And He said: “When you have completed your rites, remember Allah as you remember your forefathers—or with even more fervent remembrance” (Al-Baqarah 200).

And He said: “O you who believe, let not your wealth nor your children distract you from the remembrance of Allah” (Al-Munafiqun 9).

And He said: “Men whom neither trade nor sale diverts from the remembrance of Allah, from establishing prayer, and from giving zakah” (Al-Nur 37).

And He said: “Remember your Lord inwardly, in humility and awe, without raising your voice, morning and evening; and do not be among the heedless” (Al-Aʿraf 205).

The Virtue of Remembrance

Abu al-Dardaʾ (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah said, “Shall I not tell you of the best of your deeds, the purest of them in the sight of your Lord, the highest of them in rank; deeds 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, “Yes, O Messenger …”