Gratitude & Praise

Innī wajjahtu wajhiya lilladhī faṭaras-samāwāti wal-arḍa ḥanīfan wa mā anā minal-mushrikīn.

Indeed, I have turned my face toward He who created the heavens and the earth, inclining toward truth, and I am not of those who associate others with Allah.

Said by Prophet Ibrahim ﷺ

The Prophet ﷺ opened his night prayer with these words. (Sahih Muslim 771)

[ Surah Al-An'aam 6:79 ]

Inna ṣalātī wa nusukī wa maḥyāya wa mamātī lillāhi Rabbil-ʿālamīn. Lā sharīka lahu wa bidhālika umirtu wa anā awwalul-muslimīn.

Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds. He has no partner. This I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims.

[ Surah Al-An'aam 6:162-163 ]

Rabbi qad ātaytanī minal-mulki wa ʿallamtanī min ta'wīlil-aḥādīth. Fāṭiras-samāwāti wal-arḍ, Anta waliyyī fid-dunyā wal-ākhirah, tawaffanī musliman wa alḥiqnī biṣ-ṣāliḥīn.

My Lord, You have given me sovereignty and taught me the interpretation of dreams. Creator of the heavens and the earth, You are my protector in this world and the Hereafter. Cause me to die a Muslim and join me with the righteous.

Said by Prophet Yusuf ﷺ

[ Surah Yusuf 12:101 ]

Rabbij-ʿal hādhal-balada āminan wajnubnī wa baniyya an naʿbudal-aṣnām.

My Lord, make this city secure and keep me and my sons away from worshipping idols.

Said by Prophet Ibrahim ﷺ

[ Surah Ibrahim 14:35 ]

Alḥamdu lillāhil-ladhī lam yattakhidh waladan wa lam yakun lahu sharīkun fil-mulki wa lam yakun lahu waliyyun minadh-dhull, wa kabbirhu takbīrā.

Praise be to Allah, who has not taken a son and has no partner in dominion and has no protector out of weakness. And glorify Him with all glorification.

[ Surah Al-Israa 17:111 ]

Mā shā'Allāh, lā quwwata illā billāh.

What Allah has willed! There is no power except with Allah.

Recommended when one sees something pleasing, as a safeguard against the evil eye.

[ Surah Al-Kahf 18:39 ]

Rabbi awziʿnī an ashkura niʿmatakal-latī anʿamta ʿalayya wa ʿalā wālidayya wa an aʿmala ṣāliḥan tarḍāhu wa adkhilnī biraḥmatika fī ʿibādikaṣ-ṣāliḥīn.

My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favour which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and to do righteousness of which You approve. And admit me by Your mercy among Your righteous servants.

Said by Prophet Sulayman ﷺ

[ Surah An-Naml 27:19 ]

Hādhā min faḍli Rabbī liyabluwanī a-ashkuru am akfur.

This is from the favour of my Lord, to test me whether I will be grateful or ungrateful.

Said by Prophet Sulayman ﷺ

[ Surah An-Naml 27:40 ]

Rabbi awziʿnī an ashkura niʿmatakal-latī anʿamta ʿalayya wa ʿalā wālidayya wa an aʿmala ṣāliḥan tarḍāhu wa aṣliḥ lī fī dhurriyyatī, innī tubtu ilayka wa innī minal-muslimīn.

My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favour which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and to work righteousness of which You approve, and make righteous for me my offspring. Indeed, I have repented to You, and indeed, I am of the Muslims.

[ Surah Al-Ahqaf 46:15 ]

Subḥānallāh!

(Glory is to Allah).

[ Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 1/210, 390, 414 and Muslim 4/1857. Hisn al-Muslim 240 ]

Allāhu Akbar!

(Allah is the Most Great)

[ Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 8/441. See also Al-Albani, Sahih At-Tirmidhi 2/103, 235, Ahmad 5/218. Hisn al-Muslim 241 ]

The Prophet (ﷺ), upon receiving news which pleased him or which caused pleasure, would prostrate in gratitude to Allah blessed and exalted.

[ Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, At-Tirmidhi. See also Al-Albani, Sahih Ibn Majah 1/233, and 'Irwa'ul-Ghalil 2/226. Hisn al-Muslim 242 ]

When something happened that pleased him, the Prophet (ﷺ) used to say: Alḥamdu lillāhi ‘lladhi bi ni`matihi tatimmuṣ-ṣāliḥāt. And if something happened that displeased him, he used to say: Alḥamdu lillāhi `alā kulli ḥāl.

When something happened that pleased him, the Prophet (ﷺ) used to say: Praise is to Allah Who by His blessings all good things are perfected. And if something happened that displeased him, he used to say: Praise is to Allah in all circumstances.

[ Ibn As-Sunni, 'Amalul-Yawm wal-Laylah, and Al-Hakim who graded it authentic 1/499. See also Al-Albani, Sahihul-Jami' As-Saghir 4/201. Hisn al-Muslim 218 ]

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Whoever says: Subḥānallāhi wa biḥamdihi. one hundred times a day, will have his sins forgiven even if they are like the foam of the sea.

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Whoever says: Glorified is Allah and praised is He. one hundred times a day, will have his sins forgiven even if they are like the foam of the sea.

[ Al-Bukhari 7/168, Muslim 4/2071, see also invocation no. 91 of this book. Hisn al-Muslim 254 ]

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Whoever says: Lā ilāha illallāh waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, lahu ‘l-mulku wa lahu ‘l-ḥamd wa huwa `alā kulli shay'in Qadīr. ten times, will have the reward for freeing four slaves from the Children of Isma'il.

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Whoever says: None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, Who has no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is Able to do all things. ten times, will have the reward for freeing four slaves from the Children of Isma'il.

[ Al-Bukhari 7/67, Muslim 4/2071, see also invocation no. 93 of this book. Hisn al-Muslim 255 ]

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Two words are light on the tongue, weigh heavily in the balance, and are loved by the Most Merciful One: Subḥānallāhi wa biḥamdih, Subḥānallāhi ‘l-`Aẓīm.

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Two words are light on the tongue, weigh heavily in the balance, and are loved by the Most Merciful One: Glorified is Allah and praised is He, Glorified is Allah the Most Great.

[ Al-Bukhari 7/168, Muslim 4/2072. Hisn al-Muslim 256 ]

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: For me to say: Subḥānallāh, walḥamdu lillāh, wa lā ilāha illallāh, wallāhu 'Akbar is dearer to me than all that the sun rises upon (i.e. the whole world).

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: For me to say: Glory is to Allah, and praise is to Allah, and there is none worthy of worship but Allah, and Allah is the Most Great. is dearer to me than all that the sun rises upon (i.e. the whole world).

[ Muslim 4/2072. Hisn al-Muslim 257 ]

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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Is anyone of you incapable of earning one thousand Hasanah (rewards) in a day?" Someone from his gathering asked, "How can anyone of us earn a thousand Hasanah?" He said, "Glorify Allah a hundred times and a thousand Hasanah will be written for you, or a thousand sins will be wiped away."

[ Muslim 4/2073. Hisn al-Muslim 258 ]

Whoever says: Subḥānallāhi ‘l-'Aẓīmi wa biḥamdih will have a date palm planted for him in Paradise.

Whoever says: Glorified is Allah the Most Great and praised is He. will have a date palm planted for him in Paradise.

[ At-Tirmidhi 5/511, and Al-Hakim who graded it authentic and Ath-Thahabi agreed 1/501. See also Al-Albani, Sahihul-Jami' As-Saghir 5/531 and Sahih At-Tirmidhi3/160. Hisn al-Muslim 259 ]

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "O Abdullah bin Qais, should I not point you to one of the treasures of Paradise?" I said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." So he told me to say: Lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata 'illā billāh.

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "O Abdullah bin Qais, should I not point you to one of the treasures of Paradise?" I said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." So he told me to say: There is no power and no might except by Allah.

[ Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 11/213, Muslim 4/2076. Hisn al-Muslim 260 ]

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: The most beloved words to Allah are four: Subḥānallāh Walḥamdu lillāh. Wa lā ilāha illallāh Wallāhu Akbar.

llah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: The most beloved words to Allah are four: Glorified is Allah, and The praise is for Allah, and There is none worthy of worship but Allah, and Allah is the Most Great.

[ Muslim 3/1685. Hisn al-Muslim 261 ]

A desert Arab came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "Teach me a word that I can say. " The Prophet told him to say: Lā ilāha illallāh waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, Allāhu Akbaru kabīra, walḥamdu lillāhi kathīra, Subḥānallāhi Rabbil-ālamīn, Lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāhi ‘l-Azīzil-Hakīm. He said, "That is for my Lord, but what about me?"

The Prophet (ﷺ) told him to say: Allāhummaghfir lī, warḥamnī, waḥdinī warzuqnī. A desert Arab came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "Teach me a word that I can say. " The Prophet told him to say: There is none worthy of worship but Allah, Who has no partner, Allah is the Great, the Most Great, and praise is to Allah in abundance, glory is to Allah, Lord of the worlds. There is no power and no might but by Allah the Mighty, the Wise. He said, "That is for my Lord, but what about me?" The Prophet (ﷺ) told him to say: O Allah forgive me, and have mercy on me and guide me, and provide for me.

[ Muslim 4/2072, Abu Dawud reports the same Hadith with the addition: and when the Arab left, the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "He has filled his hands with goodness." 1/220. Hisn al-Muslim 262 ]

Whenever anyone accepted Islam, the Prophet (ﷺ) used to teach him how to pray then he would instruct him to invoke Allah with the following words: Allāhummaghfir lī, warḥamnī, waḥdinī, wa `āfinī warzuqnī.

Whenever anyone accepted Islam, the Prophet (ﷺ) used to teach him how to pray then he would instruct him to invoke Allah with the following words: O Allah forgive me, and have mercy on me and guide me and give me good health and provide for me.

[ Muslim 4/2073, and in one of Muslim's reports there is the addition: 'For these words combine [the goodness of] this world and the next.' Hisn al-Muslim 263 ]

The most excellent invocation is: Alḥamdulillāh and the most excellent words of remembrance are: Lā ilāha illallāh.

The most excellent invocation is: Praise is for Allah. and the most excellent words of remembrance are: There is none worthy of worship but Allah.

[ At-Tirmidhi 5/462, Ibn Majah 2/1249, and Al-Hakim who graded it authentic and Ath-Tbahabi agreed 1/503. See Al-Albani, Sahihul-Jami' As-Saghir 1/362. Hisn al-Muslim 264 ]

The good deeds which endure are: Subḥānallāh. Walḥamdu lillāh. Wa lā ilāha illallāh Wallāhu Akbar Wa lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāh.

The good deeds which endure are: Glorified is Allah, and The praise is for Allah, and There is none worthy of worship but Allah, and Allah is the Most Great, and There is no power and no might except by Allah.

[ Ahmad (no. 513) (Ahmad Shakir, ed.) and its chain of narration is authentic. See Majma'uz-Zawa'id 1/297. Ibn Hajar mentions it in Bulughul-Maram saying that Ibn Hibban and Al-Hakim considered it authentic. Hisn al-Muslim 265 ]

Abdullah bin 'Amr (RA) said: "I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) counting the glorification of his Lord on his right hand."

[ Abu Dawud with a different wording 2/81, and At-Tirmidhi 5/521. See also Al-Albani, Sahihul-Jami'As-Saghir 4/271 (no. 4865). Hisn al-Muslim 266 ]

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The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Whoever prays for Allah's blessings upon me once, will be blessed for it by Allah ten times."

[ Muslim 1/288. Hisn al-Muslim 219 ]

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The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Do not make my grave a place of ritual celebration, but pray for Allah's blessings upon me, for your blessings reach me from wherever you are.

[ Abu Dawud 2/218, Ahmad 2/367. Al-Albani graded it authentic in Sahih Abu Dawud 2/383. Hisn al-Muslim 220 ]

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The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "The miser is the one in whose presence I am mentioned yet does not pray for Allah's blessings upon me."

[ At-Tirmidhi 5/551 and others. See also Al-Albani, Sahih At-Tirmidhi 3/177 and Sahihul-Jarai' As-Saghir 3/25. Hisn al-Muslim 221 ]

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The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Indeed Allah has angels who roam the earth and they convey to me the greetings (or prayers of peace) of my Ummah (nation)."

[ An-Nasa'i, Al-Hakim 2/421. Al-Albani graded it authentic in Sahih An-Nasa'i 1/274. Hisn al-Muslim 222 ]

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The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "No one sends greetings (or prayers of peace) upon me but Allah returns my soul to me so that I may return his greetings."

[ Abu Dawud (no. 2041). Al-Albani graded it good in Sahih Abu Dawud 1/383. Hisn al-Muslim 223 ]