REMEMBRANCE OF ALLAH IS A FORTRESS: Hadith, narrated by al-Harith al-Ashari (RadiyAllahu Anhu), in which the Prophet (SallAllahu Alayhi Wa Sallam) said: I command you to make Dhikr of Allah (SWT) (remembrance), because this is like a man who is followed by his enemies but seeks protection in a fortress; therefore, a servant cannot protect himself from Satan, except by making Dhikr of Allah. A servant of Allah (SWT) must always busy his tongue with the remembrance of Allah, because Satan could gain control over him if he were to become inattentive or absent-minded. Ibn Abbas (RadiyAllahu Anhu) said: Satan has full control over the son of Adams heart; if it is negligent, Satan whispers to it, but if it makes mention of Allah (SWT), he will withdraw his whisperings. [Transmitted by Ibn Abi ad-Dunya in Makaid ash-Shaytaan (22)] Muadh Ibn Jabal (RadiyAllahu Anhu) reported that the Prophet (SallAllahu Alayhi Wa Sallam) said: No good deed performed by the son of Adam could protect him more from the punishment of Allah than the Dhikr of Allah (SWT). [Musnad Ahmed (5/239) with a good Isnad.] Muadh (RadiyAllahu Anhu) also reported another Hadith, in which the Prophet (SallAllahu Alayhi Wa Sallam) said: Shall I inform you of the best of your deeds; the purest of your property before your Lord; the highest in reward; what is better for you than spending gold and silver; and better for you than encountering your enemy and striking their necks and their striking your necks? The Companions said: Yes, indeed, 0 Messenger of Allah! He (SWT) said: Dhikr of Allah. [Musnad Ahmed (3377) and al-Hakim (11496)] Al-Bayhaqi relates from Ibn Umar (RadiyAllahu Anhu) that Allahs Messenger (SallAllahu Alayhi Wa Sallam) said: For everything there is a polish, and the polish of the heart is the Dhikr (remembrance) of Allah. There is nothing more potent in saving a person from the punishment of Allah than the Dhikr of Allah. It was said: Not even Jihad in the path of Allah. So he (SAWS) replied: Not even if you were to continue striking with your sword until it breaks. There is no doubt that hearts become rusty, just as copper and silver coins become rusty. The polish for this rust is the Dhikr of Allah. This is because Dhikr is like a polish that cleanses the heart. When Dhikr is abandoned, the rust returns. But when Dhikr is resumed, then the heart is cleansed once more. For hearts become rusty due to two things by: neglecting to remember Allah, and by committing sins. The polish for these two things is: Seeking Allahs Forgiveness and Dhikr. Allah (SWT) says: Therefore remember Me, I will remember you, and be grateful to Me and never be ungrateful to Me. (Surat Al-Baqarah: Verse 152) 0 who you believe! Remember Allah with much remembrance. (Surat AI-Ahzab: Verse 41) Those who remember Allah; standing, sitting and lying down on their sides; and think deeply about the creation of the heavens and the earth. (Surat AI-Imran: Verse 191) When you have finished the Salaah, remember Allah standing, sitting down, and lying down on your sides. (Surat An-Nisa: Verse 103) With regard to the hypocrites, He (SWT) says: And they do not remember Allah, but little. (Surat An-Nisa; Verse 142) And also And remember your Lord by your tongue and within yourself, humbly and with fear without loudness in (your) words, in the mornings, and in the afternoons, and be not of those who are neglectful. (Surat AI-Araj Verse 205) These verses contain a commandment to remember Allah, intensely and frequently, since the worshipper is in dire need of [remembering Allah] and cannot do without it, even for the twinkling of an eye. This is because every moment that passes without a person making Dhikr (remembrance) of Allah will be of no benefit to him/her. Rather, the harm entailed by being neglectful of the Dhikr of Allah is far greater than any worldly benefits that may be gained.
Posted on: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 11:24:42 +0000
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