Hisn al-Muslim 28
((سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ (ثلاثاً وثلاثين) وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ (ثلاثاً وثلاثين) وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ (أربعاً وثلاثينَ))).
(Subhanal-lah. (thirty-three times) Alhamdu lillah. (thirty-three times) Allahu akbar. (thirty-four times))
(How Perfect Allah is. (thirty-three times) All praise is for Allah.(thirty-three times) Allah is the greatest.(thirty-four times))
Source: Hisn al-Muslim · Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 28
Translation: Hisn al-Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim), Sa'id al-Qahtani — see site-wide attribution
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Three separate formulas are gathered into one practice rather than a single sentence being repeated. The first declares Allah free of every imperfection, the second assigns all praise to Him, and the third states His greatness. Each is short enough to stand on its own, and they are said in a fixed order rather than chosen between.
The chapter this belongs to places these words before sleeping. The Arabic text marks it to be said thirty-three times, thirty-four times.
The three are not given equal counts. Two are said the same number of times and the third once more than the others, so the totals are left deliberately uneven rather than rounded off.
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In English it reads: “How Perfect Allah is. (thirty-three times) All praise is for Allah.(thirty-three times) Allah is the greatest.(thirty-four times” Three separate formulas are gathered into one practice rather than a single sentence being repeated.
Transliterated: “Subhanal-lah. (thirty-three times) Alhamdu lillah. (thirty-three times) Allahu akbar. (thirty-four times”
The source wording gives it as thirty-three times, thirty-four times.
Our source line reads Hisn al-Muslim 28:106.
The chapter this belongs to places these words before sleeping. The three are not given equal counts.