Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: When the Prophet ﷺ got up at night to offer the Tahajjud prayer, he used to say: Allahumma lakal-hamd. Anta qaiyyimus-samawati wal-ard wa man fihinna. Walakal-hamd, Laka mulkus-samawati wal-ard wa man fihinna. Walakal-hamd, anta nurus-samawati wal-ard. Wa lakal-hamd, anta-l-haq wa wa'duka-lhaq, wa liqa'uka Haq, wa qauluka Haq, wal-jannatu Han wan-naru Haq wannabiyuna Haq. Wa Muhammadun, sallal-lahu'alaihi wasallam, Haq, was-sa'atu Haq. Allahumma aslamtu Laka wabika amantu, wa 'Alaika tawakkaltu, wa ilaika anabtu wa bika khasamtu, wa ilaika hakamtu faghfir li ma qaddamtu wama akh-khartu wama as-rartu wama'a lantu, anta-l-Muqaddim wa anta-l-mu akh-khir, la ilaha illa anta (or la ilaha ghairuka). (O Allah! All the praises are for you, You are the Holder of the Heavens and the Earth, And whatever is in them. All the praises are for You; You have the possession of the Heavens and the Earth And whatever is in them. All the praises are for You; You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth And all the praises are for You; You are the King of the Heavens and the Earth; And all the praises are for You; You are the Truth and Your Promise is the truth, And to meet You is true, Your Word is the truth And Paradise is true And Hell is true And all the Prophets (Peace be upon them) are true; And Muhammad is true, And the Day of Resurrection is true. O Allah ! I surrender (my will) to You; I believe in You and depend on You. And repent to You, And with Your help I argue (with my opponents, the non-believers) And I take You as a judge (to judge between us). Please forgive me my previous And future sins; And whatever I concealed or revealed And You are the One who make (some people) forward And (some) backward. There is none to be worshipped but you . Sufyan said that 'Abdul Karim Abu Umaiya added to the above, 'Wala haula Wala quwata illa billah' (There is neither might nor power except with Allah).
This hadith teaches us many values such as humility before God Almighty by praising Him continuously even though we know that our praise cannot do justice towards His greatness but still we should try our best because it pleases God Almighty when we praise Him sincerely from our hearts without any expectations in return from us except His pleasure only which should be enough reward for us if we truly believe in God Almighty's power over everything else including ourselves too! We should also surrender ourselves completely before God Almighty so that He can guide us through life according to what He knows best since He knows what lies ahead better than anyone else does! We must also believe in God Almighty wholeheartedly so that nothing can shake our faith no matter how hard life gets sometimes! We must depend upon God Almighty during difficult times because only then can we find solace within ourselves knowing fully well that whatever happens has been decreed by none other than Himself! Repenting sincerely whenever needed helps keep us humble before God Almighty since it shows how much faith we have put into His mercy which surpasses all other things combined together! Taking only God Almighty as a judge helps keep away any kind of biasness while judging between two parties since none other than Himself knows what lies beneath each situation better than anyone else does! Lastly asking for forgiveness from previous sins committed knowingly or unknowingly helps keep away any kind of guilt within oneself knowing fully well that no matter how bad one has been previously but if they repent sincerely then they are sure going get forgiven by none other than Himself due to his immense mercy upon mankind despite their wrongdoings sometimes!
