Tips to Engage in Dhikr Daily
Dhikr is the way to be in the accompany of Allah SWT all the time everywhere. It has great benefits for a Muslim in life and great rewards the last day. All Dhikr have rewards generally, however there are some specific Dhikr with special rewards. in this article we will ring some examples of Special rewards for Dhikr and some tips to engage to Dhikr daily.
Examples of Dhikr and their Rewards:
Dhikr is an easy way to gain great rewards from Allah SWT. Next are some examples of Dhikr that can benefit the Muslim the best.
“قَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: “مَنْ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ فِي يَوْمٍ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ حُطَّتْ خَطَايَاهُ وَلَوْ كَانَتْ مِثْلَ زَبَدِ الْبَحْر
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: Whoever says: (Subḥānallāhi wa biḥamdihi) one hundred times a day, will have his sins forgiven even if they are like the foam of the sea.
(Subḥānallāhi wa biḥamdihi) means Glorified is Allah and praised is He
عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال:”ما منكم من أحد يتوضا فيبلغ-أو فيسبغ الوضوء- ثم قال: أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، وأشهد أن محمدًا عبده ورسوله، إلا فتحت له أبواب الجنة الثمانية يدخل من أيها شاء”
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Whoever of you performs Wudu’ carefully and then affirms: )Ash-hadu an la ilaha illallahu Wahdahu la sharika Lahu, wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan ‘abduhu wa Rasuluhu( [I testify that there so no true god except Allah Alone, Who has no partners and that Muhammad ((ﷺ) is His slave and Messenger],’ the eight gates of Jannah are opened for him. He may enter through whichever of these gates he desires (to enter).”
Tips to Engage to Dhikr Daily:
Now after we know the benefits and rewards of Dhikr, how can we start?
(1) A very important concept is “The acts most pleasing to Allah are those which are done continuously, even if they are small.” “أحب الأعمال إلى الله أدومُها وإن قلّ”. This is a saying by the prophet Muhamad PBUH. Little but daily or frequent is better than much but interrupted. It applies for sports, practice and just like everything else, it applies for Dhikr too. Start with some Adhkar, no matter how little, and make it a daily routine.
(2) Start with the small sentences Dhikr. Pick one, know the meaning and learn when to say it, then apply. Keep practicing and focusing on the same Dhikr for a while until it becomes the easy thing you say spontaneously.
For example, “Subhanallah” is a Dhikr that means Praise be to Allah or glorified is Allah. “Subhanallah” is the word to say when you want to express your surprise of wonders in nature, when you see a beautiful landscape, a wonderful sunset or a compassionate act of an animal. Then train yourself to say Subhanallah a lot and every time you see a marvel Allah SWT created. By time, you will find yourself spontaneously saying Subhanallah when you see, read or think of surprising wonders, or even for no particular reason.
(3) One of the very helpful ways to keep you reminded with Dhikr is your phone. There are many mobile applications now that offer many Adhkar to say during the day. These application makes it easy because they have an alarm or reminder for some Adhkar such as morning, evening, waking and going to bed so you can remember and read them on your phone.
(4) For Dhikr that is related to places, you can hang up a decent paper with the specific Dhikr written; on the house door for Dhikr of entering and exit of the house, outside the bathroom for the entering and exit of the toilet or on the wall in bedroom for the waking up and before sleep Adhkar. An attractive decent sign in an obvious place will remind you with the Dhikr so you can easily read it every time.
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