Hamdan Kathiran Taiyiban Mubarakan Fihi And Its Amazing Reward
Hamdan kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi. Angels rush over to write down good deeds for the person who utters those words. Such short is the sentence but powerful nonetheless.
At a glance
- Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 799
- Narrated by: Rifa`a bin Rafi` az-Zuraqi (may Allah be pleased with him)
- Grade: Sahih (Sahih al-Bukhari)
- Topic: Salat, praising Allah
- Practise it: After rising from ruku’, following Rabbana wa lakal-hamd
Let’s now look at the hadith sahih below which confirms the above statement.
Hadith Regarding Saying “Hamdan Kathiran Taiyiban Mubarakan Fihi”
كُنَّا يَوْمًا نُصَلِّي وَرَاءَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَلَمَّا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرَّكْعَةِ قَالَ ” سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ ”. قَالَ رَجُلٌ وَرَاءَهُ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ، حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ، فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ ” مَنِ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ ”. قَالَ أَنَا. قَالَ ” رَأَيْتُ بِضْعَةً وَثَلاَثِينَ مَلَكًا يَبْتَدِرُونَهَا، أَيُّهُمْ يَكْتُبُهَا أَوَّلُ
“Narrated Rifa`a bin Rafi` Az-Zuraqi: One day we were praying behind the Prophet. When he raised his head from bowing, he said, “Sami`a l-lahu liman hamidah.” A man behind him said, “Rabbana wa laka l-hamdu, hamdan kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi” (O our Lord! All the praises are for You, many good and blessed praises). When the Prophet completed the prayer, he asked, “Who has said these words?” The man replied, “I.” The Prophet said, “I saw over thirty angels competing to write it first.” Prophet rose (from bowing) and stood straight till all the vertebrae of his spinal column came to a natural position.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 799 · Narrated by Rifa`a bin Rafi` az-Zuraqi
The meaning of hamdan kathiran tayyiban mubarakan fihi
رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ، حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ
Rabbanā wa lakal-ḥamd, ḥamdan kathīran ṭayyiban mubārakan fīh
“O our Lord! All the praises are for You, many good and blessed praises.”
- Ḥamdan (حَمْدًا): praise.
- Kathīran (كَثِيرًا): much, abundant.
- Ṭayyiban (طَيِّبًا): good and pure.
- Mubārakan fīh (مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ): blessed.
Put together, the man was saying: our Lord, all praise belongs to You, praise that is abundant, pure and full of blessing.
When To Recite “Hamdan Kathiran Taiyiban Mubarakan Fihi”
The recitation is done right after coming up from the rukuk position and after reciting Rabbana wa laka l-hamdu. It is a short add-on which brings a lot of good to the reciter. I think that it is easy to memorize and a great sentence to add during our meeting with Allah.
May Allah shower us with lots of good deeds in our books.
Recitation Video
Key lessons
- Over thirty angels raced to record these words (Sahih al-Bukhari 799).
- Short praises of Allah can carry great reward.
- The man said it after rising from ruku’, following “Rabbana wa laka l-hamdu”.
- Add it to every salat after rising from ruku’.
Questions people ask
What does hamdan kathiran tayyiban mubarakan fihi mean?
It means “many good and blessed praises”. The full phrase in Sahih al-Bukhari 799 is “Rabbana wa laka l-hamdu, hamdan kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi”: “O our Lord! All the praises are for You, many good and blessed praises.”
When do you say hamdan kathiran tayyiban mubarakan fihi?
In the hadith, the man said it in prayer after the Prophet ﷺ rose from bowing and said “Sami`a l-lahu liman hamidah”. It is said after rising from ruku’, following “Rabbana wa laka l-hamdu”.
What is the reward of saying it?
The Prophet ﷺ said: “I saw over thirty angels competing to write it first” (Sahih al-Bukhari 799).
Why is it spelled kathiran, kaseeran or katheeran?
These are different ways of writing the same Arabic word, كَثِيرًا, in English letters. The same goes for tayyiban and taiyiban, and fihi and feeh. The words and the reward are the same.
Conclusion For “Hamdan Kathiran Taiyiban Mubarakan Fihi”
Though the sentence is short, reciting it compels the angels to write them down. Due to Allah’s grace, he makes lots of avenues for us to gain rewards into our book of deeds. So why don’t we incorporate it into our Salat and make it better?
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