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48. Indeed dhikr to Allāh will bestow strength upon the person who

performs dhikr, until it is as though by means of that dhikr ‘he’

is capable of finishing off substantial tasks without being
troubled by them.

The Messenger of Allāh  once taught his daughter Fāṭimah

and fiAlī bin Abī Ṭālib in order that they performed tasbīḥ

( ّ ﻠﻟا نﺎﺤﺒﺳ ﻪ ٰ ِ َ ُْ ) 33 times at night before sleep, taḥmīd ( ّ ﻠﻟ ﺪﻤْ ﳊا ﻪ ِٰ ِ ُ َْ َ ) 33
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times and takbīr ( ﱪْ ﻛَ أ ﻪ ّ ﻠﻟا) 34 times, at the time when Fāṭimah
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requested a servat in order to help her with her work and
complained about the heavy work, because she must use the

grinding wheel and carry out various kinds of household tasks.
And the Messenger of Allāh  said: “That is better for the both

of you than a servant/maid”.
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49. Dhikr is the beginning/cause of shukr (thankfulness, gratitude).

A person who does not perform dhikr ia a person who is
ungrateful towards Allāh. Dhikr and shukr are the fusion of

happiness and glory. Allāh  represents and gathers together
dhikr and shukr within His decree:

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Therefore remember Me (by praying, glorifying, etc.). I will

remember you, and be grateful to Me (for My countless favours on

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you) and never be ungrateful to Me.

90 Narrated by Al Bukhārī within Fatḥul Bārī VII/71, Muslim within Sharḥ Muslim XVII/45.
91 Sūrah Al Baqarah (2), ayāh 152.
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