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Compiled By: Sa`id bin Ali bin Wahf Al-Qahtani

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In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

About the Series

All praise is due to Allah (SWT), Lord of the world. Blessings and peace be upon the leaders of the early and latter generations, our leader Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) and also upon his family and his Companions.

This Series is directed to the general Muslims, compassing of a very easy and simple language, but with a strong content. It serves for a Muslims fundamental needs wherever he may be.

Muhammad bin Ismail Al-Bukhari reported on the authority of Talhah bin Ubaidullah, who narrated: A man from the people of Najd with unkempt hair came to Allahs Messenger (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) and we heard his loud voice but could not understand what he was saying, till he came near (and we heard that) he was asking about Islam. Allahs Messenger (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said: You have to perform five prayers in a day and night The man asked, Are there any other prayers upon me? He (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said: No, but if you want to perform the voluntary prayers. Allahs Messenger (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said: You have to observe fasts during the month of Ramadan. The man asked, Are there any other fasting upon me? Allahs Messenger (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) replied, No, but if you want to observe the voluntary fasts. Then Allahs Messenger (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said to him, You have to pay the obligatory charity. The man asked, Is there any thing other than the obligatory charity for me to pay? Allahs Messenger (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said: No, unless you want to give voluntary alms of your own. And then that man turned away saying, By Allah! I will neither do less nor more than this. He (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, If what he said is true, then he will be successful.

Muslim reported on the authority of Sufyan bin Abdullah, who said: I said, O Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), tell me something about Islam that I will not need to ask anyone about after you (according to the narration of Abu Usamah, other than you.) He (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Say: I believe in Allah, then adhere firmly to that.

In this series we carefully rely on the Book of Allah, the authentic Sunnah of His Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), and the sayings of the famous scholars, so that it may illuminate the path of guidance for the one who seeks it.

We ask Allah, the All-High, the All-Magnificent to accept from us this blessed work, to make it sincere for Allahs Noble Face, to make it useful for the people, and to remove hardships through it.

May the blessings of Allah, be upon His Prophet Muhammad, his family and all his Companions, and on those who follow them till the Day of Resurrection.

Servant of the Book and the Sunnah

Abdul Malik Mujahid

Surely all praise is for Allah. We praise Him and seek His help. We seek His forgiveness and we seek refuge in Him from the evil of our own souls and from the wickedness of our deeds. Whomever He guides shall never go astray, and whomever He allows to stray shall never find guidance. I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, alone, Who has no partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger. May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and upon his family and his Companions and upon those who follow them in piety until the Day of Judgment.

This book is an abridgment of my earlier work entitled, Ath-Thikr wad-Du`a wal-`Ilaj bir-Ruqa minal-Kitab was-Sunnah. In order to make it small and easily portable, I have chosen only the section on words of remembrance for this abridgment. To achieve this, I only mentioned the text of the words of remembrance instead of the entire Hadith. I also limited myself to mentioning only one or two references from the original book for each Hadith. Whoever would like to know about the Companion who related a particular Hadith, or more information about where it is recorded, should refer to the original work (mentioned above).

I ask Allah the Glorious, the Mighty, by His beautiful Names and by His sublime Attributes to accept this as having been done sincerely for His sake alone. I ask Him to bring me its benefits during my lifetime and after my death. May those who read it, those who print it, or have had any role in distributing it, benefit from it also. Surely He, the Glorified, is Capable of all things. May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet, Muhammad, and upon his family and Companions and whoever follows them in piety until the Day of Judgment.

Sa`id bin Ali bin Wahf Al-Qahtani

Safar, 1409H

The Virtue Of Remembering Allah (SWT)

"Therefore remember Me. I will remember you. Be grateful to Me and never show Me ingratitude.''

"O you who believe, remember Allah with much remembrance.''

And He said:

"And the men and women who remember Allah frequently, Allah has prepared for them forgiveness and a great reward.''

And He said:

"And remember your Lord by your tongue and within yourself, humbly and in awe, without loudness, by words in the morning and in the afternoon, and be not among those who are neglectful.''

The Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "He who remembers his Lord and he who does not remember his Lord, are like the living and the dead.''

And he said: Shall I not inform you all of the best of your works, the purest of them with your Master (Allah), the loftiest of them in your stations, the thing that is better for you than spending gold and silver (in charity), and better for you than meeting your enemies and slaying them and being slain by them?'' They (the Companions) said, "Of course!'' He said, "Remembrance of Allah, the Most High.