Treasure House of Prayers — Page 61
PRAYERS 61 'Sub ha nall a h' , 'Al h amdulill a h' , and 'All a hu Akbar' thirty- three times after s al a t. In another narration, 'All a hu Akbar' should be repeated thirty-four times. 95 Hadrat Juwairiyah ra , mother of the faithful, was busy in the remembrance of All a h after the morning prayer. The Holy Prophet sa passed nearby and when he returned the sun was quite high in the sky and Hadrat Juwairiyah ra was still engaged in remembrance of All a h. The Holy Prophet sa said, "Since I have passed by you I have recited four phrases three times each and these words carry higher reward than your words of remembrance" Then he told her what he had recited; ْ َ ﺳُﺒ ِﺤَﺎن ◌ ِہ◌ِ◌ِ◌ِ◌ِحبَِﻤْﺪ ِ ◌ِ ◌ِ ◌ِ ◌ِ ◌ِ ◌َ اﷲ ِ و ْ 2َﺪَد َ ﺧَﻠ ﻘªِ َ ِ و َ رِﺿ◌ ْ ﺎ ﻧَﻔ ﺴªِ ْ و َ ز◌ِِﻧَﺔ َ ﻋَﺮ ﺷªِ َ وَﻣِﺪَاد Lَﻠِﻤَﺎﺗªِ . 96 Holy is All a h , as much as His creations. Holy is All a h , to the extent that His Being likes for Himself. Holy is All a h , as much as the weight of His Throne (which is infinite). Holy is All a h , as much as the ink of His words. Hadrat Ab u Sa‘ i d Khudr i ra and Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra relate that the Holy Prophet sa said, "God has chosen four words for Himself. These words are: 'Sub ha nall a h' , 'Al h amdulill a h' , 'L a il a ha illall a h' and 'All a hu Akbar'. Whosoever says 'Sub ha nall a h' , twenty good deeds are recorded for him and his twenty sins are forgiven. Whosoever says 'All a hu Akbar' and ‘ L a Il a ha illall a h ’, gets the same reward. If a person adds ‘ Rabbil-‘ A lam i n ’ with 'Al h amdulill a h' he is rewarded with thirty good deeds and his thirty sins are forgiven. " 97 Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa said, "Two words are very light on the tongue but carry very high reward, the words are,"