Evening Azkar · 21 of 23
Tasbih, Tahmid and Takbir
Three Phrases of Immense Reward
Arabic
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ
Transliteration
Subhaanal-laah, Alhamdu lillaah, Allaahu akbar.
Meaning in English
Allah is free from imperfection. All praise be to Allah. Allah is the Greatest.
Virtue and source
'Amr b. Shu'ayb narrates from his father who narrates from his grandfather that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "He who says 'Subhanallah' 100 times before sunrise and 100 times before sunset, it will be better than 100 camels. He who says 'Alhamdulillah' 100 times before sunrise and 100 times before sunset, it will be better than 100 horses on which he sends 100 warriors. He who says 'Allahu Akbar' 100 times before sunrise and 100 times before sunset, it will be better than freeing 100 slaves." (Nasaa'i: as-Sunan al-Kubra 10657)
How to read this dhikr
Tasbih, Tahmid and Takbir is part of the evening azkar, the adhkar the Prophet ﷺ taught for the evening. The best time is after Asr, before the sun sets; if you miss that window it can still be read after Maghrib, before you sleep.
It is read 100 times. In the Sadeeq app a single tap counts each repetition and moves you on automatically when you reach 100, so you can keep your attention on the words rather than on a counter.
The same dhikr is also part of the morning azkar.