{"id":158,"date":"2014-08-26T06:43:56","date_gmt":"2014-08-26T04:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.islamicrulings.com\/site\/the-dimensions-of-dhikr\/"},"modified":"2014-08-26T06:43:56","modified_gmt":"2014-08-26T04:43:56","slug":"the-dimensions-of-dhikr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jameah-mahmoodiyah.co.za\/?p=158","title":{"rendered":"THE DIMENSIONS OF DHIKR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have been commanded in more than one aayah of the Qur\u2019aan to perform salaah and give zakaah. We have also been commanded to fast and perform hajj. There are a number of other obligatory or voluntary injunctions in the sharee\u2019ah. Is there, however, any injunction which we were commanded to fulfill abundantly? On numerous occasions Allah Ta\u2019aala said, \u2018Establish salaah\u2019, but never did he say, \u2018Establish salaah abundantly. Similarly, He commanded us to pay zakaah, but He never said, \u2018Pay zakaah in abundance\u2019. The same is said about almost every other injunction of the sharee\u2019ah. I say \u2018almost\u2019 because there is one injunction \u2013 only one \u2013 that we have been commanded to fulfill abundantly.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/>\u064a\u064e\u0627 \u0623\u064e\u064a\u0651\u064f\u0647\u064e\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0630\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064e \u0622\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0646\u064f\u0648\u0627 \u0627\u0630\u0652\u0643\u064f\u0631\u064f\u0648\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064e \u0630\u0650\u0643\u0652\u0631\u064b\u0627 \u0643\u064e\u062b\u0650\u064a\u0631\u064b\u0627<br \/>\u201cO People of Imaan, make dhikr of Allah in abundance.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Every act of \u2018ibaadah has certain limits. Salaah may not be performed during sunrise, zawaal and sunset. Saum is not permissible during the days of \u2018eid and the three days of tashreeq. Hajj may only be performed from the eighth to the twelfth of Dhil-Hijjah and that too, in Makkah only. Tilaawah of the Qur\u2019aan is impermissible in the state of janaabah and there are only three days in the year for offering udhiyah. The only act of \u2018ibaadah that has no limits is dhikr. Permissible throughout the year, at any hour of the day and night, it does not even require tahaarah. Let alone not having wudoo, it is permissible in janaabah also. Hence, the reason why we have been commanded to make abundant dhikr is its ease. Given the above explanation, is there any excuse for not making dhikr?\u00a0 Thus, we have also been commanded: <br \/>\u0627\u0630\u0652\u0643\u064f\u0631\u064f\u0648\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064e \u0642\u0650\u064a\u064e\u0627\u0645\u064b\u0627 \u0648\u064e\u0642\u064f\u0639\u064f\u0648\u062f\u064b\u0627 \u0648\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0649 \u062c\u064f\u0646\u064f\u0648\u0628\u0650\u0643\u064f\u0645\u0652<br \/>\u201cMake dhikr of Allah while standing, sitting and on your sides (lying down).\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The question is, \u2018what is dhikr?\u2019 Most people tend to confine dhikr to the utterance of certain formulae by means of which we glorify Allah. The truth, however, is that dhikr has a much broader meaning than generally understood. Let us look at a few examples to demonstrate what we are saying.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>\uf0d8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Encountering an atheist, you endeavour to prove to him the existence of Allah. Whatever you tell him in this regard is dhikr.<br \/>\uf0d8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Speaking to a mushrik (idolater), you attempt explaining to him tahweed (the Oneness of Allah). Doing so, you may quote the aayah:<br \/>\u0644\u064e\u0648\u0652 \u0643\u064e\u0627\u0646\u064e \u0641\u0650\u064a\u0647\u0650\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u0622\u0644\u0650\u0647\u064e\u0629\u064c \u0625\u0650\u0644\u0627\u0651\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0644\u064e\u0641\u064e\u0633\u064e\u062f\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0627<br \/>\u201cIf there were in the sky and earth deities other than Allah, both of them would be in chaos.\u201d <br \/>Irrespective of what you say in this regard \u2013 even if it is not an aayah from the Qur\u2019aan \u2013 your discussion is dhikr.<br \/>\uf0d8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You sometimes feel anxious of the future. Due to financial or other crises, you feel helpless. However, you suddenly remind yourself that \u2018Allah has power over everything\u2019, \u2018everything happens according to the will of Allah\u2019 and \u2018Allah knows best\u2019. Doing so remedies your anxiety and enables you to \u2018pull through\u2019.<br \/>\u0623\u0644\u0627 \u0628\u0650\u0630\u0650\u0643\u0652\u0631\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u0650 \u062a\u064e\u0637\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0626\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0642\u064f\u0644\u064f\u0648\u0628\u064f<br \/>\u201cBehold, in the dhikr of Allah do hearts gain contentment.\u201d <br \/>Thinking of Allah in such situations is also dhikr.<br \/>\uf0d8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Engrossed in your worldly activities \u2013 business or leisure \u2013 when the time of salaah enters, you take wudoo and perform salaah. Similarly, you shudder at the thought of missing a single Ramadaan fast, even if the days may be very long and the temperature may be blistering. Why do you do all this? Is it not because you fear accountability to Allah on the Day of Qiyaamah?\u00a0 <br \/>\u0631\u0650\u062c\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064c \u0644\u0627\u0651\u064e \u062a\u064f\u0644\u0652\u0647\u0650\u064a\u0647\u0650\u0645\u0652 \u062a\u0650\u062c\u064e\u0627\u0631\u064e\u0629\u064c \u0648\u064e\u0644\u0627 \u0628\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0639\u064c \u0639\u064e\u0646 \u0630\u0650\u0643\u0652\u0631\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0625\u0650\u0642\u064e\u0627\u0645\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0651\u064e\u0644\u0627\u0629\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0625\u0650\u064a\u062a\u064e\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0651\u064e\u0643\u064e\u0627\u0629\u0650<br \/> \u064a\u064e\u062e\u064e\u0627\u0641\u064f\u0648\u0646\u064e \u064a\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0645\u064b\u0627 \u062a\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0642\u064e\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0628\u064f \u0641\u0650\u064a\u0647\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0642\u064f\u0644\u064f\u0648\u0628\u064f \u0648\u064e\u0627\u0644\u0623\u064e\u0628\u0652\u0635\u064e\u0627\u0631\u064f<br \/>\u201cMen whom mercahandise and sale do not distract from the dhikr of Allah, establishment of salaah and payment of zakaah. They fear a day in which hearts and eyes will be overturned.\u201d <br \/>Such fear of answerability to Allah and the resultant fulfillment of His commands also fall under dhikr.\u00a0 <br \/>\uf0d8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tempted to violate the command of Allah, you think of the severity of His punishment and constrain yourself. You contemplate Allah\u2019s bounties and ask yourself, \u2018Should I not feel shy to disobey Him?\u2019 <br \/>\u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0630\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064e \u0627\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0642\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0627 \u0625\u0650\u0630\u064e\u0627 \u0645\u064e\u0633\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u0637\u064e\u0627\u0626\u0650\u0641\u064c \u0645\u0650\u0646\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0651\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0637\u064e\u0627\u0646\u0650 \u062a\u064e\u0630\u064e\u0643\u0651\u064e\u0631\u064f\u0648\u0627 \u0641\u064e\u0625\u0650\u0630\u064e\u0627 \u0647\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u0645\u064f\u0628\u0652\u0635\u0650\u0631\u064f\u0648\u0646\u064e<br \/>\u201cWhen an evil idea from Shaytaan occurs to those who have taqwa, they remember Allah and see (their error).\u201d <br \/>\uf0d8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You sometimes get \u2018carried away\u2019 and sin. However, you very soon realize your error and turn to Allah in tawbah. <br \/>\u0648\u064e\u0627\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0630\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064e \u0625\u0650\u0630\u064e\u0627 \u0641\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0644\u064f\u0648\u0627 \u0641\u064e\u0627\u062d\u0650\u0634\u064e\u0629\u064b \u0623\u064e\u0648\u0652 \u0638\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0645\u064f\u0648\u0627 \u0623\u064e\u0646\u0652\u0641\u064f\u0633\u064e\u0647\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u0630\u064e\u0643\u064e\u0631\u064f\u0648\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064e \u0641\u064e\u0627\u0633\u0652\u062a\u064e\u063a\u0652\u0641\u064e\u0631\u064f\u0648\u0627 \u0644\u0650\u0630\u064f\u0646\u064f\u0648\u0628\u0650\u0647\u0650\u0645\u0652<br \/>\u201cWhen they engage in indecency or wrong themselves, they remember Allah and seek forgiveness for their sins.\u201d <br \/>\uf0d8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In the battlefield, you see the enemy and, overtaken by fear, you feel like fleeing. However, you then remember the rewards promised to the martyr and you think of the punishment for fleeing from the battlefield. Thus, you persevere. Is this not dhikr?<br \/>\uf0d8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Afflicted with some misfortune, you remind yourself not to fret and thereby show ingratitude for the innumerable favour\u2019s of Allah that you have enjoyed and continue to enjoy. Thinking of Allah\u2019s favours is also a form of dhikr.\u00a0 <br \/>\uf0d8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In your childhood, you may have learnt a number of du\u2019aas which are to be read on various occasions in your daily life; the du\u2019aa when waking up, the du\u2019aas before entering and upon leaving the toilet, the du\u2019aas before and after eating etc. Reading these du\u2019aas also constitutes dhikr.\u00a0 <br \/>\uf0d8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You hear an appeal for funds. Contemplating whether you should make a donation or not, or maybe how much should you donate, the thought crosses your mind, \u2018what about my family, do I have enough for them\u2019 etc. At that moment, you recall the aayaat:<br \/>\u0627\u0644\u0634\u0651\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0637\u064e\u0627\u0646\u064f \u064a\u064e\u0639\u0650\u062f\u064f\u0643\u064f\u0645\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0641\u064e\u0642\u0652\u0631\u064e \u0648\u064e\u064a\u064e\u0623\u0652\u0645\u064f\u0631\u064f\u0643\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u0628\u0650\u0627\u0644\u0652\u0641\u064e\u062d\u0652\u0634\u064e\u0627\u0621\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f \u064a\u064e\u0639\u0650\u062f\u064f\u0643\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u0645\u064e\u063a\u0652\u0641\u0650\u0631\u064e\u0629\u064b \u0645\u0650\u0646\u0652\u0647\u064f \u0648\u064e\u0641\u064e\u0636\u0652\u0644\u064b\u0627 \u0648\u064e\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0648\u064e\u0627\u0633\u0650\u0639\u064c \u0639\u064e\u0644\u0650\u064a\u0645\u064c<br \/>\u201cShaytaan promises you poverty and commands you to be indecent. Allah promises you His forgiveness and grace. Allah\u2019s bounties are vast and He is All Knowing.\u201d <br \/>\u064a\u064e\u0627 \u0623\u064e\u064a\u0651\u064f\u0647\u064e\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0630\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064e \u0622\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0646\u064f\u0648\u0627 \u0644\u064e\u0627 \u062a\u064f\u0644\u0652\u0647\u0650\u0643\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u0623\u064e\u0645\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064f\u0643\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0627 \u0623\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0644\u064e\u0627\u062f\u064f\u0643\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u0639\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0630\u0650\u0643\u0652\u0631\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u0650<br \/>\u0648\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u064a\u064e\u0641\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0644\u0652 \u0630\u064e\u0644\u0650\u0643\u064e \u0641\u064e\u0623\u064f\u0648\u0644\u064e\u0626\u0650\u0643\u064e \u0647\u064f\u0645\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0652\u062e\u064e\u0627\u0633\u0650\u0631\u064f\u0648\u0646\u064e<br \/>\u201cO People of imaan, your wealth and your children should not hinder you from the dhikr of Allah. Whoever does so, they are the losers.\u201d <br \/>Thinking in this manner is yet one more form of dhikr. <br \/>\uf0d8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In the mornings, you recite Surah Yaseen. In the evenings, you recite Surah Sajdah and Surah Mulk. Daily, you recite a certain portion of the Qur\u2019aan. Recitation is a form of dhikr. After all, one of the names of the Qur\u2019aan is The Dhikr.<br \/>\u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0627 \u0646\u064e\u062d\u0652\u0646\u064f \u0646\u064e\u0632\u0651\u064e\u0644\u0652\u0646\u064e\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u0651\u0650\u0643\u0652\u0631\u064e \u0648\u064e\u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0627 \u0644\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0644\u064e\u062d\u064e\u0627\u0641\u0650\u0638\u064f\u0648\u0646\u064e<br \/>\u201cCertainly we revealed the Dhikr and we will preserve it.\u201d <br \/>\uf0d8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In the light of the Qur\u2019aan, performance of salaah is also a form of dhikr.<br \/>\u0623\u0642\u0650\u0645\u0652 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0651\u064e\u0644\u0627\u0629\u064e \u0644\u0650\u0630\u0650\u0643\u0652\u0631\u0650\u064a<br \/>\u201cEstablish salaah for my remembrance.\u201d <br \/>In fact, implementation of any injunction of the sharee\u2019ah is an aspect of dhikr. <\/p>\n<p>Ibn-ul-Qayyim (ra) <br \/>Ibn-ul-Qayyim (ra) divided dhikr into five categories in his book Al-Waabil As-Sayyib. <br \/>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Remembering Allah Ta\u2019aala by (repeated) utterance of His names and attributes \u2013 For example:<br \/>\u0633\u0628\u062d\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0648 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0648 \u0644\u0627 \u0625\u0644\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0623\u0643\u0628\u0631<br \/>\u0633\u0628\u062d\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0648 \u0628\u0650\u062d\u0645\u062f\u0647<br \/>\u0644\u0627 \u0625\u0644\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0648\u062d\u062f\u064e\u0647 \u0644\u0627 \u0634\u0631\u064a\u0643\u0647 \u0644\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0645\u0644\u0643 \u0648 \u0644\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0648\u0647\u0648 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0643\u0644\u0651 \u0634\u064a\u0621 \u0642\u062f\u064a\u0631<br \/>All the ahaadith that extol the virtue of dhikr refer to this type.<br \/>2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Remembering Allah Ta\u2019aala by discussing His names and attributes \u2013 For example:<br \/>Allah is All Hearing and All Knowing.<br \/>No action of man is hidden from Allah.<br \/>Allah has more mercy for man than his parents.<br \/>Allah\u2019s treasures are limitless.<br \/>3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Remembering Allah Ta\u2019aala by discussing His commands and prohibitions \u2013 For example:<br \/>Allah commanded us to perform salaah five times daily.<br \/>He commanded us to fast in the month of Ramadaan.<br \/>He commanded us to follow the example of His Rasool sallallahu alaihi wasallam.<br \/>Allah prohibited us from theft and adultery.<br \/>He prohibited us from pride and jealousy.<br \/>4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Remembering Allah Ta\u2019aala while fulfilling His commands and abstaining from the things that He prohibited \u2013 Remember that there is a difference between remembering Allah Ta\u2019aala\u2019s command and remembering Him while fulfilling His command.) <br \/>5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Remembering Allah Ta\u2019aala by recalling His favours \u2013 This is among the greatest forms of dhikr.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Although we mentioned in the beginning that the meaning of dhikr is not confined to the utterance of certain formulae, it is clear from the above that doing so is undeniably an integral part of dhikr and extremely meritorious. <br \/>From a Different Angle <br \/>Looking at dhikr from a different perspective, we could say that it comprises of three types:<br \/>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dhikr of the tongue only \u2013 This is the weakest form of dhikr. Its benefits are few. <br \/>2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dhikr of the heart only \u2013 This is greater of dhikr than the previous one. It benefits are recognition and love of Allah, shyness to disobey Him, fear of His punishment and an overall All-consciousness. Thus, the dhaakir (one who makes dhikr) is deterred from negligence in His duties to Allah and indifference towards sin. None of these benefits is found when dhikr is made with the tongue only. Hence, it is a superior form of dhikr. <br \/>3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dhikr of the tongue and the heart simultaneously \u2013 This is obviously the most superior form of dhikr.\u00a0 Regarding this form dhikr, Ibn Rajab (ra) writes that in the lover\u2019s heart, the beloved\u2019s name is never absent. Hence, if he is compelled to remove all thoughts of the beloved from his heart, he will be unable to do so. Similarly, if he is compelled to stop remembering him with his tongue, he will not be able to do so.<br \/>\u0643\u064a\u0641\u064e \u064a\u0646\u0633\u064e\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064f\u062d\u0650\u0628\u0651 \u0630\u0650\u0643\u0631\u064e \u062d\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a\u0628 \u060c \u0627\u0633\u0652\u0645\u064f\u0647 \u0641\u0650\u0649 \u0641\u064f\u0624\u0627\u062f\u0650\u0647 \u0645\u064e\u0643\u062a\u0648\u0628\u064f\u00a0 <br \/>How can the lover forget a beloved whose name is written in his heart?<br \/>Due to persistent remembrance of Allah in the heart, a time comes when dhikr involuntarily flows from the dhaakir\u2019s tongue. Thus, a certain pious person would be heard saying \u2018Allah, Allah\u2019 in his sleep. This explains why the dwellers of Jannah will make tasbeeh in the same manner that people breathe. There will be so much of divine recognition in their hearts that they would not have to be told to do so. It will be a natural process like breathing.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When the heart of the dhaakir is saturated with divine love and recognition, he never stops making dhikr. Even when his tongue is not engaged in dhikr, his heart never stops thinking of Allah. Furthermore, when he hears somebody else taking Allah\u2019s name, he gets restless and starts doing the same.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nothing distracts such people from remembering Allah. Even when they are in the company of others, their hearts are \u2018with\u2019 Allah. \u2018Physically with people, spiritually with Allah.\u2019 Sayyiduna \u2018Ali (ra) described them saying, \u201cThey live in the dunya with their bodies, but their hearts are attached to the highest station.\u201d A poet said:<\/p>\n<p>\u062c\u0633\u0645\u0649 \u0645\u0639\u0649 \u063a\u064a\u0631 \u0623\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u062d \u0639\u0646\u062f\u0643\u0645 \u060c \u0641\u0627\u0644\u062c\u0633\u0645 \u0641\u0650\u0649 \u063a\u0631\u0628\u0629 \u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0648\u062d \u0641\u0650\u0649 \u0648\u0637\u0646<br \/>My body is with me but my soul is with you<br \/>My body is not at home but my soul is <\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 However, the Allah consciousness of some dhaakireen is so great that whenever they attempt taking the name of Allah, fear or awe prevents them from doing so. A pious man known as Abu Yazeed spent the whole night attempting to say \u0644\u0627 \u0625\u0644\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 but as much as he tried, fear and awe prevented him from doing so. When he relieved himself in the morning, he urinated urine. On another occasion, he tried to say \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0623\u0643\u0628\u0631 but struggled to do so and began trembling with fear.\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/>\u0648 \u0645\u0627 \u0630\u0643\u0631\u062a\u0643\u0645 \u0625\u0644\u0627 \u0646\u0633\u064a\u062a\u0643\u0645 \u060c \u0646\u0633\u064a\u0627\u0646 \u0625\u062c\u0644\u0627\u0644 \u0644\u0627 \u0646\u0633\u064a\u0627\u0646 \u0625\u0647\u0645\u0627\u0644<br \/>Whenever I remember you, I forget you<br \/>Forgetfulness due to awe not indifference<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, we beseech Allah to include us among those who remember Him in abundance, with our tongues, bodies and hearts, aameen. <\/p>\n<p>\u0648 \u0622\u062e\u0631 \u062f\u0639\u0648\u0627\u0646\u0627 \u0623\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0631\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0646<br \/>Abu Hudhaifah Muhammed Karolia<br \/>28 September 2013 \/ 22 Dhil-Qa\u2019dah 1434<br \/>Al-Jaami\u2019ah AL-Mahmoodiah<br \/>Persida, Springs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have been commanded in more than one aayah of the Qur\u2019aan to perform salaah and give zakaah. We have also been commanded to fast and perform hajj. There are a number of other obligatory or voluntary injunctions in the sharee\u2019ah. Is there, however, any injunction which we were commanded to fulfill abundantly? 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