I have to read Ayyat Kareema it 115,000 times.
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Allikum,
I have
to read Ayyat Kareema it 115,000 times.I have some questions about it. Can i
read it while working or walking around? And is it neccessary to the wazoo? During
this if company management comes in & talk to me can i resume after finish
the talk?
Kindly
guide me as soon as possible.
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Answer:
Recite for a number of times
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Your Question: I
have to read Ayyat Kareema it 115,000 times.
Although one is encouraged to recite the ‘Aayat Kareema’
as often and as much as one wills or is convenient for them, it would not be
appropriate nor in accordance with the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws)
to recite anything for a particular number of times when Allah and His
Messenger (saws) have not endorsed its specific number, place, or time of
recitation!
If one believes or assumes from themselves that the
recitation of any particular Verse or Phrase is more meritorious or earns more
rewards from Allah Subhanah if recited for an ‘x’ number of times, or at a
particular time, or at a particular place…..when such specifics have not been
endorsed by Allah and His Messenger (saws), then without an iota of a doubt,
such an assumption, belief, and practice would be manifestation of ‘bida’ or
innovation in the Sight of Allah Subhanah.
One may recite any Verse or Phrase or even the ‘Aayat
Kareema’ as often and as much as one wills….but it would be akin to piety and
obedience to abstain from limiting or specifying the number of its recitation,
especially when Allah and His Messenger (saws) have not specified its number!
Your Question: Can i
read it while working or walking around?
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 3 Surah
Ale-Imraan verse 191:
191 Men who celebrate the Praises of Allah
standing, sitting, and lying down on their sides; and contemplate the (wonders of) creation in the heavens and the
earth….
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 33 Surah
Ahzaab verse 35:
35 For Muslim men and women, for believing men and women, for devout
men and women, for true men and women, for men and women who are patient and
constant, for men and women who humble themselves, for men and women who give
in charity, for men and women who fast, for men and women who guard their
chastity, and for men and women who engage much in Allah's Praise…. for
them has Allah prepared forgiveness and great reward.
Said Aishah, "The Messenger of Allah (saws)
used to remember Allah at all times."
Related by Bukhari and Muslim.
Ali bin Abi Talha relates that Ibn Abbas
(r.a.) said, "All obligations imposed upon man by Allah are clearly marked
and one is exempted from them in the presence of a genuine cause. The only
exception is the obligation of ‘dhikr’ (Remembrance). Allah has set no specific
limits for it, and under no circumstances is one allowed to be negligent of it.
We are commanded to 'remember Allah standing, sitting and reclining on your
sides,' in the morning, during the day, at sea or on land, on journey or at
home, in poverty and in prosperity, in sickness or in health, openly and
secretly, and, in fact, at all times throughout one's life and in all
circumstances."
Dear and beloved Sister in Islam, one is absolutely
encouraged to remember and declare the Praise and Glorifications of their Lord
whenever and wherever one happens to be; standing, sitting, lying down on one’s
sides, or while working or walking about, etc.; but one should abstain from
reciting the Glorious Quran when one is in the state of ‘janaba’ or post-sex
impurity.
Reported Ali ibn Abi Taalib (r.a.) that
"Nothing would stop the Prophet (saws) from reciting the Qur'an except
post-sex impurity."
Related by Bukhari and Muslim.
Your Question: And
is it neccessary to the wazoo?
Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 3751 Narrated by Abdullah ibn Abbas
The Messenger of Allah (saws) came out from
the privy and water was presented to him. They (the people) asked: ‘Should we
bring you water for ablution?’ He (saws)
replied: ‘I have been commanded to perform ablution (only) when I get up
for prayer.’
Sahih Muslim Hadith 725 Narrated by Abdullah ibn Abbas
The Messenger of Allah (saws) came out of the
privy, and he was presented with some food, and the people reminded him about
ablution, but he (saws) said: ‘Am I to say prayer that I should perform
ablution?’
The only acts where ‘wudu’ is a pre-condition for its
acceptance are:
One is not required or obligated to be in the state of
‘wudu’ when remembering Allah Subhanah or reciting Quran from one’s memory.
Your Question:
During this if company management comes in & talk to me can i resume after
finish the talk?
Interruptions of worldly affairs, or work, or chores do
not violate the rewards or acceptance of the recitation of one’s praises or
glorifications of Allah Subhanah in the least.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan