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What is tasbih?

Tasbih (تسبيح) means glorifying Allah. It comes from the same Arabic root as سُبْحَانَ (subhan) and most often refers to saying سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ — SubhanAllah, “Glory be to Allah” — repeatedly. More broadly, Muslims use the word for any repeated remembrance of Allah (dhikr, also transliterated zikr), and for the bead string (misbaha) used to keep count.

The Qur’an calls on believers to remember Allah often: “O you who believe, remember Allah with much remembrance, and glorify Him morning and afternoon” (Qur’an 33:41–42). Repeating a short phrase with presence of heart is a simple, deeply rooted practice — it needs no special place or state of purity, so it can accompany you anywhere.

This page is a free digital tasbih. Choose from common phrases like SubhanAllah, Alhamdulillah, Allahu Akbar, La ilaha illallah, istighfar, and salawat on the Prophet ﷺ, set a target, and tap. To read the phrases in context, browse the dua library or the 99 Names of Allah.

The tasbih after prayer (33/33/34) and its source

The best-known counted dhikr is the one the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught for the moments right after each obligatory prayer: glorify Allah thirty-three times (SubhanAllah), praise Allah thirty-three times (Alhamdulillah), and magnify Allah thirty-four times (Allahu Akbar) — or in another narration, thirty-three each, completed to one hundred with لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ, La ilaha illallah. Either way, the total is one hundred.

Source: Sahih Muslim 597 (Kitab al-Masajid); the 33/33/34 wording is also related in Sahih al-Bukhari 843.

The “After-salah mode” button above runs this sequence for you: 33 SubhanAllah, then 33 Alhamdulillah, then 34 Allahu Akbar, advancing automatically and showing which segment you are in. The tool only keeps the count — the presence of heart is yours to bring. For the full set of authentic post-prayer supplications, see the dua library.

Best times for dhikr

Classical handbooks of dhikr gather the remembrances attached to each part of the day. Three windows are especially emphasized:

After every salah. The 33/33/34 tasbih described above, plus the various supplications the Prophet ﷺ made before and after prayer — the moment the prayer ends is a door for accepted dua.

Morning and evening. The adhkar of Fajr and the late afternoon: the Qur’an says “and glorify Him morning and afternoon” (33:42). Our morning and evening adhkar collection has the full sequences with sources.

Before sleep. Many nightly remembrances are counted on beads or fingers as you settle into rest. Whatever the hour, consistency beats volume — a few phrases every day, as the dua library and prayer times pages can help you build into a routine around the five prayers.