Friends of Allah

Remembrance of Allah

Allah says in the Qur'an "Remember Allah abundantly, in order that you become successful"
Quran (Surah 8: Verse 45)

"Only in the remembrance of Allah (swt) will your heart find peace"
Quran (Surah 13: Verse 28)

"Those men and women who engage much in Allah's praise. for them Allah has prepared forgiveness and a Great Reward"
Quran (Surah 33: Verse 35)

"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." (Muslim)

We also know that remembering Allah is of the greatest deed:

"The rememebrence of Allah (swt) is the greatest (deed)"
Quran (Surah 29: Verse 45)

and of the the worst things we can do is not to remember Allah:

"Satan has mastered them and caused them to forget the Remembrance of Allah. Those are satan's party; and satan's party shall assuredly be the losers"
Quran (Surah 58: Verse 19)

"Whosoever turns away from the Remembrance of Allah, He will hurl him into a stern punishment".
Quran (Surah 72: Verse 17)

"Whosoever turns away from My remembrance, his life will be made tight and narrow on the Day of Resurrection We shall raise him blind"
Quran (Surah 20: Verse 124)

Allah tells us to remember him no matter what we do whether that be lying or sitting down:

"They are the most wise who remember Allah, standing sitting and lying down"
Quran (Surah 4: Verse 190)

We should remember Allah no matter what we are doing and we should ALWAYS try to keep our tongues moist with his rememberance and glorification. However we cannot glorify him in the toilet.

That is why we are recommended to haste in doing whatever we have to do in the toilet so that we can continue to add to our good deed accounts.

The tongue is connected to the heart and we should try not to merely get into the habit of glorifying him with only the tongue but we should try and make connection to the heart whenever we are glorifying and praising him.

All good deeds are not rewarded the same. They are dependant upon how much sincerety and khushoo a person has whilst doing the good action as well as the intention of the good act.

So we should all endevour to try and make a connection from our tongues to our hearts especially in Salah and try not to make our minds wonder elsewhere otherwise it is said that we are robbing our Salah and therefore lessening the reward for it. Same way with zikr we should make a connection with the heart to get the full benefits from zikr aswell as more of a reward from it.

Here are some very beneficial Zikr's that we can all do especially in the remaining days of this Ramadhan and throughout the year everyday and we should try to every minute and second.

Some beneficial dhikr include:

Subhan'Allah- 'Praise be to Allah'
Al-Hamdullilah- 'Thanks be to Allah'
Allahu Akbar – 'Allah is the Greatest.'
La ila ha illallah- There is no worthy of worship except allah

Abu haraira(ra) Narrates: Prophet(saw) said: whoever says: Subhanallahi Wa Bihamdihi – (I deem Allah free of any resemblances to anything whatever in any repeat, and I glorify his praises) one hundred times a day will have his sins forgiven even though they may be as much as the foam of the sea – (Bukhari,b73:c19)

Another naration says a date palm will be planted for him in Paradise (Tirmidhi)

Read much of this Zikr:

Subhaan-Allahi walhamdu-lillaahi, wa laa ilaa-ha illa-la ill-lal-lahu wallahu Akbar, walaa haula wala quoow-wata illa billa hil-Aliyyil-azeem.

"Glory is for Allaah and all Praise is due to Allah. There is none worthy of worship except Allaah. Allaah is the greatest. There is no power and no strength except with Allaah the Most High, the Great."

Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said: "Is anyone of you incapable of earning one thousand Hasanah (rewards) a day?" Someone from the gathering asked, "How can anyone of us earn a thousand Hasanah?" Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said: "Glorify Allah a hundred times by just saying “Subhanallah” and a Good deeds will be written for you, or a thousand sins will be wiped away.”
[Muslim 4:2073]

Hadhrat Abu Dharr [Ra] narrated that Rasulallah [Saw] said: “Should I not tell you of one treasure of the unlimited treasures of Paradise?” I replied spontaneously “Oh Rasulallah (Saw) that would be an honour indeed!” Rasulallah (Saw) said: “That rare treasure is LA HAWLA WA LA QUWWATA ILLA BILLAH.” (“The strength to do good and to refrain from evil comes from the grace and mercy of Allah!”) - (Ibn Majah)

A Phrase that Comes with Rewards in the Millions:

On the authority of Abdullah ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet said,”Whoever enters a market and says:

‘Laa ilaaha ill Allah waHdahu laa shareeka lah, lahul mulku wa lahul Hamdu yuHyi wa yumeetu wa huwa Hayyun laa yamoot, bi yadihil khayr, wahuwa ‘alaa kulli shay’in qadeer’

{There is nothing worthy of worship but Allah, He is alone without partner, to Him belongs the dominion and the praise, he causes life and death and He is the Living One and will never die. In His Hand is all good, and He is over all things capable.}

Allah will write for him a million good deeds, erase a million of his bad deeds and build for him a house in Jannah .”And in another narration, which is also classed as hasan, instead of mentioning that Allah will build a house in Jannah, it states,”and he will be raised one million levels.” {Tirmidhi}.


Also:

Earn OVER One Million good deeds in just 5 minutes this Ramdhan



Its VERY easy to Earn 500 good deeds a day in Ramadhan.



If you were to manage 500 good deeds every day of Ramadan, you would receive (70 times 500 = 35000) multiplied by 30 days..........1,050,000 deeds! One million fifty thousand deeds!





Just say Subhanallah 100 times, Alhamdullilah 100 times, Allahu Akbar 100 times, La ilaha il Allah 100 times and Astaghfar allah 100 times.



Imagine how much we can earn by doing MUCH more than this!

Also:

Heres another BRILLIAAANT one whenever you go the the market. In modern day terms if you ever go to the shops, supermarket, high street or shopping centre or mall:

On the authority of Abdullah ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet said,”Whoever enters a market and says:

‘Laa ilaaha ill Allah waHdahu laa shareeka lah, lahul mulku wa lahul Hamdu yuHyi wa yumeetu wa huwa Hayyun laa yamoot, bi yadihil khayr, wahuwa ‘alaa kulli shay’in qadeer’

There is nothing worthy of worship but Allah, He is alone without partner, to Him belongs the dominion and the praise, he causes life and death and He is the Living One and will never die. In His Hand is all good, and He is over all things capable.}

Allah will write for him a million good deeds, erase a million of his bad deeds and build for him a house in Jannah .”And in another narration, which is also classed as hasan, instead of mentioning that Allah will build a house in Jannah, it states,”and he will be raised one million levels.” {Tirmidhi}.

Abu Sa’id (ra) said that Rasullilah (salalahi alahi wasalam) said, “Whoever says:

Radeetu billahi rabban, wa bil-Islaami deenan, wa bi-Muhammadin rasoolan

Jannah becomes obligatory for him (to enter). [Abu-Dawud]

- Best said in Morning and Evening with "Nabiyan wa rasoolan"

The Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi Wa Salam one day said to Ali Radi Allaho Anho: Ya Ali! Do these five things before going to bed at night:

1. Give 4000 Dinaars in Sadaqa and then sleep
2. Read one complete Quran and then sleep
3. Pay the price for Janna'h and then sleep
4.. Make two people happy with each other when they are upset and then sleep
5. Do one hajj and then sleep

Hazrat Ali Radi Allaho Anho said, Ya Rasulallah SallAllaho Alaihi Wa Salam! This looks impossible, how will I be able to do it? Then the prophet Sallalaho Alaihi Wa Salam replied:

4 times reading surah Fatiha is equals to four thousand Dinaars giving in Sadaqa.

3 times reading surah Ikhlas (Qul hu Allahu Ahad) is equals to one complete Quran.

3 times reading any durood shareef (Shortest: SallAllaho Alaihi Wa Salam) is the price of jannat.

10 times Astagfirullah (or any istighfar) is equals to making two unhappy people happy with each other.

4 times third Kalima is equal to performing one Hajj.
After this Ali Radi Allaho Anho said, Ya RasulAllah SallAllaho Alaihi Wa Salam! Now I will do all these before going to bed.

Taken from Majmua e Wazaif

The Prayer (Salaah) where Miswaak is used is 70 times more rewarding that the prayer (Salaah) that Miswak is not used (Hazrat Ayesha- Mishkat)

So in this month thats 70x70= 4,900 times more rewward for each Salaah! Subhanallah

So lets get brushinggg

There is not much time left in this blessed month so lets do as much as we can for every deed is multiplied by SOOOO MUCH!!

Please remember me in your duas

Anas Radiyallahu anhu narrates
that Rasullullah Sallallahu alaihi wasallam said to me:

Sonny! When you enter your home offer Salam to your family.
It will be a blessing for you and the inmates of your home.

(Tirmidhi)

Jabir Radiyallahu ‘anhu narrates that
Rasullullah Sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam said:

Anyone with these three qualities shall be under the
shade of Allah’s Mercy (on the Day of Resurrection)
and will be admitted into Paradise:

(1) Courtesy towards the weak
(2) Compassion to parents
(3) Kindness to slaves (subordinates).

(Tirmidhi)

Abu Sa’id Radiyallahu ‘anhu narrates that
Nabi Sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam said:

A truthful trustworthy merchant shall be with the
Prophets, Siddiqin (the true followers) and martyrs.

(Tirmidhi)

Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu ‘anhu narrates that
Rasullullah Sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam said:

He who wishes to acquire the taste of Iman,
should love another Muslim,
only for the pleasure of Allah ‘Azza wa Jall.

(Musnad Ahmad, Majma-‘uz-Zawaid)

Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu ‘anhu narrates that
Rasullullah Sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam said:

Whosoever visits a patient or visits his Muslim brother,
an angel says: You are blessed and your steps are blessed
and you have made an abode in Paradise.

(Tirmidhi)

Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported:
A Bedouin came to Allah's Messenger ( Sal Allaahu Alayhi wa Sallam ) and said:
Messenger of Allah, (Sal Allaahu Alayhi wa Sallam) direct me to a deed by which I may be entitled to enter Paradise.
Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) (Sal Allaahu Alayhi wa Sallam) remarked:
You worship Allah and never associate anything with Him,
perform the obligatory Prayer, and
pay the prescribed Zakah, and
observe the fast of Ramadan.
He (the Bedouin) said: By Him in Whose Hand is my life, I will never add anything to it,
nor will I decrease anything from it. When he (the Bedouin) turned his back,
the Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said:
He who is pleased to see a man from the dwellers of Paradise
should catch a glance at this man.
{ Bukhari }

Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu ‘anhu narrates
that Rasullullah Sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam said:

The believer is one from whom people are
safe in respect to their lives and wealth.

(Nasai)

The Prophet Sal Allaahu Alayhi wa Sallam said,

"When Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'Aala loves someone he calls to Jibreel saying,
"O Jibreel, I love such and such a person so love him."
Then Jibreel will call to the (angels) of the heavens,
"Allah loves such and such a person so love him."
And the angels will love him.
And then Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'Aala will place acceptance on earth for that Mu'min."

{Bukhari and Muslim}

Muslim narrated from Abu Hurayrah (May Allah be pleased with him)
that the Messenger of Allaah (salallahu alaihi wa salam) said:
“You will not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not believe until you
love one another. Shall I not tell you about something which, if you do it, you
will love one another? Spread salaam amongst yourselves.”(Muslim)

A Mercy to Mankind:
Muhammad (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam):

Hadith
Narrated Abu Huraira ( radi Allahu anhu ) :I heard Allah's Apostle (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) saying,
"My example and the example of the peopleis that of a man who made a fire,and when it lighted what was around it,Moths and other insects started falling into the fire. The man tried (his best) to prevent them, (from falling in the fire)but they overpowered him and rushed into the fire.
The Prophet (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) added:
Now, similarly, I take hold of the knots at your waist (belts)to prevent you from falling into the fire, but you insist on falling into it."
(Sahih Bukhari: Book #76, Hadith #490)

Sayyiduna Jabbir ibne-Abdullah (radiallahu anhu) said
that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam)
never refused to give anything
which he was asked.

{ Muslim }

Sufyan ibne Abdullah Aththaqafi Radiyallahu anhu narrated
that I asked: O Rasulallah! (Sall Allahu alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallim)
Tell me something most important about Islam, so that I will
have no further need to ask about this from anyone after you.
He (Sall Allahu alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallim) said:
Say, I believe in Allah, and be steadfast therein.

(Muslim)

Abdullah ibne-Umar (Radiyallahu Anhuma) narrates
that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said:

"Envy is justified in regard to two types of persons only:
a man whom Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala
has given knowledge of the Qur'an,
and so he recites it
during the night and during the day;
and a man whom Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala
has given wealth
and so he spends ( to please Allah ) from it
during the night and during the day.''

{ Muslim }

Sayyiduna Abu Dardah radi Allahu anhu reported:
the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) said,
A person who recites
La ilaha illallah
(There is none worthy of worship except Allah)
one hundred times a day,
will on the Day of Resurrection,
be raised with his face shining like the full moon,
and none can surpass him in excellence on that day
except one who recites this Kalimah more than he.

{ Al-Tabarani }

Anas (Radhiallaho anho) reported
that Rasulullah (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) had said,

"When some people assemble for the Zikr of Allah
with the sole purpose of earning His pleasure,
an angel proclaims from the sky,
"You people have been forgiven,
your sins have been replaced by virtues."

Saeed Al-Khudri (Radhiallaho anho) reported:
Rasulullah (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam), said,

"There are many a people who do Zikr of almighty Allah,
while lying comfortably in their soft beds, and for this,
they will be rewarded with the highest positions
in Paradise by Almighty Lord."

{ Ibn Habaan }

Abu Umamah Radiyallahu anhu narrates
that Rasullullah Sallallahu alaihi wasallam said:

I guarantee an abode on the boundary of Paradise
for him who gives up a quarrel,
even if he is right;
and an abobe in the centre of Paradise
for him who abandons lying,
even if it is for the sake of fun;
and an abode in the highest grade of Paradise
for him who excels in good conduct.

(Abu Dawud)