In Sahīh Muslim, Abū Mālik al-Ash‘arī reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say:
“Purification is half of faith. ‘Praise belongs to Allah’ fills the Scale, and ‘Glory be to Allah’ and ‘praise belongs to Allah’ fill—or it fills—what is between heaven and earth. Prayer is light, charity is proof, patience is radiance, and the Quran is an argument for you or against you. Everyone goes forth in the morning: some sell their souls and bring about their ruin, while others purchase their souls and set them free” (1).
Ibn Mājah and al-Tirmidhī narrated through Talha ibn Khirāsh ibn ‘Umar, from Jābir ibn ‘Abd Allāh, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say:
“The best remembrance is ‘There is no god but Allah,’ and the best supplication is ‘Praise belongs to Allah’ (2).”
Ibn ‘Uyayna was asked about this hadith: “Is ‘Praise belongs to Allah’ a supplication?” He replied: “Have you not heard what Umayya ibn Abī al-Salt said to ‘Abd Allāh ibn Jud‘ān, hoping for his bounty: