Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Whoever says:
Subḥānallāhi wa biḥamdihi.
one hundred times a day, will have his sins forgiven even if they are like the foam of the sea.
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Whoever says:
Glorified is Allah and praised is He.
one hundred times a day, will have his sins forgiven even if they are like the foam of the sea.
Reference:
Al-Bukhari 7/168, Muslim 4/2071, see also invocation no. 91 of this book.
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Whoever says:
Lā ilāha illallāh
waḥdahu lā sharīka lah,
lahu ‘l-mulku wa lahu ‘l-ḥamd
wa huwa `alā kulli shay'in Qadīr.
ten times, will have the reward for freeing four slaves from the Children of Isma'il.
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Whoever says:
None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, Who has no partner.
His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is Able to do all things.
ten times, will have the reward for freeing four slaves from the Children of Isma'il.
Reference:
Al-Bukhari 7/67, Muslim 4/2071, see also invocation no. 93 of this book.
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Two words are light on the tongue, weigh heavily in the balance, and are loved by the Most Merciful One:
Subḥānallāhi wa biḥamdih,
Subḥānallāhi ‘l-`Aẓīm.
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Two words are light on the tongue, weigh heavily in the balance, and are loved by the Most Merciful One:
Glorified is Allah and praised is He, Glorified is Allah the Most Great.
Reference:
Al-Bukhari 7/168, Muslim 4/2072.
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: For me to say:
Subḥānallāh,
walḥamdu lillāh,
wa lā ilāha illallāh,
wallāhu 'Akbar
is dearer to me than all that the sun rises upon (i.e. the whole world).
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: For me to say:
Glory is to Allah,
and praise is to Allah,
and there is none worthy of worship but Allah,
and Allah is the Most Great.
is dearer to me than all that the sun rises upon (i.e. the whole world).
Reference:
Muslim 4/2072.
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:
"Is anyone of you incapable of earning one thousand Hasanah (rewards) in a day?"
Someone from his gathering asked, "How can anyone of us earn a thousand Hasanah?"
He said, "Glorify Allah a hundred times and a thousand Hasanah will be written for you, or a thousand sins will be wiped away."
Reference:
Muslim 4/2073.
Whoever says:
Subḥānallāhi ‘l-'Aẓīmi wa biḥamdih
will have a date palm planted for him in Paradise.
Whoever says:
Glorified is Allah the Most Great and praised is He.
will have a date palm planted for him in Paradise.
Reference:
At-Tirmidhi 5/511, and Al-Hakim who graded it authentic and Ath-Thahabi
agreed 1/501. See also Al-Albani, Sahihul-Jami' As-Saghir 5/531 and Sahih
At-Tirmidhi3/160.
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "O Abdullah bin Qais, should I not point you to one of the treasures of Paradise?"
I said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah."
So he told me to say:
Lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata 'illā billāh.
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "O Abdullah bin Qais, should I not point you to one of the treasures of Paradise?"
I said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah."
So he told me to say:
There is no power and no might except by Allah.
Reference:
Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 11/213, Muslim 4/2076.
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: The most beloved words to Allah are four:
Subḥānallāh
Walḥamdu lillāh.
Wa lā ilāha illallāh
Wallāhu Akbar.
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: The most beloved words to Allah are four:
Glorified is Allah,
and
The praise is for Allah,
and
There is none worthy of worship but Allah,
and
Allah is the Most Great.
Reference:
Muslim 3/1685.
A desert Arab came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "Teach me a word
that I can say. " The Prophet (ﷺ) told him to say:
Lā ilāha illallāh
waḥdahu lā sharīka lah,
Allāhu Akbaru kabīra,
walḥamdu lillāhi kathīra,
Subḥānallāhi Rabbil-`ālamīn,
Lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāhi ‘l-`Azīzil-Hakīm.
He said, "That is for my Lord, but what about me?" The Prophet (ﷺ) told
him to say:
Allāhummaghfir lī, warḥamnī, waḥdinī warzuqnī.
A desert Arab came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "Teach me a word that I can say. " The Prophet (ﷺ) told him to say:
There is none worthy of worship but Allah, Who has no partner,
Allah is the Great, the Most Great,
and praise is to Allah in abundance,
glory is to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
There is no power and no might but by Allah the Mighty, the Wise.
He said, "That is for my Lord, but what about me?" The Prophet (ﷺ) told him to say:
O Allah forgive me, and have mercy on me and guide me, and provide for me.
Reference:
Muslim 4/2072, Abu Dawud reports the same Hadith with the addition: and
when the Arab left, the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "He has filled his hands with
goodness." 1/220.
Whenever anyone accepted Islam, the Prophet (ﷺ) used to teach him how to
pray then he would instruct him to invoke Allah with the following words:
Allāhummaghfir lī, warḥamnī, waḥdinī, wa `āfinī warzuqnī.
Whenever anyone accepted Islam, the Prophet (ﷺ) used to teach him how to pray then he would instruct him to invoke Allah with the following words:
O Allah forgive me, and have mercy on me and guide me and give me good health and provide for me.
Reference:
Muslim 4/2073, and in one of Muslim's reports there is the addition: 'For
these words combine [the goodness of] this world and the next.'
The most excellent invocation is:
Alḥamdulillāh
and the most excellent words of remembrance are:
Lā ilāha illallāh.
The most excellent invocation is:
Praise is for Allah.
and the most excellent words of remembrance are:
There is none worthy of worship but Allah.
Reference:
At-Tirmidhi 5/462, Ibn Majah 2/1249, and Al-Hakim who graded it authentic
and Ath-Tbahabi agreed 1/503. See Al-Albani, Sahihul-Jami' As-Saghir 1/362.
The good deeds which endure are:
Subḥānallāh.
Walḥamdu lillāh.
Wa lā ilāha illallāh
Wallāhu Akbar
Wa lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāh.
The good deeds which endure are:
Glorified is Allah,
and
The praise is for Allah,
and
There is none worthy of worship but Allah,
and
Allah is the Most Great,
and
There is no power and no might except by Allah.
Reference:
Ahmad (no. 513) (Ahmad Shakir, ed.) and its chain of narration is
authentic. See Majma'uz-Zawa'id 1/297. Ibn Hajar mentions it in
Bulughul-Maram saying that Ibn Hibban and Al-Hakim considered it authentic.
