Fiqh al-Adiyah wa-al-Adhkar - Abd al-Razzaq ibn Abd al-Muhsin al-Badr - (1/31)

Fiqh al-Adiyah wa-al-AdhkarAbd al-Razzaq ibn Abd al-Muhsin al-Badr

so let the servant choose whichever of the two is more pleasing to him and more fitting for him. One who remembers Allah brings happiness to his companion, unlike the heedless idler, whose companion is made wretched and harmed by him.1

Gatherings of remembrance safeguard the servant from sorrow and regret on the Day of Resurrection. By contrast, gatherings of amusement and heedlessness will be a source of sorrow and regret on the Day of Resurrection for those who attend them. Abū Dāwūd narrated with a sound chain of transmission from Abū Hurayra—may Allah be pleased with him—that the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—said: “Whoever sits in a place without remembering Allah Most High there will incur loss from Allah Most High; and whoever lies down in a place without remembering Allah there will incur loss from Allah Most High.”2 That is, deficiency, liability, and regret.

Part of the honor of gatherings of remembrance and their lofty standing with Allah is that Allah—Glorious and Majestic—boasts of those who remember Him before His angels. Muslim narrated in his Sahih from Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī, who said: Muʿāwiya came upon a circle of people in the mosque and asked, “What has brought you together?” They replied, “We have gathered to remember Allah Most High.” He asked, “By Allah, is that the only reason you have gathered?” They replied, “By Allah, that is the only reason we have gathered.” He said, “I did not ask you to swear because I suspected you. No one who enjoyed a standing with the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—comparable to mine narrated fewer hadiths from him than I did. The Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—once came upon a circle of his Companions and asked, ‘What has brought you together?’ They replied, ‘We have gathered to remember Allah Most High and praise Him for guiding us to Islam and graciously bestowing this blessing upon us.’ He asked, ‘By Allah, is that the only reason you have gathered?’ They replied, ‘By Allah, that is the only reason we have gathered.’ He said, ‘I did not ask you to swear because I suspected you. Rather, Gabriel came to me and informed me that Allah—Blessed and Exalted—boasts of you before the angels.’”3.

1. *Sunan al-Tirmidhī* (no. [not provided]); *Sunan Ibn Mājah* (no. 3793); and *Mustadrak al-Hākim* (1/495). 1. See Ibn al-Qayyim, *al-Wābil al-Sayyib*, pp. 146–148. 2. *Sunan Abī Dāwūd* (no. 4856). Al-Albānī graded it sound (*hasan*) in *al-Silsila al-Sahīha* (no. 87). 3. *Sahīh Muslim* (no. 2701).

فليختر العبدُ أعجبهما إليه، وأولاهما به، والذَّاكر يسعد به جليسه بخلاف الغافل واللاغي فإنّه يشقى به جليسه ويتضرّر١. ومجالسُ الذِّكر تُؤمِّنُ العبدَ من الحسرة والنّدامة يوم القيامة، بخلاف مجالس اللهو والغفلة، فإنَّها تكون على صاحبها حسرةٌ وندامةٌ يوم القيامة، فقد روى أبو داود بإسناد حسن عن أبي هريرة ﵁ عن رسول الله ﷺ قال: "من قعدَ مقعدًا لم يذكُر اللهَ تعالى فيه، كانت عليه من اللهِ تعالى تِرَةٌ، ومن اضطجع مضطجعًا لا يذكر اللهَ فيه كانت عليه من الله تعالى تِرَة"٢، أي: نقصٌ وتبعةٌ وحسرةٌ. ومن شرَف مجالس الذِّكر وعلوِّ مكانها عند الله، أنَّ الله ﷿ يُباهي بالذَّاكرين ملائكته، كما روى مسلمٌ في صحيحه، عن أبي سعيد الخدري قال: خرج معاويةُ على حلقة في المسجد فقال: ما أجلسكم؟ قالوا: جلسنا نذكرُ اللهَ تعالى. قال: آللهِ ما أجلسكم إلاّ ذاك؟ قالوا: والله ما أجلسنا إلاّ ذاك، قال: أما إنّي لم أستحْلِفْكم تُهمَةً لكم، وما كان أحدٌ بمنزلتي من رسول الله ﷺ أقلَّ عنه حديثًا منّي، وإنّ رسول الله ﷺ خرج على حلقة من أصحابه فقال: "ما أجلسكم؟ "، قالوا: جلسنا نذكرُ اللهَ تعالى ونحمده على ما هدانا للإسلام ومنَّ به علينا. قال: "آللهِ ما أجلسكم إلاّ ذاك؟ "، قالوا: والله ما أجلسنا إلاّ ذاك، قال: "أما إنّي لم أستحْلِفْكم تُهمَةً لكم، ولكنَّه أتاني جبريل فأخبرني أنَّ الله تبارك يُباهي بكم الملائكة"٣.

١ سنن الترمذي (رقم:) ، وسنن ابن ماجه (رقم:٣٧٩٣) ، ومستدرك الحاكم (١/٤٩٥) . ١ انظر: الوابل الصيب لابن القيم (ص:١٤٦ ـ ١٤٨) . ٢ سنن أبي داود (رقم:٤٨٥٦) ، وحسنه الألباني في السلسلة الصحيحة (رقم:٨٧) . ٣ صحيح مسلم (رقم:٢٧٠١) .