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Is a Muslim rewarded by the number of Allah's creatures mentioned, such as sand and soldiers, when performing Tasbeeh and Hamd with these formulas? Is there any شرعي (legal/religious) impediment in that? And what are the remembrances upon which many rewards and good deeds are accrued?

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Muslim narrated from Juwayriyah that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to her: "I have said four words, three times, after you left. If they were weighed against what you have said since the beginning of the day, they would outweigh them: 'Subhanallah wa bihamdihi adada khalqihi, wa ridha nafsihi, wa zinata arshihi, wa midada kalimatihi' (Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him, as many times as the number of His creations, as much as pleases Him, as much as the weight of His Throne, and as much as the ink of His words)." Al-Nawawi said: The intention is to emphasize a great quantity. In another : "Subhanallah adada ma khalaqa fi al-sama', wa subhanallah adada ma khalaqa fi al-ard, wa subhanallah adada ma bayna dhalik, wa subhanallah adada ma huwa khaliq" (Glory be to Allah as many times as He created in the heavens, and glory be to Allah as many times as He created on earth, and glory be to Allah as many times as He created in between, and glory be to Allah as many times as He is going to create)." Al-Shawkani said: The reward for dhikr (remembrance of Allah) is multiplied and counted by referring to its number. Among the Hadiths that contain great rewards are: "Whoever says 'La ilaha illallah wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul mulku wa lahul hamdu wa huwa ala kulli shayin qadir' (There is no god but Allah alone, without any partner. To Him belongs all sovereignty and praise, and He is over all things competent) one hundred times in a day, it will be for him equivalent to emancipating ten slaves, and one hundred good deeds will be recorded for him, and one hundred bad deeds will be erased from him, and it will be a protection for him from Satan on that day until evening." And "Whoever says 'Subhanallahi wa bihamdihi' (Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him) one hundred times in a day, his sins will be forgiven, even if they were like the foam of the sea." And "Two phrases are beloved to the Most Merciful, light on the tongue, heavy on the Scale: 'Subhanallahi wa bihamdihi, Subhanallahil Azim' (Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him, Glory be to Allah, the Most Great)."

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