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the duties of Islam have become too numerous for me, so tell me something I can cling to (1). He replied, “Let your tongue never cease to be moist with the remembrance of Allah.” Reported by al-Tirmidhi, who graded it ḥasan.

1447 – Jābir – may Allah be pleased with him – related that the Prophet ﷺ said, “Whoever says: SubḥānAllāh wa bi-ḥamdih (Glory be to Allah and with His praise), a date-palm is planted for him in Paradise.” Reported by al-Tirmidhi, who deemed it ḥasan.

1448 – Ibn Masʿūd – may Allah be pleased with him – said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stated, “On the night I was taken on the Night Journey I met Abraham, who said: ‘O Muḥammad, convey my greetings to your community and inform them that Paradise has good soil and sweet water; it is a level plain (2), and its saplings are: SubḥānAllāh, al-ḥamdu lillāh, lā ilāha illā Allāh, and Allāhu akbar.’” Reported by al-Tirmidhi, who declared it ḥasan.

1449 – Abū al-Dardāʾ – may Allah be pleased with him – said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, “Shall I tell you of the best of your deeds, the purest of them in the sight of your Lord, the one that raises you highest in rank, better for you than spending gold and silver, and better for you than meeting your enemy so that you strike their necks and they strike yours?” They said, “Indeed, do tell us.” He replied, “The remembrance of Allah, exalted is He.” Reported by al-Tirmidhi. Al-Ḥākim Abū ʿAbd Allāh said: its chain of transmission is sound.

1450 – Saʿd ibn Abī Waqqāṣ – may Allah be pleased with him – narrated that he entered with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ upon a woman who had in front of her some date-stones—or pebbles—with which she was glorifying Allah. He said, “Shall I inform you of something easier for you than this—or better?” He then said:

“SubḥānAllāh ʿadada mā khalaqa fī al-samāʾ – Glory be to Allah, as many times as what He has created in the heavens;
SubḥānAllāh ʿadada mā khalaqa fī al-arḍ – Glory be to Allah, as many times as what He has created on earth;
SubḥānAllāh ʿadada mā bayna dhālik – Glory be to Allah, as many times as what is between them;
SubḥānAllāh ʿadada mā huwa khāliq – Glory be to Allah, as many times as what He will yet create;
Allāhu akbar mithla dhālik – Allah is greater to the same number;
al-ḥamdu lillāh mithla dhālik – praise belongs to Allah to the same number;
lā ilāha illā—"

(1) That is, “I hold fast to it.” Regarding the Prophet’s saying, “Let your tongue remain moist with the remembrance of Allah,” al-Tibi explains that the “moistness of the tongue” is a figure for the tongue’s easy movement, just as its “dryness” denotes the opposite. The tongue’s movement, in turn, signifies continual dhikr, so it is as though the Prophet, peace be upon him, were saying: “Persevere in remembrance.” The expression mirrors the Quranic style in the verse, “And do not die except as Muslims” (Q 3:102). (2) *Qa‘* is the plural of *qa‘*, meaning a broad, level expanse of land. *Gharas* (with ghayn pronounced short-i) is the plural of *ghars* and refers to whatever is set in the earth, such as seeds and similar plantings.

شَرَائِعَ الْإِسْلَامِ قَدْ كَثُرَتْ عَلَيَّ ، فَأَخْبِرْنِي بِشَيْءٍ أَتَشَبَّثُ بِهِ (١) قَالَ : « لَا يَزَالُ لِسَانُكَ رَطْبًا مِنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ » رواه الترمذي وقال : حديث حسن . ١٤٤٧ - وعن جابر رضي الله عنه ، عن النبي ﷺ ، قال : « من قال : سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ ، غُرِسَتْ لَهُ نَخْلَةٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ » رواه الترمذي وقال : حديث حسن . ١٤٤٨ - وعن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال : قال رسول الله ﷺ : « لَقِيتُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ لَيْلَةَ أُسْرِيَ بِي ، فَقَالَ : يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَقْرِي أُمَّتَكَ مِنِّي السَّلَامَ ؛ وَأَخْبِرْهُمْ أَنَّ الْجَنَّةَ طَيِّبَةُ التُّرْبَةِ ، عَذْبَةُ الْمَاءِ ، وَأَنَّهَا قِيعَانٌ (٢) وَأَنَّ غِرَاسَهَا : سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ، وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ » رواه الترمذي وقال : حديث حسن . ١٤٤٩ - وعن أبي الدرداء رضي الله عنه ، قال : قال رسول الله ﷺ : « أَلَا أُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ أَعْمَالِكُمْ ، وَأَزْكَاهَا عِنْدَ مَلِيكِكُمْ ، وَأَرْفَعَهَا فِي دَرَجَاتِكُمْ ، وَخَيْرٍ لَكُمْ مِنْ إِنْفَاقِ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ . وَخَيْرٍ لَكُمْ مِنْ أَنْ تَلْقَوْا عَدُوَّكُمْ فَتَضْرِبُوا أَعْنَاقَهُمْ وَيَضْرِبُوا أَعْنَاقَكُمْ ؟ » قالوا : بلى ، قال : « ذِكْرُ اللَّهِ تعالى » رواه الترمذي ، قال الحاكم أبو عبد الله : إسناده صحيح . ١٤٥٠ - وعن سعد بن أبي وقاص رضي الله عنه ، أنه دخل مع رسول الله ﷺ ، عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ وَبَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا نَوَى - أَوْ حَصَى - تُسَبِّحُ بِهِ فَقَالَ : « أَخْبِرُكِ بِمَا هُوَ أَيْسَرُ عَلَيْكِ مِنْ هَذَا - أَوْ أَفْضَلُ - » فَقَالَ : « سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ فِي السَّمَاءِ ، وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ فِي الْأَرْضِ ، وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ ، وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا هُوَ خَالِقٌ ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ؛ وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا

(١) أي : أتعلق به . وقوله ﷺ : (لا يزال لسانك رطباً من ذكر الله) قال الطيبي : رطوبة اللسان عبارة عن سهولة جريانه ، كما أن يُبْسَه عبارة عن ضده ، ثم إن جريان اللسان عبارة عن مداومة الذكر ، فكأنه ﷺ قال : داوم الذكر ، فهو من أسلوب قوله تعالى : ﴿ وَلَا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلَّا وَأَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ ﴾ . (٢) جمع قاع ، وهو المكان الواسع المستوي من الأرض . و(الغراس) بكسر المعجمة : جمع غرس ، وهو ما يستر في الأرض من البذر ونحوه .