Rasulullah (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) has said, "The world and all it contents,are accused (I.e.are devoid of Allah,s mercy).except the following three:
(1) zikr of Allah and everything that is near it,
(2) the (Religious) a slim,and,
(3) the student  (the seeker of religious knowledge)."
The first may mean either the things near to zikr of Allah.