الْحِصْنُ الْحَصِينُ
al-Ḥiṣn al-Ḥaṣīn
THE IMPREGNABLE FORTRESS
From the Words of the Master of the Messengers
مِنْ كَلَامِ سَيِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ ﷺ
IMAM IBN AL-JAZARĪ
Abū al-Khayr Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad Ibn al-Jazarī · d. 833 AH
الذِّكْرُ الَّذِي وَرَدَ فَضْلُهُ غَيْرُ مَخْصُوصٍ بِوَقْتٍ، وَلَا سَبَبٍ، وَلَا مَكَانٍ
al-dhikru alladhī warada faḍluhu ghayru makhṣūṣin biwaqtin, wa-lā sababin, wa-lā makānin
Remembrance whose merit has been reported without being restricted to a particular time, cause, or place
فَضْلُ الذِّكْرِ
faḍlu al-dhikri
The Merit of Remembrance
(لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ) هِيَ أَفْضَلُ الذِّكْرِ [ت]، وَهِيَ أَفْضَلُ الْحَسَنَاتِ [أ].
(lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu) hiya ʾafḍalu al-dhikri [ت], wa-hiya ʾafḍalu al-ḥasanāti [أ].
“There is no deity but Allah” is the best form of remembrance [ت], and it is the best of good deeds [أ].
«أَسْعَدُ النَّاسِ بِشَفَاعَتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مَنْ قَالَهَا مُخْلِصًا مِنْ قَلْبِهِ أَوْ نَفْسِهِ» [خ].
«ʾasʿadu al-nāsi bishafāʿatī yawma al-qiyāmati man qālahā mukhliṣan min qalbihi ʾaw nafsihi» [خ].
“The person happiest to receive my intercession on the Day of Resurrection will be the one who says it sincerely from his heart or soul” [خ].
«يَخْرُجُ مِنَ النَّارِ مَنْ قَالَهَا وَفِي قَلْبِهِ وَزْنُ شَعِيرَةٍ مِنْ خَيْرٍ أَوْ مِنْ إِيمَانٍ، وَيَخْرُجُ مِنَ النَّارِ مَنْ قَالَهَا وَفِي قَلْبِهِ وَزْنُ بُرَّةٍ مِنْ خَيْرٍ أَوْ مِنْ إِيمَانٍ، وَيَخْرُجُ مِنَ النَّارِ مَنْ قَالَهَا وَفِي قَلْبِهِ وَزْنُ ذَرَّةٍ مِنْ خَيْرٍ أَوْ مِنْ إِيمَانٍ» [خ، م، ت].
«yakhruju mina al-nāri man qālahā wa-fī qalbihi waznu shaʿīratin min khayrin ʾaw min ʾīmānin, wa-yakhruju mina al-nāri man qālahā wa-fī qalbihi waznu burratin min khayrin ʾaw min ʾīmānin, wa-yakhruju mina al-nāri man qālahā wa-fī qalbihi waznu dharratin min khayrin ʾaw min ʾīmānin» [خ، م، ت].
“Whoever said it with the weight of a barley grain of goodness or faith in his heart will be brought out of the Fire; whoever said it with the weight of a grain of wheat of goodness or faith in his heart will be brought out of the Fire; and whoever said it with the weight of a speck of goodness or faith in his heart will be brought out of the Fire” [خ، م، ت].
«مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ قَالَهَا ثُمَّ مَاتَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ إِلَّا دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ، وَإِنْ زَنَى وَإِنْ سَرَقَ، وَإِنْ زَنَى وَإِنْ سَرَقَ، وَإِنْ زَنَى وَإِنْ سَرَقَ» [م].
«mā min ʿabdin qālahā thumma māta ʿalā dhālika ʾillā dakhala al-jannata, wa-ʾin zanā wa-ʾin saraqa, wa-ʾin zanā wa-ʾin saraqa, wa-ʾin zanā wa-ʾin saraqa» [م].
“No servant says it and then dies holding to it without entering Paradise, even if he committed adultery and stole, even if he committed adultery and stole, even if he committed adultery and stole” [م].
«جَدِّدُوا إِيمَانَكُمْ»؛ قِيلَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، وَكَيْفَ نُجَدِّدُ إِيمَانَنَا؟ قَالَ: «أَكْثِرُوا مِنْ قَوْلِ: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ» [أ، ط].
«jaddidū ʾīmānakum»; qīla: yā rasūla Allāhi, wa-kayfa nujaddidu ʾīmānanā? qāla: «ʾakthirū min qawli: lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu» [أ، ط].
“Renew your faith.” He was asked, “O Messenger of Allah, how do we renew our faith?” He said, “Say often: There is no deity but Allah” [أ، ط].
لَيْسَ لَهَا دُونَ اللَّهِ حِجَابٌ حَتَّى تَخْلُصَ إِلَيْهِ [ت]، قَوْلُهَا لَا يَتْرُكُ ذَنْبًا، وَلَا يُشْبِهُهَا عَمَلٌ [مس].
laysa lahā dūna Allāhi ḥijābun ḥattā takhluṣa ʾilayhi [ت], qawluhā lā yatruku dhanban, wa-lā yushbihuhā ʿamalun [مس].
There is no barrier between it and Allah until it reaches Him [ت]. Uttering it leaves no sin unerased, and no deed is comparable to it [مس].
«لَوْ أَنَّ أَهْلَ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَالْأَرَضِينَ السَّبْعَ فِي كِفَّةٍ، وَ(لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ) فِي كِفَّةٍ، مَالَتْ بِهِمْ» [حب، س، ر].
«law ʾanna ʾahla al-samāwāti al-sabʿi wa-l-ʾaraḍīna al-sabʿa fī kiffatin, wa-(lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu) fī kiffatin, mālat bihim» [حب، س، ر].
“If the inhabitants of the seven heavens and the seven earths were placed in one pan of a balance, and ‘There is no deity but Allah’ in the other, it would outweigh them” [حب، س، ر].
«مَا قَالَهَا عَبْدٌ قَطُّ مُخْلِصًا، إِلَّا فُتِحَتْ لَهُ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ حَتَّى تُفْضِيَ إِلَى الْعَرْشِ، مَا اجْتُنِبَتِ الْكَبَائِرُ» [ت، س، مس].
«mā qālahā ʿabdun qaṭṭu mukhliṣan, ʾillā futiḥat lahu ʾabwābu al-samāʾi ḥattā tufḍiya ʾilā al-ʿarshi, mā ujtunibati al-kabāʾiru» [ت، س، مس].
“No servant ever says it sincerely without the gates of heaven being opened for it until it reaches the Throne, provided the major sins are avoided” [ت، س، مس].
«لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ، وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ. مَنْ قَالَهَا عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ كَانَ كَمَنْ أَعْتَقَ أَرْبَعَةَ أَنْفُسٍ مِنْ وَلَدِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ» [خ، م، ت، س، أ].
«lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, lahu al-mulku, wa-lahu al-ḥamdu, yuḥyī wa-yumītu, wa-huwa ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīrun. man qālahā ʿashra marrātin kāna kaman ʾaʿtaqa ʾarbaʿata ʾanfusin min waladi ʾismāʿīla» [خ، م، ت، س، أ].
“There is no deity but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise; He gives life and causes death, and He has power over all things. Whoever says it ten times will be like one who freed four souls from the descendants of Ishmael” [خ، م، ت، س، أ].
وَمَرَّةً، كَعِتْقِ نَسَمَةٍ [أ، مص].
wa-marratan, kaʿitqi nasamatin [أ، مص].
Saying it once is like freeing one slave [أ، مص].
وَمِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ، كَانَتْ لَهُ عَدْلَ عَشْرِ رِقَابٍ، وَكُتِبَتْ لَهُ مِائَةُ حَسَنَةٍ، وَمُحِيَتْ عَنْهُ مِائَةُ سَيِّئَةٍ، وَكَانَتْ لَهُ حِرْزًا مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ، وَلَمْ يَأْتِ أَحَدٌ بِمِثْلٍ مِمَّا جَاءَ بِهِ إِلَّا أَحَدٌ عَمِلَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ [عو].
wa-miʾata marratin, kānat lahu ʿadla ʿashri riqābin, wa-kutibat lahu miʾatu ḥasanatin, wa-muḥiyat ʿanhu miʾatu sayyiʾatin, wa-kānat lahu ḥirzan mina al-shayṭāni, wa-lam yaʾti ʾaḥadun bimithlin mimmā jāʾa bihi ʾillā ʾaḥadun ʿamila ʾakthara min dhālika [عو].
Saying it one hundred times brings the reward of freeing ten slaves; one hundred good deeds are recorded for him, one hundred evil deeds are erased from him, and it is a safeguard for him from Satan. No one will bring anything better than what he has brought except someone who did more than that [عو].
هِيَ الَّتِي عَلَّمَهَا نُوحٌ ابْنَهُ، فَإِنَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ لَوْ كَانَتْ فِي كِفَّةٍ لَرَجَحَتْ بِهَا، وَلَوْ كَانَتْ حَلْقَةً لَضَمَّتْهَا [مص].
hiya allatī ʿallamahā nūḥun ibnahu, fa-ʾinna al-samāwāti law kānat fī kiffatin larajaḥat bihā, wa-law kānat ḥalqatan laḍammathā [مص].
This is the declaration that Noah taught his son. If the heavens were placed in one pan of a balance, this declaration would outweigh them; and if the heavens formed a ring, it would encompass them [مص].
«لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، كَلِمَتَانِ، إِحْدَاهُمَا لَيْسَ لَهَا نِهَايَةٌ دُونَ الْعَرْشِ، وَالْأُخْرَى تَمْلَأُ مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ» [ط].
«lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu, wa-Allāhu ʾakbaru, kalimatāni, ʾiḥdāhumā laysa lahā nihāyatun dūna al-ʿarshi, wa-l-ʾukhrā tamlaʾu mā bayna al-samāʾi wa-l-ʾarḍi» [ط].
“‘There is no deity but Allah’ and ‘Allah is the Greatest’ are two phrases: one has no stopping point short of the Throne, and the other fills all that lies between heaven and earth” [ط].
وَهُمَا مَعَ: (وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ) مَا عَلَى الْأَرْضِ أَحَدٌ يَقُولُهَا، إِلَّا كَفَّرَتْ عَنْهُ خَطَايَاهُ، وَلَوْ كَانَتْ مِثْلَ زَبَدِ الْبَحْرِ [ت، س].
wa-humā maʿa: (wa-lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata ʾillā bi-llāhi al-ʿaliyyi al-ʿaẓīmi) mā ʿalā al-ʾarḍi ʾaḥadun yaqūluhā, ʾillā kaffarat ʿanhu khaṭāyāhu, wa-law kānat mithla zabadi al-baḥri [ت، س].
Together with “There is no power and no strength except through Allah, the Most High, the Magnificent,” no one on earth says them without having his sins expiated, even if they are like the foam of the sea [ت، س].
«مَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ يَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، إِلَّا حَرَّمَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى النَّارِ» - حَدِيثُ مُعَاذٍ - قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَفَلَا أُخْبِرُ النَّاسَ فَيَسْتَبْشِرُوا؟ قَالَ: «إِذًا يَتَّكِلُوا». وَأَخْبَرَ بِهَا مُعَاذٌ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ تَأَثُّمًا [خ، م].
«mā min ʾaḥadin yashhadu ʾan lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu, wa-ʾanna muḥammadan rasūlu Allāhi, ʾillā ḥarramahu Allāhu ʿalā al-nāri» - ḥadīthu muʿādhin - qāla: yā rasūla Allāhi, ʾafalā ʾukhbiru al-nāsa fa-yastabshirū? qāla: «ʾidhan yattakilū». wa-ʾakhbara bihā muʿādhun ʿinda mawtihi taʾaththuman [خ، م].
“No one testifies that there is no deity but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah without Allah forbidding the Fire to touch him.” In the hadith of Mu‘adh, he asked, “O Messenger of Allah, shall I not tell the people so that they may rejoice?” He replied, “Then they would rely upon it.” Mu‘adh disclosed it at the time of his death for fear of concealing knowledge and thereby sinning [خ، م].
«مَنْ شَهِدَ بِهَا كَذَلِكَ، حَرَّمَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى النَّارِ» [م، ت].
«man shahida bihā ka-dhālika, ḥarramahu Allāhu ʿalā al-nāri» [م، ت].
“Whoever bears this testimony in that manner, Allah will forbid the Fire to touch him” [م، ت].
وَحَدِيثُ الْبِطَاقَةِ الَّتِي تَثْقُلُ بِالتِّسْعَةِ وَالتِّسْعِينَ سِجِلًّا، كُلُّ سِجِلٍّ مَدُّ الْبَصَرِ: «أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ» [ق، حب، مس].
wa-ḥadīthu al-biṭāqati allatī tathqulu bi-l-tisʿati wa-l-tisʿīna sijillan, kullu sijillin maddu al-baṣari: «ʾashhadu ʾan lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu, wa-ʾashhadu ʾanna muḥammadan ʿabduhu wa-rasūluhu» [ق، حب، مس].
And there is the hadith of the card that outweighs ninety-nine scrolls, each scroll stretching as far as the eye can see: “I testify that there is no deity but Allah, and I testify that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger” [ق، حب، مس].
«مَنْ قَالَ: أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ، وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ، وَأَنَّ عِيسَى عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَابْنُ أَمَتِهِ، وَكَلِمَتُهُ أَلْقَاهَا إِلَى مَرْيَمَ، وَرُوحٌ مِنْهُ، وَأَنَّ الْجَنَّةَ حَقٌّ، وَالنَّارَ حَقٌّ. أَدْخَلَهُ اللَّهُ مِنْ أَيِّ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ الثَّمَانِيَةِ شَاءَ» [م، خ، س].
«man qāla: ʾashhadu ʾan lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu waḥdahu, wa-ʾanna muḥammadan ʿabduhu wa-rasūluhu, wa-ʾanna ʿīsā ʿabdu Allāhi wa-ibnu ʾamatihi, wa-kalimatuhu ʾalqāhā ʾilā maryama, wa-rūḥun minhu, wa-ʾanna al-jannata ḥaqqun, wa-l-nāra ḥaqqun. ʾadkhalahu Allāhu min ʾayyi ʾabwābi al-jannati al-thamāniyati shāʾa» [م، خ، س].
“Whoever says: I testify that there is no deity but Allah alone; that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger; that Jesus is the servant of Allah and the son of His bondwoman, His word which He cast to Mary, and a spirit from Him; and that Paradise is true and the Fire is true—Allah will admit him through whichever of the eight gates of Paradise he wishes” [م، خ، س].
«مَنْ شَهِدَ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ، وَأَنَّ عِيسَى عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولُهُ، وَابْنُ أَمَتِهِ، وَكَلِمَتُهُ أَلْقَاهَا إِلَى مَرْيَمَ، وَرُوحٌ مِنْهُ،
«man shahida ʾan lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu, waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, wa-ʾanna muḥammadan ʿabduhu wa-rasūluhu, wa-ʾanna ʿīsā ʿabdu Allāhi wa-rasūluhu, wa-ibnu ʾamatihi, wa-kalimatuhu ʾalqāhā ʾilā maryama, wa-rūḥun minhu,
“Whoever testifies that there is no deity but Allah alone, with no partner; that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger; that Jesus is the servant and Messenger of Allah, the son of His bondwoman, His word which He cast to Mary, and a spirit from Him;
وَالْجَنَّةُ حَقٌّ، وَالنَّارُ حَقٌّ. أَدْخَلَهُ اللَّهُ الْجَنَّةَ عَلَى مَا كَانَ مِنْ عَمَلٍ، أَوْ: مِنْ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ الثَّمَانِيَةِ أَيَّهَا شَاءَ» [خ، م، س].
wa-l-jannatu ḥaqqun, wa-l-nāru ḥaqqun. ʾadkhalahu Allāhu al-jannata ʿalā mā kāna min ʿamalin, ʾaw: min ʾabwābi al-jannati al-thamāniyati ʾayyahā shāʾa» [خ، م، س].
and that Paradise is true and the Fire is true—Allah will admit him to Paradise in accordance with whatever deeds he has done, or, according to another wording, through whichever of the eight gates of Paradise he wishes” [خ، م، س].
كَانَ ﷺ يَقُولُ: «لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ، أَعَزَّ جُنْدَهُ، وَنَصَرَ عَبْدَهُ، وَغَلَبَ الْأَحْزَابَ وَحْدَهُ، فَلَا شَيْءَ بَعْدَهُ» [خ، م، س].
kāna ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam yaqūlu: «lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu waḥdahu, ʾaʿazza jundahu, wa-naṣara ʿabdahu, wa-ghalaba al-ʾaḥzāba waḥdahu, fa-lā shayʾa baʿdahu» [خ، م، س].
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say, “There is no god but Allah alone. He strengthened His army, gave victory to His servant, and defeated the confederates by Himself; there is nothing after Him” [خ، م، س].
حَدِيثُ الْأَعْرَابِيِّ: عَلِّمْنِي كَلَامًا أَقُولُهُ. قَالَ: «قُلْ: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا،
ḥadīthu al-ʾaʿrābiyyi: ʿallimnī kalāman ʾaqūluhu. qāla: «qul: lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, Allāhu ʾakbaru kabīran, wa-l-ḥamdu li-llāhi kathīran,
In the hadith of the Bedouin, he said, “Teach me words that I may say.” He replied, “Say: There is no deity but Allah alone, with no partner; Allah is supremely great; abundant praise belongs to Allah;
وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ [د] الْعَظِيمِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمِ، اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي، وَارْحَمْنِي، وَاهْدِنِي، وَارْزُقْنِي» [م].
wa-subḥāna Allāhi rabbi al-ʿālamīna, lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata ʾillā bi-llāhi al-ʿaliyyi [د] al-ʿaẓīmi al-ʿazīzi al-ḥakīmi, Allāhumma ighfir lī, wa-irḥamnī, wa-ihdinī, wa-urzuqnī» [م].
glory be to Allah, Lord of the worlds; there is no power and no strength except through Allah, the Most High [د], the Magnificent, the Mighty, the Wise. O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, and provide for me” [م].
«مَنْ قَالَ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ. كُتِبَتْ لَهُ عَشْرًا، وَمَنْ قَالَهَا عَشْرًا كُتِبَتْ لَهُ مِائَةً، وَمَنْ قَالَهَا مِائَةً كُتِبَتْ لَهُ أَلْفًا، وَمَنْ زَادَ زَادَهُ اللَّهُ» [ت، س].
«man qāla: subḥāna Allāhi wa-biḥamdihi. kutibat lahu ʿashran, wa-man qālahā ʿashran kutibat lahu miʾatan, wa-man qālahā miʾatan kutibat lahu ʾalfan, wa-man zāda zādahu Allāhu» [ت، س].
“Whoever says, ‘Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him,’ will have ten good deeds recorded for him. Whoever says it ten times will have one hundred recorded for him; whoever says it one hundred times will have one thousand recorded for him; and whoever does more, Allah will give him more” [ت، س].
«مَنْ قَالَهَا مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ حُطَّتْ خَطَايَاهُ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ مِثْلَ زَبَدِ الْبَحْرِ» [عو].
«man qālahā miʾata marratin ḥuṭṭat khaṭāyāhu wa-ʾin kānat mithla zabadi al-baḥri» [عو].
“Whoever says it one hundred times will have his sins erased, even if they are like the foam of the sea” [عو].
«هِيَ أَحَبُّ الْكَلَامِ إِلَى اللَّهِ» [م، ت، س، مص].
«hiya ʾaḥabbu al-kalāmi ʾilā Allāhi» [م، ت، س، مص].
“It is the speech most beloved to Allah” [م، ت، س، مص].
وَ«هِيَ أَفْضَلُ الْكَلَامِ الَّذِي اصْطَفَى اللَّهُ لِمَلَائِكَتِهِ» [م، عو].
wa-«hiya ʾafḍalu al-kalāmi alladhī iṣṭafā Allāhu limalāʾikatihi» [م، عو].
And “it is the best speech that Allah selected for His angels” [م، عو].
«هِيَ الَّتِي أَمَرَ نُوحٌ بِهَا ابْنَهُ، فَإِنَّهَا صَلَاةُ الْخَلْقِ، وَتَسْبِيحُ الْخَلْقِ، وَبِهَا يُرْزَقُ الْخَلْقُ» [مص].
«hiya allatī ʾamara nūḥun bihā ibnahu, fa-ʾinnahā ṣalātu al-khalqi, wa-tasbīḥu al-khalqi, wa-bihā yurzaqu al-khalqu» [مص].
“It is what Noah instructed his son to say, for it is the prayer of creation and the glorification of creation, and through it creation receives its provision” [مص].
«مَنْ قَالَهَا غُرِسَتْ لَهُ شَجَرَةٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ» [ر].
«man qālahā ghurisat lahu shajaratun fī al-jannati» [ر].
“Whoever says it will have a tree planted for him in Paradise” [ر].
«مَنْ هَالَهُ اللَّيْلُ أَنْ يُكَابِدَهُ (١)، أَوْ بَخِلَ بِالْمَالِ أَنْ يُنْفِقَهُ، أَوْ جَبُنَ عَنِ الْعَدُوِّ أَنْ يُقَاتِلَهُ، فَلْيُكْثِرْ مِنْهَا، فَإِنَّهَا أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ جَبَلِ ذَهَبٍ تُنْفِقُهُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ» [ط].
«man hālahu al-laylu ʾan yukābidahu (1), ʾaw bakhila bi-l-māli ʾan yunfiqahu, ʾaw jabuna ʿani al-ʿaduwwi ʾan yuqātilahu, fa-lyukthir minhā, fa-ʾinnahā ʾaḥabbu ʾilā Allāhi min jabali dhahabin tunfiquhu fī sabīli Allāhi» [ط].
“Whoever is daunted by the night and unable to endure it (1), too stingy to spend his wealth, or too fearful to fight the enemy should say it often, for it is dearer to Allah than a mountain of gold spent in the cause of Allah” [ط].
«أَحَبُّ الْكَلَامِ إِلَى اللَّهِ: سُبْحَانَ رَبِّي وَبِحَمْدِهِ» [عو].
«ʾaḥabbu al-kalāmi ʾilā Allāhi: subḥāna rabbī wa-biḥamdihi» [عو].
“The speech most beloved to Allah is: Glory be to my Lord and praise be to Him” [عو].
«مَنْ قَالَ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ. نَبَتَ لَهُ غَرْسٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ» [أ].
«man qāla: subḥāna Allāhi al-ʿaẓīmi. nabata lahu gharsun fī al-jannati» [أ].
“Whoever says, ‘Glory be to Allah, the Magnificent,’ will have a planting grow for him in Paradise” [أ].
«مَنْ قَالَ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ [مص] وَبِحَمْدِهِ. غُرِسَتْ لَهُ نَخْلَةٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ» [د، س، حب، مس، مص].
«man qāla: subḥāna Allāhi al-ʿaẓīmi [مص] wa-biḥamdihi. ghurisat lahu nakhlatun fī al-jannati» [د، س، حب، مس، مص].
“Whoever says, ‘Glory be to Allah, the Magnificent [مص], and praise be to Him,’ will have a palm tree planted for him in Paradise” [د، س، حب، مس، مص].
(١) مِنْ هَالَهُ: مِنَ الْهَوْلِ وَهُوَ الْأَمْرُ الشَّدِيدُ، وَمَعْنَى الْمُكَابَدَةِ لَهُ مُقَاسَاةُ شِدَّتِهِ.
(1) min hālahu: mina al-hawli wa-huwa al-ʾamru al-shadīdu, wa-maʿnā al-mukābadati lahu muqāsātu shiddatihi.
(1) The expression “is daunted by it” derives from hawl, meaning something frightening or severe. To endure the night means to bear its hardship.
«فَإِنَّهَا عِبَادَةُ الْخَلْقِ، وَبِهَا تُقْطَعُ (١) أَرْزَاقُهُمْ» [ر].
«fa-ʾinnahā ʿibādatu al-khalqi, wa-bihā tuqṭaʿu (1) ʾarzāquhum» [ر].
“For it is the worship of creation, and through it their provisions are allotted (1)” [ر].
«كَلِمَتَانِ خَفِيفَتَانِ عَلَى اللِّسَانِ، ثَقِيلَتَانِ فِي الْمِيزَانِ، حَبِيبَتَانِ إِلَى الرَّحْمَنِ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ» [خ، م، ت، مص].
«kalimatāni khafīfatāni ʿalā al-lisāni, thaqīlatāni fī al-mīzāni, ḥabībatāni ʾilā al-raḥmāni: subḥāna Allāhi wa-biḥamdihi, subḥāna Allāhi al-ʿaẓīmi» [خ، م، ت، مص].
“Two phrases are light on the tongue, heavy in the balance, and beloved to the Most Compassionate: Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him; glory be to Allah, the Magnificent” [خ، م، ت، مص].
«مَنْ قَالَهَا مَعْ: (أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ)، كُتِبَتْ كَمَا قَالَهَا، ثُمَّ عُلِّقَتْ بِالْعَرْشِ، لَا يَمْحُوهَا ذَنْبٌ عَمِلَهُ صَاحِبُهَا حَتَّى يَلْقَى اللَّهَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مَخْتُومَةً كَمَا قَالَهَا» [ر].
«man qālahā maʿ: (ʾastaghfiru Allāha al-ʿaẓīma wa-ʾatūbu ʾilayhi), kutibat kamā qālahā, thumma ʿulliqat bi-l-ʿarshi, lā yamḥūhā dhanbun ʿamilahu ṣāḥibuhā ḥattā yalqā Allāha yawma al-qiyāmati makhtūmatan kamā qālahā» [ر].
“Whoever says it together with, ‘I seek the forgiveness of Allah, the Magnificent, and repent to Him,’ will have it recorded just as he said it and then suspended from the Throne. No sin committed by the one who said it will erase it, until he meets Allah on the Day of Resurrection with it sealed just as he said it” [ر].
وَقَالَ ﷺ لِجُوَيْرِيَةَ وَقَدْ خَرَجَ مِنْ عِنْدِهَا بُكْرَةً حِينَ صَلَّى الصُّبْحَ وَهِيَ فِي مَسْجِدِهَا تَسَبِّحُ، ثُمَّ رَجَعَ بَعْدَ أَنْ أَضْحَى وَهِيَ جَالِسَةٌ: «مَا زِلْتِ عَلَى الْحَالِ الَّتِي فَارَقْتُكِ عَلَيْهَا؟» قَالَتْ: نَعَمْ.
wa-qāla ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam lijuwayriyata wa-qad kharaja min ʿindihā bukratan ḥīna ṣallā al-ṣubḥa wa-hiya fī masjidihā tasabbiḥu, thumma rajaʿa baʿda ʾan ʾaḍḥā wa-hiya jālisatun: «mā zilti ʿalā al-ḥāli allatī fāraqtuki ʿalayhā?» qālat: naʿam.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Juwayriyah, after leaving her early in the morning when he had prayed Fajr while she remained in her prayer place glorifying Allah, then returning after the forenoon while she was still seated, “Have you remained in the same state in which I left you?” She replied, “Yes.”
قَالَ: «لَقَدْ قُلْتُ بَعْدَكِ أَرْبَعَ كَلِمَاتٍ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ، لَوْ وُزِنَتْ بِمَا قُلْتِ مُنْذُ الْيَوْمِ لَوَزَنَتْهُنَّ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ، عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ، وَرِضَا نَفْسِهِ، وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ، وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ» [م، عه].
qāla: «laqad qultu baʿdaki ʾarbaʿa kalimātin thalātha marrātin, law wuzinat bimā qulti mundhu al-yawmi lawazanathunna: subḥāna Allāhi wa-biḥamdihi, ʿadada khalqihi, wa-riḍā nafsihi, wa-zinata ʿarshihi, wa-midāda kalimātihi» [م، عه].
He said, “After leaving you I said four phrases three times. If they were weighed against everything you have said since this morning, they would outweigh it: Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him, by the number of His creation, to the extent of His pleasure, by the weight of His Throne, and by the ink of His words” [م، عه].
«سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رِضَا نَفْسِهِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ زِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ» [م، س، مص، عو].
«subḥāna Allāhi ʿadada khalqihi, subḥāna Allāhi riḍā nafsihi, subḥāna Allāhi zinata ʿarshihi, subḥāna Allāhi midāda kalimātihi» [م، س، مص، عو].
“Glory be to Allah by the number of His creation; glory be to Allah to the extent of His pleasure; glory be to Allah by the weight of His Throne; glory be to Allah by the ink of His words” [م، س، مص، عو].
وَ«الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَذَلِكَ» [س].
wa-«al-ḥamdu li-llāhi ka-dhālika» [س].
And “Praise be to Allah likewise” [س].
«سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ، وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ، وَرِضَا نَفْسِهِ، وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ، وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ» [س].
«subḥāna Allāhi wa-biḥamdihi, wa-lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu, wa-Allāhu ʾakbaru, ʿadada khalqihi, wa-riḍā nafsihi, wa-zinata ʿarshihi, wa-midāda kalimātihi» [س].
“Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him; there is no deity but Allah; and Allah is the Greatest—by the number of His creation, to the extent of His pleasure, by the weight of His Throne, and by the ink of His words” [س].
وَقَالَ ﷺ لِامْرَأَةٍ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا وَبَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا نَوًى أَوْ حَصًى، تُسَبِّحُ بِهِ: «أَلَا أُخْبِرُكِ بِمَا هُوَ أَيْسَرُ عَلَيْكِ مِنْ هَذَا، أَوْ أَفْضَلَ؟» فَقَالَ: «سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ فِي السَّمَاءِ، وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ فِي الْأَرْضِ،
wa-qāla ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam li-imraʾatin dakhala ʿalayhā wa-bayna yadayhā nawan ʾaw ḥaṣan, tusabbiḥu bihi: «ʾalā ʾukhbiruki bimā huwa ʾaysaru ʿalayki min hādhā, ʾaw ʾafḍala?» fa-qāla: «subḥāna Allāhi ʿadada mā khalaqa fī al-samāʾi, wa-subḥāna Allāhi ʿadada mā khalaqa fī al-ʾarḍi,
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) visited a woman who had date stones or pebbles before her and was using them to glorify Allah. He said, “Shall I tell you something easier—or better—for you than this?” Then he said, “Glory be to Allah by the number of what He created in heaven, and glory be to Allah by the number of what He created on earth;
وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ، وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا هُوَ خَالِقٌ، وَ(اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ) مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ، وَ(الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ) مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ، وَ(لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ) مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ، وَ(لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ) مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ» [د، ت، س، حب، مس].
wa-subḥāna Allāhi ʿadada mā bayna dhālika, wa-subḥāna Allāhi ʿadada mā huwa khāliqun, wa-(Allāhu ʾakbaru) mithla dhālika, wa-(al-ḥamdu li-llāhi) mithla dhālika, wa-(lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu) mithla dhālika, wa-(lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata ʾillā bi-llāhi) mithla dhālika» [د، ت، س، حب، مس].
glory be to Allah by the number of what lies between them, and glory be to Allah by the number of what He is yet to create; ‘Allah is the Greatest’ the same number; ‘Praise be to Allah’ the same number; ‘There is no deity but Allah’ the same number; and ‘There is no power and no strength except through Allah’ the same number” [د، ت، س، حب، مس].
وَدَخَلَ ﷺ عَلَى صَفِيَّةَ، وَبَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا أَرْبَعَةُ آلَافِ نَوَاةٍ تُسَبِّحُ بِهِنَّ، فَقَالَ: «قَدْ
wa-dakhala ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam ʿalā ṣafiyyata, wa-bayna yadayhā ʾarbaʿatu ʾālāfi nawātin tusabbiḥu bihinna, fa-qāla: «qad
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered upon Safiyyah while she had four thousand date stones before her with which she was glorifying Allah. He said, “I have
(١) أَيْ تُقْسَمُ لَهُمْ.
(1) ʾay tuqsamu lahum.
(1) That is, apportioned to them.
سَبَّحْتُ مُنْذُ وَقَفْتُ عَلَى رَأْسِكِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ هَذَا». قَالَتْ: عَلِّمْنِي. قَالَ: «قُولِي: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ» [د، مس].
sabbaḥtu mundhu waqaftu ʿalā raʾsiki ʾakthara min hādhā». qālat: ʿallimnī. qāla: «qūlī: subḥāna Allāhi ʿadada mā khalaqa» [د، مس].
glorified Allah more than this since I stood here beside you.” She said, “Teach me.” He said, “Say: ‘Glory be to Allah as many times as the number of all He has created’” [د، مس].
وَقَالَ ﷺ لِأَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ: «أُعَلِّمُكَ شَيْئًا هُوَ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ اللَّيْلَ مَعَ النَّهَارِ، وَالنَّهَارَ مَعَ اللَّيْلِ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ، وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مِلْءَ مَا خَلَقَ،
wa-qāla ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam liʾabī al-dardāʾi: «ʾuʿallimuka shayʾan huwa ʾafḍalu min dhikri Allāhi al-layla maʿa al-nahāri, wa-l-nahāra maʿa al-layli: subḥāna Allāhi ʿadada mā khalaqa, wa-subḥāna Allāhi milʾa mā khalaqa,
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Abu al-Darda', “Shall I teach you something better than remembering Allah throughout the night and day? Glory be to Allah as many times as the number of all He has created; glory be to Allah in an amount filling all He has created;
وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مِلْءَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا أَحْصَى كِتَابُهُ، وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مِلْءَ مَا أَحْصَى كِتَابُهُ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ،
wa-subḥāna Allāhi ʿadada kulli shayʾin, wa-subḥāna Allāhi milʾa kulli shayʾin, wa-subḥāna Allāhi ʿadada mā ʾaḥṣā kitābuhu, wa-subḥāna Allāhi milʾa mā ʾaḥṣā kitābuhu, wa-l-ḥamdu li-llāhi ʿadada mā khalaqa,
glory be to Allah as many times as the number of all things; glory be to Allah in an amount filling all things; glory be to Allah as many times as the number of all that His Book has recorded; glory be to Allah in an amount filling all that His Book has recorded; all praise is due to Allah as many times as the number of all He has created;
وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ مِلْءَ مَا خَلَقَ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَدَدَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ مِلْءَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا أَحْصَى كِتَابُهُ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ مِلْءَ مَا أَحْصَى كِتَابُهُ» [ر، ط].
wa-l-ḥamdu li-llāhi milʾa mā khalaqa, wa-l-ḥamdu li-llāhi ʿadada kulli shayʾin, wa-l-ḥamdu li-llāhi milʾa kulli shayʾin, wa-l-ḥamdu li-llāhi ʿadada mā ʾaḥṣā kitābuhu, wa-l-ḥamdu li-llāhi milʾa mā ʾaḥṣā kitābuhu» [ر، ط].
all praise is due to Allah in an amount filling all He has created; all praise is due to Allah as many times as the number of all things; all praise is due to Allah in an amount filling all things; all praise is due to Allah as many times as the number of all that His Book has recorded; and all praise is due to Allah in an amount filling all that His Book has recorded” [ر، ط].
وَقَالَ لِأَبِي أُمَامَةَ: «أَلَا أُخْبِرُكَ بِأَكْثَرَ - أَوْ: أَفْضَلَ - مِنْ ذِكْرِكَ اللَّيْلَ مَعَ النَّهَارِ، وَالنَّهَارَ مَعَ اللَّيْلِ، أَنْ تَقُولَ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مِلْءَ مَا خَلَقَ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَالسَّمَاءِ،
wa-qāla liʾabī ʾumāmata: «ʾalā ʾukhbiruka bi-ʾakthara - ʾaw: ʾafḍala - min dhikrika al-layla maʿa al-nahāri, wa-l-nahāra maʿa al-layli, ʾan taqūla: subḥāna Allāhi ʿadada mā khalaqa, subḥāna Allāhi milʾa mā khalaqa, subḥāna Allāhi ʿadada mā fī al-ʾarḍi wa-l-samāʾi,
He said to Abu Umamah, “Shall I tell you of something greater—or better—than your remembrance throughout the night and day? Say: Glory be to Allah as many times as the number of all He has created; glory be to Allah in an amount filling all He has created; glory be to Allah as many times as the number of all that is in the earth and the sky;
وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مِلْءَ مَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَالسَّمَاءِ، وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا أَحْصَى كِتَابُهُ، وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مِلْءَ مَا أَحْصَى كِتَابُهُ، وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مِلْءَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ» [س، حب، مس].
wa-subḥāna Allāhi milʾa mā fī al-ʾarḍi wa-l-samāʾi, wa-subḥāna Allāhi ʿadada mā ʾaḥṣā kitābuhu, wa-subḥāna Allāhi milʾa mā ʾaḥṣā kitābuhu, wa-subḥāna Allāhi ʿadada kulli shayʾin, wa-subḥāna Allāhi milʾa kulli shayʾin, wa-l-ḥamdu li-llāhi mithla dhālika» [س، حب، مس].
glory be to Allah in an amount filling all that is in the earth and the sky; glory be to Allah as many times as the number of all that His Book has recorded; glory be to Allah in an amount filling all that His Book has recorded; glory be to Allah as many times as the number of all things; glory be to Allah in an amount filling all things; and all praise is due to Allah in the same measure” [س، حب، مس].
وَكَذَا رَوَاهُ (ط)، إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي مَوْضِعِ (سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ): (الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ)، ثُمَّ قَالَ: وَيُسَبِّحُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَيُكَبِّرُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ، وَكَذَا رَوَاهُ (أ)، سِوَى التَّكْبِيرِ.
wa-kadhā rawāhu (ṭ), ʾillā ʾannahu qāla fī mawḍiʿi (subḥāna Allāhi): (al-ḥamdu li-llāhi), thumma qāla: wa-yusabbiḥu mithla dhālika wa-yukabbiru mithla dhālika, wa-kadhā rawāhu (ʾ), siwā al-takbīri.
It was likewise narrated by (ط), except that it has (All praise is due to Allah) in place of (Glory be to Allah). It then says, “One should glorify Allah in the same measure and magnify Him in the same measure.” It was likewise narrated by (أ), but without the magnification.
وَقَالَتْ سَلْمَى أُمُّ ابْنِ أَبِي رَافِعٍ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَخْبِرْنِي بِكَلِمَاتٍ، وَلَا تُكْثِرْ عَلَيَّ. فَقَالَ: «قُولِي عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ: (اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ)، يَقُولُ اللَّهُ: هَذَا لِي.
wa-qālat salmā ʾummu ibni ʾabī rāfiʿin: yā rasūla Allāhi, ʾakhbirnī bikalimātin, wa-lā tukthir ʿalayya. fa-qāla: «qūlī ʿashra marrātin: (Allāhu ʾakbaru), yaqūlu Allāhu: hādhā lī.
Salma, the mother of Ibn Abi Rafi', said, “O Messenger of Allah, teach me some words, but do not give me too many.” He said, “Say ten times, (Allah is greatest). Allah says, ‘This is for Me.’
وَقُولِي: (سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ) عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ؛ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ: هَذَا لِي. وَقُولِي: (اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي)، يَقُولُ اللَّهُ: قَدْ فَعَلْتُ. فَتَقُولِينَ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ، وَيَقُولُ: قَدْ فَعَلْتُ» [ط].
wa-qūlī: (subḥāna Allāhi) ʿashra marrātin; yaqūlu Allāhu: hādhā lī. wa-qūlī: (Allāhumma ighfir lī), yaqūlu Allāhu: qad faʿaltu. fa-taqūlīna ʿashra marrātin, wa-yaqūlu: qad faʿaltu» [ط].
Say ten times, (Glory be to Allah). Allah says, ‘This is for Me.’ And say, (O Allah, forgive me). Allah says, ‘I have done so.’ You will say it ten times, and each time He will say, ‘I have done so’” [ط].
«أَفْضَلُ الْكَلَامِ: سُبْحَانَ رَبِّي وَبِحَمْدِهِ، سُبْحَانَ رَبِّي وَبِحَمْدِهِ» [ت]، وَ(سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ) وَ(الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ) تَمْلَآنِ مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ، وَ(الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ) تَمْلَأُ الْمِيزَانَ [م، ت].
«ʾafḍalu al-kalāmi: subḥāna rabbī wa-biḥamdihi, subḥāna rabbī wa-biḥamdihi» [ت], wa-(subḥāna Allāhi) wa-(al-ḥamdu li-llāhi) tamlaʾāni mā bayna al-samāʾi wa-l-ʾarḍi, wa-(al-ḥamdu li-llāhi) tamlaʾu al-mīzāna [م، ت].
“The best words are: ‘Glory be to my Lord and praise be to Him; glory be to my Lord and praise be to Him’” [ت]. (Glory be to Allah) and (All praise is due to Allah) fill what lies between heaven and earth, and (All praise is due to Allah) fills the Scale [م، ت].
«أَحَبُّ الْكَلَامِ إِلَى اللَّهِ أَرْبَعٌ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ. لَا يَضُرُّكَ بِأَيِّهِنَّ بَدَأْتَ» [م، ت].
«ʾaḥabbu al-kalāmi ʾilā Allāhi ʾarbaʿun: subḥāna Allāhi, wa-l-ḥamdu li-llāhi, wa-lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu, wa-Allāhu ʾakbaru. lā yaḍurruka biʾayyihinna badaʾta» [م، ت].
“The words dearest to Allah are four: Glory be to Allah; all praise is due to Allah; there is no deity but Allah; and Allah is greatest. It makes no difference which of them you begin with” [م، ت].
«هِيَ أَفْضَلُ الْكَلَامِ بَعْدَ الْقُرْآنِ، وَهُنَّ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ» (١) [أ]، مَنْ قَالَهَا كُتِبَ لَهُ بِكُلِّ حَرْفٍ عَشْرُ حَسَنَاتٍ [ط].
«hiya ʾafḍalu al-kalāmi baʿda al-qurʾāni, wa-hunna mina al-qurʾāni» (1) [أ], man qālahā kutiba lahu bikulli ḥarfin ʿashru ḥasanātin [ط].
“They are the best words after the Qur'an, and they are from the Qur'an” (1) [أ]. Whoever says them will have ten good deeds recorded for every letter [ط].
«لَأَنْ أَقُولَهَا أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّا طَلَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمْسُ» [م، ت، س، مص، عو].
«li-ʾan ʾaqūlahā ʾaḥabbu ʾilayya mimmā ṭalaʿat ʿalayhi al-shamsu» [م، ت، س، مص، عو].
“For me to say them is dearer than everything upon which the sun rises” [م، ت، س، مص، عو].
«إِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ طَيِّبَةُ التُّرْبَةِ، عَذْبَةُ الْمَاءِ، وَإِنَّهَا قِيعَانٌ (٢)، وَإِنَّ غِرَاسَهَا هَذِهِ» [ت].
«ʾinna al-jannata ṭayyibatu al-turbati, ʿadhbatu al-māʾi, wa-ʾinnahā qīʿānun (2), wa-ʾinna ghirāsahā hādhihi» [ت].
“Paradise has wholesome soil and sweet water. It consists of open plains (2), and these words are its plantings” [ت].
«يُغْرَسُ لَكَ بِكُلِّ وَاحِدَةٍ شَجَرَةٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ» [ق، مس، طس].
«yughrasu laka bikulli wāḥidatin shajaratun fī al-jannati» [ق، مس، طس].
“For each one of these words, a tree will be planted for you in Paradise” [ق، مس، طس].
«خُذُوا جُنَّتَكُمْ (٣) مِنَ النَّارِ؛ قُولُوا - يَعْنِي - هَذِهِ، فَإِنَّهُنَّ يَأْتِينَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مُجَنَّبَاتٍ، وَمُعَقِّبَاتٍ (٤)، وَهُنَّ الْبَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ» [س، مس، صط، طس].
«khudhū junnatakum (3) mina al-nāri; qūlū - yaʿnī - hādhihi, fa-ʾinnahunna yaʾtīna yawma al-qiyāmati mujannabātin, wa-muʿaqqibātin (4), wa-hunna al-bāqiyātu al-ṣāliḥātu» [س، مس، صط، طس].
“Take up your protection (3) against the Fire. Say these words, for on the Day of Resurrection they will come arrayed before you and following behind you (4). They are the enduring righteous deeds” [س، مس، صط، طس].
«وَكُلُّ تَسْبِيحَةٍ صَدَقَةٍ، وَكُلُّ تَحْمِيدَةٍ صَدَقَةٍ، وَكُلُّ تَهْلِيلَةٍ صَدَقَةٍ، وَكُلُّ تَكْبِيرَةٍ صَدَقَةٍ» [م، د].
«wa-kullu tasbīḥatin ṣadaqatin, wa-kullu taḥmīdatin ṣadaqatin, wa-kullu tahlīlatin ṣadaqatin, wa-kullu takbīratin ṣadaqatin» [م، د].
“Every utterance of ‘Glory be to Allah’ is an act of charity; every utterance of ‘All praise is due to Allah’ is an act of charity; every utterance of ‘There is no deity but Allah’ is an act of charity; and every utterance of ‘Allah is greatest’ is an act of charity” [م، د].
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