Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 31452 — Book of the Remembrance of Allah

Hilal bin Yasaf said: There was a woman of the tribe of Hamdan who used to glorify Allah and count it on pebbles or date stones. She passed by Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), and he was told: This woman recites glorifications and counts them on pebbles or date stones. So Sayyiduna Abdullah called the woman and asked her: Are you the woman who recites glorifications and counts them? She said: Yes, I am the one who does that. Sayyiduna Abdullah said: Shall I not guide you to something better than this? Make remembrance like this: Allah is the Greatest, all abundant praise belongs to Allah, and morning and evening Allah is free of every defect.