation of a kalima,which was found too hard by the ummats of other
prophets and this kalimah is La illaha illala
Rasullallah (sallallaho alaihe wasallam) said " There are checks in the
way of every action before it reaches Almighty Allah but the recitation of
La illaha illala and the prayer of a father in the favour of his son go
up to Allah unchecked."
Hazrath Nooh / Noah (alayhis salam) summoned his two sons and said to them i
recommend to you two things and warn u against two things . the two things
which i warn u against are "SHIRK" and "ARROGANCE". and of two things which
i recommend is Kalimah 'La illaha illalla' which is heavier than all the
universe together with all its contents infact the latter if placed under it
will get crushed and crumble on account ofits weight and the second is
Subhan-Allahi Wa bihamdhi (Allah is far from imperfection and his is the
praise) Which two constitute the prayer of all the creation and by the
virtue ofits blessing everything gets its sustenance
Rasullallah (sallallaho alaihe wasallam) said " Whoever recites the
following line 10 times 2 Million virtues is written to his credit
'La illaha illala wahadu la shareeka Lahu Ahadan Samadan Lam Ya
lid wallam yulad wallam yakul lahu kufuwan ahad'
Rasullallah (sallallaho alaihe wasallam) said " A person who recites La
illaha illala 100 times a day, will on the day of judgement be raised
with his face shining like a full moon and none can surprass him in the
excellence on the day except on who recites this kalimah more than him
Rasullallah (sallallaho alaihe wasallam) said " there are 2 statement
which are very light for tongue (easy to utter) but are very weighty in
reward and are very pleasing to Allah : These are
1). Subhan-Allahi Wa bihamdhi (Allah is far from imperfection and His is
the praise)
2).Subhan Allahil Azim (Glory to be Allah and his is the praise)
Hazrath Abu Zar (Radhiallaho anho) Narrated that once Rasullallah
(sallallaho alaihe wasallam) had said "should i tell u what speech is most
liked by Allah ? "Do tell me", Said I. He (sallallaho alaihe wasallam) said
Subhan-Allahi Wa bihamdhi (Allah is far from imperfection and his is the
praise) ." the thing Allah ordered his angels to recite is undoubtedly the
best one and it is Subhan-Allahi Wa bihamdhi .
Rasullallah (sallallaho alaihe wasallam) said " ,"Whoever says La illaha
illala his admittance in paradise is guranteed and whoever recite 100
times Subhan-Allahi Wa bihamdhi he is credited with 1,24,000 virtues.
Rasullallah (sallallaho alaihe wasallam) said " one who is unable to toil
at night ,ie' he cannot keep awake and pray at night or he is too misery or
poor to spend money in the path of Allah or he is too cowardly to take part
in JIHAD (fightining in the path of allah) should recite Subhan-Allahi Wa
bihamdhi Excessively because his action is more valuable with Allah than
spending in his path a mountain load of gold
Rasullallah (sallallaho alaihe wasallam) said " And he who utters
Subhan-Allahi Wa bihamdhi (Allah is far from imperfection and his is the
praise) 100 times in the morning and in the evening .all his sins will be
obliterated even if they are equal to the extent of the foam of the ocean
Rasullallah (sallallaho alaihe wasallam) said " Whoever recite
1.)Subhan Allah 33 times
2.)Alhamdulillah 33 times
3.)Allah ho Akbar 33 times
and complete the 100 th one with
LAILLAHA ILLAHU WADAHU LA SHARIKA LAHU .LAHUL MULKU WA LAHUL HAMDU ,WA HUWA ALA KULLI SHA' IN QADIR (there is no go true god except Allah. He is One and He has no partner with Him .He is the sovereignty and He is the praise He is the omnipotent) After every fard salaat (compulsory prayer) ,all his sins are forgiven even if they may be like the foam in the sea.
Rasullallah (sallallaho alaihe wasallam) once said " Is there no body
amonst you who may be able to do every day ,good deeds equal to Uhad (a
mountain near Madinah)." The Sahaaba (Radhiallaho anhum) Said "O Rasulullah
! (sallallaho alaihe wasallam) who has the strength to do that?'
Every body has the strength to do it ,"He said.' 'How is it? enquired the sahaaba He explained the reward of
1.)Subhan Allah
2.)Alhamdulillah
3.)Allah ho Akbar
4.) La illaha illala
"Is greater than mountain uhad" "Is greater than mountain uhad""Is
greater than mountain uhad""Is greater than mountain uhad"
Once Rasullallah (sallallaho alaihe wasallam) said "Ah-ha! How weighty in
the scales are five things
1.)Subhan Allah
2.)Alhamdulillah
3.)Allah ho Akbar
4.) La illaha illala
5.) Excercise of patience by the father or mother over the death of his or her child .
Rasullallah (sallallaho alaihe wasallam) said "When a person recite the
greatness of Allah,(i,e) recite
Subhan Allah Alhamdulillah La illaha illala Allah ho Akbar .
These kalima revolve around the "Arsh" (Throne of God) with a low humming note and mention the name of reciter.
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