Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 3809
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بِشْرٍ، بَكْرُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ أَبِي عِيسَى الطَّحَّانِ، عَنْ عَوْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَوْ عَنْ أَخِيهِ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " إِنَّ مِمَّا تَذْكُرُونَ مِنْ جَلاَلِ اللَّهِ التَّسْبِيحَ وَالتَّهْلِيلَ وَالتَّحْمِيدَ يَنْعَطِفْنَ حَوْلَ الْعَرْشِ لَهُنَّ دَوِيٌّ كَدَوِيِّ النَّحْلِ تُذَكِّرُ بِصَاحِبِهَا أَمَا يُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ - أَوْ لاَ يَزَالَ لَهُ - مَنْ يُذَكِّرُ بِهِ " .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
It was narrated from al-Nu‘man ibn Bashir that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Among the words by which you proclaim Allah’s majesty are glorifying Him, declaring His oneness, and praising Him. They circle around the Throne, humming like bees and mentioning the one who said them. Would any of you not like to have—or always have—something that keeps mentioning him?’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The chain includes uncertainty over whether ‘Awn ibn ‘Abdullah narrated from his father or his brother. The three forms of remembrance are tasbih (glorifying Allah), tahlil (declaring that there is no god but Allah), and tahmid (praising Allah).