In the name of Allaah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
قالَ الشيخُ ابن القَيِّم رَحِمَهُ اللهُ فِي “عُدَّةِ الصَّابِرينَ”:
In his book titled Uddatu as-Saabireen i.e. “Material for Patience,” Shaykh Ibn Ul-Qayyim said:
كَانَ الحسَنُ البَصْرِي رَحِمَهُ اللهُ، إِذَا ابتدأَ حَدِيثَهُ يَقُولُ:
Hassan Ul-Basree, rahimahullaah, used to begin his talks and sermons by saying:
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، الَّلهُمَّ رَبَّنَا لَكَ الحَمْدُ بِما خَلَقْتَنَا وَرَزَقْتَنَا، وَهديْتَنَـا وَعَلَّمْتَنَـا، وَأَنْقَذْتَنـا، وَفَرَّجْتَ عَنَّا
“Praise be to Allaah. O Allaah, our Lord, praise be to You for creating and sustaining us, for guiding and teaching us, and for salvaging and relieving us.
لَكَ الحَمْدُ بالإيمان، وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ بِـالأَهلِ وَالمَـالِ وَالمعَافَاةِ.
Praise be to You for the blessing of faith, and praise be to You for the blessing of Islaam. And praise be to You for the blessing of the Qur’aan. Praise be to You for the blessings of kinship, wealth and safety.
كَبَتَّ عَدُوَّنَا. وَبَسَطْت رِزْقَنَـا، وَأَظْهَرْتَ أُمَّـتَـنا، وَجَمَعْتَ فُرْقَتنَا، وَأَحْسـَنْتَ مُعَافَاتنَا. وَمِنْ كُلِّ مـا سـَأَلْنَاكَ رَبَّنَا أَعْطَيْتَنَا.
It is You, O Lord, Who have suppressed our enemies and increased our provision. You have caused our (Muslim) nation to assume a position of prominence, salvaged us from dispersion, blessed us with freedom from ills, and given us all the bounties we asked for.
فَلَكَ الحَمْدُ عَلى ذَلِكَ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا.
Thus, all praise is due to You for all that.
لَكَ الحَمْدُ بِكُلِّ نِعْمَةٍ أَنْعَمْتَ بِهَا عَلَيْنَا فِي قَدِيمٍ أَوْ حَدِيث، أَوْ سِرِّ أَوْ عَلاَنيَة، أَوْ خَاصَّةٍ أَوْ عَامَّةٍ، أَحَىٍّ أَوْ مَيِّتٍ، أَوْ شَاهِدٍ أَوْغَائِبٍ..
Praise be to You, O Allaah, for whatever bounties and blessings You have bestowed upon us, whether those bounties and blessings are old or new, visible or invisible, private or general, and whether those bounties and blessings have reached the ones amongst us who are alive or the ones who are dead, the ones who are present or the ones who are absent.
لَكَ الحَمْدُ حَتَّ تَرْضى، وَلَكَ الحَمْدُ إذَا رَضِيتَ
Praise be to You until You are satisfied. And praise be to You when you are satisfied.
وَصلَّى اللهُ عَلَى نَبِيِّنـا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ
And may Allaah bestow His peace, prayers and blessing upon our Prophet Muhammad (salallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam) and his kin and companions.”
