A Muslim should also praise Allah in prosperity and adversity, in hardship and ease, and in all his affairs. Ibn Mājah narrated in his Sunan, and al-Hākim in his Mustadrak, from the Mother of the Believers, ʿĀʾisha (may Allah be pleased with her), the wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: Whenever the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw something he liked, he would say, “Praise be to Allah, by whose grace righteous deeds are brought to completion.” When he saw something he disliked, he would say, “Praise be to Allah in every circumstance.”1

These are some of the occasions on which praising Allah is particularly emphasized, as established in the sunnah. By Allah’s leave, we shall later mention other occasions. So praise be to Allah—abundant, good, and blessed praise—as our Lord loves and is pleased with: praise that never ceases, passes away, or perishes, as many times as those who praise Him have praised Him and as many times as the heedless have neglected to remember Him.