Hadith 219

Hisn al-Muslim

Chapter 106

What to say upon receiving pleasing or displeasing news

ما يقول من أتاه أمر يسره أو يكرهه

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا أَتَاهُ الْأَمْرُ يَسُرُّهُ قَالَ: (الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي بِنِعْمَتِهِ تَتِمُّ الصَّالِحَاتُ) وَإِذَا أَتَاهُ الْأَمْرُ يَكْرَهُهُ قَالَ: (الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ)
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. 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. Reference: Ibn As-Sunni, 'Amalul-Yawm wal-Laylah, and Al-Hakim who graded it authentic 1/499. See also Al-Albani, Sahihul-Jami' As-Saghir 4/201.