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nasai-kubra:10616 – Muḥammad b. Bashhār > Muḥammad > Shuʿbah > Salamah b. Kuhayl > Hilāl > Samurah

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said: "When I tell you a hadith, do not add anything to it. The best of speech is the speech of Allah, and it does not harm you to begin by saying: 'Subhanallah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illallah, Allahu Akbar'."  

الكبرى للنسائي:١٠٦١٦ – أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ عَنْ هِلَالٍ عَنْ سَمُرَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا حَدَّثْتُكَ بِحَدِيثٍ فَلَا تَزِيدَنَّ عَلَى أَرْبَعٍ أَطْيَبِ الْكَلَامِ وَهُوَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ لَا يَضُرُّكَ بِأَيِّهِنَّ بَدَأْتَ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَاللهُ أَكْبَرُ  

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ibnmajah:3811 – Abū ʿUmar Ḥafṣ b. ʿAmr > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Mahdī > Sufyān > Salamah b. Kuhayl > Hilāl b. Yisāf > Samurah b. Jundab

the Prophet ﷺ said: "(There are) four that are the best of words, and it does not matter with which you begin: Subhan-Allah, wal-Hamdu-Lillah, wa la ilaha illallah, wa Allahu Akbar (Glory is to Allah, praise is to Allah, none has the right to be worshiped but Allah and Allah is the Most Great)."  

ابن ماجة:٣٨١١ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عُمَرَ حَفْصُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ يِسَافٍ عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدَبٍ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ أَرْبَعٌ أَفْضَلُ الْكَلاَمِ لاَ يَضُرُّكَ بِأَيِّهِنَّ بَدَأْتَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ  

ahmad:20223 – Wakīʿ > Sufyān > Salamah b. Kuhayl > Hilāl b. Yisāf > Samurah b. Jundub

the Prophet ﷺ said: "(There are) four that are the best of words, and it does not matter with which you begin: Subhan-Allah, wal-Hamdu-Lillah, wa la ilaha illallah, wa Allahu Akbar (Glory is to Allah, praise is to Allah, none has the right to be worshiped but Allah and Allah is the Most Great)." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3811)   

أحمد:٢٠٢٢٣ – حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ عَنْ هِلَالِ بْنِ يِسَافٍ عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَفْضَلُ الْكَلَامِ بَعْدَ الْقُرْآنِ وَهُو مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ أَرْبَعٌ لَا يَضُرُّكَ بِأَيِّهِنَّ بَدَأْتَ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَاللهُ أَكْبَرُ  

ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ هَذِهِ الْكَلِمَاتِ مِنْ خَيْرِ الْكَلِمَاتِ لَا يَضُرُّ الْمَرْءُ بِأَيِّهِنَّ بَدَأَ

ibnhibban:836 – Muḥammad b. Sulaymān b. Fāris > Muḥammad b. ʿAlī b. al-Ḥasan b. Shaqīq from my father > Abū Ḥamzah > al-Aʿmash > Abū Ṣāliḥ > Abū Hurayrah

the Prophet ﷺ said: "(There are) four that are the best of words, and it does not matter with which you begin: Subhan-Allah, wal-Hamdu-Lillah, wa la ilaha illallah, wa Allahu Akbar (Glory is to Allah, praise is to Allah, none has the right to be worshiped but Allah and Allah is the Most Great)." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3811)   

ابن حبّان:٨٣٦ – أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ فَارِسٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو حَمْزَةَ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «خَيْرُ الْكَلَامِ أَرْبَعٌ لَا يَضُرُّكَ بِأَيِّهِنَّ بَدَأْتَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ»  

ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ هَذِهِ الْكَلِمَاتِ مِنْ خَيْرِ الْكَلِمَاتِ لَا يَضُرُّ الْمَرْءَ بِأَيِّهِنَّ بَدَأَ

ibnhibban:1812 – Muḥammad b. Sulaymān b. Fāris > Muḥammad b. ʿAlī b. al-Ḥasan b. Shaqīq from my father > Abū Ḥamzah > al-Aʿmash > Abū Ṣāliḥ > Abū Hurayrah

the Prophet ﷺ said: "(There are) four that are the best of words, and it does not matter with which you begin: Subhan-Allah, wal-Hamdu-Lillah, wa la ilaha illallah, wa Allahu Akbar (Glory is to Allah, praise is to Allah, none has the right to be worshiped but Allah and Allah is the Most Great)." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3811)   

ابن حبّان:١٨١٢ – أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ فَارِسٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو حَمْزَةَ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «خَيْرُ الْكَلَامِ أَرْبَعٌ لَا يَضُرُّكَ بِأَيِّهِنَّ بَدَأْتَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ»  

suyuti:3748a –

the Prophet ﷺ said: "(There are) four that are the best of words, and it does not matter with which you begin: Subhan-Allah, wal-Hamdu-Lillah, wa la ilaha illallah, wa Allahu Akbar (Glory is to Allah, praise is to Allah, none has the right to be worshiped but Allah and Allah is the Most Great)." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3811)   

السيوطي:٣٧٤٨a –

(أفضلُ الكلام أربع، لا تبالى بأيِّهِن بدأت: سبحانَ الله، والحمد لله، ولا إله إلا الله. والله اكبر" .  

[ش] ابن أبى شيبة [حب] ابن حبّان عن سمرة بن جندب
suyuti:2893a –

the Prophet ﷺ said: "(There are) four that are the best of words, and it does not matter with which you begin: Subhan-Allah, wal-Hamdu-Lillah, wa la ilaha illallah, wa Allahu Akbar (Glory is to Allah, praise is to Allah, none has the right to be worshiped but Allah and Allah is the Most Great)." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3811)   

السيوطي:٢٨٩٣a –

"أربعٌ أفْضلُ الكلام، لا يضرُّكَ بأيِّهنَّ بَدَأتَ: سُبحانَ اللهِ، والحمد لله، ولا إِله إلَّا الله، واللهُ أكبر ".  

عن سَمُرَة
suyuti:611a –

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said "The dearest phrases to Allah are four: Subhan Allah (Hallowed be Allah), Al-Hamdulillah (Praise be to Allah), La ilaha illa-Allah (There is no deity but Allah), Allahu Akbar (Allah is Greater). There is no harm for you in which of them begin with (while remembering Allah). And do not give these names to your servants: Yasar and Rabah and Najih and Aflah. (Using translation from Muslim 2137a)   

السيوطي:٦١١a –

"أحب الكلامِ إلى اللهِ أربعٌ: سبحانَ الله، والحمد للهِ، ولا إله إلا اللهُ، واللهُ أكبرُ، لا يضرُّك بِأَيِّهن بدأتَ، لا تُسَمِّينَّ غلامَك يسارًا، ولا رباحًا، ولا نُجيحًا ولا أفلحَ، فإنَّكَ تقولُ: أثَمَّ هو؟ فلا يكون، فيقول: لا".  

[ش] ابن أبى شيبة [حم] أحمد [م] مسلم [حب] ابن حبّان [طب] الطبرانى في الكبير وابن شاهين في الترغيب في الذكر عن سمرة بن جندب
suyuti:1655a –
Translation not available.

  

السيوطي:١٦٥٥a –

"إِذا حدّثْتُكَ حَدِيثًا فلا تَزِيدَنَّ عَليَّ، أرْبَعٌ هُنَّ مِنْ أطيبِ الكلام وَهِيَ مِنَ القُرآنِ، لا يَضُرُّك بَأيِّهن بدأتَ: سبُحان الله، والحمدُ لله، ولا إِلَه إِلا اللهُ، واللهُ اكْبَرُ".  

[ط] الطيالسي عن سمرة
suyuti:13986a –
Translation not available.

  

السيوطي:١٣٩٨٦a –

"خَيْرُ الكلام أَربعٌ -لا يضرك بأَيِّهن بدأْتَ- سُبحانَ اللَّه، والحمدُ للَّه، ولا إِلهَ إِلَّا اللَّه، واللَّه أَكبر".  

[حب] ابن حبّان والديلمى، وابن النجار عن أَبى هريرة