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Ways To Remind One of ALLAH
The final Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, “The trunk of Satan is upon the heart of man. When a person remembers Allah, said trunk withers. When he becomes negligent of remembering Allah, Satan makes his heart a morsel.”[1]
Black crows sitting on their heads
It is reported Imam Abū al-Qāsim Qushayri رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه once befriended a Muslim jinn. One day, they were both sat in a masjid with other people also present. “Can you see something?”, the Muslim jinn asked. Imam Qushayri رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه replied, “Yes! I can see the people sitting here.” The jinn then asked, “Can you see something else?” The Imam replied by saying no. The jinn placed his hand over the Imam’s eyes for a moment, then moved it away and said, “Now look!” Imam Qushayri رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه looked towards the people and found black crows sitting on their heads. These crows had long hair covering their faces, some up to the eyes and others to the forehead. Imam Qushayri رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه saw this shocking scene and asked, “What is happening?” The Muslim jinn recited the following verse of the Quran:
وَ مَنۡ یَّعۡشُ عَنۡ ذِکۡرِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ نُقَیِّضۡ لَہٗ شَیۡطٰنًا فَہُوَ لَہٗ قَرِیۡنٌ (۳۶)
Translation from Kanz al-Īmān: And whoever has blinded himself from the remembrance of the Most Gracious, We appoint a devil upon him, that he stays (with him) as his companion.[2]
The Muslim jinn explained, “These are the devils stationed over them. A devil in the form of a crow sits on the heads of the heedless. When they perform the dhikr of Allah, the devil runs away.”[3]
BOOK TOPIC
- Ways to remind one of Allah
- Excellence of sending salāt upon the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- Who is most superior from those who fast?
- Causes of not remembering Allah
- Command of the Quran to remember Allah
- Final advice for Sayyidunā Muʿādh رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ
- Forms of remembering Allah
- What is dhikr?
- The cat spoke truly
- Devils are appointed upon the heedless
- Black crows sitting on their heads
- The excellences of remembering Allah
- A person enveloped in the ʿArsh’s light
- Method of planting gardens in Paradise
- Allah mentions those who remember Him
- Gaining nearness to Allah
- Making dhikr of Allah in abundance is sunnah
- Stories of those who remembered Allah in abundance
- Dar al-Sunnah Department
- How to become habitual in remembering Allah
- Dars
- How to remember Allah in abundance
- Madani Pearls regarding dhikr and ṣalāt upon the Prophet
