Everyday phrases

What does Alhamdulillah mean?

الحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ
Alhamdulillah

All praise is for Allah.

Alhamdulillah explained

Said in gratitude, after sneezing, after eating, and in answer to how are you. It opens the Quran and it will be the last word of the people of Paradise. In every state, the believer says alhamdulillah ala kulli hal.

Source
Al-Fatihah 1:2; Yunus 10:10
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Questions about Alhamdulillah

What does Alhamdulillah mean?

Alhamdulillah (الحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ, Alhamdulillah) means: All praise is for Allah.

How is Alhamdulillah written and pronounced in Arabic?

It is written الحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ and pronounced Alhamdulillah.

Where does Alhamdulillah come from in the Quran or hadith?

Said in gratitude, after sneezing, after eating, and in answer to how are you. It opens the Quran and it will be the last word of the people of Paradise. In every state, the believer says alhamdulillah ala kulli hal. Source: Al-Fatihah 1:2; Yunus 10:10.

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