Chapter Fourteen

31 5 The Chapter Concerning The Fervour the Sahabah @.I3 W had for Dhikr and the Encouragement they Gave Towards it 31 5 The Encouragement Rasulullaah $?%$ Gave towards The Dhikr of Allaah 3.G3G ........... .. ................. 315 Rasulullaah @@ says. "One should adopt a tongue that engages in Dhikr" ............................................... The meaning of Rasulullaah w s Words: "The Mufarridoon are in the Lead" ...................................... Rasulullaah @@ says, "Whoever wishes to Eat from the Gardens of Jannah should engage in Dhikr in Abundance" ................................................................................................................................... 316 Rasulullaah &@& Informs us that the Best of Allaah's Servants are those who Engage Abundantly in Dhikr ... 316 The Dhikr of Allaah Earns the Greatest rewards and is Most Effective in Securing Deliverance from Jahannam .. 317 Rasulullaah says, "Let your tongue remain Moist with the Dhikr of Allaah" .................................... The Encouragement the Sahabah @GWj Gave Towards Dhikr .............. ....... .....................................

The Encouragement Hadhrat Umar SGWj, Hadhrat Uthmaan 3GW4 and Hadhrat Abdullaah bin .................... ................................................................... Mas'ood Gave Towards Dhikr .... ..... The Encouragement Hadhrat Salmaan %Uw and Hadhrat Abu Dardaa 3Wj Gave Towards Dhikr The Encouragement Hadhrat Mu'aadh bin Jabal SGW; and Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Amr 9 G W Gave towards Dhikr .......................................................................................................................... 319 Rasulullaah @%'s Fervour for Dhikr ....................................................................................................... . . 319 Rasulullaah E@$ Prefers the Dhikr of Allaah to Setting Slaves Free ........................................................ 319 Rasulullaah Prefers Dhikr to Donating Thoroughbred Horses to Mujaahideen and to Setting Slaves Free ........................................................................................................................................... Rasulullaah @% Ranks the Recitation of "Subhaanallaah", "Al Hamdulillaah", "Laa llaaha Illallaah" and "Allaahu Akbar" Higher than Everything in the World ................... ... ................................. The Fervour that the Sahabah BFw of Rasulullaah @@ had for Dhikr ................. .. ...................

The Fervour Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood SGWj had for Dhikr ............................................................. The Fervour Hadhrat Abu Dardaa SWj and Hadhrat Mu'aadh S@% had for Dhikr ............................ 321 The F ~ N O U ~ Hadhrat Anas @Wj, Hadhrat Abu Moosa Ash'ari 9.Gw and Hadhrat Abdullaah bin .I ..,..,.I .................................................................................. Umar 9 b i 1 had for Dhikr ............................... ... ................................. Gatherings of Dhikr .................................................................................................... , .................................. The Virtue on the Day of Qiyaamah of those Participating in the Gatherings of Dhikr The Incident of an Expedition that Rasulullaah @&$ dispatched and how he rated People Engaged in Dhikr above them ...................................................................................................................................

TIfE LIVES OF THE SAI-MBAH @.% (Val-3) Rasulullaah @$ Sits with People Engaged in Dhikr after the Revelation of a verse of the Qur'aan .......\.. 322 Rasulullaah Sits with a Gathering that Included Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Rawaaha BG?; ............... 323 Rasulullaah k%!& Sits with a Group that Included Hadhrat Salmaan @ga ............................. .. . . . . . . 324 Rasulullaah Sits in a Gathering of Dhikr and Tells the Participants to Eat from the Gardens of Jannah ... 324 Rasulullaah @@s Statement Concerning the rewards of the Gatherings of Dhikr ................. .. .......... 324 Expiation for the Sins of a Gathering .......................................................................................................... 325 Rasulullaah says that Expiation for the sins of a gathering Is to Recite "Subhaana Kallaahumma wa Bihamdik" .......................................................................................................................................... Rasulullaah and Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Amr @GW; Encourage the recitation of the dua after a Gathering ............ ... ........................................................................................................................ Recitation of the Qur'aan ............................................................................................................................ 326 The Advice Rasulullaah @@ gave Hadhrat Abu Dharr iZW&% about Reciting the Qur'aan .................... 326 Rasulullaah &@$ Recites a Portion of the Qur'aan every Night ............................................................... 326 The Fewour Hadhrat Umar EUwj had for the Recitation of the Qur'aan and How he used to Ask Hadhrat Abu Moosa Ash'ari i3W&Z to Recite the Qur'aan ................................................................ 327 The Fewour Hadhrat Uthmaan @G+% had for Reciting the Qur'aan ................................................... The Fewour that Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood 3 ~ W j , Hadhrat ~bduliaah bin Umar 3Gw and Hadhrat lkrama bin Abu Jahal BGW; had for Reciting the Qur'aan ............................................... ....... Reciting Specific Surahs of the Qur'aan During the Day and Night and while at Home and on Journey Rasulullaah =Advises Hadhrat Uqba bin Aamir Juhani BW; to recite Surah lkhlaas and the Mu'awwadhatayn every Night ............................................................................................................... 328 What Rasulullaah @@ Used to Recite Before Going to Sleep .............................................................

The Statement of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood 5WW Concerning the Recitation of Surah Mulk and The Statement of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar ?9Wj Concerning the Recitation of Surahs Baqara. Aal lmraan and Nisaa ....................... ... ............................................................................................ Rasulullaah C$'@ Teaches Hadhrat Jubayr bin Mut'irn %U&j to Recite the Five Last Surahs of the Qur'aan . 330 Rasulullaah Teaches Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Khubayb 3GW; to Recite Surah lkhlaas and the Mu'awwadhatayn every Morning and evening ....................................................................................... 331 ... The Statement of Hadhrat Ali %IGW; Concerning the Recitation of Surah lkhlaas after the Fajr Salaah 331 ....... Reciting Specific Verses of the Qur'aan During the Day and Night and while at Home and on Journey .........................................

What Rasulullaah and Hadhrat Ali @3w Said About Aayatul Kursi The statements of Hadhrat Ali BGWj, Hadhrat Uthmaan B C W j and Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood ........... BMw Concerning the Recitation of Certain Verses of Surah Baqarah and Surah Aal Imraan ........................ The Incident of Hadhrat Ubay bin Ka'b %IGW4 and a Jinn CONCERNING Aayatul Kursi The lncident of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Busr S.- and a Group of Jinn and the verse of the Qur'aan he Recited ..................... .. ................................................................................................................... 333 .......................... What Hadhrat Alaa bin Jalaaj instructed his Sons to do when they Place him in his Grave Dhikr of the Kalimah "Laa llaaha Illallaah" ................................................................................................. Rasulullaah @@ says that the Person most Fortunate to Receive his Intercession will be the One who , L G , , - . .................................................................................................

Recites the Kalimah ( d l Y! d! Y)with Complete Sincerity ...................................... . ................................................................................................. 24 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @.g (Vol-3) Rasulullaah @@ Speaks about the Advice that Hadhrat Nooh 6f%w gave to his Sons .......................... Rasulullaah w Gives the Glad Tidings of Jannah for the Sahabah @Gwj who Recited the Kalimah with him in a Gathering ................................... .. .....................................................................................

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Rasulullaah @@ Says that (&I ~!d! is the ~ e s t of all Good Deeds ............................................. Hadhrat Umar SkW% and Hadhrat Ali ~ . W j State that is "The Word of Taqwa" ............................... ~ h i k r of (&I ;g)('~ubhaanallaah'), (A a) ('Al ~amdulillaah').(~l;! ('Laa llaaha ,,,.,A. G .i, ., . , -, Illallaah'), ($1 rlll)('Allaahu Akbar') and (&b Y! ijt Y j Jh Y)('Laa Howla wa Laa Quwwata llla Billaah') .............................................................................................................................................. Rasulullaah @% Mentions that these Adhkaar are the 'Everlasting Good Deeds' ..................................... 336 Rasulullaah @@$ Mentions that these Adhkaar Serve as Protection from Jahannam ................................ 337 Rasulullaah @% Mentions that the Rewards for these Adhkaar are as Huge as Mount Uhud ................... 337 Rasulullaah Speaks about the Plants of Jannah and His Instruction to eat to One's Fill in the Gardens of Jannah .................................................................................................................................. 337 Rasulullaah @@ Speaks about Words of Dhikr that Shakes Off Sins ........................................................ 338 Rasulullaah @% Teaches Dhikr to a Bedouin ............................................................................................. 338 Rasulullaah @%! informs Hadhrat Abu Dharr %E&iG-- About the Words that are Most Beloved to Allaah ... 339 Rasulullaah Speaks About the Tremendous reward of Reciting the Kalimah ...................................... 339 Rasulullaah @& Speaks about the Tremendous Virtue of Reciting (&I! $i; $&~)('Laa Howla wa Laa Quwwata llla Billaah') ...................................................................................................................... 340 I r', r, r The Statement of Hadhrat lbraheem t& regarding ( & + ~ ! i $ ~ j JG