The Command and Virtues of Remembering الله in the Qur'aan and Sunnah

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The Ayaat and ahadith containing the Command and Virtues of Dhikr (Remembrance of الله ) [will keep updating ان شاء الله ]

Qur'ān 

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وَٱذۡكُرُواْ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرًا لَّعَلَّكُمۡ تُفۡلِحُونَ

and remember Allah much: that you may be successful.

[62:10]

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وَٱلذَّٰكِرِينَ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَٱلذَّٰكِرَٰتِ أَعَدَّ ٱللَّهُ لَهُم مَّغۡفِرَةً وَأَجۡرًا عَظِيمًا

and the men and the women who remember Allah much with their hearts and tongues [1] Allah has prepared for them forgiveness and a great reward (i.e. Paradise).

[33:35]

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أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللّهِ تَطْمَيِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ

Verily, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest.

[13:28]

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يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱذۡكُرُواْ ٱللَّهَ ذِكۡرًا كَثِيرًا

O you who believe! Remember Allah with much remembrance.

وَسَبِّحُوهُ بُكۡرَةً وَأَصِيلًا 

And glorify His Praises morning and afternoon [the early morning (Fajr) and ‘Asr prayers].

Al-Ahzab 

هُوَ ٱلَّذِى يُصَلِّى عَلَيْكُمْ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتُهُۥ لِيُخْرِجَكُم مِّنَ ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِۚ وَكَانَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَحِيمًا 

He it is Who sends Salat (His blessings) on you, and His angels too (ask Allah to bless and forgive you), that He may bring you out from darkness (of disbelief and polytheism) into light (of Belief and Islamic Monotheism). And He is Ever Most Merciful to the believers.

[33:41-43]

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فَإِذَا قَضَيۡتُم مَّنَٰسِكَكُمۡ فَٱذۡكُرُواْ ٱللَّهَ كَذِكۡرِكُمۡ ءَابَآءَكُمۡ أَوۡ أَشَدَّ ذِكۡرًاۗ

So when you have accomplished your Manasik[1], remember Allah as you remember your forefathers or with a far more remembrance.

[2:200]

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فَٱذۡكُرُونِىٓ أَذۡكُرۡكُمۡ وَٱشۡكُرُواْ لِى وَلَا تَكۡفُرُونِ 

Therefore remember Me (by praying, glorifying), I will remember you, and be grateful to Me (for My countless Favours on you) and never be ungrateful to Me.

[2:152]

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وَٱذۡكُر رَّبَّكَ فِى نَفۡسِكَ تَضَرُّعًا وَخِيفَةً وَدُونَ ٱلۡجَهۡرِ مِنَ ٱلۡقَوۡلِ بِٱلۡغُدُوِّ وَٱلۡأٓصَالِ وَلَا تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلۡغَٰفِلِينَ 

And remember your Lord 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.

[7:205]

Hadith:

Abu Darda reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Shall I not tell you of the best of your deeds, which is the purest to your King, which raises you among your ranks, which is better for you than spending gold and money in charity, and which is better for you than meeting your enemy and striking the necks of each other?” They said, “Of course!” The Prophet said, “It is the remembrance of Allah Almighty.”

[Sunan al-Tirmidhī 3377|Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani]

عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَلَا أُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ أَعْمَالِكُمْ وَأَزْكَاهَا عِنْدَ مَلِيكِكُمْ وَأَرْفَعِهَا فِي دَرَجَاتِكُمْ وَخَيْرٌ لَكُمْ مِنْ إِنْفَاقِ الذَّهَبِ وَالْوَرِقِ وَخَيْرٌ لَكُمْ مِنْ أَنْ تَلْقَوْا عَدُوَّكُمْ فَتَضْرِبُوا أَعْنَاقَهُمْ وَيَضْرِبُوا أَعْنَاقَكُمْ قَالُوا بَلَى قَالَ ذِكْرُ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى

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وعنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ ‏”‏سبق المفردون‏”‏ قالوا‏:‏ وما المفردون يا رسول الله‏؟‏ قال‏:‏ ‏”‏الذاكرون الله كثيرًا والذكرات‏”‏

‏(‏‏‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏‏‏.‏

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allahﷺ said: “The Mufarridoon have gone ahead.” He was asked, “Who are the Mufarridoon?” He ﷺ replied, “Those men and women who remember Allaah much.“

[Sahih Muslim]

So among the believers who remember Allaah much have taken lead and no one can surpass them except those who perform their actions and more.

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Abu Musa reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The parable of one who remembers his Lord and one who does not remember is that of the living and the dead.”

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6407, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 779

عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَذْكُرُ رَبَّهُ وَالَّذِي لَا يَذْكُرُ مَثَلُ الْحَيِّ وَالْمَيِّتِ

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Allah the Almighty said: I am as My servant thinks I am. I am with him when he makes mention of Me. If he makes mention of Me to himself, I make mention of him to Myself; and if he makes mention of Me in an assembly, I make mention of him in an assembly better than it...

[Bukhari]