25/07/2024
🌟 Value of Dhikr 🌟
لَأَنْ أَقُولَ (سُبْحَانَ اللهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، وَلاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ، وَاللهُ أَكْبَرُ)، أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّا طَلَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمس
That I say: SubhanAllah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaaha illa Allah, and Allahu Akbar is more beloved to me than everything the sun rises on.
(Muslim)
🕌 The remembrance of Allah (dhikr) brings ease to the soul and heart and fills it with tranquility. This remembrance could be in the form of glorifying Allah, praising Him, reciting the Qur’an, making supplications, etc. There is great reward waiting for those who engage in the dhikr of Allah.
In this hadith, the Prophet ﷺ mentioned four phrases of dhikr which he considered more beloved to him than all that is on earth. It is important to note that to Allah this whole world is not worth even the wing of a mosquito as the Prophet ﷺ said, “If to Allah the world was equal to a mosquito’s wing, then He would not allow a disbeliever to have even a sip of its water” (Tirmidhi 2320). The same was the case for His prophets.
These four phrases are one of the best ways to make dhikr to Allah but there are other hadiths which teach us that the best form of dhikr is to recite the Qur’an. Similarly, there are certain types of dhikr assigned to specific situations and times which take precedence in those situations and times. For example, specific supplications and phrases for entering the mosque, exiting the house, before eating, after eating, before breaking the fast, before sexual in*******se, entering the home, exiting the mosque, after awakening, before sleeping, etc.
The meanings of the four phrases mentioned in the hadith are as follows:
SubhanAllah (May Allah be glorified) – this means to negate from Allah all types of flaws and weaknesses and to describe Him with total perfection worthy of His majesty.
Alhamdulillah (All praise belongs to Allah) – this is to recognize and acknowledge that Allah alone is worthy of all praise and gratitude because He is the origin of everything. Whatever good comes in our life is due to Him alone.
La ilaaha illa Allah (There is no deity except Allah) – it is the phrase of monotheism and it means that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah alone without any partners.
Allahu Akbar (Allah is greater) – this means that Allah is greater than everything else in existence. There is nothing in the universe that matters more than Allah.
The above four phrases contain within them Allah’s transcendence, praise, oneness, and greatness, thus, they gather the best of Allah’s attributes in one place all at once, hence, there is strong encouragement to engage with these specific phrases in dhikr.
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