Allah swt the most Merciful: If he comes to Me walking, I go to him running

Narrated Abu Huraira (RadhiAllahu 'anhu):

The Prophet ﷺ said:" Allah says:

'I am just as My slave thinks I am,
(i.e. I am able to do for him what he thinks I can do for him)

and I am with him if He remembers Me.

If he remembers Me in himself, I too, remember him in Myself;

and if he remembers Me in a group of people, I remember him in a group that is better than they;

and if he comes one span nearer to Me, I go one cubit nearer to him;

and if he comes one cubit nearer to Me, I go a distance of two outstretched arms nearer to him;

and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running.' "

[Sahih Bukhari - Book 93 - Hadith 502]

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Have reward equal to freeing four slaves from the progeny of Prophet Isma`il (AS)

Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari (RadhiAllahu 'anhu) reported:

The Prophet ﷺ said: "He who utters ten times:

لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيْكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ

 وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ

`La ilaha illallahu, wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahulmulku wa lahulhamdu, 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 equal to that for freeing four slaves from the progeny of Prophet Isma`il (AS).''

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

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Sins like the foam of the sea will be forgiven by Allah swt

Abu Huraira (RadhiAllahu 'anhu) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) said: whoever says:

سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ

 `Subhan-Allahi wa bihamdihi

(Glorified is Allah and praised is He),

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.

Riyad-us-Saliheen – Hadith No: 1410.

Fortress of  the Muslim Invocation No: 254.

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Always Remember Allah

An-Nawawi’s Hadith No.19

On the authority of Abdullah bin Abbas (Radhiallahu anhu), who said:

One day I was behind the Prophet (Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) and he said to me:

"O young man, I shall teach you some words [of advice]:

Be mindful of Allah, and Allah will protect you.

Be mindful of Allah, and you will find Him in front of you.

If you ask, ask of Allah;

if you seek help, seek help of Allah.

Know that if the Ummah (nation, group likewise) were to gather together to benefit you with anything, it would benefit you only with something that Allah had already prescribed for you, and that if they gather together to harm you with anything, they would harm you only with something Allah had already prescribed for you.

The pens have been lifted and the pages have dried."

Narrated by Tirmidhi, who said it was a Hasan (fair) and Sahih (sound) Hadith.


In a version other than that of Tirmidhi it reads:

"Be mindful of Allah, you will find Him before you.

Get to know Allah in prosperity and He will know you in adversity.

Know that what has passed you by, was not going to befall you;

and that what has befallen you was not going to pass you by.

And know that help comes with patience,

relief with affliction, and ease with hardship." 

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Prayer is light; charity is a proof; patience is illumination

An-Nawawi’s Hadith No.23

On the authority of Abu Malik Al-Harith ibn Asim Al-Ashari who said:

the Messenger of Allah (Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) said:

"Purity is half of faith.

Al-hamdulillah [all praise be to Allah] fills the scale.

And Subhanallah (Allah is free from imperfection)

and Al-hamdulillah [all praise be to Allah] fill that which is between heaven and earth.

Prayer is light;

charity is a proof;

patience is illumination;

and the Qur’an is an argument for or against you.

Everyone starts his day and is a vendor of his soul, either freeing it or bringing about its ruin."

Related by Muslim.

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Words of remembrance of Allah (Dhikr) is dearer to me than anything over which the sun rises

Abu Hurairah (RadhiAllahu 'anhu) reported:

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The uttering of the words:

سُبْحَانَ اللهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ للهِ، 

 وَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ وَاللهُ أَكْبَُر

"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]

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The beautiful names and attributes of Allah

Narrated Abu Huraira (RadhiAllahu 'anhu):

Allah's Apostle (salAllahu alayhi wa sallam) said:

"Allah has ninety-nine names, i.e. one-hundred minus one, and whoever knows them will go to Paradise."

[Sahih Bukhari - Book 50 - Hadith 894]

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Narrated Abu Huraira (RadhiAllahu 'anhu):

Allah has ninety-nine names, i.e., one hundred minus one, and whoever believes in their meanings and acts accordingly, will enter Paradise; and allah is Witr (one) and loves 'the Witr' (i.e., odd numbers).

[Sahih Bukhari - Book 75 - Hadith 419]

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Glorified is Allah and praised is He

Narrated Abu Huraira (Radhi-Allah-hu 'anhu):

The Messenger of Allah (salAllahu alayhi wa sallam) said:

"Whoever says, 'Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi' (Glorified is Allah and praised is He), one hundred times a day, will be forgiven all his sins even if they were as much as the foam of the sea.

[Sahih Bukhari  - Book #75, Hadith #414]

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Remember Allah at all times

`Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) used to remember Allah at all times.

[Muslim]

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Do you want to grow plants in Paradise (Jannah) now!

Ibn Mas`ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said:

"I met Ibrahim (PBUH) on the Night of Ascension (Al-Asra),

and he said to me:

`O Muhammad, convey my greetings to your Ummah, and tell them that Jannah has a vast plain of pure soil and sweet water. It is a plain levelled land. The plants grow there by uttering:

سُبْحَانَ اللهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ للهِ، 

 وَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ وَاللهُ أَكْبَُر

Subhan-Allah,  Al-hamdu lillah,

La ilaha illallah  and Allahu Akbar

(Allah is free from imperfection; praise be to Allah;

there is no true God except Allah; and Allah is Greatest).''

[At-Tirmidhi]


Commentary:
Qi`an  is the plural of Qa` which means plain levelled land that does not have any tree. Trees grow on the plain land of Jannah in return for remembrance and Glorification of Allah. The more one remembers Allah, the greater is the number of trees which grow on the piece of land that will be awarded to him

Riyad-us-Saliheen – Hadith No: 1440

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O Allah, help me remember You, to be grateful to You and to worship You

Mu'adh (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) took hold of my hand and said:

"O Mu'adh! By Allah I love you, so I advise you to never forget to recite after every prayer:

Allahumma a'inni alaa dhikrika, wa shukrika, wa husni 'ibaadatika

(O Allah, help me remember You, to be grateful to You, and to worship You in an excellent manner)."

[Abu Dawud]


Commentary:
This Hadith stresses the fact that one should seek the Help of Allah for His remembrance, thanksgiving and worship, because one cannot do anything without His Help and Support. It also shows the superiority of Mu'adh (May Allah be pleased with him) and the Prophet's love for him.

Riyad-us-Saleheen Hadith No. 1422.

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Allah SWT the Most Gracious and the Most Merciful

Narrated Abu Huraira (Radhiallahu anhu) :

Allah's Messenger (Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) said, "Allah has some angels who look for those who celebrate the Praises of Allah on the roads and paths. And when they find some people celebrating the Praises of Allah, they call each other, saying, "Come to the object of your pursuit."

He (Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) added, "Then the angels encircle them with their wings up to the sky of the world."

He (Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) added, "(after those people celebrated the Praises of Allah, and the angels go back), their Lord, asks them (those angels) ----though He knows better than them---- 'What do My slaves say?' The angels reply, 'They say: Subhan Allah, Allahu Akbar, and Alham-du-lillah, Allah then says 'Did they see Me?' The angels reply, 'No! By Allah, they didn't see You.'

Allah says, how it would have been if they saw Me?' The angels reply, 'If they saw You, they would worship You more devoutly and celebrate Your Glory more deeply, and declare Your freedom from any resemblance to anything more often.'

Allah says (to the angels), 'What do they ask Me for?' The angels reply, 'They ask You for Paradise.' Allah says (to the angels), 'Did they see it?' The angels say, 'No! By Allah, O Lord! They did not see it.' Allah says, How it would have been if they saw it?' The angels say, 'If they saw it, they would have greater covetousness for it and would seek it with greater zeal and would have greater desire for it.'

Allah says, 'From what do they seek refuge?' The angels reply, 'They seek refuge from the (Hell) Fire.' Allah says, 'Did they see it?' The angels say, 'No By Allah, O Lord! They did not see it.' Allah says, How it would have been if they saw it?' The angels say, 'If they saw it they would flee from it with the extreme fleeing and would have extreme fear from it.'

Then Allah says, 'I make you witnesses that I have forgiven them.'

Allah's Messenger (Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) added, "One of the angels would say, 'There was so-and-so amongst them, and he was not one of them, but he had just come for some need.' Allah would say, 'These are those people whose companions will not be reduced to misery.' "

[ Sahih Bukhari - Volume 8, Book 75, Hadith 417 ] 

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Full of Praise and Glorification of Allah (SWT) - highly meritorious and rewarding

Recitation of words quoted in this Hadith is highly meritorious & rewarding

Please note these words and recite it whenever you can,

and may Allah (SWT) reward you.

Juwairiyah bint Al-Harith (RadhiAllahu 'anha) reported, the Mother of the Believers: The Prophet ﷺ came out from my apartment in the morning as I was busy in performing the dawn prayer. He ﷺ came back in the forenoon and found me sitting there.

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Are you still in the same position as I left you.'' I replied in the affirmative. Thereupon the Prophet ﷺ said,

"I recited four words three times after I had left you. If these are to be weighed against all you have recited since morning, these will be heavier. These are:

"سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ: عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ،

 وَرِضَا نَفْسِهِ، وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ".

Subhan-Allahi wa bihamdihi, `adada khalqihi, wa rida nafsihi, wa zinatah `arshihi, wa midada kalimatihi

[Allah is free from imperfection and I begin with His praise, as many times as the number of His creatures, in accordance with His Good Pleasure, equal to the weight of His Throne and equal to the ink that may be used in recording the words (for His Praise)].''

[Sahih Muslim - Book 035 - Hadith 6575]


Commentary:
The recitation of the words quoted in this Hadith is highly meritorious and rewarding because they are full of Praise and Glorification of Allah.

Riyad-us-Saliheen – Hadith No : 1433

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Remember Allah : Two Statements Heavy in the Scales and Dear to The Merciful

Abu Hurairah (RadhiAllahu 'anhu) reported:

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,

"There are two statements that are light for the tongue to remember, heavy in the Scales and are dear to the Merciful:

سُبْحاَنَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ  سُبْحَانَ اللهِ الْعَظِيمِ    

`Subhan-Allahi wa bihamdihi, Subhan-Allahil-Azim

[Glory be to Allah and His is the praise, (and) Allah, the Greatest is free from imperfection]'.''

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.

Riyad-us-Saliheen – Hadith No: 1408

[Sahih Muslim - Book 35 - Hadith 6511 & Al-Bukhari ]

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Recite Surat Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq and An-Nas three times at dawn & dusk

`Abdullah bin Khubaib (RadhiAllahu anhu) reported:

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me,

"Recite Surat Al-Ikhlas and Al-Mu`awwidhatain (Surat Al-Falaq and Surat An-Nas)
three times at dawn and dusk. It will suffice you in all respects.''

[Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi]


Commentary:
"Recite Surat Al-Ikhlas and Al-Mu`awwidhatain (Surat Al-Falaq and Surat An-Nas) three times at dawn and dusk. It will suffice you in all respects'' means that then one would not need any other recitation for the remembrance of Allah. Moreover, by virtue of these three Surah, Allah will protect the reciter from every dangerous thing. In other Ahadith, it is stated that after lying in the bed, the Prophet (Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) used to recite these Surah, then blow on his hands and rub them over his body to the extent he could.

Riyad-us-Saliheen – Hadith No : 1456.

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Allah's mercy envelops them, Sakinah (tranquillity) descends upon them

Abu Hurairah and Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri (RadhiAllahu Anhuma) reported:

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,

"When a group of people assemble for the remembrance of Allah, the angels surround them (with their wings), (Allah's) mercy envelops them, Sakinah, or tranquillity descends upon them and Allah makes a mention of them before those who are near Him.''

[Muslim]

Commentary:
This Hadith also highlights the merits of remembrance of Allah and the high grades of the people indulging in it.

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The Excellence of Gathering in which Allah is Remembered

Abu Waqid Al-Harith bin `Auf (Radhiallahu anhu) reported:

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sitting in the mosque with his companions when three people came to him. Two of them stepped forward to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and the third went away. Those two men stood by the side of Messenger of Allah ﷺ. One of them found a space in the circle and he filled it, while the other one sat behind him.

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished, he said, "Shall I not inform you about these three people? One of them sought refuge with Allah and Allah gave him refuge; the second one felt shy and Allah showed kindness to his shyness (and so he was accommodated in that meeting), and the last one averted, and so Allah turned away His Attention from him.''

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

Commentary:
This Hadith highlights the following three points:

1. The inducement for participation in the meetings held for the remembrance of Allah.

2. The merit of avoiding anything that causes inconvenience to people and distinction of those who are bashful.

3. The condemnation and evil consequences of avoiding, without any genuine reason, the meetings or gatherings which are held to remember Allah or to disseminate religious knowledge.

(Riyad-us-Saliheen – Hadith No. 1449)

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How can one earn thousand good deeds in a day

Sa`d bin Abu Waqqas (Radhiallahu anhu) reported:

We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he asked, "Is anyone of you unable to earn a thousand good deeds?''

One of those present asked: "How can one earn thousand good deeds in a day?''

He ﷺ replied, "By saying:

   سُبْحَانَ اللهِ

Subhan-Allah (Allah is free from imperfection)

a hundred times, then one thousand good deeds will be recorded for him or one thousand sins will be blotted out from his record.''

[Muslim]

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Remembrance of Allah in the Morning and in the Evening

 

Abu Hurairah (RadhiAllahu 'anhu) reported:

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,

"He who recites in the morning and in the evening the statement:

سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ

`Subhan-Allahi wa bihamdihi 

(Allah is free from imperfection and I begin with praising Him)'

One Hundred Times, will not be surpassed on the Day of Resurrection by anyone with better deeds than one who utters the same words or utters more of these words.''

[ Sahih Muslim, Riyad-us-Saliheen – Hadith No: 1451 ]

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Recitation after every Prayer (Salah)

Abu Hurairah (Radhiallahu anhu) reported:

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,

"He who recites after every prayer:

سُبْحَانَ اللهِ،  

Subhan-Allah (Allah is free from imperfection) thirty-three times;

الْحَمْدُ للهِ

Al-hamdu lillah (praise be to Allah) thirty-three times;

َاللهُ أَكْبَُر

Allahu Akbar (Allah is Greatest) thirty-three times;

and completes the hundred with:

لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيْكَ لَهُ،

 لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ

 La ilaha illallahu, wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu, wa Huwa `ala kulli shai'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),

 will have all his sins pardoned even if they may be as large as the foam on the surface of the sea.''

[Muslim].

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