Is it prescribed for a person to mention Allah’s blessings upon him to people?

The questioner : The person who believes in himself speaks, and the hadith is from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:

The Shaykh : Yes, he mentions himself and others, or others.

The questioner : Is it prescribed to speak to people?

The Shaykh : Yes, if the intention is to mention Allah’s blessing. For example, a person used to ride in a car only rarely, then Allah made it easy for him to have a car, and he goes out in it day and night. He used to wish he could ride in a car, and now, praise be to Allah, the car is at his command. That is why you find that when a person first owns a car, he feels joy and feels like a king; this is a blessing. In knowledge as well, people mention it, saying, “Praise be to Allah, I used not to know what the common people say about the difference between the letter kha and tha, and now, praise be to Allah, I study or teach people or write books.” The point is that this is mentioned in various ways. It may be intended as boasting, arrogance, and self-admiration, in which case it is forbidden. Or it may be intended as praising Allah and reminding people of His blessings, in which case it is a matter of obedience.