The Book of remembrances – Kitab al-Athkar pdf download

The Book of remembrances – KitAb al-adhkar by Imam Yahya ibn Sharaf an-Nawawi Revised, and edited by Muhammad Isa Waley

كتاب الأذكار

THE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCES
Book Description

The Book of Remembrances (Kitab al-Adhkar) is a collection of hadiths and supplications compiled by the Syrian jurist and theologian Imam al-Nawawi (1233–1277). It is one of the most popular and influential works of Islamic spirituality. It is widely used by Muslims worldwide for its guidance on the remembrance of Allah (dhikr) and supplication (du’a).

The book is divided into two parts. The first part deals with the remembrance of Allah, and includes hadiths on the importance of dhikr, the different types of dhikr, and the etiquette of dhikr. The second part deals with supplication and includes hadiths on the importance of du’a, the different types of du’a, and the etiquette of du’a.

The Book of Remembrances is a valuable resource for Muslims who are seeking to deepen their spiritual practice. It is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the remembrance of Allah and supplication, and it is based on the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).

Here are some of the benefits of reading and reciting the Book of Remembrances:

• It increases one’s love for Allah.
• It helps one to remember Allah throughout the day.
• It brings peace and tranquility to the heart.
• It helps one to overcome difficulties and challenges.
• It brings one closer to Allah.

If you want to deepen your spiritual practice, I encourage you to read and recite the Book of Remembrances. It is a valuable resource that can help you to grow closer to Allah and to live a more meaningful life.

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• Riyad as-Saliheen is a collection of hadiths compiled by Imam al-Nawawi. The hadiths are organized into 97 chapters, and they cover a wide range of topics, such as faith, worship, ethics, and manners. Riyad as-Saliheen is one of the most popular and influential books of Islamic spirituality.

• Repentance and the Prohibition of Backbiting and Talebearing is a book by Imam al-Nawawi that discusses the importance of repentance and the prohibition of backbiting and talebearing. Repentance is the act of turning back to Allah and seeking His forgiveness. Backbiting is the act of talking about someone behind their back in a negative way. Talebearing is the act of carrying news about someone to someone else in a way that is harmful to the person being talked about.

• Guarding the Tongue is a book by Imam al-Nawawi that discusses the importance of controlling one’s tongue. The tongue is a powerful tool that can be used for good or for evil. It is essential to use one’s tongue in a way that is pleasing to Allah.

• The Life of Muhammad by Nawawi is a biography of the Prophet Muhammad written by Imam al-Nawawi. The book covers the Prophet’s life from birth to death, including details about his early life, mission as a prophet, teachings, and military campaigns.

• The Introduction to Sahih Muslim is an introduction to the hadith collection Sahih Muslim. The introduction discusses the importance of hadith, the criteria for hadith authenticity, and the methodology of hadith criticism. The introduction also includes a discussion of the life of Imam Muslim, the compiler of Sahih Muslim.

• Commentary on the Forty Hadith of Nawawi is a commentary on the Forty Hadith of Nawawi, a collection of forty hadith considered among the most important in Islam. The commentary explains the meaning of the hadith and provides evidence from the Qur’an and other hadith to support the hadith’s teachings.

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Kitab al-Adhkar – Book Contents

• What has been narrated about the virtue of dhikr and is not restricted to a specific time
• Getting up from sleep
• Putting on clothes
• Putting on new garments, shoes etc
• What to say to one’s companion when seeing him in new clothes
• How-to put-on garments and shoes and how to take them off
• What to say when taking off garments to wash, go to sleep etc
• What to say when leaving the house
• What to say when entering one’s house
• What to say when waking up at night and leaving the house
• What to say when entering the lavatory
• The prohibition of doing dhikr or talking while in the lavatory
• The prohibition of greeting a person who is sitting to relieve himself
• What to say when coming out of the lavatory
• What to say when pouring water to perform wudu’
• What to say during wudu
• What to say when performing ghusl (major ablution)
• What to say when performing tayammum
• What to say when going to the mosque
• What to say when entering and leaving the mosque
• What to say in a mosque

The Book of remembrances

• The rejection and censure of someone who looks for lost property in the mosque or sells in it
• Censuring someone who chants poetry in the mosque in which there is no praise for Islam or for abstemiousness, nor any encouragement of the noble qualities of character and the like
• The merit of the adhan
• The description of the adhan
•  Description of the iqamah  o
•  What to say upon hearing the adhan and the iqamah
•  The dua’ to be said after the adhan
•  What to say after the two sunnah rak’at of subh
•  What to say when coming to the prayer line
•  What to say when intending to stand up for salah
•  The dua to be said during the iqamah
•  What to say when salah begins
•  The takbirat al-ihram
•  What to say after the takbirat al-ihram x
•  Seeking protection from shay tan after the opening dua
•  Recitation of Qur’an after seeking protection
•  The adhkar of ruku‘
•  What to say when raising the head from ruku and standing upright
•  The adhkar of sujud
•  What to say when raising the head from sujud and while sitting
• between the two sujuds
•  The adhkar of the second rak’ah

The Book of remembrances

•  The qunut in the subh salah
•  The tashahhud in salah
•  Invoking blessings upon the messenger of Allah !§• after the tashahhud
•  The du‘a’ after the last tashahhud
•  The greeting to end salah
•  What to say to a person who speaks to one whilst one is engaged in salah
•  Adhkar to be performed after salah
•  Encouragement to do dhikr of Allah after the salah of subh
•  What to say in the morning and the evening
•  What to say on friday mornings
•  What to say when the sun has risen
•  What to say after the sun has risen
•  What to say between midday and ‘asr
•  What to say between ‘asr and sunset
•  What to say upon hearing the adhan of maghrib
•  What to say after the salah of maghrib
•  What to recite in and after the salah of witr
•  What to say when one intends to sleep and is lying in bed
•  The disapproval of sleeping without the dhikr of Allah
•  What to say when waking up at night and wishing to sleep afterwards
•  What to say when unable to sleep
•  What to say when startled in one’s sleep
•  What to say after seeing something one likes or dislikes in a dream
•  What to say when told about a dream
•  Dua’ and repentance in the second half of the night
•  Dua in all hours of the night, hoping to coincide with the moment of acceptance
•  The most beautiful names of Allah

The Book of remembrances

• Recitation of Qur’an
• Praise of Allah #
• Praying for blessings upon the Messenger of Allah H
• The order to those in whose presence the Messenger |§ is
• mentioned to pray for blessings and salutations upon him
• How to pray for blessings upon the messenger of Allah fH
• Beginning dua by invoking blessings upon the Messenger |§
• Praying for blessings upon the prophets and their descendants in succession
• The dua’ of istikharah
• Dua against affliction and dua for important concerns
• What to say when frightened
• What to say when afflicted with worry or grief
• What to say when in a fix
• What to say when afraid of any group of people
• What to say when afraid of a ruler
• What to say upon seeing the enemy
• What to say if a shaytan appears to one or one is afraid of him
• What to say when overcome by weakness
• What to say when finding something to be difficult
• What to say when earning one’s livelihood becomes difficult
• What to say to ward off calamity
• What to say when visited by misfortunes, be they few or many
• What to say when burdened by debts which one is unable to repay
• What to say when afflicted with loneliness
• What to say when troubled by satanic disturbance
• What to say over the insane or someone who has been stung
• Seeking protection for children and others
• What to say over abscesses, pimples and suchlike
• Recommendation to remember death much
• Approval of asking the relatives of a sick person about his health, and of replying to the question

The Book of remembrances

• What the sick should say, what should be said and recited near them, and how to ask after their health
• In commendation of advising the families of the sick and those tending
• them to be kind and bear patiently the difficulties in their affairs; also,
• advising those whose death is imminent because of a legal sentence
• What to say a person who has a headache, fever or other pain
• The permissibility of a sick person saying: ‘I am in severe pain’ or ‘unwell’
• or‘Oh, my head!’ and things like that; and explanation that there is
• nothing disapproved of in that if none of it is an expression of discontentment or impatience
• The disapproval of hoping for death because of physical harm, but its
• permissibility if one fears jeopardy in his religion
• The recommendation of a man making dua that his death be in the
• noble land
• The desirability of comforting the sick
•  Praising a sick person, when seeing him to be fearful, by mentioning his good deeds, in order to alleviate his fear and give him a good opinion of his lord
•  Giving the sick person what he craves
•  Visitors seeking the dua of the sick
•  Exhorting and reminding an invalid, after he is healed, to fulfil the repentance that he promised Allah
•  What to say to someone who has lost hope of surviving
•  What to say after closing the eyes of the deceased
•  What to say near the deceased
•  What to say to the bereaved
• What to say upon hearing the news of the death of ones companion
• What to say upon being told of the death of an enemy of Islam
• The prohibition of wailing over the deceased and crying out with the
• cries of the days of ignorance (before Islam)
•  Condolence
•  The permissibility of informing companions and relatives of the death of the deceased, and the disapproval of announcing the death publicly
•  What to say while washing and shrouding the deceased
• The adhkar of the funeral salah
• What to say whilst walking with the bier
• What to say when a bier passes or on seeing one
• What those who lay the deceased in the grave should say
• What to say after the burial
• On the deceased leaving a special request that a specific person perform his funeral salah or that he be buried in a certain manner or in a specific place, or concerning his shrouding, or other things that should or should not be done
• How the deceased benefits from the words of others
• The prohibition of abusing the dead
• What visitors to graveyards should say
• Those visiting graveyards should discourage those they see weeping from being distraught at the graveside and tell them to be patient and discourage them from doing other things which the law forbids
• Weeping and feeling fear when passing by graves; also, seeing the destruction of oppressors, displaying humility before Allah, and being on guard against forgetfulness
• Adhkar recommended to be recited on friday during the day and night and dua
• The adhkar for the two ‘Ids
• The adhkar for the first ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah
• The adhkar prescribed for eclipses
• Adhkar for seeking rain
• What to say when the wind blows
• What to say when stars fall
• Not pointing to, or looking at, falling stars or lightning
• What to say on hearing thunder
• What to say when it rains
• What to say after it has rained
• What to say when there is a great deal of rain and one fears harm from it

• The adhkar of the tarawih salah
• The adhkar of the salah of need
• The adhkar of the salah of tasbih
• The adhkar related to zakah
• What to say upon seeing the new moon and what to say on seeing the moon
• The adhkar that are mustahabb while fasting
• What to say when breaking the fast
• What to say when breaking the fast with people
• The supplication to say on laylat al-qadr (the night of the decree)
• The adkhar of i’tikqf
• The adkhar of pilgrimage (hajj)
• The recommendation of asking for martyrdom
• The imam should encourage the leader of a delegation to fear Allah, and also teach him what he needs [to know] concerning matters of fighting the enemy and entering into pacts with them
• The sunnah for the imam and the leader of the army to feign taking another direction when intending to go on an expedition
• The dua’ for those who do battle or work at anything that helps with it; also saying things to inspire people and rouse them to battle
• Dua, humility, and takblr in battle, and asking Allah to fulfil his promise
• to help the believers  
• The prohibition of needlessly raising the voice in battle
• Saying‘I am so-and-so’ in battle in order to terrify the enemy
• The desirability of reciting poetry during combat
• The desirability of displaying patience and strength to a person who has been wounded
• The what to say when the muslims are victorious and defeat their enemy
• What to say when seeing the muslims defeated, may Allah the most generous be our refuge
• Encouragement for the imam to praise those who have displayed skill in battle
• What to say upon returning from an expedition
• lstikharah and consultation
• Adhkar to perform after deciding to travel
• Adhkar to say when intending to leave home
• The adhkar to perform when leaving   
• The desirability of seeking advice from the righteous
• The desirability of someone remaining behind asking a traveller for dua’at blessed places   
• What to say when mounting an animal
• What to say when boarding a ship  
• The desirability of making dua whilst travelling