Adhkār After Ṣalāh

Key advices for the first ten days of Dhul Ḥijjah

Ḥasan al-Baṣrī رحمه الله:

"The life of this world is made up of three days: Yesterday has gone with all that was done; Tomorrow, you may never reach; but Today is for you so do what you should do Today."

[Al Bayhaqi, Al-Zuhd Al-Kabir p197]

The primary objective for learning and memorising the Qur’ān should be solely to gain the pleasure of Allāh ﷻ. There should be no worldly motives such as being appointed leader or acquiring the mundane things of this world, or even to boast about it before friends & contemporaries.

If any student has been bestowed with the strength and phenomenal capacity for memorising, good pronounciation and an exceptional voice due to which he has attained an excellent rank, he should not become self-aggrandized, proud and arrogant.

Value the opportunities you receive in life, especially the days of your youth and your free time. Spend your time in memorising the Qur’ān, in seeking knowledge and in performing acts of piety.

[@ MftMSAdam]

Extra Point:

It's a must for a Ḥafiẓ to purify his/her intention behind memorizing the Qur'ān in order to achieve the promised rewards and bounties of Allāh ﷻ.

Feeling anxious is a normal human emotion, It doesn’t mean your weak or that something is wrong with you, It happens to us all. Here we see the prophet ﷺ providing us with a du'ā' where we ask Allāh ﷻ to protect us from it.

A person who is with Allāh ﷻ will never feel abandoned!

[Muftī 'Abdur-Rahmān Mangera]