Hadith on Dhikr: Your shield from Hellfire is remembrance of Allah

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Take up your shields.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, is the enemy present?” The Prophet said, “No, rather your shields from the Hellfire are to declare the glory of Allah, the praise of Allah, there is no God but Allah, and Allah is the greatest. Verily, they will come on the Day of Resurrection as saviors and guardian angels, and they are ‘righteous deeds everlasting.’” (18:46)

Source: al-Sunan al-Kubrá lil-Nasā’ī 10617

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خُذُوا جُنَّتَكُمْ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَمِنْ عَدُوٍّ قَدْ حَضَرَ قَالَ لا وَلَكِنْ جُنَّتُكُمْ مِنَ النَّارِ قَوْلُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلا إِلَهَ إِلا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ فَإِنَّهُنَّ يَأْتِينَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مُجَنِّبَاتٍ وَمُعَقِّبَاتٍ وَهُنَّ الْبَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ

10617 السنن الكبرى للنسائي كتاب عمل اليوم والليلة ذكر اختلاف الناقلين لخبر سمرة في ذلك

3214 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في صحيح الجامع

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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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