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and to Him belongs all praise; glory be to Allah, the Tremendous.” Agreed upon.

1417 – He (Abū Hurayrah – may Allah be pleased with him) also reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “For me to say, ‘Subḥān Allāh (Glory be to Allah), al-ḥamdu lillāh (praise belongs to Allah), lā ʾilāha illā Allāh (there is no deity but Allah), and Allāhu akbar (Allah is the Greatest),’ is dearer than everything upon which the sun rises.” (1) Narrated by Muslim.

1418 – He likewise related that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Whoever says, ‘Lā ʾilāha illā Allāh waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, lahu l-mulk (2) wa lahu l-ḥamd, wa huwa ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīr,’ one hundred times in a single day, will have a reward equal to emancipating ten slaves (3); one hundred good deeds will be recorded for him; one hundred sins will be erased; and it will serve as a protection for him from Satan that day until evening. No one will bring anything better than what he has brought—save a person who does even more than that.

He ﷺ also said, “Whoever says, ‘Subḥān Allāh wa bi-ḥamdih’ one hundred times in a day, his sins will be wiped away even if they are as abundant as the foam of the sea.” (4) Agreed upon.

1419 – Abū Ayyūb al-Anṣārī – may Allah be pleased with him – reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, “Whoever says, ‘Lā ʾilāha illā Allāh waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, lahu l-mulk wa lahu l-ḥamd, wa huwa ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīr’ ten times is like one who has freed four slaves from among the descendants of Ishmael.” Agreed upon.

1420 – Abū Dharr – may Allah be pleased with him – narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Shall I not inform you of the words most beloved to Allah? The words most beloved to Allah are: ‘Subḥān Allāh wa bi-ḥamdih.’” Narrated by Muslim.

1421 – Abū Mālik al-Ashʿarī – may Allah be pleased with him – related that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Purification (5) is half of faith; ‘al-ḥamdu lillāh’ fills the Scale, and ‘Subḥān Allāh and al-ḥamdu lillāh’…"

(1) It is an allusion to the dunya (worldly life). (2) That is, sovereignty and coercive power belong to Him alone. (3) This concerns the reward equal to her manumission. (4) Pronounced zubad—with an open z, a b, and an unpointed d—meaning “foam.” (5) Its explanation has already been given under the same hadith (no. 1038).

وَبِحَمْدِهِ ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ » متفق عليه . ١٤١٧ - وعنه رضي الله عنه قال : قال رسول الله ﷺ : « لَأَنْ أَقُولَ : سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ؛ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ؛ وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ، أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّا طَلَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمْسُ » (١) رواه مسلم . ١٤١٨ - وعنه أن رسول الله ﷺ قال : « مَنْ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ (٢) وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ ؛ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ، فِي يَوْمٍ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ كَانَتْ لَهُ عَدْلَ عَشْرِ رِقَابٍ (٣) وَكُتِبَتْ لَهُ مِائَةُ حَسَنَةٍ ، وَمُحِيَتْ عَنْهُ مِائَةُ سَيِّئَةٍ ، وَكَانَتْ لَهُ حِرْزًا مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ يَوْمَهُ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى يُمْسِيَ ، وَلَمْ يَأْتِ أَحَدٌ بِأَفْضَلَ مِمَّا جَاءَ بِهِ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ عَمِلَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْهُ » . وقال : « مَنْ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ ، فِي يَوْمٍ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ ، حُطَّتْ خَطَايَاهُ ، وَإِنْ كَانَتْ مِثْلَ زَبَدِ الْبَحْرِ » (٤) متفق عليه . ١٤١٩ - وعن أبي أيوب الأنصاري رضي الله عنه ، عن النبي ﷺ ، قال : « مَنْ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ ؛ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ، عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ . كَانَ كَمَنْ أَعْتَقَ أَرْبَعَةَ أَنْفُسٍ مِنْ وَلَدِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ » متفق عليه . ١٤٢٠ - وعن أبي ذر رضي الله عنه قال : قال رسول الله ﷺ : « أَلَا أُخْبِرُكَ بِأَحَبِّ الْكَلَامِ إِلَى اللَّهِ ؟ إِنَّ أَحَبَّ الْكَلَامِ إِلَى اللَّهِ : سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ » رواه مسلم . ١٤٢١ - وعن أبي مالك الأشعري رضي الله عنه قال : قال رسول الله ﷺ : « الطُّهُورُ (٥) شَطْرُ الْإِيمَانِ ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ تَمْلَأُ الْمِيزَانَ ، وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ

(١) كناية عن الدنيا . (٢) أي : السلطنة والقهر له دون غيره . (٣) أي : في ثواب عتقها . (٤) بفتح الزاي والموحدة وبالدال المهملة : الرغوة . (٥) مضى تفسيره في نفس الحديث (١٠٣٨) .