Praising Allah and extolling Him before saying Dhikr


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A: a servant's praise and glorification of his Lord are regarded as the most venerable forms of Dhikr (Remembrance of Allah) and the most beloved by Allah (Exalted be He). It was authentically reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "No one loves to be praised more than Allah does." (Part No. 24; Page No. 144) Moreover, Allah (Exalted be He) praises Himself in Surah (Qur'anic chapter) Al-Fatihah: All the praises and thanks be to Allâh, the Lord of the ‘Alamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists). He (Exalted be He) also says: So the root of the people who did wrong was cut off. And all the praises and thanks are to Allâh, the Lord of the ‘Alamîn (mankind, jinn, and all that exists). Moreover, Allah (Glorified be He) praises Himself regarding the creation of the heavens and the earth saying: All praises and thanks be to Allâh, Who (Alone) created the heavens and the earth, and originated the darkness and the light He (Exalted be He) praises Himself for the perfection of His Kingdom saying: All the praises and thanks be to Allâh, to Whom belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. His is all the praises and thanks in the Hereafter, and He is the All-Wise, the All-Aware. In addition, Allah (Glorified be He) praises Himself for originating the creation Alone saying: All the praises and thanks be to Allâh, the (only) Originator [or the (Only) Creator] of the heavens and the earth On the other hand, no Servant of Allah (Exalted be He) is able to encompass all His Praises or to enumerate them. Our Prophet and noble example (peace be upon him), the one who would exalt and praise Allah (Exalted be He) in the most perfect way, used to say in his Du`a' (supplication): La uhsiy thana'an `alayka, anta (Part No. 24; Page No. 145) kama athnayta `ala nafsik. (I cannot enumerate Your Praise; You are as You have praise Yourself.) He (peace be upon him) used to praise Allah (Exalted be He) after raising from Ruku` (bowing) saying: Allahumma Rabana Laka-l-Hamdu Mil'a-s-Sama'i Wa Mil'a-l-Ardi Wa Mil'a Ma Baynahuma Wa Mil'a Ma Shi'ta Min Shay'in Ba`d (O Allah, Our Lord; all the praises are for You. Praises that fill the heavens and earths and all that is between them and praises that fill all that please You). Praises which are mentioned in the question, such as those which read: Praise that fills the Light of Your Honorable Face and praise that fills all that Your Vision can encompass; and it encompasses everything. Praise that fills Paradise, Kursy (Allah’s Chair), and the Throne…, are not permissible for they do not encompass Allah's Praise.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.




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