More Hadith on the virtues of the Remembrance of Allah (dhikr)
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet (saw) said:
When a servant of Allah utters the words la ilaha illallah (there is no god except Allah) sincerely, the doors of heaven open up for these words until they reach the Throne of Allah, so long as its utterer keeps away from the major sins.77
Abu Hurayra also reported that the Prophet (saw) said, "Renew your faith." "How can we renew our faith?" they asked. The Prophet (saw) replied, "Say always: la ilaha illallah."78
Jabir reported that the Prophet (saw) said: "The best remembrance of Allah is to repeat la ilaha illallah and the best prayer (dua) is al-hamdu lillah (all praise belongs to Allah)."79
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet (saw) said:
There are two phrases that are light on the tongue but heavy on the scale of rewards and are dear to the Gracious One. These are: ‘subhan Allah wa bi hamdihi (glorified is Allah with all praise to Him)’ and ‘subhan Allah al-azim, (glorified is Allah, the Great).’80
Abu Hurayra also reported that the Prophet (saw) said:
I love repeating, subhan Allah, wa al-hamdu lillah, wa la ilaha illallah, wallahu akbar (glorified is Allah, praise be to Allah, there is no god but Allah, and Allah is greater),' more than all that the sun shines upon.81
Abu Dharr reported:
The Prophet (saw) said, 'Shall I tell you the words that Allah loves the most?' I said, 'Yes, tell me, O Messenger of Allah.' He said, 'The words dearest to Allah are, subhan Allah wa bi hamdihi (Glorified is Allah with all praise to Him').82
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Abu Said reported that the Prophet (saw) said: "Perform the enduring good deeds (al-baqiyat al-salihat) more frequently." They asked, "What are these enduring good deeds?" The Prophet (saw) replied: takbir [allahu akbar], tahlil [la ilaha illallah], tasbih [subhan allah], al-hamdu lillah, and la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah.84
Abd Allah ibn Masud reported that the Prophet (saw) said:
During the Night Journey I met Ibrahim who said to me, O Muhammad, convey my greetings to your Community, and tell them that the paradise is of pure land, its water is sweet, and its expanse is vast, spacious and even. And its seedlings are: subhan allah (glory be to Allah), wa al-hamdu lillah (praise to Allah), wa la ilaha illallah (there is no god but Allah), and wallahu akbar (Allah is greater).85
Samura ibn Jundub reported:
The Prophet (saw) said, 'The dearest phrases to Allah are four: subhan Allah, wa al-hamdu lillah, wa la ilaha illallah, wallahu akbar (glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah, there is no god but Allah, and Allah is greater.' There is no harm in beginning them in any order you choose while remembering Allah.'86
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Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet (saw) said:
Whoever says, la ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahu al-mulku wa lahu al-hamd, wa huwa ala kulli shayin qadir (there is no god but Allah, alone, without partner. His is the sovereignty, and His the praise, and He has power over everything) a hundred times a day will have a reward equivalent to the reward for freeing ten slaves. In addition, a hundred good deeds will be recorded for him and a hundred bad deeds of his will be wiped off, and it will be a safeguard for him from satan that day until evening, and no one will be better in deeds than such a person except he who does more than that.89
In the version of Muslim, Tirmidhi, and Nasai, it is added:
Whoever says, subhan Allah wa bi hamdihi (glorify be to Allah with all praise to Him)"a hundred times a day, will have all his sins erased even if they were as numerous as the foam on the surface of the sea.
77 Narrated by Tirmidhi, who says it is hasan gharib. Al-Mundhiri included in alTarghib 2:414.
78 Narrated by Ahmad with a fair chain of authorities.
79 Narrated by Nasai, Ibn Majah, and Hakim who declared its chain sound.
80 Narrated by Bukhari, Muslim, and Tirmidhi.
81 Narrated by Muslim and Tirmidhi.
82 Narrated by Muslim and Tirmidhi.
84 Narrated by Nasai and Hakim, who said its chain is sahih.
85 Narrated by Tirmidhi and Tabarani whose version adds, "There is no power nor strength save through Allah."
89 Narrated by Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi, Nasai and Ibn Majah.
(May Allah (swt) forgive me for any errors I may have introduced through transcription or editing of this text.)
