33/56. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 3810 — Easy Dhikr for the Weak
The Virtue Of Glorifying Allah
Hadith About Easy Dhikr: Allahu Akbar, Alhamdulillah, and SubhanAllah 100 Times
Sunan Ibn Majah : 3810
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 3810
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ الْحِزَامِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو يَحْيَى، زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ مَنْظُورٍ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ أَبِي مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أُمِّ هَانِئٍ، قَالَتْ أَتَيْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ دُلَّنِي عَلَى عَمَلٍ فَإِنِّي قَدْ كَبِرْتُ وَضَعُفْتُ وَبَدَّنْتُ . فَقَالَ " كَبِّرِي اللَّهَ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ وَاحْمَدِي اللَّهَ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ وَسَبِّحِي اللَّهَ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ خَيْرٌ مِنْ مِائَةِ فَرَسٍ مُلْجَمٍ مُسْرَجٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَخَيْرٌ مِنْ مِائَةِ بَدَنَةٍ وَخَيْرٌ مِنْ مِائَةِ رَقَبَةٍ " .
Umm Hani Narrated from:
I came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, tell me of a (good) deed, for I have become old and weak and overweight.' He said: 'Proclaim the greatness of Allah (say Allahu Akbar) one hundred times, praise Allah (say Al-Hamdu Lillah) one hundred times, and glorify Allah (say Subhan-Allah) one hundred times. (That is) better than one hundred horses bridled and saddled for the sake of Allah, better than one hundred sacrificial camels, and better than (freeing) one hundred slaves.'
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 3810In-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 154English translation : Vol. 5, Book 33, Hadith 3810
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 3810
In this hadith, Umm Hani came to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and asked him to guide her to a good deed because she had become old, weak, and overweight. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave her an action of the tongue: say Allahu Akbar one hundred times, Alhamdulillah one hundred times, and SubhanAllah one hundred times. He then described this dhikr as better than one hundred horses prepared for the sake of Allah, better than one hundred sacrificial camels, and better than freeing one hundred slaves. The hadith shows that remembrance of Allah is accessible even when the body is weak. It is a strong hadith about easy dhikr and the value of repeated praise.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave Umm Hani a deed suited to her condition.
- Takbir, tahmid, and tasbih were each taught one hundred times.
- Dhikr is an accessible deed for someone who is old or physically weak.
