A Prophet’s Advice to his Sons

Nabi Nooh (Alayhis salaam) said to his sons, “I give you a piece of advice and, in order that you may not forget it, I say it very briefly. I advise you for doing two things and forbid you from doing two things.

The two things which I recommend are such that Almighty Allah and His noble creation are greatly pleased with them. and both of these have easy access to Almighty Allah.

- One of the two things is Laa ilaaha illallah which if it were enclosed in the mighty sky, will break through it and reach Almighty Allah and, if all the heavens and the earth were placed in one pan of the balance and this kalimah were put in the other pan, the latter would outweight the former.

- The second thing that I recommend to you is the recitation of SubhaanAllahi wa bihamdihi, which is the prayer of all the creation and by virtue of which all the creation get their sustenance. There is none among the creation that does not hymn glorification of Allah, but you do not understand their speech.

And the two things from which I forbid you, are shirk (polytheism) and arrogance, because these two keep you away from Allah and His noble creation “

Source: Virtues of Zikr – Pg.210 by Shaikhul Hadith Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya Rahimahullah