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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Explaining the Pillars of Gratitude for Blessings

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Question:
Is giving thanks for blessings done only with the tongue, or with the limbs as well? And how is one to give thanks for blessings?

Answer:
Giving thanks is done through speech, action, and intention and purpose; these are the three things. Allah the Exalted said:
Work, O family of David, in gratitude.اعْمَلُوا آلَ دَاوُودَ شُكْرًا
[Saba 34:13]
So action is a form of thanks to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Likewise, giving thanks with the tongue, if you praise Allah and thank Him with a good intention, is also thanks for the blessings of Allah. So the pillars of thanks are three, as mentioned in the hadiths: acknowledging them outwardly, acknowledging them inwardly, and using them in the obedience of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
Source قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع فضيلة الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7451 — youtube.com (11:53)

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