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أربعون حديثأ في فضائل الذكر والذاكرين


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Forty Pieces of Authentic Traditions on the remebrance of Allah: its virtues and its forms
Sayyid Muhammad al-Yaqoubi al-Hasani

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The Door to Paradise
Prophetic narrations on the superiority of remembrance and invocation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic)
Compiled by Sayyid Sheikh Muhammad Al-Yaqoubi Al-Hasani
For the fifth spiritual retreat January 2007 UK
Ijaza of transmission was given for each hadith to those who attended
Translated by Arfan Shah

http://data.nur.nu/Articles/Shaykh-Muha ... -Dhikr.pdf
http://www.scribd.com/doc/51413254/Door ... Al-Yaqoubi

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The Door to Paradise
Prophetic narrations on the superiority of remembrance and invocation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic)
Compiled by Sayyid Sheikh Muhammad Al-Yaqoubi Al-Hasani
For the fifth spiritual retreat January 2007 UK
Ijaza of transmission was given for each hadith to those who attended
Translated by Arfan Shah

http://data.nur.nu/Articles/Shaykh-Muha ... -Dhikr.pdf
http://www.scribd.com/doc/51413254/Door ... Al-Yaqoubi



First narration
الحديث الأول
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:
يقول الله تعالى : أنا عند ظن عبدي بي وأنا معه إذا ذكرني . فإذا ذكرني في نفسه ذكرته في نفسي . وإذا ذكرني في ملإ ذكرته في ملإ خير منهم

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said‚ Allah (TheExalted) said I am affirm my servants opinion of me; therefore I am with him when heremembers me; if he mentions me to himself; I mention him to myself; if he mentionsme to a gathering; I mention him in a better gathering. If he approaches to the extentof a hand span; I approach him to the extent of a cubit; if he approaches me the extentof a cubit; I approach him walking and he comes to me walking, I approaching him rapidly.‛
Bukhari and Muslim.


Second narration

الحديث الثاني
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:
إن الله عزوجل يقول : أنا مع عبدي إذا هو ذكرني وتحركت بي شفتاه .

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said, I am with my servant when he verbally mentions me.‛
Ibn Majah and Ibn Hibban.


Third narration
‘Abdullah ibn Busr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that a man said, O’ Messenger of Allah, the legality of Islam has become cumbersome; soinform me of something that I can adhere to.‛ He (Peace and blessing of Allah upon him and his family) said, Let your tongue not cease from the remembranceof Allah most high.‛
At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Al-Hakim and Ibn Hibban.


Fourth narration
Malik ibn Ukhamir narrates that our master Mu’adh ibn Jabal (may Allah bepleased with him) said to them, ‚The best words that the Messenger of Allah
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said before he
passed away, was when I asked, ‚
Which works are the dearest
to Allah?‛ He
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said,
‚To die and
your tongue is constant with
the remembrance of Allah.‛
Ibn Hibban, Tabarani and Al-Bazzar.


Fifth narration
Abu Ad-Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messengerof Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said,
‚Would you like me to inform you of the best of works to your Lor
d, that raises yourranks and is better for you than spending gold and silver; better than meeting the
enemy; you smiting their necks and they smiting yours?‛

They said, ‚Of course.‛
He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said,
‚Remembrance of Allah.‛

Mu’adh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) said, ‚Nothing frees one
from the punishment of Allah more,
than the remembrance of Allah.‛
At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, Ahmed through a sound narration, Al-Hakim andAl-Bayhaqi in Shu
’ab Al
-Iman


Sixth narration
Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he came to theMessenger of Allah (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family)
and mentions in a lengthy narration that he asked, ‚O’ Messenger of Allah,
give me counse
l.‛ He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his
family) said,
‚I co
unsel you to fear Allah because this will beautify your entire
concern.‛

‚O’ Messenger of Allah, give me more.‛

‚Maintain recitation of the Quran and invoke Allah
because the invocation is for youin the Heavens and is light for you on the E
arth.‛

‚Give me more.‛

‚Then fast frequently as it is repulsive to the devil and will help you in all the affairsof the religion.‛

‚Give me more.‛

‚I warn you not to laugh frequ
ently as it will cause the hearts death and the light of
the face to disappear.‛

‚Give me more.‛

‚Speak the truth even if it is bitter.‛

‚Give me more.‛

‚Do not fear Allah in the
blame of the censurer
.‛

‚Give me more.‛


Restrain from people, what you know
about yourself.‛

Imam Ahmed, Tabarani, Ibn Hibban and Al-Hakim


Seventh narration
Abu Hurayrah (May Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messengerof Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said,
‚Allah’s angels
wander the pathways in search of the people of remembrance. Whenthey find them they call each other to adhere to their needs. Then they surround themwith their wings up to the celestial world and then the Lord asks, and he knows better
than them, ‚What do my servants say?‛ The angels reply, ‚They praise, magnify,exalt and revere you.‛‚Have they seen me?‛


No, by your M
ajesty they have not seen you.‛

‚What if they had seen me?‛

‚Their worship, magnification and praise for you would intensify.‛‚What have they asked of me?‛

‚They ask you for paradise.‛

‚Have they seen it?‛


No, by your M
ajesty, O’ Lord they have not seen it.‛

‚What if they had seen it?‛

‚If they had seen it their keenness,
their requests would intensify and their desire
would be greater.‛

‚What do they seek refuge from?‛

‚They seek refuge from the
hellfire
.‛

‚Have they seen it?‛


No, by your M
ajesty they have not seen it.‛

‚What if they had seen it?‛

‚If they saw it
then their desire to be secure from it would increase, as would their
fear.‛

‚Testify that I have forgiven them.‛

Then one of the angels asks, ‚There is person who has come for
another reason
.‛

‚They are a peop
le who never allow
someone be thirsty in their company.‛

Bukhari, Muslim, the text is from Bukhari.


Eighth narration
Abu Musa As-
Ash’ari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the
Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family)said,
‚The likeness of those who remember
their Lord and those who do not; is the
likeness of the living and the dead.‛
Bukhari and Muslim, the text is from Bukhari.


Ninth narration
Abu Sa’id Al
-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that theMessenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family)said,
‚Increase your remembrance of Allah until they call you insane.‛

Imam
Ahmed, Abu Ya’lla and Al
-Hakim.


Tenth narration
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messengerof Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) waspassing through a path
in Mecca, when they came to a mountain. ‚This is Jumran,‛ said someone. He (peace and blessings of Al
lah be upon him andhis family) said,
‚Climb Jumran and outstrip the unique ones.‛

They asked, ‚Whoare the unique ones?‛ He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his
family) said,
‚Those in constant remembrance of Allah; the heaviness of the
remem
brance means they will come to Allah on the day of judgement, light.‛
Muslim with text from At-Tirmidhi.


Eleventh narration
Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said,
‚Satan puts his
mouth on the heart of the son of Adam, but the remembrance of Allah causes hisretreat. The heart becom
es overwhelmed when he has forgotten.‛

Abu Ya’lla, Al-Bayhaqi and Ibn Abu Dunya


Twelfth narration
Mu’adh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the
Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family)was as
ked by a man, ‚Which struggle has the most reward?‛ He (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said,
‚Excessive remembrance of Allah most high.‛

‚Which righteous person has the most reward?‛

‚Excessive remembrance of Allah most high.‛
Then he mentioned daily prayers,alms, Pilgrimage and donations. For every question he gave the same answer,
‚Excessive remembrance of Allah most high.‛

Abu Bakr asked ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with them), ‚O’ Abu Hafs, do
the ones who make remembrance pr
oceed with all good?‛ The Messenger of
Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon and his family) said,
‚Yes.‛
Imam Ahmed and Tabarani.


Thirteen narration
Abu Musa Al-Ashari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that theMessenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family)said,
‚If a man has
silver coins in his lap, apportions them and another (man)remembers Allah, the one who remembered Allah is superior
.‛
Tabarani with a fine chain.


Fourteen narration
The mother of Anas (may Allah be pleased with her) asked, ‚O’ Messenger ofAllah, advise me.‛ He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his
family) said,

Leave disobedience, it is a great emigration; be mindful of your daily prayers that is the greatest struggle; intensify in your remembrance of Allah because you do not
come to Allah with anything more beloved than excessive remembrance.‛
Tabarani with a good chain.


Fifteen narration
‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said,
‚Four
things, if given, are better than the world and the afterlife; a grateful heart, a tonguethat invokes, a body that bears tribulations and a partner that does not betray you or
your wealth.‛

Tabarani with a good chain.


Sixteenth narration
Abu Sa’id Al
-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that theMessenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family)said,
‚Allah said on the Day of Judgement, ‚You
will know the gathering of the
people of magnanimity.‛

Someone asked, ‚Who are the people of magnanimity, O’ Messenger ofAllah?‛
‚The
people of the
gatherings of remembrance.‛

Imam Ahmed, Abu Ya’lla, Ibn Hibban in his authentic collection and Al-Bayhaqi in Shu’ab Al-Iman


Seventeenth narration
Our master Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that
‘Abdullah ibn
Rawaha used to meet one of the companions of the Messengerof Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family); he wouldsay
, ‚Come, let us believe for a while.‛ One day he said this to a man who got
angry and came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and
his family). He said, ‚O Messenger of Allah, Have you not seen Ibn Rawaha
wants us to believe for a while
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over your belief.‛ The Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said,
‚May Allah show mer
cy to
Ibn Rawaha because he loves the gatherings that the angels boast of.‛

Imam Ahmed with a fine narration.
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He would ask a companion to make remembrance of Allah for a while


Eighteen narration
Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messengerof Allah (peace and blessing of Allah be upon him and his family) said,
‚There
are no people who gather for remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) except thatthey are addressed by a caller from the Heavens; that they are forgiven and their
wrong actions have been changed into good actions.‛
Imam
Ahmed, Abu Ya’lla, Al
-Bazzar, Tabarani and Al-
Bayhaqi in Shu’ab Al
-
Iman with the narration of ‘Abdullah ibn Mughfal.


Nineteenth narration
‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates that heasked, ‚O’ Messenger of Allah, what
are the spoils of the gatherings of
remembrance?‛ He (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family)
said,
‚The spoils of the gatherings of remembrance is Paradise.‛
Imam Ahmed with a fine narration.


Twentieth narration
Abu Ad-Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messengerof Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said,
‚Allah will resurrect nations, on the day of judgement, with illuminated faces upon
pillars of pearls. People envy them because they are not Prophets or
Martyrs.‛
A bedouin knelt to his knees and asked, ‚O’ Messenger of Allah, describe themfor us so we know who they are.‛

‚They love each other for Allah, they are from various tribes
, countries and they
gather to make remembrance of Allah.‛

Tabarani with a fine narration.


Twenty first narration
Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) testified that theMessenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family)said,
‚No people make remembrance of Allah, except that angels surround them,mercy is poured upon them, tranquillity descends upon them and Allah mentionsthem amongst those with him.‛
Muslim, At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah.


Twenty second narration
Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messengerof Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said,
‚When you pass by a garden of Paradise, rest there
in.‛

They asked, ‚What are thegardens of Paradise?‛
‚Gatherings of Remembrance.‛

At-Tirmidhi with a rare chain.


Twenty third narration
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said,
‚No people
who gather for an assembly, without mentioning Allah or invoking blessings upontheir Prophet except that there is reprisa
l. They can either be punished or forgiven.‛
Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi.

Twenty fourth narration
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messengerof Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said,
‚Seven categories will be shaded by Allah on a day there is no shade except the shadeHe provides; a just ruler, a youth reared in the worship of Allah, a man whose heart isconnected to the Masjid, two men who love each for the sake of Allah who meet anddepart like this, a man who responded to the call of a women possessing position andbeauty
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by saying, ‚I fear Allah,‛ a man who give alms and feared that his left hand
would know what his right spend and a man who makes remembrance of Allah untilhis eyes ov
erflow with tears.‛
Bukhari.
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Twenty fifth narration
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said,
‚No man
frequents a Masjid for prayer and remembrance except that Allah is pleased with him,as a people are pleased when those who were absent, come into their presence
.‛
Ibn Abu Shayba, Ibn Majah, Ibn Khuzayma, Ibn Hibban and Al-Hakim whosaid it is authentic according to conditions of Bukhari and Muslim.


Twenty sixth narration
Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them)
narrates that the Messenger ofAllah Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said,
‚There is no alms superior than the remembrance of Allah.‛
Tabarani in Al-Awsat through a sound authority.


Twenty seventh narration
Mu’adh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) asked, ‚O Messenger ofAllah advise me.‛ He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his
family) said,
‚Maintain fear of Allah; as much as you are able and make
remembrance of Allah at every stone and tree.
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Whatever bad thing you have donerepent appropriately; if done secretly perform in secret; if done in openly then perform
openly.‛
Tabarani through a fine narration.


Twenty eighth narration
Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) narrated the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) commented on the Quranicverse,
“The men of Allah are not afflicted by fear nor sadness.”
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He (peaceand blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said,
‚They mention Allah
when they are
mentioned.‛
Tabarani through a sound authority.


Twenty ninth narration
‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said,
‚Remembrance of Allah
in heedlessness, is a station of patience,
of what has passed.‛
Tabarani in Al-Kabir, Al-Awsat, Al-Bazzar, Tabarani.
3
This means any stopping place
4
Quran: Surah Yunis 10:68.


Thirtieth
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he asked theProphet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him a
nd his family), ‚Who are
the people that you will be extremely happy to intercede for on the day of
judgement?‛ The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him and his family) said,
‚I really thought that nobody would ask this question and
you O Abu Hurayrah are the first. Now I have seen your keenness for this narration;the people who I will be extremely happy to intercede for; are those who said there isno deity except
Allah, sincerely from their hearts.‛

Bukhari.
Thirty first
Y’alla ibn Shadad narrated that Abu Shadad ibn ‘A
wais informed him and
‘Uba
da ibn As-Samat confirmed. We were with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said,
‚Do you have a strangerwith you?‛
Meaning someone of the people of the book,
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we said, ‚No, OMessenger of Allah.‛ He ordered us to close the doors and said (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him and his family),
‚Raise your hands and say there
is no deity
but Allah.‛
So we raised our hands for a while. Then he said,
‚All
praise is for Allah, O Allah you have truly send me this word, ordered me by it and
promised me Heaven for it. You never break your promise.‛
Then he said,
‚Rejoice
because Allah has forg
iven you.‛
Ahmed with a fine narration and Tabarani.
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Jews or Christians


Thirty second
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said,
‚Renew your faith.‛

Someone asked, ‚O Messenger of Allah, how do we renew our faith?‛
He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) replied,
‚Frequently say there is no
deity
but Allah.‛
Imam Ahmed and Tabarani with the chain according to Ahmed it is Hassan.


Thirty third
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said that Allah (theExalted) said,
‚Whoever busies himself with the Quran
, for his concern, I give moreto him
than those who have asked.‛

‘The Superiority of the word of Allah compared toall the speech is like the superiority of Allah compared to his creation

Thirty fourth
‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the
Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family)said,
‚Do not speak excessively without mentioning Allah, because excessive speech
without mentioning Allah hardens the heart. The furthest people from Allah theexalted are those with harsh hearts
.‛
At-Tirmidhi and Al-Bayhaqi in Al-
Shu’ab Al
-Iman.

Thirty fifth
Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messengerof Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said,
‚Four
people will not be afflicted, except by surprise; the silent it is the first worship, thehumble, those who make remembrance of Allah mighty and majestic and those with
the least possessions.‛
Al-Hakim.


Thirty sixth
Abu Musa Al-Ashari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that theProphet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said,
‚Say;
There is no might or power other than Allah; because it is one of treasures of
Paradise.‛
Bukhari.


Thirty seventh
‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with
him) narrates that theMessenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family)said,
‚Whoever constantly seeks forgiveness; Allah provides him a release from every
concern, expansion from every constriction and provision where he thought not
possible.‛

Abu Dawud, An-
Nisa’i, Ibn Majah, Al
-Hakim and Al-Bayhaqi in Al-
Shu’ab
.
Thirty eighth
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messengerof Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said,
‚When a servant transgresses a black dot appears in his heart; with repentance it is
removed and polished; if the transgression is repeated then it will fill the heart. This isthe rust that is mentioned by Allah most high here;

“Nay, but that which theyhave earned is rust upon their hearts.”
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At-Tirmidhi who said it is authentic, An-
Nisa’i, Ibn Majah, Ibn Hibban, Al
-Hakim who says its authenticity has Muslims conditions.
6
Quran: Sura Al-Mutafifeen 83.14


Thirty ninth
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messengerof Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said,
‚Anyone who says ‘
glory and praise is for Allah

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a hundred times in one day is forgiven his sins. Even if they are as
much as the foam of the sea.‛
Muslim, At-Tirmidhi and An-
Nisa’i
.
Fortieth
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messengerof Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said,
‚There are two statements light on the tongue; heavy on the scales; beloved to the all
- Merciful;

Glory and praise is for Al
lah’ and ‘glory is for Allah the Greatest.‛
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Bukhari and Muslim.All praise is for Allah mighty and majestic and may He send peace and blessings upon his Messenger Muhammad.
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Transliteration from the Arabic is Subhanllah wa bihamdi
8
Transliteration from the Arabic is Subhanllah wa bihamdi, Subhanllah l-Azeem
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