Merits of Other Dhikrs

After the above-mentioned Dhikr, then the Dhikr that is of utmost precedence and renowned is:

“Subhaanallaah Walhamdulillaah Walaa Ilaaha Illallaah Wallaahu Akbar (Glory be to Allah and all-praises be to Allah, there is no god but Allah, and Allah is Most Great).”

Related in a tradition by the Messenger of Allah, may Allah grant blessings and peace upon him, regarding the aforementioned Dhikr, which he said: “Verily it (the aforementioned Dhikr) is the best of speech and the dearest towards Allah Most High.”

Said the Messenger of Allah, may Allah grant blessings and peace upon him, further: “In fact, saying Subhaanallaah Walhamdulillaah Walaa Ilaaha Illallaah Wallaahu Akbar is more beloved to me than whatever the sun shine upon. (i.e. than all worldly matter mankind are after—translator)”

In another tradition, the Prophet, may Allah grant blessings and peace upon him, related as saying: “On the night I was ascended (to the Heavens), I met with the Prophet Abraham, peace be upon him, subsequently he said: Oh Muhammad! Convey my regards to your community, and inform them that truly Paradise has pure (fertile) lands, fresh waters, and it’s spacious and even, and that which is its plantation is: Subhaanallaah Walhamdulillaah Walaa Ilaaha Illallaah Wallaahu Akbar.”

And he (the Prophet, may Allah grant blessings and peace upon him,) said further about these four expressions; that is: Whoever utter it would have planted for him for every expression a tree, that is in Paradise.

In one occasion, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah grant blessings and peace upon him, said to Abu Darda’, may Allah be pleased with him, saying: “Say: Subhaanallaah Walhamdulillaah Walaa Ilaaha Illallaah Wallaahu Akbar, Walaa Hawla Walaa Quwata Illaa Billaahil-‘Aliyil-‘Azhiim, as it would shed all sins like the shedding of leaves from trees.”

When explaining the importance of the utterance: Laa Hawla Walaa Quwata Illaa Billaahil-‘Aliyil-‘Azhiim (And there is no might or power except with Allah, the Most High, the Exalted), he (the Prophet, may Allah grant blessings and peace upon him,) once said: “Verily it is the treasure of the treasures of Paradise, and it is the cure for ninety nine illnesses, the least severe of them is depression.”

Said the Messenger of Allah, may Allah grant blessings and peace upon him, further: “Whoever receives a kindness (ni’mat) from Allah Most High, and wishes it would last, hence he should utter in abundance: Laa Hawla Walaa Quwata Illaa Billaahil-‘Aliyil-‘Azhiim.”
Among Dhikrs that are of higher precedence (besides those already mentioned) is Dhikr:

Subhaanallaahi Wa Bihamdih (Glory be to Allāh with His (Own) Praise). Concerning it, the Prophet, may Allah grant blessings and peace upon him, once said: “Speech that is very beloved by Allah (is) Subhaanallaahi Wa Bihamdih.”

The Messenger of Allah, may Allah grant blessings and peace upon him, was once asked: “What speech is most recommended?” Answered him, may Allah grant blessings and peace upon him, : “The one chosen by Allah for His Angels, (that is): Subhaanallaahi Wa Bihamdih.”

He (may Allah grant blessings and peace upon him) said also: “Whoever utter: Subhaanallaahi Wa Bihamdih once, a tree would be planted for him in Paradise. If he utters it a hundred times, it is recorded for him a thousand good deeds, and erased of his a thousand evil deeds.”

He (may Allah grant blessings and peace upon him) further said: “Whoever utter every morning and afternoon: Subhaanallaahi Wa Bihamdih a hundred times, verily there is no person that would comes with deeds more than that of his in the End of Days (Qiamaat), except if the person utter as much as he uttered more than he did.”

He (may Allah grant blessings and peace upon him) also said: “Two expressions that is light on the tongue, but heavy on the scale (al-miizaan) and very beloved to Allah the Merciful (Ar-Rahmaan), (they are) Subhaanallaahi Wa Bihamdih, Subhaanallaahil-‘Azhiim (Glory be to Allah with His (Own) Praise; Glory be to Allah, the Exalted).”

It was related by the Mother of the Believers, Juwairiyah, may Allah be pleased with her, that the Prophet, may Allah grant blessings and peace upon him, one day left her house (in the morning), then he returns after completing the Dhuha prayers at the mosque, Juwairiyah was still sitting glorifying (Allah). Then he (may Allah grant blessings and peace upon him) said: Since I left you earlier, till now, you were still glorifying (Allah). Juwairiyah answered: True. Thereupon the Prophet, may Allah grant blessings and peace upon him, said: I recited four words three times after I left you and if these were to be weighed against what you have recited since morning these would outweigh them, and these words are:

“Subhaanallaahi Wa Bihamdih, ‘Adada Khalqih, Wa Ridha Nafsih, Wa Zinata ‘Arsyih, Wa Midada Kalimaatih. (Glory be to Allah with His (Own) Praise to the extent of the number of His creation and to the extent of His pleasure and to the extent of the weight of His Throne and to the extent of ink used in recording words for His Praise)”

- Translated from the Malay translation of An-Nasaaih Ad-Diniyah Wal-Washaaya Al-Imaaniyah of Imam ‘Abdallah ibn ‘Alawi al-Haddad (Translated into Malay by Al-Ustadz As-Sayyid Ahmad Semait)