The Difference Between Hamd and Shukr and How the Servant Thanks His Lord
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Is there a difference between hamd (praise) and shukr (gratitude)? And how does the servant thank his Lord, Glorified and Exalted is He?
Answer:
Yes, shukr is broader than hamd. Shukr is broader than hamd because shukr is expressed with the tongue and the heart, whereas hamd is expressed with the tongue and the heart. As for shukr, it is expressed with the tongue, the heart, and the deeds. “Work, O family of Dawud, in gratitude”[Saba 34:13]. And among the pillars of shukr is directing the blessings and using them in the obedience of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Shukr is broader than hamd because it includes actions, while hamd is only in words and intentions. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Is there a difference between hamd (praise) and shukr (gratitude)? And how does the servant thank his Lord, Glorified and Exalted is He?
Answer:
Yes, shukr is broader than hamd. Shukr is broader than hamd because shukr is expressed with the tongue and the heart, whereas hamd is expressed with the tongue and the heart. As for shukr, it is expressed with the tongue, the heart, and the deeds. “Work, O family of Dawud, in gratitude”
And few of My servants are grateful.
وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنْ عِبَادِيَ الشَّكُورُ
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب البكاء في الصلاة من خشية الله - تعالى - — islamhouse.com (51:58)
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