33/56. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 3808 — Four Weighty Words of Tasbih
The Virtue Of Glorifying Allah
Hadith About SubhanAllahi Adada Khalqihi: Four Powerful Words of Tasbih
Sunan Ibn Majah : 3808
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 3808
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مِسْعَرٌ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي رِشْدِينَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنْ جُوَيْرِيَةَ، قَالَتْ مَرَّ بِهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ حِينَ صَلَّى الْغَدَاةَ أَوْ بَعْدَ مَا صَلَّى الْغَدَاةَ وَهِيَ تَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ فَرَجَعَ حِينَ ارْتَفَعَ النَّهَارُ - أَوْ قَالَ انْتَصَفَ - وَهِيَ كَذَلِكَ فَقَالَ " لَقَدْ قُلْتُ مُنْذُ قُمْتُ عَنْكِ أَرْبَعَ كَلِمَاتٍ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ هِيَ أَكْثَرُ وَأَرْجَحُ - أَوْ أَوْزَنُ - مِمَّا قُلْتِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رِضَا نَفْسِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ زِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ " .
Juwairiyah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed by her when he prayed the morning prayer, or after he prayed the morning prayer, and she was remembering Allah. He came back when the sun had risen" - or he (one of the narrators) said, "at midday - and she was still doing that.He said: 'I have said four words, three times, since I left you, and they are greater and weigh more heavily than what you have said. They are: Subhan-Allahi 'adada khalqiha, Subhan-Allahi rida nafsihi, Subhan-Allahi zinata 'arshihi, Subhan-Allah midada kalimatihi (Glory is to Allah, as much as the number of His creation, glory is to Allah as much as pleases Him, glory is to Allah as much as the weight of His Throne, glory is to Allah as much as the ink of His words'."
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 3808In-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 152English translation : Vol. 5, Book 33, Hadith 3803
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 3808
This hadith tells us about Juwairiyah remembering Allah after the morning prayer. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم passed by her, then returned later while she was still remembering Allah. He told her that he had said four words three times since leaving her, and that they were greater and weighed more heavily than what she had said. The phrases are: Subhan-Allahi adada khalqihi, Subhan-Allahi rida nafsihi, Subhan-Allahi zinata arshihi, and Subhan-Allah midada kalimatihi. The hadith does not lessen her remembrance. Rather, it teaches a concise form of tasbih with great weight. It is a clear hadith about powerful dhikr, tasbih, and remembering Allah with broad praise.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم taught a concise form of tasbih with great weight.
- Juwairiyah was engaged in remembering Allah for a long period.
- Some short phrases of dhikr can carry a meaning greater than their length.
