Category: Dhikr (Remembrance of Allah)
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ‘Abdur-Rahman ibn ‘Awf رضي الله عنه was fasting, and food had been laid down for him [to break his fast with]. Upon seeing this, he remarked, “Muṣ‘ab ibn Umayr was martyred, and he was better than me; he was shrouded in a sheet [so small] that if his head was covered…
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Ibn ʿUmar رضي الله عنه narrates that when the Prophet ﷺ would hear the sound of thunder and [see] lightning, he would say: اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَقْتُلْنَا بِغَضَبِكَ، وَلَا تُهْلِكْنَا بِعَذَابِكَ، وَعَافِنَا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ Allāhumma lā taqtulnā bi ghaḍabik, walā tuhliknā bi ‘adhābik, wa ‘āfinā qabla dhālik Trans: “O Allāh! do not kill us with Your…
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Sa‘īd ibn Jubayr رحمه الله said: “Indeed [true] Khashiyyah (reverence of Allāh) is that you revere Him such that your revering Him prevents you from His disobedience, that is true Khashiyyah. And Dhikr (remembrance of Allāh) is obedience to Allāh; whoever obeys Allāh has remembered Him, and whoever does not obey Him, he is not a…
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‘Umar رضي الله عنه said: “Beware of mentioning others [in your conversations, i.e. backbiting], for it is an illness, and hold fast to the remembrance of Allāh, for it is indeed a cure.” [1] [1] Al-Qurṭubī قال عمرُ رضي الله عنه: “إيّاكم وذكرَ النّاس فإنّه داء، وعليكم بذكر الله فإنّه شفاء.”
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In addition to the various du‘ās that can be said whilst performing Saʿī, one can also recite: رَبِّ اغْفِرْ وَارْحَمْ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْأَعَزُّ الْأَكْرَمُ ‘Rabbigh fir warḥam innaka antal a‘azzul akram’ Translation: ‘O My Lord! Forgive [me] and have mercy [upon me], for verily you are the Most Mighty and the Most Honourable.’ The great…
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ʿĀ’ishah رضي الله عنها narrates, “I said to the Prophet ﷺ, ‘O Messenger of Allāh! If I was to come to know what night Laylat-al-Qadr fell upon, what should I ask Allāh in it?’ He replied, ‘Say: اللَّهُمَّ إنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ العَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي Allā-hum-ma in-naka ʿafuw-wun tu-ḥib-bul ʿaf-wa faʿfu ʿan-nī Translation: O Allāh! You…
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Muʿādh ibn Jabal رضي الله عنه narrates that the Prophet ﷺ once took hold of his hand and said: “O Muʿādh! By Allāh, I love you, by Allāh, I love you! O Muʿādh! I advise you: never forget to say after each Ṣalāh: اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ، وَشُكْرِكَ، وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِكَ Allā-hum-ma a‘in-nī ʿlā dhik-rika wa…
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Whilst commenting on the final ḥadīth in Ṣaḥīḥ Al-Bukhārī, Al-Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Ḥajar has quoted Ibn Baṭṭāl رحمهما الله in his famed ‘Fatḥ-Al-Bārī’, as saying: ‘The virtues of dhikr (remembrance of Allāh) which appear in the aḥādīth are only for those who have a standing and are [somewhat] perfect in Dīn, like being free from ḥarām…