Which is better in the dhikr after prayer: saying Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, and Allahu Akbar, or saying Subhan Allah thirty-three times, Alhamdulillah thirty-three times, and Allahu Akbar thirty-three times?
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The questioner : Which is better in the dhikr after the taslim: saying Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, and Allahu Akbar, or saying Subhan Allah thirty-three times, Alhamdulillah thirty-three times, and Allahu Akbar thirty-three times?
The Shaykh : The dhikr with tasbih, tahmid, and takbir after the obligatory prayer has several forms. One is for a person to say: Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, and Allahu Akbar thirty-three times each, making ninety-nine, and to complete the hundred by saying: La ilaha illa Allah wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulk wa lahul-hamd wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir. Another form is to say: Subhan Allah thirty-three times, Alhamdulillah thirty-three times, and Allahu Akbar thirty-four times, and not to say anything else. Another form is to say: Subhan Allah ten times, Alhamdulillah ten times, and Allahu Akbar ten times. And another form is to say: Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illa Allah, and Allahu Akbar twenty-five times each, making one hundred. All of these were reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Whichever one a person does, it suffices for him. The best is, if he memorizes them well, to say this one once and that one once.
The Shaykh : The dhikr with tasbih, tahmid, and takbir after the obligatory prayer has several forms. One is for a person to say: Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, and Allahu Akbar thirty-three times each, making ninety-nine, and to complete the hundred by saying: La ilaha illa Allah wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulk wa lahul-hamd wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir. Another form is to say: Subhan Allah thirty-three times, Alhamdulillah thirty-three times, and Allahu Akbar thirty-four times, and not to say anything else. Another form is to say: Subhan Allah ten times, Alhamdulillah ten times, and Allahu Akbar ten times. And another form is to say: Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illa Allah, and Allahu Akbar twenty-five times each, making one hundred. All of these were reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Whichever one a person does, it suffices for him. The best is, if he memorizes them well, to say this one once and that one once.