Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 31228 — What is said after the prayers

Al-Sa'ib said: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Sayyidah Fatimah al-Zahra (may Allah be pleased with her) and said: "My chest aches from pulling the bucket of the well." Sayyidah Fatimah al-Zahra said: "By Allah, my hands also ache from grinding at the mill." Then Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said to her: "Go to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), for some slaves have come to him. Go to him, and perhaps he will give you a servant to serve you." Then the two of them set out for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) came to them and said: "You two came to me so that I might give you a servant to serve you, and I will soon tell you of something that will be better for you than a servant. If you wish, I will tell you what is better for you than a servant: after every prayer, and when you lie down on your beds at night, say 'Subhan Allah' 33 times, 'Al-hamdu lillah' 33 times and 'Allahu Akbar' 34 times, and that will make a full 100." Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I do not recall ever abandoning these words after that." At this Abdullah bin al-Kawwa' said: "Not even on the night of the Battle of Siffin?" Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O people of Iraq, may Allah destroy you! Not even on the night of the Battle of Siffin did I abandon them."