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THE EXCELLENCE OF THE REMEMBRANCE OF ALLAAH:
Shaykhul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (d.728H) – rahimahullaah – wrote, “Remembrance of Allaah is to the heart what water is to fish. What happens to a fish when it is taken out of water?”
Imaam Shamsud-Deen Ibnul-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah (d.751H) – rahimahullaah – wrote about nearly eighty benefits that come with the remembrance (dhikr) of Allaah in his book al-Waabilus-Sayyib. We shall quote some of them here, although we recommend the reader to refer to this book itself because of its great value. Remembrance of Allaah is sustenance for both the heart and the spirit. If the servant is deprived of it he becomes like a body which has been deprived of food.
Remembrance of Allaah also drives away Shaytaan, suppressing him and breaking him; it is pleasing to the Merciful, Might and Exalted is He, dispels worry and melancholy from the heart, adorns it with delight and joy, fills the heart and face with light, and cloaks the one who remembers Allaah with dignity, gentleness and freshness. It instills love for Allaah, fear of Him, and relating all matters to Him. It also enhances Allaah’s remembrance of His servant, for as Allaah says, even if this were the only reward for the remembrance of Allaah, it would be mercy and honour enough, for such a heart is always aware and free from wrong actions. Although remembrance is one of the easiest forms of worship, the mercy and honour that it brings cannot be achieved by any other means.
Aboo Hurayrah (radiyallaahu ’anhu) reported that the Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said,
“Whoever recites the words: There is no one worthy of worship but Allaah, the One, having no partner with Him. Sovereignty belongs to Him and All praise is due to Him, and He is Powerful over everything”, one hundred times every day, there is a reward equal to freeing ten slaves for him, and a hundred good actions are recorded for him, and a hundred wrong actions are removed from his record. That is a safeguard for him against Shaytaan on that day until evening, and no one brings anything more excellent than this, except the one who has done more than this (that is, who recites these words more than one hundred times).” [1]
Jaabir (radiyallaahu ’anhu) reported that the Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “Whoever recites the words, “Glory be to Allaah and His is the praise.”, will have a palm tree planted for him in the Garden.”[2]
Ibn Mas’ood (radiyallaahu ’anhu) said, “To Praise Allaah, may He be Exalted, is more dear to me than spending the same number of deenaars (as the number of times I praise Him) in the way of Allaah.” Remembrance of Allaah is a remedy for hard hearts. A man once told al-Hasan, “O Abaa Sa’eed, I complain to you about the hardness of my heart.” He said, “Soften it with the remembrance of Allaah.” Makhool said, “Remembrance of Allaah is (a sign of) health, while remembrance of people is like a disease.” A man once asked Salmaan, “Which deeds are the best?” He said, “Haven’t you read in the Qur‘aan: “And the remembrance of Allaah is greatest.” [Sooratul-’Ankaboot 29:45]
Aboo Moosaa (radiyallaahu ’anhu) once related that the Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “The difference between the one who remembers his Lord and the one who does not is like the difference between the living and the dead.” [3]
’Abdullaah Ibn Busr (radiyallaahu ’anhu) related that a man once told the Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam), “The roads to good are many and I am unable to take all of them, so please tell me something to which I can hold fast, but do not overburden me lest I forget it.” He said, “Make sure that your tongue is moist and supple with the remembrance of Allaah, the Exalted.” [4]
Continual remembrance of Allaah increases a servant’s good witnesses upon the Day of Resurrection. It is a means which prevents him from talking in the wrong way, such as backbiting and spreading tales and their like. Either the tongue is mentioning Allaah and remembering Him, or it is talking incorrectly.
Whoever has the gates of remembrance opened to him has an opening to his Lord, Mighty and Glorious is He, through which he will find what he seeks. If he finds Allaah, he has found everything. If he misses the opportunity, he has missed everything.
There are several types of remembrance. The remembrance of the Names of Allaah, Mighty and Glorious is He, the remembrance of His Attributes, and praising Him and thanking Him. All of these can take the form of saying, for example, ‘Glory be to Allaah’, ‘Praise be to Allaah’, ‘There is no god but Allaah.’ A servant can also remember Allaah by referring to His Names and Attributes, such as by saying, for example, “Allaah, Mighty and Glorious is He, Hears all that his servants say and do.”; or by mentioning what He has commanded and what He has forbidden, such as saying, “Allaah, the Mighty and Glorious, commands such and such, or forbids such and such.”
THE BEST REMEMBRANCE:
A servant can also remember Allaah by talking about His blessings, while the best type of remembrance is the recitation of the Qur‘aan, because this contains remedies to cure the heart from all illnesses. Allaah, the Exalted, says:
“O mankind, there has come to you a protection from your Lord and a healing for what is in your hearts, and for those who believe, a guidance and a mercy.” [Soorah Yoonus 10:57]
And also:
“We send down in the Qur‘aan that which is a healing and a mercy for those who believe.
”
[Sooratul-Israa‘ 17:82]
All the illnesses of the heart result from desires and doubt, and the Qur‘aan is a cure for both. It has enough clear signs and proofs to distinguish between truth and falsehood, and thus it cures the diseases of doubt which ruin knowledge, understanding and perception, by enabling a person to see things as they really are.
Whoever studies the Qur‘aan, and allows it to be absorbed by his heart, will recognize truth and falsehood and will be able to distinguish between them, just as he is able to distinguish between night and day.
As for curing the diseases that arise from desires, it is because it contains wisdom and good counsel. This recommends avoiding worldly gains and inspires a yearning for the Hereafter. The Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) once said, “Whoever wants to love Allaah and His Messenger should read the Qur‘aan.” [5]
The Qur‘aan is also the best means for bringing the servant nearer to his Lord, Glorious and Exalted is He. Khabaab Ibnul-Aratt said to a man, “Draw closer to Allaah as much as you can, and remember that you can do so by no means more pleasing to Him than using His own words.”
Ibn Mas’ood (radiyallaahu ’anhu) said, “Whoever loves the Qur‘aan loves Allaah and His Messenger,” and ’Uthmaan Ibn ’Affaan (radiyallaahu ’anhu) said, “If your hearts were really pure, they would never have enough of reciting Allaah’s words.”
All in all, the most beneficial thing for the servant is to remember Allaah, Mighty and Glorious is He, constantly:
“Surely in the remembrance of Allaah do hearts find rest.” [Sooratur-Ra’d 13:28]
<span> Footnotes:</span>
[1] Related by al-Bukhaaree (11/201) and Muslim (17/16) [2] Saheeh: Related by at-Tirmidhee (9/433). [3] Related by al-Bukhaaree (11/208) and al-Haakim (1/495). [4] Saheeh: Related by at-Tirmidhee (9/314). [5] Da’eef Munkar: Refer to the commentary upon this hadeeth by Ibn Hajar in Tahdheebut-Tahdheeb (2/222) and Lisaanul-Meezaan (2/185) and al-Jaami’us-Sagheer of as-Suyootee (6/150)
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Bismillaahirrohmaanirrohiim ..
THE EXCELLENCE OF THE REMEMBRANCE OF ALLAAH:
Shaykhul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (d.728H) – rahimahullaah – wrote, “Remembrance of Allaah is to the heart what water is to fish. What happens to a fish when it is taken out of water?”
Imaam Shamsud-Deen Ibnul-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah (d.751H) – rahimahullaah – wrote about nearly eighty benefits that come with the remembrance (dhikr) of Allaah in his book al-Waabilus-Sayyib. We shall quote some of them here, although we recommend the reader to refer to this book itself because of its great value. Remembrance of Allaah is sustenance for both the heart and the spirit. If the servant is deprived of it he becomes like a body which has been deprived of food.
Remembrance of Allaah also drives away Shaytaan, suppressing him and breaking him; it is pleasing to the Merciful, Might and Exalted is He, dispels worry and melancholy from the heart, adorns it with delight and joy, fills the heart and face with light, and cloaks the one who remembers Allaah with dignity, gentleness and freshness. It instills love for Allaah, fear of Him, and relating all matters to Him. It also enhances Allaah’s remembrance of His servant, for as Allaah says, even if this were the only reward for the remembrance of Allaah, it would be mercy and honour enough, for such a heart is always aware and free from wrong actions. Although remembrance is one of the easiest forms of worship, the mercy and honour that it brings cannot be achieved by any other means.
Aboo Hurayrah (radiyallaahu ’anhu) reported that the Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said,
“Whoever recites the words: There is no one worthy of worship but Allaah, the One, having no partner with Him. Sovereignty belongs to Him and All praise is due to Him, and He is Powerful over everything”, one hundred times every day, there is a reward equal to freeing ten slaves for him, and a hundred good actions are recorded for him, and a hundred wrong actions are removed from his record. That is a safeguard for him against Shaytaan on that day until evening, and no one brings anything more excellent than this, except the one who has done more than this (that is, who recites these words more than one hundred times).” [1]
Jaabir (radiyallaahu ’anhu) reported that the Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “Whoever recites the words, “Glory be to Allaah and His is the praise.”, will have a palm tree planted for him in the Garden.”[2]
Ibn Mas’ood (radiyallaahu ’anhu) said, “To Praise Allaah, may He be Exalted, is more dear to me than spending the same number of deenaars (as the number of times I praise Him) in the way of Allaah.” Remembrance of Allaah is a remedy for hard hearts. A man once told al-Hasan, “O Abaa Sa’eed, I complain to you about the hardness of my heart.” He said, “Soften it with the remembrance of Allaah.” Makhool said, “Remembrance of Allaah is (a sign of) health, while remembrance of people is like a disease.” A man once asked Salmaan, “Which deeds are the best?” He said, “Haven’t you read in the Qur‘aan: “And the remembrance of Allaah is greatest.” [Sooratul-’Ankaboot 29:45]
Aboo Moosaa (radiyallaahu ’anhu) once related that the Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “The difference between the one who remembers his Lord and the one who does not is like the difference between the living and the dead.” [3]
’Abdullaah Ibn Busr (radiyallaahu ’anhu) related that a man once told the Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam), “The roads to good are many and I am unable to take all of them, so please tell me something to which I can hold fast, but do not overburden me lest I forget it.” He said, “Make sure that your tongue is moist and supple with the remembrance of Allaah, the Exalted.” [4]
Continual remembrance of Allaah increases a servant’s good witnesses upon the Day of Resurrection. It is a means which prevents him from talking in the wrong way, such as backbiting and spreading tales and their like. Either the tongue is mentioning Allaah and remembering Him, or it is talking incorrectly.
Whoever has the gates of remembrance opened to him has an opening to his Lord, Mighty and Glorious is He, through which he will find what he seeks. If he finds Allaah, he has found everything. If he misses the opportunity, he has missed everything.
There are several types of remembrance. The remembrance of the Names of Allaah, Mighty and Glorious is He, the remembrance of His Attributes, and praising Him and thanking Him. All of these can take the form of saying, for example, ‘Glory be to Allaah’, ‘Praise be to Allaah’, ‘There is no god but Allaah.’ A servant can also remember Allaah by referring to His Names and Attributes, such as by saying, for example, “Allaah, Mighty and Glorious is He, Hears all that his servants say and do.”; or by mentioning what He has commanded and what He has forbidden, such as saying, “Allaah, the Mighty and Glorious, commands such and such, or forbids such and such.”
THE BEST REMEMBRANCE:
A servant can also remember Allaah by talking about His blessings, while the best type of remembrance is the recitation of the Qur‘aan, because this contains remedies to cure the heart from all illnesses. Allaah, the Exalted, says:
“O mankind, there has come to you a protection from your Lord and a healing for what is in your hearts, and for those who believe, a guidance and a mercy.” [Soorah Yoonus 10:57]
And also:
“We send down in the Qur‘aan that which is a healing and a mercy for those who believe.
”
[Sooratul-Israa‘ 17:82]
All the illnesses of the heart result from desires and doubt, and the Qur‘aan is a cure for both. It has enough clear signs and proofs to distinguish between truth and falsehood, and thus it cures the diseases of doubt which ruin knowledge, understanding and perception, by enabling a person to see things as they really are.
Whoever studies the Qur‘aan, and allows it to be absorbed by his heart, will recognize truth and falsehood and will be able to distinguish between them, just as he is able to distinguish between night and day.
As for curing the diseases that arise from desires, it is because it contains wisdom and good counsel. This recommends avoiding worldly gains and inspires a yearning for the Hereafter. The Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) once said, “Whoever wants to love Allaah and His Messenger should read the Qur‘aan.” [5]
The Qur‘aan is also the best means for bringing the servant nearer to his Lord, Glorious and Exalted is He. Khabaab Ibnul-Aratt said to a man, “Draw closer to Allaah as much as you can, and remember that you can do so by no means more pleasing to Him than using His own words.”
Ibn Mas’ood (radiyallaahu ’anhu) said, “Whoever loves the Qur‘aan loves Allaah and His Messenger,” and ’Uthmaan Ibn ’Affaan (radiyallaahu ’anhu) said, “If your hearts were really pure, they would never have enough of reciting Allaah’s words.”
All in all, the most beneficial thing for the servant is to remember Allaah, Mighty and Glorious is He, constantly:
“Surely in the remembrance of Allaah do hearts find rest.” [Sooratur-Ra’d 13:28]
<span> Footnotes:</span>
[1] Related by al-Bukhaaree (11/201) and Muslim (17/16) [2] Saheeh: Related by at-Tirmidhee (9/433). [3] Related by al-Bukhaaree (11/208) and al-Haakim (1/495). [4] Saheeh: Related by at-Tirmidhee (9/314). [5] Da’eef Munkar: Refer to the commentary upon this hadeeth by Ibn Hajar in Tahdheebut-Tahdheeb (2/222) and Lisaanul-Meezaan (2/185) and al-Jaami’us-Sagheer of as-Suyootee (6/150)
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The Qur‘aan is also the best means for bringing the servant nearer to his Lord, Glorious and Exalted is He. Khabaab Ibnul-Aratt said to a man, “Draw closer to Allaah as much as you can, and remember that you can do so by no means more pleasing to Him than using His own words.”
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