Excellence of remembrance and glorification of Allah

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ ⁽¹⁾.

‘Whoever says: Subhanal-lahi wabihamdih. (one hundred times daily) ‘How perfect Allah is and I praise Him.’ …a hundred times during the day, his sins are wiped away, even if they are like the foam of the sea.

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ، وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ⁽¹⁾.

Aboo Ayyoob Al-Ansaree (Peace Be Upon Him) related that The Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) said: ‘Whoever says: La ilaha illal-lahu wahdahu la shareeka lah, lahul-mulku walahul-hamd, wahuwa AAala kulli shayin qadeer.
‘None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, without partener. To Him belongs all sovereignty and praise and He is over all things omnipotent.’ …..ten times is like one who has freed four souls from among the children of IsmaAAeel.

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ ⁽¹⁾.

Aboo Hurayrah (Peace Be Upon Him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him) said:’(There are) Two words, (which are ) light on the tongue, heavy on the Scale and beloved to The Most Gracious: Subhanal-lahi wabihamdih, wasubhanal-lahil-AAatheem.
‘ How perfect Allah is and I praise Him. How perfect Allah is, The Supreme.

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ⁽¹⁾.

Aboo Hurayrah (Peace Be Upon Him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him) said: ‘Saying: Subhanal-lah, walhamdu lillah, la ilaha illal-lah wallahu akbar.
‘ How perfect Allah is, and all praise is for Allah. None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, and Allah is the greatest.’ ….. is more beloved to me than everything the sun has risen over.

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ⁽¹⁾.

Sa’d (Peace Be Upon Him) said: ‘We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him), and he said: ‘Are any of you unable to gain a thousand good deeds each day?’ Somebody then asked him (Peace Be Upon Him) : How does one achieve a thousand good deeds? He replied: ‘He should say: Subhanal-lah.
‘How perfect Allah is.’ ….one hundred times, for a thousand good deeds are recorded for him or a thousand bad deeds are wiped away.

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ ⁽¹⁾.

Jabbir (Peace Be Upon Him) related that the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) said: ‘Whoever says: Subhanal-lahil-AAatheemi wabihamdih.
‘ How perfect Allah is . The Supreme, and I praise Him.’ …..a palm tree is planted for him in paradise.

لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ ⁽¹⁾.

‘AAabdullah Ibn Qays (Peace Be Upon Him) related that the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) said to him: ‘ O ‘AAabdullah Ibn Qays, shall I not inform you of a treasure from the treasures of paradise?’ He (Peace Be Upon Him) then said: ‘Say: La hawla wala quwwata illa billah.
‘There is no might nor power except with Allah.

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ⁽¹⁾.

‘ the most beloved words to Allah are four: Subhanal-lah, walhamdu lillah, wala ilaha illal-lah, wallahu akbar.
‘ How perfect Allah is, all praise is for Allah. None has the right to be worshipped except Allah and Allah is the greatest.’ ….it does not matter which of them you start with.

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمِ، اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي، وَارْحَمْنِي، وَاهْدِنِي، وَارْزُقْنِي ⁽¹⁾.

SaAAd Ibn Abee Waqqas (Peace Be Upon Him) narrated that a man came to the Messenger of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him) and said to him: ‘Teach me something which I should say?’ He said: ‘Say: La ilaha illal-lah, wahdahu la shareeka lah, Allahu akbaru kabeera, walhamdu lillahi katheera, subhanal-lahi rabbil-AAalameen, la hawla wala quwwata illa billahil-AAazeezil-hakeem.
‘None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone without partener. Allah is most great and much praise is for Allah. How perfect Allah is, Lord of the worlds. There is no might nor power except with Allah, The Exalted in might, The Wise.’ …the man then said: ‘These are for my Lord, and what is for me?’ He (Peace Be Upon Him) replied: ‘Say: Allahummagh-fir lee, warhamnee, wahdinee, warzuqnee. ‘O Allah, forgive me, have mercy upon me, guide me and grant me sustenance.

اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي، وَارْحَمْنِي، وَاهْدِنِي، وَعَافِنِي، وَارْزُقْنِي ⁽¹⁾.

Tariq Al-AshjaAAee (Peace Be Upon Him) said: ‘When someone would embrace Islam, the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) would teach him how to perform prayer and then order him to supplicate with the following words: Allahummagh-fir lee, warhamnee, wahdinee, waAAafinee warzuqnee.
‘O Allah, forgive me, have mercy upon me, guide me, give me health and grant me sustenance.

إِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الدُّعَاءِ: الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، وَأَفْضَلَ الذِّكْرِ: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ⁽¹⁾.

Jabir Ibn ‘AAabdullah (Peace Be Upon Him) related that the Messenger of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him) said: ‘Verily, the best supplication is: Alhamdu lillah ‘All praise is for Allah.’ …and indeed, the best form of remembrance is: La ilaha illal-lah.
‘None has the right to be worshipped except Allah.

الباقيات الصالحات: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ ⁽¹⁾.

Subhanal-lah, walhamdu lillah, la ilaha illal-lah, wallahu akbar, wala hawla wala quwwata illa billah.
‘How perfect Allah is, and all praise is for Allah. None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, and Allah is the greatest. There is no might nor power except with Allah.