Tafsir Ibn Kathir- Surah 1. Al-Fathiha, Ayah 2, Part 01

Tafsir Ibn Kathir- Surah 1. Al-Fathiha, Ayah 2
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2. Al-Hamd be to Allah, the Lord of all that exists.
The Meaning of Al-Hamd Abu Ja`far bin Jarir said, "The meaning of
﴿ﺍﻟْﺤَﻤْﺪُ ﻟﻠَّﻪِ﴾ (Al-Hamdu Lillah) (all praise and thanks be to Allah)
is: all thanks are due purely to Allah, alone, not any of
the objects that are being worshipped instead of Him,
nor any of His creation. These thanks are due to
Allah's innumerable favors and bounties, that only He
knows the amount of. Allah's bounties include creating the tools that help the creation worship Him,
the physical bodies with which they are able to
implement His commands, the sustenance that He
provides them in this life, and the comfortable life He
has granted them, without anything or anyone
compelling Him to do so. Allah also warned His creation and alerted them about the means and
methods with which they can earn eternal dwelling in
the residence of everlasting happiness. All thanks and
praise are due to Allah for these favors from beginning
to end.''
Further, Ibn Jarir commented on the Ayah, ﴿ﺍﻟْﺤَﻤْﺪُ ﻟﻠَّﻪِ﴾ (Al-Hamdu Lillah), that it means, "A praise that Allah
praised Himself with, indicating to His servants that
they too should praise Him, as if Allah had said, `Say:
All thanks and praise is due to Allah.' It was said that
the statement,
﴿ﺍﻟْﺤَﻤْﺪُ ﻟﻠَّﻪِ﴾ (All praise and thanks be to Allah), entails praising
Allah by mentioning His most beautiful Names and
most honorable Attributes. When one proclaims, `All
thanks are due to Allah,' he will be thanking Him for
His favors and bounties.'' The Difference between Praise and Thanks Hamd is more general, in that it is a statement of
praise for one's characteristics, or for what he has
done. Thanks are given for what was done, not merely
for characteristics. The Statements of the Salaf about Al-Hamd Hafs mentioned that `Umar said to `Ali, "We know La
ilaha illallah, Subhan Allah and Allahu Akbar. What
about Al-Hamdu Lillah'' `Ali said, "A statement that
Allah liked for Himself, was pleased with for Himself
and He likes that it be repeated.'' Also, Ibn `Abbas
said, "Al-Hamdu Lillah is the statement of appreciation. When the servant says Al-Hamdu Lillah,
Allah says, `My servant has praised Me.'' Ibn Abi
Hatim recorded this Hadith.