الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ
Alhamdu lillahi hamdan kathiran tayyiban mubarakan fih
Praise be to Allah — abundant, pure, and blessed praise.
A man said this after sneezing, and the Prophet ﷺ told him: "I saw twelve angels racing to see who would take it up first." Three qualifiers elevate simple praise: kathiran (abundant — not casual), tayyiban (pure — from a sincere heart), mubarakan fih (blessed — multiplying in reward). Twelve angels compete over nine words.
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سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ
Glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah, there is no deity except Allah, and Allah is the Greatest.
Sahihرَبِّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ مِلْءَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمِلْءَ الْأَرْضِ وَمِلْءَ مَا شِئْتَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ بَعْدُ
My Lord, praise is Yours — filling the heavens, filling the earth, and filling whatever else You wish beyond that.
Sahihالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا وَكَفَانَا وَآوَانَا فَكَمْ مِمَّنْ لَا كَافِيَ لَهُ وَلَا مُؤْوِيَ
All praise is due to Allah, who fed us, gave us drink, sufficed us, and sheltered us. For how many have no one to suffice them or shelter them!
Sahihسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ
Glory be to Allah and praise Him. Glory be to Allah, the Most Great.
Sahih