سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الأدبGeneral Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)
باب فِي شُكْرِ الْمَعْرُوفِChapter: Regarding gratitude for acts of kindness.
Hadith 4811
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : لَا يَشْكُرُ اللَّهَ مَنْ لَا يَشْكُرُ النَّاسَ " .
Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: He who does not thank Allah does not thank people.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Expressing gratitude for people’s good conduct and kindness is evidence of a person’s good character.
Whereas gratitude to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, is a part of worship and servitude.
The kindness that people show you is, in reality, done only by the disposition of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic; therefore, true gratitude is the exclusive right of the Lord, Exalted is He.
However, by nature, expressing appreciation to people for their kindness is also necessarily legislated and a Sunnah.
Expressing gratitude for people’s good conduct and kindness is evidence of a person’s good character.
Whereas gratitude to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, is a part of worship and servitude.
The kindness that people show you is, in reality, done only by the disposition of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic; therefore, true gratitude is the exclusive right of the Lord, Exalted is He.
However, by nature, expressing appreciation to people for their kindness is also necessarily legislated and a Sunnah.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4811
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
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That is, whoever does not show gratitude to Allah’s servants for any blessing received through them—even though Allah has commanded this—then how can it be expected that such a person will be grateful to Allah? Or its meaning is that Allah, the Exalted, will not accept a servant’s gratitude for the favor which Allah has bestowed upon him until the servant expresses gratitude for the favors of people.
1:
That is, whoever does not show gratitude to Allah’s servants for any blessing received through them—even though Allah has commanded this—then how can it be expected that such a person will be grateful to Allah? Or its meaning is that Allah, the Exalted, will not accept a servant’s gratitude for the favor which Allah has bestowed upon him until the servant expresses gratitude for the favors of people.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1954
