Angel's announcement of reward for those gathered together for Zikr of ALLAH.

[Sachaa Muslim]

 

Angel's announcement of reward for those

gathered together for Zikr of Allah

 

 

 

 

Hadhrat Anas (Radhiyallaho anho) reported that Rasulullah (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) had said, "When some people assemble for the zikr of Allah with the sole purpose of earning His pleasure, an angel proclaims from the sky, 'You people have been forgiven, your sins have been replaced by virtues." {Tibrani}

 

According to another hadith, "A gathering devoid of zikr of Allah, would be the cause of dismay and sorrow on the Day of Judgement." {Tibrani}

 

It means that the participants of such a gathering will repent that they earned no blessings and wasted their time for nothing; may be, it led them to afflictions. In another hadith, it is stated that the members of a gathering devoid of zikr of Allah and salawaat on Rasulullah (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) are- like those who get up from the dead body of an ass.According to another hadith, one should get the variour transgressions (unwittingly) committed in a gathering condoned by reciting the following prayer at the conclusion of the meeting:

 

"Glory be to Allah with all kinds of praises. Glory be to Thee, 0 Allah! with all Thy Praise; I stand witness that there is no one to be worshipped except Thee. I seek Thy forgiveness and turn (for mercy) to Thee."

 

It is narrated in another hadith that any gathering devoid of Allah's zikr and salawaat will be a source of dismay and loss. Then, out of His sheer mercy, Allah may grant forgiveness, or He may demand an explanation and  penalize. It is stated in another hadith. "Do proper justice to a gathering by remembering Allah profusely, show the way to wayfarers (if need be), and close your eyes or cast them down when you come across a forbidden thing.

 

Hadhrat Ali (Karamallaaho Wajhahoo) said, "Whosoever desires that his reward be weighed on the Day of Judgement in a large scale (i.e. his reward should be very big, as only weighty things, and not the small things, are weighed in big scales), should recite the following prayer at the end of a meeting:

 

(Glory) to Thy Lord-The Lord of Honour And Power. (He is free) from what they ascribe (to Him). And peace be on the apostles, and Praise to Allah, the Lord and Sustainer of the Worlds).

 

The above hadith also includes the happy tidings that the sins will be replaced by virtues. Even in the Holy Qur'an, at the end of surah al-Furqaan, Almighty Allah mentions the good qualities of the believers and then says:

 

As for such. Allah will change their evil deeds to good deeds: and Allah is ever forgiving and most merciful.

 

Refrence:

Book Name: Virtues of Zikar

Author Name: Shiekh ul Hadees Maulana Zikariya Sahab.