6 Benefits of Dhikr Every Morning for Muslim

Dhikr means remembering Allah that you can recite whenever and wherever you are. So many Muslims believe that every time they remember Allah so that Allah will remember them such as mentions in the Quran surah Al Baqarah verse 152.

فَاذْكُرُوْنِيْٓ اَذْكُرْكُمْ وَاشْكُرُوْا لِيْ وَلَا تَكْفُرُوْنِ ࣖ – ١٥٢

“Then remember me, I will remember you too. Give thanks to me, and don’t deny me.” (QS 2:152)

The Quran mentions so many times that whenever we praise Allah so that Allah will give His blessing and gratitude. Moreover, when you doing Dhikr in Ramadhan to get some of the values of the last ten days of Ramadhan. Praising him such as doing the Dhikr can make us closer to Allah in so many ways. Moreover, if you are doing it in the morning and the night.

This time we will bring you into some of the benefits of Dhikr every morning based on the Quran. Let’s see some of them below!

1. Having a Peace in Mind and Soul

So many Muslims believe that remembering Allah is capable to give a significant psychological effect to feel some peace in both mind and soul. That would make us having the reassurance that Allah will help us in anything as one of the importance of Dhikr in Islam.

The more you remembering Allah by doing Dhikr in the morning can make your heart having a peaceful feeling such as mentions in the Quran surah Ar Ra’d verse 28 below.

الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَتَطْمَىِٕنُّ قُلُوْبُهُمْ بِذِكْرِ اللّٰهِ ۗ اَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللّٰهِ تَطْمَىِٕنُّ الْقُلُوْبُ ۗ – ٢٨

“(that is) those who believe and their hearts are at peace by remembering Allah. Remember, only by remembering Allah will the heart be at ease.” (QS 13:28)

2. Avoid Some Punishment

Allah mentions on the Quran surah Ar Ra’d verse 13 that even the thunder do the Dhikr towards Him. That means everything in this world is afraid of Allah’s punishment. It takes a simple conclusion that the more you do the Dhikr the more you can avoid Allah’s punishments as one of the virtues of Dhikr to Allah SWT.

So many Muslim believe that Allah will torment them with a hard punishment to whoever that against Him.

وَيُسَبِّحُ الرَّعْدُ بِحَمْدِهٖ وَالْمَلٰۤىِٕكَةُ مِنْ خِيْفَتِهٖۚ وَيُرْسِلُ الصَّوَاعِقَ فَيُصِيْبُ بِهَا مَنْ يَّشَاۤءُ وَهُمْ يُجَادِلُوْنَ فِى اللّٰهِ ۚوَهُوَ شَدِيْدُ الْمِحَالِۗ – ١٣

“And the thunder praises Him, (so do) the angels for fear of Him, and Allah releases the thunderbolts, then imposes it on whom He wills, while they argue about Allah, and He is harsh in His torment.” (QS 13:13)

3. Having a Grateful Life

Allah mentions on the Quran surah Ali Imran verse 164 to whoever remembers Him, they will have a grateful life with so many blessings and bounty. That is why as Muslims we better doing Dhikr so that Allah will give His blessing and bounty instead of listening to the music that still becomes an issue whether it is music haram in Islam or not.

لَقَدْ مَنَّ اللّٰهُ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ اِذْ بَعَثَ فِيْهِمْ رَسُوْلًا مِّنْ اَنْفُسِهِمْ يَتْلُوْا عَلَيْهِمْ اٰيٰتِهٖ وَيُزَكِّيْهِمْ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ الْكِتٰبَ وَالْحِكْمَةَۚ وَاِنْ كَانُوْا مِنْ قَبْلُ لَفِيْ ضَلٰلٍ مُّبِيْنٍ – ١٦٤

“Indeed, Allah has given bounties to believers when (Allah) sent a Messenger (Muhammad) among them from among themselves, who recited to them His verses, purified their (souls), and taught them. their Kitab (Al-Qur’an) and Wisdom (Sunnah), although before that, they were actually in a real heresy.” (QS 3:164)

4. Having the Right Guidance

Allah mentions on the Quran Al Ahzab verses 41 – 42 to whoever doing Dhikr, He will guide them into the right path towards Allah. That means Allah will never leaving you behind without guidance so that you can keep in the right line towards Allah.

يٰٓاَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوا اذْكُرُوا اللّٰهَ ذِكْرًا كَثِيْرًاۙ – ٤١ وَّسَبِّحُوْهُ بُكْرَةً وَّاَصِيْلًا – ٤٢ هُوَ الَّذِيْ يُصَلِّيْ عَلَيْكُمْ وَمَلٰۤىِٕكَتُهٗ لِيُخْرِجَكُمْ مِّنَ الظُّلُمٰتِ اِلَى النُّوْرِۗ وَكَانَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ رَحِيْمًا – ٤٣

“O you who believe! Remember Allah, by remembering (His name) as much as possible, and praise Him in the morning and evening. It is He who gives mercy to you and His angels (asking forgiveness for you) so that He will bring you out of darkness into light (the light). And He is Most Merciful to those who believe.” (QS 33: 41-43)

5. Having a Great Self Control

Allah mentions in the Quran surah Al A’raf verse 56 to whoever doing good prayer whether by Dhikr or prays, He will give them His blessing. Moreover, if they don’t harm another in this world.

وَلَا تُفْسِدُوْا فِى الْاَرْضِ بَعْدَ اِصْلَاحِهَا وَادْعُوْهُ خَوْفًا وَّطَمَعًاۗ اِنَّ رَحْمَتَ اللّٰهِ قَرِيْبٌ مِّنَ الْمُحْسِنِيْنَ – ٥٦

“And do not do damage on the earth after it was (created) well. Pray to Him with fear and hope. Indeed, Allah’s grace is very close to those who do good.” (QS 7:56)

6. Having a Piece of Good Luck

Allah mentions on the Quran surah Al Anfal verse 45 that whoever doing Dhikr will have a piece of good luck in their life. Many Muslims believe that having a piece of good luck will make them happier in so many ways under the blessing of Allah. You can even recite from the Quran verses to protect yourself from djinn during your Dhikr in the morning.

يٰٓاَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْٓا اِذَا لَقِيْتُمْ فِئَةً فَاثْبُتُوْا وَاذْكُرُوا اللّٰهَ كَثِيْرًا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُوْنَۚ – ٤٥

“O you who believe! When you meet the troops (enemies), then be determined and say (the name) of Allah a lot (dhikr and pray) so that you will be lucky.” (QS 8:45)

So, there are some of the glances about the benefits of Dhikr every morning for Muslims based on the Quran. Muslims believe that Allah will keep His promises to give a pleasant life in the hereafter to whoever that always doing good deeds and remember Him. Have you ever doing Dhikr every morning?