He was one of the first to convert to Islam because he had the experience of praying to two qiblas, the first being the Qibla of Baitul Maqdis and the second being the Kaaba in Makkah. Of course, he can follow the footsteps of Rasulullahﷺ m, wherever he is, both in the city and outside the city, both in peace and in war. He was said by Hafizh Ibnu Hajar, "He was a small friend, that is still a child, he and his parents were friends." Ibnu Atsir explained that he was a companion of Rasulullahﷺ, as well as his parents, a brother named Athiah, and a sister named Rasulullahﷺ Suamma'. He has a big tattoo on his face. He received the honor of Rasulullahﷺ when one-day Rasulullahﷺ placed his noble hand on Abdullah's head and prayed for him, then he said, "This child will live (long life) until a century." And he continued, "He will not die until the mole first disappears from his face."
Thus Abdullah bin Busr رضي الله عنه lived a long life until he reached a hundred years. Al-Hafiz Ibnu Hajar said, "Until he reached the age of ninety-four years and he died in the year 88 AH. And indeed before his death, the miracle was no longer visible." Some people say that he died in Himsh in Syria. He was the last friend to die in the land of Himsh, and he was also the last friend to die in the area of Sham/Syria, in the year 96 H. Among the hadiths he narrated was also about longevity, "The best person is the one who lives long." and his charity work is also good." And in his life, he has also made efforts to be able to fulfill the meaning of the hadith he narrated. Indeed, Islam is spread, defended and glorified by talented and moral youth like him. He died during the reign of Sulaiman bin Abdul Malik, in the year 88 H or 96 AD.
Hadith Narrated by Abdullah ibn Busra RA [ The Important of Zikir]
Alhamdulillah, all praise is for Him alone, blessings and peace be upon our great leader Rasulullahﷺ his family, his companions, and all who follow in his footsteps until the Day of Judgment.
This time, in the Tazkirah Harian Ramadhan column, we focus on dhikr.
From Abdullah bin Busr RA, he said:
أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلٌ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ شَرَائِعَ الْإِسْلَامِ قَدْ كَثُرَتْ عَلَيْنَا، فَبَابٌ نَتَمَسَّكُ بِهِ جَامِعٌ؟ قَالَ: لَا يَزَالُ لِسَانُكَ رَطْبًا مِنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
Meaning: "A man came to Rasulullahﷺ and said: O Messenger of Allah, indeed the Islamic law is too much for me, so (teach me) one chapter (of knowledge) that I will stick to it?" Rasulullahﷺ replied: Your tongue should continue to remember Allah 'Azza wa Jalla.
Narrated by Ahmad (4/188) (190) with this wording, Ibn Majah (3793), al-Tirmizi (3375), Ibn Hibban (814). Al-Tirmizi said hasan gharib. All of them are taken from the narration of Amr bin Qais al-Kindi from Abdullah bin Busرضي الله عنهr .
The specialty of Hadith;
This hadith shows the glory of Rasulullahﷺ who celebrated the affairs of the companions who were unable to perform all types of worship (circumcision worship). So the friends were given the facility to continuously remember Allah.
Some scholars said: "This hadith shows the advantage of continuing to remember God."
Hadyu al-Nabawi and Istifadah Hadith;
First: Allah's verses that mention remembrance. The words of Allah SWT:
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ ذِكْرًا كَثِيرًا ﴿٤١﴾ وَسَبِّحُوهُ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا ﴿٤٢﴾ هُوَ الَّذِي يُصَلِّي عَلَيْكُمْ وَمَلَائِكَتُهُ لِيُخْرِجَكُم مِّنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ ۚ وَكَانَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَحِيمًا ﴿٤٣﴾ تَحِيَّتُهُمْ يَوْمَ يَلْقَوْنَهُ سَلَامٌ ۚ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًا كَرِيمًا
'Meaning: O people who believe, (to be grateful to God) remember and say the name of God with as much memory and mention as possible; And glorify Him in the morning and in the evening. He is the one who gives you mercy - and His angels also (pray for you) - to bring you out of darkness (disbelief and immorality) to bright light (faith from obedience); and is He always abundant His mercy to those who believe (in this world and in the hereafter). The greeting that God will give them when meeting Him is the greeting "Salam" (goodbye); and He has prepared for them a glorious reward.”
Surah al-Ahzab (41-44)
Allah SWT said:
إِنَّنِي أَنَا اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنَا فَعْبُدْنِي وَأَقِمِ الصَّالَةَ لِذِكْرِي
It means: "Truly I am God; there is no god but Me; therefore, worship Me, and establish a prayer to remember Me."
Surah Taha (14)
Allahﷻ said:
الَّذِينَ امَنُوا وَتَطْتَمَئِنُّ قُلُوبُهُم بِذِكْرِ اللَِّّ ۗ اَلَا ِذِكْرِ اللَِّّ تَتْتَمَئِنُ الْقُلُُ
Meaning: "(That is) those who believe and calm their hearts with zikrullah". Know with that "zikrullah", the human heart is calm."
Surah al-Ra'd (28)
Second: Indeed, remembering Allahﷻ is an act of worship that keeps us away from neglecting Him, and brings us closer to Him. Islam emphasizes the importance of remembrance of Allahﷻ.
Third: A reasonable Muslim will definitely prioritize all noble deeds in his life and do good deeds with them, which is the remembrance of Allahﷻ. This coincides with the authentic hadith from Abi Darda' RA, he said, that Rasulullahﷺ said:
اَلَا أُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ أَعْمَالُِمْ, وَازْكَاهَا عِدَ مَلِيكُمْ, وَأْفَعِهَا فِي دَرَجَاتُِمْ, وَخَيْرٌ لَكُمْ مِنْ إِنْفَاقِ الذّ َهَبِ وَالْوَرِقِ, وَخَيْرٌ لَكُمْ مِنْ تَلْقَوْا عَدُوَّكُمْ فَتَضْرِبوا اَعْنَاقَهُمْ وَيَضْرِبُوا أَعْنَاقَكُمْ? قَالُوا: بَلَى, قَالَ: ذِكْرُ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى
Meaning: "Do you want me to inform you of the best practice, more pure in the eyes of your king, will raise your rank, and is better than you spending gold and silver, it is better for you if you face your enemy and cut his throat or they cut your throat? They (friends) answered: "Yes." Rasulullahﷺ said: "Remember Allah SWT."
Narrated by al-Tirmizi (3299) and Ahmad (20713)
- Banish the devil.
- Bringing God's pleasure.
- Removes the anxiety of a sad heart.
- The heart becomes calm and happy.
- Strengthens the heart and body.
- Light up the heart and face.
- Sustenance comes.
- People who chant will feel the sweetness of faith and tranquility.
- The arrival of the love of al-Rahman which is the soul of Islam.
- Getting close to God until he is included in the group of people who reach the level of ihsan, which is worshiping God as if seeing Him.
- The coming of inabah, that is, returning to Allah SWT. The more a person returns to God with a lot of remembrance of Him, then his heart will also return to God in every situation.
- A person will get closer to Allah according to the rate of his remembrance of Allah SWT. The more he neglects to recite, then he will also be further away from Him.
- Knowledge of God (knowing God) will increase more and more. The more dhikr, the more one's knowledge of God increases.
- Bringing God's pleasure.
- Removes the anxiety of a sad heart.
- The heart becomes calm and happy.
- Strengthens the heart and body.
- Light up the heart and face.
- Sustenance comes.
- People who chant will feel the sweetness of faith and tranquility.
- The arrival of the love of al-Rahman which is the soul of Islam.
- Getting close to God until he is included in the group of people who reach the level of ihsan, which is worshiping God as if seeing Him.
- The coming of inabah, that is, returning to Allah SWT. The more a person returns to God with a lot of remembrance of Him, then his heart will also return to God in every situation.
- A person will get closer to Allah according to the rate of his remembrance of Allah SWT. The more he neglects to recite, then he will also be further away from Him.
- Knowledge of God (knowing God) will increase more and more. The more dhikr, the more one's knowledge of God increases.
- The fear of Rabb 'Azza wa Jalla came and humiliated oneself more and more before Him. Whereas the person who is negligent in dhikr, will lose his fear of Allah more and more.
- Will achieve what Allah SWT says. The words of Allah SWT
الذِّكْرُ لِلْقَلْبِ مِثْل الْمَاء لِلسَمَكِ فَكَيْفَ يَكُوْن حَال الْسَمَك إِذَا فَارقَ الْمَاء؟
Meaning: "Zikr on the heart is like water that fish need. See what will happen if the fish is separated from the water?"a: "Zikr on the heart is like water that fish need. See what will happen if the fish is separated from the water water?"on the heart is like water that fish need. See what will happen if the fish is separated from the water?”
- Removes the anxiety of a sad heart.
- The heart becomes calm and happy.
- Strengthens the heart and body.
- Light up the heart and face.
- Sustenance comes.
- People who chant will feel the sweetness of faith and tranquility.
- The arrival of the love of al-Rahman which is the spirit of Islam.
- Getting close to God until he is included in the group of people who reach the level of ihsan, which is worshiping God as if seeing Him.
- The coming of inabah, that is to return to Allah SWT. The more a person returns to God with a lot of remembrance of Him, the more his heart will also return to God in every situation.
- A person will get closer to Allahﷻ according to the rate of his remembrance of Allahﷻ. The more he neglects to recite, the he will also be further away from Him.
- Knowledge of God (knowing God) will increase more and more. The more dhikr, the more one's knowledge of God increases.
- The fear of Rabb 'Azza wa Jalla came and humiliated oneself more and more before Him. While the person who is negligent in dhikr will lose his fear of God.
- .The heart becomes calm and happy.
- Strengthens the heart and body.
- Light up the heart and face.
- Sustenance comes.
- People who chant will feel the sweetness of faith and tranquility.
- The arrival of the love of al-Rahman which is the spirit of Islam.
- Getting close to God until he is included in the group of people who reach the level of ihsan, which is worshiping God as if seeing Him.
- The coming of inabah, that is to return to Allahﷻ. The more a person returns to God with a lot of remembrance of Him, the his heart will also return to God in every situation.
- A person will get closer to Allahﷻ according to the rate of his remembrance of Allahﷻ The more he neglects to recite, the he will also be further away from Him.
- Knowledge of God (knowing God) will increase more and more. The more dhikr, the more one's knowledge of God increases.
- The fear of Rabb 'Azza wa Jalla came and humiliated oneself more and more before Him. While the person who is negligent in dhikr will lose his fear of God.
- Will achieve what Allahﷻ says. The words of Allahﷻ:
- Zikr is a light for its owner in the world, in the grave, and on the day of resurrection.
- Zikr is ra'su al-Umur (mother of all things). Anyone who is allowed to recite zikr, then he will obtain various benefits. Whoever escapes and releases from this dhikr, then he escapes from various good deeds.
- Remembrance will warn the heart that is sleeping soundly. The heart will wake up again with chanting.
- People who remember will get closer to God and be with Him. Togetherness here is a special togetherness, not just that God is together to know or cover.
- May Allah SWT make us among the people of remembrance. Again in this month of Ramadhan al-Mubarak and in the last 10 days of Ramadhan let us wet our tongues with zikrullah. Amen.
Akhukum fillah,
Dr. Zulkifli bin Mohamad al-Bakri
