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Sahih al-Bukhari 5362 (Book 69, Hadith 12) #5136
The Power of Praise

SUMMARY: Reciting certain phrases of praise to Allah is better than having a servant.

Narrated 'Ali bin Abi Talib: Fatima came to the Prophet asking for a servant. He said, "May I inform you of something better than that? When you go to bed, recite "Subhan Allah' thirty three times, 'Al hamduli l-lah' thirty three times, and 'Allahu Akbar' thirty four times'.Ali added, 'I have never failed to recite it ever since". Somebody asked, "Even on the night of the battle of Siffin?" He said, "Even on the night of the battle of Siffin".
حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي يَزِيدَ، سَمِعَ مُجَاهِدًا، سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَبِي لَيْلَى، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ ـ عَلَيْهَا السَّلاَمُ ـ أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ تَسْأَلُهُ خَادِمًا فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ أَلاَ أُخْبِرُكِ مَا هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكِ مِنْهُ، تُسَبِّحِينَ اللَّهَ عِنْدَ مَنَامِكِ ثَلاَثًا وَثَلاَثِينَ، وَتَحْمَدِينَ اللَّهَ ثَلاَثًا وَثَلاَثِينَ، وَتُكَبِّرِينَ اللَّهَ أَرْبَعًا وَثَلاَثِينَ ‏"‏‏.‏ ـ ثُمَّ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ إِحْدَاهُنَّ أَرْبَعٌ وَثَلاَثُونَ ـ فَمَا تَرَكْتُهَا بَعْدُ، قِيلَ وَلاَ لَيْلَةَ صِفِّينَ قَالَ وَلاَ لَيْلَةَ صِفِّينَ‏.‏

TOPICS
praise  *  bedtime  *  subhanallah  *  alhamdulillah  *  allaahuakbar  *  allah

QUICK LESSONS:
Recite "SubhanAllah", "Alhamdulillah" and "AllaahuAkbar" before going to bed every night.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith, narrated by Ali bin Abi Talib, tells us that instead of asking for a servant, we should recite certain phrases praising Allah before going to bed. These phrases are “Subhan Allah” which means “Glory be to God”, “Al hamduli l-lah” which means “Praise be to God” and “Allahu Akbar” which means “God is the Greatest.” Ali also mentioned that he has been reciting these phrases ever since the Prophet Muhammad told him about it and even on the night of the battle of Siffin. This hadith teaches us that praising God is more important than anything else in life and it can bring us closer to Him.

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