Dhikr – Hadith Answers

Authenticity of the Hadith regarding counting dhikr on the fingers

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Please verify the authenticity of this Hadith.

Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

“Hold fast onto making tasbih [saying Subhanallah], tahlil [saying La ilaha illallah] and glorifying Allah, and count them on your fingers for they [your fingers] will be questioned and asked to speak.”

Seventy blessings for sending one salutation/durud

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What is the authenticity of this Hadith?

حديث عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عَمْرٍو بن العاص -رضي الله عنهما- الذي يَقُولُ فيه: مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَى النَّبِيِّ -صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ- وَاحِدَةً صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَمَلَائِكَتُهُ سَبْعِينَ صَلَاةً.

Deeds for Isal Thawab

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Kindly mentioned some Hadiths with authenticity and reference for Isal thawab, especially regarding dhikr like the first kalimah or other adhkar which are recited for Isal thawab.

Seeing one’s abode in Jannah before death

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Is there a dhikr mentioned in any reliable Hadith through which the virtue of seeing one’s abode in Jannah before one’s death is promised

Reciting Surah Ikhlas one hundred times after Fajr

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Is this Hadith reliable?

Sayyiduna Wathilah ibnul Asqa’ (radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates: “I heard Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) saying, ‘Whomsoever offers Fajr Salah and then recites ‘Qul Huwallahu Ahad’ [Surah Ikhlas] one hundred times before speaking to anyone, his sins of a year would be forgiven.'”

The Khatm-Kwajgan

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Is there any basis for the following that is recited when there is any problem?

Read 3 × durud sharif
Read 360 × du’a
Read 360 × Surah Inshirah (الم نشرح) with بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Read 360 × du’a
Read 3 × durud sharif

Du’a- La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah- La malja a wa la manja minallahi illa ilayhi

لا حَوْلَ وَ لاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللهِ لاَ مَلْجَأَ وَ لاَ مَنْجَا مِنَ اللهِ إِلاَّ إِلَيْهِ

Clarification regarding reciting ‘Subhanallahi wa bi hamdihi’ one hundred times daily

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Can this be divided and read throughout the day or it should be read at once?

Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

“Whoever recites the following one hundred times in a day, will have all his [minor] sins forgiven, even if it be equal to the foam of the ocean.”

Subhanallahi wa bi Hamdihi

Reciting Subhanallahi wa bi hamdihi

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من قال سبحان الله وبحمده في يوم مائة مرة حطت خطاياه وإن كانت مثل زبد البحر

Please translate this and give the reference.

Source of a Hadith Qudsi

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What is the source of the Hadith Qudsi in which Allah Ta’ala says

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Recite durud when you pass by a Masjid

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When you pass by a Masjid then recite durud:

عن علي ابن ابي طالب قال اذا مررتم بالمساجد فصلوا علي النبي صلي الله عليه و سلم

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The best gatherings are the most spacious

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Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

خير المجالس أوسعها

The best gatherings are the most spacious

Have the commentators explained that it is better for the gathering to be more spacious and spread out rather than people being cramped and uncomfortable?

Saying ‘La ilaha illallah’, the most virtuous of good deeds

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Please can you provide a reference for this Hadith and comment on its authenticity.

عن أبي ذر قال: قلت: يا رسول الله، أوصني، قال: إذا عملت سيئة فأتبعها حسنة تمحها قال: قلت: يا رسول الله، أمن الحسنات لا إله إلا الله؟ قال: هي أفضل الحسنات

The virtue of ‘La ilaha illallah’

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Is this Hadith strong enough to quote?

Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

“By Him in Whose hand is my soul, if the heavens and the earth and all that are in them and everything that is in between were brought and placed in one pan of the Balance, and the witnessing that there is no god but Allah were placed in the other, the latter would outweigh the former.”