The reward of glorifying Allah (tasbih)

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "To say these words: 'Glory be to Allah, all praise belongs to Allah, there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest' is dearer to me than all that the sun rises upon, that is, the world."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There are two phrases that are light on the tongue, heavy in the balance, and beloved to the Most Merciful: Glory be to Allah and with His praise; glory be to Allah, the Magnificent."

Sayyidah Yusayrah (may Allah be pleased with her), who was a Companion from among the women who emigrated, said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is binding upon you women to declare the glory of Allah, to proclaim His greatness and to extol His holiness and honour. And count these on your fingers, for these fingers will be questioned and given speech (on the Day of Resurrection). And do not fall into heedlessness, or you will be forgotten from the sight of mercy."

Sayyiduna Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Those who make mention of the majesty of Allah by declaring His glory, by praising Him, by proclaiming His greatness and by reciting the declaration of His oneness: these words bend around the Throne. They have a sound like the humming of bees, and they make mention of those who recite these words. Would not any of you like to be mentioned always and continually near the Most Merciful because of this?"

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever says these words: 'Glory be to Allah, the Magnificent,' a date palm or a tree is planted for him in Paradise."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever says this phrase one hundred (100) times in a day: 'Glory be to Allah and with His praise,' his sins will be forgiven, even if they are like the foam of the sea."

Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "Shall I not tell you of the speech most beloved to Allah?" I said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), do tell me of the speech that is beloved to Allah." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The speech most beloved to Allah is this: Glory be to Allah and with His praise."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and mentioned that he did not have the ability to learn the Qur'an, and he asked about something that would suffice him in place of the Qur'an. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Say these words: Glory be to Allah, all praise belongs to Allah, there is no god but Allah, Allah is the Greatest, and there is no power to avoid sin and no strength to do good except with the help of Allah."

Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Every glorification is a charity."

Abu Ubaydah said that Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "For me, to say these words: 'Glory be to Allah, all praise belongs to Allah, there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest,' is dearer than that I should give dinars in charity equal to their number."

Hilal bin Yasaf said that Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "To declare glorifications is dearer to me than that I should spend dinars equal to their number in the way of Allah."

Talq bin Habib said that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "For me, to say these words, meaning: 'Glory be to Allah, all praise belongs to Allah, there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest,' is dearer than that I should give horses equal to their number, with their halters, as mounts."

Mus'ab bin Sa'd said: When a servant says: "Glory be to Allah," the angels say: "And His is the praise." And when the servant says: "Glory be to Allah and with His praise," the angels pray for forgiveness for him. And Abu Usamah mentioned the feminine form, that the angels pray for forgiveness for him.

Abu Usamah said: "Sallat alayhi" (the angels pray for forgiveness for him).

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shall I not teach you the words that Nuh (peace be upon him) taught his son?" The Companions said: "Certainly, please do." He said: "Nuh said: 'I command you to recite these words: There is no god but Allah, He is One and has no partner; His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He has power over all things. For if all the heavens were placed in one pan of a balance, the pan of this phrase would outweigh them. And if they were in a ring, these words would break them. And I command you to declare the glory of Allah and to praise Him, for this is the supplication of creation and the glorification of creation, and through it creation is given provision.'"

Ubayd bin Umayr said: For a single glorification with the praise of Allah to be in the believer's record of deeds is better than that the mountains of the world should turn to gold and flow or move along with him.

Al-Walid bin al-Ayzar said: I heard Abu al-Ahwas say: "Glorifying Allah in the matter of fulfilling a need is better than a she-camel with udders full of milk in a time of famine."

Amr bin Maymun said: "Is any one of you unable to glorify Allah a hundred times, so that in reward they become for him equal to a thousand glorifications?"

Thabit al-Bunani said: A man from among the Companions of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) narrated to me at this pillar: "Whoever says these words: 'Allah is free of all imperfection, and with His praise; I seek forgiveness from Allah and to Him I repent of my sins,' their reward is written for him on a sheet of parchment, then a seal of musk is placed on it, and that seal is not broken until he comes with it on the Day of Resurrection."

Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "That I should glorify Allah a hundred times is dearer to me than that I should spend a hundred dinars on the poor."

Muhammad bin Amr bin Ata said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyidah Sawdah (may Allah be pleased with her): "Glorify Allah ten times every morning, declare His greatness ten times, and praise Him ten times, and say these words ten times: 'Forgive me.' Then Allah says: 'I have done so, I have done so.'"

Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Is any one of you unable to earn a thousand good deeds each day?" Someone asked: "How can one of us earn a thousand good deeds?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He glorifies Allah a hundred times, and a thousand good deeds are written for him and a thousand of his sins are erased."

Abdullah bin Shaqiq said: Ka'b said: "Indeed, among the best of sayings is sabhat al-hadith." Abdullah said: I asked: "What is sabhat al-hadith, O Abu Abd al-Rahman?" He said: "That a man glorifies Allah while people are talking."

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said: We were with Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), and he fell silent for a while. Then he said: "By this silence of mine I have gained the like of what the Nile and the Euphrates have watered." Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said: We asked: "What have you gained?" He said: "Allah is free of all imperfection, all praise belongs to Allah, there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest."

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When the servant says, "All praise belongs to Allah, abundantly," the angel says: "How shall I write it?" The narrator said: Allah says: "Write for him My abundant mercy." When the servant says, "Allahu akbaru kabira (Allah is the Greatest, greatly)," the angel says: "How shall I write it?" Allah Almighty says: "Write for him My abundant mercy." And when the servant says, "Allah is free of all imperfections, abundantly," the angel says: "How shall I write it?" Then it is said: "Write for him My abundant mercy."

Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Excellent, excellent are five things: 'Subhan Allah' (Allah is free of all imperfection), 'al-hamdu lillah' (All praise belongs to Allah), 'la ilaha illa Allah' (There is no god but Allah), 'Allahu akbar' (Allah is the Greatest), and a righteous child who dies."

Abu al-Ahwas said that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) used to glorify Allah in these words: "Allah is free of every imperfection, to the number of the pebbles."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Whoever says these words: 'Allah is free of imperfection, the Most Great, and with His praise,' a date palm is planted for him in Paradise because of this phrase."