فَضلُ ذِكرِ اللّه‏ِ The Virtue of the Remembrance of Allah

Remembrance here means the remembrnaces of Allah

 

1ـ رسولُ اللهِ‏ِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): لا تَختارَنَّ عَلى ذِكرِ اللّه‏ِ شَيئاً فإنّهُ يقولُ: «وَلَذِكْرُ اللّه‏ِ أكْبَرُ».

1– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Never prefer anything above the remembrance of Allah for verily He says, “and the remembrance of Allah is surely greater.”’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 107, no. 1]
 

2ـ عن معاذ عنه (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): لَيسَ عَمَلٌ أحَبَّ إلى اللّه‏ِ تعالى ولا أنجى لِعَبدٍ مِن كُلِّ سيّئةٍ في الدنيا والآخِرَةِ مِن ذِكرِ اللّه‏ِ . قيلَ: ولا القتالُ في سبيلِ اللّه‏ِ ؟ قالَ: لولا ذِكرُ اللّه‏ِ لم يُؤمَرْ بالقِتالِ.

2– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘There is no action more beloved to Allah Almighty, or more successful as a means of salvation for a servant of Allah from all the evil of this world and the next than the remembrance of Allah.’ Someone then asked, ‘Not even fighting in the way of Allah?’ The Prophet (SAWA) replied, ‘If it was not for the remembrance of Allah, there would be no command to fight in the way of Allah.’[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 3931]
 

3ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الذِّكرُ لَذَّةُ المُحِبِّينَ.

3– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Remembrance is a source of great pleasure for the lovers [of Allah].’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 670]
 

4ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الذِّكرُ مُجالَسَةُ المَحبوبِ .

4– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Remembrance is sitting in the company of the Beloved One.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 322]
 

5ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): ذِكرُ اللّه‏ِ سَجِيَّةُ كُلِّ مُحسِنٍ وشِيمَةُ كُلِّ مُؤمنٍ.

5– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Remembrance of Allah is the natural disposition of every good-doer and the distinguishing mark of every believer.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5173]