✦⋆· said, "Never prefer anything above the remembrance of Allah for verily He says, 'and the remembrance of Allah is surely greater."

● "The one who remembers Allah abundantly has freed himself from hypocrisy."

● "The one who remembers Allah abundantly loves him."

● "The remembrance of Allah is a healing for the hearts."

● "Everyone will die thirsty except the one who remembers Allah."

● "The one who remembers [Allah] in the midst of the neglectful ones is as one who fights [in the way of Allah] in the midst of others who flee [from the battle]."

● "Every single hour that passes by the son of Adam, that was devoid of the remembrance of Allah will be grieved for on the Day of Resurrection."

● "I urge you to recite the Qur’an and remember Allah frequently, for verily it [will result in] a remembrance for you in the heavens and a light for you in the earth."

● "There is no action more beloved to Allah Almighty, or more successful as a means of salvation for a servant of Allah from all the evil of this world and the next than the remembrance of Allah.’ Someone then asked, ‘Not even fighting in the way of Allah?’ The Prophet (saw) replied, ‘If it was not for the remembrance of Allah, there would be no command to fight in the way of Allah."

● "Remember Allah during your distress when you are distressed, with your tongue when you give judgment and with your hand when distributing anything."

● "The best remembrance is the silent type."

● In the tradition recounting the Prophet (saw)’s Ascension to the Heavens (al-mi'araj): ‘O Ahmad… be continuous in My remembrance.’ The Prophet (saw) asked, ‘O My Lord, how can I be continuous in Your remembrance?’ He replied, ‘Through seclusion from people, despising the sweet and the sour [of the world], and clearing your stomach and your house of the world."

● "Whoever obeys Allah has remembered Him, even if his prayers, his fasts and his recitation of the Qur’an are few."

✦⋆· "Remembrance is a source of great pleasure for the lovers [of Allah]."

● "Remembrance is sitting in the company of the Beloved One."

● "The one whose heart thrives with the continuous remembrance of Allah, his actions will always be good whether done in secret or openly."

● "When you face your enemy in battle, then lessen your speech and increase in the remembrance of Allah."

● "The one who occupies himself with the remembrance of Allah, Allah beautifies his remembrance [among people]."

● "Increase in the remembrance of Allah when you enter the market while people are busy, for verily it will be an expiation of your sins and an increase in good deeds, and you will not be recorded down as being amongst the neglectful ones."

● "I ask You to send blessings on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, and to make me of those who are continuous in Your remembrance and who do not breach Your covenant."

● "Whoever remembers Allah in private, has surely remembered Allah much."

● "Remembrance of Allah is the natural disposition of every good-doer and the distinguishing mark of every believer."

● "There is nothing worse from amongst the transgressions than submitting to one’s base desires, so do not obey them as they will preoccupy you from [remembering] Allah."

● "Importance of the deeds that you have done with fear of Allah cannot be minimized and how can the deeds which are acceptable by Allah be considered unimportant."

● "Anything that distracts you from the remembrance of Allah is classified as gambling."

● "Anything that distracts you from the remembrance of Allah is from Iblis Shaytan."

● "Whoever forgets Allah, Glory be to Him, Allah makes him forget himself and blinds his heart."

✦⋆· "Verily filling the stomach, weakness of will, the intoxication of being fully satiated and the delusion of power, all hinder and delay one from the performance [of good deeds] and cause one to forget Allah."

✦⋆· "The believer remains in a state of prayer as long as he is remembering Allah, whether he is standing, sitting or lying down, for verily Allah says, "Those who remember Allah standing, sitting and lying on their sides."

● "It is written in the Torah: ‘…O Moses… remember Me in times of loneliness and when enjoying your pleasures and I will remember you in your times negligence."

● Imam Baqir or Imam Sadiq (as) said, "The angel only writes down what he hears, but when Allah, Mighty and Exalted, has said, “And remember your Lord within your heart…”, no one knows the reward of that remembrance in the heart of the servant except Allah, most High."

✦⋆·. "Remember Allah frequently as much as you can every hour of the day and night, for verily Allah has commanded [us] to remember Him abundantly."

● "Allah Almighty said, ‘O son of Adam, remember Me within yourself and I will remember you within Myself. O son of Adam, remember Me in secret and I will remember you when [you are] in secret. O son of Adam, remember Me when in an assembly and I will remember you in an assembly which is better than your assembly."

● "Verily the one who remembers Allah will never be struck by lightning."

● Imam Sadiq (as) narrated, ‘Prophet Moses (as) said, ‘My Lord, I am in a [base] state wherin I esteem You too highly to remember You therein’, He said, ‘O Moses, remember Me at all times."

● "The glorification of Fatima al-Zahra’ [The glorification of Fatima al-Zahra’ (as), otherwise known as Tasbih al-Zahra’ is composed of reciting Allahu Akbar (Allah is Greater) 34 times, Alhamdulillah (Praise be to Allah) 33 times and Subhanallah (Glory be to Allah) 33 times. Usually it is recommended to recite it after every obligatory prayer (ed.)] (as) is from the frequent remembrance which Allah mentions, “Remember Allah with a frequent remembrance.”

● Imam Sadiq (as) said, "With regard to the verse of Allah: “And the remembrance of Allah is greater”, ‘[It means] Remembering Allah with regards to what He has made lawful and unlawful."

● "There are two types of remembrance, a sincere remembrance which is harmonious with the heart, and a mere remembrance which negates the remembrance of anyone other than Allah."

● "Make your remembrance of Allah for the sake of the fact that He remembers you, for verily He remembers you even though He is needless of you, so His remembrance of you is loftier, more desirable and more complete than your remembrance of Him and it supersedes it…so whoever wishes to remember Allah, most High, should know that as long as Allah does not remember His servant in the context of granting him divine succour to remember Him [in the first place], the servant will not be capable of remembering Him."

● Imam Reza (as): "Whoever remembers Allah but does not vie to meet Him has mocked himself."

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"Allah (swt) revealed to a Prophet (as) from among His prophets, ‘O son of Adam, remember Me during your anger and I will remember you during My anger and as a result I will not destroy you with those whom I would destroy." [Punishment]