Remembrance of Allah — Page 115
Benefits of Dhikr 115 when man says Sub ha nall a h, meaning, ‘Holy are You, O Allah!’ then God Almighty also says concerning that servant of His that may he also be bestowed with purity. And when God Almighty utters it, then that person certainly attains it. Then He says, ‘When My servant remembers Me among the people, I remember him among those people who are better than those among whom he mentioned Me’; meaning, among those who are righteous and virtuous, and the world acknowl- edges that he is righteous ( S a hīh al-Bukh a r ī , Kitābut-Tau h īd, Bāb Qaulillāh Ta’ālā wa Yuhadh-dhirukum-Allāh Nafsah; Hadith 7405). 12. The twelfth benefit is that love grows because it is a rule for man that the object that he constantly remains in touch with, he cultivates a love for it, so much so that he even begins to espouse a love for the village or town that he lives in. Thus, when a servant of Allah remembers Allah morning and evening, and in fact, at all times, and mentions His name, then gradually, the love of Allah the Exalted goes on growing in his heart. These, then, are the benefits of the that I have mentioned briefly and I pray that may God Almighty make me and all of you benefit from them. A m i n.