Light on the tongue, heavy on the scale

SubhanAllahi wa bihamdihi, SubhanAllahil-Azim.

Narrated by Abu Hurairah

Two phrases are light on the tongue, heavy on the scale and beloved to the Most Merciful: SubhanAllahi wa bihamdihi, SubhanAllahil-Azim.

Sahih Muslim 2694

What this hadith teaches

Say them on the way to and from the masjid.

Reference and grade

Grade
Sahih (in Sahih Muslim)
Narrator
Abu Hurairah

The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث

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

Arabic text of Sahih Muslim 2694, as given on sunnah.com.