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What is the difference between al-hamd (praise) and al-thana (commendation)?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I heard from one of the students of knowledge a distinction between al-hamd and al-thana, and he said that al-hamd is not called al-thana, citing the Qudsi hadith
I have divided the Salat between Myself and My slavesقسمت الصلاة بيني وبين عبدي
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2953Sahih (Darussalam)
. In this hadith, al-hamd is the reporting of the perfection of the attributes of the one praised, while al-thana is the repetition of al-hamd. So what is the correct view?

Answer:
The difference between them is that al-thana is for the voluntary beauty that is by the choice of the person, for which he is commended. Al-hamd is for the voluntary beauty. One is praised for this thing because it is by his choice: he gave charity, he gave, he taught, he advised. These are voluntary acts for which one is praised. As for al-thana, it is only for the beauty in which the servant has no hand; he is commended for the quality he possesses, but it is not by his choice. Yes, he is commended for beauty, he is commended for strength, he is commended for courage. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [13 -2802] ما الفرق بين الحمد والثناء؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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