How Is Saying Subhan Allah And Freeing One Slave Equal?
The key thing to understand is that Allah’s reward system is not a wage system. It is not based on “amount of effort = amount of reward.” It is based on mercy, accessibility, and wisdom.Freeing a slave required wealth. Not everyone had that ability. If high spiritual reward was only tied to financial capability, then poorer people would always be at a disadvantage. Dhikr equalizes spiritual opportunity. It gives every believer — rich or poor — access to immense reward.Also, “equal” does not necessarily mean identical in every dimension. Freeing a slave has a massive social impact — it changes someone’s life. Dhikr transforms the heart. The equivalence mentioned in hadith refers to spiritual reward before Allah, not to the worldly impact or sacrifice involved.And remember: reward is not mechanical. If someone says “SubhanAllah” casually without reflection, it is not the same as someone who says it with awareness, humility, and sincerity. The internal state matters.So this is not inequity. It is Divine generosity — opening multiple doors to great reward so that no one is spiritually locked out because of their circumstances.