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Riyad-us-Saliheen

Chapter 225: About the Virtue of Mentioning Allah

Chapter Introduction

( ١٥ ) كتاب الأذكار
۲۲٥ - باب فضل الذكر والحث عليه
الْقُرْآنُ الْكَرِيمُسُورَةُ العَنكَبُوتِ (29:45)
اتْلُ مَا أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ ۖ إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ تَنْهَىٰ عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنكَرِ ۗ وَلَذِكْرُ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ ۗ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَصْنَعُونَ
( سُورَةُ العَنكَبُوتِ (29:45) )

Translation: Allah said:

Translation: " Recite (O Muhammad (peace be upon him)) what has been revealed to you of the Book (the Koran), and perform Salât (Iqamât Al-Salât). Verily, Salât (the prayer) prevents from Fahshâ'a (i.e. great sins of every kind, unlawful sexual intercourse) and Munkar (i.e. disbelief, polytheism, and every kind of evil wicked deed) and the remembering (praising) of (you by) Allah (in front of the angels) is greater indeed (than your remembering (praising) of Allah in prayers). And Allah knows what you do. ** * " (29: 45) And

الْقُرْآنُ الْكَرِيمُسُورَةُ البَقَرَةِ (2:152)
فَاذْكُرُونِي أَذْكُرْكُمْ وَاشْكُرُوا لِي وَلَا تَكْفُرُونِ
( سُورَةُ البَقَرَةِ (2:152) )

Translation: " Therefore remember Me (by praying, glorifying Me), I will remember you, and be grateful to Me (for My countless Favors to you) and never be ungrateful to Me. * " (2: 152) And

الْقُرْآنُ الْكَرِيمُسُورَةُ الأَعۡرَافِ (7:205)
وَاذْكُر رَّبَّكَ فِي نَفْسِكَ تَضَرُّعًا وَخِيفَةً وَدُونَ الْجَهْرِ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ بِالْغُدُوِّ وَالْآصَالِ وَلَا تَكُن مِّنَ الْغَافِلِينَ
( سُورَةُ الأَعۡرَافِ (7:205) )

Translation: " And remember your Lord within yourself, humbly and with fear without loudness in words in the mornings, and in the afternoons and be not of those who are neglectful. * (7: 205) And

الْقُرْآنُ الْكَرِيمُسُورَةُ الأَحۡزَابِ (33:35)
إِنَّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمَاتِ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالْقَانِتِينَ وَالْقَانِتَاتِ وَالصَّادِقِينَ وَالصَّادِقَاتِ وَالصَّابِرِينَ وَالصَّابِرَاتِ وَالْخَاشِعِينَ وَالْخَاشِعَاتِ وَالْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ وَالْمُتَصَدِّقَاتِ وَالصَّائِمِينَ وَالصَّائِمَاتِ وَالْحَافِظِينَ فُرُوجَهُمْ وَالْحَافِظَاتِ وَالذَّاكِرِينَ اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَالذَّاكِرَاتِ أَعَدَّ اللَّهُ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةً وَأَجْرًا
( سُورَةُ الأَحۡزَابِ (33:35) )

Translation: " Verily, the Muslims (those who submit to Allah in Islam) men and women, the believers men and women (who believe in Islamic Monotheism), the men and the women who are obedient (to Allah), the men and women who are truthful (in their speech and deeds), the men and the women who are patient (in performing all the duties that Allah has ordered and in abstaining from what Allah has forbidden), the men and the women who are humble (before their Lord-Allah, the men and the women who give zakat, the men and the women who observe fasting (the obligatory fasting during the month of Ramadhan, and the optional fasting), the men and the women who guard their chastity (from illegal sexual acts) and the men and the women who remember Allah much with their hearts and tongues Allah has prepared for them forgiveness and a great reward (Paradise). * * " ” (33: 35) And

الْقُرْآنُ الْكَرِيمُسُورَةُ الأَحۡزَابِ (33:41)
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ ذِكْرًا كَثِيرًا وَسَبِّحُوهُ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا
( سُورَةُ الأَحۡزَابِ (33:41) )

Translation: " O you who believe! Remember Allah with much remembrance. And glorify His Praises morning and afternoon (the early morning (fajr) and asr prayers). * " (33: 41-42)

Translation: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said as:

Hadith 767: Hadith 767

٧٦٧ - حديث أَبي هُرَيْرَةَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيََََُُِّّّّّّّ ، قَالَ : : كَلِمَتَانِ خَفِيفَتَانِ عَلَى اللَّسَانِ ، ثَقِيلَتَانِ فِي الْمِيزَانِ ، حَبِيبَتَانِ إِلَى الرَّحْمِنْ : سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ أخرجه البخاري

Translation: 767. Narrated by Abu-Horaira ' The Prophet said: " There are two expressions that are very easy for the tongue to say, but they are very heavy in the balance and are very dear to the Beneficent (Allah), and they are: ' Subhan Allah Al-Azim ' and ' Subhan Allah wa Bihamdihi ". " " (1) (Bukhari 415, Vol. 8)

Hadith 768: Hadith 768

٧٦٨ - عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ : أَنَّّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : ( مِنْ قَالَ : لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ المُلْكُ ولهُ الحَمْدُ ، وَهُو عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ . في يَوْمٍ مائة مرة ، كانَتْ لَهُ عَدَلَ عَشْر رقاب ، وكُتبَتْ لَهُ مِائَةُ حَسَنَةٍ ، وَمُحِيَتْ عَنْهُ
مائَةُ سَيِّئَة ، وَكانَتْ لَهُ حرّرًا مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ يَوْمَهُ ذلكَ حَتَّى يُمْسِي ، وَلَمْ يَأْتِ أَحَدٌ بِأَفْضَلَ مِمَا جَاءَ بِهِ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ عَمِلَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْهُ . رواه البخاري

Translation: 768. Narrated Abu-Horaira: ' Allah's Messenger said: " Whoever says: ' Lâ ilâha illAllahu wahdahu lâ sharika lahu, lahulmulku wa lahulhamdu wa Huwa ' ala kulli shai'in Qadir (' There is no God but Allah Alone Who has no partner, to Whom dominion belongs, to Whom praise is due, Who is Omnipotent), one hundred times a day will get the same reward as given for freeing ten slaves, and one hundred good deeds will be written in his accounts, and one hundred sins will be deducted from his accounts, and it (his saying) will be a shield for him from Satan on that day until night, and nobody will be able to do a better deed except the one who does more than he. " " (رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُ : 4120.Bukhari)

Hadith 769: Hadith 769

٧٦٩ عَنْ أَبِي أَيٌُُّّّوبَ رَضِيَ اللهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُ قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُوَلَاللَّهُ ) . : مَنْ قَالَ : لَا إِلَهَ إلا اللهُ ، وَحْدَهُ ، لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ المُلْكَ ، وَلَهُ الحَمْدُ ، بيده الخَيْرُ ، يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ، عَشْرَ مَرَاتِ ، كَانَ كَمَنْ أَعْتَقَ أَرْبَعَةَ أَنَّفُسِ مِنْ وَلَدٍ إِسْمَاعِيلَ مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ

Translation: 769. Narrated Abu-Ayoub Al-Ansari رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُمْ : " Allah's Messenger said: " Whoever says ten times: ' There is no God but Allah Alone Who has no partner, to Whom dominion belongs, to Whom praise is due, Who is Omnipotent ' will have a reward equivalent to that for emancipating four of the descendants of Ismâ'il (Ishma el) from slavery. " (Agreed upon)

۷۷۰- عَنِ ابْنِ عَبّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ ) . تَعَالَى عَنْهُمَا ، أَنََّّ النَّبِيََََُُِِّّّّّّّّ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَقُولُ بَيْنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ : اللّهُمَ اغْفِرْ لِي ، وَارْحَمْنِي ، وَاهْدِنِي ، وَعَافِنِي ، وَارْزُقْنِي رَوَاهُ الأَرْبَعَةُ إِلَّا النِّسَائِي ، وَالٍلَّفْظُ لأَبِي دَاوُدَ ، وَصَحْحَهُ الحَاكِمُ

Translation: .770 Narrated Ibn Abbas: The Prophet ﷺ used to say between the two prostrations: " Allahumma ighfir li warhamni, wahdini, wa " âfini warzuqni (O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, heal me, and provide sustenance for me). " " (Reported by Arba'a (the four) except Al-Nasâe'e and this is the version of Abu-Dawood. Al-Hâkim graded it Saheeh (sound).)

Hadith 771: Hadith 771

۷۷۱- عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ : أَنَّّ النَّبِيََََُُِِّّّّّّّّ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَقُولُ فِي دُبُرِ كُلِّ صَلَاةِ مكتوبة : ( لا إله إلا اللَّهِ وَحْدَهُ لا شَريكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ المُلْكُ ، وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلَّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ . اللَّهُمَّ لَا مَانِعَ لِمَا أَعْطَيْتَ ، وَلاَ مُعْطِيَ لِمَا مِنْعْتَ ، وَلَا يَنْفَعُ ذَا الْجَدّ منكَ الْجَدَ ) . رواه البخاري

Translation: 771. Narrated Al-Mogheera ibn Sho'aba: ' The Prophet used to say after every compulsory (prayer), " Lâ ilâha illAllahu wahdahu lâ sharIka lahu, lahulmulku walahulhamdu, wa Huwa alâ kulli shai'in Qadır. Allahumma lâ mani'a limâ a'tâita, wa lâ mu'tiya limâ mana'ta, wa lâ yanfa'u dhaljaddi minkaljadd. (None has the right to be worshipped but Allah and He has no partner in Lordship or in worship or in the Names and the Qualities and for Him is the kingdom and all the praises and thanks are for Him and He is Omnipotent. O Allah! Nobody can hold back what You give and nobody can give what You hold back. Hard efforts by anyone (or good luck or riches) for anything cannot benefit one against Your Will.) " (And Al- Hasan said: ' Jadd means riches (prosperity). ') (1: 8050.Bukhari.)

Hadith 772: Hadith 772

۷۷۲- عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ : جَاءَ الْفُقَراءُ إِلَى النَّبِيََََُُِِّّّّّّّّ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالُوا : ذَهَبَ أَهْلُ الدّثُورِ مِنْ الأَمْوَالِ بِالدَّرَجَاتِ الْعُلَاَ وَالنّعِيمِ المُقِيمِ : يُصَلُّونَ كَمَا نُصَلِّي ، وَيَصُومُونَ كَمَا نَصُومُ ، وَلَهُمْ فَضلُ أَمْوَالِ ، يَحْجَونَ بِهَا وَيَعْتَمِرُونَ ، وَيُجَاهِدُونَ وَيَتَصَدَقُونَ . قَالَ : ( أَلَا أَحَدَتُكُمْ بِأَمْرٍ إِنََََّّّّْ أَخَذْتُمْ بِهِ ، أَدْرَكْتُمْ مِنْ
سَبَقَكُمْ ، وَلَمْ يُدْرِكُكُمْ أَحَدٌ بَعْدَكُمْ ، وَكُنتُمْ خَيْرَ مِنْ أَنَّتُمْ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَيْهِم ، إِلَّا مِنْ عَملَ مِثْلَهُ تُسَبِّحُونَ وَتَحْمَدُونَ وَتُكَبِّرُونَ ، خَلْفَ كُلِّ صَلَاةِ ، ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ
قَالَ الراوي : فَاخْتَلَفْنَا بَيْنَنَا ، فَقَالَ بَعْضُنَا نُسَبِّحْ ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ ، وَنَحْمَدُ ثَلَاثًا وثَلاثِينَ ، وَنُكَبَرُ أَربَعًا وَثَلاثِينَ ، فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ : ( تَقُولُ : سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ، وَالْحَمْدُ اللَّهِ ، وَاللَّهُ أَكِبْرٌ ، حَتَّى يَكُونَ مِنْهُن كلهن ثَلاثًا وَثَلاثِينَ ) . رواه البخاري

Translation: 772. Narrated Abu-Horaira رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُ : Some poor people came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: “ The wealthy people will get higher grades and will have permanent enjoyment, and they offer (prayer) like us and observe Saum (fast) as we do. They have more money by which they perform the Hajj and Omra, fight and struggle in Allah's Cause, and give in charity. The Prophet said: “ Shall I not tell you a thing upon which if you act you will become equal to those who have surpassed you? Nobody would surpass you and you would be better than the people amongst whom you live, except those who will do the same. Say: ' Subhân Allah (How perfect Allah is) ", ' Alhamdulillah (All praise is for Allah) ' and Allahu Akbar (Allah is the greatest) ' thirty three times each after every (compulsory) prayer.We differed and some of us said that we should say: ' Subhan Allah ' thirty three times and ' Alhamdu lillâh ' thirty three times and ' Allahu Akbar ' thirty four times. I went to the Prophet who said " Say " " Subhân Allah ' and ' Alhamdu lillâh ' and ' Allahu Akbar ' all of them thirty three times. (1: 8040.Bukhari)

Hadith 773: Hadith 773

۷۷۳- عَنْ عَلِي : أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ ) . عَنْهَا شَكَتْ مَا تَلْقَى مِنْ أَثَرِ الرَّحِي ، فَأَتَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَبْيٍّ ، فَانْطَلَقَت فَلَمْ تَجِدهُ فَوَجَدَتْ عَائِشَةَ فَأَخْبَرَتْهَا ، فَلَمَا جَاءَ النَّبِيَ أَخْبَرَتْهُ عائشة بمجيء فَاطِمَةَ ، فَجَاءَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَيْنَا وَقَدْ أَخَذْنَا مَضَاجِعَنَا ، فَذَهَبْتُ لأقومَ ، فَقَالَ : : ( عَلَى مَكانِكُمَا ) . فَقَعَدَ بَيْنَنَا ، حَتَّى وَجَدْتُ بَرْدَ قَدَمَيْهِ عَلَى
صَدْرِي ، وَقَالَ : : ( ألا أُعَلِّمُكُمَا خَيْرًا مِمَا سَأَلْتُمَانِي ، إِذَا أَخَذْتُمَا مَضَاجِعَكُمَا تُكَبّرًا أربَعًا وَثَلاثِينَ ، وَتُسَبحَا ثَلاثًا وَثَلاثِينَ ، وَتَحْمَدَا ثَلاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ ، فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكُمَا مِنْ
خادم . رواه البخاري

Translation: 773. Narrated ' Ali ': Fatima complained of the suffering caused to her by the hand mill. Some captives were brought to the Prophet and she went to him but did not find him at home. A'isha was present there to whom she told (of her desire for a servant). When the Prophet came, A'isha informed him about Fatima's visit. ' ' Ali added: " So the Prophet came to us, after we had gone to bed, I wanted to get up but the Prophet said: " Remain in your place. ". Then he sat down between us until I found the coolness of his feet on my chest. Then he said: “ Shall I teach you a thing that is better than what you have asked me? When you go to bed, say: ' Allah Akbar ' thirty-four times, and ' Subhân Allah ' thirtythree times, and ' Alhamd lillah ' thirty-three times for that is better for you both than a servant. " (رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُ : 550. Bukhari)

Hadith 774: Hadith 774

٧٧٤- عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَاص : أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَأْمُرُ بِهِؤُلَاءِ الْكَلِمَاتِ : ( اللَّهُمََّّ إِنََََِّّّّّْي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْبُخْلِ ، وَأَعوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْجُبْنِ ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أَرَدَ إِلَى أَرْذَلِ الْعُمْرِ ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الدُّنْيَا يَعْنِي فِتْنَةَ الدَّجَالِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ ) . رواه البخاري

Translation: 774. Narrated Sa'ad ibn Abi-Waqqâs: ‘ Allah's Messenger ordered the following statements: " O Allah! I seek refuge with You from miserliness, and I seek refuge with You from cowardice, and I seek refuge with You from old age, and I seek refuge with You from the Fitna (trial and affliction etc.) of this world (i.e. Fitna (of Al-dajjal etc.), and I seek refuge with You from the punishment in the grave. " (رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُ : 3760.Bukari)