Hadith on Dhikr: Consequences for forgetting Allah

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever sits in a place and does not remember Allah, he will face a consequence from Allah. Whoever lies down to sleep and does not remember Allah, he will face a consequence from Allah.”

Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4856

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ مَنْ قَعَدَ مَقْعَدًا لَمْ يَذْكُرْ اللَّهَ فِيهِ كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ اللَّهِ تِرَةٌ وَمَنْ اضْطَجَعَ مَضْجَعًا لَا يَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ فِيهِ كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ اللَّهِ تِرَةٌ

4856 سنن أبي داود كتاب الأدب باب كراهية أن يقوم الرجل من مجلسه ولا يذكر الله

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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