Remembrance of Allah -- The Best Remembrance




The best remembrance is the recitation of the Holy Quran. The Prophetic Sunnah has provided various forms of remembrance, and the best of these remembrances are as follows:

“The words dearer to Allah are four: ‘How perfect Allah is and all praise is for Allah. None has the right to be worshipped except Allah alone and Allah is great It does not matter which you say first.

(Muslim)1

"And "there is no might nor power except with Allah": It is one of the treasures of Paradise." (Agreed upon)2

“Whoever says: ‘Glory is to Allah, the Magnificent, and with His Praise (Subḥān Allāhil-Aẓīm, wa biḥamdih)’ a date-palm tree is planted for him in Paradise.” 

(At-Tirmidhi)3

“Two phrases which are dear to the Compassionate One and are light on the tongue but heavy in the scale are: “How perfect Allah is and I praise Him; and How perfect Allah is the Most Great.” (Agreed upon)4

“And the praise of Allah fills the scale. Glorification and praise fill up what is between the heavens and the earth”.

(Muslim)1

Saad Ibn. Abi Waqqas2, may Allah be pleased with him, said: Once when we were with the Messenger of Allah he asked whether any of us was incapable of acquiring a thousand daily, and when one of those who were sitting with him asked how any of them could acquire a thousand he replied, “If he says, Glory be to Allah, a hundred times, a thousand blessings will be recorded for him or a thousand sins will be removed from him.”

(Muslim)3

Repentance and Seeking Forgiveness, Chapter on the Virtue of Saying "La ilaha illallah" (There Is No Deity Worthy of Worship Except Allah), "Allahu Akbar" (Allah Is the Greatest), "Alhamdulillah" (Praise Be to Allah), and Other Forms of Remembrance, 

Hadith number 2694, narrated by Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him.





References

1 Book of Manners, Chapter on the Dislike of Being Named with Ugly Names and with No Benefit and Similar Matters, Hadith number 2137, narrated by Samurah ibn Jundub, may Allah be pleased with him.

2 Narrated by Al-Bukhari, Book of Invocations, Chapter: There is no Power or Strength except with Allah, Hadith number 6409, and Muslim, Book of Remembrance and Supplication and Repentance and Seeking Forgiveness, Chapter on the Merit of Lowering the Voice in Remembrance, Hadith number 2704, narrated by Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari, may Allah be pleased with him.

3 Chapters of Invocations, Chapter number 3464, narrated by Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him.

4 Narrated by Al-Bukhari, Book of Oaths and Vows, Chapter: If One Says, "By Allah, I Will Not Speak Today" and Then Prays or Recites or Glorifies or Exalts Allah or Declares His Greatness, Hadith number 6682, and Muslim, Book of Remembrance and Supplication and

1 Book of Purification, Chapter on the Virtue of Wudu (ablution), Hadith number 223, narrated by Abu Malik Al-Ash'ari, may Allah be pleased with him.

2 He is Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, and name of Abi Waqqas is Malik ibn Uhayb Al-Zuhri Al-Qurashi. He was the seventh person to embrace Islam and was one of the companions whom Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, consulted in matters of consultation (Shura). He passed away in 54 AH, or it was said 55 AH, or it may be different. Al-Isti'ab fi Ma'rifat Al-As'hab (606/2), Al-Isabah fi Tamyiz Al-Sahabah (62/3).

3 Book of Remembrance and Supplication and Repentance and Seeking Forgiveness, Chapter on the Virtue of Saying "La ilaha illallah" (There Is No Deity Worthy of Worship Except Allah), "Allahu Akbar" (Allah Is the Greatest), "Alhamdulillah" (Praise Be to Allah), and Other Forms of Remembrance, Hadith number 2698.

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