Hadith: Whoever says, ten times: There is no god but Allah alone, Who has no partner, to Him belongs the sovereignty, to Him belongs the praise, and He is Omnipotent over all things; will be as though he emancipated four slaves from the offspring of Isma‘īl
عن أبي أيوب رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «مَنْ قَالَ: لَا إلَهَ إلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ، وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ كَانَ كَمَنْ أَعْتَقَ أَرْبَعَةَ أَنْفُسٍ مِنْ وَلَدِ إسْمَاعِيلَ».
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Abu Ayyūb (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "c2">“Whoever says, ten times: There is no god but Allah alone, Who has no partner, to Him belongs the sovereignty, to Him belongs the praise, and He is Omnipotent over all things; will be as though he emancipated four slaves from the offspring of Isma‘īl.”
Sahih/Authentic. - [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
The Hadīth is an evidence of the virtue of this "Dhikr" (remembrance of Allah), because it contains of the acknowledgement of the Oneness of Allah; and that whoever says it ten times, understanding it and acting upon its requirements; will have a reward similar to the one who emancipates four slaves from the offspring of Isma‘īl, the son of Ibrahīm (peace be upon both of them).
Benefits from the Hadith
- The Hadīth highlights the excellence of this Dhikr that includes the word of Tawhīd, which is the mainstay of Islam.
- Divinity, dominion and praise exclusively belong to Allah.
- From the benefits of the Hadīth: To know that absolute dominion and absolute praise belong to Allah and that His power encompasses all things.
- This Dhikr does not include “Yuhyi wa yumīt (He gives life and causes death)”.
- The “ten times” mentioned in the Hadīth apparently mean that it makes no difference to say them consecutively or separately.
- The Hadīth implies that some of the Arabs could be subject to slavery if they undergo any of the cases leading to it.
- The Arabs are more meritorious than others, being the offspring of Ismā‘īl.
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