مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب الدعوات
The Book of Supplications
(بَيَانُ الْكَلِمَتَيْنِ «سُبْحَانَ اللّٰهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللّٰهِ الْعَظِيمِ»)
(Explanation of the two phrases “Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him, Glory be to Allah the Magnificent”)
Hadith 2298
وَعَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: كَلِمَتَانِ خَفِيفَتَانِ عَلَى اللِّسَانِ ثَقِيلَتَانِ فِي الْمِيزَانِ حَبِيبَتَانِ إِلَى الرَّحْمَنِ: سُبْحَانَهُ الله وَبِحَمْدِهِ سُبْحَانَهُ الله الْعَظِيم
He reported God’s messenger as saying, "Two expressions which are light on the tongue but heavy in the scale are dear to the Compassionate One:Glory be to God, and I begin with praise of Him; and Glory be to God the Incomparably Great." (Bukhari and Muslim.)
