The Command to pronounce Tasbih and its Response

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

﴿ سَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى ﴾

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

« سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْأَعْلَى »

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

﴿ سَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى ﴾

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

﴿ لَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِيَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِيَـٰمَةِ ﴾

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

﴿ أَلَيۡسَ ذَٲلِكَ بِقَـٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحۡـِۧىَ ٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰ ﴾

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

﴿ سَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى ﴾

(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,

« سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْأَعْلَى »

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