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Dhikr in Islam is remembering Allah with the tongue and the heart: glorifying Him, praising Him and declaring His oneness, in the words the Prophet ﷺ taught us. This page gathers all our dhikr articles in one place, each built on authentic hadith, with the Arabic text, its source, its grade and what it means for us today.
Abu Musa al-Ash‘ari (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said:
مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَذْكُرُ رَبَّهُ وَالَّذِي لاَ يَذْكُرُ مَثَلُ الْحَىِّ وَالْمَيِّتِ
“The example of the one who remembers his Lord and the one who does not remember his Lord is like that of the living and the dead.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 6407 · Narrated by Abu Musa · Translation adapted from Sunnah.com
The articles below follow one path: the best words of dhikr, the daily dhikr and their counts, dhikr in and after salah, the morning and evening adhkar, and sending salawat on the Prophet ﷺ.
Start here: the best dhikr in Islam
- The Best Dhikr and the Best Dua: La ilaha illallah and Alhamdulillah
- 5 Words of Remembrance Beloved by Allah: easy dhikr for anyone
- La Hawla wa La Quwwata Illa Billah: a treasure of Paradise
- Plant Your Garden in Jannah: Prophet Ibrahim’s message on the Mi‘raj
Daily dhikr and their counts
- SubhanAllahi wa Bihamdihi 100 Times: sins forgiven like sea foam
- La ilaha illallah 100 Times: the reward of glorifying Allah
- Subhanallahi wa Bihamdihi ‘Adada Khalqihi: 4 heavy phrases of dhikr
- Every Tasbih Is Charity: Hadith 25 of an-Nawawi
Dhikr in and after salah
- Dhikr After Salah: what the Prophet ﷺ said after every prayer
- Hamdan Kathiran Tayyiban: the words the angels raced to record
- What to Say in Ruku’ and Sujud: Subhana Rabbiyal ‘Azim
Morning and evening adhkar
- Morning Adhkar: 7 authentic morning and evening adhkar in one place
- Radhitu Billahi Rabba: its meaning and benefits
- Bismillahilladhi La Yadurru: three times morning and evening
- Morning and Evening Dua for Protection: asking Allah for ‘afiyah
Salawat on the Prophet ﷺ
- Salawat on the Prophet ﷺ: how to send blessings, and its reward
Latest dhikr articles
Morning Adhkar: 7 Authentic Morning and Evening Adhkar
Every Tasbih Is Charity: Hadith 25 of an-Nawawi
What to Say in Ruku’ and Sujud: Subhana Rabbiyal ‘Azim
SubhanAllahi wa Bihamdihi 100 Times: Sins Forgiven Like Sea Foam
La Hawla Wa La Quwwata Illa Billah: A Treasure of Paradise
Radhitu Billahi Rabba Wabil Islami Dina: Meaning and Benefits
5 Words of Remembrance Beloved by Allah (Easy Dhikr)
Lessons from Prophet Ibrahim: Plant Your Garden in Jannah
New dhikr articles appear here as they are published. To browse all of them, see every article in the Dhikr series.
Every article on this page checks its hadith against Sunnah.com and its verses against Quran.com. You can read how in Start Here. For duas, see Dua in Islam.
Questions people ask
What is dhikr in Islam?
Dhikr is the remembrance of Allah: words like SubhanAllah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illallah and Allahu Akbar, said with the tongue and felt in the heart. In Sahih al-Bukhari 6407 the Prophet ﷺ compared the one who remembers his Lord and the one who does not to the living and the dead.
What is the best dhikr?
The Prophet ﷺ said the best dhikr is La ilaha illallah and the best dua is Alhamdulillah. Our article The Best Dhikr and the Best Dua gives the hadith, its source and its grade.
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