Zikr-Ahadith
“Bismillahir Rahmannir Raheem”Al-Hamdu Lillaahi Rabbil ‘Aalameen was Salaatu was- Salaamu ‘Alaa Sayidinaa Muhammadin wa Aalihi wa Asabihi Ajma ‘een (tauheed- risalat- ahkirat and islam-iman-ihsan)
Ahadith on the Virtues of Dhikr
“He who remembers his
Lord and he who does not are like the living and the dead.” Bukhari, as-Sahih (5:2353#6044),Mundhiri,
at-Targhib wat-tarhib (2:256#2303),Asqalani, Fath-ul-bari (11:210#6044)
“The house in which Allah (SUBHANU WA TAALA) is remembered and the one in
which Allah (SUBHANU WA TAALA) is not remembered are like the living and the
dead.” Muslim, as-Sahih (1:539#779)
,Ibn Hibban, as-Sahih (3:135#854)
.. “No action of man is more protecting against the Fire (of Hell) than remembrance of Allah.”….Ibn Abi Shaybah, al-Musannaf (6:57#29452)
“People who leave a meeting or conclave without mentioning and remembering Allah are like those who get off from a dead ass, and such a meeting they would repent (for time misspent) on the Day of Judgement” (Abu Da’ud).
It was narrated that ‘Aa’ishah said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “O people, you should do whatever good deeds you can, for Allaah does not get tired (of giving reward) until you get tired. And the most beloved of good deeds to Allaah is that in which a person persists, even if it is little. If the family of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) started to do something, they would persist in it.” (Bukhaari, 43; Muslim782)
Allah says, “I
am with My servant when he remembers Me. If he remembers Me in himself, I
remember him in Myself. If he remembers Me in an assembly, I remember him in a
better assembly than his.”
When a man complained, “The laws of Islam are too heavy for me, so tell
me something that I can easily follow,” the Prophet told him, “Let
your tongue be always busy with the remembrance of Allah.” [Ahmad
,Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah ,Ibn Hibban].
A companion once submited to the eternally blessed Prophet “O Messenger of Allah! Good deeds are many and I do not save the strength to perform all of them. So please tell me one thing that I may always remember. Please do not tell me many things as I would forget them.” The Holy Prophet said “Your tongue should be wet with dhikr of Allah”. (Jami Tirmidhi, Dawat Bab Fadl al Dhikr).
..“Remember Allah
(SUBHANU WA TAALA) so much that people start saying, ‘He has gone mad.’”
Ahmad ibn Hambal, al-Musnad (3:68#11671)
“Perform remembrance ofAllah in such a way that hypocrites start saying: ‘He
is showing off.’” Tabarani,
al-Mujam-ul-kabir (12:169#12786)
…”Which worship is highest in the Eyes of Allah and which shall be reckoned weightiest on the Day of Judgement?” The Prophet replied “Dhikr of Allah” (Jami’al Usul, p. 475 Vol. 4)
“The People of Paradise will not regret except one thing alone: the hour that passed them by and in which they made no remembrance of Allah.”(Bayhaqi in Shu`ab al-iman (1:392 #512-513) ,Haythami in Majma` al-zawa’id (10:74) ,Suyuti in his Jami` al-saghir (#7701).
“If your hearts were always in the state that they are in during dhikr, the angels would come to see you to the point that they would greet you in the middle of the road.”(Muslim)
Imam Nawawi in his Sharh sahih muslim commented on this hadith saying: “This kind of sight is shown to someone who persists in meditation (muraqaba), reflection (fikr), and anticipation (iqbal) of the next world.”
`Abd Allah ibn `Umar said that the Prophet used to say: “Everything has a polish, and the polish of hearts is dhikr of Allah. Nothing is more calculated to rescue from Allah’s punishment than dhikr of Allah.” He was asked whether this did not apply also to jihad in Allah’s path, and he replied: “Not even if one should ply his sword until it breaks.” Bayhaqi in Kitab al-da`awat al-kabir as well as in his Shu`ab al-iman (1:396 #522), al-Mundhiri in al-Targhib (2:396) )
Abu Saeed Khudri
(ra) narrates that Muawiyah (ra) came to a group of people in the mosque and
said, “… The Messenger of Allah (sallalahu waalaihi wasallam) came to a group
of his Companions in the mosque and said, ‘Why are you sitting?’ They said, ‘We are sitting remembering Allah and paying our
thanks to Him for His favour of guiding us to Islam.’ The Holy Prophet
(sallalahu waalaihi wasallam) said, ‘Do you say that on oath that is what has
made you sit here?’ They submitted, ‘By Allah we are sitting here only for this
purpose.’ The Holy Prophet (sallalahu waalaihi wasallam) said, ‘I have not
made you take oath for any doubt but the truth is that Gabriel came and told me
that Allah is expressing His pride on you in front of angels.’” Muslim,
as-Sahih (4:2075#2701),Tirmidhi, as-Sunan (5:460#3379),Nasai, as-Sunan
(8:249#5426)
Abu Huraira (ra) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (sallalahu waalaihi
wasallam) said, “Angels come among you in turns by night and by day, and
they all assemble at the fajr (morning) and asr (afternoon) ritual prayers.
Then the ones who visited you ascend and their Lord asks them, although He
knows better about them, ‘In what state did you leave My servants?’ The angels
reply: ‘They were offering ritual prayer when we left them while they were
also praying when we approached them.’” Bukhari, as-Sahih (1:203#530) ,Muslim,
as-Sahih (1:439#632)
Abdullah bin Amr
(ra) narrates, “We offered the sunset ritual prayer with the Messenger of Allah
(sallalahu waalaihi wasallam) . Those who were to leave left and those desirous
to stay back stayed. So swiftly the Holy Messenger of Allah (sallalahu waalaihi
wasallam) came that he was breathing heavily and his robe was a little above
his holy ankles. He said, ‘Cheer
up! This is your Lord Who has opened a door of heavens and is expressing His
pride on you before the angels, saying: Look at My servants; after performing
an obligatory ritual prayer they are waiting for the next one (prayer).’” Ibn Majah, as-Sunan (1:262#801)
.. “Whenever people sit to remember
Allah (SUBHANU WA TAALA), angels cover them (spreading their wings over them)
and divine mercy envelops them; inner peace descends on them and Allah (SUBHANU
WA TAALA) mentions them to those who are with Him.”Muslim, as-Sahih
(4:2074#2700)Tirmidhi, al-Jami-us-sahih (5:459#3378),Ibn Majah, as-Sunan
(2:1245#3791)
.. “There are many angels of Allah (SUBHANU WA TAALA), besides those
assigned with normal tasks, who travel around looking for remembrance sessions.
When they find such a session where remembrance of Allah is in progress, they
sit with them and some angels cover the others with their wings ascending one
above another until the space between the earth and the lowest heaven gets
filled….” Muslim, as-Sahih
(4:2069#2689) Hakim, al-Mustadrak (1:672#1821) Haythami Majma-uz-zawaid (10:77)
Abu Huraira or Abu Saeed Khudri (ra) narrates that the Messenger of Allah
(sallalahu waalaihi wasallam) said, “There are many angels of Allah (SUBHANU WA
TAALA), other than the ones who record deeds, who wander around on earth.
When they find some people performing remembrance of Allah (SUBHANU WA
TAALA), they call other angels, saying, ‘Come to what you are looking for.’
So they come and cover those people up to the lowest heaven. Then Allah
(SUBHANU WA TAALA) says, ‘What were My servants doing when you left them?’ The
angels say, ‘O Lord, we left them praising You, magnifying You and remembering
You.’ Allah (SUBHANU WA TAALA) says, ‘Have they seen Me?’ They reply, ‘No.’”
The Messenger of Allah (sallalahu waalaihi wasallam) said, “Allah (SUBHANU WA
TAALA) says, ‘What would have been their condition if they had seen Me?’
They say, ‘If they had seen You, they would have praised You, magnified You
and remembered You far more.’ Allah (SUBHANU WA TAALA) says, ‘What are they
asking for?’ They reply, ‘They are asking You for Paradise.’ He says,
‘Have they seen it?’ They reply, ‘No.’ He says, ‘What would have been their
state if they had seen it?’ They reply, ‘If they had seen it, they would
have asked for it more intensely and desired it more earnestly.’ Allah
says, ‘What are they seeking My protection from?’ The angels say, ‘They are
seeking Your protection from the Fire.’ Allah (SUBHANU WA TAALA) says,
‘Have they seen it?’ They reply, ‘No.’ Allah (SUBHANU WA TAALA) says, ‘What
would have been their condition if they had seen it?’ They reply, ‘If they
had seen it, they would have fled from it, feared it and sought Your refuge from
it even more intensely.’ Allah says, ‘Then bear witness that I have
forgiven them.’ They say, ‘There is so and so a great sinner among them;
he came only for his personal interest and not to join in remembrance.’
Allah (SUBHANU WA TAALA) says, ‘These are such people that even their
companion is not left destitute and unfortunate.’” Tirmidhi, al-Jami-us-sahih (5:579#3600)
….”Shall I tell you about the best of all deeds, the best act of piety
in the eyes of your Lord, which will elevate your status in the Hereafter, and
carries more virtue 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 dhikr of Allah.” ( Malik’s Muwatta’, the Musnad of Ahmad, the
Sunan of Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, and the Mustadrak of Hakim,Al-Bayhaqi,Ibn Abi
Shaybah, al-Musannaf (6:58#29456), Tabarani, al-Mujam-ul-kabir (20:185#404)
Tabarani, al-Mujam-ul-awsat (6:116#5969)
When I want to talk to allah I say prayers and when I want that he talk to me I recite quran- Hazrath Ali(ra)
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