Futyā fī Ṣīghat al-Ḥamd - Ibn al-Qayyim - (1/31)

is it known that they used it in a sermon, in the testimony of faith when addressing a need, or after eating and drinking. Rather, the praise reported from them is supposedly inferior to it in excellence and perfection! This is inconceivable.

The same applies to the angels’ praise of Him, glory be to Him, as related in Sahīh Muslim from Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him):

On the night of his Night Journey, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was brought a cup of wine and a cup of milk. He looked at them and chose the milk. Gabriel (peace be upon him) said: “Praise be to Allah, who has guided you to the natural disposition. Had you chosen the wine, your community would have gone astray” (1).

The same applies to the Companions’ praise of Him, glory be to Him, as related in Sahīh al-Bukhārī:

When ʿUmar ibn al-Khattāb (may Allah be pleased with him) was stabbed, he sent his son ʿAbd Allāh to ʿĀʾishah (peace be upon her) to ask her permission to be buried alongside his two companions. When ʿAbd Allāh returned, ʿUmar asked: “What news do you bring?” He replied: “What the Commander of the Faithful wishes: she has given permission.” He said: “Praise be to Allah! Nothing mattered more to me than that” (2).

Ibn Mājah narrated in his Sunan:

Whenever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out of the privy, he would say: “Praise be to Allah, who has removed from me

(1) Reported by Muslim in his Sahīh, Book of Faith, no. 168, with the wording: “You have been guided to the fitrah (natural disposition), or you have chosen the fitrah…” The wording cited by the author is actually that of al-Bukhārī in his Sahīh, Book of Quranic Commentary, no. 4709, and Book of Drinks, no. 5576. (2) Reported by al-Bukhārī in his Sahīh, Book of the Merits of the Companions, no. 3700, as part of a lengthy hadith. See also al-Fath, 7/74.

يُعرف عنهم في خطبةٍ، ولا تشهُّدِ حاجةٍ، ولا عقيب الطعام والشراب، وإنما الذي جاء عنهم حمدٌ هو دونه في الفضيلة والكمال! هذا من المحال. وكذلك حمد الملائكة له سبحانه كما في صحيح مسلم عن أبي هريرة (رضي الله عنه): أن النبي ﷺ أُتي ليلة أسري به بقَدَحٍ من خمرٍ، وقَدَحٍ من لبن، فنظر إليهما، فأخذ اللبنَ، فقال جبريل (عليه السلام): "الحمد لله الذي هداك للفطرة، لو أخذتَ الخمر غوَتْ أمتك" (١). وكذلك حمدُ الصحابة له سبحانه كما في صحيح البخاري: أن عمر بن الخطاب (رضي الله عنه) لما طعِن أرسل ابنه عبدَ الله إلي عائشة (عليه السلام) يستأذنها أن يدفن مع صاحبيه، فلما أقبل عبدُ الله قال عمر: "ما لديك؟ " قال: "الذي يحبُّ أمير المؤمنين، أَذِنَتْ"، قال: "الحمد لله، ما كان شيءٌ أَهمَّ إليَّ من ذلك" (٢). وروي ابن ماجة في سننه: أن النبي ﷺ كان إذا خرج من الخلاء قال: "الحمد لله الذي أذهب عني

(١) أخرجه مسلم في صحيحه، كتاب الإيمان رقم ١٦٨ بلفظ: "هديت الفطرة، أو أصبت الفطرة ... ". والذي ذكره المؤلف إنما هو لفظ البخاري في صحيحه، كتاب التفسير رقم ٤٧٠٩، وكتاب الأشربة رقم ٥٥٧٦. (٢) أخرجه البخاري في صحيحه، كتاب فضائل الصحابة رقم ٣٧٠٠ ضمن حديث طويل. وانظر الفتح ٧/ ٧٤.