BRANCHES OF IMAN: Remembering Allah ﷻ – Final Part — Virtues of of Dhikr
1. Dhikr is Greater than Everything
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“The Mufarridūn have outdone everyone.” They asked: “Who are the Mufarridūn?” He ﷺ replied: “The men and women who frequently remember Allah.” (Muslim)
2. Frequent Dhikr Leads to Success
Allah ﷻ says:
_“Remember Allah much that you may be successful.” (Quran, 8:45)_
3. Dhikr Protects You from Being Amongst the ‘Losers’
Allah (subḥānahū wa ta‘ālā) says:
“O you who believe, let not your wealth and your children divert you from the remembrance of Allah. And whoever does that, then those are the losers.” (Qur’an, 63:9)
4. Dhikr will Save You from Regret
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“No people leave a gathering in which they did not remember Allah, the Almighty, except that it will be as if they are leaving the carcass of a donkey; and it will be a cause of regret for them.” (Abū Dāwūd)
He also ﷺ said: “The people of Paradise will not regret anything, except for those moments in which they did not remember Allah.” (Ṭabarānī)
5. Dhikr is a Protection against Shaytān
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ quoting Prophet Yaḥyā (ʿalayhis-salām) said:
“I command you to remember Allah. Verily, the parable of that is a man who goes forth while his enemies are fast upon him, and then he comes to a safe fortress, where he protects himself from them. In the same way, a servant will not protect himself against Shayṭān except by the dhikr of Allah.” (Tirmidhī 2863)