Revive a Sunnah: An Easy and Beloved Dhikr

Part of the Ramadan plan at MuslimMatters is to post a small sunnah every day that we can work towards implementing. Inshā'Allāh if after 30 days we can implement these small daily things in our lives, that is 30 new ways of following the footsteps of our Rasool (saw) that we might not have been doing before. So with that, we will kick things off with one of my favorites.

No matter how many times I read the following hadith, I continue to be amazed by it. If someone implements this one act of remembrance into their daily routine, it can bring us the continued and vast forgiveness of our Lord, Ar-Rahmaan. I think about the sins I have done not just in the past, but just in a single day, and reflecting upon this hadith truly makes my heart feel that the forgiveness of Al-Ghaffaar is close at hand.

Allāh’s Apostle (saw) said, “Whoever says, ‘Subhan Allāh wa bihamdihi,’ one hundred times a day, will be forgiven all his sins even if they were as much as the foam of the sea. (Bukhāri/075.sbt.html#008.075.414" target="_blank">Bukhāri)

The Prophet said, “(There are) two words which are dear to the Beneficent (Allāh) and very light (easy) for the tongue (to say), but very heavy in weight in the balance. They are: ‘Subhan Allāh wa-bi hamdihi’ and ‘Subhan Allāh Al-’Azim.” (māshā'Allāh">Bukhāri)

“The most beloved of speech according to Allāh is when the servant says, ‘Subhanallahi wa bihamdihi’ (How Transcendent is Allāh and we praise him!).” (Muslim)

“The most beloved of speech according to Allāh the Most High is that which Allāh chose for his Angels: Subhana Rabbi wa bihamdihi, Subhana Rabbi wa bihamdihi, Subhana Rabbi wa bihamdihi.” (Tirmidhi, Sahih)

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