SubhanAllah, walhamdulillah,
wa la ilaha ilallah, wAllahu Akbar
- These are words that we're taught
to say on a frequent basis,
and they are the most common forms of Dhikr that we have.
But what exactly do they mean?
You see, a lot of people might think that they
need some sort of du'a that sounds a lot fancier,
they need something longer.
But these words are what the Prophet ﷺ said are
Ahabbul kalami ilallah
the most beloved words to Allah
SubhanAllah, walhamdulillah,
wa la ilaha ilallah, wAllahu Akbar
He said
SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam
that these words are more beloved
to me than anything under the sun.
And these are the words that
our father Ibrahim 'Alayhimus-Salaam
told our Prophet SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam to give us,
as they are the seeds by which we plant
our trees in Jannah, bi-idhnillahi Ta'ala.
Now, if we knew what the meaning of these words were,
and what their benefits were,
and the best times to use them,
then we would deeply connect to them
bi-idhnillahi Ta'ala
and connect more to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'Aala
So, what we're going to be doing this dhul-hijjah
bi-idhnillah is we're going to be taking
the most common forms of Dhikr,
the phrases that you say frequently,
subhanAllah, alhamdulillah
la ilaha ilallah, Allahu Akbar, astaghfirullah
allahumma salli wa sallim wa 'ala nabiyna Muhammad
And so on, so forth.
And we're going to extract their
profound meanings bi-idhnillahi Ta'ala
Talk about their incredible benefits,
and talk about the best ways to use them.
And we pray that Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'Aala make us
amongst those who he describes as
aththakireena Allaha katheeran
Those who remember Allah frequently
from the men and from the women.
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