Allah commands His believing servants to remember their Lord, who has bestowed upon them all kinds of blessings and favours, because this will bring them great reward and a wonderful destiny. Imam Ahmad narrated that ‘Abdullah bin Busr said: “Two Bedouins went to the Messenger of Allah and one of them said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, which is the best of the people?’ He said, ”
He whose life is long and whose deeds are good.”
The other said: “O Messenger of Allah, the laws of Islam are too many for us.”
Show me something I can adhere to.
He said,
Keep your tongue moist with the remembrance of Allah, exalted be He.
At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah have transmitted the second part of this Hadith.
At-Tirmidhi said: “This Hadith is Hasan Gharib.”
Imam Ahmad narrated that Abdullah bin ‘Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah said:
There are no people who sit together and do not mention Allah, but they will regret it on the Day of Resurrection.
‘Ali bin Abi Talhah narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas, may Allaah be pleased with him, commented on the Ayah:
Remember Allah by calling on Him a lot.
(The Allies, 33:41)
“Allah did not impose any duty on His slaves without setting known limits and accepting the excuses of those who have a valid excuse, but not so on Dhikr, because Allah has not set any limit for it, and no one has an excuse for not remembering Allah unless he is oppressed and forced to neglect Him.
Allah says:
Call upon Allah standing, sitting and lying down.
(Women, 4:103)
Night and day, on land and at sea, when traveling and staying at home, in wealth and in poverty, in sickness and in health, secretly and openly, in all situations and circumstances.
And Allah says:
And glorify him morning and evening.
(The Allies, 33:42)
If you do this, He and His angels will send you blessings.”
There are many Ayat, Hadiths and traditions that encourage the remembrance of Allah, and this Ayat urges us to remember Allah a lot.
Scholars such as An-Nasa’i and Al-Ma’mari and others have written books on the Adkar recited at different times of the night and day.
And glorify him morning and evening.
(The Allies, 33:42)
This is like the Ayah:
So, Glorified be Allah! when you enter in the evening and when you dawn.
His are the praises in heaven and on earth.
And (may He be glorified) in the evening and when ye enter at noon.
(The Romans, 30:17-18) He is the One Who blesses you, just as His angels (pray for you) (The Covenants, 33:43)
This is a stimulus to remember Allah, i.e., He will remember you, so remember that.
This is like the Ayah:
Likewise We have sent you a Messenger who comes from yourselves and who recites Our Signs to you, purifies you, teaches you the Book and Wisdom and teaches you what you did not know.
So remind Me that I will remember you; and thank me and do not be ungrateful to me.
(The Cow, 2:151-152)
The Prophet said:
Allah says: “Whoever remembers Me for himself, I will remember for Myself, and whoever remembers Me in a meeting, I will remember him in a better meeting.”