Our Lord, to You belongs all praise, filling the heavens. Is it correct to understand this as saying we praise Allah to the extent of what is in the heavens?

The questioner : May Allah reward you. When we say, "Our Lord, to You belongs all praise, filling the heavens," it is as if we are praising Allah to the extent of what is in the heavens, as if we are supplicating that praise for Allah be to the extent of what is in the heavens and the earth.

The Shaykh : We do not praise in this manner; this is a statement, not a supplication. We praise Allah the Exalted to the extent of what is in the heavens, what is in the earth, what is between them, and whatever else He wills.

The questioner : It is ... valid.

The Shaykh : This is its meaning; this is the correct interpretation of it. Yes.