First 10 Days of Dhul-Hijjah -- Do Lots Of Dhikr Of Allah

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate

Dhikr of Allah means the remembrance of Allah. Dhikr is a manifestation of the love of the heart. It is human nature to think of the one you love. The strength of love is how often you think of the one you love. Allah describes believers as those who are stronger in love for Allah.

وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَتَّخِذُ مِن دُونِ اللَّـهِ أَندَادًا يُحِبُّونَهُمْ كَحُبِّ اللَّـهِ ۖ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَشَدُّ حُبًّا لِّلَّـهِ ۗ وَلَوْ يَرَى الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا إِذْ يَرَوْنَ الْعَذَابَ أَنَّ الْقُوَّةَ لِلَّـهِ جَمِيعًا وَأَنَّ اللَّـهَ شَدِيدُ الْعَذَابِ ﴿١٦٥

... But those who believe are stronger in love for Allah... [Quran, Al Baqarah 2:165]

That love for Allah is going to be manifested in how often you remember Allah. The dhikr is the spiritual pulse of our Faith (Imaan). If we want to see the strength of our Imaan, examine our dhikr. If we are doing regular adhkar, then that is a good sign. If we find ourselves rarely remember Allah, then that is a problem. We need to do something so our dhikr is up to par.

If we want to be successful in life, do lots of dhikr.

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا لَقِيتُمْ فِئَةً فَاثْبُتُوا وَاذْكُرُوا اللَّـهَ كَثِيرًا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ ﴿٤٥

O you who have believed, when you encounter a company [from the enemy forces], stand firm and remember Allah much that you may be successful. [Quran, Al Anfal 8:45]

The best type of dhikr and the greatest in reward is the recitation of the Quran, as the reciter gets ten rewards for every letter. Though other forms of dhikr become better when there is a certain reason for reciting it, for example, reciting the dhikr after the obligatory prayers is better in its time than the recitation of the Quran; also, responding to the Mu’aththin in its time (i.e. when he is calling the Adhaan) is better than the recitation of the Quran, and so forth.

Allah mentions people wo are going to Paradise as those those who remember Allah a lot ( كَثِيرًا )

... وَالذَّاكِرِينَ اللَّـهَ كَثِيرًا وَالذَّاكِرَاتِ أَعَدَّ اللَّـهُ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةً وَأَجْرًا عَظِيمًا ﴿٣٥

... and the men who remember Allah often and the women who do so - for them Allah has prepared forgiveness and a great reward. [Quran, Al Ahzab 33;35]

If you remember Allah, Allah will remember you, meaning Allah will take care of you and show you mercy. Our own status rise in the qadr of Allah when we do the dhikr of Allah.

فَاذْكُرُونِي أَذْكُرْكُمْ وَاشْكُرُوا لِي وَلَا تَكْفُرُونِ ﴿١٥٢

So remember Me; I will remember you. And be grateful to Me and do not deny Me. [Quran, Al baqarah 2:152]

The Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:

The difference between the one who makes dhikr (remembrance of Allah) and the one who doesn't make dhikr is like the difference between the living and the dead. [Bukhari]

Everybody think that they have a life because they are busy doing things but so many people walking around who are spiritual dead and don't even know it. The shaytan are making them think they are fine.

Dhikr of Allah puts up a barrier between us and the evil of shaytan. It is the greatest protection against shaytan.

Dhikr is our continual relationship with Allah. Dhikr of Allah brings comfort to the heart. It protects us from grief and worry when we turn to Allah.

Abu Hurairah and Abu Sa'eed narrated that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam said:

"No people sit in a gathering remembering Allah, But the angels surround them, mercy covers them, tranquility descends upon them and Allah remembers them before those who are with Him."

May Allah make us of those who are constantly doing dhikr of Allah. Aameen.

Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam.

And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.

Wassalaam