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Is the "tasbih" (glorification) intended in the hadith: "He who glorifies Allah one hundred times, a thousand good deeds will be recorded for him, or a thousand sins will be removed from him" solely the saying of "Subhanallah" (Glory be to Allah), or "Subhanallahi wa bihamdihi" (Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him)? And does tasbih include any remembrance of Allah Almighty?

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Imam Muslim narrated a hadith from the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, that whoever recites one hundred tasbeehs (subhanallah) will have a thousand good deeds recorded for him or a thousand sins erased from him. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, did not specify a particular formula for tasbeeh; all the authentically transmitted formulas of tasbeeh are sufficient, such as saying "Subhanallah" (Glory be to Allah). If "wa bihamdihi" (and with His praise) is added, it is better, for the formula "Subhanallah wa bihamdihi" (Glory be to Allah and with His praise) has great merit, as sins are forgiven by it, even if they are like the foam of the sea. And whoever says it one hundred times in the morning and in the evening, no one will come on the Day of Judgment with anything better than what he came with, except for one who said the same as he did or more. Tasbeeh is the act of declaring Allah Almighty to be free from every flaw, deficiency, and evil, and no other dhikr (remembrance) can take its place.

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