Any time of the day
Glorifying and praising Allah: every dhikr, with a counter
Subhanallah, alhamdulillah, la ilaha illallah and Allahu akbar: short words of praise, each with how many times it is said and the hadith that gives its worth, such as Sahih Muslim 2695.
Tap the number under each dhikr every time you say it. It turns to “Done” at the count the book gives. 0 of 11 done today.
The 11 adhkar to say, in the book’s order
Subhanallahi wa bihamdih, a hundred times a day
قَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَنْ قَالَ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ فِي يَوْمٍ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ حُطَّتْ خَطَايَاهُ وَلَوْ كَانَتْ مِثْلَ زَبَدِ الْبَحْر)).
Subhanallahi wa bihamdih.
The Prophet ﷺ said: Whoever says “Glory be to Allah, and praise be to Him” a hundred times in a day has his sins taken away, even if they are as much as the foam on the sea.
La ilaha illallahu wahdahu, ten times
وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: ((مَنْ قَالَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ، وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ عَشْرَ مِرَارٍ، كَانَ كَمَنْ أَعْتَقَ أَرْبَعَةَ أَنْفُسٍ مِنْ وَلَدِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ)).
La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamd, wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadir.
The Prophet ﷺ said: Whoever says “There is no god but Allah, alone, with no partner; His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He has power over all things” ten times is like one who has freed four souls from the children of Isma‘il.
Subhanallahi wa bihamdih, subhanallahil-‘azim
وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: ((كَلِمَتَانِ خَفِيفَتَانِ عَلَى اللِّسَانِ، ثَقِيلَتَانِ فِي الْمِيزَانِ، حَبِيبَتَانِ إِلَى الرَّحْمَنِ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ، سُبْحانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ)).
Subhanallahi wa bihamdih, subhanallahil-‘azim.
The Prophet ﷺ said: Two words are light on the tongue, heavy on the scales and beloved to the Most Merciful: “Glory be to Allah, and praise be to Him; glory be to Allah, the Almighty.”
Subhanallah, wal-hamdu lillah, wa la ilaha illallah, wallahu akbar
وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: ((لَأَنْ أَقُولَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، وَلاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّا طَلَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمسُ)).
Subhanallah, wal-hamdu lillah, wa la ilaha illallah, wallahu akbar.
The Prophet ﷺ said: For me to say “Glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah, there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest” is dearer to me than everything the sun rises over.
Subhanallah, a hundred times
وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: ((أَيَعْجِزُ أَحَدُكُم أَنْ يَكْسِبَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ أَلْفَ حَسَنَةٍ)) فَسَأَلَهُ سَائِلٌ مِنْ جُلَسَائِهِ كَيْفَ يَكْسِبُ أَحَدُنَا أَلْفَ حَسَنَةٍ؟ قَالَ: ((يُسَبِّحُ مِائَةَ تَسْبِيحَةٍ، فَيُكتَبُ لَهُ أَلْفُ حَسَنَةٍ أَوْ يُحَطُّ عَنْهُ أَلْفُ خَطِيئَةٍ)).
Subhanallah.
The Prophet ﷺ said: “Is any of you unable to earn a thousand good deeds every day?” One of those sitting with him asked: How can one of us earn a thousand good deeds? He said: “He says ‘Glory be to Allah’ a hundred times, and a thousand good deeds are written for him, or a thousand sins are wiped away.”
Subhanallahil-‘azimi wa bihamdih
((مَنْ قَالَ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ غُرِسَتْ لَهُ نَخْلَةٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ)).
Subhanallahil-‘azimi wa bihamdih.
Whoever says “Glory be to Allah the Almighty, and praise be to Him” has a palm tree planted for him in Paradise.
La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah
وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: ((يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ قَيْسٍ أَلاَ أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى كَنْزٍ مِنْ كُنُوزِ الْجَنَّةِ))؟ فَقُلْتُ: بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، قَالَ: ((قُلْ لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ)).
La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah.
The Prophet ﷺ said: “O ‘Abdullah ibn Qays, shall I not tell you of one of the treasures of Paradise?” I said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah. He said: “Say: There is no power and no strength except through Allah.”
The four words most beloved to Allah
وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: ((أَحَبُّ الْكَلاَمِ إِلَى اللَّهِ أَرْبَعٌ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، وَلاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، لاَ يَضُرُّكَ بِأَيِّهِنَّ بَدَأتَ)).
Subhanallah, wal-hamdu lillah, wa la ilaha illallah, wallahu akbar.
The Prophet ﷺ said: Four words are the most beloved to Allah: “Glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah, there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest.” It makes no difference which one you start with.
Words taught to a Bedouin
جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ: عَلِّمْنِي كَلاماً أَقُولُهُ: قَالَ: ((قُلْ: لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيراً، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيراً، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ العَالَمِينَ، لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمِ)) قَالَ: فَهَؤُلاَءِ لِرَبِّي، فَمَا لِي؟ قَالَ: ((قُلْ: اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي، وَارْحَمْنِي، وَاهْدِنِي، وَارْزُقْنِي)).
La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, Allahu akbaru kabira, wal-hamdu lillahi kathira, subhanallahi rabbil-‘alamin, la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahil-‘azizil-hakim. Allahummaghfir li, warhamni, wahdini, warzuqni.
A Bedouin came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: Teach me words to say. He said: “Say: There is no god but Allah, alone, with no partner. Allah is the Greatest, greatly. Much praise be to Allah. Glory be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. There is no power and no strength except through Allah, the Mighty, the Wise.” He said: These are for my Lord; what is for me? He said: “Say: O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me and provide for me.”
Allahummaghfir li warhamni wahdini wa ‘afini warzuqni
كَانَ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا أَسْلَمَ عَلَّمَهُ النَّبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الصَّلاَةَ ثُمَّ أَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَدْعُوَ بِهَؤُلاَءِ الْكَلِمَاتِ: ((اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرِ لِي، وَارْحَمْنِي، وَاهْدِنِي، وَعَافِنِي وَارْزُقْنِي)).
Allahummaghfir li, warhamni, wahdini, wa ‘afini, warzuqni.
When someone became Muslim, the Prophet ﷺ would teach him the prayer and then tell him to make dua with these words: “O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, keep me well and provide for me.”
The best dua and the best dhikr
((إِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الدُّعَاءِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، وَأَفْضَلَ الذِّكْرِ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ)).
Alhamdu lillah. La ilaha illallah.
The Prophet ﷺ said: The best dua is “Praise be to Allah”, and the best dhikr is “There is no god but Allah”.
From Hisn al-Muslim, chapter 130 (The worth of tasbih, tahmid, tahlil and takbir). Entries we can’t confirm a reference for are left out.
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