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751 - الحَثُّ عَلى‏ كَثرَةِ الذِّكرِ

751. ENJOINMENT OF FREQUENT REMEMBRANCE [OF ALLAH]

(يا أيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنوا اذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ ذِكراً كَثِيراً * وَسَبِّحُوهُ بُكْرَةً وَأصيلاً) .1

"O you who have faith! Remember Allah with a frequent remembrance, and glorify Him morning and evening." 2

2320.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : عَليكَ بتِلاوَةِ القرآنِ وذِكرِ اللَّهِ كثيراً ، فإنّهُ ذِكرٌ لكَ في السماءِ ونورٌ لكَ في الأرضِ .3

2320.The Prophet (SAWA) said, '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.' 4

2321.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن ذَكَرَ اللَّهَ في السِرِّ فقد ذَكَرَ اللَّهَ كثيراً .5

2321.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Whoever remembers Allah in private, has surely remembered Allah much.' 6

2322.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : أكثِرُوا ذِكرَ اللَّهِ ما استَطَعتُم في كُلِّ ساعةٍ مِن ساعاتِ الليلِ والنهارِ ، فإنَّ اللَّهَ أمَرَ بكَثرَةِ الذِكرِ لَهُ .7

2322.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, '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.' 8

2323.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : تَسبيحُ فاطمةَ الزهراءِ عليها السلام مِنَ الذِكرِ الكثيرِ الذي قالَ اللَّهُ عزّوجلّ : (اُذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ ذِكْراً كثيراً) .9

2323.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The glorification of Fatima al-Zahra 10 (AS) is from the frequent remembrance which Allah mentions, "Remember Allah with a frequent remembrance." 11

1.الأحزاب : ۴۱ ، ۴۲ .

2.Qur'an ۳۳:۴۱-۴۲

3.الخصال : ۵۲۵ / ۱۳ .

4.al-Khisal, p. ۵۲۵, no. ۱۳

5.بحار الأنوار : ۹۳ / ۳۴۲ / ۱۱ .

6.Bihar al-Anwar, v. ۹۳, p. ۳۴۲, no. ۱۱

7.الكافي : ۸ / ۷ / ۱ .

8.al-Kafi, v. ۸, p. ۷, no. ۱

9.الكافي : ۲ / ۵۰۰ / ۴ .

10.The glorification of Fatima al-Zahra (AS), otherwise known as Tasbih al-Zahra' is composed of reciting Allahu Akbar (Allah is Greater) ۳۴ times, Alhamdulillah (Praise be to Allah) ۳۳ times and Subhanallah (Glory be to Allah) ۳۳ times. Usually it is recommended to recite it after every obligatory prayer (ed.)

11.Ibid. v. ۲, p. ۵۰۰, no. ۴

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