SubḥānAllāhi-l-ʿAẓīm counter

SubḥānAllāhi-l-ʿAẓīm is written سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ in Arabic and means “glory be to allah, the magnificent”. It is one of the short phrases of dhikr that Muslims repeat through the day, and it needs no special state or place: it can be said walking, working, or sitting after prayer.

The count most often used is 100, based on what is reported in Sahih al-Bukhari 6406. Paired with SubḥānAllāhi wa biḥamdih in a well-known hadith. Where a specific number is reported it is best to keep to it, and beyond that there is no upper limit on remembering Allah, so many people repeat it freely through the day.

Paired with SubḥānAllāhi wa biḥamdih in a well-known hadith. It is also said outside of that setting whenever a person wishes to turn back to remembrance, since dhikr is not restricted to a fixed hour. The counter on this page keeps your place if you are interrupted and come back later.

The primary source recorded for this phrase on Sibha is Sahih al-Bukhari 6406. Every entry in the library carries its source in full so you can check it yourself rather than take it on trust.

Yes. Contemporary scholars broadly permit counting dhikr with beads or a digital counter, because the tool is a means of keeping track and not part of the worship itself. Counting on the fingers of the right hand is the practice reported from the Prophet ﷺ and is the most virtuous, so a counter is best treated as a help for large numbers or busy hands.