Fiqh al-Adiyah wa-al-Adhkar - Abd al-Razzaq ibn Abd al-Muhsin al-Badr - (1/249)

Fiqh al-Adiyah wa-al-AdhkarAbd al-Razzaq ibn Abd al-Muhsin al-Badr

45/ Praising Allah for His Blessings and Favors

It was noted earlier that praise of Allah, Glorified is He, is all-encompassing and extends to everything He grants by way of kindness, blessing, and the like, and that His beautiful names, sublime attributes, and praiseworthy acts all necessitate praise of Him. This makes clear that praise of Allah is of two kinds: praise for His kindness toward His servants, which is a form of gratitude; and praise for the perfect attributes and majestic qualities that He intrinsically deserves—Glorified is He.

Most of the preceding discussion concerned praising Allah for His beautiful names and magnificent attributes, and how the servant’s sound knowledge of them is among the greatest causes enabling him to praise Allah in the finest and most complete manner. The discussion here, however, will concern the second kind of praise: praising Allah for His blessings and favors.

Allah Most High says: “O humanity! Remember Allah’s blessing upon you. Is there any creator other than Allah who provides for you from heaven and earth? There is no deity worthy of worship except Him. How, then, can you be turned away?” 1

He Most High also says: “Do you not see that Allah has subjected to you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth, and has lavished His blessings upon you, both outward and inward?” 2

He Most High also says: “Whatever blessing you have is from Allah.” 3

And He Most High says: “If you tried to count Allah’s blessings, you could never enumerate them.” 4

Allah’s blessings upon His servants are numerous and varied, and every blessing calls for praise of the Bestower—Glorified is He,

1. Surah Fātir, verse 3. 2. Surah Luqmān, verse 20. 3. Surah al-Nahl, verse 53. 4. Surah Ibrāhīm, verse 34.

٤٥/ حمد الله على نعمه وآلائه تقدّم معنا الإشارةُ إلى شمول حمد الله سبحانه وتناوله لجميع ما يُحدِثه من إحسان ونعمة وغير ذلك وأنَّ حمدَه سبحانه هو موجبُ أسمائه الحسنى وصفاته العليا وأفعاله الحميدة. وبهذا يتبيَّن أنَّ حمد الله نوعان: حمدٌ على إحسانه إلى عباده وهو من الشكر، وحمدٌ لما يستحقُّه هو بنفسه من صفات كماله ونعوت جلاله سبحانه، وقد كان أكثر الحديث عن حمد الله على أسمائه الحسنى وصفاته العظيمة، وأنَّ علم العبد بها علماً صحيحاً هو من أعظم موجبات قيامه بحمد الله على أحسن وجه وأتمِّ حالٍ، وأماَّ الحديث هنا فسيكون عن النوع الثاني من أنواع الحمد وهو حمد الله على نعمه وآلائه. يقول الله تعالى: ﴿يَاأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اذْكُرُوا نِعْمَةَ اللهِ عَلَيْكُمْ هَلْ مِنْ خَالِقٍ غَيْرُ اللهِ يَرْزُقُكُمْ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ فَاَنَّى تُأْفَكُونَ﴾ ١، ويقول تعالى: ﴿أَلَمْ تَرَوْا أَنَّ اللهَ سَخَّرَ لَكُمْ مَا فِي السَّموَاتِ وَمَا فِيِ الأَرْضِ وَأَسْبَغَ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعَمَهُ ظَاهِرَةً وَبَاطِنَةً﴾ ٢، ويقول تعالى: ﴿وَمَا بِكُمْ مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ فَمِنَ اللهِ﴾ ٣، ويقول تعالى: ﴿وَإِنْ تَعُدُّوا نِعْمَةَ اللهِ لاَ تُحْصُوهَا﴾ ٤، فنِعمُ الله على عباده كثيرةٌ ومتنوّعةٌ، وكلُّ نعمة منها موجبة لحمد المُنعِم سبحانه،

١ سورة: فاطر، الآية: (٣) . ٢ سورة: لقمان، الآية: (٢٠) . ٣ سورة: النحل، الآية: (٥٣) . ٤ سورة: إبراهيم، الآية: (٣٤) .