Remembrance of Allah.

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Dear sisters and brothers:

One’s heart should always be filled with the remembrance of Allah. Forgetfulness and negligence are the main weaknesses of human beings. The only remedy is that the believer should develop God-consciousness and be constantly aware that Almighty Allah watches him. All acts of worship aim at drawing man closer to Allah. The Qur’an says, (Establish prayers for My remembrance) (Ta-Ha 20:14). The Friday sermon, too, constitutes the commands and remembrance of Allah (Al-Jumu`ah 62:10). But we must be clear that the remembrance of Allah is not restricted to certain acts of formal worship. The point is that one should always remember Him: (Those who remember Allah, standing, sitting, and lying on their sides) (Aal `Imran 3:191). Thabit Al-Banani (may Allah have mercy on him) once exclaimed, “I know when my Lord remembers me.” Upon hearing this, those present trembled in fear and asked him how he knew this. In response he recited from verse 152 of Surat Al-Baqarah, (Remember Me. I will remember you.) It is recorded in the hadith:

I come up to the expectations of My servant. I am with him when he remembers Me. When he makes mention of Me in his heart, I make mention of him to Myself. When he mentions Me in a gathering, I mention him in a better gathering (of the angels). (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)

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one with the entire universe

It is worthy to note that everything in the universe is preoccupied with remembering and glorifying Allah. This point is explicitly made in the first verse of Surat Al-Hadid (surah 57) and in many other places in the Qur’an. As one is engaged in remembering, praising and glorifying Allah, one becomes at one with the entire universe and the gate for all goodness and success is opened.

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The Mufarradoon have excelled.

Hadrat Abu Huraira (Raddi Allah Ho Ta Ala Anho) says that the Rasool
Ullah (Sall Allah Ho Alaihe Wa Aalihee Wa Sallam) was journeying along
the way to Mecca Tul Mukarrimah when He (Sall Allah Ho Alaihe Wa
Aalihee Wa Sallam) came upon a mountain which was called Jumdan. He
(Sall Allah Ho Alaihe Wa Aalihee Wa Sallam) said that do journey of
this Jumdan. The Mufarradoon (people who are alone, Plural) have
excelled. The Sahaba E Ikraam (Ridwaan Ullah E Ta Ala Ajmaeen) asked: Ya
Rasool Ullah (Sall Allah Ho Alaihe Wa Aalihee Wa Sallam) Who are the
Mufarradoon? Said: Those men and women who remember Allah very much(all
of the time)

(Sahih Muslim)
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Remember Allah

Allah says in the Holy Quran, "Call on Me. I will answer your prayer, but those who are too arrogant to serve me will surely find themselves humiliated in Hell" (40:60). Taking the time to remember and ask Allah, serves not only as humbling experiences, but forces you to realize that Allah wants us to remember Him, to ask of Him, and put our trust in Him.

Whether it is in times of distress or in times of joy, creating a habit of sincere supplication toward Allah increases your Zikr According to Abu Huraira, "The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, reported that, whoever wants Allah to answer his prayers during difficult times, should supplicate to Him more and more in times of ease."

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Renew your faith

It becomes second nature for many Muslims to say "Assalam Alaikum" (Peace and blessings be upon you) when they meet a fellow Muslim, or to say Alhumdu lillah (all thanks be to Allah) without ever really thinking about what it means. While it is good to say these words, if we put our hearts into them, we will be humbling ourselves and performing Zikr at the same time.

So use words like Insha Allah (God willing), Maa shaa Allah, when you are praising something and Bismillah (in the name of God) before you begin anything. Being aware of Allah at all times will help keep you from doing something unIslamic.

Abu Huraira reported that the Prophet said, "Renew your faith." "How can we renew our faith?" they asked. The Prophet replied, "say always, 'La ilaha ill-Allah' (there is none worthy of worship except Allah).".
Jabir reported that the Prophet said, "the best remembrance of Allah is to repeat La ilaha illa Allah and the best prayer is Alhumdu lillah (all praise is due to Allah).".

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Dawa work

It is the responsibility of Muslims to teach and invite non Muslims into the fold of Islam. In order to do this, we, ourselves, must be thinking of Allah, thanking Allah, remembering Allah, asking Allah for help, and constantly being aware of Allah if we are to be successful in our Dawa work (inviting others to Islam).

The more Dawa work we do, the more we will remember Allah. Teaching others and performing Zikr brings us closer to Allah and toward happiness. The Quran says, "those who believe, and whose hearts find satisfaction in the remembrance of Allah, for without doubt in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction" (13:28).

When a servant opens up his soul to his Lord, extolling His praise, Allah strengthens him with His light, increasing thereby his faith and conviction, and reassuring his mind and heart (Fiqh us-Sunnah).

As we all strive to earn the favor of Allah, we cannot forget the importance of Zikr and work to incorporate it into every aspect of every moment in our everyday lives. Whether it is through our supplication toward Allah, the words we say, the company we keep, the charity we do or the Dawa work we participate in, there is always more Zikr that can be done and countless ways to draw ourselves closer to the path of Allah.

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angels

What we discuss when we are in congregation can also be Zikr. Said b. Jubair said, "anyone engaged in obeying Allah is in fact engaged in the remembrance of Allah."

Some early scholars according to Fiqh us-Sunnah said, "the gatherings of Zikr are the gatherings where the lawful and the prohibited things are discussed, for instance, selling, buying, prayers, fasting, marriage, divorce, and pilgrimage."

The Prophet reportedly told ibn Umar that, "There are some angels of Allah who go about looking for such assemblies or circles of Zikr, and when they find them they surround them."

"When any group of men remember Allah, angels surround them and mercy covers them, tranquility descends upon them, and Allah mentions them to those who are with Him" (Abu Huraira and Abu Said Al Khudri).

Thus, surrounding yourself with other people remembering Allah contributes and heightens the purpose of Zikr, which is to purify ones heart and soul and to awaken the human conscience.

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But we should be careful that we should follow our prophet salla Allah alaihi wa salam in such gatherings and do as he has done and never to invent another ways of Diker if we want to follow him on the day of judgment.
 
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Charity

Often times, we need to see how blessed we are, by helping those who are not as fortunate. Whether it is volunteering at a homeless shelter, teaching small children or visiting with the elderly, by taking time out of our lives to help others for the sake of Allah, we better ourselves.

The Holy Quran says, remembrance of Allah "is wider than Prayer: it includes silent contemplation, and active service of Allah and His Creatures. The regular Prayers and regular charity are the social acts performed through the organized community" (24:37).

We also need to realize the role we should play in our communities such as cleaning up a park, planting trees or helping our neighbors. By doing charity for those around us, we realize all the blessings bestowed upon us by Allah and remember Him in a more appreciative manner.

The Prophet said, "Charity is obligatory every day on every joint of a human being. If one helps a person in matters concerning his riding animal by helping him to ride it or by lifting his luggage onto it, all will be regarded as charity. A good word, and every step one takes to offer compulsory congregational prayer, is regarded as charity; and guiding somebody on the road is regarded as charity (Abu Huraira).

Keeping the importance of charity in mind and performing it for the sake of Allah, keeps Him in our thoughts and heart at all times.
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i've haven't read it all yet but this is a great article
Jazak Allah Khair for sharing it May Allah SWt rewards you for this act

this topic should be updated regularly
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Asslamo Allaikum,

We believe in the words of Allah (SWT) when it is said to us:

“Truly in remembering God do hearts find rest.” (13:28)

However even from a scientific perspective there are many physiological benfits of Dhikr of Allah (often discussed in the forms of stress releif & so on in the media) ....These days I find Brothers/Sisters (in the West) roughly in two categories:

1) The ones who practise some sort of Bid'aa (unsubstantiate from the Qur'aan and Sunnah) method of Dhik'r and are adamant that this has been passed down to them via their Shaykh through uninterrupted chain all the way to Rasul-ullah (Sallaho Alaihe Wassallam) so it is authentic & they don't need to look at the "textual evidence of Qur'aan and Sunnah"

2) The second group who take all oppurtunites to frown upon 1 but don't practice any "Dhikr" themselves whether it may be reading Qur'aan, Istaghfaar, Salat Alan Nabi or what-ever EVEN when there is plenty of it in Qur'aan and authentic Sunnah & thus they fail to benefit…

Taking the cautious approach of 2nd group (referring everything to Qur'aan and Sunnah) with the zeal, motivation and determination of the 1st group maybe the Answer so we can find REST/SUCCOUR as Allah (SWT) as promised!

Because like everything else Salah, learning recitation of Qur'aan, Dhikar also requires practice & not simply talking about it...

Jazakullah Khairun

P.S: I regularly find Brothers/Sisters who are upset, stressed, depressed (specially in the present climate) but fail to find the cure which is:

“Truly in remembering God do hearts find rest.” (13:28)
 
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