In the unaltered Torah...
In the unaltered Torah, it is written that (Prophet) Moses asked his Lord, saying, “O Lord, are You nigh to me that I can speak to You confidentially, or remote from me that I should cry out to You?” The Almighty and Majestic Lord revealed to him, saying, “O Moses, I am the adjacent companion of him who remembers Me.” Prophet Moses asked, “Who will be under Your covering on the day when there shall be no cover save Yours?” The Lord answering said, “They are those who remember Me; therefore, I remember them, and those who love each other for My sake; therefore, I love them.
When I am to decide evil for the inhabitants of the earth, I may ward off this evil only when I remember those (who remember Me).” [^3] Shaykh al-Kulayni has reported that Imam al-Sadiq (‘a) quoted the Holy Prophet (S) as saying: مَنْ أَكْثَرَ ذِكْرَ اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَحَبَّهُ اللهُ، وَمَنْ ذَكَرَ اللهُ كَثِيراً كُتِبَتْ لَهُ بَرَاءَتَانِ: بَرَاءَةٌ مِنَ النَّارِ وَبَرَاءَةٌ مِنَ النِّفَاقِ. Whoever mentions Almighty Allah frequently will be loved by Him.
Whoever mentions Almighty Allah frequently will be granted two immunities: one from Hellfire and the other from hypocrisy. [^4] It is reported that the Holy Prophet (S) once, came to his companions and said, “Enjoy yourselves in the gardens of heaven.” “What are these gardens of heavens?” they asked. He (S) answered: مَجَالِسُ الذِّكْرِ، أُغْدُوا وَرُوحُوا وَاذْكُرُوا.
وَمَنْ كَانَ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَعْلَمَ مَنْزِلَتَهُ عِنْدَ اللهِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ كَيْفَ مَنْزِلَةُ اللهِ عِنْدَهُ، فَإِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى يُنْزِلُ الْعَبْدَ حَيْثُ أَنْزَلَ الْعَبْدُ اللهَ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ. وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ خَيْرَ أَعْمَالِكُمْ وَأَزْكَاهَا وَأَرْفَعَهَا فِي دَرَجَاتِكُمْ وَخَيْرَ مَا طَلَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمْسُ ذِكْرُ اللهِ سُبْحَانَهُ، فَإِنَّهُ أَخْبَرَ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ فَقَالَ: أَنَا جَلِيسُ مَنْ ذَكَرَنِي.
وَقَالَ سُبْحَانَهُ: فَاذْكُرُونِي أَذْكُرْكُمْ بِنِعْمَتِي وَاذْكُرُونِي بِالطَّاعَةِ وَالْعِبَادَةِ أَذْكُرْكُمْ بِالنِّعَمِ وَالإِحْسَانِ وَالرَّحْمَةِ وَالرِّضُوَانِ. These are the meetings of mentioning Almighty Allah. Come, go, and mention Him. Whoever wishes to know his standing with Almighty Allah should check the standing he has given Almighty Allah within himself, because Almighty Allah gives a servant (of Him) the same rank that the servant gives to Him.
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