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And He, exalted is He, says:
“ He fastened upon them the word of piety, and they were most entitled to it and worthy of it.” (Quran, Al-Fath 48:26)
The Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said:
“Two words beloved to the Most Compassionate, light on the tongue yet heavy on the Scale: Subḥān Allāh wa-bi-ḥamdih (Glory be to Allah and His is the praise) and Subḥān Allāh al-ʿAẓīm (Glory be to Allah, the Almighty).”
He, peace and blessings be upon him, also said:
“The truest line ever spoken by a poet is the line of Labīd:
‘Behold, everything apart from Allah is vanity.’ ”
And the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
“Guard yourselves against the Fire even if it be with half a …”
وَقَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى:
{وَأَلْزَمَهُمْ كَلِمَةَ التَّقْوَى وَكَانُوا أَحَقَّ بِهَا وَأَهْلَهَا}
[الفتح: ٢٦]
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وَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:
«كَلِمَتَانِ حَبِيبَتَانِ إِلَى الرَّحْمَنِ خَفِيفَتَانِ عَلَى اللِّسَانِ،
ثَقِيلَتَانِ فِي الْمِيزَانِ:
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ»
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وَقَالَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:
«أَصْدَقُ كَلِمَةٍ قَالَهَا شَاعِرٌ كَلِمَةُ لَبِيدٍ:
أَلَا كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مَا خَلَا اللَّهَ بَاطِلٌ
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وَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:
«اتَّقُوا النَّارَ وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ