Book of Adhkār (Invocations)
Chapter: The Virtue of Remembrance and the Encouragement to Engage in It

Allah the Exalted says, “And the remembrance of Allah is greater still.” He also says, “Remember Me and I will remember you.” And He says, “Remember your Lord inwardly, with humility and fear, without raising your voice, morning and evening; and do not be among the heedless.” He further says, “Remember Allah often so that you may prosper.” In another verse He says—beginning with, “Indeed, the men who submit and the women who submit,” until His words, “and the men who remember Allah often and the women who remember—Allah has prepared for them forgiveness and a tremendous reward.” And He says, “O you who believe, remember Allah with much remembrance and glorify Him morning and evening.” There are many well-known verses on this topic.

[Explanation]
The author—may Allah have mercy on him—states in his work Riyāḍ al-Ṣāliḥīn, in the Book of Adhkār. Adhkār is the plural of dhikr; what is meant here is the remembrance of Allah. He then opens the chapter on the virtue of remembrance and the exhortation to practice it, citing several Quranic verses.

Be aware that remembering Allah takes place with the heart, with the tongue, and with the limbs. Remembrance with the heart is reflection: a person contemplates Allah’s names, attributes, rulings, actions, and signs. Remembrance with the tongue is evident and includes every utterance that brings one nearer to Allah—such as the tahlīl (proclaiming His oneness), tasbīḥ (glorifying Him), takbīr (declaring His greatness), recitation of the Quran, enjoining what is right, forbidding what is wrong, reading the sunnah, and studying sacred knowledge.