Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ عَنْ هِلَالِ بْنِ يِسَافٍ عَنْ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَفْضَلُ الْكَلَامِ بَعْدَ الْقُرْآنِ أَرْبَعٌ وَهِيَ مِنْ الْقُرْآنِ لَا يَضُرُّكَ بِأَيِّهِنَّ بَدَأْتَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ.
English Translation
Waki' told us, Sufyan told us, from Salamah ibn Kuhayl, from Hilal ibn Yisaf, from Samurah, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The best speech after the Qur'an is four phrases, and they are from the Qur'an — it does not matter which of them you begin with: Glory be to Allah, and Praise be to Allah, and there is no god but Allah, and Allah is Greatest.