759 - ما يوجِبُ دَوامَ الذِّكرِ

759. That Which Brings About CONTINUOUS REMEMBRANCE [OF ALLAH]

2363.بحار الأنوار : في حديثِ المعراجِ : يا أحمَدُ ... دُمْ على‏ ذِكرِي ، فقالَ : يا ربِّ ، وكيفَ أدُومُ على‏ ذِكرِكَ ؟ فقالَ : بالخَلوَةِ عنِ الناسِ ، وبُغضِكَ الحُلوَ والحامِضَ ، وفَراغِ بَطنِكَ وبَيتِكَ مِنَ الدنيا .¹

2363. In the tradition recounting the Prophet (SAWA)'s Ascension to the Heavens (al-miraj): 'O Ahmad... be continuous in My remembrance.' The Prophet (SAWA) 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.' ²

2364.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن أحَبَّ شيئاً لَهِجَ بِذِكرِهِ .³

2364.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Whoever loves something is engaged in remembrance of it.' ⁴

758 - حَقيقَةُ الذِّكرِ

758. THE REALITY OF THE REMEMBRANCE [OF ALLAH]

2358.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن أطاعَ اللَّهَ عزّوجلّ فَقَد ذَكَرَ اللَّهَ وإن قَلَّتْ صلاتُهُ وصِيامُهُ وتلاوَتُهُ لِلقرآنِ .¹

2358.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever obeys Allah has remembered Him, even if his prayers, his fasts and his recitation of the Qur'an are few.' ²

2359.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - في قولِهِ تعالى‏ : (ولَذِكْرُ اللَّهِ أَكبَرُ)³ - : ذِكرُ اللَّهِ تَعالى‏ عِندَ ما أحَلَّ وحَرَّمَ .⁴

2359.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, with regard to the verse of Allah: "and the remembrance of Allah is greater" ⁵ , '[It means] Remembering Allah with regards to what He has made lawful and unlawful.' ⁶

2360.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : الذِّكرُ ذِكرانِ: ذِكرٌ خالِصٌ يُوافِقُهُ القَلبُ ، وذِكرٌ صارِفٌ يَنفِي ذِكرَ غَيرِهِ .⁷

2360.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, '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.' ⁸

2361.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : اِجعَلْ ذِكرَ اللَّهِ مِن أجلِ ذِكرِهِ لكَ ، فإنّهُ ذَكَرَكَ وهُو غَنِيٌّ عنكَ فَذِكرُهُ لكَ أجَلُّ وأشهى‏ وأتَمُّ مِن ذِكرِكَ لَهُ وأسبَقُ ... فَمَن أرادَ أن يَذكرَ اللَّهَ تعالى‏ فَلْيَعلَمْ أ نَّهُ ما لَم يَذكُرِ اللَّهُ العَبدَ بالتوفيقِ لِذِكرِهِ لا يَقدِرُ العَبدُ عَلى‏ ذِكرِهِ .⁹

2361.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, '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.' ¹⁰

2362.الإمامُ الرِّضا عليه السلام : مَن ذَكَرَ اللَّهَ ولم يَستَبِقْ إلى لِقائهِ فَقدِ استَهزَأ بنَفسِهِ .¹¹

2362.Imam al-Rida (AS) said, 'Whoever remembers Allah but does not vie to meet Him has mocked himself.' ¹²