Supplication at times of wonder and joy

سُبْحَانَ اللّٰهِ

Glory be to Allah.

1. Sahih al-Bukhari, no. (6218), Sunan at-Tirmidhi (2196), from the hadith of Umm Salamah; Sahih al-Bukhari, no. (283), Sahih Muslim, no. (371), Sunan Abi Dawud, no. (231), Sunan an-Nasa'i, no. (269), from the hadith of Abu Hurairah.

   The hadith of Umm Salamah (RA) relates to an occasion of joy, while the hadith of Abu Hurairah (RA) relates to an occasion of wonder.

اَللّٰهُ اَكْبَرُ

Allah is the Greatest.

1. Sahih al-Bukhari, no. (4741), Sahih Muslim, no. (222), from the hadith of Abu Sa'id; Sahih al-Bukhari, no. (610), Sahih Muslim, no. (1365), Sunan an-Nasa'i, no. (3380), Sunan at-Tirmidhi, no. (1550), from the hadith of Anas.

   The hadith of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (RA) more clearly relates to an occasion of joy, while the hadith of Anas (RA) relates to an occasion of wonder.