Al-Baqarah 2:202

<h2>The Order for Remembrance of Allah and seeking Good in this Life and the Hereafter upon completing the Rites of Hajj</h2><p>Allah commands that He be remembered after the rituals are performed.</p><p>كَذِكْرِكُمْ ءَابَآءَكُمْ</p><p>(...as you remember your forefathers)</p><p>Sa`id bin Jubayr said that Ibn `Abbas said, "During the time of Jahiliyyah, people used to stand during the (Hajj) season, and one of them would say, `My father used to feed (the poor), help others (end their disputes, with his money), pay the Diyah (i.e., blood money),' and so forth. The only Dhikr that they had was that they would remember the deeds of their fathers. Allah then revealed to Muhammad :</p><p>فَاذْكُرُواْ اللَّهَ كَذِكْرِكُمْ ءَابَآءَكُمْ أَوْ أَشَدَّ ذِكْرًا</p><p>(Remember Allah as you remember your forefathers or with far more remembrance.)</p><p>Therefore, remembering Allah the Exalted and Ever High is always encouraged. We should mention that when Allah used "or" in the Ayah, He meant to encourage the people to remember Him more than they remember their forefathers, not that the word entails a doubt (as to which is larger or bigger). This statement is similar to the Ayat:</p><p>فَهِىَ كَالْحِجَارَةِ أَوْ أَشَدُّ قَسْوَةً</p><p>(...as stones or even worse in hardness) (2:74) and,</p><p>يَخْشَوْنَ النَّاسَ كَخَشْيَةِ اللَّهِ أَوْ أَشَدَّ خَشْيَةً</p><p>(. …

For them there is in store a goodly portion out of that which they have earned. Allah is swift at reckoning.

To these will be allotted what they have earned; and Allah is quick in account.

For them there will be alloted a share for what they have earned. And Allah is Swift at reckoning.

These will have a share of what they have earned. God is swift in reckoning.