Silsilah Sahihah

Fadl bin Hasan Damri narrates from Umm Hakam or Dubaa’ah, who are both daughters of Zubair bin Abdul Muttalib, she says: Some captives were brought to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). I, my sister, and Fatimah went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), complained to him about our difficulties, and requested that some captives be assigned to us. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “The orphans of Badr have preceded you (and have taken all the captives), but I will tell you something that is better for you than captives, (and that is) after every prayer, say «الله اكبر» thirty-three times, «سبحان الله» thirty-three times, «الحمد لله» thirty-three times, and (to complete one hundred) say once « لا اله الا الله وحدو لا شريك له، له الملك وله الحمد ، وهو على كل شيء قدير» There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, He is alone, He has no partner, to Him belongs the dominion and to Him belongs all praise, and He is capable of all things.”