AbuDharr said: Prophet of Allah. The wealthy people have all the rewards; they pray as we pray; they fast as we fast; and they have surplus wealth which they give in charity; but we have no wealth which we may give in charity. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: AbuDharr, should I not teach you phrases by which you acquire the rank of those who excel you? No one can acquire your rank except one who acts like you. He said: Why not, Messenger of Allah? He said: Exalt Allah (say: Allah is Most Great) after each prayer thirty-three times; and praise Him (say: Praise be to Allah) thirty-three times; and glorify Him (say: Glory be to Allah) thirty-three times, and end it by saying, "There is no god but Allah alone, there is no partner, to Him belongs the Kingdom, to Him praise is due and He has power over everything". His sins will be forgiven, even if they are like the foam of the sea. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1504)   

يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ذَهَبَ أَصْحَابُ الدُّثُورِ بِالْأُجُورِ يُصَلُّونَ كَمَا نُصَلِّي وَيَصُومُونَ كَمَا نَصُومُ وَلَهُمْ فُضُولُ أَمْوَالٍ يَتَصَدَّقُونَ بِهَا وَلَيْسَ لَنَا مَا نَتَصَدَّقُ بِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَفَلَا أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى كَلِمَاتٍ إِذَا عَمِلْتَ بِهِنَّ أَدْرَكْتَ مَنْ سَبَقَكَ وَلَا يَلْحَقُكَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَخَذَ بِمِثْلِ عَمَلِكَ؟ قَالَ بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ تُكَبِّرُ دُبُرَ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ وَتُسَبِّحُ ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ وَتَحْمَدُ ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ وَتَخْتِمُهَا بِلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ  

[Machine] A companion said, "Indeed, I will provide you with something better than that which you asked for. I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, the wealthy have taken over the worldly life and the Hereafter. We pray and they pray, we fast and they fast, we give charity and they give charity, but we do not give charity as much as they do.' He ﷺ said, 'Shall I not direct you to something that, if you do it, nobody will surpass you before you or catch up with you after you, except for someone who does the same as you?' For each prayer, say thirty-three times 'Subhanallah' (glory be to Allah), thirty-three times 'Alhamdulillah' (praise be to Allah), and thirty-four times 'Allahu Akbar' (Allah is the greatest)."  

ظَاعِنٌ قَالَ فَإِنِّي سَأُزَوِّدُكَ زَادًا لَوْ أَجِدُ مَا هُوَ أَفْضَلُ مِنْهُ لَزَوَّدْتُكَ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ذَهَبَ الْأَغْنِيَاءُ بِالدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ نُصَلِّي وَيُصَلُّونَ وَنَصُومُ وَيَصُومُونَ وَيَتَصَدَّقُونَ وَلَا نَتَصَدَّقُ قَالَ أَلَا أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى شَيْءٍ إِنْ أَنْتَ فَعَلْتَهُ لَمْ يَسْبِقْكَ أَحَدٌ كَانَ قَبْلَكَ وَلَمْ يُدْرِكْكَ أَحَدٌ بَعْدَكَ إِلَّا مَنْ فَعَلَ الَّذِي تَفْعَلُ دُبُرَ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ تَسْبِيحَةً وَثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ تَحْمِيدَةً وَأَرْبَعًا وَثَلَاثِينَ تَكْبِيرَةً  

[Machine] A person said, "Indeed, I cannot find anything better than what I am presenting to you. I asked the Prophet ﷺ about it, and I asked the Prophet ﷺ , saying, 'O Messenger of Allah, the wealthy Muslims do good deeds such as fasting as we do, they pray as we do, and they give in charity. But we do not have wealth to give in charity. Can you guide us to something that if we did it, no one who came before us or after us would surpass us except for those who do the same thing as we do?' He said, 'O Abu Darda, shall I not guide you to something if you do it, no one before you or after you would surpass you except for those who do the same thing as you do? After every prayer, you should say Tasbih (glorification of Allah) thirty-three times, Tahmid (praising Allah) thirty-three times, and Takbeer (declaring the greatness of Allah) thirty-four times.' Sufyan bin Sa'id narrated this from Abdul Aziz bin Rufai' from Abu Umama As-Saini from Abu Darda."  

ظَاعِنٌ قَالَ أَمَا إِنِّي مَا أَجِدُ مَا أَضِيفُكَ بِهِ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَنْهُ سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ذَهَبَ أَصْحَابُ الْأَمْوَالِ بِالْخَيْرِ يَصُومُونَ كَمَا نَصُومُ وَيُصَلُّونَ كَمَا نُصَلِّي وَيَتَصَدَّقُونَ وَلَيْسَ لَنَا أَمْوَالٌ نَتَصَدَّقُ؟ قَالَ «يَا أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ ألَا أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى شَيْءٍ إنْ أَنْتَ فَعَلْتَهُ لَمْ يَسْبِقْكَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكَ وَلَمْ يُدْرِكْكَ مَنْ كَانَ بَعْدَكَ إِلَّا مَنْ جَاءَ بِمِثْلِ مَا جِئْتَ بِهِ؟ تُسَبِّحُ اللهَ فِي دُبُرِ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ وَتَحْمَدُهُ ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ وَتُكَبِّرُهُ أَرْبَعًا وَثَلَاثِينَ» [65] خَالَفَهُمَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ رَوَاهُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ رُفَيْعٍ عَنْ أَبِي عُمَرَ الصِّينِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ  

[Machine] I said, "O Messenger of Allah, the wealthy companions have gone with worldly and Hereafter gains. They pray, fast, and strive just like we do, and they give charity while we do not give charity?" He said, "Shall I not guide you to something that if you hold onto, you will surpass those who came before you and those who come after you, except for those who do the same as you did? You should glorify Allah thirty-three times, praise Him thirty-three times, and declare His greatness thirty-four times after every prayer." Shu'bah followed this narration from Al-Hakam, from Abu 'Umar al-Sinee, from Abu ad-Darda.  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ذَهَبَ أَصْحَابُ الْأَمْوَالِ بِالدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ يُصَلُّونَ وَيَصُومُونَ وَيُجَاهِدُونَ كَمَا نَفْعَلُ وَيَتَصَدَّقُونَ وَلَا نَتَصَدَّقُ؟ قَالَ «أَفَلَا أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى أَمْرٍ إنْ أَخَذْتَ بِهِ أَدْرَكْتَ مَنْ سَبَقَكَ وَلَمْ يُدْرِكْكَ مَنْ بَعْدَكَ إِلَّا مَنْ عَمِلَ مِثْلَ الَّذِي عَمِلْتَ؟ تُسَبِّحُ اللهَ فِي دُبُرِ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ وَتَحْمَدُهُ ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ وَتُكَبِّرُهُ أَرْبَعًا وَثَلَاثِينَ» تَابَعَهُ شُعْبَةُ رَوَاهُ عَنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ أَبِي عُمَرَ الصِّينِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ  

[Machine] I was with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and some of them said, "O Messenger of Allah, indeed the wealthy surpass us in all goodness. They pray as we pray, they fast as we fast, and they exceed us in giving charity, and we do not find what we can give in charity. They spend in the way of Allah, and we do not find what we can spend." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Shall I not inform you of something that if you do it, they will not surpass you and those who come after you will not catch up with you? After every prayer, say thirty-three times: Subhanallah (Glory be to Allah), say thirty-three times: Alhamdulillah (Praise be to Allah), and say thirty-four times: Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest)."  

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ الْأَغْنِيَاءَ يَسْبِقُونَا بِكُلِّ خَيْرٍ يُصَلُّونَ كَمَا نُصَلِّي وَيَصُومُونَ كَمَا نَصُومُ وَيَفْضُلُونَنَا فَيَتَصَدَّقُونَ وَلَا نَجِدُ مَا نَتَصَدَّقُ وَيُنْفِقُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَلَا نَجِدُ مَا نُنْفِقُ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «ألَا أُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِشَيْءٍ إِذَا فَعَلْتُمُوهُ لَمْ يَسْبِقُوكُمْ وَلَمْ يُدْرِكُّمْ مَنْ بَعْدَكُمْ إِلَّا مَنْ فَعَلَ فِعْلَكُمْ؟ تُسَبِّحُونَ فِي دُبُرِ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ وَتَحْمَدُونَ ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ وَتُكَبِّرُونَ أَرْبَعًا وَثَلَاثِينَ»  

"قُلتُ: يَا رَسُولَ الله أَهْلُ الأَمْوالِ بالدُّنْيا والآخِرةِ (*)، يَصُومُونَ كَمَا نَصُومُ، ويُصَلُّونَ كَمَا نُصَلِّى ويُجَاهِدُونَ كَمَا نُجَاهِدُ، وَيَتَصَدَّقُونَ كما نَتَصَدَّقُ، قَالَ: أَفلَا أَدُلُّك عَلَى أَمْرٍ إذَا فَعَلتَهُ أَدْركْتَ مَنْ سَبَقَكَ ولمْ يُدْرِكْكَ مَنْ بَعْدَكَ، إِلَّا مَنْ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ مَا فَعْلتَ، تُسَبَّحُ الله ثَلَاثًا وثَلَاثينَ دُبُرَ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ مَكْتُوبَةٍ، وتحمد الله ثَلَاثًا وثَلَاثينَ، وتُكبِّرُ الله أَرْبَعًا وَثَلَاثين".  

"عن أبي هريرة قال: قال أبو الدرداء: وفي لفظ أبو ذر .. يا رسول الله! ذهب أهل الدثور بالأجور يصلون كما نصلي، ويصومون كما نصوم، ولهم فضول أموال يتصدقون بها وليس لنا ما نتصدق به، فقال رسول الله ﷺ : ألا أعَلمك كلماتٍ إذا أنت قلتهن أدركت من سبقك ولم يلحقك أحد من بعدك إلا من عمل بمثل عملك؟ قال: بلى يا رسول الله! قال: تكبر الله دبر كل صلاة ثلاثًا وثلاثين، وتحمده ثلاثًا وثلاثين، وتسبحه ثلاثًا وثلاثين، وتختمها بلا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك وله الحمد، وله الشكر، وهو على كل شيء قدير".