Page 162 - The Importance of the Ahl Al-Sunnah

HARUN YAHYA

… a person who remembers Allah in seclusion and his
eyes are then flooded with tears.” (Sahih al-Bukhari and
Sahih Muslim)
Yet in another hadith, the virtue in saying the kalimah
(“There is no deity but Allah”) is explained thus:
“Allah said, ‘Were the seven heavens and their inhabit-
ants, and the seven earths put in a pan and the kalimah in
the other, the kalimah would outweigh them.’” (at-
Tabarani)
In one way or another, the Prophet (saas) always occupied
himself with the remembrance of Allah (swt). He said that the
best way of being with Allah (swt) is His remembrance.
Related verses read:
[People with intelligence are] those who remember
Allah, standing, sitting and lying on their sides, and
reflect on the creation of the heavens and the earth...
(Surah Al ‘Imran, 191)
Remember your Lord in yourself humbly and fearfully,
without loudness of voice, morning and evening...
(Surat al-A‘raf, 205)
During his life, our Prophet (saas) strictly adhered to the
teachings of the Qur’an and acted on the special knowledge
which Allah (swt) had blessed him with. As the Islamic collec-
tions of hadith reveal, he did not neglect to occupy himself
with Allah’s (swt) remembrance while sitting, walking, eating,
before sleep, during ablution, putting on his clothes, traveling,
entering a mosque, in brief, at any time.
Allah’s Messenger (saas) said:
“Allah (swt) has said: ‘I am with My servant when he
remembers Me and his lips move mentioning Me. If he

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