4) نحمده ❝WE praise Him❞ B ) Importance of Praising Allaah ت | Ilm4all

4) نحمده
❝WE praise Him❞


B ) Importance of Praising Allaah تعالى for His blessings and using them in His obedience:

Umar Ibn Abdul Azeez رحمه الله was asked by one of his deputies, who wrote to him mentioning in his letter: “O Ameer al-Mu’mineen! I am in a land in which the blessings ae in abundance, to this extent that I fear that its people will not be able to Thank (Allaah the way He should be thanked). So Umar Ibn Abdul Azeez wrote back to him saying: ❝I used to think that you were (one of those who were) well versed in (the Book of) Allaah. Verily! Allaah تعالى does not bestows His blessing upon His servant and he praises Allaah (by saying الحمد لله) except that his (ability to) praise Allaah تعالى is better than the blessing which he received. If you did not know about this (then read) the Book of Allaah which He تعالى revealed. Allaah تعالى said:

﴿وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا دَاوُودَ وَسُلَيْمَانَ عِلْمًا ۖ وَقَالَا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّـهِ الَّذِي فَضَّلَنَا عَلَىٰ كَثِيرٍ مِّنْ عِبَادِهِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ﴾

{And indeed We gave knowledge to Dawood and Sulaimaan, and they both said: “All the praises and thanks be to Allaah, Who has preferred us above many of His believing slaves!”}

And which blessing is better than what was given to Dawood and Sulaimaan عليهما السلام?!

And Allaah تعالى said:

﴿وَسِيقَ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا رَبَّهُمْ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ زُمَرًا ۖ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَاءُوهَا﴾ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: ﴿وَقِيلَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ﴾

{And those who kept their duty to their Lord will be led to Paradise in groups, till, when they reach it…} till the saying of Allaah تعالى: {and it will be said. All the praises and thanks be to Allaah…}

And which blessing is better than entering the Jannah?!❞



Kab (Ibn Maalik) رضي الله عنه said: ❝No servant is blessed by Allaah with a blessing in this world and he thanks Allaah for it and humbles himself with it for Allaah (i.e. makes use of it in Allaah’s obedience), except that Allaah تعالى will make him benefit from that blessing in this world and through it will raise his status in the Jannah. And no servant is blessed with a blessing in this world, and he does not thank Allaah for it nor humbles himself (i.e., disobeys Allaah with it) except that Allaah will deprive him from benefiting from that blessing in this world and will open for him (the door) of the Hellfire. If He تعالى wishes, He will punish him or He تعالى will overlook his (misdeeds).❞



Sufyaan bin Uyainah رحمه الله said to Abu Abdullaah al-Raazee: ❝O Abu Abdullaah! One of the ways a person thanks Allaah for His blessings is by Praising Him for it and using it (the blessings) in His obedience. It is not from thanking Allaah that a person uses these blessings in Allaah’s disobedience.❞

[from the forth coming book, إن شاء الله , "Explanation of Khutbah al-Haajah"]