Tag Archives: Dhikr

December, 2019

• 4 December

  Speak less except when it comes to nine things

  Question Is this statement reliable? عن الربيع بن خثيم، قال: أقلوا الكلام إلا بتسع: تسبيح، وتهليل، وتكبير، وتحميد، وسؤالك الخير، وتعوذك من الشر، وأمرك بالمعروف، ونهيك عن المنكر، وقراءة القرآن

November, 2019

• 27 November

  La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah is one of the doors of Jannah

  Question What is the reference for this Hadith? la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah is one of the doors of Jannah
• 21 November

  A form of dhikr more beloved to Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) than the entire world

  Question Is this narration authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The uttering of these words; ‘Hallowed be Allah, all praise is due to Allah, there is no Deity but Allah and Allah is the Greatest’ is dearer to me than anything over which the sun rises [i.e. the entire world].”
• 11 November

  Ibn Sirin’s (rahimahullah) advice during lightning

  Question What is the reference and Arabic text for this narration? Once a man asked Ibn Sirin (rahimahullah): “What do I say if I see lightning?” He said: ‘Close your eyes and remember Allah.'”

October, 2019

• 21 October

  The virtue of certain words of dhikr and ‘la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah’

  Question Is this statement of ‘Umar (radiyallahu anhu) authentic? Sayyiduna ‘Umar ibnul Khattab (radiyallahu anhu) says: ‘Subhanallah’ is the worship of the creation. ‘Alhamdulillah’ are the thanksgiving words. ‘La ilaha illallah’ are the words of sincerity and devotion. The blessings of the recitation of ‘Allahu Akbar’ fills up the heavens and earth. When a man recites ‘La haw la wa …

August, 2019

• 27 August

  A du’a to recite when hearing the Adhan asking Allah to open the locks of our hearts

  Question Regarding the du’a, ‘Allahummaf tah aqfala qulubina bi dhikrika’, how authentic is the narration? Are the words ‘Wa asbigh ‘alayna min fadhika’ part of this narration? What is meant by ‘locks on the heart’?
• 11 August

  The dhikr to recite on the Day of ‘Arafah

  Question I would like to know the reference for the following dhikr to be recited on ‘Arafah day: Lailaha illallahu wahdahu lasharika lahu lahul mulku walahul hamdu wahuwa ‘ala kulli shayin qadir

July, 2019

• 10 July

  Reciting ‘Subhanallahi wa bi hamdihi’

  Question Your website mentions the high reward for reciting ‘Subhanallahi wa bi Hamdihi’ (100 times), a person’s minor sins will be forgiven. Does a person get the reward for doing the above each time, whenever he completes it, even if he only did them rarely in his lifetime?
• 4 July

  Authenticity of the narration regarding Musa (‘alayhis salam) asking Allah how to make shukr

  Question Is this narration authentic: عن عبد الله بن سلام، قال: قال موسى لربه يا رب ما الشكر الذي ينبغي لك؟ قال: لا يزال لسانك رطبا من ذكري

May, 2019

• 22 May

  A du’a asking Allah to make one’s sight, silence and speech a means of attaining reward

  Question Who is this du’a attributed to? اللهم اجعل نظري عبرا وصمتي تفكرا ومنطقي ذكرا
• 21 May

  Remembering Allah Ta’ala in Ramadan

  Question Is the following Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The one who remembers Allah [does dhikr] in Ramadan will be forgiven and the one who asks Allah in [Ramadan] will not be at a loss/disappointed”
• 21 May

  A query regarding Tasbih Fatimi and five du’as taught to Fatimah (radiyallahu ‘anha)

  Question I heard the following wazifah/du’as that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) had given to Sayyidah Fatimah (radiyallahu ‘anha) when she went to ask him for some help, if we read it as well it will help make our work easy for us as well as ease our tiredness: 1. Tasbih Fatimi: 33 x SubhanAllah 33 x Alhamdulillah 34 x …

April, 2019

• 17 April

  Warning of sitting in gatherings which are void of the remembrance of Allah or salutations (durud)

  Question Is this narration authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “If people sit in a gathering in which they do not remember Allah nor send salutations on Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), such a gathering becomes a cause of dismay and loss for them. If Allah wills, He will punish them and if He wills, He will forgive them”