''JazakAllah'' ( ar, جَزَاكَ ٱللَّٰهُ, ') or ''Jazāk Allāhu Khayran'' (, ') is a term used as an
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expression of gratitude meaning "May
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reward you
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goodness." The phrase ''JazakAllah'' itself is incomplete. It includes Allah, the Arabic word for
God, and ''jazaka'', which refers to the act of rewarding, but it leaves out ''khayr'', which refers to the "good". Stating ''Jazak Allahu Khayran'' in full leaves no presumption regarding what the reward is because it is specified by the word ''khayr''.
Although the common
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word for "thanks" is ''shukran'' (), ''Jazāk Allāhu Khayran'' is often used by
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instead, in the belief that Allah's reward is superior. The common response to ''Jazāk Allāhu Khayran'' is ''wa ʾiyyāk'' (), or ''wa ʾiyyākum'' () for plural, which means "and to you". A more formal reply is "''wa ʾantum fa-jazākumu-llāhu khayran''" () which means "And you too, may Allah reward you with goodness".
Usamah bin Zaid narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: “Whoever some good was done to him, and he says: ‘May Allah reward you in goodness’ then he has done the most that he can of praise.”
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Key to Islamic Terms
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