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The tahlil, a hundred times
The declaration that there is no god but Allah is the core of Islam. One authentic narration attaches a specific, counted practice to its fullest form.
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir
There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is able to do all things.
What one hundred earns
Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said that whoever says this one hundred times in a day will have a reward equivalent to freeing ten slaves; one hundred good deeds will be written for him; one hundred sins will be erased; and it will be a protection from Shaytan for that day until evening; and no one brings anything better, except one who does more.
The same words, in smaller doses
The identical declaration is the hundredth statement of the after-prayer adhkar in Sahih Muslim 597, completing the 33-33-33 tasbih. So a person who keeps the post-salah Sunnah is already reciting it five times a day; the hundred-count is a further practice on top for those who want it.
Count it, beautifully
Dhikr includes the full tahlil with a guided hundred-count routine, so the words stay in front of you from the first to the last.
This page is educational. Translations are approximate, and gradings follow the printed editions referenced on sunnah.com. For religious rulings, please consult qualified scholars.