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Two phrases light on the tongue

Monday, April 7, 2025

كَلِمَتَانِ خَفِيفَتَانِ عَلَى اللِّسَانِ، ثَقِيلَتَانِ فِي الْمِيزَانِ، حَبِيبَتَانِ إِلَى الرَّحْمَنِ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ
Transliteration

Kalimatani khafifatani 'ala-l-lisan, thaqilatani fi-l-mizan, habibatani ila-r-Rahman: SubhanAllahi wa bi-hamdih, SubhanAllahi-l-'Azim.

Translation

Two phrases light on the tongue, heavy on the scale, beloved to the Most Merciful: SubhanAllahi wa bi-hamdih, SubhanAllahi-l-'Azim.

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah·Sahih al-Bukhari 6406, Sahih Muslim 2694
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