Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: An-Nahl, Ayah 121
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(Thankful for His bounties) thankful to Allah for the bounties He had bestowed upon him; (He chose him) He selected him for prophethood and Islam (and He guided him unto a straight path) He made him firm on an established path with which He is pleased, i.e. Islam.
Related Hadiths
Praise is due to Allah Who guided you to the true nature; had you taken the one containing wine, Your Umma would have gone astray.
When anything came to the Prophet (ﷺ) which caused pleasure (or, by which he was made glad), he prostrated himself in gratitude to Allah.
While a person was going along the path he found a thorny branch upon it. He pushed it to a side and Allah approved (this action) of his and (as a mark of appreciation) granted him pardon.
" As Allah pleased."
from his father, from his grandfather who said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Indeed Allah loves to see the results of his favors upon His Slaves.'"
that his father offered him to the Prophet (ﷺ) to serve him. He said: “So the Prophet (ﷺ) passed by me, and I had just performed Salat, so he poked me with his foot and said: ‘Should I not direct you ...
"There are two traits, whoever has them in him, Allah writes him down as grateful and patient. And whoever does not have them, Allah does not write him down as grateful, nor patient. Whoever looks to ...
"The Messenger of Allah used to say: 'Allahummanfa'ni bima 'allamtani, wa 'allimnima yanfa'uni, wa zidni 'ilman. Wal-hamdu Lillahi 'ala kulli hal. .'"
from the Prophet (ﷺ), that he said to Mu'awiyah: "O Allah, make him a guiding one, and guide (others) by him."
Allah is pleased with His servant who says: Al-Hamdu lillah while taking a morsel of food and while drinking.
Al-Jalalayn Commentary
grateful as he was for His graces He chose him elected him and guided him to a straight path.