Question:
Is there any evidence for reciting “Ḥamdan Kathīran Ṭayyiban Mubārakan Fīh” after rukūʿ?
Source: Aḥkām wa Masā’il – Ṣalāh Section, Vol. 1, p.182
Answer:
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu wa-s-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh, Ammā Baʿd!
Yes, there is clear evidence for this duʿāʾ in Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, which proves both its permissibility and its excellence.
◈ The Ḥadīth in Detail
Reference: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, Vol. 1, p.110
Text of the ḥadīth:
« كُنَّا نُصَلِّي يَوْمًا وَرَاءَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ، فَلَمَّا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ قَالَ: سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ، قَالَ رَجُلٌ: رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ، فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ: مَنِ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ؟ قَالَ: أَنَا، قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ بِضْعَةً وَثَلَاثِينَ مَلَكًا يَبْتَدِرُونَهَا أَيُّهُمْ يَكْتُبُهَا أَوَّلُ »
(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī)
◈ Translation
Rifāʿah ibn Rāfiʿ (رضي الله عنه) reported:
We were praying behind the Prophet ﷺ. When he raised his head from rukūʿ and said:
“Samiʿa’Llāhu liman ḥamidah”
a man behind him said:
“Rabbana wa laka’l-ḥamd, ḥamdan kathīran ṭayyiban mubārakan fīh.”
When the Prophet ﷺ finished the prayer, he asked: “Who said that?”
The man replied: “I did.”
The Prophet ﷺ said:
“I saw more than thirty angels racing to record it first.”
Conclusion
- This duʿāʾ was indeed recited by a Companion (رضي الله عنه) after rukūʿ.
- The Prophet ﷺ approved it and praised it.
- He even informed that over thirty angels hastened to record it.
- Hence, reciting “Rabbana wa laka’l-ḥamd, ḥamdan kathīran ṭayyiban mubārakan fīh” after rukūʿ is not only permissible but also carries virtue and reward.
ھذا ما عندي، والله أعلم بالصواب
