Gardens of the Righteous — Page 240
240. GARDENS OF THE RIGHTEOUS. Throne, Holy is Allah corresponding to the weight of His Throne, Holy is Allah corresponding to the weight of His Throne; Holy is Allah the number of His words, Holy is Allah the number of His words, Holy is Allah the number of His words. 1439. Abu Musa Ash'ari relates that the Holy Prophet said: The case of one who remembers his Lord and of one who does not remember his Lord is like that of the living and the dead (Bokhari). Muslim's version is: The case of a house in which Allah is remembered, and of one in which Allah is not remembered is like that of the living and the dead. 1440. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: Allah, the. Exalted, said: I am to a servant of Mine as he imagines Me to be. I am with him when he remembers Me. If he remembers Me in his mind I remember him in. My mind; and if he remembers Me in company I remember him in better company (Bokhari and Muslim). 1441. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: The mufarridun will outstrip the rest. He was asked: Who are the mufarridun? He answered:. The men who remember Allah much and the women who remember Allah much (Muslim). 1442. Jabir relates that he heard the Holy Prophet say: The best remembrance of Allah is: There is none worthy of worship save Allah (Tirmidhi). 1443. Abdullah ibn Busr relates that a man asked the Holy Prophet:. Messenger of Allah, the ordinances of Islam appear to me a host, so kindly tell me something to which I should hold fast. He answered him: Let thy tongue be constantly occupied with the remembrance of Allah (Tirmidhi). 1444. Jabir relates that the Holy Prophet said: For him who says: Holy is. Allah and to Him belongs all praise; a date tree is planted in Paradise (Tirmidhi). 1445. Ibn Mas'ud relates that the Holy Prophet said: The night of my. Ascent I met Abraham and he said to me: Muhammad, convey my salam to your people and tell them that Paradise is a vast plain of pure soil and sweet water and that its trees cry: Holy is Allah, all praise is due to Allah, there is none worthy of worship save Allah, and Allah is Great (Tirmidhi). 1446. Abu Darda' relates that the Holy Prophet said: Shall I tell you what is your best action, the purest in the estimation of kings, that which raises your rank to the highest, is better for you than spending gold and silver, and is better for you than that you should encounter the enemy and cut off their necks, they cutting off yours? Tell us indeed; they answered; and he said: It is the remembrance of Allah, the Exalted (Tirmidhi). 1447. Sa'ad ibn Abi Waqqas relates that he was with the Holy Prophet when the latter came to a woman who had a heap of date stones (or pebbles) in front of her by which she counted her glorification of Allah; and he said to her:. Shall I instruct you in a method that will be easier (or better) for you than this?. Say: Holy is Allah the number of those He has created in the heaven, Holy is