Tafsir Ibn Kathir -> Surah Al-A'la -> The Command to pronounce Tasbih and its Response

Imam Ahmad recorded from Ibn `Abbas that whenever the Messenger of Allah would recite

﴿ط³ظژط¨ظ‘ظگط­ظگ ط§ط³ظ’ظ…ظژ ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظگظƒظژ ط§ظ„ط§ظ‘ط¹ظ’ظ„ظژظ‰ ﴾

(Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High.) he would say,

آ«ط³ظڈط¨ظ’ط­ظژط§ظ†ظژ ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظگظٹظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژط¹ظ’ظ„ظژظ‰آ»

(Glory to my Lord, the Most High.) Ibn Jarir recorded from Ibn Ishaq Al-Hamdani that whenever Ibn `Abbas would recite

﴿ط³ظژط¨ظ‘ظگط­ظگ ط§ط³ظ’ظ…ظژ ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظگظƒظژ ط§ظ„ط§ظ‘ط¹ظ’ظ„ظژظ‰ ﴾

(Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High.) he would say, "Glory to my Lord, the Most High,'' and whenever he would recite

﴿ظ„ط§ظژ ط£ظڈظ‚ظ’ط³ظگظ…ظڈ ط¨ظگظٹظژظˆظ’ظ…ظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ‚ظگظٹظژظ€ظ…ظژط©ظگ ﴾

(I swear by the Day of Resurrection.) (75:1) and then reach the end of it

﴿ط£ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ط³ظژ ط°ظژظ„ظگظƒظژ ط¨ظگظ‚ظژظ€ط¯ظگط±ظچ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ ط£ظژظ† ظٹظڈط­ظ’ظٹظگظ‰ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظژظˆظ’طھظژظ‰ ﴾

(Is not He able to give life to the dead) (75:40) he would say, "Glory to You, of course.'' Qatadah said,

﴿ط³ظژط¨ظ‘ظگط­ظگ ط§ط³ظ’ظ…ظژ ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظگظƒظژ ط§ظ„ط§ظ‘ط¹ظ’ظ„ظژظ‰ ﴾

(Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High.) "It has been mentioned to us that whenever the Prophet of Allah used to recite it he would say,

آ«ط³ظڈط¨ظ’ط­ظژط§ظ†ظژ ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظگظٹظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژط¹ظ’ظ„ظژظ‰آ»

(Glory to my Lord, the Most High.)''