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peace be upon him) uttering (these words) at the completion of prayer: "There is no
god but Allah. He is alone and there is no partner with Him. Sovereignty belongs to
Him and to Him is praise due and He is Potent over everything. O Allah ! no one can
withhold what Thou givest, or give what Thou withholdest, and riches cannot avail a
wealthy person with Thee."
obtained the highest ranks and the lasting bliss. lie (the Holy Prophet) said: How Is
that? They said: They pray as we pray, and they observe fast as we observe fast,
and they give charity but we do not give charity, and they set slaves free but we do
not set slaves free. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said:
Shall A not teach you something by which you will catch upon those who have
preceded you, and get ahead of those who come after you, only those who do as
you do being more excellent than you? They said: Yes, Messenger of Allah. He (the
Holy Prophet) said: Extol Allah, declare His Greatness, and Praise Him thirty-three
times after every prayer. Abu Salih said: The poor amongst the emigrants returned
to the Messenger of Allah (may peace upon him) saying: Our brethren, the
possessors, of property have heard what we have done and they did the same. So
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: This is Allah's Grace which
He gives to whom He wishes. Sumayy reported: I made a mention of this hadith to
some members of my family (and one of them) said: You have forgotten; he (the
Holy Prophet) had said (like this):."Extol Allah thirty-three time. praise Allah thirtythree times and declare His Greatness thirty-three times. Ibn 'Ajjan said: 1 made a
mention of this hadith to Raja' b. Haiwata and he narrated to me a hadith like this
from AbuSalih from the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) on the
authority of Abu Huraira.
end of every prayer will never be caused disappointment: "Glory be to Allah" thirtythree times, "Praise be to Allah" thirty-three times, and "Allah is most Great" thirtyfour times.
peace be upon him) finished the prayer he said: Who amongst you uttered these
words? The people remained silent. He (the Holy Prophet again said)-: Who amongst
you uttered these words? He said nothing wrong. Then a man said: I came and had
a difficulty in breathing, so I uttered them. He replied: I saw twelve angels facing
one another as to who will take them up (to Allah).
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: When
the words of Iqama are pronounced, none of you should run to it (to join the prayer)
but walk with tranquillity and dignity, and pray what you are in time for and
complete what has gone before (what the Imam has completed).