Tahlil


The Tahlīl, is a form of dhikr by uttering sentence , meaning there is no deity but God.

Etymology

The term Tahlīl is a verbal noun from basic word هَلَّلَ which literally means to praise or to acclaim.

History

Traditionally, the utterance of the sentence is part of Shahada performed by somebody converting to Islam. Later on, it becomes tradition especially in sufism as one of its rituals, such as an event remembering a dead muslim. Tahlil as a ritual to remember the dead is considered a bid'ah by Salafi muslims.
In Indonesia and Malaysia, ritualized repetitive chanting of the Tahlil is done in a tradition called Kenduri, especially during death rituals. This practice is more common among muslims that are followers of the tradionalist Nahdlatul Ulama.

Hadith

Narrated by Abu Huraira: The Messenger of Allah said, "He who utters a hundred times in a day these words: `La ilaha illallahu, wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu, wa Huwa `ala kulli sha'in Qadir .
Al-Tirmidhi related on the authority of `Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-Aas that the Messenger of Allah said: .