A Primer of Religious Knowledge — Page 6
A PR I M E R OF R E L IGIO U S K NOW L E D GE A PR I M E R OF R E L IGIO U S K NOW L E D GE 6 Tasm i ‘ [Extolling the Praise of Allah] ٗ َ ا ہّٰللُّٰ لِمَن ْ حَمِدَہ سَمِع Sami-‘All a hu liman h amidah — Allah hears him who praises Him. Ta h m i d [Praising ] 1 ُ رَبَّنَا لَك َ الْحَمْد Rabban a lakal- h amd — Our Lord, Yours is the praise. Or ُ رَبَّنَا وَلَك َ الْحَمْد Rabban a wa lakal- h amd — Our Lord, and Yours is the praise. 1. Reciting the following [expression] after this is also proven from the Authentic A ha d i th: ِ حَمْدًا كَثِيْرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيْه [ H amdan kath i ran t ayyiban mub a rakan f i h— Praise that is abundant, pure, and full of blessings. ] [ See S ahih al-Bukh a r i , Kit a bul-Adh a n, B a bu Fadhli Allahumma Rabban a Laka al- H amd Hadith 799]