What is the exact wording of the authentic Hadith regarding the remembrance of "Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi, Subhan Allah Al-Azim" (Glory be to Allah and with His praise, Glory be to Allah, the Most Great), and is the repetition of Hadiths with similar meanings common?
The first Hadith is authentic, narrated by At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Hibban with the wording: "Whoever says: 'Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi (Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him),' a palm tree will be planted for him in Paradise." And it was narrated by Muslim with the wording: "Whoever says: 'Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi (Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him),' one hundred times in a day, his sins will be forgiven, even if they were like the foam of the sea." The Hadith: "Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi, Subhan Allah Al-Azim (Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him, Glory be to Allah, the Most Great)," is also authentic, and was narrated by the two Sheikhs (Al-Bukhari and Muslim) with the wording: "Two phrases that are light on the tongue, heavy in the scale, beloved to the Most Merciful: 'Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi, Subhan Allah Al-Azim (Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him, Glory be to Allah, the Most Great).'" Thus, all the mentioned Hadiths are authentic, and the difference in narrations with a unified meaning does not invalidate them.
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