Dua: What to Say Upon Receiving Pleasing or Displeasing News

What to Say Upon Receiving Pleasing or Displeasing News in Arabic

Transliteration

When something happened that pleased him, the Prophet (ﷺ) used to say: Alḥamdu lillāhi ‘lladhi bi ni`matihi tatimmuṣ-ṣāliḥāt. And if something happened that displeased him, he used to say: Alḥamdu lillāhi `alā kulli ḥāl.

Meaning in English

When something happened that pleased him, the Prophet (ﷺ) used to say: Praise is to Allah Who by His blessings all good things are perfected. And if something happened that displeased him, he used to say: Praise is to Allah in all circumstances.

When and how to recite it

Hisn al-Muslim lists this dua under “What to say upon receiving pleasing or displeasing news”.

The source adds: When something happened that pleased him, the Prophet (ﷺ) used to say: And if something happened that displeased him, he used to say.

The source does not give a fixed number of repetitions.

Where does this dua come from?

This dua is part of Hisn al-Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim), the collection of duas from the Quran and Sunnah compiled by Sa'id bin Ali al-Qahtani. It is reported in Al-Hakim who graded it authentic 1/499.

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