عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُسْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهِ عَنْهُ قَالَ: أَتَى النَّبِيَّ رَجُلٌ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! إِنَّ شَرَائِعَ الإِسْلَامِ قَدْ كَثُرَتْ عَلَيْنَا، فَبَابٌ نَتَمَسَّكُ بِهِ جَامِعٌ؟ قَالَ: «لاَ يَزَالُ لِسَانُكَ رَطْبًا مِنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ». وفي رواية: مِنْ حَدِيثِ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: آخِرُ مَا فَارَقْتُ عَلَيْهِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ قُلْتُ: أَيُّ الأَعْمَالِ خَيْرٌ وَأَقْرَبُ إِلَى اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ: «أَنْ تَمُوتَ وَلِسَانُكَ رَطْبٌ مِنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ».
Kutoka kwa Abdallah bin Busri radhi za Mwenyezi Mungu ziwe juu yake amesema: Mtu mmoja alikuja kwa Mtume rehema na amani ziwe juu yake, akasema: Ewe Mjumbe wa Mwenyezi Mungu! Hakika sheria za Uislamu zimekuwa nyingi kwetu, ni mlango gani tushikamane nao uliokusanya mambo mengi? Akasema: "Ulimi wako usiache kuwa mbichi kwa kumtaja Mwenyezi Mungu". Na katika riwaya nyingine: Miongoni mwa hadithi za Muadhi radhi za Mwneyezi Mungu ziwe juu yake: Maneno ya mwisho niliochana na Mtume rehema na amani ziwe juu yake nilisema: Ni amali ipi bora na iko karibu zaidi na Mwenyezi Mungu? Akasema: "Ni ufe hali yakuwa ulimi wako ni mbichi kwa kumtaja Mwenyezi Mungu Aliyetakasika na Kutukuka".
‘Abdullah ibn Busr (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: O Messenger of Allah, indeed, the laws of Islam are too many for us, so give us something comprehensive that we can hold on to. He said: "Keep your tongue moist with the remembrance of Allah." Another version reads: From the Hadīth of Mu‘ādh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him): The last thing upon which I parted from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was that I asked: Which deeds are best and closest to Allah? He said: "That you die while your tongue is moist with the remembrance of Allah, the Exalted and Majestic."