5 Amazing Dhikr Playlists To Replace Music

This is quite a light post inspired by a conversation I had this week about music. I sometimes listen to content with instruments but one thing that has been helpful for me is listening to dhikr. I particularly love Nigerian dhikr and wanted to share my favourite playlists.

Habits are best broken when there is a replacement. If you are someone that struggles with listening to music, I would advice weaning yourself off by playing dhikr and reciting along when you are doing activities that don’t require huge amounts of concentration.

I’ve also included a great thread by Nafisa Bakkar and a link to a previous post on how dhikr can help to revive our hearts.

Extract of a thread on cutting out music by Nafisa Bakkar.

To be honest this wasn't about "is music halal or haram" it was more – is this good for my soul? I think halal/haram debates are sometimes far too reductive on both sides.

— Nafisa Bakkar (@NafisaBakkar) December 12, 2017

Then the last two months I cut it out & replaced it with Quran recitations. And honestly, I have found that I just end up reciting the Quran in times when I would have been singing or listening to music. I'll be walking down the road, driving somewhere & I just want to recite.

— Nafisa Bakkar (@NafisaBakkar) December 12, 2017

I pray that you benefited from this post and I would love to know what your relationship with music is like. Do you listen to it? If not, how did you stop listening?