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Du'a Excellence of Tasbih, Tahmid, Tahlil, and Takbir

For those unfamiliar, Hisnul Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim) is a well-known du'a book compiled by Said Bin Ali Bin Wahf Al-Qahtani. It categorizes authentic supplications that the Prophet ﷺ made in various situations. In the 130th chapter, "Excellence of Tasbih, Tahmid, Tahlil, and Takbir" there are 11 supplications that you can learn and recite.

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We've created a video for each du'a to try and make it easy to learn. There's also transliteration and translation for every du'a. Lastly, after pressing the play button you can tap on any word and it'll skip to that part in the audio.


Chapter 130: Excellence of Tasbih, Tahmid, Tahlil, and Takbir
11 du'as
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Whoever says [this du'a] one hundred times a day, will have his sins forgiven even if they are like the foam of the sea.
قَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: مَنْ قَالَ
(سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ)
فِي يَوْمٍ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ حُطَّتْ خَطَايَاهُ وَلَوْ كَانَتْ مِثْلَ زَبَدِ الْبَحْر
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Subḥānallāhi wa biḥamdihi.
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Whoever says:
Glorified is Allah and praised is He.
one hundred times a day, will have his sins forgiven even if they are like the foam of the sea.
Reference:
Al-Bukhari 7/168, Muslim 4/2071, see also invocation no. 91 of this book.
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وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: مَنْ قَالَ
(لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ)
عَشْرَ مِرَارٍ كَانَ كَمَنْ أَعْتَقَ أَرْبَعَةَ أَنْفُسٍ مِنْ وَلَدِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ
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Lā ilāha illallāhwaḥdahu lā sharīka lah. lahu ‘l-mulku wa lahu ‘l-ḥamdwa huwa `alā kulli shay'in Qadīr.
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Whoever says:
None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, Who has no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is Able to do all things.
ten times, will have the reward for freeing four slaves from the Children of Isma'il.
Reference:
Al-Bukhari 7/67, Muslim 4/2071, see also invocation no. 93 of this book.
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Two words are light on the tongue, weigh heavily in the balance, and are loved by the Most Merciful One:
وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: كَلِمَتَانِ خَفِيفَتَانِ عَلَى اللِّسَانِ ثَقِيلَتَانِ فِي الْمِيزَانِ حَبِيبَتَانِ إِلَى الرَّحْمَنِ:
(سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ)
(سُبْحانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ)
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Subḥānallāhi wa biḥamdih.
Subḥānallāhi ‘l-`Aẓīm.
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Two words are light on the tongue, weigh heavily in the balance, and are loved by the Most Merciful One:
Glorified is Allah and praised is He,
Glorified is Allah the Most Great.
Reference:
Al-Bukhari 7/168, Muslim 4/2072.
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وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: لَأَنْ أَقُولَ
(سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ)
أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّا طَلَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمسُ.
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Subḥānallāh. walḥamdu lillāh. wa lā ilāha illallāh. wallāhu 'Akbar
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: For me to say:
Glory is to Allah, and praise is to Allah, and there is none worthy of worship but Allah, and Allah is the Most Great.
is dearer to me than all that the sun rises upon (i.e., the whole world).
Reference:
Muslim 4/2072.
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Is anyone of you incapable of earning one thousand Hasanah (rewards) in a day?" Someone from his gathering asked, "How can anyone of us earn a thousand Hasanah?" He said, "Glorify Allah a hundred times and a thousand Hasanah will be written for you, or a thousand sins will be wiped away."
وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: أَيَعْجِزُ أَحَدُكُم أَنْ يَكْسِبَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ أَلْفَ حَسَنَةٍ فَسَأَلَهُ سَائِلٌ مِنْ جُلَسَائِهِ كَيْفَ يَكْسِبُ أَحَدُنَا أَلْفَ حَسَنَةٍ قَالَ: يُسَبِّحُ مِائَةَ تَسْبِيحَةٍ فَيُكتَبُ لَهُ أَلْفُ حَسَنَةٍ أَوْ يُحَطُّ عَنْهُ أَلْفُ خَطِيئَةٍ.
مَنْ قَالَ
(سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ)
غُرِسَتْ لَهُ نَخْلَةٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ
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Whoever says:
Subḥānallāhi ‘l-'Aẓīmi wa biḥamdih
will have a date palm planted for him in Paradise.
Whoever says:
Glorified is Allah the Most Great and praised is He.
will have a date palm planted for him in Paradise.
Reference:
At-Tirmidhi 5/511, and Al-Hakim who graded it authentic and Ath-Thahabi agreed 1/501. See also Al-Albani, Sahihul-Jami' As-Saghir 5/531 and Sahih At-Tirmidhi3/160.
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "O Abdullah bin Qais, should I not point you to one of the treasures of Paradise?" I said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." So he told me to say:
وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ قَيْسٍ أَلاَ أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى كَنْزٍ مِنْ كُنُوزِ الْجَنَّةِ فَقُلْتُ: بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ: قُلْ
(لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ)
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Lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata 'illā billāh.
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "O Abdullah bin Qais, should I not point you to one of the treasures of Paradise? "I said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." So he told me to say:
There is no power and no might except by Allah.
Reference:
Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 11/213, Muslim 4/2076.
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: The most beloved words to Allah are four:
وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: أَحَبُّ الْكَلاَمِ إِلَى اللَّهِ أَرْبَعٌ
(سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ)
وَ(الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ)
وَ(لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ)
وَ(اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ)
لاَ يَضُرُّكَ بِأَيِّهِنَّ بَدَأتَ
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Subḥānallāh
Walḥamdu lillāh.
Wa lā ilāha illallāh
Wallāhu Akbar.
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: The most beloved words to Allah are four:
Glorified is Allah,
and The praise is for Allah,
and There is none worthy of worship but Allah,
and Allah is the Most Great.
It doesn't matter which of them you start with.
Reference:
Muslim 3/1685.
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A desert Arab came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "Teach me a word that I can say. " The Prophet told him to say:
جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ: عَلِّمْنِي كَلاماً أَقُولُهُ: قَالَ: قُلْ (لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيراً وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّ
(لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيراً وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيراً سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ العَالَمِينَ لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمِ).
قَالَ: فَهَؤُلاَءِ لِرَبِّي فَمَا لِي قَالَ: قُلْ
(اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي وَاهْدِنِي وَارْزُقْنِي).
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Lā ilāha illallāhwaḥdahu lā sharīka lah, Allāhu Akbaru kabīra, walḥamdu lillāhi kathīra, Subḥānallāhi Rabbil-`ālamīn, Lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāhi ‘l-`Azīzil-Hakīm.
He said, "That is for my Lord, but what about me?"
The Prophet (ﷺ) told him to say:
Allāhummaghfir lī, warḥamnī, waḥdinī warzuqnī.
There is none worthy of worship but Allah, Who has no partner, Allah is the Great, the Most Great, and praise is to Allah in abundance, glory is to Allah, Lord of the worlds. There is no power and no might but by Allah the Mighty, the Wise.
He said, "That is for my Lord, but what about me?" The Prophet (ﷺ) told him to say:
O Allah forgive me, and have mercy on me and guide me, and provide for me.
Reference:
Muslim 4/2072, Abu Dawud reports the same Hadith with the addition: and when the Arab left, the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "He has filled his hands with goodness." 1/220.
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Whenever anyone accepted Islam, the Prophet (ﷺ) used to teach him how to pray then he would instruct him to invoke Allah with the following words:
كَانَ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا أَسْلَمَ عَلَّمَهُ النَّبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الصَّلاَةَ ثُمَّ أَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَدْعُوَ بِهَؤُلاَءِ الْكَلِمَاتِ: (اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرِ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي وَاهْدِنِي وَعَافِنِي وَارْزُقْنِي)
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Allāhummaghfir lī, warḥamnī, waḥdinī, wa `āfinī warzuqnī
Whenever anyone accepted Islam, the Prophet (ﷺ) used to teach him how to pray then he would instruct him to invoke Allah with the following words: O Allah forgive me, and have mercy on me and guide me and give me good health and provide for me.
Reference:
Muslim 4/2073, and in one of Muslim's reports there is the addition: 'For these words combine [the goodness of] this world and the next.'
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إِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الدُّعَاءِ (الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ) وَأَفْضَلَ الذِّكْرِ (لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ)
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The most excellent invocation is: Alḥamdulillāh
and the most excellent words of remembrance are: Lā ilāha illallāh.
The most excellent invocation is: Praise is for Allah. and the most excellent words of remembrance are: There is none worthy of worship but Allah.
Reference:
At-Tirmidhi 5/462, Ibn Majah 2/1249, and Al-Hakim who graded it authentic and Ath-Tbahabi agreed 1/503. See Al-Albani, Sahihul-Jami' As-Saghir 1/362.
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الباقيات الصالحات:
(سبحان الله)
و(الحمد لله)
و(لا إله إلا الله)
و(الله أكبر)
و (لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله)
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The good deeds which endure are:
Subḥānallāh.
Walḥamdu lillāh.
Wa lā ilāha illallāh
Wallāhu Akbar
Wa lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāh.
The good deeds which endure are:
Glorified is Allah,
and The praise is for Allah,
and There is none worthy of worship but Allah,
and Allah is the Most Great,
and There is no power and no might except by Allah.
Reference:
Ahmad (no. 513) (Ahmad Shakir, ed.) and its chain of narration is authentic. See Majma'uz-Zawa'id 1/297. Ibn Hajar mentions it in Bulughul-Maram saying that Ibn Hibban and Al-Hakim considered it authentic.
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