Fiqh al-Adiyah wa-al-Adhkar - Abd al-Razzaq ibn Abd al-Muhsin al-Badr - (1/25)

Fiqh al-Adiyah wa-al-AdhkarAbd al-Razzaq ibn Abd al-Muhsin al-Badr

— Another benefit of remembrance is that it is healing for the heart and a remedy for its illnesses. Makhūl ibn ‘Abd Allah—may Allah have mercy on him—said, “The remembrance of Allah Most High is healing, whereas mentioning people is a malady.”

Remembrance also dispels hardness of heart, for the heart may develop a hardness that nothing can dissolve except the remembrance of Allah Most High. A man came to al-Hasan al-Basrī—may Allah have mercy on him—and said, “O Abū Sa‘īd, I complain to you of the hardness of my heart.” He replied, “Melt it through remembrance.”

— Another benefit of remembrance is that the one who remembers is near the One he remembers, and the One he remembers is with him. This is a special kind of Allah’s being with someone, distinct from His general being with creation in knowledge and all-encompassing awareness. It entails nearness, patronage, love, support, aid, and divine enablement. Allah Most High says: “Indeed, Allah is with those who fear Him and those who do good” 1; “And Allah is with the steadfast” 2; and “And indeed, Allah is with the doers of good” 3. The one who remembers Allah therefore enjoys an abundant share of this special divine accompaniment, as stated in the divine hadith: “I am with My servant as long as he remembers Me and his lips move in remembrance of Me.” It was reported in suspended form by al-Bukhārī, and was also reported by Ahmad, Ibn Mājah, al-Hākim, and others4.

— Another benefit of remembrance is that it brings blessings and wards off afflictions. Nothing brings forth blessings or wards off afflictions like the remembrance of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Allah Most High says: “Indeed, Allah

1. Surah al-Nahl, verse 128. 2. Surah al-Baqara, verse 249. 3. Surah al-ʿAnkabūt, verse 69. 4. *Sahīh al-Bukhārī* (8/572), *al-Musnad* (2/540), *Sunan Ibn Mājah* (no. 3792), and *al-Mustadrak* by al-Hākim (1/496).

ـ ومن فوائد الذِّكر: أنّه شفاءٌ للقلب، ودواءٌ لأمراضه، قال مكحول بن عبد الله ﵀: "ذكرُ الله تعالى شفاء، وذكرُ النّاس داء". ثمّ إنَّ الذِّكرَ أيضا يُذهبُ قسوةَ القلب، ففي القلب قسوةٌ لا يُذيبُها إلاّ ذكرُ الله تعالى، جاء إلى الحسنِ البصري ﵀ رجلٌ فقال: يا أبا سعيد: أشكو إليك قسوةَ قلبي، قال: "أَذِبْهُ بالذِّكر". ـ ومن فوائد الذِّكر: أنّ الذَّاكرَ قريبٌ من مذكوره، ومذكورُه معه، وهذه المعيَّةُ معيَّةٌ خاصةٌ غيرُ معيَّة العلم والإحاطة العامّة، فهي معيَّةٌ بالقرب والولاية والمحبَّة والنُّصرة والإعانة والتَّوفيق، كقوله تعالى: ﴿إِنَّ اللهَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ مُحْسِنُونَ﴾ ١، وقولِه: ﴿وَاللهُ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ﴾ ٢، وقوله: ﴿وَإِنَّ اللهَ لَمَعَ المُحْسِنِينَ﴾ ٣، فالذَّاكرُ له من هذه المعيَّة النَّصيبُ الوافر، كما في الحديث الإلهي: "أنا مع عبدي ما ذكَرني وتحرَّكَتْ بي شفَتاه"، رواه البخاري تعليقاً، وأحمد، وابن ماجه، والحاكم، وغيرُهم٤. ـ ومن فوائد الذِّكر: أنّه جَلاَّب للنِّعم، دافعٌ للنِّقم، فما استُجلِبت نعمة ولا استُدفِعت نِقمَة بمثل ذكر الله ﷿، قال اللهُ تعالى: ﴿إِنّ اللهَ

١ سورة النحل، الآية: (١٢٨) . ٢ سورة البقرة، الآية: (٢٤٩) . ٣ سورة العنكبوت، الآية: (٦٩) . ٤ صحيح البخاري (٨/٥٧٢) ، والمسند (٢/٥٤٠) ، وسنن ابن ماجه (رقم:٣٧٩٢) ، ومستدرك الحاكم (١/٤٩٦) .