Dhikr in the path of God is not limited to speech only, but rather the behavior of the servant, if he is granted success, in all his movements. He does not move except in obedience to God Almighty, whether it is obligatory or recommended to Him, and that is called dhikr of God, that is, because his remembrance in that action is that he belongs to God in the way of closeness, it is called dhikr.

Aisha said on the authority of the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, that he used to remember God at all times.

So all of his states included wakefulness, sleep, movement, and rest, meaning that he did not act or be in any state except in a matter of command. He is close to God because He is the One who sits with those who remember Him, so all acts of obedience, whether they do or leave them, if they are done or left out for the sake of God, that is from the remembrance of God, that is, God is mentioned in them and for His sake, they are done or