‘Abd al-Wahid al-Mulayhi informed us; Abu Mansur al-Sam‘ani informed us; Abu Ja‘far al-Rayyani informed us; Humayd ibn Zanjuwayh informed us; Yahya ibn ‘Abd Allah informed us; al-Awza‘i informed us; Isma‘il ibn ‘Abd Allah informed us, from Abu al-Darda’, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said that Allah, exalted is He, says: “I am with My servant so long as he remembers Me and his lips move in remembrance of Me.” (1)
‘Abd al-Wahid al-Mulayhi informed us; ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Shurayh informed us; Abu al-Qasim al-Baghawi informed us; ‘Ali ibn al-Ja‘d informed us; Isma‘il ibn ‘Ayyash informed us; ‘Amr ibn Qays al-Sakuni informed us, from ‘Abd Allah ibn Busr, who said: A Bedouin came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, “O Messenger of Allah, which deeds are best?” He replied: “That you depart this world with your tongue moist from the remembrance of Allah Most High.” (2)
His words, exalted is He: “Give thanks to Me and do not be ungrateful to Me.” That is, give thanks to Me through obedience, and do not show ingratitude to Me through disobedience. Whoever obeys Allah has indeed given thanks to Him, and whoever disobeys Him ⦗21/b⦘ has indeed shown ingratitude to Him.
“O you who believe, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allah is with the patient.” (153)