The Prostration of Gratitude (Sujood Al-Shukr) and What to Say in it
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 48
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Book 1, Chapter 48
The Prostration of Gratitude (Sujood Al-Shukr) and What to Say in it
وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي اَلْحُسَيْنِ اَلْأَسَدِيِّ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ اَلصَّادِقَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «إِنَّمَا يَسْجُدُ اَلْمُصَلِّي سَجْدَةً بَعْدَ اَلْفَرِيضَةِ لِيَشْكُرَ اَللَّهَ تَعَالَى ذِكْرُهُ فِيهَا عَلَى مَا مَنَّ بِهِ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَدَاءِ فَرْضِهِ وَ أَدْنَى مَا يُجْزِي فِيهَا: شُكْراً لِلَّهِ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ.
In a narration from Abu al-Hussain al-Asadi, it is reported that Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام said: “Indeed, the reason a person prays a prostration of gratitude (Sajdat al-Shukr) after completing a prescribed prayer is to thank Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Most High, for the blessing He bestowed upon them in enabling them to perform their obligatory duty. The least that suffices in this prostration is to say : ‘Thanks be to Allah سبحانه وتعالى’ (Shukran lillah) three times.”
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh