48/62. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3473 — Tawhid Dhikr Ten Times
Concerning The Reward Of A Statement Of Tawhid Which Contains “One Deity, The One, As-Samad…”
Ashhadu An La Ilaha Illallah Ten Times and Tawhid
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3473
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3473
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنِ الْخَلِيلِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنِ الأَزْهَرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ تَمِيمٍ الدَّارِيِّ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ " مَنْ قَالَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ إِلَهًا وَاحِدًا أَحَدًا صَمَدًا لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ صَاحِبَةً وَلاَ وَلَدًا وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ أَرْبَعِينَ أَلْفَ أَلْفِ حَسَنَةٍ " . قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ . وَالْخَلِيلُ بْنُ مُرَّةَ لَيْسَ بِالْقَوِيِّ عِنْدَ أَصْحَابِ الْحَدِيثِ . قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ هُوَ مُنْكَرُ الْحَدِيثِ .
Tamim Ad-Dari narrated that: The Messsenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: “Whoever Says Ten Times: ‘I Bear Witness That None Has The Right To Be Worshipped But Allah. Alone, Without Partner, One Deity, The One, As-Samad, He Did Not Take A Wife, Nor A Child, Nor Is There Anyone Like Him, (Ash-Hadu An Lā Ilāha Illallāh, WaḥDahu Lā Sharīka Lahu, Ilahan Wahidan, AḥAdan ṢAmadan Lam Yattakhidh ṢĀḥIbatan Wa Lā Waladan Wa Lam Yakun Lahu Kufuwan AḥAd)’ Allah Will Write For Him Forty Million Good Deeds.”
[1] The One Who is self-sufficient, having no need of others while all others are in need of Him. See Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi .Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3473In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 104English translation : Vol. 6, Book 45, Hadith 3473
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3473
This Hadith teaches a long statement of tawhid said ten times. The words declare that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, alone without partner, one deity, the One, As-Samad, who did not take a wife or child, and none is like Him. The narration says that Allah writes forty million good deeds for the one who says it ten times. The supplied Arabic also records hadith-critical comments: Abu Isa calls it gharib, and it mentions that Al-Khalil bin Murrah was not strong with hadith scholars, with a further statement from Muhammad bin Ismail. Because these comments are part of the given text, the explanation should not ignore them. The core teaching remains the words of pure tawhid in the narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- The phrase strongly declares Allah’s oneness and freedom from partner, wife, child, or equal.
- The narration gives a count of ten times.
- The text mentions forty million good deeds as the reward.
- The supplied report also includes hadith-critical notes, so the wording should be treated carefully.
