Mishkat
al-Masabih
مشكاة المصابيح
Supplications
كتاب الدعوات
Chapter 3b: The Reward for Glorifying, Praising, Declaring God’s Unity and His Greatness - Section 2
باب ثواب التسبيح والتحميد - الفصل الثاني
Mishkat al-Masabih 2311
Sa‘d b. Abu Waqqas said that along with the Prophet (ﷺ) he once visited a woman in front of whom were some date-stones or pebbles which she was using as a rosary to glorify Allah. The Prophet (ﷺ) suggested that he would tell her something which would be easier (or more excellent)* for her than that, and told her it consisted of saying, “Glory be to Allah as many times as the number of what He has created in the heaven; Glory be to Allah as many times as the number of what He has created in the earth; Glory be to Allah as many times as the number of what is between them; Glory be to Allah as many times as the number of what He is creating; Allah is most great (a similar number of times); Praise be to Allah (a similar number of times); There is no Allah but Allah (a similar number of times); There is no might and no power except in Allah (a similar number of times).” *The transmitter was not sure whether "easier" or "more excellent" was used. Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a gharib tradition.
وَعَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ وَبَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا نَوًى أَوْ حَصًى تُسَبِّحُ بِهِ فَقَالَ: «أَلَا أُخْبِرُكَ بِمَا هُوَ أَيْسَرُ عليكِ مِنْ هَذَا أَوْ أَفْضَلُ؟ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا هُوَ خَالِقٌ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ» . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ وَقَالَ التِّرْمِذِيُّ: هَذَا حَدِيث غَرِيب