Best Deed ..
Abu Ad-Darda’ (May Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet said:
“Shall I not inform you of the best of your actions, the purest in the sight of your Lord, which raises your rank to the highest, which is better for you than spending gold and silver, better than meeting your enemy so that you strike at their necks and they strike at yours?’
They replied:
‘Yes, indeed,’ and he said:
‘It is the remembrance of Allah.”
(At-Tirmidhi)
The following are some of the many virtues of this noble act from the Qur’ān and Sunnah:
1. Dhikr Is Greater than Everything
Allah (subḥānahū wa ta‘ālā) says, “…And the remembrance of Allah is greater…” (29:45).
2. Frequent Dhikr Leads to Success
Allah (subḥānahū wa ta‘ālā) says,
“And remember Allah abundantly, so that you may be successful” (62:10).
3. Dhikr Protects You From Being Amongst the ‘Losers’
Allah (subḥānahū wa ta‘ālā) says,
“O you who believe, let not your wealth and your children divert you from the remembrance of Allah. And whoever does that, then those are the losers” (63:9).
4. Dhikr will Save You From Regret
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
“No people leave a gathering in which they did not remember Allah, the Almighty, except that it will be as if they are leaving the carcass of a donkey; and it will be a cause of regret for them”
(Abū Dāwūd).
He also ﷺ said: “The people of Paradise will not regret anything, except for those moments in which they did not remember Allah”
(Ṭabarānī).
ʿAmr b. ʿAbdillāh (raḥimahullāh) said, “On the Day of Judgement, when the veil revealing the rewards of actions is lifted, people will not see any action with greater reward than dhikr. Then, some people will feel regret and say, ‘There was nothing easier for us than doing dhikr.’”
5. Dhikr Is a Protection Against Shaytan
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ quoting Prophet Yaḥyā (ʿalayhis-salām) said,
“I command you to remember Allah. Verily, the parable of that is a man who is being chased by his enemies, until he comes to an impenetrable fortress, where he protects himself from them.
In the same way, a servant will not protect himself against Shayṭān except by the dhikr of Allah”
(Tirmidhī).
Ibn al-Qayyim (raḥimahullāh) explains that dhikr is like a ‘whip’ which restrains and hurts Shayṭān. Every human being has a shayṭān which accompanies him.
The ‘shayṭān’ of the believer is weak and frail because it is constantly being beaten by this ‘whip’ (i.e. the believer’s dhikr and obedience of Allah).
This is in contrast to the ‘shayṭān’ of the sinner, who rests comfortably, as he is not beaten and whipped by the whip of ‘dhikr’.
Thus, his shayṭān is strong and has a stranglehold over him.
6. Dhikr Is the Best Protection From Punishment
The Prophet ﷺ said,
“There is nothing better a person can do to save himself from Allah’s punishment than to remember Him”
(Bayhaqī).
7. The Reward of One Who Remembers Allah Is That Allah Remembers Him
Allah (subḥānahū wa ta‘ālā) says,
“Remember Me, and I will remember you…” (2:152).
The Prophet ﷺ said,
“Allah says,
‘I am as My slave thinks of Me,
and I am with him when he remembers Me.
If he remembers Me within himself, I remember him within Myself; and if he remembers Me in a gathering,
I remember him in a better gathering; and if he draws one span nearer to Me,
I draw one cubit nearer to him; and if he draws one cubit nearer to Me,
I draw a distance of two outstretched arms nearer to him; and if he comes to Me walking,
I go to him running’”
(Bukhārī).
Ibn al-Qayyim (raḥimahullāh) states that if this was the only virtue of dhikr, it would be sufficient due to its honour and lofty status.
wallahu a'lam ..
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