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    Dua and Dhikr
    Dua and Dhikr
    Dua and Dhikr
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    Dua and Dhikr

    By Shaykh Abdur Razzaaq al Badr

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    The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) explained, with regards to mentioning Allaah (Dhikr) and supplicating to Him (Dua), everything that people need. He explained the best manner in which to engage in supplicating to Allaah and mentioning Him: what to say during the day (morning) as well as at night (evening), during prayers and after, when entering a mosque and at coming out of it, before sleeping, while sleeping (when awakening from sleep in the night before the time to wake up), and when waking up, when scared, before eating and after, when mounting a means of transport (vehicle), before travelling, when one sees something he likes, or when he sees something he does not like, when a calamity (disaster) befalls, at times of hardship and when sorrowed (anxious, sadness, grief), and at all circumstances.

     

    Following these (making dhikr and dua as taught by the Prophet) will certainly make a person achieve lasting happiness, total comfort, safety and steadfastness. He (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) also elucidated in great detail the varying degrees of mentioning Allaah and supplicating to Him, its kinds, manners, requisites and times.

     

    This book teaches you all these Duas and Dhikr that will help you achieve success in this life and the Hereafter. 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHeaven on Earth Publications
    Release dateJul 26, 2022
    ISBN9798201641399
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      Dua and Dhikr - Shaykh Abdur Razzaaq al Badr

      Introduction

      All Praise be to Allaah the Lord of the universe (of all beings). The winners (with a good end) are indeed the God-conscious (those who are pious and fear Allaah). May the peace and blessing of Allaah always be upon the best of all Prophets, our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family, and all the Companions.

      The best thing (the most noble thing) that a Muslim should pay attention to in his life and occupy his time with is, undoubtedly, mentioning his Lord (Allaah – Exalted is He, and this is known as Dhikr) and perpetually supplicating to him. This is one of the main ways (biggest cause) of gaining happiness, serenity (tranquility), and success in every aspect (all the affairs) of a servant’s life. It is also a key to every good that a servant gains in this world and in the Hereafter.

      It is well-known (and there is no doubt) that the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), the most sincere adviser to his nation, left the people after him on the clearest and most straight of paths in matters of mentioning Allaah (Dhikr) and supplicating (prayer) to Him, in particular, and every other aspect of their lives (worldly affairs), in general. He has not left any good thing without showing people to it, and directed them as how to gain (pursue) it. Similarly, he indicated (warned) to them everything that is evil, underlined its serious (bad) consequences and warned them against it.

      Allaah says: ‘There has certainly come to you a Messenger from among yourselves (from your own people). Grievous to him is what you suffer (feels your suffering); concerned over you and to the believers is kind and merciful. [9:128],

      and; "It is He who sent among the illiterate a Messenger from among themselves, reciting to them His ayahs (verses), purifying them and teaching them the Book [i.e., the Qur’an] and Wisdom (Sunnah). Indeed, they were before (this) grossly misguided" [62: 2].

      The Messenger of Allaah explained, with regards to mentioning Allaah (Dhikr) and supplicating to Him (Dua), everything that people need. He explained the best manner in which to engage in supplicating to Allaah and mentioning Him: what to say during the day (morning) as well as at night (evening), during prayers and after, when entering a mosque and at coming out of it, before sleeping, while sleeping (when awakening from sleep in the night before the time to wake up), and when waking up, when scared, before eating and after, when mounting a means of transport (vehicle), before travelling, when one sees something he likes, or when he sees something he does not like, when a calamity (disaster) befalls, at times of hardship and when sorrowed (anxious, sadness, grief), and at all circumstances. Following these (making dhikr and dua as taught by the Prophet) will certainly make a person achieve lasting happiness, total comfort, safety and steadfastness. He (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) also elucidated in great detail the varying degrees of mentioning Allaah and supplicating to Him, its kinds, manners, requisites and times.

      Thus, the Prophetic supplications (dhikr and dua) are the best way that a Muslim can ever mention Allaah and supplicate to Him with. They fulfill all the conditions for the best way to mention Allaah and supplicate to Him. Prophetic supplications contain all that is good, useful (beneficial) and are sure to bring positive results. Any other person could not have been completely cognizant of them or able to come up with the like of them. Other supplications that people improvise could be labored, not duly respectful, not following the stated rules, associating partners with Allaah or any other sort of shortcoming that people could not realise its true nature. Such untraditional supplications may be sound in meaning, however those which have been related from the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) are certainly more perfect and sufficient (complete).

      Additionally, great reward and benefit will come out of continuously saying Prophetic supplications in this life and the other. Whoever reiterates them (routinely recite them) at all times and circumstances, in accordance with guidance contained in the Qur’an and the Sunnah (the way of the Prophet and his teachings) will be among those who mention Allaah in abundance.

      By reason of this, I have made the effort to present this concise book containing a number of Prophetic traditional supplications, taking into consideration the following:

      1. That the supplication is established (i.e., only authentic supplications are mentioned). Most of the hadiths (narrations of the Prophet) documented here are found in the two authentic books of hadith, al- Bukhari and Muslim, or one of them. Those that are not written therein (Bukhari and Muslim) have to be authentic or sound, in keeping with what the prominent scholars in this field deemed conditional.

      2. Being brief when documenting the hadith. Mentioning only one or two sources, the number of the hadith or the volume and page.

      3. Taking special care to include the hadith under appropriate headings according to what is found in the well-known books of supplications (dhikr and dua).

      4. Being brief (concise), to make the book easy to refer to.

      5. Explaining uncommon words and some of the meanings that are there in the hadith if and when necessary.

      6. Including diacritical marks (harakah) to make the hadith easy to read in the correct way.

      I ask Allaah, the Bountiful, to make this book useful to its author, readers and publishers, for He is the able Lord of everything. May His peace and blessings always be upon our Messenger, his family and Companions.

      The Virtue of Mentioning Allaah and Supplicating to Him and their Importance

      Allaah says: Remember Me and I shall remember you, and be grateful to me, and never deny Me. [2: 152];

      Mentioning Allaah is indeed superior. [29: 45];

      O you who believe! Remember Allaah much (in abundance); and exalt Him [in praise] morning and late afternoon (evening). [33: 41-42];

      ...and the men and women who mention Allaah in abundance, Allaah has prepared for them forgiveness and a great reward. [33: 35];

      Mention your Lord in abundance and exalt [Him in praise] in the evening and in the morning. [3:41];

      Those who mention (remember) Allaah while standing or sitting or [lying] on their sides. [3: 191];

      And when you have completed your rites (in Hajj), remember Allaah as much as you remember your fathers (ancestors) or [even] more. [2: 200];

      O you who believe! Let not your wealth and children busy you away from the rememberance of Allaah’ [63:9];

      To Him the good word ascends and the righteous deed raises it. [35: 10], and;

      Mention your Lord within yourself (in your heart), in humility and with fear and without being [too much] aloud in speech in the mornings and in the afternoons, and do not be among the heedless. [7: 205].

      A number of hadiths also underline the urgency of mentioning Allaah:

      1. Abu Musa al-Ash’ari said that the Messenger of Allaah said: ‘The example of that who mentions Allaah and that who does not is that of the living and the dead’. al-Bukhari (no. 6407). The wording of the hadith as documented in Muslim’s Sahih is: ‘The example of a house in which Allaah is mentioned and that in which Allaah is not mentioned is that of the living and the dead’, (no. 779).

      2. Abu Hurayrah (Allaah be pleased with him) and Abu Sa’id al-Khudri (Allaah be pleased with him) are reported to have testified that the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘Never does a group of people gather (in an assembly) mentioning Allaah unless the angels encircle them, mercy enshrouds them, serenity (peace) descends upon them and Allaah will mention them to those in His presence (before the angels).’. Muslim (no. 2700).

      3. Abu Hurayrah (Allaah be pleased with him) said: ‘The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was on his way to Makkah when he passed a mountain called Jumdan and said: ‘Go forth! This is Jumdan! The distinguished are well ahead!’ They said: ‘Who are the distinguished, Messenger of Allaah?’ He said: ‘The men and women who mention Allaah in abundance (do a lot of dhikr to Allaah)’. Muslim (no. 2676).

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