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Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 265

الباقيات الصالحات : (سبحان الله) و(الحمد لله )، و(لا إله إلا الله)، و(الله أكبر) ،و (لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله).

English Translation:

The good deeds which endure are:
Subḥānallāh.
Walḥamdu lillāh.
Wa lā ilāha illallāh
Wallāhu Akbar
Wa lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāh.

The good deeds which endure are:

Glorified is Allah,
and
The praise is for Allah,
and
There is none worthy of worship but Allah,
and
Allah is the Most Great,
and
There is no power and no might except by Allah.

Reference:
Ahmad (no. 513) (Ahmad Shakir, ed.) and its chain of narration is
authentic. See Majma’uz-Zawa’id 1/297. Ibn Hajar mentions it in
Bulughul-Maram saying that Ibn Hibban and Al-Hakim considered it authentic.

Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 264

إِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الدُّعَاءِ (الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ)، وَأَفْضَلَ الذِّكْرِ (لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ)

English Translation:

The most excellent invocation is:
Alḥamdulillāh

and the most excellent words of remembrance are:
Lā ilāha illallāh.

The most excellent invocation is:

Praise is for Allah.

and the most excellent words of remembrance are:

There is none worthy of worship but Allah.

Reference:
At-Tirmidhi 5/462, Ibn Majah 2/1249, and Al-Hakim who graded it authentic
and Ath-Tbahabi agreed 1/503. See Al-Albani, Sahihul-Jami’ As-Saghir 1/362.

Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 263

كَانَ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا أَسْلَمَ عَلَّمَهُ النَّبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الصَّلاَةَ ثُمَّ أَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَدْعُوَ بِهَؤُلاَءِ الْكَلِمَاتِ: (اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرِ لِي، وَارْحَمْنِي، وَاهْدِنِي، وَعَافِنِي وَارْزُقْنِي)

English Translation:

Whenever anyone accepted Islam, the Prophet (ﷺ) used to teach him how to
pray then he would instruct him to invoke Allah with the following words:
Allāhummaghfir lī, warḥamnī, waḥdinī, wa `āfinī warzuqnī.

Whenever anyone accepted Islam, the Prophet (ﷺ) used to teach him how to pray then he would instruct him to invoke Allah with the following words:

O Allah forgive me, and have mercy on me and guide me and give me good health and provide for me.

Reference:
Muslim 4/2073, and in one of Muslim’s reports there is the addition: ‘For
these words combine [the goodness of] this world and the next.’

Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 262

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).

English Translation:

A desert Arab came to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and said, “Teach me a word
that I can say. ” The Prophet told him to say:
Lā ilāha illallāh
waḥdahu lā sharīka lah,
Allāhu Akbaru kabīra,
walḥamdu lillāhi kathīra,
Subḥānallāhi Rabbil-`ālamīn,
Lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāhi ‘l-`Azīzil-Hakīm.

He said, “That is for my Lord, but what about me?” The Prophet (ﷺ) told
him to say:
Allāhummaghfir lī, warḥamnī, waḥdinī warzuqnī.

A desert Arab came to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and said, “Teach me a word that I can say. ” The Prophet told him to say:

There is none worthy of worship but Allah, Who has no partner,
Allah is the Great, the Most Great,
and praise is to Allah in abundance,
glory is to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
There is no power and no might but by Allah the Mighty, the Wise.

He said, “That is for my Lord, but what about me?” The Prophet (ﷺ) told him to say:

O Allah forgive me, and have mercy on me and guide me, and provide for me.

Reference:
Muslim 4/2072, Abu Dawud reports the same Hadith with the addition: and
when the Arab left, the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “He has filled his hands with
goodness.” 1/220.

Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 261

وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: أَحَبُّ الْكَلاَمِ إِلَى اللَّهِ أَرْبَعٌ: (سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ)، وَ(الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ)، وَ(لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ)، وَ(اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ)، لاَ يَضُرُّكَ بِأَيِّهِنَّ بَدَأتَ

English Translation:

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: The most beloved words to Allah are four:
Subḥānallāh
Walḥamdu lillāh.
Wa lā ilāha illallāh
Wallāhu Akbar.

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: The most beloved words to Allah are four:

Glorified is Allah,
and
The praise is for Allah,
and
There is none worthy of worship but Allah,
and
Allah is the Most Great.

Reference:
Muslim 3/1685.

Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 260

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).

English Translation:

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “O Abdullah bin Qais, should I not point you to one of the treasures of Paradise?”
I said, “Yes, O Messenger of Allah.”
So he told me to say:
Lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata ‘illā billāh.

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “O Abdullah bin Qais, should I not point you to one of the treasures of Paradise?”
I said, “Yes, O Messenger of Allah.”
So he told me to say:
There is no power and no might except by Allah.

Reference:
Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 11/213, Muslim 4/2076.

Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 259

مَنْ قَالَ (سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ) غُرِسَتْ لَهُ نَخْلَةٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ

English Translation:

Whoever says:
Subḥānallāhi ‘l-‘Aẓīmi wa biḥamdih
will have a date palm planted for him in Paradise.

Whoever says:

Glorified is Allah the Most Great and praised is He.

will have a date palm planted for him in Paradise.

Reference:
At-Tirmidhi 5/511, and Al-Hakim who graded it authentic and Ath-Thahabi
agreed 1/501. See also Al-Albani, Sahihul-Jami’ As-Saghir 5/531 and Sahih
At-Tirmidhi3/160.

Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 258

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.

English Translation:

—

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said:

“Is anyone of you incapable of earning one thousand Hasanah (rewards) in a day?”
Someone from his gathering asked, “How can anyone of us earn a thousand Hasanah?”
He said, “Glorify Allah a hundred times and a thousand Hasanah will be written for you, or a thousand sins will be wiped away.”

Reference:
Muslim 4/2073.

Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 257

وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: لَأَنْ أَقُولَ (سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، وَلاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ)، أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّا طَلَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمسُ.

English Translation:

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: For me to say:
Subḥānallāh,
walḥamdu lillāh,
wa lā ilāha illallāh,
wallāhu ‘Akbar
is dearer to me than all that the sun rises upon (i.e. the whole world).

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: For me to say:

Glory is to Allah,
and praise is to Allah,
and there is none worthy of worship but Allah,
and Allah is the Most Great.

is dearer to me than all that the sun rises upon (i.e. the whole world).

Reference:
Muslim 4/2072.

Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 256

وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: كَلِمَتَانِ خَفِيفَتَانِ عَلَى اللِّسَانِ، ثَقِيلَتَانِ فِي الْمِيزَانِ، حَبِيبَتَانِ إِلَى الرَّحْمَنِ: (سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ)، (سُبْحانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ)

English Translation:

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: Two words are light on the tongue, weigh heavily in the balance, and are loved by the Most Merciful One:
Subḥānallāhi wa biḥamdih,
Subḥānallāhi ‘l-`Aẓīm.

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: Two words are light on the tongue, weigh heavily in the balance, and are loved by the Most Merciful One:

Glorified is Allah and praised is He, Glorified is Allah the Most Great.

Reference:
Al-Bukhari 7/168, Muslim 4/2072.