An important lesson was given by the Prophet (ﷺ).
The Prophet said, “Is one of you unable to earn one thousand hasanahs [good deeds] every day?” Amongst those who were sitting, one asked “How can one of us earn one thousand hasanahs?
He responded: “By saying one hundred tasbeehs; one thousand hasanahs will be recorded for him, or one thousand vices will be blotted from his record.”
100 praises = 1000 reward.
This is the mercy of Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala—a 10x increase or 1000% return. Where else in this dunya will you be able to find a 1000% return every single day?
In Surah Baqarah Ayat 261, Allah says “The example of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah is like a seed [of grain] which grows seven spikes; in each spike is a hundred grains. And Allah multiplies [His reward] for whom He wills. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.”
In Surah Anam Ayat 160, “Whoever comes [on the Day of Judgement] with a good deed will have ten times the like thereof [to his credit], and whoever comes with an evil deed will not be recompensed except the like thereof; and they will not be wronged.”
Easy dhikr: Subhanallah, Walhamdulillah, Wala ilaha illallah
Fortunately, there is a dhikr that can be learned in just a few short minutes and is said to have great rewards and benefits. This prayer is deemed to have a minimum recitation requirement, making it suitable for illiterate individuals or non-Arabs.
Narrated Abdullah ibn Abu Awfa:
A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: I cannot memorise anything from the Qur’an; teach me something that suffices for me. He said: Say Glory be to Allah, and praise be to Allah, and there is no god but Allah, and Allah is most great, and there is no might and no strength but in Allah. The man said: Messenger of Allah, this is for Allah, but what is for me? He said: Say: O Allah, have mercy on me, and sustain me, and keep me well, and guide me. When he stood up, he made a sign with his hand (indicating that he had earned a lot). The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: He filled his hand with virtues.
Dhikr in Arabic: Subhanallah walhamdulillah wala ilaha illallah wallahu akbar
The Arabic text of this dhikr is as follows:
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَلاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ
Transliteration: Subhanallah walhamdulillah wala ilaha illallah wallahu akbar wala hawla wala quwwata illa billah
This full dua can be broken down into individual dhikr, which are likely familiar to Muslims. These individual components are explained below:
Subhanallah (Arabic: سبحان الله) – meaning “Glory to Allah”.
Alhamdulillah (Arabic: ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ) – meaning “Praise be to Allah”.
La Ilaha Illallah (Arabic: لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱلله) – meaning “There is no God but Allah”.
Wa La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah (Arabic: وَلاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ) – meaning “There is no power, no strength but from Allah”.
The complete translation is: Glory be to Allah, Praise be to Allah, There is no God but Allah, Allah is Great, There is no Support and No Power except in Allah.
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