Subhana Zil Jabarut Wal Malakuti Meaning and Arabic

Subhana zil jabarut wal malakuti is a dua while in bowing (ruku) & prostration (sujud). The zikr is declaring Allah to be free from all imperfections & affirmation of His Supremacy, Sovereignty, Greatness and Majesty. Here is the full dua in Arabic, English, Hadith reference and lots more.

Subhana Zil Jabarut Wal Malakuti in Arabic

Here is the full dua in Arabic:

سُبْحَانَ ذِي الْجَبَرُوتِ، وَالْمَلَكُوتِ، وَالْكِبْرِيَاءِ، وَالْعَظَمَةِ

Transliteration

Subhana Dhil-Jabaroot, wal-Malakoot, wal-Kibriya’, wal-’Adhamah.

Subhana Zil Jabarut Wal Malakuti Meaning in English

Subhana zil jabarut wal malakut means O How Perfect You are, Owner of Absolute Power, Sovereignty, Greatness and Majesty.

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Text of the Hadeeth

On the authority of ‘Awf ibn Malik al-Ashja’ee (رضي الله عنه), who said: I stood up to perform prayer with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) one night.

So, he stood up and recited Soorah al-Baqarah [The second chapter of the Qur’an], and he did not pass by any verse mentioning Rahmah (mercy) except that he paused and asked (for Allah’s mercy); nor did he pass by any verse mentioning ‘Adhab (punishment) except that he paused and sought refuge (in Allah, from His punishment).

Then, he (ﷺ) bowed the length of his standing in Qiyam, saying in his bowing: Subhana Dhil-Jabaroot wal-Malakoot wal-Kibriya’ wal-’Adhamah [O How Perfect You are, Owner of Absolute Power, Sovereignty, Greatness and Majesty].

Then, he prostrated the length of his standing. Then, he said in his prostration the like of what he said in his bowing (i.e. Subhāna Dhil-Jabaroot wal-Malakoot wal-Kibriya’ wal-‘Adhamah).

Then, he (ﷺ) stood up (in Qiyam) and recited Ali Imran [The third chapter of the Qur’an], then he recited one soorah (chapter) after another.

[Reported by Abu Dawood, no. 873 and an-Nasa’i, no. 1132. al-Albani (Rahimahullah) declared it to be Saheeh (authentic) in Saheeh Abu Dawood, no. 776]

Explanation of the Hadeeth

The Prophet’s (ﷺ) saying: ‘O How Perfect You are, Owner of Absolute Power and Sovereignty…’ – means that He is Free from Imperfections and Purified from everything unclean.

al-Jabaroot (Absolute Power) and al-Malakoot (Sovereignty) contain within them the same meanings of the Names of Allah and His Characteristics as are indicated by the meanings of al-Malik (the Sovereign, King) and al-Jabbar (Omnipotent, Almighty).

Allah, the Most High, – in the end of Soorah Ya-Seen- said:

“O How Perfect is He (and exalted above all that they associate with Him), in Whose Hands is the sovereignty over all things: and to Him you shall all be returned (on the Day of Resurrection).” [Soorah Ya-Seen, 36:83]

As for his (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) saying: ‘wal-Kibri’a’ wal ‘Adhamah [… Greatness and Majesty]’ – it means: …and the One Who Possesses Greatness and Majesty.

And these are two Sifat (characteristics) close to one another in meaning, belonging to Allah, the Exalted, exclusively, and no one is worthy of these two characteristics besides Him.

[Excerpt taken from the book ‘Explanation of Supplications & Words of Remembrance in the Prayer of the Prophet Taken from ‘Fiqh al-Ad’iyah wal-Adhkār’ Shaykh Abdur-Razzaq ibn Abdul-Muhsin al-Badr]