4⃣. Increase in Dhikr...
22 September 2022 • 1.9K views
Faatimah radhiyallahu 'anha, the beloved daughter of the Prophet ﷺ, once came and complained to her father about excessive household work and requested a slave [to assist with household chores]. Her hands were blistered from grinding the flour in the mill. Later that evening, the Prophet ﷺ went to her house. Ali radhiyallahu 'anhu, Fatimah's husband was also at home. The Prophet ﷺ lied down between them and asked them:
((ألا أدلكما على ما هو خير لكما من خادم؟))
“Should I not direct you to something even better than a servant?”
((إذا أويتما إلى فراشكما، أو أخذتما مضاجعكما، فكبرا ثلاثًا وثلاثين، وسبحا ثلاثًا وثلاثين واحمدا ثلاثًا وثلاثين، فهذا خير لكما من خادم))
“When you go to sleep say: ‘subhanAllah’ 33 times, ‘Alhamdulillah’ 33 times, and ‘Allahu akbar’ 34 times. It will be better for you than a slave.” [Bukhari]
* If you want to be more productive, surely you would spare 5 mins to implement this before sleep