saying, “Our Lord, to You belongs all praise: praise filling the heavens, the earth, all that lies between them, and whatever else You will. You are worthy of praise and glory—the truest words a servant can say—and we are all Your servants. O Allah, none can withhold what You give, and none can give what You withhold, nor can worldly fortune avail its possessor before You.”

That is, He deserves to be praised and glorified in Himself. His servants cannot encompass all the praise due to Him; He is as He has praised Himself. Likewise, He is worthy of reverence and honor. He—glorified be He—reveres Himself and honors Himself, while His servants cannot encompass all the reverence and honor due to Him.

Reverence is akin to magnification, while honoring is akin to love and praise. This is like the saying, “To Him belongs dominion, and to Him belongs all praise.” Thus, to Him belong reverence and dominion, and to Him belong honor and praise.

Prayer is founded upon glorifying Allah while bowing and prostrating, praising Him and affirming His oneness while standing and sitting, and proclaiming His greatness when changing postures. As Jābir said:

“We were with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). Whenever we ascended, we proclaimed Allah’s greatness, and whenever we descended, we glorified Him. Prayer was patterned accordingly.”

Narrated by Abū Dāwūd. While bowing, one says:

“Glory be to my Lord, the Magnificent.”

And the Prophet said