Remembrance of Allah — Page 45
Methods of Performing Dhikr 45 should say: ِّٰ لَحَوْل َ وَلَقُوَّۃ َ اِلَّبِالل [‘There is no strength nor power except from Allah’]. In short, these are the forms of dhikr that relate to aspects of life one faces daily. Every human being experiences either joy or sorrow during the day. Thus, when faced with joy, one says: ِهّٰلِل ُدْمَحْلَا َنْيِمَلٰعْلا ِّبَر [ Al h amdulill a hi Rabb-il- A lam i n—‘ All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds’]. And when confronting sorrow, one should says: َنْوُعِجٰر ِهْيَلِا ۤاَّنِا َو ِهّٰلِل اَّنِا [ Inn a Lill a hi wa inn a ilaihi r a ji‘ u n* ]. Allah the Exalted says: * ْمُكِبْوُنُج ىٰلَع َّو اًدْوُعُق َّو اًمٰيِق َهّٰللا اوُرُكْذاَف The Holy Prophet s as has prescribed a particular kind of dhikr for every occasion, so that by doing them, man remains constantly engaged in the. For example, if a person is sitting in his office working and he hears some good news con- cerning himself, he should say Al h amdulill a h. If he should learn some such happy news while walking, then again, he should say Al h amdulill a h. If he receives a glad tiding while laying down, he should again say Al h amdulill a h. Thus, in this way he will be per- forming the while ْمُكِبْوُنُج ىٰلَع َّو اًدْوُعُق َّو اًمٰيِق [stand- ing, sitting, or lying on your sides]. Then the Holy Prophet s as says,. ُ كْر ِ ل َ اِلٰه َ اِل َّ هللا ِّ اَفْضَل ُ الذ [The best remembrance (of Allah) is, ‘there is no one worthy of worship except Allah’] ( Sunan at-Tirmidh ī , Kitābud-Da‘wāt, Bāb ma jā’ anna Da‘watul-Muslimi Mustajābatun; Hadith 3383). * Remember Allah while standing, and sitting, and lying on your sides ( S u rah an-Nis a ’, 4:104). [Publisher]