Does the remembrance mentioned in the Hadith: "Subhan Allah (Glory be to Allah) as many times as He has created... and Al-Hamdulillah (Praise be to Allah) likewise," refer exclusively to Tasbih (glorifying Allah) and Tahmid (praising Allah), or does it include other forms of remembrance such as Tahlil (declaring that there is no god but Allah) and Istighfar (seeking Allah's forgiveness) with the same reward?
It is authentically reported that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to Abu Umamah: "Glory be to Allah as many times as the number of His creation. Glory be to Allah filling what He created. Glory be to Allah as many times as what is in the earth and the heavens. Glory be to Allah filling what is in the heavens and the earth. Glory be to Allah filling what He created. Glory be to Allah as many times as what His Book has enumerated. And glory be to Allah filling everything." And "Praise be to Allah similarly."
The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, also said to Juwayriyah: "I have spoken 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 it: Glory be to Allah and with His praise, as many times as the number of His creation, and to the extent of His pleasure, and to the weight of His Throne, and to the ink of His words."
Furthermore, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, entered upon a woman who was glorifying Allah with pebbles, and he said to her: "Glory be to Allah as many times as what He created in the heavens. And glory be to Allah as many times as what He is creating. And Allah is the Greatest similarly. And praise be to Allah similarly. And there is no god but Allah similarly. And there is no power and no strength except with Allah similarly."
The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, also recommended: "Praise be to Allah as many times as what He created. And praise be to Allah filling what He created. And praise be to Allah as many times as what is in the heavens and the earth. And praise be to Allah filling what is in the heavens and the earth. And praise be to Allah as many times as what His Book has enumerated. And praise be to Allah filling what His Book has enumerated. And praise be to Allah as many times as everything. And praise be to Allah filling everything. And 'Glory be to Allah' similarly."
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