Encourage others to "Zikr"
Imam Jafar Sadiq says:
"The Holy Prophet (SAAW) has said: No people gathered in an assembly in which they neither remembered God nor sent greetings to their Prophet (SAAW) unless they regretted it on the Day of Judgement."
Quran: Surah Araf (7), Verse 205:
"And remembering your Lord within yourself humbly and fearing"
Quran: Surah The Cow (2), Verse 152:
"Therefore remember Me, (and) I will remember You."
Quran: Surah Ahzab (33), Verse 41-42:
"O You who believe! Remember Allah, remembering frequently and glorify Him morning and evening."
Imam Jafar Sadiq says:
"God says: If a person instead of invoking Me, is engaged in remembering Me, I will give him the best thing I give to a supplicant."
Imam Jafar Sadiq says:
Sometimes, a man invokes God for the fulfilment of his desire and starts praising God and sending greetings to Muhammad (SAAW) and his Progeny (AS) to the extent that he forgets the desire itself. Here God fulfils man's desire without asking any desire."
Imam Jafar Sadiq says:
"(Allah said) Should anyone among men remember Me, I will remember him among the assembly of angels."
Imam Jafar Sadiq says:
"Everything has a limit to which it is bound except "Remembrance of God (Zikr)" for which there is no limit..."
Imam Jafar Sadiq says:
My father (Imam Muhammad Baqir) was a man of many "Zikr". When I was walking with him, and when he was speaking with people, he never forgot "Zikr". I personally realized that he was saying," There is no God save Allah" without being heard. He advised us to recite "Zikr" till dawn. He would tell us to recite the Holy Quran if we could, and if not (then) to recite "Zikr".
Imam Jafar Sadiq says:
A house in which the Holy Quran is not recited, and God is not remembered, has no blessings, angels leave it and satans are present therein."
Imam Jafar Sadiq says:
"A man came to the Holy Prophet (SAAW) asking: Who is the best among those praying in mosque? The Holy Propet (SAAW) said: One who recites more Zikr".
Abu Baseer reported on the authority of Imam Jafar Sadiq:
"Our followers are those who remember God frequently in private."
Prophet (SAAW) said:
"God said to Moses (AS): Remember Me frequently and when doing so be humble."
Prophet (SAAW) said:
"God says: O children of Adam! Remember Me in an assembly so that I will remember you among an assembly of better ones."
Prophet (SAAW) said:
"There are four things not attained by anyone save a believer. Silence being a prelude to prayer, humility before God, remembering God under every condition, and having little asset."
A Sacred Hadith:
"(Allah says) when I find out that a man remembers Me frequently in his heart, I will dispose his affairs, become his company, speak with him and become his intimate friend."
Prophet (SAAW) said:
"God said: Whenever I know My servant is frequently engaged in remembering Me, I will make him invoke Me. When My servant became as such, I will prevent him from committing any wrongdoing when he desires so. Whenever I intend to destroy the earth and punish men, I will forgo destruction and punishment for the sake of them."
Prophet (SAAW) said:
In the Torah which has not been distorted, it has been pointed out: Moses (AS) asked God: O Lord! Are You close to me so that I will whisper to you or You are at a distance so that I will call upon You. Revelation came to him saying: O Moses! I am the company of one who remembers Me. Moses (AS) said: On a day when there is no shelter but Yours, whom do you give shelter? God said: Those who remember Me and I too will remember them; those who love one another for My sake and I love them too. If I intend to harm those living on the earth, these are the people for whose sake I will remove that wickedness from those living on the earth."
Hadith:
"God sent the revelation to Prophet David (AS): O David (AS)! One who loves his friend confirms his words. One who is pleased with his friend, is pleased with what he does. One who trusts his friend, does everything for him. David (AS)! I remember only those who remember Me. My paradise is for the obedient ones and I am devoted to My lovers."
God says:
"Those who obey Me are guest in My banquet. Those who thank Me, have their blessings increased. Those who remember Me frequently are in My bliss. Those who commit sins, will be deprived of My Mercy. But if they repent, I will love them and should they invoke Me, I will fulfil their desire. Should they become ill, I will attend to them, heal everything through hardships and affliction and purify them from sins."
Prophet (SAAW) said:
"Gardens of paradise are assemblies where God is remembered. Remember God morning and evening. One who wishes to know what his position is with God, must see what position God has with him, for God will give him a position equal to His position with man."
Prophet (SAAW) said:
"Know that the best deeds and their most refined sublime ones and the best thing the sun shone on them, is remembrance of God, who has said: I am the company of one who remembers Me. God has also said: Therefore remember Me, I will remember you with blessing. Remember Me with obedience and worship so that I will remember you with blessings, benevolence, mercy, and satisfaction."
One of the Imams of Ahlulbayt (AS) says:
"There are lands in paradise and whenever a man starts remembering God (Zikr), angels start planting trees therein. Sometimes, an angel stops planting trees and when it is said: Why have you stopped, he will say: My company stopped his Zikr.
Zikr is praiseworthy at anytime
Imam Jafar Sadiq says:
"There is no blame in remembering God even if you are easing nature, for Zikr is praiseworthy under any conditions. Do not ever get bored of God's remembrance."
Imam Jafar Sadiq says:
"In what was revealed to Moses (AS), it has been pointed out Do not rejoice over much wealth nor abandon My remembrance under any condition, for much wealth will make you forget sins and abandonment of Zikr will make you hard-hearted."
Imam Muhammad Baqir says:
"In the Torah which has not been distorted, it has been pointed out: O Lord! You are too Great and Mighty to be remembered in the assemblies I attend. God said: "O Moses! My remembrance is praiseworthy under any condition."
Imam Jafar Sadiq says:
"Whenever God loves a man, He will plunge him into tribulations in a way that when he supplicates, God will say: Yes, My servant! I can fulfil your desire but what I have is store for you is better."
Sunni Hadith about Zikr:
Mu`adh ibn Jabal said that the Prophet also said: "The People of Paradise will not regret except one thing alone: the hour that passed them by and in which they made no remembrance of Allah." Narrated by Bayhaqi in Shu`ab al-iman (1:392 #512-513) and by Tabarani
Hadith from our Sunni brothers about Zikr:
In Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah, and Ibn Hibban declared it fair (hasan): A man came to the Prophet and said, "O Rasulallah, the laws and conditions of Islam have become too many for me. Tell me something that I can always keep (i.e. in particular, as opposed to the many rules and conditions that must be kept in general)." By reading that the man said there were too many conditions to keep, one must understand that he was unsure that he could keep them all. He wanted something that he would be sure to keep always. The Prophet said: "(I am advising you in one thing:) Keep your tongue always moist with zikr of Allah."
Hadith from our Sunni brothers about Zikr:
Abu al-Darda' narrates: The Prophet once asked his companions: "Shall I tell you about the best of all deeds, the best act of piety in the eyes of your Lord, which will elevate your status in the Hereafter, and carries more virtue than the spending of gold and silver in the service of Allah or taking part in jihad and slaying or being slain in the path of Allah? The dhikr of Allah." Related in the Malik's Muwatta', the Musnad of Ahmad, the Sunan of Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, and the Mustadrak of Hakim
Hadith from our Sunni brothers about Zikr:
`Abd Allah ibn `Umar said that the Prophet used to say: "Everything has a polish, and the polish of hearts is dhikr of Allah. Nothing is more calculated to rescue from Allah's punishment than dhikr of Allah." He was asked whether this did not apply also to jihad in Allah's path, and he replied: "Not even if one should ply his sword until it breaks."
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