be among those whom Allah—glorious is His Majesty—praised in His words: “For the men who remember Allah often and the women who do so, Allah has prepared forgiveness and a great reward.”

It is related that Ibn ʿAbbās—may Allah be pleased with him and his father—said regarding the meaning of this verse: “What is meant is that they remember Allah after the prayers, morning and evening, while in bed, whenever they awaken from sleep, and whenever they set out from home, morning or evening.”

Mujāhid—may Allah have mercy on him—said: “A man or woman will not be among those who remember Allah often until they remember Allah while standing, sitting, and reclining.”1

Shaykh Abū ʿAmr ibn al-Salāh—may Allah have mercy on him—was asked how much remembrance was required for a Muslim to be counted among the men and women who remember Allah often. He replied: “If one regularly observes the established remembrances transmitted from the Prophet, morning and evening, at the various times and in the various circumstances of night and day—as set forth in The Deeds of the Day and Night—one will be among the men and women who remember Allah often.”2

This important subject has received the utmost attention and care from scholars. They have authored numerous works on it and discussed it extensively in many books, through which Allah has benefited whomever He wills among His servants. These include The Deeds of the Day and Night by Imam Abū ʿAbd al-Rahmān Ahmad ibn Shuʿayb al-Nasāʾī, the author of al-Sunan; The Deeds of the Day and Night by his student Abū Bakr Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ishāq, known as Ibn al-Sunnī; The Great Book of Supplication by the hadith master Abū Bakr al-Bayhaqī; Remembrances by Imam Abū Zakariyyā al-Nawawī; and the book