Thanksgiving
28 sayings
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Thankfulness is the adornment of wealth, whereas patience is the adornment of tribulation.
Kitab al-Irshad, v. 1, p. 300; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 931 link
"One who prostrates for thanking for the bounties apart from Salaat, Allah writes for him ten rewards, erases ten of his sins and increase his position by ten levels in Paradise
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 65 link
Health and relief are two unthanked blessing.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 889; Page No. 126 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The first duty incumbent upon you towards Allah, Glory be to Him, is thanksgiving for His favours and seeking out His pleasure
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3329; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 931 link
Every single breath you take necessitates an essential thanks from you, or rather a thousand thanks or more
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 52, no. 77; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 931 link
It is narrated in Misbah al-Shari`aa (The Lantern of the Path): 'If there was to be an act of worship for Allah's sincere servants to carry out better in the sight of Allah than thanksgiving to Him in every situation, He would have definitely singled out these worshippers for a mention from amongst the rest of creation for their carrying out this special act of worship. And for the very fact that there is no better act of worship than it [i.e. thanksgiving], He has distinguished it from all other acts of worship and has distinguished those who practice it, saying, "And very few of My servants are truly thankful
Misbah al-Shari`a, p. 55; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 932 link
The thankful person prospers more as a result of his thanks than as a result of the bounty which incited the thanks, because bounties are sources of delight whereas [the ability] to thank is not only the consequence [of the bounty] but a source of delight in itself
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 483; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 932 link
None but the thankful one knows the true worth of a bounty, and none but the one with inner knowledge [or gnostic] is truly thankful for a bounty.
A`alam al-Din, p. 313; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 932 link
Allah does not open the door of thanks for His servant and keep the door of increase shut
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 94, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 932 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
When Allah bestows a bounty upon a servant, no sooner does the latter feel thankful for it in his heart than he becomes deserving of increase therein before the expression of thanks has even reached his tongue
Amali al-Tusi, p. 580, no. 1197; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 932 link
So how can I ever achieve thanksgiving?! For my thanking You requires thanksgiving in itself. Whenever I say, 'To You belongs Praise [Thanks]', it becomes thereby incumbent upon me to say, 'To You belongs Praise [Thanks].
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 94, p. 146, no. 21; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 933 link
Allah, most High, revealed to Prophet Moses (AS) saying, 'O Moses, thank Me with the thanks that is due to Me.' Moses asked, 'O Lord, but how can I thank You with the thanks that is due to You, when every single expression of thanks that I may convey has been bestowed upon Me by You?' He replied, 'O Moses, you thank Me with the thanks that is due to Me when you acknowledge that it is indeed from Me.
Qasas al-Anbiya' li al-Rawandi, p. 161, no. 178; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 933 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
True] thanksgiving for every bounty lies in restraining oneself from the things that Allah has prohibited
Mishkat al-Anwar, p. 35; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 933 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
When you vanquish your enemy, let your pardon of him serve as thanksgiving for the power [given to you] over him
Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 11; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 933 link
Regard even a little sustenance from Allah as too much for yourself by way of sincere thanksgiving
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 285; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 933 link
Thanksgiving for a bounty is accomplished through avoidance of prohibited things, and an expression of complete thanks is when a man says, 'All praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 95, no. 10; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 934 link
He whom Allah favours with the bestowal of a bounty and who then acknowledges it with his heart has conveyed [true] thanks for it
al-Kafi, p. 96, no. 15; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 934 link
When the Prophet (SAWA) was faced with a situation that pleased him, he used to say, 'Praise be to Allah for this bounty', and when he was faced with a situation that made him sorrowful, he used to say, 'Praise be to Allah in every situation.
al-Kafi, p. 97, no. 19; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 934 link
It is narrated in Misbah al-Shari`aa (The Lantern of the Path): 'The lowest level of thankfulness is to see the bounty as coming from Allah irrespective of its cause, and without attaching the heart to any other cause save Allah, Mighty and Exalted. It consists of being satisfied with what is given, and not disobeying Him by means of His bounty, nor opposing Him in any of His commands and prohibitions as a result of that bounty.'
Misbah al-Shari`a, p. 53; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 934 link
"One who recites: Al-h'amdulillaahi a'laa kulli ni'matin kaanat wa hiyaa kaa-inah seven times a day, has thanked (Allah) for the past and he has thanked (Allah) for the future."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 35 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The most thankful of people is he who is most content whilst the most ungrateful of people is he who is most covetous
Kitab al-Irshad, v. 1, p. 304; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 935 link
The most thankful among you to Allah is he who is most thankful towards people
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 99, no. 30; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 935 link
It is blameworthy that you do not thank for a favour done unto you.
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 223; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 935 link
The right of he who does a kindly act towards you is that you thank him and mention his kindness; that you reward him with beautiful words and supplicate for him sincerely in that which is between you and Allah. If you do that, you have thanked him both secretly and openly. Then if you are able to repay him one day, repay him.
al-Khisal, p. 568, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 935 link
Allah will ask one of His servants on the Day of Resurrection, 'Did you thank x?', and the servant will reply, 'No, but I thanked You instead, O Lord.' Allah will reply, 'You have not thanked Me as long as you have not thanked him
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 99, no. 30; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 935 link
Allah curses the one who cuts of the means to kindly acts, who is such that when someone does him a good turn, he is ungrateful and as a result, he deters that person from ever doing the same towards anyone else.
al-Ikhtisas, p. 241; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 936 link
Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Rida [a] said
Whoever does not thank the one who does him a favor from among Allah's creatures has not thanked Allah either.'
Uyoun Akhbar al-Reza (AS), v. 2, p. 24, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 936 link
One who says: Alhamdulillaahi rabbil a'alameen four times every morning has without any doubt thanked for this day and one who says it in the night has thanked for that night.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 39 link
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