(الْحَمْدُ للَّهِ الَّذِي كَسَانِي هَذَا (الثَّوْبَ) وَرَزَقَنِيهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلاَ قُوَّة...)
alhamdulillahilladhi kasani hadha wa razaqanihi min ghayri hawlin minni wa la quwwah
Praise be to Allah who has clothed me with this garment and provided it for me without any power or strength from me.
Hisn al-Muslim 2 · Hisn al-Muslim
Source & authenticity
Source: Hisn al-Muslim · Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 2
Translation: dua-dhikr (fitrahive), free redistribution
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Context & meaning
Praise opens it, and everything afterwards is a clause describing what the praise is for. Two actions are named: that He clothed the speaker with this garment, and that He provided it. The closing phrase then removes the speaker from both — without any power or strength from me. No request follows at any point, and the wording ends on that denial rather than on the praise.
When & how to recite
The chapter places these words at the moment of getting dressed.
Reflection
The garment is present and particular — this garment, not clothing in general. The final clause takes the credit for it away from the one now wearing it.
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Common questions
What do these words mean?
The English of it is: “Praise be to Allah who has clothed me with this garment and provided it for me without any power or strength from me.” Praise opens it, and everything afterwards is a clause describing what the praise is for.
How is it pronounced if you cannot read Arabic?
Written in Latin letters it is: “alhamdulillahilladhi kasani hadha wa razaqanihi min ghayri hawlin minni wa la quwwah”
Where does this dua come from?
Our record gives Hisn al-Muslim 2:5.
At what point is it recited?
The chapter places these words at the moment of getting dressed. The garment is present and particular — this garment, not clothing in general.
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