Dhikr And Dhakireen - Pearls Of Remembrance

Precious Treasure

of the Virtues of Dhikr & Dhākireen

Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

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CONTENTS Pre face

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Re me mbrance of Allah in the Holy Q ur’an

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One who remembers Allah () is alive and one who does not is dead

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Allah () evokes His rememberers on the T hrone

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Allah () expresses His pride on Remeberers ( dhakirs) in front of angels

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Angels search streets for dhikr sittings

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Angels cover remembrance assemblies of Allah with their wings

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Allah () asks angels about His rememberers

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Remembrance of Allah is better than fighting in His way

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T he rememberers of Allah () are superior to fighters in His way

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Remembrance of Allah () is superior to giving gold and silver in charity

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10. Remember Allah () so much that hypocrites call you insane

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11. T he rememberers of Allah companions 12. Angels sit in remembrance remember Allah the same way

His

() are

His

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circles

and

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13. T he rememberers of Allah will be seated on the right of Rahman on the Last Day

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14. T he faces of the rememberers of Allah () will be radiant on the Last Day

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15. On the Last Day Prophets and martyrs will feel delighted over the station of rememberers of Allah () and those who love for His sake

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16. T he rememberers of Allah () will be seated on the pulpits of pearls and light on the Last Day

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17. T he rememberers of Allah () are His beloved servants

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18. Allah () does not reject supplication of His rememberers

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19. Paradise is the assemblies

remembrance

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20. Remembrance assemblies are the orchards of Paradise

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21. T he rememberers’ houses shine for those in heavens as stars for those on earth

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22. T hose who hold remembrance sessions will be generous and bountiful on the Day of Judgment

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23. T he sins of participants of remembrance circles are changed into pious deeds

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24. Remembrance of Allah () when dying is most liked by Allah

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25. T he land where Allah () is remembered rejoices and takes pride over other lands

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26. T he best people are those whose sight reminds you of Allah ()

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27. T he greatest favour of Allah () to a servant is to enable him remember Allah

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28. T he world is redundant except for remembrance of Allah () and its contributors

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29. A rememberer among the heedless is like a lamp in the dark

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30. Paradise is guaranteed to those who remember Allah ()

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31. Allah will shelter His rememberer beneath His shade on the Day of Judgment

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32. T he most beloved action in the sight of Allah () is excessive remembrance

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33. T he one granted a remembering tongue is blessed with the best of this world and the Hereafter

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34. People of Paradise will regret every moment spent without remembrance of Allah

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35. Remembrance of Allah () illumines hearts

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36. Remembrance of Allah () cures hearts

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37. Remembrance of Allah () is better than freeing slaves

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38. Remembrance of Allah delivers from the torment of Hell-Fire

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39. Allah’s remembrance delivers from Satan

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40. Allah’s remembrance will unburden rememberers on the Day of Judgment 41. “ He is overwhelmed”

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Glossary

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Bibliography

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P REFACE Remembrance is a significant function of human mind. Not only our normal working in a given environment but also a sound and fine basis of our good moral character demands an exceptional capability of remembrance. Moral standards are remembered and followed. T hat is how we grow into our real person. But remembrance has yet another dimension. We remember much whom we love and like. T he vice versa is also true. Our din (religion of Islam) lays great emphasis on love for Allah and the Holy Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace). Allah has revealed in the holy Qur’an: “ (O Esteemed Messenger!) Say: ‘If your fathers (forefathers) and your sons (daughters) and your brothers (sisters) and your wives and your (other) kith and kin and the riches that you have earned (so hard) and the trade and business that you dread may decline and the homes you are very fond of are dearer to you than Allah and His Messenger and struggling in His cause, then wait until Allah brings His command (of torment). Allah does not guide the disobedient.’”1 At another occasion the holy Qur’an has described the believers as the resolute and most unfaltering lovers of Allah: “ And there are some among the people who take others apart from Allah as His partners and love them as it is due for Allah alone. But those who believe, they love Allah the most (far more intensely than anyone else).”2 1. 2.

Al-Qur’ an, 9: 24. Al-Qur’ an, 2: 165.

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So, a strong relation of love with Allah and His Messenger forms the basis of our faith. When love overwhelms us we remember our beloved the most. Allah Himself gives us an example how one remembers whom one loves and ordains His servants to remember Him in the same fashion. He says: “ T hen, when you have completed the ceremonies of Hajj (pilgrimage), then celebrate remembrance of Allah most earnestly, (at Mina), as you remember your fathers and forefathers (with great fondness) or remember (Allah) even with deeper intensity of fondness.”1 Here, Allah has given us an example how we love our fathers and remember them intensely. As we love Allah the most we must therefore remember Him with proportional intensity. T hus the successive and frequent remembrance of Allah brings us the nearness of Allah and the station of true piety. Allah has also revealed to us the truth that Satan is our open enemy. So it attempts the maximum to make us forget Allah and His Messenger (): “ Satan has overpowered them so he has made them forget the remembrance of Allah; it is they who are Satan’s army. Know that indeed it is the party of Satan who are the losers.”2 It is Satan and its army that are at work to cause us forgetfulness of Allah and His revealed path of love and remembrance. We therefore have to be on guard to keep watch against Satan and its tribe and ensure that we love Allah and His Messenger the most and remember them every moment as Allah has given us the command: “ O Believers! Keep remembering Allah excessively.”3

1. 2. 3.

Al-Qur’ an, 2: 200. Al-Qur’ an, 58: 19. Al-Qur’ an, 33: 41.

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We must keep in mind also the fact that after Satan was declared an outcast on denigrating the Prophet of Allah, the venerable Adam, he challenged that he would not miss any chance to mislead mankind taking them along behind him by catching hold of its nose-string: “ He said: ‘By your Honour, I shall turn all of them away from the straight path except those of Your servants who are most sincere to Your devotion.’”1 T hat is how man has to face this challenge of Satan every moment in the life of this world which can be dealt with best by sticking tenaciously to the remembrance of Allah. T his is the significance of Allah’s remembrance for the believers stressed upon in the Prophetic traditions, a selection of which has been collected in this anthology. Shaikh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad T ahir-ul-Qadri teaches us most effectively through his books and lectures how to face the Satanic challenge successfully by keeping our hearts immersed in the remembrance of Allah and His Holy Prophet. T his collection of the Qur’anic verses and the Prophetic traditions manifests his transcendent spiritual vision on filling our hearts with the light of divine love. His eye is always on our hearts. His teachings remind us time and again: “ T he Day when neither wealth nor sons will profit. But he alone (will be the gainer) who appears before the Presence of Allah with a clean and submissive heart.”2 If I attempt to give the sum of his noble struggle in a few words, it is the most sincerely devoted effort to clean our hearts of all what endangers the love and remembrance of Allah and His Holy Messenger and make them submissive to the maximum. He is our spiritual master as well. Read any of his books and listen to any of his lecture cassette or CD, you will find him reaching our hearts most diligently to protect them from 1. 2.

Al-Qur’ an, 38: 82-83. Al-Qur’ an, 26: 88-89.

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worldly temptations and imbuing them with the sacred light of love for Allah and His beloved Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace). Clearing and protecting our hearts is seen as the main concern of his life. T his book has also accomplished the same task. Shaikh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad T ahir-ul-Qadri does it in the tradition of the great saints like our spiritual master, supreme spiritual helper, the sovereign of all saints, the most venerable Shaikh ‘Abdul Qadir al-Gilani (may Allah be well pleased with him). He wrote a large number of books and preached his message with great eloquence and perfect command of language. His teachings too concentrate on the purification of hearts. He writes in Jila’ al-Khatir (the purification of the mind): “ O you who are dead at heart! Keep remembering your Lord (), reciting His Book and the traditions of His Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace) and attending sessions of remembrance. T his will quicken your hearts as the earth is revived by the falling rain. When the heart becomes sound, remembrance becomes permanent within it and gets inscribed on its sides and all over it.”1 In the like manner our spiritual master as-Sayyid ‘Ali alHujwiri (Allah be well pleased with him) writes in his famous book Kashf al-Mahjub : “ It is recorded that Abu Muhammad ‘Abdullah B. Khubayq has said: ‘Whoever desires to be living in his life, let him not admit covetousness to dwell in his heart,’ because the covetous man is dead in the toils of his covetousness, which is like a seal on his heart; and the sealed heart is dead. Blessed is the heart that dies to all save God and lives through God, inasmuch as God has made His praise (remembrance) the glory of men’s 1. Jila ’ a l-Kha tir , p. 75 (English translation by P rof Shetha alDargazelli).

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hearts, and covetousness their disgrace; and to this effect is the saying of Abdullah B. Khubayq: ‘God created men’s hearts to be the homes of His praise (remembrance) but they have become the homes of lust; and nothing can clear them of lust except an agitating fear or a restless love.’ Fear and love are the two pillars of faith.”1 It so happens that when heart is inundated with the remembrance of Allah and the servant is lifted out of himself in the ecstasy of love, the divine bliss enters the blood stream and illumines every cell of the body with a glow. Imam Abu’l-Qasim al-Qushayri has recorded an incident in al-Risala al-Qushayriya (Sufi Book of Spiritual Ascent) illustrating this station of the rememberer of Allah: “ I heard Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami say … that alJurayri said, “ T here was a man among my companions who was always chanting: God, God! One day a tree fell on his head and fractured his skull. Blood flowed, and it wrote upon the earth: God, God!”2 All praises are for Allah (). T his collection of the Qur’anic verses and the Prophetic traditions on remembrance of Allah in your hand inspires us with a state of mind that brings us bountiful blessings of Allah.

Shaikh Abdul Aziz Dabbagh

1. 2.

Ka shf a l-Ma hjub , p.128 (English translation by R. A. Nicholson). a l-Risa la a l-Qushayr iya , p. 199 (English translation by Rabia Harris).

Re me mbrance of Allah in the Holy Qur’an          

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             

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So remember Me, I shall remember you and thank Me always and never be ungrateful to Me.1

                      

And who is more unjust than he who forbids remembering Allah’s Name in His mosques and strives to desolate them? It was not proper for them; (what was desirable for them was) to enter the mosques fearing (Allah). For them is disgrace in this world and a dreadful torment (also) awaits them in the Hereafter.2

              

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                       

And it is no sin on you if you seek (also) your Lord’s bounty (through trade during Hajj days). T hen when you return from ‘Arafāt, remember Allah near Mash‘ar al-Harām

1. 2.

al-Quran, a l-Ba qa ra h (2:152). al-Quran, a l-Ba qa ra h (2:114).

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(Muzdalifah), and remember Him as He has guided you; surely you had gone astray before.1

           

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                  

And when you have completed the ceremonies of Hajj, remember Allah most earnestly, (at Minā), as you remember your fathers and forefathers (with great fondness) or remember (Allah) even with deeper intensity of fondness. T here are some of the people who pray: ‘O our Lord! Grant us benefits in this (very) world.’ For such there is no share in the Hereafter.2

                 

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              

      

And remember Allah (the most) during (these) numbered days. T hen, if someone hastens just in two days (to return from Mina) there is no sin on him and he who delays (it) also commits no sin. T his is for him who fears Allah and keep fearing Allah and remember that all of you shall be assembled before Him.3

1. 2. 3.

al-Quran, a l-Ba qa ra h (2:198). al-Quran, a l-Ba qa ra h (2:200). al-Quran, a l-Ba qa ra h (2:203).

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         

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               

      

Guard strictly all the prayers, especially the middle prayer, and stand before Allah as an embodiment of submissiveness and devotion. But if you are in a state of fear, then whether walking or riding, (as may be, do offer prayer) but once you get back to peace, remember Allah the way He has taught you which you did not know.1

               

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                                        

(Zakaria) submitted: ‘O my Lord! How shall I have a son when old age has already overtaken me and my wife is (also) barren?’ He said: ‘T he same way as Allah does whatever He wills.’ Zakaria submitted: ‘O my Lord! Fix a sign for me.’ Allah said: ‘T he sign for you is that for three days you will not be able to speak to the people except by gestures; and remember your Lord excessively and glorify Him persistently evening and morning.’ 2

            1. 2.

al-Quran, a l-Ba qa ra h (2:238,239). al-Quran, a l-Imr a n (3:40,41).

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T hese which We recite to you are Signs, and instruction full of wisdom.1

           

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                  

And such are (the Go d-fearing) people that when they commit some indecency or wrong themselves, they call Allah to mind and then seek forgiveness for their sins; and who can forgive sins except Allah? and they do not deliberately persist in doing the sinful acts that they have committed.2

          .10               

                  

Indeed in the creation of the heavens and the earth and alternation of day and night there are Signs (of Allah’s Absolute Authority) for those who possess sense an d wisdom. T hese are the people who remain in remembrance of Allah standing (a s embo diment of submissiveness), sitting (as reverence incarnate) and (also) while changing side s (in discomfort of love) and meditate on (effulgent disclosures of His Grande ur and Beauty, at work in) the creation of the 1. 2.

al-Quran, a l-Imr a n (3:58). al-Quran, a l-Imr a n (3:135).

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heavens and the earth. (Getting such a taste for His gnosis they call out spontaneously): ‘Our Lord! You have not created (all) this without any rationale and strategy. You are (impeccably) Pure (of all shortcomings and depen dencies). Protect us from the torment of Hell.’1

            .11

                  

So (O M uslim combatants!) when you have finished your prayers, remember Allah (in all postures) standing, sitting and (lying do wn) on your sides. And when (free of fear) you feel secure, o bserve prayers (as prescribe d). Verily, prayer is obligatory for all the Muslims in accordance with the fixed timings.2

             .12

              

Surly the hypocrites (self-deluding) seek to deceive while He is about to make them suffer for (their deception. When they stand up for prayer, they sluggishly (just) for showing to the people and they remember Allah but little.3

1. 2. 3.

al-Quran, a l-Imr a n (3:190,191). al-Quran, a n-Nisa (4:103). al-Quran, a n-Nisa (4:142).

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                  .13                                 

People ask you, what has been made lawful for them? Say (to them): ‘All pure provisions are declared lawful for you and the hunting animals whom you have trained while running them for prey and this way have imparted to them (those hunting methods) which Allah has taught you. T hen eat (also) of that (prey) which the hunting animals catch for you (after hunting). Pronounce the Name of Allah over that (prey when you unleash the hunting beasts to hunt it) and fear Allah; indeed Allah is Swift in calling to account.1

           .14               

Satan seeks only to breed enmity and spite among you by means of wine and gambling and to hinder you from remembering Allah and praying. Will you abstain from (these evil temptations)?2

             .15      

Do you wonder that admonition from your Lord has come (on the tongue) of a man from among yourselves so that he warns

1. 2.

al-Quran, a l-Ma idah (5:4). al-Quran, a l-Ma idah (5:91).

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you (of the chastisement of Allah) and you become Godfearing? And so that you may gain Mercy?1

                .16              

              

And remember your Lord in your heart with humility and tearfulness an d fear an d repentance and also by calling in lo w tones. (Persist in His remem brance) morning and evening and be not of the neglectful. Indeed the (angels) who are close in the Presence of your Lord (never) commit arrogance aga inst His worship an d (constantly) glorify Him and remain prostrated before Him.2

                .17               

T he believers are only those whose hearts, when Allah is mentioned before them, are filled with awe (on the very idea of Allah’s Grandeur and Majesty); and when His Revelations are recited to them, then (the ecstatic, delightful and sublime Words of the Beloved) enhance their faith and they (maintain) their trust in their Lord (under all circumstances and do not look towards any other but Him).3

1. 2. 3.

al-Quran, a l-Ar a f (7:63). al-Quran, a l-Ar a f (7:205,206). al-Quran, a l-Anfa l (8:2).

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              .18     

O Believers! When you encounter any (enemy) army, stand firm and remember Allah excessively so that you may win.1

           .19

              

Say: ‘ Verily Allah, (de spite Signs), lea ds astray whom He wills and guides towards Himse lf the one who turns to Him in repentance. Those who be lieve, their hearts become free of all anxieties owing to remembrance of Allah. Beware that it is only remembrance of Allah that brings to your hearts freedom from all anxieties.’2

           .20

Assuredly it is We Who have sent down this ( dhikr ) Glorious Admonition (the Quran) and it is surely We Who will guar d it.3

            .21           

1. 2. 3.

al-Quran, a l-Anfa l (8:45). al-Quran, a r -Ra d (13:27,28). al-Quran, a l-Hija r (15:9).

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And before you also We sent only men as Messenger s towar ds whom We sent Our Reve lations. So if you (yourselve s) do not know anything then ask the people of remembrance.1

            .22    

And (O Glorious Me ssen ger!) We have sent down to you the Glorio us Remembrance (the Quran) so that you may explain clearly to people (the message and the commandments) that have been sent down for them and that they may meditate.2

                .23            

And We cover (also) their hearts in wrappers so that they may (not) get to its meaning and plug their ears with a sensation of heaviness (so that they may not listen to it) and when you mention you Lord Alone in the Quran (and the names of their idols are not mentioned) then, in extreme dislike, they turn their backs and flee a way. 3

        .24

And remember your Lord when you forget.4

1. 2. 3. 4.

al-Quran, a n-Na hl (16:43). al-Quran, a n-Na hl (16:44). al-Quran, Ba ni Isr a il (17:46). al-Quran, a l-Ka hf (18:24).

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            .25                  

             

(O my servant!) Continue tenaciously your companionship with those who remember their Lord morning and evening, ardently seeking His pleasure, (keen for a glimpse of and eagerly aspiring to glance at His radiant countenance); your (affectionate and caring) looks must not but focus on them. Do you seek charisma of the worldly life (shifting your attention from these outwardly destitute divine people)? And (also) do not follow him whose heart We have made neglectful of Our remembrance an d who follows but the urges of his (ill-commandin g self) an d his case has exceede d a ll bounds. 1

           .26           

On that Day, We shall bring forth Hell before the disbe lievers fully naked to their view. T heir eyes were veile d (by negligence) a gainst My Remem brance and they could not even listen (to My Remembrance).2

             .27

     

1. 2.

al-Quran, a l-Ka hf (18:28). al-Quran, a l-Ka hf (18:100,101).

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And I have chosen you (as My Messenger), so listen to what is being revealed to you with absolute attentiveness; verily I alone am Allah; there is no God beside Me. So worship Me and establish prayer for My remembrance.’ 1

                .28             

                          

Musa prayed: ‘O my Lord! Open my breast (mind) and expand it for me; and make my task (as a Messenger) ea sy for me; and loosen the knot from my tongue so that people may under stand (easily) what I say; and appoint for me a minister from my family; that is Haroon, my brother. Strengthen my back by him and make him share my task (as a Messenger), so that we ( both) may amply glorify You and remember Yo u a great deal. Surely You see us well (in the perspective of total scenario).’ 2

           .29

(Musa) Go, you and your brother with My signs and do not slacken in remembering Me.3

            .30   

1. 2. 3.

al-Quran, Ta ha (20:13,14). al-Quran, Ta ha (20:25-35). al-Quran, Ta ha (20:42).

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(O Esteemed Belove d!) T hus We communicate to you information about those (people) who have passed a way and We have surely given you from Our Exclusive Presence (an Admonishing Book) as a Reminder ( dhirk). 1

             .31

                            

And he who turns away from My Admonition (remembrance and follo wing direction and guidance), his worldly sustenance will be put under tight control and will be raise d blind on the Day of Resurrection. He will say: ‘O my Lord! Why have you raised me up blind (today) whereas I had vision (in the world)?’ Allah will say: ‘Like this Our Signs came to you (in the world) but you disre garde d them and the same way you (too) will be disre gar ded today.’ 2

            .32   

Whenever some fresh admonition comes to them from their Lord, they listen to it with such (carelessness) as if they are engaged in sport.3

            .33

        

1. 2. 3.

al-Quran, Ta ha (20:99). al-Quran, Ta ha (20:124-126). al-Quran, a l-Anbia (21:2).

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And (O Esteemed Be loved!) We sent only men (as prophets) before you (also); We used to send them revelations. So (O people!) if you do not know (yourselves), ask the people of remembrance.1

            .34

          

And when the disbelievers see you, they just start mocking at you (and say): ‘Is this he who talks about your gods ( with rejection and denial)?’ And yet it is they themselves who reject remembrance of the Most Kind (Lord).2

            .35      

Say: ‘Who can guar d and save you from (the punishment) of the Most Kind (Lord) by night and by day?’ In fact they keep away from remembrance of the (same) Lord.3

                .36               

                  

1. 2. 3.

al-Quran, a l-Anbia (21:7). al-Quran, a l-Anbia (21:36). al-Quran, a l-Anbia (21:42).

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And proclaim Pilgrima ge among the people. T hey will approach you walking and (mounted) on very lean camels, coming by distant tracks so that they may (also) avail themselves of their benefits and may pronounce on the appointed days the Name of Allah ( while sla ughtering) the cattle which Allah has provide d for them (for sacrifice). T hen eat of them yourselves and (also) feed the wretched needy. 1

              .37                 

                     

And We have appointed a sacrifice for every people so that (at the time of sacrifice) they pronounce the Name of Allah over the cattle (qua dr upeds) that Allah has provide d for them. And your God is (only) One God so submit wholly to Him alone, and (O Be loved) give good ne ws to those who hum ble themselves. (T hey are) those whose hearts tremble with fear when Allah is remembere d an d they bear with patience whatever hardships befall them; they establish prayer and spend in the cause of Allah out of that which We have provided for them.2

1. 2.

al-Quran, a l-Ha jj (22:27,28). al-Quran, a l-Ha jj (22:34,35).

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           .38                     

And had Allah not been repelling one class of human society by the other (through militant revolutionary struggle) the cloisters, temples, churches and mosques ( i.e. religious centres and worship places of all religions) would have been ruined where Allah’s Name is extensively commemorated. And he who helps Allah’s (Deen), Allah surely helps him. Allah is indeed the All-Powerfull, Ever Dominant (over all) ( i.e. the survival of good is possible only through the revolutionary process of contradiction and conflict between good and evil).1

              .39          

     

Indeed there was a gro up of My servants who used to submit (before My Presence): ‘Our Lord! We have believed, so forgive us, and have Mercy on us; (surely) You are be st of the merciful.’ But you used to laugh at them till they made you forget My remembrance and you (just) continued making fun of them.2

1. 2.

al-Quran, a l-Ha jj (22:40). al-Quran, a l-Mominoon (23:109-110).

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              .40

                                               

(T his Light of Allah illumines) such houses (mosques and centres) which Allah has ordained to exalt ( i.e. enhance their esteem and prestige) and commemorate His Name therein; (these are the houses) in which (Allah’s servants) glorify Him morning and evening. (T hose who are blessed with this Light) are the servants of (Allah) whom neither trade nor sale diverts from remembrance of Allah and from establishing prayer and paying Zakat (the Alms-due). (Even while performing their worldly duties) they fear the Day when hearts and eyes will (all) overturn (with terror) so that Allah may give them best reward for the (good deeds) they have done and may bestow upon them (still) more out of His bounty. And Allah blesses with His sustenance (and provisions) those whom He wills without measure.1

              .41

             

1.

al-Quran, a n-Noor (24:36-38).

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               

          

On that Day Allah will assemble them together with those whom they worshipped instead of Allah. He will ask them: ‘Was it you who led astray these servants of Mine or did they (themselves) go astray from the path?’ T hey will say: ‘Glory be to You; it did not become us (even) to take friends other than You (what to talk of asking them to worship others besides You). (Lord!) You bestowed upon them and their forefathers worldly riches to such an extent that they forgot (even) to remember You. And these were the (doomed) people to be destroyed.’ 1

              .42    

Surely he le d me a stray from the admonition after it had come to me and Satan leaves man helpless and de serted (in the time of difficulty).2

            .43              

                       

1. 2.

al-Quran, a l-F ur qan (25:17,18). al-Quran, a l-F ur qan (25:29).

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And only the misled follo w the poets. Have you not seen that these (poets) wander distracted (purposelessly) in every valley (of reflections? They take little serious and true interest in reality; they rather remain happy and lost in verbal leaps and imaginative jumps.) And that they say (such things) that they do not (themselves) do. Except for those (poets) who believe and do pious deeds an d remember Allah excessively (i.e. they compose hymns glorifying Allah and the Holy Prophet and become hymnologists) and avenge themselves after they are wronge d (through poetic compositions and defen d Islam and the oppressed rather inspire them with zeal through their poetry; such poetry is not condemnable). And those who do wrong will soon come to know to what place of turning they shall turn back (after death).1

            .44

                 

(O Esteemed Beloved!) Recite that Book which has been sent down to you (by Revelation) and establish prayer; surely prayer prevents from indecency, vulgarity and sin. And verily Remembrance of Allah is the greatest thing and Allah knows all the (deeds) that you do.2

             .45         

1. 2.

al-Quran, a sh-Shuar a (26:224-227). al-Quran, a l-Anka but (29:45).

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So only those believe in Our Revelations who are directed and guided by means of these (Verses) and they fall down prostrate and glorify the praises of their Lord and are not arrogant.1

               .46        

Indeed in Allah’s Messenger there is most perfect and beautiful pattern (of life) for you, for every such person who expects and aspires (Meeting) Allah and the Last Day and remembers Allah excessively.2

      .47                                 

Surely men who submit themselves wholly to Allah and the women who submit themselves wholly to Allah, and men who believe and women who believe, and men who are obedient and women who are obedient, and men who are truthful and women who are truthful and men who are steadfast and women who are steadfast, and men who are humble and women who are humble, and men who give alms and women 1. 2.

al-Quran, a s-Sijdah (32:15). al-Quran, a l-Ahza b (33:21).

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who give alms, and men who fast and women who fast, and men who guard their chastity and women who guard their chastity, and men who remember Allah excessively and women who remember Allah excessively: Allah has prepared for all of them forgiveness and a mighty reward.1

                .48   

O Believers! Keep remembering Allah excessively and glorify Him morning and evening.2

               .49      

You can warn only him who follows the Direction and Guidance and fears the Most Kind Lord unseen; so give him the good news of forgiveness and a reward of great honour.3

              .50                           

              

               

1. 2. 3.

al-Quran, a l-Ahza b (33:35). al-Quran, a l-Ahza b (33:41,42). al-Quran, Ya sin (36:11).

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So, he whose breast Allah has opened for Islam is (placed) in the light from His Lord (but on the contrary) they whose hearts are hardened because of (being deprived of the Bounty of) Allah’s remembrance (are destined to ruin). It is they who are in open error. It is Allah Who has sent down the best Word, that is a Book whose verses agree to one another (in format and meaning) and are repeated frequently. It sends a hair-raising shudder in the bodies of those who fear their Lord; then their skins and hearts get softened (and they get lost) into the Remembrance of Allah (in a weeping mood). It is Guidance from Allah and He guides with it those whom He pleases. And he whom Allah turns from guidance away (i.e. leaves strayed) has no one to guide him.1

             .51                

And when only Allah, the One, is mentioned, the hearts of those who disbelieve in the Hereafter constrict and recoil with disgust and when the idols (which they worship) are mentioned instead of Allah, they rejoice all of a sudden.2

              .52              

Indeed those who rejected dhikr (disbelieved in the Quran) when it came to them (Allah will avenge their disbelief); and surely it (the Quran) is a Mighty Venerable Book. Falsehood

1. 2.

al-Quran, a z-Zuma r (39:22,23). al-Quran, a z-Zuma r (39:45).

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cannot approach it (the Quran) from before or behind. (It) is sent down by the Most Wise, the Most Praiseworthy (Lord).1

            .53

And should We withhold this Direction and Guidance from you because you are a people who exceed limits?2

             .54

And he who loses sight of the remembrance of the Most Kind (Lord) We appoint a Satan to stick to him (all the time).3

            .55         

So hold fast to this (Quran) which has been revealed to you. Surely you are (firm) on the straight path. And verily this (Quran) is the Most Great honour for you and for your Ummah and (O People!) you will be soon asked (as to how strong and firm a relation you established with the Quran).4

              .56

So do not care for him who turns away from Our Remembrance and desires nothing but the life of this world.5

            .57 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

al-Quran, Ha meem Sijdah (41:41,42). al-Quran, a z-Zukhr a f (43:5). al-Quran, a z-Zukhr a f (43:36). al-Quran, a z-Zukhr a f (43:43,44). al-Quran, a n-Na jm (53:29).

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And indeed We have made the Quran easy for Direction and Guidance but is there any who will take the advice?1

              .58             

        

Has the time not (yet) come for the believers that their hearts get humbled with tenderness for the remembrance of Allah and for that T ruth (as well) which has been sent down and that they do not become like those who were given the book before this? T hen a long time passed over them and their hearts hardened and many of them are disobedient.2

           .59             

Satan has overpowered them so he has made them forget the remembrance of Allah; it is they who are Satan’s army. Know that indeed it is the party of Satan who are the losers.3

               .60

              

1. 2. 3.

al-Quran, a l-Qa ma r (54:40). al-Quran, a l-Ha deed (57:16). al-Quran, a l-Muja dilah (58:19).

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            

         

O Believers! When the call is made for (Friday) prayer on Friday, hasten towards the remembrance of Allah (i.e. sermon and prayer) immediately and abandon purchase and sale (business). T hat is better for you if you have knowledge. T hen after the prayer is offered, disperse in the land and (then) look for Allah’s Bounty (sustenance) and remember Allah much so that you are successful.1

             .61              

O Believers! Let not your wealth and your children make you negligent of the remembrance of Allah, and he who does so then it is they who are the losers.2

             .62

                         

          

And how many towns there were (the inhabitants of) which disobeyed and revolted against the command of their Lord and 1. 2.

al-Quran, a l-Juma h (62:9,10). al-Quran, a l-Munfiqoon (63:9).

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His Messengers! So We called them to account in shape of fierce accountability and seized them with such a severe torment which was never seen or even heard of. So they tasted the evil consequence of their doings and their affair ended up in total loss. Allah has prepared for them severe torment (in the Hereafter too). So keep fearing Allah, O men of reason, you who have believed. No doubt it is you towards whom Allah has sent down the admonition (the Quran).1

             .63       

And indeed when the disbelievers listen to the Quran it seems as if they wish to harm you with their (jealously evil) looks and say: ‘Surely, he is insane.’ 2

            .64

And he who turns away from the remembrance of his Lord He will cause him to enter a severe torment.3

            .65

And continue remembering the Name of your Lord, devoted completely to Him alone (in your heart and soul), cut off from everyone else.4

1. 2. 3. 4.

al-Quran, a t-Ta la q (65:8-10). al-Quran, a l-Qa la m (68:51). al-Quran, a l-Jinn (72:17). al-Quran, a l-Muza mmil (73:8).

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              .66

                

So (continue to) be patient for the sake of your Lord’s Command and do not give your ear to any liar, sinner or disbeliever or thankless person from among them. And remember the Name of your Lord morning and evening. And prostrate before His Presence for some hours of the night and sanctify and glorify Him during (the rest of) the long hours of the night.1

         .67         

By the soft blowing pleasant breezes which blow in succession; then by the violent winds which blow with fierce gusts; and by those which spread the clouds; then by those which split (them) apart and break them off; then by those which bring dhikr (direction and guidance).2

           .68

Indeed only he will triumph who is p urifie d of (the afflictions of his ill-commanding self and pollution of sins) and remembers the Name of his Lord and offers prayers (regularly and excessively).3

1. 2. 3.

al-Quran, a d-Da ha r (76:24-26). al-Quran, a l-Mur sila t (77:1-5). al-Quran, a l-Ala (87:14,15).

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    .69

And We have exalted for you your remembrance.1

1.

al-Quran, a n-Na shr ah (94:4).

Chapter 1

One who re me mbe rs Allah () is alive and one who does not is dead

‫ﻱ‬‫ﺜﹶﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ ص‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻨ‬:‫ﻰ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻮﺳ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻋ‬

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. ‫ﺖ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻲ‬‫ﺜﹶﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﹾﺤ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ﻱ ﻟﹶﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬ Abu Musa ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said, “ He who remembers his Lord an d he who does not are like the living and the dea d.” 1

‫ ﺖ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺜﹶﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﹾﺒ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻰ ا ﻋ‬‫ﻮﺳ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻋ‬

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‫ﻲ‬‫ﺜﹶ ﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﹾﺤ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻴ ﻪ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﺬﹾﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ﻱ ﻟﹶﺎ ﻳ‬‫ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﺒ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻴﻪ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ﻱ ﻳ‬‫ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬ .‫ﺖ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻭ‬ Abu Musa ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said, “T he house in which Allah () is remem bered and the one in which Allah () is not remembered are like the living an d the dea d.” 2 1.

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Bukhari, a s-Sa hih (5:2353#6044) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:256#2303) Asqalani, F a th-ul-ba r i (11:210#6044) Muslim, a s-Sa hih (1:539#779) Ibn Hibban, a s-Sa hih (3:135#854) Abu Yala, a l-Musna d (13:291#7306) Ruyani, a l-Musna d (1:317#473) Abu Nuaym, a l-Musna d-ul-musta khr a j a la a s-Sa hih Muslim (2:372#1771) 6. Daylami, a l-F ir da w bima thur a l-khita b (4:143#6442) 7. Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:401#536) 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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Chapter 2

Allah () evokes His re me mbere rs on the Throne

‫ﻘﹸﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ ص‬‫ﺒﹺ ﻲ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻨ‬: ‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻋ‬

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‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﻥﹾ‬. ‫ﻧﹺﻲ‬‫ ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻱ ﺑﹺﻲ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﻇﹶﻦ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺎ ﻋ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬:‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺗ‬ ,‫ﻠﹶﺈﹴ‬‫ﻲ ﻣ‬‫ﻧﹺﻲ ﻓ‬‫ﺇﹺﻥﹾ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ ﻔﹾﺴِﻲ‬‫ﻲ ﻧ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬,‫ﻔﹾﺴِﻪ‬‫ﻲ ﻧ‬‫ﻧﹺﻲ ﻓ‬‫ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬ ‫ ﻪ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﻘﹶﺮ‬‫ ﺗ‬,‫ﺮﹴ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺑﹺ ﺸ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻲ‬‫ﺏ‬‫ﻘﹶﺮ‬‫ﺇﹺﻥﹾ ﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺮﹴ ﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻠﹶﺈﹴ ﺧ‬‫ﻲ ﻣ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬ ‫ﺎﻧﹺﻲ‬‫ﺇﹺﻥﹾ ﺃﹶﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﺎ‬‫ﺎﻋ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﻘﹶﺮ‬‫ ﺗ‬,‫ﺎ‬‫ﺍﻋ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻲ‬‫ﺏ‬‫ﻘﹶﺮ‬‫ﺇﹺﻥﹾ ﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﺎ‬‫ﺍﻋ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ﺫ‬ . ‫ﻟﹶﺔﹰ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﻫ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﻴ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺗ‬,‫ﻲ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻳ‬ According to Abu Hura ira ( ‫)ا‬, the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said, “ Allah () says: I am to My servant as he thinks of Me an d I am with him when he remembers Me. If he remembers Me in his heart (quietly), I remember him in secret ( quietly). If he remembers Me in a gathering (loudly), I remember him in a gathering better than them (loudly). If he dra ws near Me a span, I get near him an arm’s length. If he draws near Me an arm’s length, I get near him a fathom. And if he comes towards Me wa lking, I go towar ds him runnin g.” 1

8. 9. 10. 1. 1. 2. 3.

Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (1:170#635) Nawawi, Sha r h Sa hih Muslim (6:68) Mubarakpuri, Tuhfa t-ul-a hwa dhi (2:437) Bukhari, a s-Sa hih (6:2694#6970) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:252#2286) Sanani, Subul-us-sa la m (4:213)

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‫ﻘﹸﻮ ﻝﹸ‬‫ ﻳ‬: ‫ ص‬‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎ ﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻋ‬

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‫ ﺇﹺ ﻥﹾ‬.‫ﻧﹺﻲ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﲔ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻱ ﺑﹺﻲ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﻇﹶﻦ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺎ ﻋ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬: ‫ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬ ‫ ﻪ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ﻠﹶﺈﹴ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ﻲ ﻣ‬‫ﻧﹺﻲ ﻓ‬‫ﺇﹺﻥﹾ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﻔﹾﺴِﻲ‬‫ﻲ ﻧ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ ﻔﹾﺴِﻪ‬‫ﻲ ﻧ‬‫ﻧﹺﻲ ﻓ‬‫ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬ .‫ﺎ‬‫ﺍﻋ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﻘﹶﺮ‬‫ﺍ ﺗ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻲ ﺷ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺏ‬‫ﻘﹶﺮ‬‫ﺇﹺﻥﹾ ﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺧ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻠﹶﺈﹴ ﻫ‬‫ﻲ ﻣ‬‫ﻓ‬ ‫ ﻪ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻲ ﺃﹶﺗ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺎﻧﹺﻲ ﻳ‬‫ﺇﹺﻥﹾ ﺃﹶﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﺎ‬‫ﺎﻋ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﻘﹶﺮ‬‫ﺎ ﺗ‬‫ﺍﻋ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻲ‬‫ﺏ‬‫ﻘﹶﺮ‬‫ﺇﹺﻥﹾ ﺗ‬‫ﻭ‬ .‫ﻟﹶﺔﹰ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻫ‬ According to Abu Huraira ( ‫)ا‬, the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Allah () says, ‘I am compatible with My servant’s opinion of Me and I am with him if he remembers Me. So if he remembers Me in his heart (secretly) I remember him in quiet (secretly). If he remembers Me in a gathering (openly), I remember him in a gathering better than them (openly). If he comes near Me the length of a span, I get near him a cubit. If he comes near Me a cubit, I get near him a fathom. If he walks towards Me, I go towards him at high speed.’” 1

‫ﻘﹸﻮ ﻝﹸ‬‫ ﻳ‬: ‫ ص‬‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎ ﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻋ‬

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‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﻥﹾ‬. ‫ﻧﹺﻲ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﲔ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ ﻭ‬. ‫ﻱ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﻇﹶ ﻦ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺎ ﻋ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬: ‫ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬ ‫ ﻪ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ﻠﹶﺈﹴ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ﻲ ﻣ‬‫ﻧﹺﻲ ﻓ‬‫ﺇﹺﻥﹾ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﻔﹾﺴِﻲ‬‫ﻲ ﻧ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ ﻔﹾﺴِﻪ‬‫ﻲ ﻧ‬‫ﻧﹺﻲ ﻓ‬‫ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬ 1.

1. Muslim, a s-Sa hih , (4:2061#2675) 2. Nasai, a s-Suna n-ul-kubr a (4:412#7730) 3. Ahmad bin Hambal, a l-Musna d (2:413#9340)

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‫ﺇﹺﻥﹾ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﺎ‬‫ﺍﻋ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺍ ﺍﻗﹾﺘ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺷ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻲ‬‫ﺏ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺇﹺﻥﹾ ﺍﻗﹾﺘ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﻪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺮﹴ ﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻠﹶﺈﹴ ﺧ‬‫ﻲ ﻣ‬‫ﻓ‬ .‫ﻟﹶﺔﹰ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﻫ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻲ ﺃﹶﺗ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺎﻧﹺﻲ ﻳ‬‫ﺇﹺﻥﹾ ﺃﹶﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﺎ‬‫ﺎﻋ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺎ ﺍﻗﹾﺘ‬‫ﺍﻋ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻲ‬‫ﺏ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺍﻗﹾﺘ‬ Abu Huraira (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬ said, “ Allah () says, ‘I am to My servant as he expects from Me and I am with him when he remembers Me. So if he remembers Me in his heart (covertly), I remember him in private (covertly). If he remembers Me in an assembly (overtly), I remember him in an assembly better than his (overtly). If he comes near Me a span, I get near him a cubit. If he comes near Me a c ubit, I get near him a fathom. If he walk s towards Me, I come to him at high speed.’”1

‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬،‫ ي‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻴﻪ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬،‫ﺲﹴ‬‫ ﺑﻦ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﺎﺫ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻞﹺ ﺑﻦ ﻣ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ ﺳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻋ‬

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‫ﻔﹾﺴِ ﻪ‬‫ﻲ ﻧ‬‫ﻱ ﻓ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻧﹺﻲ ﻋ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ ﻻ ﻳ‬:‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬:‫ ص‬‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺭ‬ ‫ ﻪ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ﻠﹶﺈﹴ ﺇﹺﻻ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ﻲ ﻣ‬‫ﻧﹺﻲ ﻓ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ﻻ ﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬،‫ﻲ‬‫ﻜﹶﺘ‬‫ﻼﺋ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ﻠﹶﺈﹴ ﻣ‬‫ﻲ ﻣ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ﺇﹺﻻ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬ .‫ﻠﹶﻰ‬‫ﻴﻖﹺ ﺍﻷَﻋ‬‫ﻓ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﺮ‬‫ﻓ‬ Sahl bin M uadh bin Anas ( ‫ )ي‬narrates from his father that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Allah () says: ‘Every time My servant remembers Me in his heart (quietly), I remember him in the assembly of My angels (loudly) and every time he remembers Me (loudly) in an assembly, I

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1. 2. 3. 4.

Muslim, a s-Sa hih (4:2067#2675) Tirmidhi, a l-Ja mi-us-sa hih (5:581#3603) Ibn Majah, a s-Suna n (2:1255#3822) Ahmad bin Hambal, a l-Musna d (2:251#7416)

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remember him (loudly) in the Assembly of Supreme Companionship ( ar-rafiq al-ala ).’”12

‫ﻦﹺ‬‫ﻲ ﻋ‬‫ﻜ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ص ﻓ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻋ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻋ‬

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‫ ﻲ‬‫ﻨﹺﻲ ﻓ‬‫ﻋ‬‫ﺎﺯ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻤ‬. ‫ﺍﺭﹺﻱ‬‫ﺔﹸ ﺇﹺﺯ‬‫ﻈﹶﻤ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‬‫ﻲ ﻭ‬‫ﺍﺋ‬‫ﺎﺀُ ﺭﹺﺩ‬‫ﺮﹺﻳ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻜ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬ ِ‫ﺍﷲ‬ ‫ ﻪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺍ ﺍﻗﹾﺘ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺷ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻲ‬‫ﺏ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﺍﻗﹾﺘ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ ﻭ‬. ‫ﺎﺭﹺ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺎ ﻗﹶﺬﹶ ﻓﹾﺘ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺓ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺍﺣ‬‫ﻭ‬ ‫ﺎﺀَﻧﹺ ﻲ‬‫ ﺟ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﺎ‬‫ﺎﻋ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺎ ﺍﻗﹾﺘ‬‫ﺍﻋ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﻲ ﺫ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ ﺏ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻗﹾﺘ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﺎ‬‫ﺍﻋ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ﺫ‬ ‫ ﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﻰ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺳ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﻭﹺﻝﹸ ﺟﹺﺌﹾﺘ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﺎﺀَﻧﹺﻲ‬‫ ﺟ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﻭﹺﻝﹸ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹸﻫ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﻲ ﺟﹺ ﺌﹾﺘ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻳ‬ ‫ ﻪ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ﻠﹶﺈﹴ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ﻲ ﻣ‬‫ﻧﹺﻲ ﻓ‬‫ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﻔﹾﺴِﻲ‬‫ﻲ ﻧ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ﻔﹾﺴِﻪ‬‫ﻲ ﻧ‬‫ﻧﹺﻲ ﻓ‬‫ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬ .‫ﺐ‬‫ﺃﹶﻃﹾﻴ‬‫ﻢ ﻭ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻠﹶﺈﹴ ﺃﹶﻛﹾﺜﹶﺮ‬‫ﻲ ﻣ‬‫ﻓ‬ Abu Huraira ( ‫ )ا‬narrates from the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬that Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Magnificence is My mantle and Gran deur is My wrapper. So, whoever disp utes with Me on any of these two, I will throw him into the Hell. He who draws near Me a span, I get near him an arm’s length. He who draws near Me an arm’s length, I get near him a fathom. He who walks towards Me I run towards him an d he who runs towar ds Me I sprint towards him. He who remembers Me in his heart (quietly), I remember him in secret ( quietly). And he who

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-ka bir (20:182#391) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:78) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:252#2287) Hindi, Ka nz-ul-umma l (1:420#1796) Hindi, Ka nz-ul-umma l (1:432#1867) Suyuti, a d-Dur r -ul-ma nthur fit-ta fsir bil-ma thur (10:149)

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remembers Me in a gathering (loudly), I remember him (loudly) in a gathering larger and p urer than his.”1

‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬:‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻋ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻋ‬

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‫ﻲ‬‫ﻧﹺﻲ ﻓ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﻥﹾ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬.‫ﺎﻧﹺﻲ‬‫ﻋ‬‫ ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺩ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ ﺑﹺﻲ ﻭ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ ﻇﹶﻨ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻱ ﻋ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬: ‫ﻠﹶﺈﹴ‬‫ﻲ ﻣ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ﻠﹶﺈﹴ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ﻲ ﻣ‬‫ﻧﹺﻲ ﻓ‬‫ﺇﹺﻥﹾ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﻔﹾﺴِﻲ‬‫ﻲ ﻧ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ﻔﹾﺴِ ﻪ‬‫ﻧ‬ .‫ﺎ‬‫ﺍﻋ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﻘﹶﺮ‬‫ﺍ ﺗ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻲ ﺷ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺏ‬‫ﻘﹶﺮ‬‫ﺇﹺﻥﹾ ﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﺐ‬‫ﺃﹶﻃﹾﻴ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺮﹴ ﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺧ‬ .‫ﻟﹶﺔﹰ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﻫ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻲ ﺃﹶﺗ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺎﻧﹺﻲ ﻳ‬‫ﺇﹺﻥﹾ ﺃﹶﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﺎ‬‫ﺎﻋ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﻘﹶﺮ‬‫ﺎ ﺗ‬‫ﺍﻋ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﺏ‬‫ﻘﹶﺮ‬‫ﺇﹺﻥﹾ ﺗ‬‫ﻭ‬ Abu Huraira ( ‫ )ا‬narrates from the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬that Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ I am compatible with My servant’s opinion of Me and I am with him when he calls Me out. So, if he calls Me out in his heart ( i.e. remembers Me secretly) I remember him in quiet (secretly). And if he calls Me out in some assem bly ( i.e. remem bers Me openly) I remember him in an assem bly better and purer than theirs (openly). If he gets closer to Me a span I get closer to him an arm. And if he gets near Me an arm I get near him a fathom. If he walks towar ds Me I run towards him.” 2

‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ‬:‫ ص‬‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻋ‬

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. ‫ﻧﹺﻲ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﲔ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻱ ﺑﹺﻲ ﻭ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﻇﹶﻦ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺎ ﻋ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬:‫ﻝﹸ‬‫ﻘﹸﻮ‬‫ ﻳ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬ 1.

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Ibn Hibban, a s-Sa hih (2:35,36#328) Ahmad bin Hambal, a l-Musna d (2:354#8635) Ahmad bin Hambal, a l-Musna d (2:405#9243) Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (6:61#29479) Ahmad bin Hambal, a l-Musna d (2:480#10229)

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‫ﻠﹶﺈﹴ‬‫ﻲ ﻣ‬‫ﻧﹺﻲ ﻓ‬‫ﺇﹺﻥﹾ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﻔﹾﺴِﻲ‬‫ﻲ ﻧ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ﻔﹾﺴِﻪ‬‫ﻲ ﻧ‬‫ﻧﹺﻲ ﻓ‬‫ﺇﹺﻥﹾ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬ ‫ ﺏ‬‫ﻘﹶﺮ‬‫ﺇﹺﻥﹾ ﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬. ‫ﻴﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﻧﹺﻲ ﻓ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻳ ﻦ‬‫ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﻠﹶﺌ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ﺮﹴ ﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻠﹶﺈﹴ ﺧ‬‫ﻲ ﻣ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬ ‫ﺖ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﻘﹶﺮ‬‫ﺎ ﺗ‬‫ﺍﻋ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ﻲ ﺫ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺏ‬‫ﻘﹶﺮ‬‫ﺇﹺﻥﹾ ﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﺎ‬‫ﺍﻋ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﻘﹶﺮ‬‫ﺍ ﺗ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻲ ﺷ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‬ .‫ﻞﹸ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻔﹶﻀ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻪ‬.‫ﻭﹺﻝﹸ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹸﻫ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻲ ﺟﹺﺌﹾﺘ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺎﺀَﻧﹺﻲ ﻳ‬‫ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺟ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﺎ‬‫ﺎﻋ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻣ‬ Abu Huraira (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Holy Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Allah (‫ )ص‬says: I am compatible with My servant’s opinion of Me. I am with him when he remembers Me. So if he remember s Me in his heart (quietly), I remember him in secret (quietly). If he remembers Me in a gathering (loudly), I remember him in a gathering better than his (loudly). If My servant draws near Me a span I get near him an arm. If he draws near Me an arm I get near him a fathom. And if he comes to Me walkin g I go to him running. T he entire bounty and benevolence is for him alone.”1

‫ﻞﹼ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺍﷲُ ﺟ‬:‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻋ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.10 ‫ ﻲ‬‫ﻧﹺﻲ ﻓ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﹾ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬.‫ﺎﻧﹺﻲ‬‫ﻋ‬‫ ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺩ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ ﻭ‬،‫ ﺑﹺﻲ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ ﻇﹶﻨ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻱ ﻋ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬:‫ﻼﹶ‬‫ﻋ‬‫ﻭ‬ ‫ﻠﹶﺈﹴ‬‫ﻲ ﻣ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬،‫ﻠﹶﺈﹴ‬‫ﻲ ﻣ‬‫ﻧﹺﻲ ﻓ‬‫ﺇﹺﻥﹾ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﻔﹾﺴِﻲ‬‫ﻲ ﻧ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬، ‫ﻔﹾﺴِﻪ‬‫ﻧ‬ .‫ﺐ‬‫ﺃﹶﻃﹾﻴ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺧ‬ Abu Huraira ( ‫ )ا‬narrates from the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬that Allah () said, “ I am compatible with My servant’s opinion of Me and I am with him when he calls Me out. If he

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remembers Me in his heart (quietly), I remember him in secret (quietly), and if he remembers Me in an assembly (loudly), I remember him in an assembly better and purer than his (loudly).” 1

‫ ﻗﹶﺎ ﻝﹶ‬:‫ ﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎ ﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.11 ‫ ﺚﹸ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ ﺑﹺ ﻲ ﻭ‬‫ ﻱ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﻇﹶﻦ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺎ ﻋ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬:‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻙ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺍﷲُ ﺗ‬ ‫ﻧﹺ ﻲ‬‫ﺇﹺﻥﹾ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ ﻭ‬. ‫ﻔﹾﺴِﻲ‬‫ﻲ ﻧ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬، ‫ﻔﹾﺴِﻪ‬‫ﻲ ﻧ‬‫ﻧﹺ ﻲ ﻓ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﹾ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬.‫ﻧﹺﻲ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬ ،‫ﺎ‬‫ﺍﻋ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ﻲ ﺫ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺏ‬‫ﻘﹶﺮ‬‫ﺇﹺﻥﹾ ﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻠﹶﺈﹴ ﺧ‬‫ﻲ ﻣ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬،‫ﻠﹶﺈﹴ‬‫ﻲ ﻣ‬‫ﻓ‬ . ‫ﻟﹶﺔﹰ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﻫ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺗ‬،‫ﻲ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺎﻧﹺﻲ ﻳ‬‫ﺇﹺﻥﹾ ﺃﹶﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﺎ‬‫ﺎﻋ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﻘﹶﺮ‬‫ﺗ‬ Abu Huraira ( ‫ )ا‬narrates from the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬that Allah () said, “ I am to My servant what he thinks of Me. I am with him wherever he remembers Me. So if he remembers Me in his heart (quietly), I remember him in secret (quietly). If he remembers Me in an assembly (lo udly), I remember him in an assem bly better than theirs (loudly). If he nears Me a cubit, I get near him a fathom. If he comes to Me walkin g, I go to him running.”2

‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬:‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﺎﺱﹴ ب ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﺑ‬‫ ﻋ‬.12 ‫ﺇﹺ ﻥﹾ‬‫ ﻭ‬. ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ ﺧ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ﺎ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﻨﹺ ﻲ ﺧ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﻱ ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬:‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺍﷲُ ﺗ‬ .‫ﺃﹶ ﻛﹾﺜﹶﺮ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻠﹶﺈﹴ ﺧ‬‫ﻲ ﻣ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬،‫ﻠﹶﺈﹴ‬‫ﻲ ﻣ‬‫ﻨﹺﻲ ﻓ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬ 1. 2.

Ibn Hibban, a s-Sa hih (3:95#812) Ibn Hibban, a s-Sa hih (3:93#811)

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According to Abdullah bin Abbas ( ‫ )ب‬the Messenger of Allah ( ‫ )ص‬said, “ Allah () said: ‘Oh My servant! When you remember Me alone (secretly), I remember you alone (secretly). If you remember Me in an assembly (openly) I remember you in an assembly better and larger than them (openly).’”11

‫ ﻦ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ﻠﹶﻢ‬‫ﻲ ﻟﹶﺄﹶﻋ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻧ‬: ‫ﻱ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺎﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺜﹾﻤ‬‫ ﻮ ﻋ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺃﹶﺑ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ ﺛﹶﺎﺑﹺﺖ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.13 : ‫ﻝﹸ‬‫ﻘﹸﻮ‬‫ ﺇﹺ ﻥﱠ ﺍﷲَ ﻳ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ ﺫﹶﺍﻙ‬‫ﻒ‬‫ﻛﹶ ﻴ‬‫ ﻭ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻟﹸﻮﺍ‬. ‫ﻲ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﻧﹺﻲ ﺭ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬ .‫ﻧﹺﻲ‬‫ ﺍﷲَ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ﺕ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬% ^

T habit narrates that Abu Uthman Nahdi said: “ I know when my Lord remembers me.” People asked: “ How do you know that?” He replied: “ Indeed Allah says: ‘ Remember Me, I will remember you.’ So when I remember Him He remembers me.’”22

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Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:406#551) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:252#2288) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:78) Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (7:206#35367) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (2:51#1139) Abu Nuaym, Hilya t-ul-a wliya wa ta ba qa t-ul-a sfiya (2:324) Mizzi, Ta hdhib-ul-ka ma l (17:428) Ibn Sa‘ d, a t-Ta ba qa t-ul-kubr a (7:98)

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Chapter 3

Allah () expresses His pride on His Remebe rers (Dhakirs ) in front of angels

‫ﻠﹶﻰ‬‫ﺔﹸ ﻋ‬‫ﺎﻭﹺﻳ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺝ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺧ‬:‫ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺭﹺﻱ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺨ‬‫ﻴﺪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﺳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.14 ‫ﻠﹶﻰ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺝ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ص ﺧ‬‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﺭ‬... :‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬,‫ﺠﹺﺪ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻠﹾﻘﹶﺔ‬‫ﺣ‬ ‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸ ﺮ‬‫ﺎ ﻧ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻠﹶﺴ‬‫ ﺟ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻟﹸﻮﺍ‬‫ﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﻠﹶﺴ‬‫ﺎ ﺃﹶﺟ‬‫ ﻣ‬: ‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬,‫ﺎﺑﹺﻪ‬‫ﺻﺤ‬  ‫ ﺃﹶ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻠﹾﻘﹶﺔ‬‫ﺣ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ ﺁﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬. ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻠﹶﻴ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﺑﹺﻪ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻠﹶﺎﻡﹺ‬‫ﻠﹾﺈﹺﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﻟ‬‫ﺍﻧ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺎ ﻫ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻣ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻩ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬ ‫ﻲ‬‫ﺎ ﺇﹺﻧ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻣ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.‫ﺎ ﺇﹺﻟﱠﺎ ﺫﹶﺍﻙ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻠﹶﺴ‬‫ﺎ ﺃﹶﺟ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﻭ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻟﹸﻮﺍ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﱠﺎ ﺫﹶﺍﻙ‬‫ﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﻠﹶﺴ‬‫ﺃﹶﺟ‬ ‫ﻧﹺﻲ ﺃﹶ ﻥﱠ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺄﹶﺧ‬, ‫ﺮﹺﻳﻞﹸ‬‫ﺎﻧﹺﻲ ﺟﹺﺒ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺗ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻟﹶﻜ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ ﺔﹰ ﻟﹶﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﻔﹾﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺳ‬‫ﻟﹶﻢ‬ .‫ﻜﹶﺔﹶ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺋ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻲ ﺑﹺﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﺎﻫ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻞﱠ ﻳ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺰ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬ Abu Saeed Kh udri ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that Muawiyah (‫ )ا‬came to a group of people in the mosque an d said, “ … T he Messen ger of Allah (‫ )ص‬came to a group of his Companions in the mosque and said, ‘Why are you sitting?’ T hey said, ‘We are sitting remembering Allah and paying our thanks to Him for His favour of guidin g us to Islam.’ T he Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said, ‘Do you say that on oath that is what has made you sit here?’ T hey submitted, ‘By Allah we are sitting here only for this purpose.’ T he Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said, ‘I have not made you take oath for any doubt but the thruth is that Gabriel

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came and told me that Allah is expressin g His pride on you in front of angels.’”1

‫ ﺔﹶ‬‫ﺎﻭﹺﻳ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻲ ﻋ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﻓ‬‫ﺍ ﻛﹶﺎﻧ‬‫ﻔﹶﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶ ﻥﱠ ﻧ‬،‫ﺐﹴ‬‫ ﺑﻦ ﻛﹶﻌ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.15 ‫ﻠﱠﻢ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺳ‬،‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻋ‬‫ﺠﻤ‬  ‫ ﺍﻟﹾ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﺹ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻋ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻭﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﹾﻔﹶﺠ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﻳ‬ ‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺎ ﺏ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻠﹸﻮﻥﹶ ﻛ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻭﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻴ‬‫ﺠﹺﺪ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺎﺣ‬‫ﻟﹸﻮﺍ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﻧ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺗ‬ ‫ﻰ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻭﹺﻝﹸ ﺃﹶﻭ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺎﺀَ ﻳ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺠ‬,‫ﺔﹸ ﺑﹺﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﺎﻭﹺﻳ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺒﹺﺮ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺄﹸﺧ‬،‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻰ ﻳ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺣ‬ ‫ﻯ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ ﺑﹺﺒ‬‫ﻛﹸﻢ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ ﺃﹸﺑ‬‫ ﺟﹺﺌﹾﺖ‬:‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬،‫ﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﻠﹶﻴ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻗﹶ ﻒ‬‫ﻰ ﻭ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﻲ ﻣ‬‫ﻓ‬ ,‫ﻪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺣ‬،‫ ص‬‫ﻮﻝﹺ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻋ‬‫ﺍ ﻋ‬‫ﻔﹶﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻥﱠ ﻧ‬،‫ﻗﹶﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﺎ ﺭﹺﺯ‬‫ﻴﻤ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬ ‫ﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﻞﹶ ﺭ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺄﹶ ﻗﹾﺒ‬،‫ﻮﻥﹶ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺼﻨ‬  ‫ﺎ ﺗ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺍ ﻣ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻧ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺼ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﻳ‬‫ ﻛﹶﺎﻧ‬:‫ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬ : ‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬،‫ﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﻠﹶﻴ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻗﹶ ﻒ‬‫ﻰ ﻭ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﻲ ﻣ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻴﻪ‬‫ﻜ‬‫ﻲ ﺃﹶﺣ‬‫ ﻛﹶﺄﹶﻧ‬،‫ص‬ . ‫ﻜﹶﺔﹶ‬‫ﻼﺋ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻲ ﺑﹺﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﺎﻫ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻳ‬ ‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬،‫ﻩ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻔﹾﺴِﻲ ﺑﹺﻴ‬‫ﻱ ﻧ‬‫ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﻭ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﺃﹶﺑ‬ Muhammad bin Ka‘ b ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that during the reign of Mua wiyah some people used to attend the fajr ritual prayer, and sit on one side of the congregation. After the Imām conclude d the prayer, they would sit in one corner of the 1.

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mosque, remember Allah an d rec ite the Book of Allah till sunrise. Mua wiyah was told abo ut them, so he came running, stood be side them and said, “ I have come to give you good news of what Allah () has bestowe d upon you. Some people use d to do the same durin g the days of the Holy Messenger of Allah ( ‫)ص‬. T he Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬came, stood be side them and said, ‘Cheer up! By Him in whose hand is my soul, Allah is expressing His pride on you before the angels.’”1

‫ﻮ ﻝﹺ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﻊ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻠﱠﻴ‬‫ ﺻ‬:‫ﺮﹴﻭ ب ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.16 َ‫ﺎﺀ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺠ‬,‫ﻘﱠﺐ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻘﱠﺐ‬‫ﻋ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻊ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻊ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺮ‬,‫ﺮﹺﺏ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ ص ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬ ‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ﻗﹶ ﺪ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻔﹶ ﺲ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻩ‬‫ﻔﹶﺰ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺪ‬,‫ﺎ‬‫ﺮﹺﻋ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ص ﻣ‬‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺭ‬ ‫ﺍ ﺏﹺ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ ﺢ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺘ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺪ‬‫ﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﺬﹶﺍ ﺭ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﻫ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑ‬:‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬, ‫ﻪ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻛﹾﺒ‬‫ﺭ‬ ‫ﻱ ﻗﹶ ﺪ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﻋ‬‫ﻈﹸﺮ‬‫ ﺍﻧ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ ﻳ‬,‫ﻜﹶﺔﹶ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺋ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻲ ﺑﹺﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﺎﻫ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺎﺀِ ﻳ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺍﻟﺴ‬ .‫ﻯ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻭﻥﹶ ﺃﹸﺧ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻈ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﻨ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﺔﹰ ﻭ‬‫ﺍ ﻓﹶﺮﹺﻳﻀ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻗﹶﻀ‬ Abdullah bin Amr ( ‫ )ب‬narrates, “We offered the sunset ritual prayer with the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬. T hose who were to leave left and those desirous to stay back stayed. So swiftly the Holy Messenger of Allah ( ‫ )ص‬came that he was breathing heavily and his robe was a little above his holy ankles. He said, ‘Cheer up! T his is your Lord Who has opened a door of heavens and is expressing His pride on you before the angels, saying: Look at My servants; after performing an

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obligatory ritual prayer they are waiting for the next one (prayer).’”1

‫ ﻦﹺ‬‫ﺮﹺﻭ ﺑ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﻋ‬,‫ﻰ ا‬‫ﻮﺳ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﻣ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺑ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.17 ‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻊ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻠﱠﻴ‬‫ ﺻ‬,‫ ص‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺙﹸ ﻋ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺎ ﺃﹸﺣ‬‫ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻲ ا ﻭ‬‫ﺎﺻ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‬ ‫ﻮ ﻝﹸ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎﺀَ ﺭ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺠ‬.‫ﻊ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ ﻊ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻘﱠ ﺐ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻘﱠﺐ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻌ‬‫ﻠﹶﺔ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ص ﺫﹶﺍﺕ‬ ‫ﻩ‬‫ﻔﹶﺰ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ﻗﹶﺪ‬‫ﺎﺀَ ﻭ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺠ‬,ِ‫ﺎﺀ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺓ‬‫ﺼ‬‫ ﻟ‬‫ﺎﺱ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺜﹸﻮﺏ‬‫ﻞﹶ ﺃﹶﻥﹾ ﻳ‬‫ ص ﻗﹶﺒ‬‫ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬ ‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﺃﹶﺷ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﺮﹺﻳﻦ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﻋ‬‫ﺎ ﻭ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﻘﹶﺪ‬‫ﻋ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻜﹶﺬﹶﺍ‬‫ ﻫ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺻﺒ‬  ‫ﺎ ﺇﹺ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺍﻓ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﻔﹶﺲ‬‫ﺍﻟﻨ‬ ‫ ﺮ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﻣ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑ‬: ‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ ﻭ‬, ِ‫ﺎﺀ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﺴ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺴ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺑﹺﺈﹺﺻ‬ , ِ‫ﺎﺀ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺍﺏﹺ ﺍﻟﺴ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﺢ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺘ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺪ‬, ‫ﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﺬﹶﺍ ﺭ‬‫ ﻫ‬‫ﲔ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬ ‫ﻱ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﻋ‬‫ﻈﹸﺮ‬‫ﻲ! ﺍﻧ‬‫ﻜﹶﺘ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺋ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ ﻳ‬.‫ﻜﹶﺔﹶ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺋ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻲ ﺑﹺﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﺎﻫ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻳ‬ . ‫ﻯ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻭﻥﹶ ﺃﹸﺧ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻈ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﺔﹰ ﻭ‬‫ﺍ ﻓﹶﺮﹺﻳﻀ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﺃﹶﺩ‬ Hasan bin Musa ( ‫ )ا‬states, “ Abdullah bin Amr and I offered the ritual prayer one evening with the Holy Prophet (‫)ص‬. T hen those desirous to stay on stayed while the others went homes. T he Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬then came before people returned to offer the night ( isha ) ritual prayer. When hr came he was breathing heavily with his index finger raised. 1.

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He raise d his index fin ger towards the sky and sa id, “ Oh party of Muslims, rejoice. T his is your Lord who has opened one of the gates of heavens expressing His pride on you in front of angels, saying: ‘O My ange ls, look at these servants of Mine who have performed one obligatory ritual prayer and are waiting for the next.’”1

ِ‫ ﻝﹺ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ ﻊ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻠﱠ ﻴ‬‫ ﺻ‬:‫ﺮﹴﻭ ب ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﺑ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.18 َ‫ﺎﺀ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺠ‬. ‫ﻘﱠﺐ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻘﱠﺐ‬‫ﻋ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ ﻊ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻊ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺮ‬. ‫ﻠﹶﺔ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ص ﺫﹶﺍﺕ‬ :‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.ِ‫ﺎﺀ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺓ‬‫ ﺑﹺﺼ‬‫ﺎﺱ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺏ‬‫ﺜﹶﻮ‬‫ﻞﹶ ﺃﹶﻥ ﻳ‬‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص ﻗﹶﺒ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺭ‬ ‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ ﺢ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺘ‬‫ ﻗﹶ ﺪ‬,‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻙ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﺬﹶﺍ ﺭ‬‫ ﻫ‬.‫ﻭﺍ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ ﺃﹶ ﺑ‬،‫ﻭﺍ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﺃﹶﺑ‬ . ‫ﻱ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﻋ‬‫ﻈﹸﺮ‬‫ ﺍﻧ‬: ‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ ﻳ‬,‫ﻜﹶﺔﹶ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺋ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻲ ﺑﹺﻜﹸ ﻢ‬‫ﺎﻫ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺎ ﺀِ ﻳ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺍﺏﹺ ﺍﻟﺴ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺃﹶﺑ‬ .‫ﻯ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻭﻥﹶ ﺃﹸﺧ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻈ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﻨ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﺔﹰ ﻭ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﻓﹶﺮﹺﻳﻀ‬‫ﻗﹶﻀ‬ Abdullah bin Amr (‫ )ب‬narrates, “ One evening we performed our (sunset) ritual prayer with the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬. T hose who wanted to leave departed and those who de sired to stay on remained there. T he Messenger of Allah ( ‫ )ص‬arrived before the people pronounced the commencement ( iqamah ) of the night ritual prayer ( isha ). He said, ‘Cheer up, cheer up! T his is your Lord who has opened one of the gates of heavens and is expressin g His pride on you before ange ls, saying: ‘Look at My servants; they have performed one obligatory ritual prayer and are waiting for the next one.’”2 1. 2.

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‫ ﻦ‬‫ﻨﹺﻲ ﺍﺑ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺮﹴﻭ ﻳ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻋ‬‫ﻓﹰﺎ ﻭ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻥﱠ ﻧ‬‫ﻮﺏ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﺃﹶﻳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.19 ‫ﺽ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹶﺭ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺍ ﺕ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻥﱠ ﺍﻟﺴ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻮ‬:‫ﻑ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﻧ‬,‫ﺎ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻲ ي ﺍﺟ‬‫ﺎﺻ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‬ ‫ﻲ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﱠﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﻟﹶﺎ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻪ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺿ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﺍﻥ‬‫ﻴﺰ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻔﱠﺔ‬‫ﻲ ﻛ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ ﻊ‬‫ﺿ‬‫ﺎ ﻭ‬‫ﻴﻬﹺﻤ‬‫ﺎ ﻓ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ﻭ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺽ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹶﺭ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺍﺕ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻥﱠ ﺍﻟﺴ‬‫ﻟﹶﻮ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ ﺑﹺﻬﹺﻦ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﻟﹶﺮ‬,‫ﻯ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹸﺧ‬‫ﻔﱠﺔ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻜ‬ ‫ ﻦ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻗﹶﺘ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﻟﹶﺨ‬,‫ ﺇﹺﻟﱠﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﻟﹶﺎ ﺇﹺﻟﹶ ﻪ‬:‫ﻞﹲ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎ ﻝﹶ ﺭ‬,‫ﻳﺪ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻘﹰﺎ ﻣ‬‫ ﻃﹶﺒ‬‫ ﻛﹸ ﻦ‬‫ﻴﻬﹺﻦ‬‫ﻓ‬ ‫ ﻊ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻠﱠﻴ‬‫ ﺻ‬:‫ﺮﹴﻭ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﻋ‬. ‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻬﹺﻲ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻰ ﺗ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺣ‬ , ‫ﻊ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻊ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻘﱠ ﺐ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻘﱠﺐ‬‫ ﻓﹶ ﻌ‬,‫ﺮﹺﺏ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ ص ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻮﻝﹺ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺭ‬ ‫ﻭﺍ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑ‬:‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬,‫ﻪ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻛﹾﺒ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ﺛﻴ‬ ‫ﺴِﺮ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﻛﹶﺎﺩ‬‫ﻗﹶﺪ‬‫ﺎﺀَ ص ﻭ‬‫ﻓﹶﺠ‬ , ِ‫ﺎﺀ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺍﺏﹺ ﺍﻟﺴ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﺢ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺘ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺪ‬‫ﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﺬﹶﺍ ﺭ‬‫ ﻫ‬,‫ﲔ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﻢ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﺔﹰ ﻭ‬‫ﺍ ﻓﹶﺮﹺﻳﻀ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻗﹶﻀ‬,‫ﻱ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺆﻟﹶﺎﺀِ ﻋ‬ ‫ ﻫ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ ﻳ‬,‫ﻜﹶﺔﹶ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺋ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻲ ﺑﹺﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﺎﻫ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻳ‬ . ‫ﻯ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻭﻥﹶ ﺃﹸﺧ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻈ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻳ‬ Abu Ayyub ( ‫ )ا‬narrates, “ Nawf and Abdullah bin Amr binal-‘Ās got together. Nawf sa id, ‘If the heavens and the earth and whatever they contain are placed on one side of the Balance and la ilaha illallah (there is no God but Allah) is placed on the other side of the Balance, the latter will be heavier. If the heavens and the earth and whatever they contain had been strata made of iron and the man had recited la ilaha illallah , it would have cleaved all of them asunder and reached Almighty Allah.’ Abdullah bin Amr (‫ )ا‬said: We offered the sunset ( maghrib ) ritual prayer with the

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Messen ger of Allah (‫)ص‬. Those who wanted to stay remained there while those who desire d to leave departed. T he Messen ger of Allah ( ‫ )ص‬came with his robe a little above his holy ankles. He said, ‘Rejoice, O party of Muslims. T his is your Lord who has opened one of the doors of heavens an d is telling the angels how proud He is of you, saying: T hese are My servants who have performed an obligatory ritual prayer and are waiting to perform the next one.’”1

‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ‬:‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.20 ‫ﻭ ﺍ‬‫ ﻈﹸ ﺮ‬‫ ﺍ ﻧ‬:‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ ﻟﹶﻬ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻴ‬،ِ‫ﺎﺀ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻞﹶ ﺍﻟ ﺴ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻫ‬‫ﻓﹶﺎﺕ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻞﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﻲ ﺑﹺﺄﹶﻫ‬‫ﺎﻫ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬ .‫ﺍ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺜﹰﺎ ﻏﹸﺒ‬‫ ﻌ‬‫ﺎ ﺀُﻭﻧﹺﻲ ﺷ‬‫ﻱ ﺟ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﻋ‬ Abu Huraira (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬ said, “ Allah () expresses His pride before the celestial creation on the people who gather in Arafat and says to them: Look at My servants; they have come to Me with unkempt and dusty hair (lost in My love as if gone insane in intense humbleness and overwhelmin g devotion, unaware what they look like).”2

‫ ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﻛﹶﺎﻥﹶ‬: ‫ ص‬‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬،‫ﺎﺑﹺﺮﹴ ا‬‫ ﺟ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.21 ،‫ﻜﹶﺔﹶ‬‫ﻼﺋ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻲ ﺑﹺﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﺎﻫ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻴ‬،ِ‫ﺎﺀ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺰﹺﻝﹸ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﺴ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻓﹶﺔﹶ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻳ‬ ‫ ﻛﹸ ﻞﱢ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﲔ‬‫ﺎﺣ‬‫ﺍ ﺿ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺜﹰﺎ ﻏﹸﺒ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻧﹺﻲ ﺷ‬‫ ﻮ‬‫ﻱ ﺃﹶﺗ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﻋ‬‫ﻈﹸﺮ‬‫ ﺍﻧ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ﻓﹶﻴ‬ : ‫ﻜﹶﺔﹸ‬‫ﻼﺋ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻘﹸﻮ ﻝﹸ ﻟﹶﻪ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺘ‬،‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻬ‬‫ ﺕ‬‫ ﻏﹶﻔﹶﺮ‬‫ﻲ ﻗﹶﺪ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻛﹸﻢ‬‫ﻬﹺﺪ‬‫ ﺃﹸﺷ‬،‫ﻴﻖﹴ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻓﹶﺞ‬ 1. 2.

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‫ ﻗﹶﺪ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬،‫ ﻓﹸﻼﻥﹲ‬‫ﻓﹸﻼﻥﹲ ﻭ‬‫ ﻭ‬،‫ﻮ‬‫ﺰﻫ‬ ‫ ﻓﹸﻼﻥﹲ ﻳ‬‫ﻴﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ ﻓ‬،‫ﺏ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﺃﹶﻱ‬ ‫ ﻦ‬‫ﻴﻘﹰﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻡﹴ ﺃﹶﻛﹾﺜﹶ ﺮ‬‫ ﻮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻤ‬: ‫ ص‬‫ﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬،‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻬ‬‫ﺕ‬‫ﻏﹶﻔﹶﺮ‬ .‫ﻓﹶﺔﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻡﹺ ﻋ‬‫ ﻮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺎﺭﹺ ﻣ‬‫ﺍﻟﻨ‬ Jabir (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ When the day of Arafah comes, Allah () descen ds to the lowe st heaven, takes pride in praising His servants before the angels and says to them: ‘Look at these servants of Mine! T hey have come to Me in the morning in a scruffy state with dusty hair, having crosse d every deep valley ( in a state of love-sickness for Allah). I call you to witness that I have forgiven them.’ The angels submit to Him, ‘O Lord, there was also Such-and- such among them who was arrogant and also Such-and-such and So-an d-so.’ Allah () says: ‘I have forgiven him as well (for the sake of these lovers).’” T he Messen ger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ There is no other day on which more people are set free from the Fire than the day of Arafah.”1

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Angels search streets for dhikr s ittings

‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ‬:‫ ص‬‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.22 ‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ‬,‫ﻞﹶ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﺃﹶﻫ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﻤ‬‫ﻠﹾﺘ‬‫ ﻳ‬,‫ﻕﹺ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﻄﱡﺮ‬‫ﻄﹸﻮﻓﹸﻮﻥﹶ ﻓ‬‫ﻜﹶﺔﹰ ﻳ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺋ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻟ‬ ...‫ﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺎﺟ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﺣ‬‫ﻠﹸﻤ‬‫ ﻫ‬,‫ﺍ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﻭﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﻗﹶﻮ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﻭ‬ Abu Huraira (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬ said, “ Allah has angels who roam about on roads looking for the love-sick rememberers of Allah. When they find such people, they call out other angels: ‘Come here to your coveted aspiration….’”1

‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﻟ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬,‫ ص‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﻋ‬,‫ﺓﹶ ا‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.23 ‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ‬,‫ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ‬‫ﺲ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻣ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻠﹰﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﺓﹰ ﻓﹸﻀ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻜﹶﺔﹰ ﺳ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺋ‬‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ ﻣ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻙ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺗ‬ ...‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﻣ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﻗﹶﻌ‬,‫ﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻴﻪ‬‫ﺎ ﻓ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﻣ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﻭ‬ Abu Huraira (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said, “ Surely there are some angels of Allah () who conduct patrolling in search of remembrance assemblies ( majālis aldhikr ). When they find such an assembly, they join and sit with them…”23 1.

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Bukhari, a s-Sa hih (5:2353#6045) Ibn Hibban, a s-Sa hih (3:139#857) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:399#531) Ibn Rajab, Ja mi-ul-ulum wa l-hika m (1:345) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:258#2316) Muslim, a s-Sa hih (4:2069#2689) Ahmad bin Hambal, a l-Musna d (2:25#7420)

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:‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺭﹺﻱ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺨ‬‫ﻴﺪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﺳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺓﹶ ﺃﹶﻭ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.24 ‫ﻼﹰ‬‫ﺽﹺ ﻓﹸﻀ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹶﺭ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﲔ‬‫ﺎﺣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻜﹶﺔﹰ ﺳ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺋ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﻟ‬:‫ ص‬‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬ ‫ﻮﺍ‬‫ﻠﹸﻤ‬‫ﺍ ﻫ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﻭﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﺍﻣ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﺃﹶ ﻗﹾﻮ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﻭ‬, ‫ﺎﺱﹺ‬‫ﺎﺏﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﻛﹸﺘ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻋ‬ ...‫ﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﺑ‬ Abu Huraira ( ‫ )ا‬or Abu Saeed Khudri ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ T here are many angels of Allah (), other than the recording angels, who wander around on earth. When they find some people performing remembrance of Allah (), they call out one another, saying: ‘Come to what you are looking for….’”1

‫ﻠ ﻪ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﻟ‬:‫ﻮ ﻝﹶ ﺍﷲِ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺓﹶ ا ﺃﹶﻥﱠ ﺭ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.25 .‫ﺽﹺ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹶﺭ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﻓ‬‫ﺲ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻣ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻠﹾﺘ‬‫ﻼﹶﺀَ ﻳ‬‫ﻓﹸﻀ‬‫ﺓﹰ ﻭ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻜﹶﺔﹰ ﺳ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺋ‬‫ﻣ‬ Abu Huraira narrates ( ‫ )ا‬that the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬ said, “ T here are angels of Allah (), besides those assigned with usual tasks, who travel round the globe (with a particular aim) and keep looking for remembrance sittings ( majālis aldhikr ).”2

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3. Ahmad bin Hambal, a l-Musna d (2:382#8960) 4. Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:259#2316) 5. Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (4:244#5523) Tirmidhi, a l-Ja mi-us-sa hih (5:579#3600) Hakim, a l-Musta dr a k (1:672#1821)

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‫ﻠﱠ ﻪ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﻟ‬:‫ﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶَﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.26 ...‫ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ‬‫ﺲ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻣ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻠﹾﺘ‬‫ﻠﹰﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﺓﹰ ﻓﹸﻀ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻜﹶﺔﹰ ﺳ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺋ‬‫ﻣ‬ Abu Huraira (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬ said, “ Indeed, there are some angels of Allah, beside s the ones assigned with usual tasks, who keep wanderin g ( with a special purpose), seeking for remeberance sessions ( majālis aldhikr ).”1

‫ ﻦ‬‫ﺓﹰ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺳ‬‫ﻠﻪ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﻟ‬:‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺲﹴ ا ﻋ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.27 ...‫ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ‬‫ﻠﹶﻖ‬‫ﻥﹸ ﺣ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻄﹾﻠﹸﺒ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻜﹶﺔ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺋ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬ Anas (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said, “ Some angels of Allah keep searching for dhikr circles...” 2

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Tayalisi, a l-Musna d (p. 319#2434) 1. Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:77) 2. Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:260#2322) 3. Ibn Rajab, Ja mi-ul-ulum wa l-hika m (1:346)

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Chapter 5

Angels cove r re me mbrance assemblies of Allah with their wings

‫ﺍ‬‫ﻬﹺﺪ‬‫ﺎ ﺷ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ ب ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﺭﹺﻱ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺨ‬‫ﻴﺪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﺳ‬‫ﺓﹶ ﻭ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.28 ‫ﻞﱠ ﺇﹺﻟﱠﺎ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺰ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻭﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ ﻗﹶ ﻮ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﻘﹾﻌ‬‫ ﻟﹶﺎ ﻳ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ ص ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻋ‬ , ‫ﺔﹸ‬‫ﻴﻨ‬‫ﻜ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺴ‬‫ﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﻠﹶﻴ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺰﻟﹶﺖ‬ ‫ﻧ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﺔﹸ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺮ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ ﺘ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻏﹶﺸ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻜﹶﺔﹸ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺋ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻔﱠﺘ‬‫ﺣ‬ .‫ﻩ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻴﻤ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ﻭ‬ Abu Huraira ( ‫ )ا‬and Abu Saee d Khudri ( ‫ )ا‬narrate that they visited the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬and he said, “ Whenever people sit to remember Allah (), angels cover them (spreading their win gs over them) and divine mercy envelops them; inner peace descends on them and Allah () mentions them to those who are with Him.”11

‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ‬:‫ ص‬‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.29 ‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ‬,‫ﻞﹶ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﺃﹶﻫ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﻤ‬‫ﻠﹾﺘ‬‫ ﻳ‬,‫ﻕﹺ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﻄﱡﺮ‬‫ﻄﹸﻮﻓﹸﻮﻥﹶ ﻓ‬‫ﻜﹶﺔﹰ ﻳ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺋ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻟ‬ 1.

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Muslim, a s-Sa hih (4:2074#2700) Tirmidhi, a l-Ja mi-us-sa hih (5:459#3378) Ibn Majah, a s-Suna n (2:1245#3791) Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (6:60#29475) Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-a wsa t (2:137#1500) Ahmad bin Hambal, a l-Musna d (3:92#11893) Tayalisi, a l-Musna d (1:296#2233) Tayalisi, a l-Musna d (1:314#2386) Abu Yala, a l-Musna d (2:444#1252) Abu Yala, a l-Musna d (11:20#6159)

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:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.‫ﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺎﺟ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﺣ‬‫ﻠﹸﻤ‬‫ ﻫ‬,‫ﺍ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﻭﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﻗﹶﻮ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﻭ‬ ...‫ﺎ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﺎﺀِ ﺍﻟﺪ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﺴ‬‫ﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻨﹺﺤ‬‫ ﺑﹺﺄﹶﺟ‬‫ ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻔﱡﻮﻧ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻓﹶﻴ‬ Abu Huraira (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬ said, “ Allah has angels who roam about on roads looking for such people as remember Allah. When they find people remembering Allah, they call out to one another, ‘Come here to your coveted goal.’ T hen he said: “ T hey keep their win gs spread over them one above another until they reach the lowe st heaven….”1

‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﻟ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬,‫ ص‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﻋ‬,‫ﺓﹶ ا‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.30 ‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ‬,‫ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ‬‫ﺲ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻣ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻠﹰﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﺓﹰ ﻓﹸﻀ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻜﹶﺔﹰ ﺳ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺋ‬‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ ﻣ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻙ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺗ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﻒ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﻣ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ ﻗﹶﻌ‬,‫ﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻴ ﻪ‬‫ﺎ ﻓ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﻣ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﻭ‬ ...‫ﺎ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﺎﺀِ ﺍﻟﺪ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺴ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻴ‬‫ﺎ ﺑ‬‫ﻠﹶﺌﹸﻮﺍ ﻣ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻰ ﻳ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺣ‬,‫ﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻨﹺﺤ‬‫ﺑﹺﺄﹶﺟ‬ According to Abu Huraira the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said, “ T here are many angels of Allah (), beside s those assigne d with normal tasks, who travel around looking for remembrance sessions. When they find such a se ssion where remembrance of Allah is in progress, they sit with them and some angels cover the others with their wings asc endin g one above another

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Bukhari, a s-Sa hih (5:2353#6045) Ibn Hibban, a s-Sa hih (3:139#857) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:399#531) Ibn Rajab, Ja mi-ul-ulum wa l-hika m (1:345) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:258#2316)

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until the space between the earth and the lowest heaven gets filled….” 1

: ‫ ب ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺭﹺﻱ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺨ‬‫ﻴ ﺪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﺳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺓﹶ ﺃﹶﻭ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.31 ‫ﻠﹰﺎ‬‫ﺽﹺ ﻓﹸﻀ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹶﺭ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﲔ‬‫ﺎﺣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻜﹶﺔﹰ ﺳ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺋ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﻟ‬:‫ ص‬‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬ ‫ﻮﺍ‬‫ﻠﹸﻤ‬‫ﺍ ﻫ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﻭﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﺍﻣ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﺃﹶ ﻗﹾﻮ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﻭ‬, ‫ﺎﺱﹺ‬‫ﺎﺏﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﻛﹸﺘ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻋ‬ ...‫ﺎ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﺎﺀِ ﺍﻟﺪ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﺴ‬‫ﻔﱡﻮﻥﹶ ﺑﹺﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺠﹺﻴﺌﹸﻮﻥﹶ ﻓﹶﻴ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻴ‬.‫ﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﺑ‬ According to Abu Huraira ( ‫ )ا‬or Abu Saee d Khudri ( ‫)ا‬ the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “T here are many angels of Allah (), other than the recording ange ls, who keep wan dering around on earth. When they find some people engage d in remembrance of Allah (), they call other angels, saying, ‘Come to your coveted gathering.’ So, they come and cover participants up to the lowest heaven….” 2

‫ﻠ ﻪ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﻟ‬:‫ﻮ ﻝﹶ ﺍﷲِ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺓﹶ ا ﺃﹶﻥﱠ ﺭ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.32 .‫ﺽﹺ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹶﺭ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾ ﺮﹺ ﻓ‬‫ﺲ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻮ ﻥﹶ ﻣ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻠﹾﺘ‬‫ﻼﹶﺀَ ﻳ‬‫ﻓﹸﻀ‬‫ﺓﹰ ﻭ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻜﹶﺔﹰ ﺳ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺋ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶ ﻰ‬‫ﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻨﹺﺤ‬‫ﺎ ﺑﹺﺄﹶﺟ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﻒ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮﹴ ﺣ‬‫ﺲﹺ ﺫ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻣ‬‫ﺍ ﻋ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺃﹶﺗ‬ ...ِ‫ﺎﺀ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺍﻟﺴ‬ 1.

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Muslim, a s-Sa hih (4:2069#2689) Ahmad bin Hambal, a l-Musna d (2:252#7420) Ahmad bin Hambal, a l-Musna d (2:382#8960) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:259#2316) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (4:244#5523) Tirmidhi, a l-Ja mi-us-sa hih (5:579#3600)

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Abu Huraira narrates ( ‫ )ا‬that the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬ said, “T here are many angels of Allah (), beside s those assigned with usual tasks, who travel aroun d ( with a special purpose) persistently looking for remembrance sessions ( majālis al-dhikr ) in progress on the globe. When they come to any such circle they surround one another with their wings up to the lowest heaven….” 1

‫ﻠ ﻪ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﻟ‬:‫ﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶَﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.33 ‫ﻠﹶﻰ‬‫ﺍ ﻋ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺃﹶﺗ‬.‫ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ‬‫ﺲ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻣ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻠﹾﺘ‬‫ﻼﹰ ﻳ‬‫ﺓﹰ ﻓﹸﻀ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻜﹶﺔﹰ ﺳ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺋ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻴ‬‫ﺎ ﺑ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻨﹺﺤ‬‫ﻢ ﺑﹺﺄﹶﺟ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﻓﹶﺄﹶﻇﹶﻠﱡﻮﻫ‬‫ﻠﹶﺴ‬‫ ﺟ‬ َ‫ﻭﻥﹶ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺬﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ﻗﹶﻮﻡﹴ ﻳ‬ ...‫ﺎ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﺎﺀِ ﺍﻟﺪ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺴ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﻭ‬ Abu Huraira (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬ said, “T here are angels of Allah, be sides the ones assigned with routine tasks, who remain in search of assemblie s of rememberers of Allah. When they come to these rememberers they sit there and cover them with their wings up to the lowest heaven….” 2

‫ ﻦ‬‫ﺓﹰ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺳ‬‫ﻠﻪ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﻟ‬:‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺲﹴ ا ﻋ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.34 ...‫ﻮﺍ ﺑﹺﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﺃﹶﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﻠﹶﻴ‬‫ﻔﹶﻮﺍ ﻋ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺣ‬.‫ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ‬‫ﻠﹶﻖ‬‫ﻥﹸ ﺣ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻄﹾﻠﹸﺒ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻜﹶﺔ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺋ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬ Anas ( ‫ )ا‬narrates from the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬that he said, “ Some angels of Allah keep searchin g for remembrance

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Hakim, a l-Musta dr a k (1:672#1821) Tayalisi, a l-Musna d (p. 319#2434)

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circles. When they come to these rememberers they cover them….”1

‫ ﻦ‬‫ﺓﹰ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺳ‬‫ﻠﻪ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﻟ‬:‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺲﹴ ا ﻋ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.35 ‫ ﺛﹸ ﻢ‬,‫ﺍ ﺑﹺﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺃﹶﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﻠﹶﻴ‬‫ﻔﹶﻮﺍ ﻋ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺣ‬.‫ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ‬‫ﻠﹶﻖ‬‫ﻥﹶ ﺣ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻄﹾﻠﹸﺒ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻜﹶﺔ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺋ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬ ...‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻙ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﺓ‬‫ﺰ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‬‫ﺏ‬‫ﺎﺀِ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﺭ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻢ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﺴ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺍﺋ‬‫ﺜﹸﻮﺍ ﺭ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺑ‬ Anas ( ‫ )ا‬narrates from the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬that he said, “ Some angels of Allah () remain wan dering in se arch of remembrance circle s. When the angels come to them, they cover those people and then send their leader to the heavens in the Divine Presence….”2 8

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1. Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:77) 2. Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:260#2322) 3. Ibn Rajab, Ja mi-ul-ulum wa l-hika m (1:346) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:77)

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‫‪Chapter 6‬‬

‫‪Allah () asks angels about His‬‬ ‫‪re me mbe rers‬‬

‫‪ .36‬ﻋ‪‬ﻦ‪ ‬ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‪‬ﺮ‪‬ﻳ‪‬ﺮ‪‬ﺓﹶ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‪‬ﺳ‪‬ﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‪ :‬ﺇﹺﻥ ﻟ‪‬ﻠ ﻪ‪‬‬ ‫ﻣ‪‬ﻠﹶﺎﺋ‪‬ﻜﹶﺔﹰ ﻓﹸﻀ‪‬ﻠﹰﺎ ﻋ‪‬ﻦ‪ ‬ﻛﹸﺘ‪‬ﺎﺏﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‪‬ﺎﺱﹺ ‪ ،‬ﻳ‪ ‬ﻤ‪‬ﺸ‪‬ﻮ‪‬ﻥﹶ ﻓ‪‬ﻲ ﺍﻟﻄﱡﺮ‪‬ﻕﹺ‪ ,‬ﻳ‪‬ﻠﹾﺘ‪‬ﻤ‪‬ﺴ‪‬ﻮ‪ ‬ﻥﹶ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮ‪ .‬ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﺍ ﺃﹶﻗﹾﻮ‪‬ﺍﻣ‪‬ﺎ ﻳ‪‬ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‪‬ﻭﻥﹶ ﺍﷲَ ﺗ‪‬ﺒ‪‬ﺎﺭ‪‬ﻙ‪ ‬ﻭ‪‬ﺗ‪‬ﻌ‪‬ﺎﻟﹶﻰ ﺗ‪‬ﻨ‪‬ﺎﺩ‪‬ﻭ‪‬ﺍ‪:‬‬ ‫ﻫ‪‬ﻠﹸﻤ‪‬ﻮﺍ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﺣ‪‬ﺎﺟ‪‬ﺎﺗ‪‬ﻜﹸﻢ‪ .‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﺤ‪‬ﻔﱡﻮﻥﹶ ﺑﹺﺄﹶﺟ‪‬ﻨﹺﺤ‪‬ﺘ‪‬ﻬﹺﻢ‪ ‬ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﺴ‪‬ﻤ‪‬ﺎﺀِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﺴ‪‬ﺄﹶﻟﹸﻬ‪ ‬ﻢ ﺭ‪‬ﺑ‪‬ﻬ‪ ‬ﻢ ﺟ‪‬ﻞﱠ ﻭ‪‬ﻋ‪‬ﻠﹶﺎ ‪ -‬ﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﻮ‪ ‬ﺃﹶﻋ‪‬ﻠﹶﻢ‪ ‬ﺑﹺﻬﹺ ﻢ‪ - ‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪ ‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‪ :‬ﻋ‪‬ﺒ‪‬ﺎﺩ‪ ‬ﻱ‪‬‬ ‫ﻣ‪‬ﺎ ﻳ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ؟ ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‪ :‬ﻳ‪‬ﺎ ﺭ‪‬ﺏ‪ , ‬ﻳ‪ ‬ﺴ‪‬ﺒ‪‬ﺤ‪‬ﻮ‪‬ﻧ‪ ‬ﻚ‪ ‬ﻭ‪‬ﻳ‪‬ﺤ‪‬ﻤ‪‬ﺪ‪ ‬ﻭﻧ‪‬ﻚ‪. ‬‬ ‫ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‪ :‬ﻫ‪‬ﻞﹾ ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﻧﹺﻲ؟ ﻓﹶﻴ‪ ‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‪ :‬ﻟﹶﺎ‪ .‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪ ‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‪ :‬ﻛﹶ ﻴ‪‬ﻒ‪ ‬ﻟﹶﻮ ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶ ﻭ‪‬ﻧﹺﻲ؟‬ ‫ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‪ :‬ﻟﹶ ﻮ ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﻙ‪ ،‬ﻟﹶﻜﹶﺎﻧ‪‬ﻮﺍ ﺃﹶﺷ‪‬ﺪ‪ ‬ﺗ‪‬ﺴ‪‬ﺒﹺﻴ‪‬ﺤ‪‬ﺎ ﻭ‪‬ﺗ‪‬ﻤ‪‬ﺠﹺﻴ‪‬ﺪ‪‬ﺍ ﻭ‪‬ﺗ‪‬ﻜﹾﺒﹺﻴ‪‬ﺮ‪‬ﺍ‬ ‫ﻭ‪‬ﺗ‪‬ﺤ‪‬ﻤ‪‬ﻴ‪‬ﺪ‪‬ﺍ‪ .‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪ ‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‪ :‬ﻣ‪‬ﺎﺫﹶﺍ ﻳ‪‬ﺴ‪‬ﺄﹶﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ؟ ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‪ :‬ﻳ‪‬ﺴ‪‬ﺄﹶﻟﹸ ﻮﻧ‪‬ﻚ‪ ,‬ﻳ‪‬ﺎ ﺭ‪‬ﺏ‪, ‬‬ ‫ﺍﻟﹾﺠ‪‬ﻨ‪‬ﺔﹶ‪ .‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ ﻟﹶﻬ‪‬ﻢ‪ :‬ﻫ‪‬ﻞﹾ ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﺎ؟ ﻓﹶﻴ‪ ‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‪ :‬ﻟﹶﺎ‪ .‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ ‪ :‬ﻛﹶ ﻴ‪‬ﻒ‪ ‬ﻟﹶ ﻮ‬ ‫ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﺎ؟ ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‪ :‬ﻟﹶﻮ ﻗﹶﺪ‪ ‬ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﺎ‪ ،‬ﻛﹶﺎﻧ‪‬ﻮ‪‬ﺍ ﺃﹶﺷ‪‬ﺪ‪ ‬ﻃﹶﻠﹶﺒ‪‬ﺎ ﻭ‪‬ﺃﹶﺷ‪‬ﺪ‪ ‬ﺣ‪‬ﺮ‪‬ﺻ‪‬ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﻤ‪‬ﻢ‪ ‬ﻳ‪‬ﺘ‪‬ﻌ‪‬ﻮ‪‬ﺫﹸﻭ‪‬ﻥﹶ؟ ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‪ :‬ﻳ‪‬ﺘ‪ ‬ﻌ‪‬ﻮ‪‬ﺫﹸﻭﻥﹶ ﺑﹺﻚ‪ ‬ﻣ‪‬ﻦ‪ ‬ﺍﻟﻨ‪‬ﺎﺭﹺ ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﻬ‪‬ﻞﹾ ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﺎ؟ ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‪ :‬ﻟﹶﺎ‪ .‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‪ :‬ﻛﹶﻴ‪‬ﻒ‪ ‬ﻟﹶﻮ ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﺎ؟‬

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‫ ﻲ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﻧ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻴ‬.‫ﺫﹰﺍ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻌ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﺃﹶﺷ‬‫ ﻛﹶﺎﻧ‬،‫ﺎ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﺃﹶﻭ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ ﻟﹶ ﻮ ﻗﹶﺪ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‬‫ﻓﹶﻴ‬ . ‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻬ‬‫ ﺕ‬‫ ﻏﹶﻔﹶﺮ‬‫ﻲ ﻗﹶﺪ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻛﹸﻢ‬‫ﻬﹺﺪ‬‫ﺃﹸﺷ‬ Accor din g to Abu Huraira ( ‫ )ا‬the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “T here are angels of Allah (), other than those who keep a record of people’s actions, who walk around in the streets in search of rememberers of Allah. When they see these rememberers they call the other angels, sayin g, ‘Come to your coveted company.’ T hen they spread their wings over them one above another up to the lowest heaven. T hen their Lord asks them, although He has far richer awareness, ‘What are My servants saying?’ T he angels say, ‘O Lord, they are glorifying an d praisin g Yo u.’ Allah () say s, ‘Have they seen Me?’ T hey reply, ‘No.’ Allah () says, ‘What would have been their condition if they had seen Me?’ They say, ‘If they had seen Yo u, they would have glorified You, ma gnified You, proclaimed Your greatness and praised You even more intensely.’ Allah () says, ‘What are they asking for?’ They reply, ‘O Lord, they are asking You for Paradise.’ He says to them, ‘Have they seen it?’ T hey reply, ‘No.’ He says, ‘What wo uld have been their state if they had seen it?’ T hey reply, ‘If they had seen it, they wo uld have a sked for it more intensely and desired it more earnestly.’ Allah () says, ‘What are they seeking refuge from?’ T he angels say, ‘T hey are seeking Your protection from the Fire.’ Allah () says, ‘Have they seen it?’ They reply, ‘No.’ Allah () says, ‘What wo uld have been their condition if they had seen it?’ They reply, ‘If they had seen it, they would have sought Your protection from it even more intensely.’ Allah () says, ‘I call you to witness that I have indeed forgiven them.’”1 1.

Ibn Hibban, a s-Sa hih (3:137,138#856)

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‫‪ .37‬ﻋ‪‬ﻦ‪ ‬ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‪‬ﺮ‪‬ﻳ‪‬ﺮ‪‬ﺓﹶ ﺃﹶﻭ‪ ‬ﻋ‪‬ﻦ‪ ‬ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﺳ‪‬ﻌ‪‬ﻴ ﺪ‪ ‬ﺍﻟﹾﺨ‪‬ﺪ‪‬ﺭﹺﻱ‪ ‬ب ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ‪:‬‬ ‫ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‪‬ﺳ‪‬ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‪ ‬ص‪ :‬ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﻟ‪‬ﻠﱠﻪ‪ ‬ﻣ‪‬ﻠﹶﺎﺋ‪‬ﻜﹶﺔﹰ ﺳ‪‬ﻴ‪‬ﺎﺣ‪‬ﲔ‪ ‬ﻓ‪‬ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹶﺭ‪‬ﺽﹺ ﻓﹸﻀ‪‬ﻠﹰﺎ‬ ‫ﻋ‪‬ﻦ‪ ‬ﻛﹸﺘ‪‬ﺎﺏﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‪‬ﺎﺱﹺ ‪ ,‬ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﻭ‪‬ﺟ‪‬ﺪ‪‬ﻭﺍ ﺃﹶ ﻗﹾﻮ‪‬ﺍﻣ‪‬ﺎ ﻳ‪‬ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‪‬ﻭﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‪ ‬ﺗ‪‬ﻨ‪‬ﺎﺩ‪‬ﻭ‪‬ﺍ ﻫ‪‬ﻠﹸﻤ‪‬ﻮﺍ‬ ‫ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﺑ‪‬ﻐ‪‬ﻴ‪‬ﺘ‪‬ﻜﹸﻢ‪ .‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﺠﹺﻴﺌﹸﻮ ﻥﹶ ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﺤ‪‬ﻔﱡﻮ ﻥﹶ ﺑﹺﻬﹺ ﻢ‪ ‬ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﺴ‪‬ﻤ‪‬ﺎﺀِ ﺍﻟﺪ‪ ‬ﻧ‪‬ﻴ‪‬ﺎ‪ ,‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮ ﻝﹸ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‪ :‬ﻋ‪‬ﻠﹶﻰ ﺃﹶﻱ‪ ‬ﺷ‪‬ﻲ‪‬ﺀٍ ﺗ‪‬ﺮ‪‬ﻛﹾﺘ‪‬ﻢ‪ ‬ﻋ‪‬ﺒ‪‬ﺎﺩ‪‬ﻱ ﻳ‪‬ﺼ‪‬ﻨ‪‬ﻌ‪‬ﻮﻥﹶ؟ ﻓﹶﻴ‪ ‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‪ :‬ﺗ‪‬ﺮ‪ ‬ﻛﹾﻨ‪‬ﺎﻫ‪‬ﻢ‪‬‬ ‫ﻳ‪‬ﺤ‪‬ﻤ‪‬ﺪ‪‬ﻭﻧ‪‬ﻚ‪ ‬ﻭ‪‬ﻳ‪‬ﻤ‪‬ﺠ‪‬ﺪ‪‬ﻭﻧ‪‬ﻚ‪ ‬ﻭ‪‬ﻳ‪‬ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‪‬ﻭﻧ‪‬ﻚ‪ .‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪ ‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﻬ‪ ‬ﻞﹾ‬ ‫ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﻧﹺﻲ؟ ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‪ :‬ﻟﹶﺎ‪ .‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﻜﹶﻴ‪ ‬ﻒ‪ ‬ﻟﹶﻮ‪ ‬ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﻧﹺﻲ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪:‬‬ ‫ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‪ :‬ﻟﹶﻮ‪ ‬ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﻙ‪ ‬ﻟﹶﻜﹶﺎﻧ‪‬ﻮﺍ ﺃﹶﺷ‪‬ﺪ‪ ‬ﺗ‪‬ﺤ‪‬ﻤ‪‬ﻴﺪ‪‬ﺍ ﻭ‪‬ﺃﹶﺷ‪‬ﺪ‪ ‬ﺗ‪‬ﻤ‪‬ﺠﹺﻴﺪ‪‬ﺍ ﻭ‪‬ﺃﹶﺷ‪ ‬ﺪ‪‬‬ ‫ﻟﹶﻚ‪ ‬ﺫ‪‬ﻛﹾﺮ‪‬ﺍ‪ .‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ ‪ :‬ﻭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻱ‪ ‬ﺷ‪‬ﻲ‪‬ﺀٍ ﻳ‪‬ﻄﹾﻠﹸﺒ‪‬ﻮﻥﹶ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ ‪:‬‬ ‫ﺠﻨ‪‬ﺔﹶ‪ .‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‪ :‬ﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﻞﹾ ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﺎ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‪ :‬ﻟﹶﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳ‪‬ﻄﹾﻠﹸﺒ‪‬ﻮﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﹾ ‪‬‬ ‫ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﻜﹶﻴ‪ ‬ﻒ‪ ‬ﻟﹶ ﻮ‪ ‬ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﺎ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪ ‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‪ :‬ﻟﹶﻮ‪ ‬ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﺎ ﻟﹶﻜﹶﺎﻧ‪‬ﻮﺍ‬ ‫ﺃﹶﺷ‪‬ﺪ‪ ‬ﻟﹶﻬ‪‬ﺎ ﻃﹶﻠﹶﺒ‪‬ﺎ ﻭ‪‬ﺃﹶﺷ‪‬ﺪ‪ ‬ﻋ‪‬ﻠﹶﻴ‪‬ﻬ‪‬ﺎ ﺣ‪‬ﺮ‪‬ﺻ‪‬ﺎ‪ .‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﻤ‪ ‬ﻦ‪ ‬ﺃﹶ ﻱ‪ ‬ﺷ‪‬ﻲ‪‬ﺀٍ‬ ‫ﻳ‪‬ﺘ‪‬ﻌ‪‬ﻮ‪‬ﺫﹸﻭﻥﹶ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻟﹸﻮﺍ ‪ :‬ﻳ‪‬ﺘ‪‬ﻌ‪‬ﻮ‪‬ﺫﹸﻭ ﻥﹶ ﻣ‪ ‬ﻦ‪ ‬ﺍﻟﻨ‪‬ﺎﺭﹺ‪ .‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪ ‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‪ :‬ﻫ‪ ‬ﻞﹾ ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﺎ؟‬ ‫ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‪ :‬ﻟﹶﺎ‪ .‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﻜﹶﻴ‪ ‬ﻒ‪ ‬ﻟﹶﻮ‪ ‬ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﺎ؟ ﻓﹶﻴ‪ ‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‪ :‬ﻟﹶﻮ‪ ‬ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﺎ‬ ‫ﻟﹶﻜﹶﺎﻧ‪‬ﻮﺍ ﺃﹶﺷ‪‬ﺪ‪ ‬ﻣ‪‬ﻨ‪‬ﻬ‪‬ﺎ ﻫ‪‬ﺮ‪‬ﺑ‪‬ﺎ ﻭ‪‬ﺃﹶﺷ‪‬ﺪ‪ ‬ﻣ‪‬ﻨ‪‬ﻬ‪‬ﺎ ﺧ‪‬ﻮ‪‬ﻓﹰﺎ ﻭ‪‬ﺃﹶﺷ‪‬ﺪ‪ ‬ﻣ‪‬ﻨ‪‬ﻬ‪‬ﺎ ﺗ‪ ‬ﻌ‪‬ﻮ‪‬ﺫﹰﺍ‪ .‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪:‬‬ ‫ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﺈﹺﻧ‪‬ﻲ ﺃﹸﺷ‪‬ﻬﹺﺪ‪‬ﻛﹸﻢ‪ ‬ﺃﹶﻧ‪‬ﻲ ﻗﹶﺪ‪ ‬ﻏﹶﻔﹶﺮ‪‬ﺕ‪ ‬ﻟﹶﻬ‪‬ﻢ‪ .‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‪ :‬ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﻓ‪‬ﻴﻬﹺ ﻢ‪‬‬

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‫ ﻡ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾ ﻘﹶﻮ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻫ‬: ‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻴ‬.‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﺟ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﻟ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﺎﺀَﻫ‬‫ﺎ ﺟ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻧ‬,‫ﻢ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﺮﹺﺩ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻄﱠﺎﺀَ ﻟﹶﻢ‬‫ﺎ ﺍﻟﹾﺨ‬‫ﻓﹸﻠﹶﺎﻧ‬ . ‫ﻴﺲ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ ﺟ‬‫ ﻢ‬‫ﻘﹶﻰ ﻟﹶﻬ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﻟﹶﺎ ﻳ‬ Abu Huraira or Abu Saeed Kh udri ( ‫ )ب‬narrates that the Messen ger of Allah ( ‫ )ص‬said, “ T here are many angels of Allah (), other than the ones who record dee ds, who wander around on earth. When they find some people performing remembrance of Allah (), they call other angels, saying, ‘Come to what you are looking for.’ So they come and cover those people up to the lowest heaven. T hen Allah () says, ‘What were My servants doing when you left them?’ T he angels say, ‘O Lord, we left them praising You, ma gnifying You and rememberin g Yo u.’ Allah () says, ‘Have they seen Me?’ T hey reply, ‘No.’” T he Messenger of Allah ( ‫ )ص‬said, “ Allah () says, ‘What would have be en their condition if they had seen Me?’ T hey say, ‘If they had seen You, they wo uld have praised You, ma gnifie d You and remembere d You far more.’ Allah () says, ‘What are they asking for?’ T hey reply, ‘T hey are asking You for Paradise.’ He says, ‘Have they seen it?’ T hey reply, ‘No.’ He says, ‘What would have been their state if they had seen it?’ T hey reply, ‘If they had seen it, they would have asked for it more intensely and desired it more earnestly.’ Allah says, ‘What are they seeking My protection from?’ T he angels say, ‘T hey are seeking Your protection from the Fire.’ Allah () says, ‘Have they seen it?’ T hey reply, ‘No.’ Allah () says, ‘What would have been their condition if they had seen it?’ T hey reply, ‘If they had seen it, they would have fled from it, feared it and sought Your refuge from it even more intensely.’ Allah says, ‘T hen bear witness that I have forgiven them.’ T hey say, ‘T here is so and so a gre at sinner among them; he came only for his personal interest and not to join in remembrance.’ Allah ()

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says, ‘T hese are such people that even their companion is not left destitute and unfortunate.’”1

: ‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺓﹶ ا ﺃﹶﻥﱠ ﺭ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.38 ‫ﻲ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻓ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﺎﺭﹺ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻜﹶﺔﹲ ﺑﹺﺎﻟﻨ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺋ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻞﹺ‬‫ﻜﹶﺔﹲ ﺑﹺﺎﻟﻠﱠﻴ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺋ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻴﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻓ‬‫ﺎﻗﹶﺒ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻳ‬ ‫ ﻢ‬‫ﹶﺄﻟﹸﻬ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻴ‬‫ﻴﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﻓ‬‫ﺎﺗ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﻳ ﻦ‬‫ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬‫ﺝ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﺛﹸﻢ‬,‫ﺮﹺ‬‫ﺼ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺓ‬‫ﺻ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﻭ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻔﹶﺠ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺓ‬‫ﺻ‬ ‫ﻢ‬‫ﺎﻫ‬‫ ﻛﹾﻨ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺗ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‬‫ﻱ؟ ﻓﹶﻴ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻛﹾﺘ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ ﻒ‬‫ ﻛﹶﻴ‬: ‫ ﺑﹺﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﻠﹶﻢ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﻢ ﻭ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﺭ‬ .‫ﻠﱡﻮﻥﹶ‬‫ﺼ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﺎﻫ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻴ‬‫ﺃﹶﺗ‬‫ﺼﻠﱡﻮﻥﹶ ﻭ‬  ‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﻭ‬ Abu Huraira (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬ said, “ Angels come among you in turns by night and by day, and they all assemble at the fajr (morning) and asr (afternoon) ritual prayers. T hen the ones who visited yo u ascen d an d their Lord asks them, although He knows better about them, ‘In what state did you leave My servants?’ T he angels reply: ‘They were offering ritual prayer when we left them while they were also praying when we approached them.’”2

‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ‬:‫ ص‬‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.39 ‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ‬,‫ﻞﹶ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﺃﹶﻫ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﻤ‬‫ﻠﹾﺘ‬‫ ﻳ‬,‫ﻕﹺ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﻄﱡﺮ‬‫ﻄﹸﻮﻓﹸﻮﻥﹶ ﻓ‬‫ﻜﹶﺔﹰ ﻳ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺋ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻟ‬ :‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.‫ﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺎﺟ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﺣ‬‫ﻠﹸﻤ‬‫ ﻫ‬,‫ﺍ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﻭﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﻗﹶﻮ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﻭ‬ ‫ ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﹶﺄﻟﹸﻬ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻴ‬.‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.‫ﺎ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﺎﺀِ ﺍﻟﺪ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﺴ‬‫ﻬﹺ ﻢ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻨﹺﺤ‬‫ ﺑﹺﺄﹶﺟ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻔﱡﻮﻧ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻓﹶﻴ‬ 1. 2.

Tirmidhi, a l-Ja mi-us-sa hih (5:579#3600) 1. Bukhari, a s-Sa hih (1:203#530) 2. Muslim, a s-Sa hih (1:439#632)

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‫– ﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﻮ‪ ‬ﺃﹶﻋ‪‬ﻠﹶﻢ‪ ‬ﻣ‪‬ﻨ‪‬ﻬ‪‬ﻢ‪ :‬ﻣ‪‬ﺎ ﻳ‪ ‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ ﻋ‪‬ﺒ‪‬ﺎﺩ‪‬ﻱ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﺗ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‪ :‬ﻳ‪‬ﺴ‪‬ﺒ‪‬ﺤ‪‬ﻮﻧ‪ ‬ﻚ‪‬‬ ‫ﻭ‪‬ﻳ‪‬ﻜﹶﺒ‪‬ﺮ‪‬ﻭﻧ‪ ‬ﻚ‪ ‬ﻭ‪‬ﻳ‪‬ﺤ‪‬ﻤ‪‬ﺪ‪‬ﻭﻧ‪ ‬ﻚ‪ ‬ﻭ‪‬ﻳ‪‬ﻤ‪‬ﺠ‪‬ﺪ‪‬ﻭﻧ‪‬ﻚ‪ . ‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ ‪ :‬ﻫ‪‬ﻞﹾ ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶ ﻭ‪‬ﻧﹺﻲ؟‬ ‫ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‪ :‬ﻟﹶﺎ ﻭ‪‬ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‪ ‬ﻣ‪‬ﺎ ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﻙ‪ .‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ ‪ :‬ﻭ‪‬ﻛﹶﻴ‪ ‬ﻒ‪ ‬ﻟﹶ ﻮ‪‬‬ ‫ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﻧﹺﻲ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻳ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ ‪ :‬ﻟﹶ ﻮ‪ ‬ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪ ‬ﻙ‪ ‬ﻛﹶﺎﻧ‪‬ﻮﺍ ﺃﹶﺷ‪‬ﺪ‪ ‬ﻟﹶﻚ‪ ‬ﻋ‪‬ﺒ‪‬ﺎﺩ‪‬ﺓﹰ‪ ,‬ﻭ‪‬ﺃﹶﺷ‪ ‬ﺪ‪‬‬ ‫ﻟﹶﻚ‪ ‬ﺗ‪‬ﻤ‪‬ﺠﹺﻴﺪ‪‬ﺍ‪ ,‬ﻭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻛﹾﺜﹶ ﺮ‪ ‬ﻟﹶ ﻚ‪ ‬ﺗ‪ ‬ﺴ‪‬ﺒﹺﻴﺤ‪‬ﺎ‪ .‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻳ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﻤ‪‬ﺎ ﻳ‪‬ﺴ‪‬ﹶﺄﻟﹸﻮﻧ‪‬ﻨﹺﻲ؟‬ ‫ﺠﻨ‪‬ﺔﹶ‪ .‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ‪ :‬ﻳ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ ‪ :‬ﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﻞﹾ ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﺎ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻳ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ ‪:‬‬ ‫ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻳ‪‬ﺴ‪‬ﹶﺄﻟﹸﻮﻧ‪ ‬ﻚ‪ ‬ﺍﻟﹾ ‪‬‬ ‫ﻟﹶﺎ ﻭ‪‬ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‪ ‬ﻳ‪‬ﺎ ﺭ‪‬ﺏ‪ ! ‬ﻣ‪‬ﺎ ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﺎ‪ .‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻳ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﻜﹶﻴ‪ ‬ﻒ‪ ‬ﻟﹶ ﻮ‪ ‬ﺃﹶﻧ‪‬ﻬ‪ ‬ﻢ‪ ‬ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﺎ؟‬ ‫ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻳ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‪ :‬ﻟﹶ ﻮ‪ ‬ﺃﹶﻧ‪‬ﻬ‪ ‬ﻢ‪ ‬ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﺎ ﻛﹶﺎﻧ‪‬ﻮﺍ ﺃﹶﺷ‪‬ﺪ‪ ‬ﻋ‪‬ﻠﹶﻴ‪‬ﻬ‪‬ﺎ ﺣ‪‬ﺮ‪‬ﺻ‪‬ﺎ‪ ,‬ﻭ‪‬ﺃﹶﺷ‪ ‬ﺪ‪‬‬ ‫ﻟﹶﻬ‪‬ﺎ ﻃﹶﻠﹶﺒ‪‬ﺎ‪ ,‬ﻭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻋ‪‬ﻈﹶﻢ‪ ‬ﻓ‪‬ﻴﻬ‪‬ﺎ ﺭ‪ ‬ﹾﻏﺒ‪‬ﺔﹰ‪ .‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﻤ‪‬ﻢ‪ ‬ﻳ‪‬ﺘ‪ ‬ﻌ‪‬ﻮ‪‬ﺫﹸﻭﻥﹶ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪:‬‬ ‫ﻳ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‪ :‬ﻣ‪‬ﻦ‪ ‬ﺍﻟﻨ‪‬ﺎﺭﹺ‪ .‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻳ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ ‪ :‬ﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﻞﹾ ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﺎ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻳ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‪ :‬ﻟﹶﺎ‬ ‫ﻭ‪‬ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‪ ‬ﻳ‪‬ﺎ ﺭ‪‬ﺏ‪ !‬ﻣ‪‬ﺎ ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﺎ‪ .‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻳ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﻜﹶﻴ‪ ‬ﻒ‪ ‬ﻟﹶ ﻮ‪ ‬ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﺎ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪:‬‬ ‫ﻳ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‪ :‬ﻟﹶﻮ‪ ‬ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﺎ ﻛﹶﺎﻧ‪‬ﻮﺍ ﺃﹶﺷ‪‬ﺪ‪ ‬ﻣ‪‬ﻨ‪‬ﻬ‪‬ﺎ ﻓ‪‬ﺮ‪‬ﺍﺭ‪‬ﺍ‪ ,‬ﻭ‪‬ﺃﹶﺷ‪‬ﺪ‪ ‬ﻟﹶﻬ‪‬ﺎ ﻣ‪‬ﺨ‪‬ﺎﻓﹶﺔﹰ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﺄﹸﺷ‪‬ﻬﹺﺪ‪‬ﻛﹸ ﻢ‪ ‬ﺃﹶﻧ‪‬ﻲ ﻗﹶﺪ‪ ‬ﻏﹶﻔﹶﺮ‪ ‬ﺕ‪ ‬ﻟﹶﻬ‪‬ﻢ‪ .‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻳ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮ ﻝﹸ ﻣ‪‬ﻠﹶ ﻚ‪‬‬ ‫ﻣ‪‬ﻦ‪ ‬ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‪‬ﻠﹶﺎﺋ‪‬ﻜﹶﺔ‪ :‬ﻓ‪‬ﻴﻬﹺ ﻢ‪ ‬ﻓﹸﻠﹶﺎﻥﹲ‪ ,‬ﻟﹶﻴ‪ ‬ﺲ‪ ‬ﻣ‪ ‬ﻨ‪‬ﻬ‪‬ﻢ‪ ,‬ﺇﹺﻧ‪‬ﻤ‪‬ﺎ ﺟ‪‬ﺎﺀَ ﻟ‪‬ﺤ‪‬ﺎﺟ‪‬ﺔ‪ .‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ‪:‬‬ ‫ﺠﻠﹶﺴ‪‬ﺎﺀُ ﻟﹶﺎ ﻳ‪‬ﺸ‪‬ﻘﹶﻰ ﺑﹺﻬﹺﻢ‪ ‬ﺟ‪‬ﻠ‪‬ﻴﺴ‪‬ﻬ‪‬ﻢ‪. ‬‬ ‫ﻫ‪‬ﻢ‪ ‬ﺍﻟﹾ ‪‬‬ ‫)ص( ‪) narrates that the Messenger of Allah‬ا( ‪Abu Huraira‬‬ ‫‪said, “ Allah has ange ls who wan der aroun d on roads in search‬‬

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of people who remember Allah. When they find such people they call other angels, ‘Come to your coveted company.’ Then they spread their wings over them up to the lowest heaven. T heir Lord asks them, although He knows better about them, ‘What are My servants saying?’ T hey reply, ‘They are glorifying Yo u, proclaiming Your Greatness, praising You and pronouncing Your Gran deur.’ T he Holy Messenger said, “T hen Allah asks: ‘Have they seen Me?’ They reply, ‘No, by Allah, they have not seen You.’ T he Messen ger of Allah said, “ Allah asks: ‘How would have they acted, if they had seen Me?’ T hey reply, ‘Had they seen You, they would have worshipped Yo u, magnifie d You and glorifie d You more earnestly.’ Then Allah asks, ‘What are they asking Me for?’ T he angels say, ‘T hey are asking You for Paradise.’ T he Messen ger of Allah said, “ Allah asks: ‘Have they seen it?’ T hey reply, ‘No, we swear by Allah, our Lord, they have not seen it.’ He asks, ‘How wo uld have they acted, if they had seen it?’ T he angels reply, ‘If they had seen it, they would have been more intensely eager for it, would have a sked more earnestly for it and would have had a greater desire for it.’ He asks, ‘What are they seeking refuge from?’ T hey reply, ‘From the Hell.’ He asks, ‘Have they seen it?’ T hey reply, ‘No, by our Lord, they have not seen this as well.’ He ask s, ‘What wo uld have been their state, had they seen it?’ T hey reply, ‘Had they seen it, they would have fle d from it with greater speed an d greater fear.’ He says, ‘ Bear witness that I have forgiven them.’ Some of the angels submit, ‘Among them is so and so who has come for his own purpose (and not to join in remembrance session).’ Allah says, ‘He has been in their company and those who join their company do not remain deprived.’” 1

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1. Bukhari, a s-Sa hih (5:2353#6045)

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‫‪ .40‬ﻋ‪‬ﻦ‪ ‬ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‪‬ﺮ‪‬ﻳ‪‬ﺮ‪‬ﺓﹶ ا‪ ,‬ﻋ‪‬ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‪‬ﺒﹺﻲ‪ ‬ص‪ ,‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﻟ‪‬ﻠﱠﻪ‪‬‬ ‫ﺗ‪‬ﺒ‪‬ﺎﺭ‪‬ﻙ‪ ‬ﻭ‪‬ﺗ‪‬ﻌ‪‬ﺎﻟﹶﻰ ﻣ‪‬ﻠﹶﺎﺋ‪‬ﻜﹶﺔﹰ ﺳ‪‬ﻴ‪‬ﺎﺭ‪‬ﺓﹰ ﻓﹸﻀ‪‬ﻠﹰﺎ ﻳ‪‬ﺘ‪‬ﺘ‪‬ﺒ‪‬ﻌ‪‬ﻮﻥﹶ ﻣ‪‬ﺠ‪‬ﺎﻟ‪‬ﺲ‪ ‬ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ‪ ,‬ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ‬ ‫ﻭ‪‬ﺟ‪‬ﺪ‪‬ﻭﺍ ﻣ‪‬ﺠ‪‬ﻠ‪‬ﺴ‪‬ﺎ ﻓ‪‬ﻴ ﻪ‪ ‬ﺫ‪‬ﻛﹾﺮ‪ ,‬ﻗﹶﻌ‪ ‬ﺪ‪‬ﻭﺍ ﻣ‪‬ﻌ‪‬ﻬ‪ ‬ﻢ‪ ‬ﻭ‪ ‬ﺣ‪‬ﻒ‪ ‬ﺑ‪‬ﻌ‪‬ﻀ‪‬ﻬ‪ ‬ﻢ‪ ‬ﺑ‪‬ﻌ‪‬ﻀ‪‬ﺎ‬ ‫ﺑﹺﺄﹶﺟ‪‬ﻨﹺﺤ‪‬ﺘ‪‬ﻬﹺﻢ‪ , ‬ﺣ‪‬ﺘ‪‬ﻰ ﻳ‪‬ﻤ‪‬ﻠﹶﺌﹸﻮﺍ ﻣ‪‬ﺎ ﺑ‪‬ﻴ‪‬ﻨ‪‬ﻬ‪ ‬ﻢ‪ ‬ﻭ‪‬ﺑ‪‬ﻴ‪ ‬ﻦ‪ ‬ﺍﻟﺴ‪‬ﻤ‪‬ﺎﺀِ ﺍﻟﺪ‪ ‬ﻧ‪‬ﻴ‪‬ﺎ‪ ,‬ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ‬ ‫ﺗ‪‬ﻔﹶﺮ‪‬ﻗﹸﻮﺍ ﻋ‪‬ﺮ‪‬ﺟ‪‬ﻮﺍ ﻭ‪‬ﺻ‪‬ﻌ‪‬ﺪ‪‬ﻭﺍ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﺴ‪‬ﻤ‪‬ﺎﺀِ‪ .‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﺴ‪‬ﹶﺄﻟﹸﻬ‪‬ﻢ‪ ‬ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‪–  ‬‬ ‫ﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﻮ‪ ‬ﺃﹶﻋ‪‬ﻠﹶﻢ‪ ‬ﺑﹺﻬﹺﻢ‪ :‬ﻣ‪‬ﻦ‪ ‬ﺃﹶﻳ‪‬ﻦ‪ ‬ﺟﹺﺌﹾﺘ‪‬ﻢ‪‬؟ ﻓﹶﻴ‪ ‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‪ :‬ﺟﹺﺌﹾﻨ‪‬ﺎ ﻣ‪‬ﻦ‪ ‬ﻋ‪‬ﻨ‪‬ﺪ‪ ‬ﻋ‪‬ﺒ‪‬ﺎﺩ‪‬‬ ‫ﻟﹶﻚ‪ ‬ﻓ‪‬ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹶﺭ‪‬ﺽﹺ‪ ,‬ﻳ‪‬ﺴ‪‬ﺒ‪‬ﺤ‪‬ﻮﻧ‪ ‬ﻚ‪ ‬ﻭ‪‬ﻳ‪‬ﻜﹶﺒ‪‬ﺮ‪‬ﻭﻧ‪ ‬ﻚ‪ ‬ﻭ‪‬ﻳ‪‬ﻬ‪‬ﻠﱢﻠﹸﻮﻧ‪ ‬ﻚ‪ ‬ﻭ‪‬ﻳ‪‬ﺤ‪‬ﻤ‪‬ﺪ‪‬ﻭﻧ‪ ‬ﻚ‪‬‬ ‫ﻭ‪‬ﻳ‪‬ﺴ‪‬ﹶﺄﻟﹸﻮﻧ‪‬ﻚ‪ .‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻭ‪‬ﻣ‪‬ﺎﺫﹶﺍ ﻳ‪‬ﺴ‪‬ﺄﹶﻟﹸﻮﻧﹺﻲ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻟﹸﻮﺍ‪ :‬ﻳ‪‬ﺴ‪‬ﹶﺄﻟﹸﻮﻧ‪‬ﻚ‪ ‬ﺟ‪‬ﻨ‪‬ﺘ‪‬ﻚ‪. ‬‬ ‫ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﻞﹾ ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﺍ ﺟ‪‬ﻨ‪‬ﺘ‪‬ﻲ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻟﹸﻮﺍ‪ :‬ﻟﹶﺎ ﺃﹶ ﻱ‪ ‬ﺭ‪‬ﺏ‪ . ‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﻜﹶﻴ‪ ‬ﻒ‪ ‬ﻟﹶ ﻮ‪ ‬ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﺍ‬ ‫ﺟ‪‬ﻨ‪‬ﺘ‪‬ﻲ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻟﹸﻮﺍ‪ :‬ﻭ‪‬ﻳ‪ ‬ﺴ‪‬ﺘ‪‬ﺠﹺﲑ‪‬ﻭﻧ‪‬ﻚ‪ . ‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ‪ :‬ﻭ‪‬ﻣ‪ ‬ﻢ‪ ‬ﻳ‪‬ﺴ‪‬ﺘ‪‬ﺠﹺ ﲑ‪‬ﻭﻧ‪‬ﻨﹺﻲ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻟﹸﻮﺍ ‪:‬‬ ‫ﻣ‪‬ﻦ‪ ‬ﻧ‪‬ﺎﺭﹺﻙ‪ ‬ﻳ‪‬ﺎ ﺭ‪‬ﺏ‪ . ‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ‪ :‬ﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﻞﹾ ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﺍ ﻧ‪‬ﺎﺭﹺﻱ ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻟﹸﻮﺍ‪ :‬ﻟﹶﺎ‪ .‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ‪:‬‬ ‫ﻓﹶﻜﹶﻴ‪‬ﻒ‪ ‬ﻟﹶﻮ‪ ‬ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﺍ ﻧ‪‬ﺎﺭﹺﻱ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻟﹸﻮﺍ‪ :‬ﻭ‪‬ﻳ‪‬ﺴ‪‬ﺘ‪ ‬ﻐ‪‬ﻔ‪‬ﺮ‪‬ﻭﻧ‪‬ﻚ‪ .‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‪ :‬ﻗﹶ ﺪ‪‬‬ ‫ﻏﹶﻔﹶﺮ‪‬ﺕ‪ ‬ﻟﹶﻬ‪‬ﻢ‪ ,‬ﻓﹶﺄﹶﻋ‪‬ﻄﹶﻴ‪‬ﺘ‪‬ﻬ‪ ‬ﻢ‪ ‬ﻣ‪‬ﺎ ﺳ‪‬ﹶﺄﻟﹸﻮﺍ‪ ,‬ﻭ‪‬ﺃﹶﺟ‪‬ﺮ‪‬ﺗ‪‬ﻬ‪‬ﻢ‪ ‬ﻣ‪‬ﻤ‪‬ﺎ ﺍﺳ‪‬ﺘ‪‬ﺠ‪‬ﺎﺭ‪‬ﻭﺍ‪.‬‬ ‫)‪Ibn Hibban, a s-Sa hih (3:139#857‬‬ ‫)‪Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:399#531‬‬ ‫)‪Ibn Rajab, Ja mi-ul-ulum wa l-hika m (1:345‬‬ ‫)‪Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:258#2316‬‬

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.‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻠﹶﺲ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺠ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻧ‬,ٌ‫ﻄﱠﺎﺀ‬‫ ﺧ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻓﹸﻠﹶﺎﻥﹲ ﻋ‬‫ﻴﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﺏ‬‫ ﺭ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻴ‬:‫ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬ .‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻴﺴ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ ﺟ‬‫ﻘﹶﻰ ﺑﹺﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ ﻟﹶﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹶﻮ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻫ‬,‫ﺕ‬‫ ﻏﹶﻔﹶﺮ‬‫ﻟﹶﻪ‬‫ ﻭ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻴ‬:‫ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬ According to Abu Huraira ( ‫ )ا‬the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said, “T here are angels of Allah () who roam around looking for remembrance assemblies of Allah. When they find such sittings they sit in with them and cover them with their win gs until the space between the earth and the lowest heaven gets densely f ille d. When people leave the assem bly the ange ls ascend to heavens. Their Lord asks them, although He knows better than them, ‘Where have you come from?’ T he angels say, ‘We have come from Your servants on earth who were glorifying You, proclaiming Yo ur greatness, declarin g Your unity, praising Yo u and imploring from You.’ Allah () asks, ‘What were they supplicating for?’ They reply, ‘T hey were praying to You for Your Paradise.’ He asks, ‘Have they seen My Paradise?’ T hey reply, ‘No, our Lord.’ He asks, ‘What wo uld have been their state if they had seen My Paradise?’ T he angels say, ‘T hey were seeking Your protection.’ He asks, ‘What were they seeking My protection from?’ They reply, ‘From Your Hell, O Lord.’ Allah () asks, ‘Have they seen My Hell?’ T hey reply, ‘No.’ Allah asks, ‘What would have been their state if they had seen it?’ T he angels say, ‘They were also a sking for Your forgiveness.’” T he Holy Messen ger said that Allah () says, “ I have forgiven them and given them whatever they have supplicated for, and protected them from whatever they have sought protection.” T he Holy Messenger said that they say, “T here is Such-andsuch great sinner among them; he was just passin g by and happened to sit with them without any intention.” T he Holy Messen ger said that Allah () says, “ I have forgiven him, too

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‫‪(beca use) they are the people that the one who even sits with‬‬ ‫‪them is not left deprived.” 1‬‬

‫‪ .41‬ﻋ‪‬ﻦ‪ ‬ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‪‬ﺮ‪‬ﻳ‪‬ﺮ‪‬ﺓﹶ ا ﺃﹶﻥﱠ ﺭ‪‬ﺳ‪‬ﻮ ﻝﹶ ﺍﷲِ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﻟ‪‬ﻠﱠ ﻪ‪‬‬ ‫ﻣ‪‬ﻠﹶﺎﺋ‪‬ﻜﹶﺔﹰ ﺳ‪‬ﻴ‪‬ﺎﺭ‪‬ﺓﹰ ﻭ‪‬ﻓﹸﻀ‪‬ﻠﹶﺎﺀَ ﻳ‪‬ﻠﹾﺘ‪‬ﻤ‪‬ﺴ‪‬ﻮﻥﹶ ﻣ‪‬ﺠ‪‬ﺎﻟ‪‬ﺲ‪ ‬ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﻓ‪‬ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹶﺭ‪‬ﺽﹺ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺃﹶﺗ‪‬ﻮ‪‬ﺍ ﻋ‪‬ﻠﹶﻰ ﻣ‪‬ﺠ‪‬ﻠ‪‬ﺲﹺ ﺫ‪‬ﻛﹾﺮﹴ ﺣ‪‬ﻒ‪ ‬ﺑ‪‬ﻌ‪‬ﻀ‪‬ﻬ‪‬ﻢ‪ ‬ﺑ‪‬ﻌ‪‬ﻀ‪‬ﺎ ﺑﹺﺄﹶﺟ‪‬ﻨﹺﺤ‪‬ﺘ‪‬ﻬﹺﻢ‪ ‬ﺇﹺﻟﹶ ﻰ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴ‪‬ﻤ‪‬ﺎﺀِ‪ .‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺗ‪‬ﺒ‪‬ﺎﺭ‪‬ﻙ‪ ‬ﻭ‪‬ﺗ‪‬ﻌ‪‬ﺎﻟﹶﻰ‪ :‬ﻣ‪ ‬ﻦ‪ ‬ﺃﹶﻳ‪ ‬ﻦ‪ ‬ﺟﹺ ﺌﹾﺘ‪‬ﻢ‪ – ‬ﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪ ‬ﻮ‪ ‬ﺃﹶﻋ‪‬ﻠﹶﻢ‪‬؟‬ ‫ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‪ :‬ﺭ‪‬ﺑ‪‬ﻨ‪‬ﺎ ﺟﹺﺌﹾﻨ‪‬ﺎ ﻣ‪‬ﻦ‪ ‬ﻋ‪‬ﻨ‪‬ﺪ‪ ‬ﻋ‪‬ﺒ‪‬ﺎﺩ‪‬ﻙ‪ ‬ﻳ‪‬ﺴ‪‬ﺒ‪‬ﺤ‪‬ﻮﻧ‪‬ﻚ‪ ‬ﻭ‪‬ﻳ‪‬ﻜﹶﺒ‪‬ﺮ‪ ‬ﻭﻧ‪ ‬ﻚ‪‬‬ ‫ﻭ‪‬ﻳ‪‬ﺤ‪‬ﻤ‪‬ﺪ‪‬ﻭﻧ‪‬ﻚ‪ ‬ﻭ‪‬ﻳ‪‬ﻬ‪‬ﻠﱢﻠﹸﻮﻧ‪‬ﻚ‪ ‬ﻭ‪‬ﻳ‪‬ﺴ‪‬ﺄﹶﻟﹸﻮﻧ‪‬ﻚ‪ ‬ﻭ‪‬ﻳ‪‬ﺴ‪‬ﺘ‪‬ﺠﹺﻴ‪‬ﺮ‪‬ﻭﻧ‪‬ﻚ‪ .‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‪ :‬ﻣ‪ ‬ﺎ‬ ‫ﻳ‪‬ﺴ‪‬ﺄﹶﻟﹸﻮﻧ‪‬ﻨﹺﻲ – ﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﻮ‪ ‬ﺃﹶﻋ‪‬ﻠﹶﻢ‪‬؟ ﻓﹶﻴ‪ ‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‪ :‬ﺭ‪‬ﺑ‪‬ﻨ‪‬ﺎ ﻳ‪‬ﺴ‪‬ﺄﹶﻟﹸ ﻮﻧ‪‬ﻚ‪ ‬ﺍﻟﹾﺠ‪‬ﻨ‪‬ﺔﹶ ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‪ :‬ﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﻞﹾ ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﺎ؟ ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‪ :‬ﻟﹶﺎ‪ ,‬ﻳ‪‬ﺎ ﺭ‪‬ﺏ‪ .‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪ ‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‪ :‬ﻛﹶ ﻴ‪‬ﻒ‪ ‬ﻟﹶ ﻮ‬ ‫ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﺎ؟ ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‪ :‬ﻭ‪‬ﻣ‪‬ﻢ‪ ‬ﻳ‪‬ﺴ‪‬ﺘ‪‬ﺠﹺﻴ‪‬ﺮ‪ ‬ﻭﻧ‪‬ﻨﹺﻲ – ﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﻮ‪ ‬ﺃﹶﻋ‪‬ﻠﹶﻢ‪‬؟ ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‪ :‬ﻣ‪ ‬ﻦ‪‬‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻨ‪‬ﺎﺭﹺ‪ .‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‪ :‬ﻫ‪‬ﻞﹾ ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﺎ؟ ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‪ :‬ﻟﹶﺎ‪ .‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﻜﹶﻴ‪‬ﻒ‪ ‬ﻟﹶ ﻮ‬ ‫ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﺎ؟ ﺛﹸﻢ‪ ‬ﻳ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‪ :‬ﺍﺷ‪‬ﻬ‪‬ﺪ‪‬ﻭﺍ ﺃﹶﻧ‪‬ﻲ ﻗﹶ ﺪ‪ ‬ﻏﹶﻔﹶﺮ‪‬ﺕ‪ ‬ﻟﹶﻬ‪‬ﻢ‪ ‬ﻭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻋ‪‬ﻄﹶﻴ‪‬ﺘ‪‬ﻬ‪ ‬ﻢ‪ ‬ﻣ‪ ‬ﺎ‬ ‫ﺳ‪‬ﺄﹶﻟﹸﻮﻧﹺﻲ ﻭ‪‬ﺃﹶﺟ‪‬ﺮ‪‬ﺗ‪‬ﻬ‪‬ﻢ‪ ‬ﻣ‪‬ﻤ‪‬ﺎ ﺍﺳ‪‬ﺘ‪‬ﺠ‪‬ﺎﺭ‪‬ﻭﻧﹺﻲ‪ .‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‪ :‬ﺭ‪‬ﺑ‪‬ﻨ‪‬ﺎ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﻓ‪‬ﻴ‪‬ﻬﹺ ﻢ‪‬‬ ‫)‪Muslim, a s-Sa hih (4:2069#2689‬‬ ‫)‪Ahmad bin Hambal, a l-Musna d (2:382#8960‬‬ ‫)‪Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:259#2316‬‬ ‫)‪Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib ((4:244#5523‬‬

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‫ﺎ ﻗﹶ ﺪ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻳ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ ﻭ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻴ‬.‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺲ‬‫ﻟﹶ ﻴ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ﻠﹶﺲ‬‫ﻄﱠﺎﺀً ﺟ‬‫ﺍ ﺧ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻋ‬ . ‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ ﺟ‬‫ﻘﹶﻰ ﺑﹺﻬﹺ ﻢ‬‫ ﺸ‬‫ ﻟﹶﺎ ﻳ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹶﻮ ﻡ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻫ‬.‫ ﻟﹶﻪ‬‫ﺕ‬‫ﻏﹶﻔﹶﺮ‬ Abu Huraira narrates ( ‫ )ا‬that the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬ said, “T here are angels of Allah (), beside s those given assignments. T hey keep wandering around ( with a specific aim) and search for assem blie s enga ge d in remembrance of Allah on earth. When they find and join in such a gathering they cover one another with their wings up to the lowest heaven. T hen Allah () asks them, although He knows better, ‘Where have you come from?’ T he angels say, ‘O o ur Lord, we have come from Your servants who were glorifying You, proclaiming Your Greatness, praisin g You, declarin g Your unity, praying to You and seeking Yo ur protection.’ Allah () says, although He kno ws better, ‘What are they asking Me for?’ T hey reply, ‘O our Lord, they are asking You for Paradise.’ He says, ‘Have they seen it?’ T hey reply, ‘No, O Lord.’ He says, ‘What wo uld have been their state if they had seen it?’ T hen He asks, although He knows better, ‘What are they seeking My protection from?’ The angels reply, ‘From the Fire (of Hell).’ Allah () says, ‘Have they seen it?’ They reply, ‘No.’ Allah () says, ‘What would have been their condition if they had seen it?’ T hen Allah () says, ‘Bear witness that I have indeed forgiven them, and given them whatever they have asked Me for and protected them from whatever they have sought My protection.’ T hey say, ‘O our Lord, among them was a great sinner. He was not one of them; he just passed by and sat down with them unintentionally.’ Allah () says, ‘I have forgiven him as well.

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‫‪T hey are such (ble ssed) people that the one who sits in their‬‬ ‫‪company is also not left deprived and unfortunate.’”1‬‬

‫‪ .42‬ﻋ‪‬ﻦ‪ ‬ﺃﹶَﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‪‬ﺮ‪‬ﻳ‪‬ﺮ‪‬ﺓﹶ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‪‬ﺳ‪‬ﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‪ :‬ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﻟ‪‬ﻠﱠ ﻪ‪‬‬ ‫ﻣ‪‬ﻠﹶﺎﺋ‪‬ﻜﹶﺔﹰ ﺳ‪‬ﻴ‪‬ﺎﺭ‪‬ﺓﹰ ﻓﹸﻀ‪‬ﻼﹰ ﻳ‪‬ﻠﹾﺘ‪‬ﻤ‪‬ﺴ‪‬ﻮﻥﹶ ﻣ‪‬ﺠ‪‬ﺎﻟ‪‬ﺲ‪ ‬ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ‪ .‬ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺃﹶﺗ‪‬ﻮﺍ ﻋ‪‬ﻠﹶﻰ‬ ‫ﻗﹶﻮﻡﹴ ﻳ‪‬ﺬﻛﹸﺮ‪‬ﻭﻥﹶ ﺍﷲَ ‪ ‬ﺟ‪‬ﻠﹶﺴ‪‬ﻮﺍ ﻓﹶﺄﹶﻇﹶﻠﱡﻮﻫ‪‬ﻢ‪ ‬ﺑﹺﺄﹶﺟ‪‬ﻨﹺﺤ‪‬ﺘ‪‬ﻬﹺﻢ‪ ‬ﻣ‪‬ﺎ ﺑ‪ ‬ﻴ‪‬ﻨ‪‬ﻬ‪ ‬ﻢ‪‬‬ ‫ﻭ‪‬ﺑ‪‬ﻴ‪‬ﻦ‪ ‬ﺍﻟﺴ‪‬ﻤ‪‬ﺎﺀِ ﺍﻟﺪ‪‬ﻧ‪‬ﻴ‪‬ﺎ‪ .‬ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﻗﹶﺎﻣ‪‬ﻮﺍ ﻋ‪‬ﺮ‪‬ﺟ‪‬ﻮﺍ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﺭ‪‬ﺑ‪‬ﻬﹺﻢ‪ .‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ ﺗ‪‬ﺒ‪‬ﺎﺭ‪‬ﻙ‪‬‬ ‫ﻭ‪‬ﺗ‪‬ﻌ‪‬ﺎﻟﹶﻰ‪ ،‬ﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪ ‬ﻮ‪ ‬ﺃﹶﻋ‪‬ﻠﹶﻢ‪ :‬ﻣ‪ ‬ﻦ‪ ‬ﺃﹶﻳ‪ ‬ﻦ‪ ‬ﺟﹺﺌﹾﺘ‪‬ﻢ‪ ‬؟ ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ ‪ :‬ﺟﹺﺌﹾﻨ‪ ‬ﺎ ﻣ‪ ‬ﻦ‪ ‬ﻋ‪‬ﻨ‪ ‬ﺪ‪‬‬ ‫ﻋ‪‬ﺒ‪‬ﺎﺩ‪ ‬ﻟﹶﻚ‪ ‬ﻳ‪‬ﺴ‪‬ﺒ‪‬ﺤ‪‬ﻮﻧ‪‬ﻚ‪ ‬ﻭ‪‬ﻳ‪‬ﻤ‪‬ﺠ‪‬ﺪ‪‬ﻭﻧ‪ ‬ﻚ‪ ‬ﻭ‪‬ﻳ‪‬ﺤ‪‬ﻤ‪‬ﺪ‪‬ﻭﻧ‪‬ﻚ‪ ‬ﻭ‪‬ﻳ‪‬ﻬ‪‬ﻠﱢﻠﹸﻮﻧ‪ ‬ﻚ‪‬‬ ‫ﻭ‪‬ﻳ‪‬ﻜﹶﺒ‪‬ﺮ‪‬ﻭﻧ‪‬ﻚ‪ ‬ﻭ‪‬ﻳ‪‬ﺴ‪‬ﺘ‪‬ﺠﹺﻴ‪‬ﺮ‪ ‬ﻭﻧ‪‬ﻚ‪ ‬ﻣ‪‬ﻦ‪ ‬ﻋ‪‬ﺬﹶﺍﺑﹺﻚ‪ ‬ﻭ‪‬ﻳ‪‬ﺴ‪‬ﺄﹶﻟﹸ ﻮﻧ‪‬ﻚ‪ ‬ﺟ‪‬ﻨ‪‬ﺘ‪‬ﻚ‪. ‬‬ ‫ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ ﺗ‪‬ﺒ‪‬ﺎﺭ‪‬ﻙ‪ ‬ﻭ‪‬ﺗ‪‬ﻌ‪‬ﺎﻟﹶﻰ‪ :‬ﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﻞﹾ ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭﺍ ﺟ‪‬ﻨ‪‬ﺘ‪‬ﻲ ﻭ‪‬ﻧ‪‬ﺎﺭﹺﻱ؟ ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹸ‪ :‬ﻟﹶﺎ ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﻜﹶ ﻴ‪‬ﻒ‪ ‬ﻟﹶ ﻮ ﺭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻭ‪‬ﻫ‪‬ﻤ‪‬ﺎ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‪ :‬ﺃﹸﺷ‪‬ﻬﹺ ﺪ‪‬ﻛﹸﻢ‪ ‬ﻓﹶﻘﹶ ﺪ‪ ‬ﺃﹶﺟ‪‬ﺮ‪‬ﺗ‪‬ﻬ‪ ‬ﻢ‪‬‬ ‫ﻣ‪‬ﻤ‪‬ﺎ ﺍﺳ‪‬ﺘ‪‬ﺠ‪‬ﺎﺭ‪‬ﻭﺍ ﻭ‪‬ﺃﹶﻋ‪‬ﻄﹶﻴ‪‬ﺘ‪‬ﻬ‪‬ﻢ ﻣ‪‬ﺎ ﺳ‪‬ﺄﹶﻟﹸﻮﺍ ‪ .‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹶﺎﻝﹸ ‪ :‬ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﻓ‪‬ﻴ‪‬ﻬﹺ ﻢ ﺭ‪‬ﺟ‪‬ﻠﹰﺎ ﻣ‪ ‬ﺮ‪‬‬ ‫ﺑﹺﻬﹺﻢ‪ ‬ﻓﹶﻘﹶﻌ‪‬ﺪ‪ ‬ﻣ‪‬ﻌ‪‬ﻬ‪‬ﻢ‪ .‬ﻓﹶﻴ‪‬ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‪ :‬ﻭ‪‬ﻟﹶﻪ‪ ‬ﻗﹶﺪ‪ ‬ﻏﹶﻔﹶﺮ‪‬ﺕ‪ .‬ﺇﹺﻧ‪‬ﻬ‪‬ﻢ‪ ‬ﻗﹶ ﻮﻡ‪ ‬ﻟﹶﺎ ﻳ‪‬ﺸ‪‬ﻘﹶ ﻰ‬ ‫ﺑﹺﻬﹺﻢ‪ ‬ﺟ‪‬ﻠ‪‬ﻴ‪ ‬ﺴ‪‬ﻬ‪‬ﻢ‪. ‬‬ ‫)ص( ‪) narrates that the Messenger of Allah‬ا( ‪Abu Huraira‬‬ ‫‪said, “T here are angels of Allah (), beside s those given‬‬ ‫‪various assignments. T hey keep wandering aro und ( with a‬‬ ‫)‪Hakim, a l-Musta dr a k (1:672#1821‬‬

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specific aim) and search for gatherings engage d in remembrance of Allah. When they find and join in such a gathering they spread their wings over them up to the lowest heaven. When people retire from this sitting, the angels ascend to their Lord. Allah asks them although He knows better, ‘Where have you come from?’ T hey reply, ‘We have come from Your servants who were glorifyin g You, magnifying You, praising You, declarin g Your unity, proclaiming Your greatness an d seeking Yo ur protection from Your chastisement and asking You for Your Paradise.’ He says, ‘Have they seen My Paradise an d My Fire?’ T hey reply, ‘No.’ He asks, ‘What wo uld have been their condition, if they had seen them?’ T hen He says, ‘I call you to witness that I have protected them against what they sought protection and granted them what they begge d for.’ T hen the angels submit, ‘Among them was a man who just passed by them and joined their company.’ Allah says, ‘I have forgiven him as well. T hey are such ( blesse d) people that whoever joins their company is also not left deprived and unfortunate.’”1

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Remembrance of Allah is bette r than fighting in His way ‫ص‬

‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ا ﺃﹶﻥﱠ ﺭ‬‫ﺭﹺﻱ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺨ‬‫ﻴﺪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﺳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.43

: ‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻘ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺔﹰ ﻋ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ﻞﹸ ﺩ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻓﹾﻀ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻱ‬:‫ﻞﹶ‬‫ﺌ‬‫ﺳ‬ ‫ ﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬‫! ﻭ‬‫ﻮ ﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ ﻗﹸﻠﹾﺖ‬.‫ﺍﺕ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺍﻟﺬﱠﺍﻛ‬‫ﺍ ﻭ‬‫ﲑ‬‫ ﻛﹶﺜ‬‫ﻭﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺍﻟﺬﱠﺍﻛ‬ ‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﻜﹸﻔﱠﺎﺭﹺ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﻔ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺑﹺﺴ‬‫ﺏ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺿ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻮ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴﻞﹺ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻲ ﺳ‬‫ﺎﺯﹺﻱ ﻓ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻐ‬ ‫ﻭﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺎ ﻟﹶﻜﹶﺎﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﺬﱠﺍﻛ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ ﺩ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺨ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻜﹶﺴِﺮ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻰ ﻳ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ﲔ‬‫ﺮﹺﻛ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻭ‬ . ‫ﺔﹰ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﺩ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻞﹶ ﻣ‬‫ﺃﹶﻓﹾﻀ‬ Abu Saee d Khudri ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬was a sked, “ Who will be superior in the sight of Allah on the Day of Resurrection?” He said, “ T he men and the women who remember Allah () greatly.” T he narrator states: I submitted, “ O Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬, are they superior even to those who fight in the way of Allah ()?” He said, “ Even if he wields his swor d among infide ls and polytheists until it breaks blood stained, the rememberers of Allah are superior to him in grade.” 1 1.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Tirmidhi, a l-Ja mi-us-sa hih (5:458#3376) Ahmad bin Hambal, a l-Musna d (3:75#11738) Abu Yala, a l-Musna d (2:530#1401) Ibn Rajab, Ja mi-ul-ulum wa l-hika m (1:238) Ibn Rajab, Ja mi-ul-ulum wa l-hika m (1:444) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:254#2296) Ibn Kathir, Ta fsir -ul-Qur a n a l-a zim (3:489)

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‫ ﻦ‬‫ﻞﹶ ﺍﺑ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺎ ﻋ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺎﺫ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.44 !ِ‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.ِ‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﺍﷲ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺎﺭﹺ ﻣ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻰ ﻟﹶﻪ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻼﹰ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ﺁﺩ‬ .ِ‫ﻞﹺ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﻲ ﺳ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﻻﹶ ﺍﻟﹾﺠﹺﻬ‬‫ ﻭ‬:‫ﺒﹺﻴﻞﹺ ﺍﷲِ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻲ ﺳ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﻻﹶ ﺍﻟﹾﺠﹺﻬ‬‫ﻭ‬ ‫ ﺛﹸ ﻢ‬‫ ﻊ‬‫ﻘﹶﻄ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻰ ﻳ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ ﻚ‬‫ﻔ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺑﹺ ﺴ‬‫ﺮﹺﺏ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ ﺛﹸﻢ‬‫ﻊ‬‫ﻘﹶﻄ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻰ ﻳ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ ﻚ‬‫ﻔ‬‫ ﻴ‬‫ ﺑﹺﺴ‬‫ﺮﹺﺏ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ﺗ‬ . ‫ﻊ‬‫ﻘﹶﻄ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻰ ﻳ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ ﺑﹺﻪ‬‫ﺮﹺﺏ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ﺗ‬ Muādh ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ No action of man is more protecting against the Fire (of Hell) than remembrance of Allah.” He (the narrator) submitted, “ O Messenger of Allah, not even fighting in the way of Allah?” He said, “ No, not even jihad even if you fight so much that your sword breaks, and then you fight again and that sword also breaks, an d then you fight on until another sword breaks.”11

‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻰ ﻟﹶ ﻪ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻼﹰ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﻲ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ِﻞﹶ ﺁﺩ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺎ ﻋ‬‫ ﻣ‬: ‫ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺎﺫ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.45 ‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﻻﹶ ﺍﻟﹾﺠﹺﻬ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﺎﻥ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺮ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺎ ﻋ‬‫ﺎ ﺃﹶﺑ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻟﹸﻮﺍ‬.ِ‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﺍﷲ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺬﹶﺍﺏﹺ ﺍﷲِ ﻣ‬‫ﻋ‬ ‫ﺄﹶ ﻥﱠ‬‫ ﻟ‬‫ﻊ‬‫ﻘﹶﻄ‬‫ ﻨ‬‫ ﻰ ﻳ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﻔ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺑﹺ ﺴ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﺏ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﺇﹺﻟﹶ ﻰ ﺃﹶﻥﹾ ﻳﹺﻀ‬‫ ﻭ‬: ‫ﻞﹺ ﺍﷲِ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﻲ ﺳ‬‫ﻓ‬ .%    ^ : ‫ﺎﺑﹺﻪ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻲ ﻛ‬‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ ﻓ‬‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ ﻳ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺍﷲَ ﺗ‬ 1.

1. 2. 3. 4.

Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (6:57#29452) Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (7:169#35046) Abd bin Humayd, a l-Musna d (1:73#127) Ibn Abd-ul-Barr, a t-Ta mhid (6:57)

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Narrated from Muādh bin Jabal ( ‫)ا‬, he said, “ No other action of man is more effective to deliver him from Allah’s torment than remembrance of Allah ().” People asked, “ O Abu Abd-ur-Rahman, not even fighting in the way of Allah?” He replied, “ No, even if he strikes his sowr d so much that it breaks beca use Allah () enjoins in His Book: ‘Indee d remembrance of Allah is the greatest.’”1

‫ﺍﺓﹶ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﺍﻟﹾﻐ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ ﺫ‬:‫ﺮﹴ ﻭ ب ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻦ ﻋ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﺑ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.46 ‫ﺎﻝﹺ‬‫ﻄﹶﺎﺀِ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﺇﹺﻋ‬‫ﻞﹺ ﺍﷲِ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﻲ ﺳ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻮ ﻑ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻄﹶﻢﹺ ﺍﻟ ﺴ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻈﹶﻢ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ﻲ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‬‫ﻭ‬ .‫ﺎ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺳ‬ Narrated from Abdullah bin Amr, he said, “ Remembrance of Allah () morning and evening is superior to breaking swor ds in fighting for Allah () and spending generously in His way.” 2

‫ﺍﺓ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﺑﹺﺎﻟﹾﻐ‬ ِ‫ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ ﻟﹶﺬ‬:‫ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻣ‬‫ﺲﹺ ﺑ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.47 . ِ‫ﻞﹺ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﻲ ﺳ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻮﻑ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻄﹶﻢﹺ ﺍﻟﺴ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺧ‬‫ﻲ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‬‫ﻭ‬

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Ibn Abi Asim, Kita b-uz-Zuhd (1:184) Abu Nuaym, Hilya t-ul-a wliya wa ta ba qa t-ul-a sfiya (1:235) Ibn Abd-ul-Barr, a t-Ta mhid (6:57) Dhahabi, Siya r a la m a n-nuba la (1:455) Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (6:58#29456) Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (7:170#35047) Ibn Mubarak, a z-Zuhd (1:394#1116) Ibn Abd-ul-Barr, a t-Ta mhid (6:59)

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Narrated from Anas bin Mālik ( ‫)ا‬, he said, “ Indeed, remembrance of Allah () morning and evening is better than breaking swords in the path of Allah ().”1

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‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ا ﺃﹶﻥﱠ ﺭ‬‫ﺭﹺﻱ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺨ‬‫ﻴﺪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﺳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.48

: ‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻘ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺔﹰ ﻋ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ﻞﹸ ﺩ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻓﹾﻀ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻱ‬:‫ﻞﹶ‬‫ﺌ‬‫ﺳ‬ ‫ ﻦﹺ‬‫ﻣ‬‫! ﻭ‬‫ﻮ ﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ ﻗﹸﻠﹾﺖ‬.‫ﺍﺕ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺍﻟﺬﱠﺍﻛ‬‫ﺍ ﻭ‬‫ﲑ‬‫ ﻛﹶﺜ‬‫ﻭﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺍﻟﺬﱠﺍﻛ‬ ‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﻜﹸﻔﱠﺎﺭﹺ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﻔ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺑﹺﺴ‬‫ﺏ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺿ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻮ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴﻞﹺ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻲ ﺳ‬‫ﺎﺯﹺﻱ ﻓ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻐ‬ ‫ﻭﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺎ ﻟﹶﻜﹶﺎﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﺬﱠﺍﻛ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ ﺩ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺨ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻜﹶﺴِﺮ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻰ ﻳ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ﲔ‬‫ﺮﹺﻛ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻭ‬ . ‫ﺔﹰ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﺩ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻞﹶ ﻣ‬‫ﺃﹶﻓﹾﻀ‬ Abu Saee d Khudri ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬wa s aske d, “ Who will be superior in rank in the sight of Allah on the Day of Resurrection?” He said, “T he men and the women who remember Allah () greatly.” T he narrator states: I submitted, “ O Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬, are they superior even to those who fight in the way of Allah ()?” He said, “ Even if he wields his swor d among infide ls and polytheists until it breaks, blood staine d, the rememberers of Allah are superior to him in grade.” 1 1.

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Tirmidhi, a l-Ja mi-us-sa hih (5:458#3376) Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (3:75#11738) Abu Yala, a l-Musna d (2:530#1401) Ibn Rajab, Ja mi-ul-ulum wa l-hika m (1:238) Ibn Rajab, Ja mi-ul-ulum wa l-hika m (1:444) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:254#2296) Ibn Kathir, Ta fsir -ul-Qur a n a l-a zim (3:489)

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‫ﺎ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻞﹸ ﺃﹶﺣ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻳ‬‫ﻠﹶﻴ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﻟﹶ ﻮ ﺃﹶﻥﱠ ﺭ‬: ‫ﻞﹴ ا‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺟ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﺎﺫ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﻣ‬.49 ‫ﻞﹶ ﺃﹶﻭ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻜﹶﺎﻥﹶ ﺃﹶﻓﹾﻀ‬,‫ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺍﻵﺧ‬‫ﻞﹺ ﺍﷲِ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﻲ ﺳ‬‫ِ ﻓ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﹾﺠﹺﻴ‬‫ﻋ‬ .‫ﺮ‬‫ﺍ ﺍﻟﺬﱠﺍﻛ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺟ‬‫ﻈﹶﻢ‬‫ﺃﹶﻋ‬ Muādh ibn Ja bal ( ‫ )ا‬said, “ If there are two people one of whom rides on a horse in order to fight for Allah while the other gets engaged in rememberin g Allah (), the one who remembers Allah () is granted superior an d greater bounty and re ward.” 1

‫ﻠﹶﻰ‬‫ﻞﹸ ﻋ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﺎ ﺕ‬‫ﻼﹰ ﺑ‬‫ ﺟ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻥﱠ ﺭ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻮ‬:‫ ﺍﷲِ ا‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﻋ‬.50 ‫ﺮ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻜﹶﺎﻥﹶ ﺫﹶﺍﻛ‬,ِ‫ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺎﺏ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻠﹸ ﻮ ﻛ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﻞﹲ ﻳ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﺎ ﺕ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴﻞﹺ ﺍﷲِ ﻭ‬‫ﻲ ﺳ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﺠﹺﻴ‬ .‫ﺎ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻠﹶﻬ‬‫ﺍﷲِ ﺃﹶﻓﹾﻀ‬ Abdullah ( ‫ )ا‬said, “ If someone spends a night on horseback fighting in the way of Allah and some other spends it in reciting the Holy Qur’an and remembering Allah, indeed the one who remembers Allah is superior to the other.”2

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1. Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (6:58#29462) 2. Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (7:170#35056) 3. Suyuti, ad-Durr-ul-manthur fit-tafsir bil-mathur (1:150) Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (6:134#30089)

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‫ﺌﹸﻜﹸ ﻢ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻟﹶﺎ ﺃﹸﻧ‬: ‫ ص‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻨ‬: ‫ﺍﺀِ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺩ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﺍﻟﺪ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.51 ,‫ﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﺎﺗ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ﻲ ﺩ‬‫ﺎ ﻓ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻓﹶﻌ‬‫ﺃﹶﺭ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﻴﻜ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺎ ﻋ‬‫ﻛﹶﺎﻫ‬‫ﺃﹶﺯ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺑﹺﺨ‬ ‫ﺍ‬‫ﻠﹾﻘﹶﻮ‬‫ ﺃﹶ ﻥﹾ ﺗ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ ﺮ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺧ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ ﺭﹺﻕﹺ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻮ‬‫ﺐﹺ ﻭ‬‫ﻔﹶﺎ ﻕﹺ ﺍﻟﺬﱠﻫ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻧ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻜﹸ ﻢ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺧ‬‫ﻭ‬ :‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.‫ﻠﹶﻰ‬‫ ﺑ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻟﹸﻮﺍ‬‫ﺎﻗﹶﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ﺮﹺﺑ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﺎﻗﹶﻬ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ﺮﹺﺑ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺘ‬‫ﻛﹸﻢ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻋ‬ ‫ ﻦ‬‫ﻰ ﻣ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﺀٌ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻲ‬‫ﺎ ﺷ‬‫ ﻣ‬: ‫ﻞﹴ ا‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺟ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ﺎﺫﹸ ﺑ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﻣ‬.‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ﺫ‬ .‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺬﹶﺍﺏﹺ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻋ‬ Abu Darda ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said, “ Shall I not inform you the best and the purest of your deed in the sight of your Master, which is the highest in your de grees, is superior to your spending gold and silver in charity, and is better than confronting and fighting again st your enemy, cutting one another’s necks?” T he Companions submitted, “ Yes, indeed!” He said, “ It is remembering Allah.” M uā dh ibn Jaba l ( ‫ )ا‬said, “ T here is nothing more effective to deliver you from the torment of Allah () than remembrance of Allah ().”1 1.

1. Tirmidhi, a l-Ja mi-us-sa hih (5:459#3377) 2. Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Ma sna d (5:195#21750) 3. Hakim declared its chain of transmission sa hih (sound) in a lMusta dr a k (1:673#1825). 4. Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:394#519) 5. Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:253#2294)

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:‫ ص‬‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﺲﹴ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ ﺑﻦ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﺎﺫ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.52 . ‫ﻒ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺎﺋﹶﺔﹶ ﺿ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ ﻞﹺ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻲ ﺳ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻔﹶﻘﹶﺔ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻞﹸ ﻋ‬‫ﻔﹾﻀ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮ‬ Muādh ibn Anas ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Remembrance of Allah () is hundre d times superior to spending in the way of Allah.” 1

‫ ﺇﹺ ﻥﱠ‬:‫ ص‬‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎ ﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ ﺲﹴ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ ﺑﻦ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﺎﺫ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.53 ‫ﺎﺋﹶ ﺔ‬‫ ﻊﹺ ﻣ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺑﹺﺴ‬‫ﻔﹶﻘﹶ ﺔ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﻕ‬‫ ﻓﹶ ﻮ‬‫ ﻒ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ ﻳ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ ﻞﹺ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻲ ﺳ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮ‬ . ‫ﻒ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺿ‬ Muādh ibn Anas ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Indeed, remembrance of Allah () is seven hundred times superior to spending in the path of Allah ().”2

‫ ﺇﹺ ﻥﱠ‬:‫ ص‬‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎ ﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ ﺲﹴ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ ﺑﻦ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﺎﺫ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.54 ‫ﺒﹺﻴﻞﹺ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻲ ﺳ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻔﹶﻘﹶﺔ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻒ‬‫ﺎﻋ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ِ ﻳ‬‫ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺎﻡ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺍﻟﺼ‬‫ﻼﹶﺓﹶ ﻭ‬‫ﺍﻟﺼ‬ . ‫ﻒ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺿ‬‫ﺎﺋﹶﺔ‬‫ﻊﹺ ﻣ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺑﹺﺴ‬ Muādh ibn Anas ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Indeed, the reward of ritual prayer, fasting and

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remembrance of Allah () exceeds the reward of spending in the way of Allah () by seven hundred times.” 1

‫ ﺃﹶ ﻥﱠ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻮ‬:‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﻰ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.55 ‫ﺮ‬‫ ﻛﹶﺎﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﺬﱠﺍﻛ‬،َ‫ ﺍﷲ‬‫ ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﺮ‬‫ﺁﺧ‬‫ ﺎ ﻭ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻘﹶﺴ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﺍﻫ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﺩ‬‫ﺮﹺﻩ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ ﻲ ﺣ‬‫ﻼﹰ ﻓ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﺭ‬ .‫ﻞﹶ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻓﹾﻀ‬‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻟ‬ Abu Musa ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬ said, “ If someone possesse s money and distributes it and some other is engage d in remembrance of Allah (), the one who remembers Allah is superior.”2

‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ ﺮ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺧ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮ‬: ‫ ص‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻋ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.56 ...‫ﻗﹶﺔ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺍﻟﺼ‬ Abu Hura ira (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said, “ Remembrance of Allah () is better than charity donation….”3

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‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ا ﺃﹶﻥﱠ ﺭ‬‫ﺭﹺﻱ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺨ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﺳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.57 .‫ﻮﻥﹲ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﺍ ﻣ‬‫ﻰ ﻳ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﺫ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻛﹾﺜ‬:‫ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬

Abu Saee d Khudri ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Remember Allah () so much that people start saying, ‘He has gone mad.’” 1

: ‫ ص‬‫ﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬: ‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬,‫ﺎﺱﹴ ب‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﺑ‬‫ ﻋ‬.58 . ‫ﺍﺀُﻭﻥﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻧ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻥﹶ‬‫ﺎﻓ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﺍ ﻳ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺍﺫﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬ Abdullah ibn Abbas (‫ )ب‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Perform remembrance of Allah in such a way that hypocrites start saying: ‘He is sho wing off.’” 2

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:‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﺍﺀ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺯ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﺠ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.59 . ‫ﻭﻥﹶ‬‫ﺍﺅ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻧ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻥﹶ‬‫ﺎﻓ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻰ ﻳ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﺫ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺃﹶﻛﹾﺜ‬ Abu Ja wza ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬ said, “ Remember Allah so excessively that hypocrites say: ‘You people are doing this just for show.’”1

: ‫ ص‬‫ﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬: ‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬,‫ﺎﺱﹴ ب‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﺑ‬‫ ﻋ‬.60 .‫ﻭﻥﹶ‬‫ﺍﺅ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻧ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻥﹶ‬‫ﺎﻓ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻰ ﻳ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺍ ﺣ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺍﺫﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬ Abdullah ibn Abbas (‫ )ب‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Perform remembrance of Allah (greatly) in such a way that the hypocrites say, ‘You people only pretend.’” 24

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, ‫ﺏ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻱ‬: ‫ﻰ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﻣ‬:‫ﺐﹴ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ ﻛﹶﻌ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.61 ‫ ﺎ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬,‫ﻰ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ ﻳ‬: ‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺄﹸﻧ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻡ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﺎﺟﹺ ﻴ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺄﹸﻧ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ﺃﹶﻗﹶﺮﹺﻳ‬ . ‫ﻧﹺﻲ‬‫ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺲ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺟ‬ Ka‘b ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Prophet Musa () said, “ O my Lord! Are You near me so that I may whisper to You or are You far away so that I may call out to You?” Allah () said, “ O Musa, I sit with him who remembers Me.” 1

, ‫ﺏ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ﻰ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﻣ‬:‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﻮﻟﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺎﻥﹶ ﻣ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ ﺛﹶﻮ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.62 ‫ ﻚ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﻮ‬‫ ﺻ‬‫ ﺲ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ ﺲ‬‫ﻲ ﺃﹸﺣ‬‫ ؟ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﻧ‬‫ﻳﻚ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ ﺃﹸﻧ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻡ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﺎﺟﹺ ﻴ‬‫ ﺃﹸﻧ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ﺃﹶﻗﹶﺮﹺﻳ‬ ‫ ﻦ‬‫ﻋ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ ﻚ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﺃﹶﻣ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻠﹾﻔﹶ ﻚ‬‫ ﺧ‬: ُ‫؟ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺄﹶﻳ‬.‫ﺍﻙ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﺃﹶﺭ‬‫ﻭ‬

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‫ ﻦ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻱ ﺣ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺲ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ ﺟ‬‫ﻲ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻧ‬,‫ﻰ‬‫ﻮﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ ﻳ‬.‫ﻚ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺷ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻋ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻴﻨﹺﻚ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻳ‬ .‫ﺎﻧﹺﻲ‬‫ﻋ‬‫ ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺩ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻧﹺﻲ ﻭ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬ T hawbān ( ‫)ا‬, freed slave of the Holy Prophet, narrates that the Prophet Musa () said, “ O my Lord! Are You near me so that I may whisper to You or are You far a way so that I may call You out loudly? Sure ly I hear Your voice but cannot see You. So, where are You? ” Allah () said, “ I am behind you, in front of you, on your right and on your left. O Musa! I sit beside My servant when he remembers Me and I am with him when he calls out to Me.”1

‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬:‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﻋ‬:‫ﺓﹶ ا‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.63 .‫ﺎﻩ‬‫ﻔﹶﺘ‬‫ ﺑﹺﻲ ﺷ‬‫ﻛﹶﺖ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ﻧﹺﻲ ﻭ‬‫ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻱ ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﻫ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻊ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ﻳ‬ Abu Hura ira (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said: “ Allah () says, ‘I am with My servant when he remembers Me and his lip s quiver in My remembrance.’”2

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Daylami, al-Firdaws bima thur al-khitab (3:192#4533) Ibn Majah, a s-Suna n (2:1246#3792) Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (2:540#10881) Ibn Hibban, a s-Sa hih , (3:97#815) Hakim narrated it in a l-Musta dr a k (1:673#1824) and has declared its chain of narrators sa hih (sound). Haythami, Ma wa r id-uz-za ma n (1:576#2316) Tabarani, Musna d-ush-sha miyyin (1:320#562) Tabarani, Musna d-ush-sha miyyin (2:319#1417) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:391#509) Ibn Mubarak, a z-Zuhd (1:339#956) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:253#2289)

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‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬:‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﻋ‬:‫ﺓﹶ ا‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.64 .‫ﻧﹺﻲ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﲔ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻱ ﺑﹺﻲ ﻭ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﻇﹶﻦ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺎ ﻋ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ﻳ‬ Abu Huraira (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬ said, “ Allah () says, ‘I treat My servant the way he thinks of Me and I am with him when he remembers Me.’” 1

ُ‫ﻘﹸﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﷲ‬‫ ﻳ‬: ‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺ ﻲ‬‫ ا ﺃﹶ ﻥﱠ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﻚ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﻣ‬‫ ﺲﹺ ﺑ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.65 .‫ﺎﻧﹺﻲ‬‫ﻋ‬‫ ﺇﺫﹶﺍ ﺩ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻱ ﺑﹺﻲ ﻭ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﻇﹶﻦ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺎ ﻋ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬: Anas ibn Malik ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Holy Prophet (‫)ص‬ said, “ Allah () says, ‘I am to My servant what he thinks of Me and I am with him when he calls o ut to Me.’”2

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Muslim, a s-Sa hih (4:2061#2675) Muslim, a s-Sa hih (4:2067#2675) Tirmidhi, a l-Ja mi-us-sa hih (8:581#3602) Ibn Majah, a s-Suna n (2:1255#3822) Nasai, a s-Suna n-ul-kubr a (4:412#7730) Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (2:251#7416) Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (2:413#9340) Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (2:482#10258) Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (2:517#10715) Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (2:534#10922) Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (3:210#13215) Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (3:277#13969) Abu Yala, a l-Musna d (6:12#3232) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:148) Ibn Kathir, Ta fsir -ul-Qur a n a l-a zim (1:219)

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‫ ﺇﹺ ﻥﱠ‬:‫ﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎ ﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬: ‫ﺓﹶ ا‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.66 ‫ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﺍﻉﹴ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﺑﹺﺬ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ـﺘ‬‫ﻠﹶ ﻘﱠـﻴ‬‫ ﺗ‬, ‫ﺮﹴ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻱ ﺑﹺﺸ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻠﹶﻘﱠﺎﻧﹺﻲ ﻋ‬‫ ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺗ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬ .‫ﻉ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺑﹺﺄﹶﺳ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺗ‬,‫ﺎﻉﹴ‬‫ﻠﹶﻘﱠﺎﻧﹺﻲ ﺑﹺﺒ‬‫ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﺎﻉﹴ‬‫ ﺑﹺﺒ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻠﹶ ﻘﱠﻴ‬‫ ﺗ‬,‫ﺍﻉﹴ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ﻠﹶﻘﱠﺎﻧﹺﻲ ﺑﹺﺬ‬‫ﺗ‬ Abu Huraira ( ‫ )ا‬narrates from the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬that Allah () said, “ When My servant nears Me a span, I get near him an arm. When he comes closer to Me an arm I get closer to him two arms. When he gets near Me t wo arms I get near him a lot quicker.”1

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‫ﻠﱠ ﻪ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﻟ‬:‫ﻮ ﻝﹶ ﺍﷲِ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺓﹶ ا ﺃﹶﻥﱠ ﺭ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.67 ‫ﻠﹶﻖﹺ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﺑﹺﺤ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﻣ‬.‫ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ‬‫ﻠﹶﻖ‬‫ﻥﹶ ﺣ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻐ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻜﹶﺔ‬‫ ﻼﹶﺋ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺓﹰ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺳ‬ ‫ﻠﹶﻰ‬‫ﺍ ﻋ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﺃﹶ ﻣ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ﺎ ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹶﻮ‬‫ﻋ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺩ‬.‫ﻭﺍ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﺍﻗﹾﻌ‬: ‫ﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻟ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺑ‬,‫ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ‬ ‫ ﺛﹸﻢ‬.‫ﺍ‬‫ﻔﹾﺮﹺﻏﹸﻮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﱴ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻠﱡﻮﺍ ﻣ‬‫ ص ﺻ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻠﱡﻮﺍ ﻋ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺻ‬,‫ﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﺎﺋ‬‫ﻋ‬‫ﺩ‬ .‫ﻢ‬‫ﺍ ﻟﹶﻬ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﻔﹸﻮ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ﻥﹶ ﺇﹺﻻﱠ ﻣ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺟﹺﻌ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﻳ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻰ ﻟﹶﻬ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ ﻃﹸﻮ‬:‫ﺾﹴ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻟ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻝﹸ ﺑ‬‫ﻘﹸﻮ‬‫ﻳ‬ Abu Huraira (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬ said, “T here are some wandering angels of Allah () who go around in search of remembrance gatherings. When they pass by any gathering of remembrance circles, they say to one another, ‘Sit do wn.’ When the people make supplication, the angels say āmeen (so be it) so that they are granted. When the people send salutations on the Holy Prophet (‫)ص‬, they also send salutations with them until the proceedings come to an end. T hen the angels say to one another, ‘Congratulations to them as none of them is going back without being forgiven.’”1

‫ ﻦﹺ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﺑ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ص ﺑﹺﻌ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﺮ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ﺎﺱﹴ ب ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﺑ‬‫ ﻋ‬.68 :‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬.‫ﻪ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺻ‬‫ ﺬﹶﻛﱢﺮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺎﺭﹺﻱ‬‫ﺼ‬‫ﺔﹶ ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹶﻧ‬‫ﺍﺣ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﺭ‬ 1.

Hindi, Ka nz-ul-umma l (1:434#1876)

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‫ ﻼﹶ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ ﺛﹸﻢ‬‫ﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻔﹾﺴِﻲ ﻣ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﺒﹺﺮ‬‫ ﺍﷲُ ﺃﹶﻥﹾ ﺃﹶﺻ‬‫ﻧﹺﻲ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﻼﹶﺀُ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﺎ ﺇﹺﻧ‬‫ﺃﹶﻣ‬          ^

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   ^

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‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﻗﹶﻮ‬%

‫ﻮﺍ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﹾ ﺳ‬.‫ﻜﹶﺔ‬‫ﻼﹶﺋ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻠﹶﺲ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻻﱠ ﺟ‬‫ﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻠﹶﺲ‬‫ﺟ‬ . ‫ﻭﻩ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﺍﷲَ ﻛﹶﺒ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺇﹺﻥﹾ ﻛﹶﺒ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻭﻩ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﺍﷲَ ﺣ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺇﹺﻥﹾ ﺣ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻮﻩ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺍﷲَ ﺳ‬ , ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ﻥﹶ‬‫ﻟﹸﻮ‬‫ ﻘﹸﻮ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻴ‬, ‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻠﹶﻢ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ ﻮ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ ﻭ‬،‫ﺏ‬‫ﻭ ﻥﹶ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﺮ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺼ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﺛﹸﻢ‬ . ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺤ‬‫ﻭﻙ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ﺎ ﻭ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻜﹶﺒ‬‫ﻭ ﻙ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻛﹶﺒ‬‫ﺎ ﻭ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺴ‬‫ﻮﻙ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻙ ﺳ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻋ‬ . ‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻬ‬‫ﺕ‬‫ ﻏﹶﻔﹶﺮ‬‫ﻲ ﻗﹶﺪ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻛﹸﻢ‬‫ﻬﹺﺪ‬‫ ﺃﹸﺷ‬,‫ﻲ‬‫ﻜﹶﺘ‬‫ﻼﹶﺋ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ﺎ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ ﺭ‬‫ﻓﹶﻴ‬ ‫ ﻻﹶ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹶ ﻮ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻫ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻴ‬.ُ‫ﻄﱠﺎﺀ‬‫ﻓﹸﻼﹶﻥﹲ ﺍﻟﹾﺨ‬‫ ﻓﹸﻼﹶﻥﹲ ﻭ‬‫ﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ ﻴ‬‫ ﻓ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‬‫ﻓﹶﻴ‬ . ‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ ﺴ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ ﺟ‬‫ﻘﹶﻰ ﺑﹺﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﻳ‬ Abdullah ibn Abbas narrates, “ T he Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬passe d by Abdullah ibn Ra wahah Ansari ( ‫ )ا‬and fo und him advisin g his friends. T he Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, ‘Be ware that you are the party I have been commanded to stay with.’ T hen he recited the verse: ‘(O My servant!) Continue tenaciously your companionship with those who remember their Lord morning and evening,’ up to ‘and his case ha s gone beyond all bo unds.’ T hen he said, “ When you sit (for remembrance of Allah collectively) the same number of angels a lso sits with you. If people glorify Allah (), angels also glorify Him. If they praise and sanctify Allah (), ange ls also praise and sanctify Him. If people magnify Allah (), angels also magnify Him. Then they ascend to the Lord, who

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knows of His ervants far more than they do. Even then they say, ‘O our Lord! Your servants glorified You an d we also glorifie d Yo u; they proclaimed Your greatness and we too proclaimed Your greatness; they praised and sanctifie d You and we a lso praised and sanctified You.’ Allah says, ‘O My angels! Bear testimony that I have forgiven them.’ The angels submit, ‘T here are such-and-such great sinners amongst them.’ Allah () says, ‘These are such (ble sse d) people that the one who joins their company is not left unfortunate (so bear witness that I have forgiven these sinful servants as well).’”1

‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﻟ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬,‫ ص‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﻋ‬,‫ﺓﹶ ا‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.69 ‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ‬,‫ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ‬‫ﺲ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻣ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻠﹰﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﺓﹰ ﻓﹸﻀ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻜﹶﺔﹰ ﺳ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺋ‬‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ ﻣ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻙ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺗ‬ ...‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﻣ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﻗﹶﻌ‬,‫ﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻴﻪ‬‫ﺎ ﻓ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﻣ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﻭ‬ Abu Hura ira narrates (‫ )ا‬that the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said, “T here are some roaming angels of Allah (), who go aro und in search of dhikr sessions. When they find any such meeting they join in and sit with them…. ”23 1.

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Tabarani, a l-Muja m-us-sa ghir (2:227,228#1074) Dabbi, Kita b-ud-dua (p. 283#104) Abu Nuaym, Hilya t-ul-a wliya wa ta ba qa t-ul-a sfiya (5:118) Abu Nuaym narrated it through Umar ibn Dharr in Hilya t-ul-a wliya wa ta ba qa t-ul-a sfiya (5:117,118) with the same words. Mundhiri said in a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:260,261#2323) Tabarani has related it in a l-Muja m-us-sa ghir . Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:76) Suyuti, a d-Dur r -ul-ma nthur fit-ta fsir bil-ma thur (5:381,382) Ibn Asakir, Ta r ikh Dima shq a l-ka bir (28:88) Muslim, a s-Sa hih (4:2069#2089) Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (2:382) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:259#2316)

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‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﺎ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻠﹶﻴ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺝ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺧ‬:‫ ﺍﷲِ ب‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺﺮ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺟ‬.70

‫ ﻒ‬‫ﻘ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ﻞﱡ ﻭ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﻜﹶﺔ‬‫ﻼﹶﺋ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﺍﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺳ‬‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﻟ‬,‫ﺎﺱ‬‫ﺎ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺎ ﺃﹶﻳ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬ .‫ﺔ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺎﺽﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﺠ‬‫ﻲ ﺭﹺﻳ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﻓ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺎﺭ‬.‫ﺽﹺ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹶﺭ‬‫ﺲﹺ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﻓ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻣ‬‫ﻋ‬ ‫ﻭﺍ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺎﻏﹾﺪ‬. ‫ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ‬‫ﺲ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ ﻣ‬: ‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺠ‬‫ﺎﺽ‬‫ ﺭﹺﻳ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ﺃﹶﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬:‫ﻗﹶﺎﻟﹸﻮﺍ‬ ‫ ﺃﹶ ﻥﹾ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﻛﹶﺎﻥﹶ ﻳ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬.‫ﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﻔﹸﺴ‬‫ ﺃﹶ ﻧ‬‫ﻭﻩ‬‫ﺫﹶﻛﱢﺮ‬‫ﻛﹾ ﺮﹺ ﺍﷲِ ﻭ‬‫ﻲ ﺫ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﻓ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ﻭ‬ ‫ﺰﹺ ﻝﹸ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﻥﱠ ﺍﷲَ ﻳ‬, ‫ﻩ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺰﹺﻟﹶﺔﹸ ﺍﷲِ ﻋ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻒ‬‫ ﻛﹶ ﻴ‬‫ﻈﹸ ﺮ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﻓﹶﻠﹾﻴ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺰﹺﻟﹶﺘ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻠﹶﻢ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻳ‬ . ‫ﻔﹾﺴِﻪ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻟﹶﻪ‬‫ﺰ‬‫ﺚﹸ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‬ Jabir ibn Abdullah ( ‫ )ب‬narrates, “T he Holy Prophet (‫)ص‬ came to us and said: ‘O people, there are armies of Allah’s angels who come to dhikr sessions on earth and stay there. So eat wholeheartedly from the gardens of Paradise.’ T he Companions submitted, ‘Where are the gardens of Paradise?’ He replied, ‘ Dhikr sessions. So remember Allah () morning and evening and continually remind yourselves of Him. Whoever wants to know his own status an d station in the sight of Allah () should see what he deems of Allah (), because Allah () ranks a person as he believes Him in his heart.’”12

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Nawawi, Sha r h Sa hih Muslim (17:14) Mubarakpuri, Tuhfa t-ul-a hwa dhi (10:42) Khatib Tabrizi, Mishka t-ul-ma sa bih (2:13#2267) Hakim said in a l-Musta dr a k (1:671,672#1820) its chain of narrators is sa hih (sound). 2. Abu Yala, a l-Musna d (3:390#1865) 3. Abu Yala, a l-Musna d (4:106#2138) 4. 5. 6. 1.

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‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﻟ‬:‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺓﹶ ا ﺃﹶﻥﱠ ﺭ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.71 ‫ ﺪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻋ‬‫ ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ ﻳ‬, ‫ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ‬‫ﺲ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻣ‬‫ﺒﹺﻌ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻠﹰﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﻜﹶﺔﹰ ﻓﹸﻀ‬‫ ﻼﹶﺋ‬‫ ﻣ‬ ‫ﻮﺍ‬‫ﻠﹸﻐ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻰ ﻳ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺾﹴ ﺣ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺑ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻼﹶ ﺑ‬‫ﺲﹴ ﻋ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﺑﹺﻤ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﻣ‬.‫ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ‬ ...‫ﺵ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‬ Abu Huraira (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬ said, “T here are angels of Allah () who look only for remembrance sittings and get together with the rememberers. So, when they pass by a remembrance sitting, they form layer upon layer, till they reach the T hrone of Allah ().”1

‫ﻦﹺ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺓﹶ ا ﺃﹶﻥﱠ ﺭ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.72 ‫ﻜﹶ ﺔﹸ‬‫ﻼﹶﺋ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﺕ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ﺎ ﻡ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺈﻣ‬‫ﺝ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺧ‬... ‫ﺔ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺠ‬‫ ﻡ‬‫ ﻮ‬‫ﻞﹶ ﻳ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺍﻏﹾﺘ‬ .‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻳ‬ Abu Huraira (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬ said, “ Whoever takes a bath on Friday … then when the leader of the riua l prayer ( imam ) comes (for the sermon and ritual congregational prayer of Juma ), angels also come and listen to dhikr .”2 1. 2.

Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (2:358,359) 1. Bukhari, a s-Sa hih (1:301#841) 2. Muslim, a s-Sa hih , (2:582#850) 3. Tirmidhi said in a l-Ja mi-us-sa hih (2:372#499) this tradition is related through Abdullah ibn Amr and Samurah as well. This tradition transmitted through Abu Huraira is ha sa n (fair) and sa hih (sound). 4. Nasai, a s-Suna n (3:99#1388)

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‫ ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﻛﹶﺎﻥﹶ ﻳ‬:‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻋ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.73 ‫ ﻝﹶ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹶﻭ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻜﹾﺘ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻴ‬,‫ﺠﹺﺪ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺃﺑﻮﺍ ﺏﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻜﹶﺔﹸ ﻋ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺋ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻗﹶﻔﹶﺖ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺠﻤ‬  ‫ﺍﻟﹾ‬ .‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻔﹶﻬ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺍ ﺻ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ ﻃﹶﻮ‬‫ﺎﻡ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺈﹺﻣ‬‫ﺝ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺧ‬...‫ﻝﹶ‬‫ﻓﹶﺎﻟﹾﺄﹶﻭ‬ Abu Hura ira (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said, “ When Friday comes, angels stand at the door of the mosque and record the people in the order of their arrival –take down first of all the first arrival…. When the imam comes and sits on the pulpit, the angels fold up their sheets, sit down and listen to the remembrance of Allah ().”1

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5. Nasai, a s-Suna n-ul-kubr a (1:526#1696) 6. Malik, a l-Muwa tta (1:101#227) 7. Ahmad ibn Hambal’ s a l-Musna d (2:460) contains the word a qba lat in the place of ha da r a t. 8. Shafii, a l-Musna d (p. 62) 9. Shafii, a s-Suna n-ul-ma thur a h (p. 227#165) 1. Bukhari, a s-Sa hih (1:314#887) 2. Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (2:505) 3. Shafii, a s-Suna n-ul-ma thur a h (226#164) 4. Abd-ur-Razzaq a l-Musa nna f (3:257,258#5564) 5. Bayhaqi, a s-Suna n-ul-kubr a (3:226#5654) 6. Ibn Jawzi, a t-Ta hqiq fi a ha dith a l-khila f (2:162#1374) 7. Mundhiri said in a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (1:287#1061) Ibn Khuzaymah also narrated a tradition similar to this one. 8. Suyuti, Ta nwir -ul-ha wa lik (1:93)

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The re membe re rs of Allah will be seated on the right of Rahman on the Last Day

ِ‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺳ‬:‫ﺔﹶ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﺮﹴﻭ ﺑ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.74 ‫ﻮﺍ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺎﻝﹲ ﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ ﺭﹺﺟ‬،‫ﻦ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﻤ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﻠﹾﺘ‬‫ﻛ‬‫ ﻭ‬،‫ﻦﹺ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﺮ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ص ﻳ‬ ،‫ﺮﹺﻳﻦ‬‫ﺎﻇ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻈﹾ ﺮ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﻮﻫ‬‫ ﺟ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺎﺽ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻰ ﺑ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ ﻳ‬.َ‫ﺍﺀ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﺷ‬‫ﺎ ﺀَ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﺑﹺﺄﹶﻧ‬ :‫ﻞﹶ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﻗ‬. ِ‫ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺑﹺﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﻗﹸﺮ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻘﹾﻌ‬‫ﺍﺀُ ﺑﹺﻤ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺍﻟ ﺸ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﺒﹺﻄﹸﻬ‬‫ﻳﹺﻐ‬ . ‫ﻞﹺ‬‫ﺎﺋ‬‫ﺍﺯﹺ ﻉﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹶﺒ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﻉ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺟ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻫ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬,ِ‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ﻳ‬ ‫ ﻲ‬‫ﻘ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺎ ﻳ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻜﹶﻼﹶﻡﹺ ﻛﹶﻤ‬‫ﻘﹸﻮ ﻥﹶ ﺃﹶﻃﹶﺎﻳﹺﺐ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻴ‬،ِ‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺫ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻋ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻳ‬ . ‫ﻪ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﺃﹶﻃﹶﺎﻳﹺﺒ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﺘ‬‫ﺁﻛ‬ It is narrated by Amr ibn Abasah (‫)ا‬, “ I heard the Messen ger of Allah (‫ )ص‬saying, ‘T here will be some people on the right of Rahman, although both His hands are right, who will be neither Prophets nor martyrs. T he light of their faces will be da zzlin g the vie wers’ eye s. Even Prophets and martyrs will a dmire them for their couches and nearness to Allah ().’ It was submitted, ‘Who are they, O Messenger of Allah (‫ ’?)ص‬The Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said, ‘T hey are the people from different tribes who use d to assemble to remember Allah (). T hey used to choose bea utiful words for

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remembrance of Allah () as a date-eater selects the best ones.’”1

‫ﻦﹺ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻥﹾ ﻋ‬‫ﺒﹺﺌﹾﺖ‬‫ ﺃﹸﻧ‬:‫ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺﻂ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺳ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﺑ‬‫ ﻋ‬.75 ‫ ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻮﻫ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻮﺭﹴ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺﺮ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻣ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ ﻗﹶ ﻮ‬،‫ﻦ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﻠﹾﺘ‬‫ﻛ‬‫ ﻭ‬،‫ﻦﹺ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ﺍﻟﺮ‬ َ‫ﺎ ﺀ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﺑﹺ ﺄﹶﻧ‬‫ ﺴ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻴ‬.‫ﺮﹺﻳﻦ‬‫ﺎﻇ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ﺼ‬‫ﻰ ﺃﹶﺑ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ ﻐ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ ﺧ‬‫ﺎ ﺏ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺛ‬‫ﻬﹺ ﻢ‬‫ﻠﹶﻴ‬‫ ﻋ‬.‫ﺭ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻧ‬ ‫ﻲ‬‫ ﺍﷲُ ﻓ‬‫ﻲ‬‫ﺼ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻼﹶﻝ ﺍﷲِ ﺣ‬‫ﻲ ﺟ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﻓ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ ﻗﹶﻮ‬.َ‫ﺍﺀ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻻﹶ ﺷ‬‫ﻭ‬ .‫ﺽﹺ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹶﺭ‬ Ibn Sābit (‫ )ا‬narrates, “ I was told that on the right of Rahman (), although both His hands are right, some people will be seated on pulpits of light, with their faces lightemitting bright. They will be cla d in green attires which will dazzle the eyes of the onlookers. T hey will be neither Prophets nor martyrs. T hey will be the people who loved one another for the sake of Allah’s Gran deur and Ma jesty at a time when He wa s be ing disobeyed on earth.”2

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, ‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻘ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺎﺀَ ﻳ‬‫ﻠﹶﺴ‬‫ ﺟ‬‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﻟ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬,‫ﺎﺱﹴ ب‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﺑ‬‫ ﻋ‬.76 , ‫ﻮﺭﹴ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺﺮ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻣ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﲔ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﻱﹺ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﻠﹾﺘ‬‫ﻛ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﺵﹺ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﲔﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻋ‬ .‫ﲔ‬‫ﻳﻘ‬‫ﺻﺪ‬  ‫ﻻ‬‫ ﻭ‬,َ‫ﺍﺀ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻻ ﺷ‬‫ ﻭ‬,َ‫ﺎﺀ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﺑﹺﹶﺄﻧ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻴ‬.‫ﻮﺭﹴ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻮﻫ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﻭ‬ .‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﺑﹺﺠﹺﻼﻝﹺ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫! ﻣ‬‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ﻴﻞﹶ‬‫ﻗ‬ Abdullah ibn Abba s ( ‫ )ب‬narrates, “ On the Day of Resurrection some people will be seated on pulpits of light on the right of Allah’s T hrone although both His hands are right; their faces will be light-emitting bright. They will be neither Prophets nor martyrs nor the truthful ( siddiqs). It was asked, “ O Messenger of Allah! Who are they?” He said, “ They will be the people who loved one another for the sake of Allah’s Grandeur an d Majesty.”1

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The faces of the re membe re rs of Allah () will be radiant on the Last Day

:‫ﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬: ‫ﺍﺀِ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺩ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﺍﻟﺪ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.77 ‫ﺎﺑﹺ ﺮﹺ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻣ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻮﺭ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﻮﻫ‬‫ ﺟ‬‫ﻲ ﻭ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻘ‬‫ ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﺍﻣ‬‫ ﺍﷲُ ﺃﹶﻗﹾﻮ‬‫ﺜﹶ ﻦ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻟﹶﻴ‬ ‫ ﻰ‬‫ﺜ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺠ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.َ‫ﺍﺀ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﺷ‬‫ﺎﺀَ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﺑﹺﺄﹶﻧ‬‫ ﺴ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ﺎﺱ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﻢ‬‫ﺒﹺﻄﹸﻬ‬‫ ﻐ‬‫ ﻳ‬.‫ﻟﹸﺆﹺ‬‫ﺍﻟﻠﱡﺆ‬ . ‫ﻢ‬‫ﺮﹺﻓﹸﻬ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺎ ﻧ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻨ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻠﹾﻬ‬‫ ﺣ‬,ِ‫ﻮ ﻝﹶ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻛﹾﺒ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺭ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺍﺑﹺﻲ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺃﹶﻋ‬ .‫ﱴ‬‫ ﺷ‬‫ﺑﹺﻼﹶﺩ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﱴ‬‫ﻞﹶ ﺷ‬‫ﺎﺋ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺒ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﷲِ ﻣ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻓ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻫ‬:‫ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬ . ‫ﻪ‬‫ﻭﻧ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﺍﷲِ ﻳ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺫ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻋ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻳ‬ Abu Dar da ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬ said, “ On the Day of Resurrection Allah will raise people with their faces radiant bright; they will be sitting on pulpits of pearls. People will marvel at them. T hey will be neither Prophets nor martyrs.” Abu Darda says, “ A Be douin rose on his knees and submitted, ‘O Messenger of Allah, de scribe to us their appearance so that we may recognise them.’ He said, ‘Despite coming from different tribes and area s these people love one another for the sake of Allah; they get together and remember Allah () jointly.’”1 1.

1. Haythami said in Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:77) Tabarani has transmitted it and its chain of narrators is ha sa n (fair). 2. Mundhiri said in a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:262#2327; 4:12#4583) Tabarani has related it with a ha sa n (fair) chain of transmitters. 3. Suyuti said in a d-Dur r -ul-ma nthur fit-ta fsir bil-ma thur (1:368) Tabarani has reported it through Abu Darda.

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‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ‬:‫ ص‬‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬،‫ﺔﹶ ا‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﺃﹸﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.78 ‫ﻰ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬،‫ﻮﺭﹴ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺﺮ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻣ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻡﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﻘ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﺍ ﻳ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻟ‬ . ‫ﻖﹺ‬‫ﻼﺋ‬‫ﺎﺏﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﺨ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ﻍﹶ ﻣ‬‫ﻔﹾﺮ‬‫ﻰ ﻳ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ﻮ ﺭ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻮﻫ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﻭ‬ Abu Umāmah (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Indeed, on the Day of Resurrection Allah will seat some of his servants on pulpits of light, and light will cover their faces till (such time) He finishes with the reckoning of the creation.”1

‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ‬:‫ ص‬‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬،‫ﺔﹶ ا‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﺃﹸﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.79 ‫ﻰ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ ﻳ‬،‫ﻮﺭﹴ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺ ﺮ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻣ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾ ﻘ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ ﻮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﺍ ﻳ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻟ‬ ‫ﺎ ﺏﹺ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻍﹶ ﻣ‬‫ﻔﹾﺮ‬‫ﻰ ﻳ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ﺌﹶﺎﺕ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟ ﺴ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻠﹾﻘﹶﻰ ﻋ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻮﺭ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻮﻫ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﻭ‬ . ِ‫ﻲ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻓ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻫ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ﻴﻞﹶ‬‫ ﻗ‬.‫ﻖﹺ‬‫ﻼﺋ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﺨ‬ Abu Umāmah (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “T here are servants of Allah () whom He will seat on pulpits of light on the Day of Resurrection. Their faces will be veile d by light. He will remove their sins. T his will continue until He finishe s with the reckoning of the creation.” It was aske d, “ Who are they?” He replied, “They are the people who love one another for Allah’s sake.”23 1. 2.

Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-ka bir (8:112#7527) 1. Tabarani, Musna d-ush-sha miyyin (2:10#826) 2. Mundhiri said in a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (4:12#4581) Tabarani has narrated it through a trustworthy chain of narrators. 3. Haythami said in Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:277) Tabarani has narrated it and its chain of transmitters is reliable.

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‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﺇﻥﱠ ﻣ‬:‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.80 : ‫ﻞﹶ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﻗ‬.ُ‫ﺍﺀ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺍﻟﺸ‬‫ﺎﺀُ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻷﻧ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﺒﹺ ﻄﹸﻬ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ ﻳ‬،َ‫ﺎﺀ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﺑﹺﺄﹶﻧ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺍ ﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﻋ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻋ‬ ‫ ﺮﹺ‬‫ ﻏﹶﻴ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻮﺭﹺ ﺍﷲِ ﻣ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﺑﹺﻨ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ ﻗﹶﻮﻡ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻫ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺎ ﻧ‬‫ﻠﱠﻨ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻌ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ ﻻﹶ‬. ‫ﻮﺭﹴ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺﺮ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻣ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻮ ﺭ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻮﻫ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﻭ‬، ‫ﺎﺏﹴ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﺍﻧ‬‫ﺎﻡﹴ ﻭ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ﺃﹶﺭ‬ : ‫ﺃﹶ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺮ‬‫ ﺛﹸﻢ‬.‫ﺎﺱ‬‫ﺰﹺﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﺇﺫﹶﺍ ﺣ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﺰ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬،‫ﺎﺱ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺎﻑ‬‫ﺎﻓﹸﻮﻥﹶ ﺇﺫﹶﺍ ﺧ‬‫ﺨ‬‫ﻳ‬ .%         ^

According to Abu Huraira ( ‫ )ا‬the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬ said, “ Indeed, there are some of the servants of Allah () who are not Prophets, but Prophets and martyrs will feel for them delighted.” It was submitted, “ Who are they so that we love them?” He said, “ They are such people who love one another only for the sake of Allah, without any kinship or family link. T heir faces will be full of light and they will sit on pulpits of light. They will have no fear when people will be struck with fear, and they will have no grief when people be struck with grief.” T hen he recited the verse: “ Beware! For sure, neither any fear obsesse s the friends of Allah nor will they grieve.”1 1.

Ibn Hibban, a s-Sa hih (2:332,333#573) Nasai, a s-Suna n-ul-kubr a (6:362#11236) Abu Yala, a l-Musna d (10:495#6110) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (6:485#8997) Mundhiri said in a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (4:12#4581) Nasai has transmitted it and Ibn Hibban has related it in a s-Sa hih . 6. Haythami said in Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:277) it has been related by Bazzar. Haythami also said he does not know the relators of the tradition. 7. Haythami, Ma wa r id-uz-za ma n (p. 621#2508) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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ِ‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺳ‬:‫ﺔﹶ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﺮﹴﻭ ﺑ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.81 ‫ﻮﺍ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺎﻝﹲ ﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ ﺭﹺﺟ‬،‫ﻦ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﻤ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﻠﹾﺘ‬‫ﻛ‬‫ ﻭ‬،‫ﻦﹺ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﺮ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﻤ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬: ‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ص ﻳ‬ ،‫ﺮﹺﻳﻦ‬‫ﺎﻇ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻈﹾ ﺮ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﻮﻫ‬‫ ﺟ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺎﺽ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻰ ﺑ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ ﻳ‬.َ‫ﺍﺀ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﺷ‬‫ﺎ ﺀَ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﺑﹺﺄﹶﻧ‬ :‫ﻞﹶ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﻗ‬. ِ‫ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺑﹺﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﻗﹸﺮ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻘﹾﻌ‬‫ﺍﺀُ ﺑﹺﻤ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺍﻟ ﺸ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﺒﹺﻄﹸﻬ‬‫ﻳﹺﻐ‬ . ‫ﻞﹺ‬‫ﺎﺋ‬‫ﺍﺯﹺ ﻉﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹶﺒ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﻉ‬‫ ﺟﹺﻤ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻫ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﷲِ! ﻣ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ﻳ‬ ‫ ﻲ‬‫ﻘ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺎ ﻳ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻜﹶﻼﹶﻡﹺ ﻛﹶﻤ‬‫ﻘﹸﻮ ﻥﹶ ﺃﹶﻃﹶﺎﻳﹺﺐ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻴ‬،ِ‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺫ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻋ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻳ‬ . ‫ﻪ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﺃﹶﻃﹶﺎﻳﹺﺒ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﺘ‬‫ﺁﻛ‬ Amr ibn Aba sah (‫ )ا‬narrates, “ I heard the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬say: ‘T here will be some people on the right of Rahman (), although both His hands are right, who will be neither Prophets nor martyrs. The light of their faces will be dazzlin g the viewers’ eyes. Prophets and martyrs will feel delighted for their couches and nearness to Allah ().’ It was submitted, ‘Who are they, O Messenger of Allah (‫ ’?)ص‬T he Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said: ‘T hey are the people from different tribes who used to assemble to remember Allah (). T hey use d to choose bea utiful words for remembrance of Allah () as a date-eater selects the best dates.’”1 8. Tabarari narrated it in Ja mi-ul-ba ya n fi ta fsir a l-Qur a n (11:132) through the same chain of transmission as given by Ibn Hibban. 9. Ibn Kathir, Ta fsir -ul-Qur a n a l-a zim (2:422) 10. Suyuti said in a d-Dur r -ul-ma nthur fit-ta fsir bil-ma thur (4:372)Ibn Abi Dunya, Ibn Jarir, Ibn Mundhir, Abu Shaykh, Ibn Mardawiyyah and Bayhaqi have related it through Abu Huraira. 1. 1. Haythami said in Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:77) Tabarani has related this tradition and its chain of transmitters is thiqa h (reliable).

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‫ ﺇﹺ ﻥﱠ‬:‫ ص‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻨ‬:‫ﻄﱠﺎﺏﹺ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺨ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.82 ُ‫ﺎ ﺀ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹶﻧ‬‫ ﻢ‬‫ﺒﹺﻄﹸﻬ‬‫ ﻐ‬‫ ﻳ‬, َ‫ﺍﺀ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻟﹶﺎ ﺷ‬‫ﺎ ﺀَ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ ﺑﹺ ﺄﹶﻧ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﺎ ﻫ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺳ‬‫ ﻟﹶﺄﹸﻧ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﻮﻝﹶ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻟﹸﻮﺍ‬.‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻜﹶﺎﻧﹺﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ ﺑﹺﻤ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾ ﻘ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺍﺀُ ﻳ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺍﻟﺸ‬‫ﻭ‬ ‫ﺮﹺ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻏﹶﻴ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻭﺡﹺ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﺑﹺﺮ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ ﻗﹶﻮ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻫ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﺒﹺﺮ‬‫ﺨ‬‫! ﺗ‬‫ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬ ‫ﻮ ﺭ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻨ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻮﻫ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﻭ‬‫ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻮ‬.‫ﺎ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﺎﻃﹶﻮ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺍﻝﹴ ﻳ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻟﹶﺎ ﺃﹶﻣ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺎﻡﹴ ﺑ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ﺃﹶﺭ‬ ‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﺰ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻟﹶﺎ ﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺎﺱ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺎﻑ‬‫ﺎﻓﹸﻮﻥﹶ ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺧ‬‫ﺨ‬‫ ﻟﹶﺎ ﻳ‬.‫ﻮﺭﹴ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻧ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺇﹺﻧ‬‫ﻭ‬        ^

:‫ﺔﹶ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺂﻳ‬‫ﻩ‬‫ﺬ‬‫ﺃﹶ ﻫ‬‫ﻗﹶﺮ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﺎﺱ‬‫ﺰﹺﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺣ‬ .%   

According to Umar ibn al-Khattāb ( ‫ )ا‬the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said, “ There are some exalted servants of Allah who are neither Prophets nor martyrs. On the Day of Resurrection the Prophets and martyrs will fee l for them delighted owing to their station granted to them by Allah.” T he Companions submitted, “ O Messen ger of Allah, wo uld you tell us who these people?” He replied, “ T hey are those who loved one another for the sake of Allah and not for any kinship or monitary benefit or transaction. By Allah their faces will be radiant, and they will (sit) on light. They will have no fear when people will fear, an d they will have no grief when 2. Mundhiri said in a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:261#2326) Tabarani has narrated it. 3. Hindi said in Ka nz-ul-umma l (10:248#29326) Tabarani has reported it on the authority of Amr ibn Abasah. 4. Suyuti, ad-Durr-ul-manthur fit-tafsir bil-mathur (1:368)

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people be struck with grief.” T hen he recited the verse: ‘Be ware! For sure, neither any fear obsesses the friends of Allah nor will they grieve.’”1

‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ ﻛﹸﻨ‬: ‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬،‫ ا‬‫ﺮﹺﻱ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺍﻷَﺷ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.83        ^

:‫ﺔﹸ‬‫ ﺍﻵﻳ‬‫ﻩ‬‫ﺬ‬‫ ﻫ‬‫ﺰﻟﹶﺖ‬ ‫ ﻓﹶﻨ‬،‫ص‬

َ‫ﺎ ﺀ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﺑﹺ ﺄﹶﻧ‬‫ ﺴ‬‫ﺍ ﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﺇﹺ ﻥﱠ ﻟ‬:‫ ﺇﹺ ﺫﹾ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬،‫ﹶﺄﻟﹸﻪ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻨ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬،% ‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ ﻢ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻘﹾﻌ‬‫ ﻭﻣ‬‫ﺑﹺﻬﻢ‬‫ﺍ ﺀُ ﺑﹺﻘﹸﺮ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺍﻟﺸ‬‫ﻮ ﻥﹶ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﺒﹺﻄﹸﻬ‬‫ ﻐ‬‫ ﻳ‬, َ‫ﺍﺀ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻻ ﺷ‬‫ﻭ‬ ‫ﺜﹶﺎ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺠ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎ ﻡ‬،‫ﺍﺑﹺﻲ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻡﹺ ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹶ ﻮ‬‫ ﺔ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺎﺣ‬‫ﻲ ﻧ‬‫ﻓ‬‫ ﻭ‬: ‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾ ﻘ‬‫ ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻳ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬ ‫ ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻮ ﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﺛﹾﻨ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﺣ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ ﺛﹸ ﻢ‬، ‫ﻪ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻰ ﺑﹺﻴ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻛﹾﺒ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺭ‬‫ﻋ‬ : ‫ ص‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎ ﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻨ‬،‫ﺮ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ص ﻳ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﺃﹶﻳ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺮ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬ 1.

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Abu Dawud, a s-Suna n (3:288#3527) Hanad, a z-Zuhd (1:272#475) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (6:486#8998) Abu Nuaym transmitted it in Hilya t-ul-a wliya wa ta ba qa t-ul-a sfiya (1:5) with a reliable chain of narrators. Hakim declared it sa hih (sound) in a l-Musta dr a k (4:188#318) and related it through Abdullah ibn Umar. Dhahabi also agreed with him. Ibn Abd-ul-Barr, a t-Ta mhid (17:436) Ibn Abi Hatim, Ta fsir -ul-Qur a n a l-a zim (6:1963, 1964) Ibn Jawzi, Za d-ul-ma sir fi ilm a t-ta fsir (4:43) Abu Saud, Ir sha d-ul-a ql a s-sa lim ila ma za ya a l-Qur a n a l-ka r im (4:159) Suyuti said in a d-Dur r -ul-ma nthur fit-ta fsir bil-ma nthur (4:372) apart from Abu Dawud, Hanad, Ibn Jarir, Ibn Abi Hatim, Ibn Mardawiyyah, Abu Nuaym related it in Hila ya t-ul-a wliya wa ta ba qa t-ul-a sfiya and Bayhaqi in Shua b-ul-ima n.

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‫ﺎ ﻡﹺ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ﻮﺏﹺ ﺃﹶﺭ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺷ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻞﹶ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺋ‬‫ﻗﹶﺒ‬‫ﻰ ﻭ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺷ‬‫ﺍﻥ‬‫ﻠﹾﺪ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻋ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ ﻻ ﺩ‬،‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺎ ﻟ‬‫ﻠﹸﻮﻥﹶ ﺑﹺﻬ‬‫ﺍﺻ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﺎﻡ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺭ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﻜﹸﻦ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻢ‬.‫ﻞﹺ‬‫ﺎﺋ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹶﺒ‬ ‫ ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻮﻫ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ ﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ ﻳ‬، ‫ﻭ ﺡﹺ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﺑﹺﺮ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﻳ‬،‫ﺎ‬‫ﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ ﺑﹺﻬ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻳ‬ ‫ﻉ‬‫ﻔﹾﺰ‬‫ ﻳ‬،‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺗ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺮ‬‫ﺍﻡ‬‫ﻟﹸﺆﹴ ﻗﹸﺪ‬‫ ﻟﹸﺆ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺﺮ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻞﹸ ﻟﹶﻬ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ ﻳ‬،‫ﺍ‬‫ﻮﺭ‬‫ﻧ‬ . ‫ﺎﻓﹸﻮﻥﹶ‬‫ﺨ‬‫ﻻ ﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺎﺱ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺎﻑ‬‫ﺨ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬،‫ﻮﻥﹶ‬‫ﻋ‬‫ﻔﹾﺰ‬‫ﻻ ﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺎﺱ‬‫ﺍﻟﻨ‬ Abu Mālik Ash‘ari ( ‫ )ا‬narrates, “ I was with the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬when this verse wa s sent do wn: ‘Do not ask about things which, if made manifest, might do you harm.’” He says, “ We asked the Beloved M essenger ( ‫ )ص‬que stions to which he replied: ‘ Some of the servants of Allah () are those who are neither Prophets nor martyrs. But on the Day of Resurrection Prophets and martyrs will feel delighted for them owing to their nearness to Allah () and the couches granted to them by Him.’ A Bedo uin, sitting on one side, bowed on his knees, struck both his hands and said, ‘O Messen ger of Allah, tell us a bout them who they are.’ I saw the Holy Countenace of the Beloved Prophet (‫ )ص‬blossomed with a blissf ul smile. He (‫ )ص‬said, ‘T hey are the people who come from different areas and tribe s; they do not have any bloodrelations but when they meet they try to exceed each other in warmth, affection and love seeking Allah’s pleasure and no worldly interest or benefit. They also try to surpass ea ch other in spending in the way of Allah. T hey love each other for the sake Allah alone. Allah will brighten their faces. Allah will place pulpits of pearls for them in front Him. On that Day

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people will be obsesse d with fear but they will be free of any fear; people will be sad but they will be gla d.’” 1

‫ﺎﺫ ﺑﻦ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻤ‬‫ ﻟ‬‫ ﻗﹸﻠﹾﺖ‬:‫ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻮﻻﹶﻧﹺﻲ‬‫ﻢﹴ ﺍﻟﹾﺨ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﺃﺑﹺﻲ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.84 ‫ ﻻﹶ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ ﻨ‬‫ ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻴ‬‫ ﻮ ﺃﹶ ﻥ ﺃﹸﺻ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﺎ ﺃﹶﺭ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﺩ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﻐ‬‫ ﻟ‬‫ ﻚ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻲ ﻟﹶﺄﹸ ﺣ‬‫ﺍﷲِ ! ﺇﻧ‬‫ ﻭ‬:‫ﻞ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺟ‬ ‫ﺬﹶﺏ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺠ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﻟ‬:‫ﺀٍ؟ ﻗﹸﻠﺖ‬‫ﻲ‬‫ ﺷ‬‫ﺄﹶ ﻱ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻠ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.‫ﻚ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﻨﹺﻲ ﻭ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﺍﺑ‬‫ﻗﹶﺮ‬ ‫ﻮ ﻝﹶ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻲ ﺳ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﻧ‬،‫ﻗﹰﺎ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ ﺻ‬‫ ﺖ‬‫ ﺇﹺ ﻥﹾ ﻛﹸﻨ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ ﺛﹸﻢ‬.‫ﻲ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺣ‬ ‫ ﻞﱠ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﻇ‬‫ ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺵﹺِ ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻞﱢ ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‬‫ﻲ ﻇ‬‫ ﻲ ﺍﷲِ ﻓ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻓ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ﺍﷲِ ص ﻳ‬ : ‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ ﺛﹸﻢ‬.ُ‫ﺍﺀ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺍﻟﺸ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﻜﹶﺎﻧﹺﻬﹺ ﻢ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﻢ ﺑﹺﻤ‬‫ﺒﹺﻄﹸﻬ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ ﻳ‬.‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺇﻻﱠ ﻇ‬ ،‫ﺎﺫ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺚ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﺑﹺﺤ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺛﹾﺘ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺤ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺼ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺓﹶ ﺑ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺄﹶﺗ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻓﹶﺨ‬ ‫ﻦ‬‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ ﻋ‬‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﷲِ ص ﻳ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺳ‬:‫ﺖ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺼ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺓﹸ ﺑ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﻋ‬ 1.

1. Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-ka bir (3:290#3433) 2. Ahmad ibn Hambal related this tradition in a l-Musna d (5:343) with a more detailed version. 3. Ahmad ibn Hambal also narrated the same tradition briefly in a lMusna d (5:341). 4. Haythami copied the lengthy narration of Ahmad ibn Hambal in Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:276), and commented that Tabarani also narrated a tradition similar to this. Haythami declared its chain of narrators thiqa h (reliable). 5. Haythami reported the same narration in Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:277) with slightly different words and also said it has been related by Abu Yala. 6. Ibn Mubarak, a z-Zuhd (1:248#814) 7. Mamar ibn Rashid, a l-Ja mi (11:201,202) 8. Harith, a l-Musna d (2:993#1109) 9. Hakeem Tirmidhi, Na wa dir -u-usul fi a ha dith a r -r a sul (4:82) 10. Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (6:486,487#9001)

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‫ﻘﱠ ﺖ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻲ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻲ ﻋ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻘﱠﺖ‬‫ ﺣ‬:‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻙ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﺭ‬ ‫ﻦ‬‫ﺍﻭﹺﺭﹺﻳ‬‫ﺰ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻲ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻘﱠﺖ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻲ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺎﺻ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻲ ﻋ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺﺮ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻣ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﻲ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ﺎﺫ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻲ ﻋ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻘﱠﺖ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ ﻭ‬،‫ﻲ‬‫ﻓ‬ . ‫ﻜﹶﺎﻧﹺﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﻘﹸﻮﻥﹶ ﺑﹺﻤ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺍﻟﺼ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﻢ‬‫ﺒﹺﻄﹸﻬ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ ﻳ‬.‫ﻮﺭﹴ‬‫ﻧ‬ According to Abu Muslim Kha wlani ( ‫)ا‬: “ I said to Muādh ibn Ja bal ( ‫)ا‬: ‘By Allah, I love you but not for any worldly interest which I seek from you; we are not related to each other.’ Muādh ibn Jabal ( ‫ )ا‬said: ‘T hen why do you love?’ I said: ‘For Allah’s sake.’” Abu M uslim Kha wlani says, “ He pulle d my wrapper and sa id, ‘If you are truthful, I give you the good news. I hear d the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬saying: ‘Those who love each other for the sake of Allah will be under the sha de of Allah’s T hrone on the Day when there will be no shade except His. T he Prophets and martyrs will feel delighted for their station.’” Abu Muslim Kha wlani ( ‫)ا‬ says, “ I left that place, came to Ubādah ibn Sāmit (‫ )ا‬and told him what Muādh had said. Ubā dah ibn Sāmit (‫ )ا‬said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ( ‫ )ص‬narrating from his Lord: My love is indispensa ble for those who love one another for My sake; My love is indispensable for those who learn lessons from one another for My sake and My love is indispensa ble for those who visit one another for My sake and My love is indispensa ble for those who spend on one another for my sake. T hese people (for whom Allah’s love becomes indispensa ble) will be on pulpits of light; the Prophets and the the truthful ( siddiqs) will feel delighted for their station.”1 1.

1. Ibn Hibban, a s-Sa hih (2:338#577) 2. Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (5:239#22133)

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Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (7:45#34100) Qarshi, al-Akwan (p. 51#9) Abu Nuaym, Hilya t-ul-a wliya wa ta ba qa t-ul-a sfiya (5:122) Maqdasi declared in a l-Aha dith-ul-mukhta r a h (8:312#375) the chain of transmitters of this tradition is sa hih (sound). Ibn Abd-ul-Barr, a t-Ta mhid (21:131) Mundhiri said in a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (4:11#4575) Ibn Hibban also narrated it in a s-Sa hih . Haythami, Ma wa r id-uz-za ma n (p. 622#2510) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:279)

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On the Last Day Prophets and martyrs will feel delighte d ove r the station of re me mbe rers of Allah () and those who love for His sake ‫ص‬

‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ ﺖ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺳ‬:‫ ﻞﹴ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﺟ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﺎﺫ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.85

‫ﻮ ﺭﹴ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺ ﺮ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻲ ﻟﹶﻬ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﻟ‬‫ﻲ ﺟ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻓ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬: ‫ ﻗﹶﺎ ﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ﻳ‬ . ُ‫ﺍﺀ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺍﻟﺸ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﻢ‬‫ﺒﹺﻄﹸﻬ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ﻳ‬ Muādh ibn Ja bal ( ‫ )ا‬narrates, “ I heard the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬saying: ‘Allah has said: ‘T hose who love one another for My Majesty and Gran de ur will have pulpits of light, and Prophets and martyrs will fee l delighted for them.’”1

‫ ﺇﹺ ﻥﱠ‬:‫ ص‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻨ‬:‫ﻄﱠﺎﺏﹺ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺨ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.86 ُ‫ﺎ ﺀ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹶﻧ‬‫ ﻢ‬‫ﺒﹺﻄﹸﻬ‬‫ ﻐ‬‫ ﻳ‬, َ‫ﺍﺀ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻟﹶﺎ ﺷ‬‫ﺎ ﺀَ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ ﺑﹺ ﺄﹶﻧ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﺎ ﻫ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺳ‬‫ ﻟﹶﺄﹸﻧ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﻮﻝﹶ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻟﹸﻮﺍ‬.‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻜﹶﺎﻧﹺﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ ﺑﹺﻤ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾ ﻘ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺍﺀُ ﻳ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺍﻟﺸ‬‫ﻭ‬ 1.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Tirmidhi, a l-Ja mi-us-sa hih (4:597#2390) Abu Nuaym, Hilya t-ul-a wliya wa ta ba qa t-ul-a sfiya (2:131) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (4:11#4576) Haythami, Ma wa r id-uz-za ma n (p. 622#2510) Ibn Qayyim, Hashiyah ala Sunan Abu Dawud (14:21) Mizzi, Ta hdhib-ul-ka ma l (34:292) Manawi, F a yd-ul-qa dir (4:485) Mubarakpuri, Tuhfa t-ul-a hwa dhi (7:56)

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‫ﺮﹺ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻏﹶﻴ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻭﺡﹺ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﺑﹺﺮ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ ﻗﹶﻮ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻫ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﺒﹺﺮ‬‫ﺨ‬‫! ﺗ‬‫ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬ ‫ﻮ ﺭ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻨ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻮﻫ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﻭ‬‫ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻮ‬.‫ﺎ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﺎﻃﹶﻮ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺍﻝﹴ ﻳ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻟﹶﺎ ﺃﹶﻣ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺎﻡﹴ ﺑ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ﺃﹶﺭ‬ ‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﺰ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻟﹶﺎ ﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺎﺱ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺎﻑ‬‫ﺎﻓﹸﻮﻥﹶ ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺧ‬‫ﺨ‬‫ ﻟﹶﺎ ﻳ‬.‫ﻮﺭﹴ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻧ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺇﹺﻧ‬‫ﻭ‬        ^

:‫ﺔﹶ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺂﻳ‬‫ﻩ‬‫ﺬ‬‫ﺃﹶ ﻫ‬‫ﻗﹶﺮ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﺎﺱ‬‫ﺰﹺﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺣ‬ .%   

Umar ibn Khattab (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Holy Prophet (‫)ص‬ said, “ Indeed there are some exalted servants of Allah who are neither Prophets nor martyrs. On the Day of Resurrection the Prophets and martyrs will exult over their position conferred upon them by Allah.” The Companions asked: “ O Messenger of Allah, tell us who are they?” He replied, “ T hey are the people who love each other for the sake of Allah and not for the sake of kinship and monitary interests. By Allah their faces will be ra diant and they will (sit) on light. They will neither fear when people fear nor grieve when people grieve.” T hen he recited the holy verse: “ Beware! For sure, neither any fear obsesses the friends of Allah nor will they grieve.” 1

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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Abu Dawud, a s-Suna n (3:288#3527) Hanad, a z-Zuhd (1:272#475) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (6:486#8998) Abu Nuaym transmitted it in Hilya t-ul-a wliya wa ta ba qa t-ul-a sfiya (1:5) with a reliable chain of narrators. Hakim declared it sa hih (sound) in a l-Musta dr a k (4:188#318) and related it through Abdullah ibn Umar. Dhahabi also agreed with him. Ibn Abd-ul-Barr, a t-Ta mhid (17:436) Ibn Abi Hatim, Ta fsir -ul-Qur a n a l-a zim (6:1963, 1964) Ibn Jawzi, Za d-ul-ma sir fi ilm a t-ta fsir (4:43)

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‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﺇﻥﱠ ﻣ‬:‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.87 : ‫ﻞﹶ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﻗ‬.ُ‫ﺍﺀ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺍﻟﺸ‬‫ﺎﺀُ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻷﻧ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﺒﹺ ﻄﹸﻬ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ ﻳ‬،َ‫ﺎﺀ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﺑﹺﺄﹶﻧ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺍ ﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﻋ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻋ‬ ‫ ﺮﹺ‬‫ ﻏﹶﻴ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻮﺭﹺ ﺍﷲِ ﻣ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﺑﹺﻨ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ ﻗﹶﻮﻡ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻫ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺎ ﻧ‬‫ﻠﱠﻨ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻌ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ ﻻﹶ‬. ‫ﻮﺭﹴ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺﺮ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻣ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻮ ﺭ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻮﻫ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﻭ‬، ‫ﺎﺏﹴ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﺍﻧ‬‫ﺎﻡﹴ ﻭ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ﺃﹶﺭ‬ : ‫ﺃﹶ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺮ‬‫ ﺛﹸﻢ‬.‫ﺎﺱ‬‫ﺰﹺﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﺇﺫﹶﺍ ﺣ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﺰ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬،‫ﺎﺱ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺎﻑ‬‫ﺎﻓﹸﻮﻥﹶ ﺇﺫﹶﺍ ﺧ‬‫ﺨ‬‫ﻳ‬ .%         ^

Abu Huraira (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬ said, “ Indeed, some of the servants of Allah () are those who are not Prophets, but Prophets and martyrs will feel for them delighted.” It was submitted, “ Who are they so that we love them?” He said, “ They are the people who love one another for Allah’s sake, without any kinship or family link. T heir faces will be bright and they will sit on pulpits of light. T hey will not fear when people are fearful, and they will not be sad when people are distresse d.” T hen he recited the verse, “ Beware! For sure, neither any fear obsesses the friends of Allah nor will they grieve.”1 9. Abu Saud, Ir sha d-ul-a ql a s-sa lim ila ma za ya a l-Qur a n a l-ka r im (4:159) 10. Suyuti said in a d-Dur r -ul-ma nthur fit-ta fsir bil-ma nthur (4:372) apart from Abu Dawud, Hanad, Ibn Jarir, Ibn Abi Hatim, Ibn Mardawiyyah, Abu Nuaym related it in Hila ya t-ul-a wliya wa ta ba qa t-ul-a sfiya and Bayhaqi in Shua b-ul-ima n. 1. 1. Ibn Hibban, a s-Sa hih (2:332,333#573) 2. Nasai, a s-Suna n-ul-kubr a (6:362#11236) 3. Abu Yala, a l-Musna d (10:495#6110) 4. Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (6:485#8997)

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ِ‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺳ‬:‫ﺔﹶ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﺮﹴﻭ ﺑ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.88 ‫ﻮﺍ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺎﻝﹲ ﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ ﺭﹺﺟ‬،‫ﻦ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﻤ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﻠﹾﺘ‬‫ﻛ‬‫ ﻭ‬،‫ﻦﹺ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﺮ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ص ﻳ‬ ،‫ﺮﹺﻳﻦ‬‫ﺎﻇ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻈﹾ ﺮ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﻮﻫ‬‫ ﺟ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺎﺽ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻰ ﺑ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ ﻳ‬.َ‫ﺍﺀ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﺷ‬‫ﺎ ﺀَ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﺑﹺﺄﹶﻧ‬ :‫ﻞﹶ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﻗ‬. ِ‫ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺑﹺﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﻗﹸﺮ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻘﹾﻌ‬‫ﺍﺀُ ﺑﹺﻤ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺍﻟ ﺸ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﺒﹺﻄﹸﻬ‬‫ﻳﹺﻐ‬ . ‫ﻞﹺ‬‫ﺎﺋ‬‫ﺍﺯﹺ ﻉﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹶﺒ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﻉ‬‫ ﺟﹺﻤ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻫ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﷲِ! ﻣ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ﻳ‬ ‫ ﻲ‬‫ﻘ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺎ ﻳ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻜﹶﻼﹶﻡﹺ ﻛﹶﻤ‬‫ﻘﹸﻮ ﻥﹶ ﺃﹶﻃﹶﺎﻳﹺﺐ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻴ‬،ِ‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺫ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻋ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻳ‬ . ‫ﻪ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﺃﹶﻃﹶﺎﻳﹺﺒ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﺘ‬‫ﺁﻛ‬ Amr ibn Aba sah (‫ )ا‬narrates, “ I heard the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬saying, ‘On right of Rahman () and both His hands are right, there will be some people who will be neither Prophets nor martyrs. T he light of their faces will be dazzling the viewers’ vision. T he Prophets and martyrs will marvel at couches an d nearness to Allah ().’ It was aske d, ‘Who are they, O Messenger of Allah (‫ ’?)ص‬The Holy Prophet (‫)ص‬ said, ‘They are the people from different tribes who assem ble 5. Mundhiri said in a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (4:12#4581) Nasai has transmitted it and Ibn Hibban has related it in a s-Sa hih . 6. Haythami said in Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:277) it has been related by Bazzar. Haythami also said he does not know the relators of the tradition. 7. Haythami, Ma wa r id-uz-za ma n (p. 621#2508) 8. Tabarari narrated it in Ja mi-ul-ba ya n fi ta fsir a l-Qur a n (11:132) through the same chain of transmission as given by Ibn Hibban. 9. Ibn Kathir, Ta fsir -ul-Qur a n a l-a zim (2:422) 10. Suyuti said in a d-Dur r -ul-ma nthur fit-ta fsir bil-ma thur (4:372)Ibn Abi Dunya, Ibn Jarir, Ibn Mundhir, Abu Shaykh, Ibn Mardawiyyah and Bayhaqi have related it through Abu Huraira.

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to remember Allah (). T hey choose beautiful words for remembrance of Allah () as a date-eater selects the best dates.’”1

‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ ﻛﹸﻨ‬: ‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬،‫ ا‬‫ﺮﹺﻱ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺍﻷَﺷ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.89        ^

:‫ﺔﹸ‬‫ ﺍﻵﻳ‬‫ﻩ‬‫ﺬ‬‫ ﻫ‬‫ﺰﻟﹶﺖ‬ ‫ ﻓﹶﻨ‬،‫ص‬

‫ﻮﺍ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺍ ﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﻟ‬:‫ ﺇﹺﺫﹾ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬،‫ﹶﺄﻟﹸﻪ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻨ‬: ‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬،% ‫ ﻢ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻘﹾﻌ‬‫ ﻭﻣ‬‫ﺑﹺﻬ ﻢ‬‫ﺍﺀُ ﺑﹺﻘﹸﺮ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺍﻟﺸ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﻢ‬‫ﺒﹺﻄﹸﻬ‬‫ ﻐ‬‫ ﻳ‬, َ‫ﺍﺀ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻻ ﺷ‬‫ﺎ ﺀَ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﺑﹺﺄﹶﻧ‬ ‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎ ﻡ‬،‫ﺍﺑﹺﻲ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻡﹺ ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹶ ﻮ‬‫ ﺔ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺎﺣ‬‫ﻲ ﻧ‬‫ﻓ‬‫ ﻭ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾ ﻘ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ ﻮ‬‫ ﻳ‬ ‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﻮ ﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ﺎ ﻳ‬‫ ﺛﹾﻨ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﺣ‬: ‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ ﺛﹸﻢ‬،‫ﻪ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻰ ﺑﹺﻴ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻛﹾﺒ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺭ‬‫ﺜﹶﺎ ﻋ‬‫ﻓﹶﺠ‬ ‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻨ‬،‫ﺮ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ص ﻳ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﺃﹶﻳ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺮ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻋ‬ ‫ﻮ ﺏﹺ‬‫ ﻌ‬‫ ﺷ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻞﹶ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺋ‬‫ﻗﹶﺒ‬‫ﻰ ﻭ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺷ‬‫ﺍﻥ‬‫ﻠﹾﺪ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬:‫ص‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ ﻻ ﺩ‬،‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺎ ﻟ‬‫ﻠﹸﻮﻥﹶ ﺑﹺﻬ‬‫ﺍﺻ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﺎ ﻡ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺭ‬‫ ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻴ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﻜﹸ ﻦ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﻟﹶ ﻢ‬. ‫ﻞﹺ‬‫ﺎﺋ‬‫ﺎﻡﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹶﺒ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ﺃﹶﺭ‬ ‫ ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻮﻫ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ ﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ ﻳ‬، ‫ﻭ ﺡﹺ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﺑﹺﺮ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﻳ‬،‫ﺎ‬‫ﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ ﺑﹺﻬ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻳ‬

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1. Haythami said in Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:77) Tabarani has transmitted it and its transmitters are thiqa h (trustworthy). 2. Mundhiri said in a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:261#2326) Tabarani has related this tradition. 3. Hindi said in Ka nz-ul-umma l (10:248#29326) Tabarani has narrated it through Amr ibn Abasah. 4. Suyuti, ad-Durr-ul-manthur fit-tafsir bil-manthur (1:368)

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‫ﻉ‬‫ﻔﹾﺰ‬‫ ﻳ‬،‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺗ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺮ‬‫ﺍﻡ‬‫ﻟﹸﺆﹴ ﻗﹸﺪ‬‫ ﻟﹸﺆ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺﺮ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻞﹸ ﻟﹶﻬ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ ﻳ‬،‫ﺍ‬‫ﻮﺭ‬‫ﻧ‬ . ‫ﺎﻓﹸﻮﻥﹶ‬‫ﺨ‬‫ﻻ ﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺎﺱ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺎﻑ‬‫ﺨ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬،‫ﻮﻥﹶ‬‫ﺰﻋ‬ ‫ﻔﹾ‬‫ﻻ ﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺎﺱ‬‫ﺍﻟﻨ‬ Abu Mālik Ash‘ari ( ‫ )ا‬narrates, “ I was with the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬when this verse wa s sent do wn: ‘Do not ask about things which, if made manifest, might do you harm.’” He says, “ We asked the Beloved M essenger ( ‫ )ص‬que stions to which he replied: ‘ Some of the servants of Allah () are those who are neither Prophets nor martyrs. But on the Day of Resurrection Prophets and martyrs will exult over their nearness to Allah () and the couches granted to them by Him.’ A Bedo uin, sitting on one side, bo we d on his knees, struck both his hands an d sa id, ‘O Me ssen ger of Allah, tell us about them who they are.’ I saw the Holy Countenace of the Beloved Prophet (‫ )ص‬blossome d with a blissful smile. He said, ‘T hey are the people who come from different areas and tribes; they do not have any blood-relations but when they meet they try to exceed each other in warmth, affection and love seeking Allah’s pleasure and no worldly interest or benefit. T hey also try to surpass each other in spending in the way of Allah. T hey love each other for the sake of Allah alone. Allah will br ighten their faces. Allah will place pulpits of pearls for them in front Him. On that Day people will be obsesse d with fear but they will be free of any fear; people will be sa d but they will be glad.’” 1 1.

1. Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-ka bir (3:290#3433) 2. Ahmad ibn Hambal related this tradition in a l-Musna d (5:343) with a more detailed version. 3. Ahmad ibn Hambal also narrated the same tradition briefly in a lMusna d (5:341). 4. Haythami copied the lengthy narration of Ahmad ibn Hambal in Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:276), and commented that Tabarani also

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‫ﺎﺫ ﺑﻦ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻤ‬‫ ﻟ‬‫ ﻗﹸﻠﹾﺖ‬:‫ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻮﻻﹶﻧﹺﻲ‬‫ﻢ ﺍﻟﹾﺨ‬‫ﺴﻠ‬‫ ﺃﺑﹺﻲ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.90 ‫ ﻻﹶ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ ﻨ‬‫ ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻴ‬‫ ﻮ ﺃﹶ ﻥ ﺃﹸﺻ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﺎ ﺃﹶﺭ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﺩ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﻐ‬‫ ﻟ‬‫ ﻚ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻲ ﻟﹶﺄﹸ ﺣ‬‫ﺍﷲ ! ﺇﻧ‬‫ ﻭ‬:‫ﻞ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺟ‬ ‫ﺬﹶ ﺏ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺠ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.‫ ﷲ‬:‫ﺀٍ؟ ﻗﹸﻠﺖ‬‫ﻲ‬‫ ﺷ‬‫ﺄﹶ ﻱ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻠ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬. ‫ﻚ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﻨﹺ ﻲ ﻭ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﺍﺑ‬‫ﻗﹶﺮ‬ ‫ﻮ ﻝﹶ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻲ ﺳ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﻧ‬،‫ﻗﹰﺎ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ ﺻ‬‫ ﺖ‬‫ ﺇﹺ ﻥﹾ ﻛﹸﻨ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ ﺛﹸﻢ‬.‫ﻲ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺣ‬ ‫ ﻞﱠ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﻇ‬‫ ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺵﹺِ ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻞﱢ ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‬‫ﻲ ﻇ‬‫ ﻲ ﺍﷲِ ﻓ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻓ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ﺍﷲِ ص ﻳ‬ : ‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ ﺛﹸﻢ‬.ُ‫ﺍﺀ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺍﻟﺸ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﻜﹶﺎﻧﹺﻬﹺ ﻢ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﻢ ﺑﹺﻤ‬‫ﺒﹺﻄﹸﻬ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ ﻳ‬.‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺇﻻﱠ ﻇ‬ ،‫ﺎﺫ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺚ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﺑﹺﺤ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺛﹾﺘ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺤ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺼ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺓﹶ ﺑ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺄﹶﺗ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻓﹶﺨ‬ ‫ﻦ‬‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ ﻋ‬‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﷲِ ص ﻳ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺳ‬:‫ﺖ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺼ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺓﹸ ﺑ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﻋ‬ ‫ﻘﱠ ﺖ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻲ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻲ ﻋ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻘﱠﺖ‬‫ ﺣ‬:‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻙ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﺭ‬ ‫ﻦ‬‫ﺍﻭﹺﺭﹺﻳ‬‫ﺰ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻲ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻘﱠﺖ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻲ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺎﺻ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻲ ﻋ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻣ‬

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6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

narrated a tradition similar to this. Haythami declared its chain of narrators thiqa h (reliable). Haythami reported the same narration in Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:277) with slightly different words and also said it has been related by Abu Yala. Ibn Mubarak, a z-Zuhd (1:248#814) Mamar ibn Rashid, a l-Ja mi (11:201,202) Harith, a l-Musna d (2:993#1109) Hakeem Tirmidhi, Na wa dir -u-usul fi a ha dith a r -r a sul (4:82) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (6:486,487#9001)

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‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺﺮ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻣ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﻲ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ﺎﺫ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻲ ﻋ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻘﱠﺖ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ ﻭ‬،‫ﻲ‬‫ﻓ‬ . ‫ﻜﹶﺎﻧﹺﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﻘﹸﻮﻥﹶ ﺑﹺﻤ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺍﻟﺼ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﻢ‬‫ﺒﹺﻄﹸﻬ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ ﻳ‬.‫ﻮﺭﹴ‬‫ﻧ‬ Abu M uslim Kha wlani ( ‫ )ا‬narrates, “ I said to Muādh ibn Jaba l (‫)ا‬: ‘By Allah, I love you without any worldly interest which I seek from you; we are not related to each other.’ Muādh ibn Jabal ( ‫ )ا‬said: ‘T hen why do you love?’ I said: ‘For Allah’s sake.’” Abu M uslim Kha wlani says, “ He pulle d my wrapper and sa id, ‘If you are truthful, I give you the good news. I hear d the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬saying: ‘Those who love each other for the sake of Allah will be under the sha de of Allah’s T hrone on the Day when there will be no shade except His. T he Prophets and martyrs will exult over their station.’” Abu M uslim Kha wlani ( ‫ )ا‬says, “ I left that place, came to Ubādah ibn Sāmit (‫ )ا‬and told him what Muādh ha d said. Ubā dah ibn Sāmit (‫ )ا‬said: I heard the Messen ger of Allah (‫ )ص‬narrating from his Lord: ‘My love is indispensa ble for those who love one another for My sake; My love is indispensable for those who learn lessons from one another for My sake and My love is in dispensa ble for those who visit one another for My sake and My love is indispensa ble for those who spend on one another for my sake. T hese people (for whom Allah’s love becomes indispensa ble) will be on pulpits of light; the Prophets and the the truthful ( siddiqs) will exult over their station.”1 1.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Ibn Hibban, a s-Sa hih (2:338#577) Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (5:239#22133) Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (7:45#34100) Qarshi, al-Akwan (p. 51#9) Abu Nuaym, Hilya t-ul-a wliya wa ta ba qa t-ul-a sfiya (5:122) Maqdasi declared in a l-Aha dith-ul-mukhta r a h (8:312#375) the chain of transmitters of this tradition is sa hih (sound).

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 ِ‫ﻲ ﺍﷲ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻠﹾﻤ‬‫ ﻟ‬:‫ﺐﹺ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.91 . ُ‫ﺍﺀ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺎ ﺍﻟﺸ‬‫ﻢ ﺑﹺﻬ‬‫ﺒﹺ ﻄﹸﻬ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ﻮﺭﹴ ﻳ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺﺮ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻣ‬ Sae ed ibn Musayyab narrates that the Holy Prophet said, “T hose who love one another for Allah’s sake will have pulpits of light to sit on the Day of Resurrection which the martyrs will marvel at.”1

ِ‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬،‫ ا‬‫ﺮﹺﻱ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺍﻷَﺷ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.92 ‫ﻮﺍ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻴ‬،‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻘ‬‫ ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻮﺭﹴ ﻳ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺﺮ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻬ‬‫ ﻊ‬‫ﻮﺿ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﻟ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬:‫ص‬ ‫؟‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻤ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻟﹸﻮﺍ‬.ُ‫ﺍﺀ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺍﻟ ﺸ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﺒﹺﻄﹸﻬ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ ﻳ‬،َ‫ﺍﺀ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻻ ﺷ‬‫ﺎﺀَ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﺑﹺﹶﺄﻧ‬ . ‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻓ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬:‫ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬ Abu Malik Ashari (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said: “ Some of the servants of Allah () are those for whom pulpits of light will be placed on the Day of Resurrection. They will be neither Prophets nor martyrs. But the Prophets and martyrs will feel for them delighted.” T he Companions asked, “ Who are they?” The Holy Prophet (‫)ص‬ said, “T hose who love one another for Allah’s sake.”2

7. Ibn Abd-ul-Barr, a t-Ta mhid (21:131) 8. Mundhiri said in a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (4:11#4575) Ibn Hibban also narrated it in a s-Sa hih . 9. Haythami, Ma wa r id-uz-za ma n (p. 622#2510) 10. Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:279) 1. Ibn Mubarak, a z-Zuhd (1:522#1482) 2. Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-ka bir (3:290,291#3434)

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‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬:‫ ﺍﷲِ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ا ﻋ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺯﹺﻳ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﻌﻼﺀ ﺑ‬‫ ﻋ‬.93 ُ‫ﺍ ﺀ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺍﻟﺸ‬‫ﺎﺀُ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹶﻧ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﺒﹺ ﻄﹸﻬ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ ﻳ‬,َ‫ﺍﺀ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﺷ‬‫ﺎﺀَ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﺑﹺ ﺄﹶﻧ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬ ُ‫ﺎ ﺀ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﻘﹸﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹶﻧ‬‫ ﻳ‬. ‫ﺭﹴ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺﺮ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻣ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﻋ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺑﹺﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ ﺑﹺﻘﹸﺮ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾ ﻘ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻳ‬ ِ‫ﻲ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻓ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﻳ‬‫ﻻﹶﺀِ ﻛﹶﺎﻧ‬‫ ﺆ‬‫ ﻫ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‬‫ﻻﹶﺀِ؟ ﻓﹶﻴ‬‫ﺆ‬‫ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬:ُ‫ﺍﺀ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺍﻟﺸ‬‫ﻭ‬ . ‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ ﻛﹶﺎﻧ‬‫ﺎ ﻡ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ﻻﹶ ﺃﹶﺭ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﺎﻃﹸﻮ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺍﻝﹴ ﺗ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﺃﹶﻣ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻏﹶﻴ‬‫ﻋ‬ Alā ibn Ziyād ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said: “T here are some servants of Allah () who are neither Prophets nor martyrs, yet on the Day of Resurrection Prophets and martyrs will marvel at them as they will be on pulpits of light blesse d with nearness of Allah. T he Prophets and martyrs will ask, ‘Who are these people?’ It will be said, ‘These are the people who use d to love each other for Allah’s sake without any kinship or material interests.’”11

‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ‬:‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬،‫ﻞﹴ ا‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺑﻦ ﺟ‬‫ﺎﺫ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.94 ‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺﺮ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻘ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ ﻮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﻢ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻬ‬‫ ﻊ‬‫ﻮﺿ‬‫ﺍﺀَ ﻳ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻻ ﺷ‬‫ﺎﺀَ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﺑﹺﹶﺄﻧ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺎﻻﹰ ﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ﺭﹺﺟ‬ . ‫ﺮﹺ‬‫ﻉﹺ ﺍﻷَﻛﹾﺒ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻔﹶﺰ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻘ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ ﻮ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻳ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺄﹾ ﻣ‬‫ ﻳ‬،‫ﻮﺭﹴ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻮﻫ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﻭ‬،‫ﻮﺭﹴ‬‫ﻧ‬ ،‫ﻞﹺ‬‫ﺎﺋ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹶﺒ‬‫ﺍﻉ‬‫ﺰ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻫ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ ﺃﹸﻭﻟﹶﺌ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬‫! ﻭ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﺎ ﻧ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ﻞﹲ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬ .‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻓ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻳ‬ 1.

1. Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (7:45#34096) 2. Suyuti, ad-Durr-ul-manthur fit-tafsir bil-mathur (4:373)

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Muādh ibn Ja ba l (‫ )ا‬narrates from the Holy Prophet (‫)ص‬ that he said, “ Surely on the Day of Resurrection pulpits of light will be place d for some people. T hey will be neither Prophets nor martyrs. With faces bright they will be safe from great anguish on the Day of Resurrection.” A man asked, “ Who are they, O Prophet of Allah?” He replie d, “ T hey are the strangers from different tribes who love each other for the sake of Allah.”1

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The re membe re rs of Allah () will be seated on the pulpits of pearls and light on the Last Day

:‫ﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬: ‫ﺍﺀِ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺩ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﺍﻟﺪ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.95 ‫ﺎﺑﹺ ﺮﹺ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻣ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻮﺭ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﻮﻫ‬‫ ﺟ‬‫ﻲ ﻭ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻘ‬‫ ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﺍﻣ‬‫ ﺍﷲُ ﺃﹶﻗﹾﻮ‬‫ﺜﹶ ﻦ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻟﹶﻴ‬ ‫ ﻰ‬‫ﺜ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺠ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.َ‫ﺍﺀ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﺷ‬‫ﺎﺀَ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﺑﹺﺄﹶﻧ‬‫ ﺴ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ﺎﺱ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﻢ‬‫ﺒﹺﻄﹸﻬ‬‫ ﻐ‬‫ ﻳ‬.‫ﻟﹸﺆﹺ‬‫ﺍﻟﻠﱡﺆ‬ . ‫ﻢ‬‫ﺮﹺﻓﹸﻬ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺎ ﻧ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻨ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻠﹾﻬ‬‫ ﺣ‬,ِ‫ﻮ ﻝﹶ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻛﹾﺒ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺭ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺍﺑﹺﻲ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺃﹶﻋ‬ .‫ﱴ‬‫ ﺷ‬‫ﺑﹺﻼﹶﺩ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﱴ‬‫ﻞﹶ ﺷ‬‫ﺎﺋ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺒ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﷲِ ﻣ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻓ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻫ‬:‫ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬ . ‫ﻪ‬‫ﻭﻧ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﺍﷲِ ﻳ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺫ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻋ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻳ‬ Abu Dar da ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬ said, “ On the Day of Resurrection Allah will raise people with their faces radiant bright; they will be sitting on pulpits of pearls. People will marvel at them. T hey will be neither Prophets nor martyrs.” Abu Darda says, “ A Be douin rose on his knees and submitted, ‘O Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬, describe their appearances so that we may recognise them.’ He said, ‘De spite coming from different tribes and areas these people love one another for the sake of Allah; they get together and remember Allah () jointly.’”1 1.

1. Haythami said in Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:77) Tabarani has transmitted it and its chain of narrators is ha sa n (fair). 2. Mundhiri said in a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:262#2327; 4:12#4583) Tabarani has related it with a ha sa n (fair) chain of transmitters.

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‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ ﺖ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺳ‬:‫ ﻞﹴ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﺟ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﺎﺫ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.96

‫ﻮ ﺭﹴ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺ ﺮ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻲ ﻟﹶﻬ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﻟ‬‫ﻲ ﺟ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻓ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬: ‫ ﻗﹶﺎ ﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ﻳ‬ . ُ‫ﺍﺀ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺍﻟﺸ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﻢ‬‫ﺒﹺﻄﹸﻬ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ﻳ‬ Muādh ibn Ja bal ( ‫ )ا‬narrates, “ I heard the Messenger of Allah ( ‫ )ص‬saying: ‘Allah has sa id: T hose who love one another for My Majesty and Gran de ur will have pulpits of light, and Prophets and martyrs will feel for them delightd.’” 1

‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﺇﻥﱠ ﻣ‬:‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.97 : ‫ﻞﹶ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﻗ‬.ُ‫ﺍﺀ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺍﻟﺸ‬‫ﺎﺀُ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻷﻧ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﺒﹺ ﻄﹸﻬ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ ﻳ‬،َ‫ﺎﺀ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﺑﹺﺄﹶﻧ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺍ ﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﻋ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻋ‬ ‫ ﺮﹺ‬‫ ﻏﹶﻴ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻮﺭﹺ ﺍﷲِ ﻣ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﺑﹺﻨ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ ﻗﹶﻮﻡ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻫ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺎ ﻧ‬‫ﻠﱠﻨ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻌ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ ﻻﹶ‬. ‫ﻮﺭﹴ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺﺮ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻣ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻮ ﺭ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻮﻫ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﻭ‬، ‫ﺎﺏﹴ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﺍﻧ‬‫ﺎﻡﹴ ﻭ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ﺃﹶﺭ‬ : ‫ﺃﹶ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺮ‬‫ ﺛﹸﻢ‬.‫ﺎﺱ‬‫ﺰﹺﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﺇﺫﹶﺍ ﺣ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﺰ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬،‫ﺎﺱ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺎﻑ‬‫ﺎﻓﹸﻮﻥﹶ ﺇﺫﹶﺍ ﺧ‬‫ﺨ‬‫ﻳ‬ .%         ^

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3. Suyuti said in a d-Dur r -ul-ma nthur fit-ta fsir bil-ma thur (1:368) Tabarani has reported it through Abu Darda. 1. Tirmidhi, a l-Ja mi-us-sa hih (4:597#2390) 2. Abu Nuaym, Hilya t-ul-a wliya wa ta ba qa t-ul-a sfiya (2:131) 3. Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (4:11#4576) 4. Haythami, Ma wa r id-uz-za ma n (p. 622#2510) 5. Ibn Qayyim, Hashiyah ala Sunan Abu Dawud (14:21) 6. Mizzi, Ta hdhib-ul-ka ma l (34:292) 7. Manawi, F a yd-ul-qa dir (4:485) 8. Mubarakpuri, Tuhfa t-ul-a hwa dhi (7:56)

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Abu Huraira (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬ said, “ Indeed, there are some of the servants of Allah () who are not Prophets, but Prophets and martyrs will feel for them delighted.” It was submitted, “ Who are they so that we love them?” He said, “ They are the people who love one another only for the sake of Allah, without any kinship or family link. T heir faces will be full of light and they will sit on pulpits of light. They will have no fear when people will be struck with fear, and they will have no grief when people will be struck with grief.” T hen he recited the verse: “ Be ware! For sure, neither any fear obsesses the friends of Allah nor will they grieve.” 1

‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ ﻛﹸﻨ‬: ‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬،‫ ا‬‫ﺮﹺﻱ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺍﻷَﺷ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.98        ^

:‫ﺔﹸ‬‫ ﺍﻵﻳ‬‫ﻩ‬‫ﺬ‬‫ ﻫ‬‫ﺰﻟﹶﺖ‬ ‫ ﻓﹶﻨ‬،‫ص‬

‫ﻮﺍ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺍ ﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﻟ‬:‫ ﺇﹺﺫﹾ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬،‫ﹶﺄﻟﹸﻪ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻨ‬: ‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬،% 1.

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Ibn Hibban, a s-Sa hih (2:332,333#573) Nasai, a s-Suna n-ul-kubr a (6:362#11236) Abu Yala, a l-Musna d (10:495#6110) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (6:485#8997) Mundhiri said in a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (4:12#4581) Nasai has transmitted it and Ibn Hibban has related it in a s-Sa hih . Haythami said in Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:277) it has been related by Bazzar. Haythami also said he does not know the relators of the tradition. Haythami, Ma wa r id-uz-za ma n (p. 621#2508) Tabarari narrated it in Ja mi-ul-ba ya n fi ta fsir a l-Qur a n (11:132) through the same chain of transmission as given by Ibn Hibban. Ibn Kathir, Ta fsir -ul-Qur a n a l-a zim (2:422) Suyuti said in a d-Dur r -ul-ma nthur fit-ta fsir bil-ma thur (4:372)Ibn Abi Dunya, Ibn Jarir, Ibn Mundhir, Abu Shaykh, Ibn Mardawiyyah and Bayhaqi have related it through Abu Huraira.

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‫ ﻢ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻘﹾﻌ‬‫ ﻭﻣ‬‫ﺑﹺﻬ ﻢ‬‫ﺍﺀُ ﺑﹺﻘﹸﺮ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺍﻟﺸ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﻢ‬‫ﺒﹺﻄﹸﻬ‬‫ ﻐ‬‫ ﻳ‬, َ‫ﺍﺀ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻻ ﺷ‬‫ﺎ ﺀَ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﺑﹺﺄﹶﻧ‬ ‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎ ﻡ‬،‫ﺍﺑﹺﻲ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻡﹺ ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹶ ﻮ‬‫ ﺔ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺎﺣ‬‫ﻲ ﻧ‬‫ﻓ‬‫ ﻭ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾ ﻘ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ ﻮ‬‫ ﻳ‬ ‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﻮ ﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ﺎ ﻳ‬‫ ﺛﹾﻨ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﺣ‬: ‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ ﺛﹸﻢ‬،‫ﻪ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻰ ﺑﹺﻴ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻛﹾﺒ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺭ‬‫ﺜﹶﺎ ﻋ‬‫ﻓﹶﺠ‬ ‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻨ‬،‫ﺮ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ص ﻳ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﺃﹶﻳ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺮ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻋ‬ ‫ﻮ ﺏﹺ‬‫ ﻌ‬‫ ﺷ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻞﹶ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺋ‬‫ﻗﹶﺒ‬‫ﻰ ﻭ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺷ‬‫ﺍﻥ‬‫ﻠﹾﺪ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬:‫ص‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ ﻻ ﺩ‬، ‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺎ ﻟ‬‫ﻠﹸﻮﻥﹶ ﺑﹺﻬ‬‫ﺍﺻ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﺎ ﻡ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺭ‬‫ ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻴ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﻜﹸ ﻦ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﻟﹶ ﻢ‬. ‫ﻞﹺ‬‫ﺎﺋ‬‫ﺎﻡﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹶﺒ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ﺃﹶﺭ‬ ‫ ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻮﻫ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ ﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ ﻳ‬، ‫ﻭ ﺡﹺ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﺑﹺﺮ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﻳ‬،‫ﺎ‬‫ﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ ﺑﹺﻬ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻳ‬ ‫ﻉ‬‫ﻔﹾﺰ‬‫ ﻳ‬،‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺗ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺮ‬‫ﺍﻡ‬‫ﻟﹸﺆﹴ ﻗﹸﺪ‬‫ ﻟﹸﺆ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺﺮ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻞﹸ ﻟﹶﻬ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ ﻳ‬،‫ﺍ‬‫ﻮﺭ‬‫ﻧ‬ . ‫ﺎﻓﹸﻮﻥﹶ‬‫ﺨ‬‫ﻻ ﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺎﺱ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺎﻑ‬‫ﺨ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬،‫ﻮﻥﹶ‬‫ﺰﻋ‬ ‫ﻔﹾ‬‫ﻻ ﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺎﺱ‬‫ﺍﻟﻨ‬ Abu Mālik Ash‘ari ( ‫ )ا‬narrates, “ I was with the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬when this verse wa s sent do wn: ‘Do not ask about things which, if made manifest to you, might do you harm.’” He says, “ We asked the Beloved Messenger (‫)ص‬ que stions to which he replied: ‘Some of the servants of Allah () are those who are neither Prophets nor martyrs. But on the Day of Resurrection Prophets and martyrs will exult over their nearness to Allah () and the couches granted to them by Him.’ A Be douin, sitting on one side, bo we d on his knees, struck both his hands an d sa id, ‘O Me ssen ger of Allah, tell us about them who they are.’ I saw the Holy Countenace of the Beloved Prophet (‫ )ص‬blossome d with a blissful smile. He (‫ )ص‬said, ‘T hey are the people who come from different areas and tribes; they do not have any blood-relations but when they meet they try to exceed each other in warmth,

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affection and love seeking Allah’s plea sure an d no worldly interest or benefit. T hey also try to surpass each other in spending in the way of Allah. T hey love each other for the sake Allah alone. Allah will brighten their faces. Allah will place pulpits of pearls for them in front Him. On that Day people will be obsesse d with fear but they will be free of any fear; people will be sad but they will be gla d.’” 1

ِ‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺳ‬:‫ﺔﹶ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﺮﹴﻭ ﺑ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.99 ‫ﻮﺍ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺎﻝﹲ ﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ ﺭﹺﺟ‬،‫ﻦ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﻤ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﻠﹾﺘ‬‫ﻛ‬‫ ﻭ‬،‫ﻦﹺ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﺮ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ص ﻳ‬ ،‫ﺮﹺﻳﻦ‬‫ﺎﻇ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻈﹾ ﺮ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﻮﻫ‬‫ ﺟ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺎﺽ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻰ ﺑ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ ﻳ‬.َ‫ﺍﺀ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﺷ‬‫ﺎ ﺀَ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﺑﹺﺄﹶﻧ‬ :‫ﻞﹶ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﻗ‬. ِ‫ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺑﹺﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﻗﹸﺮ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻘﹾﻌ‬‫ﺍﺀُ ﺑﹺﻤ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺍﻟ ﺸ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﺒﹺﻄﹸﻬ‬‫ﻳﹺﻐ‬ . ‫ﻞﹺ‬‫ﺎﺋ‬‫ﺍﺯﹺ ﻉﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹶﺒ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﻉ‬‫ ﺟﹺﻤ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻫ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﷲِ! ﻣ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ﻳ‬ 1.

1. Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-ka bir (3:290#3433) 2. Ahmad ibn Hambal related this tradition in a l-Musna d (5:343) with a more detailed version. 3. Ahmad ibn Hambal also narrated the same tradition briefly in a lMusna d (5:341). 4. Haythami copied the lengthy narration of Ahmad ibn Hambal in Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:276), and commented that Tabarani also narrated a tradition similar to this. Haythami declared its chain of narrators thiqa h (reliable). 5. Haythami reported the same narration in Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:277) with slightly different words and also said it has been related by Abu Yala. 6. Ibn Mubarak, a z-Zuhd (1:248#814) 7. Mamar ibn Rashid, a l-Ja mi (11:201,202) 8. Harith, a l-Musna d (2:993#1109) 9. Hakeem Tirmidhi, Na wa dir -u-usul fi a ha dith a r -r a sul (4:82) 10. Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (6:486,487#9001)

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‫ ﻲ‬‫ﻘ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺎ ﻳ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻜﹶﻼﹶﻡﹺ ﻛﹶﻤ‬‫ﻘﹸﻮ ﻥﹶ ﺃﹶﻃﹶﺎﻳﹺﺐ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻴ‬،ِ‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺫ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻋ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻳ‬ . ‫ﻪ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﺃﹶﻃﹶﺎﻳﹺﺒ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﺘ‬‫ﺁﻛ‬ Amr ibn Aba sah (‫ )ا‬narrates, “ I heard the Messenger of Allah ( ‫ )ص‬saying: ‘T here will be some people on the right of Rahman (), although both His hands are right, who will be neither Prophets nor martyrs. The light of their faces will be dazzlin g the viewers’ eyes. Prophets and martyrs will feel joyful for their couches and nearness to Allah ().’ It was submitted, ‘Who are they, O Messenger of Allah (‫ ’?)ص‬T he Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said: ‘T hey are the people from different tribes who used to assemble to remember Allah (). T hey use d to choose bea utiful words for remembrance of Allah () as a date-eater selects the best dates.’”1

‫ ﻦﹺ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﺎﺫ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻤ‬‫ ﻟ‬‫ ﻗﹸﻠﹾﺖ‬:‫ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻮﻻﹶﻧﹺﻲ‬‫ﻢ ﺍﻟﹾﺨ‬‫ﺴﻠ‬‫ ﺃﺑﹺﻲ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.100 ‫ ﻻﹶ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ ﻨ‬‫ ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻴ‬‫ ﻮ ﺃﹶ ﻥ ﺃﹸﺻ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﺎ ﺃﹶﺭ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﺩ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﻐ‬‫ ﻟ‬‫ ﻚ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻲ ﻟﹶﺄﹸ ﺣ‬‫ﺍﷲ ! ﺇﻧ‬‫ ﻭ‬:‫ﻞﹴ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺟ‬ ‫ﺬﹶﺏ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺠ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﻟ‬:‫ﺀٍ؟ ﻗﹸﻠﺖ‬‫ﻲ‬‫ ﺷ‬‫ﺄﹶ ﻱ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻠ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.‫ﻚ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﻨﹺﻲ ﻭ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﺍﺑ‬‫ﻗﹶﺮ‬ ‫ﻮ ﻝﹶ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻲ ﺳ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﻧ‬،‫ﻗﹰﺎ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ ﺻ‬‫ ﺖ‬‫ ﺇﹺ ﻥﹾ ﻛﹸﻨ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ ﺛﹸﻢ‬.‫ﻲ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺣ‬ ‫ ﻞﱠ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﻇ‬‫ ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺵﹺِ ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻞﱢ ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‬‫ﻲ ﻇ‬‫ ﻲ ﺍﷲِ ﻓ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻓ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ﺍﷲِ ص ﻳ‬ 1.

1. Haythami said in Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:77) Tabarani has related this tradition and its chain of transmitters is thiqa h (reliable). 2. Mundhiri said in a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:261#2326) Tabarani has narrated it. 3. Hindi said in Ka nz-ul-umma l (10:248#29326) Tabarani has reported it on the authority of Amr ibn Abasah. 4. Suyuti, ad-Durr-ul-manthur fit-tafsir bil-mathur (1:368)

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: ‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ ﺛﹸﻢ‬.ُ‫ﺍﺀ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺍﻟﺸ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﻜﹶﺎﻧﹺﻬﹺ ﻢ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﺑﹺﻤ‬‫ ﻢ‬‫ﺒﹺﻄﹸﻬ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ ﻳ‬.‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺇﻻﱠ ﻇ‬ ،‫ﺎﺫ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺚ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﺑﹺﺤ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺛﹾﺘ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺤ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺼ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺓﹶ ﺑ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺄﹶﺗ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻓﹶﺨ‬ ‫ﻦ‬‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ ﻋ‬‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﷲِ ص ﻳ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺳ‬:‫ﺖ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺼ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺓﹸ ﺑ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﻋ‬ ‫ﻘﱠ ﺖ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻲ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻲ ﻋ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻘﱠﺖ‬‫ ﺣ‬:‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻙ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﺭ‬ ‫ﻦ‬‫ﺍﻭﹺﺭﹺﻳ‬‫ﺰ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻲ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻘﱠﺖ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻲ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺎﺻ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻲ ﻋ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺﺮ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻣ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﻲ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ﺎﺫ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻲ ﻋ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻘﱠﺖ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ ﻭ‬،‫ﻲ‬‫ﻓ‬ . ‫ﻜﹶﺎﻧﹺﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﻘﹸﻮﻥﹶ ﺑﹺﻤ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺍﻟﺼ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﻢ‬‫ﺒﹺﻄﹸﻬ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ ﻳ‬.‫ﻮﺭﹴ‬‫ﻧ‬ Abu M uslim Kha wlani ( ‫ )ا‬narrates, “ I said to Muādh ibn Jaba l (‫)ا‬: ‘By Allah, I love you but not for any worldly interest which I seek from you; we are not related to each other.’ Muādh ibn Jabal ( ‫ )ا‬said: ‘T hen why do you love?’ I said: ‘For Allah’s sake.’” Abu M uslim Kha wlani says, “ He pulle d my wrapper and sa id, ‘If you are truthful, I give you the good news. I hear d the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬saying: ‘Those who love each other for the sake of Allah will be under the sha de of Allah’s T hrone on the Day when there will be no shade except His. T he Prophets and martyrs will exult over their station.’” Abu M uslim Kha wlani ( ‫ )ا‬says, “ I left that place, came to Ubādah ibn Sāmit (‫ )ا‬and told him what Muādh ha d said. Ubā dah ibn Sāmit (‫ )ا‬said: I heard the Messen ger of Allah (‫ )ص‬narrating from his Lord: ‘My love is indispensa ble for those who love one another for My sake; My love is indispensable for those who learn lessons from one another for My sake and My love is in dispensa ble for those who visit one another for My sake and My love is indispensa ble for those who spend on one another for my

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sake. T hese people (for whom Allah’s love becomes indispensa ble) will be on pulpits of light; the Prophets and the the truthful ( siddiqs) will exult over their station.”1

 ِ‫ﻲ ﺍﷲ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻠﹾﻤ‬‫ ﻟ‬:‫ﺐﹺ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.101 . ُ‫ﺍﺀ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺎ ﺍﻟﺸ‬‫ﻢ ﺑﹺﻬ‬‫ﺒﹺ ﻄﹸﻬ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ﻮﺭﹴ ﻳ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺﺮ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻣ‬ Sae ed ibn M usayyab sa id: “ T hose who love one another for Allah’s sake will have pulpits of light to sit on the Day of Resurrection which the martyrs will marvel at.”2

‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬:‫ ﺍﷲِ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ا ﻋ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺯﹺﻳ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﻌﻼﺀ ﺑ‬‫ ﻋ‬.102 ُ‫ﺍ ﺀ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺍﻟﺸ‬‫ﺎﺀُ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹶﻧ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﺒﹺ ﻄﹸﻬ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ ﻳ‬,َ‫ﺍﺀ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﺷ‬‫ﺎﺀَ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﺑﹺ ﺄﹶﻧ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬ ُ‫ﺎ ﺀ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﻘﹸﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹶﻧ‬‫ ﻳ‬. ‫ﺭﹴ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺﺮ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻣ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﻋ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺑﹺﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ ﺑﹺﻘﹸﺮ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾ ﻘ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻳ‬ ِ‫ﻲ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻓ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﻳ‬‫ﻻﹶﺀِ ﻛﹶﺎﻧ‬‫ ﺆ‬‫ ﻫ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﻥﹶ‬‫ﻻﹶﺀِ؟ ﻓﹶﻴ‬‫ﺆ‬‫ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬:ُ‫ﺍﺀ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺍﻟﺸ‬‫ﻭ‬ . ‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ ﻛﹶﺎﻧ‬‫ﺎ ﻡ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ﻻﹶ ﺃﹶﺭ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﺎﻃﹸﻮ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺍﻝﹴ ﺗ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﺃﹶﻣ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻏﹶﻴ‬‫ﻋ‬ 1.

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Ibn Hibban, a s-Sa hih (2:338#577) Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (5:239#22133) Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (7:45#34100) Qarshi, al-Akwan (p. 51#9) Abu Nuaym, Hilya t-ul-a wliya wa ta ba qa t-ul-a sfiya (5:122) Maqdasi declared in a l-Aha dith-ul-mukhta r a h (8:312#375) the chain of transmitters of this tradition is sa hih (sound). Ibn Abd-ul-Barr, a t-Ta mhid (21:131) Mundhiri said in a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (4:11#4575) Ibn Hibban also narrated it in a s-Sa hih . Haythami, Ma wa r id-uz-za ma n (p. 622#2510) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:279) Ibn Mubarak, a z-Zuhd (1:522#1482)

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Alā ibn Ziyād ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said: “T here are some servants of Allah () who are neither Prophets nor martyrs, yet on the Day of Resurrection Prophets and martyrs will marvel at them as they will be on pulpits of light blesse d with nearness of Allah. T he Prophets and martyrs will ask, ‘Who are these people?’ It will be said, ‘These are the people who use d to love each other for Allah’s sake without any kinship or material interests.’1

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1. Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (7:45#34096) 2. Suyuti, ad-Durr-ul-manthur fit-tafsir bil-mathur (4:373)

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Chapter 17

The re membe re rs of Allah () are His belove d servants

‫ﻰ ÷ ﺇﻟﹶﻰ ﻃﹸﻮ ﺭﹺ‬‫ﻮﺳ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻓﹶ ﺪ‬‫ ﻭ‬: ‫ﺎﺱﹴ ب ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﺑ‬‫ ﻋ‬.103 ‫ ﻱ‬‫ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ ﺇﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺣ‬‫ﻙ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ! ﺃ ﻱ‬‫ﺏ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ﺎﺀَ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺳ‬ .‫ﺎﻧﹺﻲ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﻨ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﻳ‬‫ﻧﹺﻲ ﻭ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬ Abdullah ibn Abba s ( ‫ )ب‬narrates that the Prophet Musa () went to Mount Sinai and asked, “ O my Lord! Who is most beloved to You of Your servants?” He said, “T he one who remembers Me an d doe s not forget Me.”1

‫ﻪ‬‫ ﻛﹶﻠﱠﻤ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻰ ÷ ﺣ‬‫ﻮﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﻣ‬:‫ﺎﺱﹴ ب ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﺑ‬‫ ﻋ‬.104 .‫ﺍ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ﻲ ﺫ‬‫ ﻟ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ ﺃﹶ ﻛﹾﺜﹶﺮ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶ ﻴ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺣ‬‫ﻙ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻱ‬, ‫ﺏ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ ﺃﹶ ﻱ‬:‫ﻪ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﺭ‬ ‫ ﺃﹶﻱ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.‫ﻪ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻄﹶﻴ‬‫ﺎ ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ ﺑﹺﻤ‬‫ﻲ‬‫ﺍﺿ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺮ‬:‫ﻰ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻏﹾﻨ‬‫ﻙ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻱ‬:‫ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬ ‫ ﺎ‬‫ ﺑﹺﻤ‬‫ﻔﹾﺴِﻪ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻧ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻱ ﻳ‬‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬‫ﻜﹶﻢ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺣ‬‫ﻙ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﺃﹶ ﻱ‬,‫ﺏ‬‫ﺭ‬ .‫ﺎﺱﹺ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻳ‬ Abdullah ibn Abbas ( ‫ )ب‬narrates when the Prophet Musa () talked to his Lord, he asked, “ O my Lord! Who is 1.

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Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:451#681) Abu Bakr Baghdadi, a r -Rihla h fi ta la b a l-ha dith (p. 103) Tabari, Ja mi-ul-ba ya n fi ta fsir a l-Qur a n (15:277) Ibn Kathir, Ta fsir -ul-Qur a n a l-a zim (3:97) Tabari, Tarikh-ul-umam wal-muluk (1:223)

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dearest to You of Your servants?” He sa id, “ The one who remembers Me the most.” Musa () asked, “ Who is the wea lthiest of Your servants?” Allah said, “ The one who is pleased with what I give him.” Musa () asked, “ O my Lord! Who is the best judge of Your servants?” Allah said, “T he one who judges himself in the same way as he judges others.”1

‫ﺎ ﺑﹺﻄﹸﻮ ﺭﹺ‬‫ﺠﹺﻴ‬‫ﻰ ÷ ﻧ‬‫ﻮﺳ‬‫ ﺍﷲُ ﻣ‬‫ﺏ‬‫ﺎ ﻗﹶﺮ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻤ‬:‫ﺜﹶ ﻢﹴ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.105 .‫ﺍ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻛﹾﺜﹶﺮ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺣ‬‫ﻙ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻱ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬,َ‫ﺎﺀ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺳ‬ Maytham narrates, “ When Allah brought Prophet Musa () on to Mount Sinai for whisper, he asked: ‘Who is most dear to You of Your servants?’ Allah said, ‘T he one who remembers (Me) the most.’”2

‫ ﺎ‬‫ ﻳ‬: ‫ﻪ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻰ ÷ ﻟ‬‫ﻮﺳ‬‫ﺎﻧﹺ ﻲ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﻣ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺮﹴﻭ ﺍﻟﺸ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.106 :‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.‫ﺍ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ﻲ ﺫ‬‫ ﻟ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻛﹾﺜﹶﺮ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺣ‬‫ﻙ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻱ‬,‫ﺏ‬‫ﺭ‬ ‫ﻙ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﻓﹶ ﺄﹶﻱ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.‫ﻪ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻄﹶ ﻴ‬‫ﺎ ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ ﺑﹺﻤ‬‫ ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻗﹾﻨ‬:‫ﻰ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻏﹾﻨ‬‫ﻙ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻓﹶﺄﹶﻱ‬ . ‫ ﻔﹾﺴِﻪ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻔﹾﺴ‬‫ﺍﻥﹶ ﻧ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺩ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ﻝﹸ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺃﹶﻋ‬ Abu Amr Shaybani narrates that Musa () submitted to his Lord, “ O my Lord! Who is most be loved to You of Your servants?” He said, “ The one who remembers Me the most.” Musa () submitted, “ Who is the wealthiest of Your 1.

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Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (7:72#34286) Abu Khaythmah, Kita b-ul-ilm (p. 22#86) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (7:291#10348) Dabbi, Kita b-ud-dua (1:282#103) Hanad, a z-Zuhd (2:608#1301)

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servants?” He said, “ T he one who is most contented with what I give him.” Musa () asked, “ Who is most just of Your servants?” Allah said, “ He who also rules a gainst himself.” 1

‫ﺄﹶﻝﹶ‬‫ ﺳ‬:‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.107 ‫ ﻱ‬‫ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬:‫ﻘﹶﻰ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ ﺃﹶ ﺗ‬‫ﻙ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺒﹺﺌﹾﻨﹺ ﻲ ﺃﹶ ﻱ‬‫ ﺃﹶ ﻧ‬, ‫ﺏ‬‫ ﺭ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬ ‫ ﻪ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﻰ ﺭ‬‫ﻮﺳ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ ﻻﹶ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ ﻋ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻠﹶﻢ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ﻙ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻱ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.‫ﺎﻧﹺﻲ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻻﹶ ﻳ‬‫ﻧﹺﻲ ﻭ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬ ‫ﻙ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺄﹶ ﻱ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬. ‫ﻪ‬‫ﻠﹾﻤ‬‫ﺎﺱﹺ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﻋ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻠﹾﻢ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻊ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻳﹺﺠ‬،‫ﻠﹾﻢﹺ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ ﻊ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﻳ‬ .‫ ﻏﹶﻔﹶﺮ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ﻱ ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﻗﹶﺪ‬‫ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺰ‬‫ﺃﹶﻋ‬ Abu Hurayrah (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Musa submitted to his Lord, ‘O My Lord! T ell me who is the most God-fearing of Your servants.’ Allah said, ‘The one who remember s Me a lways and does not forget Me.’ Musa aske d, ‘Who is the most learned of Your servants?’ He said, ‘T he one who is never content with his knowledge and adds others’ knowledge to his own.’ Musa asked, ‘Who is the most honourable of Your servants?’ He said, ‘He who forgives when he overpowers.’”2

‫ ﺎ‬‫ ﻳ‬: ÷ ‫ﻰ‬‫ﻮﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﻣ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻲ‬‫ﻇ‬‫ ﺐﹴ ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹸﺮ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﻛﹶﻌ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.108 ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻃﹾﺒ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺎﻧ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺍﻝﹸ ﻟ‬‫ﺰ‬‫ﻱ ﻻﹶ ﻳ‬‫ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﻠﹶﻴ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﻠﹾﻘ‬‫ ﺧ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻱ‬,‫ﺏ‬‫ﺭ‬ ‫ ﺲ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻠﹾﺘ‬‫ﻱ ﻳ‬‫ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻠﹶﻢ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﻠﹾﻘ‬‫ ﺧ‬‫ ﺃﹶ ﻱ‬, ‫ﺏ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺﻱ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬ 1. 2.

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: ‫ﻝﹸ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ ﻚ‬‫ﻠﹾﻘ‬‫ ﺧ‬‫ ﻱ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺄ‬, ‫ﺎ ﺭﹺﺏ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.‫ﺮﹺﻩ‬‫ ﻏﹶﻴ‬‫ﻠﹾﻢ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻠﹾﻤ‬‫ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﻋ‬ ,‫ﺏ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.‫ﺎﺱﹺ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻲ ﻋ‬‫ﻘﹾﻀ‬‫ﺎ ﻳ‬‫ ﻛﹶﻤ‬‫ﻔﹾﺴِﻪ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻧ‬‫ﻲ ﻋ‬‫ﻘﹾﻀ‬‫ﻱ ﻳ‬‫ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬ ‫ﻞﹾ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﺏ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.‫ﻨﹺﻲ‬‫ﻬﹺﻤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻱ‬‫ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬:‫ﺎ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺫﹶﻧ‬‫ﻈﹶﻢ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﻠﹾﻘ‬‫ ﺧ‬‫ﻓﹶﺄﹶﻱ‬ .‫ﻲ‬‫ﺎﺋ‬‫ﻰ ﺑﹺﻘﹶﻀ‬‫ﺿ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﻳ‬‫ﻧﹺﻲ ﺛﹸﻢ‬‫ﲑ‬‫ﺨ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻱ ﻳﹺﺴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺣ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﻬﹺﻤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻳ‬ Muhammad ibn Ka‘b Qarz i narrates that Musa () submitted (to the Holy Presence of his Lord), “ O my Lord! Who is the most honourable of Your servants in Your sight?” Allah said, “T he one whose tongue is always busy in My remembrance.” Musa () aske d, “ Who is the most learned of Your servants?” He said, “ T he one who seeks knowle dge from others in addition to his own kno wle dge (i.e. zea lously attains knowledge from whatever source he can).” Musa () asked, “ O my Lord! Who is the most just of Your creation?” He said, “ He who rules again st himself exactly in the same manner as he rules a ga inst others.” Musa () asked, “ Who is the most sinful person of Your creation?” He said, “ The one who accuses Me.” M usa () asked, “ O my Lord! Can anyone accuse You?” He sa id, “ He who be gs from Me good but is not pleased with My decree.”1

‫ﻰ ﺍﷲُ ﺇﹺﻟﹶ ﻰ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻭ‬: ‫ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺎﺭﹺﺙ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﺤ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﺑ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.109 :‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.‫ﻱ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻨﹺﻲ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﻋ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ﻲ ﻭ‬‫ﺎﺋ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺣ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ﺃﹶﺣ‬‫ﻨﹺﻲ ﻭ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ÷ ﺃﹶﻥﹾ ﺃﹶﺣ‬‫ﺩ‬‫ﺍﻭ‬‫ﺩ‬

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‫؟‬‫ﻙ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﻋ‬‫ ﻚ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺣ‬‫ ﻒ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻜﹶﻴ‬,‫ﺎﺀَﻙ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺃﹶ ﺣ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ﺃﹸﺣ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ ﻚ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺃﹸﺣ‬, ‫ﺏ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ﻳ‬ .‫ﺍ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻲ ﺇﹺ ﻻﱠ ﺧ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﻣ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﻟﹶ ﻦ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﻧ‬,‫ﻢ‬‫ﻭﻧﹺﻲ ﻟﹶﻬ‬‫ ﺍﺫﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬:‫ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬ Abdullah ibn Harith (‫ )ا‬narrates that Allah () revealed to Prophet Dawud (), “ Love Me and My lovers and endear Me to My servants.” Da wud () said, “ O my Lord! I love You and Yo ur lovers, but how shall I endear Yo u to Your servants?” He said, “ Remember Me before them (excessively), for sure they will remember Me not but only with good.” 1

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‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﺖ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺳ‬:‫ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻣ‬‫ﺲﹴ ﺑ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.110

‫ﺾ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ﺾﹺ ﺍﷲِ ﺑ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ﺔﹸ ﺑ‬‫ﻼﹶﻣ‬‫ﻋ‬‫ ﻭ‬,ِ‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﺍﷲ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﺣ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ﺔﹸ ﺣ‬‫ﻼﹶﻣ‬‫ ﻋ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ﻳ‬ .ِ‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺫ‬ Anas ibn Malik (‫ )ا‬narrates, “ I heard the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬saying: ‘T he sign of love for Allah () is to love His remembrance, and the sign of hatred for Allah is to hate His remembrance.’”2

‫ﺩ‬‫ﺍﻭ‬‫ ﺇﹺ ﻥﱠ ﺩ‬:‫ﻮ ﻝﹶ ﺍﷲِ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎﺱﹴ ب ﺃﹶﻥﱠ ﺭ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﺑ‬‫ ﻋ‬.111 ‫ ﻚ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺣ‬‫ﻙ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﺃﹶ ﻱ‬, ‫ﺏ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬: ‫ﻪ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ﺎﻃ‬‫ﺨ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﻴ‬‫÷ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﻓ‬ ‫ﻲ‬‫ﻘ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹶﻠﹾﺐﹺ ﻧ‬‫ﻲ‬‫ﻘ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻲ‬‫ﻱ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺣ‬,‫ﺩ‬‫ﺍﻭ‬‫ﺎ ﺩ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺑﹺﺤ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺃﹸﺣ‬ 1. 2.

Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (7:68#34254) 1. Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:367#409,410) 2. Daylami, a l-F ir da ws bima thur a l-khita b (3:54#4141) 3. Hindi, Ka nz-ul-umma l (1:417,418#1776)

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‫ ﻝﹸ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﺰ‬‫ ﺗ‬, ‫ﺔ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻲ ﺑﹺﺎﻟﻨ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﻳ‬‫ﺀً ﺍ ﻭ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﺳ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻲ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﺃﹶﺣ‬‫ ﺄﹾﺗ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﻳ‬.‫ﻦﹺ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻜﹶﻔﱠﻴ‬ ‫ﻲ ﺇﹺﻟﹶ ﻰ‬‫ﺒﹺﻨ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ﻨﹺﻲ ﻭ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻦ ﻳ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ﺃﹶﺣ‬‫ﻨﹺﻲ ﻭ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺃﹶﺣ‬‫ ﻭ‬, ‫ﻭﻝﹸ‬‫ﺰ‬‫ﻻﹶ ﻳ‬‫ﺎﻝﹸ ﻭ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﺠﹺﺒ‬ ‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ﺃﹸﺣ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻲ ﺃﹸﺣ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻠﹶﻢ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻟﹶﺘ‬‫ ﻚ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻧ‬,‫ﺏ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.‫ﻱ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻋ‬ ‫ﻲ‬‫ﻼﹶﺋ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﻲ ﻭ‬‫ﺎﺗ‬‫ ﺑﹺﺂﻳ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ ﺫﹶﻛﱢﺮ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻙ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﻋ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺃﹸﺣ‬‫ ﻒ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻜﹶﻴ‬,‫ﻚ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻳ‬ ‫ ﻪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻲ ﻣ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﺎ ﺃﹶ ﻭ‬‫ﻈﹾﻠﹸﻮﻣ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ ﲔ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ ﺲ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻧ‬,‫ﺩ‬‫ﺍﻭ‬‫ﺎ ﺩ‬‫ ﻳ‬.‫ﻲ‬‫ﺎﺋ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻧﹺﻌ‬‫ﻭ‬ .‫ﺍﻡ‬‫ﺰﹺﻝﱡ ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹶﻗﹾﺪ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺪ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻻﱠ ﺃﹶﺛﹾﺒ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻈﹾﻠ‬‫ﻲ ﻣ‬‫ﻓ‬ Abdullah ibn Abba s (‫ )ب‬narrates: ‘The Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said that Dawud () said to his Lord, “ O my Lord! Who is most beloved to You of Your servants, so that I love him for the sake of Your love?” He said, “ O Da wud! T he most beloved of My servants is the one whose heart and both the palms are pure. He neither wrongs anyone nor does he backbite; mountains can be moved, but not he. He loves Me and My lovers and makes My servants also love Me.” Da wud () said, “ O my Lord! You know that I love You and love those who love Yo u. Ho w can I make Yo ur servants love You?” Allah said, “ (T hrough excessive remembrance) remind them of My signs, My torments and My favour s ( upon them). O Da wud, the servant of Mine who helps the oppressed and accompanies him for deliverance from oppression, I will keep him steadfast the Day people will lo se ba lance.” 1 1.

1. Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (6:119#7668) 2. Daylami, a l-F ir da ws bima thur a l-khita b (3:195#4543) 3. Manawi, a l-Ittiha fa t-us-sa niyya h bil-a ha dith a l-qudsiyya h (p. 112,113#258) 4. Suyuti, ad-Durr-ul-manthur fit-tafsir bil-mathur (3:12)

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‫‪ .112‬ﻋ‪‬ﻦ‪ ‬ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‪‬ﺮ‪‬ﻳ‪‬ﺮ‪‬ﺓﹶ ا ﻋ‪‬ﻦ‪ ‬ﺭ‪‬ﺳ‪‬ﻮﻝﹺ ﺍﷲِ ص ﺃﻧ‪‬ﻪ‪ ‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪:‬‬ ‫ﺳ‪‬ﺄﹶﻝﹶ ﻣ‪‬ﻮﺳ‪‬ﻰ ﺭ‪‬ﺑ‪ ‬ﻪ‪ ‬ﻋ‪‬ﻦ‪ ‬ﺳ‪‬ﺖ‪ ‬ﺧ‪‬ﺼ‪‬ﺎﻝﹴ ﻛﹶﺎﻥﹶ ﻳ‪‬ﻈﹸ ﻦ‪ ‬ﺃﹶﻧ‪‬ﻬ‪ ‬ﺎ ﻟﹶ ﻪ‪ ‬ﺧ‪‬ﺎﻟ‪‬ﺼ‪‬ﺔﹰ‪,‬‬ ‫ﻭ‪‬ﺍﻟﺴ‪‬ﺎﺑﹺﻌ‪‬ﺔﹸ ﻟﹶﻢ‪ ‬ﻳ‪‬ﻜﹸﻦ‪ ‬ﻣ‪‬ﻮﺳ‪‬ﻰ ﻳ‪‬ﺤ‪‬ﺒ‪‬ﻬ‪‬ﺎ‪ .‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻳ‪ ‬ﺎ ﺭ‪‬ﺏ‪ ,‬ﺃﹶﻱ‪ ‬ﻋ‪‬ﺒ‪‬ﺎﺩ‪‬ﻙ‪‬‬ ‫ﺃﹶﺗ‪‬ﻘﹶﻰ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‪‬ﻱ ﻳ‪‬ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‪ ‬ﻭ‪ ‬ﻻﹶ ﻳ‪‬ﻨ‪‬ﺴ‪‬ﻰ ‪ .‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﺄﹶ ﻱ‪ ‬ﻋ‪‬ﺒ‪‬ﺎﺩ‪‬ﻙ‪ ‬ﺃﹶﻫ‪‬ﺪ‪‬ﻯ؟‬ ‫ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‪‬ﻱ ﻳ‪‬ﺘ‪‬ﺒﹺﻊ‪ ‬ﺍﻟﹾﻬ‪‬ﺪ‪‬ﻯ ‪ .‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﺄﹶ ﻱ‪ ‬ﻋ‪‬ﺒ‪‬ﺎﺩ‪‬ﻙ‪ ‬ﺃﹶﺣ‪‬ﻜﹶﻢ‪‬؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‪‬ﻱ‬ ‫ﻳ‪‬ﺤ‪‬ﻜﹸﻢ‪ ‬ﻟ‪‬ﻠﻨ‪‬ﺎﺱﹺ ﻛﹶﻤ‪ ‬ﺎ ﻳ‪‬ﺤ‪‬ﻜﹸﻢ‪ ‬ﻟ‪‬ﻨ‪‬ﻔﹾﺴِﻪ‪ . ‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﺄﹶ ﻱ‪ ‬ﻋ‪‬ﺒ‪‬ﺎﺩ‪‬ﻙ‪ ‬ﺃﹶﻋ‪‬ﻠﹶﻢ‪‬؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪:‬‬ ‫ﻋ‪‬ﺎﻟ‪‬ﻢ‪ ‬ﻻﹶ ﻳ‪ ‬ﺸ‪‬ﺒ‪‬ﻊ‪ ‬ﻣ‪‬ﻦ‪ ‬ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‪‬ﻠﹾﻢﹺ‪ ,‬ﻳ‪‬ﺠ‪‬ﻤ‪‬ﻊ‪ ‬ﻋ‪‬ﻠﹾﻢ‪ ‬ﺍﻟﻨ‪‬ﺎﺱﹺ ﺇﹺﻟﹶ ﻰ ﻋ‪‬ﻠﹾﻤ‪‬ﻪ‪ .‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪:‬‬ ‫ﻓﹶﺄﹶﻱ‪ ‬ﻋ‪‬ﺒ‪‬ﺎﺩ‪‬ﻙ‪ ‬ﺃﹶﻋ‪‬ﺰ‪‬؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‪‬ﻱ‪ ‬ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﻗﹶﺪ‪‬ﺭ‪ ,‬ﻏﹶﻔﹶﺮ‪ .‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻓﹶﺄﹶﻱ‪ ‬ﻋ‪‬ﺒ‪‬ﺎﺩ‪‬ﻙ‪‬‬ ‫ﺃﹶﻏﹾﻨ‪‬ﻰ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‪‬ﻱ ﻳ‪‬ﺮ‪‬ﺿ‪‬ﻰ ﺑﹺﻤ‪‬ﺎ ﻳ‪‬ﺆ‪‬ﺗ‪‬ﻰ‪ .‬ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﻓﹶ ﺄﹶﻱ‪ ‬ﻋ‪‬ﺒ‪‬ﺎﺩ‪‬ﻙ‪ ‬ﺃﹶﻓﹾﻘﹶﺮ‪‬؟‬ ‫ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‪ :‬ﺻ‪‬ﺎﺣ‪‬ﺐ‪ ‬ﻣ‪‬ﻨ‪‬ﻘﹸ ﻮﺹﹴ‪ .‬ﻗﹶﺎ ﻝﹶ ﺭ‪‬ﺳ‪‬ﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‪ :‬ﻟﹶﻴ‪ ‬ﺲ‪ ‬ﺍﻟﹾﻐ‪‬ﻨ‪‬ﻰ ﻋ‪ ‬ﻦ‪‬‬ ‫ﻇﹶﻬ‪‬ﺮﹺ‪ ,‬ﺇﹺﻧ‪‬ﻤ‪‬ﺎ ﺍﻟﹾ ﻐ‪‬ﻨ‪‬ﻰ ﻏ‪‬ﻨ‪ ‬ﻰ ﺍﻟﻨ‪‬ﻔﹾﺲﹺ ‪ .‬ﻭ‪‬ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺃﹶﺭ‪‬ﺍﺩ‪ ‬ﺍ ﷲُ ﺑﹺ ﻌ‪‬ﺒ‪‬ﺪ‪ ‬ﺧ‪‬ﻴ‪‬ﺮ‪‬ﺍ‪ ,‬ﺟ‪‬ﻌ‪ ‬ﻞﹶ‬ ‫ﻏ‪‬ﻨ‪‬ﺎﻩ‪ ‬ﻓ‪‬ﻲ ﻧ‪‬ﻔﹾﺴِﻪ‪ ‬ﻭ‪‬ﺗ‪‬ﻘﹶﺎﻩ‪ ‬ﻓ‪‬ﻲ ﻗﹶﻠﹾﺒﹺﻪ‪ , ‬ﻭ‪‬ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺃﹶﺭ‪‬ﺍﺩ‪ ‬ﺍﷲُ ﺑﹺ ﻌ‪‬ﺒ‪‬ﺪ‪ ‬ﺷ‪‬ﺮ‪‬ﺍ ﺟ‪‬ﻌ‪ ‬ﻞﹶ‬ ‫ﻓﹶﻘﹾﺮ‪‬ﻩ‪ ‬ﺑ‪‬ﻴ‪‬ﻦ‪ ‬ﻋ‪‬ﻴ‪‬ﻨ‪‬ﻴ‪‬ﻪ‪. ‬‬ ‫‪) narrates that the Messenger of Allah‬ا( ‪Abu Hurayrah‬‬ ‫‪) said, “ Musa () asked his Lord about six qua lities‬ص(‬ ‫‪which he thought he alone possesse d and M usa () did not‬‬ ‫‪like the seventh quality. Musa a sked, ‘O my Lord! Who is the‬‬ ‫‪most pious of Your servants?’ He said, ‘T he one who always‬‬ ‫‪remembers Me and does not forget Me.’ Musa () asked,‬‬

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‘Who is the most guide d of Your servants?’ He said, ‘T he one who follows the (divine) guidance.’ Musa a sked, ‘Who is the most just of Your servants?’ He said, ‘T he one who dec ides for the people in the same manner as he decides for himself.’ Musa () asked, ‘Who is the greatest scholar of Your servants?’ He said, ‘He who is not contented with (his own) knowledge, and seeks knowle dge from others in addition to his own knowle dge.’ Musa () asked, ‘Who is the most honourable of Your servants?’ He said, ‘T he one who forgives when he is dominant.’ Musa () asked, ‘Who is the wea lthiest of Your servants?’ He said, ‘T he one who is satisfied with what is given to him.’ Musa () asked, ‘Who is the poorest of Your servants?’ He said, ‘T he one who has little satisfaction.’” The Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Riches do not come from abun dance of goo ds but true riches are a contended heart. When Allah () intends good of a servant, He instills contentment into his heart and fills it with His fear. When Allah () wants to punish someone for his evil, He places poverty before him (i.e. he finds himself poor whereas he is not).”1

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1. Ibn Hibban, a s-Sa hih (14:101#6217) 2. Haythami, Ma wa r id-uz-za ma n (p. 50#86)

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Allah () does not re ject supplication of His re me mbe rers

‫ﺩ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺛﹶﻼﹶﺛﹶﺔﹲ ﻻﹶ ﻳ‬:‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻋ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﻫ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.113 ‫ﺎ ﻡ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﺈﹺﻣ‬‫ ﻡﹺ ﻭ‬‫ﻈﹾﻠﹸﻮ‬‫ﺓﹸ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻋ‬‫ﺩ‬‫ﺍ ﻭ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﷲَ ﻛﹶﺜ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺬﹶﺍﻛ‬:‫ﻢ‬‫ﺎﺀَﻫ‬‫ﻋ‬‫ﺍﷲُ ﺩ‬ . ‫ﻘﹾﺴِﻂﹸ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬ Abu Hurayrah ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said, “ Allah () does not reject supplication of three kinds of people: the one who remembers Allah greatly (), the oppressed and a just ruler.” 1

‫ﻮ ﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺳ‬: ‫ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻲ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺎﻫ‬‫ ﺔﹶ ﺍﻟﹾﺒ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﺃﹸﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.114 ‫ﺭﹺﻛﹶﻪ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻰ ﻳ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ﺍ ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﻃﹶﺎﻫ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺍﺷ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻯ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﻓ‬‫ ﺃﹶ ﻭ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ص ﻳ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﺍﻟﺪ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺧ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ﺌﹰﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺷ‬‫ﺄﹶﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻞﹺ ﻳ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻴ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺔﹰ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﻋ‬‫ ﺳ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ﻘﹶﻠ‬‫ ﻨ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﻟﹶ ﻢ‬‫ﺎﺱ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺍﻟﻨ‬ .‫ﺎﻩ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻳ‬‫ﻄﹶﺎﻩ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﱠﺎ ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ﺓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﺂﺧ‬‫ﻭ‬ Abu Umāmah Bahili ( ‫ )ا‬narrates, “ I heard the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬say: ‘He who goes to bed pure and lies on bed remembering Allah until he dozes, there is no moment of the night when he rises and begs from Allah the good of this world and of the Hereafter and He does not grant him.’”2 1.

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Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:419#588) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (6:11#7358) Ajlawni, Kashf-ul-khifa wa muzil-ul-ilbas (1:390#1045) Tirmidhi, a l-Ja mi-us-sa hih (5:540#3526)

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‫ﻪ‬‫ﺍﺷ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﻯ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﻓ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻭ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ ا ﺃﹶ ﻥﱠ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺎﺫ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.115 ‫ﻞﹺ ﻟﹶ ﻢ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻴ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺘ‬‫ﺎﻩ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ﻰ ﺗ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ ﺣ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺍﷲَ ﺗ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ﺍ ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻃﹶﺎﻫ‬ .‫ﻄﹶﺎﻩ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻻﱠ ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ﺓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﺂﺧ‬‫ﺎ ﻭ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﺍﻟﺪ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺧ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ﺍ ﻣ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ ﺧ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺄﹶﻝﹺ ﺍﷲَ ﺗ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻳ‬ Muādh ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said, “ Whoever goes to his bed pure, remem bering Allah until he feels dro wsy, yet he spends the night awake, there is no good worldly or of Hereafter which he begs but is not granted.”1

‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﺍ ﺛﹸﻢ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺍ ﻃﹶﺎﻫ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺫﹶﺍﻛ‬‫ﺎ ﺕ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ﺔﹶ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺ ﻲ ﺃﹸﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.116 .ُ‫ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﻄﹶﺎﻩ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻻﱠ ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ﺓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﺂﺧ‬‫ﺎ ﻭ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﻠﺪ‬‫ﺔﹰ ﻟ‬‫ﺎﺟ‬‫ﺄﹶﻝﹺ ﺍﷲَ ﺣ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻞﹺ ﻟﹶﻢ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻴ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬ Abu Umāmah (‫ )ا‬said: “ He who stays awake at night in purity remembering Allah, whatever need of this world and of the Hereafter he begs is granted by Allah.” 2

‫ ﻦ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﺔﹶ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﺃﹸﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.117 ‫ ﺎ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺪ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺄﹶﻝﹸ ﺧ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻞﹺ ﻳ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻴ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮﹴ ﻓﹶﺘ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺫ‬‫ﺍ ﻋ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﻃﹶﺎﻫ‬‫ﺎ ﻡ‬‫ﻞﹴ ﻧ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﺭ‬ .‫ﻄﹶﺎﻩ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻻﱠ ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ﺓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﺂﺧ‬‫ﻭ‬ Abu Umāmah (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Anyone who falls a sleep in a state of purity

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Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-ka bir (8:125#7568) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (1:231#880) Ibn Rajab, Ja mi-ul-ulum wa l-hika m (1:451) Mubarakpuri, Tuhfa t-ul-a hwa dhi (9:360#102) Nasai, a s-Suna n-ul-kubr a (6:201#10641) Nasai, Ama l-ul-ya wm wa l-la yla h (1:469#805) Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (1:111#1265)

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remembering Allah, then wakes up during the night and asks (Allah) for any good of this world an d the next, that is granted to him.”1

‫ ﻞﹴ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ ص‬‫ﺒﹺ ﻲ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﺔﹶ ا ﻋ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﺮﹴﻭ ﺑ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.118 .‫ﻄﹶﺎﻩ‬‫ﺎ ﺇﹺﻟﱠﺎ ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ﺜﹸﻤ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻮ ﺍﷲَ ﺣ‬‫ﻋ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻞﹺ ﻳ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻴ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮﹴ ﻓﹶﺘ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺫ‬‫ﺍ ﻋ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﻃﹶﺎﻫ‬‫ﺎﻡ‬‫ﻧ‬ Amr ibn Abasah ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Holy Prophet (‫)ص‬ said, “ He who goes to sleep p ure and remembering Allah then wakes up durin g the night, Allah will grant him whatever he begs.” 2

‫ﻘﹸﻮ ﻝﹸ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻄﱠﺎﺏﹺ ا ﻋ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﺨ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.119 ‫ﻲ‬‫ﻄ‬‫ ﺎ ﺃﹸﻋ‬‫ﻞﹶ ﻣ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻓﹾﻀ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻄﹶﻴ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻋ‬, ‫ﻲ‬‫ﺄﹶﻟﹶﺘ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﻱ ﻋ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻠﹶﻪ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ ﺷ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬: ُ‫ﺍﷲ‬ .‫ﲔ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺎﺋ‬‫ﺍﻟﺴ‬ Umar ibn Khattab (‫ )ا‬narrates from the Holy Prophet (‫)ص‬, “ Allah () says, ‘Whoever was not able to beg from Me anything because he wa s busy remembering Me, I will give him more and better than what is bestowe d upon those who beg.’” 3 1. 2. 3.

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Ruyani, a l-Musna d (2:302#1249) Bukhari, a l-Kuna (p. 47#409) Bukhari, a t-Ta r ikh-ul-ka bir (2:115#1879) Bukhari, Kha lq a fa l a l-iba d (p. 109) Hakeem Tirmidhi, Na wa dir -ul-usul fi a ha dith a r -r a sul (3:64) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:413#572) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (3:467#4080) Bayhaqi, F a dha il-ul-a wqa t (p. 373) Ibn Abd-ul-Barr, a t-Ta mhid (6:45,46) Ibn Qaysarani, Ta dhkir a t-ul-huffa z (3:996#926) Mizzi, Ta hdhib-ul-ka ma l (4:248#767)

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‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬: ُ‫ ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﷲ‬‫ ﻳ‬: ‫ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺎﺭﹺﺙ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﺤ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.120 . ‫ﲔ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺎﺋ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﺴ‬‫ﻄ‬‫ﺎ ﺃﹸﻋ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻕ‬‫ ﻓﹶ ﻮ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻄﹶ ﻴ‬‫ﻲ ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ﺄﹶﻟﹶﺘ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺﻱ ﻋ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻠﹶﻪ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ﺷ‬ Mālik ibn Hārith (‫ )ا‬says, “ Allah () says, ‘He who is too busy rememberin g Me to be g from Me, I give him m uch more than what I give to those who beg.’” 1

‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ ﻭﹺﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ص ﻳ‬‫ﺒﹺ ﻲ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ب ﻋ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺ ﺮﹴ ﺑ‬‫ ﺟ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.121 ‫ ﻲ‬‫ﺄﹶﻟﹶﺘ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﻱ ﻋ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻠﹶﻪ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ ﺷ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬: ‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬: ‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻙ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﺭ‬ .‫ﲔ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺎﺋ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﺴ‬‫ﻄ‬‫ﺎ ﺃﹸﻋ‬‫ﻞﹶ ﻣ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻓﹾﻀ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻄﹶﻴ‬‫ﺃﹶﻋ‬ Jabir ibn Abdullah (‫ )ب‬narrates that the Holy Prophet (‫)ص‬ narrates from his Lord, “ He who is unable to be g from Me for being enga ge d in My remembrance, I will confer on him better than what I grant to those who beg.” 2

ُ‫ ﻗﹶﺎ ﻝﹶ ﺍﷲ‬:‫ﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬: ‫ﻔﹶ ﺔﹶ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺬﹶﻳ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.122 . ‫ﺄﹶﻟﹶﻨﹺﻲ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻞﹶ ﺃﹶﻥﹾ ﻳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺒ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻄﹶﻴ‬‫ﻲ ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ﺄﹶﻟﹶﺘ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺﻱ ﻋ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻠﹶﻪ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ ﺷ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬: 10. Mizzi, Ta hdhib-ul-ka ma l (13:196#2884) 1. Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (6:34#29271) 2. Ibn Abi Shaybah narrated in a l-Musa nna f (6:34#29273) as a ma r fu ha dith through Amr ibn Murrah as well. 3. Qadai, Musna d-ush-shiha b (2:326#889) 4. Bayhaqi, F a dha il-ul-a wqa t (p. 370) 2. 1. Qadai, Musna d-ush-shiha b (1:340#584) 2. Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:413,414#573) 3. Bayhaqi narrated it in F a dha il-ul-a wqa t (p. 370) through Malik ibn Huwayrith. 4. Ibn Taymiyyah narrated in Da qa iq-ut-ta fsir (2:362) through Malik ibn Huwayrith. 1.

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Hudhayfah (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬ said, “ Allah () says, ‘He who fails to find chance to beg from Me owing to being enga ge d in My remembrance, I grant him before he supplicates Me.’”11

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1. Abu Nuaym, Hilya t-ul-a wliya wa ta ba qa t-ul-a sfiya (7:313) 2. Daylami, a l-F ir da ws bima thur a l-khita b (3:168#4446) 3. Suyuti said in a d-Dur r -ul-ma nthur fit-ta fsir bil ma thur (6:418) Ibn Mardawiyyah and Abu Nuaym narrated this tradition through Hudhayfah and Abu Nuaym also related it through Hudhayfah.

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Paradise is the re ward for re me mbrance assemblies

‫ﺎ‬‫! ﻣ‬‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ ﻗﹸﻠﹾﺖ‬:‫ﺮﹴﻭ ب ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.123 .‫ﺔﹸ‬‫ﺠﻨ‬  ‫ﺲﹺ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﺍﻟﹾ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﺔﹸ ﻣ‬‫ ﹶﻏﻨﹺﻴﻤ‬:‫ﺲﹺ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﺔﹸ ﻣ‬‫ﻏﹶﻨﹺﻴﻤ‬ Abdullah ibn Amr (‫ )ب‬narrates, “ I asked: ‘O Messen ger of Allah (‫ !)ص‬What is the reward for remembrance assem blie s?’ He said, ‘T he reward for remembrance 1 assem blie s is Paradise.’”

: ‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﷲِ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ا ﺃ ﻥﱠ ﺭ‬‫ﺭﹺﻱ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﺪ ﺍﻟﹾﺨ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﺳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.124 ‫ﻢ‬‫ﻠﹸﻬ‬‫ﺧ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﻳ‬,‫ﺓ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺵﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﹾﻔﹶﺮ‬‫ﺎ ﻋ‬‫ﻧﻴ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﺪ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ﻥﱠ ﺍﷲَ ﻗﹶﻮ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ﻟﹶﻴ‬ .‫ﻠﹶﻰ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‬‫ﺎﺕ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ﺍﻟﺪ‬ Abu Saee d Khudri ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Some people in this world will remember Allah () on their beds. He will admit them to higher ranks (of Paradise).” 2 1.

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Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (2:190#6777) Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (2:177#6651) Tabarani, Musna d-ush-sha miyyin (2:273#1325) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:261#2324) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:78) Suyuti, ad-Durr-ul-manthur fit-tafsir bil-mathur (1:367) Ibn Hibban, a s-Sa hih (2:124#398) Abu Yala, a l-Musna d (2:359#1110) Abu Yala, a l-Musna d (2:527#1391) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:256#2302)

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‫ ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺍﻝﹸ ﺃﹶﻟﹾﺴِﻨ‬‫ﺰ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﺗ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬:‫ﺍﺀِ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺩ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﺍﻟﺪ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.125 .‫ﻜﹸﻮﻥﹶ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﺔﹶ ﻭ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻠﹸﻮﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﹾﺠ‬‫ﺧ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﺍﷲِ ﻳ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺔﹰ ﻣ‬‫ﻃﹾﺒ‬‫ﺭ‬ Narrated from Abu Darda (‫)ا‬, he said, “ Indeed, the people whose tongues are always busy in remembrance of Allah will enter Paradise la ughin g smilingly.” 1

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Haythami, Ma wa r id-uz-za ma n (p. 576#2319) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:78) Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (7:111#34587) Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (7:170#35052) Ibn Mubarak, a z-Zuhd (1:397#1136) Ibn Abi Asim, Kita b-uz-Zuhd (1:136) Ibn Rajab, Ja mi-ul-ulum wa l-hika m (1:445) Abu Nuaym, Hilya t-ul-a wliya wa ta ba qa t-ul-a sfiya (1:219) Abu Nuaym, Hilya t-ul-a wliya wa ta ba qa t-ul-a sfiya (5:133) Ibn Jawzi, Sifa t-us-sa fwa h (1:639) Suyuti, ad-Durr-ul-manthur fit-tafsir bil-mathur (1:366)

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Remembrance assemblies are the orchards of Paradise ‫ص‬

‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﺎ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻠﹶﻴ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺝ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺧ‬:‫ ﺍﷲِ ب‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺﺮ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺟ‬.126

‫ ﻒ‬‫ﻘ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ﻞﱡ ﻭ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﻜﹶﺔ‬‫ﻼﹶﺋ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﺍﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺳ‬‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﻟ‬,‫ﺎﺱ‬‫ﺎ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺎ ﺃﹶﻳ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬ .‫ﺔ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺎﺽﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﺠ‬‫ﻲ ﺭﹺﻳ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﻓ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺎﺭ‬.‫ﺽﹺ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹶﺭ‬‫ﺲﹺ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﻓ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻣ‬‫ﻋ‬ ‫ﻭﺍ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺎﻏﹾﺪ‬. ‫ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ‬‫ﺲ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ ﻣ‬: ‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺠ‬‫ﺎﺽ‬‫ ﺭﹺﻳ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ﺃﹶﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬:‫ﻗﹶﺎﻟﹸﻮﺍ‬ ‫ ﺃﹶ ﻥﹾ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﻛﹶﺎﻥﹶ ﻳ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬.‫ﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﻔﹸﺴ‬‫ ﺃﹶ ﻧ‬‫ﻭﻩ‬‫ﺫﹶﻛﱢﺮ‬‫ﻛﹾ ﺮﹺ ﺍﷲِ ﻭ‬‫ﻲ ﺫ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﻓ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ﻭ‬ ‫ﺰﹺ ﻝﹸ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﻥﱠ ﺍﷲَ ﻳ‬, ‫ﻩ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺰﹺﻟﹶﺔﹸ ﺍﷲِ ﻋ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻒ‬‫ ﻛﹶ ﻴ‬‫ﻈﹸ ﺮ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﻓﹶﻠﹾﻴ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺰﹺﻟﹶﺘ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻠﹶﻢ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻳ‬ . ‫ﻔﹾﺴِﻪ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻟﹶﻪ‬‫ﺰ‬‫ﺚﹸ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‬ Jabir ibn Abdullah ( ‫ )ب‬narrates, “T he Holy Prophet (‫)ص‬ came to us and said: ‘O people, there are armies of Allah’s angels who come to dhikr sessions on earth and stay there. So eat wholeheartedly from the gardens of Paradise.’ T he Companions submitted, ‘Where are the gardens of Paradise?’ He replied, ‘ Dhikr sessions. So remember Allah () morning and evening and continually remind yourselves of Him. Whoever wants to know his own status an d station in the sight of Allah () should see what he deems of Allah (), because Allah () ranks a person as he believes Him in his heart.’”1 1.

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‫ ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ‬:‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﷲِ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ا ﺃﹶﻥﱠ ﺭ‬‫ ﻚ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻣ‬‫ﺲﹴ ﺑ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.127 :‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺠ‬‫ﺎﺽ‬‫ﺎ ﺭﹺﻳ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ ﻭ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.‫ﻮﺍ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺎﺭ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺎﺽﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﺠ‬‫ﻢ ﺑﹺﺮﹺﻳ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻣ‬ .‫ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ‬‫ﻠﹶﻖ‬‫ﺣ‬ Anas ibn Malik ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ When you pass the gardens of Paradise, eat heartily.” He asked, “ What are the gardens of Paradise?” T he Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬answered, “ The circles of remembrance.”12

‫ﺎﺫ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻲ ﻣ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﻟ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺑﹺﻲ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻼﹶﻝﹴ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻫ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﺩ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹶﺳ‬‫ ﻋ‬.128 . َ‫ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ﻨﹺﻲ ﻧ‬‫ ﻌ‬‫ﺔﹰ ﻳ‬‫ﺎﻋ‬‫ ﺳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ﺆ‬‫ﺎ ﻧ‬‫ ﺑﹺﻨ‬‫ﺲ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ ﺍﺟ‬:‫ا‬ Aswa d ibn Ha lal Mahār bi narrates, “ Muā dh ( ‫ )ا‬said to me, ‘Sit with us so that we may believe for a moment, i.e. we remember Allah ().’”14 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

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Abu Yala, a l-Musna d (4:106#2138) Abd ibn Humayd, a l-Musna d (p. 333#1107) Hakeem Tirmidhi, Na wa dir -ul-usul fi a ha dith a r -r a sul (2:126) Tabarani gave a brief version of the narration in a l-Muja m-ul-a wsa t (3:67#2501). Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:398#528) Mundhiri said in a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:261#2325) Ibn Abi Dunya, Abu Yala, Bazzar, Tabarani, Hakim and Bayhaqi related the tradition and Hakim declared its transmitters sa hih (sound). Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:77) Dhahabi, Mizan-ul-itidal fi naqd ar-rijal (5:253) Tirmidhi, a s-Suna n (5:532#3510) Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (3:150#12545) Abu Yala, a l-Musna d (6:155#3432) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:398#529) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:262#2329) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (1:126) Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (6:164#30363)

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‫ﺔﹶ‬‫ﺍﺣ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺭ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﺑ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻛﹶﺎﻥﹶ ﻋ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺﻂ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺳ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﺑ‬‫ ﻋ‬.129

‫ ﺍ‬‫ﺎﻟﹶﻮ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺗ‬,‫ﺔﹰ‬‫ﺎﻋ‬‫ ﺳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ ﺆ‬‫ﺎﻟﹶﻮﺍ ﻧ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺗ‬: ‫ﻝﹸ‬‫ﻘﹸﻮ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻴ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺﻪ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺻ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻔﹶ ﺮﹺ ﻣ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﺬﹸ ﺑﹺﻴ‬‫ﺄﹾﺧ‬‫ﻳ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻌ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺑﹺﻄﹶﺎﻋ‬‫ﻩ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ﺍ ﻧ‬‫ﺎﻟﹶﻮ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺗ‬,‫ﺎ‬‫ﺎﻧ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻳ‬‫ﺩ‬‫ﺩ‬‫ﺰ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮﹺ ﺍﷲَ ﻭ‬‫ﻓﹶﻠﹾﻨ‬ . ‫ﻪ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻔ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ﺑﹺﻤ‬ Ibn Sābit narrates that Abdullah ibn Ra wahah ( ‫ )ا‬would take some of his companions by their hands and say, “ Come, let us believe for a moment; come, let us remember Allah () and enhance our (state of) faith. Come, let us remember Him in (a state of) obe dience; may He remember us with the glory of His forgiveness.”2 1

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Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (7:126#34698) Abdullah ibn Ahmad, a s-Sunna h (1:379#823) Asqalani, F a th-ul-ba r i (1:48) Asqalani, Ta ghliq a t-ta liq (2:21) Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (6:170#30426)

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The re membe re rs’ houses shine for those in heavens as stars for those on earth

‫ﻮ ﺕ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻥﹶ ﺑ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺎﺀِ ﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻞﹶ ﺍﻟﺴ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﺃﹶﻫ‬:‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.130 .‫ﺽﹺ‬‫ﻞﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹶﺭ‬‫ﺄﹶﻫ‬‫ ﻟ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ﺍﻛ‬‫ﻲﺀُ ﺍﻟﹾﻜﹶﻮ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ﺎ ﺗ‬‫ ﻛﹶﻤ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻲﺀُ ﻟﹶﻬ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ﻞﹺ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﺗ‬‫ﺃﹶﻫ‬ Abu Hurayrah (‫ )ا‬narrates, “ Indeed, those in heavens see the houses of Allah’s rememberers shining a s stars shine in the sky for those on earth.”1

‫ ﻱ‬‫ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﺍﻟﹾﺒ‬:‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ا ﻋ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺﻂ‬‫ ﺳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.131 ‫ ﻞﹺ‬‫ﺄﹶﻫ‬‫ ﻟ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﺀُ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻲ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ﺎ ﺗ‬‫ﺎﺀِ ﻛﹶﻤ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻞﹺ ﺍﻟﺴ‬‫ﺄﹶﻫ‬‫ﺀُ ﻟ‬‫ﻲ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﷲُ ﻓ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬ .‫ﺽﹺ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹶﺭ‬ Sā bit ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said, “ Indeed, the house where Allah () is remembere d shine s to those in heavens as stars shine to those on earth.”2

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Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (7:170#35055) Ibn Hayyan, Ta ba qa t-ul-muha ddisin bi Asba ha n (4:282#668) Suyuti, ad-Durr-ul-manthur fit-tafsir bil-mathur (1:367) Ibn Hajar, a l-Isa ba h fi ta myiz a s-sa ha ba h (3:3) Manawi, F a yd-ul-qa dir (2:325)

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Those who hold re me mbrance sessions will be gene rous and bountiful on the Day of Judgme nt

‫ﻘﹸﻮ ﻝﹸ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ﻮ ﻝﹺ ﺍﷲِ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ﺪ ا ﻋ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﻌ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﺳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.132 ‫ﻞﹸ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ﻞﹶ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻘ‬.‫ﻡﹺ‬‫ﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﹾﻜﹶﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻮﻡ‬‫ﻴﻊﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﻴ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﹾﺠ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻫ‬‫ﻠﹶﻢ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺳ‬: ‫ﺍﷲ‬ .‫ﺎﺟﹺﺪ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﺲﹺ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﻓ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻞﹸ ﻣ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻫ‬:‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﷲ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬,‫ﻡﹺ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻜﹶﺮ‬ Abu Saee d ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬ said, “ Allah () says, ‘T he people assemblin g on the Day of Resurrection will come to know who the generous people are.” T he Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬was a sked, “ Who are the generous people, O Messenger of Allah (‫ ”?)ص‬He replied, “T hose who hold remembrance se ssions in mosques.” 1

: ‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﷲِ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ا ﺃ ﻥﱠ ﺭ‬‫ﺭﹺﻱ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺨ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﺳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.133 ‫ﻢ‬‫ﻠﹸﻬ‬‫ﺧ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﻳ‬,‫ﺓ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺵﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﹾﻔﹶﺮ‬‫ﺎ ﻋ‬‫ﻧﻴ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﺪ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ﻥﱠ ﺍﷲَ ﻗﹶﻮ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ﻟﹶﻴ‬ .‫ﻠﹶﻰ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‬‫ﺎﺕ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ﺍﻟﺪ‬ 1.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Ibn Hibban, a s-Sa hih (3:98#816) Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (3:68#11670) Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (3:76#11740) Abu Yala, a l-Musna d (2:313#1046) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:401#535) Daylami, a l-F ir da ws bima thur a l-khita b (5:253#8104) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:259#2318) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:76) Haythami, Ma wa r id-uz-za ma n (1:576#2320)

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Abu Saee d Khudri ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Some people, in this world, will remember Allah () on their beds. Allah will admit them to lofty and superior ranks.”1

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ِ‫ﻮﻝﹺ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ا ﻋ‬‫ﻨﹺﻲ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺮﹴ ﺍﻟﹾﺠ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﺔﹶ ﺑ‬‫ﻘﹾﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.134

‫ ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻤ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺼ‬‫ﻢ ﺍﻟﹾﺒ‬‫ﻔﹸﺬﹸﻫ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺍﺣ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﻌ‬‫ﻲ ﺻ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﺎﺱ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻊ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬ ,‫ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻴ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﻜﹶﺮ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻊﹺ ﻟ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﹾﺠ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻫ‬‫ﻠﹶﻢ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺳ‬:‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻱ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻴ‬.‫ﻲ‬‫ﺍﻋ‬‫ﺍﻟﺪ‬    ^    ^

‫ﺖ‬‫ ﻛﹶﺎﻧ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻳ‬: ‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﺛﹸﻢ‬,‫ﺍﺕ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺛﹶﻼﹶ ﺙﹶ ﻣ‬ ‫ﺍ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻛﹶﺎﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻳ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫؟ ﺛﹸﻢ‬%

‫ﻊ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺠ‬‫ﻠﹶ ﻢ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺳ‬:‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻱ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﺛﹸ ﻢ‬, ‫ﺔ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﺂﻳ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶ ﻰ ﺁﺧ‬%    ‫ﻮﺍ‬‫ ﻛﹶﺎﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺤ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻳ‬:‫ ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﺛﹸﻢ‬.‫ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻴ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﻜﹶﺮ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻟ‬ ‫ ؟‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﻭﻥﹶ ﺭ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻳ‬ Uqbah ibn Amir Juhani ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah ( ‫ )ص‬said, “ On the Day of Judgement the entire mankind will be a ssem ble d on a high place where every eye will be a ble to see them and a caller will make them listen. An announcer will then announce three times, ‘T he people of the Great Gathering will kno w today as to who are the generous 1.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Ibn Hibban, a s-Sa hih (2:124#398) Abu Yala, a l-Musna d (2:359#1110) Abu Yala, a l-Musna d (2:527#1391) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:256#2302) Haythami, Ma wa r id-uz-za ma n (p. 576#2319) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:78)

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and bountiful people.’ T hen he will say, ‘Where are they who use d to keep a way from their beds (at night)?’ T hen he will announce, ‘Where are they… (whom) neither busine ss nor sale could divert from remembrance of Allah?’ T hen the caller will announce, ‘T he Great Gathering will learn today who the generous are today.’ T hen he will say, ‘Where are they who praise their Lord greatly?’”1

ِ‫ﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻟﹶﺖ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺰﹺﻳ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﺎﺀَ ﺑﹺﻨ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.135 ‫ﻞﹸ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻫ‬‫ﻠﹶﻢ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺳ‬:‫ﻱ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻘ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻳ‬ ُ‫ﺚﹸ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ص‬ ‫ ﻻﹶ‬‫ﺓﹲ ﻭ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﻠﹾ ﻬﹺﻴ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﺗ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻳ‬.‫ﻡﹺ‬‫ﻟﹶﻰ ﺑﹺﺎﻟﹾﻜﹶﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻭ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻊﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﻴ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﺠ‬ ‫ ﻱ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﺟﹺﻊ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﺔﹶ ﺛﹸﻢ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻠﹸﻮﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﹾﺠ‬‫ﺧ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻓﹶﻴ‬‫ﻘﹸ ﻮﻣ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﺍﷲِ؟ ﻓﹶﻴ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻊ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺑ‬ ‫ﺎﻓﹶﻰ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻳ‬.‫ﻡﹺ‬‫ﻟﹶ ﻰ ﺑﹺﺎﻟﹾﻜﹶﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻭ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ﻊﹺ ﻣ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﹾﺠ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻫ‬‫ﻠﹶﻢ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺳ‬: ‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ﻓﹶﻴ‬ ‫ﻱ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﺟﹺﻊ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﺛﹸﻢ‬.‫ﺔﹶ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻠﹸﻮﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﹾﺠ‬‫ﺧ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺎﺟﹺﻊﹺ؟ ﻓﹶﻴ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻮﺑ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺟ‬ ‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻳ‬: ‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻴ‬.‫ﻡﹺ‬‫ﻟﹶﻰ ﺑﹺﺎﻟﹾﻜﹶﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻭ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻊ ﻣ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﹾﺠ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻫ‬‫ﻠﹶﻢ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺳ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ﻓﹶﻴ‬ ‫ ﻦﹺ‬‫ﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹶﻭ‬‫ﻔﹶﻴ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺼ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻛﹾﺜﹶﺮ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﺀٍ؟ ﻭ‬‫ﻲ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻛﹸﻞﱢ ﺷ‬‫ﻭﻥﹶ ﺍﷲِ ﻋ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﺤ‬ .‫ﺔﹶ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻠﹸﻮﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﹾﺠ‬‫ﺧ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻓﹶﻴ‬ Asma ( ‫ )ل‬bint Yazid narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ On the Day of Resurrection Allah () will post an announcer who will say, ‘T hose present on the Day of Great Gathering will soon know who are the people of bounty 1.

1. Hakim, a l-Musta dr a k (2:433#3508) 5. Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (3:170#3246)

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and generosity. Where are they … ( whom) neither busine ss nor sale could divert from remembrance of Allah…?’ So, they will stand up and enter Paradise. T he announcer will then come back and say, ‘T hose present on the Day of Great Gathering will soon know who the people of generosity are. Where are they whose sides wo uld not touch their beds?’ T hey will then enter Paradise. T he announcer will then return and announce aga in, ‘T hose present on the Day of Great Gathering will soon come to know which people will earn generosity.’ T hen he will say, ‘Where are they who praised Allah () greatly un der all circ umstances?’ T hey will be greater in number than the people of first two categories and will enter Paradise.” 1

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The sins of participants of re me mbrance circles are changed into pious deeds

‫ﺎ‬‫ ﻣ‬: ‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻮ ﻝﹺ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ا ﻋ‬‫ ﻚ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﻣ‬‫ ﺲﹺ ﺑ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.136 ‫ ﺇﹺﻟﱠﺎ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﱠﺎ ﻭ‬‫ ﻚ‬‫ﻭ ﻥﹶ ﺑﹺﺬﹶﻟ‬‫ﺮﹺﻳﺪ‬‫ ﻟﹶﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﻭ ﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﻳ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﻡﹴ ﺍﺟ‬‫ ﻗﹶ ﻮ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﻟﹶ ﺖ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ ﻗﹶ ﺪ‬,‫ﺍ ﻟﹶﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﻔﹸﻮﺭ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺀِ ﺃﹶ ﻥﹾ ﻗﹸﻮ ﻣ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺴ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﺍﻫ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﻧ‬ . ‫ﺎﺕ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﺌﹶﺎﺗ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺳ‬ Anas ibn Malik ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Whenever people assemble together to remember Allah () just seeking His plea sure, a ca ller calls from heaven, ‘Stand up! You have been forgiven. Yo ur sins have been change d into pious acts.’”1

‫ﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬: ‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬،‫ﻈﹶﻠﹶ ﺔﹶ ا‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻞﹺ ﺑﻦ ﺣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ ﺳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.137 ‫ﻮ ﻥﹶ‬‫ ﻘﹸﻮﻣ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻴ‬،‫ﻴﻪ‬‫ ﻓ‬ ‫ﻭﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ ﻗﹶﻮ‬‫ﻠﹶﺲ‬‫ﺎ ﺟ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ص‬

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1. Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (3:142#12476) 2. Abu Yala, a l-Musna d (7:167#4141) 3. Bayhaqi related it in Shua b-ul-ima n (1:401#534) through Abd ibn Mughaffal. 4. Abu Nuaym, Hilya t-ul-a wliya wa ta ba qa t-ul-a sfiya (3:108) 5. Maqdasi, a l-Aha dith-ul-mukhta r a h (7:235#2677) 6. Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:260#2320) 7. Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:76)

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‫ﻟﹶﺖ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﻭﺑ‬،‫ﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﻮﺑ‬‫ ﺫﹸﻧ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﻏﹶﻔﹶﺮ‬‫ﻮﺍ! ﻗﹶﺪ‬‫ ﻗﹸﻮﻣ‬:‫ﻢ‬‫ﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﻟﹶﻬ‬‫ﻰ ﻳ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺣ‬ . ‫ﺎﺕ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﺌﹶﺎﺗ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺳ‬ Suhayl ibn Hanzalah (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ When some people sit together to remember Allah (), it is said to them, ‘Stand up! Indeed, Allah has forgiven your sins for you, and yo ur evil dee ds have been changed into pious ones.’” 1

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Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-ka bir (2:212#6039) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:454#695) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:260#2321) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:76)

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Remembrance of Allah () whe n dying is most liked by Allah

‫ﻮﻝﹶ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ﻼﹰ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﺮﹴ ا ﺃﹶﻥﱠ ﺭ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺑ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.138 ‫ ﺚﹸ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﺀٍ ﺃﹶﺗ‬‫ﻲ‬‫ﻧﹺﻲ ﺑﹺﺸ‬‫ﺒﹺﺮ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺄﹶﺧ‬,‫ﻠﹶﻲ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺕ‬‫ ﻛﹶﺜﹸﺮ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﻡﹺ ﻗﹶﺪ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺈﹺﺳ‬‫ﻊ‬‫ﺍﺋ‬‫ﺮ‬‫! ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﺷ‬‫ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬ .‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﻃﹾﺒ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ ﻚ‬‫ﺎﻧ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺍﻝﹸ ﻟ‬‫ﺰ‬‫ ﻟﹶﺎ ﻳ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.‫ﺑﹺﻪ‬ Abdullah ibn Busr ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that a man said, “ O Messen ger of Allah ( ‫)ص‬, the religio us duties of Islam are too many for me, so tell me something to which I may c ling.” He said, “ Your tongue should never be free from remembrance of Allah ().”1

:‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﺄﹶﻟﹾﺖ‬‫ ﺳ‬:‫ﻞﹴ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺟ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﺎﺫ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.139 ‫ﻃﹾﺐ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ ﻚ‬‫ﺎﻧ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻮﺕ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻥﹾ ﺗ‬:‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﺍﷲِ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ﺎﻝﹺ ﺃﹶﺣ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺍﻷَﻋ‬‫ﺃﹶﻱ‬ .ِ‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﺍﷲ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬ 1.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Tirmidhi, a l-Ja mi-us-sa hih (5:458#3375) Ibn Majah, a s-Suna n (2:1246#3793) Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (4:190) Ibn Hibban, a s-Sa hih (3:96#814) Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (7:170#35053) Hakim, a l-Musta dr a k (1:672#1822) Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-a wsa t (2:119#1441) Bayhaqi, a s-Suna n-ul-kubr a (3:371#6318) Maqdasi, a l-Aha dith-ul-mukhta r a h (9:84,85#68) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:253#2290)

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Muādh ibn Ja bal ( ‫ )ا‬narrates, “ I asked the Messenger of Allah ( ‫)ص‬, ‘Which action is most like d by Allah ()?’ He said, ‘Your tongue should be busy rememberin g Allah () when you die.’” 1

‫ ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺍﻝﹸ ﺃﹶﻟﹾﺴِﻨ‬‫ﺰ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﺗ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬:‫ﺍﺀِ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺩ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﺍﻟﺪ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.140 .‫ﻜﹸﻮﻥﹶ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﺔﹶ ﻭ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻠﹸﻮﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﹾﺠ‬‫ﺧ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﺍﷲِ ﻳ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺔﹰ ﻣ‬‫ﻃﹾﺒ‬‫ﺭ‬ Abu Darda ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Holy Prophet said, “ Indeed, the people whose tongue s are always busy remembering Allah will enter Paradise la ughin g smilingly.” 2

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 2. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Ibn Hibban, a s-Sa hih (3:99#818) Bukhari, Kha lq a fa l a l-iba d (p. 72) Tabarani, Musna d-us-sha miyyin (1:122#191) Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-ka bir (20:93#181) Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-ka bir (20:107#212) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:393#516) Ibn Rajab, Ja mi-ul-ulum wa l-hika m (1:364) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:253#2291) Haythami, Ma wa r id-uz-za ma n (p. 576#2318) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:74) Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (7:111#34587) Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (7:170#35052) Ibn Mubarak, a z-Zuhd (1:397#1136) Ibn Abi Asim, Kita b-uz-Zuhd (1:136) Ibn Rajab, Ja mi-ul-ulum wa l-hika m (1:445) Abu Nuaym, Hilya t-ul-a wliya wa ta ba qa t-ul-a sfiya (1:219) Abu Nuaym, Hilya t-ul-a wliya wa ta ba qa t-ul-a sfiya (5:133) Ibn Jawzi, Sifa t-us-sa fwa h (1:639) Suyuti, ad-Durr-ul-manthur fit-tafsir bil-mathur (1:366)

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‫ﺎﻝﹺ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺍﻷﻋ‬‫ ﺃﹶ ﻱ‬:‫ ص‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﻞﹶ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺌ‬‫ ﺳ‬:‫ﻦﹺ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﺤ‬‫ ﻋ‬.141 ‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻃﹾﺐ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ ﻚ‬‫ﺎﻧ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻮﺕ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﻮﻡ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻮﺕ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻥﹾ ﺗ‬:‫ﻞﹸ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺃﹶﻓﹾﻀ‬ .‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺍﷲِ ﺗ‬ Hasan (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬wa s a sked, “ Which is the best action?” T he Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said, “ T he day you die your tongue should be busy remem bering Allah ().”11

:‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﺎﺭﹺﻕﹺ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺨ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.142 ‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹸﻠﹾﺖ‬,‫ﺵﹺ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻮ ﺭﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‬‫ﻲ ﻧ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ﻞﹴ ﻣ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﺑﹺﻲ ﺑﹺﺮ‬‫ٍﺮﹺﻱ‬‫ﻠﹶ ﺔﹰ ﺃﹸﺳ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ﺕ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ ؟‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ ﻗﹸﻠﹾﺖ‬.‫ ﻻﹶ‬: ‫ﻴﻞﹶ‬‫؟ ﻗ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬:‫ ﻗﹸﻠﹾﺖ‬.‫ ﻻﹶ‬:‫ﻴﻞﹶ‬‫؟ ﻗ‬‫ﻠﹶﻚ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻣ‬,‫ﺬﹶﺍ‬‫ﻫ‬ ‫ﻠﱠ ﻖ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﻗﹶﻠﹾﺒ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﺍﷲِ ﻭ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﻃﹾﺒ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺎﻧ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻞﹲ ﻛﹶﺎﻥﹶ ﻟ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﺬﹶﺍ ﺭ‬‫ ﻫ‬:‫ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬ . ‫ ﻗﹶﻂﱡ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺍﻟ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺴِﺐ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻟﹶﻢ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺎﺟﹺﺪ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺑﹺﺎﻟﹾﻤ‬ Abu Mukhāriq ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “T he night I was taken up to heaven, I passed a man who was wrapped in the Light of the Throne. I asked, ‘Who is this? Is this an angel?’ ‘No,’ it was said. I asked, ‘Is this a Prophet?’ ‘No,’ wa s the answer. I sa id, ‘Who is he then?’ Somebody said, ‘T his is a man whose tongue was always fresh with remembrance of Allah (), his heart remained attached to mosque s and he never swore at his parents.’”2 1. 2.

Ibn Mubarak, a z-Zuhd (1:401) 1. Ibn Rajab, Ja mi-ul-ulum wa l-hika m (1:445)

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‫ﺍﺑﹺﻲ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺎﺀَ ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ ﺟ‬:‫ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺎﺯﹺﻧﹺﻲ‬‫ﺮﹴ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﺑ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﺑ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.143 :‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺎﺱﹺ ﺧ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻱ‬,ِ‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ ص ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﻨ‬ ‫ ﺃﹶ ﻱ‬,ِ‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.‫ﻠﹸﻪ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻩ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻃﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻰ ﻟ‬‫ﻃﹸﻮﺑ‬ ‫ﻛﹾ ﺮﹺ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻃﹾﺐ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ ﻚ‬‫ﺎﻧ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ﺎ ﻭ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺪ‬‫ﻔﹶﺎﺭﹺ ﻕ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻥﹾ ﺗ‬:‫ﻞﹸ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺎﻝﹺ ﺃﹶﻓﹾﻀ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺍﻷﻋ‬ . ِ‫ﺍﷲ‬ Abdullah ibn Busr Māzini (‫ )ا‬narrates that a desert Arab came to the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬and said, “ Messen ger of Allah (‫)ص‬, who are the best among people?” He said, “ Ble sse d is he who lived long with pious dee ds.” He a sked, “ O Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬, which is the best action?” He replied, “ You should depart from this world in such a state of mind that your tongue remains ever-wet with the remembrance of Allah.”1

‫ﺎﻥ‬‫ﺍﺑﹺﻴ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺎﺀَ ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ ﺟ‬:‫ﺎﺯﹺﻧﹺﻲ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺮﹴ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺑ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﺑ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.144 ‫؟‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺎﺱﹺ ﺧ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﷲِ! ﺃﹶﻱ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ﺎ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺃﹶﺣ‬,‫ ص‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﻨ‬ ‫ ﺃﹶ ﻱ‬:‫ﺮ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎ ﻝﹶ ﺍﻵﺧ‬.‫ﻠﹸﻪ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻩ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻃﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﻋ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻰ ﻟ‬‫ ﻃﹸﻮﺑ‬:‫ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬ ِ‫ﻛﹾ ﺮﹺ ﺍﷲ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻃﹾﺐ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﺎﻧ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ ﺎ ﻭ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺪ‬‫ﻔﹶﺎﺭﹺ ﻕ‬‫ ﺃﹶ ﻥﹾ ﺗ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻞﹺ ﺧ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‬ . ‫ﻚ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻞﹸ ﻋ‬‫ﻔﹾﻀ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬, ‫ﻢ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻧ‬:‫ﻨﹺﻲ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻜﹾ ﻔ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﷲِ! ﻭ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.

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2. Ibn Abi Dunya, a l-Awliya (1:38#95) 3. Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:253#2292) Ibn Ja‘ d, a l-Musna d (1:492#3431)

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Abdullah ibn Busr Māzini (‫ )ا‬narrates that two desert Arabs came to the Holy Prophet (‫)ص‬. One of them asked, “ Who is be st among people, O Messenger of Allah?” He said, “ Blesse d is he who lives long with pious dee ds.” T he other one submitted, “ Which is the best deed?” T he Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said, “ When you depart from this world your tongue should be busy remembering Allah.” He a sked, “ Will it be enough for me, O Me ssen ger of Allah?” He said, “ Yes, it will be more than enough for you.”1

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Shaybani, a l-Aa ha d wa l-ma tha ni (3:51)

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‫ ﺔ‬‫ﻘﹾﻌ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎ ﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ ﺲﹴ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.145 ‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶ ﻰ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ ﺑﹺﺬﹶﻟ‬‫ ﺕ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮﹴ ﺇﹺ ﻻﱠ ﺍﺳ‬‫ ﺑﹺ ﺬ‬‫ ﺃﹶ ﻭ‬‫ﻼﹶﺓ‬‫ﺎ ﺑﹺﺼ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻠﹶﻴ‬‫ ﺍﷲُ ﻋ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬ . ‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺒﹺﻘﹶﺎﻉﹺ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﻟﹶﻬ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺎ ﺣ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻣ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﺕ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻓﹶﺨ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺿ‬‫ ﻊﹴ ﺃﹶ ﺭ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﻫ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﻓﹶﺖ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺧ‬‫ﺰ‬‫ﻼﹶﺓﹶ ﺇﹺ ﻻﱠ ﺗ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺼ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺮﹺﻳ‬‫ﺽﹺ ﻳ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹶﺭ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ ﺑﹺ ﻔﹶﻼﹶﺓ‬‫ﻘﹸﻮ ﻡ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ﻭ‬ .‫ﺽ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹶﺭ‬‫ﻟﹶﻪ‬ Anas ibn Mālik ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Every piece of land where Allah () is remembered rejoice s to the innermost depths of the earth’s nether regions and takes pride over the surrounding lan ds. Whenever a servant (of Allah) stands on a piece of barren land and intends to offer ritual prayer, the earth feels proud of it.”1

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Abu Yala, a l-Musna d (7:143#4110) Ibn Mubarak, a z-Zuhd (1:115#339) Qazwini, a t-Ta dwin fi a khba r qa zwin (4:16) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (1:162#599) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:78,79)

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‫ ﻦ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ ص‬‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎ ﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﺎﺱﹴ ب ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﺑ‬‫ ﻋ‬.146 ‫ ﻦ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﻟﹶﻬ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺎ ﺣ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻣ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺕ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻻ ﻓﹶﺨ‬،‫ﻼﺓ‬‫ﺎ ﺑﹺﺼ‬‫ﻴﻬ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹶ ﺮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﺔ‬‫ﻘﹾﻌ‬‫ﺑ‬ . ‫ﲔ‬‫ﺿ‬‫ﻊﹺ ﺃﹶﺭ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺎ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﺳ‬‫ﺎﻫ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﺑﹺﺬ‬‫ ﺕ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﻭﺍﺳ‬،‫ﺍﻟﹾﺒﹺﻘﹶﺎﻉﹺ‬ Abdullah ibn Abbas ( ‫ )ب‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Any piece of land on which Allah is mentioned boa sts over the surro undin g piece s of land, and rejoices to the innermost depths of the earth’s nether regions beca use of remembrance of Allah.” 1

‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎ ﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﺎﺱﹴ ب ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﺑ‬‫ ﻋ‬.147 ‫ ﻦ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﻮﻟﹶﻬ‬‫ﺎ ﺣ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻣ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺕ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻻﱠ ﻓﹶﺨ‬‫ﻼﹶﺓ‬‫ﺎ ﺑﹴﺼ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﷲُ ﻓ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﻘﹾﻌ‬‫ﺑ‬ ‫ ﺕ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺽﹺ ﺇﹺ ﻻﱠ ﺍﺳ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹶﺭ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ ﺑﹺ ﻔﹶﻼﹶﺓ‬‫ ﻘﹸﻮ ﻡ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﺍﻟﹾﺒﹺﻘﹶﺎﻉﹺ‬ . ‫ﻦ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺿ‬‫ﻊﹺ ﺃﹶ ﺭ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺎ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﺳ‬‫ﺎﻫ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﺍﷲِ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﻣ‬‫ﺬ‬‫ﻟ‬ Abdullah ibn Abbas ( ‫ )ب‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Every piece of land on which Allah is remembered through ritual prayer, it boasts over the neighbo uring piece s of land. When a servant of Allah stands on a barren piece of land to perform the ritual prayer, it rejoices beca use of remem brance of Allah up to the innermost depths of the earth’s nether regions.”2

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:‫ﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎ ﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ ﻚ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﻣ‬‫ ﺲﹴ ﺑ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.148 ‫ﻑ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮﹴ ﺇﹺﻻﱠ ﺍﺳ‬‫ﺫ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻼﹶﺓ‬‫ﺎ ﺑﹺﺼ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻠﹶﻴ‬‫ ﺍﷲٍ ﻋ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﺍﺳ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﻘﹾﻌ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ ﺕ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺇﹺﻻﱠ ﻓﹶﺨ‬‫ ﻭ‬- ‫ ﻦ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺿ‬‫ ﻊﹺ ﺃﹶﺭ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺳ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﻫ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﻣ‬ ِ‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺑﹺﺬ‬ . ‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺒﹺﻘﹶﺎﻉﹺ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﻟﹶﻬ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺎ ﺣ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻣ‬‫ﻋ‬ Anas ibn Mālik ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Any piece of land on which the ritual prayer and the remembrance of the name of Allah is performed is granted honour to the innermost depths of the earth’s nether regions on which it takes pride over other pieces of land.” 1

‫ ﻞﹶ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻱ ﺍﻟﹾﺠ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻞﹶ ﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺇﹺ ﻥﱠ ﺍﻟﹾﺠ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬، ‫ ب‬‫ﻮﺩ‬‫ ﻌ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻣ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﺑ‬‫ ﻋ‬.149 :‫؟ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺣ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻴ‬‫ ﺑﹺﻚ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻞﹾ ﻣ‬‫ ﻫ‬،‫ ﻓﹸﻼﻥﹲ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻱ‬:‫ﻪ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺑﹺﺎﺳ‬ . ‫ﺮ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺍﺳ‬،‫ﻢ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻧ‬ Abdullah ibn Masūd (‫ ) ب‬says, “ A mountain calls out to another mountain by its name, ‘Oh so and so, ha s anyone passe d you today remembering Allah ()?’ So, when the mountain replies, ‘yes’, it (the calling mountain) rejoices.”2

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Ibn Hayyan, a l-Azma h (5:1712,1713) Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-ka bir (9:103#8542) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:402#538) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:453#691) Abu Nuaym, Hilya t-ul-a wliya wa ta ba qa tul-a sfiya (4:242) Ibn Hayyan, a l-Azma h (5:1717#11762) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:79) Ibn Kathir, Ta fsir -ul-Qur a n a l-a zim (3:140)

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‫ ﺓ‬‫ﺠﹺﲑ‬‫ ﻛﹸﻞﱢ ﺣ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﺍﷲَ ﻋ‬‫ ﺍﺫﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬:‫ﺍﺀِ ا‬‫ﺩ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﻮ ﺍﻟﺪ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺃﹶﺑ‬.150 . ‫ ﻟﹶﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾ ﻘ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻲ ﻳ‬‫ﺄﹾﺗ‬‫ﺎ ﺗ‬‫ﻠﱠﻬ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻌ‬‫ﺓ‬‫ﺠﹺﲑ‬‫ﺷ‬‫ﻭ‬ Abu Darda ( ‫ )ا‬says, “ Remember Allah () near every stone and tree so that they bear testimony in your favour on the Day of Resurrection.”1

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1. Tabarani, Musna d-ush-sha miyyin (1:388#671) 2. Ibn Hayyan, a l-Azma h (5:1713) 3. Ajlawni, Kashf-ul-khifa wa muzil-ul-ilbas (2:18#1566)

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The best people are those whose sight re minds you of Allah ( )

‫ﻮ ﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺎ ﺳ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ ل ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﺰﹺﻳ ﺪ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﺖ‬‫ﺎﺀَ ﺑﹺﻨ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.151 .‫ﻮ ﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬,‫ﻠﹶﻰ‬‫ ﺑ‬:‫ ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻟﹸﻮﺍ‬‫ﺎﺭﹺﻛﹸﻢ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺑﹺﺨ‬‫ﺌﹸﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻟﹶﺎ ﺃﹸﻧ‬: ‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ص ﻳ‬ . ‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺀُﻭﺍ ﺫﹸﻛ‬‫ ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺭ‬‫ﻳﻦ‬‫ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬‫ﻛﹸﻢ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺧ‬:‫ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬ Asma (‫ )ل‬bint Yazid narrates that she heard the Messenger of Allah ( ‫ )ص‬saying, “ Shall I not inform you of the best people among you?” T he Companions said, “ Of course, O Messen ger of Allah (‫)ص‬.” He said, “ The best people among you are those that mere seeing them inspires you to remember Allah.”1

‫ﻮ ﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺎ ﺳ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ ل ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﺰﹺﻳ ﺪ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﺖ‬‫ﺎﺀَ ﺑﹺﻨ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.152 .‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬,‫ﻠﹶﻰ‬‫ ﺑ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻟﹸﻮﺍ‬‫ﺎﺭﹺﻛﹸﻢ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺑﹺﺨ‬‫ﻛﹸﻢ‬‫ﺒﹺﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻟﹶﺎ ﺃﹸﺧ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ص ﻳ‬ .‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺀُﻭﺍ ﺫﹸﻛ‬‫ ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺭ‬‫ﻳﻦ‬‫ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬:‫ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬ Asma (‫ )ل‬bint Yazid narrates that the Holy Prophet (‫)ص‬ said, “ Shall I not tell you who the best among you are?” T he Companions said, “ Certainly, O Messen ger of Allah.” He said, “T hey are the ones whose glimpse a lone makes you remember Allah.” 2 1. 2.

Ibn Majah, a s-Suna n (2:1379#4119) 1. Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (6:459#27640) 2. Bukhari, a l-Ada b-ul-mufr a d (1:119#323) 3. Ibn Rahawayh, a l-Musna d (p. 180,181#24)

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‫ﻠﹸ ﻎﹸ ﺑﹺ ﻪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻢﹴ ﻳ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﻏﹶﻨ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺑ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺮ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ﺐﹴ ﻋ‬‫ﺷ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﺣ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﺑ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ ﺷ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.153 .‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺀُﻭﺍ ﺫﹸﻛ‬‫ ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺭ‬‫ﻳﻦ‬‫ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺧ‬:‫ ص‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﺍﻟﻨ‬ Shahr ibn Ha wshab states that Abd-ur-Rahman ibn Ghanam (‫ )ا‬narrated the following tradition of the Holy Prophet (‫)ص‬, “T he best servants of Allah are those that mere seeing them makes you remember Allah.”1

:‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﷲِ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ا ﺃﹶﻥﱠ ﺭ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﺼ‬‫ﺓﹶ ﺑ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.154 .‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺀُﻭﺍ ﺫﹸﻛ‬‫ ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺭ‬‫ﻳﻦ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺃﹸﻣ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﺧ‬ Ubā dah ibn Sāmit (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Indeed, the best people of my ummah are those that when you see them you remember Allah.”2

‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﻣ‬:‫ ص‬‫ﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬،‫ ا‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.155 .‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺀُﻭﺍ ﺫﹸﻛ‬‫ ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺭ‬،‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺬ‬‫ ﻟ‬‫ﻴﺢ‬‫ﻔﹶﺎﺗ‬‫ﺎﺱﹺ ﻣ‬‫ﺍﻟﻨ‬ Abdullah ibn Masūd (‫ ) ب‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Sure ly certain people are the keys to

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Abd ibn Humayd, a l-Musna d (1:457#1580) Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-ka bir (22:167#424) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (7:494#11108) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (8:93) Ibn Kathir, Ta fsir -ul-Qur a n a l-a zim (4:405) Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (4:227) Bazzar, a l-Musna d (7:158#2719) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (3:325#2476) Ibn Kathir, Ta fsir -ul-Qur a n a l-a zim (4:405) Bazzar, a l-Musna d (7:158#2719)

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remembrance of Allah (). T he moment you see them you remember Allah ().”1

‫ﻪ‬‫ﻮﻝﹺ ﺍﷲِ ص ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ب ﻋ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﺑ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.156 . ‫ ﺍﷲُ ﺑﹺﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﺫﹸﻛ‬‫ﺅ‬‫ ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺭ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬‫ﻛﹸﻢ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺧ‬:‫ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬ Abdullah ibn Umar ( ‫ )ب‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ T he best of you are those that mere seeing them inspires remembrance of Allah.”2

: ‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎ ﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﻖﹺ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﺤ‬‫ﺮﹴﻭ ﺑ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.157 ‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ‬.‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﻰ ﻟ‬‫ﺿ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻠﱠ ﻪ‬‫ ﻟ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ ﻰ ﻳ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ﺎﻥ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻘﹶﺔﹶ ﺍﻟﹾﺈﹺﻳ‬‫ ﻴ‬‫ﻘ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‬‫ ﻖ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻻﹶ ﻳ‬ ‫ ﻲ‬‫ﺎﺋ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ﺃﹶﻭ‬‫ﻲ ﻭ‬‫ﺎﺋ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﺃﹶﺣ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﺎﻥ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻘﹶﺔﹶ ﺍﻟﹾﺈﹺﻳ‬‫ ﻴ‬‫ﻘ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ﻖ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺍﺳ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶ ﺪ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﻞﹶ ﺫﹶﻟ‬‫ﻓﹶﻌ‬ .‫ﻢ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺﻫ‬‫ ﺑﹺﺬ‬‫ﺃﹸﺫﹾﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺﻱ ﻭ‬‫ﻭﻥﹶ ﺑﹺ ﺬ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬ Amr ibn Hamiq (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ T he servant (of Allah) cannot realise the reality of faith until he gets angry for Allah’s sake and loves for Allah’s sake. When he does that, he experiences the reality of faith. Indeed, My beloved ones and My friends are those who are

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Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-ka bir (10:205#10476) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:78) Ibn Abi Dunya, a l-Awliya (1:17#26) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:455,456#699) Shaybani, a l-Ila l wa ma r ifa h a r -r ija l (3:171#4760) Tabari, Ja mi-ul-ba ya n fi ta fsir a l-Qur a n (11:131) Abu Zakariya, Ta r ikh Ibn Muin (3:414#2025) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (5:297#6708)

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remembered when I am mentioned, and I am remembered when they are mentioned.”1

‫ص‬

ِ‫ﻮ ﻝﹶ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﻞﹶ ﺭ‬‫ﺌ‬‫ ﺳ‬:‫ ﺮﹴ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﺟ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.158 . ‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺀُﻭﺍ ﺫﹸﻛ‬‫ ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺭ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬:‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬,ِ‫ﺎﺀِ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻭ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻋ‬

Sae ed ibn Jubayr ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬was a sked a bout the friends of Allah (). He said, “T hey are those that the moment you see them you remember Allah.”2

,ِ‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ﻞﹲ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﺎﺱﹴ ب ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﺑ‬‫ ﻋ‬.159 . ‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺀُﻭﺍ ﺫﹸﻛ‬‫ ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺭ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬:‫ﺎﺀُ ﺍﷲِ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻭ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬ Abdullah ibn Abba s (‫ )ب‬narrates, “ A man asked: ‘O Messen ger of Allah (‫)ص‬, who are the friends of Allah?’ He replied: ‘T hey are the people whose sight brings a bout Allah’s remembrance.’”3

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Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-a wsa t (1:203#651) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (1:58) Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (3:430#15634) Ibn Rajab, Ja mi-ul-ulum wa l-hika m (1:365) Ibn Ali Dunya, a l-Awliya (1:15#19) Daylami, a l-F ir da ws bi-ma thur a l-kha tta b (5:152#7789) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (4:14#4589) Tabari, Ja mi-ul-ba ya n fi ta fsir a l-Qur a n (11:131,132) Ibn Mubarak, a z-Zuhd (1:72#217) Ibn Abi Dunya, a l-Awliya (1:18#27) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:78) Ibn Mubarak, a z-Zuhd (1:72#218) Hakeem Tirmidhi, Na wa dir -ul-usul fi a ha dith a r -r a sul (4:80,86) Maqdasi, a l-Aha dith-ul-mukhta r a h (10:108,109#105,106) Husayni, a l-Ba ya n wa t-ta r if (1:308#827)

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The greatest favour of Allah ( ) to a servant is to e nable him re me mber Allah

‫ ﻛﹸ ﻞﱠ‬‫ﻕ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺼ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﺍﷲَ ﻳﹺﺘ‬:‫ﺍﻥﹶ ا‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻣ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ ﺧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.160 . ‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺﻩ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻞﹶ ﻣ‬‫ﺀٍ ﺃﹶﻓﹾﻀ‬‫ﻲ‬‫ ﺑﹺﺸ‬‫ﻩ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻋ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﻕ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺼ‬‫ﺎ ﺗ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻤ‬.‫ﻗﹶﺔ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻡﹴ ﺑﹺﺼ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻳ‬ Khalid ibn Ma‘ dān (‫ )ا‬said, “ Indeed, Allah () grants charity every day, but He never ble sse s His servant with anything superior to His own remembrance.”1 1

‫ ﻻﹶ‬‫ﻡﹴ ﻭ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ا ﻋ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﺫﹶﺭ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.161 ُ‫ﺎﺀ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﻦ ﻳ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻣ‬‫ﺎ ﻋ‬‫ ﺑﹺﻬ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻗﹶﺔﹲ ﻳ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺎ ﺻ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﻓ‬ ‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻻﱠ ﻭ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻋ‬‫ﻻﹶ ﺳ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻠﹶﺔ‬‫ﻟﹶﻴ‬ .‫ﻩ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻠﹾﻬﹺﻤ‬‫ﺜﹾﻞﹺ ﺃﹶﻥ ﻳ‬‫ ﺑﹺ ﻤ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻋ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﻩ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬ Abu Dharr (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said, “ Every moment of the day and night Allah () gives away charity to His servants. And Allah has not favoured any of His servants with charity superior to grant of ability to remember Allah.”2

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َ‫ ﺇﹺ ﻥﱠ ﺍﷲ‬:‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺ ﻲ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻋ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.162 ‫ﻨﹺ ﻲ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺴِﻴ‬‫ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﻧ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻨﹺﻲ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ﻜﹶﺮ‬‫ﻨﹺﻲ ﺷ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ ﻚ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻧ‬, ‫ﻡ‬‫ ﺁﺩ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﺎ ﺍﺑ‬‫ ﻳ‬: ‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ﻳ‬ . ‫ﻨﹺﻲ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ﻛﹶﻔﹶﺮ‬ Abu Hurayrah ( ‫ )ا‬narrates from the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬that Allah () say s, “ O son of Adam! When you remember Me, you are thankful to Me, and when you forget Me, you are ungrateful to Me.”1

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Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-a wsa t (7:200#7265) Daylami, a l-F ir da ws bima thur a l-khita b (3:181#4491) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:258#2314) Abu Nuaym, Hilya t-ul-a wliya wa ta ba qa t-ul-a sfiya (4:338) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:79) Manawi, F a yd-ul-qa dir (4:480)

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The world is re dundant except for re me mbrance of Allah ( ) and its contributors ‫ص‬

‫ﻮ ﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺳ‬:‫ ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.163

‫ﺍﻟﹶﺎﻩ‬‫ﺎ ﻭ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ﺎ ﺇﹺﻟﱠﺎ ﺫ‬‫ﻴﻬ‬‫ﺎ ﻓ‬‫ﻮﻥﹲ ﻣ‬‫ﻠﹾﻌ‬‫ ﺔﹲ ﻣ‬‫ﻮﻧ‬‫ﻠﹾﻌ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻟﹶﺎ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﺍﻟﺪ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ﻳ‬ .‫ﻠﱢﻢ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻭ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﻋ‬‫ﻭ‬ Abu Hurayrah (‫ )ا‬narrates, “ I heard the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬saying, ‘Be warned! Indee d this world and whatever it contains is redundant (and worth throwing a way) except remembrance of Allah () and what contributes towards it and the teachers and the students.”1

:‫ﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬: ‫ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻮ ﺩ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻣ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﺑ‬‫ ﻋ‬.164 ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻛﹾ ﺮ‬‫ﺫ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻠﱢﻢ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ ﺃﹶ ﻭ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﺎ ﺇﹺﻟﱠﺎ ﻋ‬‫ﻴﻬ‬‫ﺎ ﻓ‬‫ﻮﻥﹲ ﻣ‬‫ﻠﹾﻌ‬‫ﺔﹲ ﻣ‬‫ﻮﻧ‬‫ﻠﹾﻌ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﺍﻟﺪ‬ .‫ﺍﻟﹶﺎﻩ‬‫ﻭ‬ 1.

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Tirmidhi, a l-Ja mi-us-sa hih (4:561#2322) Ibn Majah, a s-Suna n (2:1377#4112) Ahmad ibn Hambal, a z-Zuhd (1:62) Hakeem Tirmidhi, Na wa dir -ul-usul fi a ha dith a s-r a sul (1:255) Hakeem Tirmidhi, Na wa dir -ul-usul fi a ha dith a s-r a sul (4:179) Ibn Rajab, Ja mi-ul-ulum wa l-hika m (1:298) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (2:265#1708) Daylami, a l-F ir da ws bima thur -il-khita b (2:231#3111) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (1:54#117) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (4:84#4900)

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Abdullah ibn Masūd (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ T he world and everything in it is curse d except for a teacher, a student, remembrance of Allah and what assists in dhikr .” 1

‫ ﺎ‬‫ﻮﻥﹲ ﻣ‬‫ﻠﹾﻌ‬‫ﺔﹲ ﻣ‬‫ﻮﻧ‬‫ﻠﹾﻌ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺪ‬:‫ﺍﺀ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺩ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﺍﻟﺪ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.165 ‫ ﻲ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻠﱢﻢ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﺍﷲِ ﻭ‬‫ ﻯ ﺇﹺﻟﹶ ﻰ ﺫ‬‫ﺎ ﺃﹶﺩ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ ﺍﷲ ﻭ‬‫ﻛﹾ ﺮ‬‫ﺎ ﺇﹺﻻﱠ ﺫ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻓ‬ . ‫ﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﺧ‬‫ﺞ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺎﺱﹺ ﻫ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺎﺋ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻭ‬.ٌ‫ﺍﺀ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﺳ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹶﺟ‬ Abu Dar da ( ‫ )ا‬said, “ T he world an d whatever it contains is curse d ( worth abstaining from) except for remembrance of Allah (), whatever assists towards remem brance of Allah (); and both a scholar and a student fall under the same category. T he rest of the people (who are heedless of His remembrance) are mean; there is no good in them.”2

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Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-a wsa t (4:236#4072) Tabarani, Musna d-ush-sha miyyin (1:107#163) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (1:122) Ibn Abi Asim, Kita b-uz-Zuhd (1:137) Ibn Mubarak, a z-Zuhd (1:192#543) Bayhaqi, a l-Mudkhil ila a s-Suna n a l-kubr a (1:269#383) Qurtabi, al-Jami li-ahkam al-Quran (6:415)

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: ‫ﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬: ‫ ب ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ ﺍ ﷲِ ﺑ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.166 ‫ ﻲ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﻓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺫﹶﺍﻛ‬‫ ﻭ‬, ‫ﻦ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﻔﹶﺎﺭ‬‫ﻞﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﻘﹶﺎﺗ‬‫ ﻛﹶﺎﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﲔ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺎﻓ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﻐ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﻓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺫﹶﺍﻛ‬ ‫ﲔ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺎﻓ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﻐ‬‫ ﺍﷲ ﻓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺫﹶﺍﻛ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻢﹺ‬‫ﻈﹾﻠ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﺒ‬‫ﺎﺡﹺ ﻓ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺼ‬‫ ﻛﹶﺎﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﲔ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺎﻓ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻐ‬ ‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻪ‬‫ﲔ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺎﻓ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﻐ‬‫ ﺍﷲ ﻓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺫﹶﺍﻛ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻩ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ ﺬﱢﺏ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ ﻩ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻘﹾﻌ‬‫ ﺍﷲُ ﻣ‬‫ﻓﹸﻪ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻳ‬ ‫ﻲ‬‫ ﺍﷲ ﻓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺫﹶﺍﻛ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻲ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ ﻕﹺ ﻭ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﺴ‬‫ﺢﹴ ﻓ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﻛﹶﻞﱢ ﻓﹶﺼ‬‫ﺩ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﺑﹺﻌ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹶﺟ‬ ‫ﻲ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﻓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺫﹶﺍﻛ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﺍ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺎ ﺃﹶﺑ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺍﷲُ ﺑ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺬﱢﺑ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺓﹰ ﻻﹶ ﻳ‬‫ﻈﹾﺮ‬‫ ﺍﷲُ ﻧ‬‫ﻈﹸﺮ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﲔ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺎﻓ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻐ‬ .ُ‫ﻲ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﻠﹾﻘ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻘ‬‫ ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻮﺭ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﺓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺑﹺﻜﹸﻞﱢ ﺷ‬‫ﻮﻕﹺ ﻟﹶﻪ‬‫ﺍﻟﺴ‬ Abdullah ibn Umar (‫ )ب‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ The one who remembers Allah () among those who are negligent is like the one who goes on fighting after others have deserted. T he one who remembers Allah () among the neglectful is like a lamp in a dark house. T he one who remembers Allah () among the neglectful is shown his place in Paradise by Allah () durin g his lifetime and Allah () will not punish him after that. T he one who remembers Allah () among those who are negligent is ble sse d with the rewar d e qual to the number of human bein gs and animals. Allah () looks at the one who remembers Allah () among the neglectful in such a way that He will never punish him after that. T he one who remembers Allah () in the market

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place will have light on every hair of his body on the Day of Resurrection.”1

ِ‫ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺫﹶﺍﻛ‬:‫ﻮﻝﹺ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ب ﻋ‬‫ﻮﺩ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻣ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﺑ‬‫ ﻋ‬.167 .‫ﻳﻦ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﻔﹶﺎﺭ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺﺮﹺ ﻓ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺼ‬‫ـﺰﹺﻟﹶﺔ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﺑﹺﻤ‬‫ﲔ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺎﻓ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﻐ‬‫ﻓ‬ Abdullah ibn Masūd ( ‫ )ب‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ The one who remembers Allah () among the neglectful is like the steadfast one when others have fled (from the battlefield).” 2

‫ﻱ‬‫ﺜﹶﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ ص‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻨ‬:‫ﻰ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻮﺳ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.168 . ‫ﺖ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻲ‬‫ﺜﹶﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﹾﺤ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ﻱ ﻟﹶﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬ Abu Musa ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said, “ He who remembers his Lord an d he who doe s not do are like the living and the dead.” 3

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Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:412#567) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:337#2622) Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-a wsa t (1:90#271) Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-ka bir (10:16#9797) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:338#2623) Daylami, a l-F ir da ws bima thur a l-khita b (2:242#3139) Abu Nuaym, Hilya t-ul-a wliya wa ta ba qa t-ul-a sfiya (4:268) Manawi, F a yd-ul-qa dir (3:558) Bukhari, a s-Sa hih (5:2353#6044) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:256#2303) Asqalani, F a th-ul-ba r i (11:210#6044)

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‫ ﺖ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺜﹶﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﹾﺒ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻰ ا ﻋ‬‫ﻮﺳ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.169 ‫ﻲ‬‫ﺜﹶ ﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﹾﺤ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻴ ﻪ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﺬﹾﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ﻱ ﻟﹶﺎ ﻳ‬‫ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﺒ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻴﻪ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ﻱ ﻳ‬‫ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬ .‫ﺖ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻭ‬ Abu Musa ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said, “T he house in which Allah () is remem bered and the one in which Allah () is not remembered are like the living an d the dea d.” 1

: ‫ﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬: ‫ ب ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ ﺍ ﷲِ ﺑ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.170 ِ‫ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺍﻛ‬‫ﺫ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻳﻦ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﻔﹶﺎﺭ‬‫ﻞﹸ ﻋ‬‫ﻘﹶﺎﺗ‬‫ﻱ ﻳ‬‫ﺜﹶﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﲔ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺎﻓ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﻐ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﻓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺫﹶﺍﻛ‬ ‫ﻱ ﻗﹶﺪ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺸ‬‫ﻂ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﻲ ﻭ‬‫ﺍﺀِ ﻓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺨ‬‫ﺓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﺜﹶﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﺸ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﲔ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺎﻓ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﻐ‬‫ﻓ‬ ُ‫ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﻓﹸ ﻪ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﲔ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺎﻓ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﻐ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﻓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺫﹶﺍﻛ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﺐﹺ‬‫ﺮﹺﻳ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻀ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻨﹺﻲ‬‫ ﻌ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﺤﺎﺕ‬‫ﺗ‬ . ‫ﺔ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﺠ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻩ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻘﹾﻌ‬‫ﻣ‬ Abdullah ibn Umar (‫ )ب‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ The one who remembers Allah () among 1.

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Muslim, a s-Sa hih (1:539#779) Ibn Hibban, a s-Sa hih (3:135#854) Abu Yala, a l-Musna d (13:291#7306) Ruyani, a l-Musna d (1:317#473) Abu Nuaym, a l-Musna d-ul-musta khr a j a la a s-Sa hih Muslim (2:372#1771) Daylami, a l-F ir da w bima thur a l-khita b (4:143#6442) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:401#536) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (1:170#635) Nawawi, Sha r h Sa hih Muslim (6:68) Mubarakpuri, Tuhfa t-ul-a hwa dhi (2:437)

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the neglectful is like the one who goes on fighting when others have deserted. T he one who remembers Allah () among those who are ne gligent is like a green tree among dry trees. And Allah shows the one who makes mention of Allah among the neglectful his resting place in Paradise.” 1

‫ ﺎ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ﻨﹺﻪ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﺎﻥﹸ ﻻ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﻟﹸﻘﹾﻤ‬:‫ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻣ‬‫ﺐﹴ ﺑ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.171 . ‫ﺔ‬‫ﺍﻟﻈﱡﻠﹾﻤ‬‫ﻮﺭﹺ ﻭ‬‫ﺜﹶﻞﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﻛﹶﻤ‬‫ﻔﹾﻠﹶﺔ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻐ‬‫ﻞﹺ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﻭ‬‫ﺜﹶ ﻞﹶ ﺃﹶﻫ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﻣ‬,‫ﻲ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺑ‬ Wahb ibn Munabbih (‫ )ا‬narrates that Luqman said to his son, “ O my son! T he example of those who remember Allah () and those who are neglectful is that of light and darkness.” 2

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Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:411#565) Abu Nuaym, Hilya t-ul-a wliya wa ta ba qa t-ul-a sfiya (6:181) Daylami, a l-F ir da ws bima thur a l-khita b (2:242#3140) Dhahabi, Miza n-ul-itida l (5:295#6317) Ajlawni, Kashf-ul-khifa wa muzil-ul-ilbas (1:505#1346) Abu Nuaym, Hilyat-ul-awliya wa tabaqat-ul-asfiya (4:38)

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Paradise is guaranteed to those who re me mbe r Allah ( )

!‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ ﻗﹸﻠﹾﺖ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬، ‫ﺔﹶ ا‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﺮﹴ ﺑ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻋﻦ ﻋ‬.172 ‫ ﺇﹺ ﻥﱠ‬،‫ﻢ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻧ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ص‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻋ‬‫ ﺳ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻭ‬،‫ﻯ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹸﺧ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺏ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻗﹾﺮ‬‫ﺓ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻋ‬‫ ﺩ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ﻞﹾ ﻣ‬‫ﻓﹶﻬ‬ ‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﻥ‬.‫ﺮﹺ‬‫ﻞﹺ ﺍﻵﺧ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻴ‬‫ﻑ‬‫ ﻮ‬‫ ﺟ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾ ﻌ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺏ‬‫ﻜﹸﻮﻥﹸ ﺍﻟﺮ‬‫ﺎ ﻳ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺏ‬‫ﺃﹶﻗﹾﺮ‬ .‫ ﻓﹶﻜﹸﻦ‬,‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻋ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺴ‬‫ﻠﹾﻚ‬‫ﻲ ﺗ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻜﹸﻮﻥﹶ ﻣ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻥﹾ ﺗ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﻄﹶﻌ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺍﺳ‬ Amr ibn Abasah ( ‫ )ا‬narrates, “ I submitted, ‘O Messenger of Allah! (‫ )ص‬Is there any prayer or any specific time which brings more closeness to Allah than any other prayer or time?’ T he Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said, ‘Ye s, in dee d Allah () comes nearest to a servant in the last hours of the night. If you are able to be among those who remember Allah () at that hour, do so.’”11

‫ﺜﹰﺎ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺚﹶ ﺑ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ص ﺑ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﻄﱠﺎﺏﹺ ا ﺃﹶﻥﱠ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﺨ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.173 ‫ﻞﹲ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬.‫ﺔﹶ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﺍﻟﺮ‬‫ﻋ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺓﹰ ﻓﹶﺄﹶﺳ‬‫ﲑ‬‫ ﻛﹶﺜ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﺎﺋ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﻏﹶﻨ‬‫ﻨﹺ ﻤ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻐ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻞﹶ ﻧ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻗ‬ ‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﺔﹰ ﻣ‬‫ ﻞﹶ ﻏﹶﻨﹺﻴﻤ‬‫ﻟﹶﺎ ﺃﹶﻓﹾﻀ‬‫ ﺔﹰ ﻭ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﻉ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺜﹰﺎ ﺃﹶﺳ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺎ ﺑ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺃﹶ ﻳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ﺝ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺨ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﻟﹶ ﻢ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻣ‬ 1.

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Ibn Khuzaymah, a s-Sa hih (2:182#1147) Hakim, a l-Musta dr a k (1:453#1162) Nasai, a s-Suna n (1:279#572) Nasai, a s-Suna n-ul-kubr a (1:482#1544) Bayhaqi, a s-Suna n-ul-kubr a (3:4#4439) Tabarani, Musna d-ush-sha miyyin (1:349#605) Abd-ul-Barr, a t-Ta mhid (4:22,23)

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‫ﺔﹰ‬‫ﻞﹸ ﹶﻏﻨﹺﻴﻤ‬‫ﻡﹴ ﺃﹶﻓﹾﻀ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻗﹶﻮ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻟﱡﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻟﹶﺎ ﺃﹶﺩ‬:‫ ص‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻨ‬.‫ﺚ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺬﹶﺍ ﺍﻟﹾﺒ‬‫ﻫ‬ ‫ﻭ ﻥﹶ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﻳ‬‫ﻠﹶﺴ‬‫ ﺟ‬‫ ﺢﹺ ﺛﹸ ﻢ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺓﹶ ﺍﻟﺼ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﺻ‬‫ﻬﹺﺪ‬‫ ﺷ‬‫ ﻡ‬‫ﺔﹰ ؟ ﻗﹶﻮ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﻉ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺃﹶﺳ‬‫ﻭ‬ ‫ ﻞﹸ‬‫ﺃﹶﻓﹾﻀ‬‫ﺔﹰ ﻭ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﻉ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺳ‬‫ ﻚ‬‫ ﺃﹸﻭﻟﹶﺌ‬‫ﺲ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺸ‬‫ﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﻠﹶﻴ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﻰ ﻃﹶﻠﹶﻌ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬ .‫ﺔﹰ‬‫ﹶﻏﻨﹺﻴﻤ‬ Umar ibn Khattab (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Holy Prophet (‫)ص‬ sent an army to Najd. T hey took plenty of spoils of war and came back quickly. A man who had not gone out remarked, “ We have never seen an army return more quickly and br ing finer spoils of war than this one.” The Holy Prophet (‫)ص‬ said, “ Shall I not tell you about people who have a most excellent booty and a most excellent return?” T hey are the people who offer the fajr (morning) prayer in congregation and then sit to remember Allah () until the sunrise. T hey have the quicke st return and the most excellent booty.”1

‫ﻠﱠﻰ‬‫ ﺻ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬: ‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎ ﻝﹶ ﺭ‬: ‫ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺎﺫ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.174 ‫ ﻟﹶ ﻪ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﺲ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺸ‬‫ﻄﹾﻠﹸﻊ‬‫ﻰ ﺗ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺍﷲَ ﺣ‬‫ ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﻗﹶﻌ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﺛﹸﻢ‬‫ﻼﹶﺓﹶ ﺍﻟﹾﻔﹶﺠ‬‫ﺻ‬ .‫ﺔﹸ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﺠ‬ Muādh ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Whoever offers the fajr (morning) prayer, then sits to

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1. Tirmidhi, a l-Ja mi-us-sa hih (5:559#3561) 2. Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (1:179#676) 3. Ibn Qayyim, Ala m-ul-muwa a qiin (4:307)

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remember Allah () until the sun r ise s, Paradise is a ssure d to him.”1

‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬: ‫ ص‬‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎ ﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬، ‫ ﺔﹶ ا‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﺃﹸﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.175 ‫ﻄﹾﻠﹸﻊ‬‫ﻰ ﺗ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻠﹶﺲ‬‫ ﺟ‬‫ ﺛﹸﻢ‬،‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻋ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻲ ﺟ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﺍﺓ‬‫ﻐﺪ‬ ‫ﻼﺓﹶ ﺍﻟﹾ‬‫ﻠﱠﻰ ﺻ‬‫ﺻ‬ .‫ﺓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻋ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺠﺔ‬  ‫ﺮﹺ ﺣ‬‫ ﺑﹺﺄﹶﺟ‬‫ﻘﹶﻠﹶﺐ‬‫ ﺍﻧ‬،‫ﻦﹺ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻛﹾ ﻌ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﻛﹶﻊ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺮ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎ ﻡ‬‫ ﺛﹸﻢ‬،‫ﺲ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺍﻟﺸ‬ Abu Umāmah (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Whoever offers the morning ( fajr ) prayer in congregation, then sits remembering Allah () until the sun rises, then prays two cycles of ( ishrāq ) prayer will return with the reward of a Pilgrimage ( hajj) an d a Visitation (umrah ).”2

‫ ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺍﻝﹸ ﺃﹶﻟﹾﺴِﻨ‬‫ﺰ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﺗ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬:‫ﺍﺀِ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺩ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﺍﻟﺪ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.176 .‫ﻜﹸﻮﻥﹶ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﺔﹶ ﻭ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻠﹸﻮﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﹾﺠ‬‫ﺧ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﺍﷲِ ﻳ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺔﹰ ﻣ‬‫ﻃﹾﺒ‬‫ﺭ‬ Abu Darda (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Holy Messenger said, “ Indeed, the people whose tongues are alway s busy in remembrance of Allah will enter Paradise la ughin g.” 3

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Abu Yala, a l-Musna d (3:66#1495) Abu Yala, a l-Musna d (3:61#1487) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:105) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (1:178#669) Manawi, F a yd-ul-qa dir (6:165) Khatib Baghdadi, Mawdah awham al-jam wat-tafriq (2:90) Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-ka bir (8:178#7741) Tabarani, Musna d-ush-sha miyyin (2:42#885) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:138#9762) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (1:179#672) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:104) Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (7:111#34587) Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (7:170#35052)

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: ‫ﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬: ‫ ب ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ ﺍ ﷲِ ﺑ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.177 ‫ ﻲ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﻓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺫﹶﺍﻛ‬‫ ﻭ‬, ‫ﻦ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﻔﹶﺎﺭ‬‫ﻞﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﻘﹶﺎﺗ‬‫ ﻛﹶﺎﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﲔ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺎﻓ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﻐ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﻓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺫﹶﺍﻛ‬ ‫ﲔ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺎﻓ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﻐ‬‫ ﺍﷲ ﻓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺫﹶﺍﻛ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻢﹺ‬‫ﻈﹾﻠ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﺒ‬‫ﺎﺡﹺ ﻓ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺼ‬‫ ﻛﹶﺎﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﲔ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺎﻓ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻐ‬ ‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻪ‬‫ﲔ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺎﻓ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﻐ‬‫ ﺍﷲ ﻓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺫﹶﺍﻛ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻩ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ ﺬﱢﺏ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ ﻩ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻘﹾﻌ‬‫ ﺍﷲُ ﻣ‬‫ﻓﹸﻪ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻳ‬ ‫ﻲ‬‫ ﺍﷲ ﻓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺫﹶﺍﻛ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻲ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ ﻕﹺ ﻭ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﺴ‬‫ﺢﹴ ﻓ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﻛﹶﻞﱢ ﻓﹶﺼ‬‫ﺩ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﺑﹺﻌ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹶﺟ‬ ‫ﻲ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﻓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺫﹶﺍﻛ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﺍ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺎ ﺃﹶﺑ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺍﷲُ ﺑ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺬﱢﺑ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺓﹰ ﻻﹶ ﻳ‬‫ﻈﹾﺮ‬‫ ﺍﷲُ ﻧ‬‫ﻈﹸﺮ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﲔ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺎﻓ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻐ‬ .ُ‫ﻲ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﻠﹾﻘ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻘ‬‫ ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻮﺭ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﺓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺑﹺﻜﹸﻞﱢ ﺷ‬‫ﻮﻕﹺ ﻟﹶﻪ‬‫ﺍﻟﺴ‬ Abdullah ibn Umar (‫ )ب‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ The one who remembers Allah () among those who are negligent is like the one who goes on fighting after others have deserted. T he one who remembers Allah () among the neglectful is like a lamp in a dark house. T he one who remembers Allah () among the neglectful is shown his place in Paradise by Allah () durin g his lifetime and Allah () will not punish him after that. T he one who remembers Allah () among those who are negligent is ble sse d with the rewar d e qual to the number of human bein gs and animals. Allah () looks at the one who remembers Allah () among the neglectful in such a way that He will never punish him 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Ibn Mubarak, a z-Zuhd (1:397#1136) Ibn Abi Asim, Kita b-uz-Zuhd (1:136) Ibn Rajab, Ja mi-ul-ulum wa l-hika m (1:445) Abu Nuaym, Hilya t-ul-a wliya wa ta ba qa t-ul-a sfiya (1:219) Abu Nuaym, Hilya t-ul-a wliya wa ta ba qa t-ul-a sfiya (5:133) Ibn Jawzi, Sifa t-us-sa fwa h (1:639) Suyuti, ad-Durr-ul-manthur fit-tafsir bil-mathur (1:366)

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after that. T he one who remembers Allah () in the market place will have light on every hair of his body on the Day of Resurrection.”1

: ‫ﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬: ‫ ب ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ ﺍ ﷲِ ﺑ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.178 ِ‫ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺍﻛ‬‫ﺫ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻳﻦ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﻔﹶﺎﺭ‬‫ﻞﹸ ﻋ‬‫ﻘﹶﺎﺗ‬‫ﻱ ﻳ‬‫ﺜﹶﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﲔ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺎﻓ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﻐ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﻓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺫﹶﺍﻛ‬ ‫ﻱ ﻗﹶﺪ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺸ‬‫ﻂ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﻲ ﻭ‬‫ﺍﺀِ ﻓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺨ‬‫ﺓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﺜﹶﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﺸ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﲔ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺎﻓ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﻐ‬‫ﻓ‬ ُ‫ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﻓﹸ ﻪ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﲔ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺎﻓ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﻐ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﻓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺫﹶﺍﻛ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﺐﹺ‬‫ﺮﹺﻳ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻀ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻨﹺﻲ‬‫ ﻌ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﺤﺎﺕ‬‫ﺗ‬ . ‫ﺔ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﺠ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻩ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻘﹾﻌ‬‫ﻣ‬ Abdullah ibn Umar (‫ )ب‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ The one who remembers Allah () among the neglectful is like the one who goes on fighting while the others desert. T he one who remembers Allah () among those who are negligent is like a green tree among dry ones. And Allah shows the one who makes mention of Allah among the neglectful his re sting place in Paradise.” 2

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Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:412#567) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:337#2622) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:411#565) Abu Nuaym, Hilya t-ul-a wliya wa ta ba qa t-ul-a sfiya (6:181) Dhahabi, Miza n-ul-itida l (5:295#6317) Ajlawni, Kashf-ul-khifa wa muzil-ul-ilbas (1:505#1346)

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Allah will s helte r His re me mbe rer beneath His shade on the Day of Judgme nt

‫ ﻢ‬‫ﻠﱡﻬ‬‫ﻈ‬‫ ﺔﹲ ﻳ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺳ‬: ‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻋ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.179 ‫ﻲ‬‫ﺄﹶ ﻓ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﺎﺏ‬‫ﺷ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻝﹸ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‬‫ﺎﻡ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺈﹺﻣ‬:‫ﻠﱡﻪ‬‫ﻞﱠ ﺇﹺﻟﱠﺎ ﻇ‬‫ ﻟﹶﺎ ﻇ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻠﱢﻪ‬‫ﻲ ﻇ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬ ‫ﻲ‬‫ﺎ ﻓ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﻥ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﺎﺟﹺﺪ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻠﱠﻖ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻞﹲ ﻗﹶﻠﹾﺒ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻪ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﺓ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻋ‬ ‫ﺐﹴ‬‫ﺼ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺃﹶﺓﹲ ﺫﹶﺍﺕ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺍﻣ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻞﹲ ﻃﹶﻠﹶﺒ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻪ‬‫ﻠﹶﻴ‬‫ﻗﹶﺎ ﻋ‬‫ﻔﹶﺮ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻠﹶﻴ‬‫ﺎ ﻋ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺍﺟ‬‫ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬ ‫ﻠﹶﻢ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻰ ﻟﹶﺎ ﺗ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻔﹶﻰ ﺣ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺧ‬‫ﻕ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺼ‬‫ﻞﹲ ﺗ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺎﻑ‬‫ﻲ ﺃﹶﺧ‬‫ﺎﻝﹴ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺇﹺﻧ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﻭ‬ .‫ﺎﻩ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﺎ ﻓﹶﻔﹶﺎﺿ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ ﺧ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻞﹲ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻪ‬‫ﻴﻨ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻖ‬‫ﻔ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺎ ﺗ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﻟﹸﻪ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺷ‬ Abu Hura ira (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said, “T here are seven kinds of people whom Allah () will shelter beneath His shade on the day when there will be no shade except His: a just ruler; a young man grown up worshipping his Lord; a man whose heart is attached to mosques; two men who love one another, meet and separate only for the sake of Allah; a man whom a woman of rank and beauty invites towards sin but he says, ‘I fear Allah ()’; a person who gives charity so secretly that his left hand does not know what his right hand has spent; a man who remembers Allah in solitude an d his eye s well.” 1 1.

1. Bukhari, a s-Sa hih (1:234#629) 2. Bukhari, a s-Sa hih (2:517#1357) 3. Muslim, a s-Sa hih (2:715#1031)

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‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ‬:‫ ص‬‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.180 ‫ﻲ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻠﱡﻬ‬‫ ﺃﹸﻇ‬‫ ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻲ؟ ﺍﻟﹾﻴ‬‫ﺠﻠﹶﺎﻟ‬  ‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﺑﹺ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻳ‬: ‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻘ‬‫ ﻡ‬‫ ﻮ‬‫ﻘﹸﻮ ﻝﹸ ﻳ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬ .‫ﻠﱢﻲ‬‫ﻞﱠ ﺇﹺﻟﱠﺎ ﻇ‬‫ ﻟﹶﺎ ﻇ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻠﱢﻲ ﻳ‬‫ﻇ‬ Abu Huraira (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬ said, “ Allah () will say on the Day of Resurrection, ‘Where are those who ha d m utual love for the sake of My glory? T oday I will shelter them in My shade when there is no sha de but Mine.’” 1

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Tirmidhi, a l-Ja mi-us-sa hih (4:598#2391) Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (2:439#9663) Malik, a l-Muwa tta (2:952#1709) Ibn Hibban, a s-Sa hih (16:332#7338) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (3:243#3439) Muslim, a s-Sa hih (4:1988#2566) Malik, a l-Muwa tta (2:952#1708) Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (2:370#8818) Darimi, a s-Suna n (2:403#2757) Ibn Mubarak, a z-Zuhd (1:247#711) Ibn Hibban, a s-Sa hih (2:334#574) Tayalisi, a l-Musna d (p. 307#2335) Bayhaqi, a s-Suna n-ul-kubr a (10:232) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (6:482#989)

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‫ﹶﺄﻟﹶ ﻪ‬‫ﻠﹰﺎ ﺳ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ص ﺃﹶﻥﱠ ﺭ‬‫ﻮ ﻝﹺ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ا ﻋ‬‫ﺎﺫ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.181 ‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻙ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﻟ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻛﹾﺜﹶﺮ‬:‫ﺍ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺟ‬‫ﻈﹶﻢ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺠﹺﻬ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻱ‬:‫ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬ ‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﻟ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻛﹾﺜﹶﺮ‬:‫ﺍ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺟ‬‫ﻈﹶﻢ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ﲔ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺎﺋ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺼ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺄﹶﻱ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.‫ﺍ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ﺫ‬ ‫ﺞ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﺤ‬‫ﻛﹶﺎﺓﹶ ﻭ‬‫ﺍﻟﺰ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺓﹶ ﻭ‬‫ﺎ ﺍﻟﺼ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻨ‬‫ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ ﺛﹸﻢ‬.‫ﺍ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ ﺫ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻙ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺗ‬ ‫ﻙ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﻟ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻛﹾﺜﹶﺮ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ ص ﻳ‬‫ﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﻗﹶﺔﹶ ﻛﹸﻞﱡ ﺫﹶﻟ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺍﻟﺼ‬‫ﻭ‬ ! ‫ﻔﹾﺺﹴ‬‫ﺎ ﺣ‬‫ﺎ ﺃﹶﺑ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ ا‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻜﹾﺮﹴ ا ﻟ‬‫ﻮ ﺑ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺃﹶﺑ‬.‫ﺍ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ ﺫ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ﻭ‬ .‫ﻞﹾ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺟ‬:‫ ص‬‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬.‫ﺮﹴ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻭﻥﹶ ﺑﹺﻜﹸﻞﱢ ﺧ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺬﱠﺍﻛ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ﺫﹶﻫ‬ Muādh ( ‫ )ا‬narrates from his father who narrates from the Messen ger of Allah ( ‫ )ص‬that a man asked him, “What kind of jihad is the greatest in terms of reward?” He answere d, “T he one in which Allah () is remembere d greatly.” T he man then asked, “ Who receive the greatest reward among those who fast?” He replie d, “ T hose of them who remember Allah too much.” T he man then asked about prayer, zakah , pilgrima ge an d charity. T he Messenger of Allah said regarding all of them, “T he one in which Allah () is remembered excessively (holds the highest reward).” Upon this, Abu Bakr (‫ )ا‬said to Umar (‫)ا‬, “ O Abu Hafs! T he

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people who remember Allah have taken all the rewards.” T he Messen ger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Of course.” 1

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ِ‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﻞﹴ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺟ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﺎﺫ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.182

‫ﻻﹶ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﺍﷲِ ﻭ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ﻞﹲ ﺃﹶﺣ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺲ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻠﹶﻴ‬.‫ﺎﻝﹴ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻛﹸﻞﱢ ﺣ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﻋ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﺫ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺃﹶﻛﹾﺜ‬ .‫ﺓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺍﻵﺧ‬‫ ﺎ ﻭ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﺪ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﺍﷲِ ﻓ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻩ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻰ ﻟ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﺃﹶﻧ‬ Muādh ibn Ja bal ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Remember Allah () immensely in all circumstances. No action of man is more beloved to Allah () and serves more as a savio ur in the world and the Hereafter than remembrance of Allah ().”2

.‫ﻨﹺﻲ‬‫ﺻ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻭ‬،‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ﺎ ﻗﹶﺎﻟﹶﺖ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬،‫ﺲﹴ ل‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ ﺃﹸﻡ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.183 ‫ﻠﹶﻰ‬‫ﻲ ﻋ‬‫ﻈ‬‫ﺎﻓ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﺓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﹾﻬﹺﺠ‬‫ﺎ ﺃﹶﻓﹾﻀ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﻧ‬,‫ﻲ‬‫ﺎﺻ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺮﹺﻱ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ ﺍﻫ‬:‫ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬ ‫ ﻻ‬‫ ﻚ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﻧ‬،‫ﻛﹾ ﺮﹺ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺮﹺﻱ ﻣ‬‫ﺃﹶﻛﹾﺜ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﹾﺠﹺﻬ‬‫ﺎ ﺃﹶﻓﹾﻀ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﻧ‬,‫ﺾﹺ‬‫ﺍﺋ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻔﹶﺮ‬ .‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺﻩ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﺓ‬‫ ﻛﹶﺜﹾﺮ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ﺀٍ ﺃﹶﺣ‬‫ﻲ‬‫ ﺑﹺﺸ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﲔ‬‫ﺄﹾﺗ‬‫ﺗ‬ Umm Anas (‫ )ل‬narrates that she said, “ O Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬, bless me with some advice.” He said, “ Migrate 1.

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Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (3:438) Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-ka bir (20:186#407) Ibn Rajab, Ja mi-ul-ulum wa l-hika m (1:444) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:257#2309) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:74) Husayni, a l-Ba ya n wa t-ta r if (1:132#348) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:395#520) Hindi, Ka nz-ul-umma l (1:426#1836) Hindi, Ka nz-ul-umma l (2:243#3931) Ajlawni, Kashf-ul-khifa wa muzil-ul-ilbas (1:188#498)

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from sins; that is the best migration. T ake care of your duties; that is the best jihad (struggle). And remember Allah () exceedingly beca use you cannot present anything to Allah () which is dearer to Him than massive remembrance.”1

، ‫ ص‬‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ ﺖ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺗ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻟﹶﺖ‬، ‫ﺲﹴ ل‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ ﺃﹸﻡ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.184 ،‫ﻚ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﺠﻨ‬  ‫ ﺍﻟﹾ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻣ‬‫ﻴﻖﹺ ﺍﻷَﻋ‬‫ﻓ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﺮ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻠﹶﻚ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺟ‬:‫ﻓﹶﻘﹸﻠﹾﺖ‬ : ‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.‫ﻠﹸﻪ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺎ ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﻼ ﺻ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻨﹺﻲ ﻋ‬‫ﻠﱢﻤ‬‫ ﻋ‬،‫ﻮ ﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ﻗﹸﻠﹾﺖ‬‫ﻭ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﻧ‬،‫ﻲ‬‫ﺎﺻ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺮﹺﻱ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﺍﻫ‬‫ ﻭ‬،‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺠﻬ‬ ‫ﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﹾ ﹺ‬‫ﺎ ﺃﹶﻓﹾﻀ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﻧ‬،‫ﻼﺓﹶ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﺼ‬‫ﻴﻤ‬‫ﺃﹶﻗ‬ ‫ﺎﻝﹺ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺍﻷَﻋ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺣ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﻧ‬،‫ﺍ‬‫ﲑ‬‫ ﻛﹶﺜ‬‫ﺍﺫﹾﻛﹸﺮﹺﻱ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﻭ‬،‫ﺓ‬‫ﺠﺮ‬  ‫ﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﹾﻬﹺ‬‫ﺃﹶﻓﹾﻀ‬ . ‫ ﺑﹺﻪ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻠﹾﻘﹶﻴﻨ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻥﹾ ﺗ‬‫ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬ Umm Anas (‫ )ل‬narrates, “ I visited the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬and said, ‘May Allah () grant you place in the Assem bly of Supreme Companionship ( ar-rafiq al-a‘lā ) in Paradise and that I be with you!’ I then asked, ‘O Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬, teach me a pious act so that I practise it (and avail your company in Paradise).’ He said, ‘E stablish prayer beca use it is the best jihad ; give up sins as that is the best hijrah (migration) and remember Allah () greatly for this

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action is the most beloved to Allah of the actions which you can forward to Him.’”1

‫ ﺪ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺷ‬:‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎ ﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻔﹶ ﺮ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﺟ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.185 ‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﻑ‬‫ﺼ‬‫ﺍﻹﻧ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﺎﻝﹴ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻛﹸﻞﱢ ﺣ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﻋ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ ﺫ‬:‫ﺎﻝﹺ ﺛﹶﻼﹶﺛﹶﺔﹲ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺍﻷَﻋ‬ .‫ﺎﻝﹺ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﺎﺓﹸ ﻓ‬‫ﺍﺳ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ ﻭ‬, ‫ﻔﹾﺴِﻚ‬‫ﻧ‬ Abu Jafar ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬ said, “T hree actions are the most powerful: to remember Allah persistently in all circumstances, to do justice on one’s part and to let people share one’s wealth.”2

‫ﻖ‬‫ﻄﹶﺎﺀُ ﺍﻟﹾﺤ‬‫ ﺇﻋ‬:‫ﺎﻝ ﺛﹶﻼﹶﺛﹶﺔﹲ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺍﻷﻋ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺷ‬:‫ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻲ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.186 .‫ﺎﻝﹺ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﺎﺓﹸ ﺍﻷﺥﹺ ﻓ‬‫ﺍﺳ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﺎﻝﹴ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻛﹸﻞﱢ ﺣ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﻋ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ﺫ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻔﹾﺴِﻚ‬‫ﻦ ﻧ‬‫ﻣ‬

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1. Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-ka bir (25:150#359) 2. Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:75) 3. Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:257#2311) Tabarani said the narrator of the tradition, Umm Anas, is not the mother of Anas ibn Malik. 1. Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (7:80#34340) 2. Ibn Mubarak, a z-Zuhd (p. 257#744) 3. Hakeem Tirmidhi, Na wa dir -ul-usul fi a ha dith a r -r a sul (4:106) 4. Abu Nuaym, Hilya t-ul-a wliya wa ta ba qa t-ul-a sfiya (3:183) 5. Thaalabi said in Ja wa hir -ul-hisa n fi ta fsir a l-Qur a n (4:35) Ibn Mubarak has narrated it in a z-Zuhd wa r -r a qa iq with his own chain of narrators. 6. Suyuti said in a d-Dur r -ul-ma nthur fit-ta fsir bil-ma thur (1:367)Ibn Abi Shaybah related it through Abu Jafar. 7. Suyuti said in a d-Dur r -ul-ma nthur fit-ta fsir bil-ma thur (4:75) Abu Nuaym, too, transmitted it in a l-Hilya h through Abu Jafar.

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Ali ( ‫ )ا‬said, “ T hree deeds are most powerf ul: to give people their rights, to remember Allah () in every state and to let your brother share your wealth.”1

‫ﺪ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺷ‬:‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ ب ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﺑ‬‫ ﻋ‬.187 ‫ ﻦ‬‫ﺎﺓﹸ ﺍﻷﺥﹺ ﻣ‬‫ﺍﺳ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻣ‬,‫ﻔﹾ ﺴِﻚ‬‫ﻦ ﻧ‬‫ ﺎﺱﹺ ﻣ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺎﻑ‬‫ﺼ‬‫ ﺇﻧ‬: ‫ﺎﻝ ﺛﹶﻼﹶﺛﹶﺔﹲ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺍﻷﻋ‬ .‫ﺎﻝﹴ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻛﹸﻞﱢ ﺣ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﻋ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ﺫ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻚ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﻣ‬ Abdullah ibn Umar (‫ )ب‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “T hree deeds are most powerful: to do justice on your part, to let people share your wealth and to remember Allah in every circumstance.”2

%    ^ ‫ﻪ‬‫ﻲ ﻗﹶﻮﻟ‬‫ﺎﺱﹴ ب ﻓ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﺑ‬‫ ﻋ‬.188 ‫ ﺎ‬‫ﻠﹸﻮﻣ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺍ ﻣ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺎ ﺣ‬‫ﻞﹶ ﻟﹶﻬ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺔﹰ ﺇﹺ ﻻﱠ ﺟ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺮﹺﻳﻀ‬‫ﻩ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻋ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻔﹾﺮﹺﺽ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﻳ‬: ‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ﻳ‬ ‫ﻞﹸ ﻟﹶﻪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﻥﱠ ﺍﷲَ ﻟﹶﻢ‬.‫ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺬﹾﺭﹴ ﻏﹶﻴ‬‫ﺎﻝﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﻲ ﺣ‬‫ﺎ ﻓ‬‫ﻠﹶﻬ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻫ‬‫ﺬﱠﺭ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺛﹸﻢ‬ ‫ﻪ‬‫ﻘﹾﻠ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻋ‬‫ﺎ ﻋ‬‫ﻠﹸﻮﺑ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻻﱠ ﻣ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻛ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻲ ﺗ‬‫ﺍ ﻓ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺣ‬‫ﺬﱢﺭ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻟﹶﻢ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻬﹺﻲ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺍ ﻳ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺣ‬ ‫ﺎ ﺭﹺ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻞﹺ ﻭ‬‫ ﺑﹺﺎﻟﻠﱠﻴ‬‫ﻮﺑﹺﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻠﹸﻰ ﺟ‬‫ﻋ‬‫ﺍ ﻭ‬‫ﻮﺩ‬‫ﻗﹸ ﻌ‬‫ﺎ ﻭ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﺍﷲَ ﻗ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺎﺫﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬:‫ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬ ‫ﺔ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺍﻟﺼ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻔﹶﻘﹶ ﺮﹺ ﻭ‬‫ﻰ ﻭ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻐ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﻭ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﺤ‬‫ﻔﹶﺮﹺ ﻭ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﺴ‬‫ﻓ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﻭ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﺒ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﺒ‬‫ﻓ‬ ...‫ﺎﻝﹴ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻛﹸﻞﱢ ﺣ‬‫ﻋ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﻼﹶﻧﹺﻴ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺍﻟﺴ‬‫ﻘﹾﻢﹺ ﻭ‬‫ﺍﻟﺴ‬‫ﻭ‬ 1. 2.

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Abdullah ibn Abba s (‫ )ب‬elaborates the Qur’anic verse “ Remember Allah excessively.” He says, “ Whatever Allah has prescribe d as o bligatory is delineated. He exempted the handicapped for the peculiar handicap s except Allah’s remembrance. T he obligation of remembrance is the only exception. Allah () has not set for it any limit, nor has He accepted any excuse to abandon it except the insane. He said, ‘Remember Allah () standin g, sitting, on your sides dur ing the night and the day, on land and at sea, during journey and at home, in poverty and in prosperity, in health and in sickness, se cretly and openly – remember Him under all circumstances.’” 1

:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬%

    ^

‫ﻪ‬‫ﻲ ﻗﹶﻮﻟ‬‫ﻞﹴ ﻓ‬‫ﻘﹶﺎﺗ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.189

‫ﻠﹶﻰ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻭﻩ‬‫ﺍﺫﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺍﻟﺘ‬‫ﻞﹺ ﻭ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺍﻟﺘ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﻭ‬‫ﻜﹾﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﺍﻟﺘ‬‫ﺢﹺ ﻭ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﺑﹺﺎﻟﺘ‬‫ﺎﻥ‬‫ﺑﹺﺎﻟﻠﱢﺴ‬ .‫ﺎﻝﹴ‬‫ﻛﹸﻞﱢ ﺣ‬ Muqatal, interpreting Allah’s wor ds “ Remember Allah abun dantly” says, “ It means remember Him in every condition with the tongue (by saying) Subhan Allah (Allah is Pure), Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Supremely Great), la ilaha illallah (there is no God but Allah) and alhamdu lillah (Praise be to Allah).”2

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‫ﻊ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺭ‬:‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻥﹼ ﺭ‬،‫ﺎﺱﹴ ب‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﺑ‬‫ ﻋ‬.190 ‫ﺎ‬‫ﺎﻧ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ ﻭ‬،‫ﺍ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺎﻛ‬‫ﺎ ﺷ‬‫ ﻗﹶﻠﹾﺒ‬:‫ﺓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺍﻵﺧ‬‫ﺎ ﻭ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺪ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺧ‬‫ﻲ‬‫ﻄ‬‫ ﺃﹸﻋ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻄ‬‫ ﺃﹸﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﻲ‬‫ﺎ ﻓ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﺧ‬‫ﻴﻪ‬‫ ﻐ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺔﹰ ﻻ ﺗ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﺯ‬‫ ﻭ‬،‫ﺍ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺﺮ‬‫ﻼﺀِ ﺻ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﹾﺒ‬‫ﺎ ﻋ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ ﻭ‬،‫ﺍ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺫﹶﺍﻛ‬ .‫ﻪ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﻻ ﻣ‬‫ﺎ ﻭ‬‫ﻔﹾﺴِﻬ‬‫ﻧ‬ Abdullah ibn Abbas (‫ )ب‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Whoever has been granted fo ur things has been blessed with the best of this world and the Hereafter: a grateful heart, a tongue that remembers Allah (), a body which is patient durin g sufferin g, and a wife who is not unfaithful to her husband an d is not dishonest with regard to his property.”1

   ^

‫ﺰﻟﹶﺖ‬ ‫ﺎ ﻧ‬‫ﺎﻥﹶ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﻟﹶﻤ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ ﺛﹶﻮ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.191

.‫ﻔﹶﺎﺭﹺﻩ‬‫ﺾﹺ ﺃﹶﺳ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻲ ﺑ‬‫ ص ﻓ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻊ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ ﻛﹸﻨ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬%  1.

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Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-ka bir (11:134#11275) Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-a wsa t (7:179#7212) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (4:104#4429) Abu Nuaym, Hilya t-ul-a wliya wa ta ba qa t-ul-a sfiya (3:65) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:256#2301) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (4:273) Haythami declared the men who transmitted the tradition in a lMuja m-ul-a wsa t are sa hih (sound).

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‫ ﻟﹶﻮ‬.‫ﺰﹺﻝﹶ‬‫ﺎ ﺃﹸﻧ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻔ‬‫ﺐﹺ ﻭ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﺬﱠﻫ‬‫ﺰﹺﻝﹶ ﻓ‬‫ ﺃﹸﻧ‬:‫ﺎﺑﹺﻪ‬‫ﺻﺤ‬  ‫ ﺃﹶ‬‫ﺾ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺑ‬ ‫ﻗﹶﻠﹾﺐ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺎﻥﹲ ﺫﹶﺍﻛ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﻟ‬‫ﻠﹸﻪ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻓﹾﻀ‬:‫! ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺬﹶﻩ‬‫ﺨ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻨ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺎﻝﹺ ﺧ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﺎ ﺃﹶﻱ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﻋ‬ .‫ﺎﻧﹺﻪ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺇﹺﳝ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻴﻨ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺔﹲ ﺗ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺆﻣ‬ ‫ﺔﹲ ﻣ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﺯ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺎﻛ‬‫ﺷ‬ T hawban (‫ )ا‬narrates, “We were with the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬on one of his journeys when the verse ‘ …those who gather gold an d silver…’ was reveale d. One of his Companions said, ‘T his verse has come down regardin g gold and silver. Would that we kne w what wea lth is be st so that we might acquire it!’ T he Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said, ‘T he best wea lth is a tongue which remember s Allah (), a heart which is grateful and a believin g wife who assists him in his faith.’”1

.‫ﺎﻥ‬‫ﻞﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﺈﹺﳝ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻓﹾﻀ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ص ﻋ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﺄﹶﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﺳ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ ا ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﺎﺫ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.192 ‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ‬‫ﻲ ﺫ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﺎﻧ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻞﹶ ﻟ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﻟ‬‫ﺾ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﻟ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻥﹾ ﺗ‬:‫ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ص‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﺎﺱﹺ ﻣ‬‫ﻠﻨ‬‫ ﻟ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺃﹶﻥﹾ ﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻮ ﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬,‫ﺎﺫﹶﺍ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ ﻭ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.‫ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬ . ‫ﻔﹾ ﺴِﻚ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻟ‬‫ﻩ‬‫ﻜﹾﺮ‬‫ﺎ ﺗ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻬ‬‫ﻩ‬‫ﻜﹾﺮ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻔﹾﺴِ ﻚ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻟ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺗ‬ 1.

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Tirmidhi, a l-Ja mi-us-sa hih (5:277#3094) Ibn Majah, a s-Suna n (1:596#1856) Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (5:282#22490) Ruyani, a l-Musna d (1:406#620) Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-a wsa t (2:376#2274) Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-a wsa t (7:10#6700) Tabarani, a l-Muja m-us-sa ghir (2:121#890) Kanani, Misba h-uz-zuja ja h (2:96#664) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:255#2300) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (3:28#2947)

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Muādh ibn Anas ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that he asked the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬what was the most excellent aspect of faith. He replied, “ T hat you should love for Allah’s sake an d hate for Allah’s sake, and that your tongue should remain busy in remembering Allah ().” Muādh (‫ )ا‬further asked, “ Anything else, O Me ssen ger of Allah?” He sa id, “ That you should like for others what you like yourself, an d dislike for others what you dislike yourse lf.” 1

‫ﺎﺫ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ص ﻟ‬‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬،‫ﺔﹶ ا‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﺃﹸﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.193 ‫ﺔﹰ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﺯ‬‫ ﻭ‬،‫ﺍ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺎ ﺫﹶﺍﻛ‬‫ﺎﻧ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ ﻭ‬،‫ﺍ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺎﻛ‬‫ﺎ ﺷ‬‫ ﻗﹶﻠﹾﺒ‬،‫ﺎﺫﹸ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ﻞﹴ ا‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺑﻦ ﺟ‬ . ‫ﺎﺱ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺎ ﺍﻛﹾﺘ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺧ‬‫ﻳﻨﹺﻚ‬‫ﺩ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺎﻙ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﺩ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺃﹶﻣ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﻴﻨ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺔﹰ ﺗ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﺻ‬ Abu Umāmah (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said to Muādh ibn Anas ( ‫)ا‬, “ O Muādh, a grateful heart, a tongue which remember s Allah (), and a wife who helps you with your worldly and re ligious matters are the best of what people can acquire.” 2

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Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (5:247#22183) Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-ka bir (20:191#425) Ibn Rajab, Ja mi-ul-ulum wa l-hika m (1:34) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (4:13#4588) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (1:61,89) Ajlawni, Kashf-ul-khifa wa muzil-ul-ilbas (1:177#465) Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-ka bir (8:205#7828) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (4:104#4430) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (4:273) Husayni, a l-Ba ya n wa t-ta r if (2:132#1279)

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‫ ﻻﹶ‬:‫ ص‬‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ ب ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ ﺍﺑ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.194 ‫ﻛﹾ ﺮﹺ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﺫ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺓﹶ ﺍﻟﹾﻜﹶﻠﹶﺎﻡﹺ ﺑﹺ ﻐ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﻥﱠ ﻛﹶﺜﹾﺮ‬,‫ﻛﹾ ﺮﹺ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﺫ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺑﹺ ﻐ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﺍﻟﹾﻜﹶﻠﹶﺎﻡ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻜﹾﺜ‬‫ﺗ‬ .‫ﻲ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹶﺎﺳ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹶﻠﹾﺐ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺎﺱﹺ ﻣ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﺃﹶﺑ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﻠﹾﻘﹶﻠﹾﺐﹺ‬‫ﺓﹲ ﻟ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻗﹶﺴ‬ Abdullah ibn Umar (‫ )ب‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah ( ‫ )ص‬said, “ Do not talk a lot without remembrance of Allah (), because much talk without remembrance of Allah () is hardness of heart. And the one who is farthest from Allah is he who has a hard heart.”1

:‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺎﻥ ا ﻋ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺮﹴﻭ ﺳ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﻼﱠﺱﹺ ﺑ‬‫ ﺟ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.195 ِ‫ﻛﹾ ﺮﹺ ﺍﷲ‬‫ ﺑﹺﺬ‬‫ﻜﹸ ﻢ‬‫ﻠﹶﻴ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻌ‬. ‫ﺕ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ ﻡ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﺁﺩ‬‫ ﺔﹸ ﺍﺑ‬‫ﻏﹶﺎﻳ‬‫ ﺔﹲ ﻭ‬‫ﺎﻉﹴ ﻏﹶﺎﻳ‬‫ﻜﹸﻞﱢ ﺳ‬‫ﺇﻥﱠ ﻟ‬ .‫ﺓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻵﺧ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﻏﹶﺒ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻬﹺﻠﹸﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻓﹶﺈﻧ‬ Jalas ibn Amr Sanan (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said, “ Everyone who strives has an end an d the end of Adam’s son is de ath. So, you must remember Allah () beca use it will ease your end (i.e. death) for you and will incline you towards the Hereafter.”2

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Tirmidhi, a l-Ja mi-us-sa hih (4:607#2411) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (4:245#4951) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (3:344#4365) Daylami, a l-F ir da ws bima thur a l-khita b (5:65#7475) Zurqani, Sha r h-ul-Muwa tta (4:519) Qurtabi, a l-Ja mi li-a hka m a l-Qur a n (1:463) Ibn Kathir, Ta fsir -ul-Qur a n a l-a zim (1:115) Dhahabi, Miza n-ul-itida l (1:161#125) Husayni, a l-Ba ya n wa t-ta r if (1:245#645)

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People of Paradise will regret every mome nt s pent without re me mbrance of Allah

‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ ﻣ‬: ‫ﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﺔﹶ ل ﻗﹶﺎﻟﹶﺖ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﺎﺋ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.196 ‫ ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻠﹶﻴ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺎ ﺇﻻﱠ ﺗ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮﹺ ﺍﷲَ ﻓ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻢ‬‫ ﻡ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺁﺩ‬‫ ﺑﹺﺎﺑ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻋ‬‫ﺳ‬ .‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻘ‬ Āisha ( ‫ )ل‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah ( ‫ )ص‬said, “ On the Day of Resurrection man will regret every moment he spends without remembering Allah ().”1

: ‫ ص‬‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬: ‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬،‫ ﻞﹴ ا‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﺟ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﺎﺫ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.197 ‫ﻭﺍ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﻟﹶ ﻢ‬‫ ﺑﹺﻬﹺ ﻢ‬‫ﺕ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻋ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺳ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻻ ﻋ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﺠﻨ‬  ‫ ﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﹾ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻫ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﺲ‬‫ﻟﹶﻴ‬ .‫ﺎ‬‫ﻴﻬ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬ Muādh ibn Ja bal ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “T he people of Paradise will not regret anything except the moment which they spent without remembering Allah ().”2 1.

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1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. 3.

Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:392#511) Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-a wsa t (8:175#8316) Ibn Rajab, Ja mi-ul-ulum wa l-hika m (1:135) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:80) Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-ka bir (20:93#182) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:392#512,513) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:258#2312)

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‫ﺎ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ ص‬‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.198 ‫ ﻦ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﻋ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﱠﺎ ﻗﹶﺎﻣ‬‫ﻴ ﻪ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻭﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ﺲﹴ ﻻﹶ ﻳ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻣ‬‫ﻘﹸﻮ ﻣ‬‫ ﻡﹴ ﻳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﻮ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬ . ‫ﺓﹰ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻛﹶﺎﻥﹶ ﻟﹶﻬ‬‫ﺎﺭﹴ ﻭ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ﺜﹾﻞﹺ ﺟﹺﻴﻔﹶﺔ‬‫ﻣ‬ Abu Huraira (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬ said, “T he collection of people who leave a remembrance session without remembering Allah () are like a dea d a ss and this (state of theirs) is regrettable.”1

‫ ﻡ‬‫ ﻗﹶﻮ‬‫ﻠﹶﺲ‬‫ﺎ ﺟ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻋ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.199 ‫ﺎ ﺭﹴ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ﺜﹾ ﻞﹺ ﺟﹺﻴﻔﹶﺔ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻗﹸﻮﺍ ﻋ‬‫ﻔﹶﺮ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮﹴ ﺇﹺﻟﱠﺎ ﺗ‬‫ ﺮﹺ ﺫ‬‫ ﻏﹶﻴ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻗﹸﻮﺍ ﻋ‬‫ﻔﹶﺮ‬‫ﺎ ﻓﹶﺘ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻣ‬ . ‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻘ‬‫ ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺓﹰ ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﻠﹶﻴ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺲ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﻛﹶﺎﻥﹶ ﺫﹶﻟ‬‫ﻭ‬ According to Abu Huraira ( ‫ )ا‬the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬ said, “ The people who sit in a remem brance assembly and disper se without remembering Allah are like a dead donkey and this assembly will lament on them on the Day of Resurrection.”2

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4. 5. 6. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:73) Daylami, a l-F ir da ws bima thur a l-khita b (3:408#5244) Hakeem Tirmidhi, Nawadir-ul-usul fi ahadith ar-rasul (4:106) Abu Dawud, a s-Suna n (4:264#4855) Ibn Rajab, Ja mi-ul-ulum wa l-hika m (1:135) Mindhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:263#2332) Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (2:527#10837) Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (2:515#10691) Nasai, a s-Suna n-ul-kubr a (6:107#10236) Nasai, Ama l-ul-ya wm wa l-la yla h (1:311#403) Hakim, a l-Musta dr a k (1:668#1808) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:403#541)

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‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬: ‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ ص ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻮ ﻝﹺ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻋ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.200 ‫ ﻦﹺ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﺓﹲ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻠﹶﻴ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ ﻛﹶﺎﻧ‬‫ﻴﻪ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸ ﺮﹺ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﺍ ﻟﹶ ﻢ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻘﹾﻌ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻗﹶﻌ‬ . ‫ﺓﹲ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻠﹶﻴ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ ﻛﹶﺎﻧ‬‫ﻴﻪ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ﺎ ﻟﹶﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻊ‬‫ﻄﹶﺠ‬‫ﺍﺿ‬ Abu Huraira (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬ said, “ He who sits in a place where Allah is not remembered runs into a loss decree d by Allah. And he who lie s on a be d where Allah is not remembered he also runs into a loss decree d by Allah.”1

‫ ﻡ‬‫ ﻗﹶﻮ‬‫ﻠﹶﺲ‬‫ﺎ ﺟ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻋ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.201 ‫ ﺇﹺﻟﱠﺎ ﻛﹶﺎﻥﹶ‬‫ﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻧ‬‫ﺼﻠﱡﻮﺍ ﻋ‬  ‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻟﹶﻢ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻴﻪ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﺎ ﻟﹶﻢ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻣ‬ . ‫ﻢ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻬ‬‫ﺎﺀَ ﻏﹶﻔﹶﺮ‬‫ﺇﹺﻥﹾ ﺷ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺬﱠﺑ‬‫ﺎﺀَ ﻋ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﻥﹾ ﺷ‬.‫ﺓﹰ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﻠﹶﻴ‬‫ﻋ‬ Abu Hura ira (‫ )ا‬narrates from the Holy Prophet (‫)ص‬, “T he people who sit in an assembly but do not remember Allah () and do not send blessings upon their Prophet (‫ )ص‬will be seize d. T hen if Allah desires He may punish them and if He wills He may forgive them.”2

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7. 8. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 1.

Abu Nuaym, Hilya t-ul-a wliya wa ta ba qa t-ul-a sfiya (7:207) Ibn Hayyan, Tabaqat-ul-muhaddisin bi Asbahan (3:448) Abu Dawud, a s-Suna n (4:264#4856) Nasai, a s-Suna n-ul-kubr a (6:107#10237) Nasai, Ama l-ul-ya wm wa l-la yla h (1:311#404) Tabarani, Musna d-ush-sha miyyin (2:272#1324) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:404#544,545) Ibn Rajab, Ja mi-ul-ulum wa l-hika m (1:135) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (1:237#900) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:262#2330) Tirmidhi, a l-Ja mi-us-sa hih (5:461#3380)

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‫ ﻡ‬‫ ﻗﹶﻮ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺎ ﻗﹶﻌ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻋ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.202 ‫ ص ﺇﹺﻟﱠﺎ ﻛﹶﺎﻥﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺼﻠﱡﻮﻥﹶ ﻋ‬  ‫ﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬ ‫ﻭﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ﺍ ﻟﹶﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻘﹾﻌ‬‫ﻣ‬ . ‫ﺍﺏﹺ‬‫ﻠﺜﱠﻮ‬‫ﺔﹶ ﻟ‬‫ﺠﻨ‬  ‫ﻠﹸﻮﺍ ﺍﻟﹾ‬‫ﺧ‬‫ﺇﹺﻥﹾ ﺩ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻘ‬‫ ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺓﹰ ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﻠﹶﻴ‬‫ﻋ‬ Abu Huraira ( ‫ )ا‬narrates from the Holy Prophet (‫)ص‬, “ If a people sit in a gathering but do not remember Allah () nor send ble ssings upon the Holy Prophet (‫)ص‬, they will deplore (this loss) on the Resurrection Day even if they enter Paradise as re ward for their piety.”1

ِ‫ﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﻔﱠ ﻞﹴ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﻣ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.203 َ‫ﻭﺍ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻟﹶﻢ‬‫ﻗﹸﻮﺍ ﻭ‬‫ﻔﹶﺮ‬‫ﺲﹴ ﻓﹶﺘ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻲ ﻣ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﻓ‬‫ ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻡﹴ ﺍﺟ‬‫ ﻗﹶﻮ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ص‬ . ‫ﺔ‬‫ ﺎﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻘ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ ﻮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻬﹺﻢ‬‫ﻠﹶﻴ‬‫ﺓﹰ ﻋ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ﺲ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﺇﻻﱠ ﻛﹶﺎﻥﹶ ﺫﹶﻟ‬ Abdullah ibn M ugaffal ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah ( ‫ )ص‬said, “ If some people gather in an assembly and

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2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (2:453#9842) Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (2:481#10249) Tabarani, Musna d-ush-sha miyyin (2:46#895) Bayhaqi, a s-Suna n-ul-kubr a (3:210#5563) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:80) Ibn Kathir, Ta fsir -ul-Qur a n a l-a zim (3:513) Ibn Rajab, Ja mi-ul-ulum wa l-hika m (1:135) Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (2:463#9966) Ibn Hibban, a s-Sa hih (2:352#591) Ibn Abi Asim, Kita b-uz-Zuhd (1:27) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:263#2331) Haythami, Ma wa r id-uz-za ma n (1:577#2322) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:79)

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disper se without remembering Allah this assembly will deplore and regret them on the Day of Resurrection.”1

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1. Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-a wsa t (4:122#3744) 2. Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:401#533) 3. Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:263#2333)

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Remembrance of Allah ( ) illumines hearts

‫ ﻛﹶﺎﻥﹶ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ ص ﺃﻧ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ب ﻋ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﺑ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.204 ‫ ﺎ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ ﻭ‬.ِ‫ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ﻘﹶﺎﻟﹶﺔﹶ ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹸﻠﹸﻮ ﺏﹺ ﺫ‬‫ﺃﻥﱠ ﺻ‬‫ﻘﹶﺎﻟﹶ ﺔﹰ ﻭ‬‫ﺀٍ ﺻ‬‫ﻲ‬‫ﻜﹸﻞﱢ ﺷ‬‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ ﺇﹺ ﻥﱠ ﻟ‬‫ﻳ‬ ‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﺍﻟﹾﺠﹺﻬ‬‫ ﻭ‬: ‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻟﹸﻮﺍ‬.ِ‫ﻛﹾ ﺮﹺ ﺍﷲ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺬﹶﺍﺏﹺ ﺍﷲِ ﻣ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ﻰ ﻣ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻲﺀٍ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ ﺷ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬ . ‫ﻊ‬‫ﻘﹶﻄ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻰ ﻳ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ ﻚ‬‫ﻔ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺑﹺ ﺴ‬‫ﺮﹺﺏ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ﻟﹶﻮ ﺃﻥﹾ ﺗ‬‫ ﻭ‬:‫ﻞﹺ ﺍﷲِ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﻲ ﺳ‬‫ﻓ‬ Abdullah ibn Umar ( ‫ )ب‬narrates that the Holy Prophet (‫)ص‬ use d to say, “ Everything has a shiner that makes it shine and indee d the shiner of hearts is remembrance of Allah (). T here is no greater savior than remembrance of Allah to deliver from Allah’s torment. T he Companions asked, “ Not even jihad in the path of Allah?” He replied, “ No, even if you wie ld your sword until it is broken.”1

َ‫ﻼﹶﺀ‬‫ﺇﻥﱠ ﺟ‬‫ﻼﹶﺀً ﻭ‬‫ﻲﺀٍ ﺟ‬‫ﻜﹸﻞﱢ ﺷ‬‫ ﺇﻥﱠ ﻟ‬:‫ﺍﺀِ ا‬‫ﺩ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ﻮ ﺍﻟﺪ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺃﹶﺑ‬.205 . ِ‫ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹸﻠﹸﻮﺏﹺ ﺫ‬ Abu Dar da ( ‫ )ا‬states, “T here is a shiner for everything and for hearts it is remembrance of Allah ().”2 1.

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Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:396#522) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:254#2295) Ibn Qayyim, a l-Wa bil-ul-a yb (1:60) Manawi, F a yd-ul-qa dir (2:511) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:396#523) Ibn Qayyim, a l-Wa bil-ul-a yb (1:60)

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‫ﻘﹶﺎﻝﹸ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﺻ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ ﺫ‬:‫ ﺍﷲِ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﻥ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.206 .‫ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹸﻠﹸﻮﺏﹺ‬ Awn ibn Abdullah (‫ )ا‬states, “ Remembrance of Allah () is a shiner of hearts.”1

‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.207 . ‫ﻔﹶﺎﻕﹺ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﺉ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺪ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﺃﹶﻛﹾﺜﹶﺮ‬ Abu Huraira (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬ said, “ Whoever remembers Allah () excessively is purifie d of hypocrisy.”2

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Abu Nuaym, Hilyat-ul-awliya wa tabaqat-ul-asfiya (4:241) Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-a wsa t (7:86#6931) Tabarani, a l-Muja m-us-sa ghir (2:172#974) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:414#575) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:278#2393)

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Remembrance of Allah ( ) cures hearts

‫ﻛﹾ ﺮ‬‫ ﺇﻥﱠ ﺫ‬:‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎ ﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﻮﻝﹴ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻜﹾﺤ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.208 .ٌ‫ﺍﺀ‬‫ﺎﺱﹺ ﺩ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ﺇﻥﱠ ﺫ‬‫ ﻭ‬,ٌ‫ﻔﹶﺎﺀ‬‫ﺍﷲِ ﺷ‬ Makhūl narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Indeed, remembrance of Allah () is a cure and remembrance of people is an illness.” 1

‫ ﺎ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ ب ﻗﹶﺎﻟﹶﺖ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﺔﹸ ﺑﹺﻨ‬‫ﻔﹾﺼ‬‫ ﺣ‬.209 ِ‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﺫ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺓﹶ ﺍﻟﹾﻜﹶﻼﹶﻡﹺ ﺑﹺﻐ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﻥﱠ ﻛﹶﺜﹾﺮ‬,‫ﺓﹶ ﺍﻟﹾﻜﹶﻼﹶﻡﹺ‬‫ﻛﹶﺜﹾﺮ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺎﻙ‬‫ ﺇﻳ‬,‫ﺔﹶ‬‫ﻔﹾﺼ‬‫ﺣ‬ . ‫ﻴﹺﻰ ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹶﻠﹾﺐ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﺍﷲِ ﻓﹶﺈﻧ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﺓ‬‫ ﺑﹺﻜﹶﺜﹾﺮ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﻠﹶﻴ‬‫ﻋ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹶﻠﹾﺐﹺ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺗ‬ Umm-ul-Muminīn Hafsah bint Umar (‫ )ب‬narrates that the Messen ger of Allah ( ‫ )ص‬blessed her with his holy advice, “ O Hafsah, esche w talking too much because too much talking except remembrance of Allah kills the heart. And remember Allah () greatly and persistently because it gives life to the heart.”2

‫ ﻻﹶ‬:‫ ص‬‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ ب ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﺑ‬‫ ﻋ‬.210 ‫ﻛﹾ ﺮﹺ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﺫ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺓﹶ ﺍﻟﹾﻜﹶﻠﹶﺎﻡﹺ ﺑﹺ ﻐ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﻥﱠ ﻛﹶﺜﹾﺮ‬,‫ﻛﹾ ﺮﹺ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﺫ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺑﹺ ﻐ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﺍﻟﹾﻜﹶﻠﹶﺎﻡ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻜﹾﺜ‬‫ﺗ‬ .‫ﻲ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹶﺎﺳ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹶﻠﹾﺐ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺎﺱﹺ ﻣ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﺃﹶﺑ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﻠﹾﻘﹶﻠﹾﺐﹺ‬‫ﺓﹲ ﻟ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻗﹶﺴ‬ 1. 2.

1. Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:459#717) 2. Ajlawni, Kashf-ul-khifa wa muzil-ul-ilbas (1:505#1345) Daylami, a l-F ir da ws bima thur a l-khita b (5:432,433#8652)

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Abdullah ibn Umar (‫ )ب‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Do not talk much without remembering Allah beca use excessive talk without Allah’s remembrance hardens hearts. And of men the farthest from Allah is the callous-hearted.”1

‫ ﻛﹸ ﻞﱡ‬:‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ ل ﻋ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﺝﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﺔﹶ ﺯ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴﺒ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ ﺃﹸﻡ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.211 ‫ﻜﹶﺮﹴ ﺃﹶ ﻭ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﻲ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻭ‬‫ﻭﻑ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺑﹺﻤ‬‫ ﺮ‬‫ ﺇﹺ ﻻﱠ ﺃﹶﻣ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﻟﹶ ﻪ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﻠﹶﻴ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﺁﺩ‬‫ﻛﹶﻠﹶﺎﻡﹺ ﺍﺑ‬ .‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ﺫ‬ Umm-ul-Muminīn Umm Habibah (‫ )ل‬narrates from the Holy Prophet (‫)ص‬, “ Except for commanding the right and forbidding the wrong and rememberin g Allah, no utterance of Adam’s son goes to his favour.”2

. ‫ﻔﹶﺎﺀُ ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹸﻠﹸﻮﺏﹺ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﺷ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ ﺫ‬:‫ﺲﹴ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.212 1.

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Tirmidhi, a l-Ja mi-us-sa hih (4:607#2411) Daylami, a l-F ir da ws bima thur a l-khita b (5:65#7475) Ibn Rajab, Ja mi-ul-ulum wa l-hika m (1:135) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (3:344#4365) Zurqani, Sha r h a l-Muwa tta (4:519) Qurtabi, a l-Ja mi li-a hka m a l-Qur a n (1:463) Ibn Kathir, Ta fsir -ul-Qur a n a l-a zim (1:115) Tirmidhi, a l-Ja mi-us-sa hih (4:608#2412) Hakim, a l-Musta dr a k (2:557#3892) Abu Yala, a l-Musna d (13:56#7132) Abd ibn Humayd, a l-Musna d (1:448#1554) Qadai, Musna d-ush-shiha b (1:202#305) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:393#514) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (3:345#4367) Ibn Abd-ul-Barr, a t-Ta mhid (22:20) Faqihy, Akhba r Ma kka h (3:329)

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Anas (‫ )ا‬states, “ Remembrance of Allah () is a cure for hearts.”1

ُ‫ﻔﹶﺎﺀ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﺷ‬‫ﺲ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ ﺍﷲِ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﻥ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.213 .‫ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹸﻠﹸﻮﺏﹺ‬ Awn ibn Abdullah states, “ Dhikr sittings are a cure for hearts.”2

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Ajlawni, Kashf-ul-khifa wa muzil-ul-ilbas (1:505#1345) Abu Nuaym, Hilyat-ul-awliya wa tabaqat-ul-asfiya (4:241)

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Remembrance of Allah ( ) is better than freeing slaves

: ‫ ص‬‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎ ﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ ﻚ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﻣ‬‫ ﺲﹺ ﺑ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.214 ‫ﻰ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺣ‬‫ﺍﺓ‬‫ﻐﺪ‬ ‫ ﺍﻟﹾ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺓ‬‫ ﺻ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ ﻣ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ﻭﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ ﻡﹴ ﻳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﻮ‬‫ ﻊ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻟﹶﺄﹶﻥﹾ ﺃﹶﻗﹾﻌ‬ , ‫ﻴﻞﹶ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺇﹺﺳ‬‫ﻟﹶ ﺪ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺔﹰ ﻣ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ ﺃﹶ ﺭ‬‫ﻖ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻥﹾ ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻲ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺣ‬‫ﺲ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺸ‬‫ﻄﹾﻠﹸﻊ‬‫ﺗ‬ ‫ ﺏ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﺃﹶﻥﹾ ﺗ‬‫ﺼ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺓ‬‫ ﺻ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻭﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ ﻡﹴ ﻳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﻮ‬‫ ﻊ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﻟﹶﺄﹶﻥﹾ ﺃﹶﻗﹾﻌ‬‫ﻭ‬ . ‫ﺔﹰ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺭ‬‫ ﻖ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻥﹾ ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻲ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺣ‬‫ﺲ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺍﻟﺸ‬ Anas ibn Malik ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Sitting with rememberers of Allah () after the fajr (morning) prayer till sunrise is more pleasing to me than setting free four slaves of the descendants of Ismail, and sitting with rememberers of Allah () after the asr (afternoon) prayer till sunset is more pleasin g to me than setting free four slaves.” 1

:‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻣ‬‫ﺲﹺ ﺑ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.215 ‫ﻄﹾﻠﹸ ﻊ‬‫ ﺢﹺ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﺃﹶﻥﹾ ﺗ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺼ‬‫ﻼﹶﺓ‬‫ ﺻ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻥﹶ ﺍﷲَ ﺑ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ ﻡﹴ ﻳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﻮ‬‫ﻊ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺲ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﻟﹶﺄﹶﻥﹾ ﺃﹶﺟ‬ 1.

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Abu Dawud, a s-Suna n (3:324#3667) Abu Yala, a l-Musna d (6:119#3392) Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-a wsa t (6:137#6022) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:409#561) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (1:178#668) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:105)

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‫ ﻊ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺲ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﻟﹶﺄﹶﻥﹾ ﺃﹶﺟ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﺲ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺸ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻠﹶﻴ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﺎ ﻃﹶﻠﹶﻌ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻲ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺣ‬‫ﺲ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺍﻟﺸ‬ ‫ ﺇﹺﻟﹶ ﻲ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺣ‬‫ﺲ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺸ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﻐ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﺃﹶﻥﹾ ﺗ‬‫ﺼ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻭﻥﹶ ﺍﷲَ ﺑ‬‫ ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ﻡﹴ ﻳ‬‫ﻗﹶﻮ‬ ‫ ﺎ‬‫ ﺍﺛﹾﻨ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ ﻨ‬‫ ﻞﹴ ﻣ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﺔﹶ ﻛﹸﻞﱢ ﺭ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﻴﻞﹶ ﺩ‬‫ﺎﻋ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺇﹺﺳ‬‫ﻟﹶ ﺪ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺔﹰ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﻧﹺﻴ‬‫ ﺛﹶﻤ‬‫ﻖ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻥﹾ ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬ .‫ ﺃﹶﻟﹾﻔﹰﺎ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﻋ‬ Anas ibn Malik ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Sitting with rememberers of Allah () from the fajr (morning) prayer till sunrise is more beloved to me than anything else where the sun rises. Sitting with rememberers of Allah () from the asr (afternoon) prayer till sunset is more beloved to me than freeing eight people of the Children of Ismail, costing twelve thousan d each.”1

‫ ﻦﹺ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ ﺪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺎ ﺳ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﺃﹶﺑ‬:‫ﺍﺀِ ا‬‫ﺩ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ﺄﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﺍﻟﺪ‬‫ﻴﻞﹶ ﻟ‬‫ ﻗ‬:‫ﻢﹴ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ ﺳ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.216 ‫ﺎ ﻝﹺ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻲ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﺓ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺎﺋﹶ ﺔﹶ ﻣ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻥﱠ ﻣ‬:‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.‫ﺓ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺎﺋﹶﺔﹶ ﻣ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ ﻲ‬‫ﻞﹶ ﻓ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺟ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ ﻞﹺ‬‫ ﺑﹺﺎﻟﻠﱠﻴ‬‫ﻭ ﻡ‬‫ﻠﹾﺰ‬‫ﺎﻥﹲ ﻣ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ؟ ﺇﹺﻳ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ ﺫﹶﻟ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻞﹶ ﻣ‬‫ ﺑﹺﺄﹶﻓﹾﻀ‬‫ﻛﹸﻢ‬‫ﺒﹺﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻻﹶ ﺃﹸ ﺧ‬.‫ﺮ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻞﹴ ﻟﹶﻜﹶﺜ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﺭ‬ . ِ‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﺍﷲ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ﻃﹾﺒ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ ﻚ‬‫ﺎﻧ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺍﻝﹸ ﻟ‬‫ﺰ‬‫ ﻻﹶ ﻳ‬‫ﺎﺭﹺ ﻭ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻭ‬ Sa lim narrates that Abu Darda (‫ )ا‬was told, “ Abu Sa‘ d ibn Munabbih has free d one hundre d slave s out of his own 1.

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Bayhaqi, a s-Suna n-ul-kubr a (8:38) Abu Yala, a l-Musna d (7:154#4126) Harith, a l-Musna d (2:950#1048) Bayhaqi, a s-Suna n-ul-kubr a (8:79) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:409#560) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:410#562) Ibn Kathir, Ta fsir -ul-Qur a n a l-a zim (3:81)

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wea lth.” Abu Darda said, “ Surely setting free a hundred slaves spendin g one’s property is a great thing, but shall I not tell you of something which is superior to that? That is steadfastness in your fa ith day an d night and f ull time engagement of tongue in remembrance of Allah.” 1

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Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (6:59#29464) Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (7:170#35057) Dabbi, Kita b-ud-dua (1:268#91) Ibn Abi Asim, Kita b-uz-Zuhd (1:136) Abu Nuaym, Hilya t-ul-a wliya wa ta ba qa t-ul-a sfiya (1:219) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:435#627) Ibn Rajab, Ja mi-ul-ulum wa l-hika m (1:238) Ibn Rajab, Ja mi-ul-ulum wa l-hika m (1:445) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:253#2293) Suyuti, ad-Durr-ul-manthur fit-tafsir bil-mathur (1:362)

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Remembrance of Allah delive rs from the torme nt of Hell-Fire

‫ﺍ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺮﹺﺟ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺧ‬:ُ‫ﻘﹸﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﷲ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺲﹴ ا ﻋ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.217 . ‫ﻘﹶﺎﻡﹴ‬‫ﻲ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﻓﹶﻨﹺﻲ ﻓ‬‫ ﺧ‬‫ﺎ ﺃﹶﻭ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻧﹺﻲ ﻳ‬‫ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺎﺭﹺ ﻣ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬ Anas ibn Mālik ( ‫ )ا‬narrates from the Holy Prophet (‫)ص‬, “ Allah () will say, ‘Pull him o ut of Hell who remembere d Me some day or feared Me at some point.’”1

‫ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ ا ﺃﹶﻥﱠ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻣ‬‫ﺲﹺ ﺑ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.218 ‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺽ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺄﹶﺭ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺼ‬‫ﻰ ﻳ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﺣ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ ﺧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺎﻩ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﺍﷲَ ﻓﹶﻔﹶﺎﺿ‬ . ‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻘ‬‫ ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ ﻳ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺍﷲُ ﺗ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ ﺬﱢﺑ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻢ‬,‫ﻪ‬‫ﻮﻋ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ﺩ‬ Anas ibn Mālik ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Holy Prophet (‫)ص‬ said, “ Whoever remembers Allah () and his eyes well with tears for fear of Allah (), and the tears fall an d wet the ground, Allah will not torment him at all on the Day of Resurrection.”2 1.

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 1.

Tirmidhi, a l-Ja mi-us-sa hih (4:712#2594) Ibn Abi Asim, a s-Sunna h (2:400#833) Ibn Abi Asim, Kita b-uz-Zuhd (1:369) Hakim, a l-Musta dr a k (1:141#234) Bayhaqi, a l-Itiqa d (1:201) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:469,470#740) Daylami, a l-F ir da ws bima thur a l-khita b (5:244#8084) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (4:130#5108) Ibn Hayyan, Tabaqat-ul-muhaddisin bi Asbahan (3:16#242) Hakim, a l-Musta dr a k (4:289#7668)

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‫ﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻛﹶﺎﻥﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﺐﹴ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﻛﹶﻌ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﻲ‬‫ ﺃﹸﺑ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.219

,‫ﻭﺍ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫! ﺍﺫﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬‫ﺎﺱ‬‫ﺎ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺎ ﺃﹶﻳ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬,‫ﻞﹺ ﻗﹶﺎﻡ‬‫ ﺛﹸﻠﹸﺜﹶﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻴ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺫﹶﻫ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ ﺑﹺﻤ‬‫ﺕ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺎﺀَ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ ﺟ‬.‫ﻓﹶﺔﹸ‬‫ﺍﺩ‬‫ﺎ ﺍﻟﺮ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ ﻌ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺍﺟﹺﻔﹶﺔﹸ ﺗ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺮ‬‫ﺎﺀَﺕ‬‫ ﺟ‬.‫ﻭﺍ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺍﺫﹾﻛﹸﺮ‬ . ‫ﻴﻪ‬‫ﺎ ﻓ‬‫ ﺑﹺﻤ‬‫ﺕ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺎﺀَ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ ﺟ‬,‫ﻴﻪ‬‫ﻓ‬ Ubayy ibn Ka‘ b narrates that when two-third night had passe d, the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬stood up and said, “ O people, remember Allah (), remember Allah (). T he Jolting (Hour) has come and the one that follows is also approaching; the death has come with its a gony; the death has come with its agony.”1

‫ﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ﺮﹴﻭ ب ﻳ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.220 ‫ﻖﹺ‬‫ﻠﹶﺎﺋ‬‫ﺀُﻭﺱﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﺨ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺭ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾ ﻘ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ ﻮ‬‫ﻲ ﻳ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺃﹸﻣ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ﻞﹴ ﻣ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﺑﹺﺮ‬‫ﺎﺡ‬‫ﺼ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ص‬ ‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﺛﹸﻢ‬.‫ﺮﹺ‬‫ﺼ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺒ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺠﹺﻞﱟ ﻣ‬‫ﺎ ﻛﹸﻞﱡ ﺳ‬‫ﺠﹺﻠ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﺳ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺴ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ﺔﹲ ﻭ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ ﺗ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻪ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻓﹶﻴ‬ : ‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻴ‬.‫ﺏ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬,‫ ﻟﹶﺎ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ﺌﹰﺎ؟ ﻓﹶﻴ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺬﹶﺍ ﺷ‬‫ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻜ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻞﹾ ﺗ‬‫ ﻫ‬: ‫ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬

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Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-a wsa t (6:196#6171) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (4:113#5023) Tirmidhi, a l-Ja mi-us-sa hih (4:636#2457) Abd ibn Humayd, a l-Musna d (1:89#170) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:394#517) Daylami, a l-F ir da ws bima thur a l-khita b (5:272#8160) Abu Nuaym, Hilya t-ul-a wliya wa ta ba qa t-ul-a sfiya (1:256) Maqdasi, a l-Aha dith-ul-mukhta r a h (3:389#1184) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:327#2577)

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:‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﺎﻟ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻣ‬‫ﺲﹺ ﺑ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.221 ِ‫ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﻛﹾ ﺮ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﻥﱠ ﺫ‬.‫ﻡ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﺁﺩ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻗﹶﻠﹾﺐﹺ ﺑ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻄﹶﻤ‬‫ ﺧ‬‫ ﻊ‬‫ﺍﺿ‬‫ﻄﹶﺎﻥﹶ ﻭ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺇﻥﱠ ﺍﻟﺸ‬ . ‫ﺎﺱ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺨ‬‫ﺍﺱ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻮ‬‫ ﻚ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺬﹶﻟ‬.‫ﻪ‬‫ ﻗﹶﻠﹾﺒ‬‫ﻘﹶ ﻢ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﺘ‬‫ﺴِﻲ‬‫ﺇﹺﻥﹾ ﻧ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺲ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺧ‬ Anas ibn Mālik ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Satan has placed his mouth upon the heart of Adam’s son. If he remembers Allah () Satan moves away, and if he forgets to remember Allah () Satan eats the mouthful of his heart. And this is (referred to in Allah’s words), ‘T he Whisperer of evil who withdra ws.’”1

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‫ﻪ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ﻲ ﻗﹶﻮ‬‫ﺎﺱﹴ ب ﻓ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﺑ‬‫ ﻋ‬.222

‫ﻏﹶﻔﹶﻞﹶ‬‫ﺎ ﻭ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﺫﹶﺍ ﺳ‬.‫ﻡ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺁﺩ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻗﹶﻠﹾﺐﹺ ﺍﺑ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ﺎﺛ‬‫ﻄﹶﺎﻥﹸ ﺟ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺸ‬:‫ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬ . ‫ﺲ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﺍﷲَ ﺧ‬‫ ﻭﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬,‫ﺱ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﻭ‬ Abdullah ibn Abbas ( ‫ )ب‬says about Allah’s words: ‘T he Whisperer (of evil) who withdraws,’ “ Satan rides man’s heart every moment. If he forgets or neglects, Satan whispers evil 1.

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Abu Yala, a l-Musna d (7:278#4301) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:403#540) Daylami, a l-F ir da ws bima thur a l-khita b (2:379#3691) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:257#2307) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (7:149) Ibn Kathir, Ta fsir -ul-Qur a n a l-a zim (4:586)

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(into his mind). But when he remember s Allah, Satan withdra ws.” 1

ِ‫ﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬: ‫ ﻖﹴ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻘ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﺷ‬‫ ﺍﷲِ ﺑ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.223 ‫ﻲ‬‫ﻓ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻠﹶﻚ‬‫ﺎ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻲ ﺃﹶﺣ‬‫ ﻓ‬:‫ﺎﻥ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﻴ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﻘﹶﻠﹾﺒﹺ ﻪ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻻﱠ ﻟ‬‫ﻲ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ ﺁﺩ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ص‬ ‫ ﻊ‬‫ﺿ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸﺮﹺ ﺍﷲَ ﻭ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﻟﹶﻢ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﺲ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﺍﷲَ ﺧ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬.‫ﻄﹶﺎﻥﹸ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﺍﻟﺸ‬‫ﺍﻵﺧ‬ . ‫ﺱ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻲ ﻗﹶﻠﹾﺒﹺﻪ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻘﹶﺎﺭﹺﻩ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻣ‬ Abdullah ibn Shaqiq ( ‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ There are two compartments in everybody’s heart. In one of them reside angels while in the other dwells Satan. When a man remembers Allah (), Satan moves away and when he does not remember Allah (), Satan puts his beak (mouth) into his heart and whisper s evil into it.”2

‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻗﹶﻠﹾﺒﹺ ﻪ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻻﱠ ﻋ‬‫ﺩ‬‫ﻟﹸﻮ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ ﻦ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ﺎﺱﹴ ب ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﺑ‬‫ ﻋ‬.224 ‫ﻟﹸ ﻪ‬‫ ﻗﹶﻮ‬‫ ﻮ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺱ‬‫ ﻮ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺇﹺ ﻥﹾ ﻏﹶﻔﹶ ﻞﹶ ﻭ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ ﺲ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﺍﷲَ ﺧ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﻥﹾ ﺫﹶﻛﹶ ﺮ‬.‫ﺍﺱ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻮ‬ .%  ^ ‫ﺎﻟﹶﻰ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺗ‬

Abdullah ibn Abba s ( ‫ )ب‬narrates, “T here is nobody born without one who whispers evil into his heart. So if the servant remembers Allah () the whisperer moves away, and if he 1.

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Ibn Abi Shaybah, a l-Musa nna f (7:135#34774) Maqdasi, a l-Aha dith-ul-mukhta r a h (10:367#393) Ibn Kathir, Ta fsir -ul-Qur a n a l-a zim (4:576) Tabari, Ja mi-ul-ba ya n fi ta fsir a l-Qur a n (30:355) Manawi, F a yd-ul-Qa dir (2:358) Asqalani, F a th-ul-ba r i (8:9) Hisan Hasin (p. 29)

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neglects, the whisperer whisper s evil. It refers to the words of Allah, ‘T he Whisperer (of evil) who withdra ws.’” 1

‫ﺪ‬‫ﻘ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ ص ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺓﹶ ا ﺃﹶﻥﱠ ﺭ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.225 .‫ﻘﹶﺪ‬‫ ﺛﹶﻠﹶﺎﺙﹶ ﻋ‬,‫ﺎﻡ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﻫ‬,‫ﻛﹸﻢ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺃﹾﺱﹺ ﺃﹶﺣ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﻗﹶﺎﻓ‬‫ﻄﹶﺎﻥﹸ ﻋ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺍﻟﺸ‬ ‫ﻘﹶ ﻆﹶ‬‫ ﻴ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﺍﺳ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﻥ‬.‫ﻗﹸﺪ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺎﺭ‬, ‫ ﻞﹲ ﻃﹶﻮﹺﻳﻞﹲ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻴ‬‫ ﻚ‬‫ﻠﹶﻴ‬‫ ﻋ‬:‫ﺓ‬‫ﻘﹾﺪ‬‫ ﻛﹸ ﻞﱠ ﻋ‬‫ﺮﹺﺏ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ﻳ‬ ‫ﻠﱠﻰ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﻥﹾ ﺻ‬.‫ﺓﹲ‬‫ﻘﹾﺪ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻠﱠﺖ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﺄﹶ ﺍﻧ‬‫ﺿ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﻥﹾ ﺗ‬.‫ﺓﹲ‬‫ﻘﹾﺪ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻠﱠﺖ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﺍﻧ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻓﹶﺬﹶﻛﹶﺮ‬ ‫ﺒﹺﻴ ﺚﹶ‬‫ ﺧ‬‫ﺢ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺇﹺﻟﱠﺎ ﺃﹶ ﺻ‬‫ﻔﹾﺲﹺ ﻭ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ﻴﻄﹰﺎ ﻃﹶﻴ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﺢ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺄﹶﺻ‬.‫ﺓﹲ‬‫ﻘﹾﺪ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻠﱠﺖ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺍﻧ‬ .‫ﻼﹶﻥﹶ‬‫ﻔﹾﺲﹺ ﻛﹶ ﺴ‬‫ﺍﻟﻨ‬ Abu Huraira (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬ said, “ When one of you goes to sleep, Satan ties three knots at the back of his neck, sealing every knot with, ‘You have a long night, so sleep on.’ If he wakes and remembers Allah, then one knot is untied. If he performs ablution, the second knot is untied. T hen if he prays, the third knot is untied. In the morning he will be active and in good spirits, otherwise he will be in ba d spirits an d lazy in the morning.”2 1.

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Hakim, a l-Musta dr a k (2:590#3991) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:459#676) Ibn Abd-ul-Barr, a t-Ta mhid (18:307,308) Tabari, Ja mi-ul-ba ya n fi ta fsir a l-Qur a n (30:355) Asqalani, F a th-ul-ba r i (8:741) Asqalani, Ta ghliq a t-ta liq (4:381) Bukhari, a s-Sa hih (1:383#1091) Bukhari, a s-Sa hih (3:1193#3096) Muslim, a s-Sa hih (1:538#776) Nasai, a s-Suna n (3:203#1607) Abu Dawud, a s-Suna n (2:32#1306)

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: ‫ﻴﺲ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎ ﻝﹶ ﺇﹺﺑ‬:‫ ص‬‫ﺒﹺ ﻲ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻨ‬: ‫ﺎﺱﹴ ب ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﺑ‬‫ ﻋ‬.226 ‫ ﻛﹸ ﻞﹾ‬:‫ﻲ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻗ‬‫ﺎ ﺭﹺﺯ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻤ‬,‫ﻢ‬‫ﺍﻗﹶﻬ‬‫ﺯ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺭ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶ ﺪ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﻠﹾﻘ‬‫ ﻛﹸ ﻞﱡ ﺧ‬,‫ﺏ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ﻳ‬ .‫ﻪ‬‫ﻠﹶﻴ‬‫ﻲ ﻋ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺍﺳ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹶﺮ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﺎ ﻟﹶﻢ‬‫ﻣ‬ Abdullah ibn Abba s ( ‫ )ب‬narrates that the Holy Prophet (‫ )ص‬said, “ Satan said, ‘O Lord, Whatever You have created You have also provided it subsistence. So fix my food as well. Allah () said, ‘Everything on which My name is not invoked is your food.’”1

‫ ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬:‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﺎﺱﹴ ب ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﺑ‬‫ ﻋ‬.227 ‫ ﻦ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻘﹶﻪ‬‫ﻔ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺎﻝﹺ ﺃﹶﻥ ﻳ‬‫ﻞﹶ ﺑﹺﺎﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﺨ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻩ‬‫ﻜﹶﺎﺑﹺﺪ‬‫ﻞﹺ ﺃﹶﻥ ﻳ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻴ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺰ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻋ‬ .ِ‫ﻛﺮﹺ ﺍﷲ‬‫ ﺫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻜﹾﺜﹸﺮ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻠﹾﻴ‬,‫ﻩ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺎﻫ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻥ ﻳ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‬‫ﻋ‬ Abullah ibn Abbas ( ‫ )ب‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Whoever among you is unable to bear the burden of worshipping at night, is stingy in spendin g his wea lth and is a co war d when it comes to fighting the enemy should remember Allah () greatly.”2 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 1. 1. 2. 3. 2. 1. 2. 3.

Ibn Majah, a s-Suna n (1:421#1329) Malik, a l-Muwa tta (1:176#424) Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (2:243#7306) Ibn Hibban, a s-Sa hih (6:293#2553) Abu Yala, a l-Musna d (11:167#6278) Ibn Hayyan, a l-Azma h (5:1683) Maqdasi, a l-Aha dith-ul-mukhta r a h (10:361#385) Abu Nuaym, Hilyat-ul-awliya wa tabaqat-ul-asfiya (3:278) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:391#508) Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-ka bir (11:84#11121) Abd ibn Humayd, a l-Musna d (1:215#641)

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‫ ﻏﹶﻄﱡﻮﺍ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ ص ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻮﻝﹺ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺﺮﹴ ا ﻋ‬‫ ﺟ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.228 ‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﻥﱠ‬,‫ﺍﺝ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺌﹸﻮﺍ ﺍﻟﺴ‬‫ﺃﹶﻃﹾ ﻔ‬‫ ﻭ‬,‫ﺎﺏ‬‫ﻘﹸﻮﺍ ﺍﻟﹾﺒ‬‫ﺃﹶﻏﹾﻠ‬‫ ﻭ‬,َ‫ﻘﹶﺎﺀ‬‫ﻛﹸﻮﺍ ﺍﻟﺴ‬‫ﺃﹶﻭ‬‫ ﻭ‬,َ‫ﺎﺀ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﺈﹺﻧ‬ ‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﻥﹾ ﻟﹶ ﻢ‬.ً‫ﺎﺀ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻧ‬‫ﻒ‬‫ﻜﹾ ﺸ‬‫ﻟﹶﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﺎ ﻭ‬‫ﺎﺑ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﺢ‬‫ ﻔﹾﺘ‬‫ﻟﹶﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﻘﹶﺎﺀً ﻭ‬‫ﻞﱡ ﺳ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻄﹶﺎﻥﹶ ﻟﹶﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺍﻟﺸ‬ ,‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻢ‬‫ ﺍﺳ‬‫ﺬﹾﻛﹸ ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺍ ﻭ‬‫ﻮﺩ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﺎﺋ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺇﹺﻧ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺽ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻟﱠﺎ ﺃﹶ ﻥﹾ ﻳ‬‫ﻛﹸ ﻢ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺣ‬‫ﺠﹺﺪ‬‫ﻳ‬ . ‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﻴ‬‫ ﺑ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻞﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﺒ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺃﹶﻫ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﺮﹺﻡ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ﺴِﻘﹶﺔﹶ ﺗ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﻥﱠ ﺍﻟﹾﻔﹸﻮ‬,‫ﻞﹾ‬‫ﻔﹾﻌ‬‫ﻓﹶﻠﹾﻴ‬ Jabir (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ Cover the vessels, tie up the water-skin, shut the doors and extinguish the lamp, bec ause Satan does not loosen a waterskin or open a door or uncover a vessel. If one of you cannot find anything but a piece of wood to put over his vessel and invoke His name on it, let him do so, because harmful things (mice) set a house on fire.”1

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Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:254#2297) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:74) Muslim, a s-Sa hih (3:1594#2012) Ibn Majah, a s-Suna n (2:1129#3410) Abu Yala, a l-Musna d (4:178#2258) Abu Awanah, a l-Musna d (5:142#8152) Bayhaqi, a s-Suna n-ul-kubr a (1:256#1143) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (5:127#6061)

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‫ﻖ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺳ‬:‫ ص‬‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬:‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.229 :‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻮ ﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬,‫ﻭﻥﹶ‬‫ﻔﹾﺮﹺﺩ‬‫ﺎ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ ﻭ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻟﹸﻮﺍ‬.‫ﻭﻥﹶ‬‫ﻔﹾﺮﹺﺩ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬ ‫ﻮ ﻥﹶ‬‫ﺄﹾﺗ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻴ‬,‫ﻢ‬‫ ﺃﹶ ﹾﺛﻘﹶﺎﻟﹶﻬ‬‫ ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ ﻊ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ ﻳ‬,‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﻲ ﺫ‬‫ﻭﻥﹶ ﻓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬ . ‫ﻔﹶﺎﻓﹰﺎ‬‫ ﺧ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾ ﻘ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻳ‬ Abu Huraira (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬ said, “ The mufarradun have taken the lead.” T he Companions asked, “ Who are the mufarradun, O Messen ger of Allah?” He replied, “T hey are the people who have been intoxicated by remembrance of Allah () so much that they have gone insane. Dhikr will relieve them of their burden and they will come to Allah () on the Day of Resurrection fully relieved.” 1

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ِ‫ﻮﻝﹺ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﺭ‬‫ﻊ‬‫ﺎ ﻣ‬‫ ﻛﹸﻨ‬:‫ﺍﺀِ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺩ‬‫ﺭ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﺍﻟﺪ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.230

‫ﺎ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ ﻭ‬,ِ‫ﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ ﻳ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻟﹸﻮﺍ‬.‫ﻥﹶ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﻔﹾﺮﹺﺩ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻖ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺳ‬:‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬,‫ﻔﹶﺮﹴ‬‫ﻲ ﺳ‬‫ﻓ‬ 1.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Tirmidhi, a l-Ja mi-us-sa hih (5:577#3596) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:390#506) Bukhari, a t-Ta r ikh-ul-ka bir (8:449#3651) Daylami, a l-F ir da ws bima thur a l-khita b (2:309#3397) Hakeem Tirmidhi, Na wa dir -ul-usul fi a ha dith a r -r a sul (4:106) Ibn Rajab, Ja mi-ul-ulum wa l-hika m (1:443) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:256#2306) Suyuti, ad-Durr-ul-manthur fit-tafsir bil-mathur (6:455)

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‫ ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮ‬‫ﻊ‬‫ﺿ‬‫ﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﺍﷲِ ﻭ‬‫ﻥﹶ ﺑﹺﺬ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﻔﹾﺮﹺﺩ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬:‫ﻥﹶ؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﻔﹾﺮﹺﺩ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬ . ‫ﻔﹶﺎﻓﹰﺎ‬‫ ﺧ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾ ﻘ‬‫ﻡ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻮﻥﹶ ﻳ‬‫ ﺄﹾﺗ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻴ‬.‫ﻢ‬‫ﺃﹶﺛﹾﻘﹶﺎﻟﹶﻬ‬ Abu Darda (‫ )ا‬narrates, “When we were with the Messen ger of Allah (‫ )ص‬on a journey, he said: ‘T he mufarradun have taken the lead.’ T he Companions asked, ‘Who are the mufarradun , O Messenger of Allah?’ He replie d: ‘They are the ones who have been intoxicated by remembrance of Allah. T he dhikr will relieve them of their bur dens, so on the Day of Resurrection they will come to Allah relieved.’” 1

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1. Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (10:75) 2. Suyuti, ad-Durr-ul-manthur fit-tafsir bil-mathur (6:455)

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‫ ﺑﹺﺎﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾ ﺮﹺ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ ﻮ‬‫ ﺻ‬‫ﻓﹶﻊ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﻼﹰ ﻛﹶﺎﻥﹶ ﻳ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺﺮﹴ ا ﺃﹶﻥﱠ ﺭ‬‫ ﺟ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.231 ِ‫ﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬. ‫ﻪ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﺻ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﻔﹶ ﺾ‬‫ﺬﹶﺍ ﺧ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻥﱠ ﻫ‬‫ ﻟﹶ ﻮ‬: ‫ﻞﹲ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﺭ‬ ‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ‬‫ﺎﻩ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺄﹶﺗ‬‫ﺮﹺﻩ‬‫ﻲ ﻗﹶﺒ‬‫ﺍ ﻓ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ﻞﹲ ﻧ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﺃﹶﻯ ﺭ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺮ‬‫ﺎ ﺕ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻤ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬.‫ﺍﻩ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻭ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﻧ‬:‫ص‬ ‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﻫ‬.‫ﺒﹺﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﺎﺣ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﺇﹺﻟﹶﻰ ﺻ‬‫ﻠﹸﻤ‬‫ ﻫ‬:‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص ﻓ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺭ‬ . ‫ ﺑﹺﺎﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﺻ‬‫ﻓﹶﻊ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻱ ﻛﹶﺎﻥﹶ ﻳ‬‫ﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﺍﻟﺮ‬ Jabir ibn Abdullah ( ‫ )ب‬narrates that a man used to remember Allah () loudly so another man said that it would be better if he lowere d his voice. T he Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬said, “ He is ecstatic.” When he died, a man saw light in his grave so he approached it. He sa w the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬was alrea dy there and was sayin g, “ Come to this friend of yours. He is the same man who use d to raise his voice while doing dhikr .” 1

‫ﻲ‬‫ﺍ ﻓ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﺎﺱ‬‫ﺃﹶ ﻯ ﻧ‬‫ ﺭ‬:‫ ﺍﷲِ ب ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺﺮﹺ ﺑ‬‫ ﺟ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.232 :‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﻫ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﻭ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹶﺒ‬‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﷲِ ص ﻓ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺭ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺄﹶﺗ‬‫ﺓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻘﹾﺒ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬

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1. Hakim, a l-Musta dr a k (1:522#1361) 2. Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:418#585) 3. Manawi, F a yd-ul-qa dir (1:457)

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‫ ﻪ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﺻ‬‫ﻓﹶ ﻊ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﻱ ﻳ‬‫ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬‫ﺍﻩ‬‫ﻞﹸ ﺍﻷَﻭ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺮ‬‫ ﻮ‬‫ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﻫ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺎﺣ‬‫ﺎﻭﹺﻟﹸﻮﻧﹺ ﻲ ﺻ‬‫ﻧ‬ .‫ﺑﹺﺎﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ‬ Jabir ibn Abdullah (‫ )ب‬narrates, “ People saw light in the graveyard and when they approached it they saw the Messen ger of Allah (‫ )ص‬standing in a grave. He was saying, ‘Pass your companion to me.’ He (the dead) was the same ecstatic man who used to raise his voice wh ile remember ing Allah.’”1

‫ﻲ‬‫ﺍ ﻓ‬‫ﺎﺭ‬‫ ﻧ‬‫ﺎﺱ‬‫ﺃﹶﻯ ﻧ‬‫ ﺭ‬:‫ ﺍﷲِ ب ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺﺮﹺ ﺑ‬‫ ﺟ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.233 : ‫ﻘﹸﻮﻝﹸ‬‫ ﻳ‬‫ ﻮ‬‫ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﻫ‬‫ﺮﹺ ﻭ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾ ﻘﹶﺒ‬‫ ص ﻓ‬‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﺭ‬,‫ﺎ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺄﹶﺗ‬,‫ﺓ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻘﹾﺒ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬ ‫ ﻪ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﺻ‬‫ﻓﹶﻊ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻱ ﻛﹶﺎﻥﹶ ﻳ‬‫ﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺮ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﻓﹶﺈﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﻫ‬.‫ﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺎﺣ‬‫ﺎﻭﹺﻟﹸﻮﻧﹺﻲ ﺻ‬‫ﻧ‬ .‫ﺑﹺﺎﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ‬ Jabir ibn Abdullah ( ‫ )ب‬narrates, “ People sighted fire in a grave and came to it. T he Messenger of Allah ( ‫)ص‬, already standing in the grave, was saying, ‘Pass your companion to me.’ He was the man who raised his voice in the course of remembering Allah.”2 1.

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Hakim, a l-Musta dr a k (2:375#3318) Bayhaqi, a s-Suna n-ul-kubr a (4:53#6836) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:418#584) Abu Dawud, a s-Suna n (3:201#3164) Bayhaqi, a s-Suna n-ul-kubr a (4:31#6701) Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-ka bir (2:182#1743) Abu Nuaym, Hilya t-ul-a wliya wa ta ba qa t-ul-a sfiya (3:351) Zaylai, Na sb-ur -r a ya h (2:306) Andlusi, Tuhfa t-ul-muhta j (2:28#881) Shawkani, Na yl-ul-a wta r (4:137)

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‫ ﻞﹴ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ا ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ ﻟ‬‫ﺒﹺﻲ‬‫ﺮﹴ ا ﺃﹶﻥﱠ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ ﻦﹺ ﻋ‬‫ ﺔﹶ ﺑ‬‫ﻘﹾﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.234 ‫ﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺬﱢﻛﹾﺮﹺ ﻟ‬‫ﲑ‬‫ ﻛﹶﺎﻥﹶ ﻛﹶﺜ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻧ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﺫﹶﻟ‬‫ ﻭ‬.‫ﺍﻩ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻭ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻧ‬:‫ﻦﹺ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ ﺫﹸﻭ ﺍﻟﹾﺒﹺﺠ‬‫ﻘﹶﺎﻝﹸ ﻟﹶﻪ‬‫ﻳ‬ .ِ‫ﺎﺀ‬‫ﻋ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﺪ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ ﻪ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﺻ‬‫ﻓﹶﻊ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ ﻭ‬‫ﺁﻥ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹸﺮ‬‫ ﻓ‬ Uqbah ibn Amir (‫ )ا‬narrates that the Holy Prophet (‫)ص‬ said a bout a man who wa s kno wn as Dhul Bija dayn, “ He is lost (in love of Allah),” because he used to remember Allah () a lot by reciting the Qur’an and raised his voice while making supplication.1

‫ﺴِ ﲑ‬‫ ص ﻳ‬‫ﻮ ﻝﹸ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺓﹶ ا ﻗﹶﺎ ﻝﹶ ﻛﹶﺎﻥﹶ ﺭ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ ﻫ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻋ‬.235 , ‫ﻭﺍ‬‫ﲑ‬‫ ﺳ‬:‫ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬,‫ﺍﻥﹸ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ ﺟ‬‫ﻘﹶﺎ ﻝﹸ ﻟﹶﻪ‬‫ ﻞﹴ ﻳ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻠﹶﻰ ﺟ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ ﺮ‬‫ ﻓﹶﻤ‬,‫ﻜﱠﺔﹶ‬‫ﻲ ﻃﹶﺮﹺﻳﻖﹺ ﻣ‬‫ﻓ‬ ‫ﻮ ﻝﹶ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ ﺭ‬‫ﻭﻥﹶ ﻳ‬‫ﺩ‬‫ﻔﹶﺮ‬‫ﺎ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ ﻭ‬:‫ ﻗﹶﺎﻟﹸﻮﺍ‬.‫ﻭﻥﹶ‬‫ﺩ‬‫ﻔﹶﺮ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻖ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﺳ‬,‫ﺍﻥﹸ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺬﹶﺍ ﺟ‬‫ﻫ‬ .‫ﺍﺕ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺍﻟﺬﱠﺍﻛ‬‫ﺍ ﻭ‬‫ﲑ‬‫ ﻛﹶﺜ‬‫ﻭﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺬﱠﺍﻛ‬:‫؟ ﻗﹶﺎﻝﹶ‬‫ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬ Abu Hura ira (‫ )ا‬narrates when the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ص‬was travelling on his way to Makkah and came to a mountain called Jum dan, he said, “ Go on, this is Jumdan; the mufarradun have gone ahead.” T he Companions aske d, “ Who

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Mubarakpuri, Tuhfa t-ul-a hwa dhi (4:125,139) Ahmad ibn Hambal, a l-Musna d (4:159#17489) Ruyani, a l-Musna d (1:170#210) Tabarani, a l-Muja m-ul-ka bir (17:295#813) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:416#580) Haythami, Ma jma -uz-za wa id (9:369) Tabari, Jami-ul-bayan fi tafsir al-Quran (11:52)

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are the mufarradun, O Messenger of Allah?” He replie d, “T hose men and women who remember Allah greatly.”1

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Muslim, a s-Sa hih (4:2062#2776) Ibn Hibban, a s-Sa hih (3:140#858) Bayhaqi, Shua b-ul-ima n (1:389#504) Ibn Rajab, Ja mi-ul-ulum wa l-hika m (1:443) Mundhiri, a t-Ta r ghib wa t-ta r hib (2:256#2306)

GLOSSARY  subhanahu wa taala — glorified and exalted is He; used after the name of Allah.

‫ ص‬sallallahu alayhi wa alihi wa sallam — may Allah sends blessings and salutations on him and his children; used after the name of the Last Messenger of Allah (‫)ص‬.

÷ alayh-is-salam — may Allah’s send peace on him; used after a single name of Allah’s messenger, prophet and angel.

‫ ا‬radiyallahu anhu — may Allah be pleased with him; used after a single name of a male Companion of the Prophet (‫)ص‬.

‫ ب‬radiyallahu anhuma — may Allah be pleased with both

of them; used after the names of two Companions of the Prophet (‫)ص‬, irrespective of their gender.

‫ ل‬radiyallahu anha — may Allah be pleased with her; used after a single name of a female Companion of the Prophet (‫)ص‬.

alhamdu lillah — praise be to Allah. Allahu akbar — Allah is the greatest. ar-rafiq-ul-ala — the Highest Companion. It refers to such companions as are granted the most exalted place in the highest rank of Paradise. T hey have been mentioned in the Holy Qur’an: All who obey Allah and the Messenger will be among those whom Allah has bestowed His blessings: the prophets and those who never deviated from the truth and the martyrs and the righteous ones ( an-Nisa 4:69 )! asr — the afternoon prayer.

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dhikr — In its verbal significance it implies to remember, to praise by frequently mentioning, to rehearse, to celebrate or commemorate, to make much of, to cherish the memory of as a precious possession. dua — supplication to Allah. fajr — dawn or early morning before sunrise; morning prayer. hajj — T he Pilgrimage to Makkah, the fifth pillar of Islam, is performed in the month of Zul Hijjah. All such Muslims as can afford this Pilgrimage and are physically able must make the Pilgrimage to Makkah at least once in their life. imam — leader of prayers in a mosque. iqamah — lit. “ causing to stand”. It is the second call to prayer when the imam and the worshippers are ready to offer the prayer collectively. It is the same as the adhan (the call to prayer) with the addition of one sentence. isha — the night prayer. Jibrail/Jibril — the angle Gabriel. Jibrail was appointed by Allah to convey His Messages to His prophets and messengers.

jihad — lit. “ effort, struggle”. Jihad means much more than the holy war. One of the main meanings of Jihad – which is meant here – is the internal spiritual struggle to live up to Islamic teachings. T he word “ jihad ” is often wrongly translated as “ holy war”. T he primary aim of jihad is not the conversion of non-Muslims to Islam by force, but rather the defense of the Islamic state. la ilaha illallah — lit. “ T here is no god but Allah.” It is the first part of the declaration of the Islamic Faith. T he whole declaration of Faith is la ilaha illallah Muhammadur Rasulullah (T here is no god but Allah: Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah). maghrib — the sunset prayer.

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mufarradun — people who stay away from others. In the context of the tradition mufarradun means those men and women who make frequent remembrance of Allah. siddiq —lit. “ the one who never deviates from the truth”. A high rank of Muslim saints. subhan Allah — Allah is pure. ummah — “ nation, people, generation, community”. It is used in reference to the community of Believers or Muslims. umrah — A Lesser Pilgrimage to the sacred mosque at Makkah. It may be performed at any time except the eight, ninth and tenth days of the month of Zul Hijjah. zakah — lit. “ purification”. It is the third pillar of Islam. Zakah is the compulsory giving of 2.5% of one’s wealth in charity. It is a religious duty on Muslims who possess a certain amount of money to spend in Allah’s path yearly. It is meant to purify a person’s income. T he proceeds of this money are spent mainly on the poor. It is an act of worship, not a religious tax.

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