Sunan Abi Dawud

Hadith 1500

Report an issue

Sunan Abi Dawud · Hadith 1500

This message and the hadith reference are sent privately to the administrator. Your saved commentary is not included. Please avoid personal or sensitive information. Report terms.

At-Tasbīh(Glorifying Allāh) UsingPebbles

English source

Darussalam · Volume 2

8. (The Book Of

Sunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation

Arabic source
Shamela Arabic edition (opens in a new tab)

الحديث: 1500 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 80

DarussalamHasanAl-AlbaniDa‘ifAl-AlbaniDa‘if chain
Al-Albani source references (2)
View bookmarks

Select a passage to highlight it. Click or tap a highlight to remove it.

Text and translation

English translation

1500. It was reported that Sa'eed bin Abī Hilāl narrated from Khuzaimah, from 'Aishah, the daughter of Sa'd bin Abī Waqqāṣ, from her father that he once visited a woman with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ who had some date-seeds — or pebbles — in front of her. She was using them to (count) her glorifications (Tasbīh) of Allāh. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Should I not inform you of something which is easier, or better, for you than this? Say: 'Subhān Allāh, 'adada mā khalaqa fis-samā'i, wa Subhān Allāh 'adada mā khalaqa fil-'arḍi, Subhān Allāh 'adada mā khalaqa baina dhalika wa Subhān Allāh 'adada mā huwa khālaq, wa Allāhu Akbar mithla dhālik, wal-ḥamdulillāh mithla dhālik, wa lā ilāha illallāhu mithla dhālik, wa lā hawla wa lā quwwata illā billāhi mithla dhālik' (Glorious is Allāh, (equivalent to) the number of objects that He has created in the Heavens, and Glorious is Allāh, (equivalent to) the number of objects that He has created in the earth, and Glorious is Allāh, (equivalent to) the number of objects that He has created in between them, and Glorious is Allāh, (equivalent to) the number of objects that He will yet create, and Allāh Akbar similar to that, and Al-Hamdulillāh similar to that, and Lā ilāha illallāh similar to that, and Lā hawla wa lā quwwata illā billāh similar to that).”” (Hasan)

Arabic text

1500 - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرٌو، أَنَّ سَعِيدَ بْنَ أَبِي هِلَالٍ، حَدَّثَهُ، عَنْ خُزَيْمَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ بِنْتِ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهَا، أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ وَبَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا نَوًى - أَوْ حَصًى - تُسَبِّحُ بِهِ، فَقَالَ: «أُخْبِرُكِ بِمَا هُوَ أَيْسَرُ عَلَيْكِ مِنْ هَذَا - أَوْ أَفْضَلُ -»، فَقَالَ: «سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ فِي السَّمَاءِ، وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ فِي الْأَرْضِ، وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ، وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا هُوَ خَالِقٌ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ، وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ»

My commentary

Personal notes

Your commentary saves automatically in this browser, separate from the published commentary. It stays private unless you include it in a shared study file.

Commentary

The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ uttered the Tasbīh counting, as he did so, on his fingers. He told his Companions to do likewise. The popular way using beads is not sanctioned by word or practice of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ.