Tasbih of Fatimah Before Sleeping (33, 33, 34)
“SubhanAllah 33, Alhamdulillah 33, Allahu Akbar 34” is an authentic dua from the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, recorded in Sahih al-Bukhari 6318. Read it below in Arabic with transliteration and an English translation, and learn when to say it.
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ×٣٣، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ×٣٣، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ×٣٤
Transliteration: SubhanAllah (33 times), Alhamdulillah (33 times), Allahu Akbar (34 times).
Translation: Glory be to Allah (33 times), all praise is for Allah (33 times), Allah is the Greatest (34 times).
How many times: 33 + 33 + 34
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 6318; Sahih Muslim 2727
When to recite
When going to bed.
Number of times: 33 + 33 + 34
Virtue
The Prophet ﷺ told Ali and Fatimah that this was better for them than a servant.
About this dua
Narrated by Ali ibn Abi Talib. Fatimah, the Prophet’s daughter, suffered from the hard work of grinding grain and asked her father for a servant. He came to them at night and taught them this dhikr instead, saying it was better for them than a servant. Ali said he never left it afterwards.
Source and authenticity
- Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 6318; Sahih Muslim 2727
- Grading: Recorded in the Sahih collections of al-Bukhari and/or Muslim, the most authentic books of hadith.
- Read the source: Sahih al-Bukhari 6318 · Sahih Muslim 2727
The English translation is our own, kept close to the Arabic. Hadith numbers follow the standard numbering used on sunnah.com.
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