Is it permissible to praise Allah before the invocation based on the hadith?
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The questioner : Is it permissible to praise Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) before the invocation based on the hadith?
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : Now, regarding the hadith of Abu Hurayrah
The Shaykh : It appears that half of you are asleep. How did we explain it? That he praised Allah because this milk was given to everyone. He did not praise Allah for having drunk it. Therefore, if we suppose that a person was in a state of hunger for food, and it was placed before him, and he praised Allah before saying the invocation, this praise would be appropriate, in that Allah made this blessing easy for him.
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : Now, regarding the hadith of Abu Hurayrah
The Shaykh : It appears that half of you are asleep. How did we explain it? That he praised Allah because this milk was given to everyone. He did not praise Allah for having drunk it. Therefore, if we suppose that a person was in a state of hunger for food, and it was placed before him, and he praised Allah before saying the invocation, this praise would be appropriate, in that Allah made this blessing easy for him.