موطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ
Muwatta Imam Malik (Riwayat Yahya)
كتاب القرآنBook: On the Explanation of the Quran
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي ذِكْرِ اللّٰهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَىٰWhat is reported about remembrance of Allah, Blessed and Exalted
Hadith 492
وَحَدَّثَنِي ، عَنْ مَالِك ، عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ أَبِي زِيَادٍ ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ : قَالَ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ : " أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ أَعْمَالِكُمْ ، وَأَرْفَعِهَا فِي دَرَجَاتِكُمْ ، وَأَزْكَاهَا عِنْدَ مَلِيكِكُمْ ، وَخَيْرٍ لَكُمْ مِنْ إِعْطَاءِ الذَّهَبِ وَالْوَرِقِ ، وَخَيْرٍ لَكُمْ مِنْ أَنْ تَلْقَوْا عَدُوَّكُمْ فَتَضْرِبُوا أَعْنَاقَهُمْ وَيَضْرِبُوا أَعْنَاقَكُمْ " ، قَالُوا : بَلَى ، قَالَ : " ذِكْرُ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى " . قَالَ زِيَادُ بْنُ أَبِي زِيَادٍ : وَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ : " مَا عَمِلَ ابْنُ آدَمَ مِنْ عَمَلٍ أَنْجَى لَهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ اللَّهِ مِنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ "
Sayyiduna Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Shall I not tell you of the deed which is better for you than all your deeds, and which is highest in rank, and which is, in the sight of your Lord, the most excellent of all deeds, and better than spending gold and silver, and better than that you meet your enemy and strike his neck or he strikes your neck? The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) said: Yes, do tell us. He said: The remembrance of Allah, the Exalted and Glorious. Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A man does no deed which saves him more from Allah's punishment than the remembrance of Allah.
