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1. Fiqh of Dikhr/Adhkar

2. Dhikr - What is it? DHIKR  is the remembrance of Allah. Every time we think of Allah, do Salaah, recite Quran, make a Dua, do Tasbeeh, mention Allah in conversation, we are doing Dhikr. There are also specific ways of doing Dhikr, as the Prophet(sws) taught us.

3. Importance/Benefits of Dhikr Allah(swt) says:  “O ye who believe! Let not your wealth or your children divert you from the 'Dhikr' of Allah. If any act thus, the (severe) loss is their own!”  [Surah Munafiqoon, Ayah 9] “Those who believe, their hearts find satisfaction in the 'Dhikr' of Allah: for without doubt, (only) in the 'Dhikr' of Allah do hearts find satisfaction!”  [Surah Raad, Ayah 28] “If anyone withdraws himself from 'Dhikr' of (Allah) Most Gracious, We appoint for him a Shaytaan to be an intimate companion to him!  [Surah Zukhruf, Ayah 36] And the Prophet(sws) said:  “The difference between the one who remembers his Lord and the one who does not, is like the difference between a living and dead body.”  [Sahih al-Bukhari 6407]

4. Why every Morning & Evening? Because Allah(swt) says in Surah Ahzaab, Ayahs 41-42:  “O ye who believe! Celebrate the 'Dhikr' (Remembrance) of Allah and do this (as)much (as possible); And glorify Him  Morning and Evening .”

5. The Timing of the these Supplications Opinion 1: Evening Supplications- From Asr till the Sunsets Morning Supplications – From Fajr till Sunrise Opinion 2: Evening Supplications- From Zenith till the Sunsets, with first part of the night Morning Supplications – From when dawn breaks until the sun passes the Zenith Opinion 3: Evening Supplications- When Sun passes its Zzenith until halfway through the night Morning Supplications – From the middle of the night until the time of Zawal Conclusion: All Scholars Agree The best time for these supplications is between Asr and Maghrib in the evening and between Fajr and Sunrise in the morning; However, they differed concerning other times “ And glorify the praises of your Lord before the rising of the sun, and before its setting .” Ta-Ha, Ayah 130 “ And remember your Lord within yourself with humbleness and fear and without being loud in speech – in the mornings and the evenings,” Why do we recite certain supplications a specific number of times? Surah Al-Araf, Ayah 205

6. Why recite it a certain number of times? We do not know the reason why, but there is a hidden wisdom in following the Sunnah, as Allah( swt ) says:  “Indeed in the Messenger of Allah you have a good example to follow for him who hopes for (the meeting with) Allah and the Last Day, and remembers Allah much.”   [Quran 33:21]  “And if you obey him(saw), you will be [rightly] guided.”  [Quran 24:54] The Dhikr as taught by Rasul (saw) is enough for us and we should avoid innovating in matters of worship, as some people like to say, ‘Recite such and such so many times’, but they have no basis for it.

7. Ayatul Kursi Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 255 Recite this: Once every Morning & Evening After every obligatory Salaah Before you go to bed at night In your houses Benefits/Wisdom: You will be under Allah’s Protection till the next Salaah Allah will send an angel to protect you till the night is over No shaytan or harmful thing will come close to your house Proof/Hadith for the above: 1.  “Whoever recites Ayatul Kursi at the end of every obligatory salaah , he will be under the protection of Allah till the next salaah .” [Classified as Hassan by Ibn al- Qayyim , as saheeh by Ibn Baz & as weak by al- Albani ] 2.   “Whoever recites Ayatul Kursi after each Prescribed Salaah , nothing will be standing between him and Paradise except death.”      [ Nasai ’/ Tabarani /classified as sahih by al- Albani ] 3. Story of Ubbay bin Ka’b and the jinn: Ubbay bin Ka’b ( ra ) stated that he used to have a room of dates. He suspected that some dates were going missing.  Thus one night he stood vigil and saw an animal like a young person. Ubbay ( ra ) said: “I greeted and received a reply”.  I asked, “Who are you? A man or  Jinn?” He said, “Jinn. I said, give me you hand”. He outstretched his hands. I noticed that the hand was like that of a dog. Its hair like the hair of the dog. I asked, “Are Jinns created like this?” He said, “The Jinns know that there is none among them who is stronger than me”.   I inquired, “Why did you steal?” He replied, “I have come to know that you love to give charity so decided to take some of your food. “ Ubbay ( ra ) said: “What will save us from you? He said, ‘ Ayatul Kursi which is in Surah al- Baqarah . He who reads it at night will be saved from our evil till the morning and he who reads it in the morning will be saved from our evil till the night’.” Ubbay ( ra ) said: I went to the Messenger of Allah ( sws ) in the morning and told him about my story. He( sws ) said: “The evil one has said the truth."[ Nasai ’/Ibn Hibban Tabarni /Al-Hakim] Lesson: Rasul ( sws )’s approval of this made the reading of Ayatul Qursi every morning and evening a Sunnah. 4. The same story happened to Abu Huraira ( ra )except that the shaytan appeared to him in the shape of a man. [ Bukhari ] Lesson: Read Ayatul Kursi before you go to bed, Allah will send an angel to protect you till the night is over. 5. The same story happened to Abu Ayoub   al-Ansari( ra ) with a female jinni (ghoul).  [Ahmed/ Tirmithi /classified as sahih by  al- Albani ] Lesson: Recite Ayatul-Kursi in your house and no shaytan will come close to it or anything harmful thing.

8. The Greatest Ayah in the Quran Ubayy bin Ka'b (radiAllahu anhu) reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Abu Mundhir! Do you know which Ayah in Allah's Book is the greatest? I said: 'Allah and His messenger know best.' He (peace be upon him) again said: 'Do you know which Ayah in Allah's Book, according to you, is the greatest?' I (Abu Mundhir) replied: ‘It is  'Allah la ilaha illa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyum' .[2:255].  Thereupon he (peace be upon him) patted me in the chest and said, ' Rejoice by your knowledge, O Abu Mundhir! (i.e, may this knowledge be a source of respect, honour and benefit to you)'." [Muslim] The blessings of this verse is apparent from this hadith narrated by Abu Hurayrah. He said: The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) put me in charge of guarding the zakaah of Ramadaan. Someone came to me and started grabbing (taking illegally) handful of the food. I took hold of him and said, ‘I will take you to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.).’ He said, ‘I will teach you some words by means of which Allah will benefit you.’ I said, ‘What are they?’ He said, ‘When you go to your bed, recite this aayah: “Allah! Laa ilaaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), Al-Hayyul-Qayyoom (the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists)…” [Surah al-Baqarah, 2:255]. Then Allah will appoint a guard for you who will stay with you and no Shaytan (devil) will come near you until morning.’ The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) asked me, ‘What did your prisoner do last night?’ I said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, he taught me something, and claimed that Allah would benefit me by it.’ He said, ‘What was it?’ I said, ‘He taught me to recite Aayat al-Kursiy when I go to bed, and said that no Shaytan would come near me until morning, and that Allah would appoint a guard for me who would stay with me.’ The prophet (s.a.w.) said, ‘He told you the truth, although he is an inveterate liar. That was the Shaytan’ [narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3101; Muslim, 505].

9. The Mu’awwithat/Last 3 Surahs Surah Ikhlaas, Falaq & Naas Recite these: 3 x Morning & Evening 3 x after Maghrib & Fajr 1 x after Dhuhr, Asr & Isha When going to bed every night Wisdom/Benefits? Provides Protection from bad dreams, jinn, evil whispers, evil eye and everything. Proofs/Hadiths? 1. Abdullah bin Khubayb (ra) said: “We became thirsty and it had become dark while we were waiting for the Messenger of Allah to lead us in Prayer. Then when he came out, he took me by my hand and said: 'Say’. I was silent. Then he (sws) said again, ‘Say’, so I said, ‘What should I say?’ He said: ‘Say, He is Allah, who is One’ and the two surahs of refuge (al-Falaq and an-Nas) when you enter upon the evening and the morning three times (each). They will suffice you against everything.” [Abu Dawood/Tirmithi/Nasai’/Classified as Hassan by al-Albaani] 2. Uqbah bin ‘Aamir(ra) said: “The Messenger of Allah(sws) has commanded me to recite al-Mu’awithaat at the end of every prayer.” [Sahih Abi Dawood] 3. The Messenger of Allah(sws) said: “O! Ibn Aabis, shall I tell you about the best protection used by those who seek it. He said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah. He(sws) said: “Say, I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak.” and ‘Say, I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind.’ It is included in these two surahs.” [Abu Dawood/classifed by al-Albani] 4. Aisha(ra) reported that whenever the Prophet(sws) went to bed every night, he used to cup his hands together and blow over them after reciting surah Al-Ikhlas, Surah Al-Falaq and Surah An-Nas and then rub his hands over whatever parts of his body he was able to rub, starting with his head, face and front of his body. He used to do that three times. [Bukhari]

10. Dua During Salaah Translated into English as: "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave, and from the punishment of Hell-fire, and from the trials of life and death, and from the evil of the trial of the False Messiah." Recite this: After Tashahud & before Salaam in our Salaah Wisdom/Benefits: Protection with Allah’s Mercy from: the punishment of the hellfire, the grave, trials of life and death the false Messiah Proof/Hadith of this Dua’: 1. The Prophet (sws) said: “When any one of you has finished the last tashahhud, let him seek refuge with Allah from four things and say... (dua as above) [Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1311; Muslim, 588 ]

11. ASSIGNMENT Write 4 sunnah zikir and its required amount of repitition. Write the hadith and its meaning that mention the 4 sunnah zikir. Example: Hadith: Zikir Amount