Getting to Know the Special Daily Dhikr (Remembrances) of the Week and Their Benefits 📿🕋🤲🕌

📿Dhikr is divided into two types: verbal dhikr and heartfelt (internal) dhikr. Several factors are considered essential for genuine remembrance of God, including faith, piety, belief in the afterlife, and belief in divine scriptures.

The effects of dhikr include: inner peace and calm, fear of God, knowledge and insight, salvation, being remembered by God, spiritual awakening, divine forgiveness, and entry into Paradise. There are also obstacles to dhikr, such as self-centeredness, Satanic influence, and divine imposition of heedlessness upon the hearts of disbelievers.

Though many supplications (duas) have been narrated for each day of the week in Islamic traditions, some scholars have compiled special dhikrs for each day. While reciting these for reward and spiritual benefit is permissible, in one narration, Imam Sadiq (a) stated: “On Thursday at noon, perform ghusl (ritual bathing), prepare your prayer mat, and perform a four-rak‘ah prayer. After Surah al-Hamd, recite Surah al-Qadr 10 times in each rak‘ah, then say 100 times: ‘اللّهم صل علی محمد و آله محمد…’ (O Allah, bless Muhammad and his family…).”

📿 Special Dhikrs for Each Day of the Week

Saturday – “Ya Rabb al-‘Alamin”

(O Lord of the Worlds)

• Saturday is associated with the name of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

• It is recommended to recite the Ziyarat (salutation) of the Prophet on this day, which is said to bring self-sufficiency and contentment.

📿 Sunday – “Ya Dhal-Jalali wal-Ikram”

(O Possessor of Majesty and Honor)

• This day is linked to Imam Ali (a) and Lady Fatima (s).

• Reciting their Ziyarat is believed to bring victory and success.

📿 Monday – “Ya Qadi al-Hajat”

(O Fulfiller of Needs)

• Monday is connected with Imam Hasan (a) and Imam Husayn (a).

• Reciting their Ziyarat is said to result in increased wealth.

  

📿 Tuesday – “Ya Arham ar-Rahimin”

(O Most Merciful of the Merciful)

• This day is associated with Imam Zayn al-Abidin (a), Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (a), and Imam Ja‘far al-Sadiq (a).

• It is recommended to recite their Ziyarat for the fulfillment of wishes and needs.

📿 Wednesday – “Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum”

(O Ever-Living, O Self-Subsisting)

• Associated with Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), Imam Ali al-Ridha (a), Imam Muhammad al-Taqi (a), and Imam Ali al-Hadi (a).

• This dhikr is said to bring lasting honor and dignity.

📿 Thursday – “La ilaha illa Allah al-Malik al-Haqq al-Mubin”

(There is no god but Allah, the Sovereign, the True and Manifest)

• Reciting this on Thursday is believed to increase sustenance and provision.

• It is also recommended to recite the Ziyarat of Imam Hasan al-Askari (a).

📿 Friday – “Allahumma salli ‘ala Muhammad wa Aali Muhammad wa ‘ajil farajahum”

(O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, and hasten their relief [Imam Mahdi’s reappearance])

• This powerful salawat is especially recommended for gaining respect and honor.

• Visiting or sending salutations to Imam Mahdi (a.j.) on this day is highly recommended.

These daily dhikrs provide not only spiritual connection and remembrance of the Imams but also carry deep spiritual rewards and worldly benefits.