Allah says in the Qur’an “Remember Allah abundantly, in order that you become successful”
Quran (Surah 8: Verse 45)
“Only in the remembrance of Allah (swt) will your heart find peace”
Quran (Surah 13: Verse 28)
“Those men and women who engage much in Allah’s praise. for them Allah has prepared forgiveness and a Great Reward”
Quran (Surah 33: Verse 35)
“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.” (Muslim)
We also know that remembering Allah is of the greatest deed:
“The rememebrence of Allah (swt) is the greatest (deed)”
Quran (Surah 29: Verse 45)
and of the the worst things we can do is not to remember Allah:
“Satan
has mastered them and caused them to forget the Remembrance of Allah.
Those are satan’s party; and satan’s party shall assuredly be the
losers”
Quran (Surah 58: Verse 19)
“Whosoever turns away from the Remembrance of Allah, He will hurl him into a stern punishment“.
Quran (Surah 72: Verse 17)
“Whosoever
turns away from My remembrance, his life will be made tight and narrow
on the Day of Resurrection We shall raise him blind”
Quran (Surah 20: Verse 124)
Allah tells us to remember him no matter what we do whether that be lying or sitting down:
“They are the most wise who remember Allah, standing sitting and lying down”
Quran (Surah 4: Verse 190)
We
should remember Allah no matter what we are doing and we should ALWAYS
try to keep our tongues moist with his remembrance and glorification.
However we cannot glorify him in the toilet.
That is why we are
recommended to haste in doing whatever we have to do in the toilet so
that we can continue to add to our good deed accounts.
The tongue is connected to the heart
and we should try not to merely get into the habit of glorifying him
with only the tongue but we should try and make connection to the heart
whenever we are glorifying and praising him.
All good deeds are not rewarded the same. They are dependent upon how much sincerity and khushoo a person has whilst doing the good action as well as the intention of the good act.
So
we should all endevour to try and make a connection from our tongues to
our hearts especially in Salah and try not to make our minds wonder
elsewhere otherwise it is said that we are robbing our Salah and
therefore lessening the reward for it. Same way with zikr we should make
a connection with the heart to get the full benefits from zikr aswell
as more of a reward from it.
Here are some very beneficial
Zikr’s that we can all do throughout the year everyday and we should try
to every minute and second.
Some beneficial dhikr include:
Subhan’Allah- ‘Praise be to Allah’
Al-Hamdullilah- ‘Thanks be to Allah’
Allahu Akbar – ‘Allah is the Greatest.’
La ila ha illallah- There is no worthy of worship except allah
Abu
haraira(ra) Narrates: Prophet(saw) said: whoever says: Subhanallahi Wa
Bihamdihi – (I deem Allah free of any resemblances to anything whatever
in any repeat, and I glorify his praises) one hundred times a day will
have his sins forgiven even though they may be as much as the foam of the sea – (Bukhari,b73:c19)
Another naration says a date palm will be planted for him in Paradise (Tirmidhi)
Read much of this Zikr:
Subhaan-Allahi
walhamdu-lillaahi, wa laa ilaa-ha illa-la ill-lal-lahu wallahu Akbar,
walaa haula wala quoow-wata illa billa hil-Aliyyil-azeem.
“Glory
is for Allaah and all Praise is due to Allah. There is none worthy of
worship except Allaah. Allaah is the greatest. There is no power and no
strength except with Allaah the Most High, the Great.”
Prophet
Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said: “Is anyone of you incapable of
earning one thousand Hasanah (rewards) a day?” Someone from the
gathering asked, “How can anyone of us earn a thousand Hasanah?” Prophet
Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said: “Glorify Allah a hundred times by
just saying “Subhanallah” and a Good deeds will be written for you, or a thousand sins will be wiped away.”
[Muslim 4:2073]
Hadhrat
Abu Dharr [Ra] narrated that Rasulallah [Saw] said: “Should I not tell
you of one treasure of the unlimited treasures of Paradise?” I replied
spontaneously “Oh Rasulallah (Saw) that would be an honour indeed!”
Rasulallah (Saw) said: “That rare treasure is LA HAWLA WA LA QUWWATA
ILLA BILLAH.” (“The strength to do good and to refrain from evil comes
from the grace and mercy of Allah!”) – (Ibn Majah)
A Phrase that Comes with Rewards in the Millions:
On the authority of Abdullah ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet said,”Whoever enters a market and says:
‘Laa
ilaaha ill Allah waHdahu laa shareeka lah, lahul mulku wa lahul Hamdu
yuHyi wa yumeetu wa huwa Hayyun laa yamoot, bi yadihil khayr, wahuwa
‘alaa kulli shay’in qadeer’
{There is nothing worthy of worship
but Allah, He is alone without partner, to Him belongs the dominion and
the praise, he causes life and death and He is the Living One and will
never die. In His Hand is all good, and He is over all things capable.}
Allah
will write for him a million good deeds, erase a million of his bad
deeds and build for him a house in Jannah .”And in another narration,
which is also classed as hasan, instead of mentioning that Allah will
build a house in Jannah, it states,”and he will be raised one million
levels.” {Tirmidhi}.
Heres another BRILLIAAANT one whenever you
go the the market. In modern day terms if you ever go to the shops,
supermarket, high street or shopping centre or mall:
On the authority of Abdullah ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet said,”Whoever enters a market and says:
‘Laa
ilaaha ill Allah waHdahu laa shareeka lah, lahul mulku wa lahul Hamdu
yuHyi wa yumeetu wa huwa Hayyun laa yamoot, bi yadihil khayr, wahuwa
‘alaa kulli shay’in qadeer’
There is nothing worthy of worship
but Allah, He is alone without partner, to Him belongs the dominion and
the praise, he causes life and death and He is the Living One and will
never die. In His Hand is all good, and He is over all things capable.}
Allah
will write for him a million good deeds, erase a million of his bad
deeds and build for him a house in Jannah.”And in another narration,
which is also classed as hasan, instead of mentioning that Allah will
build a house in Jannah, it states,”and he will be raised one million
levels.” {Tirmidhi}.
Abu Sa’id (ra) said that Rasullilah (salalahi alahi wasalam) said, “Whoever says:
Radeetu billahi rabban, wa bil-Islaami deenan, wa bi-Muhammadin rasoolan
Jannah becomes obligatory for him (to enter). [Abu-Dawud]
