ORDER and the primacy of dhikr

Dhikr is one of the easiest worship resume practicing but often forgotten, when dhikr has virtues which are very besar.Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala mentions dhikr command multiple times in the Qur'an.

يا أيها الذين آمنوا اذكروا الله ذكرا كثيرا

Meaning: O ye who believe! Berzdikirlah (the name of) Allah, remembrance as much as possible. (Al-Ahzab: 41)



 الذين يذكرون الله قياما وقعودا وعلى جنوبهم

Meaning: those who remember Allah, standing, sitting or lying down in the state ... (Ali Imron: 191)



والذاكرين الله كثيرا والذاكرات أعد الله لهم مغفرة وأجرا عظيما

Meaning: men and women who many call (name of) Allah, Allah has prepared for them forgiveness and a great reward. (Al-Ahzab: 35)



In these verses Allah ta'ala commanded to always dhikr under any circumstances and even the people who make dhikr promised by Him with great reward.




(عن أبي هريرة قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: ((سبق المفردون)) قالوا: وما المفردون يا رسول الله? قال: ((الذاكرون لله كثيرا والذاكرات)) (رواه مسلم

Meaning: "Abu Huraira said, The Messenger of Allah said:" Those who have preceded outs ". The Companions asked: "Who is that, O Messenger of Allah alone?" The Messenger of Allah said: "A man or a woman much dhikr of Allah" (Narrated by Muslim).




(عن أبي موسى الأشعري عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: ((مثل الذى يذكر ربه والذى لا يذكره, مثل الحي والميت)) (رواه البخارى

Meaning: "From Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, the Prophet said:" The likeness of those who dhikr to Allah with no dhikr, such as people living with the dead "(Narrated by Bukhari).



There are many other hadith which describes the order and priority to dhikr.

Virtue Dhikrullah

Imam Ibn al jauziyah Qoyyim rahimahullah in his book "Al waabilu assoyyib mina-l-kalimi Attoyyib" mentions many can cultivate virtue consists in the spirit of a Muslim to always practice it, including the following;

- Dhikr can repel, restrain, and defeat Satan.

إن الذين اتقوا إذا مسهم طائف من الشيطان تذكروا فإذا هم مبصرون

Meaning: Those who restrain themselves when they are overwritten misgivings from Satan, they remember God, then when they saw it was also his mistakes. (Al-A'raf: 201)



In a long hadith that Allah ta'ala commanded Yahya ibn Zakariya five sentences to be taught and practiced by the Children of Israel, namely: Tawheed, prayer, Shiyam, shodaqoh, then the fifth "and I order you to dhikr, suppose that in such a man attacking the enemy quickly until he reached the enemy defenses so he protects himself from mereka.Begitu also a servant does not protect himself except by dhikrullah ... "(Al-Musnad 4/202)

- Bringing tranquility and happiness in the heart.

الذين آمنوا وتطمئن قلوبهم بذكر الله ألا بذكر الله تطمئن القلوب

Meaning: (They are) those who believe and whose hearts find satisfaction in the remembrance of Allah. Remember, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction. (Ar-Ra'd: 28)



Rh Ibn Taymiyyah said: Dhikr for the heart is like water to fish, then how is the state of the fish if it is separated from the water.

- Freeing yourself from Allaah Subhanahu wa ta'ala.

عن معاذ بن جبل قال, قال رسول الله صل الله عليه وسلم: ماعمل ادمي عملا انجى له من عذاب الله من ذكر الله تعالى.

It means: "of Muadh bin jabal ra said, Muhammad Allaah alaihi wa sallam said:" There is no children's charity over Adam saved from the punishment of Allah ta'aala than dhikrullah. "(Al-Musnad 5/239)



- Increase dhikr abstain from hypocrisy.

 إن المنافقين يخادعون الله وهو خادعهم وإذا قاموا إلى الصلاة قاموا كسالى يراءون الناس ولا يذكرون الله إلا قليلا.

Meaning: Those hypocrites deceive Allah, and Allah will reward their scam. And when they stand up to prayer they stand up lazily. They intend riya (in prayer) in the presence of humans. Nor did they mention Allah except little. (An Nisa ': 142)



Ka'b said: Whoever many dhikr he was innocent of hypocrisy.

Once when Ali bin Abi Talib ra asked about whether they belong khowarij hypocrites? He said: The hypocrites do not mention Allah but a little.

One sign of hypocrisy is rarely berdzikir.Oleh because it will increase the remembrance of the nature of hypocrisy memjauhkan themselves.

- Dhikr is a liver disease drug

Makhul rh bin Abdullah said: Remembrance of Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala is a drug, while considering the man is a disease.

Dhikr can also eliminate the severity of the liver, as in man there is something solid that can not be removed except by berrdzikir.suatu day someone came to Hasan Al basri and said: "O abu said I complain to you about the severity of my heart." Ash said answering "hilangkanlah with dhikr."

Dhikr of the noblest

Dhikr of the most glorious for a slave is to read the Qur'an. Kalamullah Since the Qur'an is also a good best words in the quran semesta.Al is also the most important book that revealed to the Seal of the Prophet Muhammad Allaah alaihi wa sallam.Barang who said to him that he is honest, who labor with him his reward, which arbitrate with justice, which calls for a charity with him called to the straight path "shiratal Mustaqim".

O God, help us to mengingatiMu, mensyukuriMu and worship Thee with baik.Wallahu knows best. (IA / AM)