The Prophet ﷺ took Mu'adh by the hand and said: 'Mu'adh, by Allah, I love you', then: 'I advise you, Mu'adh — never fail to say after every prayer: O Allah, help me to remember You, to thank You, and to worship You well' (Abu Dawud, an-Nasa'i).
Consider it: an advice prefaced with a declaration of love, so that the heart would be ready to receive it — and the advice was to ask for help in being grateful. Because gratitude is itself a blessing needing gratitude, and is not attained except with His help.
The practical means to gratitude is to look at those below you: 'Look at those beneath you and do not look at those above you; that is more fitting, lest you belittle Allah's favour upon you' (agreed upon).
اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَىٰ ذِكْرِكَ وَشُكْرِكَ وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِكَ
Allahumma a'inni 'ala dhikrika wa shukrika wa husni 'ibadatik.
O Allah, help me to remember You, to thank You, and to worship You well.
اللهم أعني على ذكرك وشكرك وحسن عبادتك
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي عَافَانِي مِمَّا ابْتَلَاكَ بِهِ، وَفَضَّلَنِي عَلَىٰ كَثِيرٍ مِمَّنْ خَلَقَ تَفْضِيلًا
Alhamdu lillahi alladhi 'afani mimmabtalaka bihi, wa faddalani 'ala kathirin mimman khalaqa tafdila.
Praise be to Allah, who saved me from what He afflicted you with, and favoured me greatly over much of His creation.
الحمد لله الذي عافاني مما ابتلاك به، وفضلني على كثير ممن خلق تفضيلا
رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَالِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ
Rabbi awzi'ni an ashkura ni'matakal-lati an'amta 'alayya wa 'ala walidayya wa an a'mala salihan tardah.
My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favour which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and to do righteousness of which You approve.
رب أوزعني أن أشكر نعمتك التي أنعمت علي وعلى والدي وأن أعمل صالحا ترضاه
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'Praise be to Allah who saved me from what He afflicted you with and favoured me greatly over much of His creation' (at-Tirmidhi) — said to yourself, so as not to wound them.
