Zikr

Two Words, Light on the Tongue

Two short phrases of remembrance that the Prophet ﷺ described as beloved to the Most Merciful and heavy on the scale.

Some of the greatest rewards are attached to the simplest words. This zikr takes a few seconds to say, yet it can be said while walking, waiting or falling asleep.

Hadith

كَلِمَتَانِ حَبِيبَتَانِ إِلَى الرَّحْمَنِ، خَفِيفَتَانِ عَلَى اللِّسَانِ، ثَقِيلَتَانِ فِي الْمِيزَانِ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ

Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: “Two words are beloved to the Most Merciful, light on the tongue and heavy on the scale: Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him, glory be to Allah the Magnificent.”

Sahih al-Bukhari 7563Sahih

Make it a daily habit

The first of these two phrases has a promise of its own when it is said one hundred times in a day.