سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الأدبChapters on Etiquette
بَابُ : فَضْلِ التَّسْبِيحِChapter: The Virtue Of Glorifying Allah
Hadith 3810
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ الْحِزَامِيُّ , حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو يَحْيَى زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ مَنْظُورٍ , حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ أَبِي مَالِكٍ , عَنْ أُمِّ هَانِئٍ , قَالَتْ : أَتَيْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ , دُلَّنِي عَلَى عَمَلٍ , فَإِنِّي قَدْ كَبِرْتُ وَضَعُفْتُ وَبَدُنْتُ , فَقَالَ :" كَبِّرِي اللَّهَ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ , وَاحْمَدِي اللَّهَ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ , وَسَبِّحِي اللَّهَ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ , خَيْرٌ مِنْ مِائَةِ فَرَسٍ مُلْجَمٍ مُسْرَجٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ , وَخَيْرٌ مِنْ مِائَةِ بَدَنَةٍ , وَخَيْرٌ مِنْ مِائَةِ رَقَبَةٍ " .
´It was narrated that Umm Hani' said:` "I came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, tell me of a (good) deed, for I have become old and weak and overweight.' He said: 'Proclaim the greatness of Allah (say Allahu Akbar) one hundred times, praise Allah (say Al-Hamdu Lillah) one hundred times, and glorify Allah (say Subhan-Allah) one hundred times. (That is) better than one hundred horses bridled and saddled for the sake of Allah, better than one hundred sacrificial camels, and better than (freeing) one hundred slaves.'"
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The aforementioned narration has been declared weak in its chain by our esteemed researcher, whereas other scholars have deemed it hasan (good) on the basis of supporting evidences and have discussed it in detail. From this, it is understood that the mentioned narration, due to supporting evidences, reaches the level of hasan. Therefore, despite being weak in its chain, the narration is acceptable for practice and as proof. For further details, see: (al-Sahihah of al-Albani, no. 1312, and Sunan Ibn Majah with the verification of Dr. Bashar Awwad, no. 3810).
Based on this, whoever is unable to perform major deeds, for him the remembrance of Allah is better than those deeds.
➋ An elderly person should engage more in the remembrance of Allah.
➊ The aforementioned narration has been declared weak in its chain by our esteemed researcher, whereas other scholars have deemed it hasan (good) on the basis of supporting evidences and have discussed it in detail. From this, it is understood that the mentioned narration, due to supporting evidences, reaches the level of hasan. Therefore, despite being weak in its chain, the narration is acceptable for practice and as proof. For further details, see: (al-Sahihah of al-Albani, no. 1312, and Sunan Ibn Majah with the verification of Dr. Bashar Awwad, no. 3810).
Based on this, whoever is unable to perform major deeds, for him the remembrance of Allah is better than those deeds.
➋ An elderly person should engage more in the remembrance of Allah.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3810
