مَا مِنْ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا وَ لَهُ حَدٌّ يَنْتَهِي إِلَيْهِ إِلَّا الذِّكْرَ فَلَيْسَ لَهُ حَدٌّ يَنْتَهِي إِلَيْهِ فَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ الْفَرَائِضَ فَمَنْ أَدَّاهُنَّ فَهُوَ حَدُّهُنَّ وَ شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ فَمَنْ صَامَهُ فَهُوَ حَدُّهُ وَ الْحَجَّ فَمَنْ حَجَّ فَهُوَ حَدُّهُ إِلَّا الذِّكْرَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَمْ يَرْضَ مِنْهُ بِالْقَلِيلِ وَ لَمْ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ حَدّاً يَنْتَهِي إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ تَلَا هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ ذِكْراً كَثِيراً وَ سَبِّحُوهُ بُكْرَةً وَ أَصِيلًا فَقَالَ لَمْ يَجْعَلِ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَهُ حَدّاً يَنْتَهِي إِلَيْهِ قَالَ وَ كَانَ أَبِي ( عليه السلام ) كَثِيرَ الذِّكْرِ لَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَمْشِي مَعَهُ وَ إِنَّهُ لَيَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ وَ آكُلُ مَعَهُ الطَّعَامَ وَ إِنَّهُ لَيَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ وَ لَقَدْ كَانَ يُحَدِّثُ الْقَوْمَ وَ مَا يَشْغَلُهُ ذَلِكَ عَنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَ كُنْتُ أَرَى لِسَانَهُ لَازِقاً بِحَنَكِهِ يَقُولُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ كَانَ يَجْمَعُنَا فَيَأْمُرُنَا بِالذِّكْرِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ وَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْقِرَاءَةِ مَنْ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ مِنَّا وَ مَنْ كَانَ لَا يَقْرَأُ مِنَّا أَمَرَهُ بِالذِّكْرِ وَ الْبَيْتُ الَّذِي يُقْرَأُ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ وَ يُذْكَرُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِيهِ تَكْثُرُ بَرَكَتُهُ وَ تَحْضُرُهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَ تَهْجُرُهُ الشَّيَاطِينُ وَ يُضِيءُ لِأَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ كَمَا يُضِيءُ الْكَوْكَبُ الدُّرِّيُّ لِأَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ وَ الْبَيْتُ الَّذِي لَا يُقْرَأُ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ وَ لَا يُذْكَرُ اللَّهُ فِيهِ تَقِلُّ بَرَكَتُهُ وَ تَهْجُرُهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَ تَحْضُرُهُ الشَّيَاطِينُ وَ قَدْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) أَ لَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ أَعْمَالِكُمْ لَكُمْ أَرْفَعِهَا فِي دَرَجَاتِكُمْ وَ أَزْكَاهَا عِنْدَ مَلِيكِكُمْ وَ خَيْرٍ لَكُمْ مِنَ الدِّينَارِ وَ الدِّرْهَمِ وَ خَيْرٍ لَكُمْ مِنْ أَنْ تَلْقَوْا عَدُوَّكُمْ فَتَقْتُلُوهُمْ وَ يَقْتُلُوكُمْ فَقَالُوا بَلَى فَقَالَ ذِكْرُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ كَثِيراً ثُمَّ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) فَقَالَ مَنْ خَيْرُ أَهْلِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لِلَّهِ ذِكْراً وَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) مَنْ أُعْطِيَ لِسَاناً ذَاكِراً فَقَدْ أُعْطِيَ خَيْرَ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ وَ قَالَ فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى وَ لا تَمْنُنْ تَسْتَكْثِرُ قَالَ لَا تَسْتَكْثِرْ مَا عَمِلْتَ مِنْ خَيْرٍ لِلَّهِ .
Translation
A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ja’far Bin Muhammad Al Ashary, from Ibn Al Qadah, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘There is none from the things except that there is an ultimate point to it except for the <span class="iTxt">Zikr</span> (Mention of Allah<sup>azwj</sup>) for there is no limit for it one can end up to. Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic Imposed the Obligation, so the one who fulfils these, so it would be its limit (reached), and the Month of Ramazan, so the one who Fasts it, so it would be its limit (reached), and the Hajj, so the one performs Hajj, so it would be its limit (reached), except for the <span class="iTxt">Zikr</span> (Mention of Allah<sup>azwj</sup>), for Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic is not Pleased from it with the little but did not Make a limit for it either for one to end up to it’. Then he<sup>asws</sup> recited this Verse <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:33#h41"><a href="/books/quran:33#h41">[33:41]</a></a> O you who believe! Mention Allah, with a frequent Mentioning <a href="/#/books/quran:33#h42"><a href="/books/quran:33#h42">[33:42]</a></a> And Glorify Him morning and evening</span>, and he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic did not Make a limit for it for one to end up to it. And it was so that my<sup>asws</sup> father<sup>asws</sup> used to do a lot of <span class="iTxt">Zikr</span> (Mention of Allah<sup>azwj</sup>). I<sup>asws</sup> had walked with him<sup>asws</sup> and he<sup>asws</sup> was doing <span class="iTxt">Zikr</span> (mentioning) Allah<sup>azwj</sup> and was eating food along with it while he<sup>asws</sup> was doing <span class="iTxt">Zikr</span> (mentioning) Allah<sup>azwj</sup>. And he<sup>asws</sup> used to narrate to the people and that would not pre-occupy him<sup>asws</sup> from doing Zikr of Allah<sup>azwj</sup>. And I<sup>asws</sup> used to see his<sup>asws</sup> tongue move in his<sup>asws</sup> jaws saying: ‘There is no god except Allah<sup>azwj</sup>’, and he<sup>asws</sup> used to gather us and order us with the <span class="iTxt">Zikr</span> until the emergence of the sun, and he<sup>asws</sup> would order with the recitation the ones from us who could read, and the ones of us who could not read, he<sup>asws</sup> would order him with the <span class="iTxt">Zikr</span>. And the house in which the Quran is recited and Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic is mentioned therein would be with abundant Blessings, and the Angels would attend it, and the Satans<sup>la</sup> would flee, and it would shine to the inhabitants of the sky just like the brilliant star does for the inhabitants of the earth. And the house in which the Quran is not recited, nor is Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mentioned therein would be of little Blessings and the Angels would flee from it and the Satans<sup>la</sup> would attend it. And Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> has said: ‘Shall I<sup>saww</sup> inform you with the best of your deeds which would be raising for you in your levels be the most purifying in the Presence of your King<sup>azwj</sup>, and better for you all than the Dinar and the Dirham, and better for you than your meeting your enemies (in battle), so you would be killing them and they would be killing you?’ So they said, ‘Yes’. So he<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘Abundant <span class="iTxt">Zikr</span> of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic’’. Then he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘A man came over to the Prophet<sup>saww</sup> and he said, ‘Who are the best ones from the people of the Masjid?’ So he<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘The ones who most frequent the <span class="iTxt">Zikr</span> of Allah<sup>azwj</sup>’. And Rasool-Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">saww</sup> said: ‘The one who has been Given a oft-mentioning tongue, so he has been Given the goodness of the world and the Hereafter’. And he (the narrator) said, ‘Regarding the Words of the Exalted <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:74#h6"><a href="/books/quran:74#h6">[74:6]</a></a> And bestow not favours that you may receive again with increase</span>, he<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> said: ‘Do not (consider) as a lot, what you have done from the good works for the Sake of Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup>’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
Source
License: Free for educational and research use (Thaqalayn Data API)
Provided for research and educational purposes. Original source: Thaqalayn Project. Open License.