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Shallow a very brief and short chat today about a very basic topic a topic that should all and shallow

We remind it every once in a while and that is the concept of Hamd and the blessings of Hamd

Alhamdulillah every khudba every lecture Alhamdulillah the Quran begins with Alhamdulillah

So what is Hamd and why should we be constantly saying it and what does the Quran and Sunnah tell us about the blessings of Hamd?

Allah Azza wa Jal chose to begin the Quran with this phrase Alhamdulillah

And Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala tells us that Hamd is due to him

Hamd is due to him unconditionally

There is no other entity that Hamd is due to

unconditionally we may do Hamd to somebody at a time and a place and for a reason specifically

But Allah hamd is due unconditionally and only to Allah

Hamd is due unconditionally

wa lahul hamdu fi l'ula wa fi l'akhira to Allah belongs the Hamd from the beginning of time till the end of times

wa lahul hamdu fi l-samawati wa fi l'al

To Allah belongs the Hamd in the heavens and in the earth time and space means nothing

Hamd is due to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. What is Hamd?

Hamd is the highest praise that the tongue gives while the heart is in awe and in majesty

The highest praise that the tongue gives because of the blessings or because of the status of the object that is praised

While the heart is full of ijlal of majesty and of respect to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala

So Hamd means you are praising an entity the highest form of praise while your heart is full of humility

and of awe and the being that you praise is worthy of being praised

This is what Hamd means and that's why the name of our Prophet ﷺ is Muhammad

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