A collection of various dhikrs from the sunnah.
سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ وَ بِحَمْدِهِ
SubhanAllahi wa biHamdihi
(Glory be to Allah and I Praise Him)Whoever says (the above) at morning and evening time, one hundred times, none shall come on the Day of Resurrection with anything better except someone who has said the same or more [Muslim; 4:42071]
سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ وَ بِحَمْدِهِ
SubhanAllah wa biHamdihi
(Glory be to Allah and I Praise Him)Whoever says (the above) a hundred times during the day, his sins are wiped away, even if they are like the foam of the sea [Sahih al-Bukhari; 7:168, Muslim; 4:2071]
سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ وَ بِحَمْدِهِ
SubhanAllahi wa biHamdihi
(Glory be to Allah and I Praise Him)Abu Dharr reported that the Prophet (SAW) said, “Shall I tell you the words that Allah loves the most?” I said: “Yes, tell me, O Messenger of Allah.” He said: “The words dearest to Allah are: subhanAllah wa bihamdihi [Muslim and at-Tirmidhi]
سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ الْعَظِيمِ وَ بِحَمْدِهِ
SubhanAllahil adheem wa biHamdihi (Glory be to Allah, The Supreme, and I Praise Him) Whoever says (the above)
a palm tree is planted for him in Paradise [at-Tirmidhi; 5:511, al-Hakim]
سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ وَ بِحَمْدِهِ ، سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ الْعَظِيمِ
SubhanAllahi wa biHamdihi, SubhanAllahil adheem
(Glory be to Allah, and Praise, Glory be to Allah, the Supreme)Muhammad (SAW) said: “Two words are light on the tongue, weigh heavily in the balance, they are loved by the Most Merciful One” [Sahih al-Bukhari; 7:67, Muslim; 4:2071]
سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ
SubhanAllah
(Glory be to Allah) Whoever says (the above) one Hundred times, a thousand good deeds are recorded for him or a thousand bad deeds are wiped away [Muslim; 4:2073] لا حَوْلَ وَ لا قُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللّهِ
La Hawla wa la Quwatta illa Billah
(There is no Might or Power except with Allah) This is mentioned in a hadith as “a treasure from the treasures of Paradise” [Sahih al-Bukhari; al-Fath al-Bari; 11:213, Muslim; 4:2076]
سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ ، والْحَمْدُللّهِ ، وَ لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ ، وَ اللّهُ اَكْبَرُ
SubhanAllah, walHamdulilah, wa La illaha ilAllahu, waAllahu Akbar
(Glory be to Allah, All Praise is for Allah, There is No God but Allah, Allah is the Greatest)The above are mentioned as the four most beloved words to Allah. It doesnt matter which of them is begun with [Muslim; 3:1685] Abu Saiid reported that the Prophet (SAW) said, “Perform the enduring goods deeds (al-baqiyat al-salihat) more frequently.” They asked, “What are these enduring good deeds?” The Prophet replied: Takbir [Allahu Akbar], Tahlil [la ilaha illallah], Tasbih [Subhan’Allah], alhamdu lillah, and la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah. [an-Nasa’i and Hakim, who said its chain is sahih]
سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ ، والْحَمْدُللّهِ ، وَ لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ ، وَ اللّهُ اَكْبَرُ
SubhanAllah, walHamdulilah, wa La illaha ilAllahu, waAllahu Akbar
(Glory be to Allah, All Praise is for Allah, There is No God but Allah, Allah is the Greatest)Muhammad (SAW) said: ‘For me to say (the above) is dearer to me and all that the sun rises upon (ie the whole world) [Muslim; 4:2072]
سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ ، والْحَمْدُللّهِ ، وَ لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ ، وَ اللّهُ اَكْبَرُ ، وَ لا حَوْلَ وَ لا قُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللّهِ
SubhanAllah, walHamdulilah, wa La illaha ilAllahu, waAllahu Akbar, wa la Hawla wa la quwwata illa billah (Glory be to Allah, All Praise is for Allah, There is No God but Allah, Allah is the Greatest, There is no might or any power Except with Allah)
The good deeds which endure are (the above)
سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ ، والْحَمْدُللّهِ ، وَ لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ ، وَ اللّهُ اَكْبَرُ ، وَ لا حَوْلَ وَ لا قُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللّهِ
SubhanAllah, walHamdulilah, wa La illaha ilAllahu, waAllahu Akbar, wa la Hawla wa la quwwata illa billah
(Glory be to Allah, All Praise is for Allah, There is No God but Allah, Allah is the Greatest, There is no might or any power Except with Allah) AbdAllah ibn Mas’ud reported that the Prophet said: “During the Night Journey I met Ibrahim (AS) who said to me: O Muhammad, convey my greetings to your Community, and tell them that the Paradise is of pure land, its water is sweet, and its expanse is vast, spacious and even. And its seedlings are SubhanAllah, walhamdulilah, wa la ilaha ilAllah, waAllahu Akbar (the above) [at-Tirmidhi and Tabarani whose version adds: “There is no power nor strength save through Allah”]
الْحَمْدُللّهِ
Alhamdulilah
(All Praise is for Allah)Verily the best supplication is (above). [Muslim; 4:2073]
لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ
La illaha ilAllah(u)
(There is No God But Allah) – The best form of remembrance is (above). [Muslim; 4:2073]
لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ
La illaha ilAllah(u)
(There is No God But Allah)- Abu Huraira (RA) reported that the Prophet (SAW) said: “When a servant of Allah utters the words la ilaha illallah (there is no God except Allah) sincerely, the doors of heaven open up for these words until they reach the Throne of Allah, so long as its utterer keeps away from the major sins. [at-Tirmidhi, who says it is hasan gharib. al-Mundhiri included in al-Targhib 2:414]
لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ
La illaha ilAllah(u)
(There is No God But Allah)- Abu Huraira (RA) reported that the Prophet (SAW) said, “Renew your faith.” “How can we renew our faith?” they asked. The Prophet replied: “Say always: la ilaha illallah.” [Ahmad with a fair chain of authorities]
لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَ لَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَ هُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
La illaha ilAllahu, waHdahu la shareeka lahu, lahul Mulku, wa lahul Hamd, wa Huwa ala kulli shaiy’in Qadeer
(There is No God But Allah Alone, who has no partner. His is the dominion and His is the raise, and He is Able to do all things) – whoever says the above ten times, will have the reward for freeing four slaves from the Children of Isma’il (AS) [Sahih al-Bukhari; 7:67, Muslim; 4:2071]
لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَ لَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَ هُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
La illaha ilAllahu, waHdahu la shareeka lahu, lahul Mulku, wa lahul Hamd, wa Huwa ala kulli shaiy’in Qadeer
(There is No God But Allah Alone, who has no partner. His is the dominion and His is the raise, and He is Able to do all things) – whoever says the above one Hundred times, has the reward of freeing ten slaves, a hundred good deeds are recorded for him and a hundred bad deeds are wiped away and he has gained refuge from the devil that day until evening and none shall come with anything better except someone who has done more. [Sahih al-Bukhari; 4:95, Muslim; 4:2071]
لَآ اِلهَ اِلاَّ اللّهُ وَاحِدًا اَحَدًا صَمَدًا لَّمْ يَتَّخِذْ صَاحِبَةً وَّ لاَ وَلَدًا وَّ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَّوْ كُفُوًا اَحَدٌ
La illaha ilAllahu, Wahidda(n), Ahada(n), Samada(n), lam yatakhidh sahiba(n). Wa la walada, wa la yak(n)ul-lahu kufuwan Ahad
(There is no God except Allah, the One and Only, the Eternal, Who has not taken a partner nor a son. And there is none like unto Him) Whoever says the words above ten times, then 40,000 (forty thousand) good deeds will be recorded for him [Ahmad] أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْْقَيُّومُ وَ أَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ
Astaghfirullah al-‘Adheemal-ladhi la ilaha illa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyum wa atubu ilai
(I seek the forgiveness of Allah the Mighty, Whom there is none worthy except Him, the Living, The Eternal, and I repent unto Him) Whoever says the above words, Allah will forgive him even if he deserted the army’s ranks [Abu Dawud 2/85, at-Tirmithi 5/569, Al-Hakim who declared it authentic and ath-Thahabi agreed with him 1/511]
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّى لاَ إِلهَ إِلاَ أَنْتَ ، خَلَقْتَنِى وَ أنَا عَبْدُكَ وَ أنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ ما اسْتَطَعْتُ ، أعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِ مَا صَنَعْت ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَىَّ وَ أبُوءُ بِذَنْبى فَاغْفِرْ لِى فإِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
Allahumma anta Rabbi la ilaha illa anta, Anta Khalaqtani wa ana abduka, wa ana ‘ala ahdika wa wa’dika mastata’tu, A’udhu bika min Sharri ma sana’tu, abu’u Laka bini’matika ‘alaiya, wa Abu Laka bidhanbi faghfirli innahu la yaghfiru adhdhunuba illa anta
(O Allah! You are my Lord! None has the right to be worshipped but You. You created me and I am Your slave, and I am faithful to my covenant and my promise as much as I can. I seek refuge with You from all the evil I have done. I acknowledge before You all the blessings You have bestowed upon me, and I confess to You all my sins. So I entreat You to forgive my sins, for nobody can forgive sins except You.)The above du`a is known as the Sayyid al-Istighfar and is the most superior way of asking for forgiveness from Allah. Whoever says it during the day with firm faith in it, and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise; and if somebody recites it at night with firm faith in it, and dies before the morning, he will be from the people of Paradise. [Sahih al-Bukhari 8, 75 #318]
If someone implements ten verses of the Qur’an, He/She will not be considerate amongst the negligent on the Day of Judgment [Abu Dawud, Ibn Hibban – sahih]
If someone implements one hundred verses of the Qur’an, He/She will be considered among the obedient on the Day of Judgment. [Abu Dawud, Ibn Hibban – sahih]
If someone implements one thousand verses of the Qur’an, He/She will be amongst the extremely rich on the Day of Judgement. [Abu Dawud, Ibn Hibban – sahih]
