To say 'subhān Allah wa al-hamdulillāh wa lā ilāha illa Allah wa Allāhu akbar (Glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah, there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Most Great)' is more beloved to me than everything upon which the sun rises
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"To say 'subhān Allah wa al-hamdulillāh wa lā ilāha illa Allah wa Allāhu akbar (Glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah, there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Most Great)' is more beloved to me than everything upon which the sun rises."
«لَأَنْ أَقُولَ: سُبْحَانَ اللهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلهِ، وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ، وَاللهُ أَكْبَرُ، أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّا طَلَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمْسُ».
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informs that remembering Allah Almighty with these noble phrases is better than the world and what it contains. The phrases are: Subhān Allah (Glory be to Allah): Exalting Allah far above imperfections. Wa al-hamdulillāh (Praise be to Allah): Praising Allah by the attributes of perfection along with loving and extolling Him. Wa lā ilāha illa Allah (There is no god but Allah): None is truly worthy of worship except Allah. Wa Allāhu akbar (Allah is the Most Great): He is Greater and more Sublime than all else.
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The Hadīth urges us to remember Allah and mentions that His remembrance is dearer than everything the sun rises upon.
We are exhorted to engage in dhikr a lot, given its reward and merit.
Worldly enjoyment is little, and its desires are transient.
Sahīh Muslim (4/ 2072) (2695).
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بهجة الناظرين شرح رياض الصالحين.
لسليم الهلالي (2/ 496).
شرح رياض الصالحين.
لابن عثيمين (5/ 485).
نزهة المتقين شرح رياض الصالحين.
لمصطفى الخِن وغيره (2/ 970).
تطريز رياض الصالحين.
لفيصل آل المبارك (ص772).
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- رسالة في الأذكار1«لَأَنْ أَقُولَ: سُبْحَانَ اللهِ، وَالحَمْدُ لِلهِ، وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ، وَاللهُ أَكْبَرُ؛ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّا طَلَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمْسُ».
- Rawh wa Rayāhīn Sharh Riyād Al-Sālihīnرياض الصالحين مع فوائد وهدايات - 7“Saying: Subhān Allah (Exalted be Allah), Al-Hamdulillah (Praise be to Allah), Lā ilāha illa Allah (There is no god except Allah), and Allahu Akbar (Allah is Most Great) is dearer to me than everything upon which the sun rises.”