Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (335) | Make sure to recite morning and evening dhikr
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Diligence in observing the morning and evening remembrances.
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Among the most certain ways for a person to attain the quality of frequently remembering Allah the Exalted
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is by maintaining the morning and evening remembrances.
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Just as maintaining them provides protection for the servant by night and by day,
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their importance and immense value are evidenced
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by the repeated command to perform them
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and the references to them in numerous places throughout the Book of Allah.
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Allah the Exalted says:
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“He said: My Lord! Appoint a token for me. (The angel) said: The token unto thee (shall be) that thou shalt not speak unto mankind three days except by signs. Remember thy Lord much, and praise (Him) in the early hours of night and morning.” (3:41)
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And He the Exalted says:
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“Repel not those who call upon their Lord at morn and evening, seeking His Countenance. Thou art not accountable for them in aught, nor are they accountable for thee in aught, that thou shouldst repel them and be of the wrong-doers.” (6:52)
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And He the Exalted says:
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“And do thou (O Muhammad) remember thy Lord within thyself humbly and with awe, below thy breath, at morn and evening. And be not thou of the neglectful.” (7:205)
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“And do thou (O Muhammad) remember thy Lord within thyself humbly and with awe, below thy breath, at morn and evening. And be not thou of the neglectful.” (7:205)
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“And do thou (O Muhammad) remember thy Lord within thyself humbly and with awe, below thy breath, at morn and evening. And be not thou of the neglectful.” (7:205)
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Similar references are also found in the Surahs of al-Ra'd and al-Kahf,
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as well as Ta-Ha and al-Nur,
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and Sad, Ghafir, and Qaf.
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The "remembrance" mentioned in these verses applies to the Fajr and 'Asr prayers,
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and it also encompasses the morning and evening remembrances.
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.