Commentary
Remember Allah. Praise Him with various forms of glorification, praise, declaration of His oneness, and magnification, and what is worthy of it. Increase this in the morning and evening, meaning at all times. The Messenger of Allah, blessings and peace be upon him, said: "The mention of Allah is on the tongue of every Muslim." [I did not find it with this wording. Al-Daraqutni, Al-Bayhaqi, and Ibn Adi narrated from the hadith of Abu Huraira who said, "A man asked the Messenger of Allah, blessings and peace be upon him: A man among us slaughters and forgets to mention (the name of Allah)? He said: The name of Allah is on the tongue of every Muslim." In it is Marwan bin Salim. And he is very weak.] It was narrated in the heart of every Muslim. And from Qatadah: Say, "Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illallah, Allahu Akbar, and there is no power and no strength except with Allah, the Most High, the Most Great." And from Mujahid: These are words said by the pure and the one in a state of ritual impurity. The two verbs, meaning remember and glorify, are directed towards the morning and evening, like saying: Fast and pray on Friday. Glorification is part of remembrance, and it is singled out among its types, just as Gabriel and Michael are singled out among the angels, to clarify its virtue over other forms of remembrance. This is because its meaning is to declare His essence free from what is not permissible for Him in attributes and actions, and to exonerate Him from disgraceful things. An example of its virtue over other forms of remembrance is the description of the servant as being free from the filth of sins and pure from the impurities of misdeeds, compared to all his other attributes, such as the abundance of prayer and fasting, being committed to all acts of obedience, encompassing knowledge, and being renowned for virtues. It is possible that what is meant by remembrance and its increase is the increase of acts of obedience and turning towards worship, for every act of obedience and every good deed is part of remembrance. Then, glorification is specifically mentioned in the morning and evening, which refers to prayer at all its times due to the virtue of prayer over other acts. Or it refers to the Fajr and the two evening prayers, because performing them is more difficult and observing them is more stringent.
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