The Prophet ﷺ passed by her while she was in her place of prayer, then the Prophet ﷺ passed by her near midday, so he ﷺ said to her: “You have not ceased to be in this state?” She said: “Yes.” He said: “Should I not teach you words to say: ‘Glory to Allah according to the number of His creation, Glory to Allah according to the number of His creation, Glory to Allah according to the number of His creation (Subḥān Allāhi ʿadada khalqihi, Subḥān Allāhi ʿadada khalqihi, Subḥān Allāhi ʿadada khalqihi). Glory to Allah accord to what pleases Him, Glory to Allah accord to what pleases Him, Glory to Allah accord to what pleases Him (Subḥān Allāhi riḍā nafsihi, Subḥān Allāhi riḍā nafsihi, SSubḥān Allāhi riḍā nafsihii). Glory to Allah according to the weight of His Throne, Glory to Allah according to the weight of His Throne, Glory to Allah according to the weight of His Throne (Subḥān Allāhi zinata ʿArshihi, Subḥān Allāhi zinata ʿArshihi, Subḥān Allāhi zinata ʿArshihi). Glory to Allah according to the amount of His Words, Glory to Allah according to the amount of His Words, Glory to Allah according to the amount of His Words (Subḥān Allāhi midāda kalimātihi, Subḥān Allāhi midāda kalimātihi, Subḥān Allāhi midāda kalimātihi).’”

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ مَرَّ عَلَيْهَا وَهِيَ فِي مَسْجِدٍ ثُمَّ مَرَّ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِهَا قَرِيبًا مِنْ نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ فَقَالَ لَهَا مَا زِلْتِ عَلَى حَالِكِ فَقَالَتْ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَلاَ أُعَلِّمُكِ كَلِمَاتٍ تَقُولِينَهَا سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رِضَا نَفْسِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رِضَا نَفْسِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رِضَا نَفْسِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ زِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ زِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ زِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ

The Prophet ﷺ passed by her while she was in the mosque supplicating. Then he passed by her again near midday and said to her: "Are you still in your same state?" She said, "Yes." He said: "Shall I not teach you"—meaning, words that you should say:

"Glory be to Allah as many as His creation; glory be to Allah as many as His creation; glory be to Allah as many as His creation. Glory be to Allah to the extent of His own pleasure; glory be to Allah to the extent of His own pleasure; glory be to Allah to the extent of His own pleasure. Glory be to Allah the weight of His Throne; glory be to Allah the weight of His Throne; glory be to Allah the weight of His Throne. Glory be to Allah the extent of His words; glory be to Allah the extent of His words; glory be to Allah the extent of His words."

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ مَرَّ عَلَيْهَا وَهِيَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ تَدْعُو، ثُمَّ مَرَّ بِهَا قَرِيبًا مِنْ نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ، فَقَالَ لَهَا: «مَا زِلْتِ عَلَى حَالِكِ؟» قَالَتْ: نَعَمْ. قَالَ: «أَلَا أُعَلِّمُكِ؟»، يَعْنِي كَلِمَاتٍ تَقُولِينَهُنَّ:

«سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رِضَا نَفْسِهِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رِضَا نَفْسِهِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رِضَا نَفْسِهِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ زِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ زِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ زِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ».

[AI] The name of Juwayriyah bint al-Haritharah was changed by the Prophet ﷺ and he named her Juwayriyah. The Prophet ﷺ passed by her while she was in her prayer chamber glorifying and supplicating to Allah. He then went to fulfill his need and returned to her after the day had passed. He said, "O Juwayriyah, are you still in your place?" She replied, "I am still in my place." The Prophet ﷺ said, "I have uttered four phrases that I have repeated three times, and they are better than what you have said. They are: 'Subhan Allah, the number of His creation; Subhan Allah, to satisfy His own self; Subhan Allah, the weight of His Throne; and Subhan Allah, the extent of His Words.' And all praise is due to Allah, similar to that."

كَانَ اسْمُ جُوَيْرِيَةَ بِنْتِ الْحَارِثِ بَرَّةَ فَحَوَّلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ اسْمَهَا فَسَمَّاهَا جُوَيْرِيَةَ فَمَرَّ بِهَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَإِذَا هِيَ فِي مُصَلَّاهَا تُسَبِّحُ اللهَ وَتَدْعُوهُ فَانْطَلَقَ لِحَاجَتِهِ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَيْهَا بَعْدَ مَا ارْتَفَعَ النَّهَارُ فَقَالَ يَا جُوَيْرِيَةُ مَا زِلْتِ فِي مَكَانِكِ؟ قَالَتْ مَا زِلْتُ فِي مَكَانِي هَذَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَقَدْ تَكَلَّمْتُ بِأَرْبَعِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَعُدُّهُنَّ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ هُنَّ أَفْضَلُ مِمَّا قُلْتِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ وَسُبْحَانَ اللهِ رِضَاءَ نَفْسِهِ وَسُبْحَانَ اللهِ زِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ وَسُبْحَانَ اللهِ مِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to me in the morning while I was glorifying Allah. Then he went to attend to his need and returned shortly before noon. He asked, "Have you been sitting here all this time?" I replied, "Yes." He said, "Shall I not teach you some words which, if you were to say them, they would outweigh what you have said so far, or would be equal to it, or even more?" He then recited the following three times: "Subhan Allah (Glory be to Allah) equal to the number of His creation, Subhan Allah equal to the weight of His Throne, Subhan Allah equal to the ink of His words."

أَتَى عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ غُدْوَةً وَأَنَا أُسَبِّحُ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ لِحَاجَتِهِ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ قَرِيبًا مِنْ نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ فَقَالَ مَا زِلْتِ قَاعِدَةً؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ أَلَا أُعَلِّمُكِ كَلِمَاتٍ لَوْ عُدِلْنَ بِهِنَّ عَدَلَتْهُنَّ أَوْ لَوْ وُزِنَّ بِهِنَّ وَزَنَتْهُنَّ يَعْنِي بِجَمِيعِ مَا سَبَّحَتْ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ زِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ رِضَا نَفْسِهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ

The Prophet ﷺ passed by her while she was in the masjid, supplicating, then he passed by her again when it was almost midday. He said to her: "Are you still here?" She said: "Yes." He said: "Shall I not teach you some words which you can say? Subhan Allah adada khalqihi, subhan Allah adada khalqihi, subhan Allah adada khalqihi; subhan Allah rida nafsihi, subhan Allah rida nafsihi, subhan Allah rida nafsihi; Subhan Allah zinata 'arshihi, Subhan Allah zinata 'arshihi, Subhan Allah zinata 'arshihi; Subhan Allah midada Kalamatihi, Subhan Allah midada Kalamatihi, Subhan Allah midada Kalamatihi (Glory be to Allah the number of His creation, glory be to Allah the number of His creation, glory be to Allah the number of His creation; glory be to Allah as much as pleases Him, glory be to Allah as much as pleases Him, glory be to Allah as much as pleases Him; glory be to Allah the weight of His throne, glory be to Allah the weight of His throne, glory be to Allah the weight of His throne; glory be to Allah the number of His words, glory be to Allah the number of His words, glory be to Allah the number of His words).' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1352)

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ مَرَّ عَلَى جُوَيْرِيَةَ بَاكِرًا وَهِيَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ تَدْعُو ثُمَّ مَرَّ عَلَيْهَا قَرِيبًا مِنْ نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ فَقَالَ مَا زِلْتِ عَلَى حَالِكِ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قَالَ ﷺ أَلَا أُعَلِّمُكِ كَلِمَاتٍ تَعْدِلُهُنَّ بِهِنَّ وَلَوْ وُزِنَ بِهِنَّ وُزِنَ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ ثَلَاثًا سُبْحَانَ اللهِ رِضَا نَفْسِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ رِضَا نَفْسِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ رِضَا نَفْسِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ زِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ زِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ زِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ وَكَانَ اسْمُهَا بَرَّةَ فَسَمَّاهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ جُوَيْرِيَةَ

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to me while I was praising Allah, then he left for his needs. He returned from half of the day and said, "Are you still sitting?" She said, I said yes. He said, "Shall I teach you words that if you were to measure them or weigh them, they would outweigh them?" Subhan Allah (Glory be to Allah) the number of His creations three times. Subhan Allah the weight of His throne three times. Subhan Allah the satisfaction of His self three times. Subhan Allah the ink of His words three times.

أَتَى عَلَيَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا أُسَبِّحُ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ لِحَاجَتِهِ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ مِنْ نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ فَقَالَ «مَا زِلْتِ قَاعِدَةً؟ » قَالَتْ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ «أَلَا أُعَلِّمُكِ كَلِمَاتٍ لَوْ عُدِلْنَ بِهِنَّ عَدَلَتْهُنَّ أَوْ لَوْ وُزِنَّ بِهِنَّ وَزَنَتْهُنَّ؟ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ زِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رِضَا نَفْسِهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ»

The Prophet ﷺ passed by her while she was in the masjid, supplicating, then he passed by her again when it was almost midday. He said to her: "Are you still here?" She said: "Yes." He said: "Shall I not teach you some words which you can say? Subhan Allah adada khalqihi, subhan Allah adada khalqihi, subhan Allah adada khalqihi; subhan Allah rida nafsihi, subhan Allah rida nafsihi, subhan Allah rida nafsihi; Subhan Allah zinata 'arshihi, Subhan Allah zinata 'arshihi, Subhan Allah zinata 'arshihi; Subhan Allah midada Kalamatihi, Subhan Allah midada Kalamatihi, Subhan Allah midada Kalamatihi (Glory be to Allah the number of His creation, glory be to Allah the number of His creation, glory be to Allah the number of His creation; glory be to Allah as much as pleases Him, glory be to Allah as much as pleases Him, glory be to Allah as much as pleases Him; glory be to Allah the weight of His throne, glory be to Allah the weight of His throne, glory be to Allah the weight of His throne; glory be to Allah the number of His words, glory be to Allah the number of His words, glory be to Allah the number of His words).' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1352)

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ مَرَّ عَلَيْهَا وَهِيَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ تصلي تَدْعُو ثُمَّ مَرَّ بِهَا قَرِيبًا مِنْ نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ فَقَالَ لَهَا «مَا زِلْتِ عَلَى حالِكَ؟» قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قَالَ «أَلَا أُعَلِّمُكِ؟» يَعْنِي «كَلِمَاتٍ تَقُولِينَهُنَّ» سُبْحَانَ اللهِ عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ رِضَا نَفْسِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ رِضَا نَفْسِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ رِضَا نَفْسِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ زِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ زِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ زِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ

[AI] The name of Juwayriyah bint al-Harith was Burrah, but the Prophet ﷺ changed her name to Juwayriyah. He passed by her while she was reading and worshiping Allah in her prayer. Then, he passed by her again after the day had ended and asked, "O Juwayriyah, are you still in your place?" She replied, "I have not moved from my place since you left." He said, "I have uttered four phrases that I have repeated three times, which are better than what you have said. They are: Subhan Allahi wa bihamdihi, Subhan Allahi al-'adheemi, Subhan Allahi wa bihamdihi, Subhan Allahi al-'adheemi. And all praise is due to Allah." This narration is reported by Shu'bah from Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Rahman from Kurayb from Ibn 'Abbas, from Juwayriyah.

كَانَ اسْمُ جُوَيْرِيَةَ بِنْتِ الْحَارِثِ بُرَّةُ فَحَوَّلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ اسْمَهَا فَسَمَّاهَا جُوَيْرِيَةَ فَمَرَّ بِهَا تَقْرَأُ وَهِيَ فِي مُصَلَّاهَا تُسَبِّحُ وَتَذْكُرُ اللهَ ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ مَرَّ بِهَا بَعْدَمَا ارْتَفَعَ النَّهَارُ فَقَالَ «يَا جُوَيْرِيَةُ مَا زِلْتِ فِي مَكَانِكِ؟» قَالَتْ مَا زِلْتُ فِي مَكَانِي مُنْذُ تَعْلَمُ قَالَ لَقَدْ تَكَلَّمْتُ بِأَرْبَعِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَعَدْتُهُنَّ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ هُنَّ أَفْضَلُ مِمَّا قُلْتِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ زِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَذَلِكَ جَوَّدَهُ شُعْبَةُ رَوَاهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ جُوَيْرِيَةَ

"أَلا أُعلِّمُكِ كلمات تقولينها؟ سبحانَ اللَّه عدد خلقه، سبحانَ اللَّهِ عددَ خَلقِهِ، سبحان اللَهِ عدد خلقه، سبحانِ اللَّه رضا نفسه، سبحان اللَهِ رضا نفسه، سبحانَ اللَّه رضا نفسه، سبحانَ اللَّه زنة عرشه؛ سبحانَ اللَّهِ زنة عرشه, سبحان اللَّه زنة عرشه؛ سبحانَ اللَّه مدادَ كلماته، سبحانَ اللَّهِ مدادَ كلماته، سبحانَ اللَّهِ مدادَ كلماته".

"لَقَدْ تكلَّمْتُ بأَرْبع كلماتٍ أعدْتُهُنَّ ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ، هُنَّ أفْضَلُ مِمَّا قُلتِ: سُبْحَانَ الله عَددَ خلقه، وسبحانِ الله رِضى نفسه، وسبحان الله زِنَةَ عرشه، وسبحانَ الله مِدادَ كلماتِه، والحمد لله مثلَ ذلكَ".