"أحب الكلام إلى اللهِ أن يقول العبدُ: سبحان اللهِ وبحمده".
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Collected by Muslim, Abū Dāwūd, Aḥmad, Ṭabarānī, Nasāʾī's Kubrá, Bayhaqī, SuyūṭīThose for which Allah made a choice for His Angels and His servants (and the words are):" Hallowed be Allah and praise is due to Him."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ سُئِلَ أَىُّ الْكَلاَمِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ مَا اصْطَفَى اللَّهُ لِمَلاَئِكَتِهِ أَوْ لِعِبَادِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ
The Prophet ﷺ protected Naqi and said: There is no (permission for) protected land except for Allah Most High.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ حَمَى النَّقِيعَ وَقَالَ لاَ حِمَى إِلاَّ لِلَّهِ ﷻ
Those for which Allah made a choice for His Angels and His servants (and the words are):" Hallowed be Allah and praise is due to Him." (Using translation from Muslim 2731a)
سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَيُّ الْكَلَامِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ مَا اصْطَفَاهُ اللهُ لِعِبَادِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ
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)
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ أَحَبُّ الْكَلَامِ إِلَى اللهِ ﷻ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَاللهُ أَكْبَرُ لَا يَضُرُّكَ بِأَيِّهِنَّ بَدَأْتَ
[AI] "Narrated by the Prophet ﷺ that he said, 'Whoever loves to speak to Allah, let him say, 'Glory be to my Lord and praise be to Him."'
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ مَنْ أَحَبِّ الْكَلَامِ إِلَى اللهِ ﷻ أَنْ يَقُولَ الْعَبْدُ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّي وَبِحَمْدِهِ
[AI] As if he is going towards the saying of Allah, "And the thunder exalts [ Allah ] with praise of Him" (Surah Ar-Ra'd, 13).
كَأَنَّهُ يَذْهَبُ إِلَى قَوْلِ اللهِ ﷻ {وَيُسَبِّحُ الرَّعْدُ بِحَمْدِهِ} [الرعد 13]
"أَلَا أُخْبرُكَ بأحَبِّ الكلام إِلى اللَّه ﷻ؟ سبحان اللَّه وبحمده".
"مَا اصْطَفى الله لمَلائِكَتِه، سُبْحانَ اللهِ وبِحَمْدِه".
"مَا اصْطَفَاهُ الله لِمَلائِكَته: سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ".
"مَنْ حِبِّ الْكَلامِ إِلَى اللهِ ﷻ أَنْ يَقُولَ: سُبْحَانَ ربِّي وَبِحَمْدِهِ".
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