It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) concerning this saying of Allah Almighty, "And the remembrance of Allah is greater" [Surah al-Ankabut: 45] . Abdullah bin Rubayyi'ah relates: Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) asked me about its meaning, and I said: "It means remembering Allah through tasbih (glorification), tahlil (declaring His oneness) and takbir (declaring His greatness)." He said: "No; rather, Allah's remembrance of you is far greater and mightier than your remembrance of Him." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.