Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger ﷺ as saying, “If anyone acquires knowledge of things by which Allah’s good pleasure is sought, but acquires it only to get some worldly advantage, he will not experience the ‘arf, i.e. the odour, of paradise on the day of resurrection.” Ahmad, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

‘Abdallah b. Busr told of a desert Arab coming to the Prophet (ﷺ) and asking who was best among men, to which he replied, “Happy is he whose life is long and whose deeds are good.” He asked Allah's Messenger ﷺ what deed was most excellent, and he replied, “That you should leave the world with the mention of Allah fresh on your tongue.” Ahmad and Tirmidhi transmitted it.

Anas reported Allah's Messenger ﷺ as saying, “When you come upon the pastures of paradise feed on them.” On being asked what the pastures of paradise were he replied that they were circles where Allah is remembered. Tirmidhi transmitted it.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger ﷺ as saying, “If anyone sits in a place where he does not remember Allah, deprivation will descend on him from Allah; and if anyone lies down in a place where he does not remember Allah, vengeance will descend on him from Allah.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.

He reported Allah's Messenger ﷺ as saying, "People who arise from an assembly in which they did not remember Allah will be just as if they had got up from an ass's corpse, and it will be a cause of grief to them." Ahmad and Abu Dawud transmitted it.

He reported Allah's Messenger ﷺ as saying, "If people sit in an assembly in which they do not remember Allah or invoke a blessing on their Prophet, vengeance will descend upon them. If Allah will He will punish them, but if He wills He will forgive them.” Tirmidhi transmitted it.

Umm Habiba reported Allah's Messenger ﷺ as saying, "Everything a son of Adam says counts against him and not in his favour, except recommending what is good, prohibiting what is objectionable, or making mention of Allah." Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a gharib tradition.

Ibn ‘Umar reported Allah's Messenger ﷺ as saying, "Do not speak much without mentioning Allah, for much talk without mention of Allah produces hardness of heart, and the one who is farthest from Allah is he who has a hard heart." Tirmidhi transmitted it.

Thauban said that when "And those who hoard gold and silver" 1. came down they were with the Prophet (ﷺ) on one of his journeys. One of his companions said, "It has come down about gold and silver. Would that we knew what property is best so that we might get it!" He replied, "The best property is a tongue which makes mention of Allah, a grateful heart, and a believing wife who helps a man with his faith." 1. Qur’an, ix, 34. Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

Abu Sa'id said that Mu'awiya went out to a circle in the mosque and asked them what had made them sit together. When they replied that they had sat down to remember Allah, he said, "I adjure you by Allah, has nothing else made you sit together?" On their reply that there was certainly no other cause he said, "I did not adjure you because I suspected you. No one in my position with relation to Allah's Messenger ﷺ has fewer traditions from him than I have; but Allah's Messenger ﷺ went out to a circle of his companions and asked them what had made them sit there, and when they replied that they had sat together to remember Allah and praise Him for guiding them to Islam and bestowing favour on them he said, ‘I adjure you by Allah, has nothing else made you sit together?’ On their replying that there was certainly no other cause he said, ‘I did not adjure you because’ I suspected you, but Gabriel came to me and told me Allah is speaking proudly of you to the angels’." Muslim transmitted it.

‘Abdallah b. Busr told of a man saying, “ Messenger of Allah , the ordinances of Islam are too many for me, so tell me something to which I may cling.” He replied, “Your tongue will continue to be supple by making mention of Allah.” Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it. Tirmidhi saying this is a hasan gharib tradition.