755 - اُذكُرو اللَّهَ يَذكُركُم‏

755. REMEMBER ALLAH AND HE WILL REMEMBER YOU

(فَاذْكُرُونِي أذْكُرْكُمْ واشْكُرُوا لِي وَلا تَكفُرُونِ) .¹

"Remember Me and I will remember you, and thank Me, and do not be ungrateful to Me." ²

2336.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : قالَ اللَّهُ تعالى‏ : ابنَ آدمَ ، اُذكُرْني في نَفسِكَ أذكُركَ في نَفسي . ابنَ آدمَ اُذكُرني في الخَلاءِ أذكُركَ في خَلاءٍ . ابنَ آدمَ اُذكُرني في مَلَأٍ أذكُرْكَ في مَلَأٍ خَيرٍ مِن مَلَئِكَ .³

2336.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, '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.' ⁴

754 - الذّاكِرونَ‏

754. The Ones Who Remember

2329.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : الذاكِرُ في الغافِلينَ كالمُقاتِلِ في الفارِّينَ .¹

2329.The Prophet (SAWA) said, '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].' ²

2330.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : كُلُّ أحَدٍ يَموتُ عَطْشانَ إلّا ذاكِرَ اللَّهِ .³

2330.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Everyone will die thirsty except the one who remembers Allah.' ⁴

2331.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ موسى بنَ عِمرانَ عليه السلام لَمّا ناجى‏ رَبَّهُ عزّوجلّ قالَ : يا ربِّ ، أبَعيدٌ أنتَ مِنّي فَاُنادِيَكَ أمْ قَريبٌ فَاُناجِيَكَ ؟ فأَوحَى اللَّهُ جلّ‏جلالُهُ : أنا جَلِيسُ مَن ذَكَرَني .⁵

2331. The Prophet (SAWA) narrated, 'Verily when Moses, son of Amran (AS) would engage in intimate supplication with his Lord, he said, 'My Lord, are you so far from me that I should call You, or are You so near to me that I should whisper?' so Allah then revealed to Moses, 'I sit in close proximity with the one who remembers Me.' ⁶

2332.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام: مَنِ اشتَغَلَ بذِكرِ اللَّهِ طَيَّبَ اللَّهُ ذِكرَهُ .⁷

2332.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The one who occupies himself with the remembrance of Allah, Allah beautifies his remembrance [among people].' ⁸

2333.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ذاكِرُ اللَّهِ سبحانَهُ مُجالِسُهُ .⁹

2333.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The one who remembers Allah, glory be to Him, is sitting closely with Him.' ¹⁰

2334.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : لا يَزالُ المُؤمنُ في صلاةٍ ما كانَ في ذِكرِ اللَّهِ ، قائماً كانَ أو جالِساً أو مُضطَجِعاً ، إنّ اللَّهَ تعالى‏ يقولُ (اَ لَّذِينَ يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ قِياماً وقُعُوداً وعَلَى جُنوبِهِم ...)¹¹.¹²

2334.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, '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". ¹³¹⁴

2335.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنّ الصاعِقَةَ لا تُصِيبُ ذاكِراً للَّهِ‏ِ عزّوجلّ .¹⁵

2335.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Verily the one who remembers Allah will never be struck by lightning.' ¹⁶