of Allah.”
He replied, “The remembrance of Allah.” Reported by al-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah, and al-Hakim declared its chain authentic.
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet ﷺ remarked, “The solitary ones have forged ahead.” They asked, “Who are the solitary ones, O Messenger of Allah?” He answered, “The men and women who remember Allah abundantly.” Recorded by Muslim.
ʿAbd Allah ibn Busr related that a man said, “O Messenger of Allah, the prescriptions of Islam have become numerous for me; tell me something I can cling to.” He replied, “Never let your tongue cease to be moist with the remembrance of Allah, the Exalted.” Reported by al-Tirmidhi, who judged it sound.
Abu Musa al-Ashʿari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said, “The example of the one who remembers his Lord and the one who does not is like that of the living and the dead.” Collected by al-Bukhari.
And Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Whoever sits in a gathering in which he makes no remembrance of Allah incurs against himself a loss from Allah, and whoever lies down in a place where he makes no remembrance of Allah incurs against himself a loss from Allah…”