Hadith #500
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا الْمَسْعُودِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مَوْلَى بَنِي طَلْحَةَ عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ كَانَ اسْمُ جُوَيْرِيَةَ بِنْتِ الْحَارِثِ بَرَّةَ فَحَوَّلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اسْمَهَا فَسَمَّاهَا جُوَيْرِيَةَ فَمَرَّ بِهَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ ع
َلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَإِذَا هِيَ فِي مُصَلَّاهَا تُسَبِّحُ اللَّهَ وَتَدْعُوهُ فَانْطَلَقَ لِحَاجَتِهِ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَيْهَا بَعْدَ مَا ارْتَفَعَ النَّهَارُ فَقَالَ يَا جُوَيْرِيَةُ مَا زِلْتِ فِي مَكَانِكِ قَالَتْ مَا زِلْتُ فِي مَكَانِي هَذَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَقَدْ تَكَلَّمْتُ بِأَرْبَعِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَعُدُّهُنَّ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ هُنَّ أَفْضَلُ مِمَّا قُلْتِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رِضَاءَ نَفْسِهِ وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ زِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ
Isnad Chain
يزيد
المسعودي
كريب مولى ابن عباس
ابن عباس
English Translation
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنهما) — via Kurayb, freed slave of Ibn 'Abbas — that the name of Juwayriyyah bint al-Harith was Barrah, and the Prophet ﷺ changed her name and named her Juwayriyyah. the Prophet ﷺ passed by her and found her in her prayer place glorifying Allah and supplicating to Him. He went to attend to his needs, then returned to her after the day had advanced. He said: 'O Juwayriyyah, are you still in your place?' She said: 'I have not left this place.' the Prophet ﷺ said: 'I spoke four words three times [after leaving you], and they are better than what you have said [all morning]: 'Subhan Allahi 'adada khalqihi, wa subhan Allahi rida'a nafsihi, wa subhan Allahi zinata 'arshihi, wa subhan Allahi midada kalimatihi [Glory be to Allah by the number of His creation, glory be to Allah by His own pleasure, glory be to Allah by the weight of His throne, glory be to Allah by the ink of His words]' — and likewise for al-hamdulillah.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 10, Hadith 500
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3138
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-39528