الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الأذكار والدعواتBook of Remembrances and Supplications
باب فضل سُبْحَانَ الله والحمد لله..الخ ، إِنَّهَا الْبَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ
Chapter on the Virtue of "Subhanallah, Alhamdulillah..." etc., for They Are the Everlasting Good Deeds
Hadith 5443
عَنْ أُمِّ هَانِئٍ بِنْتِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ مَرَّ بِي ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي قَدْ كَبِرْتُ وَضَعُفْتُ أَوْ كَمَا قَالَتْ فَمُرْنِي بِعَمَلٍ أَعْمَلُهُ وَأَنَا جَالِسَةٌ قَالَ سَبِّحِي اللَّهَ مِائَةَ تَسْبِيحَةٍ فَإِنَّهَا تَعْدِلُ لَكِ مِائَةَ رَقَبَةٍ تُعْتِقِينَهَا مِنْ وَلَدِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَاحْمَدِي اللَّهَ مِائَةَ تَحْمِيدَةٍ تَعْدِلُ لَكِ مِائَةَ فَرَسٍ مُسْرَجَةٍ مُلْجَمَةٍ تَحْمِلِينَ عَلَيْهَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَكَبِّرِي اللَّهَ مِائَةَ تَكْبِيرَةٍ فَإِنَّهَا تَعْدِلُ لَكِ مِائَةَ بَدَنَةٍ مُقَلَّدَةٍ مُتَقَبَّلَةٍ وَهَلِّلِي اللَّهَ مِائَةَ تَهْلِيلَةٍ قَالَ ابْنُ خَلَفٍ أَحْسِبُهُ قَالَ تَمْلَأُ مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُرْفَعُ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِأَحَدٍ عَمَلٌ إِلَّا أَنْ يَأْتِيَ بِمِثْلِ مَا أَتَيْتِ بِهِ
It is narrated from Sayyida Umm Hani bint Abu Talib (may Allah be pleased with her), she says: One day the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by me. I said: O Messenger of Allah! I have become old and weak, so tell me something that I can do while sitting. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Say "Subhan Allah" one hundred (100) times; this act will be equal for you to freeing one hundred (100) slaves from the descendants of Ismail. Say "Alhamdulillah" one hundred (100) times; this act will be equal for you to giving one hundred (100) bridled and saddled horses in the way of Allah. Say "Allahu Akbar" one hundred (100) times; this act will be equal for you to those one hundred (100) camels which are garlanded and sent towards Makkah during the time of Hajj and are accepted by Allah. And say "La ilaha illallah" one hundred (100) times; this act will fill the space between the heavens and the earth with reward. On that day, no man's deed as great as this will be raised upwards, except for one who does the same as you have done.
Hadith 5444
عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ أَبِي النَّجُودِ عَنْ جُرَيٍّ قَالَ الْتَقَى رَجُلَانِ مِنْ بَنِي سُلَيْمٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ نِصْفُ الْمِيزَانِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ يَمْلَؤُهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ يَمْلَأُ مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَالصَّوْمُ نِصْفُ الصَّبْرِ وَالْوُضُوءُ نِصْفُ الْإِيمَانِ
It is narrated from Jari, he says: Two men from Banu Salim were companions; when they met each other, one said to the other that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Subhan Allah is equal to half the scale, Alhamdulillah fills the scale, and the reward of Allahu Akbar fills the space between the earth and the sky. Fasting is half of patience, and ablution is half of faith."
Hadith 5445
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا عَلَى الْأَرْضِ رَجُلٌ يَقُولُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ إِلَّا كُفِّرَتْ عَنْهُ ذُنُوبُهُ وَلَوْ كَانَتْ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ زَبَدِ الْبَحْرِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever utters these words on earth: La ilaha illallah, Allahu Akbar, Subhanallah, Alhamdulillah, La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah, his sins are forgiven, even if they are as much as the foam of the sea.
Hadith 5446
عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ أَخْبَرَنَا عَوْنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا يَقُولُ كُنَّا جُلُوسًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ قَالَ الْكَلِمَاتِ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَنَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لَأَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهَا تَصْعَدُ حَتَّى فُتِحَتْ لَهَا أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ مَا تَرَكْتُهَا مُنْذُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَالَ عَوْنٌ مَا تَرَكْتُهَا مُنْذُ سَمِعْتُهَا مِنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), he says: We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), when a man mentioned this: "Allah is the Greatest, Most Great, and all praise is for Allah in abundance, and Glory be to Allah morning and evening." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Who said these words?" The man said: "I did." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "By Him in Whose hand is my soul! I was watching these words, they were ascending, until the gates of heaven were opened for them." Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "By Him in Whose hand is my soul! Since I heard this hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I have never abandoned these words." The narrator Awn said: "Since I heard this hadith from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), I too have not abandoned reciting these words."
Hadith 5447
عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ أَخْذَ شَيْءٍ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ فَعَلِّمْنِي مَا يُجْزِئنِي قَالَ قُلْ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَمَا لِي قَالَ قُلْ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي وَعَافِنِي وَاهْدِنِي وَارْزُقْنِي ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَهُوَ مُمْسِكُ كَفَّيْهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَمَّا هَذَا فَقَدْ مَلَأَ يَدَيْهِ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! I do not have the ability to learn the Noble Qur’an, so teach me some words that will suffice me in its place. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Recite these words: Subhan Allah, walhamdu lillah, wa la ilaha illallah, wallahu akbar, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah. He said: O Messenger of Allah! All these words are for Allah Almighty, what is there for me? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Make this supplication: Allahumma ighfir li, warhamni, wa ‘afini, wahdini, warzuqni (O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, grant me well-being, guide me, and provide for me). Then he went away, and he had closed both his palms. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He has filled both his hands with goodness and virtue.
Hadith 5448
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ اسْتَكْثِرُوا مِنَ الْبَاقِيَاتِ الصَّالِحَاتِ قِيلَ وَمَا هِيَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ الْمِلَّةُ قِيلَ وَمَا هِيَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ الْمِلَّةُ قِيلَ وَمَا هِيَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ الْمِلَّةُ قِيلَ وَمَا هِيَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ التَّكْبِيرُ وَالتَّهْلِيلُ وَالتَّسْبِيحُ وَالتَّحْمِيدُ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
Narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Remember the enduring good deeds (Baqiyat Salihat) abundantly. Someone asked: O Messenger of Allah! What are they? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Religion. Someone asked: O Messenger of Allah! What is that? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Religion. Someone asked: O Messenger of Allah! What is that? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Religion. Someone asked: O Messenger of Allah! What is that? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Saying Takbir (Allahu Akbar), Tahlil (La ilaha illallah), Tasbih (Subhanallah), Tahmid (Alhamdulillah), and La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah.
Hadith 5449
عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ فِي حَدِيثٍ لَهُ أَلَا وَإِنَّ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ هُنَّ الْبَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Nu’man bin Bashir, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Beware! Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illallah, Allahu Akbar. These remembrances are the everlasting good deeds.
Hadith 5450
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصْطَفَى مِنَ الْكَلَامِ أَرْبَعًا سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ فَمَنْ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ كُتِبَ لَهُ عِشْرُونَ حَسَنَةً وَحُطَّتْ عَنْهُ عِشْرُونَ سَيِّئَةً وَمَنْ قَالَ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ وَمَنْ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ وَمَنْ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ مِنْ قِبَلِ نَفْسِهِ كُتِبَتْ لَهُ ثَلَاثُونَ حَسَنَةً وَحُطَّتْ عَنْهُ ثَلَاثُونَ سَيِّئَةً
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, Allah Almighty has preferred four words: Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illallah, Allahu Akbar. Whoever says Subhan Allah, twenty good deeds will be written for him and twenty sins will be forgiven; whoever says Allahu Akbar, he will receive the same reward; whoever says La ilaha illallah, he will also receive the same reward; and whoever says Alhamdulillahi Rabbil 'Alamin from his heart, thirty good deeds will be written for him and thirty sins will be forgiven.
Hadith 5451
عَنْ أَبِي الصَّالِحِ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ أَفْضَلُ الْكَلَامِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ
It is narrated from Abu Salih that a companion reports that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The best words are these: Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illallah, Allahu Akbar.
Hadith 5452
حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسٌ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَخَذَ غُصْنًا فَنَفَضَهُ فَلَمْ يَنْتَفِضْ ثُمَّ نَفَضَهُ فَلَمْ يَنْتَفِضْ ثُمَّ نَفَضَهُ فَانْتَفَضَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ تَنْفُضُ الْخَطَايَا كَمَا تَنْفُضُ الشَّجَرَةُ وَرَقَهَا
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) took hold of a branch and shook it, but no leaves fell from it. Then he shook it again, but still no leaves fell. Then he shook it, and its leaves fell. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Indeed, "Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illallah, Allahu Akbar"—these words remove sins just as a tree sheds its leaves.
Hadith 5453
عَنْ أُمِّ حُمَيْضَةَ بِنْتِ يَاسِرٍ عَنْ جَدَّتِهَا يُسَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا وَكَانَتْ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرَاتِ قَالَتْ قَالَ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَا نِسَاءَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ عَلَيْكُنَّ بِالتَّهْلِيلِ وَالتَّسْبِيحِ وَالتَّقْدِيسِ وَلَا تَغْفُلْنَ فَتَنْسَيْنَ الرَّحْمَةَ وَاعْقِدْنَ بِالْأَنَامِلِ فَإِنَّهُنَّ مَسْئُولَاتٌ مُسْتَنْطَقَاتٌ
Narrated by Sayyida Yasirah (may Allah be pleased with her), who was among the emigrant women, she says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to us women: O believing women! Make it a habit to recite Tahleel, Tasbeeh, and Taqdees, and do not be neglectful of them, otherwise you will forget mercy. And count these words with the help of your fingers, for your fingers will be questioned, for they will be asked and made to speak.
Hadith 5454
عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ سَلْمَانَ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ صَنْعَاءَ قَالَ كُنَّا بِمَكَّةَ فَجَلَسْنَا إِلَى عَطَاءِ الْخُرَاسَانِيِّ إِلَى جَنْبِ جِدَارِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَلَمْ نَسْأَلْهُ وَلَمْ يُحَدِّثْنَا قَالَ ثُمَّ جَلَسْنَا إِلَى ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا مِثْلُ مَجْلِسِكُمْ هَذَا فَلَمْ نَسْأَلْهُ وَلَمْ يُحَدِّثْنَا قَالَ فَقَالَ مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَتَكَلَّمُونَ وَلَا تَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ قُولُوا اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ بِوَاحِدَةٍ عَشْرًا وَبِعَشْرَةٍ مِائَةً مَنْ زَادَ زَادَ اللَّهُ وَمَنْ سَكَتَ غَفَرَ لَهُ الْحَدِيثَ
It is narrated from a man of Sana'a, Ayub bin Salman, who says: We were sitting by the wall of the mosque with Ata Khurasani in Makkah Mukarramah; neither did we ask him anything nor did he say anything to us. Then we sat with Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, in the same way as you are sitting with us; neither did we ask him anything nor did he say anything to us. Eventually, he said: What is the matter with you people, you neither speak nor remember Allah Almighty? Do this dhikr: ALLAHU AKBAR, ALHAMDULILLAH, SUBHANALLAH WA BIHAMDIHI. Allah Almighty will write ten (good deeds) for one word, and for ten, He will write a hundred. Whoever remembers (Allah) more, Allah Almighty will give him more reward, and whoever remains silent, Allah Almighty will forgive him, ... .
Hadith 5455
عَنْ سَمُرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَفْضَلُ الْكَلَامِ بَعْدَ الْقُرْآنِ أَرْبَعٌ وَهِيَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ لَا يَضُرُّكَ بِأَيِّهِنَّ بَدَأْتَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: After the Noble Qur’an, four words are the most excellent speech, and these too are from the Noble Qur’an itself. So whichever word you wish to begin with, it will make no difference. These four words are: Subhan Allah (Glory be to Allah), Alhamdulillah (All praise is due to Allah), La ilaha illallah (There is no god but Allah), and Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest).
