Caution: Translations of Quran and Ḥadīth may lead to possible misapplications and misinterpretations. This site is intended for students of sacred knowledge that are proficient in comprehending classical Arabic and have a strong foundation in Islamic sciences. Also note that religious injunctions rely on several aspects beyond what one may glean through reading individual aḥādīth.
ahmad-zuhd:1928ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] "The remembrance of Allah is better than the remembrance of men."  

الزهد لأحمد:١٩٢٨حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ قَالَ وَجَدْتُ فِي كِتَابِ بِشْرِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بِخَطِّ يَدِهِ قَالَ ذُكِرَ عِنْدَ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ خُثَيْمٍ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ

«ذِكْرُ اللَّهِ ﷻ خَيْرٌ مِنْ ذِكْرِ الرِّجَالِ»  


See similar narrations below:

Collected by Aḥmad's Zuhd
ahmad-zuhd:1221ʿAbdullāh > Abū Bakr > Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī > Zāʾidah > ʿĀṣim > Shaqīq > ʿAbdullāh And Ladhikr Allāh Akbar al-ʿNkbwt 45

[Machine] The remembrance of Allah by the servant is greater than the remembrance of the servant for Allah.  

الزهد لأحمد:١٢٢١حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ زَائِدَةَ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ شَقِيقٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ {وَلَذِكْرُ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ} [العنكبوت 45] قَالَ

ذِكْرُ اللَّهِ الْعَبْدَ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ ذِكْرِ الْعَبْدِ لِلَّهِ ﷻ