Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَوْفٌ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ الْأَسْوَدِ بْنِ سَرِيعٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَا أُنْشِدُكَ مَحَامِدَ حَمِدْتُ بِهَا رَبِّي تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى قَالَ أَمَا إِنَّ رَبَّكَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يُحِبُّ الْحَمْدَ.
English Translation
Al-Aswad ibn Sari' said: 'I said: O Messenger of Allah, shall I not recite to you words of praise with which I praised my Lord the Blessed and Exalted? He said: Indeed, your Lord the Mighty and Majestic loves praise.'