99 – Hamdun ibn al-Khalil narrated to us; Kathir ibn Hisham narrated to us; from ʿUqbah—meaning the son of Abu al-Sahba—who said: I heard Bakr ibn ʿAbd Allah al-Muzani say:

“No servant ever says, ‘al-hamdu lillah’ (praise belongs to Allah), without a blessing becoming due to him simply for uttering ‘al-hamdu lillah.’ He was asked, ‘What is the recompense for that blessing?’ He replied, ‘Its recompense is that you say: al-hamdu lillah.’ Then yet another blessing arrives, and thus the blessings of Allah never come to an end.”