Dhikr

Tasbih Before Sleeping

A dhikr supplication from the Sunnah, narrated in Sahih al-Bukhari.

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ (ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ)، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ (ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ)، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ (أَرْبَعًا وَثَلَاثِينَ)

Subhanallah (33x), Alhamdu lillah (33x), Allahu Akbar (34x)

Meaning

Glory be to Allah (33 times), all praise is due to Allah (33 times), Allah is the Greatest (34 times).

Reference

Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 5361. This narration appears in Sahih al-Bukhari — the most rigorously authenticated hadith collection in Sunni Islam.

When to recite

Recite this throughout the day as a passive remembrance — while walking, between tasks, before sleep. The hadith calls these phrases light on the tongue but heavy on the scales.

About this dua

Sahih al-Bukhari is considered the most authentic collection of hadith after the Quran. Imam al-Bukhari (d. 256 AH) spent sixteen years selecting the roughly 7,000 narrations in this collection from over 600,000 he had examined, applying strict criteria to chain authenticity. Dhikr — remembrance of Allah — is the simplest and most flexible form of worship. It can be done anywhere, without wudu, without facing the qibla, without setting aside time. Its weight is in consistency.

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