Saif Morad – 3 Benefits of Remembering Allah Power of Dhikr Principles For A Good Life #7

Assalamu alaykum, everyone. What's going on? Hope you

guys are doing well.

A man came to the prophet sallallahu alaihi

wa sallam and he told him

that the laws of Islam

are too much for us.

So tell me something that is comprehensive that

I can hold on to.

And the prophet salallahu alaihi wa sallam told

him that keep your tongue moist with the

remembrance of Allah.

This man came to the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi

Wasallam and he wasn't complaining.

And when he said the laws of Islam

have become too much for us, he's talking

about the voluntary actions.

But the mandatory, the obligatory actions are not

a lot.

Aside from the 5 pillars and taking care

of our roles and responsibilities

towards our parents, our families, and other than

that, and at the same time having the

basic level of understanding,

knowing how to worship Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.

These are all the mandatory actions

and we're all required to perform them. There

is no excuse

and we see the beauty of Islam that

aside from the obligatory actions, there's so many

voluntary actions that we can do to take

our relationship with Allah to the next level.

From visiting the sick, to reciting the Quran,

to making dua,

to starting charitable projects, all these things

are means to get closer to Allah Subhanahu

Wa Ta'ala and nobody can do all of

it.

Considering that we have to go out and

learn

and earn

and take care of our families, all these

other things, it becomes difficult to do all

these other actions except except for the one

who Allah has favored and given the ability

to do so.

And this man, he actually asked a very

intelligent question.

Now what is something that is easy to

do, is comprehensive

and there's tremendous benefit in it? And the

prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam said, keep your

tongue moist with the remembrance of Allah Subhanahu

wa ta'ala. Meaning that always be in the

state of remembering Allah.

So the prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam told

him something that he can do, that he

can do it any and everywhere

while we're waiting in line, while we're driving,

while we're shopping, while we're doing other things,

while we're hanging out with people.

When others are talking, we can be remembering

Allah

And while this is something that is easy

to do, it's also easy not to do

it.

And this was the example of the prophet

salallahu alayhi wa sallam that Aisha radhiwa said

that he was always in the state of

remembrance. He was always remembering Allah in every

situation.

And Ibn Qayyim, he mentions in his book

Al Wabi Lu Sa'ib over a 100 benefits

to remembering Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.

And we will look at 3 of these

benefits.

From them is that the remembrance of Allah,

words of shaitan, protects us from shaitan.

Allah tells us in the Quran,

Allah tells us to seek refuge in him

from the retreating whisperer.

Ibn Abbas radiAllahu anhu, he said that Shaytan,

he clings onto the heart, he hangs onto

the heart, he rests in the heart. And

when the heart is neglectful, when it does

not remember Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, this is

when Shaytan whispers in the heart. This is

his opening to get through and mislead us.

But when the heart remembers Allah, when we

remember Allah, this is when Shaytan retreats. He

has no entry at this time.

And this remembrance of Allah, it cleans and

purifies our heart. And when the heart becomes

pure, we see that we naturally gravitate towards

remembering Allah and doing the acts that he

loves.

And this is a means to soften the

heart. A man came to Hassan al Basri

and he complained, he said that, you know,

I have hardness in my heart. So Hassan

told him,

that melt this hardness

with the remembrance of Allah

From the benefits of dhikr

is that it brings upon the salah of

Allah and his angels upon us. Allah tells

us in the Quran,

Allah is calling the believers. He's calling all

of us to remember Him a lot.

He does not set a limit, tells us

to remember Him

all the time,

and He tells us to glorify and exalt

Him during the morning and the evening.

This is the best time to remember Allah,

the beginning of the day and towards the

end of the day.

And he tells us that he sends a

salah upon the believers and the angels.

The salah from Allah upon us is that

he mentions us with praise, and he sends

his mercy upon us. And the angels, they

make dua for us to get the mercy

and for forgiveness.

And the one who receives the salah of

Allah and the angels,

this individual is the one who has truly

succeeded.

And Ibn Qayyim, he mentions that this salah

is not for everybody, but it is for

those individuals who remember Allah a lot.

It is for these individuals, those who are

constantly

remembering Allah, those who remember Allah with their

hearts,

by reflecting and pondering over the verses of

Allah, the signs of Allah.

They remember Him with their tongues,

and they stick to the things that are

legislated by saying SubhanAllah, Alhamdulillah, lahuwalaqwata'illa

billah, Astaghfirullah.

These are the ways to remember Allah. We

don't invent anything new, but we do that

which was narrated to us from the prophet

sallallahu alaihi wa sallam. And they remember Allah

with their limbs by adhering to the commandments,

by obeying Allah, by obeying the messenger sallallahu

alaihi wa sallam. These are all forms of

remembrance.

By reciting the Quran, the greatest remembrance is

reciting the Quran. And those individuals who remember

Allah a lot, these are the ones who

get the salah of Allah and the angels.

And Ibn Al Qayyim says the one who

gets the salah of Allah, is there any

good that they will not get? Is there

any evil that they will not be protected

from?

And from the benefits of dhikr is that

it gets us mentioned by Allah. Allah tells

us in the Quran.

Allah tells us to remember Him,

and He will remember us,

and to be grateful to Him and not

to be ungrateful to Him. Now take a

moment and imagine,

somebody you really look up to, could be

an athlete, a celebrity,

a YouTuber,

anyone,

And this person mentions you, not only that,

they mention you on social media, they give

you a shout out, and all of a

sudden millions of people know who you are.

How would you feel?

And this is just a human example.

Imagine Allah, the King of Kings, the one

who has everything, the one who controls everything,

the one who we turn to for all

our needs, everything we have is from Allah.

He is Al Ghareed, the independent, he needs

nobody, but we are the people who are

completely dependent,

and we're so needy.

But, yeah, Allah tells us if you remember

me,

I will remember you. Allah remembers us. And

the prophet

told us in a hadith Qudsi

that Allah said that whoever remembers me within

themselves, then I remember them. And whoever remembers

me in a gathering, I remember them in

a better gathering.

And Ibn Al Qayyim, he mentions that if

this was the only benefit of dhikr,

then it will be more than enough

because Allah is mentioning us. The king of

kings, the almighty,

the one who controls everything is remembering us,

the weak, the needy.

And we remember Allah

during times of ease.

Because when things get difficult, then Allah will

remember us and will take care of our

needs.

And this is such a simple and easy

thing to do, but yet its benefit and

its reward is so great. The prophet said,

that should I not tell you of something

that is from the best of your deeds

and the most pleasing to your Lord,

and that which will elevate you tremendously in

your ranks. And is better than you spending

gold and silver for the sake of Allah

and striving in the true jihad where you

strike your enemy and they strike you.

And the companions, they wanted to know that

what is this deed? And the prophet sallallahu

alaihi wa sallam said, zikrullah.

So may Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala give us

the ability and make us amongst those who

remember Him a lot. Till next time, Assalamu

Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi

wa Barakatuhu.