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Jami at-Tirmidhi 3470 — Subhanallah Wa Bihamdihi and Increased Reward
Concerning The Mention Of: “Glory Is To Allah And The Praise” A Hundred Times
Subhanallah Wa Bihamdihi 100 Times and Increased Reward
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3470
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3470
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُوسَى الْكُوفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ الزِّبْرِقَانِ، عَنْ مَطَرٍ الْوَرَّاقِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ لأَصْحَابِهِ " قُولُوا سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ مَنْ قَالَهَا مَرَّةً كُتِبَتْ لَهُ عَشْرًا وَمَنْ قَالَهَا عَشْرًا كُتِبَتْ لَهُ مِائَةً وَمَنْ قَالَهَا مِائَةً كُتِبَتْ لَهُ أَلْفًا وَمَنْ زَادَ زَادَهُ اللَّهُ وَمَنِ اسْتَغْفَرَ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ .
Ibn `Umar narrated that one day, : The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said To His Companions: “Say ‘Glory Is To Allah And With His Praise (SubḥĀn Allāh, Wa BiḥAmdih)’ A Hundred Times. Whoever Says [It] One Time, It Is Written For Him Ten, And Whoever Says It Ten (Times), It Is Written For Him A Hundred, And Whoever Says It A Hundred (Times), It Is Written For Him A Thousand, And Whoever Increases, Allah Will Increase For Him, And Whoever Seeks Allah’S Forgiveness, [Allah] Will Forgive Him.”
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3470In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 101English translation : Vol. 6, Book 45, Hadith 3470
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3470
This Hadith teaches the companions to say Subhanallah wa bihamdihi one hundred times. Ibn Umar narrates that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said that one saying is written as ten, ten sayings are written as one hundred, and one hundred sayings are written as one thousand. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم also said that whoever increases, Allah will increase for him, and whoever seeks Allah’s forgiveness, Allah will forgive him. The core message is that repeated tasbih and istighfar are not empty words. The Hadith links them to written reward and forgiveness. The explanation should stay with what the text says: a specific phrase, a count of one hundred, multiplied reward, increase for increase, and forgiveness for seeking forgiveness.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم instructed his companions to say Subhanallah wa bihamdihi one hundred times.
- The Hadith mentions reward increasing with the number said.
- Whoever increases in this dhikr is told that Allah will increase for him.
- The text also connects seeking forgiveness with Allah’s forgiveness.
