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لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ.
There is no deity except Allah alone, without partner. His is the dominion and His is all praise, and He has power over all things.
كَانَتْ لَهُ عَدْلَ عَشْرِ رِقَابٍ، وَكُتِبَتْ لَهُ مِئَةُ حَسَنَةٍ، وَمُحِيَتْ عَنْهُ مِئَةُ سَيِّئَةٍ، وَكَانَتْ لَهُ حِرْزًا مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ.
It is equivalent to freeing ten slaves. One hundred good deeds are recorded for him, one hundred bad deeds are erased, and it protects him from Satan.
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الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ، أَمَّا بَعْدُ:
فَإِنَّ قَوْلَ: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ... قَدْ ثَبَتَ فِيهِ قَوْلُهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: مَنْ قَالَ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ كَانَ لَهُ عَدْلُ رَقَبَةٍ مِنْ وَلَدِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، وَكُتِبَ لَهُ عَشْرُ حَسَنَاتٍ وَحُطَّ عَنْهُ عَشْرُ سَيِّئَاتٍ، وَرُفِعَ لَهُ عَشْرُ دَرَجَاتٍ وَكَانَ فِي حِرْزٍ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ حَتَّى يُمْسِيَ، وَإِنْ قَالَهَا إِذَا أَمْسَى كَانَ لَهُ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَصَحَّحَهُ الْأَلْبَانِيُّ.
وَهَذَا الْحَدِيثُ لَمْ يُخَصِّصِ الذِّكْرَ الْمَذْكُورَ بِعَدَدٍ مُعَيَّنٍ وَلَكِنَّهُ ثَبَتَ التَّرْغِيبُ فِي الْإِتْيَانِ بِهَذَا الذِّكْرِ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ بَعْدَ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ مُبَاشَرَةً، وَثَبَتَ التَّرْغِيبُ فِي الْإِتْيَانِ بِهِ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ بَعْدَ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ فَقَطْ، كَمَا ثَبَتَ التَّرْغِيبُ فِي الْإِتْيَانِ بِهِ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ فِي الْيَوْمِ غَيْرَ مُقَيَّدٍ بِوَقْتٍ، فَفِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: مَنْ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ فِي يَوْمٍ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ كَانَتْ لَهُ عَدْلَ عَشْرِ رِقَابٍ، وَكُتِبَتْ لَهُ مِائَةُ حَسَنَةٍ، وَمُحِيَتْ عَنْهُ مِائَةُ سَيِّئَةٍ، وَكَانَتْ لَهُ حِرْزًا مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ يَوْمَهُ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى يُمْسِيَ، وَلَمْ يَأْتِ أَحَدٌ بِأَفْضَلَ مِمَّا جَاءَ بِهِ إِلَّا أَحَدٌ عَمِلَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ.
وَفِي الْحَدِيثِ: مَنْ قَالَ : لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ بَعْدَ مَا يُصَلِّي الْغَدَاةَ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ كَتَبَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَهُ عَشْرَ حَسَنَاتٍ وَمَحَا عَنْهُ عَشْرَ سَيِّئَاتٍ وَرَفَعَ لَهُ عَشْرَ دَرَجَاتٍ وَكُنَّ لَهُ بِعَدْلِ عِتْقِ رَقَبَتَيْنِ مِنْ وَلَدِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، فَإِنْ قَالَهَا حِينَ يُمْسِي كَانَ لَهُ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ وَكُنَّ لَهُ حِجَابًا مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ. أَخْرَجَهُ الْخَطِيبُ، وَصَحَّحَهُ الْأَلْبَانِيُّ فِي السِّلْسِلَةِ الصَّحِيحَةِ.
وَفِي الْحَدِيثِ: مَنْ قَالَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنْصَرِفَ وَيَثْنِيَ رِجْلَيْهِ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالصُّبْحِ: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِكُلِّ وَاحِدَةٍ عَشْرَ حَسَنَاتٍ وَمَحَا عَنْهُ عَشْرَ سَيِّئَاتٍ وَرَفَعَ لَهُ عَشْرَ دَرَجَاتٍ، وَكَانَتْ لَهُ حِرْزًا مِنْ كُلِّ مَكْرُوهٍ وَحِرْزًا مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ، وَلَمْ يَحِلَّ لِذَنْبٍ أَنْ يُدْرِكَهُ إِلَّا الشِّرْكَ، وَكَانَ مِنْ أَفْضَلِ النَّاسِ عَمَلًا؛ إِلَّا رَجُلًا يَفْضُلُهُ بِقَوْلِهِ أَفْضَلَ مِمَّا قَالَ. رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ وَقَالَ الْهَيْثَمِيُّ وَالْمُنْذِرِيُّ: رِجَالُهُ رِجَالُ الصَّحِيحِ غَيْرَ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ. وَقَالَ الْأَلْبَانِيُّ: حَسَنٌ لِغَيْرِهِ.
وَقَدْ بَوَّبَ ابْنُ السُّنِّيِّ وَالْمُنْذِرِيُّ وَالْهَيْثَمِيُّ عَلَى الْإِتْيَانِ بِهَذَا الذِّكْرِ بَعْدَ الصَّلَاةِ وَذَكَرُوا هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ فِي ذَلِكَ. فَظَاهِرُ الْأَحَادِيثِ هُوَ حُصُولُ هَذَا الْفَضْلِ لِمَنْ عَمِلَ بِأَيِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَ الْأَحَادِيثِ الْمَذْكُورَةِ، وَالْأَوْلَى هُوَ الْمُوَاظَبَةُ عَلَى إِكْمَالِ الْمِائَةِ، سَوَاءٌ فَرَّقَهَا أَوْ جَمَعَهَا، وَالْأَوْلَى أَنْ تَكُونَ أَوَّلَ النَّهَارِ مَعَ الْمُوَاظَبَةِ عَلَى الْعَشْرِ الَّتِي تُقَالُ بَعْدَ الْفَجْرِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ.
قَالَ النَّوَوِيُّ فِي شَرْحِهِ عَلَى قَوْلِهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: مَنْ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ. فِي يَوْمٍ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ كَانَتْ لَهُ عَدْلَ عَشْرِ رِقَابٍ، وَكُتِبَتْ لَهُ مِائَةُ حَسَنَةٍ، وَمُحِيَتْ عَنْهُ مِائَةُ سَيِّئَةٍ، وَكَانَتْ لَهُ حِرْزًا مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ يَوْمَهُ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى يُمْسِيَ، وَلَمْ يَأْتِ أَحَدٌ أَفْضَلَ مِمَّا جَاءَ بِهِ إِلَّا أَحَدٌ عَمِلَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ، وَمَنْ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ فِي يَوْمٍ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ حُطَّتْ خَطَايَاهُ وَلَوْ كَانَتْ مِثْلَ زَبَدِ الْبَحْرِ.
قَالَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ: وَظَاهِرُ إِطْلَاقِ الْحَدِيثِ أَنَّهُ يُحَصِّلُ هَذَا الْأَجْرَ الْمَذْكُورَ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ مَنْ قَالَ هَذَا التَّهْلِيلَ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ فِي يَوْمِهِ، سَوَاءٌ قَالَهُ مُتَوَالِيَةً أَوْ مُتَفَرِّقَةً، فِي مَجَالِسَ، أَوْ بَعْضَهَا أَوَّلَ النَّهَارِ، وَبَعْضَهَا آخِرَهُ، لَكِنَّ الْأَفْضَلَ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ بِهَا مُتَوَالِيَةً فِي أَوَّلِ النَّهَارِ لِيَكُونَ حِرْزًا لَهُ فِي جَمِيعِ نَهَارِهِ.
فَإِنَّ قَوْلَ: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ... قَدْ ثَبَتَ فِيهِ قَوْلُهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: مَنْ قَالَ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ كَانَ لَهُ عَدْلُ رَقَبَةٍ مِنْ وَلَدِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، وَكُتِبَ لَهُ عَشْرُ حَسَنَاتٍ وَحُطَّ عَنْهُ عَشْرُ سَيِّئَاتٍ، وَرُفِعَ لَهُ عَشْرُ دَرَجَاتٍ وَكَانَ فِي حِرْزٍ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ حَتَّى يُمْسِيَ، وَإِنْ قَالَهَا إِذَا أَمْسَى كَانَ لَهُ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَصَحَّحَهُ الْأَلْبَانِيُّ.
وَهَذَا الْحَدِيثُ لَمْ يُخَصِّصِ الذِّكْرَ الْمَذْكُورَ بِعَدَدٍ مُعَيَّنٍ وَلَكِنَّهُ ثَبَتَ التَّرْغِيبُ فِي الْإِتْيَانِ بِهَذَا الذِّكْرِ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ بَعْدَ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ مُبَاشَرَةً، وَثَبَتَ التَّرْغِيبُ فِي الْإِتْيَانِ بِهِ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ بَعْدَ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ فَقَطْ، كَمَا ثَبَتَ التَّرْغِيبُ فِي الْإِتْيَانِ بِهِ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ فِي الْيَوْمِ غَيْرَ مُقَيَّدٍ بِوَقْتٍ، فَفِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: مَنْ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ فِي يَوْمٍ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ كَانَتْ لَهُ عَدْلَ عَشْرِ رِقَابٍ، وَكُتِبَتْ لَهُ مِائَةُ حَسَنَةٍ، وَمُحِيَتْ عَنْهُ مِائَةُ سَيِّئَةٍ، وَكَانَتْ لَهُ حِرْزًا مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ يَوْمَهُ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى يُمْسِيَ، وَلَمْ يَأْتِ أَحَدٌ بِأَفْضَلَ مِمَّا جَاءَ بِهِ إِلَّا أَحَدٌ عَمِلَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ.
وَفِي الْحَدِيثِ: مَنْ قَالَ : لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ بَعْدَ مَا يُصَلِّي الْغَدَاةَ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ كَتَبَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَهُ عَشْرَ حَسَنَاتٍ وَمَحَا عَنْهُ عَشْرَ سَيِّئَاتٍ وَرَفَعَ لَهُ عَشْرَ دَرَجَاتٍ وَكُنَّ لَهُ بِعَدْلِ عِتْقِ رَقَبَتَيْنِ مِنْ وَلَدِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، فَإِنْ قَالَهَا حِينَ يُمْسِي كَانَ لَهُ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ وَكُنَّ لَهُ حِجَابًا مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ. أَخْرَجَهُ الْخَطِيبُ، وَصَحَّحَهُ الْأَلْبَانِيُّ فِي السِّلْسِلَةِ الصَّحِيحَةِ.
وَفِي الْحَدِيثِ: مَنْ قَالَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنْصَرِفَ وَيَثْنِيَ رِجْلَيْهِ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالصُّبْحِ: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِكُلِّ وَاحِدَةٍ عَشْرَ حَسَنَاتٍ وَمَحَا عَنْهُ عَشْرَ سَيِّئَاتٍ وَرَفَعَ لَهُ عَشْرَ دَرَجَاتٍ، وَكَانَتْ لَهُ حِرْزًا مِنْ كُلِّ مَكْرُوهٍ وَحِرْزًا مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ، وَلَمْ يَحِلَّ لِذَنْبٍ أَنْ يُدْرِكَهُ إِلَّا الشِّرْكَ، وَكَانَ مِنْ أَفْضَلِ النَّاسِ عَمَلًا؛ إِلَّا رَجُلًا يَفْضُلُهُ بِقَوْلِهِ أَفْضَلَ مِمَّا قَالَ. رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ وَقَالَ الْهَيْثَمِيُّ وَالْمُنْذِرِيُّ: رِجَالُهُ رِجَالُ الصَّحِيحِ غَيْرَ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ. وَقَالَ الْأَلْبَانِيُّ: حَسَنٌ لِغَيْرِهِ.
وَقَدْ بَوَّبَ ابْنُ السُّنِّيِّ وَالْمُنْذِرِيُّ وَالْهَيْثَمِيُّ عَلَى الْإِتْيَانِ بِهَذَا الذِّكْرِ بَعْدَ الصَّلَاةِ وَذَكَرُوا هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ فِي ذَلِكَ. فَظَاهِرُ الْأَحَادِيثِ هُوَ حُصُولُ هَذَا الْفَضْلِ لِمَنْ عَمِلَ بِأَيِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَ الْأَحَادِيثِ الْمَذْكُورَةِ، وَالْأَوْلَى هُوَ الْمُوَاظَبَةُ عَلَى إِكْمَالِ الْمِائَةِ، سَوَاءٌ فَرَّقَهَا أَوْ جَمَعَهَا، وَالْأَوْلَى أَنْ تَكُونَ أَوَّلَ النَّهَارِ مَعَ الْمُوَاظَبَةِ عَلَى الْعَشْرِ الَّتِي تُقَالُ بَعْدَ الْفَجْرِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ.
قَالَ النَّوَوِيُّ فِي شَرْحِهِ عَلَى قَوْلِهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: مَنْ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ. فِي يَوْمٍ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ كَانَتْ لَهُ عَدْلَ عَشْرِ رِقَابٍ، وَكُتِبَتْ لَهُ مِائَةُ حَسَنَةٍ، وَمُحِيَتْ عَنْهُ مِائَةُ سَيِّئَةٍ، وَكَانَتْ لَهُ حِرْزًا مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ يَوْمَهُ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى يُمْسِيَ، وَلَمْ يَأْتِ أَحَدٌ أَفْضَلَ مِمَّا جَاءَ بِهِ إِلَّا أَحَدٌ عَمِلَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ، وَمَنْ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ فِي يَوْمٍ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ حُطَّتْ خَطَايَاهُ وَلَوْ كَانَتْ مِثْلَ زَبَدِ الْبَحْرِ.
قَالَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ: وَظَاهِرُ إِطْلَاقِ الْحَدِيثِ أَنَّهُ يُحَصِّلُ هَذَا الْأَجْرَ الْمَذْكُورَ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ مَنْ قَالَ هَذَا التَّهْلِيلَ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ فِي يَوْمِهِ، سَوَاءٌ قَالَهُ مُتَوَالِيَةً أَوْ مُتَفَرِّقَةً، فِي مَجَالِسَ، أَوْ بَعْضَهَا أَوَّلَ النَّهَارِ، وَبَعْضَهَا آخِرَهُ، لَكِنَّ الْأَفْضَلَ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ بِهَا مُتَوَالِيَةً فِي أَوَّلِ النَّهَارِ لِيَكُونَ حِرْزًا لَهُ فِي جَمِيعِ نَهَارِهِ.
All praise is due to Allah, and may prayers and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family, and his Companions.
Concerning the remembrance ‘There is no deity except Allah alone, without partner…’, it is established that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: ‘Whoever says in the morning: There is no deity except Allah alone, without partner; His is the dominion and His is all praise, and He has power over all things—will have the equivalent of freeing a slave from the descendants of Isma‘il. Ten good deeds will be recorded for him, ten bad deeds erased, and he will be raised ten ranks. He will be protected from Satan until evening. If he says it in the evening, he receives the same until morning.’ Abu Dawud narrated it, and Al-Albani graded it authentic.
This hadith does not specify a particular number of repetitions. However, encouragement is established to say this remembrance ten times immediately after Fajr and Maghrib, and also ten times after Fajr alone. It is also established that it may be said one hundred times daily without restricting it to a particular time.
In Al-Bukhari and Muslim, Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet said: ‘Whoever says one hundred times in a day: There is no deity except Allah alone, without partner; His is the dominion and His is all praise, and He has power over all things—will have the equivalent of freeing ten slaves. One hundred good deeds will be recorded for him and one hundred bad deeds erased. It will protect him from Satan that day until evening. No one will bring anything better than what he has brought, except someone who does more.’
Another hadith states: ‘Whoever says, after praying the morning prayer, ten times: There is no deity except Allah alone, without partner; His is the dominion and His is all praise, and He has power over all things—Allah will record ten good deeds for him, erase ten bad deeds, raise him ten ranks, and grant him the equivalent of freeing two slaves from the descendants of Isma‘il. If he says it in the evening, he receives the same, and it will be a barrier against Satan until morning.’ Al-Khatib narrated it, and Al-Albani graded it authentic in As-Silsilah As-Sahihah.
Another narration states: ‘Whoever says ten times before turning away or unfolding his legs after Maghrib and the morning prayer: There is no deity except Allah alone, without partner; His is the dominion and His is all praise; He gives life and causes death, and He has power over all things—Allah will record ten good deeds for each repetition, erase ten bad deeds, and raise him ten ranks. It will protect him from every harm and from Satan, the accursed. No sin will overtake him except associating partners with Allah. He will be among the best in deeds, except for someone who surpasses him by saying something better.’ Ahmad narrated it. Al-Haythami and Al-Mundhiri said its narrators are those of the authentic collections except Shahr ibn Hawshab. Al-Albani graded it hasan through supporting reports.
Ibn As-Sunni, Al-Mundhiri, and Al-Haythami placed this report under saying the remembrance after prayer. The apparent meaning is that the reward is obtained by following any of the cited narrations. It is preferable to complete one hundred repetitions regularly, whether together or separately, preferably early in the day, while also keeping the ten repetitions after Fajr and Maghrib.
Commenting on the Prophet’s statement about saying this remembrance one hundred times daily, and on ‘Whoever says Glory and praise be to Allah one hundred times daily will have his sins erased even if they are like the foam of the sea,’ An-Nawawi said that the unrestricted wording indicates that the reward is obtained whether the hundred repetitions are consecutive or separated among different gatherings, or partly at the beginning and partly at the end of the day. However, saying them consecutively at the beginning of the day is preferable, so that they protect him throughout the day.
Concerning the remembrance ‘There is no deity except Allah alone, without partner…’, it is established that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: ‘Whoever says in the morning: There is no deity except Allah alone, without partner; His is the dominion and His is all praise, and He has power over all things—will have the equivalent of freeing a slave from the descendants of Isma‘il. Ten good deeds will be recorded for him, ten bad deeds erased, and he will be raised ten ranks. He will be protected from Satan until evening. If he says it in the evening, he receives the same until morning.’ Abu Dawud narrated it, and Al-Albani graded it authentic.
This hadith does not specify a particular number of repetitions. However, encouragement is established to say this remembrance ten times immediately after Fajr and Maghrib, and also ten times after Fajr alone. It is also established that it may be said one hundred times daily without restricting it to a particular time.
In Al-Bukhari and Muslim, Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet said: ‘Whoever says one hundred times in a day: There is no deity except Allah alone, without partner; His is the dominion and His is all praise, and He has power over all things—will have the equivalent of freeing ten slaves. One hundred good deeds will be recorded for him and one hundred bad deeds erased. It will protect him from Satan that day until evening. No one will bring anything better than what he has brought, except someone who does more.’
Another hadith states: ‘Whoever says, after praying the morning prayer, ten times: There is no deity except Allah alone, without partner; His is the dominion and His is all praise, and He has power over all things—Allah will record ten good deeds for him, erase ten bad deeds, raise him ten ranks, and grant him the equivalent of freeing two slaves from the descendants of Isma‘il. If he says it in the evening, he receives the same, and it will be a barrier against Satan until morning.’ Al-Khatib narrated it, and Al-Albani graded it authentic in As-Silsilah As-Sahihah.
Another narration states: ‘Whoever says ten times before turning away or unfolding his legs after Maghrib and the morning prayer: There is no deity except Allah alone, without partner; His is the dominion and His is all praise; He gives life and causes death, and He has power over all things—Allah will record ten good deeds for each repetition, erase ten bad deeds, and raise him ten ranks. It will protect him from every harm and from Satan, the accursed. No sin will overtake him except associating partners with Allah. He will be among the best in deeds, except for someone who surpasses him by saying something better.’ Ahmad narrated it. Al-Haythami and Al-Mundhiri said its narrators are those of the authentic collections except Shahr ibn Hawshab. Al-Albani graded it hasan through supporting reports.
Ibn As-Sunni, Al-Mundhiri, and Al-Haythami placed this report under saying the remembrance after prayer. The apparent meaning is that the reward is obtained by following any of the cited narrations. It is preferable to complete one hundred repetitions regularly, whether together or separately, preferably early in the day, while also keeping the ten repetitions after Fajr and Maghrib.
Commenting on the Prophet’s statement about saying this remembrance one hundred times daily, and on ‘Whoever says Glory and praise be to Allah one hundred times daily will have his sins erased even if they are like the foam of the sea,’ An-Nawawi said that the unrestricted wording indicates that the reward is obtained whether the hundred repetitions are consecutive or separated among different gatherings, or partly at the beginning and partly at the end of the day. However, saying them consecutively at the beginning of the day is preferable, so that they protect him throughout the day.
