The simplest way to thank Allah is to say Alhamdulillah. The Prophet ﷺ also taught fuller duas of gratitude, such as Allahumma a'inni ala dhikrika wa shukrika wa husni ibadatik, which he told Muadh never to leave after any prayer. Here they are with their sources, and how to say thank you to Allah in Arabic.
اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ، وَشُكْرِكَ، وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِكَ
Allāhumma aʿinnī ʿalā dhikrika, wa shukrika, wa ḥusni ʿibādatik
O Allah, help me to remember You, to thank You, and to worship You well.
Sunan Abi Dawud 1522, graded sahih
رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِىٓ أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَىَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَٰلِدَىَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَٰلِحًۭا تَرْضَىٰهُ وَأَدْخِلْنِى بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِى عِبَادِكَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ
Rabbi awziʿnī an ashkura niʿmatakal-latī anʿamta ʿalayya wa ʿalā wālidayya wa an aʿmala ṣāliḥan tarḍāhu wa adkhilnī bi-raḥmatika fī ʿibādikaṣ-ṣāliḥīn
My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to do righteousness of which You approve. And admit me by Your mercy into [the ranks of] Your righteous servants.
Quran 27:19, translation by Sahih International
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي بِنِعْمَتِهِ تَتِمُّ الصَّالِحَاتُ
Al-ḥamdu lillāhil-ladhī bi-niʿmatihī tatimmuṣ-ṣāliḥāt
All praise is for Allah, by whose favour good things are completed.
Sunan Ibn Majah 3803, from Aishah, graded hasan by al-Albani
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ
Al-ḥamdu lillāhi ʿalā kulli ḥāl
All praise is for Allah in every situation.
Sunan Ibn Majah 3803, from Aishah, graded hasan by al-Albani
اللَّهُمَّ مَا أَصْبَحَ بِي مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ فَمِنْكَ وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ، فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَلَكَ الشُّكْرُ
Allāhumma mā aṣbaḥa bī min niʿmatin fa-minka waḥdaka lā sharīka lak, fa-lakal-ḥamdu wa lakash-shukr
O Allah, whatever blessing I or anyone of Your creation have this morning is from You alone, with no partner, so to You is all praise and to You all thanks. (In the evening say: mā amsā.)
Sunan Abi Dawud 5073, graded weak (da'if) by al-Albani and others
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Guide
The simplest way to thank Allah is to say Alhamdulillah. The Prophet ﷺ also taught fuller duas of gratitude, such as Allahumma a'inni ala dhikrika wa shukrika wa husni ibadatik, which he told Muadh never to leave after any prayer. Here they are with their sources, and how to say thank you to Allah in Arabic.
| Arabic | Say it as | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ | Alhamdulillah | All praise is for Allah |
| الشُّكْرُ لِلَّهِ | Ash-shukru lillah | Thanks be to Allah |
| الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ | Alhamdulillahi rabbil-alamin | All praise is for Allah, Lord of the worlds (1:2) |
| اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَلَكَ الشُّكْرُ | Allahumma lakal-hamdu wa lakash-shukr | O Allah, to You is all praise and all thanks |
Hamd (praise) and shukr (thanks) are close. Hamd is praising Allah for who He is and for what He gives; shukr is thanking Him for a favour, with the heart, the tongue and the limbs. Alhamdulillah carries both, which is why it is the first thing to say.
Allah says: "If you are grateful, I will surely increase you [in favor]" (14:7, translation by Sahih International), and "So remember Me; I will remember you. And be grateful to Me and do not deny Me" (2:152). The Prophet ﷺ said: "Allah is pleased with His servant who eats something and praises Him for it, or drinks something and praises Him for it."1 And: "How wonderful is the affair of the believer: if good comes to him he is grateful, and that is good for him, and if harm comes to him he is patient, and that is good for him."2
The morning dua of thanks (Abu Dawud 5073) is in many books of adhkar, and the hadith says whoever says it has given the thanks due for that day. Al-Albani and other hadith scholars graded its chain weak. Its meaning is sound and many scholars allow weak reports for good deeds, so you may say it, but it is marked here so you know.
Abu Bakrah reported that when good news came to the Prophet ﷺ, he would fall into sujood in thanks to Allah.3 When something good happens or a harm is lifted, you can make one sujood: say Allahu akbar, go down, say Subhana rabbiyal a'la and thank Allah in your own words, then rise with Allahu akbar. There is no tashahhud or salam.
Abu Hanifa did not hold sajdat al-shukr to be a sunnah, but his two students Abu Yusuf and Muhammad held it recommended, and later Hanafi scholars give fatwa on their view. It has the conditions of salah: wudu, facing the qibla and a covered awrah. Do not do it straight after a fard prayer, where people may think it is part of the prayer.
The Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever does not thank people has not thanked Allah."4 Say jazakallahu khayran to the people Allah sends your way. For verses on gratitude, see Quran verses about gratitude.
The rulings on this page are pending review by the scholars on our team.
Questions
Allahumma a'inni ala dhikrika wa shukrika wa husni ibadatik: O Allah, help me to remember You, thank You and worship You well (Abu Dawud 1522). The simplest thanks is Alhamdulillah.
Alhamdulillah (all praise is for Allah) or ash-shukru lillah (thanks be to Allah). Allahumma lakal-hamdu wa lakash-shukr means O Allah, to You is all praise and thanks.
Alhamdulillahil-ladhi bi ni'matihi tatimmus-salihat, and when something he disliked happened, Alhamdulillahi ala kulli hal (Ibn Majah 3803).
Say Allahu akbar and make one sujood, glorify Allah and thank Him, then rise with Allahu akbar. No tashahhud or salam. In the Hanafi school it is done with wudu, facing the qibla.
Rabbi awzi'ni an ashkura ni'matakal-lati an'amta alayya wa ala walidayya (27:19), the dua of Sulayman, also in 46:15.