All praise is due to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. To proceed:
It is not prescribed to specify a form of dhikr by saying, “Glory be to Allah according to the measure of Allah’s Essence.” It is preferable to avoid this expression and restrict oneself to the forms of remembrance reported from the Prophet ﷺ, because this wording is not established in the Sunnah, and expressing glorification in terms of “the measure of Allah’s Essence” may give the impression of conceiving a measurable magnitude for Allah’s Essence, while no one can encompass the measure or true nature of His Essence.
The basic principle regarding forms of dhikr through which a Muslim worships Allah is that they should conform to what has been prescribed in the religion, particularly expressions related to magnifying Allah Almighty and His Attributes.
Therefore, a Muslim does not need to search for a new formula in order to attain a greater amount of glorification. The Sunnah contains immensely comprehensive forms of dhikr that make such inventions unnecessary.
Muslim narrated from Juwayriyah, may Allah be pleased with her, that the Prophet ﷺ said:
“I have said four phrases three times after leaving you. If they were weighed against everything you have said since this morning, they would outweigh them: Glory and praise be to Allah, by the number of His creation, according to His pleasure, by the weight of His Throne, and by the ink of His words.”
Narrated by Muslim (2726).
This dhikr contains profound meanings of glorifying Allah Almighty, and the Prophet ﷺ taught it to the Mother of the Believers Juwayriyah, may Allah be pleased with her.
The person who uses this expression usually intends to greatly magnify Allah Almighty and multiply his glorification, not to claim that anyone can calculate or comprehend the measure of Allah’s Essence.
Nevertheless, it is preferable to avoid it, because it was not reported from the Prophet ﷺ, and because the phrase “the measure of Allah’s Essence” may suggest that a person has some conception or estimation of the magnitude of Allah’s Essence, while this is something known only to Allah.
A servant is commanded to magnify Allah and declare Him free of every deficiency without contriving expressions that have not been reported in the revealed teachings.
Many texts in the Sunnah contain magnificent forms of dhikr expressing immense glorification without resorting to such contrived wording.
Among them is the supplication of the Prophet ﷺ during prayer, as recorded in Sahih Muslim:
“O Allah, our Lord, to You belongs all praise, filling the heavens, filling the earth, filling whatever is between them, and filling whatever else You will beyond that.”
Narrated by Muslim (771).
It is also reported from Abu Umamah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet ﷺ instructed him to say:
“Glory be to Allah by the number of what He has created; glory be to Allah filling what He has created; glory be to Allah by the number of what is in the earth and the heaven; glory be to Allah filling what is in the heaven and the earth; glory be to Allah filling what He has created; glory be to Allah by the number of what His Book has enumerated; and glory be to Allah filling everything.” Then he said: “And say ‘Praise be to Allah’ in the same manner.”
Narrated by Ahmad and Ibn Hibban, and authenticated by al-Albani.
These forms of dhikr encompass abundant glorification and praise and are preferable for a Muslim to newly invented expressions that have not been reported.
It is not prescribed to say, “Glory be to Allah according to the measure of Allah’s Essence,” as a transmitted form of dhikr, and it is preferable to avoid it because it has not been established from the Prophet ﷺ and because the expression “the measure of Allah’s Essence” may suggest assigning a measurable magnitude to Allah’s Essence, which is something known only to Allah.
It is better for the Muslim to adhere to authentic forms of dhikr, such as:
“Glory and praise be to Allah, by the number of His creation, according to His pleasure, by the weight of His Throne, and by the ink of His words.”
This formula is authentically established from the Prophet ﷺ and contains such profound glorification of Allah Almighty that there is no need for contrived expressions.
And Allah knows best.