Is hadith related to zikre khafi against quran verse?

Zikr with the heart
In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful.

Answer
Qadi Thanaullah Pani Pati in his “Tafsir Mazhari” has written that there are three types of zikr:

1. Oral, loudly

2. Oral, silently

3. Spiritual, within the heart known as Zikr Qalbi

Zikr Qalbi is that zikr which has nothing to do with words by the mouth and as such cannot even be detected by he Kiram Kaatibeen. Imam Abu Yala narrates quoting Saaidah Aaishah Radiallahu Anha that the Prophet of Allah Sallallahu Alahi Wasalam said: Zikr Qalbi, which cannot be discerned by the Kiram Kaatibeen, is seventy times superior to other types. On the Day of Judgement mankind will be called to reckoning by Him and the Kiram Kaatibeen will be directed to produce the register of conduct of everybody. The angels will be commanded to re-examine the records to see if any of their good deeds remained unrecorded. They would submit that everything within their reach had been duly put down. Allah will inform them that a good deed, which they could not discern and hence were unable to record, was Zikr Qalbi… (Tafsir Mazhari p.41 v.3)

Moreover the superiority of silent zikr can be established through the Holy Qur’an and Hadith of the Prophet of Allah Sallallahu Alahi Wasalam.

Allah (SWA) in the Holy Qur’an has said:

“And do then (O Muhammad) remember your Lord within yourself humbly and with awe, below your breath, at morning and evening. And do not be neglectful. (Surah Araf v.205)

Maulana Yusuf Binnori (RA) explains this verse in his Nafkhat al Amber Min Hadi ash Shaikh Anwar p135:

“Sheikh Anwar Shah Kashmiri said: “We confine ourselves strictly to the meaning of this verse. It pertains to Zikr and not to Salah, though the latter is also a form of zikr. It implies Zikr Qalbi whereas Salah is Zikr Lisani…”

Saaiduna Abu Saeed Radiallahu Anhu narrates that the Prophet of Allah the Prophet of Allah Sallallahu Alahi Wasalam said, “The best zikr is Zikr Khafi” (Al Targhib wat Tarheeb p.160 v.4)

Saaiduna Saad Bin Abi Waqqas Radiallahu Anhu states that he heard the Prophet of Allah Sallallahu Alahi Wasalam saying “The best zikr is Zikr Khafi.” (At Targhib wat Tarheeb p.537 v.2)

Only Allah Knows Best

Mohammed Tosir Miah

how can some deeds be left out by angels and not written down although quran says they write everything including our intentions too.

rather they even know what is in the heart of the son of Adam, and they see and hear what he says to himself. [/quote]

Can you please give proofs for this.

I had asked Mufti Faisal Riza Saheb of Australia (student of Mufti Ebrahim Desai Saheb) a query regarding excessive wasaawis reproduced here under, with emphasis added to portions that contradict the above quoted portion.

[quote]Question:

As-salam-u-'Alaykum mufti sahab
I have also lot of waswasa on my state as a believer i.e. I have doubt whether I have committed shirk, on evil thoughts in which I am saying evil things, and also when I bend or crouch I get under tension of fear of committing shirk, so what should be my approach?

JazakAllah.

Answer:

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

These are mere whispering of Shaitaan. Even the Sahaba (Radiyallahu Anhum) used to get such whisperings. Once when they got worried due to the whiperings and consulted the Prophet (sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam), he told them that that is clear imaan. In other words, when a person gets whisperings and he gets worried by them, it is clear proof that he has iman. If he did not have iman, he would not have become worried.

The way to be cured of whisperings is to ignore them. You see, Shaitan wants to make Muslims worried, guilty, depressed and sad through his whiperings. If he sees that his whiperings are having the desired effect, he will continue until the symptoms become worse and worse and worse. Shaitan has no mercy. His ultimate aim is to make one ungrateful, and hopeless and depressed so that he stops obeying Allah Ta'ala and ends up in Jahannam, with him.

One the other hand, if Shaitan sees that you are not being affected by his whipersings, he will gradually stop and will pick on someone more vulnerable.

Instead of becoming worried and sad by these whiperings, exhibit happiness, cheerfulness and even ecstasy when you get these whisperings. This will make Shaitan hopeless and he will think that his whisperings are having the opposite effect; and therefore he will gradually leave you alone. Obviously, Shaitan does not have knowledge of the unseen to know that you are faking the happiness.

Also, everytime you get such whisperings, you can think of the greatness of Allah Ta'ala that how He has made the hearts of humans such that they contain endless streams of thought. This will also cause Shaitan to gradually leave you alone.

Also, read our answer on depression.

And Allah Ta'ala knows best

Mufti Faizal Riza
14/2/2013

Darul Ifta Australia
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