Question 1067: What is the order of the Tasbihat of Lady Fatimah Zahra, peace be upon her?
Answer
✅Answer: Please pay attention to the following narrations:
1 رُوِيَ أَنَّ أَمِيرالْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي سَعْدٍ- وَ ذَكَرَ حَدِيثاً يَقُولُ فِيهِ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ لَهُ وَ لِفَاطِمَةَ أَ لَا أُعَلِّمُكُمَا مَا هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكُمَا مِنَ الْخَادِمِ إِذَا أَخَذْتُمَا مَنَامَكُمَا فَكَبِّرَا أَرْبَعاً وَ ثَلَاثِينَ تَكْبِيرَةً وَ سَبِّحَا ثَلَاثاً وَ ثَلَاثِينَ تَسْبِيحَةً وَ احْمَدَا ثَلَاثاً وَ ثَلَاثِينَ تَحْمِيدَةً فَقَالَتْ فَاطِمَةُ رَضِيتُ عَنِ اللَّهِ وَ عَنْ رَسُولِهِ
📚 Faqih, vol. 1, p. 320
In a narration, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and his family, said to Amir al-Mu'minin and Zahra, peace be upon them: Shall I not teach you what is better for you than a servant?! When you are in your sleeping place, say 'Allahu Akbar' 34 times, and say 'Subhan Allah' 33 times, and say 'Alhamdulillah' 33 times.
Then Fatimah, peace be upon her, said: I am satisfied with Allah and His Messenger!
2 عن دَاوُد بْنِ فَرْقَدٍ عَنْ أَخِيهِ أَنَّ شِهَابَ بْنَ عَبْدِ رَبِّهِ سَأَلَنَا أَنْ نَسْأَلَ أَبَا عَبْداللَّه وَ قَالَ قُلْ لَهُ إِنَّ امْرَأَةً تُفْزِعُنِي فِي الْمَنَامِ بِاللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ قُلْ لَهُ اجْعَلْ مِسْبَاحاً وَ كَبِّرِ اللَّهَ أَرْبَعاً وَ ثَلَاثِينَ تَكْبِيرَةً وَ سَبِّحِ اللَّهَ ثَلَاثاً وَ ثَلَاثِينَ تسبيحة وَ احْمَدِ اللَّهَ ثَلَاثاً و ثَلَاثِينَ و قُلْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَ لَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِي وَ يُمِيتُ وَ يُمِيتُ وَ يُحْيِي بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ وَ لَهُ اخْتِلَافُ اللَّيْلِ وَ النَّهَارِ وَ هُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ
📚 Kafi, vol. 2, p. 536
The brother of Dawud ibn Farqad said: Shihab ibn Abd Rabbi asked us to ask Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, and he said: Say: A woman frightens me in my sleep at night! The Imam said: Tell him: Make a rosary and (when you sleep) say 'Allahu Akbar' 34 times and 'Subhan Allah' 33 times and 'Alhamdulillah' 33 times, and say ten times:
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَ لَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِي وَ يُمِيتُ وَ يُمِيتُ وَ يُحْيِي بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ وَ لَهُ اخْتِلَافُ اللَّيْلِ وَ النَّهَارِ وَ هُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
3 هِشَامِ بن سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْداللَّه قال: تَسْبِيحُ فَاطِمَةَ الزَّهْرَاءِ إِذَا أَخَذْتَ مَضْجَعَكَ فَكَبِّرِ اللَّهَ أَرْبَعاً وَ ثَلَاثِينَ وَ احْمَدْهُ ثَلَاثاً وَ ثَلَاثِينَ وَ سَبِّحْهُ ثَلَاثاً وَ ثَلَاثِينَ وَ تَقْرَأُ آيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ وَ الْمُعَوِّذَتَيْنِ- وَ عَشْرَ آيَاتٍ مِنْ أَوَّلِ الصَّافَّاتِ وَ عَشْراً مِنْ آخِرِهَا
📚 Kafi, vol. 2, p. 536
Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, said: The Tasbih of Fatimah Zahra, peace be upon her, is that when you are in your bed, you say 'Allahu Akbar' 34 times, 'Alhamdulillah' 33 times, and 'Subhan Allah' 33 times, and you also recite Ayat al-Kursi, Surah An-Nas, Surah Al-Falaq, and ten verses from the beginning of Surah As-Saffat and ten verses from its end!
4 إِسْمَاعِيل بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْداللَّه قَوْلُهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ اذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ ذِكْراً كَثِيراً مَا حَدُّهُ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَلَّمَ فَاطِمَةَ أَنْ تُكَبِّرَ أَرْبَعاً وَ ثَلَاثِينَ تَكْبِيرَةً وَ تُسَبِّحَ ثَلَاثاً وَ ثَلَاثِينَ تَسْبِيحَةً وَ تُحَمِّدَ ثَلَاثاً وَ ثَلَاثِينَ تَحْمِيدَةً فَإِذَا فَعَلْتَ ذَلِكَ بِاللَّيْلِ مَرَّةً و بِالنَّهَارِ مَرَّةً فَقَدْ ذَكَرْتَ اللَّهَ كَثِيراً
📚 Ta'wil Al-Ayat, p. 162
Ismail ibn Ammar said: What is the limit of the saying of Allah Almighty (in Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 41) which says: 'Remember Allah with much remembrance'? He said: Indeed, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and his family, taught Fatimah, peace be upon her, to say 'Allahu Akbar' 34 times, 'Subhan Allah' 33 times, and 'Alhamdulillah' 33 times. So when you do this once at night and once during the day, you have remembered Allah with much remembrance!
5 عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: فِي تَسْبِيحِ فَاطِمَةَ تَبْدَأُ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ أَرْبَعاً وَ ثَلَاثِينَ ثُمَّ التَّحْمِيدِ ثَلَاثاً وَ ثَلَاثِينَ ثُمَّ التَّسْبِيحِ ثَلَاثاً وَ ثَلَاثِينَ.
📚 Kafi, vol. 3, p. 342
Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, said about the Tasbih of Fatimah, peace be upon her: You begin with 'Allahu Akbar' 34 times and then 'Alhamdulillah' 33 times and then 'Subhan Allah' 33 times.
6 دَخَلَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَ كَلَّمَهُ فَلَمْ يَسْمَعْ كَلَامَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَ شَكَا إِلَيْهِ ثِقْلًا فِي أُذُنَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَا يَمْنَعُكَ وَ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ مِنْ تَسْبِيحِ فَاطِمَةَ فَقَالَ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ وَ مَا تَسْبِيحُ فَاطِمَةَ فَقَالَ تُكَبِّرُ اللَّهَ أَرْبَعاً وَ ثَلَاثِينَ وَ تُحَمِّدُ اللَّهَ ثَلَاثاً وَ ثَلَاثِينَ وَ تُسَبِّحُ اللَّهَ ثَلَاثاً وَ ثَلَاثِينَ تَمَامَ الْمِائَةِ قَالَ فَمَا فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ إِلَّا يَسِيراً حَتَّى ذَهَبَ عَنِّي مَا كُنْتُ أَجِدُهُ
📚 Mishkat Al-Anwar, p. 278
📚 Al-Bihar, vol. 85, p. 334, hadith 21
A man came to Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, and spoke with him, but he did not hear the words of Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, and complained to him about his heavy hearing. The Imam said: What prevents you and why are you heedless of the Tasbih of Fatimah, peace be upon her?! The man said to him: May I be your sacrifice! What is the Tasbih of Fatimah? He said: You say 'Allahu Akbar' 34 times, and 'Alhamdulillah' 33 times, and to complete one hundred, you say 'Subhan Allah' 33 times.
The man said: I did not do this except for a short time until what was in me (from heavy hearing) went away!
7 عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ قَالَ: قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مَنْ سَبَّحَ تَسْبِيحَ فَاطِمَةَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَثْنِيَ رِجْلَهُ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْفَرِيضَةِ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ وَ يَبْدَأُ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ.
📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 3, p. 342
Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, said: Whoever says the Tasbih of Fatimah, peace be upon her, before turning his feet from the obligatory prayer, Allah will forgive him, and he begins with 'Allahu Akbar'!
8 عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُذَافِرٍ قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ مَعَ أَبِي عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فَسَأَلَهُ أَبِي عَنْ تَسْبِيحِ فَاطِمَةَ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ حَتَّى أَحْصَى أَرْبَعاً وَ ثَلَاثِينَ مَرَّةً ثُمَّ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَتَّى بَلَغَ سَبْعاً وَ سِتِّينَ ثُمَّ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ حَتَّى بَلَغَ مِائَةً يُحْصِيهَا بِيَدِهِ جُمْلَةً وَاحِدَةً.
📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 3, p. 342
Muhammad ibn 'Udhfir said: I entered with my father to Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him. My father then asked about the Tasbih of Fatimah, peace be upon her; The Imam counted 'Allahu Akbar' 34 times and then said 'Alhamdulillah' until it reached number 67 and then said 'Subhan Allah' until it reached number 100, and he counted all of them with his hand!
9 عَنْ مُفَضَّلِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فِي حَدِيثِ نَافِلَةِ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ قَالَ سَبِّحْ تَسْبِيحَ فَاطِمَةَ وَ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ أَرْبَعاً وَ ثَلَاثِينَ مَرَّةً وَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ثَلَاثاً وَ ثَلَاثِينَ مَرَّةً وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ثَلَاثاً وَ ثَلَاثِينَ مَرَّةً فَوَ اللَّهِ لَوْ كَانَ شَيْءٌ أَفْضَلَ مِنْهُ لَعَلَّمَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِيَّاهَا.
📚 Tahdheeb, vol. 3, p. 66
Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, said in the hadith of the supererogatory prayer of the month of Ramadan: Say the Tasbih of Fatimah, peace be upon her, which is: 'Allahu Akbar' 34 times, 'Subhan Allah' 33 times, and 'Alhamdulillah' 33 times, for by Allah, if there was anything more virtuous than it, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and his family, would have taught it to Fatimah, peace be upon her!
✅ The Tasbihat of Fatimah Zahra, peace be upon her, is one of the most important remembrances reported in the narrations, which is mostly reported for after prayers and at bedtime, and its number is 100 remembrances, which is 34 'Allahu Akbar', 33 'Alhamdulillah', and 33 'Subhan Allah'.
✅ However, regarding its order in the famous Shia narrations, first, 'Allahu Akbar' is reported 34 times, and according to narrations 3 , 5 , 6 , 8 , and others, after 'Allahu Akbar', 'Alhamdulillah' is said 33 times, and at the end, 'Subhan Allah' is said 33 times.
Of course, in some narrations, after 'Allahu Akbar', 'Subhan Allah' and at the end 'Alhamdulillah' are mentioned, but these narrations have little fame among the Shia and are in agreement with the narrations of the general public. In addition, in narrations 5 and 8 , where the word 'thumma' (then) is used and indicates the order, after the takbir, 'Alhamdulillah' comes and at the end, 'Subhan Allah' comes, and therefore, acting upon the narrations with the order of 'Allahu Akbar, Alhamdulillah, Subhan Allah' is preferable, whether for after prayers or for at bedtime.
✅ Let's use the many blessings of the Tasbih of Lady Fatimah, peace be upon her.