281. ʿAbd Allāh narrated to us—Muḥammad ibn ʿAbbād narrated to us—Ḥātim, meaning Ibn Ismāʿīl, narrated to us—from Hishām ibn Saʿd, who said: I heard Muḥammad ibn Kaʿb al-Quraẓī say:

“Whenever Noah, peace be upon him, ate he would say, ‘Praise be to Allah.’ Whenever he drank he would say, ‘Praise be to Allah.’ Whenever he put on a garment he would say, ‘Praise be to Allah.’ And whenever he mounted [his ride] he would say, ‘Praise be to Allah.’ Because of this, Allah named him ‘a servant ever grateful.’”