Hadhrat Abdullah ibn Ghannam (ra) narrates that the beloved Prophet (saws) said :" If anyone says in the morning :' O Allah ! Whatever favour has come to me, it comes from You Alone Who has no partner ; to You praise is due & thanksgiving ' , he will have expressed full thanksgiving for the day & if anyone says the same in the evening , he will have expressed full thanksgiving for the night".
[Abu Dawood]
Explanation : The Islamic term Shukr can be translated as gratefulness or thankfulness. It is such a comprehensive term that it can be viewed as another name for Islam. Its opposite is Kufr, ingratitude. Allah Ta'ala says in Surah Ibrahim "If you are grateful, I will add more (favours) unto you ; but if you show ingratitude, truly My punishment is terrible indeed" (14:7)
The blessings that come to us , night & day, are beyond numeration. The blessings come in all forms - what we see & touch (by way of material goods : food, clothing, shelted, wealth and the like), but also what we do not see (like safety, friendship, love, health and protection from harm & clamities) . To deny Allah's blessings can lead to outright disbelief & denial of Allah.
The ornaments of this life are such things as a house, furnishings , and clothing. The more that one has of these blessings, the more he will be accountable for them. The Messenger(saws) said that the meat, the dates, the cool water that we consume are of those things we will be asked about, even the sandals on our feet. Let us be grateful servants of Allah (Swt).
Hadhrat Abu Bakr (ra) narrates that when anything came to the Prophet (saws) which caused him pleasure (or, by which he was more glad), he prostrated himself in gratitude to Allah. [Abu Dawood]
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