ذِكْرُ الْأَمْرِ بِالتَّسْبِيحِ وَالتَّحْمِيدِ وَالتَّهْلِيلِ وَالتَّكْبِيرِ عَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ وَمَا هُوَ خَالِقُهُ

Once Sa'd, with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, visited a woman in front of whom were some date-stones or pebbles which she was using as a rosary to glorify Allah. He (the Prophet) said: I tell you something which would be easier (or more excellent) for you than that. He said (it consisted of saying): "Glory be to Allah" as many times as the number of that which He has created in Heaven; "Glory be to Allah" as many times as the number of that which He has created on Earth; "Glory be to Allah" as many times as the number of that which He has created between them; "Glory be to Allah" as many times as the number of that which He is creating; "Allah is most great" a similar number of times; "Praise (be to Allah)" a similar number of times; and "There is no god but Allah" a similar number of times; "There is no might and no power except in Allah" a similar number of times.  

أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ وَبَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا نَوًى أَوْ حَصًى تُسَبِّحُ بِهِ فَقَالَ أُخْبِرُكِ بِمَا هُوَ أَيْسَرُ عَلَيْكِ مِنْ هَذَا أَوْ أَفْضَلُ فَقَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ فِي الأَرْضِ وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا هُوَ خَالِقٌ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ وَلاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ وَلاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ  

that he entered with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ upon a women, before her was a date-seed – or he said – stone – that she would make Tasbih with. So he ﷺ said: “Should I not inform you of what is easier for you then this, and better? Glory to Allah according to the number of what He created in the sky, and glory to Allah according to the number of what He created in the earth, and glory to Allah according to the number of what is between that, and glory to Allah according to the number of what He is going to create, and Allah is great, in similar amount to that, and all praise is due to Allah, in similar amount to that, and there is no might or power except by Allah, in similar amount to that (Subḥān Allāhi ʿadada mā khalaqa fis-samā’ wa subḥān Allāhi ʿadada mā khalaqa fil-arḍ, wa subḥān Allāhi ʿadada mā baina dhālik, wa subḥān Allāhi ʿadada mā huwa khalaq, wa Allāhu akbaru mithla dhālik, wal ḥamdu lillāhi mithla dhālik, wa lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāhi mithla dhālik).”  

أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ وَبَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا نَوًى أَوْ قَالَ حَصًى تُسَبِّحُ بِهِ فَقَالَ أَلاَ أُخْبِرُكِ بِمَا هُوَ أَيْسَرُ عَلَيْكِ مِنْ هَذَا أَوْ أَفْضَلُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ فِي الأَرْضِ وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا هُوَ خَالِقٌ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَلاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ حَدِيثِ سَعْدٍ  

Once Sa'd, with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, visited a woman in front of whom were some date-stones or pebbles which she was using as a rosary to glorify Allah. He (the Prophet) said: I tell you something which would be easier (or more excellent) for you than that. He said (it consisted of saying): "Glory be to Allah" as many times as the number of that which He has created in Heaven; "Glory be to Allah" as many times as the number of that which He has created on Earth; "Glory be to Allah" as many times as the number of that which He has created between them; "Glory be to Allah" as many times as the number of that which He is creating; "Allah is most great" a similar number of times; "Praise (be to Allah)" a similar number of times; and "There is no god but Allah" a similar number of times; "There is no might and no power except in Allah" a similar number of times. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1500)  

أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ وَبَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا نَوًى أَوْ حَصًى أُخْبِرُكِ بِمَا هُوَ أَيْسَرُ عَلَيْكِ مِنْ هَذَا وَأَفْضَلُ؟ قُولِي سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ فِي السَّمَاءِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ فِي الْأَرْضِ تُسَبِّحُ فَقَالَ «سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا هُوَ خَالِقٌ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ»  

Once Sa'd, with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, visited a woman in front of whom were some date-stones or pebbles which she was using as a rosary to glorify Allah. He (the Prophet) said: I tell you something which would be easier (or more excellent) for you than that. He said (it consisted of saying): "Glory be to Allah" as many times as the number of that which He has created in Heaven; "Glory be to Allah" as many times as the number of that which He has created on Earth; "Glory be to Allah" as many times as the number of that which He has created between them; "Glory be to Allah" as many times as the number of that which He is creating; "Allah is most great" a similar number of times; "Praise (be to Allah)" a similar number of times; and "There is no god but Allah" a similar number of times; "There is no might and no power except in Allah" a similar number of times. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1500)   

"أُخبِرُكِ بما هو أيسرُ عليك من هذا وأفضلُ: سبحان الله عددَ ما خلق في السماء، وسبحان الله عددَ ما خلق في الأرض، وسبحان الله عددَ ما خلق بين ذلك، وسبحان الله عددَ ما هو خالقٌ، والله أكبرُ مثلَ ذلك (والحمد لله مثلَ ذلك) ، ولا حولَ ولا قُوَّةَ إلا بالله مثل ذلك".  

"أَلا أُخْبُركَ بما هُوَ أيْسَرُ عليكَ من هذا وَأَفْضَلُ؟ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهَ عَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ في السَّمَاءِ، وسبحان اللَّهَ عَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ في الأَرْض، وسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ ما خَلَقَ بين ذلكَ، وسبحانَ اللَّهَ عَدَدَ مَا هو خالقٌ، واللَّه أَكبرُ مثلُ ذلكَ، والْحمد للَّه مثلُ ذلكَ، ولا إِله إِلَّا اللَّهُ مثل ذلكَ، ولا حول ولا قُوَّةَ إِلا باللَّه مِثْلُ ذلكَ ".  

"ألا أخْبُركَ بأَكْثَرَ وأَفْضَل من ذكْركَ اللَّيلَ مَعَ النَّهَارِ والنهار مَعَ اللَّيْلِ؟ أن تقولَ سُبْحَان اللَّه عدد مَا خلق، وسبحان اللَّه مِلءَ ما خلق، وسبحان اللَّه عَدَدَ ما في الأَرْضِ والسَّمَاءِ، وسبحان اللَّه مِلءَ ما في الأرض والسَّمَاءِ، وسبحان اللَّه عَدَدَ مَا أَحْصَى كتابه، وسبحان اللَّه عَدَدَ كُلِّ شىْءٍ، وسُبْحانَ اللَّه مِلْءَ كُلِّ شئٍ، وتقول: الْحمد للَّه مِثْلَ ذلكَ" .