Narrated Abu Hurayrah:
I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings upon him) declare that Allah the exalted had said:
I have divided the prayer into two halves between Me and My slave, and My slave will receive what he asks for.
When the slave says: Praise to Allah, the Lord of the worlds,
Allah the Most High says: My slave has praised me.
And when he (the slave) says: The Most Compassionate, the Merciful,
Allah the Most High says: My slave has lauded Me.
When he (the slave) says: Master of the Day of Judgment,
He remarks: My slave has glorified Me,
and in a narration He says: My slave entrusted (his affairs) to Me.
When he (the slave) says: Thee do we worship and of Thee do we ask help,
He (Allah) says: This is between Me and My slave, and My slave will receive what he asks for.
Then, when he (the slave) says: Guide us to the straight path, the path of those to whom Thou hast been Gracious – not of those who have incurred Thy displeasure, nor of those who have gone astray,
He (Allah) says: This is for My slave, and My slave will receive what he asks for.
