Ibn Abil-Dunya mentioned in a hadith reliably transmitted from the first generation that when the Prophet, peace be upon him, was asked which of the people who frequented the mosque were best, he answered, 'Those who remember God most.' When asked which of the people who attended a funeral were best, he answered, 'Those who remember God most.' When asked which warriors were best, he answered, 'Those who remember God most.' When asked which pilgrims were best, he answered, 'Those who remember God most.' And when asked which of those who visited the sick were best, he said, 'Those who remember God most.' At which Abu Bakr said, 'Those who remember have taken all the good!'
(Friday Nasiha, Issue 708)
Compiled From: "The Invocation of God" - Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, p. 97
Compiled From: "The Invocation of God" - Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, p. 97
