[22] Sajda e Shukar (Prostration of Thanks) عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ...

[22] Sajda e Shukar (Prostration of Thanks) عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: مَنْ سَجَدَ سَجْدَةً لِيَشْكُرَ نِعْمَةً وَ هُوَ مُتَوَضِّئٌ كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ عَشْرَ حَسَنَاتٍ وَ مَحَا عَنْهُ عَشْرَ خَطِيئَاتٍ عِظَامٍ. Imam Sadiq -asws said: “Allah -azwj will record ten good deeds for the one who makes ablution and prostrates to thank Allah -azwj .

He -azwj will also Wipe out ten of that man’s major sins.” [23] حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْراهيمِ بْنِ إِسْحاق الطَّالِقانِيُّ رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعِيدُ الكُوفِي قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ الحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِىِّ بْنِ فضال عَنْ أَبيهِ، عَن أَبي الحَسَن‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ السَّجْدَةُ بَعْدَ الْفَرِيضَةِ شُكْرٌ لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى عَلَى مَا وَفَّقَ لَهُ الْعَبْدَ مِنْ أَدَاءِ فَرْضِهِ وَأَدْنَى مَا يُجْزِئُ فِيهَا مِنَ الْقَوْلِ أَنْ يَقُولَ Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Taleqani – may God be pleased with him – narrated that Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Sa’eed al-Kufi quoted on the authority of Ali ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Fadhdhal, on the authority of his father, Abil Hassan Al-Reza -asws said, “Prostrating after performing the obligatory prayers is a way of expressing gratitude to Allah -azwj – Exalted is His Remembrance – for the servant’s success in performing the obligatory deed.

” قُلْتُ فَمَا مَعْنَى قَوْلِهِ شُكْراً لِلَّهِ قَالَ يَقُولُ هَذِهِ السَّجْدَةُ مِنِّي شُكْرٌ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَلَى مَا وَفَّقَنِي بِهِ مِنْ خِدْمَتِهِ وَأَدَاءِ فَرْضِهِ وَالشُّكْرُ مُوجِبٌ لِلزِّيَادَةِ فَإِنْ كَانَ فِي الصَّلاةِ تَقْصِيرٌ لَمْ يَتِمَّ بِالنَّوَافِلِ تَمَّ بِهَذِهِ السَّجْدةِ I asked, “What is meant by ‘Thanks Allah -azwj ?’ The Imam -asws said, “It means that this prostration that I perform is indeed an expression of gratitude to the Honourable the Exalted Allah -azwj for Granting me success in serving Him -azwj and performing the obligatory deeds.