The Excellence of the Remembrance of Allah
Allah, the Exalted, says:
"Therefore remember Me (by praying, glorifying). I will remember you.'' Quran 2:152
"And remember your Rubb by your tongue
and within yourself, humbly and with fear and without loudness in words,
in the mornings and in the afternoons, and be not of those who are
neglectful.'' Quran 7:205
"Verily, the Muslims (those who submit
to Allah in Islam) men and women... (up to)... And the men and the women
who remember Allah much with their hearts and tongues. Allah has
prepared for them forgiveness and a great reward (i.e., Jannah).'' Quran 33:35
"O you who believe! Remember Allah with
much remembrance. And glorify His Praises morning and afternoon [the
early morning (Fajr) and `Asr prayers].'' Quran 33:41,42
1408. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, "There
are two statements that are light for the tongue to remember, heavy in
the Scales and are dear to the Merciful: `Subhan-Allahi wa bihamdihi,
Subhan-Allahil-Adheem [Glory be to Allah and His is the praise, (and)
Allah, the Greatest is free from imperfection)'.''[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary: This Hadith affirms that man's actions carry weight. On the
Day of Judgement, his actions will be cast into the Balance. At that
time Allah will endow these actions with weight, or according to some
scholars, those records which register man's actions will be weighed.
This is quite possible for the reason that Almighty Allah is Capable of
weighing things without even their physical form. This discussion apart,
when actions will be cast into the Balance, the formula mentioned in
the Hadith, the utterance of which is very easy, will prove weighty.
Every Muslim should make it a practice to repeat them frequently.
1409. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, "The
uttering of the words: "Subhan-Allah (Allah is free from imperfection),
Al-hamdu lillah (all praise is due to Allah), La ilaha illallah (there
is no true god except Allah) and Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest)'
is dearer to me than anything over which the sun rises.''[Muslim].
Commentary: This Hadith hightlights the fact that the formulas which
mention the Praise and Glory of Allah, His Majesty and Oneness are liked
by the Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) more than anything in
the world, because this is one of the virtues which will survive and
will be rewarded, while the world and all that it has will perish.
1410. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, "He who utters a hundred times in a day these words: `La ilaha illallahu, wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu, wa Huwa `ala kulli sha'in Qadir'
(there is no true god except Allah. He is One and He has no partner
with Him; His is the sovereignty and His is the praise, and He is
Omnipotent),' he will have a reward equivalent to that for emancipating
ten slaves, a hundred good deeds will be recorded to his credit, hundred
of his sins will be blotted out from his scroll, and he will be
safeguarded against the devil on that day till the evening; and no one
will exceed him in doing more excellent good deeds except someone who
has recited these words more often than him.
And he who utters: `Subhan-Allahi wa bihamdihi'
(Allah is free from imperfection and His is the praise)' one hundred
times a day, his sins will be obliterated even if they are equal to the
extent of the foam of the ocean.'' [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary: Here sins mean minor sins and those which do not relate to the rights of people.