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They reply, “He praised You and uttered the istirjāʿ (1).” Allah, the Exalted, then says, “Build for My servant a house in Paradise and call it the House of Praise.” Reported by al-Tirmidhī, who graded it ḥasan (sound).
1404 – Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, related that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Indeed, Allah is pleased with a servant who, when he eats a meal (2), praises Him for it, and when he drinks a draft, praises Him for it.” Reported by Muslim.
(1) That is, he said: Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajiun ("We belong to Allah and to Him we shall return").
(2) When the initial hamza is vocalized with a fatha, the word denotes a morning or evening outing; and the term sharba, with the shin likewise carrying a fatha, refers to a single draught of drink.
فَيَقُولُونَ : حَمِدَكَ وَاسْتَرْجَعَ (١) ، فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى : ابْنُوا لِعَبْدِي بَيْتًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ ، وَسَمُّوهُ بَيْتَ الْحَمْدِ » رواه الترمذي وقال : حديث حسن .
١٤٠٤ - وعن أنس رضي الله عنه ، قال : قال رسول الله ﷺ : « إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَيَرْضَى عَنِ الْعَبْدِ يَأْكُلُ الْأَكْلَةَ (٢) فَيَحْمَدُهُ عَلَيْهَا ، وَيَشْرَبُ الشَّرْبَةَ ، فَيَحْمَدُهُ عَلَيْهَا » رواه مسلم .
(١) أي قال : إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون .
(٢) بفتح الهمزة : الغدوة أو العشوة . و ( الشربة ) بفتح الشين : المرة من الشرب .