Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, says: I am as My servant thinks of Me (that is, according to his assumption and expectation of Me. Nawawi said: meaning, I am with him in forgiveness and acceptance). And I am with My servant (with mercy, success, guidance, and protection) when he remembers Me. If he remembers Me in his heart, I also remember him in My heart. And if he remembers Me in a gathering, I remember him in a gathering better than his (that is, in the gathering of angels). And when My servant comes near to Me by a handspan, I come near to him by an arm's length. And when he comes near to Me by an arm's length, I come near to him by a fathom (the span of both arms outstretched). And when he comes to Me walking, I come to him running.

Abu Uthman Nahdi narrates from Sayyiduna Hanzalah Asidi (may Allah be pleased with him) (and he says that he was among the scribes of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him), he said: Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) met me and asked, "O Hanzalah! How are you?" I said, "Hanzalah (may Allah be pleased with him) has become a hypocrite (i.e., faithless)." Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Subhan Allah! What are you saying?" I said, "When we are with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, he reminds us of Hell and Paradise, so it is as if both are before our eyes. Then when we leave the presence of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and become occupied with our wives, children, and business, we forget many things." Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "By Allah! The same happens to us." Then both I and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) went to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Hanzalah has become a hypocrite." The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "What do you mean?" I said, "O Messenger of Allah! When we are with you and you remind us of Hell and Paradise, it is as if both are before our eyes. Then when we leave your presence, we become occupied with our wives, children, and other affairs, and we forget many things." The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "By Him in whose hand is my soul! If you were to remain in the same state as you are with me and in remembrance of Allah, then surely the angels would shake hands with you in your beds and on your roads. But O Hanzalah! A time for worldly affairs and a time for the remembrance of your Lord." He said this three times.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever relieves a believer of a hardship from the hardships of this world, Allah will relieve him of a hardship from the hardships of the Hereafter. And whoever gives respite to a poor person (i.e., does not demand his debt or is not harsh with him), Allah will make things easy for him in this world and the Hereafter. And whoever conceals the fault of a Muslim in this world, Allah will conceal his fault in this world and the Hereafter. And Allah continues to help His servant as long as the servant is helping his brother. And whoever sets out on a path seeking knowledge (i.e., religious knowledge purely for Allah), Allah will make the path to Paradise easy for him. And whenever people gather in one of the houses of Allah to recite and teach the Book of Allah, tranquility descends upon them, mercy covers them, the angels surround them, and Allah mentions them to those who are with Him (i.e., the angels). And whoever's good deeds are slow (i.e., he is lacking in good deeds), his lineage (ancestry) will not advance him (will be of no benefit).

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) saw a gathering (of people) in the mosque and asked, "Why are you sitting here?" They replied, "We are sitting to remember Allah, the Exalted." Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "By Allah! Is it only for this that you are sitting?" They said, "By Allah! We are sitting only for the remembrance of Allah." Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I did not make you swear an oath because I thought you were lying, and among those who had the rank with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that I had, there is no one who narrates fewer hadith than me (that is, I narrate the least hadith among them). Once, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to a gathering of his companions and asked, 'Why are you sitting?' They replied, 'We are sitting to remember Allah, the Majestic and Exalted, and to praise Him and thank Him for guiding us to the path of Islam and for His favor upon us.' He (peace and blessings be upon him) said, 'By Allah! Is it only for this that you are sitting?' They replied, 'By Allah! We are sitting only for this purpose.' He (peace and blessings be upon him) said, 'I did not make you swear an oath because I thought you were lying, but rather Jibreel (peace be upon him) came to me and informed me that Allah, the Exalted, is boasting about you to the angels because of you.'"

Sayedna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: Verily, Allah the Blessed and Exalted has some angels who roam about; they have no other work except to seek out gatherings of the remembrance of Allah. When they find a gathering in which Allah is remembered, they sit there and cover each other with their wings, until the space between the earth and the sky is filled with their wings. When the people disperse from that gathering, the angels ascend and go to the heavens. Allah, the Glorious and Exalted, asks them—though He knows best—"From where have you come?" They reply, "We have come from Your servants on earth who were glorifying You (saying Subhan Allah), magnifying You (saying Allahu Akbar), declaring Your oneness (saying La ilaha illallah), and praising You (saying Alhamdulillah)." (That is, they were reciting Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illallah, and Allahu Akbar) "And they were asking You for something." Allah says, "What were they asking Me for?" The angels reply, "They were asking You for Your Paradise." Allah says, "Have they seen My Paradise?" The angels reply, "O our Lord! They have not seen it." Allah says, "Then what would their state be if they were to see it?" The angels reply, "And they were seeking Your protection." Allah says, "From what were they seeking My protection?" The angels reply, "O our Lord! From Your Fire." Allah says, "Have they seen My Fire?" The angels say, "No." Allah says, "Then what would their state be if they were to see My Fire?" The angels reply, "They were seeking Your forgiveness." Allah says (such is Allah’s grace, bounty, and kindness), "I have forgiven them, and I have granted them what they asked for, and I have given them protection from what they sought protection from." Then the angels say, "O our Lord! Among them was a certain person who is a sinner; he just passed by and sat with them." Allah says, "I have forgiven him too; these are such people that their companion is not deprived (of mercy)."

Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was traveling on the way to Mecca when he passed by a mountain called Jumdan. He (peace be upon him) said: "Move on, this is Jumdan. The Mufarridun have gone ahead." The people asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Who are the Mufarridun?" He (peace be upon him) replied: "The men who remember Allah much and the women who remember Allah much."

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to say: There is no true deity except Allah, He is alone, He honored His army and helped His servant, and He alone defeated the groups of disbelievers. After that, there is nothing.

Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) says that we were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on a journey when people began to say takbeer in loud voices. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "O people! Be gentle with yourselves (i.e., remember Allah quietly), for you are not calling upon one who is deaf or absent. Rather, you are calling upon the One who hears (from everywhere), is near, and is with you (i.e., with His knowledge and encompassing presence)." Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I was behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and I was saying: 'La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah' (There is no power and no strength except with Allah)." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "O Abdullah bin Qais! Shall I not tell you of a treasure from the treasures of Paradise?" I said, "Why not, O Messenger of Allah! Please tell me." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Say: 'La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah' (This phrase is of entrusting affairs to Allah, and in it is the acknowledgment that no one else has power or strength, and for this reason Allah Almighty loves it very much)."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says that when evening came, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would say: "We have entered the evening, and the dominion of Allah has entered the evening. All praise is for Allah. There is no true deity except Allah, He is alone, He has no partner, His is the dominion, to Him belongs all praise, and He is powerful over everything. O Allah! I ask You for the goodness of this night and the goodness that comes after it, and I seek refuge in You from the evil of this night and the evil that comes after it. O Allah! I seek refuge in You from laziness and the evil of old age. O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the Hellfire and from the punishment of the grave." (The narrator) Hasan bin Ubaidullah said that Zubaid (the narrator) added to this from Ibrahim bin Suwaid, who narrated from Abdur Rahman bin Yazid, who narrated from Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), and he narrated it as a marfu' hadith: "There is no deity except Allah, He is alone, He has no partner, all sovereignty belongs to Him, and all praise is for Him (Wahdahu la sharika lahu), and He is powerful over everything." In another narration, it is mentioned that when morning came, he would recite this same supplication in this way: "We have entered the morning, and the dominion of Allah has entered the morning..." until the end (and instead of 'night' he would say 'day').

Narrated from Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) that marks appeared on the hands of Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) due to grinding with the millstone. And prisoners (slaves) came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). She came. Not finding the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), she met Umm al-Mu'mineen Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) and told her about this situation. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) arrived, Umm al-Mu'mineen Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) informed him about the visit of Sayyidah Fatimah al-Zahra (may Allah be pleased with her). Hearing this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came to us, and we had already gone to our bedding. We tried to get up, but the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Stay in your place." Then he sat between us (that is, between me and Sayyidah Fatimah, may Allah be pleased with her) until I felt the coolness of his feet on my chest. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Shall I not tell you both something better than what you have asked for (i.e., a servant)? When you both lie down (to sleep), say 'Allahu Akbar' thirty-four times, 'Subhan Allah' thirty-three times, and 'Alhamdulillah' thirty-three times. This is better for you than a servant." In another narration, it is added that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Since I heard this from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), I have never abandoned it." He was asked, "Even on the night of Siffin?" He replied, "Yes! Even on the night of Siffin (I did not abandon it)."