"Messenger of Allah, teach me a few words, but do not make them too many for me."He said, "Say, 'Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar,' ten times, and Allah will say, 'This is for Me.' Say, 'Subhan Allah, Subhan Allah,' ten times, and Allah
will say, 'This is for Me.' Say, 'O Allah, forgive me, O Allah, forgive me,' ten times, and Allah
will say, 'I have done so.'"
يا رسول الله أخبرني بكلمات، ولا تكثر علي، قال: قولي: الله أكبر، الله أكبر، عشر مرات يقول الله عز وجل: هذا لي، وقولي: سبحان الله، سبحان الله، عشر مرات يقول الله عز وجل: هذا لي، وقولي: اللهم اغفر لي، اللهم اغفر لي، عشر مرات، يقول الله عز وجل قد فعلت.
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Tabarani narrated it in Al-Kabir (24/302) and in Al-Dua (1731) via Muhammad bin Muthanna, who said, Abu Bakr Hanafi (that is, Abdul-Kabir bin Abdul-Majid Basri) narrated to us, who said, Bukayr bin Mismar narrated to us, from Zayd bin Aslam, from Salma, mother of the sons of Abu Rafi, and he mentioned it.Munziri said in Targhib wa Tarhib (2264), "Tabarani narrated it, and its narrators are relied upon in Sahih." Haythami followed him in this in Majma al-Zawaid (10/92).I say, it is as they both said, except that Bukayr bin Mismar's hadith is hasan, and he has been corroborated by Ataf bin Khalid. Ibn Sunni narrated it in Amal al-Yawm wal-Layla (108) via Ataf, from Zayd bin Aslam, from Rafi, that she said, "O Messenger of Allah, guide me to a deed for which Allah will reward me." He said, "O Umm Rafi, when you stand for prayer, glorify Allah ten times, declare His oneness ten times, praise Him ten times, magnify Him ten times, and seek His forgiveness ten times. For when you glorify Him ten times, He says, 'This is for Me,' and when you declare His oneness, He says, 'This is for Me,' and when you praise Him, He says, 'This is for Me,' and when you magnify Him, He says, 'This is for Me,' and when you seek forgiveness, He says, 'I have forgiven you.'"Ibn Hajar said in Nataij Afkar, "This is a hasan hadith... its narrators are reliable, but there is some discussion regarding Ataf's precision."I say, it is as he said, but he has been corroborated as you have seen, except for his statement "when you stand for prayer," for he was not corroborated on this point.The scholars hold differing views on where exactly this supplication belongs. Nasai, in the hadith of Umm Salim, held that it comes after the testimony recitation in prayer, and this is one of the most fitting places for such a supplication, as indicated by his words ﷺ "then let him choose whatever request he wishes."