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What is the exact wording of the authentic Hadith regarding the remembrance of "Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi, Subhan Allah Al-Azim" (Glory be to Allah and with His praise, Glory be to Allah, the Most Great), and is the repetition of Hadiths with similar meanings common?

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The first Hadith is authentic, narrated by At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Hibban with the wording: "Whoever says: 'Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi (Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him),' a palm tree will be planted for him in Paradise." And it was narrated by Muslim with the wording: "Whoever says: 'Subhan Allah 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." The Hadith: "Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi, Subhan Allah Al-Azim (Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him, Glory be to Allah, the Most Great)," is also authentic, and was narrated by the two Sheikhs (Al-Bukhari and Muslim) with the wording: "Two phrases that are light on the tongue, heavy in the scale, beloved to the Most Merciful: 'Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi, Subhan Allah Al-Azim (Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him, Glory be to Allah, the Most Great).'" Thus, all the mentioned Hadiths are authentic, and the difference in narrations with a unified meaning does not invalidate them.

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