Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 3805
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْخَلاَّلُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ شَبِيبِ بْنِ بِشْرٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " مَا أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَى عَبْدٍ نِعْمَةً فَقَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ . إِلاَّ كَانَ الَّذِي أَعْطَاهُ أَفْضَلَ مِمَّا أَخَذَ " .
Translation
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
It was narrated from Anas that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Whenever Allah bestows a blessing on a servant and the servant says, “Praise belongs to Allah,” what Allah has given him is better than what he received.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The comparison is between the gift of praising Allah and the blessing received.